A Cutie Spoiled by Her Seven Uncles-Chapter 571: Little Suisui Says the Emperor Has No Money
Chapter 571: Chapter 571: Little Suisui Says the Emperor Has No Money
"How dare you be impolite?"
The other thugs, seeing the situation, swarmed forward and surrounded them.
"Are you here to cause trouble? Seize them all!"
Each of them gripped a large club.
Seeing this, Xiaosuisui was extremely excited, her eyes shining brighter than ever.
"YAHOO! We’ve got a fight!"
Almost the instant she finished speaking, before anyone else could react, the little girl sprang into action.
Dugu Xiao, instinctively pulling his hand back, recalled the severe beating Sister Ying’Er had endured at Li’s Gambling House that day. His sympathetic gaze fell upon these thugs.
The Emperor, extremely worried about his precious daughter, hurried forward to help, shouting, "Daughter, come back quickly! His Majesty, your adoptive father, will protect you!"
However, no sooner had his words faded than he found himself being protected by his own precious daughter.
An embarrassing scene unfolded.
A club suddenly swung straight at the Emperor’s head.
The Emperor was currently being ganged up on by the Gambling House’s men, so without being able to use a weapon, he was struggling.
Yet, the one who intervened and dealt with the club was the very daughter he had repeatedly sworn to protect!
The Emperor gritted his teeth and glared fiercely at his Grand General several times.
Dugu Xiao silently tilted his head up and looked away, waiting for the Eldest Princess to deal with everyone before cheerfully stepping forward to ask the thugs, "Can we go in now?"
The thugs scrambled to their feet and cleared a path. After Xiaosuisui and her party entered, they hastily sent someone to find the boss.
The owner of this Gambling House was known to be a tough character, rumored to have connections with the Duke’s Mansion.
"You clowns just wait to be dealt with for offending the Duke’s Mansion!" a thug muttered coldly. As he finished speaking, he felt a shiver, a prickling sensation on his back, as if targeted.
The thug instinctively turned his head, only to see the little doll who had just given him a sound thrashing tilting her head and looking at him.
His heart lurched again. He quickly scrambled up from the ground and ran off to tattle to the boss.
It was the Emperor’s first time in a Gambling House. Only then did he realize just how much real gold and silver could be placed on the gambling tables in the hall.
He watched the casino dealer loudly call out, "No more bets! No more bets!"
The Emperor touched his belt – nothing.
Only then did he remember that he never carried any money on him.
"Betting on Big!"
Princess Ata seemed quite familiar with the rules of the Gambling House. She took out a ten-tael silver ingot and placed it on the table.
The casino dealer’s lips curled slightly.
The result, however, was Small.
Princess Ata lost this round.
She then continued to bet on Big, again with a ten-tael silver ingot, and lost again.
Xiaosuisui was dying of anxiety watching this.
The third time, as Princess Ata picked up her silver ingot to bet on Big again, Xiaosuisui unceremoniously snatched it from her and placed it directly on ’Leopard’.
"I want ’Leopard’!"
Everyone held their breath, all eyes fixed on the ten-tael silver ingot. Someone advised Princess Ata, "Miss, don’t listen to the child! This casino practically never rolls a ’Leopard’! We’ve had several ’Big’ results in a row. This one’s bound to be ’Small’. Quick, bet on ’Small’!"
Everyone thought the little doll was just causing trouble, acting on a whim.
Princess Ata thought so too. When she was in Nanjiang, she often snuck into casinos and generally understood their workings. As long as she tested the waters and gauged the right moment, she could bet ten times the amount and win a lot of money.
With this in mind, she smiled, took the silver ingot, and moved it to the ’Big’ spot.
"I’ll continue betting on Big this round!"
Her action made Xiaosuisui anxious. "It’s going to be ’Leopard’!" she insisted.
Princess Ata smiled and said, "Suisui, you don’t understand this. Just watch for now! You can play when you’re older and have learned how!"
Xiaosuisui felt like crying but had no tears upon hearing this.
She wanted to place her own bet, but unfortunately, she had placed all her money on the Dragon Throne of His Majesty, her adoptive father. Now she was penniless. She pouted, wanting to cry.
Seeing this, the Emperor grew worried and quickly said, "Daughter, don’t cry. His Majesty, your adoptive father, has money here."
"Money? You don’t have a damn thing! You just checked your pockets, and there was nothing!"
The Emperor had spoken in a rush upon seeing his daughter about to cry. He hadn’t expected her to expose him so ruthlessly.
"Dugu Xiao!" the Emperor called out gravely to his Grand General.
He truly has no foresight at all! A mere warrior, indeed. Not nearly as useful as Ji Youze!
"I have a few taels of loose silver here!" Dugu Xiao almost wanted to cry.
Damn that Ji Lao Ba! If he calculated that the Eldest Princess and His Majesty would come to the Gambling House, why couldn’t he have been a bit more accurate and let me prepare some money in advance?
A few taels of loose silver were placed on the ’Leopard’ bet, looking utterly forlorn.
"How shabby!" the Emperor muttered.
Xiaosuisui nodded in agreement. "It is rather pitiful."
Suddenly, her eyes lit up as if an idea had struck her. She quickly fumbled in her purse and pulled out the Phoenix Head Hairpin given to her by Empress Dowager Xiao.
"How much silver can this get me?"
The people in the Gambling House all stared at the Phoenix Head Hairpin in her hand. Soon, someone knowledgeable exclaimed, "A Phoenix Head Hairpin! That’s something only nobles from the Palace are allowed to wear!"
"How could something only Palace nobles wear be in the hands of a little doll? Could it be a fake?" someone else objected.
On the second floor, a middle-aged man narrowed his eyes and quickly instructed the person beside him, "Go inform the boss immediately! Tell him an item from the Palace has appeared here. These people must have significant backing!"
The person beside him left at once. The manager promptly descended from the second floor.
"Greetings, everyone! May I ask which auspicious personages you are?" The manager cupped his hands in greeting as soon as he arrived, his gaze sweeping up and down, scrutinizing Xiaosuisui, who was nestled in the Emperor’s arms.
"Don’t Immortals all live in the heavens? Can they live on the road too?" Xiaosuisui’s reply to the manager drew a hearty laugh from the crowd.
The Emperor gently tapped her little head. "These ’auspicious personages’ are not those kinds of ’Immortals’!"
"OW! That hurts!" The little girl rubbed her head, then looked at the manager again and asked in her childlike voice, "So, how much will you give for my Phoenix Head Hairpin?"
The manager bowed low, respectfully extending his hand to take Xiaosuisui’s Phoenix Head Hairpin. He held it carefully, examining it closely. When he indeed found the insignia of the Palace’s Department of Precious Items in a concealed spot, his heart did a little flip.
He examined it for a long while. Just as Xiaosuisui was growing impatient, he finally spoke.
"May I ask, among you, who is in charge?"
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Chapter 571: Little Suisui Says the Emperor Has No Money
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