Chapter 202: Genius

Words : 1365 Updated : Sep 23rd, 2025

Drunken Immortal Pavilion. Su Chong stood there, one foot on a stool, exuding an overwhelming aura. Opposite him, the Heir of Duke Chong’s Mansion had a ghastly face, lacking the confident spirit he had yesterday. Yesterday, he won with great ease. Today, he lost utterly and completely. His forehead was drenched in cold sweat, veins popping, and he appeared menacing, lacking any of his former grace. He lost everything he had won. Even put in his wealth! He even lost the entire Duke Chong’s Mansion! Moments ago he was gambling recklessly, only thinking about winning back his losses, but he fell deeper step by step. The more he lost, the more he lost. Now that he calmed down, his spine shivered with cold. Su Chong played with the dice cup in his hand, looking at him and said, "Still want to keep gambling?" "You’re cheating!" the Heir of Duke Chong’s Mansion shouted. Su Chong threw him a contemptuous look. Did he need to cheat to win against him? "These dice belong to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion," Su Chong reminded him. "But since you’re suspicious, why don’t we change the dice cup and continue gambling?" Su Chong slid his own dice cup forward, stopping in front of the Heir of Duke Chong’s Mansion. The Heir of Duke Chong’s Mansion didn’t move. Su Chong glanced at the small waiter of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion. The small waiter quickly moved the Heir’s dice cup to Su Chong’s side. Su Chong slapped his hand. The dice cup bounced up, and he leisurely shook it while asking the waiter, "What should I roll?" Waiter, "..." "Three ones," the waiter said. Su Chong shook it a few times and placed the dice cup on the table. Upon opening it. Sure enough, it was three ones. The crowd was stunned. "Roll three twos next!" someone watching called out excitedly. "Alright, let me do it for you." Su Chong rolled three twos. "Roll a towering pillar next!" someone else joined in the commotion. Su Chong casually rolled a towering pillar. The crowd couldn’t close their mouths. In the hands of the Young Master of Duke Dongxiang, the dice seemed to roll exactly what he wanted! Su Chong finally covered the dice with the cup. He shook it vigorously. Finally placing it on the table. When he lifted the dice cup away, only a pile of ashes remained inside. The crowd, "...!!!" Su Chong tossed the dice cup onto the table, rubbed his neck and said, "Alright, let’s stop playing for today." "Wait until Duke Chong’s Mansion earns a bit more wealth, then I’ll play with you again," Su Chong said with a smile. "..." Winning wasn’t enough; he even added salt to the wound. However, yesterday the Heir of Duke Chong had also done much of the same. The Heir of Duke Chong had bloodshot eyes, his fists clenched tight, ready to hit Su Chong, but was firmly held back. Duke Chong’s Mansion had already been completely wiped out; if he got beaten and carried out of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion... Not if. If he really tried to hit him, it was a given. As Su Chong turned around, he saw Chu Shun and a few others with stunned looks. Patting Prince NanAn on the shoulder, Su Chong said, "Stop daydreaming, let’s go." "Where to?" Prince NanAn was still dazed. "Where else, of course, to Duke Chong’s Mansion." "..." "From now on, you will move with me to Duke Chong’s Mansion," Su Chong said with a smile. Chu Shun, "..." Prince NanAn, "..." Heir of Marquis Beining, "..." Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo, "..." "Did you really lose with real skill before?" Prince NanAn found it hard to speak. "Losing is much harder than winning," Su Chong sighed. "...!!!" At this moment, countless people wanted to jump up and give him a good beating for relief. He actually said losing is harder than winning?! Could he even understand how hard it was for them to win just once! The Heir of Marquis Beining looked at Su Chong and asked, "With such exceptional gambling skills, why doesn’t Marquis Dongxiang let you gamble?" "I have such exceptional gambling skills because when I was young and foolish, I lost Qingyun Mountain; my father beat it into me," Su Chong sighed. "..." "You guys have no idea how miserable those two years were," Su Chong had a face full of can’t bear to recall the past. "..." "Do you want to learn?" Su Chong asked. "..." "No, no," the Heir of Marquis Beining shook his head. "We’ve just quit gambling altogether," said the Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo. "..." Yongning Palace. The unknowing Empress Dowager sat regally on the Phoenix Chair, with the Empress accompanying her, both in high spirits. The Duke Chong’s Mansion was their parental home, repeatedly oppressed by the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion; they had lost face. Now that the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion is part of Duke Chong’s Mansion, let’s see who dares to gossip behind their backs. "Have someone keep a close watch on the palace gates, and report to me the moment Marquis Dongxiang enters the palace," the Empress instructed. "The servant complies." The little eunuch understood the Empress’s intention. She feared that with no place to stay, Marquis Dongxiang might come to the palace to beg from the Emperor again. Now that they’ve finally won the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion, if the Emperor rewards him with another house, it would drive them insane. This time, they wanted the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion to be like a stray dog! The Empress happily drank her tea. Outside, a little eunuch rushed in, saying, "Empress Dowager, Empress, something bad has happened! It’s a major incident!" The Empress frowned. Nanny Li scolded, "What major incident could there be?!" The little eunuch said anxiously, "The Heir of Duke Chong’s Mansion lost Duke Chong’s Mansion to the Young Master of Dongxiang Marquis Mansion!" The Empress Dowager fainted from shock. The Empress was both angry and anxious, choking on her tea, coughing uncontrollably. But at this moment, it wasn’t just the Empress who was choked, but the Emperor too. In the Imperial Study. The Emperor was drinking tea when the little eunuch reported the matter, and he sprayed his tea far and wide. Eunuch Fu was stunned, "Wasn’t it the Young Master of Dongxiang Marquis Mansion who lost?" The little eunuch shook his head repeatedly. "No, the Young Master of Dongxiang Marquis Mansion played dumb to fool the tiger; he intentionally lost to recover all he lost yesterday; now Duke Chong’s Mansion is also his." "..." "I heard Marquis Dongxiang has already gone with others to Duke Chong’s Mansion," the little eunuch said excitedly. The Emperor, "..." Eunuch Fu, "..." "This has really blown up," the Emperor said, holding his forehead. "What should we do now, Your Majesty?" Eunuch Fu was inexplicably nervous. "What can we do?" "I told all the officials to accept the results of their wagers!" the Emperor said with a headache. To accept the results of their wagers— These four words were not just for Marquis Dongxiang. It applied to everyone else too. "I can see it clearly now, the entire family of Marquis Dongxiang are cunning people, they intentionally lost so miserably, probably just to wait for me and the officials to say this sentence!" the Emperor groaned, rubbing his temples. Words once spoken cannot be taken back, like water once spilled. Moreover, would Marquis Dongxiang allow them to go back on their word? In the previous court session, the scene where so many ministers sided with Duke Chong and picked on Marquis Dongxiang was still vivid. With a promise like that, Marquis Dongxiang couldn’t argue, he endured it. Considering his temperament, asking him to give up the acquired Duke Chong’s Mansion, he’d surely be beaten up. This was a pitfall. Duke Chong’s Mansion fell into the pit without noticing, with many cheering along. The cheers earlier were all burying Duke Chong. They thought they were helping Duke Chong. In the end, they were helping Marquis Dongxiang! They were blocking their own words! Marquis Dongxiang against Duke Chong, the Emperor was happy. But this time, even Old Duke Chong got inadvertently hurt, so how can the Emperor be happy?

Chapter 202: Genius

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