Chapter 220 An unexpected reversal
Chapter 220 An unexpected reversal
Xie Lan did not plan to continue gambling on stones, not because she was worried about losing to Princess Anyang.
Just because the two stones she selected were both cut into jadeite, it has attracted a lot of attention. If people knew that she could cut jadeite every time, it would definitely not be a good thing.
After all, no one knows whether this will attract the covetousness of people with ulterior motives. Although she is not afraid of trouble, she does not want to be busy dealing with those troubles all the time.
"The banquet is about to begin, so we shouldn't waste too much time here. Princess, if you want to gamble on stones, I will play with you next time if there is a chance."
Princess Anyang thought that since she had cut the price twice, Xie Lan would definitely accept her bet. After all, there were not many such good opportunities to show off. She didn't expect Xie Lan to refuse.
If it were someone else, Princess Anyang might not want to gamble with the other party.
But this Miss Xie once caused her mother to be reprimanded by her father. Now that she has encountered her today, she must humiliate her and vent her anger for her mother and cousin's family.
"Don't worry, Miss Xie. There's still plenty of time before the banquet starts. It's totally in time. Even if you're a little late, it doesn't matter."
At the beginning, Miss Xie exposed the affairs of her cousin Fan Mingju, causing him to be exiled to the northern border, and her uncle's official position was completely stripped by her father.
Because of this incident, her father has been ignoring her mother, and their relationship has not improved until now.
Xie Lan didn't understand why Princess Anyang insisted on gambling with her on stones, but when she thought of Concubine Xue, she could guess that it was because of Fan Mingju.
Just when he was about to refuse again, Princess Huaining came over with a group of noble ladies.
"Hey, this princess heard that the gambling on stones here is very exciting, and was just about to come over to join in the fun, but how come I'm late?"
Princess Wen'an lost the gambling game with stones to Xie Lan, but Princess Huaining was not angry at all. Princess Anyang was a little surprised, but did not show it on her face.
Smiling, he bowed to her, "Aunt, you came at the right time. I saw that Miss Xie had won twice, so I wanted to gamble with her. But unfortunately, Miss Xie was worried that she would miss the banquet if she continued to gamble, so she didn't want to gamble with me."
"Hey, I thought it was something else." Princess Huaining looked at Xie Lan with a smile on her face, "Miss Xie, don't worry, it won't hurt to postpone the banquet a little bit.
Today's stones are all provided by the emperor at the request of the palace. Although I cannot say that every piece can be cut into jadeite, the chance of producing green is still much higher than the goods sold by those merchants outside.
Since Miss Xie likes gambling on stones, why not have a bet with Princess Anyang? Firstly, this will broaden the horizons of me, the officials and the ladies present. Secondly, if you can cut out good material and present it to the Queen Mother, it will be a good story. "
Perhaps because she saw Xie Lan's indifferent expression, Princess Anyang gritted her teeth and took off the jade pendant from her waist, "Miss Xie, I'm using this jade pendant as a prize. If you win the bet, then this jade pendant will be yours. How about that?"
Princess Huaining glanced at the jade pendant and smiled as she took off a pair of bracelets in her hand. "This pair of bracelets was given to me by my father as a birthday gift when I was young. I have worn them for many years.
Now that I'm older, the color of this pair of bracelets is no longer suitable for me, but it is quite suitable for young girls like you.
On a good day like today, I will also add a little prize for you. Let's see which one of you has a chance to win it."
Princess Wen'an was already unhappy because she lost the gambling game of gemstones to Xie Lan. She was even more dissatisfied when she saw that her mother actually used such a valuable bracelet as a prize.
Could it be that her mother really has a crush on this Miss Xie and wants to marry her to her brother?
But she heard that Miss Xie grew up in a Taoist temple and had never learned any of the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, or painting, and she couldn't even read a single word.
Apart from a pretty face, there is nothing good about him in other aspects.
She really didn't understand why her mother would fall in love with such a country girl.
Even though her brother has become a fool now, he is still the eldest son of their princess's mansion.
Even if her elder brother wanted to marry the daughter of a first-rank official, it was not impossible. Why did he choose the girl from the Xie family? She was not worthy of her elder brother at all.
Princess Wen'an wanted to stop her mother, but unfortunately she was blocked by her mother before she could open her mouth.
Xie Lan had no idea what County Lady Wen'an was thinking. Seeing that she was unhappy, he thought that she was angry because he had just lost to her in gambling on stones, and he did not take it to heart.
Originally, Xie Lan didn't want to gamble anymore, but whether it was Princess Anyang's jade pendant or Princess Huaining's pair of bracelets, they both carried an alluring aura.
Such a good thing was brought to her, there was no reason for her to let it go.
"Well, since Princess Anyang wants to gamble, I will respectfully obey your order. I wonder how the princess wants to gamble?"
When Princess Anyang saw that Xie Lan agreed, she felt disdainful, because she knew that Xie Lan would be moved when she saw her jade pendant.
You are really short-sighted.
It was a pity that he wanted to win her jade pendant, but that was just a dream. Today, she had to humiliate her severely. "It's very simple. As long as the jadeite you cut out of the rough stone is better than the one I cut, you win."
"Okay, then it's a deal. Princess, start selecting the stones."
"To be fair, Miss Xie should also choose."
"Row."
Xie Lan did not refuse, and the two of them walked towards the pile of stones in front together.
Princess Anyang spent a quarter of an hour carefully selecting a piece of stone, and Xie Lan followed closely beside her. After she had chosen, she casually pointed to a piece of gray leather.
Steward Song came over quickly and quoted the price. The piece for Princess Anyang was priced at five hundred and twenty taels, while the piece for Xie Lan was priced at one hundred and ninety-eight taels.
After each of them paid the silver note, the two handed the stone to the master in charge of cutting.
The materials for the male guests' gambling on jade have all been cut. Although more than ten pieces of jade have been cut out, the quality is not very good.
Seeing Xie Lan and Princess Anyang gambling on stones, they all came over to watch out of curiosity.
All the cutting masters were free, and Manager Song pointed out two of the best skills to come and cut the stones for Xie Lan and Princess Anyang.
Princess Anyang was not like Princess Wen'an, who only had half-baked skills. She had been taught by a jade master in the palace since she was a child, and her gambling skills were very good.
She quickly drew the lines on the stone and handed it to the cutting master.
As soon as the knife was cut, there was an immediate exclamation, "It's green, this is the best glass type!
Princess Anyang has indeed inherited Master Gong's true skills and is very skilled in gambling on stones."
As soon as the official exclaimed, the cutting master on Xie Lan's side also made a cut and saw the white stone.
Princess Wen'an laughed sarcastically, "It seems that Miss Xie's good luck has run out. She failed this time."
Xie Lan glanced at her calmly, "Have you ever heard the saying, 'The one who laughs last is the winner?'"
Princess Anyang looked disdainful and was about to speak, but when she saw the second cut made by the cutting master, the pride on her face instantly cracked.
The stone she carefully selected turned out to be Kaoping Green Stone? !
What surprised her even more was that the piece that Xie Lan picked actually turned out yellow jade with the second cut.
Such an unexpected reversal simply stunned everyone present.
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