Chapter 74: Being teased by Xiao Yuheng

Shen Yue walked through the bustling crowd and came to a gambling table.

The dealer, wearing a casino uniform and smiling, was shaking the dice cup and shouting, "Bets placed, bets placed, buy now!"

Upon hearing this, the onlookers took out their copper coins and placed them on the table.

Shen Yue couldn't help but frown when she saw this. Didn't people even listen or think before placing their bets? So casual?

Just as she was thinking about it, the dealer slammed the dice cup on the table with a "slap" sound and said to Shen Yue, "Young Master, do you want to bet?"

Shen Yue shook her head, "Let me take another look."

"Haha." The dealer rolled his eyes inwardly and opened the dice cup. "Three, five, six, big!"

When these words were spoken, some people cheered and jumped for joy, while others turned pale and sighed.

Xiao Yuheng came forward and asked quietly, "Want to play?"

"Yeah." Shen Yue nodded, "But forget it."

Last time she won four hundred and eighty taels in the Shadow Guard Division, but Xiao Yuheng confiscated it without a penny left, not even leaving her the principal. She remembered this incident clearly!

Xiao Yuheng knew what was going on in her little head at a glance, and couldn't help laughing:

"Play if you want. I will not confiscate your silver today."

Shen Yue's eyes lit up when she heard this, "Really? You are not allowed to regret it!"

"Once this king has spoken, when have I ever regretted it?"

“Why not…”

Last time, someone said he'd give her twenty lashes, then immediately changed his mind to ten. And the time before that, he said he'd return the Blood Drinking Spear, and it's still hanging around his waist.

"What are you mumbling about?" the man frowned.

"No, no, I said I want to bet!"

Shen Yue tilted her head and smiled at him, then began to listen attentively.

These ancient dice are a little different from the modern ones, but one can always hear some patterns. She closed her eyes, tried her best to filter out the noise around her, and focused all her attention on the dice cup in the dealer's hand.

She slowly opened her eyes only after the dice cup fell on the table and the dice stopped moving.

The man placed one palm on the edge of the table, leaned forward slightly, and looked at her sideways: "Did you hear it?"

"Yeah." Shen Yue smiled confidently, took out a silver ingot, and placed it on the word "small", "I want to bet on small!"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Some people murmured, "Is he here to cause trouble?"

"That's right, what are you showing off?"

"It's great to be rich, but you come here to feel important."

The dealer was also a little embarrassed. "Sir, if you want to play big, please move to the second or third floor."

"Yes, let's go, let's go!"

Before Shen Yue could react to what was happening, a man picked up her silver and threw it at her.

Fortunately, Xiao Yuheng caught it quickly.

“Don’t be rude!”

His expression was not good-looking. The man, seeing this, was frightened and shrank his shoulders and moved back.

"What do you mean?" Shen Yue looked puzzled.

She didn't break any rules, so why did it cause public outrage?

"It's okay, let's go." Xiao Yuheng took her hand, walked through the crowd, and went up the stairs.

"This is a civilian area, and the bet is limited to two taels. You just bet five taels. Of course they will think you are causing trouble. Let's go to the third floor, where it's quieter."

As Xiao Yuheng spoke, he took her through the carved porch and came to an elegant house on the third floor.

The decoration here is obviously more than one level better than that of the first floor, and the decoration is more exquisite, with silk paintings, precious vases, and even soft blankets on the floor.

Shen Yue stretched her neck and looked around. There were not many guests on this floor, but they were all dressed in gorgeous clothes. Some were obviously from Daqi, while others looked like merchants from Western Liao or Northern Chu.

Their faces glowed, and from time to time they would wave their hands, slap the banknotes in their hands on the table, and shout loudly with a smile: "Come on!"

Looking at the thick stack of banknotes on their table, Shen Yue couldn't help but feel a little timid. Not to mention that she didn't bring that much money today, even if she brought all her family property, it wouldn't be enough to play two games.

She had no intention of humiliating the common people on the first floor, and even less of being humiliated by the wealthy people on the third floor...

So she shrank her neck and began to back away.

But before she could take two steps back, the man grabbed her by the scruff of her neck and asked, "Where are you going?"

Shen Yue smiled sheepishly, "Your Majesty, I think I'm more suitable for the civilian area..."

Seeing her expression of quail, Xiao Yuheng wanted to laugh, but he still said with a stern face, "No."

Not to mention the mess on the first floor, there are all kinds of people there. Just now, someone deliberately rubbed her arm. Couldn't she feel it!

Shen Yue had no idea that he was thinking all this. She only knew that her money was hard-earned. Although she could hear the direction of the dice, she didn't want to take the risk of gambling.

It’s just like in modern times, although she has some money and will buy some financial products, she will never touch stocks.

"Your Majesty, I suddenly don't want to play anymore."

Anyway, she won't admit that she has no money or anything.

Seeing her embarrassed face, Xiao Yuheng stopped teasing her, took out a stack of banknotes from his sleeve and stuffed it into her hand.

"The capital is one thousand taels, and the winnings will be split fifty-fifty between you and me."

There is such a good thing? Shen Yue couldn't help but feel excited.

"No, what if I lose?"

"Lost?"

Xiao Yuheng raised his eyebrows slightly, raised his hand, pinched her chin, and lifted it gently.

Shen Yue was forced to meet his fiery gaze, then trembled and looked away.

"What if I lose?"

Xiao Yuheng smiled, "I don't blame you if I lose."

After saying that, he took the folding fan from her waist, opened it with a whoosh, and walked forward while swaying it gently.

Shen Yue stayed there in a daze for a long time before she came to her senses. Was she being teased by Xiao Yuheng?

It feels pretty good, what's going on...

Before she could think any more, Xiao Yuheng had already turned around with an urging look in his eyes, and she hurriedly trotted to catch up with him.

The guests and servants on the third floor were obviously knowledgeable. When they saw Xiao Yuheng coming, they all stood up and wanted to greet him.

Xiao Yuheng nodded and motioned them to take a seat, and Shen Yue also found a chair and sat down.

Xiao Yuheng sat down next to her, looked at the other tables, and asked curiously, "There are Mahjong and Pai Gow over there, don't you like them?"

Shen Yue shook her head and whispered in his ear again: "I can't hear anything else."

The warm breath brushed against the skin near the earlobe, causing a tingling sensation.

Xiao Yuheng's heart trembled suddenly, and he replied uncomfortably: "Oh."

At this time, Shen Yue's attention was focused on the dice cup, so naturally she didn't notice his changes.

She listened carefully for a while, took out a silver note worth one hundred taels, and placed it on the word "big".

The dice cup fell: "Open! Two, four, six, big!"

"Okay!"

Shen Yue waved the silver note she won in front of Xiao Yuheng again and again, and was so excited that she almost jumped up.

"Your Highness, I won! I won five thousand taels today before I go back!"

"Okay." Xiao Yuheng turned the teacup and looked at her gently, with an unconcealable smile in his voice.

Immediately following.

"One, two, four, little one!"

"Three, three, five, big!"

Shen Yue won two games in a row, and the one thousand taels on the table had become two thousand taels.

She felt that she was winning too slowly, so she tried a wilder approach and with a "bang", she bet all her banknotes.