Li Qi was furious when he saw Jiang Qian losing, so he hurried up and said: "Your Highness, this slave deserves to die."
Jiang Qian sat on a chair and took a sip of tea: "What do you want to die for?"
"I shouldn't win your highness's money..."
"You guy, are you saying that I can't afford to lose?" Jiang Qian laughed angrily, "How much money is this? I just think billiards is nothing more than that, and it's boring to play."
"Then would your Highness want to play something more exciting?"
"More exciting?"
"Yes, like Landlord, Double Button, Mahjong?"
"What new tricks are these?"
"This is a game I invented myself. It is also called poker. It is similar to chess. It is very challenging for the brain." Li Qi said shamelessly.
"Oh? Then teach me quickly."
Li Qidao: "We can't rush this, we have to make a deck of playing cards first."
"Then you hurry up and get someone to do it."
"Okay, Your Highness."
Calling Eunuch Zhao over, Li Qi immediately asked him to find painters and craftsmen. In order to make the playing cards more resilient, they all used bamboo slices to draw them.
After finishing playing poker, Li Qi started his playing career in the palace again.
At first, he won a lot of money because he was more familiar with it than Jiang Qian. Later, his luck also ran out, and Jiang Qian was also very familiar with the rules, so it became not so easy to win money.
But every time when this happens, Li Qi starts to change his tricks and plays all kinds of poker games over and over again.
Even kittens are fishing!
That day, Li Qi, Jiang Qian and Eunuch Zhao were fighting against the landlords. Jiang Qian suddenly put down his bamboo cards and said, "No more playing."
When the two saw this, Li Qi asked: "What's wrong, Your Highness?"
"I'm either playing cards or billiards all day long. It's really boring. This season is a good day to go hunting, but my father won't let me leave the palace..." Jiang Qian stood up and walked to the door on his own.
, with his hands behind his back, very depressed.
Li Qi asked Eunuch Zhao to put away the bamboo cards, and then approached him and said, "Your Highness, why are you so obsessed with hunting?"
"Speaking of hunting, I prefer fighting." Jiang Qian said.
"fight?"
"Yes, I hunt to practice my archery skills. I just want to go to war for my father one day..."
Li Qi was stunned, is this guy still a war madman?
"My father has taught me since I was little that a man must be able to go to the battlefield and lead an army to fight in the midst of thousands of troops. This is what a man should do."
"But Your Highness, now that the world is peaceful, where can we fight a war? Besides, war is not a good thing. Once a war breaks out, people will be in dire straits and all lives will be devastated..."
Jiang Qian smiled bitterly and said: "I'm just thinking about it. Of course I know what you said... But when I think about it, when my father led the army to go on an expedition, I really yearn for it."
"Your Highness, who said that you have to go into battle to kill the enemy to be a real man? In my opinion, you can make the world peaceful and everyone has enough to eat and drink, then you can be considered a real man." Li Qi said.
Jiang Qian looked at him and said: "What you said, my father also told me... It's just..."
He sighed, and after a long while he said: "I'm afraid that I won't be able to do this when I become the king of a country in the future."
It turned out that this kid was too anxious and wanted to vent.
But yes, from now on, the world of Daxia will be his. As the saying goes, it is easy to conquer a country, but difficult to defend it...
"Your Highness, you don't need to think too much. There is a saying that the boat will straighten out when it reaches the bridge. When something happens, you will always think of a solution." Li Qi said.
Jiang Qian glanced at Li Qi and said with a smile: "The boat will straighten out naturally when it reaches the bridge. I was worried before, but since you appeared, I don't know why, but I always feel that as long as you are here, I will be more confident.
"
He paused and said, "Maybe you are my lucky star."
Li Qi smiled and said: "It is also an honor for me to be your highness's lucky star."
Seeing that Jiang Qian was in a better mood, Li Qi asked casually: "Your Highness, there is something I want to ask you."
"What's up?"
"Does Your Highness know Concubine Liu?" Li Qi asked.
When he heard the words "Concubine Liu", Jiang Qian's expression changed: "Who asked you to mention her?"
Jiang Qian's face was filled with anger. After a moment, he said, "Did those eunuchs say something to you?"
Li Qi didn't expect his reaction to be so big, and he didn't know how to answer the question for a while.
"Zhao Fu!" Jiang Qian shouted.
Eunuch Zhao ran over quickly, and as soon as he said the word "dian", he was kicked to the ground by Jiang Qian: "Which of you told Li Shidu about Concubine Liu recently?"
"Your Majesty... Your Highness..."
"I see you are getting bolder and bolder!" Jiang Qian shouted, "Come here."
Soon one or two guards came over.
"Drag Zhao Fu down and beat him twenty times!"
"Your Highness, you don't care about my business! I didn't say anything to Li Shidu..."
Li Qi reacted, licked his lips and said, "Your Highness, please calm down, this matter has nothing to do with Eunuch Zhao."
"It's irrelevant? Then how do you know Concubine Liu?" Jiang Qian stared at Li Qi coldly.
At this moment, Li Qi realized what it means to accompany a king like a tiger.
"Back to Your Highness, I also accidentally heard that Concubine Liu can cure diseases. A friend of mine is seriously ill, so I want to ask for advice..."
When Li Qi said this, his heart was beating.
Grandma, as a person from Feiyan Village, you should be able to treat diseases, right?
After Jiang Qian heard this, the anger on his face dissipated a lot. He glanced at Li Qi and then at Zhao Fu.
Seeing this, Li Qi thought to himself: It seems that he has won the bet!
Damn it, it scared me to death!
"Your Highness, they are all weird people. If you want to punish them, then punish me." Li Qi gritted his teeth and said.
After a long time, Jiang Qian sighed and waved his hand: "Those who don't know are not guilty."
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the house, leaving only one sentence: "Li Shidu, it's getting late. You should go back and rest early. You have worked hard during this period. You will have a day off tomorrow."
Li Qi didn't dare to say anything else. He just nodded: "Thank you for your consideration, Your Highness."
After coming out of the East Palace, Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief. Eunuch Zhao sent him to the door, stopped him at the corner and said, "Li Shidu, you must never mention Concubine Liu again in the future..."
Li Qidao: "Eunuch Zhao, why did His Highness hear that Concubine Liu..."
Zhao Fu made a "hush" gesture to him and whispered: "There are some things you don't know. The one that His Highness hates the most is Concubine Liu."
"Why?"
"Li Shidu must not ask about the reason. It's better not to know. I don't dare to tell you." Zhao Fu said.
Li Qi nodded, took out a banknote and handed it over: "My father-in-law was frightened today, and it's all my fault."
Zhao Fu took the banknote and said earnestly: "Li Shidu, please don't mention Concubine Liu again in the future..."