Li Zhulang added attentively: "Everyone is just joining in the fun, betting on big or small is up to you..."
He almost said, "If I lose, it's my fault." The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he was afraid of being too reckless.
Gu Yunzhen recognized Li Zhulang and said with a generous smile: "Okay, I'll place a bet too..."
She looked around at the dazzling array of red and blue trays, then leaned over to ask Gu Yanfei, "Second sister, which team do you think will win?"
Gu Yanfei smiled slightly and said firmly, "It's a draw."
Gu Yunzhen, Li Zhulang and others were all stunned.
The young boy couldn't help but remind him, "The chance of a draw is less than 10%..."
Ties are rare, and betting on a tie is like giving money to the dealer.
"Okay, okay." Li Zhulang couldn't wait to interrupt his cousin and said, "The odds of betting on a tie are high. If you win, you can double the bet." It doesn't matter if you lose, as long as the beauty is happy! The young boy really admired his cousin and thought: My cousin has no principles at all in order to please the beauty.
Gu Yanfei was aroused and wanted to place a bet, but when he touched his empty wallet, he remembered that he didn't bring any money.
"Bone rolling."
A small gold ingot was thrown in from the window, rolled on the table, and landed in front of Gu Yanfei.
Then, a dark and handsome face appeared from the window, grinning with a very bright smile.
"Miss Gu, our young master will take your place!" Xiao Shi winked at Gu Yanfei happily, holding a dark red tray with gold-painted osmanthus in his hand.
"..." Li Zhulang also wanted to place a bet on behalf of Gu Yanfei, but he was a step too late. His face froze instantly, and he thought: Which young master? He is being attentive to others for no reason. He must be a traitor or a thief... Could he be a love rival? ! "Xiao Shi." Facing Xiao Shi's dark and bright eyes, Gu Yanfei's heart moved. He remembered the sight he felt outside the water pavilion just now, and he understood.
It turned out to be him, what a coincidence.
"The young master asked me to say hello to the girl." Xiao Shi's smile became brighter, revealing two rows of snow-white teeth. At the same time, he took a glass of wine from the tray and handed it to Gu Yanfei.
This is a cup of osmanthus wine. The light yellow wine is as clear as amber, with small and exquisite golden osmanthus flowers floating in it, giving off an elegant fragrance. Compared with the rich floral fragrance of fresh osmanthus, this light wine aroma is just right.
Gu Yanfei picked up the cup of osmanthus wine, sniffed it, raised his eyebrows and asked, "From Qiongfangzhai?"
"The girl really knows what she's talking about." Xiao Shi chuckled and guided Gu Yanfei's gaze towards the Moonlight Tower across the lake.
Gu Yanfei raised his chin slightly and saw from afar the gauze curtain on the third floor being lifted by a slender hand, revealing a familiar white figure. Due to the distance, the handsome face of the young man was not very clear. He only saw that he was holding a similar white porcelain wine glass in his hand.
The young man in white casually raised his glass, saluted from a distance, and then drank the wine in the glass.
This cup is a toast to Danyang City.
The two looked at each other silently, and Gu Yanfei smiled lightly, extremely bright and beautiful.
She also raised her glass to Chu Yi on the other side of the lake, raised her head and drank it all in one gulp, her movements elegant yet casual.
Li Zhulang was stunned by the beautiful woman's smile, and then he stretched his neck to look out the window, wanting to see who his love rival was. He felt very annoyed: Why was he one step late!
Unfortunately, he saw nothing, as the hazy veil covering the window blocked his view.
Outside the water pavilion, there was a burst of noisy laughter, and some people came back from the garden in groups.
"How could Prince Fang fall down from the flower garden?"
"If you want to know, why don't you ask His Royal Highness Prince Kang!"
"Isn't Miss Gu from Dingyuan Marquis's residence here too? Wouldn't it be the same if we asked her?"
"By the way, how come the three of them happened to be there?"
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The speculations of the crowd floated over from time to time, one after another, and did not stop even after a cup of tea. It even had the momentum to intensify, spreading from the water pavilion to the polo field.
However, when Gu Yunyan came back wearing a new riding outfit, these people fell silent again because Prince Kang was with her.
The polo match was not interrupted because of this episode. The injured Fang Mingfeng did not appear again, and was replaced by Kang Wang in the second half.
The second half of the game was delayed only by a cup of tea and started with a crisp gong.
The wanton sound of horse hooves and the cheers of the crowd rang out again, and the white ball was hit high into the sky...
When Prince Kang first came on the field, he was full of energy and high-spirited. He also wanted to show off his skills in front of his sweetheart, so he scored a goal not long after the start of the second half. However, Gu Yun'er's condition was obviously not as good as before, and he made several mistakes.
Gu Yun'er quickly adjusted his mindset and tried hard to catch up.
The two teams chased each other and neither was willing to give in. When the second half was halfway through, there was a commotion at the entrance of the polo field.
Someone in the water pavilion uttered "Eh!" softly, and Gu Yanfei couldn't help but look sideways.
From the direction of the garden, I saw a dozen people surrounding two ladies with extraordinary temperament walking towards this side. One was older, about forty years old, and the other was younger, about thirty-four or thirty-five.
Everyone respected the older beautiful woman, gathered around her like a star, and were willing to be her foil.
The beautiful middle-aged woman wore a dark purple jacket with a chrysanthemum pattern on the front, a frosty white middle-collared shirt underneath, and a dark embroidered horse-faced skirt. She had a simple bun on her head with a white jade ruyi-patterned hairpin inserted in it.
She has fair skin, graceful facial features, and a dignified, faint smile on the corners of her lips. She is quiet and elegant, and she vaguely reveals a noble aura that makes her stand above the clouds.
It would be hard to ignore such a large group of people appearing here.
Someone immediately recognized the identity of this beautiful middle-aged woman and widened his eyes slightly.
Even people who didn't know her would recognize Princess Jing who was accompanying her. Princess Jing was seen talking softly to the beautiful middle-aged woman with a smile on her face and a respectful manner.
There are only a handful of women in this world who can make Princess Jing so respectful...
"Is it the Empress Dowager?" Gu Yunzhen exclaimed.
Indeed, only the current Queen Mother can have such a display.
(End of this chapter)
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