Zhangjia Jinzhi

Chapter 43
The servant quickly set up the chessboard, Li Taiwei rested his chin in one hand, but didn't intend to get up, tapped the wooden table with his fingertips, raised his head and said to Prince Chun's son:
"Can the son know blindfold chess?"

Mingyu was taken aback for a moment, and the corners of his mouth raised:
"I know a thing or two. The county chief is playing blindfold chess with me?"

Li Taiwei nodded and said with a smile:

"That's a coincidence. I also happen to know a thing or two."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed.

The crown prince paused, hesitated for a moment, and said to Li Taiwei:

"Princess Chonghua knows that Ming Shizi's blind chess has been praised by the Taifu."

Li Taiwei shook his head and said honestly:
"I asked what he was doing?"

Seeing Mingyu's face getting darker and darker, Li Taiwei continued:
"Besides, my blindfold chess is also praised by my little uncle."

The prince laughed when he heard the words, but he did not stop her again, and turned to look at the queen.

The queen looked at Li Taiwei angrily and amusedly, then gave Changping a wink, and told her to take care of Li Taiwei for a while, don't really make her lose face, after all, it is a girl's family, and today she is in front of the nobles of the court. face.
Changping's complexion is a bit ugly, she knows Li Taiwei's chess skills more or less, she can't even play normally, how dare he challenge Da and Prince Chun today, and dare to play blind chess.
"Today I will follow the princess. Whatever the princess wants to do, I will accompany you to the end. But we have to agree. If the princess loses, you can't cry. It's unlucky."

Mingyu sneered in his heart, and blocked back with Li Taiwei's previous words.

Yi'an's eyes were full of complacency, and he looked at Li Taiwei bitterly, just waiting for her to make a fool of himself!Today, she is looking for her own death!
Li Taiwei didn't feel annoyed, raised his eyebrows and said:

"Your Majesty's words are serious? Can you really do what I want?"

Mingyu said:
"I am a man of seven feet, once I say a word, it is hard to follow!"

Mrs. Li smiled:

"My son is refreshing!"

"Come here! Bring fifty teacups!"

The servant was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help but look at the empress.

"What are you doing with the teacup?"

The queen was surprised.

Everyone looked over in confusion.

Li Taiwei said:

"Since Ming Shizi is willing to play blindfolded chess according to my wishes, let's make a rule that each move is limited to the time to fill a bowl of tea. If you are slow, you will lose. The loser will drink up every bowl of tea poured out." As a punishment, I don't know if the prince dares to fight?"

Ming Yu frowned, thinking that Li Taiwei is crazy, can he still play chess like this?
"If the son admits defeat, just take these jewelry back home, and I won't make things difficult for you."

Seeing what Li Taiwei said, there was no reason why Mingyu shouldn't, so he immediately sat down.

Two more inner chamber officials came up from the palace, brought pens and paper, and wrote down the chess game they said.

The two servants in the middle played chess on their behalf according to their dictation.

Everyone was stunned. They had seen this kind of chess game before, and they couldn't help but crane their necks to see it.

Mingyu raised his hand towards Li Taiwei, signaling to let her go first.

Li Taiwei looked at the cakes on the small table, picked a piece and pinched it in his hand, dropped the first one casually, and tasted the cakes as if no one else was there.

The servant raised his hand and began to pour tea into the first tea bowl.

Ming Yu made Li Taiwei panic because of his defiant look, seeing that the tea bowl was about to be filled in the blink of an eye, he hurriedly collected his mind to deal with it.

Although Princess Chun had full confidence in her son's chess skills, Li Taiwei's way of playing chess was too weird, and her heart was suspended.

Everyone held their breaths, listening to the servant repeat the position of the two people's moves, staring at the moves on the chessboard, and looking at the bowls of tea bowls that were filled in an instant, and the tense palms of the people were also watching a game of chess. They were all sweating.

Bai Shi was so nervous that she kept silent and looked at Li Taiwei who was devoting herself to eating cakes and coping with the chess game casually, she couldn't help being surprised.

Li Yao and Zhao Shi did not dare to speak out, they stared at Li Taiwei closely, feeling proud and worried in their hearts.

"This sweet-scented osmanthus cake is a bit sweet and greasy, but it tastes great"

Li Taiwei turned her head, taking advantage of the opportunity that Prince Chun's son had not conceived yet, she turned her head and said to Li Yao.

Looking at Li Taiwei's eyes, Li Yao felt a little more awe, and hastily pushed the untouched pastry on her plate over.

After falling for twenty pieces in a row, sweat oozes from Mingyu's forehead, Li Taiwei still looks relaxed and defends against the enemy, and asks the palace maid to pour her a bowl of tea.

The tea bowl in the servant's hand was about to be filled again, and Ming Yu's mouth was dry from nervousness.

At this time, a court lady stepped forward and brought tea for Ming Shizi. Ming Yu was concentrating on the chess game, took it casually, drank it all in one gulp, and immediately felt a lot of relief in his chest.

The further back, Li Taiwei killed more urgently, and Mingyu almost told the location of the child, she immediately opened her mouth to respond to the next step, and then continued to eat tea and choose cakes seriously.

Chang Ping was so startled that he couldn't close his mouth, he quickly raised his hand to call the maid, and asked the imperial dining room to bring up all the cakes he knew how to make, so as not to disturb Li Taiwei's thoughts.

Everyone in the palace looked at Li Taiwei with a more solemn look, it really is the daughter of Li Xiang's family!Not to be underestimated!
Only Lu Xiao, like Li Taiwei, was eating tea and snacks, looking at Li Taiwei with smiles from time to time.

After another five sons fell, Mingyu was dripping with sweat, but his hands and feet were icy cold.

Although his memory is better than that of ordinary people, but Li Taiwei dismissed him every now and then, which made him flustered all of a sudden.Not only was her memory amazing, but her chess skill was so advanced that it made him flustered.

His face was pale and parrying, for some reason, seeing that the servant had already filled more than 40 bowls of tea, he actually had a sense of panic that Li Taiwei was deliberately delaying the battle.

Sure enough, his idea was finally confirmed.

When the bowl of tea was full, he lost the chess game.

Looking at the fifty bowls of tea in front of him, Mingyu's heart was completely chilled.

Before Princess Chun and Princess Yi'an recovered their senses, Li Taiwei stood up, raised her hand towards Mingyu, and said with a slight smile:

"Ming Shizi, please!"

Mingyu stood up with a pale complexion, already not knowing what to say.

"It's just a joke, why should the princess take it seriously?"

One of the teenagers stood up. It was Pan Wenqing, the son of Pan Taiwei.

"Mr. Pan thinks that Ming Shizi can't afford to lose? Or are you willing to drink tea on his behalf?"

Li Taiwei's voice became cold, and his whole body was filled with hostility for a moment. Pan Wenqing was stunned for a moment by the burst of coercion, and finally sat down low.

Ming Yu loses the game, he has already lost all face, how can he withstand Li Taiwei's agitation in front of everyone, and pours bowl after bowl of tea into his mouth with blushing face.

Fortunately, the tea bowl was not big, but pouring down the whole fifty bowls still made his stomach feel uncomfortable. He gave Li Taiwei a gloomy look, wishing he could swallow her alive.

Li Taiwei did bend his knees towards her, and praised her from the bottom of his heart:
"Ming Shizi is massive!"

Someone couldn't hold back, and burst out laughing.

Ming Yu's face was livid with anger, and he was about to leave with a flick of his sleeves, when he heard Chang Ping say:
"Cousin, don't forget these prizes! You asked for it just now!"

Everyone burst into laughter immediately, Princess Chun and Yi'an turned pale, even the mother and daughter of the Pan family couldn't hold back their faces, and found an excuse to quit.

Mingyu's steps faltered, and he clutched his stomach, feeling a faint pain in his stomach.

　These two days have been through many ups and downs,

　　Life will never be perfect,
　　Things don't go your way.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)