Chapter 349

"Madam, what do you mean by that?" Manager Xu, who was standing to the side, was displeased when he heard Huo Yunzhi's words. He knew that even if he was suspected of disloyalty to the Emperor, he could not be suspected of cheating.

"You wouldn't be deliberately letting me lose because I put in so much money, would you?" Huo Yunzhi asked Manager Xu angrily.

"Our Jubaolou doesn't need your pittance. Could it be that you, Madam, can't accept defeat?" Manager Xu felt insulted by Huo Yunzhi.

"Consort Huo, I've lost so many times just now, but I've never been this indignant as you. It's just four thousand taels, you can't be a sore loser, can you? If so, there's no need for us to continue playing." Cheng Qingli knew that Huo Yunzhi wanted Qin Lou, and perhaps, just now, she thought she could win.

However, to her surprise, her plan was about to fall through.

It also gave me an extra four thousand taels of silver notes. Although I don't lack money or good things, who would complain about not having enough money?

She turned back and used the four thousand taels to make a nice headdress for Li Zhiwei, since Li Zhiwei hadn't forgiven her yet.

"Who said I can't afford to lose?" Huo Yunzhi gritted her teeth. She had already lost four thousand taels. If she didn't get Qinlou back, wouldn't she be at a huge loss?

"So, Consort Huo, do you have any other bets?" Cheng Qingli asked Huo Yunzhi with a smile.

"Consort, the silver notes we brought are all over there," Fangcao quickly walked to Huo Yunzhi's side and whispered.

Huo Yunzhi cursed inwardly, "That stupid Fangcao, before anyone else has even said anything, she's already revealing her own shortcomings."

"It seems Consort Huo really didn't bring enough gambling funds. That's a bit of a shame. Today, you probably won't be able to take this Qin Lou with you." Cheng Qingli took out something that looked like a land deed from her bosom and said with some regret. After speaking, she put it back into her sleeve.

Huo Yunzhi stared intently at the sleeve in Cheng Qingli's hand, as if if she looked at it for too long, the land deed would become hers.

Thinking of this, Huo Yunzhi took out two land deeds from her bosom without thinking. Huo Yunxuan had asked her to give them to Prince Jiaohuai. In her opinion, they were just deeds for a house and a mountain.

Huo Yunxuan never told Huo Yunzhi what the mountain was for, or that what was left in the house was the capital for the Huo family's resurgence.

Fangcao looked at the two land deeds and wanted to persuade them, but Huo Yunzhi glared at her and she shut up.

Fangcao didn't understand. Qinlou wasn't even in a great location, so why was her concubine so fixated on it?

"Consort Huo, there are still two rounds left. What if we lose again?" Cheng Qingli didn't know what kind of land deed Huo Yunzhi had, but she didn't take it to heart.

After all, if Huo Yunzhi had something good, she probably wouldn't want her Qinlou, since Qinlou's location isn't exactly prime.

She still owns shops in better locations than Qinlou.

The reason why Qinlou was proposed to cooperate with Li Zhiwei was twofold: firstly, the restaurant was currently vacant, and secondly, it was thought that Qinlou might suit Li Zhiwei's tastes.

As for why, by sheer coincidence, the people from the Prince of Lanhuai's mansion came to her repeatedly to ask for it, this also surprised her greatly.

Could it be that there's some hidden treasure in that brothel?

Thinking of this, Cheng Qingli felt that she definitely needed to go back and take a good look.

Even if the restaurant is given to Li Zhiwei, she should still be able to go, right?

"You!" Huo Yunzhi didn't expect Cheng Qingli to be so hateful. She had only won one round against her, yet she was so arrogant.