Chapter 237 Betting

Su Zhizhi knew that her father must have his own plans, so she took the small box, nodded seriously, and tried her best to complete the task.

Murong Ming and He Wenhan looked at the box in Su Zhizhi's hand, then looked at the 100 taels of chips in their own hands, and instantly felt that their arrogance had diminished.

Murong Ming: "Cousin Han, do you still have money?"

He Wenhan: "No more, only two hundred taels."

Murong Ming had no choice but to clench the small bag of chips in his hand, in which twenty small wooden chips were dangling.

Su Zhizhi took two steps holding the box when a servant came to her with a plate of flower-shaped snacks and asked her kindly if she wanted to eat some.

The pastry is made in the shape of peach blossoms, white with a hint of pink, and looks very beautiful when placed on a glass plate.

But Su Zhizhi somehow thought of the dirty piece of rice candy that Wu Laosan took out of his pocket at the foot of the Black Bandit Mountain a few years ago.

"I'm not hungry." Su Zhizhi shook her head.

They all sat down at the nearest gambling table.

Different gambling tables play different games. This table plays "big or small", and the rules are simple but exciting.

The dealer rolls three dice and places them in a cup. Gamblers place bets on whether the sum of the dice will be high (11 to 17) or low (4 to 10). Winning bets double the winnings, while losing bets completely. If all three dice are the same (3 or 18), the dealer wins.

Murong Ming, He Wenhan and Su Zhizhi all sat down. This table looked like a children's table, but it was quite impressive.

Hao Ren didn't sit down to gamble, but stood next to Su Zhizhi and observed his surroundings.

The room was indeed spacious, lively but not crowded. The windows of the private rooms on the second floor were all closed, but the window of one private room on the third floor was slightly open, so the people upstairs could probably have a full view of the situation below.

"Su Zhizhi, don't think you can be proud just because you have a lot of chips. Be careful or you will lose them all in one go." He Wenhan said sarcastically.

Su Zhizhi placed the chip box on the table and took out a few chips clearly and spread them out:

"He Wenhan, are you saying that because you lost everything in one go when you came here last time?"

He Wenhan's throat choked, and his neck flushed as he retorted, "Who said that? I won last time! I won by a lot."

"Please place your bets." The dealer shaking the dice was a thin middle-aged man.

He was different from the enthusiastic attendants.

He didn't smile and there was no expression on his face.

At each gambling table in Xiaoyaofang, the dealer is a gambling house member, and the dealer is not allowed to have any expression or unnecessary movements.

Any smile, laugh, sneeze or wipe of sweat may be considered a hint to a gambler and be suspected of cheating.

The dealer of Xiaoyaofang has principles and will not cheat.

There was once a decades-old gambler from another place who lamented with tears in his eyes:

Xiaoyaofang is the fairest and most conscientious gambling house in the world.

Amidst excitement, temptation and greed, gamblers believe in the fairness of Xiaoyaofang.

"I'm betting big." He Wenhan placed the bet first.

Murong Ming sat down at the gambling table for the first time and took out two chips from his bag: "I'll bet big too."

Su Zhizhi closed her eyes and casually placed a handful of chips.

That area has "small" written on it.

"Then I'll bet on small."

When several people started to place bets, two servants following Murong Ming and He Wenhan quietly slipped away to go back and report the news.

Disobeying the orders of the Crown Prince and the Young Master will only result in a beating, but if they are found out without telling their superiors, they will be skinned alive!

When the servant slipped out of Xiaoyaofang, Murong Ming and He Wenhan were concentrating on looking at the three jade-white dice in the dealer's hand.

The dealer's nickname is "Quick Hand Zhao". With a flick of his wrist, the dice cup spins rapidly, making a crisp sound.

Before Su Zhizhi could see how his hands moved, she saw that he had already put the dice cup back on the gambling table.

"Open!" Kuaishou Zhao lifted the lid.

There are only a few points on the three dice, four.

is the smallest number of points.

The chips bet by Murong Ming and He Wenhan were taken away in a blink of an eye, while the chips bet by Su Zhizhi were returned double.

He Wenhan pretended to be indifferent and said to Murong Ming:

"Humph, she's a newbie. She was lucky in the first few rounds. After winning a few times, she ran out of luck."

Murong Ming was puzzled. It was also his first time here, so he was also a novice. Then why didn’t he win?

He didn't mention this, but simply said, "Then why not let her win against others first, and then lose to us later?"

Murong Ming stood up and said leisurely, "Su Zhizhi, the games here are too simple. I'm going to go to other gambling tables and come back. We'll meet here in an incense stick."

"My legs are a little sore and I can't walk anymore. I'll wait for you here and keep an eye on Su Zhizhi to make sure she doesn't run away." He Wenhan didn't follow Murong Ming.

He kept some secrets to himself.

He had seen the other games last time, but he couldn't understand them or play them. He would lose as soon as he placed a bet. He only knew how to play the big/small bet here.

Moreover, Su Zhizhi has the luck of a beginner. If he follows Su Zhizhi in betting a few times, he might even make some money.

"Okay." Murong Ming took his bag of chips and left.

Soon, another gambler came to fill Murong Ming's position.

After one stick of incense.

Murong Ming came back, and the chip bag was half lighter.

The atmosphere at the original gambling table was very lively.

There was a circle of people standing around, and many of them followed suit and placed bets.

Murong Ming asked his servants to make a seat for him. He stood by the table and saw that He Wenhan actually stood next to Su Zhizhi.

The dealer, Quick Hand Zhao, flickered his arm in the air and slapped the dice cup down.

The gamblers immediately started shouting excitedly:

“Open, open, open!”

"Big, big, big, big..."

"The four previous ones were small, this one must be big!"

Murong Ming saw that Su Zhizhi had been betting on small, but suddenly changed her bet to big.

When the lid is opened, it is small.

Murong Ming laughed out loud, Su Zhizhi lost.

He pulled He Wenhan over and said in a somewhat blaming tone:

"Why are you standing on Su Zhizhi's side?"

He Wenhan was happily gambling: "How much did you bet and how much did you win?"

Murong Ming: "After four rounds of gambling, I still have fifty taels left."

He Wenhan swallowed his saliva: "Do you know how much Su Zhizhi won?"

Murong Ming: "Didn't she lose just now?"

He Wenhan: "She bet more than ten times and won every time, except for the last round."

He followed Su Zhizhi in betting and won several games. At this moment, he felt like he was walking on clouds and felt that his fortune had come.

Murong Ming's face darkened: "She's so lucky, so doesn't that mean we can't beat her?"

He Wenhan said confidently: "The opportunity is now. Although she is lucky, she has already started to lose. Her luck has run out."

Su Zhizhi also had a headache at this time.

She had promised her father to cooperate with the plan to lose money, but the amount of money was increasing, and she didn't know if she could lose it all before dinner.

"Dad~" Su Zhizhi turned her head and looked at Hao Ren.

Hao Ren comforted his daughter with a patient and gentle smile:

"Zhizhi, don't be anxious."

As he said this, he glanced at the half-open window on the third floor. The window seemed to be open a little wider than before, and there was a pair of eyes staring at this side from inside.

Murong Ming and He Wenhan bet on small together.

Su Zhizhi bet big.

She had always bet on small and never lost, so she learned her lesson and changed to betting on big.

The dice clattered.

The lid was opened again.

"Seventeen o'clock, big!"

Murong Ming and He Wenhan were disappointed.

Su Zhizhi was very disappointed.

In the next round, Su Zhizhi continued to bet big, and Murong Ming continued to bet small.

This goes on and on, with several rounds of big wins.

Every time Murong Ming and He Wenhan lost, they would increase the stakes, hoping to win back what they had lost, but they lost more and more in each round.

Su Zhizhi was just the opposite. She kept raising the stakes in an attempt to lose back what she had won, but she won more and more in each round.

Murong Ming and He Wenhan soon lost all their money, but how could they be willing to leave at this time?

Murong Ming said to himself, he only needs to win once, just beat her once!

Just as I was thinking about whether to go upstairs to pawn the jade pendant on my body, a burst of laughter came:

"Why are there a few small gamblers today?"

Murong Ming and He Wenhan looked in the direction of the sound and saw King Murong Qi of Chu walking towards them in a swagger.

Murong Ming and He Wenhan felt guilty as if they had been caught:

"Greetings to the King of Chu."

"Greetings to the King of Chu."

When the people nearby heard that the King of Chu had arrived, they all made way for him and made room for him at the gambling table.

Murong Qi is a distinguished guest of Xiaoyaofang, and he spends a lot of money every time.

The Xiaoyaofang manager hurried down from upstairs. When he saw Murong Qi, he felt as if he had seen a golden god of wealth, and he wanted to put his face close to him.

"I was wondering why I saw auspicious clouds floating in the sky today. It turns out that the prince has come to visit. I have prepared a private room. Please go upstairs, Your Highness."

Murong Qi said lazily, "With your eyesight, what are you still looking at with auspicious clouds?"

As he spoke, he walked over to Murong Ming and He Wenhan, and seeing that their chips bags were empty, he chuckled:

"It seems that my luck is not good today."

Murong Ming's face felt a little hot.

When the little dandy meets the big dandy, he can no longer be so arrogant.

He Wenhan also got scared and pulled Murong Ming's sleeve, thinking that they should just forget about it today.

If they lost two hundred taels of silver, they lost it. Anyway, the hole was not big and they could fill it themselves.

But the next moment, they heard Murong Qi say:

"Don't be afraid. I'll lend you five thousand taels. Have fun and return the money to me if you win."