C191 Shame

If Lee Bi'an refrained from betting, he would be defying the emperor. As Lin Chang'an put it, he might have the nerve to pick on the Ninth Prince, but he wouldn't dare to take this wager.

Being gossiped about was trivial, but Lee Bi'an served under the Fifth Prince. If word of this reached the emperor, he risked being dismissed.

The No.1 Scholar faced the same dilemma