In the east of Chang'an City, Jinggongfang, there was a crowd of people, and a few tall horses came slowly from a distance.
The leader, Li Xuan, slowly rose and fell with his body, his face showing a hint of coldness.
Li Zhu and others around him were guarding Li Xuan, with their hands on the handle of the knife. Their cold eyes made those who were about to touch the porcelain dare not make the slightest move.
This is Jinggongfang, the place where Cuju is played in Chang'an City. People have always been mixed, and there are all kinds of religions and sects, and deception and abduction are often prohibited.
At the wide gate of Jiangqiuyuan, Li Xuan turned over and dismounted.
After taking a look at the vast courtyard wall, the pavilions and pavilions inside, and the faint shouts and shouts, Li Xuan's expression became increasingly cold.
"Let's go!" Li Xuan was wearing a black robe with gold silk, her hand was on the hilt of the Eight-sided Han Sword, and she strode forward.
The guest at the entrance of Jiangqiu Garden immediately greeted the guest with a smile: "May I ask where your distinguished guest is from? Do you have an invitation?"
"Invitation?" Li Xuan looked stunned. The next moment, he heard a "choking" sound, and Li Zhu quickly drew his sword, and the water-like blade was already placed on the neck of the guest.
Ying Ke was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that someone would draw a knife immediately after a disagreement. He quickly begged for mercy: "Dear guest, honored guest..."
Li Xuan glanced at him coldly and asked in a low voice: "Can the King of England be here today?"
"King of England?" The guest looked confused, as if he really didn't know Li Xian was here.
"This is the most generous guest, take us there." Li Xuan waved his hand, and Li Zhu immediately pushed hard, and the guest was immediately pushed towards the door.
The guards around him already had their hands on the handles of their swords, ready to draw them at any time.
At this time, the greeter inside waved his hand secretly.
He was a discerning person, and he saw the python pattern white jade hanging around Li Xuan's waist at a glance, and immediately guessed Li Xuan's approximate identity.
After waving the guards around to retreat, the guest welcomed the guest with a wry smile and said, "Dear guest, we have rules here and we cannot disclose the guest's information at will."
"Oh!" Li Xuan glanced at him coldly, turned around and said to Li Zhu: "Then there is no need to trouble him, go, go to the street and call a team of Jinwu guards to seal this place first... Really You are so audacious that you dare to instigate the prince of the dynasty to gamble badly. Everyone wants to taste what it is like to travel three thousand miles, right?"
"Dear guest, honored guest!" The guest rushed over to stop Li Zhu and said with a wry smile: "Dear guest, please forgive me. I really don't know where His Royal Highness is."
"Huh?" Li Xuan's expression turned cold instantly.
The greeting guest quickly raised his hands and said: "But the most generous guest who came today is now at the Orchid Pavilion."
"Lead the way." Li Xuan glanced at the guests, then looked up into the courtyard, where he saw tall pines and cypresses and numerous pavilions.
There were countless servants and maids walking back and forth in the courtyard. From the deepest part of the courtyard, the constant shouting could be heard clearly.
"Invite you!" The guest led the way. When he turned around, he had already secretly winked at the boy in a corner of the courtyard.
In the blink of an eye, the boy had turned around and disappeared, and he ran away to someone unknown.
Li Xuan didn't care about all this, and walked forward quickly. The slower greeting guest immediately fell behind Li Xuan.
Seeing that Li Xuan's direction was correct, the corners of the welcoming guest's mouth twitched slightly, and he quickly stepped forward and asked respectfully: "I see that your distinguished guest is familiar with this place, but have you been here before?"
Li Xuan glanced at the guest indifferently, ignored him at all, and headed directly towards the Orchid Pavilion.
The guest could only follow behind with a bitter look on his face.
The Orchid Pavilion is named after the Orchid Pavilion. It is true that it is surrounded by lush forests and bamboos, but the pots of orchids placed there are a bit arty.
As soon as Li Xuan came to the door, she heard shouts coming from inside: "No. 3, hurry up, hurry up, No. 1, knock on the door, Damen, oh!"
Li Xuan naturally knew that among the many shouts, the loudest one was none other than King Li Xian of England.
Li Xuan suppressed the anger in her heart and looked to one side with a somewhat embarrassed look on her face.
Li Xuan said calmly: "Scream!"
The guests were stunned for a moment. At this moment, Li Zhu stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Young Master of Honglu Temple, Prince of Nanchang County, has arrived..."
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Li Xian was sitting among the crowd. In front of him was the vast backyard playground beyond the wide window sill.
At this moment, on the backyard playground, the red and blue teams were sprinting fiercely, holding horse poles, waving them vigorously, constantly grabbing and slapping the ball on the ground.
Every horse sprints wildly, and every rider swings hard.
Sometimes, he would even "accidentally" hit the opponent, and with all his strength, his bones would be broken immediately.
But soon, someone from behind would jump on their horse, rush to the field and start fighting fiercely.
Li Xian's eyes were fixed on the forward of the red team who was at the forefront of the sprint. He gritted his teeth and kept shouting: "Hit the door, hit the door, oops..."
Watching the ball slide past, Li Xian looked annoyed.
He leaned back slightly, looked at the people around him, and said with some annoyance: "It seems that I have to pay again today."
"The red team has bad footwork today. Your Majesty, please rest for now. Tomorrow, there will be a massacre." The person who came over and spoke was wearing a dark green robe. His name was Cui Zhou. He was a descendant of the Cui family in Qinghe. I don't know whose parents Yu Yin was. , got him a casual official from the seventh rank, and hung out with Li Xian
Li Xian had no choice but to sigh: "That's all."
Many young men from various families around him immediately bowed and laughed with him.
At this moment, a shout suddenly came from the door: "Young Master of Honglu Temple, the King of Nanchang, has arrived..."
"Uncle Twenty-seventh King is here, just in time to accompany me..." Li Xian turned around with a smile. In the middle of his words, he suddenly stopped and said, "No, now is the time to go on duty. Uncle Twenty-seventh King is a human being." The rules are, you won’t mess around without permission, why are you here suddenly, no good... leave now, leave now!"
"What are you scattering?" Li Xuan's cold voice came from downstairs, and then she walked to the second floor holding the Eight-sided Han Sword in her hand.
There were only welcoming guests around, but Li Zhu and the others were left outside.
Li Xuan frowned when she saw Li Xian surrounded by everyone, then directly cupped her hands and said, "Wang Xuan of Nanchang, I have met His Royal Highness."
Li Xian stood up immediately and quickly returned the salute: "Xian has met Uncle Wang. I wonder if Uncle Wang has something to do here?"
Li Xuan stood up straight and glanced at the faces of everyone present with cold eyes.
These are the children of major aristocratic families in Chang'an and Luoyang, including the Wei family, the Cui family, the Du family, the Pei family, the Xue family, and many other wealthy families. They all accompany Li Xian to fool around here.
Li Xuan stepped forward, walked through the crowd, and walked directly to the opposite side of Xiaoji.
A young man quickly stood up and gave up his seat. Li Xuan nodded, then sat down and looked at Li Xian with a cold expression: "I heard that His Highness spent a lot of money on the ball garden here today. I was originally thinking about the West." Now that I think about the matter of paying the frontline troops, if His Highness is willing to draw his sword to help, then the court will definitely not be embarrassed, and His Majesty and the Queen will also be extremely pleased when they know about it."
"Uncle Wang!" Li Xian quickly begged for mercy and said, "Uncle Wang, Xian is just asking for fun."
"Just for fun, I exported tens of thousands of dollars. Your Highness is really generous." Li Xuan turned around, looked at the people around, and sneered: "It's not like you won all the money from His Highness the King of England." Alright?"
"Ah!" Everyone present was stunned at the same time, and then waved their hands almost at the same time: "No one dares to do it, not even a villain."
Li Xian was also stunned. If he was an idiot, Li Xuan made it clear to him immediately.
Li Xian slowly turned around and looked at the people around him, and said in disbelief: "You have won all the money I have lost these days."
"No, no, Your Highness and I definitely don't." Everyone around them waved their hands quickly, their faces already extremely nervous, but this look just revealed the truth, and Li Xian's face became increasingly difficult to look at.
"What they got is just a small head. They tricked you here and gave you a slap on the head. The real one who got the big head is the banker here." Li Xuan withdrew her eyes and revealed the secret with a single word. .
Li Xian was so funny. The boy was playing around with Li Xian, and a piece of "The King's Chicken" directly ruined Wang Bo's official career.
The most important thing is that Li Xian is a bit heartless, generous and bold, and he doesn't care afterward even if he knows that he has suffered a loss.
Just a little money.
But you couldn't expose him back then. If you did, it would be equivalent to making him lose face.
Money is a small thing, but face is a big thing, especially for Li Xian.
Seeing that Li Xian's expression was getting more and more embarrassing, at this moment, a voice came from the entrance of the building: "The King of Nanchang's words are wrong. Although His Royal Highness is not lucky today, he has won several times in the past." Back."
A handsome young man wearing a blue robe and looking like a gentleman walked up from below with a respectful and gentle expression.
The many disciples above immediately stepped aside, and the visitor came up to Li Xuan and Li Xian, cupping his hands and saying, "Du Zhongkang has met the King of Nanchang and His Royal Highness the King of England."
"It turns out to be Erlang of the Du family in Jingzhao," Li Xuan nodded coldly, then turned to look at Li Xian and said, "Your Highness, does he know why he won more at the beginning and less later on?"
"Is it bad luck?" Li Xian looked at Li Xuan carefully.
Li Xuan smiled and said to Li Xian: "How about I make a bet with His Highness today? I will bet all the money His Highness still has on me. I guarantee that no matter what His Highness does, he will definitely lose."
"You will definitely lose?" Li Xian immediately sat up straight, looked at Li Xuan and said, "Uncle Wang said that, and Xianke became interested. I wonder what Uncle Wang wants to bet, so that Xian will definitely lose?"
"How about just betting on his life?" Li Xuan raised her left hand, pointed directly at Du Zhongkang, and then said softly: "Why don't you make a bet with Your Highness? This Erlang of the Du family will definitely not survive tonight. If I win, Please give all the money you have left to me. If your highness wins, how much has your highness lost today? How about I pay the compensation as well?"
Li Xuan finished his words directly, but everyone present was dumbfounded.
It is not that they have never seen gambling on their lives, but it is extremely rare to gamble on the life of the owner of a gambling shop.
Li Xian didn't dare to say anything for a while, but Du Zhongkang on the other side smiled and cupped his hands and said: "How about you Zhongkang bet with His Highness?"
At this time, Du Zhongkang sat calmly on one side, and then cupped his hands and said: "My uncle has now taken up the post of Jinwu Weizuo Market. No matter what, my life will be safe."
"It turns out that Jin Wuwei is backing him. No wonder this golf club can be so big." Li Xuan smiled faintly, then took off the badge from her waist, put it on the table, raised her head and looked at the people around her and said: " Could anyone please go to Zuo Qianniuwei and tell them that the King of Nanchang was ordered to investigate the Tubo fine work. He was found in Jiangqiuyuan in Jinggongfang today. Please ask them to immediately send someone to check Jiangqiuyuan. At the same time, send someone to check the Qiuyuan. The Jinwu Guard Zuojie Envoy will be imprisoned until his collaborators with the enemy are found out and punished."
After Li Xuan finished speaking, everyone present was stunned.
Surprisingly, people were arrested just like that.
(End of chapter)
