It was the palace that came to report the Queen Mother's summons.
Ye Zhao handed over the matter to the guards to tell everyone in Prince An's mansion, and then hurriedly changed his clothes and entered the palace.
On the street, Xia Yujin stood outside the restaurant and hesitated for a long time because she didn't know Ye Zhao's taste, and finally forced the two servants with her, one to hold the altar Xinghualou, She Hongchun, and the other to hold the pot and Wangjianglou's daughter Hong to send it first. Back, dressed in civilian clothes, skillfully crossed the streets and alleys, sneaking to the mutton shop opened by Lao Gao.
Lao Gao has been making mutton for decades, and the taste is first-class and fragrant. Because of the remoteness of the store, the lazy boss, the fierce proprietress, the lack of staff and other reasons, he usually sells the mutton to major restaurants. The small shops are closed for many years and only serve regular customers, so there are very few visitors.
Xia Yujin, whether it was the middle of the night or a violent storm, Lao Gao would personally greet the regular customers he entertained.
But today, Lao Gao did not greet him.
Only the sound of him and his daughter-in-law crying loudly could be heard in the room.
Mourning, ah, Xia Yujin was in good spirits when it came to happy events. Hearing people's mourning felt very annoying. He was about to go in and teach a few words. When he saw the situation in the house, he couldn't help but be stunned.
The little mutton shop was smashed into chaos. Lao Gao's only son was lying on the ground with blood on his face and moaning. His one-eyed daughter-in-law was lying on the ground with disheveled hair and crying loudly. There was the sound of knives being sharpened in the next kitchen. After a while , his ugly girl rushed out with a kitchen knife and yelled, and the old lady fought with them so frightened that Lao Gao rushed over and stopped him desperately.
Xia Yujin was stunned. Seeing that Cuihua was about to rush towards him, she quickly shrank to the side so as not to block the way of others, and asked in a low voice: What happened
The king of the county, Lao Gao, discovered his existence, and immediately winked at his daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law. The three of them rushed over together, hugging Xia Yujin's thigh and crying desperately. You have to decide for us.
Stop it, talk it out if you have something to say, and let me go if you have a fart. It's not what the lord Qingtian did for you. Xia Yujin struggled in the six iron hoops and kicked them out desperately. Damn don't cry, it's not allowed Stain my clothes and cry again, I'll leave
Hearing his words, Lao Gao stopped crying instantly, his face turned cloudy and clear, he slammed the wails of his daughter-in-law and asked them to take care of his son, he picked up a bench without missing legs from the ground, wiped it again Zha, ask Xia Yujin to sit down and angrily tell the whole thing.
He has a son named Gao Tianxiang. He has a short stature and a pockmarked face. He is an honest man who can't make a fart with three sticks. He is a little addicted to chess. Win or lose money. Yesterday he finished plucking the mutton on the stove and went to buy spices. The second son, whom he knew well, invited him to play. When they passed by the alley next to the Changsheng Casino, they saw a few people playing chess around them, shouting and shouting, The level is unusual, and there are a few copper plates next to it for betting.
He looked itchy and wanted to join the chess game.
The person who set the game said: Master Lu is the most annoying person who refuses to pay, and the person who can't afford to lose. If you want to play, you must follow the rules.
Gao Tianxiang felt that losing five games was only fifteen cents, which was nothing, so he agreed, and after the man in front of him finished leaving, he hurriedly started the game.
At the end of the game, he narrowly lost, and he felt uneasy, so he came back, but he didn't expect to lose the second set, followed by the third set, and the fourth set.
At this time, the man who left came back, holding a stack of silver bills in his hand, stuffed it to the person who set the game, and said with a smile: "Master Lu is a good way, I lost eight points.
Master Lu took the silver notes and counted them, then put two of them to the man behind him and said, "You won two coins, take them."
Gao Tianxiang saw the amount of silver notes, each of which was one hundred taels. Only then did he realize that it was not good, and asked with a smirk, "What is this one?"
Master Lu spit: Naturally, it is one hundred and two.
The person who gave and received the money even claimed that it was, and kept snickering at the corners of his mouth.
Gao Tianxiang was trembling with fright, and jumped up quickly and said, "I made a mistake, I won't bet anymore.
At this time, several guys who were setting up a gambling game with Master Lu all surrounded him, smashed him to the ground with a ruthless punch, and scolded him, saying: After saying one set of three games, you will only be able to play five sets. Go, you kid, dare to enter my game, and you dare not escape. You continue to gamble with me and give me all the money that you lost, otherwise the Lord will interrupt your hands and feet and don't tell the Lord any kingly tricks. Boy with eyes, go to Changsheng Casino and ask about Lu Ye's name, Lu Ye's words are Wang Fa
The others laughed again.
The second son who brought him here has long since slipped away.
Gao Tianxiang was dizzy for a while, only to realize that he had fallen into a trap, and he lost his mind in the last game. In an instant, he was 1,500 taels of gambling debt and was forced to make an IOU.
The next thing is to ask for debts. Master Lu led someone to smash Lao Gao's shop. No matter how Lao Gao pleads for mercy, it is useless. At the end, he crossed Erlang's legs and said with a silver toothpick in his mouth: "Forget it, since I haven't come out yet, my Lord Lu is also a good-hearted person, so I'll take advantage of you and give you a way to survive." Your mutton is still a bit interesting. If you hand over the secret recipe, you will be able to pay off the debt of 1,500 taels.
Lao Gao suddenly realized, Fang Zhi was that Zuihualou had taken a fancy to his secret recipe of mutton a while ago, and wanted to exclusively use it as a signature dish. son.
After Xia Yujin listened to it, she thought for a while. I have heard this name, Mr. Lu. He worked for the Changsheng Casino, and his methods were quite despicable. This casino and Zuihualou are not easy to manage. They are all privately purchased properties by King Qi. Unlike me, who has nothing to do, King Qi has done a lot of errands in the court, and is highly regarded by officials who flatter him. There are not many, you are just a common man, and it is a dispute in the casino, and there is only one dead end.
Old Gao lowered his head and said dejectedly, "That's it.
His wife and daughter began to howl again.
Xia Yujin heard the sound of killing a pig, covered her ears and jumped up, and said angrily, howling, I still want to buy mutton for my daughter-in-law, go and simmer the mutton. I'll send someone to pick it up later
Then turned around and left.
Lao Gao came back to his senses, and immediately slapped his daughter on the head, and said with a wide-eyed smile: "Howling, I didn't hear the king of the county saying that he would come to fetch the mutton later, so I'll start the fire soon, let's stew slowly, slowly Wait.
In the cold and early spring, the gate of Changsheng Casino is posted on the left side of the gate to attract wealth and treasure, and the right side is posted to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. The cries of his voice were mixed with various indescribable market tastes.
In the distance, with great fanfare, a sedan chair with a silver top, a yellow cover and a red cloth was carried, and it slowly stopped at the entrance of the casino.
With a bitter face, Chang Ho stepped forward and opened the curtain. Inside was Zhang Meiyu's flawless noble son, wearing a white python suit with four-clawed dragon and piping, with a bright smile on his face, holding a small heater, leisurely and leisurely. Enter the casino.
Master Lu, the manager of the casino, saw this pomp from a distance and thought it was a disturbance, so he hurried forward to greet him. Seeing that the person coming was Xia Yujin, the king of Nanping County, a well-known playboy, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and suddenly remembered that he was famous for gambling, but what I was also a little puzzled when I visited the casino with less fanfare, so I smiled and asked: The prince is also here to play two hands
Passing by, I heard the sound of the dice, and my hand was itchy. Xia Yujin hit two haha, followed him from one end of the casino to the other, looked around, and then stopped in front of a gambling table, looked at it a few times, and waited. The dice stopped, and when the cup was about to open, he took out a small crumpled piece of paper from his arms, and without looking at it, he threw it away like a tattered piece of paper. Press fifty taels.
Changsheng Casino is one of the largest casinos in Shangjing. Many prodigal sons spend a lot of money in it, so although fifty taels is not a small number, Master Lu still doesn't take it seriously. He smiled and said, the king of the county came to play two games. are welcome. Then signal to the croupier to open the cup.
The three dice roll out two, two, and four, for a total of eight points, which is exactly one small.
The croupier quickly took out fifty taels of silver notes and respectfully handed them to Xia Yujin.
Xia Yujin suddenly screamed in surprise, stretched out her hand to pick up the discarded silver note from the stage, slowly smoothed out the wrinkles, spread it out for everyone to see carefully, and said with a smile, "This king accidentally misread the silver note, and I lost it. The one who went down was actually a thousand taels and won, haha, what a good luck
Grandpa Lu's face turned white all of a sudden.
Would you like to admit defeat, Xia Yujin patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, betting on the rules of size, you can't go back on what you press, there is always a winner and a loser, you are out of luck. But if you lose too badly, I'm afraid you will feel uncomfortable. This king will accept it when he sees it, and just play here.
Changsheng Casino is the property of King Qi. He can afford to pay two or three hundred taels of money. If he loses thousands of taels of silver, he will be severely reprimanded. He has to find a way to get the money back. Master Lu's thoughts turned fast. Seeing Xia Yujin was about to leave, he hurried over to stop him and said with a smile, "I don't think I'm doing a bad job and I'm not hospitable to the guests." Want to play a few more games.
Xia Yujin asked with a smile: You really let me play
Master Lu kept laughing: Naturally, the king of the county is here, and the brilliance is full of brilliance.
Xia Yujin hesitated for a long time, and then said decisively: Forget it, this king has a good fortune today, and he is not afraid of being scolded. Seeing that your casino is interesting, just stay and play a few hands
Master Lu hurriedly greeted people to bring tea and water, and secretly ordered to exchange the most powerful dealer in the shop and sit beside him in person.
Xia Yujin lowered her head, but she was playing with a few large silver bills in her hand. More than two hundred and two scattered silver notes were issued, and they were also pressed.
The dealer began to tremble.
When Master Lu saw this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead: The prince is playing too much.
Xia Yujin said heartlessly: "I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid. This king likes excitement. I throw all the money at once.
The rest of the gamblers saw that the scene here was interesting, and they all gathered. They were all people who were used to gambling. At this time, they worked together, staring at the dealer's hand, and shouted together to open the cup.
The dealer had no choice but to open the cup, which contained a five, a six, and a three, totaling fourteen points, which was a big one.
The crowd cheered in unison.
Grandpa Lu's eyes darkened and he almost fainted.
Xia Yujin put away the silver note and shouted happily to continue.
Master Lu gritted his teeth and continued, then winked at the croupier, told him to go down, and then went into battle himself.
He doesn't believe that this kid's luck is really that good
The first one, at 3618, the leopards were killed.
Xia Yujin did not press.
The second one, at 3412 o'clock, the leopard was killed.
Xia Yujin did not press.
The third one, three thirty nine o'clock, the leopard kills.
Xia Yujin still did not press.
In the fourth, Master Lu couldn't hold it any longer, and he didn't dare to shake the leopard any more, so he drove two threes and one five, totaling eleven o'clock, big.
Xia Yujin didn't move, which made him slightly relieved. As he was about to open the cup, Xia Yujin called out slowly, and quickly piled more than 4,500 taels of silver on the big one.
Nine thousand taels of silver, three months' earnings from the casino.
Good luck, good luck. Xia Yujin counted the banknotes and laughed harmlessly. Last night, the fairy dreamed that I had good luck in gambling today, which seemed to be true.
Master Lu finally knew that he had hit a big iron plate, and the king's gambling skills were extraordinary. I was afraid that he had some unknown tricks, and he couldn't play it today. Immediately blushing, he apologized and asked him to leave.
Xia Yujin put away the silver note and asked coldly: If you leave this king to play, then you have to play with this king and continue to gamble to the end.
Master Lu was trembling with anger, and said firmly: Changsheng Casino has no money today, so I won't bet anymore
Xia Yujin said lightly: If you don't have money, you can make an IOU, and you can always pay for it if you sell your sons and daughters.
Master Lu said angrily: I have no money and you still force me to gamble
Xia Yujin crossed Erlang's legs, and her smile became gloomy and cunning: I'm here to force a bet today