The prince is more stable

Chapter 990 God of Gamblers and God of Wine
A thousand years later, people have three labels when they think of Li Qingzhao.

Gambling, drinking, composing poems and lyrics.

It must be admitted that she excels in all three aspects. If we only consider these three aspects, Zhao Xiaoqian must admit that he is inferior to her, or rather, most men in the world are inferior to her.

Do it, love it.

Love what you do, and excel at it.

The reason for this is probably that Li Qingzhao's IQ was indeed higher than that of ordinary people, and of course, her liver detoxification ability was also much stronger than that of ordinary people.

At this moment, Li Qingzhao hurriedly pulled Zhao Xiaoqian away from the riverbank. Zhao Xiaoqian paused, and Chen Shou and other imperial guards were about to step forward to stop him.

Li Qingzhao turned her head and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Her eyes remained clear and innocent; it seemed that in her eyes, Zhao Xiaoqian was still just "Brother Zian" from before, not the current Emperor of the Song Dynasty.

Brother Zian can drink with her, joke around freely, and chat happily while enjoying delicious food.

The Song Dynasty emperor is incompetent.

Li Qingzhao also stopped and said urgently, "Brother Zian, hurry up, we're going to be late! If we're late, those people will have something on us and think that I'm afraid of them!"

Zhao Xiaoqian blinked, then gave a carefree smile.

Alright, today I am Zhao Zian, not the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.

He winked at Chen Shou and the others, and Chen Shou, understanding the signal, tactfully stepped aside.

Li Qingzhao grabbed Zhao Xiaoqian and ran towards the Zhou Bridge on the bank of the Bian River.

Zhao Xiaoqian stumbled as she dragged him along, and said with a wry smile as he ran, "You dragged me into your gambling and drinking contests, so you have to let me know what's going on, right?"

Li Qingzhao said without turning her head: "A few young, pedantic scholars in Bianjing wrote poems criticizing me for not being a proper woman, saying that I show my face in public and do not follow the virtues of a woman, and that my reputation for gambling and drinking is all false and fabricated..."

Zhao Xiaoqian blinked. Showing her face in public, she doesn't act like a woman at all... These things seem to be true, right?

Li Qingzhao glanced at him as she ran, immediately knowing what he was thinking. She suddenly stopped, pointed to her daughter's attire, and angrily said, "Am I really not a woman at all?"

Zhao Xiaoqian has an incredibly high EQ, so she knows that there can be no ambiguity on this issue, or she will really turn on him.

It's like your girlfriend asking you who's prettier, her or your ex-girlfriend. Any man with a brain knows the standard answer.

Zhao Xiaoqian hurriedly replied, "Of course! She is the epitome of womanhood. If all the women in the world possessed the most beautiful face, then Miss Qingzhao alone would have eight-tenths of that beauty!"

Li Qingzhao immediately beamed, her expression finally revealing a touch of girlish shyness. She lowered her head embarrassedly and said, "...It didn't take that much."

Zhao Xiaoqian: “…………”

I, the supreme ruler, am still expected to provide you with emotional value. Your Li family ancestral hall should be radiating golden light right now.

Li Qingzhao's shyness was short-lived, and she immediately showed indignation, saying resentfully, "It's one thing to say I'm not like a woman, but they also say that my reputation for gambling and drinking is just empty talk. I really can't stand that."

"Looking around Bianjing, I have never seen anyone who can beat me in gambling or drinking contests. Today's gathering is one I personally invited to bring these pedantic scholars together so they can know how powerful I am!"

Zhao Xiaoqian asked, puzzled, "You mean gather them together and then beat them up?"

Li Qingzhao rolled her eyes at him: "How could I do such a vulgar thing? Of course, I'd gamble with them and have a drinking contest, so that they'd be convinced of my superiority."

Zhao Xiaoqian nodded and said, "Okay, one last question: why did you drag me into this? Let me tell you first, I'm no good at either gambling or drinking contests."

Li Qingzhao said confidently, "Since we've met by chance today, I'll let you witness my glorious moment and cheer for me, is that not allowed?"

Zhao Xiaoqian thought for a moment and said, "If they lose, will they get so angry that they beat you up?"

"Isn't that what you're here for?"

"Don't count on me. After they beat you up, they're not allowed to beat me up either."

Li Qingzhao stomped her foot in anger, glared at him resentfully, and then dragged him along as they continued running: "Never mind, let's fight first."

Zhao Xiaoqian was dragged along by her and had no choice but to continue running, with Chen Shou and the other imperial guards following closely behind.

The two ran to the state bridge, and Li Qingzhao, after some investigation, found a brothel and went inside.

The brothel was quiet; it usually didn't entertain customers during the day. When Li Qingzhao, a young woman, suddenly ran in, everyone in the brothel was startled. It was truly shocking.

Li Qingzhao didn't care at all about the astonished looks from others, and Zhao Xiaoqian certainly didn't care either.

Not only that, Zhao Xiaoqian's lips curled into a smile.

This is the real Li Qingzhao in history, the unique and talented woman.

Pulling Zhao Xiaoqian along, Li Qingzhao went upstairs to the second floor and found an elegant room. Before she even opened the door, she turned and called downstairs, "Bring wine! Ten jars, please!"

Then, without knocking, Li Qingzhao kicked the door open. Inside were people, all men, about five or six, all dressed in scholar's round-necked long gowns, two of whom were even wearing the robes of students from the Imperial Academy.

The people inside were still engaged in lively conversation when Li Qingzhao suddenly kicked open the door. Everyone in the elegant room was startled and looked at her and Zhao Xiaoqian standing outside the door with panicked expressions.

Li Qingzhao snorted coldly, walked in proudly, raised her chin, surveyed the crowd, and said, "This young lady has come to accept the challenge, so what?"

After being startled, the people inside the Accord finally recognized her and became furious, hurling accusations at her.

"That's outrageous! That's so vulgar!"

"This doesn't look like a woman at all; she's even more rude than a warrior."

"Just because he's written a few good poems, does he dare to be so arrogant!"

Li Qingzhao snorted and looked around at everyone, her little face extremely arrogant. She remained unfazed even when facing the criticism of thousands.

"Enough with the nonsense. You bunch of pedantic scoundrels, I've never bothered you before, yet you spread rumors that my gambling and drinking skills are nothing but empty boasts. Today, let's settle this on the gambling and drinking tables. Does anyone dare to accept the challenge?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the brothel's servants brought in more than a dozen jars of wine and neatly piled them in the corner of the elegant room.

Upon seeing these dozen or so jars of wine, everyone was secretly alarmed, and fear was already showing on their faces.

Li Qingzhao's words were so sharp that a scholar, unable to bear the embarrassment, slammed his fist on the table and roared, "Let's compete! Whether it's gambling or drinking contests, do you think you, a mere woman, are afraid of causing trouble?"

Li Qingzhao laughed in anger: "Fine! I like your straightforwardness. Shall we gamble first, or drink first, or both at the same time?"

With a disdainful glance around, Li Qingzhao once again uttered arrogant words: "You are all welcome to come at me together and see if I am afraid. Today, only one person will be able to leave this elegant room!"

Standing behind, Zhao Xiaoqian couldn't help but say, "Count one more...me."

Li Qingzhao's momentum immediately faltered, and she turned her head to glare at him irritably.

Zhao Xiaoqian's sudden speech finally drew everyone's attention.

Someone sneered, "Miss Li isn't entirely fearless, is she? Otherwise, why would she bring helpers?"

Zhao Xiaoqian clicked his tongue: "You bunch of men are gambling and drinking with a woman, and you still have the nerve to accuse her of bringing helpers? Don't scholars have any shame?"

These words were even more impolite, and everyone's expression changed.

Li Qingzhao turned her head and gave him an approving smile.

Zhao Xiaoqian twitched the corner of his mouth. He couldn't participate in gambling or drinking contests; he didn't have the skills to gamble or the capacity to drink. He could only handle the verbal battles.

All eyes in the elegant room were on Zhao Xiaoqian. They were surprised to see that he was dressed in the clothes of an ordinary scholar, but his appearance and temperament were elegant and noble, and he exuded an aura of authority without anger.

One of the scholars, suppressing his anger, bowed to Zhao Xiaoqian and asked, "May I ask who you are...?"

Zhao Xiaoqian returned the greeting with a generous clasped-fist salute and enthusiastically introduced himself: "Qianqian doesn't eat cilantro (innocently dragged into this dogfight scene), please!"

After a long, nonsensical self-introduction, everyone was completely bewildered, but their eyes suddenly cleared, and they all subconsciously looked at Li Qingzhao.

Li Qingzhao burst into laughter at his words, but quickly stopped laughing and stared coldly at the crowd, saying, "Never mind who he is, the person you must beat today is me."

"Tell me, are you going to come at me all at once, or take turns? I'll take it either way."

A young scholar in his early twenties immediately stepped forward and angrily declared, "I'll gamble with you first!"

Li Qingzhao nodded: "Okay! I'll take it. You can play whatever you want."

The scholar pulled out a handful of dice and said, "Let's play this. The higher the number, the better. The loser drinks a bowl of wine. It's a perfect combination of gambling and drinking contest."

Without further ado, Li Qingzhao immediately placed the dice into two bowls and then covered them.

The two began shaking the bowl vigorously. After a while, under the tense gazes of everyone, Li Qingzhao was the first to lift the bowl, and the three dice inside all showed a six.

This surprised not only the scholars, but even Zhao Xiaoqian was stunned.

Historical records say that Li Qingzhao was good at gambling. Historians analyze that she played a game called "Da Ma". In her middle age, Li Qingzhao also wrote "Da Ma Tu Jing" and "Da Ma Fu" herself, which shows that she was indeed fond of this gambling game and was very good at it.

Zhao Xiaoqian never imagined that Li Qingzhao could be so amazing at playing dice.

She truly deserves to be called the ancient version of the Goddess of Gamblers.

The dice were rolled, the winner was decided, and Li Qingzhao suddenly raised one foot and stepped on the stool, slammed her hand on the table, pointed at the losing scholar, and shouted sternly: "Drink!"

A sharp and murderous aura immediately spread throughout the elegant room, filling the air. At this moment, Li Qingzhao was like a female general who had taken the head of a general, and her words immediately shocked everyone.

The scholar, with a bitter face, dared not renege in front of so many people, so he had no choice but to pick up the wine bowl and drink it all in one gulp. The wine was probably quite strong, and after drinking it, the scholar was already swaying and had to be helped to the side to rest.

Li Qingzhao's almond-shaped eyes widened as she surveyed her surroundings and coldly said, "Next!"

(End of this chapter)