Chapter 664 Gambling

After hearing what Gu Qingquan said, Si Linglong could no longer sit still and immediately prepared to go out to catch the fox.

As a result, just after he walked out of the palace, he ran into people from the Queen Mother's palace.

The man on the other side smiled and said, "The Queen Mother has ordered that Concubine Lang come to Ciyun Palace to talk."

Si Linglong felt very cold at that time, and she guessed what the Queen Mother said.

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While Si Linglong was taken away by the Queen Mother to be "educated" and learn how to raise a child, Xue Sha visited the Xuanzheng Hall and Baohua Hall. When she came back, her pockets were bulging with gold ingots. Not only her small pocket was bulging, but even the pockets of Hua Yan and Xiu Liu beside her were obviously full.

The three of them jumped back to Yuxiu Palace with great harvests, and Xuesha's chubby little face was flushed with excitement.

"I'm hungry. Let's go to Linglong House to have some snacks."

Xuesha called out in a milky voice and was about to lead the person to the back hall, preparing to eat a few pounds of snacks to reward himself for his "hard work", but when he arrived at the back hall, he found that the person was not there.

"Empress Langfei went to the Empress Dowager's Palace." Xiang Tian came over at the right time to explain, but he did not say why she went to the Empress Dowager's Palace. In just a short while, almost everyone in Yuxiu Palace knew what kind of bet their Empress had made with Concubine Li.

If Xiang Tian hadn't said it, Xue Sha certainly wouldn't have thought it was because of him. Seeing that he was not there, he even clicked his tongue and said, "Ling Long must have caused trouble again. Oh, she really makes me worry."

Having said that, he happily led his people back to his room to count the gold.

Seeing this, Hua Yan wanted to follow, and when passing by Xiang Tian, ​​she couldn't help but pat the bulging purse on her waist in front of him, looking like a little money-grubber, silently sharing her joy with him.

Xiang Tian thought about it and suddenly called the person. Hua Yan turned her head and saw Xiang Tian taking out a small piece of silver and giving it to her.

"I know you are helping the young lady to run the business, so I will give you a share too. You can keep it for me."

After all, he was not well-off, and he was not like the masters in the palace who could give away gold whenever they wanted.

Just seeing how happy she was collecting the money, I couldn't help but join in.

Hua Yan didn't care whether it was silver or gold. When she heard that he also wanted to place a bet, she immediately took it happily.

Today was her first time learning to be the banker. She was very skilled at collecting money and asked him, "Brother, which side are you betting on?"

Xiang Tian said, "Let's bet on the same side as the queen."

If you win, the money will naturally go to Hua Yan. If you lose, don't feel bad. Just have fun.

Hua Yan nodded when she heard this, raised the small silver ingot and shook it at him to show that she understood.

Then, she carefully stuffed the silver ingot into her purse which was already bulging as much as it could, waved to him, and happily followed Xue Sha and Xiu Liu who were almost far away.

When they returned to the house, palace maids naturally brought them snacks and fragrant tea. Xue Sha sat on the small kang and ate two pieces of snacks happily. Then he signaled Xiu Liu and Hua Yan to take out the gold.

The three men took out their purses and poured the gold together, forming a small hill in an instant.

Si Linglong and Li Guipin certainly hadn't expected that, while they were just having a little fun on a whim, Xue Sha spun around and instantly raised the stakes.

Because he wanted a small mountain of gold ingots from the beginning, when Xue Sha asked people to place bets, he specifically asked to bet more and he wanted only gold.

For example, when the Queen Mother first asked someone to take out the gold hairpin, she solemnly refused it and just wanted the gold.

The Queen Mother then ordered someone to take two large gold ingots.

Helian Yue and Yuan Zun were naturally not stingy either, and thinking that it would be difficult for her to display the big gold ingot, they specially asked people to bring a number of small gold ingots. When they were piled together, the piece of gold that Si Linglong and Li Guipin had given earlier seemed insignificant.

However, what was even more inconspicuous was the small piece of silver that Xiang Tian stuffed over from behind.

Xue Sha felt that it lowered the appearance of his little golden mountain, so he stretched out his chubby little hand and kicked it away.

"I don't want the silver one."

Hua Yan quickly explained, "This is my brother's bet. He doesn't have much money, so can't we play together?"

Hua Yan thought this was just playing.

Xue Sha also thought this was just a joke.

"It's okay to play with it, so you keep it for him."

For Xue Sha, as long as she doesn't get piled up with her gold, it's fine.

Hua Yan smiled and put the small piece of silver back into her purse. Xiu Liu, who was standing by, took the opportunity to count the money again, including how many bets each person had placed.

After all, the young lady only knew that the banker was there to collect money, but she didn't know what it did specifically.

It could only be done by her trusted maiden in the palace.

After counting, Huayan and Xiuliu helped Xuesha move Xiaojinshan to the corner of her bed, right next to her toys.

While these three were busy here, the news of the bet between Concubine Lang and Concubine Li had spread like wildfire and soon spread throughout the harem.

After all, both the Queen Mother and the Emperor have placed their bets.

Inexplicably, whether Concubine Lian would attend the palace banquet on New Year's Eve became a matter of concern to everyone. Even the Lianrui Palace, which had been quiet recently, received the news.

Bai Qianqian, who was already ill, was so angry that she almost fainted when she heard about this.

Even though she is in such a state, it is still treated as entertainment!

This is simply too much!

What’s even more outrageous is that even the Queen Mother and the Emperor were involved!

This matter is deliberately intended to make things difficult for her.

Bai Qianqian was so angry that she smashed several bottles and asked Ziyue to find out, "Ask that bitch Lang Fei which side she bet on. Then I will make sure she lose all her money!"

If anyone dares to make fun of her, she will definitely teach her a lesson!

I have to say, the momentum is quite strong.

It's just a little lacking in power.

Zi Yue, who was standing by, fell silent for a while.

She heard that Concubine Lang only pawned a gold ingot. Considering Concubine Lang's wealth, a small piece of gold would not hurt her at all.

But she didn't dare tell her mother this.

I’m afraid of making people angry to death.

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And as the whole palace was curiously looking forward to it, the New Year's Eve palace banquet finally arrived.