Puyuan is located near the imperial palace in Bianjing City.
Puyuan is well known to the world for its hundreds of pavilions.
Viewed from a height, the hundreds of pavilions in the Pu Garden look like hundreds of chess pieces arranged on a chessboard. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why chess games are held here all year round. There is a blank space on the chessboard.
A plum grove was planted in that place. There was a thatched house in the plum grove.
I don’t know who thought of building a thatched house in this plum forest. Is it just for decoration?
This thatched house was originally uninhabited, but today, there is more than one person in the thatched house.
"Sir, I don't understand why you summoned the person who won the first place in this chess match." The person who spoke was a middle-aged man, who was the organizer of this chess match, Wang Zhihai.
This person stood in front of the bed and looked at the man sitting on the bed very respectfully.
The man opened his eyes and said: "I came to Bianjing this time to seek refuge, and I calculated that the person who won the first place in the chess game could help me escape."
Wang Zhihai asked with concern: "Sir, what have you encountered? Can I help?"
The man said: "This matter is very involved. Don't ask too much and just do your own thing."
Wang Zhihai knew that the man was very mysterious and never told lies, so he always believed in the man's words. When he saw that the man's words were very serious, he knew that this matter was really not something he could intervene in.
Wang Zhihai lowered his head and said, "Yes."
The hut fell into silence again, and the children beside the man were always quiet, especially when they were around the man.
This is not in line with his lively and active nature at this age, and he seems to be very sensible.
Generally, sensible children are children who have experienced hardships, with few exceptions.
Wang Zhihai seemed to have thought of something again and said cautiously: "Sir, I have a son named Wang Jinhua. I hope you can give him some words of caution."
The man said: "Go back first and let him come over."
Wang Zhihai couldn't hide the joy from his heart and said quickly: "Thank you sir."
Without waiting for the man to say anything else, he resigned and left.
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The sky was getting dark, and the child lit a candle in the hut, and the light from the candle illuminated the entire house.
It was clearly visible that the man sitting cross-legged on the bed was very pale, even paler than during the day. This may be due to the light of the candle.
At this time, there was a burst of footsteps outside the house. It didn't sound like the footsteps of one person, but like two people.
Sure enough, not long after, two people stepped into the door of the hut.
When the two stepped into the door, the man sitting on the bed happened to open his eyes.
"Sir, it was my father who asked me to come here." Wang Jinhua said, without any respect in his tone.
The man glanced at him and said, "Go back first. Remember not to talk nonsense on the way. It's best to keep your mouth shut."
Wang Jinhua was immediately dissatisfied after hearing the man's words. Although his father told him to take the man's words to heart, he didn't take it seriously. And because he was driven away as soon as he arrived, and the man's words had a slightly commanding tone.
, these all make him feel uncomfortable. Usually he orders others, but there is no one who orders him.
However, he knew that the person in front of him was an honored guest that his father had repeatedly ordered, and he must not offend him.
He was about to say something else, but was pulled aside by Liu Ming beside him.
Liu Ming said something: "You go first, and I will help you with the things I promised you when this matter is over."
Wang Jinhua was overjoyed when he heard Liu Ming's words, as if he had received some precious promise, "Okay, it's a deal."
After saying that, he left without waiting for prompting.
After Wang Jinhua left, there were only three people left in the room, namely Liu Ming, Ji Yan and the man.
Ji Yan is that child.
Liu Ming and the man looked at each other but said nothing.
Ji Yan was a little uneasy. He felt that the atmosphere around him was a bit solemn.
Liu Ming spoke first: "My pavilion master invites you to go somewhere."
The man said: "Okay."
The man was not afraid at all, but agreed readily.
Liu Ming asked: "You didn't ask where it was?"
The man said: "Don't ask."
Liu Ming asked curiously: "Why?"
The man said: "I have no way to refuse your invitation, so I will naturally go to that place. Since I am going, I will know sooner or later, so why bother asking."
Liu Ming said: "What a strange man."
I don’t know whether his words were genuine approval or fake praise.
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Under the moonlight.
Wang Jinhua walked alone in the Puyuan.
He picked up a branch from somewhere in his hand and waved it randomly in the air, doing nothing.
"Hehe, I didn't expect this thing to be so easy, but just bring me to Mr. So-and-so, and he will guarantee that he will help me get Yan Wen done."
Wang Jinhua had a bad smile on his face and looked a little wretched. He didn't know what he was thinking about.
"Wait until I catch Yan Wen and let her see what happens if she offends this young master! You dare to say that this young master is a nuisance. Let me kill you!"
As he spoke, he threw the branch in his hand into the distance.
Suddenly, a person appeared on the path where Wang Jinhua was walking. The person was wearing a curtain hat and his appearance could not be seen clearly.
However, Wang Jinhua was very familiar with this person's clothing and appearance. He pointed at this person and said, "What are you doing here?"
This person was He Yidao, and he said: "I advise you not to take advantage of Sister Wen."
Wang Jinhua sneered and said: "Boy, don't meddle in other people's business. Don't worry about things that are not your business. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't even be able to save your life."
He Yidao asked in a calm tone: "Then you insist on hitting Sister Wen's attention?"
Wang Jinhua sneered and said: "This is none of your business. You kid, don't be ignorant. My Wang family has a big business. It's just a simple matter to prevent you from surviving in Bianjing. So I advise you not to do it."
Get involved in the affairs between me and Yan Wen. Moreover, Yan Wen will definitely fall into my hands this time, and I will use my own methods to make her marry me happily."
He Yidao asked: "Your method?"
Wang Jinhua said with a smile: "Yes, I have already invited someone, and I will do it in a few days. Just wait to receive Yan Wen and I's wedding invitation."
He Yidao said: "It seems that you are planning to use dirty tricks."
Wang Jinhua looked disdainful, "Yes, I dare to tell you. Of course I'm not afraid of you knowing. Even if you know it's a dirty trick, so what? Can you kill me?"
"Kill you?" He Yidao's tone was slightly questioning, and a cruel smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he said softly: "Okay, as you wish."
He Yidao's right hand moved slightly, the amplitude was not very large, but a black light shot out from his right hand.
A black flying knife pierced Wang Jinhua's throat directly, and the mocking expression on his face gradually became stiff.
The knife was too fast to make any reaction.
The knife stabbed directly through the throat, which was a bigger crisis than before.
Wang Jinhua's vitality slowly passed away, and he fell backwards without any resistance.
Until he was about to die, the words of the pale man suddenly appeared in Wang Jinhua's mind.
"You go back first. Remember not to talk nonsense on the way. It's best to shut up."
Endless regret welled up in his heart. If he had known better, he would not have taken Yan Wen's advice. If he had known better, he would have listened to his husband.