SFS Chapter 237 Jun Mo is missing
Chapter 237 Jun Mo is missing
The next day, Yu Jiuer wrote a memorial in the identity of Yu Wushuang, requesting the emperor to agree to allow him to return to Yinshan County.
After that, she kept thinking, is there any way to make Jun Mo agree to let her continue to go to the gambling house tonight?
According to her speculation, the Third Prince lost the ring-shaped jade pendant bestowed by the emperor this year last night, and he would definitely gamble with the ring-shaped jade pendants from previous years in an attempt to win back this year's piece.
She finally got him to take out the ring-shaped jade pendant, but Jun Mo insisted on doing it himself and didn't let her get involved?
Opportunities are rare and will never come again. The fight for the throne is no longer just Jun Mo's business. How can she just stand by and watch?
Thinking of this, Yu Jiuer quickly ran into her son's room and reached under the pillow, only to find that the ring-shaped jade pendant that she had placed under the pillow before going to bed last night was missing?
"Someone come!" Yu Jiuer shouted anxiously.
Chun'er, Xia'er and Qiu'er heard the shouting and hurried in.
Chun'er saw Yu Jiu'er's anxious look and thought something had happened, so she asked hurriedly, "Miss, what's wrong?"
When there were no outsiders around, Chun'er would usually call her by the most affectionate name.
"Did you see the jade pendant I put under my pillow last night?"
Several people shook their heads in confusion.
Xia Er suddenly remembered something and replied, "This morning I seemed to see the prince taking something out from under his pillow. Could it be that the prince took it away?"
After hearing this, Yu Jiuer fell down on the bed.
No need to ask, it must be that Jun Mo was afraid that she would sneak out to gamble again tonight, so he took her away.
The sky gradually darkened. Yu Jiuer waited and waited, but Jun Mo still didn't come back.
She wanted to leave the house, but Jun Mo had given strict orders to all the doormen, and no one dared to let her out late at night. Even the dog hole was blocked tightly.
The shadow guards were waiting in the dark, fearing that she would run out again and they would be punished again. The prince's punishment of 20 military sticks for each of them last night was still fresh in their memory.
Dog holes can cause serious harm to people!
Yu Jiuer stomped her feet in anger. She didn’t have the ring-shaped jade pendant and was being oppressed by Jun Mo. What was the point of betting?
He did this because he didn't consider her as an ally. What was he talking about facing it together? In the end, he was still so arrogant, proud, and domineering.
She had already helped him get the most important ring-shaped jade pendant. If he insisted on his own way and failed to get the other ring-shaped jade pendants for the Third Prince, she would never forgive him!
Yu Jiuer was so angry that she refused to go to bed. She wanted to wait for Jun Mo to come back and settle the score with him!
But he did not come back. He only sent someone to tell her, "The prince has gone out for a few days and will not be back for sure! The prince also said that if you go to that place on your own initiative, he will forbid you from entering."
Just like that, Jun Mo disappeared!
For three days in a row, no matter who Yu Jiuer asked, anyone said they didn't know.
Yu Jiuer really couldn't stand the torment of waiting and guessing.
On the evening of the third day, after much thought, she decided to go find Wei Zheng.
Since Wei Zheng married Yutao, he has lived in the courtyard behind Dongsheng Restaurant.
Yu Jiuer walked in from the alley on the side of Dongsheng Restaurant. Compared with the hustle and bustle of the street outside, the courtyard where they lived was a piece of pure land in the bustling city.
Quiet and elegant, with a unique flavor.
At this moment, Yu Tao had just returned from work at Linglong Pavilion. Seeing Yu Jiuer coming to her house, she thought something had happened and asked hurriedly, "Jiuer? It's getting dark. Why are you here? Did you have a quarrel with the prince and want to run away from home?"
"That's a good idea. Next time I have a quarrel with the prince, I will stay at your place!" Yu Jiuer said with a sigh.
"But if I want to argue with him, I have to find him! I went to the Jinyiwei Yamen to ask, and he hasn't been to the Yamen in the past three days! It's like he has evaporated from the face of the earth. He also dragged the four major guards out. I don't know what he is doing!"
"Didn't he leave home without telling where he was going?"
Yu Jiuer said aggrievedly, "He just said he had something to do and he doesn't know when he'll be back. He used to be like this when he was busy, but I have something to ask him now. By the way, is Wei Zheng home? I'm here to look for him."
"He just came back and is having dinner at the restaurant!" Yu Tao turned around and ordered the servant, "Go and call the master down!"
After a while, Wei Zheng came in from the back door of Dongsheng Restaurant: "Concubine Yu, what a rare guest! Did you quarrel with the prince and run away from home? My temple is small, and there is no room for a big Buddha like you!"
"You two are really a couple, you both have the same evil thoughts in your heads!" Yu Jiuer couldn't help rolling her eyes, "The prince hasn't returned yet, who am I to quarrel with?"
"The prince hasn't come back yet?" Wei Zheng was stunned for a moment, then started to joke, "It feels like a long time since we last met. Are you missing the prince? But I don't know where the prince is! Didn't I tell Shadow about it two days ago?"
Yu Jiuer glared at him and said, "Shao Pin! I came here today to ask you to help me find a man named Baldy. Do you know him?"
Her and Jun Mo's recent visit to the gambling house was rather secretive. The more people knew about it, the more dangerous it would be, so she even kept it a secret from Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng was stunned and said, "Of course I recognize him. He used to be a small general in the Yulin Army. Later, the Yulin Army was disbanded. He was unwilling to be driven by the court, so he handed in his resignation and concentrated on helping the prince manage the industry. At this moment, I don't know where to find him!"
"Tianxianyuan brothel! He might be there!" Yu Jiuer pointed him the way.
Wei Zheng's eyes widened when he heard this: "He actually learned to visit prostitutes? He used to be like the prince, viewing women as tigers! He, he..."
"Don't talk nonsense, he didn't do any prostitution, he's still clean and innocent!"
Yu Jiuer recalled that this man, who was called "Bald" because of the baldness in the front of his head, indeed turned a blind eye to those angelic prostitutes and focused entirely on gambling.
Yu Jiuer continued, "There is an underground gambling house in Tianxian Garden, and he goes there often!"
This made Wei Zheng even more surprised. He stared at Yu Jiuer with his mouth wide open. He took the teacup handed to him by Yu Tao and it took him a while to find his voice:
"He has fallen to such a level? He even dabbled in gambling? And Concubine Yu is so clear about it? Have you also been to a gambling house?"
Yu Jiuer shrugged and said bluntly: "I did go to the gambling house with him a few times!"
"Poof—" Wei Zheng spat out the tea that had just entered his mouth, "You, you, you guys..."
Yu Jiuer added: "And the prince is here too!"
Wei Zheng was stunned for a moment, then he jumped up and shouted, "The prince has been led astray by you people! I'm afraid that the years of hard work and guidance from Prime Minister Rong and I will be wasted!"
Yu Jiuer really wanted to slap him in the face to wake him up, saying, "Don't be so startled! I'll tell you the details later. Go find Baldy for me first! I have something urgent to ask him!"
After waiting for a few days without any results, Yu Jiuer was becoming extremely anxious.
Not long after, the bald man was found by Wei Zheng.
When the bald man saw Yu Jiuer, his eyes were full of admiration. He stepped forward and bowed like a dog, saying, "Master Yu, how are you? You are really amazing. We spent more than ten days without seeing any trace of the ring-shaped jade pendant, but you got it in just a few days. I admire you!"
Because Yu Jiuer always dressed as a man when she went out, he always thought that the one who cooperated with him was Yu Wushuang.
"No big deal!" Yu Jiuer waved her hand, not caring about being polite, and asked hurriedly, "Bald, did you win the other ring jade pendants in the bet with the Third Prince these past two nights?"
The bald man said, "Since I separated from you that night, I have not been to the gambling den again. The prince asked me to go there tonight, and I was summoned by Deputy General Wei as soon as I arrived nearby!"
Yu Jiuer couldn't figure it out, so she asked, "So, you guys are only going to start fishing tonight? Then what did the prince do for the past three days and two nights?"
Could it be that the prince went to gamble secretly alone?
You wouldn't ask Baldy to support you only after you lose the bet, right?
The bald man shook his head: "The prince just contacted me today. If there is nothing else, I will rush to keep the prince's appointment! Goodbye!"
After the bald man left, Yu Jiuer was puzzled, but she didn't dare to go to the gambling house rashly. She could only return home and wait for news.
She didn't receive the news until the next morning.
Shadow entered the palace and reported to her, "I just found out that someone reported the Third Prince to the court this morning, saying that he privately opened a brothel and gambling house, and even used the jade ring given by the emperor to gamble. The emperor was furious and threw him into prison!"
"That's great! The prince finally did it! Hasn't he come back yet?" Yu Jiuer was so happy that she wanted to give him a big hug immediately, and the depression of the anxious waiting in the past few days was swept away.
Shadow replied, "The prince still has things to do, so he won't be back until tonight!"
At night, Jun Mo came back, and Yu Jiuer couldn't wait to ask him: "My Lord, did you go to the casino to gamble in person?"
This serious man who calls himself a gentleman, who has been taught to stay away from gambling since childhood, can he really throw off the shackles and go gamble?
Yu Jiuer got excited just thinking about it.
Although I couldn't go against the emperor in person, I felt relieved to be able to trick his honest son into gambling.
Who knows...
"No!" Jun Mo shook his head, "I asked Baldy to gamble."
The sly smile on Yu Jiuer's face froze, and she curled her lips in disdain and said, "That bald fool has such bad luck, how can he win?"
If he really had luck in gambling, he wouldn't have waited for her to join before making any progress.
Jun Mo said: "He is indeed unlucky, but I am lucky!"
"How to say?"
"I have been planning this for three days, and only last night did I let Baldy and the Third Brother gamble!" Jun Mo picked up the teacup, deliberately keeping the suspense.
"The Third Prince is anxious to win back the jade pendants, he must be very worried! What plan have you made to win several jade pendants from him in one night?" Yu Jiuer became more and more curious.