Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 185 Trip to Zhenlong

"I didn't expect you to be here too?" Upon hearing this voice, Zhao Mu and Duan Yu both looked back and saw a "handsome young man" wearing a green gown and holding a folding fan looking at them.

Duan Yu looked at Zhao Mu and asked, "Brother Zhao, is this your friend?"

Zhao Mu looked at Hu Yanjin in front of him, and then looked at Duan Yu.

Hu Yanjin saw Zhao Mu's reaction and said, "What? Can't you introduce me?"

Hu Yanjin didn't show up either. She just sat down next to Zhao Mu and said to Duan Yu: "In terms of relationship, I am her unengaged fiancée."

"Ah!?" Duan Yu couldn't help but exclaimed. Duan Yu was still thinking about what "time without an engaged fiancée" meant.

Zhao Mu said, "Brother Duan, this is Miss Hu Yanjin, the fourth princess of Prince Zhongxiao's palace." Zhao Mu then said to Hu Yanjin, "Miss Hu Yan, this person in front of you is the South King of Dali Kingdom, Duan Yu. Your Majesty."

Then Duan Yu and Hu Yanjin exchanged greetings out of politeness.

Zhao Mu continued: "My relationship with Miss Huyan is a long story. When I got engaged to Wan'er in Dali, my mother also made a marriage arrangement for me. And this marriage was for me and Miss Huyan. It’s settled. It’s just that Wan’er and I go first, and Miss Huyan comes last. After I returned to Beijing, I broke off my undisclosed engagement with Miss Huyan.”

Hu Yanjin smiled and said, "That's it. Please don't worry, Prince Duan."

Zhao Mu asked: "Why is Miss Huyan here too?"

Hu Yanjin looked at Mu Wanqing's Luanjia and said: "The purpose of coming here is the same as that of Qin. I also came to see off Princess Zhaohua. I had a very pleasant chat with her before. I didn't expect that the person I met in the teahouse that day was actually she."

Zhao Mu said: "I would also like to thank Miss Huyan for what happened that day. Zhao Mou has a drink for Miss." After saying that, Zhao Mu drank the drink in one gulp.

Hu Yanjin gently waved the folding fan and said, "Zhao Hou. Oh! Now I have to change my name to 'Mr. Zhao'."

Zhao Mu smiled and said, "Since I'm not in court, Miss Huyan might as well call me Young Master Zhao."

Hu Yanjin covered her face with a folding fan and said with a smile: "Haha, okay then. Mr. Zhao, don't worry, I was not rescuing Princess Zhaohua that day, but Prince Chai. At best, he would be beaten when he met me, but If there really was a conflict with Princess Zhaohua that day, I am afraid that I would have lost my life. If that was the case, I am afraid that I, the Song Dynasty, would have to fight against Dali. Mr. Zhao and Mr. Duan will not sit back and relax today. I’m here to see her off.”

Duan Yu looked Hu Yanjin up and down, and then sighed. He cupped his hands and said, "I, Mr. Duan of Dali, feel guilty for causing her to miss out on her good relationship. Duan Yu is here to apologize to her."

When Hu Yanjin saw this, he also cupped his hands and said: "Young Master Duan is serious. Today, my father attended the court meeting. The emperor has already made it clear that Dali and the Song Dynasty are doing business with each other. This is all caused by the marriage between Young Master Zhao and Princess Zhaohua. A happy event." Hu Yanjin looked at Zhao Mu and said with a smile, "Although Hu Yanjin really wants to marry into the Dongping Palace, what does this person's gains and losses mean compared to the national affairs? A marriage can stop the war. , communicate and be friendly with each other. If I were Mr. Zhao, I would choose this way." After hearing this, Duan Yu admired Hu Yanjin's broad-mindedness. Although the person in front of him is also a weak-minded woman, she is not as jealous as her mother and other aunts. They are not as unruly as those of my sisters.

Zhao Mu grasped the key point. He said: "Oh? Marrying into the Dongping Prince's Palace? Since Miss Huyan wants to marry into the Dongping Prince's Palace, she should find my brother. He is now the Dongping Commandery Prince."

Hu Yanjin explained: "Oh! I'm talking about marrying into the former Prince Dongping's palace. Now you are the only one among the three of you brothers who is not married, so I will naturally marry you. I respect the achievements of your father, the old Prince Dongping, so I I have always wanted to be his old man's daughter-in-law. Originally, I should have mentioned this marriage when I was fourteen years old, but that year coincided with the mourning period of the old prince. And you left the capital after the mourning ceremony was over."

"At that time, my father and mother advised me to give up on you, saying that you would never come back in this life. After that, they introduced me to many princes and grandsons, oh! Including the second son of Chai. But I ignored them all one by one. I refused. Now many years have passed and I am getting older and older. Only then did my father agree that I marry you. That is why I entrusted my sister-in-law and Princess Shang to be matchmakers for you and me."

When Zhao Mu heard this story, he really didn't know what to say. But what happened was not his fault. Then Zhao Mu said carelessly: "I wonder if Miss Huyan regrets it now? She delayed her wonderful youth just to wait for me."

Hu Yanjin smiled calmly and said: "Of course I don't regret it. I don't like any of those dandy boys. Although my father always wanted me to marry to Tianbo Mansion. But the remaining male of the Yang family is only fifteen years old. Young Master Yang. I am so much older than him, and it is really ridiculous to marry a child."

Duan Yu felt very sorry after hearing Hu Yanjin's story. He wanted to say something, but couldn't.

Hu Yanjin looked at Duan Yu and said, "Okay, Mr. Duan, don't worry about it. Today we met by chance to say goodbye to Princess Zhaohua. I have said before that Mr. Zhao's choice was not wrong. If he did it because of personal matters, If he neglects state affairs, I will look down on him. Oh! By the way! Why didn’t Mr. Duan go with the envoy from Dali State, but stayed in our Central Plains?"

Hu Yanjin quickly changed the topic, but she also wanted to take the opportunity to find out more. Hu Yanjin never trusts foreigners easily. In her eyes, any foreigner staying in the Central Plains is suspected of being a spy.

Duan Yu also said frankly after hearing this: "Oh! That's it. Mr. Su Xinghe from Leigu Mountain's Heavenly Deafness and Earthly Dumb Valley invites young talents from all over the world who are proficient in chess skills to gather at Heavenly Deafness and Earthly Dumb Valley to decipher the treasures he has set out. Long Chess Game. Duan has always been fond of chess, and he also received an invitation from Mr. Su Xinghe, so he will stay in Song Dynasty for the time being and plans to return after attending the Zhenlong Chess Game."

Zhao Mu nodded and said: "That's right. Not only Brother Duan, but also I received the invitation. So the two of us considered going to the appointment together some time ago. Fortunately, I am just an idle clan member now and do not hold any official position. .Compared with the court, I prefer the relaxed world. If I didn’t have this burden on my shoulders, I would really like to be in the Taoyuan."

"Oh? Is there such a thing? I also like chess, why doesn't anyone invite me?" Hu Yanjin said.

Zhao Mu laughed when he heard this and said: "This is because Miss Huyan is a woman. The senior brother invites young talents, and there must be many people from all walks of life gathered that day. Miss Huyan, you haven't left the cabinet yet, a girl's family is with the world. How unbecoming is it for dragons and snakes to mix together? If Miss Huyan is a married woman, that would be even worse. So naturally, Miss Huyan was not invited."

Hu Yanjin looked at the two of them and said, "Since you didn't invite me, can I go with you?"

(End of this chapter)