After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

It was freezing cold in the twelfth month of winter. The scent of cosmetics on Jixiang Street had dissipated, and the unpleasant smell of mud on North Street pierced the nose.

After Qiao Bing came out of Yongning Marquis' Mansion, he rode his horse straight to Lao Zhang's gambling house.

The gambling house was quiet today. When he entered, he saw everyone sitting around a table, watching in silence.

"Little girl, do you have any money on you?"

In the gambling house, a middle-aged man in a cypress-colored robe, with one foot on a chair and tossing dice in his hand, asked arrogantly while looking at the little girl sitting at the table with her lips tightly pursed.

He is the master of the gambling house, commonly known as the banker.

"I don't have any money on me, can't your gambling house lend me some?"

The muscles on Bai Youyou's cheeks were tense, and her hands on the table were shaking slightly.

The man glanced at her hand and laughed, "Little girl, this gambling house is not a place for you women. You should go back and use your embroidery needle to sew clothes for men! Haha——"

"Ha ha--"

The people watching the show around also laughed.

"Little girl, gambling is not something that everyone can play. You should go back and take a shower and go to bed."

"This is not a place for women. Women should do what women should do, such as -"

The man stared at Bai Youyou's face with lustful eyes. The man with a silver mask sitting next to Bai Youyou picked up the teacup next to him and smashed it hard at the man.

With a "bang", the man was unable to dodge and a crack appeared on his forehead, with blood gushing out.

"what--"

He covered his forehead and let out a shrill scream. Seeing this, the onlookers all avoided him like snakes and scorpions, staying half a meter away.

"Throw it out."

Fighting and quarreling were nothing new in the gambling house. The dealer raised his chin towards the wretched man lying on the ground and screaming. Immediately, thugs came out and carried the man out of the gambling house.

Bai Youyou glanced at the person next to her, feeling a little surprised.

This man gasped every three steps and coughed every five steps. Despite looking so sickly, his attacks were quick, fierce and accurate, much like a martial artist.

Is he pretending?

"Cough cough."

Lu Huaizhen noticed her suspicious look, put his right fist against his lips, and coughed twice.

To Bai Youyou's ears, the coughing sounded like he was coughing unbearably and was deliberately suppressing it.

"well enough?"

She actually wanted to ask him if he could still bear it.

"nothing."

Lu Huaizhen diverted her attention and tapped the table with his finger.

Bai Youyou understood and stopped paying attention to him. Instead, she looked at the banker in charge and asked with a cold look in her eyes, "Why, are you afraid that I won't be able to pay it back after borrowing it?"

"No, I can tell at a glance that the girl is from a wealthy family. Xiao's eyes are not dull."

Xiao Zhuangjia asked with a smile: "I wonder how much silver the young lady wants to borrow?"

"One hundred thousand taels."

"One hundred thousand taels?!"

Not only was the Xiao family shocked, but the gamblers watching on the side couldn't help but gasp.

"Whose family is this girl from? She's so arrogant!"

"I was trembling when I asked for a loan of ten taels of silver, but this girl is really brave enough to ask for it."

Everyone was talking among themselves, and when they looked at Bai Youyou, their eyes had changed.

Xiao Zhuangjia looked around, touched his upper lip with the tip of his tongue, and tilted his head to spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm.

"One hundred thousand taels is not a small amount. Have you really thought it through?"

Bai Youyou's face suddenly turned cold, "If you can't make the decision, you can go ask your master behind you!"

From the moment she entered the gambling house, her identity had been exposed to everyone. Not only did the Xiao family know this, they also immediately sent someone to invite Marquis Yong'an over.

He could make the decision to lend a hundred or so taels, or even ten thousand taels, but if he wanted to borrow a hundred taels, he would really have to ask his master for permission.

On the third floor, Marquis Yong'an stood in front of the window, looking at the gambling table in the center below with a frown.

Manager Chen was arrested by Jingzhao Yin's men yesterday, and the kid from the Bai family was also arrested for fraud.

He was just getting annoyed about this when someone from the gambling house came to invite him, saying that the granddaughter of the Duke of Zhenguo had come to the gambling house.

"What is this little girl doing here to cause trouble?"

There was a sound of "dong dong dong" on the stairs, and after a few breaths, Xiao Zhuangjia walked over with an embarrassed look on his face.

"My Lord, Miss Bai wants to borrow 100,000 taels of silver. Do you think she should lend it to you or not?"

"One hundred thousand taels?"

The "川" pattern between Marquis Yong'an's eyebrows became deeper.

What does this little girl want to do?

Want to win 100,000 taels from him and take it back to pay off her second brother's debt?

"Huh, how much did that girl lose here?"

Xiao Zhuangjia held up a finger and said, "It's a full one thousand taels."

"This is a loss of heart."

Marquis Yong'an sneered.

He has seen many gamblers like this. The little girl is so young and doesn't know the dangers of the world. Does she think it is so easy to take the money from his gambling house?

"I saw her hands were shaking when she lost."

"I thought she was so brave, but she probably took out all her private money."

Yong'an Hou had heard his wife mention Bai Youyou's personality before, that she was stupid.

He stood in front of the window, looked downstairs, and a good idea suddenly came to his mind.

Bai Luochuan's borrowing of money was a trap, but this girl came to him on her own initiative. The people in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion can't blame him this time, right?

He smiled complacently, and when he turned around, he said to Xiao Zhuangjia: "According to the rules, lend her the money."

"Yes."

The Xiao family was also very happy.

He lent out this money and then won it back. From this he could earn a commission of two thousand taels.

"I really hope this little girl will come here more often in the future!"

He rubbed his hands excitedly and went to the accounting office to get the silver bill and an IOU.

Bai Youyou was not too surprised when she saw what he was holding.

After all, it would be a shame not to slaughter a fat sheep that comes to your door.

"Girl, sign and put your fingerprints on it, and the banknote will be yours."

Mr. Xiao placed the banknotes and IOUs in front of her with a smile, and the servant beside her brought pen, ink and red clay.

Bai Youyou picked up the IOU and read it. It was exactly the same as Bai Luochuan's.

Without hesitation, she picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, wrote her name, and after the ink dried, she pressed her fingerprint.

Xiao Zhuangjia took the signed IOU and looked at the three crooked words, feeling a little reluctant to look at it.

This girl is pretty, this word——

It's too ugly.

But as long as it doesn't affect collecting money, Xiao Zhuangjia folded it with a smile and put it in his arms.

"Girl, how big are you going to play this time?"

He couldn't wait to put the pile of banknotes in front of her into his pocket again!

Bai Youyou looked at King Xian who was wearing a mask beside her and asked with her eyes.

Prince Xian said nothing, but just gave her a look.

Bai Youyou seemed to have made some kind of important decision. He exhaled heavily, pushed the banknotes in front of him forward, and said domineeringly: "Small fights are boring, why not go for the big one!"

"This is one hundred thousand taels, do you really want to decide the outcome with one gamble?"