Chapter 217.1: Jealous
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S T E L L A R C L O U D
[Azurixa] [Celeste S.] [Christine G.-L.]
O R A N G E S T A R
[Fav Akira] [J Jean] [K.Rom] [Smurfinbatik] [Tori D.] [Ziana K.-P.]
Y E L L O W S T A R
[Leticia P.] [Maria P.] [Nicole]
G O L D S T A R
[Cindy] [Nanashi D. Y.] [Reece P.]
R A I N B O W S T A R
[Amanda] [Book W.] [Britnae M] [Caroline] [Christigale M.] [DetectiveGeek421] [Haruka N.]
[Hlau V.] [Ine O.] [Kiiayame] [kuroneko_chan] [Liznel M.] [Michelle K.] [onepiece] [Oushna]
[Quae] [Ray] [Scorpion Princess] [Sweetlove] [Victoria]
Rui Wangfei had many friends too before she got married, but after getting married, they all became estranged from her. She became a prince's consort, and those people no longer treated her as ordinary.
It was really nice to have Young Miss Gu.
She never treated her with extra fear and estrangement because of her status as a prince’s consort.
Actually, she didn’t understand how Gu Jiao did it either. It seemed that she was forever in a casual and relaxed mood, and nothing could elicit a huge reaction from her.
Interacting with such people was really very comfortable.
Rui Wangfei sent people back to the medical hall, and paid the treatment fee before leaving.
In the afternoon, the medical hall received another commission for a house visit. It was one of the injured patients who had been treated here. He had a wound that had been stitched up, and it was time to remove the sutures.
Physician Song and others were busy, so Gu Jiao asked for the address, then took the carriage of the medical hall and headed there.
The patient's waist and abdomen sustained cuts from the debris of the furnace that exploded, and received more than twenty stitches. He healed quite well in the early stage, but he got out of bed to go to the latrine once and accidentally fell over, causing his wound to be torn apart.
This time, it healed well for real.
Gu Jiao removed the sutures for him.
"Should I still apply the wound with some medicine?" The patient asked.
Gu Jiao shook her head, "No, it's all good. You just need to make your diet lighter."
The patient excitedly expressed his thanks, "Thank you, Young Miss Gu!"
This patient was a regular craftsman invited by the Ministry of Works. He was a native of the capital and could return to the Ministry of Works to resume working once he had recovered.
Gu Jiao thought of the homeless Jiang Shi and Little Jiang Li in the medical hall.
But she didn’t think about them for too long.
Gu Jiao got into the carriage.
Little San, who was driving the carriage, suddenly spoke, "Gu girl, it's so lively over there!"
Gu Jiao was a cold person in nature, but she liked bustling scenes, which was really a contradictory trait.
She lifted the curtain and looked over, and seemed to understand why it was so lively, "It's the Brisk Wind Tower."
"Ah, that’s the Brisk Wind Tower?" Although Little San had heard of it many times, he hadn’t been there yet. Seeing it right now, he was a little expecting.
The Brisk Wind Tower was one of the most distinguished establishments in the capital. It was a place for eating, drinking and entertainment, and they also often offered some very novel gambling games.
"Let’s go and have a look." Gu Jiao said.
Little San was delighted, "All right!"
The two of them entered the Brisk Wind Tower.
It was especially lively today because of Xiao Liulang.
It turned out that the Brisk Wind Tower had opened a new betting game. This time, instead of directly betting on who would be the first, second, etc., it was a bet as to who would win the three upper top seats. (First place in provincial, metropolitan and palace exams).
The atmosphere was very exciting.
After tying for the first place with An Junwang, who wouldn’t be in the top three pick in winning the three upper top seats?
But there would never be two winners of the three upper top seats.
And Brisk Wind Tower declared that if one bet on two people, they would pay double for each name.
Of course, there could never be two winners. This was not a wild guess, but rather, someone went to the imperial palace to find out and learned that the Emperor would not allow a tie for this.
Then the question was, who would people bet on?
"An Junwang, of course. Does it still need to be said?" A thirty-something-year-old Xiucai said, "An Junwang has won the first place since the entry-level exam, so long as he becomes the top scorer in the palace exam, it will be six top seats. Xiao Liulang came from a small county town, and the difficulty of the exams he took isn’t comparable to that of the exam in the capital. What's more, his performance is also unstable. I heard that he didn't do well in the college exam, and he didn't even get the three lower top seats. So do you dare to bet on him?"
People listening thought it made a lot of sense!
Although he was the best at the regional level, what could he count as now that he was in the capital?
Although he tied for the first place with An Junwang in the metropolitan exam, it might just be a fluke!
The cabinet officials must have seen that despite being from a poor background, his articles were written very well, thus giving him a lot of sympathy points. Otherwise, could he really compete with An Junwang?
That was just nonsense!
In the end, the vast majority of people bet on An Junwang, and only a few risk takers bet on Xiao Liulang with their teeth clenched.
In order to attract more desperate gamblers, Brisk Wind Tower did not hesitate to hang the list for the three upper top seats in the most conspicuous position in the lobby.
An Junwang's name came first, and Xiao Liulang came second.
But the bets placed on the two men were worlds apart.
While An Junwang's name was already covered with gold ingots, Xiao Liulang had only a lone silver ingot under his name.
A gold ingot was equivalent to one thousand taels of silver.
A silver ingot was equivalent to one hundred taels of silver.
Gu Jiao sold the Emperor's second-hand brush for 8,000 tales. The 3,000 taels went into the medical hall and the newly opened pharmaceutical factory, leaving her with 5,000 taels.
She didn’t have any silver banknotes on her person, but she had the bank plate.
She walked into the lobby, "I want to place a bet."
On the other hand, in one of the private rooms of Brisk Wind Tower, An Junwang was also placing a bet.
He didn't reveal his identity.
However, his noble aura couldn’t be hidden, and the shopkeeper did not dare to neglect him easily.
The shopkeeper asked politely, "Young master, are you betting on three upper top seats list? I suggest you bet on An Junwang as he is sure to win."
An Junwang wasn't interested in betting on himself. He tapped his finger lightly on the table twice, "I heard that you have a flower hairpin list here."
"Ah... Yes, yes, there is indeed!" The shopkeeper didn't expect the other party to ask about the flower hairpin list.
Recently, because of Gu Jinyu's incident, the flower hairpin list was also implicated a bit. Some people criticized that the Brisk Wind Tower didn't even find out what kind of people were on the list, which caused them to lose money blindly.
Actually, the result hadn't come out yet at this time, but everyone already thought that Gu Jinyu was hopeless, and those who bet on her regretted till their intestines were green.
Nowadays, Zhuang Yuexi was sitting on the top of the flower hairpin list, far away from other contenders.
The shopkeeper thought he was betting on Zhuang Yuexi too.
An Junwang took out a thick stack of silver banknotes and put them on the table. He said quietly, "All bets on Eldest Young Miss Gu."
The shopkeeper was instantly dumbfounded!
An Junwang placed a bet on Gu Jiao. When he went downstairs, he saw Gu Jiao take out a bank plate and placed a bet on the three upper top seats list, "Five thousand taels, Xiao Liulang."
An Junwang who felt an arrow piercing his heart：“…"
Gu Jiao finished betting on her own husband and looked at the stack of gold ingots under the name of her husband. She then left with satisfaction.
Just as she was about to set foot on the carriage, a warm voice sounded from behind her, "What a coincidence, Young Miss Gu."
Gu Jiao turned around and saw that it was An Junwang. She asked calmly, "Do you have business with me?"
An Junwang thought of the bet she had just made and felt some of his teeth ache. He really didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, "Young Miss Gu has no confidence in me?"
Gu Jiao wondered, "What are you talking about?"
“The bet." An Junwang pointed to the three upper top seats list in the lobby.
"Oh." Gu Jiao thought for a moment and said, "Since you have confidence in yourself, you can place a bet on yourself. My money has already been used up."
An Jun Wang: ...That's not what I meant though.
Forget it, he himself couldn’t understand what he was getting at either.
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