1943 Exercise more when you’re free
As soon as it was midnight, firecrackers were set off in the open space outside Taihe Palace Hall. Some of the children who had fallen asleep were woken up, and even the little crown Prince was awake. He groggily asked the palace maids to carry him out to look for him.
The Empress Dowager had heard enough. She extended her hand for grandmother Gu to hold and instructed Gu Ren to look after the little crown Prince. They went outside to watch the firecrackers.
The Little Prince was very well-behaved as he was being led by Gu Ren. His short legs were able to keep up with Gu Ren’s pace.
Gu Ren was still happy. Great, judging from the current situation, he had to build a good relationship with this kid. His second uncle, second brother-in-law, and third brother-in-law would work hard to train him to be a qualified King, and he would play with him since he was young.
When this brat became the Emperor himself, would his days be any worse?
Therefore, Gu Ren began to think of ways to make the child cling to him.
“Miss Lu, miss Jiang, Miss Li, are you still coming? If you don’t come, let’s go outside and watch the firecrackers. There will be fireworks in a while! My sister said that the fireworks this time are very good, and they will be released for 25 minutes from midnight to 35 minutes!” Gu Xin looked at the big box of chips beside her and asked her Mahjong friends at the same table in a good mood.
yes, yes. We’ve been playing cards the whole night and are tired. We won’t be going to watch with third miss Gu! Jiang Hong and Li Yuyan were on the verge of tears, but they couldn’t even force a smile.
The two of them were not as rich as Lu Yang. Because they followed Lu Yang, they thought that they would definitely win back and even take the opportunity to win over Gu Xin. Hence, when they asked for chips, they did not hesitate at all.
Originally, the two of them weren’t that stupid. It was just that before Gu Xin came over, Lu Xin told them that the three of them definitely knew more about Mahjong than Gu Xin and that Gu Xin only knew how to play it. The three of them pretended not to know how to play Mahjong and let Gu Xin teach them. This way, Gu Xin would let her guard down around them and they would win.
As for why Lu Xin was so sure that Gu Xin didn’t know as much as them, it was because Gu Xin had stayed in the Western Region for two years. After she returned to the capital, they had never heard of her attending any banquets, so they all thought that Gu Xin only knew how to do it and wasn’t proficient in it.
Lu Suan had no idea that this rumor came from the Gu family and not from kunzhou.
Even if they used their brains to think, they would realize that third aunt Gu had never been to kunzhou. How could she? He had learned it from his maternal family in Dingzhou.
Gu Xin acted as if she didn’t see Jiang Hong and Li Yuyan’s tears as she said with regret, ” “Ladies, although you’re a little tired after playing for so long, I’ll give you a kind advice since we’ve been playing cards for the whole night and are more familiar with each other.”
Lu Yang and the other two looked at Gu Xin.
Gu Xin pursed her lips and said with a serious expression, ” “Miss Lu, miss Jiang, Miss Li, although we don’t have to go to the battlefield to fight the enemy and we don’t have to do any physical work, we still have to take care of our bodies. You’re not even twenty years old yet, and you’re already tired after playing cards for so long. The three of you must be very weak. I’m telling you, my grandma and grandma Xiao can play cards all night and sleep for a few hours the next day! So, girls, let’s train more when we’re free, okay?”
