Chapter 185 The Dream Is Broken Again
Although the jadeite belonged to the County Lady Wen'an, everyone couldn't help but feel sorry for the dense black spots on the rare Fu Lu Shou.
Zhao Xinxiang and the other men felt sorry, but they were also very happy.
Fortunately, the County Lady Wen'an didn't agree to sell the Fu Lu Shou jadeite to them, otherwise they would have suffered a great loss.
"Thank you, the County Lady, for admitting that I won this round again. I will accept these jewelry with a smile. It's getting late. I will go back to the mansion and play with the County Lady another day."
"Wait, there is still one round, you can't leave now."
Humph, you want to take her things away, dreaming.
"It was agreed that it was two wins out of three rounds, and I have won two rounds. What, the County Lady wants to regret it?"
"Since it is three rounds, it is natural to have a beginning and an end. As long as the jadeite I cut out in the last round is of better quality than your two pieces, I can still win you."
Originally, I hit the County Lady twice, and I planned to let the County Lady go for the last time.
But since the other party felt that it was not enough after being hit on the left cheek, and took the initiative to extend the right cheek to her, there was no reason for her to refuse.
"Okay, then I will play the last round with the county lady."
"Miss Ling, you cut first in the first two rounds, and you must cut my piece first in this last round."
Ling Chu nodded indifferently, "Okay, then let the county lady go first."
Anyway, whether a good jade can be cut has nothing to do with the order of cutting.
Han Yao picked out a brown piece from the remaining three pieces of raw stone.
Victory or failure depends on this round, she will never let that disaster star win again.
Ling Chu picked a piece of material casually, drew a few lines on it carelessly, and then put down the charcoal stick to clean her hands.
Seeing that Han Yao was still studying slowly, she simply sat aside and closed her eyes to rest.
Liu Gui and Zhao Xinxiang looked at each other when they saw that she was going to sleep at this time.
This Taoist nun is too careless.
Ling Chu noticed the gaze on her, but ignored it. It was not until she heard Han Yao asking the clerk to start cutting the stone that she lazily opened her eyes.
Seeing that the clerk raised his knife again, Cui Liu looked nervous, but she did not dare to yell at him to be more careful like she did the previous two times.
She was afraid that if the clerk destroyed the last piece of raw stone while yelling, the county lady would be angry with her.
Having worked in Cuiyu Pavilion for many years, cutting jadeite was as familiar to the clerk as eating and drinking.
Seeing the clerk raise his knife, Han Yao's heart suddenly rose to her throat.
Success or failure depends on this one move, she can't help but be nervous.
The clerk swung the knife in his hand towards the first line.
In the sun, everyone was dazzled by a piece of emerald green.
"Ah... It's actually imperial green." Cao Shun shouted excitedly.
"I've seen the best imperial green in my lifetime. Am I dreaming?"
Zhao Xinxiang muttered, and subconsciously pinched his thigh with his right hand.
Eh, it doesn't hurt?
I was dreaming!
Just as he was in a trance, a loud scream suddenly came from the side.
"Boss Zhao, why are you pinching me!"
Cao Shun's angry shout made Zhao Xinxiang come back to his senses instantly. He looked down subconsciously and saw that his right hand was on Cao Shun's thigh.
He immediately took it back as if it was burned by fire.
No wonder it didn't hurt!
Zhao Xinxiang smiled at the other party awkwardly, "I was excited for a moment and pinched the wrong thing. Sorry."
Although Cao Shun was angry, he could understand the other party's excitement. After all, he was shocked by the top-grade imperial green.
Although he felt that the two were too noisy, Han Yao was not angry at the moment.
She was so happy to cut out the top-grade imperial green.
"Miss Ling, it's time to cut your piece."
Ling Chu glanced at the other party's arrogant face, said nothing, and silently handed his piece of raw stone to the clerk.
After a few cuts, the jadeite was cut.
Cui Liu snorted contemptuously, "It's just a bean paste variety."
Liu Gui and the others didn't say anything. Although Ling Chu's jade was transparent and could be considered a medium-quality jade, their hearts were already attracted by the imperial green.
Han Yao was even more proud.
Her jade was of the best quality, and she finally defeated the evil star. Not only did she keep the pair of bracelets given by the imperial concubine, but she was also allowed to roll back to the Taoist temple and never come back.
What she was worried about would not happen.
She would always be the eldest daughter of the Dingyuan Palace.
Seeing such a top-quality imperial green, Zhao Xinxiang looked at Han Yao with a face full of desire, "County Lady, can we take a closer look and get some of the joy?"
Having won the bet, Han Yao was in a very good mood and nodded generously, "Just take a closer look, don't touch it.
This imperial green jade, I want to present it to the emperor."
Although the Fu Lu Shou jade was cut down, it couldn't be presented to the empress dowager.
But as long as she presents this piece of top-quality jadeite to the emperor, she will definitely be given the title of a princess.
While the emperor is happy, she can ask for it again, and maybe he will reward her with a piece of land.
The more Han Yao thought about it, the happier she became. Unexpectedly, a cold sarcasm came from the side.
"Present to the emperor? Aren't you afraid of being beheaded by the emperor!"
Han Yao's face changed.
"Miss Ling, what do you mean by this? Even if I won the bet, you are not satisfied, but you can't be so sarcastic, right?"
Ling Chu rolled his eyes, "Who said you won the bet?"
"Although you won the first two games, your three pieces of jadeite added together are not as good as my top-quality imperial green. Of course, I won this bet."
"You are wrong. Cutting out the imperial green does not mean you win."
Han Yao snorted and stopped arguing. Instead, she raised her head and said to the crowd, "Everyone, judge for yourself. My imperial green is the best quality, and Miss Ling's three pieces are only medium quality. Who will win this bet?"
"Needless to say, of course the county lady wins."
"That's right. Miss Ling's three pieces combined are not as good as the imperial green."
Although Liu Gui had a good impression of Ling Chu, he had to admit that her three pieces were indeed not as good as Han Yao's imperial green.
Hearing what everyone said, Ling Chu did not get angry, but said in a calm voice, "It seems that the county lady's eyesight is not very good. Do you want to take another look at your imperial green?"
Han Yao sneered. What is she looking at? No matter how many times she looked at it, her imperial green won.
Han Yao ignored it, but Zhao Xinxiang and others thought of the two pieces of jade she had just cut down, and their hearts skipped a beat.
After staring at each other for a while, they couldn't help but turn their heads to take a closer look.
Soon someone exclaimed, "What...what is this?"
Zhao Xinxiang followed the direction of Cao Shun's finger, took a closer look, and his heart sank, "Cracks!"
Cracks?
Han Yao's smug look froze, and it was as if a bucket of ice water was poured over her head.
When they heard that there were cracks, the people who wanted to get closer to see what was going on all stepped aside.
This was meant to tell Han Yao that they had never touched the imperial green, and the cracks were none of their business.
Although Han Yao saw everyone's actions, she didn't care.
At this moment, she was staring at the jade in despair.
She didn't even notice that there were so many cracks on this top-grade jade.
Her dream of becoming a princess was broken again.
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