Chapter 9: Rescue
Qing Ning was very dissatisfied when she saw the man's eyes wandering around Su Shengsheng, but she could only suppress her dissatisfaction when she thought of the previous instructions.
"How do you bet? Tell me, miss." The man closed his fan and raised his hand in a pretentious gesture.
Su Shengsheng said calmly, "Young Master, please come into the room and choose any book. After one stick of incense, I will repeat the contents of the book. If you make a mistake in one word, the bet will be doubled and returned."
"That's really interesting!" The man raised his eyebrows, then turned his head and said, "So, Miss, you mean we can place any bet we want?"
Su Shengsheng's eyes were calm, "Of course."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man laughed and took out a silver ingot from his sleeve. He pretended to be considerate and said, "I won't make it difficult for you, Miss. Five taels."
Five taels, this is the amount of Su Jingshan’s monthly salary.
It's nothing on a normal day, but this is double...
Qingning and Ningyu looked at each other worriedly and watched Su Shengsheng accept the bet money.
The man curled his lips into a smile and went to the bookstore to choose books.
People had nothing to do, so when they heard someone was gambling in the bookstore, they gathered around out of curiosity.
Although Su Shengsheng was not wearing fancy clothes, her extraordinary appearance could not be concealed, so everyone's eyes fell on her.
Although Qing Ning Ning Yu was used to playing around with Su Sheng Sheng, they were just small fights and she had never seen such a big situation.
The two of them surrounded Su Shengsheng tightly, a little flustered.
On the contrary, Su Shengsheng always had a light brow and looked calm and composed.
The man quickly selected a book and came out with a strange smile that could not be ignored. "Miss, I have chosen it."
Su Shengsheng took it and glanced at it, a cold light flashed in her eyes, but she lowered her eyes, so no one noticed.
"If you feel embarrassed, you don't have to bear it. The ransom..."
The man had a smile on his face and looked back and forth at the slender body.
Su Shengsheng's tone turned cold, "Master, you think you'll win before the game even starts?"
Without waiting for the man to tease her, Su Shengsheng asked Qingning to light the incense.
Because the book was in front of Su Shengsheng, Qing Ning and the others couldn't see the contents. When they heard the crowd suddenly burst into laughter, they thought they were laughing at the man.
"Master Fan, can't you afford to lose? By choosing this kind of book, aren't you deliberately trying to embarrass this young lady?"
There were many people in the crowd who were cheering.
A group of people gathered together in a short while, whispering to each other.
There were also students among them. After seeing the book Su Shengsheng was holding, they couldn't help but sigh and talk about the decline of morals in the world.
Qing Ning and the other one sensed something was wrong and returned to Su Shengsheng, their expressions changing drastically.
"Miss, we won't watch it anymore. Just compensate him."
The book was nothing but a very rare miscellaneous thing.
Very few women in Nanling Kingdom work to make a living, and most of their jobs are related to romance.
Qing Ning didn't want Su Shengsheng to be teased like this, so she wanted to drag Su Shengsheng away.
Su Shengsheng remained expressionless and whispered, "Don't make a fuss. Have you forgotten what you promised me?"
Qing Ning's tears immediately fell, and Ning Yu's eyes also turned red. "Miss, we won't make this money anymore."
Su Shengsheng sighed softly.
They reacted like this after only seeing a little bit of it.
If I stop here, I will never be able to convince my parents again.
Su Shengsheng did not answer, but read ten lines at a glance and flipped through the book.
In the teahouse across from the bookstore, Mu Ze's voice suddenly rose, "What? The Emperor actually ordered the general to reduce the troops?"
Chu Zhao, who was standing behind Xie Xuan, rolled his eyes. "Surprised?"
The person in the teahouse was King Xuanming who had just returned from the imperial capital.
They marched very quickly, taking only two months to go back and forth, arriving just one day later than Su Shengsheng and his group.
Mu Ze was so angry that he was gasping for breath. "The northern Rong troops have not yet retreated, and the Baishang Kingdom is eyeing them covetously from the south. The emperor is not strengthening the defense, but is actually reducing the troops?"
Chu Zhao said coldly, "The battle with the Northern Rong severely damaged Nanling's vitality. The emperor still needs the princes from all over the country to deter foreign powers. He can't reduce the number of princes, so he can only resort to this trick."
Xie Xuan turned the teacup in his hand and said in a cold voice, "Like father, like son."
When Mu Ze Chu Zhao heard this, his voice stopped and he calmed down completely.
"Although the Northern Rong have annexed the sixteen states of the northern border, their foundation is not yet stable. It is time to concentrate our forces and launch a counterattack.
However, the emperor was worried that he had gained the throne illegitimately and was wary of the local princes, so he did not hesitate to reduce the supply of food and fodder to the garrison under the pretext of losing grain-producing areas.
Isn't this a disguised way of weakening the vassal states and curbing the generals? If you are cowardly and incompetent, aren't you afraid that the Baishang Kingdom will also pick on you? "
After a while, Mu Ze finally understood and said angrily.
Chu Zhao's face was cold. "With the Imperial Preceptor in exile, many old ministers dared not speak out. The court is in power with treacherous officials, and they are too busy eliminating dissidents to care about the lives of soldiers."
Mu Ze was completely speechless. He walked to the window with an angry look on his face, trying to catch his breath.
There was a crowd of people under the window. Mu Ze had excellent eyesight and saw Qing Ning and the other two people who were surrounded inside at a glance.
"Isn't that Miss Su? Why is she surrounded by people?"
As he said this, he opened all the windows and stuck his head out.
The sounds outside gradually became clearer.
Su Shengsheng closed the book and raised her eyes from it.
In front of the crowd, Fan Wenchang said frivolously, "Miss, you have to tell me orally."
There were at least fifty people gathered around at this time, if not a hundred.
"Miss..." Qing Ning and the others were angry and anxious, but they couldn't do anything about Su Shengsheng, and they almost tore the corners of her clothes with their hands.
At this moment, a clear voice drowned out the surrounding discussions.
"I paid the young lady's compensation."
The crowd who were looking for trouble immediately turned their heads to look.
He thought that here came another ignorant young man who didn't know how to live or die. The second generation of the Fan family was in the mood for fun, and spoiling his mood at this moment would be tantamount to seeking death.
When I turned around, I saw that it was a stranger.
I knew at once that he was from another place, and I had no idea how powerful Mr. Fan was.
So someone advised him to stop causing trouble and leave quickly.
Su Shengsheng also looked up.
In the crowd, a young man in sky-blue clothes was nodding to her.
The man's three parts of the face and five eyes were clearly defined, and every part was just right. Any deviation would make him look disproportionate.
Fan Wenchang looked impatient, "Where did this guy come from? How dare you interfere in my business?"
The man's eyebrows were as relaxed as the ink of a painting, and he did not get angry because of the other party's bad words.
"It's a bet, just pay the compensation. Why are you making it difficult?"
Fan Wenchang didn't even glance at the silver ingot in his hand. "This is a matter between me and this young lady. What does it have to do with you?"
"Miss, don't worry. I paid the compensation to this young man voluntarily and you don't have to return it." The man said in a clear voice, turned around and said to Su Shengsheng.
"Thank you, sir." Su Shengsheng bowed, "But it's not necessary."
The man was a little surprised, then he looked at their clothes and took out five taels of silver from his sleeve.
"Young lady, you must have encountered difficulties. Meeting is fate. Take out these five taels of silver for emergency use."
Su Shengsheng didn't answer it, but turned to look at Fan Wenchang, "Let's start."
Even though no one was trying to save him, Fan Wenchang became even more excited. "Young lady, you can start anytime."
"Yuanliang..." Su Shengsheng was interrupted by Fan Wenchang just as she started.
"Wrong, both words are wrong."
"I didn't specify whether it should be narrated in the forward or reverse order."
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