He didn't expect that she could recite his chess records from that year by heart and even reproduced them now.
Then, he followed the same steps as before and took the next step with white pieces.
But then, Chu Qingluan suddenly cut the black piece off at the throat of the white piece, sealing the throat with one piece.
In the end, Chu Qingluan won by a narrow margin of half a piece.
Xie Yunqi's hand holding the chess piece was suspended in mid-air, trembling slightly.
At this time, Chu Qingluan's calm voice sounded: "Master, do you still remember? When you taught me this game, you said that there is no chess game in the world that has no solution."
"But in today's chess game, Master, he didn't lose because of his chess skills, but..." She raised her eyes and looked directly at Xie Yunqi, and said word by word: "He lost because the chess player's mind was confused."
Xie Yunqi's breathing stagnated, and it felt like a feather was gently caressing the tip of his heart, and his throat felt a little dry.
He thought that what he lost was not the game of chess, but his indulgence in her that he could not give up.
In the court, the ministers were still discussing the matter of the Qin Contest. Finally, the Emperor of Chu, who was sitting on the dragon throne, waved his hand and said, "Prime Minister Xie is right. This matter is settled. The princess is choosing a husband. Anyone present here will be counted as one. Anyone with children of the right age can sign up to participate."
Just like that, the news that the princess wanted to choose a prince consort and had the support of His Majesty and the court officials soon spread like a hurricane, sweeping across the entire capital, no, the entire Chu!
For a moment, the whole capital was in an uproar.
All the jewelry and clothing shops in the city were crowded with people at once, and the shop owners were all grinning from ear to ear.
There was also a wave of enthusiasm in restaurants, bookstores, and guqin shops. The music scores and guqins that were usually ridiculously expensive and no one wanted were all snapped up.
At this time, Pei Mansion.
Ever since Pei Yuan returned from the princess's mansion, the entire mansion seemed to be filled with a low pressure.
Because Pei Yuan had become even more silent since he returned home that night. His serious face made him even more unpredictable.
In the past few days, the servants in the mansion did not dare to take big steps when walking, for fear of displeasing General Pei.
On this day, Pei Yuan was practicing archery in the training ground as usual.
"call out!"
"Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!"
He shot one arrow after another, until there were no arrows left in the quiver, but he still couldn't hit the target in the distance with a single one.
If it were any new recruit in the army, he wouldn't be able to shoot to such a level.
His abnormality was soon noticed by Pei's father and mother, and the couple were very worried about it.
Finally, after Pei Yuan shot the last basket of arrows, Father Pei couldn't help but stepped forward and said:
"Pei Yuan, this is not how you shoot arrows."
Pei Yuan silently released the bowstring, sweat dripped down his chin to the ground, and was instantly evaporated by the scorching sun.
Mother Pei stepped forward at the right time, wiped the sweat off his face, and said gently:
"Yuan'er, you don't have to hide your feelings. Your father and I can see that you like the princess very much. My dear, if you like her, you might as well go after her bravely."
Pei Yuan was startled at first, his tense body became even straighter, and even his breathing became a little disordered.
"Mother, you worry too much. I..."
"Pei Yuan! You don't have to show off in front of me and your mother. Ever since the news came that the princess was going to choose a husband, you have been practicing archery in the yard every day, but you never hit the target. Your archery skills are better than mine. Isn't this enough to prove something?"
This time, Pei Yuan was silent for a long time, and finally spoke with difficulty.
"The princess is a noble lady with a noble status. How can a child dream of that?"
When Mother Pei heard this, she looked at Father Pei with an attitude of wanting to say something but stopping herself from saying it.
Finally, Father Pei sighed deeply and took out a faded piece of brocade from his arms:
"Your mother and I have raised you for twenty-three years. Now, it's time for you to know some things—"
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