Because Gong Le was too excited last night and didn’t sleep well, she fell asleep leaning on An Yiqing’s lap while sitting in the carriage.
An Yiqing was both amused and helpless.
He gently held Gong Le halfway, trying to make her less jostled by the carriage.
It wasn’t until the carriage arrived at the entrance of the gambling house that An Yiqing softly called Gong Le. Seeing that she was still asleep, he didn’t rush to get off the carriage, allowing her to continue her nap.
But the gambling house was in a bustling area. Even if An Yiqing didn’t disturb Gong Le, the noise from outside the carriage made it impossible for her to keep sleeping.
Awakened by the noise, Gong Le realized they had arrived at the gambling house and hurriedly pulled An Yiqing to get off the carriage together.
When the people at the gambling house saw An Yiqing, they all respectfully greeted, "Lord Qing!"
An Yiqing nodded before entering the gambling house. There were already many guests inside gambling. When they saw An Yiqing, soone jokingly remarked, "Lord Qing, it’s finally a chance to see you. It’s not easy to catch a glimpse of you."
An Yiqing laughed and replied, "My family business keeps busy, so it’s not convenient to co here every day. I just make ti when I can."
"Lord Qing must co from a wealthy family. No matter how big this gambling house is, it’s just a small business for you," soone flattered.
"Not at all," An Yiqing replied with a courteous smile.
Soone noticed Gong Le, who was holding hands with An Yiqing, and asked, "Lord Qing, who is the young lady by your side? You seem quite close."
An Yiqing glanced at Gong Le before smiling and saying, "She’s my fiancée who hasn’t yet married in. She’s a bit playful and thinks the gambling house is fun, so she insisted on coming to check it out."
"Oh, so it’s Lord Qing’s fiancée! Pardon us," everyone began flattering Gong Le as well.
Gong Le giggled, "Big Brother Qing, can I play in the gambling house now?"
An Yiqing replied, "You’ve already co in, so play as you like. If there’s any issue, just talk to the staff. If they can’t solve it, I’m still around." She was his fiancée, and this gambling house was under his control; nothing could go wrong, so he had no worries.
"Mmm, mmm," Gong Le was very happy.
At this mont, soone loudly laughed, "Lord Qing, since your fiancée wants to play, why not join us? We’re having a great ti, especially Brother Han, who’s on a streak of luck today. He’s already won at least a hundred thousand taels."
That Brother Han laughed heartily, "Just lucky today, winning consistently. I’ve cost everyone a lot, haha..."
Before An Yiqing could say anything, Gong Le eagerly said, "Then I want to play with them!"
An Yiqing didn’t stop her but arranged for soone to accompany Gong Le. He gave her two hundred thousand taels to play with. "Have fun! I have matters to attend to. If you need , have the staff take you to find ; they’ll know where I am."
"Mmm, mmm," Gong Le nodded enthusiastically.
The people at the gambling table thought Gong Le was adorable, but they also thought she seed a bit naive, making her an easy target to win money from. They exchanged knowing smiles, thinking it was free money they couldn’t refuse.
When Gong Le approached Brother Han’s gambling table, Brother Han asked, "May I know your surna, miss?"
Gong Le replied, "My surna is Gong."
Brother Han then said, "Well, Miss Gong, our table has high stakes, but judging by that thick stack of silver notes in your hand, you should be fine."
"Let’s get started then," Gong Le bead with delight. "Big Brother Qing gave so much money; even if I lose it all, it shouldn’t be a big deal."
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