Cheng Chi glanced at Zhou Shaojin and asked, "Are you free?"
Zhou Shaojin smiled with a red face.
Sometimes she would want to do something for Cheng Chi like today, but when she thought of Nan Ping being by Cheng Chi's side, the thought immediately faded away. Besides, she had to make a few clothes for Mr. Guo, so time was indeed a bit tight, but it was not that she couldn't spare the time...
Cheng Chi seemed to see through her thoughts and said, "You only need to do these things occasionally. Don't make yourself look like an embroiderer. You need to take care of yourself, okay? Don't always think about others."
A warm feeling flowed through Zhou Shaojin's heart.
Uncle Chi always thinks of her first no matter what... Even when he is teaching her a lesson, every word is for her own good!
Her eyes were a little wet, and she lowered her head and replied "yes" embarrassedly.
Seeing that she was obedient, Cheng Chi was in a good mood. He called Lang Yue, who was on duty outside the door, in and told him to fetch the moon-white fine cloth jacket that he had hung on the hanger: "… It's the one that Nan Ping just made and is going to wear tomorrow."
Lang Yue immediately went to get the robe.
Zhou Shaojin saw Cheng Chi was only wearing an indigo blue fine cloth gown, and was wondering why he wanted to change clothes at this time, and whether she should avoid him, when she saw Cheng Chi throw the clothes on her and said, "Put it on! The night wind is so cold, who are the people serving you? They didn't even remind you to put on more clothes, and just let you go out like this?"
She blinked her eyes to come back to her senses, but once she came back to her senses she jumped up and said, "I don't want to wear this dress!"
Cheng Chi glared at him.
Zhou Shaojin stopped moving immediately, but she was thinking in her heart: What day is tomorrow? Why did Uncle Chi go out wearing a moon-white dress? If she had known this, she shouldn't have worn that apricot-red vest! After she put on this padded robe, the color of the clothes inside was brighter than the outside, and it couldn't be suppressed at all... It must be very ugly.
But since Uncle Chi had spoken, she didn't dare disobey.
Zhou Shaojin felt very uncomfortable, as if he was sitting on pins and needles.
Cheng Chi had no choice but to say, "Then I'll ask Lang Yue to get you a piece of Nanping's clothing!"
Then she would rather wear Uncle Chi's clothes.
Anyway, he had seen her in uglier aspects.
Zhou Shaojin had no choice but to say, "No, no. This one is good enough."
The moon-white clothes were like a cage of moonlight that enveloped the little girl. Cheng Chi felt very good about it and decided to turn a blind eye to Zhou Shaojin's insincerity. He pointed to the chessboard next to him and said, "Come on, play a game of chess with me!"
ah?!
Zhou Shaojin widened his eyes, feeling a sense of joy and eagerness to try, and nodded repeatedly with a smile.
What a silly girl!
Just playing chess.
Are you so happy
Just don't cheat after losing the game.
He also felt that it didn't matter if he cheated, as it was just a way to kill time. Did he really expect this little girl to play chess with him
Cheng Chi's mouth curled up slightly. One played the black pieces, the other played the white pieces, and they played chess slowly.
Langyue was making tea very consciously.
Every time Zhou Shaojin made a move, he would lean on his elbow and look at it for a long time.
Her wrists, as smooth as mutton fat, were revealed under the wide sleeves.
Cheng Chi thought that he should give her a pair of agate bracelets.
Buy the thin, small ones.
Or jadeite is also good.
If it is big enough, it would look nice if worn as an armlet.
Just don’t wear gold or silver.
Especially gold.
A bit vulgar.
He thought leisurely and dropped a piece casually.
Seeing that he was a little absent-minded, Zhou Shaojin complained in his heart.
Uncle Chi is really going too far!
When there is something going on, he would even ask her to play chess with him.
It was obvious that he was treating her as entertainment.
I can't just let him ignore me like this...
She rolled her eyes, quickly stopped Cheng Chi's hand, and muttered, "Wait, wait, I haven't thought about it yet."
A gentleman never regrets playing chess.
Cheng Chi looked at her as if she was facing a great enemy, thought for a moment, then smiled and took his hand back.
Zhou Shaojin knew where Cheng Chi was going to make his next move, smiled secretly, and put the chess piece he had just made back in place.
This way, Uncle Chi wouldn’t be able to do what he did just now.
Cheng Chi then placed another piece.
The place where this seed landed was not as exquisite as the previous one.
Zhou Shaojin was overjoyed.
Then Zhou Shaojin's sweet voice could be heard from the room from time to time: "Uncle Chi, why are you leaving so quickly? I haven't thought it through yet!"
"No, no, I'm going to get off here!"
"Uncle Chi, even though I'm not very good at chess, you can't do this. I clearly made the move here!"
Cheng Chi found it very interesting.
Some people can play chess so shamelessly, and yet they act so confidently.
He couldn't help laughing.
Lang Yue was stunned.
Is this still playing chess
The second cousin regretted her move all the way.
The fourth master actually still has the heart to play with the second cousin!
But after a moment, he admired Zhou Shaojin very much.
Even the eldest son of the Duke of Liang would not dare to act like this in front of the Fourth Master.
Miss Second Cousin, you are so brave!
He was worried about Zhou Shaojin!
Zhou Shaojin opened his eyes wide and was stunned.
In this way, Cheng Chi cut her dragon into three pieces.
She was so angry!
Uncle Chi is clearly using his skills to bully others.
Yes, he bullied her by relying on his superior chess skills.
She picked up all of Cheng Chi's white pieces and muttered, "This game doesn't count. Let's start over!"
Cheng Chi just let her do what she wanted and played the second game with her.
But unlike the previous game, this time he was very serious and his style of play was very calm.
Zhou Shaojin was delighted and played chess slowly with Cheng Chi.
Cheng Chi felt soft in his heart as he looked at Zhou Shaojin, who was lying like a cat beside the chessboard.
If this little girl gets married, she won't see this scene anymore.
This room inevitably lacks some vitality!
It would be better to keep this little girl for two more years... It would be better for childbirth if she gets married later - the chance of having a difficult birth would be lower.
Cheng Chi was thinking while playing chess casually.
The next morning, when Zhou Shaojin and Mrs. Guo were having breakfast, they couldn't help yawning.
Madam Guo smiled and asked, "What did you do yesterday?"
Zhou Shaojin was shocked and said honestly, "I was playing chess with Uncle Chi!"
Madam Guo didn't expect that the two of them would play chess together after leaving her place. She asked curiously, "When did you leave?"
Zhou Shaojin said shyly, "They dispersed only after the third watch drum."
Time always passed especially quickly when he was with Uncle Chi. They had only played two or three games of chess when it struck three o'clock. If Langyue had not dozed off and knocked over the lantern next to them, causing it to catch fire, and Huaishan and the others had not come in to put out the fire, they might have played two more games.
"So late!" Mrs. Guo was a little surprised.
Zhou Shaojin nodded, not on guard against Madam Guo, and said, "I always lose!"
Looks very distressed.
Madam Guo couldn't help laughing and said, "There are not many people who can beat your uncle Chi."
Uncle Chi is very powerful!
Zhou Shaojin nodded with admiration, and couldn't help but said with a little pride: "But later on, I lost less and less."
Mrs. Guo laughed.
Shiro has this ability. Even if he wins, he can make the loser happy.
She smiled and said, "Let's play chess with Shilang this afternoon!"
Zhou Shaojin's face was burning, and he murmured, "Can I not go?"
If Madam Guo saw her acting so shameless, she would definitely find a hole to crawl into!
Madam Guo asked curiously, "Why not go?"
Zhou Shaojin had no choice but to say: "I always lose..."
The little girl was shy.
Mrs. Guo couldn't help but smile and spread from her eyes: "Okay, okay, okay. You guys do your thing, I'll pretend I don't know."
"No!" Zhou Shaojin said in a whisper, afraid that Madam Guo would misunderstand her as someone who couldn't afford to lose, but she didn't know how to explain it to Madam Guo. Just as she was feeling embarrassed, Cheng Chi walked in and said with a smile, "I heard mother's laughter outside the door! Is there something happy?"
If I tell this to others, Uncle Chi will laugh at me!
Zhou Shaojin looked at Madam Guo pleadingly.
Madam Guo laughed, winked at Zhou Shaojin, and said to Cheng Chi with a smile: "This is a matter between Shaojin and me, don't worry about it!"
There was an extremely rare hint of mischief in his expression.
Not to mention Cheng Chi, even Biyu and others who were serving in the room were very surprised.
Cheng Chi thought of when he was a child, his mother would sometimes say something to his father, and he would suddenly barge in. His mother would sometimes wink at his father like this.
His eyes couldn't help but fall on Zhou Shaojin.
Zhou Shaojin was staring at his mother blankly, as if he was shocked by Mrs. Guo.
Cheng Chi laughed.
This silly girl!
If it were someone else, they would have rushed over to show their affection to their mother or tried to please her. But she just stood there stupidly... But, because of this, her mother, who had been through a lot, liked her, right
The maids placed bowls and chopsticks in front of Cheng Chi.
The three of them had breakfast in silence.
Cheng Chi did not go about his own business as usual, but stayed with them in the banquet room to drink tea and talk.
"Mom," he asked Mrs. Guo with a smile, "Do you have any plans for the Dragon Boat Festival?" Then, before Mrs. Guo could speak, he said, "The government office will hold a dragon boat race in Mochou Lake on the Dragon Boat Festival. I have booked three connected private rooms in Qingyan Tower. I will accompany you and Shaojin to watch the dragon boat race!"
"Oh my!" Hearing this, even Old Madam Guo couldn't help but sigh and laugh, "I didn't expect that the government would hold a dragon boat race this year. I must go and see it!"
The last time the government held a dragon boat race was during the previous prefecture.
Cheng Chi looked towards Zhou Shaojin.
Zhou Shaojin was already extremely happy and asked Cheng Chi: "Will I go with you?"
"Of course." Cheng Chi said with a smile, "My mother is going to watch the dragon boat race, so of course you have to follow her!"
Zhou Shaojin smiled with his eyebrows curved and nodded continuously.
Seeing how happy she was, Cheng Chi couldn't help but say, "If you have good friends, you can also post a message to invite them to watch the dragon boat race together. The private rooms in Qingyan Tower are very big."
"Can we invite friends?" Zhou Shaojin was surprised and happy.
Cheng Chi smiled and nodded.
Mrs. Guo looked at her son strangely.
He is not the kind of person who needs to take care of every detail.
Cheng Chi inexplicably felt guilty.
He coughed lightly and said, "The eldest daughter of the Duke of Liang is going to marry in Baoding soon."
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Brothers and sisters, today's update.
O(∩_∩)O~
※(To be continued)