Self-help guide for non-professional young masters

In the morning of the next day, Jun Ziyou went out on the grounds of investigating the case. Before leaving, he deliberately told Steward Liu that he was traveling with Jiang Linyuan, and it might take a long time. He didn't dare to say it outright because he was afraid that the prince would be jealous.

Butler Liu sounded like this. Ever since Jiang Si was hugging Junziyou's thigh, Xiao Beicheng disliked him all day long, and he didn't want to embarrass his prince. He also didn't say it bluntly. Running around with the case.

At first Xiao Beicheng was still a little confused, the Xindao Mingling case had already been resolved, and afterward the public trial and conviction was a matter for the Shuntian Mansion, so it had nothing to do with that person, so worrying about it would be meddling with a mouse?

But after listening to Butler Liu say that the man went south after leaving the house, he probably guessed that it was because he was worried about the newly married Li Chenyi and Cao Yuwan who couldn't speak out, and was afraid that he would be upset if he heard it, so he secretly Went to visit the couple.

"This gentleman is too smart and has too many thoughts. Dealing with him will shorten his life."

Butler Liu snickered inwardly, thinking that it's not been a day or two since you've known that person, if you're really afraid of losing your own lifespan, you should end it sooner rather than later.

But what the two of them didn't expect was that Junziyou's schemes were not limited to this one.After he went out, he walked around the south of the city. He pretended to be visiting Li's mansion, but in fact he went to the east of the city halfway. With the copper coin that Xing Jinbao gave him yesterday, he swaggered into the house called "Zhen Jinbao". Germany" gambling house.

Before coming here, he also checked the details of Zhende Gambling House. It is said that together with Langhua Pavilion and Muyan Tower, they are called "Three Wonders of Chang'an".

The first owner of the villa returned his surname to Murong, and took the name from the implication of "strengthening morality for business".

By the time of the owner of the previous generation, the Zhende Bank had been prosperous for nearly a hundred years. However, he was lazy by nature and opportunistic. Windfall profits.She did a lot of evil deeds of killing people and forcing her into prostitution, but in the end she dug her own grave and died of a sudden illness when she was just past the age of knowing her destiny.

Today, in the position of owner of the villa, the young man who is more ruthless and outrageous than his notorious father is Murong Hao.

He was able to find out this, mainly because Shen Ci had no clue, and he had a big mind. Hearing him ask about the pleasure of gambling, he kindly reminded: "Don't eat too much." Running to the east street to show off in the market, being lured into a gambling house, losing all his trousers is considered light, if someone has his arms and legs removed, he will have to trouble the prince to save him."

In order to make himself look like a prodigal son of a rich family, Jun Ziyou specially put on a black robe, stole Xiao Beicheng's gold inlaid jade cloud pattern belt, polished the pearls and jade on his official boots, and walked Swaggering, wishing to be a crab walking sideways.

If this kind of person appears in Goulan Wa Si, they often don't care about the amount of money and winning or losing. Money can't buy you happiness, and they just want to have fun.

In order to prevent others from seeing the strangeness, when he entered the door, Jun Ziyou put his hands behind his back and squinted down at the servants who greeted the guests, with a look of impatient waiting on his face.

"Ouch! This master just looked at the face, I don't know whose son it is, it's the first time to come to our gambling house, please come and invite!!"

Before he could respond, the young servants scrambling to solicit customers welcomed him in. Right after entering the door, two beautiful maids knelt and wiped the dust off his shoes. According to his preference, he presented all kinds of tea.

Looking carefully, they are full of expensive green teas like Yuqian Longjing and Biluochun, which shows that they were bought generously.

Gentleman You cleared his throat, and was about to speak when he saw the servant serving him looking up and down at his clothes with thieving mouse eyes. Although the robes were not bright and eye-catching, they were the styles that are currently in fashion, and they were definitely not born in the market. commoner.

And look at the beautifully embroidered belt... Wearing gold and jade, it is a low-key man who does not reveal his wealth, a rich man who does not show his wealth.

In summary, it is very rich.

The boy squinted his eyes and smiled obsequiously at Junziyou: "Master, please go this way, the tiles over there don't quite suit your status."

Jun Ziyou spoke with a strange accent mixed with Wu dialect: "Oh? So you have to be divided into three or six or nine grades when you enter Murong Casino?"

"Hey, that's natural. Although our gambling house does not refuse anyone, we can't let rich men mix with beggars who don't have a lot of money in their pockets. There have been paupers who robbed the money of the old men before. The bag mess, if not for the decisive action of the owner, I am afraid it will offend people. Since then, there has been a rule in the village, the distinguished guests enter through the front entrance, and those who are penniless and want to gamble can only enter through the back door. Climb in the hole."

Hearing what he said, Jun Ziyou didn't even bother to ask what "decisive" meant.

In the eyes of this kind of people, human life is like worthless, far less valuable than a copper plate.

"Look, I'm a bit unfamiliar, I think I haven't been to our gambling house before, I don't know if it's from..."

"Girl... a person from Jiangnan. This young master sneaked out with the young lady. When he first arrived in the capital, he wanted to see the splendor of Chang'an. He came here just after he left the Langhua Pavilion. Can you give this young master some fun."

"Of course there is fun. I guarantee that you will linger here and never want to go home! Lord, please move this way."

Zhende Gambling House is located in the Murong Mansion in the east of Chang'an City, all distinguished guests enter through the main entrance and are led to the main hall by the servants.

There are no more or no less gambling tables in the hall, exactly nine, and the arrangement is the same as that of the Nine Palaces, with eight doors neatly surrounding the middle palace.The hard couch, which is half the height of a person, is made of camphor wood. The top is covered with high-quality straw mats. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. There are bamboo curtains in between. Unbearable.

Sure enough, it is different from ordinary gambling houses, and it is worthy of the century-old foundation of the Murong family.

At this moment, there are already quite a few guests who are gambling heavily in the hall, both young and old, with different identities.

It's like the old man in the Gen Palace who avoids people's attention. He wears luxurious silk and satin, and his gray hair is also carefully cut. He thinks that his work is impeccable, but he forgot to wear a jade ring on his right thumb.

Jun Ziyou didn't know this person, but he did know this thing, which was one of the more than a hundred congratulatory gifts bestowed by the emperor to the ministers years ago.He once heard Xiao Beicheng mention it casually, although he couldn't remember the name, but this person must be a high-ranking official who has won the favor.

It was still early at this moment, I guessed that this guy had just left the court, so he hurried back to change his clothes and came here. Seeing his brows furrowed and his face showing embarrassment, he knew that he was unlucky today, and was lost by the young man in front of him. face.

"Master Zhao, the silver taels you carry don't seem to be enough. If you want to make a comeback, you might as well bet this treasure in your hand. If the junior loses, he will give back what he got today."

The young man was very flamboyant, and he didn't know the background of his family, and he didn't show any respect to the courtiers, so angry that Master Zhao gritted his teeth, with cold sweat on his cheeks, but he didn't dare to say anything, he just protected his fingers and whispered He replied: "This is not possible. If you lose the item bestowed by the emperor, you will lose your head."

"Hey, what are you talking about, my lord? Can this junior force your family to die? Even if you are willing to give it, this junior will not be able to take it. You know the rules of Zhende gambling house. If you don't have enough money, you can temporarily deposit valuables with the owner. In the hand, with the owner of Murong Villa as a guarantee, the junior dare not make mistakes, and the adults don't have to be afraid of the junior's tampering, right?"

"This... is true."

"Besides, the owner of the villa will not covet you for a finger pull. This is an object bestowed by the emperor. No one else dares to accept it except you. You can redeem it whenever you want. See what the junior said? reason?"

The young man lured Mr. Zhao into the game step by step. The latter hesitated at first, but when the young man on the opposite side was playing with the gold coins on the silver plate, a hint of reluctance and desire flashed in his eyes.

Driven by unwillingness, greed and luck, Mr. Zhao gritted his teeth and slapped the table, and said viciously: "Gambling! Bet! Bet. Come and invite Murong Manor!"

The servant obeyed the orders, and the movement alarmed the surrounding guests, as if it was an earth-shattering event to entrust the property to the owner, they all gathered around to watch, whispering among each other.

"Oh, isn't this Mr. Zhao? I heard that he was won by Fang Shizi and lost all his money. He has no face to go back to face his eighty-year-old mother. He dare not tell the old man the truth, so he has to bite the bullet and gamble again. Just take back a little bit."

"As for his scumbag, he has very bad luck. Standing next to him, my young master is afraid of getting bad luck. When he bets with Fang Shizi, he doesn't even weigh himself."

"That's it!"

The sarcasm was so loud that Master Zhao, who was ashen-faced, was even more dejected.

Jun Ziyou poked the servant next to him with his elbow, "This young man is lucky, what's his background?"

"My lord, you are not from the capital, so I don't know. That is the beloved son of Mr. Fang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry. A few years ago, Shangshu built a canal in the southwest, and Fang Shangshu reaped a lot of benefits from it. However, it was just a rumor, and the emperor did not send him away." No one in the court dares to mention it.”

Fang Shizi's family has a great career, and he used both hard and soft tactics. He beat Mr. Zhao dizzy with a whip and gave him a candy. He wanted to save face and money at the same time. Driven by his poor self-esteem, he fell into the endless loop of gamblers.

Junzi Youzhan's legs were sore, he looked around, and saw that the eighth palaces around him had been taken away by others, leaving only the middle palace vacant.

Compared with other eight palaces of the same level, the central palace occupies a larger area, and the hard couch is higher. It is separated by white marble railings around it. Even the gambling table is made of golden nanmu. Lifelike, the whole body is matched with white jade, agate and emerald, showing luxury.

He was not polite, and sat directly on the edge of the hard couch, crossing his legs and looking at Master Zhao and Fang Shizi who were surrounded by them. Everyone was attracted by the two people who gambled heavily, so they naturally had no time to look at the stranger who was born in front of him.

The servant who just went out to serve tea came back and saw him sitting on the upper seat in the middle palace, he was dumbfounded at the time, "Guest... guest officer, this middle palace... can't sit there!"

"The seats are also reserved for guests, why can't they sit?"

"This...the gamble in the middle palace is very big. Once you sit down, you have to increase the price by a thousand gold. This..."

"But Qianjin, why panic?"

Jun Ziyou's heart skipped a beat, he took a cup of tea with his trembling hand, and poured it heavily to suppress his shock.

He should have gotten up... The moment he heard about Qianjin, he shouldn't have pretended to be the stupid son of a landlord's family.It wouldn't be too embarrassing to admit being poor earlier, but now his legs are so frightened that he can't listen to him at all, and it's hard for him to stand up again.

"Young master is really imposing. It is really a poor family's luck that Zhende Gambling House welcomes a distinguished guest who is willing to bet with thousands of gold today."

After hearing his voice, one person slowly stepped into the main hall.

This person was dressed in a red sandalwood-colored robe. When the surrounding guests saw him, they waved their hands and greeted him one after another, saying respectfully: "Villa Master."

It seems that this person is the notorious villa owner Murong Hao.