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Che Chengyun noticed the expression on Langya Prince's face and asked, "What are your thoughts?"
"I believe that since I am giving it my all, I have absolute confidence in securing the first place in the dance competition! Why not propose a wager with Jiang Han? We could put forth the ten treasures of our royal household against Jiang Han. If he loses, he must provide us with provisions for Two Hundred Thousand Troops! This way, although the prince won't receive any tribute money, we can still stockpile a significant amount of supplies, which could be useful even if we decide to rebel! It would certainly increase our chances," Che Chengyun suggested.
The ten treasures of Langya Prince were ten priceless items. For instance, there was the three-zhang tall Blood Coral, which was extremely rare in the world. Ordinary Blood Coral Trees required divers to go underwater to cut and bring up the coral from the seabed. The ones that could be called Blood Coral were truly exquisite among corals. A typical noble family would consider a three-foot-long Blood Coral as a family heirloom. As for the other nine treasures, none could compare to the value of Blood Coral.
"That seems a bit risky. Let's offer five treasures instead and wager with Jiang Han," Langya Prince pondered for a moment before looking at Che Chengyun. "You handle this personally!"
" Shopkeeper Jiang, this is my homemade Lotus Leaf Congee; please give it a taste," Su Qianxue said as she brought the congee to Jiang Han. "I truly appreciate your assistance during today's court session!"
Upon seeing Su Qianxue offering him the congee, Jiang Han thought for a moment. Such high-end vegetarian congee wasn't something he typically enjoyed. "How about this? In the future, if you make food for me, skip the pastries and congee. Bring me something hearty, like steamed bear paws or braised camel humps. This kind of drink is not really to my liking," Jiang Han said critically, yet he still accepted the bowl of Lotus Leaf Congee and took a taste.
He muttered to himself, "It's a bit bland; the texture is decent, but while it preserves the original flavor of the ingredients, it ends up tasting rather insipid."
"I'll remember that! Next time, I'll ensure it's steamed bear paws or braised camel humps," Su Qianxue replied with a smile, unfazed by Jiang Han's picky remarks. She then softly added, "I heard from Piao Xue that you want him to participate in the dance competition!"
This girl, if she misbehaves, just let me know anytime, and I will definitely punish her! By the way, she mentioned that recently she had something called hot pot at your place. I wonder if I could have the honor of tasting it?
Jiang Han pouted and muttered, "Lotus Leaf Congee instead of beef hot pot? Forget it, let's just have it all together." Later, I'll teach you how to make dipping sauce. From now on, whenever you eat hot pot together, you’ll be responsible for the dipping sauce!
Thank you in advance!
Su Qianxue said with a smile.
In the future, when you talk to me, don’t say thank you or anything like that; it makes things feel distant. Just call me Shopkeeper Jiang. When you come here, treat it like your own home. If you ever feel uncomfortable living in the palace, you can stay here.
Jiang Han smiled as she took out some playing cards and said, "After we finish the hot pot, I'll teach you how to play cards and mahjong! You four women can play together; that way, we can have a full table. I’ll just watch and see who wins and who loses."
"Ah! Shopkeeper Jiang!" Su Qianxue sweetly called out.
Jiang Han nodded in satisfaction and instructed Yan Dong and Cen Ya to bring the hot pot ingredients from the kitchen.
As they sat down, they discussed that the day after tomorrow would be the time for selecting dancers for the palace and also mentioned the bet with Che Chengyun.
Su Qianxue chuckled lightly and said, "How about this? Since Piao Xue is participating, it's already decided that Piao Xue will be first!"
Che Chengyun and Langya Prince had disrespected the imperial rewards given to them in terms of weapons and tokens! In my opinion, there’s no need to place this weapon and token on the roof of Langya Wangfu anymore!
As soon as these words were spoken, Yan Dong and Cen Ya both laughed. They imagined Che Chengyun’s provocation leading to a bet. As a result, the Empress directly declared Piao Xue as first.
Once Che Chengyun finds out about this, she’ll probably go mad with anger.
No need for that! There’s no need for someone like Che Chengyun; we don’t need to resort to cheating or predetermined outcomes.
Jiang Han spoke confidently: "Piao Xue's songs and lyrics are all personally decided by me; they are enough to crush anyone from Che Chengyun's side."
Su Qianxue immediately became interested and wanted Piao Xue to showcase her talent.
Holding the oil dish, Piao Xue had just taken a bite of beef when she saw her sister asking her to dance. She immediately pouted and shook her head, unwilling to comply.
"Piao Xue, come on, let your sister see your dance and lyrics! You can eat after you finish dancing!"
Su Qianxue gently tapped Piao Xue's nose with her finger.
Piao Xue looked at the steaming hot pot, noticing that the tripe she had just put in was almost cooked. She pouted again and shook her head, still refusing to dance. Her adorable demeanor made Yan Dong and Cen Ya stifle their laughter.
Seeing this, Jiang Han gently stroked Piao Xue's forehead and said with a smile, "It's okay, don’t listen to your sister. Let’s eat hot pot first; we can talk about dancing after we’re full! Besides, Piao Xue, you’re only fifteen or sixteen years old and stand at one hundred sixty centimeters tall! But you weigh only eighty-seven pounds; that’s really too thin. You need to eat more!"
To facilitate choreography and measurements, he had brought a scale and measuring tape with him to take Piao Xue's measurements. It wasn’t until he measured her that he realized how thin she really was. No wonder her features were so pronounced; she was so slender.
"No way, no way, Brother Jiang! Girls shouldn’t gain too much weight. When I eat hot pot, I only eat meat and vegetables; I don’t eat rice," Piao Xue pouted as she spoke.
Su Qianxue poked Piao Xue lightly between the eyebrows and said, "You’re thinking about food at a time like this?"
Piao Xue lowered her head and fell silent.
Jiang Han called everyone to eat together. Just as he finished speaking, a voice came from outside the door. When he went out to open it, he was surprised to see Che Chengyun had arrived.
Upon hearing Che Chengyun propose an additional layer of gambling, Jiang Han was taken aback. "Heir, are you sure you want to wager your five great treasures against me?"
"Absolutely! If I win, you’ll provide me with a year’s worth of supplies for the Two Hundred Thousand Troops!" Che Chengyun declared proudly. "And all I want in return is Compressed Biscuit."
"Since you're looking to buy Compressed Biscuit but won’t purchase it, then let’s gamble!"
If he won this bet and got his hands on the Compressed Biscuit, he could immediately start a rebellion without worrying about supplies.
"I’ve seen greedy people before, but you take the cake!" Jiang Han exclaimed in disbelief. He muttered to himself, "Since you’re offering treasures, I’ll definitely agree. However, five treasures aren’t enough; I want seven!"
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