Chapter 458 Let the Prince Punish Me
In order to keep Concubine Li as a partner, Xiao Xixi specially asked someone to take out the jewelry box.
She opened the box and revealed the jewellery inside.
Xiao Xixi smiled and said, "These are my gambling money. Every time you win a round from me, you can take a piece of jewelry from it."
Yao Zhaoxun was immediately attracted, and her eyes widened as she stared at the jewels.
She also had jewelry of her own, but neither the quantity nor the style and workmanship were as good as Concubine Xiao's.
Concubine Li was also dazzled by those beautiful jewelry, but she quickly came to her senses and sneered with disdain.
"It's just a few pieces of jewelry, right? Do you really think I've never seen anything good? I have plenty of jewelry like this!"
Xiao Xixi asked: "These are all gifts from the prince, do you really not want them?"
Concubine Li: "..."
It would be a lie to say you don’t want it!
She had a lot of jewelry, but none of them was given by the prince.
She was filled with jealousy and said bitterly, "These jewels were given to you by the prince. Even if I win them, what's the point?"
Xiao Xixi: "You can take these jewels to the prince to complain, saying that I deliberately used the things the prince gave me as gambling chips, which is an act of contempt for the prince, and let the prince punish me."
Concubine Li couldn't help but widen her beautiful eyes slightly.
She had disliked Concubine Xiao for a long time and wished she could get rid of her immediately.
Now that the opportunity has come to her, even though she knows there may be pitfalls, Concubine Li still can't help but be tempted.
She immediately said, "Okay, it's settled!"
Xiao Xixi added: "These jewelry are my gambling money, what about yours?"
Concubine Li took off all the pearl hairpins and jewelry on her body, as well as the jade pendant and purse she carried with her, and placed them all on the table, saying proudly.
"These are my gambling money!"
Yao Zhaoxun didn't expect things to develop to this point.
She was surprised, but also a little excited.
Concubine Xiao and Concubine Li are now at odds with each other, and there will definitely be something interesting to watch soon. Most of the gossip about Yao Zhaoxun in the past was heard from others, but today he can watch in person from the front row. This is definitely a rare opportunity!
In order to be able to eat the melon up close, Yao Zhaoxun gritted his teeth, took off all his jewelry and put them on the table.
"I don't have as much stuff as you two sisters, so I can only give you this little bit now. I hope you two sisters won't despise me."
Concubine Li wanted Concubine Xiao's things and didn't take Yao Zhaoxun seriously at all. She didn't even give her a glance.
Xiao Xixi asked them to sit down.
There were three people missing, so Xiao Xixi called Baoqin to make up the number.
Concubine Li asked cautiously, "Are you two covering up for each other?"
Xiao Xixi said calmly: "If you are worried, you can ask your maids to make up the numbers."
Concubine Li brought Caiyun with her today, but Caiyun had never played mahjong and had no experience in this area. Concubine Li did not respond. She planned to play two rounds first to try it out.
The first game was purely for teaching purposes. Xiao Xixi did not play seriously and deliberately let Concubine Li win.
Concubine Li took out a gold hairpin from Xiao Xixi's jewelry box, feeling very proud.
Her main purpose was to complain to the prince. With this golden hairpin, she had evidence to complain, and she could actually stop and leave.
But she now has a gambler's mentality, thinking that since she won the first game, she should be able to win the second game.
Anyway, this mahjong game looks quite simple, she can definitely win more.
Concubine Li's eyes wandered over the box full of jewelry. She thought to herself that she must win all of Concubine Xiao's jewelry today, leaving her with nothing but watching and staring. This annoying woman must be mad at her!
So she put down the golden hairpin and started the second round.
This time, Xiao Xixi didn't let her win and simply got a clear win.
Concubine Li looked at her in disbelief. How long had it been since the start of the game? How come she had already won? This was too fast!
Xiao Xixi smiled and said, "My luck is better this time."
She reached out and took back the gold hairpin that Concubine Li had just won.
Concubine Li was unwilling to give in, and gritted her teeth and said, "Come again!"
In the third game, Xiao Xixi won again.
Concubine Li began to suspect that she was cheating and asked to change seats.
Xiao Xixi readily agreed.
The two exchanged seats.
But it didn't matter, Xiao Xixi still won the fourth game.
Concubine Li didn't believe it and played two more games in a row, but Xiao Xixi still won.
Concubine Li's eyes were red from losing: "Are you guys ganging up on me?!"
Xiao Xixi: "You can replace it with someone else."
So Concubine Li called Caiyun over.
Caiyun replaces Baoqin.
Just now, Caiyun had been watching them play cards from the side. She has basically figured out the rules of the game, but she lacks practical experience.
She fed Concubine Li as many cards as possible, hoping to help her win.
But even so, Xiao Xixi still lost in the end.
Concubine Li refused to believe it and pushed the mahjong tiles in front of her forward, saying angrily, "Come again!"
Game after game, Xiao Xixi was always the only one winning.
Yao Zhaoxun was the first to give up. She said weakly, "I lost everything I had."
Xiao Xixi said generously: "I can lend it to you."
After saying that, she casually pushed some of the jewelry to Yao Zhaoxun.
Yao Zhaoxun quickly waved his hands: "No, I can't pay it back even if I borrow it, so I won't lend it to you guys, just play and I'll just watch from the side."
Xiao Xixi didn't care about it.
Concubine Li was very unhappy. She frowned and said, "Isn't it just borrowing something? How come you can't pay it back? Do you have a problem with me and deliberately don't want to play cards with me?"
Yao Zhaoxun hastily denied: "No, I didn't mean that!"
Concubine Li said arrogantly: "Since you don't have any, then don't leave and continue to play cards with us."
She just didn't believe that she couldn't defeat Concubine Xiao today!
Seeing that Concubine Li's desire to win was aroused, if she was not satisfied today, the game would definitely not end.
Yao Zhaoxun could only reluctantly borrow the jewelry from Concubine Xiao.
Baoqin reminded: "Since it is a loan, you have to make a written agreement to avoid confusion later."
Xiao Xixi thought this made sense, so she asked someone to bring a pen and paper and put them in front of Yao Zhaoxun.
Yao Zhaoxun regretted it so much that his intestines turned green.
If she had known that she would lose all her fortune, she would never have played cards with Concubine Xiao and Concubine Li!
The price she paid for eating melon was too high!
However, now she had no room for regret and could only write down the IOU and put her fingerprints on it in disappointment.
The IOU was taken away by Baoqin.
The game continues.
They played five more games, and Xiao Xixi still won alone.
The jewelry in front of Xiao Xixi has piled up.
After Concubine Li lost her last piece of jewelry, she still wanted to continue, but was persuaded by Caiyun.
"My lady, forget it."
Concubine Li: Help me up, how can I lose!
……
Please give me a monthly ticket~
(End of this chapter)
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