"If I can't win a couple of rounds, I'm afraid I'll be out of luck from today until the beginning of next month."

Hearing Lin Daiyu say this, Li Xiuzhu tilted his head slightly.

"From what Miss Lin said, you want to borrow my money to make a comeback? How? How?"

Lin Daiyu did not hide it, raised her head slightly, and said with a bit of arrogance: "Is the prince unwilling? If he is unwilling, I dare not force him."

Hiss, this sip of tea really tastes like Lin Daiyu's.

Li Xiuzhu discovered that anything related to a celebrity's name seemed to have a bit of a legendary flavor, as if he was not the only one who had traveled through time.

Don’t mention it, but Lin Daiyu doesn’t seem to be that frail and sickly, and I don’t know whether she is staying at the Jia family.

I haven't heard of any powerful Jia family in the capital.

Not really. The Doctor of the Ministry of Revenue seems to be Jia Sidao.

Speaking of Jia Sidao, he remembered that he seemed to have an extremely beautiful sister. He had no other intentions, he just wanted to see how beautiful and charming a sister was to gain Zhao Chen's unconditional favor.

If not, just find a reason to send him away. His son does not need any treacherous ministers in power.

Well, that’s getting off topic.

Li Xiuzhu smiled and said, "It's good to be able to help Sister Lin, but I don't know if it will be good for me. I can't do this for free."

Lin Daiyu frowned slightly when she heard this, and immediately remembered what the sisters in the club said.

Her face flushed slightly, and she glared at Li Xiuzhu, then she casually said, "Daiyu is naturally a person who abides by the rules. If the prince helps me, I will naturally meet the prince's requirements."

Li Xiuzhu didn't expect Lin Daiyu to be so generous. She agreed before he even said anything.

In this case, he cannot be vague.

At this moment, he had no idea that Lin Daiyu had wrong ideas. The condition at the beginning was just a joke after all.

"In that case, would Miss Xue be willing to teach me something?"

Xue Baochai and the sisters beside her covered their mouths and laughed softly. This prince is really lustful and knows it.

Are you so impatient just after entering the academy?

Xue Baochai was not accustomed to it either. Although Gobang was taught to her by Li Xiuzhu, she was well versed in it and was even better than her teacher.

None of the sisters in the club can beat her.

With this confidence and the intention of teaching Li Xiuzhu a lesson, Xue Baochai said, "Daiyu is Daiyu, and the prince is the prince. We must always distinguish them clearly."

"In this way, if the prince wins, Baochai can satisfy the prince's curiosity, and if the prince loses, he must unconditionally tell a story that the sisters have never heard of."

"Note, this is the entire story."

Li Xiuzhu was stunned.

My curiosity? What kind of curiosity do I have? But it was not a big problem. Li Xiuzhu nodded and added: "No problem, but I like to read books when I use my brain. Is that okay?"

Reading?

Gobang is an entertainment chess game and is a new one, so Xue Baochai was only slightly surprised and thought it was just the notes made by Li Xiuzhu before.

Since it's someone else's thing, whether you read it or not, it's just a matter of reviewing the old and learning the new, so there's naturally no problem.

"Of course! Your Majesty, please watch if you want."

"please!"

Li Xiuzhu then sat down and took out the wordless book.

Everyone was curious about the book that Li Xiuzhu took out. They thought that it must be a book about Gobang. The women all leaned over to watch Li Xiuzhu open the book.

When I saw the wordless book and Li Xiuzhu didn't turn the page, I felt a little disappointed.

There are no words on it. What kind of book is this?

Is it really just a habit?

He smiled and said, "Miss Xue, please play black first."

Xue Baochai was stunned. Going first would give her the advantage. In the past, they always played rock-paper-scissors, and this was the first time she was given the first chance.

However, Xue Baochai was not polite to Li Xiuzhu, the inventor of this game.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for letting me go first. Baochai will respectfully obey your order."

Xue Baochai placed a piece in the center of the chessboard, and Li Xiuzhu followed with a piece diagonally downward.

No matter how you play the game, you must first place a piece at one of the four corners, otherwise it will be difficult to play the game.

As Li Xiuzhu and Xue Baochai placed more and more chess pieces, the women in the backyard who had received the news came over one by one with their maids.

Today is the day for a party. Although it is not yet time, many people have come.

In just a short while, more than ten women gathered in the pavilion.

And this does not include the maids, who can only stand outside the pavilion and watch.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

The maids were gossiping and whispering to each other, guessing who would win.

However, these maids are more optimistic about Xue Baochai. The young lady of the Xue family is the best at Go in the book club, and even the eldest sister Fu Yunshuang cannot beat her.

However, this was just the guess of those outside, and those watching inside could see at a glance how hard Xue Baochai was struggling.

Now there are more than 60 black and white pieces on the chessboard, but each of Li Xiuzhu's moves is very steady and fast, as if he had guessed the placement of the pieces and thought of how to make the move before Xue Baochai did.

Xue Baochai was able to play like this at the beginning, but when there were more than 40 chess pieces on the table, she started to slow down.

With every step, she would look at the overall situation.

Gobang is different from Go. In Go, you only need to have a general idea in your mind, but in Gobang, each word has several variables and you have to observe with your eyes.

After more than ten moves, Li Xiuzhu made a move and said, "Miss Xue, thank you for letting me win. You lose."

The moment the piece fell, Xue Baochai saw that there was a diagonal line of five pieces in a row hanging on the chessboard.

It’s not that she didn’t see it, but she couldn’t stop it.

However, Li Xiuzhu still admired her very much. Xue Baochai was definitely an expert at this as she could study the wordless book for such a long time.

"Baochai admires the prince's chess skills."

"Your Majesty, please follow me."

Xue Baochai stood up gracefully, but Lin Daiyu blushed and became shy.

Li Xiuzhu was stunned and didn't understand what Xue Baochai meant. Did she want to find a quiet environment to ask questions?

Yes, Li Xiuzhu just wanted to ask about the situation of the two women. After all, he was still curious about them, especially wanting to know whether their current situation was the same as in Dream of the Red Chamber.

After Li Xiuzhu caught up, Xue Baochai took just one step but turned back and stopped.

"Why? Sister Lin can't afford to lose? Don't ruin the reputation of the book club."

When Lin Daiyu heard this, her neck stiffened and her eyebrows raised.

Uh, that’s not right, Lin Daiyu’s eyebrows are smoky eyebrows.

Two curved brows that seem to be frowning but not quite frowning.

"Don't talk nonsense. Who said I can't afford to lose? I just don't know if I should be with you."

"Since you've spoken, let's go together."

Lin Daiyu followed as she spoke, her unwillingness to admit defeat clearly evident on her face.

Xue Baochai covered her mouth and smiled slightly, without refutation, and led the way.

(End of this chapter)