The Cultivation of Concubine

Chapter 7 Three Years (1)
Ajiao was a little stunned, and walked over slowly after hearing Shizi repeat it again.She didn't know what the master asked her to do, but the master had an order, so she could only obey at the moment.She just stopped when she heard Shizi say: "Sit down."

sit down?

Ajiao looked at the red sandalwood inlaid marble chair beside him with surprise, feeling a little uncertain, then raised his eyes to look at the man in front of him.The eldest son was born with broad shoulders and narrow waist, tall and slender, more than a head taller than her, coupled with his demeanor, it made her look a little cramped.Ajiao sat down tremblingly, and saw that Shizi also sat down opposite her, and then reached out to put the black and white pieces on the chessboard into the chess baskets on both sides.

Seeing this posture, Ajiao instantly understood what the Master Shizi called her to do.

But Ajiao was still puzzled——

Just a moment ago, Miss Liu was ordered to chase away guests, so why are you thinking about playing chess again now?And...she is just a little maid, what if she can't play chess?It's just - she does know how to play chess, but Shizi doesn't know about it.The more Ajiao thought about it, the more she felt strange. She raised her eyelashes a little, and her eyes fell on the big hands of Shi Ziye.Ajiao felt that as a maid, how could she sit like this and let the son take the chess pieces?

A Jiao hurriedly reached out to help.

Xiao Heng, who was collecting the chess pieces, paused and glanced at A Jiao.

Ajiao didn't dare to speak at the moment, she just quietly put away the chess pieces.But the chessboard is only so big, she is afraid that she will accidentally touch the hand of the Shizi.

The chess pieces are collected.Ajiao raised her eyes and saw that the elder son was looking at her. She was nervous for a moment, and she pursed her lips and was about to speak, but heard the elder son speak: "Can you play chess?"

If you really want to play chess with her.

A Jiao knew that if she said no at this moment, she might spoil the happiness of the son of the world.She just came to Jitangxuan, if she made the Shizi unhappy right now, she might not have a good life in the future.Ajiao nodded, and said: "Your servant...knows a little bit." Naturally, her chess skills are much better than ordinary people, but how can Shizi be an ordinary person?The sixth girl's chess skills are also outstanding, and she is vulnerable in front of the son, let alone her.

Xiao Heng hummed, and said to A Jiao: "Let's settle down."

He didn't dislike it, so Ajiao could only bite the bullet and go.

Ajiao clings to the cold white jade pieces in her hand, thinking that everything in this son's house is of great value, even the chess pieces on the chessboard are the best she has ever touched.Ajiao didn't think about it any more, she moved the piece lightly, and the white piece landed on the chessboard with a crisp and pleasant sound, which made her bend her lips, and the tense emotions gradually relaxed.

Ajiao asked herself that her chess skills were not as good as Shi Ziye's, but she also knew how to do her best, racking her brains to make every move well.But I don't know if it's her delusion, Shizi only defends but not attack, and the situation is gentle, as if he deliberately let her down.In this way, she has the upper hand.She didn't dare to say anything, she didn't know what the young masters of these rich families were thinking, so she just continued to make money quietly.

Xiao Heng fell down and asked in a casual tone: "How old are you?"

Ajiao didn't expect that Shi Ziye would take the initiative to chat with her, because she knew that Shi Ziye was a taciturn person, for example, when he played chess with Six Girls just now, he didn't say a word.

Ajiao replied, "It's almost fourteen."

It's winter now, and after the new year, she will be fourteen.In Daqi, girls can marry at the age of 14.It's just that she didn't dare to hope for these things, she only hoped that she would be able to leave the house when she was 20 years old.

(End of this chapter)