Miss Jun was slightly stunned.

This wasn't the first time he had asked this.

When he came back from the north as the fiancée of the prince of Chengguo, the first thing he asked when he came to see me was this.

There are so many important things to talk about, but this is the only thing he wants to ask.

Miss Jun looked at him, lowered her eyes slightly, and reached out to hold the teacup in front of her.

When Ning Yunzhao saw this action, he suddenly laughed, and looked quite happy.

He didn't say anything, but reached out and held the teacup in front of him.

But it didn't take long before Miss Jun raised her head.

"I'm going to the North," she said, "to be exact, to the Kingdom of Gold."

Just like the least important question that Ning Yunzhao asked after careful consideration, Miss Jun's decision at this time was also the most inappropriate one.

At this moment, the court is in turmoil. There are too many things to be said and asked, and too many things to be discussed and decided about the present and the future.

At least she should have stayed in the capital, but she wanted to leave.

"Duke Cheng said Zhu Zan was guarding the north and had unfinished business." Miss Jun smiled, "I'm not a child, you can't fool me with such words."

She lowered her head again and twirled the teacup in her hand.

"The one who tried to assassinate the Jin emperor must be Zhu Zan. You can imagine how dangerous this is. Something must have happened to him."

Ning Yunzhao nodded.

"Yes, those who do this kind of thing are all desperate men. Even if they exchange their lives for others', they may not succeed," he said.

Miss Jun raised her head and looked at him.

"So, I'm going to go find him and bring him back," she said. "No one else can do this. I'm very familiar with the Kingdom of Jin."

Because Master led the Qingshan Army to kill enemies in the Jin Kingdom.

The notes he left behind contained some detailed maps of the Jin Dynasty.

Ning Yunzhao held the teacup and smiled.

"That seems to be true now," he said.

Miss Jun looked at him, this time without lowering her eyes, nor turning the teacup in her hand.

"Yes." She nodded seriously.

Ning Yunzhao still smiled.

"Should I say a blessing?" he said.

But he didn't say it.

"Should I say thank you or sorry?" Miss Jun looked at him seriously and said.

But she didn't say it.

Ning Yunzhao's smile faded and he raised the teacup in his hand.

Miss Jun held up the teacup with both hands and gently clinked it with his.

They each drank their drinks in one gulp, and seemed a little embarrassed to face each other again, but it seemed that nothing had changed.

Ning Yunzhao laughed first.

"But after thinking about it, I feel a little unwilling," he said.

Miss Jun looked at him.

"I've done a lot." Ning Yunzhao continued, frowning slightly, "I should be able to ask for something in return."

"Of course, please tell me." Miss Jun said, "As long as I can do it."

Ning Yunzhao raised his eyebrows.

"There are still conditions and restrictions." He said, "It seems that I am indeed not as good as Prince Zhu."

Miss Jun felt a little embarrassed.

He has always been as gentle as jade, seeing through things but not saying them out loud, and never embarrassing others.

Ning Yunzhao's eyebrows and eyes regained their gentle smile.

"Everyone has to be willful once in a while," he said.

Miss Jun regained her composure, looked at him and nodded.

"Please tell me," she said, and then paused. "Of course, you can tell me anytime."

"Let's not talk about it later." Ning Yunzhao said with a smile, "Let's do it now."

Miss Jun looked at him seriously, waiting for him to speak.

Ning Yunzhao looked at her.

"Let's play chess again," he said.

…

During the Lantern Festival, in the night-time market with fireworks and lights, a woman stood behind him, looking at the chessboard in front of her surrounded by people, and she became interested and suggested a move.

A young man heard this and, out of interest, made a move.

So they went back and forth, playing a blind game of chess in the night.

After the game was over, he turned around and she looked at him, only then did she realize that the other person was a familiar stranger.

From that moment on, there began an uninterrupted communication.

Although at first, they had no intention of dating.

But, who can know the future? Who can control the future?

Miss Jun didn't say anything, just looked at him, smiled slightly, and then nodded.

…

The table by the window was where Miss Jun usually wrote medical books. She put away her pens, ink, paper and inkstone and placed a not-so-delicate chessboard on it.

"I'm sorry, the old gentleman next door only has this, and the shop isn't open yet so you can't buy it. It's a bit far to go to Manager Liu's place." Chen Qi said apologetically while wiping a stain on the chessboard.

But the stain had penetrated deep into the board and could not be wiped off.

"To play chess, all you need is a chessboard and chess pieces," said Ning Yunzhao.

The most important thing is people. Fang Jinxiu on the side curled her lips. She really couldn't understand what time it was and why they were playing chess so leisurely so early in the morning. It was said that they were really different from ordinary people.

She waved her hand and walked away. Chen Qi followed her and looked back at the backyard door. He saw that the two people sitting opposite each other had indeed started playing chess. They looked serious and focused. They didn't say a word to each other and each placed the pieces on the board step by step.

"It's really just playing chess." Chen Qi muttered and frowned again.

It's not like he hasn't seen men and women playing chess before, but for some reason, under the dim morning light, this man and woman who were concentrating seriously on the game looked inexplicably sour.

There is nothing to be sad about. You should know that these two people in front of you are not ordinary people.

They were all the most capable people who supported Prince Huai to become the Crown Prince. When Prince Huai ascends the throne as the Emperor in the future, they will all be the ones who have contributed to his success.

This status and position must be extremely glorious and will be envied by everyone. They cannot get anything they want in this world, so what is there for them to be jealous of?

"I think I might be sick." Chen Qi turned around and said to Fang Jinxiu.

"If you are sick, take medicine." Fang Jinxiu said without raising her head.

Chen Qi couldn't help feeling aggrieved and a little angry.

"Then go get me the medicine," he said.

Fang Jinxiu glanced at him and walked away.

Chen Qi let out two "ah"s and followed him.

"Then I'll take it myself and you watch me eat, is that okay?" he said.

…

No matter how clever the chess game is, it will eventually come to an end.

Ning Yunzhao stood up and saluted Miss Jun with a smile.

"Goodbye," he said.

He naturally knew how dangerous this trip would be, but he did not try to keep me or tell me to take care, he just said goodbye.

Miss Jun looked at him, wanting to say something, but in the end she said nothing and bowed her head in return.

Ning Yunzhao turned around and strode away.

Miss Jun reached out to take the cloak handed to her by Fang Jinxiu. A group of soldiers were already waiting outside Jiuling Hall. Miss Jun mounted her horse and urged it forward without stopping.

The morning light was bright, shops on both sides were opening, people began to walk on the street, laughter and greetings, the noisy sound of women scolding their children, the noisy and lively sound saw the group of people off.