Chapter 33 The Five Masters of the Gambling House
After receiving Kong An's IOU, Haitang didn't stay any longer, and when he was about to leave, he was stopped again, saying that the fifth master was invited. Begonia seemed to have expected this, and after chuckling, she walked away.
Haitang was taken to an uninhabited hut, where four or five tall thugs stood and there was only one table in the room, and the fifth master was sitting at the table and looking at her coldly. She recognized the fifth master when she entered the door, and her expression calmed down again after a moment of surprise.
"Childe is here to smash my field today?"
Begonia directly pulled a chair and sat down. "I didn't expect the fifth master to do it so personally, and such a big gambling house also needs to run the hall by itself?"
The fifth master didn't laugh angrily, "Childe said and laughed." ”
She pushed the IOU just now to the fifth master, "Take it." ”
The fifth master was disdainful. "Childe thinks my gambling house is so much silver?"
Haitang raised his chin, "The fifth master's business is so good, naturally he can't look down on such a little silver." But the fifth master should take a look at this interest first......"
After listening to her words, the fifth master really took the IOU. Seeing the interest written on it, the fifth master opened his mouth and mocked: "Do you know what his identity is?" Do you think you can't afford to repay the money you lent him today? ”
"Kong Anma, Liangzhou Meng's family, a relative of the Prime Minister's family."
Her understatement made the fifth master's eyelids jump. "Since you know his relationship with the Prime Minister's Mansion, you know that he can't be messed with. Wouldn't Childe get into trouble by doing this now? ”
Begonia scoffed. "Am I in trouble or are you in trouble? This IOU is the silver he borrowed from me, but I didn't force him. You didn't force him to come to you to gamble, did you? I borrowed money clearly, you are doing business openly, what's wrong? ”
The fifth master pondered for a while, it was indeed this ceremony. But after thinking about it, I felt that it was wrong.
"Childe, you are trapping me in injustice like this. You led Kong An to not get off the gambling table, and tricked him into writing this IOU, knowing that his identity is still like this, what are your intentions? ”
Haitang pursed her lips and stared at the fifth master for a while before she spoke: "I didn't expect the fifth master to be afraid of things." She stood up and tried to get the IOU back. Forget it, I'd better ask for the money myself. ”
Before her hand could touch it, the fifth master put away the IOU. "Since today's son is not here to play, then I can't give you this silver, and naturally, this IOU can't be given to you either."
Predictable.
Haitang bowed his head, and before leaving, he looked at the fifth master meaningfully and said: "Fifth master, if I were you, I would definitely let him double the victory in the next few games." When he got carried away, he naturally forgot about the IOU, the interest of ten taels a day, how much silver did he get......"
It's not that the fifth master didn't think so, so he left this IOU. His eyes swept towards Begonia, "Who are you?" What is the enmity with Kong An? ”
Haitang pursed her lips and said nothing, pushed open the door and left. A few thugs looked at the fifth master without an idea, "Fifth master, just let people go like this?" We can't afford to offend this Kong'an. ”
The fifth master called someone to him, "Go and follow, check her details." ”
Haitang went out of the gambling house, went to the teahouse, listened to the storytelling for half an hour, and then went to the restaurant, and asked for a seat with the last ticket left in the gambling house.
After eating and drinking, she leisurely walked back to the house on the outskirts of Beijing that Yin Ze gave her and closed the door.
The person who had been following her outside memorized the address and then squatted in the dark for a while, and only left after seeing no movement. As soon as the man left, the begonia who had changed into a skirt came out. Looking at the place where the previous person was hiding, Begonia hooked his lips and sneered, and then left here.
Back at King Cheng's Mansion, Fennel waited in the courtyard with a resentful face, and when she saw her coming back, she raised her feet and ran over.
"The princess is really willful, how can she hide from the slaves and maids? Your body is just right, if you get into the cold again, the slave and maid are not allowed to scold the little prince to death? ”
"Where's your little prince?"
Fennel shook her head, "I haven't seen it today." ”
Haitang felt a little lost in her heart, "The little boy is not in the house?" ”
"It looks like we're going out together."
For some reason, Haitang remembered Fu Fu again, and always felt that Yin Ze's trip had passed again. She stared at the fennel for a moment, and saw that the fennel was a little unnatural.
"That Miss Fu, have you seen it?"
Fennel's expression changed slightly, "The slave doesn't know." ”
Begonia keenly caught her slightly changing expression. "You really don't know?"
Fennel shook her head, "Slaves and maids are often in the house, where do you know any Miss Fu." ”
"You go find someone who knows her."
Fennel lowered her face bitterly, "That Miss Fu has never been to Chengwang's Mansion, and the slaves and maids can't enter Fu's Mansion, where will they know her." Princess, you are difficult for a strong man. ”
Haitang pursed her lips and said nothing, just looking at her with heavy eyes. Fennel didn't dodge this time, just stood calmly. Begonia felt bored and entered the house alone.
After Yin Ze asked Xiao Tong to pass the word last time, no one from the Fu Mansion came to invite Yin Ze. Fu Zichen knew that he wanted to avoid suspicion, so he invited him to the flower boat in the Changgong River in Beijing.
Fu Zichen was in a depressed mood, and he had been drinking alone since he sat down, and now he was already a little drunk. Yin Ze couldn't look at it, took the wine jug in his hand away, poured it into the white jade cup and drank it all. Fu Zichen saw it and was about to grab it again, but the hand that came over was pushed away by Yin Ze. Fu Zichen, who was slightly drunk, was unstable and fell off the stool.
Yin Ze dragged him up, and first opened his mouth to block Fu Zichen's words that were holding in his throat.
"If you tell me about that woman again, I'll push you into the river right now."
Fu Zichen laughed in a low voice, "Once the little prince was the most affectionate person I have ever met, so I thought you would be considerate of me." I didn't expect you to marry the princess, and finally forgot about Xiangwan. ”
Yin Ze was silent for a long time and said, "Although Xiangwan is dead, I always have her place in my heart and have never forgotten it. ”
Fu Zichen shook his head, "That day, Qingqing told me that in the past, whenever I saw you, your eyebrows and eyes were always sad. And now every time others mention Princess Cheng, your eyes are full of warmth. ”
Yin Ze's heart was suffocated, "Then when I empathize, but I have never forgotten Xiangwan." But you said that woman, you had forgotten about it a long time ago. ”
"Why?"
Yin Ze suddenly became bored, and his voice became cold unconsciously. "What's so good about a girl in a green house? She smiles at you today, and tomorrow she can find another benefactor. Such a woman, Master Fu, can tolerate you marrying her into the door? Your Fu Gongzi's reputation is not afraid of being ruined? ”
Fu Zichen, who had always been gentle, suddenly became angry, "Why not? You tell me why! Isn't your princess Cheng also from a Qinglou? It is even rumored that she is still a female bandit in Yufeng Mountain. You can marry such a woman, why can't I like her? ”
Yin Ze sank his face, "You say it again." ”
Fu Zichen shook his head, "Look, I just said that you are already anxious about the little prince." ”
Yin Ze clenched his fists on both sides and said coldly: "I repeat, anyone can do it, but she can't." ”
Fu Zichen saw his seriousness, silently lifted a pot of wine and handed it to her, "Drink bar." ”
Yin Zeyang blocked it with his hand, the wine jug fell to the ground, shattered in the flower boat, walked outside without saying a word, went ashore lightly on tiptoe, and left with the little boy.
"Master, Mingfeng came over just now."
"What?"
Xiao Tong heard his displeasure and subconsciously glanced at the flower boat. "It's the princess."
Yin Ze paused, "What's wrong with Begonia?" ”
"Mingfeng didn't say much."
Yin Ze's eyes sank, and even his steps were full of anger.
As soon as he returned to the palace, Ming Feng appeared behind Yin Ze like a wind and told him about Haitang's itinerary today. Hearing that she had been staying in the gambling house for a long time, Yin Ze's face was even more gloomy and terrifying.
Yin Ze strode into the house and saw that Begonia was gesturing with Fennel. Fennel saw him coming, and was so frightened that she let go of what she was holding.
"Little, little prince."
Haitang turned around, ran over in surprise, and gestured the thing in his hand to him, and he saw clearly that it was a dress.
Yin Ze's face was still not good-looking, "What is this for?" ”
The master and servant stared at the clothes, how could they notice his face. Fennel helped Begonia stick her clothes to Yin Ze, "The princess suddenly became interested when she saw the slaves and maids sewing clothes, and said that she wanted to make one for the little prince." The slave maid thought that the little prince looked good in moon white, but the princess said that it was too plain, and chose this indigo one again. But if you make it, it will definitely look good. ”
After Fennel finished speaking, Begonia's fingers poked at her head. "You're done, what should I say?"
Fennel snickered and exited the door, closing the door for the two of them. Begonia muttered: "I can't see what door is closed." ”
Yin Ze lifted her chin and made her look directly at herself, and Begonia saw that something was wrong with him.
"What's wrong?"
He increased his strength, and there was a slight anger on his face. "What's wrong? hooked up with Fu Zichen in the restaurant before, and went to the gambling house today? Do you have to go to the petty official tomorrow? ”
Haitang looked at him in a daze, "You didn't take medicine today?" ”
Yin Ze took her into his arms, "Scold me, don't you?" ”
Begonia gasped, "Let go." Seeing that her expression was wrong, Yin Ze let her go suspiciously. Begonia spread out her palm, and half of the sewing needle had been pierced into her palm, which looked shocking.
Yin Ze's heart sank, helped her pull out the needle and threw it on the ground, and then scolded with his head and face. "Are you stupid, are you, you still carry this thing with you? What about the hidden weapon? You stupid guy can prick himself before he can make a move, what else can you do? ”
"Little prince, are you okay?" Haitang wiped the blood stain on the palm of his hand casually, and picked up the clothes and gestured on him.
"Don't move, it's the first time I've made clothes for someone, and if it's ruined, you'll lose your face when you wear it."
The coldness on Yin Ze's face eased a lot, "It's the first time you've made clothes for someone?" ”
"Hmm."
Affirmed, the corners of Yin Ze's lips couldn't help but hook. He looked down at the roughly shaped garment, "I think it's a little short." ”
Begonia raised her eyes, "How can a man say that he is short." ”
Yin Ze was really laughed at by her. "Begonia, am I short?"