The whole family died tragically? The eldest daughter is the most powerful in the capital after her

After watching Qi Zeshen and Lin Ruoxue leave, Gu Nanyuan turned around and looked behind him, and two secret guards appeared quietly.

His eyes were cold, and his voice was deep and contained an order that could not be refused: "Go and expose Zhao Cezhi's dirty business to me immediately. I want every corner of the capital to know about Zhao Cezhi's dirty dealings and completely cut off his escape route."

Qingji and Qingxiang looked at each other, understood what Gu Nanyuan meant, and then clasped their fists and said, "Yes."

Gu Nanyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze sharp: "Just smash the Zhao family's winery and make Zhao Cezhi's people distracted. Once Jingzhao Yinfu intervenes, there will be no room for maneuver."

Qingji smiled slightly, with a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes: "We will do it immediately."

As soon as they finished speaking, Qingji and Qingxiang quickly disappeared into the night.

On the other side of the capital, the Zhao family’s winery was brightly lit and filled with the aroma of wine.

However, the gambling house in the backyard of the winery was a different scene. Gamblers sat around the gambling table, noises rose and fell, gold, silver and copper coins jingled, and an atmosphere of decadence and debauchery hung over everyone's head.

The winery seemed calm, but a few dark shadows suddenly flashed in the dark night, and Qingji and Qingxiang, with a group of people, sneaked into the backyard quietly.

"Let's start." Qingji ordered coldly, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

In an instant, the tranquility in the winery was broken. Several loud noises shook the earth. The wine barrels were smashed to pieces, and the fine liquor spilled all over the ground. The gambling house immediately fell into chaos.

The gamblers and guards fled in all directions, while Qingxiang led his men into the gambling house, smashed the gambling table to pieces, and scattered banknotes and gambling money everywhere.

"Don't let anyone escape!" Qingji gave an order, and the people accompanying him quickly took control of the situation.

All this happened extremely quickly. Before the guards of the winery could react, Qingji and Qingxiang had completed their task.

At the same time, an informant who had been arranged in advance reported to the Jingzhao Yinfu, accusing the gambling house behind the wine shop and the usury activities.

The bailiffs from Jingzhao Yinfu arrived with a large number of troops and quickly surrounded the wine shop and gambling house.

All the gamblers, guards and accountants' account books were taken away.

The whole scene was in chaos, and Zhao Cezhi's behind-the-scenes activities were also exposed.

In the casino, Zhao Cezhi's confidant Guanglin was checking the accounts in the accounting office.

Just as he was about to leave after counting the accounts, he heard a commotion outside.

He was startled and immediately realized that something was wrong.

Guanglin cursed under his breath, quickly packed up a few important account books, and ran towards the back door for his life.

Fortunately, he was smart and ran fast, otherwise he would have been caught with those people who were arrested by the yamen runners.

After escaping safely, he rushed back to the Zhao Mansion overnight. While trembling with fear, he immediately wrote an urgent letter and sent it to Zhao Cezhi by carrier pigeon, reporting the news of the Jingzhao Yin's sudden attack on the Zhao family's winery.

As the night deepened, the candlelight in the house was dim and flickering, shining on Zhao Cezhi's face with complex emotions.

He walked to the bed and looked at the unconscious Lin Ruoxuan, his eyes became soft and affectionate.

He slowly squatted down, stretched out his hand and gently stroked her face, as if afraid of waking her up, and murmured in a low voice:

"Ruoxuan, do you know how much I care about you?"

"In my last life, I was so stupid that I didn't cherish you and let you leave me. In this life, I will never let this happen again."

His voice was as gentle as a breeze, full of irrepressible tenderness, "I will make you the happiest woman in the world, and I will never let anyone hurt you again. As long as you become mine, everything will be different."

Zhao Cezhi's fingers gently stroked Lin Ruoxuan's face with an almost crazy obsession.

He stood up and untied the straps of her collar, and the clothes slipped off, revealing her white shoulders.

Zhao Cezhi's gaze became increasingly passionate, as if he was savoring the beauty before him.

However, just as he leaned over, ready to blaspheme further, there was a rapid knock on the door.

"Young Master, something happened in the capital and you need to go back and deal with it immediately!" Guangqi's low but anxious voice came from outside the door.

Zhao Cezhi paused and a trace of impatience flashed across his face.

He slowly stood up, lowered his head with a complicated expression, looked at the unconscious Lin Ruoxuan, hesitated for a moment, and finally leaned over and gently kissed her forehead, saying in a gentle voice: "Wait for me, Ruoxuan. I will be back after I finish dealing with the things in the capital. By then, you will never run away from me again."

He reluctantly put down Lin Ruoxuan's clothes, gently covered her again, then turned and walked towards the door.

The moment the door closed, the tenderness on Zhao Cezhi's face was instantly replaced by indifference and gloom.

He took the letter Guangqi handed to him and frowned deeply.

"The winery in the capital was smashed?" Zhao Cezhi stared at the letter coldly with sharp eyes, and there was a hint of anger in his voice.

Guangqi nodded, looking uneasy: "Yes, Jingzhao Yin's people have intervened and arrested the gambling house people. You must go back and deal with it immediately."

Zhao Cezhi clenched the letter tightly, his fist trembling slightly.

He cursed under his breath, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

He knew that this was Gu Nanyuan's counterattack, and he had to respond appropriately, otherwise he would lose more.

"Okay," he said coldly, "I'll go back and deal with it right away. You stay here and make sure you keep an eye on Miss Lin. No one is allowed to get close to her."

After hearing this, Guangqi looked a little hesitant and reminded in a low voice: "Sir, this villa is the property of the Third Prince after all. If the Third Prince knew that you imprisoned Miss Lin Ba here, it might affect your career..."

Zhao Cezhi smiled lightly, a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes, and his voice was full of confidence and sarcasm: "The Third Prince is now counting on me and wants to use me to defeat the Crown Prince. Even if he knows that I have gone too far, at most he will reprimand me a few times, which will not shake my position at all. Don't worry, no one can stop me."

Upon hearing this, Guangqi nodded respectfully, but he still felt a little uneasy.

Zhao Cezhi turned around and looked at the closed door, a desire for control emerging in his eyes.

He turned and strode away, disappearing into the night.

Zhao Cezhi hurried to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion with a livid face.

He walked hurriedly with a gloomy look in his eyes, thinking quickly in his mind how he should respond.

The matter of the casino behind the winery was originally a secret, but now it has been exposed. The sudden intervention of the Jingzhao Yin Mansion caught him off guard. Gu Nanyuan must be behind this.

However, when Zhao Cezhi stepped into the lobby of Jingzhao Yin Mansion, he saw an unexpected scene - Gu Nanyuan was standing quietly by the side, with a calm look, his hands behind his back, looking leisurely and contented.