"Don't worry, Uncle Wang. I have already taken care of this matter." Pei Yusheng was already prepared, and said proudly, raising his eyebrows and looking at the prince opposite him.
"That's good. We will do two things at the same time. So you should hand in the charter as early as possible. After the emperor has read it, he may revise or rewrite it." Pei Yuanjun half-supported his face with his hand and said lazily.
"Uncle Wang is right. I should have started preparing early, otherwise I would have no time for the banquet. Uncle Wang, eldest brother, third brother, fourth brother, I will take my leave first!" Pei Yusheng pushed open the table in front of him and bowed to them with a serious face.
Pei Yuanjun nodded in response. The two younger brothers, the King of Wei and the King of Yan, stood up and saw him off.
The prince was so angry that he was fuming, but he had to hold on.
Pei Yusheng was very busy with things, but he, the crown prince who was in charge of the country, was very idle and had time to chat and drink here. If this got to his father, who knows what would happen.
Pei Yusheng is so abominable!
"Uncle Wang, I also have things to do, so I won't accompany you!" After King Jing left, Pei Luoan also stood up and said with a serious face.
"Is the Crown Prince going to write the regulations concerning the Northern Border now?" Pei Yuanjun asked with a smile.
"Yes, there are some things that need to be investigated more clearly before we can have a good plan. I decided to ask the Ministry of War, and then go to the Ministry of Rites to ask what etiquette should be used when receiving people from the Northern Frontier." Pei Luoan said gently.
"Brother, let me help you. I happen to have something to do at the Ministry of War!" Yan Wang Pei Yanxun stood up and patted his chest. "I am familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of War. I can also serve as an advisor to you, brother."
"You want to go with me?" Pei Luoan hesitated.
"Since brother has gone there, we're all together!" Pei Yanxun didn't understand the implied meaning of Pei Luoan's words.
"Well, Uncle Wang, third brother, I and fourth brother will leave first." Pei Luoan put away his helplessness and nodded to the remaining two. He had just said that. In fact, he originally wanted to see the Queen Mother, but now he was forced by Pei Yanxun, so he had to go to the Ministry of War even if he didn't want to.
The two of them took their leave together, leaving Pei Qingmin and Pei Yuanjun alone in the pavilion of the main hall.
"Uncle Wang, they are all gone. How about I play a game of chess with you?" Pei Qingmin coughed softly, raised his eyes and looked at Pei Yuanjun with a smile.
"Okay, set up the chess pieces!" Pei Yuanjun looked at him deeply for a few seconds and smiled slightly.
A eunuch came over and quickly set up the chessboard. Pei Qingmin also changed his position. He was originally a little further away from Pei Yuanjun.
"I've heard that Uncle Wang is good at playing chess, but I never had the chance. Now that I have this rare opportunity, I must learn more from Uncle Wang." Pei Qingmin said with a smile.
Pei Yuanjun smiled slightly and did not comment.
Neither of them said who gave way to whom, and they guessed a word very naturally, and it was Pei Yuanjun who gave way first.
As a chess piece fell, Pei Yuanjun said, "I heard that the King of Wei is an excellent chess player. I have always wanted to compete with him, but I never had the chance."
Pei Qingmin also dropped a chess piece: "Uncle Wang is right. Uncle Wang has seldom stayed in the capital in all these years. Now I finally have time. I may have a chance to compete with Uncle Wang again in the future."
"Of course!" Pei Yuanjun replied with a smile, and the chess piece in his hand fell again without checking it for a long time.
Pei Qingmin also made a move without regrets
The two of them went back and forth, without thinking too much, but both placed their bets in the most accurate places, and for a moment there was a bit of a stalemate.
There were hidden twists and turns in the interactions; in the pavilion there was only the sound of chess pieces falling, and every "click" seemed to hit one's heart.
Finally, Pei Qingmin threw down the chess piece in his hand, sighed and said, "Uncle Wang's chess skills are really excellent. This prince is not in good health, and I like this kind of peaceful and calming things the most in the past. I didn't expect that I would still be one step short in the end!"
"It's just one move. If the King of Wei made the first move, perhaps the game would have changed." Pei Yuanjun threw away the chess piece in his hand without caring. He leaned back, his handsome sleepy eyes slightly raised, and looked at Pei Qingmin thoughtfully with a faint smile in his eyes.
Both are royal children and both have a pair of phoenix eyes, but there are some differences between Pei Qingmin's phoenix eyes and Pei Yuanjun's phoenix eyes.
Pei Yuanjun's sleepy phoenix eyes looked peaceful and harmless when his eyelids closed, revealing a sense of elegance and tranquility that emanated from his bones. Only when he raised his eyes could one discover the slightly upturned corners of the eyes that were usually seen in phoenix eyes, and his eyes were shining.
But at this moment, there was a hint of darkness in his eyes, and the corners of his lips curled up: "Does the King of Wei want to go down first?"
"Uncle Wang, you are joking. We guessed who would make the first move and who would make the second move. No one is to blame. But I am indeed one step behind Uncle Wang in terms of chess pieces. It seems I still need to learn more. I am also tired now, so I will not accompany Uncle Wang any more. I will take my leave first!"
Pei Qingmin stood up, held the hand of a eunuch, and coughed a few more times. This time he coughed for a little longer, and the veins on the back of his hand bulged.
Pei Yuanjun tilted his head, and immediately a eunuch brought him a cup of warm tea. After Pei Qingmin took it and drank two sips, he finally calmed down.
"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Uncle Wang." Pei Qingmin's voice suddenly became hoarse.
"The King of Wei is not feeling well, he should indeed have a good rest." Pei Yuanjun said nonchalantly, "There is a resting place prepared over there, the King of Wei can go and rest first!"
"Thank you, Uncle Wang!" Pei Qingmin thanked him again, then left with a eunuch.
Several princes left and the pavilion became quiet. Pei Yuanjun looked at the chessboard in front of him thoughtfully. Suddenly, he stretched out his hand and took out a chess piece. Ji Hai, who was standing next to him, noticed with surprise that the whole chessboard became different because of the missing chess piece.
"Your Highness, this... this can be won? ... Your Highness Prince Wei, this... can be won?" Ji Hai stuttered a few times because he was so surprised.
The most important thing is that the chess piece that his own prince took away was actually his own chess piece. Without this chess piece, all the layouts would be different.
Did the King of Wei really make a wrong move in chess
Just now, when he was standing behind his prince, he thought that these words were just a polite remark. Unexpectedly, they were actually true. There was actually someone who could match his prince in chess skills.
"We can't win!" Pei Yuanjun raised his narrow eyes, and a dark color flowed in his eyes.
“Can’t win?” Ji Hai didn’t understand. He had followed the prince since he was a child, and he had learned a lot from watching the prince play chess. But he could clearly still win in this game, so why did the prince say that he couldn’t win
Pei Yuanjun stretched out his slender fingers and pushed the chessboard. Immediately, the whole chessboard turned over, and the black and white chess pieces rolled all over the floor.
The palace servants on both sides were frightened.
They all knelt down, trembling with fear, and dared not speak.
"As for the so-called chess game, if this king is willing to play, then it is a chess game. If this king is not willing to play, then it is nothing!"
"Miss Qu Si, this is a gift from our concubine." A maid smiled smartly, took two scrolls from the hands of the two eunuchs behind her, and handed them to Qu Moying. "I heard that Miss Qu Si likes the works of this master. It just so happens that there are some in the East Palace, so I sent them to Miss Qu Si."
Yudong took it and opened a scroll of painting. It turned out to be the same painting as the one in front of his mother's coffin. But the one in front of his mother's coffin was fake, so these two scrolls should be real!
Under such circumstances, Ji Youran couldn't send a fake one again, because that would be a loss for her as the concubine of the Eastern Palace.
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty the Concubine, but I cannot accept the reward without doing anything." Qu Moying shook his head and refused with a smile.
"The Fourth Miss has made great contributions. Fortunately, the Fourth Miss is here to help with what happened in the Ling Anbo Mansion. Otherwise, something bigger would have happened. By then, not to mention the Ji Mansion, I'm afraid many people would have been implicated. Although our Concubine is of noble status, if the matter gets out of hand, who knows what will happen. In the end... Fortunately, the Fourth Miss is here."
The maid spoke politely, and her words were very pleasant.
But these beautiful words also implied some other meanings. Yudong understood and glared at the maid angrily. This was not a gift, this was a threat!
What do you mean many people will be implicated? Does this mean if this matter continues, the young lady will be implicated as well
"Reply to your queen, this is what I should do. My cousin has been secretly taking care of me when I couldn't take care of myself. Now that I am able to take care of others, I will not forget my cousin. Even if my cousin is gone now, I certainly don't want to see anyone neglecting her."
Qu Moying smiled slightly and said calmly.
Of course, she understood these words...
"The painting is not what you deserve. If your queen is interested, you can place the scroll in front of my aunt's spirit tablet. It will be a token of your love, and also a token of my love!"
She naturally would not accept Ji Youran's gift, no matter whether the gift was sent to intimidate her, bribe her, or both.
"But our queen has already said that she would give it to Fourth Miss Qu." The maid didn't expect Qu Moying to be so disrespectful to her own concubine, and her face looked a little ugly for a moment.
"Is it more respectful to put it in front of the elders' spirits, or... your queen has a lot of original works like this, can you place two more in front of my aunt's spirit?" Qu Moying looked at the maid, smiling and asked.
The maid froze. How could such a scroll still exist? This was obtained from the Crown Prince by the Concubine who begged him. How could it still exist? I heard that each scroll was worth a fortune.
"this… "
"You go back first. If your concubine thinks that it is better to send it to me instead of offering it in front of the elder's spirit, then please send it to me. Then I will not let your concubine down. Not only will I accept it, but I will also return the gift." Qu Moying had a kind smile on her face, and her appearance was elegant and charming.
It was a very non-aggressive look, but it was this harmless look that made the maid dare not look directly into those eyes, her heart skipped a beat.
Is she leaving or not