She couldn't interest him or get his attention.
Even though she was a celestial maiden, the adults still treated her coldly and indifferently. She felt that she was no different from other ordinary women.
Even celestial maidens failed to catch the adults' eye, which was the most frustrating thing for her.
In the eyes of adults, apart from her status as a celestial maiden, she was utterly useless.
But she wanted to attract the adults' attention and make them notice her.
"Find an opportunity to test her."
"Huh?" Mu Qingge was stunned. Was she trying to probe?
Testing this little girl?
"But, sir, didn't we come here to investigate the ancient tree?"
"Perhaps it has something to do with her."
Isn't this reason a bit far-fetched? Mu Qingge twitched the corner of her mouth, but swallowed back the words that were about to come out when she felt the cold aura emanating from Xian Ji.
He nodded. "Okay, I'll give her a try."
When Mu Qingge came out, Anle was nowhere to be seen. The roads outside were now open in all directions, and carriages were already traveling in twos and threes on the roads.
"Sir, the person has already left."
"There will be another chance to meet," Xianji said in a light voice.
Mu Qingge nodded, "Then we can only try again next time we have a chance to meet." Since the adults have said so, then they must be right, and we will definitely meet again.
Anle considered what happened in the teahouse as just a minor incident and didn't take it to heart. She had long since forgotten about the man and woman.
If there are people like her in the world, then it's not so strange to find a lot of other oddballs.
In Anle's opinion, nothing, no matter how strange, could be more unusual than the rural system she possessed.
The capital city.
After leaving the teahouse, Bai Naijiong and the other three traveled together to the capital.
"Eat, drink, and play whatever you want, please don't be shy with me," Bai Naijiong said with a light laugh to Yan Qingxue.
Yan Qingxue didn't stand on ceremony. Her eyes darted around, and she grinned at Bai Naijiong.
"Does your family own any businesses in the capital? Is there a gambling den around here that your family owns? Shall we go and have a game there?"
The only place I've never been to in my life is a gambling den.
Bai Naijiong raised an eyebrow slightly. "Oh? A bold and daring woman like you, Qingxue, is there something you haven't done?"
Yan Qingxue snorted.
"I'm afraid to go in because I'm worried about losing too badly. I'm not very good at gambling, so if I go in, I'll definitely only lose badly."
It's one thing if you lose everything, but what if you lose an arm or a leg?
I don't think many of the men who went in had a good ending. They either had their legs or arms crippled.
This is unbearable for anyone, let alone a woman; even a man probably couldn't stand it.
Bai Naijiong laughed out loud, "This is what they mean by 'a little gambling is harmless, but excessive gambling is harmful.'"
"I think I should be fine going in today and coming out unscathed, so let's go to the gambling den and see what it's like. Let's go to your gambling den."
Bai Naijiong reached out and ruffled Yan Qingxue's hair, readily agreeing, "Okay, today I'll show you something different. If you lose, it's on me; if you win, it's on you."
Yan Qingxue's eyes lit up.
"real?"
Seeing Bai Naijiong nod, Yan Qingxue excitedly shouted, "Great! You're a true friend! It's worth having you as a friend! You're a real buddy!"
From now on, you'll be my older brother, my dear older brother.
Xiaoya sighed and rolled her eyes. A perfectly good man had been turned into a buddy by her young lady. Her young lady's future was worrying.
Anle seemed to notice Xiaoya's melancholy and patted her arm with a smile to comfort her.
So what? Her cousin Zhishu is waiting for her; they'll be a couple sooner or later.
The group followed Bai Naijiong into the gambling den, with An Lele happily following behind to watch the excitement.
She had never seen a gambling den in this world before, and today was the first time she had ever seen one. When she entered the gambling den, the lobby on the first floor was filled with rough men shouting and yelling.
One by one, burly men rolled up their sleeves, put their feet on stools, and shouted about betting on big or small.
The scene was rather unseemly. Bai Naijiong reached out and covered Yan Qingxue's face, blindfolding her, and led the group upstairs. "Let's go straight up. There are quite a few literati and scholars up there."
Sure enough, once you get to the second floor, the environment is completely different from the atmosphere on the first floor. Compared to the noise on the first floor, the second floor is unusually quiet.
The two sides were betting against each other, seemingly engaged in a game of strategy, both proceeding in silence, only speaking up at crucial moments, or betting on big or small.
The simplest form of gambling is rolling dice.
The second floor is filled with scattered tables, where guests are entertained by themselves, occasionally wandering over to join in the fun and take a look.
The guests on the second floor were indeed, as Bai Naijiong had described, refined and cultured individuals. Judging from their attire, they were clearly more presentable and well-dressed than the rough and burly men on the first floor. Moreover, they behaved with propriety and decorum, even when gambling, they did so in a very civilized manner.
Compared to the noisy shouting on the first floor, this place is filled with gentle conversation and laughter, with smiles that don't reveal their teeth, creating an atmosphere of quiet mystery.
After finding a table and sitting down, Bai Naijiong said with a smile, "You can watch a game here first and learn the rules of gambling. Once you understand the rules, we'll play a few rounds ourselves."
Yan Qingxue was not reserved at all, her eyes filled with curiosity as she looked around, finally focusing her gaze on the gambling table in front of her, observing how the players were playing.
The game of dice is very simple: guess the size and compare the sizes. Two people roll the dice at the same time, and the one with the bigger dice wins, or the one with the smaller dice wins, or the one with the specified number wins.
Anle understood the rules of the game at a glance.
Anle doesn't find this game very fun; he thinks playing mahjong is more interesting.
However, Anle was quite tempted by the prospect of easily making money.
In a single game, if you're lucky, you can win anywhere from a hundred taels to a thousand taels.
That's quite a big deal.
Yan Qingxue hesitated when she learned that even the smallest game would cost one hundred taels of silver.
Bai Naijiong seemed to have seen through her thoughts and laughed, "It's okay, go ahead and play. You can afford to lose a few small rounds."
Xiao Ya couldn't help but tug at Yan Qingxue's clothes. Even though that's what Young Master Bai said, she couldn't really take advantage of him.
Her daughter is too naive and honest in this regard.
Winning is fine, but losing is no small matter, it's not just a few taels of silver.
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