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Unknowingly, night fell. The candles at the corner of the window were lit. It was already dinner time. The 32 seats on the third floor of the Cui family's gambling den were all filled. No one left early.
In front of the gambling table, Jiang Miya and a small old man stood at the two ends of the table, each placing their bets. Seeing that the pot on the table had already increased to three hundred taels of silver, and the twelve silver plates on the long table were filled with gold and silver notes at some point in time, the gamblers' blood began to boil.
Yu Shu did a rough calculation. The bet for this round had reached at least 40,000 taels of silver.
Sima Ji's Twelve Flower Treasures were very tempting. In order to win, the gamblers opened their pockets one after another. The lowest bet was a hundred, and the highest bet was a thousand taels of silver.
Right now, only Jiang Miya and the swindler were competing with each other.
"This one, move."
"That one, move."
"Move!"
.....
Jiang Miya was smart, but the swindler was quite difficult to deal with. He forced her to place a bet of nearly 10,000 taels, and he also put in 10,000 taels of silver.
Looking at the silver notes falling on the table like snowflakes, Jiang Miya still showed no signs of stopping. Although Yu Shu knew that she already had a plan, she still felt worried for her.
While Yu Shu was worried, Jiang Miya was so excited that her cheeks turned red.
From her point of view, the bigger the bet, the higher her chances of winning!
Cui Xin looked coldly at Jiang Miya, who had taken the bait. Her fingers hidden in her sleeves kept changing their movements. Only the swindler could see what she was doing through the dark-colored cloth.
According to her instructions, he placed his bets one by one, moving the nine hidden urns on the long table. Sometimes it was one, sometimes it was two.
.....
Gradually, Jiang Miya sensed that something was wrong. She did not have much money left. At most, she could place two more bets. However, she could not gather the three hidden urns she wanted.
It was as if this swindler knew what she wanted and was deliberately keeping her in suspense, not letting her get what she wanted.
How could it be!
Jiang Miya shook off this strange thought. She watched as the swindler placed two more bets. Out of the three hidden urns on the table, there was only one that she was interested in.
She gritted her teeth and put down the last two bets.
"It moved!"
Then, the swindler also placed a bet.
Jiang Qiya's face stiffened as she watched the three jars on the table being replaced with the ones she didn't want. At this moment, she was out of money.
Nothing could be worse than this. Even if she only guessed one right in the end, the banker would have to return the bets she had placed earlier to her.
But now that she had missed a single one, she would end up losing everything. She had really underestimated the Zhuang Clan here.
Jiang Qiya's face suddenly darkened. Did he think that by forcing her like this, she would just let it go?
Dream on!
"Young man, do you still want to place a bet?" Old Qian asked with a smile.
When Yu Shu saw that Jiang Miya's face didn't look good, her heart skipped a beat. It can't be, right?
That's not right, the probability is not right.
With Jiang Qiya's luck, those nine jars should have been filled long ago. How could she have used up ten thousand taels of silver and still not come across any?
Yu Shu furrowed her brows. She felt that there must be something fishy going on here that she didn't expect.
What could it be?
"I don't have any cash left. Can you bet something here?" Jiang Ya asked coldly.
Cui Xin lowered her head and pursed her lips. When she raised her head, she revealed an appropriate smile.
"There are rules, but it depends on what Mr. Hua is betting. If it isn't worth more than a thousand taels of silver, we won't accept it. "
"Hmph." Jiang Ya shook her hand and took out a piece of paper from her bosom. She handed it to Cui Xin.
"What is this? You should recognize it."
At first glance, Cui Xin saw that it was a deed for a house. When she took a closer look, she was immediately shocked. She saw a line of black and white words written on it:
Huating Street, Chaoyang Residence, 45 mu of land.
What kind of place was Huating Street? It was a street close to the Imperial City. There were only seven or eight households on the street, and all of them were mansions of princes and ministers.
Let's put it this way: the residence of the Left Minister, Yin Tianhou, was built on Huating Street.
Cui Xin came from an aristocratic family, so she could naturally tell that the deed was genuine.
However, 45 mu of land was almost the size of a prince's residence. What kind of noble status did this woman have to be able to take out such a deed?!
"How much can you bet on this piece of paper?" Jiang Qiya casually took out the deed to the prince's residence that Jiang Huaiying had given her before she came to the capital as the stake.
Not only was she a gambling addict, but she was also giving this young miss of the Cui family a warning — if she knew what was good for her, she should not provoke her!
Cui Xin was a slick person. How could she not understand Jiang Qiya's intentions?
She held the deed that couldn't be valued and sighed. She quickly came up with a plan. She hid her shocked expression and said to Jiang Ya.
"According to the rules of the casino, this deed is worth two hundred thousand taels."
The moment she finished speaking, everyone was shocked.
A piece of paper was worth two hundred thousand taels, and this was after the discount. She must be joking!
Only Yu Shu knew Jiang Qiya's identity. Although she couldn't see what Jiang Qiya gave Cui Xin, she guessed that it was the deed to the house and the land.
"Tsk tsk, two hundred thousand taels for a bet. It's really infuriating to compare oneself with others. " Yu Shu muttered to herself. She recalled the days when she was in Yiyang, where she worked herself to the bone just to earn a few copper coins. Now that she saw how Mister Jiang didn't care about money, she couldn't help but feel a little unfair.
How was Cui Xin going to deal with this?
Yu Shu gloated. If Jiang Qiya lost, she would be offending her. If Jiang Qiya won, she would lose a lot of money if she won all three jars.
"Two hundred thousand it is. Continue betting." Jiang Qiya waved her hand and pointed at the jars on the table. It seemed like she would not stop until the two hundred thousand taels were spent.
Cui Xin quickly exchanged glances with the swindler. The latter understood and took out the last banknote and placed it on the table. He smiled bitterly at Jiang Qiya and said,
"This old man will only bet this one thousand taels. I'll bet it all."
After saying that, he had the servant change the jars on the table. He turned around and walked away. He had made up his mind and left.
Thus, what was supposed to be a big bet ended so hastily.
In the corner, Yu Shu secretly felt that it was a pity. If Cui Xin had been more stubborn and not scared by Jiang Qiya, she would have been able to take the opportunity to make a lot of money. With two hundred thousand taels, even if she only won one by chance, she would have gotten two thousand taels.
Forget it. She was too greedy. Winning a few hundred taels was also not bad.
Jiang Qiya raised her eyebrows and smiled. The gloominess on her face disappeared and she placed another bet. When she saw that the three jars on the table were all changed to the ones she wanted, she was satisfied and returned to her seat with her hands behind her back.
She picked up her teacup and took a sip. She turned to Yu Shu and said,
"Did I say anything wrong?"
"What did you say? Are you going to make the boss cry?" Yu Shu asked in return. She shook her head and pointed at Cui Xin, who was calmly ringing the bell behind the table. She wanted Jiang Qiya to see for herself.
"Hmph. You will know whether she will cry or not when the jars are opened later." Although Jiang Qiya said that, she did not have full confidence that she would win all three jars. She could only be certain that she would not lose.
After placing their bets, the gamblers began to busy themselves with the huge wagers on the ten silver trays. They divined the truth of the three hidden jars with all their might, hoping to make a big profit.
After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the banker calculated the wager for this round. It was a total of 63,500 taels.
When Cui Xin announced this sum, Yu Shu could clearly hear the sound of someone swallowing their saliva.
The banker rang the bell for the third time. Everyone placed the jars on the table and sat down obediently, waiting for the results.
"This round is full of bets. If you win one jar, you will win 635 taels. If you win two jars, you will win 6350 taels. If you win all three jars, you will win the banker. Other than the wager, you will also win Sima Ji's famous work, Twelve Flowers — —"
After Cui Xin finished her words in one breath, she aimed the hammer at the jars. At this moment, it was not that she did not want to give up. But since things had already come to this, she could only ensure that Jiang Qiya would not guess all three jars.
"First jar, open!"
The pottery piece shattered, revealing a piece of jade wrapped in gauze. It was about the size of a fist. The boy opened the gauze, revealing its true appearance.
Everyone's eyes widened. Someone shouted,
"It's a lilac flower!"
The lilac flower carved from purple jade looked extremely charming under the candlelight.
Jiang Qiya's lips curled up.
Yu Shu also smiled. She had earned six hundred taels of silver.
Cui Xin was very clear what Jiang Qiya and Yu Shu had chosen. She took a deep breath and knocked on the second jar — —
"Pa!"
After a moment of silence, someone shouted again,
"It's an orchid!"
Jiang Qiya frowned and revealed a disappointed expression. The three jars she had written in the jar were lilac, osmanthus, and jasmine. Now that one had escaped, she would not be able to win the banker.
On the other hand, Cui Xin heaved a huge sigh of relief. She relaxed and thought,
That Yu Lianfang chose peony, lilac, and lotus. Her companion chose lilac, osmanthus, and jasmine. The second jar produced an orchid. Neither of them won. Even if one of them won the third jar, they would only lose 20% of the wager. It was not considered a loss.
One must know that ever since she mastered the Spirit Speech Technique, she had never made a mistake. Her performance that day at the Hibiscus Gentlemen's Banquet was just a deliberate concealment.
With this thought in mind, she knocked on the third jar without any hesitation. When she lowered her head to take a look, a smile immediately appeared on her face — —
It was a peony.
At this moment, she felt that there was a bright light at the end of the tunnel.
Compared to Cui Xin's good complexion, Jiang Qiya's face could not hold back.
"What bad luck." She turned her head and looked at Yu Shu who was sitting beside her. Suddenly, she was not pleasing to the eye. "What are you laughing at? It's all because you, a novice, placed your bet and ruined my luck. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have come with you. "
Hearing her vent her anger, Yu Shu actually did not refute.
"One lilac, one orchid, and one peony. May the guest who won the bet stand up and wait for me to examine the jar," Cui Xin said.
Jiang Qiya stood up. Yu Shu also stood up. There were two other guests.
Cui Xin intentionally went to examine the two guests first. She handed over six hundred taels of banknotes and several silver ingots to each of them before coming to the two of them.
"How many did Mister Hua win?"
Jiang Qiya unhappily said, "If I said I won three, would you believe me?"
Cui Xin good-naturedly smiled and reached out to look at her jar. She opened it one by one and there was nothing wrong with it.
"Congratulations, you won one. Here is six hundred and thirty-five taels and the money you bet. Please keep it well."
Cui Xin returned the deed that was like a hot potato to Jiang Qiya. She felt relieved. She turned her head and looked at Yu Shu. Her smile had a different meaning.
"The friend that Mister Yu brought today is very lucky."
Yu Shu pursed her lips and smiled, "Are you saying that my luck is bad?"
"How could that be?" Cui Xin shook her head and picked up the jar on the table. As she opened it, she asked, "How many did you win?"
"If I said I won three, would you believe me?"
Cui Xin didn't take Jiang Qiya's words seriously. She just laughed it off and opened her second jar. When she saw the name of the flower on the note, she froze.
Peony? How could it be peony? Shouldn't she choose peony and lotus?
Cui Xin was afraid that Yu Shu would notice something was wrong with her, so she opened her third jar in bewilderment. When she saw the two small words written on it, she was really dumbfounded.
Seeing this, Jiang Qiya's eyebrows jumped. She raised her hand and snatched the three notes from Cui Xin's hand. After reading them, she was dumbfounded.
"You, you, you —"
She stared at Yu Shu and couldn't think of anything to say for a moment.
"Hahaha."
Yu Shu sat down on the chair and finally couldn't hold it in anymore. She raised her head and laughed out loud. She felt excited and ridiculous at the same time. Tears were about to come out of her eyes.
Who would have thought that a small ingot of silver could be exchanged for sixty thousand taels? She, who came out to buy soy sauce, became the biggest winner of today's game.
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