happy with you

Chapter 9
Dare?

"Shun's son Shang was a fool, so he played chess to teach him."

Playing chess is an elegant matter, and it also tests your mental strategies.

Jiang He remembered that when she accompanied her father on a mission to six countries, his father would pay attention to the number of officials who were good at chess in each country to judge the quality of that country's think tank.

Although the Yong Kingdom is a martial state, chess has become a common practice now.

Jiang He stood up and saluted the Queen Mother.

"When I was in the Qi State, I only learned some basic skills of talking. It is said that I am good at this skill, but it is because everyone is more tolerant when playing chess due to my identity. If I say 'good at chess', it means nothing. It’s out of the question.”

She seemed a little guilty and worried, and looked at the Queen Mother as if asking for help.

The Queen Mother gently twirled a piece of jade in the palm of her hand, her expression smiling and thoughtful.

Zhao Zhengjia, who had not yet succeeded to the throne at that time, entered into a marriage alliance with the state of Qi. Many civil and military officials opposed it, but few supported it.Officials headed by Wei Xiangguo believed that although the women of Qi were beautiful, their beauty could easily mislead the country, so it was better to choose a beautiful woman in Yong.

It was Queen Mother Ji Man who withstood the pressure and recognized Zhao Zheng's ability to make friends at a distance and attack at close range, which led to this marriage.

Sure enough, Jiang He had just married into the Yong Kingdom, and Wei Xiangguo's daughter came to test him.

But it is better to fight and lose than to retreat without fighting.

Thinking of this, the Queen Mother shook her sleeves and said with a smile: "It's this girl Nan Xu who wants to get close to you. Who doesn't know her chess skills? Three years ago, the monarch played against Nan Xu, and she was forced to use only half a stone. The queen narrowly wins, let alone you. The queen only wants to play with her, and the Ai family will also join in the fun. Whoever wins, the Ai family will be rewarded with treasures."

I specifically mentioned that Zhao Zhengdu could only win against Wei Nanxu's half-son, in order to illustrate that even if Jiang He lost, it would not be a big deal.

You can't be more powerful than the king.

Jiang He nodded when he heard this and compromised: "Then please."

The chess table was set up, the chess pieces presented by Wei Nanxu were put into the clay pot, and Jiang He walked slowly over.

Her steps were steady as usual, her appearance was beautiful, and a piece of red silk inlaid with pearls, which was one foot long and one inch wide, fell spontaneously and moved gently along with the skirt of her skirt.

If light clouds cover the moon, it is like the flowing wind returning snow.Fragrance is not added, and the lead is beautiful.

This made the fateful woman who had just seen Jiang He's appearance from a distance couldn't help but admire her, but Wei Nanxu had already approached Jiang He and saluted: "Since everyone says that Nan Xu is good at chess, why not let Her Royal Highness the Queen hold the black piece."

There are square and circle rules in the game of chess. According to the rules of this dynasty, the one with black moves first, which means he has the upper hand.To be more strict, the black player needs to return four stones when calculating the final outcome.

Now that Wei Nanxu said this, it meant that she was going to give up her fourth son.

Jiang He smiled and said nothing, picked up the corner of his skirt and sat down, picking out a sunspot in the clay pot with his fingers.

The cold and delicate touch is a piece of fine black jade.

There was a "pop" sound, like the starry sky spread out in front of my eyes, and the black stone fell on the chess table, occupying the southeast corner.

When discussing important military matters, Zhao Zheng was only accompanied by Li Wenzhou, the chief chamberlain.

Li Wenzhou did things safely and without leakage.

Zhao Zheng's cup of tea is never empty.But if you want to recall when Li Wenzhou showed up to make tea, it is not so easy to think of it.

When it was time to appear, he was there to accompany you; when it was time to leave, he disappeared without a trace.

But today Zhao Zheng felt something was wrong.

He noticed that Li Wenzhou was hesitant to speak while adding tea, and noticed that Li Wenzhou was standing outside talking to others, and then he frowned and shook his head.

"what happened?"

Finally, after the minister left, Zhao Zheng asked.

"This is Wei Nanxu, the concubine of the Prime Minister's Mansion," Li Wenzhou put down the whisk, put away the memorial written by the emperor on the table, opened the snack box and presented it to her, and said softly, "I want to play chess with the queen while I am here today."

A rare smile appeared on Zhao Zheng's face.

"Now I will be killed and my armor will be thrown away."

"This servant is worried about hurting the royal family's face." Li Wenzhou looked at Zhao Zheng's face and said anxiously.

Zhao Zheng sneered and said, "What does it have to do with me, Dayong, whether the princess of Qi has a good mind or not?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his fingers holding the waffles paused in the air, as if he remembered something.

Has anyone else said this?
——"Whether Jiang Yuheng is a virgin or not, what does it have to do with me, Jiang He?"

At that time, he asked Jiang He to fake Luo Hong. This is what Jiang He said.

Hearing Zhao Zheng's words, Li Wenzhou looked up at him in confusion.

Is this a joke?The king never seemed to be willing to joke before.

The look on Zhao Zheng's face was also a little strange. He coughed lightly and said, "Send someone to ask how much you lost."

Wei Nanxu has a steady chess style and is good at both offense and defense. He should have started learning chess from a very young age.Jiang He has only one master, her father.

Carriages traveling to various countries as envoys always have to travel more than a month to reach them.

Along the way, their father and daughter's pastime was playing chess.

"Whoever loses cooks."

Her father was an envoy to the State of Qi, but he acted like a naughty boy in front of her.

Jiang He often took advantage of the bumps of the carriage to move his father's chess pieces secretly.But no matter how she moved, she always failed. "Little stupid girl, go cook!" The father laughed and fell backwards, feeling happy even though he hit his head.

"Someone in the mission is cooking!" Jiang He protested.

"You cook delicious food," he often said.

But now, the person who taught her how to play chess is no longer there.

Wei Nanxu was in a trance, but Wei Nanxu had already gained the upper hand.

Soldiers in white armor formed a formation, armed with spears, and were invincible.Like a huge chariot rolling across the plain, those who see it are killed and those who hear it run away.Wei Nanxu strategized like a fierce general, gradually encroaching on the enemy's territory and expanding his territory, and he was invincible in a mighty battle.

A proud smile appeared on the girl's face.

And Jiang He's chess style is confusing.

She could have attacked, but she gave in.She should have built a pond for defense, but she dug her own walls instead.After finally gaining an advantage, it was time to turn defeat into victory, but she chose to use brute force, resulting in a failure.

Although the Queen Mother and Mrs. Wei who were watching the chess game were silent, the expressions on their faces were opposite.

The Queen Mother had some regrets but forced a smile, while Mrs. Wei was as happy and hypocritical as Rong Rong.

Wei Nanxu lowered his head in concentration.

We are almost winning, and we only need to drive the dog into the back alley to end this battle.

The white-armored warriors charged into the formation and pressed forward step by step, while the black-armored warriors fled in a panic and their chariots were in disarray.They retreated to a dead end, Wei Nanxu waved the butcher knife, but at this moment, the wall collapsed.

Behind the black-armored warriors are cavalrymen standing on horses holding crossbows.

cavalry.

It is as fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, as plundering as fire, as immovable as a mountain.

Wei Nanxu was shocked and retreated, but the mountain road that Jiang He retreated to was rugged and the city wall that Jiang He demolished blocked the road. The position that Jiang He occupied with brute force became a fortress blocking her retreat.

The woman in Xuanyi sat firmly opposite Wei Nanxu, holding the chess piece without any hesitation.

Wei Nanxu turned pale and bit her lips.

She did it on purpose!Everything was settled when she landed the first one!
Jiang He is not the general who leads the army, she is the king who controls the world.

One Yuan generates two rituals, two rituals generate four images, four images generate Bagua, the sky is round and the earth is round, and the netherworld is underworld. If I kill you, you will have no way to escape!
Wei Nanxu's vision went dark and he almost fainted.

"Won!"

The Queen Mother stood up with her hands on her hands, her chest rising and falling with the excitement of surviving a desperate situation.After finally catching his breath, he did not forget to blame Jiang He: "Where did the queen learn her chess style? Who did she learn from? It really scares the Ai family to death."

Jiang He stood up with a smile, knelt down and saluted, saying, "I've made a fool of myself by making a fool of myself."

The chamberlain had already finished counting the chess pieces and sent a few black stones to Jiang He.

Wei Nanxu looked up at her, and suddenly thought that he was holding white, and the black stones should be returned to four after a game, so that he could see who won and who lost.

Jiang He also seemed to have thought of this.

She held the ink jade chess pieces in her hand, turned around to face Wei Nanxu, and dropped the pieces on the chess table one by one.

There is a sound when the ball falls, snap, snap, snap.

These voices extinguished the last glimmer of hope in Wei Nanxu's heart.

Four pills were returned, but Jiang He still had two pills in his hand.

She leaned down and placed the two pills next to Wei Nanxu. With a scornful smile, she said softly: "I accept."

Wei Nanxu stood up with a loud sound. She was so angry and embarrassed that she almost lost her etiquette in front of the audience.Mrs. Wei held her hand and smoothed things over with a smile: "The king is indeed good at playing games. Nan Xu has a character that refuses to admit defeat. In the future, she will definitely come to the palace more often to ask for permission."

Shocked by the force coming from his palm, Wei Nanxu retracted his mind, and Wei Nanxu knelt down and surrendered.

"It's easy to talk," Jiang He stood next to the Queen Mother and smiled softly, "You must defeat His Majesty first, and then you can play against me."

Wei Nanxu raised his head, a bright light flashed in his eyes, and this look happened to catch everyone's eyes.

"Have a good mouth!" The Queen Mother slapped Jiang He on the shoulder, and for a while the room was filled with laughter and joy.

After seeing off his wife who was attending court, and receiving many rewards from the Queen Mother, Jiang He then returned to Zhiyang Palace.

She is in a good mood.

As soon as I walked out of the Queen Mother's Palace, I suddenly smelled the scent of sandalwood and dipterocarp.Jiang He stopped and stood, and saw Chang'an Lord Zhao Jiao turning in from the corridor. Jiang He was overjoyed when he saw him.

"Greetings to Mrs. Wang."

Unlike the last time they met and joked around, this time he was very well-behaved.

"Chang'an Lord, do you want to go to the Queen Mother's Palace to say hello?" Jiang He nodded.

"No," Chang'an Jun shook his head with a gentle smile, "My brother knew that my wife was here to pay homage to Mrs. Wang today, so I brought something specially for Mrs. Wang."

He said and stretched out his hand, holding a half-inch gourd.

Seeing the confusion on Jiang He's face, Chang'an Jun approached her mysteriously and put the gourd into her hand.

It's so heavy, I don't know what's inside.

(End of this chapter)