The next day, Shen Jian went to Guanyi Pavilion on time to play chess with Bao Guanren. Bao Guan invited him into the side room very graciously, served tea and snacks, and then set up the chessboard.
Shen Jian heard that Ji Wenzhao and Bao Guan also played a game of chess, so he couldn't help but be full of vigilance and play cautiously. Bao Guanren's stinky chess at the beginning was still considered by him as a tactic to lure the enemy, so he dared not act rashly. After playing for a quarter of an hour, he realized that Baoguan was a stinky chess basket-he made endless mistakes. Once he recognized this point, he immediately killed Bao Guanren mercilessly.
After the game was over, Shen Jian wanted to leave, but Bao Guan refused to let him go, and insisted on keeping him for dinner—is this going to continue playing chess? Shen Jian resolutely refused, and kept going out, followed by the entangled Bao Guanren, and when he arrived at the door, two people were standing in front of the notice, and a young man pointed to Guanyi Pavilion and said: "You Look! This is... where he wants to solve the game!"
The other was a woman wearing a veiled hat, who looked up and said nothing.
The young man frowned and said, "This place looks so ordinary, why did he choose this place?"
When Baoguan heard this, he was anxious, let go of Shen Jian, went up and clasped his fists and said, "Young Master, you can't say that! Dragons and crouching tigers are hidden in my Guanyi Pavilion. For decades, many masters have played here. Last year, Master Ji solved the game here. During the game, there are huge crowds of people, and some people handed out 'Life and Death Tribulation' here, this is not an ordinary place. If you want to play chess, the ideal place is Guanyi Pavilion!"
Shen Jian watched from the side, and felt that the thin face of the young man who was talking was too fair, and his eyebrows and eyes were more delicate.
The young man frowned and listened to Bao Guan's self-praise. From the corner of his eyes, he saw Shen Jian staring at her, staring at her, glaring, and said: "What kind of rogue-headed guy, does he stare at people like that?!"
Roe-headed mice? ! Shen Jian smiled, showing his white teeth, and the boy was taken aback.
The official Bao hurriedly said: "You can't say that about the second son of Shen! The second son of Shen is..." Shen Jian pulled him, and the official Bao immediately understood: the name of the Zhenbeihou's mansion cannot be said casually! He hurriedly said: "A chess player! You beat me to the brim just now, you may not be able to beat me, young master. If you don't believe me, you can play a game with me! If you beat me, you can challenge Second Master Shen..."
Shen Jian couldn't help laughing out loud when he remembered how Baoguan tricked himself into playing chess with him. He usually smiled at Mimi, but now he laughed loudly, with obvious smile lines around his lips, bright and contagious smile. Seeing the astonished look in the young man's eyes, Shen Jian saluted and said, "My lord, forgive me, I was the one who was rude."
The young man pondered for a moment and said: "If you are really a master, then play against me once, and let me see if this Guanyi Pavilion is worthy of my... senior brother!"
Baoguan understood: "Could it be that Mr. Ji and Mr. Xiao belong to the same school?! Please come in, please come in! Come to the side..." He said, trying to move in.
The woman in the veiled hat kept shaking her head, and the boy tried to pull her, but she didn't take a step forward. The young man gave up, turned back to Shen Jian angrily and said, "My sister won't let me inspect this chess viewing pavilion. Forget it, if you come on February 2nd, I will play a game with you too!" expensive tone.
Shen Jian nodded with a smile and said, "I'm here, Shen Jian, and I'll wait here."
The woman turned and left, and the boy turned around and said, "Don't be stage fright!"
Shen Jian laughed: "No, no."
Baoguan said unhappily: "He should play the game with me first, this person is not polite at all!"
Shen Jian laughed again, and said to Bao Guanren: "You should be satisfied if you catch me today. How can you succeed every time?"
Bao Guanren turned into a smiling face again: "Second Master Shen, can't it be..."
An angry shout came: "You rascal! It's been a few days and you won't be home! Are you looking for a beating?" A fat old woman came angrily with a cane in one hand and was supported by a servant girl. Next to him was a woman with an angry expression on her face.
When Baoguan saw it, he turned around and ran into the Guanyi Pavilion, yelling: "This is not Ji Guoshou's game coming, busy..."
The old woman continued to shout: "You have been saying that since last year! Always busy! Never go home! You ran away on the second day of junior high school. It has been half a month, and no relatives have been visited or received. The owner of the house dares to do this?! You thick-skinned, you are raised for nothing anyway, I will beat you to death!... "
The woman changed her expression and said nervously: "Mother, it's better to be gentle..."
They walked past Shen Jian and entered the Guanyi Pavilion.
Shen Jian let out a long breath. For the first time, he felt that his mother who often yelled was actually quite gentle.
A few days later, in the East Palace, someone mentioned to the prince: "His Royal Highness, Ji Wenzhao has entered Beijing again, and on February 2, he will solve the game in Guanyi Pavilion..."
The prince interrupted: "I said before, this person is narrow-minded and can't achieve great things, so don't mention it again."
Someone else changed the subject and said, "On the night of the Lantern Festival, the Third Prince took the Fifth Princess to Guanyi Pavilion to meet the princes of the Zhenbeihou Mansion. This is the first time they have met since they came back from hunting at the end of last year."
Another person added: "That night, the Fourth Prince also went to the Lantern Market and bought a few books outside Guanyi Pavilion, but didn't go in."
There is also a saying: "Ping Yuanhou's eldest son also had some snacks with the third prince in Guanyi Pavilion..."
The prince interrupted impatiently: "How long can the grasshopper after autumn jump? How are you doing with the winter hunting?"
Everyone talked about the winter hunt again. The crown prince was basically satisfied with all the progress, and finally said: "Don't forget, the assassin must be very skilled, and it's better to make people think that it has something to do with the Zhenbeihoufu."
February 2nd.
Like last year, Shen Zhuo was going to Guanyi Pavilion to watch the game, and Shen Jian would also go because he somehow accepted the game of the strange boy. Shen Wen pestered Yang Shi to let her go to see it too, saying that he had just started learning chess and wanted to see Ji Guoshou's game very much. At that time, I will dress up as a servant and follow my brothers.
Yang felt sorry for her for not going out for the Lantern Festival, thinking that Guanyi Pavilion was just a place to play chess, and she was accompanied by Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo, so she reluctantly agreed.
The fourth prince had already reported his trip, and drove out as soon as the palace gate opened, and went straight to Guanyi Pavilion. When I got there, I asked for a seat very close to the front, hoping to take a good look at Ji Wenzhao's techniques.
Shen Jian said that he wanted to wear casual clothes this time, Shen Zhuo naturally had no objection, Shen Wen once again dressed up as a fat boy, Su Wanniang was afraid of being recognized by Bao Guan, so she smeared her face much darker, and her clothes were also very dark , Naturally, she didn't wear the uniform of the servant girl of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion.
When they arrived, the Guanyi Pavilion was already full of people, and several people got off the carriage far away and walked all the way in.
As if on purpose, Shen Jian separated from everyone and slowly fell behind. Shen Zhuo didn't notice that Shen Wen also walked a little slower, keeping distance from Shen Zhuo. They entered the gate one after another, as if there were several groups of people.
The Guanyi Pavilion was full of people. Seeing the lively scene, Shen Zhuo forgot about Shen Wen, thinking that Shen Jian would naturally take care of her, so he plunged into the crowd and squeezed forward to find a seat. When I got to the front row, I saw Zhang Yunming fanning the fan comfortably, and there was a space beside him, so I sat down next to Zhang Yunming.
Zhang Yunming frowned: "This is not for you!"
Shen Zhuo turned his head and smiled: "I'll just sit down, what can you do?"
Zhang Yunming smirked: "Do you dare to go out of the city for a walk after this?"
Shen Zhuo also laughed: "What's so scary about taking a walk?"
Zhang Yunming closed his fan and snorted: "Then you sit here!"
Shen Wen stood outside the door, waiting for Su Wanniang to ask the clerk for a single room. Bored, she looked left and right, and unexpectedly saw that Shen Jian didn't walk in directly, but was talking with a young man outside the door. Shen Wen was dumbfounded when he saw the boy, and the word "second sister-in-law" almost blurted out.
In the previous life, Ji Wenzhao became the prince's staff, and at about this time, he married the granddaughter of his teacher Yan Jing in a high-profile manner in the capital. This was Yan Jing's stance on the past of many disciples, and he handed over all his official contacts to Ji Wenzhao.
For that wedding, Ji Wenzhao invited all civil and military officials, and Zhenbeihou was also invited. The Marquis of Zhenbei was not in the capital, and Ji Wenzhao was considered a young man, so Shen Yi took Shen Jian to congratulate him.
Shen Wen didn't know the details, but only knew that in the Ji Mansion, Shen Jian met Yan Shi, the bride's cousin who sent the bride here, and it was said that they played three games of chess in the garden by accident. After returning, Shen Jian asked Shen Yi to go out and tell his mother that he wanted to marry Yan Jing's second wife's granddaughter, Yan Shi. At that time, the relationship between the crown prince and Zhenbeihou's mansion was not tense, otherwise Shen Wen would not have married an official in the East Palace. It's just that Yan Jing was considered a prominent civil servant in the court, and his granddaughter married the prince's chief aide. Zhenbeihou is a military officer and is looked down upon by civilian officials. Yang thought it was not possible, but asked someone to ask, and they said yes.
After Yan's marriage, she and Shen Jian got along very well, and they usually didn't leave the courtyard of the two of them. It is said that the two of them often played chess together. Soon, Lord Hou knew that Shen Jian was still in contact with the third prince after Shen Yi left, and with the frequent changes in the Beirong at the border, he asked Shen Jian to go to the border to assist his father and brother.
Yan Shi is lonely and often goes to chat with Liu Shi. Only then did people realize that she spoke recklessly and went straight to the point. Once she told Liu Shi that she liked Shen Jian the first time she saw him, and thought he was tall and straight, not weak like a civil servant. Then he added, "Of course Shen Yi has a good figure", which made Liu's face blush.
Shen Wen happened to hear it, and in his heart he scorned Yan Shi, thinking that she was born in a scholarly family, but she studied poetry and books in vain, and spoke so carelessly.
After Ji Wenzhao's death, Yan's cousin, Ji Yan, was taken back to her natal family because she had no children, and she never remarried.
The Zhenbei Hou Mansion was copied and killed. Before Yan committed suicide, he tied a bundle of his favorite chess records and ancient books and marked them as Ji Wenzhao's wife Ji Yan.
Because Ji Wenzhao was once an important staff member of the prince, the censors looked through those books, but they didn't find anything, so they handed them over to Ji Yan. After Ji Yanshi received it, because she and Yan Shi were younger sisters and knew the secret language, they discovered the secret letter hidden in it. According to records, she cried and knelt down and begged her grandfather to contact the ministers, denouncing the unjust killing of loyal officials by the prince, which brought disaster to the country and the people. Yan Jing was already getting old, he just shook his head and sighed. At that time, the third prince was dead, the fourth prince was disabled, and the fifth prince was a boy in his teens, how could he be replaced by the prince
Ji Yan's family soon died of depression. At that time, the capital was moved to the south, and the northern army was everywhere. Ji Yan's last words asked someone to try to bury her remains with Ji Wenzhao. Shen Wen didn't know if someone helped her fulfill this wish in the end.
Shen Wen looked at Shen Jian outside the door, with a smile on his face, wearing a long blue dress that was almost black, with a belt inlaid with jasper tied around his waist, indeed he looked straight, but the man in Zhenbeihou's mansion Isn't it all like this? Because of practicing martial arts since childhood, even Shen Xiang has such a tall and straight heroic figure. This Yan family has really never seen the world! Shen Wen sighed.
Yan's unlined eyebrows, single eyelids, and the corners of both eyes are slightly raised upwards. Although there is an unspeakable charm, the eyebrows and eyes are normal, otherwise she would not be able to disguise herself as a man. From the way she looked Shen Jian up and down, one could tell what she was thinking, and her second brother didn't realize it yet.
Shen Wen suddenly panicked: She originally thought that her coming would change everything. If the incident happened as before, such as Shen Yi marrying the Liu family, it was because he did not intervene.
Chen Guifei's death made her feel powerless for the first time. But after all, it was because he was not in the deep palace, beyond his reach. Shen Wen believes that if Chen Guifei is by his side, he can still protect her.
But now, Ming and Ming Ji Wenzhao didn't get married in the capital, he wasn't even married yet! Yan's reunited with Shen Jian just like in the previous life.
Shen Wen's palms were cold: Is there really such a thing as fate? If that's the case, will all my arrangements fail to meet my fate
Shen Wen didn't dare to move, as if he was watching the wheel of fate turn, watching Shen Jian talking and laughing with that boy, walking over together.
Shen Jian saw Shen Wen in a daze by the door, touched the top of her head and said, "What are you doing standing there?"
Shen Wen said nervously: "Sister Wanniang went to find a side room."
Shen Jian smiled and said: "Great, I'm also looking for a side room..."
Su Wanniang came back and signaled Shen Wen to follow her, Shen Jian said: "Give us your space, let's go play a game of chess."
Su Wanniang asked a little strangely: "Don't you watch Young Master Ji play chess?"
Shen Wen saw that Yan Shi, who was dressed as a teenager, showed a deeply wary look towards Su Wanniang, there was no way, Su Wanniang was so good-looking, even if her face was painted black, she was still a black beauty.
Before Shen Jian could speak, Yan said, "What is there to see? I've seen a lot!"
Shen Jian hurriedly introduced: "Oh, this is the grandson of Mr. Yan, Mr. Ji Wenzhao's benefactor, Mr. Yan." Then he said to Mrs. Yan: "This is my sister and her..."
Shen Wen said seriously: "Sister Wanniang!"
Shen Jian smiled: "Okay, Sister Wanniang."
Yan raised his chin slightly to look at Shen Jian: "Do you still want to play chess? It's too late to regret it now." He looked like a proud young man.
Shen Jian smiled: "Why should I regret it? Come on, let's play chess."
Su Wanniang hurriedly pulled Shen Wen to lead the way, and the four of them walked into a side room. Now people are watching Ji Wenzhao play chess outside, there are many empty side halls.
Shen Jian and Yan Shi sat at the chess table, while Shen Wen and Su Wanniang sat in the corner.
Shen Jian and the two started guessing as if no one else was there, and Yan said in a casual tone: "Why are you here so late? We have already arrived, and I have been waiting for you outside for a long time."
Shen Jian snorted, and asked, "Are you here with that young lady?"
Yan's face showed vigilance again, and said: "That's my... cousin, don't worry about it, she already has someone else."
Shen Jian smiled wryly, and said while sitting down, "I haven't even seen what she looks like? Why do you have thoughts about her? Who do you think I am?"
Yan glanced at Su Wanniang out of the corner of her eye, and asked in a low voice, "What kind of family are you from? Did you have... that maid or something since childhood?"
Shen Wen cursed Yan's "shameless" in his heart, what kind of girl is this? Dare to ask? She wandered around for thousands of years but still didn't develop such courage.
Shen Jian thought the other party was a young man, so naturally he didn't hide it. He glanced at Shen Wen, lowered his voice and said, "That's my sister, you should be careful with what you say. I was born in a family of generals. I have to practice martial arts since I was a child to strengthen my body, and I can't get close to women early. .What room? My elder brother doesn't even have one, let alone us."
Yan's eyes flickered for a moment, Shen Wen saw that she looked Shen Jian up and down again, and cursed shamelessly several times in his heart again.
They played chess for a while, and Shen Wen could see that Yan's chess skills were much higher than Shen Jian's, and Shen Jian did not give him a chance to breathe. Shen Jian rushed to kill with all his strength, but he couldn't escape the various traps set by Yan. But the strange thing is that after an hour, the two gave up, and when they counted, they turned out to be the same, and the two sides were even!
Shen Wen sighed deeply in his heart that Yan's calculation was extraordinary and his mind was abnormal. Suddenly she couldn't figure out whether she spoke so bluntly because she was shameless or fearless.
Knowing the ending, Shen Jian was confused, and Yan said dissatisfiedly: "You are so boring, you don't try your best in chess! What is this? Make a draw and try again!"
Shen Jian nodded and said, "Okay, let's go down again!"
The two started again, and Su Wanniang also felt something was wrong, looking at Shen Wen, Shen Wen shook her head slightly, signaling her not to disturb them.
Yan seemed to ask unintentionally: "You look pretty old, are you engaged?" There was a loud snap.
Shen Jian smiled: "What do you mean I don't look young anymore? You are younger than me."
Yan's raised her eyebrows: "That's why I think you're older! Tell me, whose family's young lady are you dating?"
Shen Jian laughed again, and said, "I'm not engaged yet."
Yan Shi also took a picture, lowered his eyes and asked, "Is there a suitable family?"
Shen Jian looked at Yan Shi: "How old are you? Why do you look like a matchmaker?"
Yan's cheeks were slightly red, and he curled his lips and said, "I see you look like a dog, and I want to tell you about my sister."
Shen Jian laughed again: "Marriage matters, parents' order and matchmaker's words, but I haven't heard of letting my brother come forward. Are your parents still alive?"
Yan Shi nodded and said: "They are all here, but they said they can't control... my sister, she is too smart, I have to... I will help her find a good one, otherwise, if she doesn't like it, she will make trouble."
Shen Jian laughed and said: "Your sister is quite interesting, what kind of appearance do you want to find for her?"
Yan glanced at Shen Jian out of the corner of her eye, and said abruptly, "She said she likes warriors, she has a strong body, unlike those literati who look guilty and short of breath..."
Shen Jian laughed, and said while playing chess: "You have to be careful, people say that warriors are rude and don't have any ideas. If your younger sister is born smart and has a clever mind, she might blame you for guarding an unfashionable husband in the future." Woolen cloth!"
Yan Shi bit her lower lip and said: "I think you are pretty good, you are handsome, and you like to joke, do you want to marry my sister? Although she has a bit of a temper, she has a good mind, knows everything clearly, and reads a lot , and can play chess."
Shen Wen blushed for Yan Shi, and didn't know what to say anymore. Is there such a shameless person? !
Shen Jian said with a smile: "My mother is also a person with a temper. As long as she is kind, there is nothing to be afraid of. But, this matter should be left to the parents."
Yan Shi paused for a moment and said, "The main thing is that you like it. My sister and I are very similar. What do you think of me?"
Shen Wen really wanted to kneel down for her, but he could only maintain a bored expression.
While playing, Shen Jian said: "Young Master is straightforward and speaks frankly. Looking at his chess skills, we can see that Young Master is a person with a deep mind. Given time, he should achieve great success. If a woman can do this, she will be a hero among women."
Finally, Yan's face blushed, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, he put down a chess piece, and said in a low voice, "Young master, thank you."
Shen Jian raised his eyes to look at her, and smiled with white teeth all over his mouth: "Hey, aren't you embarrassed?"
Yan seems to be holding back a smile and said: "It's natural to be embarrassed to be praised."
Shen Jian laughed again: "I like this about you: dare to say anything."
Shen Wen bit his cheek and looked at the second brother who completely sold himself to others and counted the money for him. This is Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, right? I have no way to break them up, I can only get angry.
The Yan family said: "My... younger sister is the second daughter of the second son of an old official named Yan Jing. She is Yan Wu in the Yan family. The girls in our Yan family are all intelligent and able to run the family and run the business, but they don't like husbands taking concubines and marrying children. You What's the situation at home?"
Shen Jian became more serious, and said in a low voice: "I am Shen Jian, the second son of the Marquis of Zhenbei. In my family, neither my grandfather nor my father took concubines. The children are all descendants, and the family tradition is clean. It's just..." He sighed slightly: "You also Go ask your parents, Yan Jing's official name is outside, and Yan's mansion is a home of scholars, maybe they don't want to be married to my mansion."
Yan took a deep look at Shen Jian, and said in a low voice, "Let your parents ask someone to ask, and let the elders arrange the rest."
Shen Jian smiled: "Well, my eldest brother got married last year, and my mother and grandmother have been talking about my marriage. If it's settled, forget about their concerns."
Yan's face was full of smiles: "My family is also... my sister's marriage is also a big concern of my parents."
Shen Jian said with a smile: "If we really do this, we will all become filial children."...
What Shen Wen can do is not sticking out her tongue vigorously to make a vomiting appearance, she is completely aphasic, is this Yan a person of this era? Didn't the descendants travel through time? She originally thought that Shen Jian was a scheming person, but she was led by the nose like this, and unconsciously... she couldn't say "marry", it was like "marrying" herself out.
They played very slowly in the second game. After the marriage was settled, the two of them focused on playing chess, fighting repeatedly, gaining and losing each other. After playing for nearly two hours, Shen Wen was sleepy. But when it came to the end, the two were still tied!
Shen Jian knew something was wrong, and looked at Yan Shi in surprise: "Young master's chess skills are so superb, it's really admirable. Such a draw is more difficult than winning chess." A draw, how much calculation does this require!
Yan showed a little proud expression: "Do you dare to come again?!"
Shen Jian buckled the chessboard: "What dare you? Come again!"
The two went up and down again.
Shen Wen had no way to save his second brother who had fallen into the trap, so he could only say to Su Wanniang: "Go outside and have a look."
Su Wanniang knew that looking at the Second Young Master's condition, this side hall could not be used anymore, so she wanted to find another one to see if Ji Wenzhao could be brought there.
During the period when Shen Jian and the others were playing chess, Ji Wenzhao also started his chess game early. Just like last year, he invited people to play a game, and after sweeping everyone, he solved the "life and death robbery" that had been hanging for a year. This year, no one came up to disrupt the situation. After the situation was resolved, Ji Wenzhao triumphantly bid farewell to everyone.
The fourth prince had been sitting and watching Ji Wenzhao play chess obsessively, and he didn't wake up until Ji Wenzhao finished. He recalled all the chess moves just now in his mind, but he also wanted to find Su Wanniang in his heart.
He looked left and right for a long time, the crowd gradually thinned out, and suddenly he saw a dark-skinned woman standing in an inconspicuous shadow. The fourth prince immediately recognized Su Wanniang, he was not surprised that Su Wanniang put on makeup, but felt that since Su Wanniang was helping the person behind the scenes, he naturally had to pretend frequently. He was about to get up to say hello, but he saw Su Wanniang winking, turned and entered a side hall.
The fourth prince knew that it was not a wink for him, he was in doubt, and after seeing Ji Wenzhao joking with a few people, he walked casually into the side hall where Su Wanniang had entered.
Something exploded in the fourth prince's mind with a "bang", he remembered that Lantern Festival night, the figure who came out of Guanyi Pavilion, Su Wanniang followed afterward. That figure is Ji Wenzhao! No wonder I felt familiar with him when I saw him last year!
The fourth prince was both excited and terrified: the excited thing is that he really guessed right! Ji Wenzhao's departure last year was indeed a move, and Su Wanniang was in the game. What is frightening is that Ji Wenzhao is so knowledgeable and talented, Su Wanniang will not fall in love with him...
The fourth prince stood up while supporting Ding Neishi's hand, signaled the direction, and walked towards the side hall. He was about to walk to the door of the side hall, and saw another woman wearing a veiled hat had already walked in front of the door. The fourth prince was startled, fearing that Ji Wenzhao and Su Wanniang's plot would be spied on, so he coughed lightly.