C20

Everyone was standing around a stone table. On the stone table, there were two cats with backs, one black and one brown. The fur on their back and tails stood erect, revealing sharp teeth and sharp claws.

Staring at the opponent, he let out a low growl like a tiger, as if he was warning the opponent, and was ready to attack at any moment.

Lai Fu and Wangcai are actually two cats!

These two names were truly versatile. Housekeeping, dogs, cats … they all used this name.

"Uncle, what are these two cats doing?"

She cast a sidelong glance at an old man that was spectating at the side and asked.

"A cat fight."

The old grandpa replied. He pointed at the two cats and explained to Chu Ci: "This black cat is called Wangcai, and the brown cat is called Laifu. In the competition, whoever forces the other party out of the circle first will be the winner. The cat that wins, the owner will give it a big meal. "

"Oh... "So that's how it is."

Chu Ci understood and nodded, looking at the "Competition" in front of him.

No wonder those two cats had drawn a white circle around them. It seemed like a human-like competition.

Unlike those cockfights or crickets, which would bite each other until they bled, they had to kill each other.

Well, it's a green and profitable business.

In Chu Ci's mind, a idea to earn money immediately formed in her mind.

Holding the heavy silver in his arms, he continued to ask the grandpa beside him, "Uncle, can I bet?"

"Of course you can. How much are we going to bet?"

After getting the grandpa's reply, Chu Ci happily took out a silver ingot, and after looking at Laifu and Wangcai for a while, she muttered to herself: "Let's start with a good omen, and bet on Wangcai!"

He bet ten taels of silver a apiece on the Wangcai's side.

Wangcai, Wangcai, you can do it! This sister will depend on you to make a fortune.

Very quickly, Chu Ci's shout of "Suppressing the others with all her might" came from the crowd: "Wangcai … Wangcai... Come on Wangcai, Wangcai! "

After a quarter of an hour, the victory and defeat was revealed. Chu Ci laid on the table with her head down, looked at the Wangcai who was forced out of the circle and sighed a few times.

"Bring me here this time!"

As she spoke, she took out another silver ingot and placed it on Laifu's side.

"Laifu, you can do it!"

A quarter of an hour later, Chu Ci's wails came out again, "Why did I bet on you, then you will lose!"

Could it be that even the heavens were against her?

"I don't believe it!"

This time, she took out thirty silver and bet on Wangcai, "Wangcai, you must win this time."

She nervously stared at Wangcai's face, her palms sweating nervously.

Wangcai, Wangcai, your elder sister's happiness in the future will depend on you.

It was a pity that Wangcai didn't seem to hear her thoughts, as he had lost another thirty silver.

"Miss, it looks like you're very unlucky today. You should come back another day."

The grandpa at the side tried to persuade her, but she seemed to be fighting with these two cats and refused to admit defeat.

"I don't believe it!"

She bet a few more times, but lost all her remaining one hundred silver taels.

Indeed, even the heavens were against her?

The only thing she had left to turn things around was gone.

After losing all the silver in his hands, Chu Ci walked out of the crowd dejectedly, sighing all the way back to Prince Mansion.

When she returned to the Prince Mansion, the sky was already dark.

In the Prince Mansion, she had always been a transparent existence. Of course, after dinner time, no one noticed if she had eaten or not, and only people from the leaf dryer would wait for her return.

On his way to the entrance of Prince Mansion, he met Rong Yu's carriage which coincidentally returned to the Prince Mansion at this time.

The carriage stopped, and within the opened curtain, Rong Yu's clearly outlined face could be seen.

He was already at odds with Rong Yu, and adding the fact that he had lost everything, Chu Ci was not in the mood to spare another glance at Rong Yu.

After his gaze swept over the carriage, he walked into the manor dejectedly.

Rong Yu who had just stepped out of the carriage, looked up and saw the dejected back figure in front of him.

"Prince, it's Princess."

Luo Yan said in a low voice.

"Yes."

He replied with a low voice and started walking towards the Prince Mansion. Initially, he did not want to bother with Chu Ci, but seeing her dejected look, he became curious in his heart.

After walking a few steps, he stopped and looked towards Chu Ci's back.

"Chu Ci!"

he called to her.

Hearing that voice that made her feel disgusted, Chu Ci subconsciously stopped in her tracks and turned around unhappily. She saw Rong Yu striding towards her.

Remembering the difficult situation in which his identity was worth even a penny, Chu Ci transferred all of his anger onto Rong Yu.

If it wasn't for this scum and shameless act of deducting her monthly allowance, she wouldn't have been reduced to worrying about her livelihood.

"What?"

Her tone was a little harsh, and a little aggressive, causing Luo Yan, who was following beside Rong Yu, to involuntarily frown.

Luo Yan had grown up in the Prince Rong's Mansion and his father was also a general of the Prince Rong's Mansion. He was very clear about the "grudge" between the Rong family and the imperial government.

At the same time, he was also somewhat cautious against Chu Ci. After all, the Kaiser had had other motives for marrying her to the Prince.

Seeing how Chu Ci treated Rong Yu so many times, Luo Yan felt that he was born to be protective.

Just as she was about to speak, she saw that Rong Yu did not seem to be angry at all, he walked over to Chu Ci who did not seem to care about her and said: "You came back so late, where did you go?"

Rong Yu and Luo Yan were both surprised by this rare act of "concern".

Why does the Prince care about the Princess Yang?

Yes, Princess Yang, not Princess!

In Luo Yan's heart, the woman in front of him was only the status of Kaiser's younger sister. As for Princess's identity, Luo Yan had never admitted it before.

Luo Yan looked at Rong Yu's nonchalant face with a shocked expression, and was curious about what Rong Yu was thinking at the moment.

How could Prince, who always looked down on Princess Yang, suddenly start thinking about Princess?

Or … Prince had other intentions in his heart.

Very naturally, Luo Yan thought of the latter possibility, and this was the only explanation for the sudden change in attitude Prince had towards him.

And the thing that shocked Chu Ci the most was the same as Luo Yan.

This stingy guy who looked at her with contempt, how come he suddenly started to care about where she had gone to?

This guy had always been uneasy and kind. Now that he was so 'kind' all of a sudden, it definitely wasn't a good thing.

She was probably suspecting that she had done something to let him down, right?

Humph! What a mean heart.

"This is a crappy place. I don't have any money, and I don't have any connections. Besides wandering around outside, where else can I go?"

She glanced at Rong Yu from the corner of her eyes and replied snappily.