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Chapter 122 Yan Heng actually gave the entire warehouse to Xia Xiaorou to place a bet?
Wen Xiashu was about to laugh, what an ignorant village woman!
She will make Xia Xiaorou lose so badly that she will sell herself!
If Xia Xiaorou loses too much and the amount is huge, Yan Heng will definitely hate Xia Xiaorou!
Hahaha, let Ji Qingchen spread the reputation that Xia Xiaorou is a waste to the capital, and then see how Yan Heng brings Xia Xiaorou to the capital.
"Since we have to raise the stakes, why not make it more exciting? How about we double the stakes?" Wen Xiashu picked up the tea bowl, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile.
Xia Xiaorou raised her lips slightly, "Okay, double then."
“Fourth Miss! It’s just a competition, there’s no need to make a big deal out of it, right? If you do, it might damage the harmony…” Zhu Yun frowned.
The double play method means that no matter how much you bet, if you lose you lose double, and if you win you win double.
For example, if you bet 5,000 taels on Xia Xiaorou, if Xia Xiaorou loses, she will have to pay 5,000 taels.
The more you press, the more you lose.
If you win, you will win a lot, but what if you don’t win?
Zhu Yun was worried about Xia Xiaorou.
But Xia Xiaorou interrupted her, "I believe Fourth Miss Wen can afford to lose, and she won't cry because of losing tens of thousands of silver."
She stared straight at Wen Xiashu and said.
Wen Xiashu was even happier. She would lose? What a joke!
"Then it's settled, what do you want to compete in, Madam Xia?" Wen Xiashu smiled slightly, "I'm the host, you're the guest, Madam Xia, let's choose the method of competition first."
"I am a country woman and don't know much about the ways to play. Let Fourth Miss Wen speak first." Xia Xiaorou extended her hand politely.
"Okay, then let's have a piano playing competition." Wen Xiashu said with a raised lip.
She thought to herself, this country woman probably doesn't even know how many strings there are on her guitar.
Zhu Yun was anxious again. Xia Xiaorou had only learned piano for a few days in Yanyuan. The sound of her piano was unbearable to the ears and there was no rules. She would definitely lose in this test.
"Fourth Miss, aren't you intentionally trying to embarrass Madam Xia?" Zhu Yun said coldly.
"Zhu Yun, it was Madam Xia who wanted to have the competition herself, and she asked me to set the questions. Now that I have set the questions, why do you have any objections? A woman who is valued by Mr. Yan can't even play the piano, right? If this gets out to the capital, wouldn't it be a joke?" Wen Xiashu laughed.
"No, it's... Then let's do as Fourth Miss says." Zhu Yun said with anger suppressed.
Yan Heng certainly thought of this, so she would teach Xia Xiaorou whenever she had time.
But Xia Xiaorou just doesn't like to study.
Mr. Yan had no choice but to give up.
Wen Xiashu was the empress dowager's adopted daughter, so Zhu Yun didn't dare to contradict her. She could only gesture to Xia Xiaorou, reminding her to try her best to win.
She quietly left and went to Yan Heng for help.
Yan Heng brought Song Yuan to meet with the county magistrate and a group of gentry.
Hearing Zhu Yun's report, he raised his eyebrows slightly, "I remember that I should have more money than Fourth Miss Wen. She is not afraid of losing, so are you afraid that Madam Xia can't afford to lose?"
Zhu Yun was startled when she heard this, and she opened her eyes wide and blinked fiercely, "My dear?"
"Tell Madam Xia that she doesn't have to worry about money." After saying that, he waved his hand, signaling Zhu Yun to leave quickly.
Zhu Yun was secretly surprised. Yan Heng actually gave the entire warehouse to Xia Xiaorou?
Does this mean that Xia Xiaorou will not lose?
Or do you think he cares too much about Xia Xiaorou and is not afraid of losing?
Zhuyun had never seen Yan Heng be so generous to a woman.
He actually let Xia Xiaorou use all his property to gamble with others.
After returning to Xinglin, Zhuyun saw that Wen Xiashu had already started playing the piano. However, it was not an ordinary piano-playing competition. Instead, she was blindfolded and playing the piano while holding someone's hand.
This is quite difficult.
Zhu Yun was worried about Xia Xiaorou who hadn't played the piano yet.
After Wen Xiashu finished her song, Zhuyun cleared her throat to cheer Xia Xiaorou up and deliberately said Yan Heng's original words loudly, "My husband said, 'I remember that I should have more money than Miss Wen Si, and she is not afraid of losing, but you are afraid that Madam Xia can't afford to lose', Madam Xia, please feel free to compete."
Xia Xiaorou was surprised. Yan Heng actually took out all his property and asked her to gamble?
Is this to reassure her?
Or can you really afford to lose?
She thought about it, but couldn't figure it out, so she simply gave up and nodded to Zhu Yun, saying, "Zhu Yun, I don't like betting with other people's money."
Zhu Yun, "..." Is Xia Xiaorou crazy? You can just think about it in your mind, why do you say it out loud?
"I didn't expect that Madam Xia is so weak, but she is actually a strong woman. I admire her." Wen Xiashu stood up and clapped her hands deliberately. "A woman who doesn't use a man's money makes me admire her."
Everyone heard the hidden meaning in Wen Xiashu's words, which was to mock Xia Xiaorou for overestimating her own abilities.
Those who like Xia Xiaorou secretly sweated for her, while those who don't like her just raised their lips slightly and waited to watch the fun.
Because of Xia Xiaorou, the county magistrate's wife, who was scolded by her husband, secretly rolled her eyes at Xia Xiaorou. In order to embarrass Xia Xiaorou, she followed Wen Xiashu and placed a big bet, a full one thousand and two taels of silver!
The total amount of bets she and Wen Xiashu placed was two thousand taels, and if the bets were doubled, the total amount would be four thousand taels.
Four thousand taels! If Xia Xiaorou doesn't rely on Yan Heng to pay off the debt, she might not be able to pay it back even if she sells Xia Xiaorou.
Under the suspicious gazes of the crowd, Xia Xiaorou placed the zither in front of a woman who was doing rough work like sweeping the floor, blindfolded herself, grabbed the woman's hand, picked up the strings and started playing.
Although he was blindfolded, the music he played sounded as if he had played with his eyes open.
A song called "Apricot Groan" was played in a sad and graceful voice. She and the old woman stopped playing before everyone else could come to their senses.
Zhu Yun listened with bated breath.
She was the first to come to her senses, clapping her hands and saying, "Mrs. Xia wins! Who objects?"
Everyone looked at Wen Xiashu.
Wen Xiashu's face changed when she heard Xia Xiaorou play the first note.
By the time she finished playing a tune, her face looked quite ugly.
Now that she had finished playing, her face turned ashen, her lips were tightly pursed, and she said nothing.
"Good, you played it so beautifully!" Miss Luo smiled and clapped her hands.
The women in the Qian family also smiled and clapped.
The others didn't dare to clap, but their expressions changed one by one, and they didn't dare to respond to Zhu Yun's words.
"You all have no objection, which shows that Madam Xia won. So we'll double the prize and pay half of it." Zhu Yun happily extended her hand to everyone and asked about the prize one by one.
Wen Xiashu was playing her best piece of music, "Meditation Mantra", which she had been playing since she was three years old and had learned it so well that she played it specially for the Empress Dowager. Unexpectedly, she still played it intermittently.
She actually lost to the extremely difficult piece "Xinglin Yuan".
Wen Xiashu had no choice but to order the maid to bring another 1,000 taels of silver and put it on the table.
The county magistrate's wife was so angry that her face turned pale. Did she lose just like that?
Wen Xiashu had already made up the money, so she had to pay it back as well.
Finally, Zhu Yun counted and found that Xia Xiaorou had won 5,328 taels.
Xia Xiaorou nodded to Zhu Yun and said, "I didn't bring a big purse with me. I'd like to trouble Zhu Yun to keep it for me."
Zhu Yun was overjoyed to see Xia Xiaorou win, and nodded happily, "Don't worry, Madam Xia, I will definitely keep it well."
"What else do you want to compete in, Miss Fourth Wen?" Miss Xia took a sip of tea and asked again.
"Compare your memory. Read the last page of the Lotus Sutra backwards. See who can remember the most within the time of one incense stick. The one who remembers the most wins." Wen Xiashu said with a smile on her face.
In order to please the empress dowager, she started reciting it backwards at the age of five.
She could recite several pages.
This Xia Xiaorou, she doesn’t even recognize a few words, right?
I’m afraid you can’t recite it in order, so Xia Xiaorou wins if you can remember ten words in reverse order.
When her competition topic came out, everyone gasped. This topic was too tricky.
Zhu Yun was the first to express her opposition.
Miss Luo and the women of the Qian family also said it was unreasonable.