After a fierce battle, Jiang Ranli lost to Emperor Kangxi by one stone.
Looking at the chess game where he had a chance to win but lost, Jiang Ranli couldn't help but rest his head on the chessboard.
"Are you willing to accept the loss?" Emperor Kangxi looked at the man in front of him who was eager to hit him with interest.
"I am willing. Father Emperor, please tell me what you want me to do." Jiang Ranli said weakly. At this moment, as a person who lost the game and as a person of integrity, what else could she say except that she is willing.
Jiang Ranli walked out of Emperor Kangxi's tent with heavy steps and looked at the magnificent grassland. He sighed repeatedly, his mind full of losing the chess game, and he didn't even notice that he almost bumped into a pillar.
Fortunately, a big hand grabbed her arm before she hit the pillar.
At this time, Jiang Ranli came back to his senses and hurriedly wanted to thank the person who held him. But when he turned around, he found that the person was Yinzhen.
Seeing Yinzhen, Jiang Ranli quickly pulled her arm away from his hand and bowed respectfully.
"Good luck to the Fourth Master."
Yinzhen looked at her silently. Ever since she had argued with Nian, she had been avoiding him. Even when they met, she was respectful and polite, as if she was keeping him at a distance.
"No need to be so polite," Yinzhen raised his hand to signal Jiang Ranli to stand up.
"Thank you, Fourth Master."
Jiang Ranli had always been respectful to Yinzhen, but she had become even more respectful to him since the dispute with Nian and the discovery of the "murderer" of Hongli's poisoning.
But just as Yinzhen felt, her increasing respect towards him also brought some distance between them.
"Something happened, why do you look like you've lost your soul?" Yinzhen's cold eyes revealed an imperceptible concern.
"It's nothing, I'm just a little tired. If you have nothing else to do, I'll take my leave."
After saying that, Jiang Ranli bowed and walked away. She did this not because she had any opinion about Yinzhen, but because she had more important things to do.
However, Yinzhen didn't know what she was thinking. Seeing her leave without looking back, he thought she was angry about what happened before. So, his hands behind his back gradually tightened, and his heart became more and more nervous.
Back in the tent, Jiang Ranli asked Qiudie and Dongxue to rummage through the drawers and borrow books everywhere, and finally found a few chess books for her.
She lost today, and Emperor Kangxi asked her to fight again tomorrow. In fact, this request could not be called a request, but Emperor Kangxi had an additional condition, that is, if Jiang Ranli won tomorrow, then today's bet would still be valid. If she lost, she would not even think about it.
Looking at the chess record in his hand, Jiang Ranli decided to stay up all night to study the famous chess games from ancient times so that he could win the match against Emperor Kangxi tomorrow.
It was late at night when Yinzhen came back, and Jiang Ranli was still looking through the chess manual. In order to prevent herself from falling asleep, she even hung her head on the beam like the ancients. However, even so, she was so sleepy that she could hardly open her eyes.
"What are you doing?" Yinzhen asked with a mixture of concern and amusement, then sat down beside her and held her in his arms.
Smelling the pleasant scent on Yin'er, Jiang Ranli yawned loudly and said, "I'm reading a book."
"Let's wait and see tomorrow. Since you are sleepy, just have a good rest."
"It will be too late to watch it tomorrow. The Emperor and I have an appointment to play chess tomorrow morning."
Speaking of the chess game, Jiang Ranli quickly sat up from Yin'er's arms and continued to look through the chess record in his hand.
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