Chapter 243 Chess Player
Luo Qinghan stepped forward and said calmly, "Don't worry, Father won't investigate further."
"How do you know?"
"The current situation is exactly what Father wants. He will not do unnecessary things, nor will he allow others to do unnecessary things."
The two fought back and forth for several rounds.
Nie Changping captured four of his opponent's chess pieces in succession, and he felt that he might be able to win the game.
He was a little too proud of himself because of his happiness, and asked in a gossipy tone.
"Your Highness has put so much thought into marrying Qin Shiniang, even if it means bearing the reputation of being a wife-killer. Why is that? Is that Qin Shiniang an ugly creature that will give you nightmares if you look at her?"
"It has nothing to do with Qin Shi Niang herself. I simply don't want to marry a girl from the Qin family."
Nie Changping was puzzled: "Why?"
"The Qin family's relatives have become a major concern in my father's heart. Sooner or later, there will be a war between the two sides. If I marry a Qin family girl as my principal wife, it means I will be completely tied to the Qin family. I don't want to get involved with either of them, so I won't marry anyone."
Luo Qinghan threw out a cannon and captured the opponent's pawn.
Nie Changping suddenly realized, and then began to feel sorry for his pawn that was eaten.
He hesitated for a long time before deciding to move his horse, intending to take down the opponent's annoying cannon first.
He said, "You were raised by the Queen, and everyone has already assumed that you are from the Qin family. If you want to get rid of the Qin family, it may not be that easy."
"It's certainly not easy, but I've already taken the first step. Once the arrow is shot, there's no turning back. I must go all the way. I don't want to be a pawn of either of them. I want to be a chess player like them."
When Luo Qinghan said this, he flew his horse out and landed on the enemy's chess piece.
"General!"
Nie Changping was still thinking about how to get rid of the enemy's cannon, but he didn't notice that the enemy's horse had quietly moved to his camp.
His general had been eaten up by the enemy.
He sighed, "I lose again!"
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Today is the day for distributing gifts. The palace does not distribute money, but various daily necessities, such as clothes, cloth, charcoal and so on.
There is no Crown Princess in the Eastern Palace, so these trivial household affairs are managed by Concubine Bai.
The senior maids from all the palaces came to Yulian Hall early in the morning to receive the imperial edicts.
Baoqin was no exception. She and Qingsong waited outside the Yulian Palace for a long time before they saw Liuxu come out.
Immediately, maids from other palaces came forward and tried to get close to her.
Liu Xu quite enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention, but when her eyes fell on Baoqin, her smile froze and her good mood took a sharp turn for the worse.
Whenever she saw Baoqin, she would recall the painful experience of being slapped in the face in Qingge Palace.
Liu Xu put away the smile on her face and no longer had the heart to greet everyone. She quickly distributed the things to each palace and prepared to leave.
But Baoqin called her at this time.
"Wait a moment!"
Liu Xu asked impatiently, "What else?"
Baoqin unfolded a roll of red-brown silk cloth: "I don't need to tell you how old-fashioned this color is. Just look at the dyeing, some dark and some light. It's obviously a defective product!"
Then she picked up another set of clothes and said, "This dress is so poorly made. Look at the stitching. It's crooked and the two sleeves are not the same length. How can you let people wear it?"
"And these charcoals. We usually use fruit charcoal for heating, but the charcoal you sent is all mixed charcoal. Look at these charcoals, they are all broken into slag!"
(End of this chapter)
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