The room was filled with the aroma of cigarette smoke, the bed was shaking, and from time to time, a few low humming sounds could be heard from inside the veil...
A dark cloud passed by and covered the bright moon, and the moon seemed shy.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
Many scholars on both sides of the Jinshui River have not yet dispersed. They are sitting in groups of three or five, or dozens of them, all nodding their heads and appreciating poetry.
At the end of the literary gathering, many couplets, poems and beautiful verses were left behind, but the sudden appearance of Song Chi made the others pale in comparison.
As a result, within less than an hour, some people put their writings on paper and sat or stood in a circle to appreciate them all night long.
"There are countless poems about plum blossoms, and many of them are excellent, but none can compare to what Song Kuishou wrote today. My favorite is the one about plum blossoms. Although it is a five-character poem, all the lines are excellent. It is truly a masterpiece that will be passed down through the ages!"
"Ling Han blossoms alone, speaks with determination, fearless of others' opinions, standing firm in the face of adverse circumstances. This is what scholars of our generation should be like!"
A scholar in a long robe sighed repeatedly.
"My favorite is still Momei."
"In my opinion, the Jiang Cheng Zi is the best song. It makes people cry!"
"The nine-word poem about plum blossoms is a true masterpiece, the best of its time!"
Everyone was talking at once.
"No matter what, this literary gathering will make Song Kuishou the poet of sagehood!"
"That's right, if he's not the Sage of Poetry, then who is?"
"You only think poems about plum blossoms are good, but Song Kuishou's ten consecutive poems about plum blossoms are truly amazing!"
"Who says it's not true? If I could only write one poem in my life, I would have no regrets. But Song Kuishou actually wrote ten in a row. His talent is beyond words!"
"I heard that all the brothels and gardens on both sides of the Jinshui River have spread the word that if Mr. Song goes there, all fees will be waived, and if he brings a friend along, the fees are also waived..."
"I heard that the beauties in these brothels and gardens have also spread the word that if Mr. Song is willing to spend a night with them, he can name his price!"
"This is crazy! Freeloading is already a realm that we can hardly even dream of, and yet Song Kuishou has opened up a new realm... the realm of paying for something!"
"There are three levels of visiting a brothel. The first level is the prostitute level, which means ordinary people spend money to visit a brothel."
"The second level is the frequent visitor level. If you come and go frequently and become familiar with each other, you can charge less for tea."
"The third realm, the freeloader realm, is where, due to your fame for your poetry and talent, you become the guest of a beautiful woman and can stay the night as you please."
"The fourth realm, the realm of paying for love, is where women from all over the brothels and gardens go crazy for him, willing to pay money to be slept with him... I'm afraid Song Kuishou is the only one in the entire Great Zhou who does this."
"Haha, Brother Wu's visit to the brothel will probably spread all over the four realms tomorrow."
"You're too modest. Ordinary rouge and powder can never catch Song Kuishou's eye. Now the four most beautiful women are accompanying him."
Everyone subconsciously looked towards the top floor of Wangjiang Tower, their eyes filled with envy...
It's late at night.
The main hall of Changle Casino was still brightly lit. There were five rows of long tables in the huge hall. Behind each long table was a group of people sitting in order, and everyone was using an abacus.
The sound of moving beads rang out frequently. In the hall, a middle-aged man in fancy clothes and a mustache paced back and forth anxiously.
"Have you figured it out?"
Wang Shi kept asking.
The literary competition is over, the winner has been announced, and the bets are about to be settled.
Logically speaking, no matter how the bets are placed, the casino as the banker will make money, and a lot of money, but the result was a big upset!
A person no one expected to become the leader gave all the gamblers a heavy blow.
This should have been the time to make money at the end of the day, but as the market was about to close, heavy bets were placed on Song Chi, all of which were large bets of hundreds of thousands of taels.
Although this will lower the odds, Song Chi is a big underdog and the current odds are still very high. In the case of large bets, the payout as a bookmaker will also be high!
By this calculation, you will earn much less money, or even no money at all.
The sky is falling!
What the bookmaker fears most is an upset, and it actually happened.
"Have you figured it out?"
"It hasn't been fully calculated yet, but we have to pay a lot of money."
Wang Shi's face was gloomy. "Do you know who is betting on us? Even if we win, we can still pay nothing or pay less."
With high odds, a bet of 300,000 taels would result in a loss of several million taels. In the Changle Casino, there were two such heavy bets that directly emptied the entire gambling pool, and even had to pay out some money.
Another way is not to give it, which is a common thing.
"Small bets can be compensated, but large bets cannot be compensated." Wang Shi said directly.
"I'm afraid it won't work." The manager said with difficulty, "There is a sum of 500,000 taels, which is pledged by the Gu family."
"What? Gu family?" Wang Shi was so shocked that his eyes were as big as bells.
"That's right."
The manager said, "Just now, Manager Hu from the Gu family came over with a receipt and said that after the settlement tonight, he would come to withdraw the money tomorrow..."
"The Gu family has their own gambling house, how can they bet on..."
Wang Shi said halfway, then shouted angrily: "Despicable!"
It is obvious that the Gu family wants to make money from Changle Casino.
"Five hundred thousand taels!"
Wang Shi gritted his teeth. They thought they had made a lot of money before, but now they have suffered a huge loss.
"How dare the Gu family bet 500,000 taels on Song Chi before the literary gathering? How could Gu Rongshan be so bold?"
"Gu Ronghua, the young master of the Gu family, is good friends with Song Chi... maybe..."
“Damn it!”
Wang Shi's face was gloomy.
The Gu family is the richest family in Jiangzhou and has considerable power in Jiangzhou. Changle Casino really cannot embezzle this money, so it can only accept it.
"Gu Rongshan is young and a woman, but she's very courageous."
Wang Shi said in a low voice, "I heard that the Prime Minister's son, Song Ming, has taken a fancy to her. If she can enter the Song Mansion, she will be even more extraordinary in the future..."
"But then again, this Prime Minister really doesn't live up to his reputation."
Wang Shi gritted his teeth and said, "Admit it."
"In that case... then I won't pay out the other 400,000 yuan bet."
I bet too much and I really can’t afford to pay.
"This... I can't refuse it, and I have to pay you tonight."
"What background?" Wang Shi said coldly, "My Changle Casino is no pushover either."
"Yes, the head of Hongxiufang... the dancer."
"What?"
Wang Shi almost sat on the ground in shock. He took a deep breath.
"Could it be someone impersonating me?"
"No, the person who came to collect the money was indeed from Hongxiufang."
"Damn it."
Wang Shi wanted to cry but had no tears.
"Why is the big sister from Hongxiufang also here to place bets? Why is she targeting Changlefang instead of other places?"
Hongxiufang is the largest assassin organization in the underworld. Its leader, the dancer, is feared by everyone. It is said that no one can escape her murder.
I have only heard of him but never seen him.
No one knows what her true identity is.
Even if he refused to acknowledge the bet placed by the Gu family, he would not dare to deny the bet placed by the owner of Hongxiufang.
Why does this person dare to believe Song Chi?
Wang Shi gritted his teeth and said, "Song Chi...you really did me a lot of harm!"
Tonight, the entire Jiangzhou City is talking about a name, and that name is Song Chi!
"Song Chi, you only have this one night to become famous. Tonight you will definitely die!"
In the dark room, Song Ming's cold voice rang out.
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