Chapter 348
Cheng Qingli raised an eyebrow when she saw Huo Yunzhi's action.
It seems that Huo Yunzhi is very confident that she can beat her?
This action shows they didn't even bother to cover it up.
"Has Consort Huo thought it through? If you lose, you can't go back on your word, you know?" Cheng Qingli said, raising an eyebrow.
“Miss Cheng, I should return those words to you. After all, if you lose another round, you will lose not only this exquisite gold hairpin, but also Qin Lou. I wonder, Miss Cheng, are you ready?” Huo Yunzhi looked at Cheng Qingli with sarcasm.
She thought that Cheng Qingli had already lost two games, and that she hadn't seen Cheng Qingli win a single game since she sat down at the table.
She felt that Cheng Qingli was unlikely to win today.
Thinking about this, Huo Yunzhi felt that she should have said it was best two out of three, so that she could save two rounds of time.
She can go back and think carefully about how to lay out her Yunzhi Tower.
Instead of breathing the same air as a bunch of smelly men.
Thinking of this, Huo Yunzhi fanned herself with disdain.
However, thinking that Qin Lou would soon be hers, Huo Yunzhi couldn't help but feel smug.
“Is that so? Then I wish Consort Huo good luck. After all, if you win another round against me, not only will this gold hairpin and Qin Lou be yours, but even these three thousand taels of silver notes will be yours.” Cheng Qingli said, feigning difficulty.
Huo Yunzhi, however, failed to catch the sarcasm in Cheng Qingli's words and instead stood aside smugly.
It was as if those things had always belonged to her.
At this moment, the way he looked at Cheng Qingli was more like looking at a clown.
"Then I must thank Miss Cheng for parting with her!" Huo Yunzhi said without any politeness.
"Isn't it premature for Consort Huo to say that? We agreed on a best-of-five series, but we've only had two rounds so far," Cheng Qingli said, feigning difficulty.
“Miss Cheng, don’t blame me for not giving you a chance. I’ll add another thousand taels. If you win this round, all four thousand taels will be yours.” After Huo Yunzhi finished speaking, she took out another thousand taels of silver notes from her bosom and added them to the pile of silver notes.
"Is that so? Then thank you, Consort Huo." Cheng Qingli sneered. It seemed that Huo Yunzhi really believed that she was unlucky today.
Unexpectedly, she wanted to raise the price. Was she afraid of losing too much money?
However, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint her, because she's going to win the next round.
Cheng Qingli winked at Manager Xu, who was standing to the side. She wasn't planning to let her have her way this time.
Let alone Qin Lou, who is now in Li Zhiwei's hands, even if he weren't, she wouldn't have intended to let this woman in front of her get away with it so easily.
However, she was actually quite curious: what did she want Qin Lou for?
"Boss, what are you waiting for?" Huo Yunzhi said, looking at Manager Xu with a haughty air.
Manager Xu did not take Huo Yunzhi seriously. He did have someone investigate her identity, though; she was just a concubine of Prince Lan Huai.
She was a concubine without official credentials; in essence, she was just a maidservant.
He was the emperor's man, so naturally he had nothing to fear from a mere concubine.
However, at this moment, he merely glanced at Cheng Qingli, who was the one who was truly difficult to appease.
"Boss, you'd better watch carefully. If you lose again, this gold hairpin is a gift from Her Majesty the Empress." Cheng Qingli deliberately looked at the gold hairpin with a reluctant expression, and then said it as if it were unintentional.
Huo Yunzhi, standing to the side, was extremely envious upon hearing this. As she was of high status, she had naturally seen many rare and precious treasures, but she had never seen any gifts bestowed by the imperial palace.
They didn't even have the chance to make contact.
If she possessed a piece of jewelry from the imperial palace, even those lowly women in the Lan Huai Prince's mansion would have to think twice before daring to approach her.
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