Chapter 314: I Am Willing to Give You the Residence

"I’d rather eat husks and wild vegetables every day, as long as he’d let me leave behind an heir."

"He took the silver, but in the blink of an eye, the girl I was going to marry went out, fell into the water, and drowned."

Gu Fei frowned. ’This Housekeeper Wu is so ruthless!’

’The things he’s done are just twisted. What a complete psychopath!’

Old Huang gave a bitter smile. "After that, I gave up on the idea of marrying. I spent my days in a daze. After a while, things did quiet down."

"Later, everyone advised me to rent out the shop to collect some silver for my old age. I agreed, but who knew it would lead to trouble?"

"He wouldn’t even let me collect a few hundred taels of silver in rent a year. In short, he’s only happy when I’m dressed in rags, struggling for my next meal, utterly alone, and half-dead."

Gu Fei let out a long sigh. "So you’re saying Que’er must have fallen into his hands?"

Old Huang nodded. "Who else could it be?"

"He knows every little thing that happens here!"

"That’s also why I didn’t dare go get a doctor myself yesterday."

Old Huang paused. "Miss Xiao Fei, I won’t hide it from you. I originally decided to rent the shop to you because I saw you knew the Young Master Heir."

"In all of Ping’an City, the only ones Wu Dahai is wary of are the masters of the Prince Qi Mansion."

"When the Young Master Heir stepped in and dealt with Wu Dahai that day, I knew he wouldn’t dare lay a hand on you again, nor would he dare cause trouble at the inn."

Gu Fei found this amusing. "So, you bought a concubine the very next day?"

Old Huang gave another bitter smile. "What choice did I have? I have to leave behind an heir. I thought that as long as Que’er didn’t leave this house, Wu Dahai wouldn’t dare to act. It’s not that I didn’t tell her not to go out, but I never explained the full story to her. She didn’t understand the danger... and now she’s gone after all!"

"I don’t even know if she’s alive or dead."

Gu Fei was silent for a long time. "Then why have you suddenly spilled the beans and told me all this today?"

Old Huang’s knees buckled as he went to kneel again. Gu Fei quickly said, "Stop, stop! Please don’t, you’ll shorten my life. If you have something to say, just say it."

A sudden fierceness appeared on Old Huang’s face. "I want to ask a favor of you, Miss."

"As long as you, Miss, can make it so Wu Dahai is no longer the housekeeper of the Prince Qi Mansion, I am willing to give this house to you."

Hearing this, Gu Fei looked at Old Huang. Old Huang looked back at her and held up one finger. "I’ll also give you an additional ten thousand taels of silver as a thank you!"

Gu Fei lowered her gaze and said coolly, "And you think I can accomplish this?"

Old Huang’s gaze was burning. "I believe you can do it, Miss."

His expression then turned vicious as he said, "As long as Wu Dahai is no longer the housekeeper of the Prince Qi Mansion and can’t use its power anymore, I have my own ways of dealing with him."

Gu Fei could hear a grim, chilling hatred in his words.

She thought for a moment, then said slowly, "I was also planning to deal with him."

"After the Young Master Heir dealt with him last time, he bore a grudge against me. He started stirring up trouble and speaking ill of me to the Princess Consort. That’s why the Princess Consort summoned me yesterday. I nearly suffered a great humiliation."

"But we can’t be hasty about this. We have to wait for the right opportunity."

Old Huang was overjoyed. "I’m not in a hurry. I’ve already waited for years, what’s a little more time? As long as you are willing to act, Miss, I will not go back on my word when it’s done."

Gu Fei smiled. She didn’t say she would take his silver, nor did she say she wouldn’t. She simply stood up. "Since things are as they are, you should try to look on the bright side. Que’er... she might still be alive."