I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 754 Empress: I count to three!
Upon hearing this, Su Changan glanced at the chessboard before speaking.

Xia Fengxiang turned his head and smiled at the old man: "It's just that I have nothing to do, but he doesn't know how to play chess, so I'll give it a try."

Several people around the old man stepped aside, and a woman and a girl who was also wearing a bamboo hat helped to separate the black and white pieces on the chessboard.

Su Changan glanced at Xia Fengxiang and fell silent.

He knew that his wife could play chess, but could she really do it? After all, she could never beat him when playing chess against such a poor chess player.

Or is it just because of interest that I am really bored?

But he didn't say anything, he just walked over and kept him company. It wasn't shameful to lose, especially since the old man was very good at chess.

But during this opportunity, Su Changan glanced at the girl wearing a bamboo hat, who was actually Mi Li like him.

But when she looked up, the wind blew past, and the girl's silk veil fluttered slightly, although it was immediately covered by the woman.

But Su Changan still saw the girl's face.

What to say?
Pretty good looking.

Even Su Changan, who was used to seeing his own appearance in the mirror, thought that this girl was pretty. There was no need to explain how pretty she was.

Xia Fengxiang sat down and looked at the chess pieces, "Who goes first?"

The old man grabbed a handful of white pieces and said with a smile, "Since I am a little bit ahead, you can guess first, young lady."

Yan Ruyu said on the side: "My wife is already married."

Hearing this, the old man bowed lightly and said with a smile: "I am sorry for being rude, Madam, please come in."

Xia Fengxiang didn't care about this and picked out a black piece.

While the little girl beside the old man was looking at Xia Fengxiang curiously, she was also looking at Su Changan, who was standing next to Xia Fengxiang wearing a hat and whose face could not be seen clearly.

The guards around the old man stood to one side, while the woman who had just cleaned up the chessboard and the girl wearing a veil on her head sat on the bench and looked at the chessboard.

Xia Fengxiang put down one piece, and the old man had seven white pieces in his hand.

Xia Fengxiang went first.

Watching the black piece fall, the old man has changed his sitting posture, sitting sideways, holding his sleeve with one hand, and using the other hand to move the piece onto the board.

Xia Fengxiang was quite casual and did whatever he wanted, but there was a slight change in his demeanor.

The little girl watched the black and white chess pieces fall, and came to the woman's side: "Mom, they don't look that great. Why does grandpa choose to play with them instead of me?"

The woman glared at the little girl, telling her to stop talking nonsense, and then whispered, "You are such a lousy chess player, your grandfather wouldn't hesitate to play with you."

The little girl was obviously unhappy. How could you talk about your daughter like that?

The girl smiled gently and pinched the little girl's face.

The little girl became even more unhappy.

But just as she was about to speak, the little girl saw two people playing chess. The pretty sister changed her sitting position and sat sideways like her grandfather, twisting the chess pieces in one hand.

As for my grandfather, he was stroking his beard, which showed that he had started to think. He started thinking after just placing a few bets.

The little girl is not very good at chess, but she knows her grandfather very well. He only strokes his beard when he starts thinking while playing chess.

The last time he wrote a few words like this was when they passed through Liuzhou and Grandpa was playing chess with that old man.

Thinking of this, the little girl looked up at Xia Fengxiang. Could he be a master, so her grandfather invited her to play chess?
At this time, the knife-wielding guard whispered, "For chess players who have learned chess since childhood, their prime years are when they are twenty years old. They have sharp minds, courage, and strategy. After they are thirty, their minds start to slow down, and the longer a game of chess drags on, the more tired they become."

Hearing this, the little girl looked at Xia Fengxiang again. Could it be that this sister is a genius who can become a chess student?

Each industry in Daxia had its own alliances. In the past, there was a position called Chess Attendant in the Hanlin Academy of Daxia. To put it nicely, it was an official position, but to put it bluntly, it was someone waiting to play chess with the emperor.

However, this official position was abolished after Emperor Xuanzong's death, but he tacitly allowed various chess academies to form an alliance, which was even registered with the government. Those who learned to play chess in this alliance were chess students.

By the time of the previous emperor, the country had regained its former prosperity and peace, and activities such as playing chess, which were usually done after a meal, once again became part of people's life.

Especially since the late emperor had hidden his identity and worked as a chess student for a month. During that month, he could not find an opponent. Finally, his identity was exposed and the late emperor left.

Thinking of this, the little girl turned around and was about to speak.

But the woman covered the little girl's mouth and gestured.

The little girl turned around and saw her grandfather looking at her. She immediately shut up because she suddenly remembered watching the chess game in silence.

The old man looked at Xia Fengxiang apologetically and then lowered his head to think. Even though he was a very good chess player and had some fame, he was afraid of playing chess with strangers, and he really encountered...
The girl in front of him, at first dozen moves, looked like a poor chess player who only knew some first-move patterns, and was not even as good as his granddaughter.

But now, after more than 30 moves, there was a sudden change of tactics, which caused some trouble.

Having played chess for a lifetime, the old man doesn’t have any special eyesight, but he has developed the ability to judge whether a person can play chess.

So when I saw this lady, I just thought I would play the next game out of boredom, but I didn't expect it to be so interesting.

"Magnificent and majestic." The old man sighed as he looked at the chessboard, then raised his eyes to look at Xia Fengxiang, "Madam, this chess move is rare."

People who have been playing chess for a long time can see some momentum from the chess moves, such as those who are good at cunning, or those who are brave, or what the old people nowadays call the majestic atmosphere.

Xia Fengxiang smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, old sir, but I'm still not as good as you."

While speaking, Xia Fengxiang had already given up and admitted defeat.

Then he glanced at Su Changan behind him. Although he couldn't see Su Changan's expression clearly, he could imagine that this man must be very surprised!
hum!

You're the only one hiding something and scaring me every time you reveal it?!

I have it too!
Xia Fengxiang appeared calm and composed, and was very happy.

However, Su Changan was shocked, especially on the chessboard. Although Su Changan knew a lot of things, he couldn't say that he knew everything. For example, when it came to playing musical instruments, he only had theoretical knowledge and knew nothing about practical operations. Go was one of them.

He only knew some rough introductory techniques such as the use of air holes and surrounding and hitting. But even so, every time he played chess with his wife in the palace, she could never beat him and would even ask Su Changan to give him some handicap.

So you keep giving in to me?
Su Changan looked at Xia Fengxiang and could see that Xia Fengxiang was very proud.

I'll deal with you later!
As if he sensed it, Xia Fengxiang turned around and glanced at Su Changan, frowning, as if saying, are you scolding me!
Su Changan curled his lips, feeling that some things were really impossible to talk about. For example, sometimes when he was thinking about something, his wife would definitely see through it right away!

It’s quite annoying. I can’t even curse in my heart!

The old man didn't know what the young couple was thinking. He lowered his head to look at the chessboard and shook his head: "If I hadn't noticed it in advance, I would have lost long ago. And here, here, and these places, the madam has left too many foreshadowings, which give me a headache." The old man was really moved. This lady, who looked like she was going to travel far away, had too many foreshadowings in her chess game. It was because she played first that the old man was careful and attentive. Otherwise, if he was not careful, the old man would definitely lose. Especially at the end, those foreshadowings that the old man had not discovered were revealed, and it took the old man a long time to think before he could solve them. That's why the old man finished quickly. If he had dragged it on, he would have lost.

The old man looked at Xia Fengxiang and asked, "May I ask your name?"

Xia Fengxiang said: "My husband's surname is Su."

"Su?" The old man was surprised and asked immediately: "But Su from the Grand Tutor of the Capital?"

When these words were spoken, everyone, including the little girl just now, looked surprised. If this happened in Grand Tutor Su's family, it would be a big deal.

Xia Fengxiang shook his head and smiled, "No, we just have the same surname but different roots. My husband's family is from Yandi, a small place, and came to the capital to do business."

Everyone looked at Xia Fengxiang and after thinking for a while, it seemed that Grand Tutor Su did not have such a lady. After all, the first lady knew she was pregnant, the second lady was with the second master of the Su family in Yuzhou, and the third lady would not be so young. As for the fourth lady, she was a heroine.

The most important thing is that she is so young, it is impossible for her to be one of the four ladies. And the younger man of the Su family, that is, the fourth young master of the Su family, is even more impossible. Although they were just passing by the capital and stayed in the capital for only two days, they also knew that the fourth young master was not married yet.

After thinking about it, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. After all, if they met an important person and still treated him so lightly, they should apologize.

But at the same time.
Everyone also understood that the lady was not married to the woman wearing the veil. Seeing how intimate the two were, everyone thought they were together.

The old man said, "Mrs. Su."

Xia Fengxiang bowed gently in return.

The old man looked back at the rain outside the pavilion, then looked at the chessboard, obviously wanting to review the game. Xia Fengxiang nodded.

The two chatted while reviewing the game.

The old man also introduced himself. His surname was Ruan and he was from Yuzhou. He went south to Kuaifu City on the border of Shu to attend this year's Go meeting. And because the emperor bestowed a set of priceless chess equipment as a prize, there were some competitions at this year's meeting.

However, the old man did not win. He felt a little regretful when he talked about this, but it didn't matter. In the old man's words, it was good enough to be able to play chess, not to mention to meet such a skilled chess player.

With him were his two daughters and granddaughter, and this time he took them along to see the world, and then he returned to Yuzhou.

After Yuzhou is Yanzhou, which borders three states. To get from the capital to Yan, one has to pass through Yuzhou.

When the old man finished saying this, the review was almost over.

The old man did not give his name, but Feng Jingtang looked at him and bowed before asking, "Are you Mr. Ding, Ruan Yao?"

The best chess player in the world is the current chess champion.

But there are four dukes below Qi Jia, and Duke Ding Ruan Yao is one of them.

The little girl hadn't dared to speak the whole time. Firstly, she was afraid of her grandfather, and secondly, she was being held by her mother. But when she heard that someone among these people actually knew her grandfather, she immediately jumped out and said, "It's my grandfather!"

The little girl looked proud.

The old man smiled and glanced at his granddaughter, then said, "It's just a little reputation, it doesn't matter."

Feng Jingtang bowed and said, "I often hear a friend of mine who likes painting mention you. He said that when you played ten games with Zhuge Jia, the master of Yizixuan, and Qingshan, you were calm and indifferent in front of Zhuge Jia. You are worthy of the name of Ding Gong."

The old man smiled and asked back: "This gentleman is teasing me, that's just bragging, he won two out of ten games, and lost the other eight terribly, that's because he was so desperate that he thought he could just do whatever he wanted."

Xia Fengxiang said to Ruan Yao, "I have long heard of your great name, sir."

Ruan Yao waved his hands hurriedly: "No, no, no, Madam, you are so young and yet you have such great chess skills. If time passes, I am afraid that I will be the last move after Madam's 50th move. I dare not accept your gift."

After saying this, Ruan Yao turned around and noticed that the rain had subsided a lot.
However, after Ruan Yao said this, Feng Jingtang and Ruan Yao's two daughters and granddaughters were a little surprised.

Feng Jingtang knew the emperor's identity, but he did not expect that the emperor was so proficient in chess, and even more so, he was praised so highly by Duke Ding Ruan Yao.

But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem to be a big deal. After all, the emperor has a meticulous plan and the entire court is under his control. It seems normal to have such good chess skills.

As for Ruan Yao's two daughters, the woman looked surprised, and the young girl was wearing a veil so her face could not be seen, but she was obviously surprised as well.

Because my father has never praised anyone like this.

Xia Fengxiang didn't care what the people around him were like, or rather, he never cared. He only cared about Su Changan, so he turned around and glanced at Su Changan, with a flash of smugness in his eyes, but he didn't show it.

But Su Changan saw it clearly, and although he also wanted to show off, he thought that he could not do so in front of Xia Fengxiang. Otherwise, based on his previous show-off attitude, his wife would always hold a grudge against him and might have been waiting for this to happen!

So he turned around silently and looked at Shentu Kuyue who was sitting on the stool and yawning, and Yan Ruyu and Shentu Sheyue who were standing beside him.

Seeing that Su Changan turned around and didn’t look at him, Xia Fengxiang clenched his hands into fists in his sleeves and snorted!

Although he thought so, his expression remained unchanged. When he looked at Ruan Yao, he asked with a smile, "I've heard about the alliance before, but I wonder who will win this time?"

The little girl said first: "It's an old man I don't know, so impressive!"

Ruan Yao patted the little girl on the head gently, then apologized to Xia Fengxiang: "The child was rude, it's my fault for not disciplining her. Please forgive me."

After saying that, he looked down at his granddaughter.

The little girl also saluted Xia Fengxiang.

Xia Fengxiang reached out and rubbed the little girl's head.

Ruan Yao said, "He is a gentleman I don't know. He is very strong in chess. None of us, the four gentlemen, can defeat him. But I have also seen that there are always better people than you."

When the old man said that, the man with the knife stepped forward and said, "Master, the rain has stopped."

Ruan Yao looked back and saw that the rain had indeed stopped. He turned back to look at Xia Fengxiang and said, "Madam, let's continue on our journey."

Xia Fengxiang nodded: "See you again if we are lucky."

During the rainy season, it is a blessing to meet chess friends on the road in a foreign land.

Ruan Yao and the others left. Before leaving, the old man looked at Xia Fengxiang and the others and said, "If you have time, Madam, you can come to Yuzhou City with your husband."

Xia Fengxiang nodded again: "Okay."

Before the group left, the knife-wielding man next to Ruan Yao glanced at Feng Jingtang, Liu Fenggu and others, then rode his horse to catch up with them.

However, as soon as these people left, Xia Fengxiang immediately looked at Su Changan and said, "Get in the car!"

But after walking a few steps, Xia Fengxiang saw that Su Changan didn't move, so he turned around and said with a smile: "I'll count to three!"

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Ps: There is a second chapter, I will start writing it after dinner
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