"Ah, miss, it's your bet. It sounds like two million taels of silver were bet. I suspect that I heard it wrong." Xia Zhi's eyes widened in surprise.

Gu Xi shook her head, indicating that she heard correctly.

She also heard that there was so much money.

Gu Xi's mind was spinning rapidly, wondering what went wrong and how he could get so much extra money!

Because there were too many people, they moved slowly. It took a while before they arrived near the entrance of the gambling house.

As they got closer, they saw various boxes piled up at the door. Some of the boxes were opened, revealing the white silver inside. Under the sun, it would blind one's eyes just by looking at them.

Xia Zhi exclaimed again, and her eyes turned into star eyes when she looked at Gu Xi, showing great admiration and admiration.

Ying Ying Ying, you are worthy of being a young lady. If you cancel an engagement, you can have such a devastating and tsunami-like effect.

Gu Xi put a hand on his forehead and looked at the scene in front of him speechlessly.

She knew that she was highly sought after, but that was before her life experience was exposed, and now her reputation has been ruined, so these people are here to join in the fun and humiliate her?

But soon, Gu Xi overturned this guess, because she saw the people from Prince An, the Sixth Prince, and the people from Prince Ruyang's Palace. These people would never come to humiliate her.

Gu Xi also saw many people from the trading firms she cooperated with, especially the Honesty Trading Company, which had the most exaggerated and scary boxes in front of it.

Some of the opened boxes contained not only silver, but also a lot of jewelry, jade, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, etc.

Gu Xi was confused.

What are these people trying to do!

I think I have too much money to show off.

"Miss, what should we do now? Let me deposit some money too!" Xia Zhi asked enthusiastically.

Yesterday, she was so angry that she wanted to shout and kill the people in the gambling house, but now, she is no longer angry, but feels proud!

This is their lady's card, and they really want to participate.

"Don't make trouble." Gu Xi glared at her lazily and said weakly,

"I'll go find a room in the restaurant opposite and sit down. You can inquire about the situation, and then call Hao Dongjia from Chengxin Trading Co., Ltd. to come see me."

"Okay, miss, you go and have a rest. Leave this to me. I'll make sure I can tell you everything clearly." Xia Zhi said excitedly.

Gu Xi looked at her bright eyes, was speechless for a moment, then turned and left.

After a while, Xia Zhi excitedly brought Hao Dong's family to see Gu Xi.

When Hao Dongjia saw Gu Xi, they quickly saluted, and their attitude was more respectful than before.

Gu Xi had a flash of doubt, but still smiled and said lazily,

"Hao Dongjia doesn't have to be so polite, please take a seat."

"Thank you, Miss, for offering me a seat!" Hao Dongjia thanked him respectfully before sitting down properly.

"Of those two million taels, are they betting on my success in breaking off the engagement?" Gu Xi asked Xia Zhi.

"Yeah, yes! I have found out clearly that the people who first came to bet were the Sixth Prince's people, who bet 50,000 taels, and then Prince An, who bet 60,000 taels.

Then there are one hundred thousand taels from Ruyang Prince's Palace, and it is said that 20,000 of them are held by Princess Rubao, and Mrs. Song's one hundred thousand taels..."

When Gu Xi heard that the Sixth Prince and Prince An were in custody so much, he thought helplessly that these two people were too disobedient and were causing trouble for him.

I asked them to bet 10,000 taels, up to 20,000 taels.

Then I heard Xia Zhi talk about how people who had a good relationship with her were placing bets, and the warmth in my heart became stronger and stronger.

"Miss, our Hao Dong family is really wealthy. Other merchants only deposited 100,000 taels, but they deposited almost 500,000 taels!

There is also Yaowang Valley. I heard that the purple-robed deacon appeared and pledged five hundred thousand taels to support the young lady!"

Xia Zhi looked at Hao Dong's house, praising and appreciating him. Someone who was kind to the young lady had already gained her recognition and respect.

Gu Xi knew why Yaowang Valley wanted to give him face and saved their young master.

But what about Hao Dongjia?

Three years ago, she just started the rouge and gouache business, and she cooperated with people from Chengxin Trading Company. In the past few years, her business has been going very smoothly, and Chengxin Trading Company has been a big help.

Before, she always thought that the other party valued her status as the legitimate daughter of the Hou Mansion, but now she is no longer the legitimate daughter of the Marquis Mansion.

Why is it that Hao Dongjia is more polite to him, even more respectful, as if he is his master?

Strange.

Gu Xi looked at Hao Dong's house, feeling surprised and grateful, but more of a scrutiny.

"This money is nothing. The eldest lady is extremely smart and resourceful. I believe that following the eldest lady will definitely make money, so we will invest so much."

When Hao Dongjia saw Gu Xi like this, he almost stood up again. While suppressing this impulse, his smile could not help but become a little stiff.

"Thank you Hao Dongjia for caring so much." Gu Xi seemed not to notice his stiffness, her eyes rolled and she joked,

"If I hadn't already known my life experience, I would have suspected that I was the long-lost daughter of Hao Dong's family, and she was so kind to me."

"Ahem, haha, miss, you really know how to joke! You are such a precious person. Don't say that again in the future. I can't bear it..."

Hao Dongjia was almost frightened to death. He quickly stood up, bowed respectfully and saluted, and said with sincerity and fear.

"Hao Dongjia, tell me, I am no longer the legitimate daughter of the Hou Mansion, why am I still so respectful?" Gu Xi asked lazily and directly.

"In the past three years, you have taken care of me in every possible way, and for what purpose?"

"Of course the eldest lady is good enough, so..."

"I don't want to hear lies. If you can tell the truth, just say it. If you can't, just shake your head." Gu Xi glanced at him and said a light sentence that stopped Hao Dongjia's words.

Hao Dongjia showed a wry smile and shook his head.

"Hao Dong's family will never harm me, so I won't ask further questions." Gu Xi smiled lazily.

"The eldest lady is smart! It's too late to protect the eldest lady, and I will never harm you." Hao Dongjia said quickly.

Xia Zhi looked at the game between the young lady and Hao Dong's family with some confusion. She was completely confused.

However, it is enough to make sure that the Hao Dong family will not harm the young lady!

She couldn't figure out other things, so she stopped thinking about them.

There are things in front of her that are more interesting and concerning to her.

"Miss, have you asked anyone to invest money? How much?" Xia Zhi asked with a smile.

"Ten thousand taels." Gu Xi stretched out a finger.

"Oh, Miss, why did you invest so little? You should have invested at least 50,000 taels. It's not like Miss has no money."

Xia Zhi pursed her lips in regret, feeling that if she made such a small profit, she would suffer a big loss.

Gu Xi rolled her eyes at her, "Silly girl, there has been such a big fuss. I don't know if the marriage can be canceled. The ten thousand taels of silver may have been wasted."

Nearly two million taels of silver, many distinguished bettors, and the apparent master behind the gambling house, the eldest prince, and the villain behind them all came together. These factors combined were enough to turn this matter into a battle of power.

Confrontation.
Chapter completed!