At this moment, Wang Shuyang and Hei Baizi's eyes suddenly lit up because they had seen Zu An. They excitedly ran over and said, "Mr. Zu, we've finally found you!"
Princess: "???"
What's going on? Am I dreaming today?
At this moment, Junior Sister Qi Yaoguang couldn't help but say, "What are you all doing? One by one, he is destined to have peach blossom luck, but not chrysanthemum luck."
In her mind, Zuan's life was more likely to be entangled with a bunch of women. Why is it that now, instead of seeing women, men are all looking at him with their eyes lighting up?
Zuan was immediately amazed by this little girl. How could such a sweet and cute girl be able to drive in such a normal tone? The key question is, does "chrysanthemum" mean that in this world?
Hei Baizi ignored him and went straight to grab Zu An's hand: "Mr. Zu, my apprentice and I have just reviewed the game dozens of times. I finally understand where I lost. Come on, let's play again. I will never lose so easily."
The Crown Princess was having some doubts about life. If she remembered correctly, Hei Baizi was known as the Chess Saint. She didn't think anyone in the entire capital could beat him at chess. He was usually so arrogant. But from what he said, it seemed that he had lost to Zu An.
At this moment, Qi Yaoguang also exclaimed "Eh!" and curiously looked at Zu An, asking the question that had been on the Crown Princess's mind: "You won the game against the black and white pieces?"
Zuan humbly replied, "Just lucky, just lucky."
Hei Baizi, standing to the side, exclaimed, "It wasn't just luck. After reviewing the game, I realized that Mr. Zu had hidden dozens of killing moves behind every move he made. No matter how I responded, I was gradually forced into his mind. His profound chess skills are truly astounding."
Upon hearing this, the Crown Princess blushed slightly. She had previously seen Zu An teaching the Crown Prince a game of Gomoku (Five in a Row) in the Eastern Palace, and she thought it was extremely crude and uncouth. She even blamed him for leading the Crown Prince astray, thinking he was ignorant and incompetent. She never expected his true Go skills to be so superb. Even Black and White were ashamed of their own abilities.
The Crown Princess was born into a prestigious family. Unlike some rich young ladies who like rebellious poor boys, she actually prefers men who are recognized by traditional values.
She was most fond of a gentle and refined young man who was proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
Zuan is good-looking enough, but unfortunately he has that roguish air about him that comes from the stock market, which she doesn't really like.
I never expected that he was so skilled in Go. He is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and Go is the most difficult. If he is so good at the most difficult, how could he be bad at the other skills?
She suddenly remembered that she had previously sent her men to gather intelligence on Zu'an. It seemed that he was famous in Mingyue City for his zither music and poetry, but she hadn't paid much attention to it at the time. She just thought that it was really disgraceful for him to use these things to seduce prostitutes...
But now she suddenly realized that he was a real genius, but he never deliberately showed this side of himself. Instead, he disguised himself with a free and unrestrained image.
Why would he do that?
By the way, he obtained the immortality technique "Phoenix Nirvana Scripture" and was arrested by the emperor and brought to the capital. He was also hated by the Qi Prince's faction and was caught between the two largest forces in the capital. If he was not careful, he would be crushed to pieces. I suppose he deliberately acted this way to protect himself.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel sorry for him. She remembered that the intelligence report mentioned that Zu'an seemed to be an orphan. His uncle, who was his only family, had also passed away early. Then he married into the Chu family and suffered all kinds of contempt.
Having finally gained a foothold in the Chu family, the Phoenix Nirvana Sutra incident occurred, leading to the Chu family's ruthless abandonment of him.
Now he is all alone in the capital, with no relatives or friends to rely on. He can't count on anyone and has to rely on himself for everything. He is so pitiful.
I will definitely take good care of him from now on...
Suddenly, the image of the Crown Prince popped into her mind, and she was furious. Compared to Zu An, the Crown Prince was the complete opposite, a good-for-nothing who only knew how to eat and wait to die.
While she was lost in thought, Qi Yaoguang outside curiously pulled Zu An aside and asked, "Although Hei Baizi can't beat me, his chess skills are passable. How did you manage to beat him? Hmm, let's play a game."
Hei Baizi's face was as black as a chess piece. He, a chess master, was completely outmatched by this woman. The key was that it wasn't because his chess skills were inferior to hers. Thinking of this, he felt extremely frustrated.
Zuan said awkwardly, "Another day, another day."
Qi Yaoguang smiled: "Okay, let's do it another day. It's settled."
At this moment, Wang Shuyang, who was standing next to him, could no longer hold back and pushed Hei Baizi and Qi Yaoguang aside: "You are all frivolous playthings that waste your time. Don't disturb me from talking about serious matters."
Hei Baizi snorted: "Who said this isn't important business?"
Although he was somewhat indignant, he knew that Wang Shuyang was indeed concerned about the country and its people, so his voice grew weaker and weaker, and he didn't want to argue with him.
Wang Shuyang then pulled Zu An aside and said, "Mr. Zu, I've thought about the concept of hybrid rice that you mentioned earlier, and I think there's a big problem. You know, rice flowers are hermaphroditic and pollinate themselves. If we want to hybridize, we have to cut off the stamens of the rice, but rice flowers are so small that it's practically impossible to do."
Zu An breathed a sigh of relief. He happened to know this. Back then, there were actually many posts online that smeared Yuan Lao's contributions, and the two sides were engaged in a fierce war of words. As a keyboard warrior, he had also participated in it and had read some materials throughout the process, so he knew the issue he was talking about.
“That’s easy. Just go out in the wild and find a natural male-sterile rice plant. Its stamens are defective, but its pistils are fine. You can then use it to hybridize with other rice varieties,” Zu’an replied.
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