imperial psychologist

Chapter 559 Bet
Zhang Jingzhen took the wine bag.

"Now, sometimes I still think of the time when it snowed early last year," he said softly, "I remember that time when we all went on a cruise together..."

"Don't think about it, Jingzhen." Bai Ling said softly, "It's useless to think about it."

"I just don't get it..."

"Don't come to Baihuaya again." Bo Ling looked at him, "You should stay away from me, the farther the better. Chen Yicong threw me here because he wanted to see me in a mess, but I am not.

"During the days when he was not in the capital, I had a good time. The life in Baihuaya was not as bitter as you imagined. Putting aside the prejudices outside, I have no worries about food and clothing now. It is certainly not the same as before when my father and brother were still here. It’s comparable, but if I compare it with those refugees who narrowly escaped from the sword and iron heel, I should be content.”

Zhang Jingzhen in front of him had a bitter face, hesitant to speak.

As Bo Ling spoke, he felt that these words seemed a little familiar.

Bo Ling suddenly remembered the first meeting with Bao Yuan.

This moment of trance made her feel absurd. Does Zhang Jingzhen look at her now like she looked at Baoyuan back then?
Bai Ling frowned slightly. She heard footsteps behind her, and a maid came to ask her when she would go back.

Some words are probably really hard to explain.

"Go back quickly." Bai Ling said with a smile, then turned and walked towards the golden cage.

Zhang Jingzhen didn't say anything behind him, but silently watched Bo Ling's leaving back.

He suddenly remembered the situation half a year ago. At that time, he thought that when he left Pingjing for Jiangzhou in the future, he would probably have a happy farewell, but he never thought that today, the person who stayed in Pingjing to watch their backs was himself.

……

The singing and dancing in the golden cage was still going on, and in the second half of the night, fireworks lit up in the distant sky, which was also part of the banquet in the golden cage, and apricot cake was brought up amidst the singing and dancing of birds and swallows.

Before the fireworks were lit, they had delivered the gold leaf in private.

The gold leaf here is like the iron ball that night in the tooth shop, representing a certain amount of money.The gold leaves are not shown to other people, only the bottom of their respective pressed food boxes. When the maids remove the plates, they will carefully take them to count outside the banquet.

When the dust settles, they will come back with apricot cakes and arrange for the girls to deliver their own apricot cakes to benefactors to taste.

Everyone was silent for a while, but there were only three plates of apricot cakes served today—this also meant that there was a girl who was not selected by any of the guests present.

When the three maids carrying snacks handed over the apricot cakes in their respective hands, Bai Ling saw one of the companions, Zhongguo, get up immediately, bowed his head and left.The maid whispered her benefactor's name in her ear, and Bai Ling's expression remained the same. After the first two girls got up one by one, she also stood up.

Although Chen Xin, King of Shangluo County, had been looking at Bo Ling anxiously, it was a pity that Bo Ling still stopped in front of Wang Duan with apricot cake.

The young county king immediately got up and walked away, leaving only Wang Duan's triumphant laugh behind him.

Bai Ling was immediately blindfolded with red silk, and led by several other maids, she left the golden cage from the other side and went to the room specially prepared for her tonight.

When she got to the place, the maids took off the red silk in front of her. Bai Ling opened his eyes, and saw a strange room in front of him, but it was equally magnificent.

"Girl, sit at the dressing table," the strange maid behind her said softly, "Let's help you take off these jewelry on your head..."

"No, I'll do it myself." Bo Ling said softly, "Go get me a basin of hot water."

Faintly, Bai Ling heard the sound of a gong coming from downstairs. In the noise, someone was running and screaming, and he didn't know what they were talking about. Bai Ling felt that it was noisy, so he asked the maid to close the window on that side.

The maid immediately complied, and the man said softly, "Girl, don't listen to this, since today is a good day for a girl, just follow the rules taught by Mrs. Chun."

Bo Ling was a little surprised, "They are shouting... Could it be me?"

Seeing that the maid seemed a little reluctant to speak, Bai Ling smiled. She concentrated on looking at herself in the mirror, carefully took off the pacifier on the top of her head, put it on the table, and said with a smile, "Just say what you want, I will Not so many twists and turns.”

"...Actually, there is nothing wrong with telling the girl," the maid stepped forward and put the jewelry that Bo Ling took off into the jewelry box beside her, "They are placing a bet."

"What are you gambling?"

"Bet... how long will the Prince be out for a while."

"Really, they're moving so fast?" Bo Ling stopped what he was doing.

The maids looked at each other, and the other replied, "It's not Lingtong, it's all the old rules in Baihuaya. The game was played the day before yesterday. Many people overwhelmed the bet on who can buy the girl's first night." It’s the new county king who has lost a lot.”

Bai Ling was a little amused, "Then how long did they gamble?"

"I took a look when I first came up." Another maid also came forward and said, "The reputation of this prince is well-known in our Lanzi shop. Usually, the first night of other girls, the benefactor always takes care of her." , the movement will be a little slower, and there are people who feel dawn... But this person seldom stays until the middle of the night, from entering the house to leaving, it usually takes more than half an hour to leave, without any tenderness."

"Yeah, the girl is also unlucky, so he became a benefactor..."

"Why do you say that?" Burling asked.

"Because he never does repeat business for anyone," the maid said softly. "With such a benefactor, it will be difficult to be praised like other girls, and instead lose—"

"What are you talking about?" Another person interrupted quickly, "Don't say such nonsense here to scare people."

Only then did the maid realize that she was bald, and quickly covered her mouth and said, "I've heard about it too, anyway, there's everything out there."

"So the most people pressed for half an hour?" Bo Ling asked.

The maids didn't answer right away. Under the gaze of Bo Ling, one of them answered after a long time, "Yes."

"What else?" Bai Ling asked again.

"Another...an hour." The maid replied, "Half an hour, an hour, two hours, and tomorrow morning."

"How many people bet on the dawn?"

"……should not."

"Have you placed your bet?"

"No, no."

"Really?" Burling asked.

"No." One of them replied, "we don't have the money to do this..."

"Yeah, don't make a wrong bet, and the little money you have will be lost at that time." Bai Ling smiled, "I don't need so many people to take care of me here, whoever has time to play now Make a bet downstairs, I will pay the money, and the winnings belong to her."

Several people froze for a moment and looked at each other. The maid who spoke first slightly raised her hand, "I'll come, how long will the girl be in?"

"I don't have much money with me right now, just one tael." Bai Ling handed the silver tael to the maid, "Betting on the dawn."

(End of this chapter)