Half-life immortal

Chapter 134 The Judgment of Watching Chess at Yuquan Pavilion

The carriage moved quickly, and while Xue Qinglan was still thinking about it, she had already passed the inspections of the palace.

"I don't know where Senior Brother Xu is..."

She was sure that the reason why the emperor summoned her had nothing to do with Xu Shili, maybe it was Xu Shili who introduced her to His Majesty the Emperor, but what she couldn't figure out was that Xu Shili didn't always mention the matter of the palace to her ?Why is it so abnormal this time?
Also, another reason why she was sure that the matter was related to Xu Shili was that Xu Shili never showed up.The reason why she performed dances at Baijiang Tower today is due to Xu Shili, who will definitely come to see her dance.Although she didn't notice Xu Shili's appearance when she was on stage, she felt that Xu Shili should be the first to appear after the fairy dance, but Xu Shili didn't appear until the imperial decree came.

So she was sure that Xu Shili must have come to the palace first, but she didn't know where he was now, and she still had a lot to ask him!
Forget it, he will always show up anyway, now the soldiers can only cover it up!
"Snow girl, please get out of the car."

Xue Qinglan checked whether the storage bag was put away. There were several of her most important things in it, such as the Cicada Wing Sword, the Order of Rewarding Good and Punishing Evil, as well as the sleeve arrow gauntlet and the big A gift from my senior sister and my second brother.

She collected herself, opened the curtain and got out of the carriage.

In front of her was the glorious palace, and she didn't know which part of the palace she was in. It seems that the place where the emperor receives guests is usually the study, right?I don't know if she counts as a guest...

Naturally, the dance skirt was not suitable for meeting the emperor, so she changed the moonlight magic robe into a dress that she disliked very much for ladies.Another great advantage of the Moonlight Robe is that no matter what it looks like, its weight will not increase. It doesn't make much difference to her whether it is "cumbersome" or not, but this kind of clothes restricts hands and feet. It's so convenient to move.

The servant did not lead her into the study, but instead came to a place as beautiful as an imperial garden.The vegetation here is lush, and all kinds of rare flowers and plants that are not easy to see or out-of-season plants can be seen here, which is dazzling.

There is only one winding gravel road in the imperial garden, so carriages are naturally not allowed to enter, so she can only walk by foot.That's not bad, it happens to be able to take a good look at the virtues of the palace, it can be regarded as gaining insight!
The servant leading the way didn't know where he was going to take her. The road inside was winding and confusing, and it was more confusing than the alleys in Jiangdu. There are a lot of guys like dark guards, so don't take it lightly!

Around... It seems that I didn't see many court ladies or anything. I thought there were many people in the palace, but now it seems that there are not many people. Only a few court ladies or eunuchs walked by here and there.

Passing through many forest barriers, the eyes suddenly opened up, and it turned out to be a beautiful and exquisite lake. A river corridor bends to the pavilion in the middle of the lake, and the inscription "Yuquan Pavilion" is so poetic!

Yuquan Pavilion may not seem big, but it is still very big compared to ordinary pavilions, and it is more than enough to hold a banquet in the pavilion.Xue Qinglan looked intently and found two people sitting quietly in the Yuquan Pavilion, playing chess with each other.And the back of the person whose back was facing Xue Qinglan was so familiar, Xue Qinglan recognized Xu Shili at a glance.It's just that Xu Shili didn't wear a simple Taoist robe as usual, but a gorgeous brocade suit.How should I put it, although I can recognize him, but his attire always makes people feel a little awkward.

Who is that person opposite Xu Shili?Xue Qinglan already had a guess in her heart, so she looked intently, trying to see the man's face clearly.Her position is still quite a distance from the gazebo, but she has good eyesight and can barely see clearly.The person playing chess with Xu Shili seems to be a little old, but his waist is straight, and there is a strange temperament in it, Xue Qinglan can't say it well, but the first impression is that this middle-aged man must be Extraordinary history.

Temperament is always the most difficult thing to explain clearly. The middle-aged man in front of Xue Qinglan is not as domineering as she imagined. Perhaps it is because this person is not wearing a yellow robe, or it may be because this person is not standing Above the high hall, anyway, Xue Qinglan didn't feel nervous looking at him now, as if the other party did it deliberately.Of course, it may be because he was immersed in the game with Xu Shili and restrained his breath.

"Snow girl, go this way." The servant who was leading the way for Xue Qinglan while she was still in a daze motioned for her, leading her along the river bank to the gazebo.

Xue Qinglan gathered herself together, thinking that she should treat these two guys as unknown strangers!Although she doesn't know what kind of attitude the emperor will use to treat her, she just needs to keep in mind that she must not be led by the nose.I heard that the Emperor's Nanmian technique is very powerful, but as long as she sticks to her heart and remains unmoved, she will not lose her footing.

She went to the Yuquan Pavilion and stood obediently, while the servant came up behind the emperor and whispered: "Your Majesty, the Snow Maiden has been brought here."

The emperor was still looking at the chessboard intently, as if he was thinking about how to make the next move, but he didn't seem to hear the servant's words at all.The servant had served the emperor for a long time, and he probably understood the emperor's thoughts, so he didn't repeat his long-winded words, and quietly retreated, and he didn't make any further gestures to Xue Qinglan.

Xue Qinglan felt a little dissatisfied, wondering what the old emperor meant?Do you want to give people a bad blow?Well, you are the emperor, you have the ability, it is normal for others to look at your face, but your character is too bad, it is useless to waste the precious time of this girl, I still need to practice when I have time, really You only come here to ask for trouble when you get crazy!

Although she thought so in her heart, she didn't show it on her face, or she didn't dare to show it.Although she, Xue Qinglan, is a little hot-blooded, she thinks she is quite sensible. Now in front of the emperor in the palace, how dare she show a little disrespect?Well, even if you don't give face to the emperor's old son, at least you have to give brother Xu face, how can you say that he is also brother Xu's father...

Thinking of this, she looked at Xu Shili, thinking that Xu Shili should give her some hints.Xu Shili did notice her coming, but he couldn't talk to her at this time, so he shook his head at her, signaling her to be calm.

Xue Qinglan sighed in her heart: Since Brother Xu told me to endure, then I have no choice but to endure.Damn emperor, I have endured it, but this girl doesn't like you!
There were still two futons around the chessboard, Xue Qinglan took the initiative to walk to the edge of the nearest futon, sat down quietly, without making a sound, quietly watching the game between the two sides.

Anyway, I'm bored and can't do anything else, so let's just watch chess and keep silent!Maybe the old emperor wants to test people through chess moves!

Who can figure out the emperor's mind?Anyway, Xue Qinglan didn't have the confidence or the patience to think about it, so she didn't care what he thought, she just watched the game between the two objectively as a third party.

After watching for a while, she could see some clues.She is not proficient in chess, but playing chess is the most important pastime among the people, so how could Xue Qinglan, who has been in the folk since she was a child, know nothing about it?

The emperor suddenly put down the chess pieces, and still did not take his eyes off the chessboard, he said leisurely, "Do you know how to play chess?"

"I know a thing or two." Xue Qinglan replied honestly.

The emperor pointed at the chessboard and said, "Then tell me, who will win this game in the end?"

It's here, it's really here to make things difficult for people.

Xue Qinglan exclaimed inwardly, as she was thinking about the wording of the answer, she looked down at the chessboard.With her clever mind, she quickly figured it out, and replied calmly: "Your Majesty's chess strategy is clear, full of murderous intent, using offense instead of defense, quick and clear, and it makes people feel very refreshing. But Xu Shixiong's chess moves are erratic, he doesn't go when he has a way out, he retreats when he can pursue him, he lays down layers and lays more emphasis on formation, he doesn't seek quick wins, it's quite unpredictable through."

Speaking of which, she smiled slightly at Xu Shili, because she put aside the identities between the two parties, and she was more optimistic about Xu Shili's situation in this round.Even if ordinary people see this point, they probably won't say it bluntly, they have to take care of His Majesty the Emperor's face, but since the Emperor asked this, of course she can't bully the Emperor.

She continued: "With your majesty's style of chess, you will definitely have a considerable advantage at the beginning of the game, but if you fail to kill the opponent in one fell swoop, the situation of the whole chess game will become very difficult after the opponent arranges it properly. But now, Senior Brother Xu has gradually begun to turn the situation around, although he is still at a disadvantage, but the chess pieces have been laid out, and the overall situation is in his hands, if His Majesty does not make a surprise move, Senior Brother Xu should win this game in the end."

"Hmm..." Although her words did not reflect the respect and flattery for His Majesty, the Emperor was surprisingly not angry, and did not object to her words, just put the pawn back in his hand in deep thought.

Xu Shili looked at her curiously, his eyes were full of curiosity, because after getting along these days, he didn't know that Xue Qinglan was also proficient in chess, and she could analyze the emperor so calmly, which was really rare.

However, in order not to make the atmosphere too stiff, Xu Shili said: "Junior Sister Xue doesn't know something. Father is the king of the strange tricks you mentioned. He is the best at disguising. In the end, he caught the opponent by surprise with strange tricks. Although now It seems that I have a good chance of winning, but in chess games, it is often my father who wins."

"Oh?" Xue Qinglan was quite surprised, she had no doubts about Xu Shili's words, she believed it immediately, because she also felt strange, how could the majestic king of a country be so short-sighted.There will definitely be a bunch of backhands, but I don't know how many schemes and tricks this old guy has in his mind.

The emperor smiled slightly, but the smile was not bright, at most it was just a twitch of the lower mouth, but at least there was some expression change in front of Xue Qinglan, otherwise Xue Qinglan would have thought that this guy had facial paralysis...

He said lightly: "Using chess is like using soldiers, be brave but cautious, and only go as far as you can see. Yan'er, your chess style is a little less bold, but it is very good."

Xue Qinglan had doubts in her heart again, wondering what the old emperor meant?It sounds like Xu Shili is being praised, but why is he called "Yan'er"?That's strange... hey, is Senior Brother Xu always using a pseudonym? ?
She really wanted to ask Xu Shili, but now is obviously not the time to worry about such a trivial matter. The real name and fake name can only be asked later when there is a chance.

After the emperor finished his evaluation, he ignored the chess game and asked Xue Qinglan instead: "Are you Yue Qingwu's apprentice?"

Xue Qinglan was alert immediately, but this was already known to the whole city, the emperor asked knowingly, if she was not Yue Qingwu's apprentice, would the emperor still ask her to come over?
She tried her best to relax her expression, nodded and said, "Yes."

The so-called talk too much is like this, she doesn't know what the emperor's plan is, so of course it's better to say less at this time.

The emperor asked again: "How long have you studied with her?"

As soon as he asked, Xue Qinglan thought of many things.It seems that the object of interest to the emperor is not her, but her master Yue Qingwu.I don't know what purpose he wants to know about these, will it be detrimental to Sister Yue?No, important things about Sister Yue must not be leaked out easily!
Another point she discovered was that she had been in Jiangdu for more than three months. If Jiangdu was under the rule of the emperor, it would be easy to know how long she had lived here. That is to say, her answer could not be less in three months.But in fact, it was only three months. The emperor didn't know that she had just met Yue Qingwu not long before she came to Jiangdu.This also shows that Xu Shili has not explained anything about her to the emperor.Because if the emperor had asked Xu Shili, he would have had a very positive answer to this question, that is to say, Xu Shili did not recommend her to the emperor?Or is it that the emperor is knowingly asking again, specifically to test whether she is honest or not?
After thinking for a moment, she paused and replied, "More than three months."

The emperor said appreciatively, "It's not bad that you can grow to such a level in just three months."

Xue Qinglan didn't know what he meant, and said modestly: "Master said that my background is very good."

Speaking of this, Xue Qinglan suddenly heard a commotion from the shore, the sound was not too loud, but the lake was extremely quiet, and the noise from the shore could easily reach their ears and attract their attention.

Xue Qinglan turned her head to look, and found that the servant from before stopped a few people, probably not letting them come over.Judging from their attire and standing position, the two people in the front are dressed most luxuriously, which is obviously different.

The servant couldn't stop the request of those two people, they walked towards Yuquan Pavilion regardless of the servant's obstruction.

Xue Qinglan didn't know, so she thought to herself that His Majesty the Emperor is here, who would dare to be so presumptuous?Then she looked at the emperor, who seemed to be unaware, half-closed his eyes lazily, as if he was about to fall asleep.Looking at Xu Shili again, Xu Shili frowned, as if seeing some trouble falling from the sky.

Xue Qinglan looked at the two of them again, and this time she looked more carefully. After all, she didn't have any useful information at hand, so she could only rely on her own eyesight.

Those two people approached slowly, and Xue Qinglan noticed that these two guys were slick and good-looking, but their eyes never fell on her all the way they walked, as if they were looking at her. Totally ignored the same.Xue Qinglan immediately understood, and defined these two guys as the kind of dude with eyes above the roof and nostrils turned up... Hey, no, since they are in the palace, how can these two young guys be so rampant? Are they... prodigal sons raised by the emperor?
After having such a guess, she hurriedly searched for things about Prince Da Luo in her memory, but because her identity was always far away from the palace, she knew very little about Prince Da Luo, most of which were rumors in the market.She seemed to remember that Emperor Da Luo had few children and grandchildren, and there were only three princes so far. But when it comes to the personalities of these three princes, there are too many folk rumors, at least thousands of versions.

This was the first time for Xue Qinglan to see genuine "Princes", but it might be because her first impression of His Majesty the Emperor was not very good, and even she didn't have a good impression of these two arrogant princes.

"See father!" The two princes first saluted the emperor, just as Xue Qinglan guessed, these two guys are indeed princes, they should be Xu Shili's elder brothers.

The prince walking in front should be the eldest prince. After saluting, he first said to Xu Shili: "Brother Yan hasn't come back for a long time, why didn't you tell your brother when you came back today?"

The second prince helped and said, "Father, we heard that Brother Yan was very worried after he came back, and we also heard that Emperor Father and Brother Yan played chess in Yuquan, so we hurried over here so as not to miss the rare time for Brother Yan to return home."

Hmph, how hypocritical...

Xue Qinglan saw these two guys' smirk, she felt sick to her stomach, and secretly scolded hypocrisy: The way you came here just now didn't look like a family reunion, but it seemed like you came here to ask for a crime.I don’t know what festivals you guys had before, forget it, I heard that the people in the royal family are very stingy, and they can kill for a little super trivial matter, just like natural enemies, it doesn’t matter that these two princes will appear at this time It's strange.

Xu Shili was silent all the time, Xue Qinglan could feel that he didn't like these two brothers very much, and she didn't like them either.Some people are like this, you don't need to know each other, you just need to take a look at them to know whether they are good friends or not.

Whether you like it or not, it would be rude for Xu Shili to turn a blind eye on such an occasion, so he had no choice but to stand up and salute the two elder brothers, saying, "I've met the eldest brother, the second brother."

Xue Qinglan is very smart, she tied herself and Xu Shili together when she was analyzing the chess game.The imperial palace is not a place to mess around, and etiquette is essential, so after Xu Shili got up, she also got up, bowed down and saluted: "I have seen the two princes."

(End of this chapter)