After the divorce, the reborn emperor seduced me into his arms

Yan Qing did not return to Qingyi Courtyard, but left the house directly with two boxes of account books. Luzhi had already packed up the things and even prepared two carriages for this purpose.

Yan Qing ordered, "Let's go to Twelve Lanes first."

After visiting the Twelve Blocks, he went directly to the General's Mansion. No matter what Madam Zhen whispered to Yan Junyuan today, he was helpless.

Qingluan helped Yan Qing into the carriage.

As soon as the plain car curtain was lifted, Gu Huaizhou's gentle and handsome face came into view.

Yan Qing was stunned: "Gu...cousin?"

Isn't he in the car behind?

Luzhi said with a sad face, "Miss, there are too many things to fit in. You also brought these two large boxes. I can only let my cousin and you take a carriage..."

Yan Qing: “…”

Gu Huaizhou blushed slightly: "Cousin, I'd better get out of the car and walk over..."

"How about that?"

Yan Qing frowned. Twelve Lanes was in the outer city, and it would take at least an hour or two to walk there. She thought for a moment and said, "Why don't I ask Luzhi to call another carriage? What do you think, cousin?"

Although Gu Huaizhou is her cousin in name, physical contact between men and women is not allowed. Inviting him to get in the car last night was a helpless move. If they were to ride in the same car again today, and if Madam Zhen saw them, who knows what kind of trouble would be caused.

Besides——

Yan Qing looked at the man's handsome face.

He is gentle and kind, handsome and innocent, and his face looks completely harmless no matter how you look at it.

But she was always scared.

She knew that she shouldn't look at the current Gu Huaizhou with the stereotype of her previous life, but she couldn't forget the scene of Yan Tan having her tongue pulled out by Lu Qiaonan, as well as her weird dreams. The Gu Huaizhou in her dreams scared her.

Gu Huaizhou nodded meekly: "I'll listen to my cousin in everything."

As he was about to get up and get out of the car, it seemed that the injury on his shoulder was affected, and he groaned in silence.

Lai Fu glanced at his cousin and said tentatively, "Second Miss, if we go looking for a carriage now, we don't know how long it will take. The young master is injured and it might not be easy to do that."

Green Branch also nodded: "It does take time to find a carriage."

Qingluan looked at the sky and said, "Miss, the master is about to leave the court."

Gu Huaizhou shook his head: "It's okay, I can wait, but I can't ruin my cousin's reputation..."

Yan Qing: “…”

Why did she feel like she was not a human again?

Looking at Gu Huaizhou's forbearing face, she took a deep breath and said, "Forget it, cousin, sit down. We will set off for the Twelve Wards now."

Gu Huaizhou hesitated: "But my cousin's reputation..."

Yan Qing laughed at himself: "As a divorced person, what reputation do I have left to speak of?"

Gu Huaizhou looked at her with dark eyes.

After a long pause, he whispered, "Cousin, Lu Qiaonan is not worthy of you."

Yan Qing smiled but said nothing.

In this world, what is worthy or unworthy? She is just blind.

The carriage went all the way to the outer city.

Yan Qing did not waste time, but asked Gu Huaizhou about the Twelve Districts in the carriage.

To her surprise, Gu Huaizhou seemed to know all about the Twelve Quarters. Not only did he know the shops and businesses in each Quarter, he also knew every street in the outer city like the back of his hand. He even knew if there were any powerful forces behind those businesses...

"I didn't expect my cousin to know all this?"

Did she think Gu Huaizhou was like those students preparing for exams, oblivious to the world outside? How could he even know about these external affairs? Especially the forces he mentioned, which even Yan Junyuan might not know.

Facing Yan Qing's inquiring look, the man paused and said, "Prince Jing told me everything."

Yan Qing suddenly understood.

Prince Jing Yingsi is the emperor's third son. His mother is the emperor's favorite concubine, Concubine Xie. The Xie family is one of the four major families and is very powerful in the court. Concubine Xie is also quite ambitious and is almost on par with the queen in the harem.

It’s a pity that his son, Prince Jing, has a gentle nature and no ambition for power. He only wants to live a free and easy life of poetry and painting. He even keeps several poetry and drama troupes in the palace.

At the Shangsi Festival poetry meeting last year, Prince Jing happened to see Gu Huaizhou's poems and immediately regarded him as a close friend. He even invited Gu Huaizhou to the prince's palace to be the leader of his poetry troupe.

Although Gu Huaizhou refused, Prince Jing often summoned him to the palace to appreciate poetry and drink wine. After a few visits, the two became familiar with each other.

Although Prince Jing had no interest in power, he was still a prince after all, and had such a powerful maternal family. It was not difficult for him to know the forces behind each family in the Twelve Districts.

I didn’t expect that Prince Jing and Gu Huaizhou had such a good relationship that they would even tell him such a thing?

Yan Qing thought, it was a good deal for her.

In his previous life, Prince Jing was indeed good to Gu Huaizhou, but it was a pity that they turned against each other because of Yang Xuan.

"Sir, it's here."

At this time, the carriage stopped.

Yan Qing thought they had arrived at a pen shop. She still remembered that Gu Huaizhou said yesterday that he wanted to buy a brush pen, but when she lifted the car curtain, she found it was a gambling house?

Yan Qing: “?”

Gu Huaizhou got out of the car and said, "This is the third largest gambling house in the Twelve Districts, the Fugui Gambling House."

He reached out his hand to help Yan Qing get out of the car.

Qingluan, who was about to step forward, stood there in a daze.

Yan Qing asked in confusion, "Why did my cousin bring me to the gambling house?"

Could it be that Gu Huaizhou is a gambler?

Gu Huaizhou smiled warmly and said, "Cousin, don't you want to make money?"

Without waiting for Yan Qing's response, the man continued slowly, "This is just a small shop in the market, just to make a living. If my cousin wants to make money, she can't do without the food, clothing, and daily necessities that the people rely on to survive..."

Yan Qing didn't expect that Gu Huaizhou and she had the same idea. She nodded and said, "That's right, so I closed the bookstore on Sanbao Street and planned to turn it into a clothing store."

Gu Huaizhou shook his head: "Too slow."

"what?"

"Those are too slow."

The man looked at the face he had longed for, and it took almost all his strength to suppress the longing in his heart. His eyes darkened. "The four most profitable occupations in the world are eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling. While the first three can make money, it takes time to accumulate. Only gambling is extremely profitable, and it makes money the fastest."

Yan Qing frowned slightly.

A gambling house is indeed a place with the lowest capital but the highest profit. Moreover, there are all kinds of people in the gambling house, and there is a lot of information.

It really suits her needs.

Did Gu Huaizhou ask her to gamble?

Gu Huaizhou's eyes flashed with subtle fondness, and he whispered, "If my cousin wants to achieve her wish, the gambling house is the most suitable place."

The four words "what I wish for" startled Yan Qing.

She suddenly looked up at Gu Huaizhou, but saw that his expression was calm and there was nothing unusual about him.

Yan Qing secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

What Gu Huaizhou meant was probably just making money.

She thought for a while and said hesitantly, "Cousin, do you want me to open a gambling house?"

"No."

The man looked up at the four large characters "Rich Gambling House" and a hint of ambiguous smile appeared on his gentle face: "Isn't this already available?"

Yan Qing was shocked: “?”

Huh? Could it be a robbery?

Gu Huaizhou has already walked into the gambling house...