The flower and stone corridor of the Imperial Garden is paved with pebbles of various colors to form different patterns, which is simple and chic. Along the way, the rockery pavilions are overwhelmed, and the garden is a strange stone Luobu, the good trees are lush, the pine and cypress, and there are thousands of postures; Exotic flowers and plants, countless; Mountain stone bonsai, strange and strange.

The place where Xia Zimo and Qiu Luoxue play chess is called Fubi Pavilion, there is a pond with a length of east and west under the pavilion, and a stone bridge is crossed on the pool, and Fubi Pavilion is located on the bridge. The top of the pavilion is green glazed tile yellow trimming, and the top of the spire is covered with glazed treasures. Under the eaves, there are Chinese boards, square columns. The east and west sides of the pavilion are stone carved railings, and the north and south sides are set up with two steps in the middle of the stone railings, which are the entrances and exits of the pavilion. At this moment, Xia Zimo and Qiu Luoxue were entering the pavilion from the south steps. There is a stone table in the square pavilion, on which a chessboard is already arranged. After Xia Zimo sat down, Qiu Luoxue also sat down opposite him. In the ceiling of the square pavilion, there are double dragons playing with pearls in the eight directions caisson well, surrounded by the ceiling of a hundred flower patterns, and the Soviet-style color painting under the eaves.

Looking into the pool, the water is crystal clear and water lilies are planted in the water. Because it is the season when the lotus flowers are in full bloom, the flowers are blooming very well. The green lotus leaves hold up the white, pale pink water lilies and sway in the water. Flocks of goldfish frolic under the protection of lotus leaves, and the warm sunlight shines on the water, presenting a vibrant scene.

"Aiqing's chess skills are not good, I let you, you go first." Xia Zimo said, looking like a gentleman, but Qiu Luoxue had to roll her eyes at him.

"The emperor said that my chess skills are not good, how do I know where the first chess will fall if I am not good at chess, you can come first."

After listening to her words, Xia Zimo raised his eyebrows and said, "Aiqing's words are reasonable." After speaking, he took out a chess piece from the chess box and prepared to drop the chess. Qiu Luo Xueguang looked at it and felt that this chess piece was not simple, and it felt crystal clear.

After all, it is something used by the emperor, and it must be a good thing. I don't know if I can ask the emperor for this same set of chess on the grounds of practicing chess skills, and it should be able to sell for a good price. (You still dare to sell the things given by the emperor, you are impatient.) ）

Xia Zimo didn't think too much about it, and he fell into the first chess piece. Qiu Luoxue watched his movements throughout the whole process, only to see him use his index finger and middle finger to hold a chess piece from the chess box, and after a short stay in the air, he landed firmly on the chessboard. His fingers were slender and his bones were distinct, and because of the sunlight, the fingers were too white, and they were on par with the jade chess pieces he held in his hand.

is really a man who does evil, even if his voice is good, his face is good-looking, his face is good-looking, his hands are so good-looking.

Attracted by Xia Zimo's beautiful hands, Qiu Luoxue looked at his hands and became distracted, Xia Zimo also felt Qiu Luoxue's gaze, and said with a smile: "It seems that the Prime Minister is not only satisfied with my face, but also with my hands."

"What's the use of being satisfied? Nor mine. Qiu Luoxue muttered like this, and also learned Xia Zimo's appearance to clip chess, but her skills were not high, and she couldn't help but curse after trying a few times: "Aixi~ A broken chess piece actually bullied me."

"It's not a broken game. The black chess in Aiqing's hand is made of fine black jade, black as ink, heavy and greasy, fine texture, smooth and elegant, and the white chess in my hand is made of fine mutton fat white jade, crystal white, delicate and moisturizing without flaws, and the luster is like condensed oil. The value of this piece of chess is much more valuable than that of the Prime Minister. ”

Listening to the previous words, Qiu Luoxue still sighed in her heart that this chess piece is still valuable, and she couldn't help but be angry when she heard the second half of the sentence.

"What is more valuable than me, how can human life be measured by money." Qiu Luoxue retorted angrily.

Who knew that Xia Zimo actually said seriously: "This chess piece cannot be measured by money."

Xia Zimo's words, Qiu Luoxue was naturally very angry when she heard it, and what made her even more angry was that she couldn't refute these words.

"Alas~ Really, it's better to live than a piece of chess, it's really a failure."

Looking at Qiu Luoxue's breath-holding expression, Xia Zimo unexpectedly felt very cute, and unconsciously raised a smile.

Qiu Luoxue doesn't know how to play chess, she can only learn Xia Zimo's chess, where he lands the chess pieces, and Qiu Luoxue falls in the same position within his range. But it was boring to play chess like this, after all, she didn't even know what it meant.

"Your Majesty, why don't you find someone who can play chess to play with. Is it because your chess skills are also very poor, and you can't play others? ”

"My chess skills are in the territory of Great Qin, and they can be ranked second. The rest of the people, etc., are not my opponents anyway, give

It's the same as anyone's. ”

"Then you go find the person who is number one." Qiu Luoxue said.

Xia Zimo was silent for a moment, and then said: "The first one is my Go master, but his old man has passed away for many years."

My chess skills are second, and the first one has passed away, isn't this a disguised way to say that I am the first? Hey, really, I've seen boasting, but I've never seen such fancy boasting.

Xia Zimo lost another chess piece, and then said: "Now, the only one who can fight with me for a few rounds is Taifu." However, he can't win against me. ”

"Can't win or don't dare to win?"

"Taifu is upright, and he will never deliberately admit defeat because he is afraid of my majesty."

"But Your Majesty has demoted such an upright person out of Kyoto, is he already determined to develop in the direction of the faint king?"

"That's because he impeached Aiqing and asked me to depose you as prime minister."

Qiu Luoxue said slowly: "Master Taifu's request is not unreasonable."

"Even so, I still have to guard you and keep your position as prime minister of the Qiu family, this is an agreement made by the ancestors."

"Whether it is to keep the position of prime minister of the Qiu family or the throne of the Xia family, I don't know?" Qiu Luoxue said with a faint smile.

The two almost said a word and fell into a chess piece, and there were mysteries everywhere in the words, which set off a tense atmosphere.

After Qiu Luoxue's words, Xia Zimo looked at her for a while and said, "Well, this ......" After that, he dropped the last chess piece and said with a smile: "Aiqing lost."

"Alas~ Really, it's angry to think about it, and it compares me to Go."

When Qiu Luoxue returned to the mansion for dinner, she remembered Xia Zimo's words, and felt angry. Unable to vent the resentment in his heart, he could only pick up a piece of meat and stuff his mouth slowly and chew hard, as if Xia Zimo would feel pain like this.

"Childe, Imperial Doctor Xu in the palace is here." Just as Qiu Luoxue was eating, Qiu Shui came over and said.

"Please come in." Qiu Luoxue said, while continuing to eat regardless of it, after all, from being hungry in the morning to now, her stomach is empty.

"Xiaguan Xu Zhonghang, on the orders of the emperor, ......," the imperial doctor saluted and said after seeing Qiu Luoxue.

AVIC? Bank of China, Bank of China? Is it because there are too many homonyms used in modern times? Why do you always think that the names of the ancients are weird?

Qiu Luoxue looked at the person who came in, it was a twenty-five or sixteen-year-old man, dressed in regular clothes, with a graceful demeanor, and very similar to the temperament of an ancient Confucian.

"Okay, no need to say it, no need to salute." Qiu Luoxue said impatiently, the rule of the ancients to salute at every turn is really fatal.

"Have you eaten?" Qiu Luoxue asked.

Xu Zhonghang seemed a little uncomfortable with this sudden change in topic, and was stunned for a moment before replying: "The lower official came here after receiving the imperial order, and he has never had lunch."

"That's just right, let's sit down and eat together." Qiu Luoxue said generously, and said to the maid, "Go and add a pair of dishes and chopsticks."

After Xu Zhonghang took his seat, he said: "Your Excellency, rest assured, the lower officials will definitely do their best to recuperate for you."

Qiu Luoxue waved her hand and said, "Then don't you need it, Imperial Doctor Xu, can't you directly tell the emperor that I have no doctor?" In this way, you save trouble and I save trouble. ”

"My lord, that's a crime of bullying the king, and the officials can't afford it." Xu Zhonghang said.

"If you don't say it, I don't say it, who will know?" Qiu Luoxue said.

As soon as her words fell, a voice came from outside, saying, "This king knows." Then Xia Ziyan walked in with a smile on his face.

After seeing Xia Ziyan, Qiu Luoxue said disgustedly: "Why are you here again?"

"When you say this, the king will think that you don't want me to come." Xia Ziyan said while finding a place to sit down.

The upright Autumn Falling Snow replied, "That's right, I just don't want you to come."

"Don't say these things against your will." Xia Ziyan said with an ambiguous smile, and said to the maid, "Here, another pair of chopsticks."

"Isn't there any food in the Yanwang Mansion? He actually came to my prime minister's house to eat and drink. Qiu Luoxue said dissatisfiedly.

"There are too many people in the house, it's too noisy." Xia Ziyan said with a bitter expression, and it happened that the maid sent the dishes and chopsticks at this time, and he couldn't help but start eating.

Qiu Luoxue pursed her lips and said, "It's not you who did it yourself, raising so many confidants."

"Oh~" Xia Ziyan had an ambiguous expression and said, "Are we Luo Xue jealous?"

When Qiu Luoxue heard this, the expression on her face instantly stiffened, she rolled her eyes when she looked up to the sky, and didn't want to pay attention to him, so she accosted Xu Zhonghang and said, "Imperial Doctor Xu, I think the prince is not very sick, you better diagnose and treat him first."

"Xia Guan thinks so too." Xu Zhonghang said with a smile.

"Hey, you two dare to squeeze this king." Xia Ziyan warned them.

Qiu Luoxue didn't hear it at all, so she sandwiched a piece of meat for Xu Zhonghang and said, "In the future, you will have to rely on Imperial Doctor Xu to eat more."

"Why do you just give him vegetables, I want it too." Xia Ziyan said jealously.

After hearing this, Qiu Luoxue picked up a small dish from the plate and put it in front of Xia Ziyan, and said, "The mansion has recently cut down on eating, so you can eat less, Lord Wang."

Xu Zhonghang almost laughed when he heard this, but the prince sat opposite him, and he couldn't laugh blatantly, so he could only bury his head in pretending to eat and laugh secretly.

Walk southeast from the Imperial Garden, pass by the tall and chic palace, pass through the long flower and stone road, and you will come to the Feixia Palace. The palace maid in a light blue dress entered the palace gate and went straight to the main hall. After entering, I saw a young woman in plain clothes reclining on the beauty back, and the combination of the chair and her body line was seamless.

This woman is also a rare beauty, but her face is a little sad and sickly, sick like a child, she is talking about people like her.

"Niangniang, Imperial Doctor Xu went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to recuperate for the Prime Minister's body on the emperor's order, and he will not return to the palace in the near future." The palace maid in the blue dress came over and said back.

The woman known as "Niangniang" frowned at first, and then sighed deeply, as if adding a little bit of sorrow to the original sorrow that was difficult to resolve.