Chapter 57 Betting
The two of them discussed it again, and finally gritted their teeth and decided to return the headwear.
Even if only 80% of the final payment can be refunded, it is better than leaving it in your hands.
However, when Zhao Shuning thought that this money would eventually fall into Lu Zhiran's hands, he felt extremely depressed.
Chu Yian held her hand and spoke to comfort her again.
"Shuning, all this is temporary. I will definitely let you live a life of wealth and glory."
Zhao Shuning felt confused.
Once upon a time, she thought that life in the Marquis' Mansion would be a life of wealth and glory, but in the end she found that the Marquis' Mansion made her penniless.
Can I still believe what he says?
The two of them left with their refunds. After a long time, voices were heard from a private room at the innermost part of the third floor.
Xiao Baozhu breathed a sigh of relief, "Finally he left. He almost suffocated me to death."
Two men sat opposite.
A tall man dressed in black, without any jewelry on his body, but with an air of nobility. His eyes were as deep and dark as a pool, with no bottom to be seen.
The other man was slightly shorter and thinner, dressed in blue, and looked elegant and refined.
It was Xiao Yanci and Jiang Nansheng.
"You don't know, the last time I came to Ruyi Pavilion, I also happened to listen to a play at the Xuanping Marquis Mansion."
Jiang Nansheng was dressed as a man today. The delicate features between her eyebrows were well concealed by her bronze skin. When she spoke, her voice was clear and gentle, and it was difficult to tell whether she was a man or a woman.
"Oh? Tell me about it."
Xiao Baozhu rambled on, "Last time, Miss Lu and Miss Chu came together. The one from the Chu family took Miss Lu for a ride, then turned around and gossiped about her behind her back, saying she was from a merchant family and was lowly and unpresentable."
"She thought no one heard it, but not only did I hear it, but Miss Lu heard it too. If it were me, I would have lost my temper on the spot, but Miss Lu just kept a sullen face and didn't get angry. However, later, the Chu family wanted to buy that gold-threaded eight-treasure beaded headpiece, and Miss Lu flatly refused. Guess what happened next?"
Jiang Nansheng gave the answer directly without hesitation.
"Miss Chu secretly ordered the headgear in Miss Lu's name."
Xiao Baozhu's eyes widened. "How did you guess that?"
He paused, then waved his hand, "Your brain is already unusual, so it's not surprising that you guessed it."
He then looked at Xiao Yanci, "Seventh Brother, you definitely didn't guess it, right?"
Xiao Yanci sneered, "Do you even need to guess? Wasn't the headgear that the Marquis Xuanping's Mansion just returned the same one?"
Given their poverty, they certainly wouldn't be able to pay for their own headgear, so they could only rely on their wealthy sister-in-law Lu Zhiran.
But in the end, it seemed that Lu Zhiran was not the one who was taken advantage of. Instead, it was Zhao Shuning who paid the money.
Xiao Baozhu was annoyed. "Oh, I didn't even realize it."
Xiao Yanci glanced at her and said, "With your brain, it's normal that you didn't react."
Xiao Baozhu: ...
"When we were in school, we were clearly the same!"
Xiao Yanci leaned back lazily, legs crossed, "I just don't like studying, it doesn't mean I'm stupid. Don't compare me with you."
Xiao Baozhu: ...
She glared at Xiao Yanci angrily and turned to Jiang Nansheng for help.
"Ah Sheng, look at him! He's bullying me again!"
Jiang Nansheng said sternly, "Next time he gets sick, I'll give him some bitter medicine."
Xiao Yanci is most afraid of hardship, this is his biggest weakness.
Xiao Baozhu was immediately coaxed.
Xiao Yanci was speechless. Was it appropriate to "conspire" in front of him?
Xiao Baozhu quickly brought the topic back to what she was interested in.
"Brother, do you know why our father issued the imperial decree of divorce for Miss Lu?"
Xiao Yanci remained calm, "I don't know."
Xiao Baozhu looked curious. "So what did they mean by that? What were they talking about? What were they speculating about?"
Xiao Yanci's eyes darkened a little, and a gloomy atmosphere enveloped his whole body.
Jiang Nansheng's expression also became a little more murky. They were all smart people and had guesses in their minds.
However, such speculation was too dirty and I was afraid it would pollute her ears.
Xiao Yanci said in a cold voice, "These are just unfounded speculations by irrelevant people. They are not worth mentioning."
"But I'm curious..."
Jiang Nansheng changed the subject.
"Aci, I heard you're doing business recently?"
Xiao Baozhu's eyes widened. "Are you wasting money again?"
Xiao Yanci said in a cold and gloomy tone, "Which big colander leaked it to you?"
Jiang Nansheng immediately explained, "You sent someone to the bank to withdraw the money, and your men came back to me, so I came up with this guess."
Xiao Yanci was destined to lose money. He couldn't even save the money in the bank. Every time he saved some money, he would lose it all in various ways before long.
So he could only deposit the silver in someone else's name.
Xiao Baozhu and Jiang Nansheng both have some of his assets under their names.
In all the years before, Xiao Yanci had never withdrawn the money, but this time he withdrew some for the first time, and the amount was not small.
"So it seems that this is actually true."
Xiao Yanci admitted generously, "It is true."
Xiao Baozhu was heartbroken, "Brother Emperor, what are you doing? Didn't you pay enough in compensation?"
Xiao Yanci's face was as dark as ink. "This time is different! I have a feeling this deal will definitely make a lot of money."
Xiao Baozhu didn't believe it at all.
Jiang Nansheng asked what kind of business he was in. Xiao Yanci ignored the part about Lu Zhiran and said, "The weather this year is unusual. After the severe drought, there will definitely be a severe cold. There will definitely be profits in charcoal and cotton."
Xiao Baozhu shook her head repeatedly. "If someone else said this, I might believe it, but Seventh Brother, I don't believe a single word you say. Even if there really is a Great Cold, others can make money, but you certainly can't."
Xiao Yanci: "...Shut your crow mouth."
The two siblings started to argue with each other and refused to give in. Finally, they slammed the table and started making a bet.
Xiao Yanci: "If I win, you're not allowed to eat meat anymore!"
Xiao Baozhu: "If you lose, all the money you deposited with me will belong to me, and all the treasures that the emperor rewards you with will also be mine!"
The more a person lacks something, the more he desires it.
Xiao Baozhu is a very greedy person and cannot live without meat.
And what did Xiao Yanci love most? It must be the white money.
The stakes for both of them were quite high, and they directly hit each other's vital points.
"make a deal!"
"Ah Sheng, bear witness!"
Jiang Nansheng looked at the two of them helplessly. After so many years, they were still as childish as they were when they were little.
Lu Zhiran and Lu Yingxi returned to the Lu Mansion one after another.
Lu Yingxi quickly caught up with Lu Zhiran, "Sister, why are you walking so fast? Wait for me."
"What else do you want?"
Lu Yingxi looked her up and down, and said in a faint voice, "Sister, you have changed."
Lu Zhiran's expression was cold. "When a person experiences a major change, his temperament will naturally change drastically. When you experience the same thing in the future, you will naturally understand."
Lu Yingxi: ...
Who would have to go through what she did? It's such bad luck!
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