After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

Governor's Mansion.

Baoshu and Tan'er went to take care of the flowers planted by Manager Cen. Lu Yuan had a rare moment of free time and sat in the pavilion reading a book.

Yu Zichuan sat on the top of the pavilion and fiddled with his long bow.

Lu Yuan turned a page of the book, moved to the left, avoided a brick, raised his hand to the right, grabbed a tile, caught it twice on the left and right, and finally caught all three tiles steadily.

During the entire process, his eyes never left the book in his hand, and he accurately predicted all of Yu Zichuan's house-demolition procedures.

When he finished reading the last page, Yu Zichuan had also finished dismantling the house, and Lu Yuan got up and left the pavilion.

The roof of the pavilion collapsed.

Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows calmly and walked down the stairs.

"Grand Governor."

Qingshuang flashed over and pushed away the flying broken tiles with one hand, "Yu Zichuan, don't do this next time. Find a place where no one is around to do it."

Yu Zichuan, who was hanging upside down on a tree branch, said: “Oh.”

The corner of Lu Yuan's mouth twitched.

Qingshuang got back to the point: "Grand Commander, the one who went to Madam's shop to cause trouble today was Princess Wanping. She forced Madam to leave the Grand Commander and promised Madam a huge sum of gold and the title of Princess, but Madam refused."

Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows and hummed.

Qingshuang: "Then Madam made a bet with her, the stakes were the Grand Commander."

Lu Yuan: “…”

In the teahouse, Princess Wanping sipped her tea arrogantly and said in a pretentious tone, "What do you want to bet with me? You don't want to bet on a fight, do you? Fine, I have countless masters under my command, you can duel with me."

Are you kidding me?

Chen Long is in your hands, who can defeat him?

A casino veteran will never make a losing bet.

Wait, why do I consider myself a casino veteran?

Meng Qianqian frowned seriously. Where did these messy gambler ideas of mine come from?

Putting aside all distracting thoughts, Meng Qianqian smiled at Princess Wanping and said, "Princess, you are a noble person. Fighting and killing people would be unworthy of your status as a princess."

Princess Wanping said slowly, "You can choose any of the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy and painting."

Meng Qianqian sighed sadly, "Everyone knows that Princess Wanping is extremely talented. If women were not prohibited from entering the government, the princess would have a place in the court. Wouldn't it be humiliating to compete with the princess in music, chess, calligraphy and painting? I've already lost before I even started betting. Isn't this bullying?"

Wear it a thousand times, but flattery never wears it.

Princess Wanping cleared her throat, adjusted the pearl flower on her hair with one hand, and even spoke in a more gentle voice: "Then tell me, what is your bet with me? I will do whatever you say."

The female official at the side hurriedly spoke out to stop her: "Princess! No! If you let her do everything, what if——"

Meng Qianqian smiled and said, "Don't worry, Princess. If you think it's too difficult, you can refuse it. It will be as if we didn't make this bet today."

Princess Wanping: "Stop talking nonsense."

Meng Qianqian said: "I am one of the Twelve Guards, and the princess also has Twelve Guards. Why don't we set a deadline of one month to see who can win over more Twelve Guards."

After the death of General Chu, the Twelve Guards fell apart and each of them operated independently. Not to mention winning them over, not even their shadows could be found.

Princess Wanping looked at Meng Qianqian suspiciously: "Is this bet too difficult?"

Meng Qianqian spread her hands: "It's too simple and boring. I thought about it carefully and felt that this bet is the fairest for the princess and me. No one can take advantage of anyone."

That’s right, there were only two of the Twelve Guards in the capital, and Lin Wan’er could barely be counted as half. Lin Wan’er was Concubine Li’s person, and Concubine Li didn’t get along with either of them.

Princess Wanping: "If someone dies..."

Meng Qianqian: "The token counts, too."

Princess Wanping's eyes flashed. Could she win if she could win over Lin Wan'er?

It is easier said than done. The throne that should have belonged to her brother was taken away by Concubine Li's son, and she found fault with Concubine Li many times.

Meng Qianqian said lightly: "If the princess doesn't dare to bet with Xiaojiu, just pretend that Xiaojiu didn't mention it today."

Princess Wanping said coldly, "When did I say I didn't dare? Let's gamble. Will I be afraid of you? If you dare to default on your debt in a month, don't blame me for turning my face against you!"

Meng Qianqian smiled: "Yes."

Princess Wanping left with her servants in a grand procession, and the officials surrounding the entrance of the teahouse also withdrew.

Liu Changchang breathed a sigh of relief, but then he became a little worried. He returned to the wing room and said to Meng Qianqian, "Boss, do you really want to make a bet with Princess Wanping?"

Meng Qianqian understood what he meant: "You think I don't have much chance of winning?"

Liu Changsheng opened his mouth and admitted, "Yes."

Meng Qianqian hummed: "You figured this out."

Liu Changsheng was stunned.

He thought his boss would say, don't worry, I have a foolproof plan.

I never thought that the boss was really gambling!

Meng Qianqian's chances of winning are really slim. Princess Wanping not only has the trump card of Chen Long, but also the trump card of the Prime Minister. However, she only has herself and Ji Li, whose whereabouts are unknown.

If Ji Li doesn't reply within a month, she will definitely lose.

Even if he comes back, Chen Long has a great chance of conquering Ji Li.

Meng Qianqian said: "I just want to tell Lu Yuan that just because a person has no weaknesses doesn't mean he can't win, and sometimes, winning is losing, and losing is winning."

Betting was never her purpose. Her purpose was to borrow the power of the Prime Minister to make more of the Twelve Guards show up.

Meng Qianqian touched her chin and said, "Then first of all, we must force Princess Wanping into a desperate situation, so that she will ask the Prime Minister for help."

Liu Changsheng prided himself on being smart, but at this moment he really couldn't understand his boss's plan.

It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t understand, he just needs to trust his boss and follow him.

Half an hour later, the carriage stopped at the gate of the Governor's Mansion.

Wu Ge'er opened the curtain for Meng Qianqian: "Miss, we are home."

Meng Qianqian nodded and got off the carriage.

Tan Er, who had been sitting on the doorstep waiting for a long time, suddenly stood up and ran towards Meng Qianqian holding a candied haws: "Sister! Something terrible has happened!"

"What's wrong?" Meng Qianqian asked.

Tan Er said, "The Grand Commander knew about the bet you made with Princess Wanping. You used him as a stake, and he got really angry!"

Meng Qianqian's temples throbbed. "You knew... so quickly? Who told you that?"

Tan Er tilted her head: "Qing Shuang said so."

Meng Qianqian held her forehead and said, "Qingshuang, why do you say everything? Can you still be a good sister happily?"

She had been thinking of all the possible words, but now it was all over. The angry Lu Yuan wouldn't listen to any of her words!

Meng Qianqian murmured: "Should I go back to Fengshui Hutong and hide for a while?"

Tan Er said seriously: "I can't hide! My mother said that men need to be coaxed when they are angry!"

Meng Qianqian asked: "How to coax her?"

Tan Er looked up at the sky and thought for a while, then said vividly: "It's what my mother said, there is a little kid living in every man's heart! Just coax him the same way you coax Bao Zhuzhu, and it should be able to be coaxed!"

Meng Qianqian hesitated and said, "Are you sure...you want to coax her like you did to Baoshu?"

Tan Er pouted and nodded confidently: "Yes!"

This is too difficult for her, but if the Grand Commander gets angry, the consequences will be serious -

"...Okay, I'll try."

Meng Qianqian gritted her teeth and went to the study.

Just as Tan'er said, Lu Yuan was very angry. As soon as she entered the room, she felt the murderous aura coming towards her. It was as if it was real and it pressed her so hard that she dared not even breathe.

As expected, I have been a little carried away lately and have forgotten what a terrible person he is.

"Xiao Jiu meets the Grand Commander."

She bowed respectfully.

Lu Yuan ignored her, but became even more murderous.

Do you really want to do this? Tan Er, do your tricks really work?

It's a death situation anyway, so just give it a try.

Meng Qianqian took a deep breath, walked to his side, mustered up the greatest courage in her life, slowly stretched out her hand, and picked up Lu Yuan.

She sat on the chair, let Lu Yuan sit on her lap, and said affectionately: "Baby, I was wrong!"

Lu Yuan was completely stunned: "......!!"