Bei Mingxuan glanced at Gu Shirong again, his face serious, his words firm, "Today, this prince will seek justice for you all."
"Ninth Prince!" Gu Shirong, Wang Changsheng and the others immediately knelt down, "I hope the Ninth Prince will reconsider."
"...Think twice?" Bei Mingxuan glanced at the person kneeling on the ground, then looked at the people around him who were watching the excitement. "You, and you, all of you, tell this prince, I... I, this prince is here to vent your anger. Why do you want to? Don't you want your capital back?"
The surroundings were silent, and no one dared to say a word, "Gu Shirong, speak!"
Gu Shirong looked at Gu Qingfeng intently, hoping that he could help him out, but Gu Qingfeng remained silent. "Reply, reply to the Ninth Prince, I, I just, I just don't have anything left to lose to him."
Bei Mingxuan pretended not to understand, "What do you mean?"
“…” Gu Shirong lowered his head and said nothing.
"What's the point? You, the Ninth Prince, have never won in my Gambling Pavilion. Although you love chess, you always lose every time you play. Who would dare to let you join the game?"
It's Yin Chujiu, the boss of Gambling Pavilion.
"If you, the Ninth Prince, promise to use your own silver as a bet, the money you lose is yours and the money you win is theirs.
There is absolutely no one who objects to you joining the game and playing against Brother Nangong."
"Yin Chujiu, in my opinion, your head must have been kicked by a donkey or filled with water. Would you do such a losing business?"
"Won't!"
At this time, Chang'an looked at Bei Mingxuan with great interest. He was really a sinister guy.
He is always demonstrating with his actions what it means to lose every time he plays chess. This makes Chang'an even more looking forward to how Bei Mingxuan will interpret the role of the good prince in the eyes of the people.
"Brother Nangong." Yin Chujiu stood in front of Chang'an, "The Ninth Prince likes to joke, you don't have to take him seriously, but he is a good chess player, and he really wants to play against you."
Chang'an was silent, with a playful smile on his face, which made Bei Mingxuan feel uncomfortable, as if he was the clown on the stage, and she, Nangong Lekang, was the spectator.
Especially this slightly malicious smile, it seems familiar, but when you look closely, it seems very strange.
"Young Master Yin," Chang'an withdrew his gaze from Bei Mingxuan, "In that case, I will take my leave now. I hope Young Master Yin will take care of the things these people owe me."
"No problem." Yin Chujiu agreed, "As usual, I, Yin Chujiu, will take 10%."
"Okay!" After saying that, Chang'an turned around and left without even looking at Bei Mingxuan.
"Wait." Gu Qingfeng suddenly said, "I would like to ask Master Nangong to do me the honor of playing a game of chess."
Chang An was surprised. He had not expected his father to speak so suddenly. After a long pause, he said, "Sir, I'm sorry. I want to go back to the inn to rest. We can talk again in the future if we have the chance."
Seeing this, Gu Shirong on the side laughed in his heart, "Nangong Lekang, are you scared?"
Changan raised an eyebrow, "So what?"
"..." Gu Shirong didn't know what to say for a moment, "You, you just know that my uncle is famous, so you are timid and don't dare to do it. You are afraid of losing, right?"
Gu Qingfeng mentioned, "We won't bet on anything in this game. It's all based on interest. I hope Master Nangong will agree."
Chang An smiled helplessly. She knew her father must have fallen into a chess trap. She was afraid that she couldn't avoid playing against him now. "It's meaningless without a bet. How about this: if I lose tonight's winnings, I return them to their original owner. If I win, I want Gu Shirong to keep his hand. Okay?"
"No!" Gu Shirong immediately objected.
"Why, do you have so little confidence in your uncle?" Chang'an said deliberately, "That's right, he said yesterday that his daughter was a waste and an ugly thing.
You guys were planning on kidnapping someone's daughter. Now you've invited Mr. Qingfeng to make the decision for you. You really have a thick skin."
"No!" Gu Shirong denied, "Uncle, don't trust this person."
Gu Qingfeng's face was slightly displeased. He looked at Gu Shirong and lowered his voice very low, "Family disgrace should not be made public. Are you planning to join forces with outsiders to harm your cousin? Do you still have eyes for me, your uncle?"
After saying that, Gu Qingfeng turned to look at Chang'an and said, "Just do as Master Nangong said."
"Okay!" Chang'an could see that there was deep anger in his father's eyes. He was really angry.
Chang'an plays white chess, Gu Qingfeng plays black chess.
Bei Mingxuan sat next to Gu Qingfeng, and Yin Chujiu sat next to Chang'an.
The entire hall of the Gambling Pavilion was silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on the chessboard.
After a stick of incense, there were only two positions left on the chessboard. No matter which position, as long as the chess piece was placed, it would form a line of five pieces. Therefore, the victory or loss depended on who placed the chess piece first.
One move at a time, proceeding in sequence, the first move was made by the white chess piece. It was obvious that Gu Qingfeng lost.
However, at the moment Chang'an placed his piece, the entire chessboard tilted slightly, and all the pieces instantly slid to the ground.
The sudden accident was beyond everyone's expectation, except for the three people who were closest to it, Gu Qingfeng, Bei Mingxuan, and Yin Chujiu, who saw it clearly. It was Nangong Lekang who deliberately threw the chessboard into the rice.
"Ah!" Chang'an was bewildered. "What's going on? The winner hasn't even been decided yet, and the chessboard has already turned upside down."
"Alright." Yin Chujiu stood up with a hint of regret. "Today's chess game is over. Next up is the drinking game. It's a shame to miss this round."
Drinking? Changan thought he couldn't stay here any longer. If he got stained with alcohol and someone saw that he had something on his face, it would be bad.
Especially Bei Mingxuan, this guy is really pretending everywhere, and you never know what will happen that you can't expect.
And there is Yin Chujiu, he is the man of the Fourth Prince Bei Mingye.
"The rules cannot be broken." Chang'an smiled and said politely to Gu Qingfeng, "Since the time is up, I can only play chess with you another day. Le Kang is leaving."
After Chang'an left, he did not go directly back to the general's mansion, but walked towards the Sifang Inn.
After she entered the inn as Nangong Lekang, she disguised herself and came out of the inn and headed towards the general's mansion.
The next day, Chang'an slept until noon.
Before he could even take a bite of food, he was called away by Bei Mingxuan's men.
The Ninth Prince's residence.
"Miss Chang'an, the Ninth Prince is waiting for you in the study."
"Okay." Chang'an walked all the way to Bei Mingxuan's study. When he opened the door, he saw Bei Mingxuan holding chess pieces in one hand and wine in the other. There was a Gobang game on the chessboard.
"So leisurely." Chang'an teased, "You called me here, didn't you, just to have me play chess with you?"
Bei Mingxuan raised his eyes, "Yes, a new way to play, Gobang!"
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