The courtyard of Prince Gong's Mansion is deep, and the scenery of Prince Gong's Mansion at night is a must. The corners of the cornices are inlaid with fluorescent night beads, which are colorful.

It is rumored that this is because King Gong Xia Ji prefers to enjoy the stars at night, so the decorations in the courtyard are more or less glittering gems.

And the plum forest in the courtyard at the back end of Prince Gong's Mansion swayed in the moonlight, and even the branches of each plum tree were hung with red and yellow gems, which were transparent during the day, but at night they were more dazzling than the starry sky.

In fact, the night in Jingzhou is almost covered with clouds, and it is extremely difficult to see the starry sky.

All the subordinates of Prince Gong's Mansion knew that the Nine Emperors' favorite was not the wine or the woman, but this supreme and beautiful starlight.

All the subordinates rushed back and forth, out and in.

The banquet in the tea pavilion had long since dispersed, but a distinguished guest suddenly came in the evening, so that the Nine Emperor Princes Xia Ji prepared a banquet overnight to entertain the distinguished guests.

The maid put the dish on the flowing water table, only to hear a few sisters say that it was an extremely handsome son, and when the food was put out, she couldn't help but glance in the direction of the guest, and after satisfying the curiosity in her heart, she stepped back excitedly, and then thought about how to go out and show off.

The shock in Xia Ji's heart was no weaker than that of the retreating maid, and his face was full of smiles, but his heart was churning.

The two of them sat in the position of Xia Ji and Jiang Changan during the day, sitting opposite each other across the current, and there happened to be a chessboard across the water like a wooden bridge, with black and white scattered on it.

This is already the third game.

Half an hour has been played, and there will be a win or loss in this game.

It's just that the two of them don't kneel on the futon like the group in the daytime, but sit on chairs, except that the chair on which the guest sits has two more wheels.

"Brother Xiaoru can come, but it really adds a lot to my Gongwang Mansion, haha......" Xia Ji said with a smile.

"After five years, this Gong Wangfu has not changed at all. Jiang Xiaoru squinted and didn't smile, but it always made people feel that his face was smiling all the time.

Xia Ji said: "In previous years, during the New Year's Festival, Jingzhou sent invitations to Jiangzhou, but Brother Xiaoru shirked it on the grounds that he had no free time, how could he be interested in coming this year? Brother Xiaoru's body, but he couldn't stand the toss......" Xia Ji said, looking at the legs that were tightly wrapped in brocade fur and couldn't move at all.

"This king has prepared some good elixirs from the Holy Medicine Court, and Brother Xiaoru can also try it, maybe it's good, hehe." ”

"yes, it's not supposed to be New Year's Day. Jiang Xiaoru said with a smile, "Jiangzhou is a bitter cold place, there are inevitably too many miscellaneous things, and the Heavenly Master's Mansion also has too many official duties, this year I want to find a warm and warm realm to raise for a few days, but unfortunately I forgot that it is the cold winter and the moon, the world is the same, there is no difference, hehe......"

Xia Ji frowned slightly, and said: "I heard that the fourth prince of Jiang returned to Jiangzhou and was removed from the family tree by the Jiang family, tsk, this year seems to be the agreement of the pilgrimage of the fourth prince of Jiang, it is rumored that he left for Jiangzhou after being kicked out ......of the Jiang family, and he stayed in Yingzhou for a period of time, and it has been three months since the calculation of the time, but this year's New Year's Festival is about to pass, and I have never seen Brother Ling, no, I have never seen Jiang Chang'an, should I not dare to come, right?"

Jiang Xiaoru smiled slightly: "The family will not tolerate people who disgrace the Jiang family, and it is expected that the name will be removed, as for the pilgrimage covenant, maybe His Royal Highness King Gong has already met him......?"

"Haha, Brother Xiaoru means that Jiang Chang'an has already entered Jingzhou, and even came to this king's palace of Prince Gong? Jiang Chang'an can have such ability? Isn't my palace of Prince Gong useless? haha......

"Thinking that five years ago, Brother Ling Feng died violently in King Gong's mansion, this king still doesn't want to go, often wakes up in dreams, and often goes to the temple to pray for blessings and eliminate karma. Xia Ji said with a deep pain on his face, and his sad and sad appearance can be described as three points.

"If it weren't for this king saying something that shouldn't be said and annoying Ling Feng Gongzi, we wouldn't have started to fight, and Brother Ling wouldn't have ......."

Jiang Xiaoru said: "Hehe, after five years, I really bother His Highness." Your Highness, it's time to fall......"

Xia Ji's sad face turned and said with a smile: "Haha, too, what did he do yesterday, but what is not as important as this game of chess at the moment." ”

Xia Ji said: "I heard that those people in the mansion have started to play gambling for our third game of chess, it is strange to say, these minions of mine have never done this kind of thing on weekdays, but the arrival of Brother Xiaoru has made the entire Gongwang Mansion flourish and be different." ”

"Bet on what?"

"Bet on whether you win or I win this game. Xia Ji smiled, "This king has also found someone to place a big bet, if this king is not mistaken, the maid who came with you also went to bet at your signal, right?"

Jiang Xiaoru did not answer, which can be regarded as a tacit acquiescence.

Xia Ji said: "Then it is really time to take this scene, His Royal Highness can make some money through this, and he can also give Brother Xiaoru some good gifts to treat his injuries!"

"Thank you very much, Your Highness, for your trouble. Jiang Xiaoru said with a smile.

is a very strange scene, in the eyes of the maid's subordinates, the two of them are like old friends in their twilight years in terms of words and tone, but they seem to be such hypocrisy, yang and yin.

The chess game has reached the final stage, and the situation in the chess game is not as strong as the chess strength, so it can be said that the black chess controlled by Xia Ji has forced the white chess into a dead end, and it is only a matter of time before he wins.

The situation is very good, Xia Ji said with a smile: "Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry, wine, camellia, I have heard that although Jiang Xiaoru of the Jiang family is called Zhi Gongzi, but he only works because of scheming, he doesn't understand these fun things, and even the fourth son Jiang Chang'an is not as good. ”

"Listen to Your Highness, I'm going to lose?"

"Isn't it?"

Jiang Xiaoru said with a smile: "The chess game is undecided, how can His Highness confirm that I have lost?"

"Haha, okay, the chess game played by this king is over, so that you will be convinced of losing. Xia Ji smiled, secretly wondering in his heart, what kind of reversal could there really be in the stacking?

But it turned out that he was too worried.

The third game also ended with a sunspot victory, and Jiang Xiaoru lost again.

"Haha, accept and concede, this time Brother Xiaoru is still not convinced?"

Xia Ji looked up from the chess game, but found that the person who lost the chess game was laughing, laughing happier than him.

"Brother Xiaoru is really determined, this sentence can still be light and light if he loses, but it is no wonder that for the Jiang family, which is rich and rivals the country, this money is not painful to lose. ”

Jiang Xiaoru shook his head: "Ten million taels is not painful?"

"Ten million taels!" Xia Ji chuckled, and he was really generous!"That's really thanks to Brother Xiaoru for scattering his wealth." ”

This amount of money is enough for ordinary people, but it is really a drop in the bucket for the Jiang family.

But soon he found out that something was wrong, it was impossible for anyone to lose so much money without a reaction at all, but he was still smiling, smiling brightly, and laughing so hard that Xia Ji's heart was cold.

"How can Your Highness be sure that my people are betting on themselves and not His Highness?"

Xia Ji was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Brother Xiaoru is really good at laughing." ”

But slowly his smile disappeared, because he noticed that the other party was not smiling.

Jiang Xiaoru patted Xia Ji's leg, just like he did just now, and said with a smile: "The medicinal materials sent by His Highness should be kept by yourself, although the Jiang family is not a big family, there are also a few alchemists, I heard that Your Majesty's health has been getting worse recently, Your Highness still keeps it for Your Majesty." ”

"If there is a lot of trouble today, I will not trouble His Highness to send it off. Jiang Xiaoru said with a smile, and a woman in black appeared like a ghost behind her, pushing a wheelchair and gradually walking away.

Xia Ji suddenly understood, and kicked the chessboard aside with a bang, and the chess pieces on the case crackled and scattered all over the ground.

A few subordinates hurriedly lowered their heads and paced in to clean up.

Xia Ji suddenly grabbed the arm of a maid and revealed fiercely: "This king asked you how much the woman in black won, how much did that cripple win!!?