Chu Xinxin got angry: "I'm not playing anymore! Just now, the sound was clearly loud, but you played soft. You guys cheated!"
The dealer was displeased: "Young lady, our gambling den has a good reputation. If you want to play, then play. Nobody is forcing you."
A man who looked like a manager stepped in to smooth things over: "Hey, hey, harmony brings wealth, harmony brings wealth. Miss, if you don't trust our gambling den, you can be the dealer yourself."
This gambling den also has several private rooms where you can become the banker and play for a fee.
Chu Xinxin waved her hand and took out a hundred taels of silver: "Give me a room."
The private room is for one-on-one play.
Seeing that the previous few people who entered the private room were all smiling as they came out, Luo Laosan was immediately tempted.
Looking at the ten taels of silver in his arms, a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes, and he stepped inside.
Chu Xinxin sat behind the table, while a maid stood beside her holding a tray.
The tray was full of silver notes.
Chu Xinxin didn't waste any words and immediately shook the dice: "Big or small?"
Luo Laosan didn't dare to bet all of it, only placing one or two taels of silver: "Small."
Chu Xinxin opened it; it was large.
Luo Laosan's eyes lit up instantly, and he played a few more rounds, winning more and more each time.
Chu Xinxin seemed impatient with losing: "Let's play one more round, hurry up."
Luo Laosan threw down all his winnings: "Bet on big."
Chu Xinxin opened it, a little bit, small.
Haitang deftly collected all the money, and the two of them headed out.
Luo Laosan got anxious: "That doesn't count, that round doesn't count, I want to bet on the smaller one!"
"Place your bet and it's done. Is this your first day at this gambling den?"
Chu Xinxin nodded to the people at the gambling den, and the thugs beat up the persistent Luo Laosan and threw him out.
Chu Xinxin's mood instantly improved.
Haitang approached her and asked, "Miss, we lost eight hundred taels today and only won ten taels. No matter how you look at it, it seems like we've suffered a huge loss."
Chu Xinxin thought what she said made sense, so when she passed by a place where you could buy big or small items, she took the opportunity to bet the rest of her money.
"One, one thousand taels?"
The dealer was speechless.
Chu Xinxin: "Hurry up, I'm in a rush to get home for dinner."
The dealer glanced in a certain direction, then placed his hand on the dice cup as if to open it.
"I've made up my mind, so I'm placing my bet."
The dealer asked again.
"Just drive already, stop arguing."
"That's right, that's right, we're also waiting to go home for dinner."
The crowd was noisy, but the dealer looked at Chu Xinxin and confidently opened the door.
Chu Xinxin smiled and said, "Sorry, I won."
In this match, only Chu Xinxin won.
One thousand taels became three thousand taels.
The steward respectfully presented the silver notes and invited Chu Xinxin to the second floor, saying that the master had invited her.
"Let's do it another day, I'm in a hurry to go home for dinner."
Chu Xinxin did not appreciate it.
The manager didn't insist, and with a smile, saw her off, telling Chu Xinxin to come visit often when she had time.
Chu Xinxin's figure disappeared around the corner. The manager waved his hand, and two thugs who looked like hooligans immediately followed her from across the street.
You think you can take money from Chang Le Fang? No way!
The two thugs quickly caught up with Chu Xinxin in a deserted alley.
“Little beauty, we just saw you won a lot at the gambling den. Lend us some money so we can have a drink. From now on, we’ll protect you whenever you go to Chang Le Fang.”
Haitang stood with her hands on her hips, blocking Chu Xinxin's way: "Pah! Get out of my way right now! We're from the Prime Minister's residence!"
"Haha, we two brothers are still from the Prince's Mansion."
"Brother, let's get started."
The two thugs rushed forward as soon as they finished speaking.
Haitang was a little scared, but she didn't run away.
Chu Xinxin suddenly had a musket in her hand, and was about to fire at everyone when the system announced: [Someone's coming.]
The muskets vanished instantly.
Chu Xinxin was pushed to the ground by the thugs, her eyes brimming with tears as she said, "You, you have no regard for the law!"
The two thugs stared at Chu Xinxin's graceful curves, their eyes practically glued to her.
The two men exchanged a glance and chuckled, "Hehehe, little girl, let me tell you, we are the law!"
Haitang picked up a brick from the ground and rushed over, but was grabbed by one of them: "Big brother, let's each take one?"
"good."
Chu Xinxin cried out, "Help! Please save me!"
"Even if you scream your lungs out, no one will come to save you."
The thugs started pulling off their belts.
"Is that so?" A low, husky, yet deep voice sounded from behind the thug.
The thug froze. He slowly turned around and saw a tall, imposing man standing behind him, his eyes sharp, like a war eagle on the battlefield, staring at him intently.
"An, Prince An!"
The two thugs frantically tried to escape, but they tripped over their own belts and fell right in front of Zhou Huaichuan.
Zhou Huaichuan kicked the person away with his toe and ordered the people around him, "Take care of it."
The guards behind him then stepped forward, knocked the man unconscious, and carried him away.
Zhou Huaichuan then looked up at Chu Xinxin.
He stood at the boundary between light and shadow, and Chu Xinxin couldn't quite make out the expression on his face.
She was about to step forward when Zhou Huaichuan turned and left.
"Zhou Huaichuan." Chu Xinxin chased after him.
The guards stopped her: "How dare you address His Highness Prince An by his given name!"
Chu Xinxin bent down and slipped under the guard's sword, then lunged forward and grabbed Zhou Huaichuan's sleeve.
"Your Highness Prince An."
Zhou Huaichuan still maintained his aloof demeanor, and the way he looked at Chu Xinxin seemed no different from how he looked at the two thugs.
He asked, "Is something the matter?"
Chu Xinxin's dark eyes were wet, and her knuckles were clenched so tightly they turned white: "I'm scared, could you take me home?"
"No need to see me off." Zhou Huaichuan frowned. "Let go."
Chu Xinxin gripped even tighter.
Oh my god, that man disappeared in an instant! We'd better hold on tight.
Zhou Huaichuan had other important matters to attend to. Seeing that Chu Xinxin was unwilling to let go, he simply grabbed her hand and forcefully threw her onto the carriage.
The speed was so fast that Zhou Huaichuan's guards doubted they were seeing things.
An...Did Prince An just touch Miss Chu's hand?
His Highness Prince An's breathing is stable, and there doesn't seem to be any red rash on his face. He must be mistaken!
"Hey, hey, hey, and my little begonia too!" Chu Xinxin cried out, clinging to the doorframe.
Zhou Huaichuan frowned even more: "Don't make a sound."
Haitang replied from outside, "Miss, I'm following the carriage."
Chu Xinxin was relieved.
The carriage clattered along for a while, and Chu Xinxin was still tugging at Zhou Huaichuan's sleeve.
Zhou Huaichuan regulated his internal energy and opened his eyes: "Have you caught enough?"
Chu Xinxin shook her head: "I... I get scared as soon as I let go, I feel more secure holding on."
Zhou Huaichuan's gaze swept lightly across her face: "Would people be afraid of a divine drug that makes them smell sweet all over their bodies?"
Chu Xinxin's body stiffened: "Then, that female bodyguard is your person?"
"Um."
Holy crap, his persona has collapsed.
Chu Xinxin's eyes started darting around again, trying to find an excuse, but Zhou Huaichuan started coughing violently.
"What's wrong with you?" Chu Xinxin patted his back, but as she patted him, she realized something was wrong.
She took her hand down and saw that her palm was covered in blood.
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