No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 177 A Small Gambling Joy + Su Rui's Joining (Two Chapters in One)
Keep watching, even someone like Cui Zheyu, who has experienced strong winds and waves, can't hold back anymore.

But she knew clearly that Luo Junyao hadn't cheated. If she asked him not to play at this time, wouldn't she be slapping herself in the face?

Fortunately, Luo Junyao still understood the principle of accepting as soon as it was good, and resolutely stopped within the range that Cui Zheyu could bear.

Xie Yan chuckled as she watched her walking briskly upstairs, and Cui Zheyu secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

"Miss Luo Er, you are so capable, you can't reveal it." Cui Zheyu raised his eyebrows as he watched Luo Junyao walk into the room.

Luo Junyao said with a slight smile: "Boss Cui praised it absurdly, play casually, and make Boss Cui laugh at you."

Xie Yan pulled Luo Junyao and asked, "Why don't you play anymore?"

Luo Jun shook his head and said: "It's enough to have fun, small bets are fun, big bets are not good."

"..." Feelings, you won me tens of thousands of taels of silver in a while, it's just a small gamble.

Xie Yan nodded and said: "Yao Yao is right, the casino is indeed not a good place."

Cui Zheyu, who was sitting next to her, coughed lightly with no expression on her face. Could you be more polite when speaking in front of the boss?
Luo Junyao smiled and said: "Have you guys finished talking? Let's go back after we finish talking. If it's too late, daddy and elder brother will be worried."

Xie Yan nodded, and did not deny that he did have something to talk to Cui Zheyu just now.

Xie Yan stood up and said, "It's okay, let's go back."

Cui Zheyu stood up and said with a smile: "I'll give you two, how about I exchange the winning chips for the second girl into silver tickets?"

Luo Jun shook his head and said with a smile: "No need, it's just for fun, how can I let Boss Cui spend money."

Cui Zheyu said: "That can't be done. The most important thing in our business is reputation. Since I promised the girl, let alone 1 taels, even if I lose everything, I can't break the contract."

Hearing what she said, Luo Junyao felt a little embarrassed.

She did do it on purpose just now, who asked Cui Zheyu to tease her in the first place?
Luo Junyao thought for a while, and said: "Since this is the case, Boss Cui will have to spend the money. You don't have to give me the money, please let Boss Cui send the money to the Charity Hospital and Yangshengtang." A place for orphans.

Cui Zheyu was a little surprised, looked at Luo Jun and said, "Second girl, are you sure?" Ten thousand taels is not a small amount.

Luo Jun shook his eyes and said with a smile: "The windfall, you should spend it quickly."

Cui Zheyu smiled, nodded meaningfully and said: "Okay, I will definitely do it for the second girl."

After bidding farewell to Cui Zheyu, the two returned from the same road and exited the back door, where Xie Yan's carriage was still waiting.

This alley cannot turn around. After the two got into the carriage, the carriage continued to move forward.

Luo Junyao was still a little excited because of the big killing just now, "This Boss Cui is really an interesting person."

Xie Yan looked at her and said, "Don't be fooled by her. If you really win her and go bankrupt, she won't give you a single coin, and will just take the money and run away."

"..." So ruthless?
Luo Junyao was very curious about this Boss Cui, "Who the hell is she? How could she be with..."

Xie Yan lowered his eyes and said: "She is the owner of the biggest casino in Dasheng, and all the casinos in Dasheng called Juyuan are her property."

"It's amazing." Luo Junyao understood a little bit that places like gambling houses and brothels have always been places where good and bad people hang out, and it is also one of the places where all kinds of news circulate the most.If Xie Yan collects secret information, relying only on his own people will consume too much manpower and material resources, and there will inevitably be some secrets and sparse places.Trading with a big gambling shop owner like Cui Zheyu is a good value for money business.

It can be regarded as a supplement to his regular intelligence sources.

However, compared to Xie Yan's news channel, Luo Junyao admired Cui Zheyu a little bit more for being able to control such a huge and dark industry.

You know, the noble ladies of Shangyong are already capable if they can take care of the affairs of the inner courtyard.

Xie Yan said: "She is indeed a rare and strange woman, and she is quite trustworthy. She is well-informed. If you want to know anything in the future but it is inconvenient for people around you to check, you can ask her to do it. She I dare not lie to you."

Understood, Boss Cui is indeed a part-time intelligence business.

Or is it an intelligence business and a part-time casino?

Xie Yan held her hand and said softly: "Our marriage has been settled, and I'm afraid we will have trouble with you in the future."

This is also the reason why he brought Jun Yao to see Cui Zheyu, of course he was willing to hold her tightly in his arms.But as she said, she didn't want to be a caged bird.

Then, he must teach her how to survive in this environment that is destined to be rough.

"Don't worry, I'm not afraid." Luo Junyao said softly.

She is also a little helpless about this point, it seems that both her father and brother or Xie Yan unconsciously regard her as a weak girl who needs protection, and want to protect her behind her wholeheartedly.

Although her father and elder brother accepted her incident well, it was based on their belief that she was ill.

Luo Junyao really didn't know whether they could accept her if they fully understood her truest side.

But it is impossible for her to be an ignorant girl all the time. Although the life of a salted fish is wonderful, it is not so wonderful to be treated as a fish.

Xie Yan personally sent her back to Luo's house, and went to the study to meet Luo Yun before leaving.

Luo Junyao returned to Nuanxin Garden in a happy mood. When she stepped into the study, she found that her elder brother was sitting in the study waiting for her.

What made Luo Jun's expression change even more was that the eldest brother actually sat behind the desk and watched her half-written brochure.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Luo Jinyan raised his head and looked at her with a half-smile, Luo Junyao's expression was blank for a moment, and he waved to his elder brother embarrassingly, "Brother, good afternoon."

Luo Jinyan raised his eyebrows slightly, tapped the booklet in his hand lightly and said, "I didn't know that Yao Yao was so leisurely and carefree. On the list of the most beautiful men in Yong?"

"..." She originally only wanted to be a behind-the-scenes boss, who knew that she would face the death scene before the list was released?
Fortunately, there is only one big brother!

"Brother!" Luo Jun threw himself to the table, looking pitifully at his elder brother.

"Huh?" Luo Jinyan looked at her with a half-smile, waiting for her to explain.

Luo Jun shook his face and said: "Brother, listen to me... I, I really didn't write this to see beautiful men, I did it to make money!"

"Make money?" Luo Jinyan asked suspiciously.

Luo Junyao nodded again and again, and spoke quickly about his plan.

Luo Jinyan lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, but he didn't directly deny her plan, but asked, "Is Yao Yao short of money?"

"No shortage." Luo Junyao said in a daze.

"Since there is no shortage of money, why do you want..."

Luo Jun shook his head and said: "But... Even if I don't lack money, I can't just eat, drink, play and wait to die. I have to do something, right?"

Luo Jinyan said with a smile: "It turns out that Yao Yao is too busy. Don't worry, you will be very busy after you get married."

"what?"

Luo Jinyan said: "You are idle now because the property left by your mother and the dowry that will be given to you in the future are not in your hands. When you marry into the Prince Regent's Palace, as the Princess Regent, the entire Palace's property will be owned by you. Come take care of it, do you think you will be free then?"

Luo Junyao didn't care much about this, and she didn't really need to take care of these things herself.

If it was really necessary to do everything by himself, wouldn't Xie Yan's property in the Regent's Mansion in the capital all these years be lost long ago?

Luo Jun said: "Brother, don't worry, we are just doing it for fun, and it will not affect the business."

Luo Jinyan said with a smile: "I'm not worried about it, it's okay if Yaoyao likes to play. It's just...

just what?
Luo Jinyan asked leisurely, "The most beautiful man in Shangyong—Xie Yan, does His Highness the Regent know that you have such a high opinion of him?"

Luo Jun shook his eyes and blinked, reluctantly said: "I'll change it right away!"

"Changed to what?" Luo Jinyan asked.

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "The most beautiful man in Shangyong... Luo Jinyan!"

"..." Luo Jinyan couldn't bear it after all, raised his hand to pat her on the head, and rubbed her hair again.

The little bun that was originally neatly and beautifully combed into a frizzy mess in an instant, "I think you want to be whipped."

"Brother!" Luo Junyao was very depressed, why does she always like to rub her hair, do you know if her hair is messed up?

When I went to the academy the next day, Luo Junyao received unprecedented attention.

The slightly aloof girls from Linglong Courtyard gathered around to watch the new future princess regent.

Naturally, there were a few more special gazes among these mostly curious gazes. Luo Junyao didn't intend to accept the baptism of these gazes, so he simply nestled in the Martial Arts Academy and studied the list with everyone.

Zhang Jingyu seemed to know what they were doing, but he didn't stop them or say anything.

"It's almost there?" Shen Hongxiu took a closer look at the latest list and asked.

This is the list that was nominated by everyone and then discussed together.

Zhao Sisi was a little hesitant, looked at Luo Junyao and asked: "Yaoyao, do you really want to include His Royal Highness the Regent? Isn't it too good?"

Without waiting for Luo Junyao to answer, Qin Ning said confidently: "Of course it will be counted! Even Uncle Chu Wang is not on the list, how can we have the nerve to say that this list is fair?"

"..." It seems to be such a reason.

Song Yu looked at Qin Ning, "Aren't you afraid of His Royal Highness the Regent?"

Hearing this, Qin Ning immediately shrank her neck and became short of breath.

But soon she recovered, "Whether you are afraid or not, Uncle Chu Wang is good-looking! And...you have Yao Yao here, what am I afraid of?"

Luo Junyao said angrily: "I nominated Xie Yan, but it seems that you did your best to make it happen?"

Qin Ning said: "It's as if you don't have one, then...Do you want Uncle Chu Wang?"

Luo Junyao replied without hesitation: "Yes!"

Everyone looked at each other a few times, but still couldn't say without conscience that no list of His Royal Highness the Regent could be called a fair list, so it was unanimously approved.

Liang Shufeng held his chin and said, "Then, the next question...who can make a face?"

Everyone looked at each other for a while, and Song Jun hesitated and said: "I... I can still paint flowers and plants, and my painting skills are average."

"None of us will!" Shen Hongxiu Liang Shufeng and Zhao Sisi said in unison.

Xu Hui raised her little hand and said, "I've just been studying for two years, and I... can't draw very well either."

Everyone looked at Qin Ning in unison, and Qin Ning hurriedly said: "Look at me, I have been ill for many years, and my family only allowed me to write and read books. Drawing is too exhausting, and I can't do it either." Waiting for her When the body is healthy, all the enthusiasm is used to practice martial arts, let alone learn to draw.

Everyone skipped over Luo Junyao and sighed in unison.

There are too few people in their Martial Arts Academy, and they are not as proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting as the people in Linglong Academy.Not at all, but not good enough to print and sell.

Luo Jun touched her nose, she actually knew a little sketching, but she didn't draw very well, so there was no need to show off.

"In this way, we still have to hire a painter." Song Yu said.

Shen Hongxiu said: "I'm afraid it's inappropriate to invite an artist from outside, and... how can we let the artist see all the people on the list? We can't invite everyone here, can we?"

Luo Junyao said: "So, we need someone who has met most of the people here, who has the opportunity to meet everyone, and who is also very good at drawing."

Liang Shufeng and Song Jue looked at each other, and said with a smile: "It's not hard to find such a person, as long as we can persuade her to join."

"for example?"

Song Jue smiled and said, "For example, people from Linglong Courtyard."

The others were speechless for a moment, would people from Linglong Court do this with them?Don't they all wish to engrave the three obediences and four virtues into their bones every day?
Let them draw small portraits of men, so they won't be beaten to death on the spot.

Song Yu laughed and said, "There are so many people in Linglong Court, but not all of them are the same." In fact, how can people be divided into two so simply?Naturally, those who chose to enter Linglong Courtyard did not really agree with the philosophy of Linglong Courtyard.

It’s just that it’s all about following the time, everyone doing it like this and doing it together is not bad after all.

Luo Junyao also agrees with Song Yu's opinion, but she doesn't know much about the ladies of Linglong Academy, "Does Minmin know who is good at painting in Linglong Academy, and who is most likely to help us?"

Song Jue smiled and said, "Su Rui."

"Sister Su?"

Song Jue smiled and said, "Ms. Su is the granddaughter of the Grand Tutor. She is proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and her painting skills are naturally excellent. Besides, do you think the granddaughter of the Grand Tutor Su will be a puppet who sticks to boudoir training? "

Luo Jun shook his eyes and said, "I'll go find Sister Su!" After saying that, he got up and ran out.

After listening to Luo Junyao's request, Su Rui did not immediately reject it sternly, on the contrary, she smiled with interest, raised her eyebrows slightly, and said, "Help me make a picture?"

"Yeah." Luo Jun shook his head again and again, looking at Su Rui eagerly.

Su Rui chuckled and said, "Show me your ranking first."

Without the slightest hesitation, Luo Junyao took out the manuscript he carried with him and offered it with both hands.

Su Rui unfolded it and read it carefully, looking thoughtful.

Luo Junyao asked, "Sister Su, is there any question?"

Su Rui said: "Yes, this...Dingyang Hou Shizi, why can you rank second?"

Luo Jun shook his eyes and blinked, "He is good-looking. We all agree that he is ranked second. Does Sister Su have any different opinions?"

Su Rui smiled and said: "I think Mr. Xueya in Mingyin Pavilion is more beautiful."

"Oh?" Luo Jun was stunned for a moment, "Is there such a person in Shangyonghuang City?"

To make Su Rui think that he is better looking than Shang Yue, he must not be from an unknown person.

However, she had never heard of the name.

Su Rui was startled, as if she realized that she had made a slip of the tongue, she smiled and said: "It's nothing, the ranking is pretty good. Let me see... the only handsome man in the imperial city before was Xie Chengyou, who was ranked seventh. The seventh show in the imperial city , only he and Ruan Yuelou are on the list, and Ruan Yuelou is ranked tenth. Tsk..."

Luo Junyao recovered from his curiosity about Mr. Xueya, "Sister Su thinks it's not good?" Could it be that there is a gap between Linglong Academy's aesthetics and Martial Arts Academy?

Su Rui shook her head and said, "No, it's very good. I agree. I happen to have seen all the people above, and I'll help you draw."

Luo Junyao originally thought that he would have to beg again and again, even if he acted coquettishly and rolled around, he might not be able to get Su Rui's consent, but he didn't expect her to let go so easily, and he couldn't recover for a while.

Su Rui patted her face funny, "Why? Don't you want it?"

"Yes!" Luo Junyao hurriedly said, "Thank you, Sister Su, Sister Su is so kind!"

Su Rui smiled and said, "Okay, let's talk now. You guys are here to play, aren't you? What about my retouching fee? Is it calculated by the piece or divided?"

"..." No, Sister Su, don't you even think about the demeanor of your Taifu Qianjin Shangyong's talented girl?

Su Rui raised her eyebrows, "You want me to work for nothing?"

Luo Junyao hurriedly said: "How could it be?! Sister Su Rui is willing to join us and I'm too happy. What's the share?" This is not a one-shot deal. With an excellent and reliable painter, why not do it?
Su Rui thought for a while, nodded and said, "Deal."

Everyone is very happy that the painter has been settled and the granddaughter of the Taifu has joined.As long as Su Rui finishes painting the portrait, they can send the picture album to be printed and then sold at bookstores.

It just so happens that the Luo family, the Su family and the Song family all have bookshops under their names, which is very convenient.

After school in the evening, when Luo Junyao and his group walked out of the academy, they found that it was very quiet in front of the gate, which should have been bustling with people.

These girls all looked about the same. Before going out, they smiled and said goodbye in twos and threes. After seeing a certain place, the stiff smile disappeared instantly, and then silently bowed their heads and took small steps towards the carriage that came to pick them up.

The coachman on the carriage also quickly urged the horse, and fled the gate of the academy as if flying.

It was as if a tiger, leopard and lion suddenly appeared outside the academy and was resting with its eyes closed.

There are no tigers, leopards and beasts, but there is a carriage.

Different from noble ladies or elegant, exquisite or magnificent carriages, the size and specifications of this carriage are far beyond the level that ordinary noble ladies can use.

Unknown material of wood, dark brown body, engraved with majestic dragon cloud thunder pattern.

Even the two horses that pull the cart are rare horses, and there is not a trace of miscellaneous hair on them.Ordinary dignitaries would be reluctant to use such horses to pull carts.

"It's Uncle Chu Wang." Qin Ning whispered, and the others looked at Luo Junyao.

Naturally, Luo Junyao also knew that it was Xie Yan, she had been in Xie Yan's carriage.

She just didn't expect that Xie Yan would come here.

Just when a few people stopped at the gate, the curtain of the carriage was lifted by a slender and beautiful hand, revealing Xie Yan's so handsome face that one couldn't help but suffocate.

Xie Yan nodded to her with a smile, motioning for her to go over.

His Royal Highness the Prince Regent is obviously aware of his lethality to ordinary people, and has no intention of letting most of the noble girls of Anlan Academy go home tonight and have nightmares.

"His Royal Highness is here to pick you up, hurry up." Song Ju pushed Luo Junyao out without any politeness.

Luo Junyao had no choice but to walk quickly to Xie Yan's carriage against the dark eyes of the people around him.

Xie Yan stretched out his hand towards her, "Shake, come up."

Luo Jun shook his foot lightly, and jumped onto the carriage effortlessly.Turning back and waving to the others, he lowered his head and entered the carriage.

Soon the curtain of the carriage was lowered, and the driver in front turned his horse silently and headed for the official road outside.

"..."

Qin Ning was a little resentful, "Well... I can be regarded as his niece after all, right? Did he not even look at me?"

I really didn't look at you.

Xu Hui asked in a low voice: "Sister Ah Ning, do you want to go with His Royal Highness the Prince Regent?"

Qin Ning froze and shook her head frantically, "No need."

Although she's actually not that afraid of Uncle Chu Wang now, but it's not necessary to go together in a carriage or something?
Moreover, Uncle Chu Wang was clearly here to pick up Yaoyao, she was afraid that she would be too obtrusive and be left behind on the way.

"His Royal Highness the Regent seems to be very concerned about Yao Yao." Just a few days after the marriage was arranged, he actually came to pick her up from school in person.

You must know that there are actually quite a few noble girls in Anlan Academy who have contracted marriages. Although the contracted marriages are different from those who have already been hired like the regent, most of the marriages will not change.

However, in recent years, I haven't seen a few fiancés coming to Anlan Academy to pick them up.At most, they meet occasionally in private, come to visit or meet at various parties for a while.

Shen Hongxiu nodded and said: "Indeed, isn't that good? Yao Yao seems to like His Highness the Regent very much, and His Highness the Regent seems to like her too." If it's unrequited love again, wouldn't this girl be a little too pitiful.

"That's right." Liang Shufeng and Song Yu both nodded.

　(*￣3)(ε￣*) Guess how long it took for Yao Yao and the prince to get married?

　　
　
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