CHAPTER 210: CHAPTER 210: ELDER BROTHER DOESN’T LAUGH AT YOUNGER BROTHER

The servant inwardly rejoiced, "The domino game requires four players, young master. If you wish to play big, you’ll have to wait a bit until enough people are gathered to start."

"As for chess gambling, there is someone in the Heavenly Room No. 1 waiting right now, saying they are looking for a skilled player."

"What does the young master think?"

Jiang Youzhi asked, "How big is the chess gambling?"

The servant held out a finger, "Ten thousand taels per game."

"Since it’s the guest’s first time here, we need to verify the silver note before we can start."

Jiang Youzhi’s heart skipped a beat, indeed the stakes were high.

He slowly nodded, "Alright, then let’s play chess first."

The servant led Jiang Youzhi inside, passing through two moon gate doors, entering a very exquisite courtyard.

The courtyard was filled with exotic flowers and plants, and parrots hung beneath the eaves.

The servant ushered Jiang Youzhi into a room, where a whole mat was laid out with a low table on it. A person was sitting behind the low table drinking tea.

Jiang Youzhi’s gaze fell on the person behind the low table, and his heart instantly clenched, desperately wanting to turn and flee.

At that moment, the person also raised his head.

A lean face, delicate eyebrows, and long eyes—who else could it be but Prince Kang!

Prince Kang, like Jiang Youzhi, also had two small mustaches glued above his lips.

Prince Kang’s gaze fell on Jiang Youzhi, puzzled, "Have we met before?"

Jiang Youzhi was extremely embarrassed.

He had deliberately disguised himself before coming, partly to avoid being targeted by the casino for winning too much, and partly to conceal his identity.

After all, he was a scholar, intending to take the imperial exams in the future. Frequenting casinos would not give a good reputation.

Jiang Youzhi had no choice but to brace himself and sit down opposite Prince Kang, ambiguously saying, "We must have met."

"Let’s leave that for later. Why don’t we play chess first?"

Prince Kang laughed, "My hands are itching, alright, let’s play chess first."

As the two were talking, Prince Kang noticed Ah Hu.

Ah Hu was unwrapping the bundle at this moment, taking out the silver note for the servant to inspect.

The bundle contained over ten thousand taels of silver, which Jiang Youzhi had won after traveling through Xiang City, venturing into several casinos, gambling chess and playing dominoes with others.

Playing dominoes requires memory and calculation, and Jiang Youzhi happens to be an expert at both.

As for chess, he hadn’t encountered a worthy opponent in recent years.

Prince Kang stared at Ah Hu, feeling a sense of familiarity as well.

Then he suddenly realized, clapped his hands, and looked at Jiang Youzhi with a grin.

However, he didn’t expose him, merely blinked at Jiang Youzhi.

Jiang Youzhi knew he had been recognized but didn’t mind.

Everyone was disguised here, one brother shouldn’t laugh at the other.

The servant verified the silver note and left after closing the door.

Prince Kang lifted his robe, sat down, picked up a chess piece, and placed it on the board, "I’ll go first in the first round."

Jiang Youzhi nodded and followed with his move.

Prince Kang played chess relatively slowly, while Jiang Youzhi was much faster, placing his pieces as if without thinking.

The two went back and forth when Prince Kang suddenly stared at the chessboard for a long time without moving, sighing: "I lost."

As he picked up the pieces from the chessboard and put them in the basket, he said, "Not satisfying, let’s go another round."

In the second round, Jiang Youzhi’s speed accelerated even more, with an increasingly fierce attack, making Prince Kang almost unable to resist; he grew angrier as he played, finally throwing the pieces, "It’s boring, I won’t play anymore."

Jiang Youzhi stood up, bowed slightly to Prince Kang, and lowered his head.

Prince Kang unhappily looked at him, "You clearly know who I am, couldn’t you let me win a bit?"