30 Slightly inferior
Xiao Tingyun was startled and subconsciously looked at the person on the opposite side. The cloak in his arms suddenly felt hot.
Zhang Quanfu felt a little uneasy, wondering if he had gone too far in acting on his own. !
Pei Yuning lowered his brows and drank a sip of warm tea. When he looked across again, he found that the woman was still staring at him stubbornly.
After a long stalemate, Pei Yuning couldn't help but sighed softly and said softly, "Put it on to avoid catching a cold."
Xiao Tingyun's eyes brightened up a little, "Thank you."
The cloak was gently wrapped around her shoulders. It was a bit large, and the scent of pine resin enveloped her. Xiao Tingyun's heart trembled slightly. She took another sip of tea, and her pale face looked better.
Looking at the unfinished chess game on the board, he asked, "Do you know how to play chess?"
Xiao Tingyun was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "A little bit."
"Would you like to play a game?" Pei Yuning asked softly.
"It is better to obey than to be respectful."
After Xiao Tingyun agreed, he glanced at the chessboard and was startled, "This chess..."
"how?"
Xiao Tingyun pursed his lips. As the saying goes: A game of chess can tell a lot about a person.
The black and white pieces are entangled with each other. The black pieces are silent at first, but they are traps at every step, luring people to go deeper. By the time people notice, the black pieces are already unstoppable.
The white piece is gentle and polite, like water, but also sharp and aggressive, and fights with it.
White's decline was obvious, but she didn't care. What she cared about was the style of play, which was very similar to her father's.
But the game is not over yet, so the final outcome is unknown.
"Is there anything wrong with this chess game?"
While Xiao Tingyun was thinking quietly, he heard a soft question.
Xiao Tingyun suddenly came back to his senses. "Nothing, it's just that... the chess style of this man with white pieces is somewhat similar to that of someone I know."
Pei Yuning raised his eyebrows, thinking that he was alert.
Zhang Quanfu clicked his tongue in the corner. How could he not recognize him? ! Or he was someone she had known since she was in the womb!
As soon as you arrived, your father was driven away. I guess he hasn’t gone far yet!
"Did Mr. Pei have any guests just now?" Xiao Tingyun noticed the leftover tea on the side and asked casually.
"It was just a chance meeting, so I invited him for a cup of tea." Pei Yuning replied slowly.
Xiao Tingyun put aside his thoughts and played chess with him.
When the black and white chess pieces returned to their positions, Pei Yuning continued to play the black pieces, while Xiao Tingyun played the white pieces.
Pei Yuning didn't get off, Xiao Tingyun looked up with a puzzled look.
Pei Yuning picked up a round black dot and dropped it on the upper right corner.
Xiao Tingyun then landed in the upper left corner.
The two of them went back and forth for a quarter of an hour. Xiao Tingyun's chess skills were average, so he knew that he was giving him a handicap.
His style of play is obviously different from his previous sharp and aggressive style.
Instead, he seemed very gentle and polite.
While they were playing chess inside, Zhuxi came running in with a porcelain bottle and a wound on his face.
But he was suddenly stopped.
Zhuxi's colleagues reported their purpose and waited patiently at the door.
When Cai Xing heard this, she remembered the boy and hurried out to meet the man.
Zhuxi looked at the person coming out and said with an apologetic smile, "I'm really sorry that I couldn't get a doctor, but I got some medicine for the wound, I hope it will be useful!"
Cai Xing knew that her young lady had already seen a doctor, so it was nothing serious. Instead, she was surprised by the wound on his face.
"What's wrong with your face? Who bullied you?!" Cai Xing felt something was wrong the more she looked.
Zhuxi lowered his head and covered his face with his hands. "It's nothing serious. I just fell down accidentally."
"Can a fall leave a slap mark?"
"Tell me who hit you!" Cai Xing was furious.
Zhuxi explained anxiously, "It's really nothing. I just heard something happened in the guest room when I went to look for medicine. I followed the sound and accidentally bumped into a group of noble people, and that's when I got hurt."
"Guest room?" Cai Xing's eyes flashed as she thought of the room where the accident happened.
"Yes, many people went there. I heard that it even alarmed the old lady."
Cai Xing didn't ask much, just told him to be careful and not to go there again.
At the same time, she handed him the silver in her sleeve and said, "My daughter has seen a doctor. The doctor said it's nothing serious. She is resting upstairs. Thank you very much for today. You can use this silver to start a small business."
"I can't take it." Zhuxi refused. He just wanted to know that the nobleman was okay. How could he take so much silver? He helped the noble man willingly, not with the intention of asking for reward later.
Cai Xing insisted, "Just take it. My lady hopes you can live a good life. When you get married in the future, remember to come and announce the good news. My girl is the third lady of Dingbei Marquis's family."
The money was stuffed directly into Zhuxi's hands, leaving him no chance to refuse.
Zhuxi held the silver in his hand, feeling very uncomfortable. It was the first time that a nobleman treated him like a human being. After a long while, he said in a sonorous voice, "Don't worry, my nobleman. I will definitely make a name for myself to repay you, my noble lady!"
Cai Xing smiled and said, "My lady gave you this silver not because she hoped you would become successful and repay her. It is enough for you to live your life peacefully."
Although Caixing said so, Zhuxi didn't think so. He took the silver and made up his mind to do a good job and achieve results.
"Please thank the noble lady on my behalf. I will definitely remember your kindness!" Zhuxi carefully put it in his arms, and then decided to leave the Taifu Mansion.
Caixing watched them leave and thought of Lanzhi, who must have been extremely anxious.
When Cai Xing heard the servant say that something happened in the guest room, her heart sank. Could it be aimed at her young lady?
Otherwise, why did something happen in the guest room, and the door was locked at that time.
Xiao Tingyun played a game with him and lost to the person in front of him with a slight disadvantage.
After reviewing the current chess game, Xiao Tingyun laughed and said, "Master Pei, is this chess game very difficult for you?"
Zhang Quanfu secretly complained in his heart, your father is the one who suffered the most, he was killed by Your Majesty without a single piece of armor left!
Pei Yuning did not comment, "It's okay, it's not bad to recall the past."
"Once?" Xiao Tingyun was confused. How could he recall the past while playing chess?
“When I first learned how to play chess, I felt like I was playing against my teacher.”
Pei Yuning's serious explanation completely broke Xiao Tingyun's defense.
Is her chess skill not that bad? ? !
He couldn't help but hold his forehead and smile bitterly, "Although my chess skills are indeed not good, I can't be worse than a child who has just started."
Pei Yuning raised his eyebrows. "I have always been able to draw inferences from one example in chess. When I first started learning, I was able to beat people who were much older than me. Moreover, I only learned chess when I was ten years old, and two years later I was able to beat my teacher."
"So?" Xiao Tingyun didn't understand.
"So you don't have to feel that you are not as good as I used to be."
Although Pei Yuning looked calm when he said this, Xiao Tingyun always felt that he had a bit of the old Versailles style.
This is probably the highest realm of Versailles, which gives you the illusion of being extraordinary.
You still think hey! It seems that if you are not a good player, you can’t blame the game for not allowing you to cheat.
There is a kind of pressure called you want to pretend, but I won’t tell you...
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