Transmigrated Female Official

127 Are you brain-dead?

Finally, when Chu Qingluo asked the question, Long Xiaohan smiled smugly and said, "Simple! As long as you give him to me, I can solve all your problems immediately." As she spoke, she pointed at Gongsun Yu with her chin.

"Pfft—hahahaha!" Chu Qingluo suddenly burst into laughter upon hearing this.

Long Xiaohan glared at her angrily and said irritably, "What are you laughing at?"

Chu Qingluo looked at her incredulously and asked, "Miss Long, are you alright?! Does your mother know how sick you are?"

"What do you mean by that?!"

"This is to tell you, stop daydreaming! Stop having unrealistic dreams. I will absolutely not give Gongsun Yu to anyone!"

Long Xiaohan snorted coldly: "He's just a mere man. Lord Chu, aren't you being a bit too petty?"

For Long Xiaohan, giving away a man wouldn't be a big deal, but she didn't expect Chu Qingluo to refuse without even thinking about it, and to react so strongly.

Chu Qinglu smiled disdainfully, but her eyes were unusually firm: "Don't even mention Gongsun Yu, I wouldn't give you even a small melon seed."

Hearing Chu Qingluo say this again, Long Xiaohan became even more convinced that Gongsun Yu was no ordinary man, which made her even more interested in him.

"You can name another price, I won't haggle, and I'll even help you settle things. How about it?"

"Are you brain-dead?!" Chu Qingluo couldn't help but start cursing.

"Chu Qingluo! Don't you dare refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!" Long Xiaohan said through gritted teeth, her face darkening. "Do you believe I can make the Chu family's pastry workshop fail the inspection? Do you believe I can make the Chu family's business go out of business forever?"

"Do you believe I can beat you to a pulp?!"

Long Xiaohan's blatant threat made Chu Qingluo clench her knuckles. Although she always advocated a civilized approach of using words rather than fists, experience had repeatedly proven that some people only responded to force! Non-violent non-cooperation!

Seeing that a war without gunpowder was about to break out at the Famous Clothing Shop, Gongsun Yu quickly stepped forward and put his arm around Chu Qingluo's shoulder, intervening, "I am honored that Miss Long thinks so highly of me. As for Miss Long's suggestion, we will consider it."

Chu Qingluo looked at Gongsun Yu with disbelief: "Are you crazy?"

In a situation like this, shouldn't you just help her beat someone up without hesitation?! What's there to think about?!

Gongsun Yu smiled and didn't answer her. Instead, he continued to say to Long Xiaohan, "This deal is very worthwhile. I will definitely persuade my master."

"It seems that Gongsun Yu is more pragmatic."

Long Xiaohan was very satisfied with Gongsun Yu's reply. She was used to others flattering and obeying her, even though they did so because of her mother's status, but that didn't stop her from enjoying it.

If a fox borrows the tiger's power for too long, it will start to think that it is a tiger too.

"How many days will it take you to convince Lord Chu?" Long Xiaohan asked Gongsun Yu.

"Three days."

“Alright!” Long Xiaohan tossed her handkerchief and said, “If you come with me in three days, I guarantee that the Chu family’s pastry workshop can continue to operate without inspection, and no one will cause trouble for the Chu family again.”

"Alright, it's a deal. Take care, Miss Long."

Watching Long Xiaohan swagger away from the clothing store, Chu Qingluo was furious. She quickly turned to Gongsun Yu: "Speak! What do we have to consider?!"

At this moment, Wu Yang also came out from the inner room. Seeing Chu Qingluo's tense face, he tactfully moved to the other side to help August.

Gongsun Yu placed his hands on Chu Qingluo's shoulders and asked, "Don't you still believe me?"

"Even if this is a delaying tactic, there's no need to say it like that! It makes that crazy woman so smug!"

It wasn't that Chu Qingluo didn't trust Gongsun Yu, but she simply couldn't stand Long Xiaohan's smug and self-satisfied demeanor.

"If I didn't say that, how could Long Xiaohan let her guard down?"

She stared into his deep brown eyes, pouted, and asked, "So, you have an idea?"

"I guess so, but whether it works out or not depends on you..."

……

The next day, inside Guangrentang.

As usual, Chu Qingluo summoned Li Yan. Every time Li Yan saw the teapot on the table, she looked like she was about to cry.

This time, however, Chu Qingluo did not make her drink it without saying a word. Instead, she said to her, "Don't rush to cry. Tell me how you feel."

“…Huh?” Li Yan’s face, which was on the verge of tears, suddenly froze.

"Don't you think that doing this every day is not a solution? Don't you want to get rid of Guangrentang and get rid of me as soon as possible?"

"This humble official wouldn't dare!" Li Yan hurriedly denied, fearing that this was yet another test for her.

"Don't pretend. Weren't you quite bold before?" Chu Qingluo continued with a smile, "I can give you a chance so you'll never have to drink this croton and chili tea again."

Li Yan glanced at Chu Qingluo furtively and asked timidly, "...What opportunity?"

Chu Qingluo beckoned to Li Yan with her finger, signaling her to come closer. "If you can get Lady Longkui to come to me personally and specifically ask you to go to her Wuhua Palace... I'll let you go."

Li Yan looked at her with an extremely incredulous expression and asked uncertainly, "You're going to let me go?"

"Hmm." Chu Qingluo hummed softly, then said, "Otherwise, I'll feel annoyed when I see you, and you'll feel distressed when you see me. Wouldn't it be better to get rid of Guangrentang as soon as possible?"

“But…” Li Yan was very tempted by Chu Qingluo’s encouragement; she had long been fed up with the torment and didn’t want to stay any longer. If it weren’t for waiting for Ji Qili to join the sect, she wouldn’t have endured it for so long. “But how can a mere executor like me persuade Lady Longkui to personally visit Guangren Hall?”

"Ha, how would I know?" Chu Qinglu sneered. "You used to be Ji Jie's confidante. Didn't Lord Long take extra care of you?"

"This……"

In fact, Li Yan wasn't lying. Although Ji Jie and Long Kui were very close, Ji Jie didn't actually involve Li Yan in their relationship. Therefore, Long Kui and Li Yan indeed had no direct contact.

"Anyway, you can figure it out yourself, or you can stay here and drink croton and chili tea."

"I'll go right away!" Li Yan gritted her teeth and agreed.

She didn't want to drink that tea again, no matter what!

……

Long Kui looked at Li Yan kneeling at her feet, initially slightly surprised, then appearing to understand perfectly. Long Kui already knew about the Fifth Prince's affair; after all, Li Yan had deceived Chu Qingluo, and Chu Qingluo would never tolerate her.

Longkui had previously heard the Eighth Princess mention that the Fifth Prince wanted to get rid of Li Yan, but she immediately objected. Li Yan was originally Ji Jie's subordinate, so she was practically one of their own; there was no need to harm her. It was just a pity for the Fifth Prince…

Now that Li Yan had come to her for help, it gave her an even better idea. Rather than having the Fifth Prince submit, wouldn't it be better to strongly support Li Yan and elevate her own status?

As Longkui pondered this in her mind, she personally set off for Guangrentang.