After saying that, Meng Tan pushed Gu Qingfeng and turned around.
Seeing this, Gu Shirong immediately stopped him, "Don't! Don't! Uncle, it's my fault, uncle, don't go.
My father no longer cares about me, and now my nephew is helpless."
"Qingfeng." Lao Jingjun said, "Father knows that you care about this family, so go with Shirong.
If that person is truly from the Southern Kingdom's royal family, he would at least have to consider Princess Qiuya's relationship. After all, there's a blood relative like Chang'an who connects the two families."
"You can't say that." Gu Qingfeng said, "I don't know which branch of the Nangong family Nangong Lekang belongs to. Besides, Zhang Chang'an is so old, but he has never been to the Southern Kingdom. Even if they are blood relatives, how can they have face without feelings?"
The old general glared at Gu Shirong fiercely and stopped talking. He knew that what Qingfeng said was right.
"I accept defeat." Gu Qingfeng's anger subsided. "A real man should be able to afford to lose as well as to play. Don't let others look down on us Gu family members, understand?"
"Yes." Gu Shirong had no choice but to agree. "One thousand taels of gold are already prepared. But my nephew is unwilling to accept it. It's because that Nangong Lekang and Yin Chujiu from the Gambling Pavilion have joined forces. If it was just that Nangong Lekang, my nephew would definitely not lose."
"Forget it, I'll go with you and see what happens." Gu Qingfeng said, "Who knows, as an uncle, I might be able to talk to them for a few words. Shirou, you can come with us too."
"Yes." Shirou agreed, and Meng Sichan stayed at home.
At the entrance of the Gambling Pavilion, Gu Qingfeng was stopped by a servant. "Excuse me, Master Gu, you may enter. I will not stop you. However, if your uncle wishes to enter, he must have twenty gold leaves. This is the rule of our Gambling Pavilion, and I'm sure you all know it. As for the attendant maids, it's better not to enter."
"You..." Gu Shirong was angry.
"Hey!" Gu Qingfeng interrupted Gu Shirong, "Since you are here, you must abide by their rules."
As soon as he finished speaking, Elder Yu walked out and said, "Second Master of the Gu Family, please come in. When the Ninth Prince came just now, he placed twenty gold leaves for each of you and is waiting for you in the innermost room with the word 'Gold' on it."
"Okay." Gu Qingfeng said nothing more and walked inside with Meng Tan and Shi Rou, with Gu Shirong following behind.
As soon as they walked in, several people who had been with Gu Shirong in the morning came over immediately. "Shirong, that guy called Nangong Lekang will be here in a while. Let's go play chess with him. I heard that people from the south aren't good at chess."
As he said that, one of them looked at Gu Qingfeng and said, "Uncle Gu, don't you agree?"
Gu Qingfeng looked at these people, namely, the nephew of Lord Lin of the Censorate, the son of Lord Feng of the Ministry of Rites, and the son of Wang Heng, the Minister of War. "Not entirely, but it is true that most people do not like playing chess."
Several people laughed and looked at each other. "Since that's the case, how about we meet over a game of chess? This will be our proper hospitality in hosting this member of the Nangong royal family."
Gu Qingfeng remained calm and thought to himself that people in the south were indeed not good at chess, but the person they were talking about was his daughter Gu Changan.
"Okay." Gu Shirong's eyes were full of interest, "But I don't have the capital anymore."
"There are still three of us." One of them said, "Brother Gu, we will win back your one thousand gold tonight."
Gu Qingfeng glanced at Gu Shirong and said, "Shirong, you guys can do whatever you want. I'm going to go see the Ninth Prince first."
After saying that, he gestured to Meng Tan to push him towards the room marked with the character "Gold".
Shirou followed closely behind.
Fu Cheng and Fu Lin were guarding the door. When they saw Gu Qingfeng coming, they pushed the door open and invited him in.
"Ninth Prince." Gu Qingfeng smiled, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
"Sir, since you've invited me, it's okay to wait a while." Bei Mingxuan's face was gentle, but his eyes were always on Gu Qingfeng. He hadn't even looked at Gu Shirou since she came in.
"This is my first time here." Gu Qingfeng sat opposite Bei Mingxuan, "This place is really unique.
The layout here is so amazing that you can't see inside the house at all from the outside. However, when you sit inside, you can see the outside so clearly. It's a pity that you can't see everything here."
"Sir, it's not difficult to take in everything in this Gambling Pavilion." Bei Mingxuan smiled. "Knowing your preferences, I've specially contacted the owner of this Gambling Pavilion and asked for this room. I'm just waiting for you to come."
"Oh?" Gu Qingfeng's face was filled with curiosity. "Could it be that there is a secret in this room?"
Bei Mingxuan reached out and gently pressed the auspicious cloud pattern in the center of the table.
The floor of the entire room began to rise slowly, all the way to the second floor. Now when they looked again, they were already in another room.
"Great! The boss of this Gambling Pavilion is really a great person." Gu Qingfeng looked downstairs through the window, "This way, everything downstairs can be seen.
If I have the chance, I must meet this man. I heard people call him Silver Young Master because he always wears a silver mask."
"Yes." Bei Mingxuan said, "I saw him just now. I think he will appear in the Gambling Pavilion soon. Since you are here, why not stay for a while.
According to the rules of the Gambling Pavilion, today is an odd day, and from the last hour to the evening hour, we will play chess. Now that the chess game is almost over, the next step is drinking, which will start from the evening hour to the evening hour.
"Haha, drinking?" Gu Qingfeng laughed, "That's great. No wonder you always invite me to the Gambling Pavilion. It really is a great place."
"Sir, you don't like crowds. I only mentioned it to you before, so of course you don't want to be around. But now that you've come once, it doesn't mean you won't come again."
"Haha, Ninth Prince, are you so sure that I will come?" Gu Qingfeng glanced at Shi Rou, who had been looking down. "To be honest, today is because of Shi Rou, otherwise I wouldn't have come.
Shirou spent over a hundred days on a painting, and today she brought it to the Ninth Prince for him to admire."
At this time, Bei Mingxuan glanced at Gu Shirou with an indifferent expression, making it impossible to tell what he was really thinking.
When the scroll is unfolded, it gives people a feeling of extreme elegance. The two men in the painting, one is like a hermit and the other is like a fairy in the painting.
"The lady on the road is as beautiful as jade, and you are unparalleled in the world." Gu Qingfeng's eyes were filled with admiration. "Shirou, your paintings and calligraphy are so extraordinary. I never thought of that."
"Thanks for the compliment, uncle." Shi Rou said modestly, "I wonder if the Ninth Prince likes this painting?"
"Fourth sister-in-law's paintings are nothing special." Bei Mingxuan's voice was filled with indifference.
In an instant, Gu Shirou was stunned and she felt her heart turn cold.
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