"Miss, the princess and the second young lady returned to the house tonight and ridiculed the young lady. They also said that they were betting on Songzhu Academy and wanted to make a fortune."
As soon as Xie Mingxi returned to Chunjin Pavilion, Congyu came to report with an angry face.
Xie Mingxi twitched her lips indifferently: "Let them make trouble."
The more you make a fuss now, the more your face will hurt in the future!
Congyu was still feeling sulky: "I heard that the eldest young master also privately bought the first place in Songzhu Academy."
There is no brother-sister relationship at all! It’s so hateful and annoying!
Naturally, Xie Mingxi would not take Xie Yuanting seriously and laughed it off. Then, she told Cong Yu: "You will go out of the house tomorrow and place a bet for me. Buy the first place in Lianchi Academy!"
Congyu perked up and immediately responded: "Yes." Then he asked curiously: "How much do you plan to bet, Miss?"
Xie Mingxi said casually: "Take all the banknotes in the dressing box. I haven't counted them in detail, but they are about ten thousand taels."
Congyu: "..."
Ten thousand taels of silver is enough to buy a courtyard with four entrances in the capital.
When an official gets married with a daughter, ten thousand taels of silver for the dowry is considered respectable.
Where did the lady get so much money?
Okay, let’s not consider this problem for now… I have put so much money into bets, what if I lose?
Cong Yu quickly recovered from the shock and cautiously suggested: "Why don't you keep half of it as a private house!" Buying five thousand taels is actually about the same.
Xie Mingxi smiled leisurely: "No, bet all."
…
The next day.
Literary style is popular in the capital, and gambling is also quite popular. This time, the four major banks in the capital are opening handicap based on the ranking of the academy competition. When placing bets, names are not asked, only vouchers are issued. In the future, they will also use the vouchers to exchange
silver.
The Academy Competition is a grand event in the capital. It attracts a lot of attention, and a large number of people come to place bets every day. In just a few days, thousands of people have come to the bank to place bets.
The amount varies, ranging from one, two, two or eight taels to hundreds or thousands of taels.
Therefore, when Congyu took out a ten thousand tael of silver notes from his sleeve, he immediately alerted the bank manager.
"This girl, do you really want to place a bet on the top spot in Lianchi Academy?" The chief shopkeeper quickly glanced at the plain-looking Cong Yu with a pair of shrewd eyes.
Cong Yu held a thick stack of banknotes, but she was actually quite nervous. However, she forced herself to remain calm on her face and nodded.
Early in the morning, there were people rushing to deliver large sums of money. The shopkeeper was in a good mood, and without much persuasion, he simply accepted the check and issued a voucher quickly.
When Cong Yu walked out of the bank with the voucher, her legs were weak.
"I don't know which maid this is. She came to deliver money to our bank on the order of her master." The waiter on the side saw the happy face of the big shopkeeper and immediately laughed and joined in the fun.
I actually bet on the top spot in Lotus Pond Academy. What else is it but a gift of money?
"No nonsense!" the big shopkeeper scolded him casually: "The academy competition will only start the day after tomorrow. How can we know the result now?"
Seeing that the big shopkeeper was not really angry, the waiter smiled and said: "If the first place is Lianchi Academy, it will have to pay one hundred thousand taels of silver. In the past few years, I have never seen anything like this."
Big bet!"
Before he finished speaking, a woman in her twenties walked in.
This woman is beautiful and has an outstanding bearing.
The waiter didn't dare to talk any more and immediately came forward with a smile: "Is this girl also here to place a bet? I don't know which academy to bet on? How much silver?"
The young woman took out a stack of silver notes from her sleeve: "Ten thousand taels, Lotus Pond Academy."
Guy: "..."
Big shopkeeper: "..."
…
Weird things happen every year, but this year there are especially many.
Within one day, a lot of people came to place bets, mostly from Songzhu Academy. Secondly, it was not Boyu Academy, but Lianchi Academy.
What's even more strange is that most of the people who come to place bets are young women dressed as maids, and the bets are quite large.
Not to mention the two huge bets of 10,000 taels, the other bets ranged from a few hundred taels to a thousand taels. Added up, it was an astonishing number.
If Lianchi Academy loses, all the money will go to the bank and it will make a huge profit. However, once it is Lianchi Academy that wins, the banker will lose blood at the odds of 1 to 10.
The big shopkeeper was shrewd and insightful, and he quickly figured out the reason: "A few days ago, there were very few people betting on Lianchi Academy. Today, so many people suddenly came out. I think they must be from Lianchi Academy."
Students are here to support their own colleges and build momentum.”
The girls who study in Lianchi Academy are all ladies from famous families. Naturally, they have hundreds of taels of private money.
However, those two bets of 10,000 taels were really staggering.
Which family's lady actually had such a huge amount of private money? And she foolishly took it all to the bank?
…
On the fourth day of September, Lianchi Academy has a day off.
The fifth day of September is the college competition. The day before the competition, Chief Gu Shan ordered all students to rest and adjust.
The students of Haitang Academy have already agreed to gather at Xie Mansion today.
Although Xie's family is not high and the house is not too big, Xie Mingxi is the first among the girls. The gathering before the competition will naturally be at Xie's house.
Xie Jun's mood, which had been depressed for several days, finally improved a little today.
The daughter of Yushi Lin, the granddaughter of Mr. Li Ge, the daughter of Mr. Fangge of Yan Ge, the only daughter of General Yin... Xie Mingxi's classmates, all of them have noble status and extraordinary origins.
No matter what, it is a good thing that Xie Mingxi is the first among the girls, and she always shows her face and is beautiful.
What surprised Xie Jun even more was that the Sixth Princess also came to Xie's house today.
The Sixth Princess sends Xie Mingxi back to her mansion every night, but she has never stepped through the gate of Xie's mansion. Today is the first time!
Moreover, the Sixth Princess, who was known for being "solitary and melancholy", knew good etiquette and came to visit the elders of the Xie family first, and then went to Chunjin Pavilion.
Even Mr. Xie was quite pleased with himself. As soon as the Sixth Princess left, he said to Xie Jun: "Ajun, Ming Niang is young and energetic, and it is a good thing to have the confidence to win the first place. It doesn't matter even if you lose.
.She is still young anyway, so even if someone talks about her for a while, it doesn’t mean anything.”
Today, many ladies from famous families came to Xie's Mansion, all because of Xie Mingxi.
The Sixth Princess met with the courtesy of a junior, also for Xie Mingxi.
For such an outstanding and outstanding granddaughter, it would be strange for someone who wants to marry her not to cross the threshold after being here for a few years.
Mr. Xie thought for a while and then said: "My family has to support me. I plan to let people go to the bank to place bets at Ablianchi Academy."
Xie Jun and Mr. Xie obviously thought of going together. They relaxed their brows and said with a smile, "That's what my father said. My son will send someone to the bank to place a bet of one hundred taels."
It can be considered as supporting my daughter.
It was better not to tell Mr. Xie about the five hundred taels he had secretly bet on Songzhu Academy.
