This discovery surprised Jiang Ranli greatly. It was at this moment that she realized that what she met in modern times was simply a group of crazy Go masters, who made her, who often lost to them, be on par with Emperor Kangxi.
Sitting beside the chessboard, Jiang Ranli stared at the Go piece in her hand for a long time, unable to recover from her daze. There was no way, she still could not accept the fact that her chess skills were almost the same as Emperor Kangxi's.
Grandpa Liu and Uncle Wu are simply chess gods. Nowadays, there are fewer people who can play Go, so apart from them, there is no one else around me to refer to. That’s why I always think that my Go skills are very poor. But in fact, a good teacher produces good students. They are famous teachers and I am a good student.
Jiang Ranli didn't know how many times she had sighed like this. It was not until she traveled back to ancient times that she realized how powerful Grandpa Liu, Uncle Wu and others were. They wore simple sweatshirts, fanned themselves with large palm-leaf fans, carried a pot of tea, and played chess under trees or on the roadside.
"An Jia, if you keep distracting me, I will win."
Emperor Kangxi looked at Jiang Ranli who was distracted and reminded him.
Hearing the voice, Jiang Ranli quickly came back to his senses from his wandering thoughts, looked at the somewhat angry Emperor Kangxi and smiled ingratiatingly, "Father Your Majesty, I'm not distracted. It's because you are so powerful, Father Your Majesty, that I'm struggling with how to proceed."
After hearing her servile words, Emperor Kangxi was amused and said, "Okay, stop trying to please me and make your move."
Dong E watched from the side, her eyes full of jealousy. She had only been under house arrest for half a year, but she didn't expect that Jiang Ranli not only had a good relationship with Concubine Yi, but even Emperor Kangxi treated her differently.
Thinking of this, Dong E was filled with hatred. She worked so hard every day, but had never been treated like this by Emperor Kangxi. Why was Jiang Ranli treated like this? As for playing chess, she could do it too.
It was not the first time that Concubine Yi saw Jiang Ranli playing chess with Emperor Kangxi. Looking at Jiang Ranli at this moment, many thoughts flashed through her mind.
She had heard Dong E and Qingmei say that Jiang Ranli was perverse and cunning before. Since she had always liked Dong E, she had spoken harshly about Jiang Ranli. But now she suddenly felt that she could not let Jiang Ranli become estranged from her, because it was because of Jiang Ranli that Emperor Kangxi often came to her Yiku Palace.
"Father Emperor, your chess skills are superb. Look at the chessboard. Sister Anjia is about to lose."
Dong E approached Emperor Kangxi and Jiang Ranli who were playing chess, trying to make her presence felt.
However, when they heard her speak, Jiang Ranli and Emperor Kangxi frowned.
As the saying goes, "A true gentleman watches chess without saying a word." What chess players hate most is someone criticizing their chess during the game.
Dong E seemed to have noticed the frowns on Jiang Ranli and Emperor Kangxi's faces. After saying that, she stopped talking and just watched quietly from the side.
Jiang Ranli originally thought that she would stop making trouble, but after the game was over, Dong E spoke again, "Father Your Majesty, I also like playing chess very much and have some experience with chess pieces. I was a little anxious when I saw you playing chess with Sister An Jia. Can I play a game with you too?"
Hearing this, Jiang Ranli's eyes lit up.
Emperor Kangxi glanced at Jiang Ranli, then nodded to Dong E. Although he felt that he and Jiang Ranli were evenly matched, he could not refuse directly since Dong E had said so.
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