General, you should rest now; the lady is even more ruthless.

The two left the wooden table, and the temporary referees, the Second Prince Chen Chengwu and the Third Prince Chen Chengfeng, opened the cups.

Chen Chengwu opened Ninth Master's cup first: as expected, three sixes.

The woman glanced at her dismissively; her opponent was also quite skilled, but this round would at best end in a draw, since she had also spun three sixes.

Chen Chengfeng lifted the glass in front of him—and there lay a two, a three, and a six on the table.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!" the woman screamed. She was sure she had spun three sixes!

"It must be him! He moved my dice!"

Jiang Qiqi crossed her arms and looked at her disdainfully, while Sixteen behind her made the same gesture and expression.

"Don't make false accusations if you can't win the bet. There are so many people watching, how could I possibly touch your dice?"

The woman's angry eyes suddenly cleared up because of one sentence from the other party.

Yes, how could the other party have tampered with her dice in front of so many people without anyone noticing?

"Can't figure it out, right? Because I didn't do anything wrong." Jiang Qiqi opened her small fan, looking extremely dashing.

She looked at Jiang Qianzhong, who was still in a daze, and said, "I won. Now you have to give me the casino's money."

Jiang Qianzhong closed his eyes and was about to collapse.

He was halfway through falling when he remembered he was wearing a face mask. What if someone took it off while he was unconscious? Others might not know, but Shen Luo, that madman, was perfectly capable of doing such a thing.

So he stood up again, holding onto the table.

He no longer dared to look at the Third Prince's expression.

"What, does this mean you still don't want to give it to me?" Jiang Qiqi took a deep breath and pretended to start crying.

Shen Luo cooperated very quickly this time.

"Boss, they say honesty is the foundation of all trades. Now that this brother has won the bet, you should give him the money."

Jiang Qianzhong wanted to cry but had no tears.

Is it that he doesn't want to give it? No, it's that he doesn't have it!

He couldn't raise 100,000 taels of silver even if he sold the Jiang family mansion.

"Also, your bet with this Ninth Master is valid. If you refuse to admit it, the Ninth Master can sue you," Shen Luo added casually. "The amount is so huge, it could land you in jail."

Jiang Qianzhong certainly cannot go to jail.

Imagine this: the next day, the emperor goes to court and finds the Minister of Revenue absent. Upon questioning, he discovers the minister is in jail for owing money…

"Of course not." Jiang Qianzhong felt that wearing a face mask was the right thing to do at this moment, at least others could not see his clenched teeth.

But you can actually tell from the sound.

“We are willing to accept defeat. Since this young master has won, please leave your address. I will send someone to the bank to collect the silver within three days and deliver it to your residence in person.”

"That's great!" Jiang Qiqi rubbed her hands together like a fly. "The Fusheng Teahouse next door, which hasn't opened yet, is my property. It's very close by."

You absolutely must send it over!

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This casino is seemingly reasonable, yet it's illogical in every way.

On the way back, Chen Chengwu reviewed the day's events, and he felt that things were not as simple as they seemed.

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Chen Chengwu still had the mind to review the situation, unlike his dear third brother, who was so angry that he was practically in a vegetative state.

"Jiang Qianzhong, you idiot! Ten thousand taels of silver! Do you want to bankrupt this prince?!"

Jiang Qianzhong silently lowered his head and accepted the scolding. He didn't know what the problem was. He had hired that person at a high price, and the person had always performed very consistently. Why did the person lose today?

......

Shen Luo, upon returning to the General's Mansion, also had this question.

"That woman didn't seem easy to deal with, how did you win so easily?"

Jiang Qiqi, who was removing her makeup, chuckled.

Do you remember the table I banged on?

Shen Luo frowned for a moment.

It dawned on me!

"It's that time!"

……

That's right.

The most sophisticated gambling games often employ the simplest methods of cheating.

Jiang Qiqi was also helpless: You can't blame her, it's Jiang Qianzhong's own fault for using such a broken table.

She just wanted 100,000 taels of silver, what did she do wrong?

......

As the day passed, everyone felt some regret.

Some people might even be a little angry.

Only Sixteen, clutching his silver, drifted off into a sweet dream.

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Jiang Qiqi discovered that Sixteen wasn't as nonchalant and indifferent as he appeared on the surface.

For example, he is very sensitive to money.

The first thing Sixteen did upon returning to the General's Mansion from Longcheng was to take out all the account books from that period and compare them one by one.

Let's see if the 19th person has spent money recklessly.

Although the general's mansion is large and wealthy, it cannot be wasted. Every penny is earned through hard work!

When Jiang Qiqi heard Lin'er mention that Shen Luo and the others had gone to the casino, she made up her mind about a "good" idea.

"Lin'er, go and call Sixteen here."

"Yes."

……

Two days have passed, and Sixteen is still in his room calculating with an abacus.

As expected, that guy Nineteen wasted a lot of money while he was away!

Two taels here, thirty coins there... In just half a year, he had spent almost three thousand taels more than he should have!

Just as he was about to start banging his abacus against the wall, Lin'er came to call him.

"Madam called me?" Sixteen-point was surprised.

Unlike twelve and nineteen, he had just returned from outside and was not familiar with his wife. Logically, she shouldn't have contacted him if she needed anything.

However, since he was the master, Sixteen put down his abacus and went to do something.

"Sixteen, do you want to make a fortune?" Jiang Qiqi went straight to the point.

"Make a lot of money?" Before Sixteen could even finish his sentence, a grin spread across his face. "Want to! Let's go!"

This time it was Jiang Qiqi's turn: "?" Didn't they even ask where we were going or what we were doing?

What if it's illegal?

Despite her inner grumbling, Jiang Qiqi still explained, "I heard there's a gambling den in the capital. How about we go there and make some money?"

This time, Sixteen paused to ponder: "The gambling dens in the capital, I wonder which high-ranking official owns them. We all run into each other all the time, I'm afraid..."

"Don't worry." Jiang Qiqi seemed to see through his thoughts and said directly, "Your master is there too. It seems that the casino is causing him some trouble. Let's go and stir things up, and take some money home while we're at it. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Sixteen thought for only a second before deciding: "Since it is Madam's order, how can this subordinate disobey!"

So the two hit it off immediately, went out, and agreed to split the profits 50/50 after the deal was done.

Sixteen has rarely stayed at the General's Mansion in recent years.

Since that incident, he has been in full charge of the General's Mansion's properties outside the capital.

The General's Mansion already had many businesses, and in just over a year, Sixteen has doubled their size, and he has managed all of these massive operations in an orderly manner.

Jiang Qiqi also cherishes talent like this person.