"Master... Miss Su Xi is missing."
Su Lie clenched his fingers holding the scalding tea, his expression cold. With a single force, he crushed the cup, soaking his palms with the scalding tea.
pain.
But no matter how much pain he felt, it couldn't compare to the panic in his heart.
"Send everyone to bring Su Xi back to me!"
"yes."
The assassin retreated here.
Su Lie sat on the doorstep with his eyes closed. His palms were red and even had some broken porcelain pieces stuck in them. When the porcelain cup broke, it was like a knife cutting his fingers.
It flowed down my hand drop by drop, dyeing the white snow red.
Who on earth is it that dislikes the Evil House?
"Brother, you're having a seizure again today!"
Su Lie stood up hastily and turned around, only to find that his sister was standing at the door, and standing next to her was...
Crane State?
“What are you doing…”
"Hey little brother, it's only been two days and you've already added scars to your body again?"
Su Lie breathed a sigh of relief, and seeing that his sister was fine, he almost couldn't hold back his tears. The murder case had become a nightmare in his mind, and he was afraid that the group of people would take his sister away.
"Sister, you didn't run into that murderer, did you?"
Su Xi blinked and asked in confusion: "What murderer?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Xi glanced at the tall figure next to her. Wasn't the murderer standing next to her?
"That's the killer who killed more than a dozen people in a rage while fighting alone. I heard they were talking about it in a mysterious way, saying he was the reincarnation of the Winter Ghost. But of course I don't believe it."
Crane State was actually interested.
"What is a winter ghost?"
Su Lie was about to open his mouth to explain when he heard a cough from inside the room. Startled, he quickly ran inside with the herbs in his hand. Before leaving, he told Su Xi to tell this story to He Zhizhou.
"Little girl, tell me something?"
"Speaking of you, my dad is coughing and I have to go in—"
“Let go!”
Su Xi had just taken two steps into the house when He Zhizhou stretched out his arm and pinned her down, unable to move.
"What is it, a winter ghost."
*
"Your Majesty, this winter is a little unusual."
The snowflakes are just ordinary, and the weather is just a little colder than before. Apart from that, is there anything else unusual?
"My dear, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to hint something at me?"
Zhang Liang stood by the window, holding a scroll, shaking his head. He saw that His Majesty and his colleague Zhuge Liang were both equally matched. He felt it was meaningless and looked at the plum blossoms in the imperial garden.
"Your Majesty, isn't this winter quieter than usual?"
At present, the ministers in the court really have nothing to report. The last time I vaguely heard that the ten major families were organizing troops to turn the tide, I haven't heard this rumor for a while.
"What have you discovered, my dear?"
The two sides are evenly matched in Go, using retreat as an advance, and the other side is no less inferior, and the rules are generally well known to everyone.
"I think it would be best if we sent the governor to test the waters first. We won't be afraid even if we see or hear something."
Zhuge Liang took advantage of the situation and took two more moves from Zhao Xin, and finally his face showed an expression of realizing that he would win.
"I think it makes sense, but it won't work for now."
Snap——
The whole game was reversed and Zhao Xin won the game.
The turn is called a one-step reversal.
Zhuge Liang carefully reviewed the various positions Zhao Xin had made on the chessboard before he let out a hearty laugh. He had almost missed this crucial move. He hadn't expected His Majesty to be quite capable!
"Zhuge...Mr. Zhuge lost?"
As soon as Zhang Liang turned his gaze away from the distant plum blossom forest, he saw such a shocking scene.
"Yes, I lost to Your Majesty. I never thought that Your Majesty's chess skills would become so advanced in just a few days. I really admire you!"
Zhao Xin noticed, then looked up at Zhuge Liang and smiled, "Mr. Zhuge, it's not that you don't know how to play chess, but you're distracted. While you were chatting with me, your mind was always thinking about the border and the country. Naturally, you can't play chess well that way."
Playing chess requires concentration. It is useless to be fickle-minded.
"And I'm just a lousy chess player. I don't know how to play chess at all. This is just Mr. Zhuge letting me win. Can't you see that I'm just making random moves?"
He was right, he was really just playing chess blindly, but it was as if there was a decision in his mind, and his mind would automatically give him the answer to where to make the move, and then he would play it naturally, as if he was cheating.
"Your Majesty, if you say so, then my chess playing is even worse than that lousy chess player's... Your Majesty, please stop tormenting me!"
"Your Majesty, with your chess skills, you can't even beat ordinary chess masters, let alone the palace chess masters. No wonder the common people gave you the title of Chess Saint."
Now I see that it really lives up to its reputation.
"Mr. Zhuge, you're praising me so much that I'm almost embarrassed. So, how's your position as Prime Minister? And have you resolved any issues with food and the national treasury?"
"Your Majesty, this position of Prime Minister is merely a formal one. I intend to achieve some political achievements first."
"As for the issue of food and the treasury, shouldn't that be Liu Muzhi's responsibility? But I also investigated a few days ago. After paying the grain to those treacherous ministers and confiscating their property, the food and money stored in the treasury now are enough to get us through this winter."
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