Starting a gambling game is quite troublesome, and the final odds must be calculated carefully.
Although the bet is placed at an inn, it is ultimately verified by a regular casino, and they have the final say on how much money should be taken.
As for whether it is fair or not, no one can tell clearly here.
The shopkeeper can't make the decision, but he can be sure that they all made money.
"You guys just wait, the money will be delivered, I don't dare to leave an extra copper."
Three days later, the emperor was going to hold a banquet to congratulate all the Jinshi. The venue was chosen to be in the royal garden. Chen Zhongqian was the courtier, so naturally he had to be closer to the emperor.
However, the day before the banquet, the Tanhualang suddenly fell ill and contracted the cold, which made him unable to stand up.
The palace specially sent an imperial doctor to diagnose and treat him, and he confirmed that he was indeed ill. Then he reported it to the emperor, saying that he was afraid that he would be exposed to the disease after the illness passed. The emperor did not get angry and even rewarded him with some good medicinal materials.
If you are not sick, it will be a big deal. Don’t you want to meet the emperor?
Chen Zhongqian took out the medicine prepared by Lin Yuxi and took it, and the symptoms were relieved quickly.
Yue Ye said, "Are you concerned? There is obviously medicine, but we have to wait for the imperial doctor in the palace to come and see it."
Chen Zhongqian glanced at him and said, "How can they be sure that I am really sick before they come to see me?"
He just didn't want to go to the banquet, and he happened to have asthma, so he asked Yue Ye to make more noise, so that things would go smoothly.
Yue is so smart, how can he not know what he is thinking?
The emperor held a banquet, and the guests at the banquet were these young talents. Naturally, many ministers in the court would choose sons-in-law.
The number one scholar and the most beautiful man are the most likely to be favored. The emperor still has several daughters who have not yet settled on marriages, so it is possible for you to be the consort.
Chen Zhongqian has outstanding looks. If he is attracted by a princess or young lady, he will not care whether you are married or not. It is possible to force him to divorce his wife.
Instead of having a dispute at the banquet, it is better to find a reason not to go to avoid future troubles.
Yue Ye smiled and said, "Zhong Qian, for your sincerity, I will definitely praise you in front of my sister-in-law when I get back."
Chen Zhongqian turned over and slept inside, "Do you still need to express my sincerity?"
Joy is naturally known.
Chen Zhongqian doesn't need to go to the banquet alone, but others still have to go. No one wants to miss it. After all, this is a banquet set by the emperor. I don't know if I will have another chance in this life, maybe this is it.
Going to a banquet can be very troublesome. It's obviously a banquet in the evening and you have to start preparing in the morning. There are so many rules, including when to use chopsticks and how many times you can eat a dish at most. These are all rules.
Yue also regretted going there. If he had known that he was pretending to be sick, it would have been better to sleep in the inn.
It wasn't until the afternoon that I finally entered the place where the banquet was held. I didn't dare to say a word for fear of something going wrong. It was really exhausting.
The person standing opposite the three of them was Liu Xun. He was dressed up today and was wearing new clothes, but he didn't look energetic, but rather a little greasy.
Yue Ye whispered, "Liu Xun, it would be more lovable to hold back. I sincerely advise you."
Liu Xun turned to look at him and said, "Mind yourself."
Yue also raised his eyebrows, forget it if he didn't listen. Dressed like this, even if a rich girl fell in love with him, he would still be a rich girl with extremely poor taste.
But in Liu Xun's opinion, Yue Ye was jealous of him and was afraid that he would draw attention to himself. After all, Yue Ye himself was not married, so he definitely wanted to attract attention this time.
He looked around but didn't see Chen Zhongqian's figure. He snorted coldly and pretended that he didn't believe that Chen Zhongqian didn't want to climb a high tree.
Chen Zhongqian sneezed while sleeping in the inn. He couldn't help but pull the quilt up a little. He must have missed him because of Joy.
There were indeed many people at the banquet, but they only saw the emperor briefly when he arrived. The rest of the time they were too far away to see.
It was really torturous to not be able to eat all the time, not being able to hear clearly what was being said in front of me, and not being able to leave early.
Chen Zhongda leaned over and whispered, "I really envy my eldest brother. He is sick at this time. How nice it is to stay in the inn."
Liu Zhaofei nodded, he agreed very much with this.
The two of them had a chance to talk. Chen Zhongda felt a chill behind his back and turned his head to look.
Liu Zhaofei asked, "What's wrong?"
"I always feel like someone is looking at me, but there is no one behind me."
Liu Zhaofei said, "There are too many people at this banquet. Don't be suspicious and sit upright."
"Um."
It's almost Haishi, and the banquet is finally over. Now I have to slowly leave the palace with the palace people. When I can finally rest, it will probably be late at night.
This is really a torturous banquet, but I have no choice but to come, and I have to look very happy.
After leaving the palace, they had to walk back to the inn. After walking a few steps, a boy came out of the carriage next to him and stopped Chen Zhongda, "But Chen Zhongda and Chen Langjun?"
Chen Zhongda nodded blankly, what's going on? Almost no one looked for him in Yonghe Town. Why did people look for him every three days when he came to the capital?
His first reaction was that the person from last time appeared again. The palace examination was over. What did that person want to do? Want to take revenge on him?
Thinking of this, a layer of sweat broke out on my forehead.
As a result, the boy took out a painting and said with a smile, "My master asked me to give this to Chen Langjun. If Chen Langjun is interested, he will remember it. Tomorrow, my master invited Chen Langjun to have a chat in the teahouse. It's
Chen Langjun also knows which teahouse it is."
Chen Zhongda was stunned for a moment, but he still accepted the painting, and then the man got on the carriage and left.
The three of them were in a fog and were completely confused. The light here was too dark and they couldn't see the painting clearly. They could only speed up their pace and hurry back to the inn.
Although Yue Ye was curious about what kind of painting it was, he was too sleepy and went back to his room to sleep after returning to the inn.
Chen Zhongda went back to the house and opened the painting. Liu Zhaofei came over to look at it, but he didn't understand it. "The painting is about a woman. She seems to be in danger, and someone comes out to save her. But what does this have to do with you?"
Chen Zhongda did not hide the incident that happened in Fucheng from the other people, but Liu Zhaofei apparently forgot about it.
Chen Zhongda murmured, "It turns out it's her, that girl."
"Which girl?"
Chen Zhongda recounted the story of accidentally saving someone in Fucheng that day, and Liu Zhaofei immediately remembered it.
"It turns out to be that girl, but why is she in the capital? She still remembers you, could she be interested in you?"
Before Chen Zhongda could speak, Liu Zhaofei clapped his hands and said, "I must be interested in you, otherwise how would I know your last name? The boy just said your name directly. It's really a story about a talented man and a beautiful woman."