126. The way of the silver
Zhao Yanheng stretched a handsome face that had not yet faded from the flush, inspected his guards with his hands behind his back, and said loudly with cold eyebrows: "Ladies and gentlemen, one to eight, do you have the confidence to bleed the auspicious gambling house!"
The eyes of all the guards were bloodshot, and the twenty people shouted in unison: "Yes!"
Twenty people shouted in unison, straightening their chests, holding the reins of the horse in one hand, and holding the polo stick high in the other, and shouted three times in a row: "Yes, yes, yes!"
There was a sound, like a drum beating in front of the formation, deafening, Zhao Yanheng stood in the center like a tall and graceful green pine, and said loudly and proudly: "Okay, bring the wine." โ
Dong Rang is an alert person, leading a few waiters to bring more than 20 Haikou empty bowls and a 20-pound large wine jar, Zhao Yanheng personally lifted the wine jar and poured wine, each big bowl poured straight out of the wine, and the waiters sent it down, the guards wrapped the horse reins around their arms to serve the wine bowl, Zhao Yanheng also held a full bowl with both hands, and said loudly: "This king doesn't say much, for the glory of Xiangwangfu, this king respects you!"
The twenty people in front of him held the wine bowl in unison and arched towards Zhao Yanheng, bowed their heads and drank in unison, and after only one sip, they splashed the still full wine bowl behind them, and then the eleven people turned on the horse's back at the same time, scattered on the polo field and entered the opening state.
The grandmother of Ning Wangfu on the high platform couldn't understand this scene, and muttered, "What does this mean?"
Li Fei turned his head and hooked his lips and smiled: "What's the taste of drinking before the battle? It's only interesting to drink celebration wine...... so spilling wine before the battle is a decision that is bound to win!
King Jing also walked down, encouraging his guards, King Jing also has his heroic spirit, saying that every goal is rewarded with a thousand taels of clouds, and the guards of King Jing's Mansion wearing cyan polo uniforms are also full of fighting spirit.
On the polo field, there was a flash of light, people and horses, and later a poem was circulated to prove it:
The ball is frightened and separated, and the red bull is golden.
Turning sideways and holding the horse's belly, the thunderbolt galloped in response to the hand.
Super remote and leisure, squandering and changing.
It is rare to be coincidental and coarse, and the cheers are loud and strong.
But not everyone can appreciate the heroic posture on the polo field, Fan Zhijiu, the second girl of the Changxing Marquis Mansion, was dazzled, she was not interested in the polo game, looked left and right, and when the Jingwang Mansion asked for a pause in the substitution, she pouted and said to Li Fei: "Miss Li, you are really bold, you open your mouth is a thousand notes, but when the Xiangwang Mansion is defeated, can the Xuanguo Mansion admit this bad debt of 10,000 taels?"
Fan Zhijiu had already saved this, but Li Fei was talking to a group of princes and princesses just now, and she couldn't โกโก to say it, so she didn't say it until now. In Fan Zhijiu's opinion, Li Feihao threw this sum of money without asking, and took the property of the Zhu family to flatter His Royal Highness King Xiang, she is surnamed Li, she is qualified to take 10,000 taels of silver in the Xuanguo Mansion?
It's shameless!
Fan Zhijiu only secretly scolded this sentence in his heart, and Li Fei couldn't hear it, but Li Fei knew that more than one person had this question in his heart, the silver in the palace was the silver used by the government for the expenses of each house, and it was the common property of a large family, and no one had the right to take away 10,000 taels of silver at will, so these grandmothers and girls here were all poor, and they only voted five bets and ten bets, that is, fifty two hundred taels of silver, they were all gambling with their own private money, was she Li Fei rich enough to have 10,000 taels of private money?
10,000 taels of silver, a princess's daughter out of the cabinet, if the family is already in decline, all the dowry that can take the lead from the family is not so much.
Li Fei thought that she needed to explain, so she said with a smile: "Xiangwangfu loses, I don't have to pay the silver in the public, I naturally have the silver to make up for it." โ
Fan Zhijiu didn't give up, broke the casserole and asked to the end, "You can get so much silver there?"
"All of you here are young, and there is no elder to remind you now. Li Fei helped the brilliant gem-inlaid butterfly heavy pearl hairpin on the armrest, and said in a very natural tone: "Sixteen years ago, before Concubine Zhao died, she left a sum of silver for me, and my mother kept it properly for me all these years. โ
Li Fei didn't tell the truth, the money Li used to resell spices in the early stage, and after the business became bigger and stable, the Li family doubled the silver and returned it to Li Fei, so a lot of the silver was not the original number.
Zhu Miaohua gritted her teeth secretly at Li Fei's smug side face, she also knew the silver, in her previous life and in this life, the Xu family didn't know how many times she chatted in front of her, what about the 20,000 silver, without Li Fei, the silver returned to the Zhu family, and it was all from their sisters!
Fan Zhijiu frowned, she didn't know this allusion, but it didn't prevent her from finding fault, and she didn't think much about it, so she sneered and said: "Concubine Zhao is a royal person, this silver should be returned to the inner government, or returned to the family!"
There was no need for Li Fei to speak at this time, Fang Peiyi refuted Fan Zhijiu sharply: "Second Miss Fan, there are some things you don't understand, don't open your mouth and talk nonsense." โ
Concubine Zhao is not an ordinary concubine who was lonely and miserable in the harem after the first emperor left. She is the second daughter of the old Xuanguo Gong, there is a lot of property in her hands, the first emperor does not set up a queen, she has the right to be the deputy queen after entering the palace, and she has been in charge of the palace for 20 years, that is not bad for money, and it seems that the current emperor has made a contribution to the dragon, and after the first emperor went, he has always enjoyed honor. After she died, most of the property in the palace was of course taken back to the inner house, but the property of the first emperor and concubine was rolled up, and the royal food was too ugly, so a small part was left to Concubine Zhao for disposal. Concubine Zhao was divided into two, half of which was sent to her own family, and half was given to Li Fei for support.
Even the Zhu clan can't say a 'no' word in this matter, Concubine Zhao has no children and no daughters, half of her life is for the royal family, and half of her life is dedicated to the Zhu family, even if people die like lights out, and her life is in business, she has no right to dispose of more than 30,000 taels of silver?
Fan Zhijiu's brainless words have already put himself in a position where he is not a human being inside and out. Fang Peiyi can't talk about this in detail, where can Fan Zhijiu understand it at the moment, she was so frightened by Fang Peiyi's fierce attitude that she instantly burst into tears, these tears swirled in her eyes, she sniffed and endured her tears, before she thought of a way to resolve her dilemma, raised her head again and said to Li Fei: "Miss Li, since it is the silver left to you by Concubine Zhao, you should cherish it, how can you make a big gamble, such a profligacy!"
Whoever folds face, you have to get it back from whom, Fan Zhijiu is really persevering, Li Fei has been guarding against her attack again, this time he looked at Fan Zhijiu with a smile and said: "Second Miss Fan, are you deliberately looking for my fault, or are you silly and cute?" Maybe both. โ
Fan Zhijiu's expression froze, and then he said angrily: "Are you scolding me?"
"I'm just telling the truth. Li Fei said calmly, but his eyes flashed with a disdainful ferocity: "That amount of silver was given to me by Concubine Zhao, either for me to offer it highly, or for me to use it well, I use one tael of silver and one tael of silver, that is called use, and my flower of 10,000 taels of silver today is also called use, which is by no means profligacy." If you are trying to find fault with me, I have nothing to say to you, but if you are stupid, you should find someone else to teach you. โ
In the last sentence, Li Fei looked at Fang Peiyi with expectations, today's 10,000 taels of silver, Xiangwangfu won and she earned 66,000, Jingwangfu won, King Jing can't benefit, this 10,000 taels Li Fei is spent on the knife.
Fang Peiyi is the one who can teach Fan Zhijiu, but this can't be taught in public, Fang Peiyi was troubled by this embarrassing Fan Zhijiu, covered her head and said in disappointment: "Second Miss Fan was drunk at the banquet, a little drunk." โ
Fan Zhijiu looked at Fang Peiyi in astonishment, she understood this metaphorical sentence, she was drunk, she was going to be invited out by Princess Jing, but who did she refute Li Fei for, wasn't it for the prestige of King Jing's mansion?
Fang Peiyi covered her head and glanced at Mrs. Ning Wang Shizi on the side, Mrs. Ning Wang Shizi knew what this meant, Lian Man stood up, and pulled Fan Zhijiu out kindly.
After the two went, Princess Shouchun, who had been watching coldly, said regretfully: "It's a pity that I went early." โ
Fan Zhiyao is the eldest girl of the Changxing Marquis Mansion who died of an intestinal carbuncle at the end of May, if she was alive, Fan Zhijiu would not have appeared here to be embarrassed.
Zhu Miaohua's eyes were lowered, her eyes were vicious and gloomy, it was better for that bitter and mean Fan girl to die early, otherwise she would not have reluctantly given up to Fan Shen.
The game on the polo field was in full swing, Jingwangfu scored three goals, Xiangwangfu scored two goals, at this moment a fast-spinning polo was passing among the guards of Xiangwangfu, those guards were all Zhao Yanheng's cronies, and Zhao Yanheng went to Kunming and returned to the capital together, one by one, all of them were people whose names Li Fei could name.
More than ten zhang apart, Bai Xiu was entangled by the three Jingwang Mansion guards, the ball was abducted and snatched back, and he roared: "Xiao Yongzi continues!"
The roar was striking, and the polo flew towards Cheng Anguo, but Bai Xiu hit a little off under the three-person attack, Cheng Anguo hooked the stirrup with one foot, broke free from the stirrup and supported the horse's back with one foot, and the upper body relied on the foot strength and waist strength to almost stretch the rod to catch the ball......
At the same time, a guard of King Jing's Mansion who was almost confused by Bai Xiu's roar waved his polo stick angrily, galloped towards Cheng Anguo โกโก the four hooves of the sturdy horse, and rushed straight towards Cheng Anguo, who was hanging out of half of his body.
"Smack!"
Li Fei was so nervous that he stood up and watched with his hands on the table, and there were many people who also stood up, and they didn't have time to pay attention at this time, only to see that at the last moment, Yang Yong quickly inserted between the two horses. The horses that can be used on the polo field are extremely flexible, moving like a rabbit, quiet as a virgin, at this time they are deeply stuck in the middle and stand still, and the horse of the Jingwangfu guard vigorously collided with Yang Yong's horse, the force is really too great, Cheng Anguo After swinging the ball out, the three people and three horses fell down in row!