SFS Chapter 299 Begins Betting
Chapter 299 Begins Betting
Zongbingfu
Su Zhiwei was naked from the waist up, kneeling on the ground. Su Keying swung the whip vigorously, "You rebellious son! You have disgraced me!"
Su Zhiwei did not argue, but just lowered his head and endured the pain from his back.
Finally, Su Keqi was tired of fighting. He sat on the chair panting, "Tell me, how am I going to go out and meet people? No wonder everyone looked at me like that when I went to court yesterday..."
"Father, my son originally wanted to restrain Yue Jinghao, but I didn't expect to be seen through by her..." Su Zhiqi said gritting his teeth.
"Useless thing! Can't do anything good, but always causes trouble!"
"Don't worry, father. I will never let Yue Jinghao go! I will kill her with my own hands...pulling out her bones and tendons!"
"She is now a princess, with the support of the eldest princess and the ninth prince. Can you touch her? Humph!"
"..."
Yes, the current Yue Jinghao is no longer the young lady of the Yue family who was trampled on by others and had no mother to take care of her, but Princess Jing'an who has two backers behind her!
"If we want to compete with her, we can only find another way out! There is only one way now!" Su Keqi said in a deep voice: "The Spring Examination is coming soon. The emperor appointed Fan Changyue as the chief prosecutor, and the crown prince and the second prince as deputy prosecutors. This is enough to show that the emperor intends to support the second prince's mother's family! At that time, I will take the initiative to ask the emperor to serve as the invigilator! At that time, whether it is the crown prince or the second prince, if they want to use any means, they must discuss it with me! In this way, we will have two backers behind us!"
"The Princess and the Ninth Prince are not easy to deal with! The Emperor values them both very much!"
"Humph, no matter how much he values you, you can't compare to your own son! The emperor is old, he doesn't want to see his offspring wither away!"
"What father said makes sense. Now that we have someone to back us up, we don't have to be afraid of Yue Jing! But, the Second Prince and the Crown Prince will definitely have a fight in the end, so we..."
"Humph!" Su Keqi sneered, "It's not the last moment yet, let's just wait and see! No matter who gets to the top, we are all loyal subjects protecting our master!"
"Father is a master planner! I admire him as your son!" Su Zhiwei's blood was boiling and the pain in his back seemed so insignificant!
The next morning at court, the old emperor issued an edict appointing Su Keqi as the invigilator, responsible for protecting the candidates and supervising the exam.
It is said to be protecting the candidates, but in fact it is about worrying that the candidates may bring cheating materials. This task is of utmost importance!
Fan Changyue and others naturally had to discuss the examination process with Su Keqi, from candidate registration, entering the examination room to leaving the examination room, no matter how big or small!
As the Spring Examination approaches, Wang Yi is also busy with his preparations. He sets up a gambling game in an inn called "Zhuangyuanlou"!
The walls of the hall of "Zhuangyuan Building" are covered with the names of candidates. Customers can place bets with the shopkeeper based on the survey results and register them. The bet can be as low as one or two taels or as high as there is no upper limit. You can buy as much as you want!
Among the many candidates, Deng Ziming and Pan Jinhai placed the most bets.
Person A: "My dear, why did you choose Deng Ziming to bet on?"
B: "You don't know this? Deng Ziming is the prince's student. He was the prince's companion several years ago. How could a student taught by the prince's tutor not become the top scorer in the imperial examination?"
C: "Humph! If Deng Ziming is stupid, even if he is the prince's tutor, it would be like talking to a cow! Pan Jinhai is different. Not only is his family very rich, but he is also very knowledgeable! Two years ago, he was the first on the list! In my opinion, this time the top scholar... must be him!"
Person A: "Huh, who knows if he bought the first place?"
C: "Deng Ziming was the one who bought it!"
"..."
The two would start fighting as soon as they had a disagreement. This situation would happen many times every day. The waiters would skillfully carry the two out without the shopkeeper saying anything, and the two would fight on the street!
Passersby didn't know what was going on, so they went into the store to ask questions. Once they were in, they couldn't leave. They had to place a bet, more or less. Within a few days, Wang Yi made a fortune!
"Sir, Miss Yue is really smart! In just these few days, your subordinates have earned hundreds of thousands of taels!" After Wang Yi finished speaking, he felt a chill on the back of his neck and quickly changed his words: "Sir, you have earned hundreds of thousands of taels... hehe..."
"That's not all mine!" Yan Liyuan said dimly.
"..." Wang Yi complained in his heart: You tried every means to get involved with Miss Yue, isn't it just to see her more? Why do you have to deduct my money... "I will go to Miss Yue to discuss what to do next?"
Yan Liyuan said nothing and continued to read the secret letter.