The Ice Lord Prime Minister's Black-Bellied Wife

Translator: Jalyss

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Chapter 59 – Young Master Yue Hua “Born” (part 3)

It was deathly quiet. The air was solemn. The screaming onlookers didn’t dare to breathe because they saw His Excellency, The Ice Lord bleeding. No, his lips were bleeding because he had been bitten. What do they do now? Should they faint or hide? Or do they wait here to die?

That beautiful figure was as indifferent as ever, and his white, jade-like fingers gently touched the part of his lips that was bleeding. When those golden eyes looked at the blood on his fingers, Feng Ming wasn’t angry, but instead laughed. Yes, he laughed. His laughter could be heard on the entire second floor.

One couldn’t tell if the smile on his face was out of anger or happiness.

“Ma… Master…” After Qing Wu rubbed his eyes with his hands, he voiced his disbelief.

God, his master was forced to kiss someone, and after that, his master laughed and wasn’t angry. The most important point was that his master was forced to kiss a man who was his master’s love rival. This… This was incredible.

With a slight smile, Feng Ming turned around gracefully and went downstairs, completely ignoring the crowd’s reactions.

“Master… Master, aren’t you angry?”

“Go to the casino,” Feng Ming spit out.

“Eh? The casino? Why?” Strange, why was his master so weird today? First, he had to find a man and a woman to do the job directly in front of his master and his master’s rival. Then, his master laughed instead of being angry after being forced to kiss his rival. Now, he is going to the casino. Is his master crazy today?

A pebble hit Qing Wu’s head. Qing Wu touched the spot where he was hit by the pebble and immediately stopped his thoughts.

“Master, which casino are we going to?”

Feng Ming said nothing. His golden eyes gleamed. He naturally knew which casino Little White Face had gone to.

It took a long time for the onlookers on the second floor to come back to their senses.

“I was so scared, I thought I was going to die here today.”

“Yeah, it really scared me to death.”

“I won’t dare to be curious about His Excellency, The Ice Lord anymore.”

“Me neither.”

“By the way, did we see it right? His Excellency, The Ice Lord was actually kissed by a man? Was that?”

“Huh? Didn’t His Excellency, The Ice Lord kiss a man?”

“Are you blind? How could His Excellency, The Ice Lord kiss a man? It is clear that the man in white forcibly kissed His Excellency, The Ice Lord.”

“Oh, so…what? His Excellency, The Ice Lord was forcibly kissed? And by a man? Oh, no, God, my eyes!”

“But why did His Excellency, The Ice Lord smile? Strange.”

“It was a smile of extreme anger. Think about it. What man would be happy after being kissed by another man? Naturally, he is angry. We will still pray to God so that man doesn’t die too miserably.”

“Yeah, God bless.”

“How dare you blaspheme against His Excellency, The Ice Lord. It’s best to let him die miserably.”

“Really, if you dare to blaspheme against His Excellency, The Ice Lord, then you’ve come to a bad end.”

“But the man dared to kiss His Excellency, The Ice Lord, then his courage is commendable. Judging by his courage, he should pray to God to allow him to die more comfortably.”

“Shit, just let him die.”

Soon, the two factions were arguing, and some even fought. Within a quarter of an hour, they were thrown out by the shopkeeper of Yi Pin Lou. The two factions didn’t stop fighting, and the war continued. Therefore, this news immediately spread like wildfire.

Ju Cai Zhuang was the number 1 casino in the capital and the world in terms of the venue and the crowds. However, what attracts gamblers is not just the reputation, but the payouts. They are three times the loss. This is the “fatal point” that attracts a large number of gamblers.

Moreover, the behind-the-scenes boss of Ju Cai Zhuang belongs to one of the best. Because this Ju Cai Zhuang belongs to the Feng family, the boss is naturally the head of the Feng family and also the prime minister of the dynasty, Feng Ming.

After Bai Xi left Yi Pin Lou, she came to this casino. Before that, she didn’t know that this was Feng Ming’s property. She just wanted to check if the man in black who dumped her left anything. But, she wanted to have some fun first.

You could never have too much money, and she needed some now.

Sure enough, the number 1 casino was really lively. Compared to when she came before, the flow of people seemed to have doubled. The tables inside were arranged side by side in an orderly manner. Every table was crowded with people, even the walkways were crowded. There were gambling-sized Chinese dominos, single and double… There were people crazily shouting.

Bai Xi finally came to the single and double gambling table. The table was three metres long and one metre wide. In front of the dealer, there were four large frames drawn, one, two, three, and four.1.”

Bai Xi was standing a few steps away from the front of the gambling table. She watched faintly as the dealer took out four by four from the pile of white pawns on the gambling table. Shouts of ‘one, one, three, three’ were heard from the crowd.

When all the white pieces were out and there were only four pieces left on the table, there was wailing and cursing.

Soon, the next game was about to begin. Everyone started a new round of betting on the numbers they want. The game was about to begin and the atmosphere became tense again.

Bai Xi threw one thousand taels of silver bills on top of a large box, and said with a faint smile, “One.”

The people around the gaming table were immediately shocked. They were not shocked by the one thousand taels, but for the man in front of them. He wore a white brocade. His complexion was as clear as jade, and he had an impeccable face. How could a handsome man like an immortal appear in a casino and gamble like them? They couldn’t link the image of the man in front of them with a gambler.

“Dealer, can you start?” Bai Xi ignored the surprise of these people, a slight smile on her face.

The dealer was visibly taken aback, and quickly returned to his senses. He was a little annoyed by how affected he had been. “Bets taken. Start!”

The atmosphere became more and more tense with the dealer’s actions. The stunned crowd stared nervously at the fewer and fewer white pieces on the stage, but Bai Xi smiled faintly, as if everything in front of had nothing to do with her. She seemed like she hadn’t participated in this gambling match at all.

“One,” the dealer yelled, his eyes fixed on Bai Xi’s face as if he couldn’t believe it. He wracked his brain, trying to figure out who this person was.

With this method, Bai Xi won three thousand taels.

At the start of another round, Bai Xi made another bet. This time, she placed down four thousand taels. The people next to her followed the trend. This kind of follow-up group was really common. They wanted to follow this fairy-like person. They will definitely win money, so they bet a lot of silver, but there were exceptions.

Bai Xi still stood calmly. In fact, this kind of gameplay was very easy. As long as you know the total number of pieces and subtract the number of pieces taken away, it is hard not to win. However, there were exceptions, such as shady practices.

No, that will come right away. When there were fewer and fewer pieces on the table, the dealer took a piece away as if by magic. Upon seeing this, Bai Xi still smiled faintly.

“One, one, one…”

“Ah, one. It’s really one.” When there was only one white piece left, the gamblers shouted excitedly.

The dealer was dumbfounded, He had clearly taken away a piece. There should be four. How could there only be one? The dealer seemed to have thought of something. He looked at Bai Xi fiercely, as if he was asking, ‘is it you?’

Bai Xi shrugged. Seven thousand taels. She easily won seven thousand taels. As the saying goes, money in the casino comes easily, but it disappears quickly.

Everyone was waiting for Bai Xi to bet, but Bai Xi smiled faintly and left this gaming table. She went to another table and a group of followers naturally followed her.

Like before, she did not place a bet immediately, but instead watched a few rounds before placing her bet. However, before she placed the bet, she had quietly used her internal force to destroy the thread on the banker’s foot.

The followers also placed bets one after another. They already determined that, as long as they follow this man who looks like a fairy, they can win money.

Soon enough, seven thousand changed to fourteen thousand, and fourteen thousand to twenty-eight thousand. After a few rounds, Bai Xi already had two hundred and fifty-two thousand taels in her hand. Bai Xi glanced at the banknotes in her hand. She figured that it was enough for today. She shouldn’t be too greedy.

Before she left, she left some words to one of the dealers.

“Tell the person who is in charge here. When your boss comes, tell your boss that, if you want to find me, you can go…” Bai Xi thought for a while, “To Hong Xiang Pavilion in the west side of the city.” She just wanted to see the brothel her older brother went to.

She predicted that the man would definitely come here. If one was to ask her why, she didn’t know. It was just intuition.

In fact, her intuition was correct. Not long after she left, Feng Ming had already appeared in Ju Cai Zhuang.

As soon as Feng Ming appeared, the originally lively casino instantly fell silent. They stared at him. This was the first time they saw the appearance of His Excellency, The Ice Lord, and it was the same as the legend.

He was incomparably handsome, with golden eyes and a white crescent robe.

“Manager.” After taking a look around, Qing Wu called out as he could not find the person he was looking for.

Soon, a middle-aged man in his forties arrived and said respectfully, “Young… Young Master Feng.”

“Let me ask you. Did a man wearing white clothes, about fifteen or sixteen years old appear just now?” He did not know why his master concluded that the man was in this casino, but he never questioned his master’s words.

“Yes, yes… Just now such a young man in white did appear, and… and he left a message for Young Master Feng,” the manager said with a trembling heart. Just now he heard from his subordinates that a young man in white appeared there. He won nearly 260000 silver taels, and he left some words before he exited. He thought the boy was talking big at first since Young Master Feng never appeared in Ju Cai Zhuang even though he was in the capital.

Just now he was hesitating on whether to send someone to the Hong Xiang Pavilion to arrest the boy. He didn’t expect that, while he was still thinking about it, his subordinates would come and report that Young Master Feng had arrived. At that moment, he was thankful that he didn’t send someone to arrest the boy immediately, otherwise he would… just, who is the boy? How could he have been so sure that Young Master Feng would appear in Ju Cai Zhuang?

“Speak,” Feng Ming spat out indifferently.

“The young man in white said that if Young Master Feng comes, he will wait for you at Hong Xiang Pavilion in the west side of the city.”

Just as the man finished speaking, Feng Ming’s white crescent robe had disappeared from everyone’s sight. If one looked closely, one would find that at this time, his good-looking eyebrows were raised slightly. There was a trace of anger in his eyes. It was a pity that no one could see this slight change in him.

“Master, I just inquired about the situation… The man won a lot of money after staying in the casino for less than an hour,” Qing Wu said angrily as he caught up to him.

Two hundred thousand, and then the money earned by the people following him. It was nearly three hundred thousand. In just an hour, Ju Cai Zhuang lost nearly three hundred thousand silver taels. Although the Feng family was quite rich, the audacity of this bold man made him incredibly angry.

After Feng Ming heard his words, he didn’t reply and got into the carriage. Qing Wu began driving to Hong Xiang Pavilion in the west side of the city.

The casino, then the brothel. Should he teach this Little White Face a lesson? Feng Ming leaned against the wall of the carriage. His gold eyes twinkled and his white-jade fingers touched the place on his lips where Bai Xi bit. He smiled deeply.

Hong Xiang Pavilion was located on Yong Xiang Street on the west side of the city. Although it wasn’t the largest brothel, it was quite famous. Bai Xi could easily find Hong Xiang Pavilion without asking for directions.

As soon as she stepped into Hong Xiang Pavilion, she was greeted by several girls. Bai Xi raised her eyebrows slightly. She did not discriminate against them for their profession. She did, however, dislike their smell. They were covered in such heavy fragrances that it was almost suffocating.

“Move, move, move. Go to one side.” A woman who appeared to be around 30 years old suddenly appeared in Bai Xi’s field of vision. The few women who were hanging around Bai Xi dispersed, dissatisfied. Some of them winked at Bai Xi as they left.

“Young Master2.”

“Mhm. Give me a good room first,” Bai Xi said lightly.

When the owner of the brothel heard this, her smile widened. As soon as the white-clothed man entered Hong Xiang Pavilion, she had already noticed this man’s clothing and his temperament that he must be the son from a rich family and it was the first time he had come. It seemed that she was going to make some money today.

“Young Master, what is your last name?” The owner of the brothel didn’t forget to pull him close when she led the way. To her, Bai Xi was a lamb waiting for slaughter.

Bai Xi was about to answer when she heard the words, “Young Master Ming, you’re here,” from behind her. So she said, “Yue.”

“Hehe, so it is Young Master Yue.”

“No, it is Uncle.” As the saying goes, if one was rich then they were an uncle, especially those who visited such places.

The owner of the brothel froze for a moment before the smile on her face grew even more. “Yes, yes, Uncle Yue. Is there a girl that Uncle Yue likes?”

“You can arrange for one, but I don’t like women with strong fragrances.”

“Yes, yes, yes. I will definitely find a girl that Uncle likes.”

“Also, someone will come for me in a while. You can bring him directly to me when that happens.” After Bai Xi finished speaking, she had already taken out a bill worth five hundred silver taels. The brothel owner’s eyes lit up and she stretched out her hand while saying ‘yes’ repeatedly.

“Remember, that person has a pair of gold eyes.” Bai Xi smiled faintly at the brothel owner. She believed that the brothel owner would naturally guess who the person with the gold eyes would be.

Bai Xi walked into the room. Just as she sat down, a figure in Chinese clothes suddenly appeared at the door. “Are you Young Master Yue?”

Bai Xi looked up. Mu Rong Qing Chen? He was here too? Then doesn’t that mean her older brother was also here? What a coincidence. “Does Young Master Mu Rong still remember the puppet?”

“If you have more, I will buy them.” He was not at all surprised that this young man could figure out his identity. After all, his identity was no longer a secret. Plus, if this young man is really the lover of cousin Xi, then of course he would know who he was.

Bai Xi didn’t speak. She just smiled. Inwardly, though, she was wondering why Mu Rong Qing Chen was everywhere.

“Isn’t Young Master Yue cousin Xi’s lover? Why are you here?” He saw this familiar person as soon as he arrived at Hong Xiang Pavilion. He couldn’t recall a family with the last name ‘Yue’ in the capital.

“Why? Does Young Master Mu Rong intend to fight me on behalf of your cousin?” She didn’t believe that Mu Rong Qing Chen would be so kind.

“No.”

“So Young Master Mu Rong likes to visit such places. How rare.” Her older brother said that it was an errand. Did he finish it? She hadn’t seen her older brother much in the past few days. Was it possible that her older brother was here nowadays?

Mu Rong Qing Chen didn’t answer and merely smiled faintly.

“It seems that Young Master Mu Rong is a regular here. I wonder if Young Master Mu Rong can introduce me?” She didn’t believe that this man would come here to do business.

Mu Rong Qing Chen was startled and the smile on his face stiffened. When he was about to speak, Bai Xi said, “They’re here.”

“Who’s here?”

“Someone who wants to kill me.” Feng Ming should want to kill her. Hehe, she really wanted to see Feng Ming’s reaction after she bit him.

“?” Soon enough, Mu Rong Qing Chen knew the answer.

“Uncle Yue, the person you were waiting for has arrived.”

From her trembling voice, it was obvious that the brothel owner was scared to death. His Excellency, The Ice Lord would kill people when he was unhappy.

Actually, she should be happy. After all, His Excellency, The Ice Lord came to her Hong Xiang Pavilion, so it would definitely rise in fame in the future. But, she just couldn’t be happy.

The white crescent robe appeared in the doorway.

“Hi, Prime Minister, long time no see.”

1.The game being described is most likely Fan-Tan, the author does not say.

2.(公子, gong zi) Young Master – this term is actually used to address sons who are from wealthy families, and is different from the other term used (少爺, shao ye). Shao Ye is a formal way of addressing the young master of the household mainly used by servants.