"What are you talking about? You have been in charge of Zhonggui for so many years and you can't even tame a little girl. How can you be the mistress of the house?" Helian was furious and stared at Wang Yuanxiang with a pair of sharp and turbid eyes.
Wang Yuanxiang was startled, what she just said was obviously the truth, so she said a little aggrievedly: "It's not the daughter-in-law's fault that the mother is angry, the daughter-in-law just thought of Su Tao's words that day, and I'm afraid she won't be able to tame her, as you know
, Su Tao has been following Ajin for many years and has great martial arts skills. I’m afraid she won’t listen to what the maid in my house says.”
"What nonsense! Can a girl ride on the master's head? Doesn't the Beitang Mansion have no rules?" Helian became angrier as he spoke and banged the small table he stood on.
Wang Yuanxiang did not expect that Helian would be so angry, and was a little confused, and hurriedly said: "My daughter-in-law is so stupid that I have troubled my mother. My daughter-in-law will do her best to teach Su Tao well and save the face of the Beitang family."
Bei Tangjin glanced sideways at Wang Yuanxiang, who was still puzzled. He frowned and sneered in his heart, "Mother, I'm afraid you don't know. Your grandmother already knows your thoughts for your daughter."
"Humph!" Helianshi was still angry and stared at Wang Yuanxiang coldly, with anger and disappointment in his eyes.
Wang Yuanxiang shivered and thought to herself: What's wrong with the old lady?
"Go and call that girl over. I want to see if she dares to cross the master!" After a while, Helian said coldly.
Immediately, a maid called Su Tao. Su Tao looked confused. What did the old lady ask her to do?
Helian looked at Su Tao saluting her with a respectful and obedient face, even a little uneasy. She even felt that Wang Yuanxiang was incompetent! Although this girl had a bit of a stubborn temper, she still knew what was good and what was good!
In fact, Su Tao was frightened by that day, especially the Helian family, who even Beitang Jin was afraid of. Of course she was frightened. Therefore, her expression today was purely a natural expression.
"Get up." Helian looked at Su Tao with a straight face and saw that she was a sign of a girl.
Bei Tangjin told her that if she saw Helian, she should speak less to avoid being punished for saying the wrong thing. Su Tao did not dare to say another word for fear of hurting Bei Tangjin, so she just stood up respectfully.
"I am looking for you today to tell you something. You are going to be a wife, so you still have to learn the rules. From today on, you will learn the rules from my wife." Helianshi was not cold.
Bu Nuode said, her tone had a sense of oppression, which made people dare not violate it.
Su Tao was horrified when she heard this. She knew that Bei Tangjin and Mrs. Wang were hostile. If he followed Wang Yuanxiang to learn the rules, the other party would definitely do everything possible to make things difficult for her. This...
She was about to say she didn't want to, but Bei Tangjin's voice suddenly circled under her ears a few more times, and he immediately swallowed back what he was about to say.
The young lady once told her that no matter what the other party said when she saw Helian, she must obey and cannot refute.
So, after just a moment, she said respectfully: "Su Tao will obey the old lady's arrangements."
Seeing that she was very docile today, Helianshi looked at Wang Yuanxiang with sharp eyes and said, "I've left it to you. If anything goes wrong, you know the consequences!"
Wang Yuanxiang didn't dare to refute, but she still felt extremely aggrieved. This Su Tao was naturally obedient in front of you! However, she said with great respect: "My daughter-in-law will definitely live up to her mother's expectations."
Seeing that Wang Yuanxiang finally gave her personal assurance, she waved her hand and said: "Okay, you all can go down! I, an old woman, have to worry about this little thing!" She meant to blame Wang Yuanxiang for not doing things well.
But Wang Yuanxiang didn't dare to refute, and everyone didn't dare to say a word, so they all bowed and retreated.
After everyone left, Helian was even more angry and said fiercely: "Look at her, does she have the tolerance that a matron should have? She fights with children all day long, and she really doesn't let me, an old woman, go."
It's in her eyes!" Today she was just testing Wang Yuanxiang with the matter of Su Tao, but she didn't expect that she really had other thoughts!
Aunt Qiu quickly made tea again, handed it to Helian, and said comfortingly: "Old lady, please calm down. Even though Madam has other thoughts, she can't get it out of your hands."
Wang Yuanxiang's action against Beitang Jin was to weaken the strength of the Beitang family. Helian felt that Wang Yuanxiang only cared about herself and did not think about the Beitang family at all. In addition, Wang Yuanxiang was very respectful to her on the surface, but secretly did not care about her.
She knows how to scold her as a mother-in-law!
After this incident, Su Tao moved to Shuyunzhai. Wang Yuanxiang asked her dowry sister, Aunt Zhao, to teach Su Tao the rules. Aunt Zhao was very conscientious in her duties. After hearing the feedback from the little girls, Bei Tang Jin entered the palace with peace of mind.
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Jin of the Northern Tang Dynasty was originally playing chess with Princess Yongchang in the Yumiao Palace. Eunuch Gao, who was beside the emperor, came to send a message and said: "Princess, your Majesty invites you and General Yurong to go to the Yangxin Palace to talk."
When Princess Yongchang heard this, she didn't even raise her head. She waved her hands and said, "I understand. You can go ahead and tell your father that I will be there later."
However, Eunuch Gao still did not withdraw. Although the princess had nothing to say this time, His Majesty had ordered that the people be brought here. His Majesty must have been displeased when he responded like this, so he said again:
"His Royal Highness Prince Ming is here today, so His Majesty specially invites the princess to come." Previously, as long as it was stated that the king was there, Princess Yongchang would not refuse anymore.
However, to Eunuch Gao's expectation, Princess Yongchang still did not raise her head, her beautiful eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and the expression on her face did not change at all, as if she had not heard anything.
Eunuch Gao had no choice but to ask Bei Tangjin for help. Bei Tangjin smiled at Eunuch Gao, shook his head, and indicated that she was helpless. Princess Yongchang hated being disturbed when she was playing chess.
Eunuch Gao had no choice but to stand aside and wait when he saw Bei Tangjin.
I don’t know how long it took, but Princess Yongchang finally settled down. Seeing that Princess Yongchang still had a serious look on her face, Beitang Jin probably forgot what Eunuch Gao had just said, so he reminded her: “Your Majesty invites the princess to go to the Yangxin Palace to talk.
talk."
Princess Yongchang nodded, indicating that she understood.
Eunuch Gao glanced at Bei Tang Jin with gratitude. At this time, Bei Tang Jin was the most popular person around Princess Yongchang. She was the most talkative. He only prayed that this ancestor could move quickly so that His Majesty and His Highness Prince Ming would not wait.
Anxious.
Beitang Jin naturally knew the psychology of Eunuch Gao, so she originally wanted to lose to Princess Yongchang in this game, but ended up winning the game in three moves.
Princess Yongchang looked at the chessboard in surprise and said, "I still had an advantage just now? Why did I lose in the blink of an eye?"
Bei Tangjin smiled and shook her head: "Look, princess." She pointed out the trap she had set to Princess Yongchang.
Princess Yongchang suddenly realized and said: "It turns out to be here..." She tried every means not to fall into the trap, but in the end she thought she was going to win, but she lost instead.
She sighed, raised her head, looked at Eunuch Gao and said, "Eunuch, please lead the way."
Eunuch Gao knew that Bei Tangjin had helped him this time, so he was grateful. He smiled gratefully at Bei Tangjin and led a group of eunuchs to lead the way.
When Beitang Jin and Princess Yongchang arrived at Yangxin Hall, Feng Xichun was playing chess with the emperor. The emperor looked undecided, but Feng Xichuan still had a relaxed attitude and an elegant smile.
Princess Yongchang and Beitang Jin paid greetings to the emperor, and Beitang Jin paid greetings to Feng Xiyan. When the emperor saw the two of them, he smiled and said, "This must be after playing a game of chess! Yongchang's chess addiction has happened again."
Feng Xiling looked at the two of them. One was wearing a snow-white robe, and the other was aqua blue robe with a thick white fox fur outside. One was holding a hand stove, and the other was not holding a hand stove. The one without a hand stove was naturally Bei.
Tang Jin looked refreshed on such a cold day.
Feng Xichun smiled gracefully and said a little aggrievedly: "Isn't that right? Since Yurong came, Yongchang no longer needs Xichun to play chess with him." In the past, as soon as he entered the palace, Princess Yongchang would come.
Yangxin Palace invited him to play chess and was very warm to him. However, as soon as Beitang Jin came, Princess Yongchang's attitude towards him completely changed.
Princess Yongchang heard this and said, "Where does His Highness Prince Ming have time to accompany Yongchang?" It means that Beitang Jin has plenty of time to accompany her, but you, Feng Xichun, are different. Therefore, with Beitang Jin, she no longer has time to accompany her.
It makes sense to look for Feng Xichun.
Bei Tangjin was amused when she saw Princess Yongchang turning over Feng Xichun's words like this. An ordinary person would have comforted her when seeing Feng Xichun so wronged, but Princess Yongchang obviously knew this person very well.
, he said what was in his heart straightforwardly and was not afraid of Feng Xichun being sad. Naturally, Feng Xichun would not be sad because of this matter. He was just acting and liked to play tricks on others.
Princess Yongchang must have suffered a loss from him before, so it would no longer work for Feng Xichun to use this trick again.
Hearing Princess Yongchang's words, Feng Xichun didn't care. She just smiled and shook her head, Yongchang, Yongchang, you just left me out in the cold.
But the emperor smiled from ear to ear and said: "Haha, it's good that Yurong has come, it's wonderful that Yurong has come. Now, no one can compete with me anymore!"
Princess Yongchang seemed to be deliberately causing trouble for Feng Xichen. She smiled slightly and said, "My son feels the same way."
Bei Tang Jin looked at Princess Yongchang in surprise and thought: Could it be that Feng Xichun once made a fool of Princess Yongchang? Princess Yongchang used to care about Feng Xichun playing chess and composing piano music with her, but now it was
No need.
Is this going to burn bridges across rivers?
Feng Xiling had a look of grievance and a wry smile on her face, but she said no more.
The emperor nodded and said: "Since Yu Rong is here, come and play with me!" The emperor said very casually.
However, alarm bells rang in Bei Tangjin's heart. Why did the emperor suddenly invite her to play chess? In the previous life, the emperor never invited her to play chess even though he knew that she had excellent chess skills. What happened today?
She naturally turned her eyes to Feng Xichun, who smiled faintly at her, as if asking her to wish for happiness.
The current emperor is suspicious. If he loses, he will think that you are deliberately flattering, which will make him unhappy and disgusted, and think that you have no spine. If you win, it will be even more terrible. He will think that you are a deep-minded and extremely evil person.
It's dangerous, I'm going to get rid of you!
Therefore, whether she won this game of chess or lost, the result of a draw was almost the same as that of a win, which would also arouse the emperor's suspicion.
Princess Yongchang didn't know Beitang Jin's worries. In her eyes, her father was the most loving father, so she smiled and said: "Father, Ajin is very skilled in chess, so you have to be careful."
The emperor looked very interested. He tilted his head and looked at Beitang Jin and said, "Oh? Then I wonder if Yurong and Xichun play chess, what will be the outcome?"
Princess Yongchang is also very curious. Feng Xichun's chess playing style is extremely weird, while Bei Tangjin plays every step with traps. What will be the outcome of such a game between two people?
She couldn't help but look sideways at the two people, looked back and forth several times, and finally shook her head and said, "My son is also curious about this!"
Feng Xichun smiled and said, "You will know the result after Yu Rong plays chess with Your Majesty."
The emperor nodded and said: "Yining is right. If Yurong can beat me, he can also compete with Xichun. What the emperor means is that he always loses to Feng Xichun.
The emperor dotes on Feng Xichun, and the emperor naturally loves Feng Xichun when she wins chess. But the situation is different for Beitang Jin. She is an important minister in the court and participates in government affairs, so the emperor will inevitably be suspicious of her.
Princess Yongchang said: "There is no need to go to such trouble, just ask Ming Wang to play chess with A Jin."
The emperor smiled and nodded, saying: "That's the truth, but I really want to play a game of chess with Yu Rong. What does Yu Rong think?"
"Yurong is all at your Majesty's disposal," Beitang Jin said respectfully.
"In that case, Yu Rong, please come and sit down." The emperor waved to Bei Tang Jin and motioned for him to sit on the couch. Bei Tang Jin did not refuse and sat down.
The emperor did not ask Bei Tang Jin, but directly took a black stone and dropped it into the chessboard.
Beitang Jin frowned and then gave up.
Both of them started making moves very quickly. Bei Tangjin made moves while observing the emperor's chess playing style. She found that the emperor's moves were very domineering and swept across the area, giving people a sense of oppression of the power of the emperor. Of course, the emperor's chess game
His skills are still a bit inferior to Feng Xichun's. Even though he is very domineering, he is not stable enough and has many loopholes.
Although Bei Tangjin was taking steps step by step, her playing style was different from her usual. While she was decisive in her moves, she was also very gentle, not as ruthless as Tong Feng Xichun's chess players.
The emperor saw that Bei Tang Jin could eat three of his sons, but she only ate one. He couldn't help but be surprised. He had done it many times in a row.
Me?"
Feng Xichun was also very surprised. Every time Bei Tangjin made a move, he was fast, accurate, and ruthless. He never gave his opponent a chance to stand up. Why did he show mercy this time? According to Bei Tangjin's intelligence, he would not deliberately lose to His Majesty.
of.
Princess Yongchang was not surprised, because Bei Tangjin usually used this method when playing chess with her, so before Bei Tangjin could answer, she explained with a smile: "Father, be careful, the more you feel
If Ajin gives in, you will lose even more."
The emperor suddenly realized and said: "It turns out this is a trap! I didn't even notice it, but Ajin always leaves three points of room for his opponent when playing chess, which I really appreciate."
However, when Feng Xichun heard this, she shook her head. How could Bei Tangjin give her opponent a chance to breathe? If this happened, it would be either a trap or a cover thrown by her to deliberately confuse you.
!
Bei Tangjin just smiled slightly and did not answer.
Sure enough, within a short while, a large number of the emperor's chess pieces were eaten by Bei Tangjin. At this time, he realized what Princess Yongchang had just said, and Bei Tangjin was deliberately giving him a little sweetness to make him take the bait!
This girl is so cunning!
Feng Xichun shook his head. After all, the emperor was no match for Bei Tangjin. Not only did he have many loopholes, but he also failed to guard against the other party's traps. He looked forward and backward, but failed to take care of both sides.
It's just that even though the emperor is at a disadvantage, he still has a calm mind. The reason is that even if he is at a disadvantage at this time, he may not win in the end.
Sure enough, the emperor was very good at finishing the game. Bei Tangjin seemed a little indecisive and hesitant when finishing the game, and finally lost the game.
At the end, the emperor sighed: "Yurong Bingxue is smart. She should have been able to win this game, but she was too soft-hearted and lost." He seemed to be regretful, but also seemed to be happy.
When Princess Yongchang heard this, she was a little disappointed and said, "Father, you are too cruel and don't give Ajin a chance to breathe."
However, Feng Xichun said: "Compared to His Majesty's chess style, Yu Rong is naturally much softer."
The emperor shook his head and said: "Fortunately, Yu Rong did not fall in love with you. You are not only ruthless, but also cunning!"
Bei Tangjin secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. She passed safely this time.
The emperor was suspicious, so naturally she couldn't deliberately give up the chess, and naturally she couldn't win in the end. She always had to find a reason to lose, so she gave the emperor a reason. No matter how smart a person is, if he can't be ruthless at the critical moment, he will eventually lose.
If she is unbearable, then she is easy to control. As long as she is controllable and has shortcomings and loopholes in the eyes of the emperor, then she will be safe.
It's hard to guess the emperor's heart. Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. This is the truth.
Since it was Helian's birthday in three days, Princess Yongchang had to let Bei Tangjin return home. Feng Xichun and Bei Tangjin walked out of the palace together. He looked at Bei Tangjin who still looked calm.
He thought that he told the emperor today that Bei Tang Jin was very skilled in chess and he might not be able to win, in order to arouse the emperor's competitive spirit and make him want to play chess with Bei Tang Jin. He originally wanted to use the chess game to make the emperor realize that Bei Tang Jin
Tang Jin is very dangerous, but he didn't expect that his tactful reminder would be easily defeated by Bei Tang Jin.
"It's the first day I saw Xizhen, and Yurong was so kind and soft-hearted." Feng Xizhen looked at Bei Tangjin with a smile.
Bei Tangjin said: "Yu Rong is not soft-hearted, but the layout method is different, which makes it appear that she is soft-hearted." It is true that her layout method is extremely gentle. She misleads the opponent and then attacks at the same time, which shows that she is benevolent.
After a while, she appeared softer against the emperor's fierce and domineering chess style.
Feng Xiling's smile was full of sarcasm, and she said, "Yurong is not afraid that I will tell His Majesty that you did it on purpose?"
Bei Tangjin smiled and said: "If the prince can tell your majesty directly, there is no need to use such a tactful way!" In fact, the emperor is extremely stubborn and proud. Even if Feng Xichuan said it, he might not believe it.
The emperor always felt that he was right, so Feng Xichuan wanted him to experience and discover it for himself.
Bei Tangjin treated him so indifferently, Feng Xichun was not disappointed, but still smiled calmly and gave up. At the end, he suddenly said to Bei Tangjin: "By the way, in three days, Xichuan will have a big gift for Yurong."