Daughter of Hou's Mansion

Shangguan Yu glanced at the old prince, then at Qingluan and Shangguan Jue, and said bluntly, "Yes, my son thinks that Li'er is more suitable than Jue'er."

"Okay, everyone knows that in addition to his own ability to convince the masses, the commander of an army also needs to be able to march infantry and make the most of the soldiers in his hands. Since everyone has doubts about my decision, Jue'er and Li My son took advantage of the fact that the whole family was having three competitions, the first martial arts competition, the second competition playing chess, and the third competition using sand table formations." The old prince said.

After saying this, the expressions of the people below were different. Qingluan glanced at Shangguanjue with a little worry. She knew that Shangguanjue's martial arts were superb, and she also knew that he created Hongye Villa by himself. He is incapable of learning, but when it comes to playing chess and arranging troops, Qingluan really doesn't know if Shangguan will know how to do it.

Not to mention Shangguan Li, even if he himself couldn't pass ten moves from Shangguan Jue's hands, Shangguan Yu felt an unprecedented setback and depression in his heart. When he suppressed his elder brother's son forever, only he knew the feeling in his heart.

But after a while, Shangguan Yu gave himself another reason in his heart. There are still two competitions. It doesn't matter if he loses this one. The next one is the most important time to test people's hearts.

A gleam of relief flashed in the eyes of the old prince. It is best for Shangguan Li to understand this truth, but this competition is also an opportunity to correct Shangguan Jue's name, so that Shangguan Yu can understand that Shangguan is definitely not a waste, so this competition is imperative.

Concubine Xiao said softly: "This sword doesn't have eyes, so it makes sense." The same concubine Xiao also felt that the winning ticket was in her hands. Shangguan Li was taught by a famous teacher when he was a child, and he was diligent, With Shangguan Jue, how could that trash be his opponent.

Qingluan figured this part out, and the original worry disappeared a lot. On the contrary, Concubine Xiao and Chen's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked nervous. After the first competition just now, they really didn't dare to underestimate Shangguan. Absolutely, God knows how many things he has been hiding.

The reason why Shangguan Yu changed his face was that he saw that from the first move, Shangguan Li was no match for Shangguan Jue, which shocked him deeply. No wonder the old man would strongly recommend Shangguan Jue to go to the Northwest, probably he already knew Shangguanjue has this ability, perhaps this ability of Shangguanjue was taught secretly by the old man, and he deliberately made Shangguanjue pretend to be a jerk who is nostalgic for flowers, just to confuse them.

"Is Li'er still convinced?" The old prince glanced at Shangguan Jue and Shangguan Li. As the elder of the two, how could he not be proud of having such outstanding children and grandchildren? Looking at Shangguan Li, he still kept his hand. If the two went to the northwest together, the emperor might have made a wrong calculation.

Shangguan Li's eyes were bright, and Shangguan Jue felt his sincerity. He always knew that Shangguan Li was the most innocent person in the whole Erfang. He left Beijing, and when he came back, he deliberately distanced himself from Shangguan Li.Because he knew that as long as Concubine Xiao and Mrs. Chen didn't give up on the position of the eldest son, one day the two brothers would face each other. From the beginning when he approached Shangguan Li, his mind was not pure. Compared with his foolish trust, he seemed a lot darker.

But when he faced Shangguan Jue, he didn't know why he didn't dare to be slighted in his heart, obviously there was still a careless smile on the corner of his lips, but he had a feeling of being oppressed by a powerful ability.

Shangguan Li's words made Qing Luan a little surprised. At this time, Shangguan Li really didn't need to talk about the scene, but he said these words with great sincerity. Could it be what he said in his heart.

Shangguan's quietness didn't come true very quickly. Even though there was only a small piece of land left, Shangguanjue was still calm. After about half an hour passed, Shangguan Li's expression gradually became dignified, and his face began to look serious. Glowing red, bean-sized beads of sweat kept falling from his forehead.

Wouldn't it be too much to propose a competition now? Isn't the old prince afraid that Shangguan will lose face?Or is there any way for the old prince to make Shangguan win this competition.

Concubine Xiao didn't know how to play chess, so Shangguan Jing whispered next to her: "Second brother won soon, and the big brother's stinky chess is me, let alone second brother, he can't play it."

Concubine Xiao doesn't think that Shangguan can beat Shangguan Li. One is a well-known dandy in Shangjing, and the other is a famous young hero in Shangjing. The winner can be seen at a glance, but of course she will not show it in front of the old prince. She looked down on Shangguan Jue, but showed concern.

When Shangguan Li dropped his sword, Shangguan Jue also stopped his hand, and when he raised his hand, the sword returned to the scabbard on the weapon rack as if it had eyes.Shangguan Li touched the sweat on his forehead, but after only a few strokes, he seemed to have fought fiercely all night. On the other hand, Shangguan Jue looked refreshed, and his forehead didn't even use a drop of sweat. This was the relationship between the two. gap.

"Happy...Of course I'm happy." Concubine Xiao's words seemed to come out from between her teeth. Fortunately, the old prince had a good heart, and Shangguan Jue and Shangguan Li didn't find anything wrong with her either. Looking at the mirror, Concubine Xiao took two deep breaths to adjust her tumbling mood, and managed to maintain the smile on her face.

As soon as the words fell, the two figures were intertwined in an instant, but after only three moves, everyone including Concubine Xiao changed their expressions. He is definitely not a waste who knows nothing at all, at least he knows kung fu, and he can compete with Shangguan Li who is a young talent.

Shangguan Li was also startled, then raised his head in a daze and asked, "Brother, are you sure you want to come down here?"

Shangguan Jue nodded with a smile, "It's your turn." 13acv.

"Go outside." The old prince also stood up, the venue for the first martial arts test was the martial arts training ground in the courtyard.

As another party involved, Shangguan Li's face clearly expressed his reluctance.

Concubine Xiao saw that the competition had been decided, she also breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a long sigh: "You two compare each other, but you hurt each other, and you are brothers in the room."

Qingluan was startled by Shangguanjue's first move. Even if she didn't know how to play chess, she knew that Shangguanjue would dig her own grave with the first move. Even beginners would not know how to play in that position. Yes, what is he doing, is he trying to handicap the game?

Shangguan Jing curled her lips and thought to herself, one is her elder brother and the other is her cousin. Doesn't she know how to score relatives?

The boss had already ordered people to hang lanterns in the yard, and the whole yard was as bright as day.

Qingluan looked at her unpredictable expression and asked with a smile: "My son has this ability, I think Concubine Xiao is also very happy, right?" The eyes were full of sarcasm, and that smile seemed a bit dazzling to Concubine Xiao's eyes.

With a bang, the sword came out of its sheath, flashing bursts of cold light. Shangguan Li couldn't help but tremble. It really doesn't look like someone who doesn't know kung fu.

He was even tired of getting along with him. After trying a few times, he found that he could no longer walk with his eldest brother, but every time he heard people from Shangjing talking about Shangguanjue, he felt a little disappointed in his heart. I still remember that my elder brother was very smart when I was young, but he became like this when he grew up.The official looks like a green general.

Concubine Xiao and the others naturally couldn't see the power of this, and Shangguan Yu's expression became more and more serious. According to his thinking, Shangguan might not even recognize these weapons completely, but he put "Kuiyang" To Li'er, what is his plan.

"Grandfather, Eldest Brother is the eldest son of Prince Qin's Mansion and the future heir of the Prince's Mansion. It is justifiable for him to go to the northwest. Don't worry, grandson is also a member of Prince Qin's Mansion, and he will definitely do his best to help Elder Brother."

The old prince over there has already ordered people to lay out the chess pieces. Playing chess is also a test of one's mind, on-the-spot response, and forward-looking vision. If you can't take one step and see three steps, you will soon be defeated, Qingluan She is not very proficient in chess, and he has never seen Shangguanjue play much. No, she remembered that when she was in Daxiang Temple, the host master once said that Fu Hongye was his chess friend, and Fu Hongye was Shangguanjue. That is to say, Shangguanjue's chess skills are actually very powerful. You must know that the abbot of Daxiang Temple is himself a well-known national player in the Great Xia Dynasty.

Seeing that her son finally stood up, Mrs. Chen breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, that kid didn't act stupid at a critical moment. As a mother, the last thing she could see was that her outstanding son was being overwhelmed by a dude. Why Shangguan Jue, this bastard is the son of the world, why he can get everything in Prince Qin's Mansion without any effort.

With a sound of "dang", within half a stick of incense, Shangguan Li took the initiative to abandon his sword. It wasn't that he didn't want to win, but that he had already lost from the very beginning, and there was no point in continuing the fight. From the very beginning, Shangguan Jue was like a mountain suppressing all his moves, just suppressing without any counterattack, it made his chest heavy and he could hardly breathe.

Of course, apart from his own factors, Tianjimen itself is a thousand-year-old sect that has been hidden in the world. They are together, leaving aside those talents in medicine and poisoning, Shangguan is a rare person in Tianjimen who can keep up with Murong Yurui's footsteps, so if the Great Xia Dynasty can control Shangguanjue, those five fingers They can all be counted.

He has never seen his eldest brother practice martial arts, and he has seen him fight several times. He really never thought that Shangguan Jue would win against him, but Shangguan Jue seems to be a little different at this time.

Shangguan Jue didn't say anything, he just gave Qingluan a peaceful look.

Shangguan Yu sat on the chair, his expression calmed down, but his right index finger kept tapping the handle of the chair, which was his expression when he was anxious.

She really regretted it, why didn't she strangle this kid to death, and now she caused so much trouble for herself.

Only then did Concubine Xiao smile when she heard the words, she gently patted Shangguan Jing's head and said, "Little girl, that's your elder brother, don't be so rude."

The calmest people in the room are Shangguan Li and Shangguan Jue. Shangguan Li doesn't care much about winning or losing. He has never been so close to Shangguan Jue in these years. This is a rare opportunity. He really wants to get along with Shangguan Jue. Compete and learn from each other, it has nothing to do with winning or losing.

Shangguan Yu was the first to notice what was wrong with Shangguan Li, and instinctively thought that Shangguan Jue had tampered with it, so he shouted in a deep voice, "Li'er."

Side Concubine Xiao still had a face like a white lotus flower, her expression was very embarrassed, she hesitated for a while and persuaded: "My lord, this is not good, Li'er has been learning martial arts since he was a child, Jue'er, if he What if one is accidentally injured, it's better than playing chess and forming troops."

Concubine Xiao's nails were almost pinched into the palm of her hand, her face was slightly pale, she bit her lips with her teeth, and after a long while she said in a trembling voice: "Je'er is really hiding something, even her own The whole family kept everything secret."

"Li'er, this is grandfather's decision, how can you question it?" Shangguan Yu cast a cold glance at Shangguan Li, signaling him not to act rashly.

"Brother, you should choose your weapon first." After a while, Shangguan Li opened his mouth and said.

The old prince frowned, but couldn't figure out what Shangguan Jue was thinking.

No, it must not be like this, even if Shangguan Jue has advanced kung fu, so what, without far-sighted vision, no ability to form troops, no matter how advanced martial arts are, he is just a brave and foolish man.

Shangguan Li was obviously stunned for a moment. Shangguan Jue looked lazy, but his eyes were shining with a confident light. Shangguan Li stood up subconsciously. He still remembered that he ate and lived with Shangguan Jue when he was young. During that time, he was younger than Shangguanjue, and it was Shangguanjue who took him to play around at that time, so he always remembered it in his heart.Later, his mother sent him to his grandfather's house, and when he came back, he found that Shangguanjue was no longer in the palace. His mother told him that his eldest brother was not in good health and had gone to a distant place to recuperate, so he waited for him to come back, but After many years, he waited for a big brother who was completely different from what he remembered.

The reason why Shangguan Li was not defeated was because Shangguan Jue showed mercy, and he was not ignorant of the seriousness. Rather than losing, he might as well just throw down his sword and surrender, anyway, he really couldn't beat Shangguan Jue.

Shangguan Li took a step forward, patted Shangguan Jue's shoulder vigorously, and said joyfully, "Brother, I really didn't expect that."

Mrs. Chen supported Concubine Xiao and followed everyone back to the house in a daze. Out of everyone, the two of them were the most shocked. Even though it was over, the two of them hadn't recovered from the shock.

Shangguanjue stood up suddenly, and said: "Second brother, when I was young, I remember that we two brothers beat up people together. After all these years, I will let the eldest brother see your skills."

Shangguan Yu's face turned pale for a moment. Over the years, he took it for granted that Shangguan was not qualified to inherit the Prince Qin's mansion, because he was ignorant and would only embarrass the Prince Qin's mansion. The name of the direct line, relying on being born without paying anything, gets something that others can't get after working hard for a lifetime.

Therefore, it is not shameful to say that Shangguan Li lost in the hands of Shangguan Jue, after all, it is not so easy to overcome a high mountain.

"You're fine, too." Shangguan said in admiration. At the beginning, he was able to join the sect of Tianji, and it was the old man Tianji who saw that he was a rare martial arts prodigy. According to the material, Shangguan Jue can be regarded as a rare encounter in a hundred years. If he fights alone, let alone Shangguan Li, even Shangguan Miao, Shangguan Yu, and Shangguan Li's grandparents and grandchildren combined are not his opponents.

After today, Shangguan Li realized that he had misjudged Shangguan Jue. It turned out that his elder brother was not incapable, but that he deliberately did not show his ability. What Shangguan Li immediately thought of was the truth that a tree is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it. The Prince's Mansion has already done a great job, if the heir is still outstanding, it may be hard to live in peace, not to mention that his uncle and aunt passed away early, and no one is protecting the elder brother.

It is because of course that he turned a blind eye to the behavior of Concubine Xiao and Chen Shi and others, but at this moment, his 20-year cognition has been subverted in an instant. The mediocrity of art turned out to be a capable person who tried his best to conceal his ability.

When Shangguanjue returned to Beijing again, he began to deliberately manage his own reputation. Shangguan Li also regretted it at the time, because in his childhood memory, Shangguanjue was an extremely smart person, but time changed a person.

Thinking about it this way, Shangguan Li admired Shangguan Jue more and more. Shangguan Jue began to understand the principle of keeping a low profile so many years ago. At that time, he was even just a child, and his intelligence was definitely beyond his reach. Prince Qin With the eldest brother's inheritance, the government will definitely get better and better.As mellow as Shangguan Li, of course he would not have thought that Shangguan Jue would not only guard against the superiors, but also guard against his biological grandmother and mother.

A group of people followed the old prince to the corridor, but Shangguan Jue and Shangguan Li brothers changed into simple clothes.In terms of height, Shangguan Li was a head taller than Shangguan Jue, and the two stood in the middle of the arena.

The time for a stick of incense passed, Shangguan Jue made faint moves one after another, and the chess game on the chessboard quickly became chaotic. dead end.

Shangguan Jue took a sword from the weapon rack. The old prince’s things are all excellent. "Yi Jue" and "Sunflower Sun" are all elaborate works of the most famous swordsmith in the Great Xia Dynasty, but "Kuiyang" "Yang" was ranked before the "Yi Jue", Shangguan Jue raised his hand and threw the "Kuiyang" to Shangguan Li.

"Grandfather, grandson is convinced. Eldest brother's kung fu is much better than mine. Thank you for your mercy." Shangguan Li smiled openly, but in the eyes of Concubine Xiao and Mrs. Chen, it was extremely dazzling. I don't understand, and I don't know why he is happy.

Shangguan Li took the sword, but he didn't want to take advantage of Shangguan Jue, he was thinking about whether to change his weapon, but he heard Shangguan Jue say: "Let's start."

Shangguan Li always thought that Shangguan would never know martial arts. After all, when he saw his ugly fight with those dudes, he really did everything by scratching his face and biting everyone. This is definitely not something a martial arts practitioner can do. .

Shangguan Yu's face darkened. His son Wentao Wulue is very good at peeing. The only shortcoming is that his thinking is old-fashioned and he has never wanted to fight.

Shangguan Yu obviously didn't expect the old prince to have such a proposal, a flash of surprise flashed across his face, and then he pondered, he was not Concubine Xiao, he was short-sighted.The old prince has already made up his mind, even the emperor has issued an imperial decree, and it is already a certainty that Shangguan will never go to the northwest.

"Let's go in." The corners of Shangguan Jue's lips curved slightly. Qingluan saw the joy in his eyes, and then saw the admiration on Shangguan Li's face. , Shangguan Jue and Shangguan Li will definitely become good brothers.

Qingluan lowered her eyes slightly, she really didn't want to see Concubine Xiao's white lotus appearance, obviously she was the person in this room who most wanted Shangguan to die, but she still acted like she was impartial and caring. It's disgusting.

Shangguan Li's expression changed, and he didn't think too much, he drew his sword and said to Shangguan Jue, "Brother, I've offended you."

The old prince's face was very calm, but the admiration in his eyes couldn't be concealed no matter what.

Shangguan Yu's expression was slightly relaxed. At the beginning, he thought that Shangguan Jue's move was to confuse the enemy. Who knew that he really didn't know how to play chess.

Seeing this, Mrs. Chen couldn't help but said: "Li'er, this kid is a man of etiquette." Anyway, Shangguan Jue doesn't know martial arts at all, even Li'er can take care of him with a single finger.

But Shangguan Li seemed to be unable to hear his voice at all, staring at the chessboard for a moment, the hand hanging by his side was tightly clenched into a fist, the bones creaked, and Chen's beloved son was heartbroken. He rushed up, but found that his son's whole body was stiff, he panicked and yelled at Shangguanjue: "What did you do to Li'er, you loser."

Qingluan's eyes froze, she knew that in Shangguanjue's heart, the parents who died young were the pain in his heart, and Chen's "bereavement star" was undoubtedly a knife in his heart, and it was done in front of so many people. human face.

"Second Aunt, we respect you, so we call you Second Aunt, but you have to apologize for this sentence." Qingluan also saw that Shangguan Li was wrong, but she knew that Shangguan Jue was still thinking about Shangguan Li in her heart Well, even if Shangguan Li's inappropriateness was really caused by Shangguan Jue, he would not harm him. Chen's words made Qingluan protect Shangguan Jue tightly like a hen whose hair has been fried all the time.