There were fewer people on the street, and as the night deepened, the originally bustling Lantern Festival gradually quieted down, and some of the more deserted shops had already packed up their things and went back, but there were still many people in front of Ji Yanning's stall.

Finally it was Shen Qingyi's turn, and he took the sunspot first.

When the shopkeeper saw that it was Shen Qingyi, he was stunned for a moment, and was about to talk to the eldest lady, but he saw that the eldest lady was looking at the chessboard intently, and he couldn't say anything.

The two chessboards next to it have changed several groups of people, and the chess game with Shen Qingyi has never been decided.

Ji Yanning glanced at the chessboard, did not rush to land, frowned slightly, hesitated for a while and turned around and dropped the white piece of his finger on the chessboard next to him, forcing the opponent into a dead end, and then pondered for a moment before landing the chess pieces on Shen Qingyi's chessboard.

She glanced at the young man in front of her, and his chess skills were good.

After changing a few groups of people next to him, Shen Qingyi finally fell behind, and was gradually suppressed by Ji Yanning, and finally lost.

Shen Qingyi looked at the chess game and sighed lightly.

Ji Yanning said: "Childe's chess skills are very good. ”

Shen Qingyi raised his head, only to find that there were no other challengers in the surrounding stalls, and in the venue of the Bao Chang Kee booth, the little guys were packing up their things, and he was fascinated by the chess game, but he didn't notice it for a while.

"But in the end, I lost. He said with some frustration.

"The chess game is profound, there are losses and wins, and losing does not mean that the chess skills are not good. Ji Yanning said and turned to the shopkeeper, "Take the silk worth six hundred taels and give it to this son." ”

Shen Qingyi thought that she felt that she was here for the silk worth 1,800 taels, so she hurriedly waved her hand: "The girl doesn't need it, I just saw that the girl was superb in chess, so I wanted to come and have a fight, not for the prize." ”

Ji Yanning smiled faintly: "After all, the reward in our store hasn't been out of the store today, so let's make a fortune." ”

Shen Qingyi looked at Ji Yanning standing in front of him, her smile was very shallow, and she looked shining under the colorful lanterns around her, and a gorgeous flower inadvertently bloomed in his heart.

Somehow he answered.

By the time he reacted, Ji Yanning had already left with someone.

The shopkeeper saw that Shen Qingyi was alone, so he said, "Shen Gongzi, we can help you send things directly to the house." ”

Shen Qingyi thanked him, and suddenly was puzzled: "How do you know that my surname is Shen?"

The shopkeeper's face turned pale, and then he said, "The one just now is the eldest lady of our family." ”

Now that the marriage contract between the two families has been canceled, it is inconvenient for him to say anything more.

The eldest lady of his family is so good-looking, good-tempered, and has won so many things, which shows that her ability is not small, but she didn't expect to be disgusted by the Shen family like this, and she quit her family.

If it's an ordinary girl, it's scary to cry and cry and don't want to see people.

As soon as the shopkeeper thought of this, his attitude towards Shen Qingyi was even more cold, and he walked away directly.

Before Shen Qingyi could understand what was going on, he saw that they didn't want to pay attention to him.

The other merchants on the street had already removed their platforms one after another, leaving only the lanterns hanging on the eaves and the streets, and he felt that everything he had experienced today was like a dream.

It wasn't until he returned to the mansion that he regretted not asking her name.

But since she is so brilliant, there will inevitably be people discussing it in Cangzhou City, and then they will know which lady she is.

"Young master, you've been smiling since you came back, didn't you encounter something good?" asked the little guy who was waiting on the side.

This has been the case since he came back last night, and it is still the same this morning, as if his young master has changed.

Shen Qingyi restrained his expression and said, "You talk nonsense, how can I laugh all the time." ”

The little guy pretended to be stupid and said: "Oh, it turns out that there is not, so who has been distracted just now, and the slave shouted several words and didn't hear it?"

Listening to the little guy making fun of himself, Shen Qingyi coughed a little unnaturally: "What's the matter?"

The little guy said: "There are two little maids who send silk and satin outside the door, saying that the young master won at the Lantern Festival. ”

Shen Qingyi then remembered and said, "Take it to your mother to deal with, it should be some good materials, and cut a few clothes for my sisters." ”

The little servant answered and went out of the room.

Shen Qingyi took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

He lowered his head and smiled bitterly, he only had a one-sided relationship with that girl, and whether he could see him in the future was another matter, but he lost his usual cultivation in the way he looks now.

He secretly said in his heart that he only wanted to compete with the girl because of her excellent piano skills and superb chess skills, and he had no other meaning.

Shen Qingyi thought so, so he calmed down and read the book.

It's just that after a while, the little guy hurriedly trotted in: "Young Master!"

He put down the book in his hand, looked up and said, "Why are you so flustered?"

"Madame asked you to come over, she seemed very angry. The little guy said.

Shen Qingyi frowned slightly, was his mother angry with him?

From childhood to adulthood, his mother was extremely gentle to him, and rarely got angry.

He didn't ask anything, but walked straight to his mother's yard.

"Mother. Shen Qingyi stepped forward and saluted.

"Kneel!" Mrs. Shen said angrily.

Shen Qingyi looked up at her mother in surprise and puzzlement, and asked, "Why is my mother angry, I have to let my son figure it out." ”

Mrs. Shen pointed to the silk placed next to her and asked, "Mother tried her best to divorce you and let you get rid of the shameless eldest lady of the Ji family, but now you are still in contact with Baochang Ji, isn't this deliberately slapping me in the face!"

Shen Qingyi listened to what his mother said and asked, "These silks were won by my son at the Lantern Festival last night, what does it have to do with Baochang Ji......

His words gradually weakened later.

Could it be that these silks are all from Baochangji?

"That one was our eldest lady just now. ”

What the shopkeeper said last night suddenly exploded in his head, could it be that the girl who was playing against him was Miss Ji, his fiancée Ji Yanning?!

His eyes widened in disbelief.

Seeing him like this, Mrs. Shen hesitated a little, and she asked, "You don't know that these silks are from Baochang Ji?"

Shen Qingyi shook his head and muttered, "How could it be Baochangji?"

Hearing him say this, Mrs. Shen's anger disappeared a lot, and she said: "Since you won something by accident, I don't know that they are Baochang Ji, and I don't blame you for being a mother." But you have to know that now that your marriage contract with the Ji family has been canceled, don't have anything to do with Baochang Ji, and let people with a heart see our jokes!"

Shen Qingyi lowered his eyes, he still couldn't accept the fact that the girl last night was Ji Yanning.

He asked, "Does Mother really disdain that Miss Ji?"

As soon as Mrs. Shen mentioned Ji Yanning, she was so angry that she had a headache: "It's just a person who can't be on the stage, arrogant and greedy, and doesn't take our Shen family in his eyes at all!"

Shen Qingyi bowed to his mother and said, "My son still has something to do, so go back first." ”

Mrs. Shen looked at her son's pale face, and said distressedly: "Don't study too hard, your body is important." ”

Shen Qingyi bowed, and then retreated.

Is she Ji Yanning?

Shen Qingyi walked out briskly.

"Third brother, where are you going?" Shen Yanlan just wanted to go to her mother, but when she saw Shen Qingyi acting in a hurry, she stopped him and asked.

Shen Qingyi didn't want to explain: "I have something to go out." ”

Without looking back, he trotted out in the direction of the house.

Shen Yanlan looked at the back of his third brother and frowned slightly, he had never seen his brother, who had always had a very heavy image, be in such a hurry, could it be that there was really something big?

Ji Jiu and the others are packing up their things on the way back, and they will set off back to Jiangzhou tomorrow.

Ziyu was staring at the people under her command, but she was afraid that they would carelessly miss something.

"Miss, the shopkeeper brought Shen Gongzi to ask to see him. Ying'er entered the room to report.

She saw that Ji Yanning was still looking at the phoenix-tailed guqin, she had been watching it for a morning, and she seemed to really like it.

Ji Yanning raised his head and asked, "Which Shen Gongzi?"

Ying'er pouted: "Shen Sangongzi." ”

Ji Yanning was slightly stunned, and then said indifferently: "Let them wait for me in the side hall." ”

She carefully put away the phoenix tail guqin, and then walked towards the side hall.

As soon as she stepped into the room, she saw the shopkeeper and the boy who had played against her last night.

It turned out that he was Shen Qingyi, the third son of the Shen family.

It looks much better than his mother and sisters.

"Miss. The shopkeeper stepped forward and saluted.

Ji Yanning bowed his head, then walked up and sat on the main seat.

Her eyes looked at Shen Qingyi: "What is the matter with Childe looking for me?"

Shen Qingyi looked at the person in front of him, his gaze becoming obscure.

She turned out to be really Ji Yanning.

The only trace of luck in my heart is gone.

He said: "Miss Ji came all the way from Jiangzhou, and I haven't seen her before, which is really rude. ”

Ji Yanning said: "It's okay, after all, the marriage contract between our two families has been annulled, and Shen Gongzi is not rude." ”

Shen Qingyi explained: "I don't know about this. ”

"Childe only found out about the resignation today?" Ji Yanning raised his eyes to look at him.

"I ......" Shen Qingyi lowered his eyes, his mother had told him about the divorce, but he didn't have any hope for Ji Yanning, so naturally he wouldn't interfere in this matter.

Ji Yanning saw him hesitating, so he said, "Shen Gongzi, do you have other things?"

Shen Qingyi said: "I saw the girl's superb chess skills last night, and I was fortunate to play against the girl, I don't know who the girl is trained from?"

Ji Yanning was about to speak, but Ji Jiu walked in from outside and said to Ji Yanning: "Miss, there is a girl outside the door shouting to see Miss, she said that she is from the Shen Mansion." ”

Listening to Ji Jiu's words, Ji Yanning's gaze looked at Shen Qingyi.

Shen Qingyi was slightly stunned, and suddenly remembered that she met Yanlan when she went out, could it be that she came with her?