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"The old servant listened." Grandpa Hulu's voice still sounded humble and submissive.

"And the most important thing is the partner." Zuo Ying's voice was full of authority, "Although they are all objects that can be cooperated, some people can still live well without you, and some people can't live without you, in this case, it is wise to choose the latter." ”

"The old servant has been taught." Grandpa Hulu said without emotion.

Zuo Ying continued: "Frankly speaking, I don't have a partner at the moment, and I am not qualified to negotiate business, so I am here to gamble today." I also followed the example of the old man and gambled all my might, betting that the old man could not only save my life, but also save the country passed on to me by the emperor. ”

"The girl and a pariah pointed out the country, and the old servant was terrified." Although Grandpa Hulu said this, his tone was still as steady as gossip, and he didn't necessarily have the slightest affordability, "However, since the girl said so, the old servant also dared to respond with the girl's question: If the girl loses the bet, what will be the result?" ”

Zuo Ying raised her head and smiled, "Now all I have is this life." If you lose the bet, you will naturally lose all your money. ”

"The girl is not afraid of losing?" Grandpa Hulu asked with interest.

"If you are not afraid of losing, it means that you are definitely not happy if you win, then gambling becomes meaningless." Zuo Ying simply sat down next to the door panel, "However, I'm more afraid that I won't even have the opportunity to gamble than I am afraid of losing." Therefore, I cherish this opportunity given to me by the elders. ”

Grandpa Hulu smiled, "It turns out that the girl is a person of temperament. After a pause, he added, "The old servant has heard that gambling is not the girl's only pastime, and the girl seems to like to play chess. ”

"Chess"? Zuo Ying suddenly recalled what she had said to Empress Li today. The well-informed news of this inaction-in-house made her unable to help but be speechless in her heart.

At this time, it is not as simple as trying to set chess for no reason, right?

Grandpa Hulu's meaningful words were still full of smiles, "The old servant heard that of the thirty-two chess pieces in a chess game, only one must survive, and the rest can be sacrificed in order to destroy the opponent's generals. Not to mention a pawn, even the big men of the chariot and horse artillery are no exception. ”

Old man, are you a tape recorder? Empress Li herself must not remember it as carefully as you. Zuo Ying smiled, "I just know how to play chess, I don't like it." However, I prefer the game to chess. If chess meets an opponent, kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred, and one will succeed in ten thousand bones, which is not necessarily clever; In the game, all the chess pieces are in the same spirit, complement each other, and share weal and woe, and only by relying on each other can we win. ”

After Zuo Ying finished speaking, there was silence outside the door. A moment later, the sound of Grandpa Gourd laughing came from the door panel, and the sound faded away, and the outside soon became silent.

Zuo Ying stood up and looked at the full moon outside the window opposite, shining brightly.

Since the people here have understood what happened in Yongning Palace today, they naturally don't know that if they want to lock up Zuo Ying, who dares to kidnap the queen, it is obviously impossible to rely on this passenger compartment alone. But whether there is another deployment outside that makes people unable to escape, Zuo Ying does not dare to judge presumptuously, after all, from the details of the surrounding environment, there may be more people here than it seems, and the order here is far more than what a secluded scholar should have.

It didn't take long for there to be a sound of footsteps outside, and it sounded like there were several people, but the footsteps were relatively gentle, and there was no menacing feeling. Immediately afterwards, the door panel was gently tapped a few times.

Knocking at the door at this time is obviously no different from knocking at the door of the cell. In addition to "hypocrisy", Zuo Ying couldn't think of any other appraisal comments.

Soon the door was opened, and five or six young and beautiful maidservants and a well-dressed young man appeared. Among the handmaidens, one took the lead, the other held the lamp, and a few people in the back brought in a table full of dishes, and the young man just lowered his hand.

After the maidservants had set up the dishes, the maidservants who were in charge of the food table and the handmaidens in charge of the lamps said "Please use it slowly", and then bowed and left the room, closing the door again, leaving only the leading maid and the well-dressed boy.

The two stepped forward and bowed deeply to Zuo Ying, the maid smiled, and said respectfully: "The slave maid is named Xiaozhu, and she will be the girl's personal maid in the future." Before going out, Steward Li had instructed that the girl should be treated like a young lady of his own family, and all conditions must be extremely generous, and the girl should be free to order if she has any needs, and if there is any negligence in the slaves and maids, please punish and scold the girl. It's just that the outside environment is complicated and dangerous, and if the girl goes out rashly, there may be accidents, so please stay in the room to rest. ”

The maid's words made Zuo Ying's heart sink. She observed this maid named Xiaozhu, about early twenties, born with a beautiful nose and big eyes, a well-proportioned figure, quite a bit of posture, although it looks humble, but her eyes are smart, her manners are sharp, compared to the maid who can be given to others casually, she is more like she has received special training and is specially sent to guard Zuo Ying.

Xiaozhu turned to the young man next to him and introduced: "This is the third young master of my family, the old and young son of the country, the name is deep, this year is the year of the weak crown, he has not yet married, he is smart and wise, and he is well-versed in the past." The third young master has always admired the girl's name, and heard that the girl was a guest in the house, so he came to serve the girl. ”

What does that mean? I've never heard of a miscellaneous person who has to introduce age, marriage, hobbies, and hobbies; Also, the word "serving" alone is enough to be concise and abundant. Zuo Ying looked at the young man's eyes and couldn't help but show a hint of playfulness.

The young man was dressed in a red brocade coat with a red gauze coat, a hairband wrapped around his head was inlaid with orange-red coral beads the size of a quail egg, and the jade ornaments around his waist were also warm and transparent, which at a glance he knew that it was definitely not something ordinary people could wear.

Although it is said that he is already twenty years old, he looks like he is only seventeen or eighteen years old at most. When Zuo Ying was looking at him, his bright and agile eyes were also looking at Zuo Ying, and his smiling eyes seemed to have many interesting little secrets hidden in his heart, and sharing one casually could make people laugh; Like ink-dyed willow eyebrows, the eyebrows are slightly raised briskly, the two thin pink lips are gently pursed, and the slender corners of the mouth are easily hooked into an infectious smile, which can shine into people's hearts even more than the warm sun in winter, so that those who look at him can't help but smile with him.

But Zuo Ying naturally didn't do it. She embraces a different set of guidelines – "a grin on her face is not a good thing"; In the words of Master Confucius, it is "clever words, fresh and benevolent", and now Zuo Ying's mind is not lacking in these ancient teachings of the sages.

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