Bei Mingxuan curled his lips, "Fu Lin, prepare three sets of chessboards and bring them in."
Bei Mingxuan laid out the strategy of the game between Chang'an and the three people outside on the three chessboards in front of him.
Every time the person outside took a step, Bei Mingxuan and Gu Qingfeng inside also took a step.
In just a cup of tea, two of them were defeated, and the remaining one to play against Chang'an was Wang Changsheng, the son of the Minister of Military Affairs.
Bei Mingxuan looked at the chessboard and shook his head, "Judging from these two moves, this Nangong Lekang is just a little smarter than the average person."
"Not entirely." Gu Qingfeng wasn't praising his daughter, but simply discussing the matter. "Ninth Prince, looking at the chessboard between him and Wang Changsheng, it seems like one move is one move. But if you think about it carefully, it's one move restraining multiple pieces. What's more, these two places are traps. If Wang Changsheng places a piece here, then Nangong Lekang will move here. So, if Nangong Lekang places a piece, these two lines will become four pieces."
"In this case," Bei Mingxuan continued, "Wang Changsheng will lose completely."
After saying that, Bei Mingxuan and Gu Qingfeng looked outside, and sure enough, Nangong Lekang won.
There was a strong interest in the eyes of both of them.
Bei Mingxuan and Gu Qingfeng returned to the first floor and walked towards the busiest area.
"Uncle." Gu Shirong's face instantly lit up with joy when he saw Gu Qingfeng. "Chess is your strong point, why don't you play a game with uncle?"
Gu Qingfeng frowned, his face showing displeasure, "Shirong, you have to meet the Ninth Prince first."
At this moment, everyone present noticed that Bei Mingxuan knelt down in an instant.
In the entire hall, only Gu Changan nodded slightly. At this time, Bei Mingxuan looked directly at him. He was a little smaller than Bei Mingxuan, but judging by his appearance, he should be around the same age. "Are you Nangong Lekang?"
After saying that, Bei Mingxuan made no secret of his scrutiny of Nangong Lekang, and casually sat on the armchair beside him, leaning his body to drink wine, with a half-smile on his lips and a hint of ruffian in the corners of his eyes.
Changan always had a smile on her lips. She bowed slightly and gave a simple greeting, "Hello."
"What are you doing? Why don't you kneel down?" A servant from the Gambling Pavilion knelt on the ground and reminded carefully, "This is the Ninth Prince of our Shuzhou."
Chang'an didn't care and nodded, but he didn't kneel down. He smiled and said, "My name is Nangong Lekang, and I'm honored to meet the Ninth Prince."
Bei Mingxuan's expression was unclear. He glanced at everyone present, the corners of his lips curled up, but he said nothing.
Such silence made the people present dare not look up or speak casually.
Chang An looked at Bei Mingxuan for a long time. He spoke slowly and questioningly, with a hint of smile in his voice. "Mr. Yu, is your Gambling Pavilion bullying outsiders? Three people playing against one, using the majority to bully the minority? Is this really okay?"
"..." Mr. Yu said, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten, what can I do!
"Alright, all of you get up and continue playing. Just treat this prince as air."
Although the words were addressed to Mr. Yu, Bei Mingxuan's gaze remained on Nangong Lekang.
Chang'an knew what Bei Mingxuan meant, but she didn't say a word. She had a calm face and a smile on her lips, and she never avoided looking at Bei Mingxuan.
"You..." Bei Mingxuan withdrew his gaze, his eyebrows slightly raised, and he pointed at Nan Gong Lekang with one hand while playing with his wine pot with the other, "Do you like to laugh?"
Changan raised his eyebrows, still smiling, "People who love to laugh will never have bad luck."
Bei Mingxuan couldn't help but look up at her after hearing this. "People who love to laugh are never too unlucky. So how was your luck today?"
"Very good." Chang'an glanced at Gu Shirong and the others. "The people of Shuzhou are very hospitable to outsiders. The key is that you people of Shuzhou are very wealthy. Before, Master Gu gave me 1,000 taels of gold, and now, some of his good brothers have given me... a house, 5,000 taels of silver, and a pair of jade ruyi."
After Chang'an finished speaking, Bei Mingxuan and Gu Qingfeng looked at Gu Shirong and the others at the same time.
Those people immediately lowered their heads.
Bei Mingxuan looked at the few people with a helpless look on his face, "This prince wants to see what's in your heads.
Which of you has a father who is not very good at dealing with people in the court and is deeply favored by the emperor? And look at you, you are so stupid and shameful!
A lot of money just vanished like that, don't you feel bad? This prince is so distressed that he wants to vomit blood! "
As he spoke, he changed the subject, sat up straight, his eyes sparkling, and a hint of rogueness on his lips, "Do you want to win it back?"
“…” Gu Shirong and the others looked at each other and nodded stupidly.
"Why are you nodding? Speak." Bei Mingxuan walked directly in front of them. "I really suspect that you all have pig brains. You have been hanging around in this gambling pavilion for such a long time, but it seems like it was wasted. Now your own territory has been bullied by an outsider."
He turned and looked at Chang'an, "How could he be so cowardly? Nangong Lekang, do you think what this prince said is right?"
"..." Gu Changan suddenly felt the urge to laugh out loud. Seeing Bei Mingxuan in such a state, she began to suspect that the person in front of her was a fake. "The Ninth Prince really protects his people, regardless of whether they are right or wrong, beneficial or not... In this case, then please enlighten me, Ninth Prince."
"No need for your advice," Bei Mingxuan said with a smile. "As for defending your shortcomings? This prince acknowledges you. Who told you not to be from my Shuzhou country? If you were from Shuzhou, this prince would defend the right side. Unfortunately, you are not!"
“…”
To put it bluntly, you are not from our country, so of course we will not protect you!
Chang An smiled and spread her hands. She was helpless to face such an unreasonable Bei Mingxuan. "Then...what does the Ninth Prince mean?"
"I'll play a round with you," Bei Mingxuan said. "If you win, I'll double what you won today. If you lose, I'll return everything you won, and I'll have the final say. How's that?"
"Could it be that the Ninth Prince is like this Young Master Gu, and wants a hand from me?" Chang'an glanced at Gu Shirong and continued, "I came to this gambling pavilion to have some fun and broaden my horizons. I didn't have to win this money. I had no choice but to win. Otherwise, I would have come here alive but would not have returned alive."
This Chang'an is really laughable. It was obvious that she was causing trouble for Shirong intentionally, but now she makes herself sound so innocent.
Gu Qingfeng looked at his daughter, and he had to say that his daughter was becoming more and more like his wife.
They are all so unreasonable, yet it is hard to blame them. They are all wise but appear foolish, able to see through things but not point them out.
"Don't worry, this prince is not interested in your life or your limbs." Bei Mingxuan said with great understanding, "I am only interested in your chess skills."
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