Chapter 31

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Moreover, while the emperor was inside, he had let that woman inside the mansion and they had lost sight of her. They wouldn’t know whether she was planning something bad.

At this time, another eunuch came to urge them.

Prince Rui’s Mansion was very large. The prince liked to raise flowers and plants, therefore, the mansion was surrounded by trees and flowers. The main courtyard was built at the back, this meant that there was still some distance from the Royal Hall.

Eunuch Mo said, “Your Highness, this old slave will go ahead and report to the emperor that His Highness has arrived.”

The crown prince nodded and quickened his pace slightly.

Wang Mang saw Fan Rusu’s confused face and smiled faintly.

The crown prince looked away and asked softly, “Are you sure she is the youngest daughter of the Qin family?”

“Yes, this low official saw that she was wearing the jade pendant around her waist, and it proved her identity.” Wang Mang smiled and said, “I heard that General Qin has two daughters. Qin Qiuyu, the eldest daughter, is excellent when it comes to virtue, she is also on the list of candidates for the Concubine Selection. The youngest daughter, Qin Dongning, is not outstanding in appearance and is extremely naughty. She is normally confined to her home by the general. May I ask Your Highness, why did you send Wang Mang to gamble with her?”

The prince did not answer.

After a long time Fan Rusu heard him say faintly, “I do not like losing.”

“If I had personally competed with her, I would have found a way to beat her. But then she wouldn’t have been able to enter the mansion without taking the jade and proving her identity. She didn’t show the Qin family pendant beforehand, so she didn’t want to use her identity as the second young lady of the Qin family.”

Wang Mang nodded, “General Qin’s family rules are very strict, since she was grounded, the general wouldn’t have let her come to Prince Rui’s Mansion to fool around. So she dared not reveal her identity. This low official had originally wanted to expose the child’s tricks, but the prince gave no instructions, so I gambled with her.”

Fan Rusu finally understood why the prince had let the ‘young man’ in green inside the mansion. It turned out that she was the second young lady of the general’s family. After thinking about it, he whispered, “If Your Highness had beat her, she could have also entered the mansion. Didn’t she agree to become His Highness’ slave for the rest of her life?”

The crown prince raised his eyebrows, and Wang Mang answered with a smile, “Commander Fan, if the prince had accepted her, would that not damage General Qin’s image?”

Fan Rusu was startled and hurriedly apologized, “It is this servant’s mistake.”

The prince gave him a light look and walked away with Wang Mang.

Fan Rusu smiled bitterly, a casual gamble, yet it was that fishy. The crown prince seemed to be interested in the Qin family’s second young lady… Otherwise, why would he even bother? He could have just refused to compete, but he wanted her to come in!

Wang Mang’s voice came softly, “Your Highness, would you like me to go look for Miss Dongning?”

*****

On the other side of Prince Rui’s Mansion.

“Master, that was close! I thought we wouldn’t be able to get in.” Si Da whispered, “How did you think of using this trick?”

Qiao Chu looked down at the copper coins in her hands and laughed, “Didn’t I play this little trick with you before?”

“Well, Si Da would have lost miserably,” Meiren’s lips curled slightly.

Si Da snorted coldly, not convinced.

Qiao Chu said softly, “This time, it just happened to fit in. If it had been another person, I wouldn’t be able to use this trick.”