The largest gambling house in the capital, Huijin Square, was filled with smoke and fire.
The men smoked pipes, hugged the plump diva with their left arms, and tossed gold to place bets with their right hands.
Mrs. Yuan changed into a loose ordinary long coat, wore a black hat and veil, led several servant girls and walked into the gambling house.
If she didn't go there in person, no one else would be able to get Fu Ting back.
Fu Ting held a big pipe in his mouth, puffed out smoke, and pressed a stack of banknotes on the gaming table.
"Fu Erye, bet big or small?" the banker asked with a smile on his face.
"big big big!!"
"Big hammer! Little little one!"
All kinds of people around are booing!
"Fu Er Ye has lost three thousand taels of silver from playing last night to noon today. He still owes the banker one thousand five hundred and forty-six taels of silver. How about playing the big one at the end? You bet three thousand taels. If you If you win, I will pay you all the 4,000 taels you owed me!" The banker's eyes were extremely cunning.
Fu Ting took a sip of strong wine, the hand holding the pipe was shaking a little, and he twitched his lips: "I, I bet, the bet is big!!"
His eyes, which were red from the heat, were staring at the dice roller, almost bleeding, and he stamped the ground vigorously: "Big, big, big! Big!!"
"Open the bank!"
The dealer opened the dice roll, a slight smile appeared on his lips, and he said with regret and apologies: "I'm sorry, Mr. Fu. It's Xiao."
"Take the money."
Fu Ting's face turned pale and his whole body was shaking with anger: "Again, come again!!"
"No need. You already owe 4,546 taels of silver. Please help me get some silver notes to redeem you. It's only right to pay back your debts." The banker's face was as solid as steel.
After hearing this amount, Fu Ting puffed his beard and glared, saying shamelessly: "You are cheating! I don't recognize it! I -"
The banker was already used to it and waved.
Several swordsmen came over, pressed down on Fu Ting, and pressed his five fingers on the gaming table.
The dealer smiled with a knife hidden in his face and said indifferently: "If you lose, you lose. How can I allow you to deny it? I open a gambling shop at the feet of the emperor. If everyone is like you and refuses to admit it, can I still do this business? If you If you don't go and get the money, don't blame me. One finger is a hundred taels, and I'll cut off Mr. Fu's hands and feet for two thousand taels."
"No!!" Mrs. Yuan shouted, hurriedly holding down the bamboo hat, and hurriedly handed over all the money she had on her to the banker, "He is the second brother of the general who governs the country. You can't hurt him."
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Fu Er. When you enter my gambling house, everyone from high-ranking officials to ordinary people will be treated equally, but it doesn't matter what your family background is. In terms of background, the gambling houses are spread across many countries, so it's not as good as yours, Mr. Fu Er." It needs to be a little harder." The banker weighed the gold ingots and silver notes handed over by Yuan, and shook his head helplessly, "There is still a thousand taels left."
Yuan's face looked really embarrassed under the bamboo hat. Now Futing had gambled away the second room and lost the three thousand taels just now, and couldn't even get out a few hundred taels of silver.
Seeing that the other party was in such difficulty, the dealer sighed: "In that case, just cut off ten fingers to get the equivalent of a thousand taels——"
Just as the swordsman was about to take action, Fu Ting burst out with a pig-killing cry!
Yuan rushed to stop him and almost fainted from shock!
At this moment, a voice sounded: "His thousand taels, I will give it to you."
Everyone looked around and saw Chen Kang holding a golden crutch.
Chen Kang gave the banker a thousand taels, and then asked with concern: "Master Fu, your hand is not injured, right?"
"You, you are..." Fu Ting was a little stunned after the robbery.
"Concubine Yu's cousin, Chen Kang."
Fu Ting frowned.
Yuan also narrowed her eyes.
Chen Kang raised his lips and smiled, making a 'please' gesture: "Fu Er Master, Fu Er Madam, please come to Zuixiangju Yage to talk in detail."
…
I just witnessed a wonderful gambling show. In the crowd, Fu Yunqing, who was disguised as a man, touched his mustache at the center of his body, held a slender pipe between his fingertips, and took a shallow puff, as if he was a man. The attitude of a deputy casino veteran.
Behind her, Qi Chengyi, who was a head taller than her, had a slight frown on his sword eyebrows. He stared at the woman's beautiful appearance. He smoked and puffed out the tobacco, which was full of charm. However, due to his lack of skill, he showed another kind of cuteness and cuteness.
A teasing smile flashed across Qi Chengyi's eyes.
He followed Chen Kang and others not far away, and helped Yunqing out of the gambling house. He choked on the smoke and coughed twice: "Cough, cough, it's a coincidence that today, His Highness is also here to visit the gambling house."
"It's a coincidence to help the girl, isn't it? As soon as I entered the casino, I saw the girl standing on tiptoes, squeezing into the crowd to watch the fun." Qi Chengyi's thin lips flashed a faint smile, "If the girl is not good at pipe smoking, she will be in trouble in the future. Just pretending to be a scholar is better than choking and making your face turn red."
He stretched out his hand: "Give me the pipe."
Fu Yunqing was teased and obediently handed over the pipe.
Qi Chengyi stroked his pipe, looking at the blush that still remained on the woman's pretty face. He put it to her thin lips, bit it slightly, and exhaled a circle of smoke. His movements were dignified and elegant.
In the smoke, those peach blossom eyes were like cold mountains and ice lakes.
She is beautiful and beautiful, but she always makes people feel a little cold.
I don't know if it was an illusion or something else, but for a moment Fu Yunqing felt that he was quite pitiful.
His entire family was wiped out and his father abandoned him in the cold palace for decades. Although he was a prince, he was as humble as a piece of grass. He was bullied and looked down upon. He was even poisoned since childhood and was often locked in an iron cage.
Even when they first met, in the dead of winter, he was still wearing thin clothes that were pilling.
I'm afraid it won't be easy for him to regain his status as a prince.
Seeing the woman staring at him in a daze, Qi Chengyi saw something akin to sympathy in her eyes. The corners of his lips curled up, and there was a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.
Actually, do you sympathize with him?
Fu Yunqing noticed his offense and quickly looked away.
Qi Chengyi threw away the pipe he had bitten as if he were throwing away his shoes.
The two of them followed Chen Kang and Futing Yuan into Zuixiang Residence.
Fu Yunqing was afraid that Qi Chengyi would be short of money, so he took the initiative to book the private room next to Chen Kang.
The other side of the private room.
Chen Kang held the tea cup and gave a small toast to Fu Ting and his wife: "Today I met Mr. Fu Ting for the first time. I felt like old friends at first sight. I am determined to be my best friend with you."
Fu Ting said: "I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it..."
Yuan was more quick-thinking and knew that Fu Yunqing had deposed Chen Kang a few days ago. Logically speaking, the two families should be enemies, but now that Chen Kang came to her door in a pleasant manner, I'm afraid it's not that simple.
After thinking about it, Mrs. Yuan took off her bamboo hat and veil: "So you are the master of the Chen family. My overbearing niece hurt you on the street a few days ago. I am really sorry! This Fuyun Qing has always been She is domineering and cruel, even I don’t dare to provoke her in our support family.”
"She hurt me, why is it Mrs. Fu'er's turn to apologize?" Chen Kang said hoarsely, "Even if she doesn't respect me, she still disrespects Mrs. Fu'er so much? You are her second aunt! This is simply outrageous! So unkind You are an evil person who killed your stepmother and disfigured the Ninth Prince. I am really afraid that one day she will do the same to you and your wife..."
The words were not finished yet.
Yuan Shi felt a chill.
Seeing Yuan's serious expression, Chen Kang added, "She even dared to kill her stepmother. What does your uncle and aunt mean to her?"
