Chu Jinyao was stunned for a moment when she heard the words of the prince opposite her, then she stood up suddenly: "No, I don't want to learn..."

Qin Yi frowned and said: "Sit down." Chu Jinyao

sat down with a bitter face. Qin Yi nodded at her and said: "Hold the pieces and watch how I play."

Chu Jinyao wanted to remind this gentleman that she was really suddenly excited and did not deliberately ruin their chess game. She really did not dare to trouble His Royal Highness the Prince to teach her how to play chess. However, this prince took it seriously and actually taught Chu Jinyao how to play chess one by one.

Chu Jinyao asked cautiously: "Your Highness..."

"What's wrong?"

"Aren't you busy?" In other words, are you too idle?

"Yes, my time is the most precious. So, if you can't learn it..." Qin Yi looked up at Chu Jinyao across the chessboard and didn't continue the rest of the sentence.

Chu Jinyao felt a strong murderous intent in the prince's eyes. She lowered her head and couldn't help but sighed.

She was playing well at first, but the prince insisted on teaching her. He even threatened her when she couldn't teach him? What kind of robbery logic is this?

The people outside were composing poems, racking their brains to think of good sentences, and no one noticed that Chu Jinyao and the prince were missing. The two of them had a rare moment of silence, and they placed the chess pieces one by one. For a while, the only sound in the room was the clear sound of the warm jade chess pieces falling on the board.

Chu Jinyao frowned, holding the white piece between her fingertips, and looked at the chessboard with a bitter face. After a pause, she tentatively reached out to a place.

"Where to put it?"

Chu Jinyao immediately changed direction and put it to the other side without changing her expression. When the chess piece was about to fall, Chu Jinyao secretly looked at Qin Yi's face and found that he looked indifferent, so she was relieved. It seems that this is right.

Qin Yi, the chess teacher, also felt tired. He felt that if he didn't speak up, Chu Jinyao would definitely get angry to death, so he said casually: "Even my brothers and sisters never let me teach them step by step. The last time I taught someone in person was..."

Qin Yi suddenly stopped. Chu Jinyao couldn't hear others talking halfway, so she subconsciously interrupted: "Who was it last time?"

After she finished speaking, Chu Jinyao realized what she had done. She actually interrupted the prince?

Chu Jinyao raised her head and said to save the situation: "Your Highness, I didn't mean that. I didn't..."

Chu Jinyao didn't know what to say. She spoke incoherently for a while and found that the prince was looking at her with a strange look. Chu

Jinyao was frightened by being looked at. She asked quietly, "

Your Highness, what's wrong?" Qin Yi put down the chess piece, sat up straight, and showed a look of watching a good show. He asked, "What's your name?"

Chu Jinyao secretly became alert. You can't tell your name to a man outside, so she replied vigilantly, "My surname is Chu, and I'm the fifth child."

Qin Yi's smile almost overflowed. Chu Jinyao always refreshed his cognition. He grew up so big, as long as he asked for the name, everyone would be surprised and happy to tell the name, and sometimes they would rack their brains to bring other information, regardless of whether they were men or women. Only Chu Jinyao dared to be vague and even used the ranking to fool him.

Qin Yi was too lazy to argue with her and continued to ask: "Then do you know what my name is?"

Chu Jinyao was really stumped by the question. The prince was the prince, and they all called him with respectful titles such as His Highness. What was the prince's name... she really didn't know.

Chu Jinyao shook his head honestly. Qin Yi nodded and said, "Okay, I'll tell you. My given name is just Yi."

It turned out that the prince's name was Qin Yi. Chu Jinyao suddenly realized and nodded in praise, "Good name."

Now even Chu Jinyao could see the smile in the prince's eyes. Chu Jinyao looked at the prince a little helplessly. After he had laughed enough, she heard him continue, "My mother is Empress Wenxiao. She is from the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion and her surname is Qi."

Chu Jinyao continued to nod. She knew this. The prince's biological mother was Empress Wenxiao, the Empress Yuan, and she was a sister of the current empress. They were called the Big Queen Qi and the Little Queen Qi by the people. This pair of sisters is very famous, Chu Jinyao certainly knows that, she is curious, why did the prince say this?

Qin Yi saw Chu Jinyao still blinking at him, and he felt really funny and angry. It seems that she still didn't understand, Qin Yi gave up on giving her advice, but instead knocked the chess piece on the chessboard: "Forget it. Lower your head and concentrate on the chess."

Chu Jinyao suddenly felt that this person was simply unreasonable! He took the initiative to talk about the royal family, and after he finished talking, he actually blamed her for not concentrating?

However, Chu Jinyao thought of the identity of the person opposite her, and immediately told herself that he was the prince, and his father was the emperor, so don't be angry, don't be angry.

The only sound that could be heard in the room was the knocking of chess pieces. After such a long time, the people who wrote the poem had already discovered something was wrong. When Lin Xiyuan found the innermost room, he saw Chu Jinyao and the prince sitting opposite each other playing chess, and his pupils shrank slightly.

He stood outside and watched for a while, then smiled and knocked gently on the door. Qin Yi had already noticed that Lin Xiyuan was coming, but Chu Jinyao, on the contrary, turned her head and saw someone coming, and immediately showed a look of gratitude.

The way of chess was too difficult for her as a beginner, especially when she was facing the prince. Chu Jinyao didn't even dare to be perfunctory.

Seeing Chu Jinyao's expression, Lin Xiyuan looked at the prince in surprise. The prince's eyes were indifferent, and there was no sign of anything. Lin Xiyuan had a rough idea in his mind, and walked into the room and said with a smile: "Why is Your Highness here? We were negligent and neglected Your Highness, please forgive us."

As soon as Lin Xiyuan finished speaking, a damp wind suddenly blew in from the window, blowing the corners of Chu Jinyao's skirt gently. Chu Jinyao held down her flying hair, looked back at the sky, and murmured: "It's going to rain."

Qin Yi also turned around and nodded: "Indeed."

Lin Xiyuan walked to Chu Jinyao's side, reached out and closed the window, and Chu Jinyao's hair finally settled down. He frowned and said, "Oh no, my second brother and the others are going boating on the lake. Someone, come!"

Lin Xiyuan raised his voice and ordered the servants outside, "It's going to rain, go and call back the second young master and the county lord."

After a while, the raindrops as big as beans fell down. Lin Xining, the county lord and others covered their heads and quickly ran into the house. The maids immediately came forward with dry towels. The county lord complained in a low voice, "We agreed to boating on the lake, why is it raining again? It's really a bummer."

Chu Jinyao also followed outside the house. Seeing this scene, she said, "County lord, wipe your hair first. The spring rain comes quickly. Be careful not to get cold air into your body and catch a cold."

Chu Jinmiao was also pulled out by Lin Xining. Now Chu Jinmiao's hair was slightly wet and the corners of her clothes were also wet. Chu Jinmiao spread her hands and let the maid take care of her. Her eyes swept from the well-dressed Chu Jinyao to the prince standing behind her. The contrast was so obvious that Chu Jinmiao cursed secretly and then asked, "Fifth sister, we just looked for you for a long time and couldn't find you. Where did you go?"

"I saw that you were all writing poems, so I didn't want to disturb you, so I came back first."

Chu Jinmiao wanted to ask again, when did you come back? Why is the prince here too? But Chu Jinmiao secretly glanced at the prince, and wanted to maintain her demeanor, so she held back from asking.

Last time, after Chu Jinyao exposed Linglong's affairs, the Princess of the County soon found out about Chu Jinmiao. Although the Princess of the County only mentioned it verbally and did not punish Chu Jinmiao, it was enough to make Chu Jinmiao ashamed and angry. The discord between the sisters was exposed to outsiders, which was extremely embarrassing. Because of this, Chu Jinmiao did not dare to go out for several days and could not even raise her head in front of the Princess of the County. Chu Jinmiao really hated Chu Jinyao in her heart.

New and old hatreds accumulated more and more, to the point where it was either you or me.

Chu Jinmiao dressed up specially today. She wore a light blue shirt with wide sleeves and a blue long skirt. She looked like Wei Jin, which was quite unique. She was thin to begin with. After putting on this surprisingly loose outfit, she looked even more fragile and reclusive, as if she could be blown down by a gust of wind. Chu Jinmiao remembered clearly that the prince liked to use elusive words, and he probably didn't like women who were ostentatious and gaudy, so Chu Jinmiao dressed in a light and delicate way. Now that her hair was wet, this temperament became even more obvious.

Lin Xining's idea was to go boating, but now that his sisters had gotten wet in the rain, he already blamed himself, and when he saw Chu Jinmiao's fragile appearance, his heart trembled. He said distressedly: "Fourth sister, you are weak and can't stand the rain. Why don't you go inside and change clothes?"

Chu Jinmiao refused of course. After being wetted by the rain, her frail clothes were just right. Why should she change? Chu Jinmiao shook her head and said: "No need, I'm fine, just bear with it, don't bother everyone because of me." Yang

Qixia also came over distressedly after hearing this, and held her hand, and immediately exclaimed: "Fourth sister, why are your hands so cold? Quickly heat a hand warmer and warm up your body."

After this ordeal, everyone's attention was on Chu Jinmiao. Chu Jinmiao was very proud, thinking that in this way, the prince would definitely notice her. She would do something to attract the prince's favor later, and the rest would be a matter of course.

Chu Jinyao looked at the girls making a fuss and said, "You guys go sit inside and rest for a while, and wait for the maids to light the hand stove first."

Everyone walked to the room where Chu Jinyao and Qin Yi had just stayed. After everyone found a place to sit down, Lin Xining looked at a chess game placed by the window and asked in surprise, "Were you playing chess just now?"

Chu Jinyao's old face immediately turned red, and she winked at Lin Xining, "Nothing, cousin, don't ask."

Unfortunately, Lin Xining did not notice Chu Jinyao's hint. He stood up curiously and walked to the window to watch the chess game. However, after taking a look, Lin Xining fell silent.

After a moment, he asked tentatively, "Whose chess piece is this?"

Qin Yi sat there calmly, not answering, but asking, "What do you think of this chess game?"

The prince said this, and even a fool could tell that this was a handicapped chess piece of His Royal Highness. Lin Xining was silent for a moment, then nodded resolutely, "Good chess!"

"Cousin!" Chu Jinyao couldn't even raise her face, she gritted her teeth and said, "I was messing around, don't play tricks on me."

Lin Xining's eyes widened in surprise, "It's actually yours?"

Qin Yi silently picked up the hot tea, but a smile flashed in the corner of his eyes. Lin Xiyuan also understood, shook his head helplessly, and couldn't help laughing.

Chu Jinyao was really embarrassed, she didn't dare to glare at the main person, so she had to vent her anger to Lin Xining. She glared at Lin Xining and said, "It was originally the Crown Prince's unfinished chess game. I was ignorant when I came in, so I just moved a few chess pieces around."

"Hey, fifth cousin, you didn't just move them around. You used the white pieces to fill the chessboard from left to right! These white pieces are so neat and impressive. You have a great technique, cousin."

Chu Jinyao pretended to hit him. Lin Xining cooperated and begged for mercy, saying, "I was just teasing you, fifth cousin, don't take it to heart."

Everyone laughed when they saw this. After this interruption, the atmosphere in the room became much better.

It's strange. Although Lin Xiyuan is also gentle and elegant, the sisters are more willing to get close to Lin Xining. Lin Xining can talk to any of her sisters. Just now, several girls dared to joke and tease Lin Xining, but if it was Lin Xiyuan, they would never dare to do so. As for Qin Yi, there was no need to say anything.

After the county lord used the hand stove to roast for a while, and then played like this, his temper was completely opened. She was a lawless, lively and noisy person. Moreover, with the prince around, the quiet girl became quieter and the lively girl became more lively. The county lord was ready to show her desire. She stood up and said, "Fifth Miss, I don't know how to play chess either. How about I play a game with you?"

Chu Jinyao refused of course: "Forget it. I'm really not good at chess. Why should I lose face again?"

The county lord was more determined to play chess with Chu Jinyao. As a man, Lin Xiyuan couldn't persuade them, so he had to look at the other two women, hoping that they would persuade the noisy county lord.

However, Chu Jinmiao bowed her head and said nothing, and Yang Qixia turned her head and pretended to look at the rain. Anyway, no one responded to Lin Xiyuan's gaze.

At this moment, Chu Jinmiao and Yang Qixia's thoughts were surprisingly unified. They wanted nothing more than to make Chu Jinyao look bad. How could they stop her?

Chu Jinyao was a little embarrassed by the county lord's pestering. Qin Yi suddenly spoke: "She is a beginner today, so it's okay to play a game with her. If you are unsure, just ask me."

The prince's words shocked everyone in the room. The prince actually taught Chu Jinyao how to play chess, and now he took the initiative to say that he would give her guidance off the court? The county lord's expression was stunned. Lin Xiyuan saw that something was wrong and quickly said: "Baozhu is not good at chess either, so as a brother, I will shamelessly give her some pointers."

Qin Yi nodded, obviously agreeing. Lin Xining's eyes moved from these people, revealing a meaningful look.

Yang Qixia saw the scene and saw that it was so lively that she just laughed and said, "Playing chess is too serious. I don't understand it very well. Why not play double-six chess, which is more lively?"

Qin Yi thought it was nothing and nodded in agreement. Chu Jinyao became more and more restless: "Sister Yang, I don't know how to play double-six chess at all."

Yang Qixia smiled and said, "What's so difficult about this? Everyone has never played it before. You will know it after trying it yourself."

That's what she said, but who would let a novice play chess in front of everyone for the first time? This was clearly forcing someone to do something difficult. Chu Jinyao was very unhappy. Yang Qixia was so mean just to get angry with her.

Qin Yi saw Chu Jinyao's embarrassment, and he said, "It's okay, just go without worry."

Chu Jinyao then remembered that the prince said he would give her some advice. Chu Jinyao's heart slowly settled down. The prince seemed to know everything, and with such a person as a backing, Chu Jinyao unexpectedly calmed down.

After the chessboard was brought, Yang Qixia volunteered to count the chips for them. Chu Jinyao and the county lord sat opposite each other, Qin Yi stood behind Chu Jinyao, and Lin Xiyuan stood behind the county lord. Lin Xiyuan walked around Luohan's bed and finally stood next to Chu Jinmiao.

Yang Qixia threw the chips, and the game officially began. The county lord was indeed not very good at chess, but even so, he was better than Chu Jinyao, a complete novice.

Chu Jinyao suffered losses in the beginning. Although backgammon involves a lot of luck, every chess game has strategies. After Chu Jinyao played a few pieces, he obviously felt that he was at a disadvantage.

Once again, it was Chu Jinyao's turn to take action. Before she settled down, she suddenly felt an indescribable feeling. It seemed that the prince did not agree with her placement in this place... She secretly glanced at Qin Yi beside her, and found that Qin Yi's eyes fell on At one point, Chu Jinyao dropped the chess piece tentatively, and sure enough, she heard Qin Yi chuckle.

Chu Jinyao relied on Qin Yi's cheating to quickly recover her disadvantage. Later, she gradually became familiar with the rules of backgammon, and she was able to compete with the county leader.

Chu Jinyao was overjoyed when she found that she could play independently and even beat the county lord. Unfortunately, her luck seemed to have run out since then, and the chips she dropped were always particularly unfavorable

. On the contrary, gradually, the county lord was about to win.

Before the end, the county lord showed a triumphant expression and raised his chin proudly towards Chu Jinyao. Qin Yi seemed to have sensed something and turned back to look at Yang Qixia.

Yang Qixia Holding the rice pot, she smiled gently and generously.

In the game of double-land chess, the winner is the one who finishes removing all his pieces first. Now there are three pieces left on each side of the chessboard. Although it seems that the two sides are evenly matched, the county lord's piece is very close to the end point. Anyone with a discerning eye can see who is the winner.

Chu Jinyao frowned. , racking her brains to think about the next move. Although the situation was not favorable, she still wanted to try her best.

Chu Jinyao stretched out her arm and was about to make a move, but her hand was blocked by Qin Yi.

Chu Jinyao turned around in surprise: "Your Highness..."

Qin Yi's tone was calm and he said calmly: "I said I would teach you how to play chess, even if it means the last three pieces."

Chu Jinyao was stunned. Just as he was about to refuse, Lin Xiyuan on the other side smiled and said, "Okay. Then I will boldly take the initiative and take the last three steps for Baozhu."

The scene suddenly changed from Chu Jinyao and the county lord playing chess to Qin Yi and Lin Xiyuan. Lin Xining clapped his hands immediately and said to Yang Qixia with a smile: "Cousin Yang, please give me some face and let me have the honor of picking up chips for the prince and my elder brother."

Yang Qixia forced a smile and said, "Of course."

The situation suddenly became subtle. Chu Jinyao held the chess piece in his hand, turned his head to listen to Qin Yi, and then moved the chess piece as Qin Yi's hand. The same situation happened on the other side. Chu Jinyao originally thought that luck played a big role in the game of double-land chess. It was almost the same, but after Qin Yi took over, the same situation suddenly changed, and the situation that was thought to be doomed to fail seemed to come alive.

The last few moves were particularly exciting. Chu Jinyao, a novice, thought they were amazing. Qin Yi had a very clever strategy, and Lin Xiyuan was not to be outdone. In the end, they both removed their last piece at the same time.

Lin Xining waved his hand in praise. "Great! I thought the game of double-lu chess was just for fun, but today I know there are more to it than meets the eye!"

Chu Jinyao nodded in agreement. Although it looked like a draw, Qin Yi turned the disadvantage around. , Chu Jinyao privately thought that the prince had won.

Lin Xiyuan also admitted openly: "The prince is very strategic! I am ashamed to say that I am not as good as him."

The onlookers praised him generously, but Qin Yi's expression was very casual, as if he had just done something very ordinary. It was really easy. Qin Yi said to Lin Xiyuan: "Don't be too modest, your chess skills are not bad."

Lin Xiyuan shook his head and remained silent. After this game, others also clamored to play double-lu chess. Jinyao stood up and gave her seat to someone else.

Chu Jinmiao immediately took her place. She had thought that Chu Jinyao would not let go of such an important seat, but she did not expect Chu Jinyao to do so easily. Just give up. Chu Jinmiao was secretly delighted and determined to show off his skills and show his face in front of the Crown Prince and the Prince.

After Chu Jinyao gave way, he was soon deliberately squeezed out. Chu Jinyao did not fight and simply sat aside to rest. The strange thing

is that Qin Yi just watched the whole game and even gave some advice, but he walked away before the second game started.

Chu Jinmiao couldn't hide her disappointment. She thought the prince would notice her.

There was a lot of noise there, Chu Jinyao sat far away and listened to them quarreling. It was at this time that Chu Jinyao suddenly discovered something.

Including her, there were seven people in the room. Lin Xining always stayed close to Chu Jinmiao, serving her like a squire without being too obvious. The county lord, who had always been a little tyrant, was also very shy in front of the prince. And Yang Qixia kept calling him cousin. Talk to the prince in various names.

Lin Xining and Chu Jinmiao, the county lord and the prince, Yang Qixia and the prince... Chu Jinyao suddenly felt that she was standing here in a redundant position.

Qin Yi found that he was distracted and Chu Jinyao disappeared again. He turned around and saw that she had hidden in the outer room, staring at the people in the room, wondering what she was thinking.

Qin Yi didn't want to stay in and watch them play chess, the noise was giving him a headache. Qin Yi walked outside, but this time he found that Chu Jinyao was not panicked at all when she saw him approaching, but smiled meaningfully.

What was she laughing at? Qin Yi frowned secretly and asked seriously: " "What are you doing?"

Chu Jinyao smiled and shook her head without saying anything. She heard the rain outside stop, and immediately stood up and leaned over to open the window. As soon as the window opened, the fresh air outside, which was unique to the post-rain fragrance, suddenly filled the room. The rain was blowing in her face. Chu Jinyao leaned on the window sill and couldn't help but stretch out her hand to catch the raindrops from the eaves.

"The rain has stopped!"

A drop of water just hit the palm of Chu Jinyao's hand. She smiled in surprise and stretched out her hand to catch the raindrops. He started to report the news to everyone in the house. Her eyes narrowed slightly as she smiled. Chu Jinyao's eyes were naturally watery, shining even when she wasn't smiling. When she smiled, she looked even more dazzling like a star. Qin Yi was dazzled by the dazzle. The house was inevitably dim with the windows closed. Chu Jinyao stood in front of the window, holding a drop of water in her hand, and smiled brightly at the room. Behind her was a crabapple tree that was shining brightly after being washed by rain, and in front of her was a dim room, as if the only thing in the world was the She is the only one left shining.

At some point, Lin Xiyuan came over. He sighed slightly, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, and handed it to Chu Jinyao: "It's good that the rain has stopped, but rain is cold in nature. Be careful when you use your hands to catch the water." "It's cold."

Qin Yi felt uncomfortable for some reason. He looked at the handkerchief in Lin Xiyuan's hand and couldn't help but said, "Men and women should not touch each other. What are you doing?"

Chu Jinyao had already reached out to take the handkerchief, but when she heard Having said this, he abruptly withdrew his hand. She was afraid that Lin Xiyuan would not be able to come down from the stage, so she smiled at Lin Xiyuan and said, "Prince, it's okay. Thank you for your concern."

Lin Xiyuan was very unhappy to be interrupted, but after hearing Chu Jinyao's next words, the expression on his face changed from gloomy to bright. The smile on her face also became sincere: "Just don't catch a cold."

Linglong wiped Chu Jinyao's hands. After Chu Jinyao packed up, he came to say goodbye to Lin Xiyuan and the county lord: "Prince, county lord, prince, The rain has stopped, I'll take my leave first."

Lin Xining and the others were still playing, and the county lord was also having a great time. When Lin Xiyuan heard what Chu Jinyao said, he immediately walked out and said, "Are you leaving now? I'll have someone take you away. You go back."

Chu Jinyao refused, but Lin Xiyuan insisted. He called his personal servant and ordered, "Be sure to send the fifth girl back to the yard."

The servant bowed and responded crisply.

Qin Yi stood aside and watched all this silently.

He suddenly remembered that a long time ago, he asked Chu Jinyao what kind of husband she wanted to marry in the future.

What did Chu Jinyao say at that time? Gentle and polite, considerate to her, but with a lot on his mind.

At that time, Chu Jinyao had just met Lin Xiyuan.

Qin Yi felt something and stopped at the end. He also wanted to know what Lin Xiyuan wanted to say to him by asking him to come out. Sure enough, after everyone left, Lin Xiyuan asked someone to clean up everything and then asked him to sit in the main seat.

Lin Xiyuan said: "Your Highness, today, I want to tell you two things. One is to apologize to you on behalf of my sister, and the other is to ask for your grace to grant me a marriage."