Zhang Yun immediately beamed: "Thank you for your grace."
Soon someone from the palace put the chessboard on the table, and Qin Zhao and Zhang Yun each sat in a corner and began to play against each other.
The chess game was in a stalemate from the beginning. Zhang Yun did not dare to attack easily and decided to focus on defense first.
Qin Zhao seemed to be playing slowly and carelessly, but he was actually getting familiar with the chess moves.
It is true that she has not played chess for a long time. After Ruxi left the palace, almost no one played against her. She had to play this game often to become more proficient. But she is a smart person after all. After this short period of adjustment, she has
A familiar road.
Zhang Yun didn't know that Qin Zhao's carelessness was just looking for feelings. She thought that an expert should be like Qin Zhao, but she didn't know that she gave Qin Zhao enough time to adapt.
Two quarters of an hour later, there were more and more people in the Imperial Garden.
Zhang Yun also knew that today was a special day. She did not dare to delay any longer and simply launched the attack first.
Qin Zhao also changed his gentle chess style in an instant, and launched a counterattack under Zhang Yun's pressing step by step. The two fought on the chessboard, without bloodshed, but with frequent murderous intentions.
Then Zhang Yun saw an opening between Qin Zhao and made a decisive move. Unexpectedly, as soon as she landed the chess piece, she realized that it was a trap set by Qin Zhao. She could no longer escape and regret the move.
In the end, Qin Zhao won cleanly, while Zhang Yun was so convinced that she lost: "The noble concubine has superb chess skills, and the common girls admire her very much."
She has never admired anyone, but Concubine Qin is unique.
She also likes this clear style of chess.
"I accept the concession, and I am lucky enough to win." Qin Zhao responded with a smile.
If Zhang Yun hadn't given her time to adapt at the beginning, she would have lost at the beginning. Her loss was not a big deal, but her current status was that of a noble concubine, and she represented the court. If she lost on such an occasion,
After all, it makes the concubines in the harem lose face.
"The imperial concubine is too modest." Zhang Yun only said that Qin Zhao was setting the stage for her, and she felt a little more grateful to Qin Zhao in her heart.
When Qin Zhao saw Zhuang Qing and Ru Xi coming, he called them over and said to Ru Xi, "Do you want to have a game with Miss Zhang?"
"No, I haven't played chess for a long time, and my chess skills are already rusty." Ruxi replied with a smile.
Qin Zhao didn't force it, and pulled Zhuang Qing and Ruxi to chat.
When Mrs. Xu showed up, Qin Zhao asked people to bring Mrs. Xu over, including Mrs. Chen.
"How is father lately?" Qin Zhao went straight to the topic.
Xu had never seen such a big scene before. She was trembling with fear. When she heard Qin Zhao's question, she didn't dare to raise her head: "My master has been doing well recently and his condition is stable."
As long as he is not provoked by Qin Zhao, the master's situation will not be a big problem.
Originally, I had good food and housing these past few years. Except for occasionally going crazy and talking nonsense, I was fine at other times.
"Well, that's good." Qin Zhao's eyes were fixed on Chen's mother.
Mother Chen did not dare to raise her head. At this time, Qin Zhao said again: "Last time I went back to the Qin Mansion to stay for two days, Mother Chen left other trivial matters and devoted herself to accompany me. This time, as the host, I also brought Chen
Mom is taking a walk in the Royal Garden."
Mother Chen was immediately flattered: "I don't dare, old slave."
Baozhu stepped forward and led Chen's mother to Qin Zhao. Qin Zhao left the others behind, took a few close friends, and then took Chen's mother with him to enjoy the flowers in the imperial garden.
The rest of the less important people followed closely behind. Along the way, everyone not only admired all kinds of exotic flowers, but also saw a lot of food and drinks made into petals.
Everyone thought the food was beautiful, and they were all served by themselves.
Qin Zhao explained to everyone that this was a buffet.
There is no need to worry about safety, because there are palace maids and chamberlains guarding you every three feet away, so even if someone wants to take action, they will not find a chance.
After Xiao Ce ascended the throne, this was the first time that the Ten Thousand Flowers Festival was held.
Some people also went to the palace to participate in the Ten Thousand Flower Festival during the reign of the previous emperor, but the previous Ten Thousand Flower Festivals were far less thoughtful and innovative than this time.
Originally, everyone just felt in their hearts that the imperial concubine Qin Zhao was beautiful and might not be as good at managing affairs as the imperial concubine Wu from the previous dynasty.
But looking at some of the details, Concubine Qin is really capable, especially when everyone ate the carefully prepared food, everyone's eyes lit up and they felt that the trip was worth it.
Some people forgot that this trip was to establish friendship with Qin Zhao, and also forgot the original purpose of sending their noble daughter to the palace. They all stopped in front of the delicious food to taste the food.
Of course, when Qin Zhao saw this small detail, he knew that the delicacies prepared by Baoyu were so powerful that he easily won over the hearts of these imperial wives and noble ladies.
Mother Chen stood out among the many nobles. Everyone was guessing who she was. Later they found out that she was a slave of the Qin family. Even Mrs. Xu couldn't wait beside Concubine Qin, but this slave could.
, everyone speculates that there is something special about Mother Chen’s identity.
Some people even had the idea of Chen's mother, thinking that after this Wanhua Festival, they could curry favor with Chen's mother and maybe get close to Qin Guifei.
Qin Zhao also didn't expect that just because she wanted to take Mother Chen for a walk in the Royal Garden, someone would take her mother Chen's idea.
She simply felt that Mother Chen was kind and might have something to do with her, so she took Mother Chen for a walk around her territory.
She kindly asked some questions about the Qin family, and also asked about Chen's mother's age and where she was from. Chen's mother answered one by one, her head half lowered the whole time, looking very scared.
Seeing this scene, Princess Yongchun couldn't help but ask Qin Zhao: "Who are you, Mother Chen?"
"Last time I returned to the Qin family, thanks to Mother Chen, I got to know the Qin family. Although it seems like a small thing, it is a big deal to me." Qin Zhao replied with a smile.
Princess Yongchun did not expect this: "Is it just that simple?"
"Otherwise, how complicated would the eldest princess think it is?" Qin Zhao smiled.
Princess Yongchun looked at Qin Zhao and then at Mother Chen: "I think the scene of you two walking together is quite interesting."
"How do you say this?" This time it was Qin Zhao's turn to be curious.
Princess Yongchun thought for a while, but still didn't know how to describe it, "I can't describe it."
Qin Zhao looked at Mother Chen, "I think Mother Chen is very kind."
Maybe Princess Yongchun wants to say that the scene of her and Mother Chen walking together is not against the law, right?
In the busy moment, Qin Zhao slowed down because there was a familiar sound of footsteps, and the owner of the sound was Xiao Ce.
Not only Xiao Ce is here, but Wu Xirou is also here with Xiao Ce this time.
Because in public, although she didn't want to see Xiao Ce, she couldn't avoid it like she did last time.
Her response strategy this time was to pretend she didn't know Xiao Ce was coming and continue to chat and laugh with others.
At that moment when the atmosphere was very good, a high-pitched voice from the chamberlain sounded: "The Emperor has arrived!"
