Ling Chu was puzzled, "What are you betting on?"
"Of course it's a bet on who can find the money faster."
Ling Chu glanced at him and ignored him.
She has no interest in this matter at all. She has a system and can easily find out where the money is hidden.
If you compete with her, the opponent will definitely lose. Even if she wins, it will be a weak victory. There is nothing to compare with.
Ling Chu saw a guard in Jinyi peeling off the seal on the door of the mansion, and the closed door was pushed open. Commander Ning had already led people in, and she also walked up the steps.
Prince Jing, holding a folding fan in his hand, followed in with a swagger.
Ling Chu walked inside and looked around.
No one has lived in this mansion for who knows how many years. It is deserted inside and weeds are growing in the yard. The tiles on the roofs of some houses have long since disappeared.
I don’t know whose mansion it originally belonged to. It would be such a waste for such a big mansion to have no descendants living there.
On the side, Prince Jing also looked around with curiosity, "Tsk, I didn't expect General Mingwei's Mansion to be so dilapidated."
Ling Chu glanced at him, "Do you know whose mansion this is?"
"Of course I know. Hey, don't you know? You shouldn't. Everyone in Kyoto knows about this house."
"I didn't grow up in the capital."
"Oh, no wonder."
Xu Shi saw that Ling Chu had not agreed to bet with him to find hidden silver. To show his sincerity, Prince Jing introduced the house to her with great interest.
The owner of this house was a Mingwei general from the previous dynasty. Because he was greedy for military pay and colluded with foreign enemies to plot rebellion, the previous emperor ordered that he and one hundred and thirty-six people in the mansion be beheaded.
At that time, this incident could be said to be a major sensation in Kyoto.
After hearing this, Ling Chu sighed in his heart. In ancient times, one person could ascend to heaven with a chicken or a dog, but if something happened to one person in the family, the whole family would be affected.
With so many people dead, it’s no wonder that this house is so gloomy and dilapidated.
Prince Jing shook his fan and said, "How about I tell you the origin of this house? Let's make a bet."
Ling Chu was not interested, "This is a good bet. Your Majesty is interested, so just take someone to look for it. If you have help, I believe Lord Ning will not stop you."
"That's so boring."
"If you really want to bet with others, you can go to those royal guards."
Prince Jing glanced at the expressionless Jin Yiwei with disgust, shook his head and said, "Forget it, they are all just like Yu Mu Kump, stupid and boring, they lose to me every time."
When those Jinyi guards heard his words, they didn't dare to say anything on their faces, but they were slandering in their hearts that this Prince Jing was a noble man, but he was a famous dandy in Kyoto.
The fun of eating, drinking, throwing pots and archery, and fighting cocks and lackeys no longer attracts him. Now he always likes to follow them around and search for stolen money as a kind of fun.
Ling Chu shook his head, "If you bet with me, I'm afraid you'll cry if you lose."
"Then you must underestimate me. I am not bragging. In the entire Kyoto, if I am ranked second, no one will dare to be ranked first."
Growing up, he could easily find the treasures in his family no matter where they were hidden. He had accumulated a lot of experience in finding things, and even those royal guards were not as good as him.
Jin Yiwei brought an armchair out of the house, and Ning Chuyi was sitting on it. Hearing their conversation, he didn't stop it.
Prince Jing often likes to bet with his Jin Yiwei to find stolen money. Sometimes he even thinks that those Jin Yiwei are stupid and want to bet with him, which gives him a headache.
Now that he has found Miss Ling, he will naturally not stop her, lest she turns around and pesters him again.
"Then I still can't bet with you."
"Why can't you bet with me?" Prince Jing frowned, feeling unhappy.
If he hadn't heard that this girl was very good at finding silver, he wouldn't have been insisting on a bet with her.
"Your Majesty, you know the situation in my family. I'm still waiting to help Mr. Ning find the money so that he can help me intercede in front of the emperor and ask the emperor to be lenient to our family.
If you find the money and Lord Ning is unwilling to intercede for me, what should I do? I can't just watch a whole family and myself be beheaded by the emperor, right? "
Prince Jing waved his hand disapprovingly, "Well, I thought it was something else. I was just helping you plead with the emperor. As long as you agree to bet with me, I can help you plead with the emperor."
Now that the national treasury is empty, as long as the property in General Mingwei's mansion can be found, the emperor will definitely be willing to let you go for the sake of money.
Besides, the emperor is my uncle, and I will plead for you. For my sake, he will not embarrass you. Even if he doesn't agree, I can still go to the imperial grandmother for help. "
Ning Chuyi glanced at Prince Jing speechlessly. He had no doubt that this fool had been betrayed and was happily helping others count their money.
Ling Chu didn't expect such an unexpected surprise. She guessed that Prince Jing had a noble status, but she didn't expect that the emperor was actually his uncle.
Since she had refused several times, he still insisted on betting with her. With one more person to plead for mercy, the chance would be greater. There was no reason for her to refuse.
"If you lose, you won't cry to the emperor and ask him to kill my whole family, right?"
Prince Jing cast a sidelong glance at Ling Chu, "You underestimate this prince too much. Is this prince such a worthless person? Don't worry, no matter you win or lose, I will help you plead with the emperor."
Ling Chu nodded, "Okay, that's settled."
Then he turned to Commander Ning and said, "Master Ning, please be a witness."
Ning Chuyi glanced at her and nodded in agreement.
Since someone is willing to help, he is happy to be the shopkeeper. As long as he can get the property from General Mingwei's mansion to pay a favor to the emperor.
Ling Chu asked Prince Jing, "How to bet?"
"We each pick ten royal guards and divide them into two teams. Whichever team finds the fastest and most wealth within an hour will win."
"Your Majesty, let's choose someone first."
"You belong to the girl's family, so you should choose first, so as not to spread the word that I am bullying the girl's family."
Ling Chu shook his head, "The prince must have heard that I can use hexagrams to calculate the direction, right? This is equivalent to me using foreign objects, and the chance of winning is greater than yours. For the sake of fairness, let the prince pick first."
The system couldn't tell, but what she said was a subtle reminder to Prince Jing that she had a cheat.
Prince Jing did not refuse anymore and said readily, "That's okay, I'll choose first."
Soon, Prince Jing selected ten royal guards.
Ling Chu waited for him to finish picking, then walked over without looking, and casually ordered ten.
She picked randomly and didn't look carefully at all. Anyway, she had a system and didn't need the help of these royal guards to search. These ten people are mainly used to help her with some strenuous work.
Prince Jing shook his head and kindly reminded her, "Miss Ling, your choice is too random. You'd better observe it carefully and choose again."
"No need, just these people will do." Ling Chu didn't expect Prince Jing to be so kind as to remind her, and she couldn't bear it.
What bothers her now is not how to win, but how to calmly tell Prince Jing not to lose too badly, lest he become angry, keep his words, and cry to his uncle, which would be a bad idea.
