Chapter 221: Three Games, Three

Losses "Thank you, Princess." Xie Lan put the jade pendant and bracelet into his pocket, and bowed to Princess Anyang with a smile on his face.

Considering the good fortune, Xie Lan's gift was quite sincere.

But in Princess Anyang's eyes, it was like a slap in the face.

Princess Anyang looked unhappy, but Princess Huaining was not displeased at all. Instead, she smiled at Xie Lan in a friendly manner, "Miss Xie, you are really lucky. Have you learned the technique of gambling on stones before?"

Xie Lan's eyes flickered slightly. For some reason, Princess Huaining was so enthusiastic that she always felt uncomfortable.

“I haven’t learned the technique of gambling on stones, but this morning a magpie flew into my yard to look for food.

Maybe it's because of its auspiciousness that I'm so lucky today."

Xie Lan was talking nonsense in a serious manner. Princess Huaining was a shrewd person from the palace after all. She didn't agree in her heart, but didn't show it on her face.

Still smiling warmly and cordially, "So you met a magpie. No wonder you kept getting bigger. Come to think of it, I haven't seen a magpie in a long time. I envy your good luck."

Even though the facts were right in front of her, Princess Anyang still couldn't believe that Xie Lan had actually defeated her.

"Xie Xiao-Xiao, since you are so lucky today, how about we play two more rounds? Although my pair of bracelets are not as good as my aunt's, they are also rare and exquisite.

I'm using this pair of bracelets as a prize, and the rules are the same. If the quality of the jade you cut out is higher than mine after two rounds of gambling, the bracelets will be yours."

Still want to gamble? Are you determined to humiliate her today or not?

Seeing Xie Lan remained silent, Princess Anyang pretended to be generous and said, "Don't worry, I just want to have fun gambling with you, and you don't have to make any money.

You don’t have to pay for the material you choose, I’ll cover it all. Even if you lose the bet, you won’t suffer any loss.”

She deliberately suggested that Xie Lan don't have to pay for the prize, and even covered the cost of the materials she selected. It seemed generous, but in fact she wanted to overwhelm Xie Lan in momentum and at the same time highlight her stinginess.

Princess Anyang was certain that she would accept this proposal. After all, a gamble without any loss was a temptation that was hard to refuse for an ordinary person.

She was waiting for Xie Lan to take the bait, and then she would avenge herself in the next gambling game and let her know the consequences of going against her.

Even if Xie Lan won again, as long as she had someone guide her from behind and spread the word, others would only remember her greedy and stingy side.

Who is Xie Lan? Even though Princess Anyang tried her best to hide the expression on her face, she could still see what she was thinking at a glance.

"Princess, you lost the bet, so you want others to think that I am greedy and stingy. I am unwilling to give up even a small prize and only want to take advantage of you?"

Princess Anyang's face changed slightly. She didn't expect that Xie Lan could see through her thoughts and point it out directly.

"Thank you, Miss, you misunderstood..."

Xie Lan interrupted her before she finished speaking, "Princess, there's no need to quibble. No one is a fool. Since you insist on continuing to gamble, I will accompany you to the end."

Not only did Xie Lan take out the jade pendant and bracelet he had just won as a prize, he also put down the piece of yellow jade he had just cut.

She was so generous that Princess Anyang had to grit her teeth and take out the two pieces of jade she had cut before the bet as a prize in order to prevent her from mocking her for taking advantage of her.

Seeing that they wanted to continue gambling on stones, Princess Huaining did not stop them. Instead, she and a group of noble ladies stayed to watch.

This time, Princess Anyang chose more carefully and finally picked one that satisfied her.

The skin of this raw stone is delicate and smooth to the touch, without obvious graininess or roughness. The texture of the surface is uniform and the texture is fine.

In addition, the pine flowers are brightly colored, make crisp and hard sounds when knocked, and must have good texture, and the direction of the python belt is also clear.

The most important point is that the surface of this material is grayish white.

Based on the gambling stone skills and experience she has learned over the years, this is most likely imperial green.

It was still her father's favorite dark green.

When Anyang saw the material that Xie Lan chose, he felt even more relieved.

In this round, she will definitely avenge her previous defeat.

Princess Anyang confidently called the cutting master, but unfortunately after cutting more than ten times, there was no sign of green at all, let alone imperial green.

Princess Anyang no longer cared about maintaining her composure and angrily asked the cutting master to cut the piece of material in half.

But what is exposed are still white stones.

Princess Anyang's palms were all broken by her fingernails.

But just when she had given up all hope, she cut out a piece of jade as big as an egg.

It’s a pity that the quality can only be considered average.

Princess Anyang looked extremely unhappy, but when she thought of Xie Lan's rough and dark material, her mood improved.

Even though the texture of her jade is not good, as long as Xie Lan can't cut out the jade, she can still win this round.

Princess Anyang had good ideas, but unfortunately she met Xie Lan and was doomed to failure.

As the cutting master made the first cut, there were exclamations of surprise one after another.

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"Red? Am I seeing right? This is actually red jadeite!"

"It is indeed red. You are not mistaken. This color is so beautiful that even a grown man like me cannot take my eyes off this piece of material."

"This Miss Xie's luck is really good. She won this round again."

Princess Anyang suppressed her anger and tried her best to appear calm and composed.

"Miss Xie, I believe you can see that the remaining materials are not very good. I will bet with you using this stone I picked out earlier.

I saw you pick more than ten pieces earlier, you can also choose one piece from them to bet with me. Let's see who will win in the final round."

Xie Lan knew very well that Princess Anyang wanted to use her last trump card to win her over.

But she wouldn't let her have her wish.

We have lost two games in a row, this is our last chance.

Princess Anyang hesitated for a long time, and finally picked a piece of material with black spots on the surface.

This kind of black spot means that there is a high probability of black ringworm inside the raw stone.

Princess Anyang was not so angry that she lost her mind and could not see that the material performed poorly.

On the contrary, she deliberately picked a piece of material that was very likely to cause black ringworm.

Although black ringworm is not a good thing, the presence of black ringworm does not necessarily mean that the quality of the jade inside the raw stone is poor.

If lichen is accompanied by green and the distribution of lichen is relatively regular, then the color of the jadeite inside may be brighter.

According to her previous experience, the black spots on this material showed that there was most likely black ringworm inside, but the jadeite accompanying it must be top-grade jadeite.

Xie Lan could see that Princess Anyang's experience in gambling on stones was indeed better than that of County Lady Wen'an, but after seeing the material she chose, he knew she was doomed to lose.

Sure enough,

After cutting open the surface of the material, it was found to be top-grade jadeite, just as Princess Anyang had guessed.

But the bad thing is that the dense black ringworm covers almost the entire piece of material.

Princess Anyang felt a sweet and fishy taste in her throat. She guessed the beginning but not the ending - three losses in three rounds!