Chapter 166: The Guests of the Clubhouse (Part I)
Datang does not have mahjong, so the word "playing mahjong" is very unfamiliar in the ears of Changsun Chong, and he immediately became a little anxious.
"Li's temperament is so soft, she doesn't look like someone who can beat people, and it seems that no one in this palace has a name called mahjong!"
Maybe it was because he was too engrossed, Changsun Chong's voice talking to himself suddenly became a little louder, and the hundred cavalry guards next to him heard his words, and immediately smiled and arched their hands at him.
"Lord Eldest Sun, you don't have to worry, this mahjong is not a person, but a game appliance."
Hearing the words of the Hundred Cavalry Guards, Changsun Chong breathed a sigh of relief, but there were more doubts in his heart.
"It can be so fascinating to Lizhi, this game called 'playing mahjong' must not be ordinary!"
In fact, Changsun Chong guessed correctly, for most women, the attraction of playing mahjong is still very great, especially for those women who usually have nothing to do, and stay in the deep boudoir compound in a daze all day long, the attraction of mahjong is not ordinary.
Even the gentle and virtuous Princess Changle is no exception.
"Three of a kind!"
"Bump, a tube!"
"Hee-hee, huh!"
The rules of mahjong are very simple, so simple that the princes and princesses only watched it a few times, and they could start playing directly, and even Li Mingda, who was only ten years old, was a little eager to try.
"Big brother, I want to play too, I want to play too!"
Seeing her in such a hurry, Gao Ming suddenly smiled slightly, and then took out a few small round pieces of wood from his arms and put them in Li Mingda's hands.
"That's all there is to it, if you lose, you are not allowed to play, obediently accompany your eldest brother to play chess, okay?"
"Good!"
Li Mingda agreed with a smile, and ran to find other princesses to "start a war" with a small piece of wood.
The small pieces of wood that Gao Ming gave to Li Mingda just now are actually the casino chips that Gao Ming imitated in later generations, although these wooden chips are very small, but each one represents consistent money.
The princes and princesses who came in just now, Gao Ming gave them ten chips, but he didn't tell them how much these chips represented, only that when they left, the more chips they had, the bigger the surprise.
Pleasant times always seem short, and in the afternoon, Gao Ming saw that the time was almost up, so he slapped his face, attracting the eyes of the princes and princesses present.
"Brothers and sisters, it's almost time, and it's time for us to go back!"
Hearing Gao Ming's words, almost all of them showed reluctant eyes, after all, except for the Chinese New Year every year, there is usually no time for so many people to get together to play.
Their expressions naturally did not escape Gao Ming's eyes, and seeing this scene, Gao Ming laughed again.
"You don't have to be reluctant, my club is for your younger brothers and sisters, as long as everyone is free, you can come over, but the premise is that you are not allowed to skip class!"
As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, everyone's eyes suddenly fell on Li Mingda and a few other younger princes and princesses, and then laughed kindly.
Gao Ming was also laughing, and he glanced around again as he smiled, and then nodded.
"There are also sisters who have been married, I heard that some sisters are very pungent, this is not good, so I, as an elder brother, will give you three suggestions."
Speaking of this, Gao Ming suddenly stretched out a finger.
"First, be filial, don't throw face at your in-laws, otherwise people will think that our royal people don't understand the rules."
Hearing Gao Ming's words, both the prince and the princess present nodded, and seeing everyone nodding, Gao Ming stretched out a second finger.
"Second, you must be single-minded, you can't cuckold your husband, otherwise will the daughter of our old Li family marry in the future?"
As soon as Gao Ming's words came out, the princes present all laughed, the princesses also blushed and covered their mouths and snickered, and even Li Lizhen shook her head with a smile.
"This royal brother really dares to say anything!"
Seeing everyone laughing, Gao Ming immediately coughed dryly.
"Ahem...... Let's get down to business, everyone give me a serious face! ”
As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, there was a sudden silence around him, but in an instant, louder laughter suddenly broke out around, especially Li Mingda and another little princess, who were already laughing so hard that they couldn't stand up straight.
When everyone was almost laughing, Gao Ming held out a third finger to them.
"Third, and finally, sisters, if your husband is making a mistake, you have to save face for him, even if you want to beat him, you can only beat him at home, and you are not allowed to slap your face, let alone use weapons, okay, my words are finished, remember to go to the counter at the door to exchange chips before you leave."
As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, there was a cheer all around.
"Long live the royal brother, the imperial brother is the best!"
"I'm coming back tomorrow!"
"Me too, me too......"
And when everyone knew that the round small pieces of wood given by Gao Ming before could be exchanged for money, the cheers immediately rose several notches.
This kind of place where they can get together with their brothers and sisters, have fun playing, and have money when they leave, they like it the most!
Xiao Lori, who has been holding hands with Li Mingda, is the happiest, because she has the most chips, more than fifty, and almost half of the princess's chips are concentrated in her hands, and when she exchanged fifty taels of silver from the counter, her eyes were smiling into small crescents.
"Brother Prince is the best!"
As she spoke, she threw herself directly into Gao Ming's arms, rubbing and rubbing in Gao Ming's arms like a kitten.
Seeing this scene, Li Mingda was suddenly unhappy. As he reached out and tugged at her, he screamed.
"Seventeenth sister, don't lie in the arms of your eldest brother, so many people are looking at it, shy and shy!"
But the little girl didn't mean to be shy at all, but laughed.
"Hee-hee-hee-hee...... I don't care, besides, Nineteenth Sister, you are all in the East Palace of the prince's brother, so you are shy. ”
Hearing her words, Li Mingda immediately pursed his lips.
"Seventeenth sister is the worst, my son won't play with you anymore!"
Looking at the awkward Li Mingda, Gao Ming suddenly couldn't cry or laugh.
"Okay, okay, little seventeen, don't bully your son, by the way, what's your title?"
Hearing Gao Ming's words, Xiao Lori, who was called the seventeenth sister by Li Mingda, immediately raised her head and looked at Gao Ming with a surprised expression.
"I have long heard that Brother Prince forgot everything after he got sick, but I didn't expect it to be true, Brother Prince, my title is Gao Yang, do you remember?"
Gao Yang?
Hearing this name, looking at the cute Lori in front of him, who was only thirteen years old at most, Gao Ming's eyes suddenly widened.
"You're Princess Gaoyang?"
Hearing Gao Ming's words, Gao Yang immediately nodded.
"Yes, I'm Gao Yang, the prince's brother seems to be surprised!"
Looking at Gao Yang's puzzled look, Gao Ming reacted, and then held her little head with both hands with a serious face.
"Gao Yang, eldest brother watched the stars last night and learned that there was a catastrophe in your life, if you meet a monk called Debate Machine in the future, you must tell your eldest brother quickly, otherwise your life will not be guaranteed!"
In fact, Gao Ming is not alarmist, according to historical records, Princess Gao Yang's rebellion can be said to have a lot to do with the debate monk, so Gao Ming must nip this matter in the bud.
Seeing Gao Ming so serious, Gao Yang immediately nodded his little head.
"Brother Prince, I know, I will tell Brother Prince when I see this person in the future!"
Hearing her words, Gao Ming touched her little head with satisfaction.
"Good boy!"
After receiving Gao Ming's compliment, Gao Yang suddenly smiled and narrowed his eyes again, looking very cute.
At this time, the people in the royal club were basically dispersed, and after Gao Ming ordered a few people to clean up, he led Gao Yang and Li Mingda, two little Lori, out of the club, and then boarded the carriage and returned to the palace.
For Gao Ming, the "trial opening" of the royal club on this day was still very successful, and since it could satisfy these most picky princes and princesses, there would definitely be no problem in entertaining other people.
Gao Ming's guess was undoubtedly very correct, and when he came to the Tang Royal Club again at noon the next day, he heard a hearty laugh coming from inside.
"Hahahaha, this wine is really exciting to drink, this is the wine that men drink, wow, hahahaha......"
Hearing this familiar laughter, Gao Ming didn't need to enter the door to know who it was - in the entire Chang'an City, with such a loud voice, who else could there be besides Cheng Yanjin?
Thinking of this, Gao Ming shook his head and walked in, and the moment he entered the door, he immediately saw Cheng Yanjin who was drinking with Li Ji in his arms.
At this time, Cheng Yanjin also saw Gao Ming who pushed the door in, and he suddenly laughed louder.
"Wowha, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is just right, come and have a drink with my old Cheng!"
Hearing Cheng Yanjin's words, Gao Ming also laughed.
"Uncle Cheng, my wine is a palace jade wine, a hundred Wen a cup, do you really want to invite me to drink it?"
Looking at Gao Ming's smiling appearance, Cheng Yanjin immediately slapped his thigh.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not happy, I didn't talk to you about money when you drank in my mansion, and now you want to ask me for money? That's it, anyway, you still owe me Lao Cheng the account that has not been repaid, the wine money will be recorded in the account, and I have this tiger crane brand, don't forget to give me this five-...... Five......"
Seeing Cheng Biting Jin stumbling all of a sudden, there was a laugh next to him.
"It's a five-fold discount, let you read more books but don't listen, now it's a shame!"
Hearing this voice, Gao Ming looked back, and immediately found that it was the eldest grandson Wuji who came, and after he came over, he arched his hand towards Gao Ming.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the old minister heard that Princess Changle mentioned this Tang Dynasty Royal Club yesterday, and when I look at it today, it is really very chic, especially this palace imperial tea, it is really wonderful!"
The tea leaves of Datang are dried directly after picking, and boiled with water when eating, while Gaoming is finished by frying and then brewed with boiling water, which naturally tastes different.
Now hearing the eldest grandson Wuji praise the roasted tea like this, Gao Ming immediately laughed.
"Since my uncle likes it, then when you go back, I'll let someone wrap two taels for you, if your uncle still wants more, it's no problem, one or two teas are always money, and if your uncle has a tiger and crane brand, you can get a five-percent discount!"
As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, the eldest grandson Wuji immediately took out a silver brand from his arms.
"I have a brand, bring me two catties of palace imperial tea!"
Seeing this scene, Gao Ming suddenly smiled even more happily.