Ji Xiao was overjoyed and happily went back to wait for news.

Xia Jinse and Lan Beichen analyzed the situation and expected that there would be changes in the gambling game within three days.

Sure enough, starting the next day, all kinds of confusing news were released on the streets, some said that Hou Xiping, the eldest son of the Ministry of Rites, was hopeful, and some said that Nie Feng, the commander of the Soldiers and Horses Division, personally prepared a heavy gift, and went to the Hou Mansion for the second time to propose marriage, and the dowry was as high as more than one million......

But the most rumored is Nan Duchi, the eldest son of the Nanguo Mansion, who heroically saved the beauty and saved the unequaled county lord who fell into the water. This story is passed down in such a way that it is as if everyone has seen it with their own eyes, which is convincing.

On the same day, the odds of the major gambling houses about these candidates changed again, Hou Xiping's odds were one to two, and he had accumulated three million and five hundred thousand taels of silver under his name, and Nie Yuan's odds were two to five, with a total of 2.8 million silver under his name.

The highest probability is Nan Duchi, which has been raised to one loss of one point and five points, but countless people have bet on him to win, and he has accumulated more than five million taels in his name.

The chances of the rest of the candidates are reduced, and the worst is Lin Runzhi of the Hubu Shangshu Mansion.

Before, his odds were very low, five to one, and now he has fallen to eight to one and is ignored. There are good deeds to study the list, and they all think that Lin Runzhi is a pity, obviously born in a high-ranking family, I heard that the talent is also good, but there is no heat.

I thought that Lin Shangshufu just went to propose marriage at random, as for whether it was successful or not, it didn't matter at all, right?

……

Nanguo Mansion.

In the study, Nan Jingtian, the son of the prince of Nanguo, is thinking with his son and henchmen.

"Lord Shizi, now there are more than 8,000 bets under the name of the eldest prince, totaling 5.83 million taels of silver. Just wait for the decree in two days, and the money will be in hand. The henchman reported back on what he had gathered.

"More than 5.8 million ......"

Nan Jingtian's face was hot, and then he frowned again: "What about the Lin family?" ”

The henchmen have already counted clearly, and immediately said: "Back to the world, Lin Gongzi's odds have dropped sharply, and they have fallen to one to eight, but they have also accumulated more than 2.4 million taels." ”

Nan Jingtian nodded, his face was a little heavy: "Well, there are so many, after all, the biggest advantage is that they take it, even if they give thirty percent to the two brothers Ji Hongshen, they can leave more than 1.4 million taels, and they are also married to the Marquis of Xiaoyao." All up, they are the most cost-effective! ”

On the side, Nan Duchi remembered the previous incident of the Xiaoyao Marquis's Mansion, and still had some regrets, and said hatefully: "It's a pity, if it wasn't for the child's mistake and being disrupted by the Nine Princesses, the plan didn't succeed, and it would be the child who won." When the time comes, my father will invite my grandfather to enter the palace to ask for a decree, and the holy decree will not only marry our Guogong Mansion and the Xiaoyao Marquis Mansion, but the silver will not be less than three million! ”

"Providence, who let your sister fall overboard? This family affair can't be done after all. Sedum also regretted it.

This three-party designed gamble is about to come to an end, although they can finally get more than five million taels of silver and make a lot of money, but it is still slightly better than the Lin family who won over the Xiaoyao Mansion.

Thinking of the second room of the Xiaoyao Hou Mansion again, Nan Jingtian snorted lightly and said: "In the future, when you cooperate with the Xiaoyao Hou Mansion, you must have multiple hearts, although Ji Hongshen is the second room, he is scheming and black, even his eldest brother can be betrayed, and his niece's marriage can be used to make transactions with outsiders, this kind of person must be guarded against!" ”

"And he can hide his old son from the Marquis, you can imagine the means!"

Nan Duchi and his henchmen immediately said, "Yes, the child (subordinate) remembers." ”

……

Hubu Shangshu Lin Mansion.

Lin Kangnian's ecstasy was much calmer than that of Sedum.

When he came back from the palace, he called his youngest son Lin Runzhi and told him about the emperor's promise to give marriage.

"Three days later, the emperor will issue an order to marry you the unequaled county lord of the Xiaoyao Mansion. Once the holy decree is issued, the gamble will be over, although this time our Lin family only got more than one million taels of silver, which is far inferior to the Guogong Mansion, but this is only temporary. ”

Lin Runzhi smiled slightly and said: "Father, the child understands that now the odds of the child have dropped to one to eight, just wait for the last day, we will collect silver and buy a large amount, and the eight-fold odds will definitely make us a lot of money." ”

"Moreover, the child has already sent someone to investigate, the Guogong Mansion has invested more than one million in order to build momentum for Nan Duchi, and now Nan Duchi looks at more than five million taels of silver in his name, but excluding the cost, they only make more than three million."

Lin Kangnian nodded: "Not bad!" It's a pity that because of the rules, we can't bet on ourselves, after all, the left hand out and the right hand in, except for attracting attention, there is no meaning, after all, the dealer is himself. ”

Lin Runzhi nodded: "Father, don't be sorry, if it weren't for the rules between the two sides, this gamble would have been messed up a long time ago." And although the odds of the child are high, if you can't get the money in the end, it doesn't make sense. ”

After thinking about it, Lin Kangnian was relieved, and he was very relieved to see his youngest son.

He values this youngest son who he only got when he was established, and he has more hopes for Lin Runzhi than his eldest son Lin Yizhi. Lin Yizhi is now thirty-eight, and he was released to Shu as an official, and his political performance was mediocre. Lin Runzhi was nineteen years younger, but his intelligence was several times that of his eldest brother.

Perhaps, the future of the Lin family will fall on this youngest son.

Lin Kangnian was relieved and very satisfied: "Now it's only two days later, as soon as the emperor's decree arrives, everything will fall to the ground." As for the silver in other people's names, when the time comes, except for a small part of the outflow, the rest will be gathered together and divided equally among the three families, and there will be at least two or three million incomes, hahahaha...... Runzhi, have you seen it, if you want to make money, as long as you use your brains, you don't have to bother at all! ”

Lin Runzhi arched his hand and said: "It's still my father's foresight, and when the second prince comes back, this money will come in handy." ”

Thinking of Lan Hongzhuo, the second prince who went out on a business trip, Lin Kangnian's face was a little bright, this is his grandson, and he should not be underestimated. The Lin family is a relative, but they have great power, not only is their daughter named the jade concubine, but they are also favored by the emperor, and even their grandson Lan Hongzhuo is also a hot candidate for the crown prince.

When the Lin family and the Xiaoyao Marquis Mansion get married, there will be one more help, full support for his grandson Lan Hongzhuo, and the Lin family will be the absolute top family valve after that, and it will be prosperous for a long time!

In the Xiaoyao Hou Mansion, some people are also happy and some are worried.

The happy ones are Ji Hongshen in the second room, and Ji Hongde in the third room, they have received the news from the Lin family, and it has been determined that the emperor will give marriage in two days, and their plan has won a big victory.

It's just that some news is spread to the outside world, and it won't be long before there will be millions of incomes, Ji Hongshen and Ji Hongde are excited when they think about it. It's too cheap to make money like this, basically there is no input cost, you can make a lot of money, if this kind of good thing happens every year, it is a dream to wake up with a smile.

In the room, Ji Hongshen and Ji Hongde were drinking.

The good news can't be spread out for the time being, they can only hold it in their hearts, and they definitely don't dare to be known by their eldest brother Ji Hongbo. Especially his father, Xiaoyaohou, if he knew that they were using his niece's marriage to make money, he was afraid that he would be expelled from the house with a broken leg.

Ji Hongshen filled a glass, raised his glass and said to Ji Hongde: "Come, our two brothers have a good drink today." It's a pity that only the two of us can know about such a happy event, which is really itchy. ”

"It's a little suffocating, but this kind of thing must not be said, otherwise my father and eldest brother will know, and it will be troublesome."

As soon as Ji Hongde drank it all, he was put heavily on the table, already a little drunk: "Make a fortune with a muffled voice, this is safe!" ”

Ji Hongshen nodded, his face was a little disdainful: "But think about it, the eldest brother still earned, can we give him a good son-in-law, the son of Shangshu Mansion, can't he afford to lose Wushuang?" Although we made some money, the benefit was that the eldest brother got it, and it was really cheap for him! ”

"That is, I don't know why, my father wants to make him the son of the world, he has no ability at all, he is mediocre and talentless! It's just that I have a good daughter, who is beautiful and has some talents, otherwise how could I be today? ”

The two of them pushed the cup and changed the lamp, you said a word to me, and I didn't care about the situation of the big house.

I heard that the Lin family of Shangshu Mansion has entered the palace to ask the emperor for a decree, and the emperor has agreed, and there are still two days to make a holy decree.

Ji Wushuang was a little stunned, she didn't expect that she had escaped the Guogong Mansion, but she hadn't escaped the Shangshu Mansion, she couldn't choose freely to marry the person she wanted to marry after all.

"Wushuang, I heard that Lin Gongzi is a talent, only two years older than you, just a good match."

Wen persuaded her bitterly: "Although Ji Gongzi saved you before, this is the will of heaven, and you have no fate with him." Your father and I don't have a good opinion, as long as he is good to you, but I didn't expect so many people to come to propose marriage at the same time, so it was like this...... Forget it, don't think about it so much. ”

Ji Wushuang sat beside him in a daze and did not speak.

Why is this happening, she has been hiding for so long, and she can't hide after all? She doesn't like Lin Gongzi, and she doesn't care about his family background, she has promised Ji Xiao, but now she has broken her promise, he must be very disappointed, right?

Seeing that her daughter didn't speak, Wen thought she was in a bad mood and could only leave. When he closed the door, Wen said softly: "Wushuang, don't think so much, take a good rest, do you hear?" Evening sunshine, serve the county lord well. ”

The girl Wanqing immediately said, "Yes, madam." ”

After Wen left, Wanqing went to close the door, and when she came back, she still saw the county lord propped up on the table, silent.

"County master, the slave knows that you only want to marry Ji Gongzi, but this emperor gives you a marriage, and there is really no way to change it." Wanqing also whispered to persuade her, "Unless, the county lord goes to ask the princess again, maybe he can make the emperor change his mind?" ”

Go to Xia Jinse? Ji Wushuang's heart moved, but then he dispelled this thought.

She has troubled Xia Jinse many times, how can she go to her every time something happens? She's so embarrassed, that's all! Maybe her fate is like this, and she can't choose the life she wants after all.

Two days later, the capital.

There were people in the Lin Mansion and the Guogong Mansion staring at the palace gate, waiting for the appearance of the holy decree, until after noon, a team of eunuchs who carried the decree came out of the palace gate and were immediately looked at.

It was already the last moment, Lin Kangnian no longer had to hide it, and everyone in the Lin family was ready, waiting for the arrival of the holy decree. Lin Runzhi was even more energetic, refreshed, and glanced at the brothers who cast jealous glances at him from time to time.

He didn't care, his attention was only on the holy decree, once he married the county lord of the Xiaoyao Mansion, even if he was not the eldest son, his position was absolutely secure.

Time passed little by little, and Lin Kangnian felt that it was going very slowly.

Why hasn't the Decree arrived yet?

Suddenly, someone from outside rushed in and shouted in a panic: "Master, the master is not good!" The holy decree went to the Xiaoyao Marquis Mansion and the Ji Mansion, and there was no one for the fifth prince! ”

"What, no?" Lin Kangnian rose to his feet.

At this moment, the Xiaoyao Hou Mansion really ushered in the expected holy decree, and the Xiaoyao Hou Jichang led the whole family to receive the decree.

Fengtian carried the emperor, and the edict said: "The unequaled county lord shows his wisdom, dignified and quiet, and is now sixteen years old, and he is of marriageable age." I gave permission to marry, and I promised to marry Ji Xiao, the secretary of the Criminal Department, as his wife! I hope that the husband and wife will be harmonious and grow old together, and I will admire this! ”

When Ji Wushuang heard this, he raised his head in amazement......