Chapter 402 Playing Chess with the Emperor
"Your Majesty, let me play chess with you."
I heard that the old emperor was a chess master and loved to play chess with his concubines when he had nothing to do. Few concubines could beat him.
I don’t know if it’s true.
Or was it just to please the emperor and deliberately let him win?
Daddy said that the emperor always lost when playing chess with him, and seeing that the emperor had a gloomy face, he had no choice but to let him win.
Miaomiao stared at the chessboard on the table and wanted to try it too.
The emperor looked doubtful, "You can play chess?"
"Go...I don't know."
"Backgammon?"
"No."
"Tanqi?"
"I won't..." Miaomiao grinned and laughed.
The emperor was a little impatient, "Then what can you do?"
Although he liked this child who looked like his daughter and was cute and adorable, he actually had a lot of cleverness.
But he is not an ordinary old man who plays with children.
He is the emperor.
In this world, there are only other people to accompany him.
The little guy said he wanted to play chess with him, but I don’t know who was playing with whom.
"Your Majesty, I know how to play Gobang," Miaomiao said without a word, and quickly gathered the chess pieces on the board.
I asked the princess to play a game as a demonstration.
After one round, Miaomiao won in less than a quarter of an hour.
He also explained the rules to the emperor several times.
"It's very simple and easy to learn. Does Your Majesty want to learn it?
emperor:……
It’s so simple, it’s really a game for children.
If I play with her, do I have to let her win?
When Yuqing was young, she needed someone to coax her into playing chess.
It is enough to coax one child. At this age, you still have to take care of a child. It is really hard work.
It's a loss of status.
He turned to look at the beautiful Zhen, "Would you like to play a game with the child?"
Zhen Meiren reluctantly replied, "...Yes."
She was the one who played chess with the emperor, yet they asked her to play with the children.
Any victory is unfair.
But since the emperor had already spoken, she had no reason not to accompany him.
The little brat will definitely cry for his mother.
Miaomiao doesn't care. It doesn't matter who you play with. She is the one who has specially memorized the Go formation.
It is said that Gobang appeared before Yao invented Go, but Go has always been popular since then, and the two have different playing methods.
Gobang pursues speed and tests intuition and reaction ability.
Go is a game of capturing pieces and changing the world. It tests patience and tactics and is a real game between people.
She has a great chance of winning Gobang.
It seems simple and easy to understand, but the black chess piece still needs to follow the forbidden move rules and cannot place the pieces as it pleases.
But there are still various formations, probably more than a dozen or so.
They are all the crystallization of the wisdom of later generations.
Of course, she would not tell anyone the winning factor.
When playing against someone as talented as Daddy, she can even beat him several times, and she is definitely not letting him win.
When it comes to Go, anyone in this era can crush her.
As a human being, you still need to know yourself.
We must learn to play to our strengths and avoid our weaknesses.
When it comes to gambling, she would never touch Go.
Miaomiao was already in her place. Looking at the calm old emperor beside her, she asked, "Your Majesty, is there a gift for winning?"
"Of course there is."
"Your Majesty, may I designate a gift?"
"What do you want?" The emperor looked up at Miaomiao and originally planned to reward her something.
There will be rewards whether you win or not.
It’s better to win, and it’s justified.
Miaomiao glanced around the hall, her eyes falling on the cats, then looked at the beautiful lady Zhen, "I don't want any gold, silver, or jade. I like kittens. You can choose a cat for every round you win. If you win, I'll give you a roasted whole lamb from Yipinju."
"No, cats cannot be used as bargaining chips." Before the emperor could say anything, Lady Zhen jumped out.
Miaomiao raised her eyebrows and said softly, "Could it be that Empress Zhen is afraid of losing to a child like me?"
Jane: ...
She was instantly stimulated by the little brat's words, "Okay, then go ahead, how do you do it?
The little brat deserves a beating.
This chess game is so simple. If she can't even beat a child, how can she have the face to play chess with the emperor?
Forget it, if you win you can get a roasted whole lamb from Yipinju. The emperor loves lamb the most.
It’s still a first-class residence.
Before she entered the palace, she dreamed of having a meal at Yipinju.
Now that he has become successful and a wealthy man, he has lost his freedom. He still cannot go to Yipinju and cannot eat a single meal there.
It turns out that being the emperor's favorite concubine doesn't have everything.
It's a bit regrettable.
Princess Yuqing said nothing, but sat on the armchair beside her and petted the cat.
Although she didn't like the cat's owner, she did it because the cats had rebelled.
She suddenly liked these cats.
I have to say that these cats are really insightful and know how to turn from darkness to light.
She had a feeling that her daughter would definitely win a cat back home.
"Best of three games, Empress Zhen can try three games first." Miaomiao rested her chin on her hands and said innocently.
The emperor looked at this somewhat arrogant little guy and smiled unconsciously.
No matter how hard-hearted a person is, he or she can be soft-hearted sometimes, and one cannot resist a pretty little cub acting cute in front of him or her.
What’s more, it’s a cub that looks like a girl.
The emperor was a little dazed.
Zhen Meiren started with great confidence and tried three rounds.
It was so fast that before she could react, the three games were over.
She won the game with two wins in three games.
It only took a cup of tea.
She became more confident.
Feeling somewhat smug, he thought about letting the child play a game later, otherwise he would cry and disturb the emperor's peace.
Miaomiao also looked at her with a smile, "Empress Zhen, are you ready? Let's officially begin."
Princess Yuqing patted her daughter's head and said, "Miaomiao, don't embarrass your mother. You will definitely win."
"Don't worry, mother." Miaomiao patted her chest and assured.
Lady Zhen also looked at the emperor eagerly.
"There will be rewards for winning, big rewards." Xuan looked at the two of them with interest.
"I'm going to start." Miaomiao played the black chess piece first.
While playing chess, he urged his opponent, "Hurry up, you're so slow..."
"Quick, it's so easy."
This time, there was no chance for Zhen Meiren to breathe, and it was a best-of-three match.
Miaomiao won.
Kill the opponent without leaving a single piece of armor.
Pointing to the black and white cat on the ground, "Empress Zhen, I want the one with dark clouds covering snow."
The smile on Lady Zhen's face had long since disappeared, and she thought the little brat must have been lucky.
He uttered the word with difficulty, "Okay."
In the next few rounds, Miaomiao changed the formations, the oblique three formations, the plum blossom formation, the sword formation...
There were beads of sweat on the beautiful Zhen's forehead and her thin lips were tightly pursed.
If she had been stronger, the chess piece in her hand would have been crushed.
The palace maid hurried forward to wipe the sweat off her face.
The emperor was not interested at first, thinking it would be over soon, and was wondering what gift to give to comfort the little one if he cried.
However, I didn’t expect…
His cat, his beloved pet.
In the time it takes to stick an incense stick, they were won away one after another.
All I could hear were the little girl's soft cheers.
A bit harsh.
The emperor frowned, but he couldn't stop it, as it would seem that he was too narrow-minded.
Jiang Miaomiao: "Empress Zhen, I won, I want the Four Seasons Good one."
"Come again..."
"Empress Zhen, I won again. I want the longevity pattern."
"Mrs. Zhen, I want that...
"I want that one..."
“…”
“Come…again…”
Lady Zhen no longer cared about how many cats she had lost, nor did she notice that the only one left was the lion cat in the emperor's arms.
He didn't even notice that the emperor's face had turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
That's what gamblers are like. When they get obsessed with gambling, they don't care about anything else and only think about making back their losses.
It's still best of three.
Zhen Meiren was unwilling to give up, "Come again..."
"Empress Zhen, you no longer have any bargaining chips." Miaomiao looked at Ruixue in the emperor's arms, "Your Majesty, your words are not joking! The Ruixue in your arms is mine."
Emperor Xuan: ...holding the lion cat tightly in his arms.
I have the urge to kill the beautiful Zhen.
Idiot, so stupid!
What's the point of looking alike? You can't even compare to Zhen'er by a finger.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I didn't mean it. I..." Lady Zhen hurried over and knelt down in front of the emperor.
Crying like a pear blossom in the rain.
She wanted to say that she was tricked by this little brat.
This girl is pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger.
There is something wrong with this chess game.
But she couldn't say it, she actually lost to a child repeatedly.
It's so embarrassing.
The key point is that she lost the emperor's Ruixue.
When Concubine Zhen was alive, she also had a lion cat, which I heard was very similar to this one and was also named Ruixue.
She knew very well that she was just a substitute, but she was not even as good as a cat.
It's quite chilling.
The emperor looked at her coldly and said, "Go back and practice your chess skills. If you can't do it well, don't come to see me."
Princess Yuqing wanted to laugh at first.
Being the most favored concubine in the harem is nothing more than this.
Then I saw that my father's face was not very good, and he was in a very bad mood.
My daughter has played it!
She quickly stepped forward to mediate: "Father, victory and defeat are common in the military. Miaomiao defeated Mao'er, and you can win from her."
The emperor thought so too.
His expression eased a little, and he sat cross-legged opposite Miaomiao, puffing his beard and glaring.
It's such a simple matter, but he has to take action.
waste!
"Girl, are you ready?"
"Okay." Miaomiao nodded and said seriously, "Your Majesty, please go first."
Then she looked at her princess mother who was winking at her.
Miaomiao understands without her mother even giving any signals.
Playing chess with the emperor and being a nasty little concubine is nothing like that. She still wants her head.
So, we still have to release the water when necessary, and we have to release more, but we can't let people see it.
So that's the ending.
The emperor easily won back his beloved Ruixue.
But it's not easy to win all the cats.
Forget it, just consider it a gift for the little one.
"I'm tired, so you can take those cats with you. You have done me a great service by playing chess with me. I will also give you some jewelry and jade. I'll let Yuqing take you to choose." The emperor couldn't help but pinch Miaomiao's chubby little face.
They're all red from being pinched.
Princess Yuqing winked at her daughter again.
She leaned close to her daughter's ear and whispered, "Those cats are father's favorites. Why do you want to go back? If you like them, mother will buy you ten or eight more. You want a house... a house..."
The emperor slowed down his pace as he listened to his daughter and the little maid chirping behind him.
Sure enough, the little guy called out to him, "Your Majesty, wait a minute."
"What is it?"
Miaomiao ran up to him and said, "Your Majesty, the princess taught me that a gentleman should help others achieve their goals and should not take away what they like. Can I exchange the cat for another gift?"
"Oh! What do you want to change?" The emperor looked at her with interest.
The little girl is quite sensible.
"I went to Prince Chen's Villa a few days ago and thought it was a nice house. My eldest brother is engaged to Princess Rong'an and will be married next spring. I'd like to give him some betrothal gifts. Could the Emperor exchange all his gifts for that house?"
The emperor thought for a moment and agreed.
I played with all my heart today. Such a simple gambling game is actually very mysterious.
evening.
Princess Yuqing brought Miaomiao out of the palace.
He came in a carriage.
When they returned, there were two more carriages, all fully loaded.
At the entrance of Lu Garden.
Lu Qingyao was almost worried to death and paced at the door.
When he saw what his daughter brought back, his brows furrowed.
She didn't just raise a daughter, she raised a god of wealth.
"Mother, I asked the emperor for a house. I suspect Jiang Zijin is hiding in that house. Please find someone to check it out." Miaomiao handed the house deed to Mother.
Lu Qingyao didn't care about the house deeds or land deeds. She checked her daughter's property from beginning to end.
I felt relieved only when I found that not a single hair was lost.
"You are not allowed to ask the emperor for anything from now on, understand?"
The royal family is different from ordinary people. They don’t value family affection as much, especially the emperor.
I have so many children that I can’t count them on my fingers, and I can’t even take care of my own children.
Why would you care about your grandchildren?
After saying that, he took his daughter into the house.
After the mother and daughter finished hugging, Princess Yuqing followed them and said, "Sanniang, you must be careful these days. Watch out for Jiang Yunze looking for trouble with you."
Lu Qingyao looked surprised: "Why?"
Princess Yuqing smiled softly, "My daughter stood up for you and your two brothers in front of my father. He gave you three years' salary of Jiang Yunze. If Jiang Yunze knew about this, he would definitely come looking for you."
Lu Qingyao: ...
He looked at his daughter with a stern face, "Jiang Miaomiao, you are getting bolder and bolder. Why are you saying those things to the emperor? What if you anger him..."
The head needs to move.
Compared to Jiang Yunze's insignificant salary, my daughter's safety is the most important thing.
After saying this, he looked at Princess Yuqing very seriously and said, "Princess, you are already a mother. Your child is so bold and reckless, and you don't control her. Look, she even dares to ask the emperor for this and that. What if she angers the emperor..."
No wonder my daughter has been so bold and ignorant since she was young.
She just looks like Princess Yuqing.
Everyone else was extremely anxious, but the mother and daughter looked calm and composed.
Princess Yuqing opened her mouth.
"It also...didn't offend the emperor. Father likes Miaomiao very much and has no doubts."
It turns out that Lu Qingyao's reputation as a tigress is not unfounded.
How dare he be so mean to her.
In this life, no one has dared to be mean to her except her father, her mother and Cui Yan.
The princess looked a little unhappy.
"Princess, the fact that you brought Miaomiao into the palace cannot be hidden. Prime Minister Cui knows about it and is in your house right now with a very unhappy look on his face. You...why don't you think about how to explain it to him?" Lu Qingyao looked at the princess's house next door.
Princess Yuqing retracted the foot she had just taken.
"I won't be going back yet. I have something important to discuss with King Jing. I'll be leaving first. Just say...just say you haven't seen me."
After the princess finished speaking, she got on the carriage without looking back.
Lu Qingyao: ...
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