At midnight, firecrackers began to be set off in the open space outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Some children who had fallen asleep were awakened, and even the young prince woke up, groggily asking a palace maid to carry him out to look for someone.
The Empress Dowager had heard enough, so she reached out her hand for Grandma Gu to hold, and instructed Gu Ren to take good care of the young prince. They then went outside to watch the firecrackers.
The little prince was very well-behaved as Gu Ren led him, and his short legs were able to keep up with Gu Ren's pace.
Gu Ren was secretly pleased. Well, given the current situation, he needed to build a good relationship with this kid. His second uncle, second brother-in-law, and third brother-in-law would work hard to train him into a qualified monarch, while he would take care of him and play with him from a young age.
Once this kid becomes emperor, how bad will my life be?
So, Gu Ren began to think about how to get the child to stick to him.
"Miss Lu, Miss Jiang, Miss Li, are you coming again? If not, let's go outside to watch the firecrackers, and there will be fireworks later! My sister said the fireworks this time are really beautiful, they'll be going off for two quarters of an hour starting at midnight!" Gu Xin asked her mahjong partners at the table in a good mood, looking at the large box of chips next to her.
"Um... Miss Gu, that place is rather frightening, I won't go see it." Lu Ni forced a smile, suppressing her anger.
"Yes, yes, we've been playing cards all night and we're tired too, so we won't accompany Miss Gu to watch!" Jiang Hong and Li Yuyan were almost crying, unable to even force a smile.
The two of them weren't as rich as Lu Ni, but because they followed Lu Ni, they thought they would definitely win back and even take the opportunity to beat Gu Xin. So, they didn't hesitate at all when it came to asking for chips.
Originally, the two of them weren't that stupid. But before Gu Xin came over, Lu Ni told them that the three of them definitely knew more about mahjong than Gu Xin. Gu Xin was just a beginner. They pretended not to know how to play and let Gu Xin teach them. That way, Gu Xin would lower her guard and they could win.
As for why Lu Ni was so sure that Gu Xin didn't know as much as they did, it was because Gu Xin had spent two years in the West and hadn't been heard of attending any banquets after returning to Beijing. So they all assumed that Gu Xin only knew a little, but wasn't proficient.
Lu Ni had no idea that this thing originated from the Gu family, and not from Kunzhou at all.
If they thought about it more carefully, they would realize that Gu Sangu had never been to Kunzhou. How could she know? She must have learned it from her family in Dingzhou.
Gu Xin seemed oblivious to the fact that Jiang Hong and Li Yuyan were on the verge of tears, and said with great regret, "Ladies, although you must be a little tired after playing for so long, I'm just offering you some advice since we've been playing cards all night and are quite familiar with each other."
Lu Ni and the other two looked at Gu Xin.
Gu Xin pursed her lips, then said solemnly, "Miss Lu, Miss Jiang, Miss Li, although we girls don't all have to go to the battlefield to fight the enemy, or do any physical labor, we still need to take care of our health. You're not even twenty years old yet, and you're already tired after playing cards for so long. You three must be very weak. Let me tell you, my grandma and Grandma Xiao can play cards all night long and only need a few hours of sleep the next day! So, girls, let's exercise more when we have time, okay?"
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