Chapter 54 A land deed leads to the exposure of Shanggu Zhai's subordinates.

Su Jingge and her companion arrived at the entrance of Tianbao Pavilion in the blink of an eye. This place was not in the city center; further down was the moat, so the location was a bit out of the way.

Two fierce-looking servants stood at the entrance of Tianbao Pavilion.

She stood beside Xiao Linyuan the whole time, glancing at the man from the side.

"Oh, sir, you look like someone of high status. But you look unfamiliar; have you never been here before?"

Su Jingge stood tall, hands behind her back, looking at them solemnly: "You all know my master has an extraordinary status, yet you still dare to inquire?" Her brows furrowed. "Get out of the way!"

The servant said something to another servant.

The two then respectfully made way for them.

Upon entering, Su Jingge was astonished by the luxurious interior, complete with pavilions and waterside terraces, and even three levels, yet it exuded an air of clamor and extravagance.

The first floor is a gambling den, and the noise is overwhelming, making it the heart of the entire building.

In the center are three huge gambling tables, used for dice rolling, dominoes, and betting on big or small.

The table was surrounded by gamblers clutching their silver bags, their faces flushed and their expressions excited.

Looking around, there were more than ten small tables scattered around, for customers to gamble with smaller bets.

The shouts of the dealer.

The cheers of gamblers mingled with the curses of those who lost money.

The candlelight flickered in the wind stirred up by the crowd, and the air was filled with a mixture of sweat and alcohol.

On another floor, a water-flowing cup is set up in a corner. Clear spring water flows down a bamboo trough to each gambling table. Small copper bowls are embedded in the trough. When gamblers win money, they casually throw copper coins into the bowls.

Su Jingge noticed that the people sitting there were all dressed in fine clothes, and were probably well-known young masters in the city.

The stakes there are also very high.

After comparing the three places, she knew where they should go for fun.

He then looked in that direction and said, "Young master, let's go there."

Upon reaching them, they were stopped by people wearing white coats.

It's a croupier!

"Hey you two, you don't look familiar. Are you planning to visit Tongshengjian?"

Su Jingge said, "What, is that not allowed?"

The man bowed and smiled, "Sure, as long as you're happy, we can book the whole place. But... this is a refined spot frequented by young noblemen, so the bets here will naturally be more than the previous two places."

"If you want to get in, you have to check how much money you have in your pocket... that's the rule."

"If it's too little, I'm afraid it won't be able to get in."

After saying that, he put his hands behind his back in front of his abdomen and looked at them with narrowed eyes.

Su Jingge smiled inwardly. People are divided into different classes, and they are even more particular about it.

As for the silver, she felt around on her person, took out a few taels, and placed them in her palm: "See, I have some, right?"

The man's face darkened: "This, this is not enough. The starting price for entry is fifty taels. If you can't afford that... then you'll have to go there."

"Oh... let me look again." Su Jingge didn't bring any money with her when she came.

"Young master, is this not true?"

"Ha! You look respectable, but your pockets are emptier than your faces. There are plenty of people like you. Go away, don't come here to freeload tea and snacks!"

As he spoke, he was about to kick people out.

At this moment, two burly guards emerged from the corner, their eyes sharp as eagles.

These are the thugs from Tianbao Pavilion.

Su Jingge raised her hand, her eyes darkening: "Wait!"

She pulled out a wad of silver notes from her bosom and waved them around: "I didn't bring any silver, so silver notes won't do?"

The man's eyes widened at the sight, and he grinned from ear to ear: "Well done, well done! I was blind to your greatness and didn't know you were so generous, young master."

"Haha, please come in."

Su Jingge glanced at him sideways, looking down on him like a dog.

She took all the silver notes!

Waaaaa, five thousand taels!

Even in her time, that would have been enough to buy a small courtyard house in Beijing!

All she could do was pray, "Xiao Linyuan, please don't lose!"

After sitting down, Xiao Linyuan carefully observed his surroundings to see what kinds of games they played.

He wanted to determine which option had a higher chance of winning.

The gambling options here are all too slow, and betting such large sums at once would scare away those rich young men.

His gaze was fixed on the gambling king on the high platform, who was a woman.

Xiao Linyuan slightly raised his chin, gesturing to Su Jingge.

Su Jingge understood the look in his eyes and frowned.

Damn it!

He's serious!

Because on the way, Xiao Linyuan had already explained some ways to play, the most awesome of which was the jumping horse!

The rules are simple: it's a guessing game, using three dice to roll out the numbers.

Guess whether it's big (4-10 points) or small (11-17 points). If you guess correctly, you win double your bet. If you roll a triple (three of the same number), the house wins.

The game consists of seven rounds, with the stakes increasing in multiples.

The stakes for the first round are two strings of copper coins.

The second round was a four-in-a-row.

The third round was sixteen strings.

The fourth round was worth 256 strings of cash.

And so on, by the sixth round the stakes had reached over 4.2 billion!

Su Jingge swallowed hard, then calmly pointed at the woman drinking tea: "Our young master wants to play with her!"

The entire audience was stunned by these words.

The steward approached, somewhat shocked: "Young master, are you going to play with Lady Qianque?"

“No?” Su Jingge looked at him coldly.

"Oh no, no." He nodded. "I mean, okay, but do you know that Lady Qianque only plays one type of dice?"

Su Jingge smiled slightly: "Lady Qianque only plays vaulting, right?"

The steward blinked, somewhat incredulously: "Oh, right!"

At this point, even more people gathered around.

"Then please, Madam Qianque."

"Wait a minute, do you know the rules of this vaulting horse?"

Su Jingge recited the rules aloud.

The man smiled and said, "Young master, you are quite generous. Now that you know the rules, is the stake high enough?"

This means they are asking what kind of betting is involved and whether one is qualified to gamble.

Su Jingge only owns one restaurant.

She could tell from the man's eyes that he was signaling her to take out the land deed.

She had no idea that Xiao Linyuan was playing such a big game.

"I'll have to ask my young master about that!"

She turned her head away, gritted her teeth, and lowered her voice: "Xiao the Mute! Just winning back that stake from Lu Er is enough! You don't need to go this far; the restaurant is all my assets!"

To everyone's surprise, the man smiled, but that didn't stop him from looking at her with deep eyes.

Su Jingge bit her cheek and still took it out.

A 'snap' sound.

He slammed the land deed on the table: "Is this enough?"

The manager saw four large characters: 【Yun Que Restaurant】

He was utterly shocked, staring at Su Jingge in disbelief for a moment: "You...you are...Su Jingge?"

Su Jingge didn't want to reveal her identity, but taking out the land deed forced her to.

Anyone who didn't know better would think this kid did it on purpose.

The man gave a wink to the person next to him, and a moment later a man of about 40 years old, dressed in a dark brocade robe, walked up.

The cuffs are embroidered with subtle patterns, but they are never visible.

Just like others, his shrewdness is hidden beneath a gentle exterior.

The man was lithe and graceful, with deep, penetrating eyes.

Su Jingge's eyes darkened slightly. He was Ning Zhutian's most capable subordinate, nicknamed Teng Feibiao.

Unexpectedly, a land deed attracted the attention of Ning Zhutian's men.

That's actually a good thing.

This gave her a deeper understanding of Shanggu Zhai.

"So it's Assistant Manager Su." The man smiled and bowed. "Chen Yan greets Assistant Manager Su. May Assistant Manager Su enjoy his blessings."

This person used polite language and spoke eloquently.

But their pupils were like an icy pool, making it impossible to tell what they were thinking.

He is a very cunning person!