I got up early in the morning, pinched my fingers and calculated, today is September 24, Shen Ao ran to the back garden to move his muscles, Liu Shengxing ran over in a hurry, and said breathlessly: "Young Master Cousin, Young Master Cousin ......" He took a breath before saying: "Yesterday, the Liao man asked someone to send 80,000 yuan, saying that it was to compensate for the cost of the Night Pearl." ”

Liu Sheng thought that Shen Ao would be shocked, but Shen Ao just nodded and said indifferently: "Got it." ”

Liu Sheng said: "Young Master Cousin, 80,000 yuan." I didn't expect that the Liao people were so generous, and they knew that if they let him break a few more pearls and porcelain bottles, the young master would make a fortune. ”

Shen Ao reprimanded him and said, "How can you bear it? If someone loses 80,000 yuan, do you have to be principled? Where are the people, take me to see. ”

Liu Sheng led Shen Ao to the front hall, a Liao man waited for a long time with a box, saw Shen Ao coming, quickly stood up, opened the box, and the pile of money in it only shook people dizzy, Liao said: "Master Shen, my master smashed your pearl yesterday, I am really sorry, so I specially asked me to send the money for the pearl." ”

Shen Ao said very politely: "Brother Yelu is too polite, how dare I do this?" I still take the money back and tell Brother Yelu, my Shen Ao is the most righteous, a pearl of seventy or eighty thousand, how can I ask him to break the bank? ”

Of course, the Liao people would not be really stupid enough to go back with the money, and hurriedly said: "Shen Bachelor's righteousness is Bo Yuntian, everyone inside and outside Bianjing knows it, but this money is still not shirked, my master said, it is his lifelong honor to be able to meet such a righteous friend as Shen Student, if there is a chance, he will come to visit again." ”

Putting down the money, the Liao people said goodbye and went out, Shen Ao sent off the guest, turned around and came back and immediately counted the money with the box, counted twice in a row, his face was a little unsightly, and said to Liu Sheng: "Liu Sheng, you come and help me count." ”

Liu Sheng counted it and said, "Young Master Cousin, it seems that the number is wrong, only seventy-nine thousand eight hundred." ”

Shen Ao said with a straight face: "Shameless, I obviously said that 80,000 was good, but there were two missing." After that, take the money back to the back garden and let Zhen Zhen put it away, Zhen Zhen woke up from a big dream, first put the money away, and said, "Where did this money come from?" ”

Shen Ao said: "Don't tell Mo'er about this kind of thing, this money was compensated to me by others, and I have to compensate for the damage, right?" ”

Zhen Zhen heard that he couldn't be clear, thought about it, and stopped asking, she was a smart woman, and men couldn't push too hard, so she asked him: "If you're hungry, I'll ask the cook to bring some food." ”

Shen Ao nodded, and after breakfast, someone came to the palace, thinking that the emperor was looking for him, but who knew that the eunuch who was born on the other side said: "The queen mother invited Master Shen into the palace." ”

Dowager? Shen Ao touched his nose and thought to himself, isn't it three missing one? Hey, these three missing ones are all called here from the palace, admire, admire, the Queen Mother is really different from others.

Sometimes, the queen mother's decree is more effective than the emperor's decree, remembering the way Zhao Ji was reprimanded, where did Shen Ao dare to offend the lord of the harem, and the big thing had to be put aside.

As the little eunuch arrived at the palace and came to the dormitory of the Empress Dowager Qinci, Shen Ao paced in, and saw that there were a few noble ladies inside, he first saluted the queen mother, glanced left and right, An Ning was not there, but the virtuous concubine sat aside, greeted Shen Ao, and asked someone to move the Jindun to invite him to sit.

Empress Dowager Qinci said: "The weather is good today, I asked you to play a few games of leaf cards, and I just screamed that people went to ask the official family, and the official family said that you are okay these days, and this dare is very good, just come to accompany the mourning family." ”

Shen Ao slandered in his heart, what does this good weather have to do with playing cards.

Before saying more, the Queen Mother called Concubine Xian and another noblewoman, four people at a table, and asked someone to take the leaf card to start the game.

This kind of leaf card is easy for Shen Ao to get started, much simpler than mahjong, it is very easy to play, several times down, there are wins and losses, winning is a fluke, but when you lose, it is deliberate, you can't win every time the old lady.

After a few rounds, the Empress Dowager Qinci was completely immersed in it, and she was so happy that she forgot to put the shelf in the world, Shen Ao thought to herself, in fact, this is also an ordinary old lady, don't look at what she usually pretends to be, in fact, after playing a few rounds of leaf cards, her real surname was immediately exposed.

As for Concubine Xian, there is always a bit of elegance when she plays cards, Shen Ao knows that the Empress Dowager Qinci can open it, but Concubine Xian may not, after all, she is in front of the Queen Mother, and she must always be a little dignified.

Unknowingly, at noon, Qin Ci even forgot to eat, and others were not easy to remind, but the eunuch who brought Shen Ao here whispered: "Queen Mother, it's time to eat." ”

Qin Ci raised his eyes and looked at the sky: "So fast? Just grab some pastries and eat them, it doesn't have to be so troublesome. Shen Ao, you are a guest from afar, and you are not well greeted, why don't you teach someone to buy you a few side dishes. ”

Shen Ao was hungry, and he didn't want to eat just some pastries to satisfy his hunger, but he had to refuse Qinci's kindness and accompany Qinci to eat some pastries.

After eating the pastries, they continued to fight, and after another hour, they heard someone outside: "The Empress Dowager has arrived." ”

Qin Ci raised his eyebrows, but said with a cold face: "Don't care, continue to play." ”

Shen Ao is a little empty in his heart, he knows a little about the things in the palace, there is a more interesting phenomenon in Zhao Ji's court, that is, there are more queen mothers, the main reason is that Zhao Ji inherited the throne of his brother, after Zhao Ji entered the palace, he naturally wanted to elevate his biological mother Qinci to the status of the queen mother, so the princess Qinci was originally the queen mother. In addition, Zhezong is Zhao Ji's brother, and now he has passed the throne to him, how can Zhao Ji be indifferent, so Zhezong's queen Meng Shi is the queen mother, and Zhezong's mother Xiang is the queen mother.

In fact, according to generations, the Empress Dowager Gao and the Empress Dowager Qinci are equal, Zhezong and Zhao Ji are brothers, one of these two women is Zhezong's mother, and the other is Zhao Ji's biological mother, just because Zhezong is the first emperor, so this Gao family is a generation higher than the Empress Dowager Qinci, this strange phenomenon is a bit incredible.

After a while, the Gao family slowly came in with the support of an old eunuch, and the chamberlains and palace maids inside saluted one after another: "I have seen the Empress Dowager." ”

Concubine Xian and the noble lady couldn't sit anymore, they lost their cards and saluted the Gao family, and Shen Ao saw the opportunity to echo everyone, only Qin Ci was still playing cards by herself, biting her lip and feeling displeased.

Gao smiled: "Is the Queen Mother also playing leaf cards?" Just now I asked someone to invite you over to play cards, but you didn't go, but you hid and played, and the Queen Mother was so afraid of me? ”

The Empress Dowager Qinci ignored it with a straight face, Shen Ao looked at it in his eyes, and thought to himself, there must have been a conflict between the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, but I don't know what the Gao family is doing at this time, could it be that he is deliberately here to cause trouble? Oh my God, buddies are just three missing and one is being pulled in, and the gods are fighting, but don't hurt the innocent.

Who knows what to be afraid of, what to come, Gao's face turned a little cold, glanced at Shen Ao, and said coldly: "Yo, who is this handsome little offspring, can you enter the harem casually?" If you are seen by outsiders, you will say which palace you are the face of the face? ”

When the Empress Dowager Qinci heard this, her face became even colder.

"You're so poisonous! Your whole family is the first to face! How could Shen Ao not know what the face meant, she was alluding to Shen Ao becoming the queen mother's male favorite, ostensibly insulting Shen Ao, but in fact, she pointed the finger at the Empress Dowager Qinci.

Shen Ao Zhengse said: "The words of the Empress Dowager are not understood by the students, the student is the nephew of the virtuous concubine, and the empress dowager is also considered to be close to each other, the juniors come to visit the elders and say hello, this is reasonable, is it true that the empress dowager has no juniors to come to see the ceremony?" ”

Qin Ci's face softened a little, and he thought to himself, this Shen Ao is quite talented in playing cards, even this mouth is powerful, even the Empress Dowager dares to contradict it. He said with a straight face: "Shen Ao, this kid likes the mourning family very much, if anyone dares to talk nonsense, the mourning family tears his mouth." Her words were addressed to the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace, but the real direction was obviously towards the Empress Dowager Gao.

Gao snorted coldly, but he didn't target Qin Ci, but when Qin Ci didn't hear his words, he sneered and said to Shen Ao: "Where is your part in speaking here, you know how to be pampered and arrogant, and you don't have any rules at all." ”

Concubine Xian wanted to defend Shen Ao: "The Empress Dowager ......"

Gao glanced at Concubine Xian coldly and interrupted her: "He is your nephew, your nephew is very amazing, Mrs. Xian, who are you going to run to the Lama Palace?" ”

Concubine Xian's surname is relatively weak, and when she heard Gao's reprimand, she was already teary-eyed, and she didn't dare to speak anymore, biting her lip to hold back the tears in her eyes.

Shen Ao saw that Concubine Xian was angry, and he was a little angry in his heart, but he didn't dare to be presumptuous, after all, the power of the Gao family in this palace was not small, and it was okay if he offended her, and Concubine Xian's words would be even more difficult in the future.

Gao looked at the leaf cards on the table proudly, and said to the Empress Dowager Qinci: "I came to play cards, who knows that the Empress Dowager has called someone to come, it seems that she doesn't dare to fight with me, so it's okay, come to someone, drive back to Shenning Palace." ”

Empress Dowager Qinci sneered and said: "Since you're here, then you might as well play a few games, I lost a jade hairpin to you last time, I don't know if you brought it?" ”

Seeing that the Empress Dowager Qinci was angry, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes, and she said, "I'm afraid you won't be able to win back." ”

When the Empress Dowager Qinci saw Concubine Xian like this, she said to Concubine Xian: "Mrs. Xian, let's go back to the palace to rest first, Shen Ao will sit on my opposite corner, Mrs. Zhao, you accompany the Empress Dowager." ”

Sitting down again, Shen Ao deliberately sat in Gao's upper house, thinking in his heart, this Gao is so arrogant, I am afraid that my card skills are not low, and let's take a look at her ability first.

Shen Ao said deliberately: "The bet we just made is very big, does the Empress Dowager have to come?" ”

Gao smiled: "How big is it?" ”

Shen Ao said casually: "A thousand times." ”

Gao said confidently: "The mourning family is afraid that you can't afford to lose." Then the cards were shuffled.

Shen Ao was not in a hurry to win at first, but first observed Gao's, and when she saw that she took a good card, knuckles always couldn't help but knock on the table, and when she took a bad card, the corners of her mouth would be faintly glanced, and she had a plan in her heart, and deliberately lost Gao's two games first.

Gao's winning card, but even more overjoyed, so that the Empress Dowager Qinci's face is pale, but the noble lady Mrs. Zhao who sat at the wind of Gao's was a little trance-like, she was not more arrogant than Shen, in this palace, and did not dare to offend the Empress Dowager Qinci, and could not offend Gao, so although it was preoccupied, but completely absent-minded, several times out of the wrong card, so that the next round of the Empress Dowager Qinci was even more displeased.

Shen Ao remained silent, thinking in his heart, the time is almost up; In the next few rounds, he began to count the number of cards, observing Gao's face, seven or eight rounds down, Gao lost seven in a row, and was defeated.

Gao turned from joy to anger, and said a lot of ugly words in his mouth, complaining that Shen Ao played cards indiscriminately, Shen Ao thought to himself, I am your opponent, do you want to put cards to you? What are you scolding?

Later, Gao's lost annoyingly, in just one hour it was lost more than 20,000 throughout, you must know that although the women in the palace are not short of money, especially such a noble person as Gao, but there is no gold and silver, there are regulations every month, a month on time, neither more, nor less, in recent years, Gao has saved a lot of money, her monthly money is the most, and she usually has nothing to spend, but she can't withstand such a fiasco.

Shen Ao saw that her face was getting worse and worse, so he deliberately pushed the card and said: "It's almost time to play today, let's stop here, the student should leave first." ”

Gao said coldly: "You are going to leave when you sit down?" Play a few more rounds. ”

Shen Ao said: "Then play a game, how about a game?" ”

Gao thought for a while: "How do you decide the winner in one game?" ”

Shen Aotu saw the dagger and said with a smile: "It's very simple, if I lose, all the money I won will be wiped out, but what if the Empress Dowager loses?" ”