It's night, in the palace.

When the two came back, they were still quiet, and even when they entered the door, the little eunuch opened the palace door quietly. Ji Qiang's eyes swept and signaled that he didn't need to salute, and the little eunuch didn't have time to open his mouth when he was singing and cheering.

Xia Jingnian and Ji Qiang walked towards the palace, and the little eunuch was frightened, cowered behind the two of them and asked the palace maid on duty in front of the palace: "Did something happen on the way?" ”

The little maid was confused and replied, "Nothing happened." ”

The silence lasted only for a moment, and the people who served in front of the emperor were only salute, and their footsteps were almost none. The palace gate had just opened, and Xia Jingnian Ji Qiang had just crossed the threshold when he heard Xia Nianyu shouting and running towards the two of them.

The child's voice was crisp and shrill and came from far away.

"Da da......" There was a trotting footstep, and Xia Nianyu shouted all the way. Ji Qiang had just seen a fiery red figure, and that mass threw herself directly into her arms.

"Why don't you bring me along! Queen mother! The child complained as if she was coquettish, Xia Nianyu raised her face, and her hand was still tightly hugging Ji Qiang's waist. Seeing that Ji Qiang was just smiling, Xia Nianyu looked at Xia Jingnian again, pouting, and her eyes were round with dissatisfaction.

Xia Jingnian touched her head and smoothed out the messy broken hair that ran away.

At this time, the grandmother who was waiting beside her caught up with her, and she was still holding a piece of Hongling in her hand, which was exactly the same as Xia Nianyu's head, which was only half tied to her head. Mama came over and knelt down directly: "It's the slave who doesn't take strict care of the princess!" ”

Ji Qiang asked them to get up, and reached out to take Hongling, who was only tied to one. Mama tied Xia Nianyu with two flower buds, one side was only halfway wrapped, and most of it was still dragging behind her, and as she ran, she flickered and flew.

Ji Qiang tidied up the side she didn't tie, and deliberately pierced two small butterflies under her ears, if she ran again, it would be like two fiery little butterflies behind her, just as fiery as Xia Nianyu was wearing today.

"When the father and queen mother left, you were still studying at the master's place, and it was dangerous to go out of the palace, if it hurt you, there were three long and two short. What should you do if you call the queen mother, the queen mother will be worried. Ji Qiang said calmly while following along.

After that, she squatted down, her eyes at the level of Xia Nianyu. Ji Qiang also learned from her eyes widened, looked straight at Xia Nianyu, and said in an extremely serious tone: "Nianyu doesn't want the queen mother to worry, right!" ”

Xia Nianyu nodded violently and replied, "I will be obedient!" It won't worry the queen mother! ”

A few days later, a banquet was held in the palace, and the Luohui State sent envoys to Dachen to visit and pay tribute.

There are already dancing girls in the banquet, and the songs and dances that are very characteristic of Dachen are selected. The water sleeves of the central dancing girl are stretched, and as the rotating skirt gradually becomes a blooming camellia, the layers of light yarn are carried up by the breeze in the air, and the jade ring on her head jingles with the movements of the dance.

Seeing that the dance was over, the Luohui envoy was still reluctant, and Xia Jingnian said in a timely manner: "I don't know if the envoy still likes my minister's national characteristics?" ”

The envoy gave Ji Qiang and Xia Jingnian a strange salute to Ji Qiang, Xia Jingnian, and said with a smile: "Naturally, there is no such dance in Luohui Kingdom, and the contemptible people are also blessed by you this time, so that they can see this unique dance of Dachen." ”

Xia Jingnian smiled back, and there were palace maids on both sides, each holding a tray of dishes in their hands, and placing them on the table one by one.

"These dishes are also prepared by the Imperial Dining Room for a long time, and they are all some classic dishes that have been passed down from Dachen to this day, and the envoys can try them." Xia Jingnian said.

The envoy picked up the chopsticks and tasted them all, and then put down the chopsticks and stopped moving, he praised: "The taste is really good, the emperor bothered." But ......"

Halfway through his words, he clapped his hands a few times, and outside the door, several people dressed in Luohui Kingdom carried a chess table from the door into the center of the hall. The envoy of the Luohui Kingdom continued: "This is a game of 'dead chess' played by the king of our country, and I have been thinking about it for a long time, but I have never thought of a way, and I have asked the minister to try it, and I can break this 'dead chess'." ”

"How do you know that the chess game that you Luohui can't solve, my Dachen will definitely be able to solve it." Xia Jingnian asked rhetorically.

"The minister is also guessing, if he can't solve this little chess game...... It's such a big day, and there is really no one. The envoy made another strange courtesy, his tone was provocative, and he looked straight at Xia Jingnian.

"Okay, then let's try."

Many of the banquets were ordered by the imperial court, and the envoys came to the court, and these important officials needed to come to the banquet together, so as to regard Dachen's importance to the diplomatic relations of other countries.

As soon as Xia Jingnian's words ended, many people had already leaned forward to look at the chess game. This is such a difficult 'dead chess' that everyone wants to fight its power. Prime Minister Zuo stood up and saluted and asked, "Minister, I am willing to give it a try." ”

Xia Jingnian nodded, Prime Minister Zuo took a few steps out of the seat, exchanged a look with the envoy, and took a few steps forward to see the chess game that could still remain the same all the way.

The entire game is enclosed under a glass cover, and the whole game is pinned to the table.

"This hood may be taken off?" Prime Minister Zuo asked.

The glass cover was opened, and the chess pieces inside did not move, and the right prime minister tried to pick one up, but it did not stick to the chessboard. He was strange in his heart, and he was still thinking about the chess game with one hand on his face.

He picked up one of them and put it down again, thinking for a long time that the first piece he had picked up was still in his hand. The right prime minister held the chess piece in his hand and rubbed it for a long time, and finally tried to make a move.

As soon as the chess was put down, he heard the envoy on the side speak: "This minister, you have already lost this move." ”

The right prime minister looked incredible, put his beard on his fingertips for a long time, looked at the chess carefully, and finally sighed "sigh": "The old minister did lose." ”

The right prime minister is very good at chess, and the rest of the people have tried it one by two, but they all stopped at the first son, or fell early before the first son fell. Luohui's envoy stood aside, "In such a big country as the minister, no one can solve the "dead chess" of Luohui and me. ”

He raised his face and chin high, and glanced around the hall with a proud expression.

"I'd like to give it a try." Following the sound at the beginning of the sunset, Yu Chaoshengcong stood up and bowed to Xia Jingnian.

"Go ahead."

Yu Chaosheng took a few steps to the 'dead chess' table, and first thought about it like the previous ministers. He looked around the chess game, and when he fell, he saw that the envoy's face had changed.

The first son fell, and the back was very fast, and Yu Chaosheng broke the chess game in just a pillar of incense.

"Young man, don't be too proud, I also brought the best chess players in my country." The envoy clapped his hands, and someone came in.

Yu Chaosheng and the man sat at the table, the two played against each other, and the attention of the whole audience was focused on the two of them.

After a long stalemate, the Luohui chess player put the chess pieces back into the chess box, and his face was gloomy: "I lost." ”