When they heard the knock on the door, the other two ladies, like Zhao Chongrong, did not react for a long time.
Why did the little prince suddenly come to them?
Children in the palace sometimes mean trouble. The prince is of noble status, and they cannot afford to bear the consequences if anything goes wrong. The two of them subconsciously wanted to refuse, but who knew that the little prince would speak immediately afterwards.
"Madam, are you playing mahjong? We are short one."
It sounded as if there were already three people, and only himself was missing.
It’s just like playing games in modern times, there’s only one person missing from a five-person team, so you’re asked if you want to come.
Most people would get up and play a few rounds even if they were very sleepy and took off their clothes.
In this situation, anyone with a slightly weak mind would be fooled away in just a few words. Normally, it would be too difficult to refuse, and the two ladies were no exception.
When they arrived at Shulanzhai, they found out that they had been deceived. The little prince used the same excuse to the other party.
In other words, he clearly had no one at the time, but he just relied on the phrase "three missing one" to get them together.
However, it is too late to leave now.
This clever little fellow. The three of them thought to themselves at the same time.
Zhao Chongrong and the other two looked at each other, and since they were all elders living in the palace and had no children, and their status were similar, they bowed to each other.
As the host of Shulanzhai, Zhao Chongrong hurriedly asked the palace maids and eunuchs to prepare hot tea and snacks.
By the time the servants came into the courtyard with the snacks, Ye Shuo had already come out with the mahjong cards.
As for Majiang cards, they were very popular in the Zhou Dynasty and were considered one of the most popular gambling games at that time.
The other two ladies were not unfamiliar with her either, as they often played with their sisters when they were in their boudoirs.
But now so many years have passed and their hands are numb.
Looking at the slightly worn cards in front of them, nostalgia flashed in the eyes of the three people at the same time, and the restraint and strangeness in their hearts also dissipated a lot.
Xu Chongyi couldn't help but take a sip of tea and said with a smile: "I haven't seen this thing for a long time. The sisters should give in to me later."
Xu Chongyi was the oldest and was the first to serve Emperor Jingwen, who was still the crown prince, so there was nothing wrong with calling herself sister.
Hearing this, Li Chongyuan covered her mouth with her fan and smiled: "I was thinking the same thing, sisters, please go easy on me later."
Zhao Chongrong pursed her lips and said nothing. At this moment, she was thinking whether she should let the water go later.
Putting aside other things, just talking about card skills, Zhao Chongrong can definitely be called the best.
In the boudoir, among that group of young ladies, Zhao Chongrong believed that no one could match her.
But that was before they got married, so the sisters didn't need to care so much about each other. Once they arrived at the palace, it would be a completely different situation.
If he won too much, Zhao Chongrong was afraid that it would damage the relationship.
So she decided to let go when the time came. It was just entertainment, so how could she take it seriously?
The sooner we can get through today, the sooner our lives will return to their normal peace.
Ye Shuo looked at this, then looked at that, and always felt that something was strange. Everyone seemed to be extremely cautious and couldn't let go at all.
But he wasn't worried about not having fun. After all, when the fun really started, he wouldn't be able to control himself even if he wanted to.
So Ye Shuo took the lead and reached out to grab the cards first.
Zhao Chongrong and three others followed closely behind.
'Good cards!'
Such thoughts arose in the minds of the three people almost at the same time, only Ye Shuo had a bitter face as he looked at the handful of dregs in his hand.
Does this card have eyes? It assigns all the bad ones to his side.
He had taken all the small cards, so the ladies must have good cards in their hands.
"Ten thousand strings of cash." It was Xu Chongyi's turn, and she casually threw out a card.
Ye Shuo rolled his eyes: "30,000 strings of cash."
Li Chongyuan paused while holding the cards. Oh no, he could just bet on it and get rid of the few useless cards on the deck.
But if this is the case, it would be very difficult for me to lose.
In the end, Li Chongyuan couldn't resist the temptation and paid 40,000 strings of cash.
After several rounds of confrontation, the two games were over quickly. Zhao Chongrong, who originally wanted to conserve his strength, gradually discovered that the two opponents did not seem to be trying their best.
It turns out that everyone has the same idea, which is to give in.
The two people on the opposite side were pretending to be novices so well. If my level was lower, I would have been fooled by them.
Li Chongyuan and Xu Chongyi, who also put themselves in a position to let the water go, frowned. Wait, something is wrong.
Things seem to be a little different from what I imagined.
Ye Shuo played two cards in a row, and they were caught by three people in time, and then he was taken away by one move. He couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Question: If we randomly pick three people to play Mahjong, what is the probability that all three of them are experts?
Perhaps it was because their opponents aroused their competitive spirit, or perhaps it was because the dignity of a master could not be challenged. The three of them went from being reserved in the beginning, to cautious testing, and finally to swordplay and back and forth, which took less than five rounds in total.
Later on, Zhao Chongrong and the other two used all kinds of tricks, including card splitting and card counting. If Ye Shuo was really an ordinary two-year-old child, he would have been beaten so badly that he would not be able to get up.
Although, he is not much better now.
Ye Shuo’s card skills are not bad, and can even be called superb, but modern poker is different from mahjong, and he still needs to adapt.
The most important thing is that the three ladies agreed to explain the specific rules to him when playing cards, but when the game started, they forgot everything.
In this way, the three of them fought back and forth, and in the end only Ye Shuo was injured.
By the time Zhao Chongrong and the others reacted, Ye Shuo's wallet was empty. All the New Year's money he had saved for two years was lost.
Looking at the child's empty wallet and aggrieved face, Zhao Chongrong and others suddenly came to their senses.
…Oops, I forgot about the little prince.
Looking at the pile of silver beans at hand, Zhao Chongrong and the others all had a hint of embarrassment on their faces.
"Your Highness..."
For fear of making him cry, Zhao Chongrong was just about to draw something, but the next moment, the palace door of Shulanzhai was pushed open again.
It turned out that Concubine Rong had finally brought people here to look for her.
Seeing the anger and anxiety on her face, Zhao Chongrong and the others were startled at first, and then they wanted to salute.
Concubine Rong was the same, she was about to curse, but Ye Shuo didn't even give her the chance.
Concubine Rong watched her son rush towards her, and then stuffed something into her hand.
"Mother, save me!"
When Concubine Rong heard this, she didn't bother to scold him. She just thought that he was bullied while she was away.
When she looked down, she found that what he had stuffed into her hand was actually a deck of mahjong cards.
"Mother, my son has lost all his New Year's money. Please help him win it back, okay?"
Concubine Rong's attention was indeed diverted.
Nanny Yu, who was holding a copy of Thousand Character Classic behind her, looked a little embarrassed at this moment.
"I'll settle the score with you later." Concubine Rong glared at the little thing, but in Ye Shuo's eyes it had no deterrent effect.
Then Concubine Rong approached and sneered, "You three teamed up to bully a child, what kind of ability do you have?"
Zhao Chongrong opened his mouth, but for the first time he was speechless.
After all, what the other party said makes sense.
With a quick glance, she found her son's seat and sat down in front of everyone: "How about I play a few games with you?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Shuo spoke up immediately: "Mother, you are amazing. Mother, you are great."
But...can she really do it?
Ye Shuo had seen the card skills of Zhao Chongrong and the other two, which were beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Smacking his lips, Ye Shuo didn't hold out much hope.
The three dared not disobey the imperial concubine's order, so they sat back at the card table.
After Zhao Chongrong and the others calmed down, they originally wanted to give up their cards, and wait until the imperial concubine was happy, and the matter would be over.
However, no matter how they planned, they could never have imagined that the imperial concubine's card skills were so bad.
Afraid of being discovered too obviously, when the time was right, Xu Chongyi played a card and thought of sending the imperial concubine away.
As a result...the imperial concubine simply refused to accept it.
If you come out again, the imperial concubine still doesn’t want it.
Xu Chongyi was stunned.
What she didn't know was that the imperial concubine was also in a difficult situation. At first, she wanted to let it go, but later on, she found that she suddenly couldn't afford it anymore.
Xu Chongyi had no choice but to play his last card.
The atmosphere suddenly fell into an eerie silence.
“…Come again, come again.” The imperial concubine narrowed her eyes. She still didn’t believe it.
Ye Shuo at the side blinked his eyes, pulled her sleeve and said, "Mother, mother, stop playing, we should go back to study."
"Wait a moment, Madam Yu, please watch him first, and let me do it again."
Ye Shuo looked innocent when he heard this.
That's what his mother said herself, it has nothing to do with him.
However, this wait took most of the day.
From the bright sunshine in the afternoon to the dim sunset in the evening, although Concubine Rong won a few times, she still lost more often.
Even so, Zhao Chongrong and the others didn't try their best.
In the end, the mother and son joined forces and gradually turned the situation around.
Concubine Rong suddenly found that mahjong was quite interesting. It would be fun to play it in her spare time when she was bored in the palace.
"Tomorrow afternoon, the three of you must remember to come to Qiuwu Palace to find me."
How could Ye Shuo not see that his mother was addicted.
It just so happened that there was something to catch his mother's attention, so she didn't have to force him to study all the time.
Zhao Chongrong was not particularly averse to hearing this. After playing cards for an afternoon, the three of them found that although the imperial concubine looked unhappy when she lost, she did not vent her anger on others and was generous when giving money. She was considered a good card player.
At first, Concubine Rong didn't want her son to get involved. What would happen if he indulged in pleasure at such a young age?
However, she found that without the little thing guiding her from time to time, she really couldn't win.
So often, when Concubine Rong was frustrated with losing, she would pull Ye Shuo over and let him take the field, while she would sit aside and watch.
After figuring out the rules, with the training from three mahjong masters and combining his previous foundation, Ye Shuo's mahjong skills improved by leaps and bounds.
At first, Zhao Chongrong and the others thought he was a child and gave in to him, but gradually, the three of them felt it was too much and could only play with him at their true level.
However, it didn't take long before his real level was no longer enough, and the little prince went from losing more than he won in the beginning to having a break-even situation with both losses and wins, and finally to winning more than he lost.
Unless you are extremely unlucky and have a very bad hand of cards, you will lose when there is really no other way, otherwise you will win.
But his luck is so bad that he may not win in one out of ten hands, so he will hardly lose even if the cards are ordinary.
When it came to this, Ye Shuo considerately suggested that they stop gambling. The three ladies did not have much salary, and their families outside the palace did not have much support. It was impossible to ask them to put all their private savings into it, right?
Better to put up a sticker.
At the beginning, Concubine Rong thought it was boring. In her opinion, mahjong without gambling was boring, until the first note was stuck on her face.
Concubine Rong's mentality changed instantly.
Just like that, the days passed by, and in the blink of an eye, two months had passed.
For some reason, Emperor Jingwen always felt that the harem was unusually quiet recently, and the imperial concubine seemed to have hardly spoken.
Even the tonic medicines were rarely sent to the Qinzheng Palace.
Then Emperor Jingwen remembered that she had said before that she would supervise Shuo'er to recite the Thousand Character Classic.
Two months have passed, and Qiuwu Palace is so quiet, I'm afraid he has memorized most of it.
Emperor Jingwen was pleased, so one day when he finished reviewing the memorials, he said to Wang Ziquan who was standing beside him: "You, go and see the imperial concubine and the little prince, how are they doing recently."
“…Wait a minute.” After Emperor Jingwen finished speaking, he seemed to have thought of something and then changed his words.
"Forget it. I haven't seen them for a long time. I just happened to be free today, so I'll go and see them myself. I've been sitting for so long, so I might as well stretch my muscles."
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