Qi Xingchen didn't expect to meet Qi Yi here, so he greeted her politely. Qi Yi excused himself by saying that Qi Xingchen was very good at chess and wanted to ask for advice. Please ask Qi Xingchen for his favor.
"I..." Qi Xingchen tried to evade. After all, it was not good for him to be too close to Qi Yi.
Firstly, it is easy for Huaying to misunderstand sincerely. Secondly, Qi Xingchen understands Qi Xuan's intentions. Qi Xuan wants to use Qi Xingchen's power to send Qi Yi to Qi Shuihan.
Qi Shuihan has been almost uninterested in women over the years, and Qi Xingchen is not completely sure, but he needs to sell a favor to Qi Xuan, and Qi Xingchen also needs external force to protect him. Besides, Qi Shuihan can't be around Qi Xingchen, either overtly or covertly.
With few eyeliners, Qi Xingchen naturally planned to rebel against the general and left people around Qi Shuihan who could give him information.
Although Qi Yi might not be able to capture Qi Shuihan's heart, Qi Xingchen thought it wouldn't hurt to give it a try.
In the past, Qi Xingchen went his own way and ignored the fraternal and party struggles. When he was powerful, he worked more for the benefit of the people. When he was powerless, he was free and at ease. He had never cared so much about his own life. Everyone is mortal, no matter how glorious his life is,
It’s only one life.
But now that he has Hua Ying by his side, he promised that he would protect her and prevent her from any harm. So he cannot die. He must live well to fulfill his promise to Hua Ying.
The eldest brother Qi Shuihan has many plans against him, and now Qi Xingchen has to guard against him. He is afraid that if he doesn't think carefully enough, he will implicate Hua Ying.
Qi Xingchen's heart has changed. He is no longer carefree and has many worries.
"Prince Chen, shouldn't he even be willing to agree to this?" Qi Yi said softly.
"Of course not, then I will play chess with the princess." Qi Xingchen could only say.
Qi Xingchen followed Qi Yi to the princess's bedroom. Qi Yi asked Qing Xiao to wait in the lobby outside and then went into the study with Qi Xingchen.
"You all go down." Qi Yi sent away the maid in the study.
This made Qi Xingchen feel a little strange. He and Qi Yi were the only two people left in the study. However, Qi Xingchen felt that Qi Yi had the virtues of a princess and would never do anything dishonorable.
Qi Xingchen scanned the study room, but there was no chessboard in sight. Qi Yi walked to the desk, smiled at Qi Xingchen and said, "My lord, I have heard that you are proficient in chess, calligraphy and painting. Come and take a look. What does Yi'er's painting look like?"
"Okay." Qi Xingchen walked to Qi Yi's side. The princess could only pretend not to know what he was thinking.
There is an ink landscape painting on the desk. The ink placement is precise and it can be said that the painting is ingenious. Qi Xingchen asked: "This is such a beautiful painting. I wonder which artist painted it?"
Qi Yi looked ashamed: "I drew it."
Qi Xingchen praised: "The princess is indeed a beautiful person with a clever heart."
"Your Majesty, please look at this painting again." Qi Yi rolled up the landscape painting, with a portrait underneath.
Qi Xingchen's expression changed. The person in the painting was none other than Qi Xingchen. He had just arrived in the Qi Kingdom. He was dressed in a golden battle robe, and his tenderness and domineering power remained intact.
"This is a painting I made for the prince." Qi Yi said.
Qi Yi's brows sparkled and she looked at him with ardent eyes, hoping to get his response. Qi Xingchen avoided looking back and just smiled faintly: "The princess's painting style is more suitable for landscape painting."
The coldness of his tone hurt her heart greatly. She looked at him gently, why could he reject her affection so easily?