Dinner was still early, only about four o'clock, and Luo Ziling's suggestion was that it would be better to rest for a while after dinner for treatment, so Ling Mingrui decided to wait until after dinner before letting Luo Ziling do treatment.
There was more than an hour before dinner, so Ling Mingrui asked Luo Ziling to play chess with him.
Luo Ziling knew that Ling Mingrui wanted to talk to him alone, so he didn't refuse.
Xie Enhua and Ling Ruonan also knew what Ling Mingrui meant, so they didn't bother them.
"I heard that you and Yang Qingye cheated Chen Jiahai?" Before the move started, Ling Mingrui said, "This matter has made both Chen Yining and Yang Yunlin very angry. Do you know what this means?"
Luo Ziling answered honestly: "The Chen and Yang families will have conflicts, and Yang Qingyin, Yang Qingye and I will also become the target of public criticism."
"It seems that I really underestimate you," Ling Mingrui glared at Luo Ziling and motioned for him to get off first.
Luo Ziling took the lead in black and took a star position.
Ling Mingrui occupied another star position and continued talking while playing chess: "You are much more scheming than me."
"Grandpa, many times it's not me deliberately plotting against someone, but what I do unintentionally out of desperation. Also, this incident was not that we deliberately tricked Chen Jiahai, but that he plotted against us first, and we only came to him after we had the evidence.
, he had to pay a certain price to appease our anger." Luo Ziling explained seriously.
"Oh?!" Ling Mingrui, who didn't know the specific situation, was slightly surprised, "What's going on?"
After giving an overview of the situation, Luo Ziling said: "Chen Jiahai has plotted against me not once or twice, but this time he actually plotted against Yang Qingye as well, trying to ruin our reputation. He didn't expect that we would track him down so quickly.
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"It seems that you are planning to stir up conflicts between the Ling family and the Chen family, right?" After Ling Mingrui laid another stone, he glared at Luo Ziling unkindly and warned: "I will not allow you to plot against the Ling family.
, doing things under the banner of the Ling family."
"I have never done anything under the banner of the Ling family," Luo Ziling shook his head firmly, "I am not a descendant of the Ling family, so I will not act under the banner of the Ling family."
"But many people know that you are Ling Ruonan's son."
"Then I can't help it. I can't deny that I'm my mother's son, right?"
Ling Mingrui was immediately a little angry. Luo Ziling's words were just being a rogue.
"Grandpa, I really don't understand why there are so many people who don't want me to live a good life and want to plot against me. I feel that after I returned to Yanjing, I didn't threaten anyone, and I didn't want to settle accounts with anyone.
I don’t understand why they can’t tolerate me, even my own uncle.” Luo Ziling felt aggrieved.
Ling Mingrui's face turned cold: "That day you called your uncle a scumbag who is worse than an animal. Do you think the son I had with your grandmother is such a person?"
"I spoke out of anger and because I was misunderstood," Luo Ziling admitted his mistake honestly. "My mother also told me that. I will not scold him like that in the future. After all, he is my mother's brother. Even if
I don't recognize him as my uncle either. But if he wants my life, I will definitely not let him plot against me. I hope grandpa can persuade him not to always want me to die. After all, I am also his nephew.
Dear."
Ling Mingrui was silent, but he didn't play chess for a while. After being silent for a while, he finally made a bad move.
When Luo Ziling saw the opportunity, he immediately counterattacked and surrounded Ling Mingrui's big dragon as if he was pressing forward step by step.
Ling Mingrui frowned and thought for a moment before taking a shot.
But after staring at the chessboard for a while, he said to Luo Ziling: "As a grandfather, I advise you: act more restrained and don't go against the Ling family. The only people who can help you now are the Ling family and those who are dependent on the Ling family.
People. Without the help of these people, you and your mother would not be able to stay in Yanjing. The Ling family is willing to help you, and you and your mother must also help the Ling family grow stronger. I hope you can remember these few words of mine and don’t do it too often.
You are so unreasonable and so fierce. You are good in all aspects. If you act more low-key and have your mother's care, you will definitely achieve great success in the future. As a grandfather, I am also happy to see you achieve success."
"Thank you, grandpa!" Seeing Ling Mingrui's sincerity, Luo Ziling said thank you.
However, when it came to playing chess, he did not give in because of Ling Mingrui's words. He still played every move with full offensive power.
Soon, Ling Mingrui realized that the situation was wrong. The large area in his lower right corner was about to be captured by Luo Ziling.
After thinking about it, he could only admit defeat by betting in the middle of the game.
"I can feel your personality from your chess playing characteristics. You are very aggressive and will not miss an opportunity." When Ling Mingrui signaled Luo Ziling to play another game with him, he said earnestly: "Your father's personality is actually
Similar to you, but you are less stubborn than him. At that time, I was willing to marry your mother to your father, but later your father's many self-willed behaviors blocked their way out, and there was nothing I could do. He
You have constant conflicts with Zhengping, and he also plays with your aunt's feelings. If it weren't for this, your uncle wouldn't stand on his opposite side, and he wouldn't treat you like this now. So, you can't imitate him, you have to know how to advance and retreat."
"Thank you grandpa for the reminder, I will definitely keep it in mind," Luo Ziling thanked him again.
From Ling Mingrui's words, he smelled something strange again. Things back then were far from as simple as he understood now.
But in the second game, Luo Ziling still had the upper hand.
Originally, Luo Ziling's chess skills were better than Ling Mingrui, who focused most of his attention on government affairs. In addition, he played well today, so after the middle game, he had a clear upper hand. Ling Mingrui couldn't help but frown.
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But just as Ling Mingrui was thinking hard and trying to find a way to relieve his big dragon, several chess pieces held by Luo Ziling accidentally fell onto the chessboard, disrupting the layout of the chess pieces on the chessboard.
"Uh, grandpa, I'm sorry, I accidentally dropped the chess piece." Luo Ziling suggested sheepishly, "How about we play another game and forget this one?"
Ling Mingrui didn't explain, but looked at Luo Ziling meaningfully.
Luo Ziling just smiled and said nothing.
"It seems that Old Man Luo taught his grandson to be better than his son," Ling Mingrui didn't plan to play any more. After throwing the chess pieces back into the chess box, he stood up and sighed: "No wonder he dares to talk to me so forcefully.
Haha, next time your grandpa comes to Yanjing, I will invite him to drink. No, I will go and drink with him in person."
Luo Ziling was a little confused. He didn't expect Ling Mingrui to say such a thing, and he didn't understand the meaning of Ling Mingrui's words.
After Ling Mingrui walked out of the room and stayed alone for a while, he roughly understood what it meant and couldn't help but be overjoyed.