"But ......," the man in gray furrowed his eyebrows, "The one who competed with her was Qiao Shurong, the number one talented girl in the capital, how could that little peasant girl win?" Cousin, don't fool me. ”

"If you don't believe it, forget it!" Shangguan knew how to sneer, "What good do I get from playing you?" It's a real deal! Even if I don't help, I won't cheat you! You are my cousin, if I fool you, it will be strange if my mother doesn't kill me! ”

Shangguan turned around to leave angrily, but the man in gray immediately caught up with him and kept apologizing: "Hey, I'm sorry, I'm confused for my brother!" Don't be angry, cousin. ”

It wasn't until the two of them left that Lu Xiuzhi came out of the alley.

Thinking about the conversation between the two brothers, Lu Xiuzhi frowned for a while, touched his chin for a while, and his eyes flashed with greed.

It wasn't until his servant came over that the master and servant went home together.

The Lu family——

Zhu crackled and fiddled with the abacus, calculating the expenses and gift money that the wedding should have.

The more he calculated, the more ugly Zhu's face became.

She has always been not rich enough for Lu Zhener's dowry, and the wedding is not as beautiful as she imagined.

Lu Xiuzhi came back from outside, walked into the house, picked up a glass of water and poured it into his stomach, wiped his mouth fiercely, hesitated for a moment before saying, "You can give me three hundred taels!" ”

Zhu Shi raised his head: "Didn't I just give you three hundred taels of wine yesterday?" Why more? Can't you order wine with gold? ”

Lu Xiuzhi thought for a while before he said, "No, I want to use it somewhere else." ”

"What else do you need for three hundred taels?" Zhu Shi lowered his face, "It's tight enough now, you still have to spend money elsewhere!" If there is one more money, we can't wait to put it in Zhen'er's dowry!

It's not that you don't know that although the Marquis of Rongguo Mansion agreed to marry Zhen'er, Mrs. He has a lot of complaints about Zhen'er in her heart. Every time Zhen'er has an extra dowry, the Hou Mansion will look up to her. If she can't stand firm in the Rongguo Marquis Mansion, we won't be able to fall well. ”

"You're not done!" Lu Xiuzhi couldn't hold it back, and shouted angrily: "Listen to me first, okay?" Aren't all the three hundred taels I supporting to add boxes to Zhen'er! ”

"You're. The three hundred taels were originally pulled out of Zhen'er's dowry, and you still need to add another box? ”

"Hey, let me finish!" Lu Xiuzhi slapped the table fiercely and said mysteriously: "Just now when I went to Defu Building to order wine, I met a person. ”

"Who?"

"That person's name is Shangguan Understand!"

"Shangguan understands? I think I've heard it. Zhu groaned.

Lu Xiuzhi lowered his voice: "This Shangguan understands, there is a nickname called winning every gamble!" ”

"And that kind of thing?" Zhu Shi was taken aback, and his eyes rolled, "I remembered!" ”

Shangguan understands that he is famous in the capital, because he has a skill, that is, he must win every gamble!

He gambled, but not in the gambling house, but on the moon tower!

On the first day of every month, young aristocrats will have a party in the Moon Tower, either to compete in talent or to compete, and it is very lively.

But the Moon Landing Building prides itself on being an elegant place, and if there is a bet, it is only to add some color, and it will not really set up a gambling game.

But the nobles of the Moon Tower do not gamble on the surface, but there are treacherous people who secretly open a gambling game in the name of the Moon Tower, and everyone calls it the Moon Landing Bureau.

Shangguan understands that he is a capable person, and he can win every time he goes to the moon landing game, so he wins a lot of money. Later, some people who wanted to win money followed him to buy, and if they won, they couldn't lose much, and gradually, he gave up.

But some people say that he just bets with her, and he doesn't buy it on the surface, but secretly instructs people to bet behind his back.

Some people also said that the reason why he would win every gamble was because he exchanged his life for his life, so he didn't dare to gamble anymore.

But whether he gambles now or not, it's true that he will win every time he gambles!

"Just now, I met Shangguan Zhi and his cousin talking in the restaurant, saying that on the first day of the next lunar month, the competition on the moon tower is the first talented girl and a small peasant girl. Shangguan knew how to secretly confess to his cousin and asked him to buy the little peasant girl. Package Win! ”

Zhu was moved, but a little afraid: "Really? Could he be playing tricks on his cousin? ”

"You're stupid!" Lu Xiuzhi glared at him, "His cousin has lost money in trading, and he still owes a lot of debts, if he can't turn around anymore, his family will be ruined." He is a cousin, and Shangguan understands that even if he doesn't help him, he will not lack virtue and harm him. ”

Zhu Shi listened to the reason, and couldn't help but ponder.

Lu Xiuzhi said again: "I'm not sure if he's really that smart, so I'll only take three hundred taels to try, if we win, even if it's only twice the odds, we can earn it three hundred taels." ”

Zhu frowned: "Are you sure he is Shangguan understands himself?" And what kind of competitions, battles, and bets have been talking about, do you know what is going on in that building? ”

Lu Xiuzhi choked: "I haven't seen him before...... As for what to try, I'll look it up later. ”

Lu Xiuzhi took another sip of tea before going out.

After inquiring outside, I learned that Shangguan understood that he was the second son of the Marquis of Yongwu.

Lu Xiuzhi hurriedly went to the door of the Marquis of Yongwu to stare at it, and after staring for about three quarters of an hour, he saw Shangguan and the man in gray talking and laughing into the Marquis of Yongwu's mansion.

Lu Xiuzhi was overjoyed, there was no need to judge, it was indeed Shangguan who understood himself!

But he was always cautious, stuffed a string of money to the subordinates who guarded the door of the Hou Mansion, and got a positive answer from the subordinates, and Lu Xiuzhi went home in a hurry.

Lu Xiuzhi returned home, and it happened that the little guy he sent out to investigate the moon landing tower competition also came back.

The master and servant went to the hall together to talk to the Zhu family.

"I've already inquired that the Moon Tower is testing chess skills this month. The person who participated was Qiao Shoufu's daughter, who had outstanding chess skills, and there was no opponent among the women in the capital. She was confronted by a lowly peasant girl. ”

Zhu frowned, Miss Qiao is the first talented girl in the capital, but Shangguan understands and asks her to buy that little peasant girl, is it reliable?

Zhu looked at Lu Xiuzhi again: "Shangguan understands where to ask clearly?"

Lu Xiuzhi nodded: "I'm sure it's him, the second son of the Marquis of Yongwu." The one who asked him for help was his maternal uncle's cousin, who was also a well-known wealthy merchant in the capital. ”

"Although Shangguan understands the deity, but ......" Zhu was still a little hesitant.

"That's right, ma'am." Xiao Wu said, "Regarding the chess competition in the first year of the Moon Tower, the little one also heard a news. It seems to say that the little peasant girl went to Baicao Nunnery a few days ago and played a few games of chess with Master Yue, but in the end, Master Yue lost! ”

"What?" Zhu and Lu Xiuzhi were taken aback, and Lu Xiuzhi's eyes lit up: "Master Jianyue is the master of Miss Qiao's chess skills!" ”

Xiao Wu said: "Although there are such rumors in the capital, many people think that this is just the little peasant girl boasting. The current odds are very different, the little peasant girl is one to eight, and Miss Qiao is one to two! ”

"It seems that everyone's eyes are not blind, and they are all optimistic about Miss Qiao." Zhu said.