Ye Zhuo heard this and furrowed his brow. Elegant words and emotions first emerged.

  She originally thought that as long as she mentioned this plan, Yang Jianxiu would go and execute it. Ten bets nine losses, as long as Gong Shuban continued to gamble on stone, he would owe a debt of buttocks. But unexpectedly, Gong Shuban was ashamed and then brave, studying the skills of gambling on stones.

  Actually, Gong Shuban has studied the gambling stones. If she can make a move, it will only bring benefits to the plan, not harm. Those who have done research are more blindly confident and easier to lure into the trap. When the time comes, even if he loses everything except his underwear, he will only think that his own research is not enough, and will not suspect others. This will be even more beneficial for her and Yang Jianxiu.

  Now the problem is, she doesn't reveal her own gambling skills, and then changes the plan again. She disguises herself as a man and follows Yang Jianxiu to gamble, making Gong Shubao's win or loss follow the planned setup. How can they make Gong Shubao lose miserably and drag those two down, striking a blow to this small political clique? If they don't bring down the Yan family group and support Yang Jianxiu, how can the Ye family get a powerful backer and change their situation of being beaten without being able to fight back?

  A crucial part is not grasped, this plan will make Yang Jianxiu suffer here!

  But did she really want to reveal her own gambling skills? Ye Yuqi was one of their own, and they knew his character well. They knew it wouldn't hinder him, but Yang Jianxiu...

  Ye Zhuo looked at Yang Jianxiu and hesitated.

  "After a while, she said slowly: 'Can't we find any other good way? Why not try it this way, perhaps the heavens are fair and will not let us down. If they lose big when gambling with stones, who knows? Even if we don't win, we won't lose much, right?'"

  Yang Jianxiu tapped his fingers on the table, furrowed his brow and pondered for a moment before saying: "If I could find a master gambler to accompany me, that would be great. But masters of gambling aren't easy to come by, are they?"

  During their conversation, Ye Yuxiu had been quietly listening without speaking, and at this time interjected: "Dugu Gongzi is indeed a master of guessing stones."

  "Du Haoran, Du Gongzi?" Yang Jianxiu also seemed to know Du Haoran, and upon hearing the words, he raised an eyebrow, shook his head with a bitter smile, and said, "Let's not mention that we're not familiar with him. Even if we have a relationship and ask for his help, it's impossible to let him go. Who in Nanyun City and Nanshan Town doesn't know him? With him taking action, how could Gong Shu possibly win? Isn't this clearly us setting him up?"

  "It was me who didn't think it through." Ye Yuxi smiled apologetically.

  "Find a gambler who is an expert at guessing the weight of stones, and this expert must be someone nobody knows." Yang Jianxiu furrowed his brow, muttering to himself. Ye Yuxi and Ye Zhuo both remained silent, and the hall fell into a deep silence.

  Yang Jianxu let out a sigh and stood up: "Alright, I'll take care of this matter. I'll discuss it with Lord Yuan and see if we can find a skilled gambler." He looked at Ye Zhuo, "However, Miss Ye's plan is still quite impressive to me. Whether this succeeds or not, from now on, whenever the Ye family encounters any trouble, just come find me."

  "Mr. Yang has overpraised me." Ye Zhuo stood up, a hint of embarrassment on her face, where was the clever and confident look she had when speaking earlier? She stepped forward, bowed slightly, and said: "Thank you, Mr. Yang, for your help. If Mr. Yang is interested in opening a workshop, feel free to visit Yu Zhuo Workshop anytime. I believe with Mr. Yang's participation, our business will only get bigger and better."

  "Miss Ye said that. I believe business will definitely be booming." Yang Jianxiu burst out laughing. He took a deep look at Ye Zhuo and said to Ye Yuqi, "Uncle, let's go. We're going to the government office."

  "Mr. Yang." Ye Zhuo suddenly called out to him just as they were about to step out of the door.

  Yang Jianxu stopped in his tracks and turned around.

  "If you can't find a suitable Go player with Mr. Yuan, come and tell me, I'll give it a try. In the past, in the second house, there was an old servant named Yun Bo who was a hidden master of Go. He not only taught me how to play chess and paint, but also taught me how to play Go. However, after learning, I have never tried my hand at it, so I don't know what level I'm at, which is why I didn't dare say anything earlier. But if there's no other way, I can give it a try."

  "Oh?" Yang Jianxiu's eyes and eyebrows rose, "Miss Ye's words, I've taken note of them. However, for this period of time, Miss Ye might as well take a walk on Jade Street and give it a try. After all, theory and practice are two different things."

  "Yes." Ye Zhuo heard this and was delighted, as she had expected this effect. Yang Jianxiu would never believe that she had the ability to gamble on stones after hearing her say this, since he had never heard of anyone becoming an expert just by studying theory; those who were good at gambling on stones, even if they had a master's guidance, still needed hundreds or thousands of times of personal experience. However, in his desperation to find a stone-gambling expert, Yang Jianxiu could only bring her along. And even if she managed to take down Gong Shubao, Yang Jianxiu still couldn't be certain that she had a high level of skill in gambling on stones. After all, luck played a big role in success when it came to gambling on stones. As long as she lost a few more times later, he would be able to dispel his doubts.

  Of course, if he can find a master gambler, it would be even better if she doesn't have to take action.

  After a while, Ye Yuqi returned alone and told Ye Zhuo that Yang Gong was still in the government office, preparing to invite Gong Shu to go out for dinner.

  "Grandfather, I didn't discuss it with you before saying those things to Mr. Yang, you won't blame me, will you?" Although Ye Zhuo had already prepared herself for Ye Yuqi's possible anger and estrangement, she still wanted to communicate with him and eliminate the knot in his heart. After all, during this period of time, she had regarded Ye Yuqi and Guan Shi as her closest relatives.

  Ye Yuqi stroked her head, sighed and said: "It's all the fault of your useless grandfather, harming you at such a young age, making you worry and think deeply. Your grandfather is to blame, how can he blame you?"

  "Grandfather..." Ye Zhuo's heart warmed up, and she leaned her head on Ye Yuqi's shoulder.

  "In the future, our Ye family will rely on you to prop it up, and I'll live a good life with your grandmother." Ye Yuqi patted her back, a relaxed smile spreading across his face.

  "Hmm, I'll make sure you all have a good life." Ye Zhuo nodded solemnly.

  Build a good relationship with Gong Shuban and others, should be quiet and subtle. So it wasn't until half a month later that Yang Jianxiu arrived at Ye's house and found Ye Zhuo: "Miss Ye, have you gone to gamble on stone recently? How was the effect?"

  "What's wrong, can't find Master Gambler?" Yu Zhuo asked back instead of answering.

  Yang Jianxu sighed and shook his head: "It's not just Nanshan Town, I went back to Nanyun City a few days ago and tried out several small-time famous gamblers, only to find that they're all useless. Not only are their skills not high, but they're also well-known in the circle, making it easy to arouse suspicion."

  "I went out to gamble three times, and twice I got jade material, once I lost everything." Ye Zhuo blinked at Yang Jianxiu, as if afraid he wouldn't be satisfied, and quickly added, "You also know that our family didn't have much money to begin with, and then we bought the house in Qingyun Alley for my mother, and the workshop needs to start working, buying materials, really can't take out money to let me gamble on stones."

  Ye's family situation, Yang Jianxiu naturally knew, nodded and said: "I know, it doesn't matter, as long as you go out to gamble, that's fine."

  When Ye Zhuo said she had won twice in three gambles, he didn't show a very happy or excited expression. This gambling thing is all about luck, sometimes when luck comes, even people who don't understand gemstones at all can win three times in a row, it's a very normal phenomenon. Especially for newcomers who have never gambled before, it's even more so. Moreover, from what Ye Zhuo said, it can be seen that she didn't gamble out any good jade material, and it's possible that the jade material she got was so worthless that she couldn't even make back the money she spent on buying the original stone, otherwise, she wouldn't have lost all her money for another gamble.

  However, he was also helpless. He himself knew nothing about jade; while Ye Zhuo at least understood a little bit of its appearance. Most importantly, she was one of his own people, and it was extremely reassuring to use her.

  "But I think you're also aware that if Gong Shu recognizes you, we won't have to do anything else. I can only go back to Nan Yun City and mix in with the crowd, while your Ye family will only be able to wash their hands clean and wait for the Gong family to come and take care of them." Yang Jianxu said seriously. This matter cannot be taken lightly, and the serious consequences must be made clear to Ye Zhuo.

  "Uncle Yang, please sit here for a while, I'll be right back." Ye Zhuo said, getting up and heading into the house. After about the time it takes to eat a meal, a sudden shout came from outside the courtyard: "Is anyone home?"

  Before long, Autumn Moon brought in a young man and said to Ye Yiqi: "Old Master, someone is looking for you and wants to ask if our Jade Workshop is still hiring."

  He looked up to see that the young man was not very tall, about 1.62 meters, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, dark skin, wearing a worn-out indigo blue short jacket, standing there neatly. He coughed lightly and said: "Excuse me, sir, our Yu Zhuo Fang has already hired two jade carvers half a month ago, and we are not planning to hire anyone else for the time being..."

  As he spoke, he suddenly felt that the clothes were extremely familiar, as if he had worn them before; and the person in front of him also gave him a very familiar feeling. He couldn't help but pause, sizing up the person in front of him from head to toe.

  "Is... Miss Ye?" Yang Jianxiu asked in a low, tentative voice from the side. Ye Zhuo had gone back to her room just now, shouldn't she be changing clothes? So after waiting for so long, she should have come out by now. The person in front of him, wasn't it Ye Zhuo?

  This person, apart from having a similar height to Ye Zhuo, didn't resemble him in any other way. With this question, he also had some trepidation in his heart, fearing that he would offend the jade carver who came to apply for the job and tarnish the reputation of Yu Zhuo Fang.

  That man raised his head and smiled, saying to Yang Jianxu: "How is it? Uncle Yang, Gong Shuban should not recognize me, right?" After finishing speaking, he walked over to the original seat of Ye Zhuo and sat down.

  "Is it Zhu'er?" Ye Yuqi's voice rose high, her eyes wide open.

  "Grandfather, who else could it be?" Ye Zhuo returned to her own voice. In her previous life, she had liked to disguise herself as a man and participate in the various book and painting competitions held in the capital city. Now that she was reborn, fortunately, her skills at dressing up as a man hadn't become rusty, and they came in handy.

  Thank you Zhou Xiaorong for the New Year's red envelope reward and thank you Nai Yunhuan for the pink ticket!