Chapter 276: Trick Him into a Chess Board

Outside the hall, Rong Xin and Xu An were both guarding.

Hearing the emperor's low laughter inside, Xu An couldn't help but look in the direction of the palace door, and couldn't help but sigh: "I came to Concubine Xi's place, it's really the right choice."

Rong Xin smiled and asked darkly, "Was the Emperor in a bad mood when he came?"

"You haven't heard yet. As for Ci'an Palace, Jiang Yuanzheng has already gone there. Tell me, how ugly was the quarrel between the Emperor and the Empress Dowager?" Xu An didn't know the details and only spoke the useful ones.

Rong Xin was slightly startled, "Is the Queen Mother okay?"

"It should be fine, otherwise the emperor would not have left Ci'an Palace."

Rong Xin nodded, feeling relieved a little. After all, if something really happened, the emperor probably wouldn't be able to laugh now.

"The emperor must be feeling bad too..." Thinking of how Huo Jinchi looked by the lake today, Xu An sighed softly. He had never seen the emperor like that before.

He glanced at the palace gate again, "But now it's all right. Concubine Xi is the only one in the world who can make the emperor happy."

"You have to help Eunuch Xu, right?" Rong Xin said politely.

Xu An's face immediately turned into a smile, "This is really embarrassing for you."

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While people outside the hall were busy chatting about business, people inside the hall had already quieted down.

Yun Qin put her chin on Huo Jinchi's shoulder, looked at him with a smile and said, "Your Majesty, since I already know that you have been wronged, don't be afraid of embarrassment. Tell me what happened."

Hawking Chi pinched her cheek again in annoyance, but this time the force was much less, "Look at the way you are taking pleasure in the misfortune of others."

"You're talking nonsense again." She laughed and denied it perfunctorily.

Hawking Chi was totally at a loss as to what to do with her. In the end, he could only shake his head helplessly and tell her what had happened.

Especially the scene in front of the Queen Mother's bed. After he finished speaking, he sighed and finally spit out the words that were pent up in his heart, "I thought she finally figured it out, but in the end, she still only has my uncle in her heart."

Yun Qin had already put away her gloating expression and rested her head on his neck. She said nothing, but just rubbed it gently to comfort him.

Huo Jinchi touched her face with his hand, "The more this happens, the more I cannot be soft-hearted..."

It seemed as if he was talking to Yunqin, but also to himself.

Yun Qin raised her eyes and looked at him, actually feeling a little sympathy for him.

But she quickly put this idea behind her. Sympathizing with a man is the beginning of misfortune!

"Since the Empress Dowager finally gave in, she still cares about you, Your Majesty. She said this in the end perhaps because she has helped the Fang family for so many years and it has become a habit for her. Your Majesty will figure it out." She advised in a low voice.

Hawking nodded. "I hope so."

I looked down and saw that she was also rubbing her eyes, looking worried. I couldn't help but put my finger on her forehead and said, "Okay, this time I finally got the words out of me. Why are you unhappy again?"

"I just wanted to make fun of the emperor." Yun Qin hugged his neck with a look of regret, "But who knew that I would feel even more distressed..."

Hearing her tone, Huo Jinchi should have been angry, but for some reason he felt as happy as if he had eaten honey.

"Let go, are you trying to kill me with the heat?"

Yun Qin just curled her lips when she heard this. If he had pushed her a little harder, she would have believed it!

After a while of noise and chatter, it was already dark outside and dinner was ready.

Both of them were covered in sweat, so they had to take a shower before sitting down to have dinner.

As expected, the dinner prepared the same things that Yunqin had eaten during the day, and in addition, there were two more dishes that Yunqin liked.

Yunqin had eaten late in the afternoon, so she was not hungry at all now. She was afraid that Huo Jinchi would feed her a lot again and make her eat too much, so she simply took over as the host.

She kept picking up food for Huo Jinchi and kept persuading him, "Your Majesty didn't eat at noon today, you have to eat more. Come, I will serve you the food myself."

So, today the one who got eaten became Hawking Chi.

He was not a person who could tolerate it, so he immediately took Yunqin to the garden to help digest the food. Yunqin didn't eat much, and after walking around for a while, she got hungry.

When I came back, I asked the kitchen to cook a bowl of fish wontons.

After finishing her meal, she saw Huo Jinchi's gloomy eyes and said quickly, "I haven't eaten yet, so there's no need to go out for a walk. If you make the emperor hungry, your cook won't be able to rest tonight."

These words made everyone in the hall burst into laughter, and Huo Jinchi looked at her unhappily.

"You have been studying chess recently. Come here, I want to see what you have learned."

After hearing this, Rong Xin immediately moved the chessboard to the low table.

Yun Qin had also washed her hands and sat on the other side of the couch. "Then please give me your instructions, Your Majesty."

She was just looking for a way to amuse herself because she was very bored on weekdays. She was a complete novice at that and just accompanied the emperor to read and have some fun.

This was expected. She was a little upset after three of them were ruthlessly killed without a single piece of armor left.

Fortunately, Hawking was born in this dynasty. Now, she wishes him to remain single for the rest of his life!

"No more, no more." In the fourth game, she simply cheated and threw the chess piece in her hand into the bowl.

Huo Jinchi had been trying to hold back his laughter, and seeing this, he put down the chess piece in his hand and asked knowingly, "Why don't you play anymore?"

"Of course, it's because I can't beat the emperor." Yun Qin resisted the urge to roll her eyes at him. She touched the chessboard she had casually brought from the pavilion outside.

"It must be that this chessboard is bad."

As she spoke, Yun Qin pinched the chess piece again and said, "This chess piece is not good either."

Huo Jinchi suppressed his laughter and asked, "What is considered good?"

"I don't understand these things, so of course I will listen to the emperor." Yun Qin looked at him with anticipation.

Huo Jinchi finally couldn't help himself, and a smile spread from the corner of his lips, "I think you are finding ways to ask me for things!"

"Your Majesty, what you said is too harsh." Yun Qin wrinkled her nose. "It is one thing for me to want to learn chess with a chessboard and chess pieces that are more suitable for me, but don't you also think that this chessboard is too rough and not worthy of Your Majesty? Or do you think that I am too stupid and you don't want to play chess with me in the future?"

"You are really good at turning the tables!" Hawking Chi almost laughed out of anger.

Yun Qin sighed, "I guess the emperor must have a lot of excellent chessboards and chess pieces. It's a pity that I don't have the blessing to see one or two."

Huo Jinchi laughed again, tapped her nose with his finger, and then said loudly: "Xu An!"

"What does the emperor have to say?" Xu An immediately trotted in.

Huo Jinchi said to him, "I remember that there is a jade chessboard in Shangyuan Pavilion, and the chess pieces are also made of fine jade. I will have someone send it to Anlan Pavilion tomorrow."

Xu An quickly glanced at Yun Qin, then lowered his eyes and said, "Yes, I'll remember that."

"Go down."

After everyone left, Huo Jinchi looked at Yun Qin and asked with a smile, "Are you satisfied?"

Yun Qin immediately began to clean up the chessboard. "Come, come, come, I will play chess with Your Majesty until Your Majesty is satisfied."

Huo Jinchi couldn't help but laugh again, and stretched out his hand to pinch her face, "Don't cry later."

Yun Qin wrinkled her nose. Then she would tell him two more sets of chess later!