Jiang Ranli's days in the frontier were very wonderful. Even though Yinzhen often had to accompany Emperor Kangxi and handle various affairs, she was busy every day because of the presence of Toya and the fifteenth and sixteenth princes.
Moreover, the Empress Dowager would sometimes ask her to tell stories, and Emperor Kangxi would ask her to play chess.
On this day, Jiang Ranli once again came to Emperor Kangxi's tent to play chess with him.
Emperor Kangxi looked at Jiang Ranli, who was yawning and listless, and said unhappily, "Since you don't want to play chess with me, you should just not come, or find an excuse to refuse. But you came instead and are yawning and listless."
Jiang Ranli sniffed. She wanted to say that she was wronged, but when she thought about it carefully, there was nothing wrong with it. It was indeed because she was yawning continuously and had no energy at all.
"Your Majesty, I didn't yawn on purpose, it was just... Forget it, Your Majesty, let's start over. I promise I won't yawn or get distracted again this time."
Hearing her change her mind halfway through speaking, Emperor Kangxi's usually serious face revealed an expression of understanding. He casually placed the flag in his hand into the chess box and said, "Tell me, what new ideas have you got?"
In the past, this kind of situation would always occur whenever Jiang Ranli had a new idea. Emperor Kangxi was well aware of her little tricks.
Hearing this, Jiang Ranli smiled flatteringly and filled a glass of water for Emperor Kangxi before starting to speak.
"Your Majesty, it's really not fun for us to just play chess without any bets. Don't you think it's boring to play chess all the time?"
Emperor Kangxi frowned slightly and said, "Don't say these preparatory words, just tell me what you want to do."
Thinking of Jiang Ranli's long foreshadowing in the previous few times, Emperor Kangxi simply waved his hand to signal her to get to the point.
Jiang Ranli didn't feel embarrassed at all when her thoughts were seen through. As wise as Emperor Kangxi was, she had never intended to play any tricks in front of him.
"Your Majesty, no matter what it is, it's fun only if there are stakes, don't you think?"
Emperor Kangxi looked at her and motioned for her to continue.
"Playing chess is just like fighting a war. You said that if two countries go to war, countless financial resources, material resources and soldiers will be wasted. Not to mention the loser, the winner will not get any benefit at all. Wouldn't the war be too boring and a huge loss? So, the same principle applies to playing chess. It would be more interesting for two people to fight each other dryly, rather than having some benefits." Jiang Ranli said with a flattering smile to Emperor Kangxi.
Emperor Kangxi looked somewhat helpless. This was not the first time he had heard Jiang Ranli say such ridiculous and twisted theories, but they seemed to make sense.
"What are you interested in this time?"
With the experience from previous times, Emperor Kangxi knew that Jiang Ranli's proposal was definitely not groundless, and he had set a trap for him, just waiting for him to jump into it.
If it were anyone else, Emperor Kangxi would have slapped him in the face, but because it was Jiang Ranli, who always had new ideas, and because no one else dared to do that, Emperor Kangxi was quite pleased with her little tricks.
"The Emperor is wise," Jiang Ranli stood up and began to flatter him with exaggerated expressions and movements.
Emperor Kangxi smiled, but what he said was, "Stop talking so smoothly and speak quickly."
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