An Huajin stared at Gu Qingyan in shock. He looked at him for a long time, as if he wanted to see him as a flower.
"Am I good-looking?" Gu Qingyan smiled.
An Huajin clicked his tongue, "Are you serious? Give me a bet of 100,000 taels that my seventh cousin will win. If the news spreads, I will become more famous. If your majesty knew that I valued my seventh cousin so much, he would probably die of joy.
”
Gu Qingyan smiled lightly, "What's wrong with you regarding the seventh prince? The seventh prince already relies on the An family and is your cousin. Now that your majesty allows him to compete, he intends to make him famous. You can give him a fair and just boost.
, as it should be."
"That's right." An Huajin looked at her, "You bet on my seventh cousin and not even the Gu family? How can you be sure that he will win?"
"Your Majesty wants His Majesty the Seventh Prince to win and build momentum for his reputation. The Dragon Boat Race on Dragon Boat Festival is the best opportunity." Gu Qingyan smiled lightly, "Chu Chen and Prince Shan's palace both know how to assess the situation and will not steal the limelight from His Majesty the Seventh Prince.
.As for others, they really can’t compare to His Highness Seventh Prince. My three younger brothers don’t have much experience, but the ninth younger brother loves to play and the most important thing is to participate.”
An Huajin nodded, found a comfortable position and lay back against the beauty, "Does His Majesty really want to appoint the seventh cousin as the crown prince? Even a dragon boat race has to be used to build momentum for him."
"His Majesty now thinks His Majesty Seventh Prince is good and intends to establish a heir apparent."
An Huajin actually thinks that his cousin is quite good. Although she is not happy to meet him, she can't unconscionably say that he is not good. His aunt's son, apart from being dull and boring,
There are no other shortcomings.
"Your Majesty feels good about your seventh cousin now, and I hope this feeling can last forever." An Huajin smiled, "Your Majesty is still in the prime of life. Many emperors in ancient times have established heirs and wanted to have successors, but they were also afraid that their sons would be too young.
To strive for success, to share my power early, to be wary and suspicious. As time goes by, princes are established and abandoned, and it is common to establish princes early. Sometimes it is not a good thing to establish a prince early."
"Yes." Gu Qingyan nodded, "Although Your Majesty currently intends to establish the seventh prince as heir, the most important thing is that he wants you to marry the seventh prince. If he can't think of a way to make us cancel the engagement, he may force the seventh prince to marry him.
Queen, hang on to the throne and let them start with you. However, the Queen and the Seventh Prince are both smart people, and this prince probably won’t be able to be established for a while."
"Just drag it! We're all dragging it." An Huajin pouted, "There's nothing wrong with it."
Gu Qingyan smiled, "Grandpa An can drag on for a whole day."
An Huajin was noncommittal.
Grandpa is here, the Nanyang Army is stable, but grandpa is not here, as long as His Majesty does not interfere in making any big moves against the Nanyang Army, it will be stable as long as she is here
The major gambling houses and banks in Beijing jointly set up a dragon boat race gambling game on the Dragon Boat Festival. It was jointly supervised by the Beijing Government Office and Jing Zhaoyin, and formal procedures were followed to ensure fairness.
Dragon Boat Festival is the first festival after Zhang Zaifu's case. The emperor wanted to go there to bring bad luck and make it lively and lively, so he personally invited the seventh prince to participate in the dragon boat race. Early in the morning, he also took the queen and several high-ranking princes and princesses with him.
The accompanying concubines went out of the city to watch.
In the viewing pavilion of the royal family, the emperor was sitting on a high pavilion wearing a bright yellow dragon robe. The queen was sitting beside him in formal attire. The rest of the concubines of high rank, including princes and princesses, accompanied the emperor and empress on the two seats.
Side. The princes and princesses are sitting at the bottom, and the eldest princess and other valued relatives of the emperor are accompanying them in the pavilion. The pavilion is full of people.
Just before the dragon boat race started, and just before the betting game was about to close, someone suddenly shouted, "Princess Anxiao of the Nanyang Palace is betting that the dragon boat of His Highness the Seventh Prince will be the first. The bet is one hundred thousand taels!"
With a "wow" sound, the entire Liancheng Lake was in an uproar.
The emperor suspected that he had heard wrongly and asked Eunuch Zhang, "What are you shouting outside?"
Eunuch Zhang also suspected that he heard wrongly, "Your Majesty, I am going to ask you?"
The emperor nodded.
Although everyone in the pavilion heard clearly, they didn't believe that An Huajin actually placed a bet of one hundred thousand taels on Chu Yan to come first. Even if it was silver instead of gold, it was too much. What if Chu Yan didn't win? Chu Yan is participating in the dragon boat race for the first time!
Not long after, Eunuch Zhang came back and said to the emperor with certainty, "Back to Your Majesty, the person shouting outside is Princess An Xiao, betting that His Highness Seventh Prince can win the first place in the dragon boat race today. The bet is one hundred thousand taels!"
The emperor turned to the queen, "Xiao An'er has so much money?"
The queen thought for a while, "The gifts given by your majesty, the gifts given by my concubines, and the gifts given by others, add up to about one hundred thousand taels."
The emperor choked and had a strange look on his face, "Isn't this little An'er afraid that Chu Yan won't win the first place and will lose everything? She is too courageous. A hundred thousand taels bet, how can this be a joke?"
The Queen was also concerned, "Why don't you ask her to come over and ask about this child?"
The emperor nodded and told Eunuch Zhang, "Go and ask her to come over."
"Yes." Eunuch Zhang turned around
"She is with Gu Qingyan, right? Call him here too."
"Yes."
The royal viewing pavilion is not far from An's house. Eunuch Zhang went there in person, saying that His Majesty had invited Princess An and the Seventh Young Master to come over to ask about the bet.
An Huajin clapped his hands and stood up. Gu Qingyan also stood up with a smile and followed her out of the pavilion.
The two of them left Anjia's territory and walked more than twenty steps before arriving at the royal residence.
At this time, the dragon boats on the lake had started with the referee calling the number, and were gliding side by side in the distance. Countless people on the shore were shouting and cheering. During this period, there were also questions about who and who placed bets on whom, and how much bets were placed. Is Princess An Xiao crazy?
Why would you place so many bets on His Highness Seventh? Although His Highness is both civil and military, this is his first time participating in a dragon boat race.
To be on the safe side, many people placed bets on the Shanqin Palace led by Chu Chen. Some people placed bets on the dragon boats that the three young masters of the Gu family participated in. There were also a few people who placed bets on the other participating dragon boats.
An Huajin and Gu Qingyan entered the royal viewing pavilion. The emperor looked at the two of them and saw how they matched each other. He suppressed his thoughts, smiled and waved to the two of them, and ordered someone to give them a seat.
After the two politely presented themselves to the emperor, they sat down together.
"Xiao An'er, I just heard that you placed a bet of 100,000 taels on Chu Yan to win?" Although the emperor got the confirmed news, he still wanted to ask An Huajin face to face, "Why did you place so many bets? Do you believe that Chu Yan can win?"
Winning the first place? Didn’t you know that he participated in the dragon boat race for the first time this year, and the dragon boat racing team was also temporarily formed? He was not very skilled."
"I know." An Huajin smiled, "Just because this is the first time for my seventh cousin to participate, I gave him some motivation. If grandpa were in the capital, he would also make this bet."
Anyway, the Seventh Prince Chu Yan relies on the An family. This is a fact that is constantly being discussed. There is nothing wrong with openly supporting it.
Although the decision was made for her by Gu Qingyan, she was very calm at this time.
The emperor choked and thought of the old Nanyang King who was unreliable in everything except marching, fighting, guarding and training his troops, and he was speechless for a moment.
If he were in the capital, he might be able to support his grandson like this.
Seeing that the emperor was speechless, the queen complained to An Huajin with disapproval, "You kid, even if you support your seventh cousin, just bet less. She took out one hundred thousand taels at once, in case she loses
Where is it?"
"I have been in Beijing for more than a month, and all my belongings are borrowed from His Majesty. Your Majesty has ordered that my seventh cousin participate in the competition. I can't help but live up to my expectations, right?" An Huajin smiled at the Queen.
Acting coquettishly, "Auntie, if I lose, it's my seventh cousin's fault. Do you think it's okay to ask him to compensate me?"
The queen immediately became happy, "Okay, okay, if you lose, blame him and let him compensate you."
The emperor instantly lost his temper and cursed with a smile, "Nonsense!"
An Huajin smiled.
The emperor turned to Gu Qingyan and asked with a smile, "Huai'an, tell me, who can win the first place in today's dragon boat race?"
Gu Qingyan smiled slightly, "I won't be able to guess it until the end."
The emperor looked at him and said, "There are also three young masters from the Gu family participating in the competition. Is this their first time playing? Chu Yan is also playing for the first time. Chu Chen has been playing for several years."
Gu Qingyan said with a smile, "The ninth brother in the family is naughty, so he dragged the sixth brother and the eighth brother to compete together. They haven't practiced for long, the teams are uneven, and they don't cooperate well. They won't win the first place. Just
Let’s look at the Seventh Highness and the young prince.”
The emperor stared at her, "Xiao An'er is placing a bet, are you there? How can you let her do whatever she wants?"
An Huajin secretly complained that he was the one who helped her do this, okay?
It’s a pity that others won’t know!
Gu Qingyan's eyes were clear, his expression was innocent, and he sighed gently, seemingly helpless, "Your Majesty, today is the Dragon Boat Festival. The little princess is happy and wants to play, how can I stop you? If the little princess loses, and His Highness the Seventh Highness does not make amends for her,
Even if I take out the private treasury that I have saved for many years, I have to replenish it for her."
"What do you mean, you just want her to have fun?" The emperor was in a complicated mood, and he was not happy to hear this.
Gu Qingyan smiled, "Yes, I just want the little princess to have fun. If she is happy, I will be happy."
An Huajin: "..."
This bet of one hundred thousand taels was originally used by Gu Qingyan to have a showdown with His Majesty today!!!
