Women dressed as men: powerful officials

At noon the next day, the carriage stopped in Sishui County.

Xu Yuan was holding the carriage. As soon as she landed, she saw Zhang Yue striding towards her. She quickly turned her back and only came out after the man left.

Chen Shan held the reins, looked at Xu Yuan, and finally instructed: "Master Xu, the matter of the Geshu tribe must not be revealed to outsiders."

Xuyuan nodded, took the silver and left.

After walking only two steps, she turned back and said, "Please tell your master that I will return the money to him later."

Chen Shan nodded without saying anything more.

Xuyuan went to the blacksmith shop, paid the previous money, and put the rest of the silver away.

Remembering how hurried Zhang Yue had been when he saw him walking before, Xu Yuan hesitated for a moment. Instead of going to the private school, he went directly to the martial arts hall.

There is only one martial arts school in Sishui County.

When I went there to make a wish, the people inside were driving piles.

She looked around at the door for a few seconds before a servant came out and said, "Young Master, do you want to learn martial arts? Your body is too weak. Come back a few years later."

Xu Yuan ignored the disdain in the man's words and just said, "I'm here to look for someone. Is Zhang Yue here today?"

"Zhang Yue ran away early in the morning. Who knows where he is drinking in a restaurant now? If you want to find him, go to the restaurant in the south of the city."

Xu Yuan slowly frowned, "Drinking?"

The Zhang family was poor, and she and Zhang Yue tried to save as much as possible and almost never drank.

Besides, Zhang Yue doesn’t drink.

She had only been away for two or three days. Could something have happened?

Thinking of this, I wished, "Thank you."

After saying that, she left in a hurry.

Not far from the south of the city, she went over with her bag on her back. Before she went in, she saw a lot of people gathered outside the restaurant.

While saying "Please make way", she slowly squeezed to the middle.

The closer we got to the restaurant, the louder the cheers became.

Seeing how big the scene was, Xu Yuan suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

In the restaurant, Zhang Yue and Cheng Jie stood face to face.

There was no wine on the table in the middle, but a dice box.

In Sishui County, most of the people are rural residents, and few of them play this kind of game.

I have seen it though I made a wish.

In the capital city, young men from wealthy families would often get together to play, fighting crickets, comparing the size of crickets, and so on.

Risks and benefits go hand in hand, which can easily make people overwhelmed.

At this moment, Zhang Yue's eyes were already red.

He stared at Cheng Jie intently, and then shouted: "You must have cheated!"

"I'm not cheating. These dice are used by Master Shen. You and I are just guessing big or small. How can I cheat?"

Cheng Jie still had his hands wrapped, his face hidden under the mink fur, and he looked quite defiant.

"If you don't want to give me money, you can just kneel down and crawl on the ground and bark like a dog, and I'll be kind enough to let you go."

Zhang Yue clenched his fists and said angrily, "Don't go too far!"

"I didn't bully you. There are so many people watching."

Cheng Jie raised his hand and asked with a smile, "Mr. Shen, is that right?"

Xu Yuan clenched her fists tightly. Seeing that Zhang Yue was about to lose control, she stepped forward and said, "Mr. Shen, since you are a teacher, setting up a gambling house in public, aren't you afraid of humiliating the Shen family's reputation?"

There is no such thing as dice in Sishui County.

The most common toys for children are pebbles.

Therefore, this way of playing should have been proposed by Shen Yichuan.

Xuyuan doesn't believe in coincidence.

It just so happened that Shen Yichuan was playing dice in this restaurant.

But Zhang Yue happened to meet Cheng Jie.

Unfortunately, Zhang Yue lost.

After experiencing all kinds of things in his past life, Xuyuan understood a lot of truths.

Things like human hearts are the most illusory and unpredictable.

No one will be nice to you willingly. If someone approaches someone intentionally, there must be an intention.

Just like Shen Yichuan now.

In her previous life, Shen Yichuan had indeed treated her well.

But she couldn't trust others just because Shen Yichuan had never taken advantage of her in her previous life. After all, Shen Yichuan treated her well at that time because she didn't hinder Shen Yichuan's way.

Whether a person is good or bad cannot be defined overnight.

Xu Yuan was grateful to Shen Yichuan, but he would still be most cautious when facing Shen Yichuan.

After all, she and Shen Yichuan are not allies.

Although the girl's voice was small, it was surprisingly powerful.

Zhang Yue turned around and saw Xu Yuan, and suddenly he felt like he had found a backbone.

Cheng Jie on the opposite side sneered coldly without saying a word.

Shen Yichuan looked up when he heard the voice, and waved the fan in his hand slightly, and said, "Young Master Xu, I haven't seen you for a few days. How come you look so tense when you come back?"

As Shen Yichuan spoke, he looked Xu Yuan up and down, and a hint of thought appeared in his eyes.

That day, he wanted to apologize to Xu Yuan, but Xu Yuan's father suddenly appeared and made him miss the opportunity.

When he went to the school the next day, he found out that Xu Yuan had taken a leave of absence. As to what he had done, the teacher didn't know.

He arranged for people to investigate the Xu family, and finally found Zhang Yue.

Today's game was indeed intentional on his part.

But unexpectedly, Xu Yuan would intervene at this time.

"Then we have to ask what Master Shen is doing?"

Xu Yuan walked over and naturally stood in front of Zhang Yue.

On the wine table, five dice lay quietly on the table.

It must have been newly carved, and you can still see the grain of the wood.

Xu Yuan lowered his eyes slightly and finally looked at Shen Yichuan.

Shen Yichuan said: "It's just for fun, Mr. Xu, do you want to take care of this?"

"That's right. What's the matter? You two can't afford to lose?" Cheng Jie looked at Xu Yuan, wishing he could trample the two people in front of him to the ground immediately. "Zhang Yue has already lost. A man of honor cannot take back his words once they are spoken..."

"What kind of man are you?" Xu Yuan asked back.

"you……"

Cheng Jie looked at Xu Yuan and suddenly thought of what happened before. He was afraid that Xu Yuan would tell him about it, so his momentum suddenly dropped a lot.

The people around who were making a fuss gradually quieted down.

Shen Yichuan smiled faintly, "Mr. Xu, are you planning to default on your debt?"

On the side, Zhang Yue looked at Xu Yuan nervously, and finally whispered: "Xu Yuan, let's..."

Xu Yuan didn't look back, but just gently held Zhang Yue's hand and asked, "How many games have been started?"

"One round."

"it is good."

Xu Yuan took down his bag, found the silver, and asked again: "Brother, how much money did you lose?"

"Five taels of silver."

Zhang Yue's voice became lower and lower. Seeing Xu Yuan rummaging through the bag for money without hesitation, he hurriedly said, "Don't do it, Xu Yuan. I..."

Zhang Yue wanted to say something, or he could kneel down and bark like a dog, but he couldn't utter those words no matter what.

But five taels of silver is really too much.

Not only that, but he had to leave the martial arts hall.

He couldn't meet either of these two conditions.

Might as well choose an easier one.

Hearing Zhang Yue's hesitant words, Xu Yuan turned around, looked at Zhang Yue, and said word by word: "Brother, if you kneel down to them today, you will never be able to raise your head again in the future, even if you are made a marquis or a prime minister. Your dignity and youthful vigor are much more valuable than these five taels of silver."

"But..." There is also the matter of leaving the martial arts hall.

Zhang Yue still hesitated.

Xu Yuan understood, looked at Cheng Jie and said, "There is no such thing as making two bets in one game. Cheng Jie, do you dare to play another game? If you win, I will leave the academy and my brother will leave the martial arts hall. If you lose, the bet between me and my brother will be written off."