Chapter 573: I am Ji Suisui

Everyone stared wide-eyed, looking in disbelief at the numbers inside the dice cup.

For a moment, they couldn’t help but rub their eyes, murmuring in low, astonished voices, "Triple!"

"Triple! Triple! We’ve won, we’ve won! Xiaosuisui, we’ve cleaned them out!"

Dugu Xiao shouted loudly, then scraped all the silver coins on the gambling table towards Xiaosuisui, and promptly tucked the Phoenix Head Hairpin back into her hand.

The supervisor of the Gambling House turned pale. He didn’t care about this bit of silver; these hundred taels were merely a fraction of the casino’s daily profits.

His face turned pale because, just moments ago, when he had planned to cheat, he had inexplicably lost control of himself. He could do nothing but listen to the little girl’s words and open the dice cup!

"Who... who exactly are you?" the supervisor asked in panic, pointing at Xiaosuisui.

Xiaosuisui put the Phoenix Head Hairpin into her purse, placed one foot on the gambling table and the other on a small stool. With her short arms crossed over her chest, she said in a clear, crisp voice,

"I am Ji Suisui, your Grandma!"

"Ji Suisui?"

The supervisor murmured this name. He hadn’t heard of it before. However, the surname ’Ji’ had been causing quite a stir recently because the Emperor had conferred the title of Grand Princess upon someone with that name. At this moment, the supervisor suddenly became wary.

"That’s right, I am Ji Suisui, and you have to call me Grandma, understand?"

The little girl, with her arms crossed and chin held high, looked utterly smug. She had an air that was a bit roguish, a bit wild; if she’d had a stalk of foxtail grass dangling from her lips, she would have perfectly resembled a little hooligan.

The Emperor was dumbfounded.

Is this how the Nanny he sent to the Ji Mansion educates his Grand Princess?

"Gra...Grandma!" the supervisor stammered, his mind reeling.

Xiaosuisui nodded in satisfaction. "Hmph. Good grandson, you’ve got sharp eyes. Come on, let’s continue!"

The Emperor’s anger rushed to the crown of his head. He wanted to explode, but Dugu Xiao tried to appease him, "Try to look on the bright side. We’ve won silver; donating it to the disaster victims will set a good example."

Dugu Xiao’s comforting words had an effect. The Emperor tried to suppress his anger at his beloved daughter’s wayward behavior, watching her win round after round with ’Triples’, as chest after chest of silver was carried down from the Gambling House’s second floor and placed on the gambling table for her and the other gamblers to bet with!

In half an hour, his beloved daughter had won over one hundred thousand taels of silver, not counting what those who had followed her bets won. All told, in that half an hour, the Gambling House had paid out four to five hundred thousand taels of silver.

The Emperor’s anger was clearly written on his face.

"Open it! Open! Open! Hurry up, hurry up!" The gamblers’ voices, urging the supervisor to open the dice cup, echoed throughout the Gambling House hall.

The supervisor’s clothes were already soaked with sweat, and he constantly wiped the cold perspiration from his forehead.

He kept looking towards the entrance of the Gambling House.

Why hasn’t the owner arrived yet?

"Open it! Why aren’t you opening it? Hurry up, what are you waiting for? Is your Gambling House out of money? Can’t afford to lose, so you don’t dare to gamble anymore?"

"N-No... you can’t play anymore, little sister! Don’t be greedy. Let’s leave after this round!"

The raggedly dressed youngster, who had won by betting a few silver fragments on ’Triple’ following Xiaosuisui’s lead, stuffed his winnings into his robe and shouted at Xiaosuisui, whose eyes were bloodshot from the excitement of gambling.

Without thinking, Xiaosuisui shook her head. "No! I’m not done playing yet!"

Hearing this, the child grew anxious. "Little sister, you really can’t play anymore. If you keep playing, you won’t be able to leave here today."

This older child was a beggar who usually had a good relationship with Zhao Fei. Zhao Fei had previously given him some fragmented silver due to matters concerning his own house and land deeds, asking him to pay more attention to any suspicious activities in the Gambling House.

So, he would occasionally sneak into major gambling houses to observe. Today, it was as if he were possessed; normally, he wouldn’t dare to gamble recklessly, yet he had actually bet the few fragments of silver Zhao Fei had given him. Not only had he bet, but he had now won several tens of taels!

In fact, not only the beggar knew about the shady dealings in the casino; Princess Ata also knew about them. However, she didn’t persuade Xiaosuisui to leave. Instead, she joined the other gamblers in urging the supervisor to open the dice cup.

"Open it quickly, open it! Can you lot even afford to play? If you can’t afford it, then don’t run a Gambling House! Aren’t you ashamed?"

Based on the experience of Princess Ata and the various gamblers, even though they had won so much today, they might not necessarily be able to take it away.

Eventually, the owner of this Gambling House would definitely appear and use forceful means to drive them away, but they wouldn’t be able to take the silver!

Princess Ata wasn’t afraid of such a possibility. The Emperor of Great Han was right there, after all. She wasn’t worried about being unable to take the tens of thousands of taels of silver she had won!

The supervisor kept wiping his sweat, his eyes fixed on the Main Gate of the Gambling House.

The little beggar was still trying to persuade Xiaosuisui.

"Little sister, just stop playing! Really, you can’t play anymore. If you keep playing, you’ll suffer misfortune!"

Xiaosuisui finally noticed the little boy advising her.

She sensed his genuine urgency, so she turned her head to look at her Imperial Adoptive Father.

At this moment, the Emperor was already thoroughly alarmed by the continuous stream of silver this Gambling House was producing.

He was currently thinking that after returning to the Palace, he would have Ji Youzhi start an investigation into the backgrounds of these people, beginning with the casinos.

For a moment, he didn’t notice his precious daughter looking at him.

Seeing that her Imperial Adoptive Father wasn’t paying attention to her, Xiaosuisui waved her hand decisively and said, "Quick, open it, open it! I haven’t had enough fun yet! Continue playing!"

The instant Xiaosuisui finished speaking, the dealer across from them uncovered the dice cup.

The crowd cheered, "Triple! We won! Pay up, pay up!"

Princess Ata quickly pushed the money she had won, betting it all on ’Triple’ again.

"Come on, come on! Let’s keep playing, keep playing!"

Her words had just fallen when the dealer opposite them sneered, "You won’t be playing anymore, little girl!"

"Can’t play anymore? What do you mean?" Xiaosuisui asked, puzzled.

The crowd also chimed in, "Yeah! What do you mean? Can’t afford to lose, is that it?"

"Can’t afford to lose? It’s clear that you all were cheating in the Gambling House! Now our owner has arrived. Just you wait, you’ll get what’s coming to you!"

After the supervisor finished speaking with great arrogance, he waved his hand, and the entire gambling table was immediately surrounded by people.

Then, a loud, reprimanding voice of a middle-aged man came from the entrance of the Gambling House.

"Which bastard son-of-a-bitch has the audacity to cheat in my Gambling House? Seize them!"

This man was portly with a potbelly, a small tuft of a short beard on his chin, and his eyes had the look of a treacherous villain.

"Owner, you’re finally here!" The supervisor of the Gambling House stepped forward and bowed.

The Gambling House owner glanced at him and then slapped him across the face. "Useless thing! So much cheating happened right under your nose, and you didn’t even notice! What use are you to me!"

The supervisor hurriedly covered his face. "It is this subordinate’s incompetence! Owner, please calm your anger!"

"Hmph! Of course, I have to calm my anger. Otherwise, with your level of competence, I’d be angered to death by you!"

As soon as the owner arrived, he took the dealer’s position, his gaze coldly fixed on Xiaosuisui and the Emperor.

He suddenly felt that this man looked somewhat familiar, yet he was also sure he had never met him before!

"If you know what’s good for you, get out of here now! Otherwise..."