Chapter 141 – Dry Eyes
Not long after, the maid came to report again, “Meng Shizi, General Zheng, and Eldest Miss Zheng are here.”
Going out from the partitioned window, Meng Zhimo and Zheng Yu in their military attire walked in front, all of them erect and handsome, with an extraordinary appearance.
Li Zhenbao was a little dazed, thinking of those ancient costume serials in his previous life.
Li Kai sat without moving, Jiang Yishi siblings all stood up.
Li Zhenbao also stood up and asked quietly, “Do you need me to create conditions for you to spend time alone?”
Jiang Yishi reddened, “Mo nonsense.”
With so many people present, Meng Zhimo and Jiang Yishi only smiled at each other and averted their gazes. Feeling that no one was paying attention to them anymore, they would look at each other again, and then hurriedly avert their gazes again.
The four girls crowded to the Luohan bed to talk and laugh, Li Kai, Meng Ruimo, and Jiang Xun sat around the round table and chatted, only Zheng Yu stood at the doorway like a door god.
Li Zhenbao asked in disbelief, “Still need me to ask you to sit down?”
Zheng Yu said, “I am a guard, it is my duty to stand here and protect the county princess.”
Li Zhen Bao laughed, “Now you are a friend, a guest, please feel free.”
Zheng Yu listened before sitting down next to Meng Zhimo.
Jiang Yishi was astonished, she just realized that Zheng Yu actually became Li Zhenbao’s first class guard.
Li Zhenbao also said a few sentences about why she wanted Zheng Yu to be her guard.
Jiang Yishi laughed, ”Jumbo did the right thing. I heard that person’s temper is not good, big brother Zheng has to suffer if he still has her.”
Secretly, she said, “Fortunately, Zheng Yu is not willing to do it, and Li Zhenbao has spoiled their good deed again. If Zheng Yu became a party of the King of England, Meng Ruimo’s relationship with the Zheng family is not good to get along with …….
Zheng Tingting beamed, ”Princess Shengping doesn’t know how to be shy. Previously I heard that she had her eye on Meng San Gongzi, but the Emperor and Noble Consort Zhao didn’t agree. Later on, she also wanted to Shang this section scout Lu Wei to be the side horse harnessed by the side of a team, people have a fiancée, the emperor since does not agree. Now again look on …… how can this be.” And pulled Li Zhenbao’s hand said, “Thank you for helping my big brother. My uncle grandmother also said that you are bold and righteous, like her old man.”
Li Zhenbao blinked her eyes and said, “So Shengping is so spirited. Next time she dares to say Zhong Wuyan in my face, I’ll say Watery Flower chasing men backwards in her face ……”
In the palace, as long as the Empress Dowager is not with her, Shengping likes to talk to Li Zhenbao about how Zhong Wuyan is.
Li Zhenbao first did not know who Zhong Wuyan is, and followed the giggle, think others are playfully looking at her. Later, when she realized that Zhong Wu Yan was a famous ugly woman, she was so angry that she had two fights with Shengping. If she was not in the palace, she would have gone to beat up someone.
After lunch, Li Qi went to sleep in the compartment, Li Zhenbao let a few people around the round table to play “dry eyes”.
Li Kai was puzzled and said, “‘dry eyes’ still need to play? Just stare directly and it’s not over.”
Li Zhenbao took out a bunch of mulberry paper, about two inches long and one and a half inches wide. Two sheets of mulberry paper glued together, one side of the same pattern, one side of the pattern is not the same, but also marked with numbers.
Mulberry paper is thick and hard, mainly used to make book covers and long cards.
Li Zhenbao said, “These are playing cards, which will be introduced in the tea room of ‘Food on the Go’ in the future. You can say that poker cards are fun, but you absolutely cannot tell the style and playing style of poker cards. When Food On opens, invite your family members, colleagues, and fellow students to play …… the simple ones first, and there are other ways to play them, later.”
Except for Jiang Yishi, those people all looked curiously at the “playing cards” in her hand.
In his previous life, the food was a large courtyard with four main floors, one, two, three floors for meals, and the fourth floor was a tea room where he could drink tea and play cards. There are also ten separate small rooms around the building, which can be used for eating and drinking tea and playing cards.
Jiang Yishi was a nun and had no extra money, so she had only bought food on the first floor of the main building, and had never even been to the second floor, let alone going to those places. However, she had heard of “poker”, but today was the first time she saw it.
Li Kai pointed at the person on the poker and asked, “Is this drawn by your sister?”
Li Zhenbao said, “Did I draw it or did you?”
Li Kai smiled good-naturedly, “I was just asking, I didn’t realize that my sister’s drawing skills were this good.”
Meng Zhimo also said, “Not only is the painting skill good, the key is to think of ……”
He said that Li Zhenbao’s brain wasn’t quite normal, different from normal people.
Zheng Yu also thought the same way and nodded.
The people here were all smart people, playing a handful of times and then basically knowing how to do it. The novelty, simplicity, and childishness of the gameplay however attracted everyone, first it was a rotation, six people played, two people played. Completely familiar with the later is a table of men, women a table to play.
Playing to the back are liberalized, laughter, even the most restrained Jiang Yirou are no longer shy, giggle especially loud.
Although Meng Zhimo didn’t talk and laugh as much as the others, he played very intently and seriously.
He played until sunset, but he still hadn’t played enough.
Meng Ruimo looked at the orange-red haze outside the window, got up and said, “It’s getting late, must go.”
The crowd was no longer reluctant to leave, but they had to get up.
Li Kai retained, “It’s not good for the girls to stay, if you’re a man, go to my study, let’s play all night.”
Li Zhenbao said, “You think they are all like you, a rich and noble man, they have to go to school tomorrow. Next time, I will teach you something different and more fun.”
Hearing that there was more fun to be had, the crowd was all eager, but they had to go.
Li Kai was in a hurry and suggested, “Why don’t we just leave General Zheng behind and have him work the night shift today, and the three of us will continue to play. There aren’t enough people, call Lao San and Lao Wu up.”
Li Jiao Bao shook her head, “No way.”
The people went out, only to see that Li Jiao had also come, and was playing happily with Li Qi, Hua Hua, and Jojo.
She didn’t recognize Li Zhenbao, but knew Jiang Yishi.
She came over and pulled on her clothes and said, “Auntie, I still want to play with Hua Hua and Jojo.”
Jiang Yishi laughed, “Some other day, it’s late now.”
Li Qi retained, “Second cousin uncle is watching the theater, both he and sister Jiao are staying for dinner, you guys should also have dinner before you leave.”
At this late hour, a few girls definitely couldn’t stay for dinner, and the other few men couldn’t stay either, and excused themselves to go home.
They all got on the carriage, Jiang Yirou was still in a state of excitement.
Not only was poker fun, having the opposite sex involved was such a different feeling.
Jiang Yixi laughed, this is what Li Zhenbao said, “Matching men and women, entertainment is not tiring”, right?
She instructed Jiang Yirou, “Jumbo has a casual nature, don’t spread her words around. It will cause trouble.”
Jiang Yirou busy assured, “Second sister don’t worry, I won’t say anything.” Thinking of Li Zhenbao’s appearance, she laughed again and said, “Even though county princess Zhenbao isn’t very good looking, she isn’t like the rumors. She has a pleasing personality and is intelligent, and ‘poker’ is extremely fun.”
Walking through one street, the Zheng family siblings took another road and bid farewell to Meng Zhimo and the Jiang family siblings.
Zheng Tingting was also in the midst of excitement, lifting the curtain to call the horse-riding Zheng Yu to get on the car, she couldn’t wait to say the words in her heart.