Tong Jia twisted the black stones with her left hand and the white stones with her right hand, staggering them and falling down. She moved very fast, as if she had not even thought about it. Soon there were more chess pieces on the chessboard.
Ling Ruo wanted to go inside and rest for a while, but when she saw Tong Jia's chess pieces falling so fast, she felt strange and couldn't help but stop.
In playing chess, it is not that there is no fast chess, but now Tong Jia is playing chess distractedly, which is equivalent to one person playing two roles. This kind of playing method is easy to make mistakes.
Before she could finish this thought, she saw Tong Jia's sunspot falling somewhere where it shouldn't have landed. Without thinking, she pointed at a spot on the chessboard and said, "No, Tong Guiren's move should have been here.
"
It wasn't until the words fell that she remembered that she shouldn't interrupt at will. People who play chess are most afraid of being judged by others. If the relationship is good, it will be fine. If the relationship is not good, they may fall out on the spot.
Tong Jia also stopped what she was doing and looked up at her. Ling Ruo was about to explain when Tong Jia suddenly stood up and said: "Playing chess can make you happy, nourish your mind, and even make your mood peaceful. I'm brave, I'll give it to you again."
Please invite Concubine Xi to play a game of chess with me."
Ling Ruo's eyes lingered on her face and the chessboard, and he suddenly smiled and said: "I understand, Mr. Tong first deliberately played fast chess, and then deliberately played wrong pieces, in order to induce me to play chess with you, right?"
After someone discovered her thoughts, Tong Jia didn't panic. Instead, she chuckled and said, "Your Majesty is wise, and these little tricks of my concubine are really not worthy of My Majesty's eyes."
Ling Ruo lowered his eyes and picked up a black stone from the chess box in front of Tong Jiashi and played with it between his fingers, "Now that you know this, why do you do this deliberately?"
Tong Jia said softly: "I know that I am concerned about the safety of my fourth brother, so I am definitely not in the mood to play chess with you. However, I hope that I can show off my beauty a little bit, so I know it is a trick, but I am just using it."
, I just hope your Majesty won’t take offense.”
Ling Ruo shook his head and sat down, "Master Tong has worked so hard, how can I blame you? On the contrary, I am very ashamed."
Tong Jia asked strangely: "Why do you say this?"
Ling Ruo placed the chess pieces that he had been playing with for a long time on the chessboard and said, "This is my own business, but I want Sir Tong to worry about it too. Shouldn't I be ashamed?"
"Although I have never given birth to a child, I also understand the principle of 'when a son travels thousands of miles, the mother is worried'. No matter how old the children are, they are always her concern, not to mention that the place where the fourth elder brother went this time is so dangerous.
, it would be strange if the empress is not worried at all." Seeing Ling Ruo reveal a faint smile because of her words, Tong Jia said again
: "However, some things should be settled as soon as they come. The empress is worried blindly and does not solve the problem. Instead, it will make herself depressed and unable to show off. Over time, she may even become sick due to depression. If the fourth elder brother comes back from Fuzhou and sees the empress
You look so sick and haggard, shouldn't you blame yourself and feel sad? Even if it's for the sake of Fourth Brother, I must take care of myself."
Ling Ruo looked at Tong Jia with a serious smile, and the latter also looked back at Ling Ruo with a serious face. For a long time, a smile slowly widened at the corners of Ling Ruo's lips, until it reached her eyes, "I really appreciate this.
I’m surprised that Mr. Tong, who has always been shy about talking, is so good at persuading others.”
Tong Jia also laughed when she said this, "Is the empress praising me or blaming me for being troublesome?"
After laughing, Ling Ruo rolled her eyes and said: "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Don't you want me to play chess with you? Now that I have been losing chess pieces for so long, how come my lord Tong has not picked up the pieces?"
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After a moment of confusion, Tong Jia cried out sincerely. She knew that Concubine Xi had accepted her advice and was trying to look away.
The two of them were engaged in a fierce but smokeless fight on a small chessboard, each refusing to give in to the other. As the black and white chess pieces stalemate, Ling Ruo's mind has been completely drawn in, instead of always thinking about the distant future.
Hongli in Fuzhou.
They played three games of chess in a row, concentrating so much that they didn't even know it was raining outside, let alone that there was an extra person beside them. Of the three games, one was a win, one was a loss, and one was a draw. They were evenly matched.
No one loses.
After the last piece fell, Ling Ruo took a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her hands, and said with a chuckle: "Tong Guiren's chess skills have improved very quickly. I am already a little bit beyond my ability to play against you."
Tong Jia's hands were also sweaty. She wiped the sweat and said, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry. It's your fault that I let you be my concubine." When she put down her handkerchief, she suddenly found an unusual shadow on the chessboard. She was too focused on the chess game just now.
I never noticed it before, but now I feel relieved and found the problem.
When Tong Jia raised her head, she saw someone who surprised her greatly, "Your Majesty?"
Ling Ruo heard this soft call and looked up to find Yinzhen, who was dressed in sapphire blue and embroidered with square patterns, standing next to him. He quickly stood up with Tong Jia to salute, and then asked: "When did the emperor come? Why don't you get it?"
Call me my concubines?"
"I've been here for a while, and I saw you guys playing chess, so I didn't bother you." Yinzhen seemed to be in a good mood, "But you also let me watch a wonderful chess game. Concubine Xi, your chess skills have always been good. I didn't expect Xiao Tong to be able to compete with you."
It really surprised me that you ended up with a draw."
Ling Ruo smiled and said: "Tong Guiren's chess skills have never been weak, but the emperor doesn't know."
Yinzhen smiled and said nothing, but Tong Jia's face turned slightly red and she leaned forward and said, "Your Majesty must have something to say to your Majesty when he comes here, so I will leave first."
Seeing that Yinzhen didn't speak, Ling Ruo couldn't stay any longer, so he asked Shuixiu to get an umbrella for her, and told her to be careful of slippery roads and walk slower on rainy days.
Looking at Tong Jia's figure disappearing into the rain, Yinzhen said: "You and Xiao Tong are very close to each other. In front of you, she doesn't look as cold and arrogant as usual. Even when I see her on weekdays, I don't see her as cold and arrogant.
So approachable.”
Ling Ruo smiled slightly and said: "Actually, Noble Tong is not as cold and arrogant as the emperor thought. It's just that the emperor doesn't know her very well. If the emperor is willing to spend some time to understand her, he will change his view of Noble Tong and even think that she is
A woman of true love and sex.”
Yinzhen raised his eyebrows and said with some surprise: "Such love? There are so many people in the palace, and you seem to be the first one to be evaluated by these four words. It seems that you and her are not just in love."
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Ling Ruo raised his eyes and said, "I'm just telling the truth. If the emperor feels that I'm intentionally biased towards Mr. Tong, you can ignore what I'm saying."
Yinzhen looked away and chuckled: "Why would I miss you so much? You have always been fair and organized, otherwise how could I trust you to leave all the affairs of the harem to you. I won't back out again. Even if you really prefer Xiao Tong, she will definitely do it."
There is a reason worthy of your preference. Am I right?"
Ling Ruo bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty is wise."