Chapter 78: Playing Chess
Sigh the west window through the gap, the light of the sun at the beginning of the day.
The cherry blossom trees in the garden are dense, and the cherry blossoms are withered but the trees are full of greenery. The greenery is thick and the daylight is gorgeous. The days of playing chess are extraordinarily long, especially when Chengyang faces Wen Qingwu, a chess skill that has only been seen in books.
Wen Qingwu doesn't like to speak when playing chess, because his mind is only on the chessboard. This game didn't require her to think about anything. One glance and then it falls. I didn't think much of it.
Chengyang is different, three thoughts in a blink of an eye, half a moment before falling. Before and after, Wen Qingwu's temperament was sharpened to the point of yawning.
If you want to finish it quickly, Chengyang is very slow.
Wen Qingwu yawned again, seemingly inadvertently, "By the way, has the sixteenth princess been to the East Palace recently?" ”
"Hmm." Chengyang looked at the chessboard seriously, and deserved to be extremely perfunctory.
After a long time, he looked at Wen Qingwu after he fell into the ground: "What did Master General ask?" ”
Wen Qingwu put Baizi down and said helplessly: "Has the sixteenth princess gone to the East Palace to see the crown princess recently?" ”
"East Palace? went. Chengyang thought for a while before saying, "I saw the crown princess, but she was very busy." ”
Wen Qingwu nodded at the chessboard and motioned for Chengyang to continue. At the same time, he said casually: "Busy? What's going on? ”
"I went with the fifth sister, isn't the prince of the Yiguo Mansion dead during the Dragon Boat Festival, and she has been busy with this matter." Chengyang looked at the chessboard, his mind followed the chessboard, and his voice became lower and lower: "It's also strange...... Master, you wait, I'll tell you when I'm gone. ”
"Hmm." Shi Yiguang responded, and patiently waited for Chengyang to think for a long time before he fell.
"What's so strange about the death of the prince of Yiguo?" Wen Qingwu's fingers pinched the white child, but it didn't fall.
"I don't know, it's strange what I heard from the fifth sister." Chengyang sat up straight and said, "But I also think it's strange, it's not this case, it's the emperor's attitude towards the Yiguo Mansion."
After the death of Yiguo Gong, his father regretted it and posthumously presented Hu Guogong and the governor of Xuzhou.
It stands to reason that the father's regret for Hu Guogong will definitely shadow the descendants of the Yiguo Mansion, not to mention the son of the Yiguo Gong, who is the eldest son. But since the death of Duke Hu Guo, it has been a year now, and the father and emperor have never let the prince of Yiguo inherit the title.
Now the prince of Yiguo suddenly died. ”
Wen Qingwu lowered his head and looked at the chessboard. When the east corner fell, the situation in Chengyang was defeated. Wen Qingwu's gaze turned and landed in the northwest corner.
In this place, there are as many as five locations in Chengyang's rebirth.
"It's your turn." Wen Qingwu knocked on the chessboard and urged.
Chengyang stopped the words in his mouth and looked down at the chessboard. At first glance, it didn't take long, and Chengyang's eyes lit up. This time she didn't think about it for long, but it was a moment.
With a smile on his face, he said, "Master, what do you think of my fallen son?" It's a desperate place to live. ”
Wen Qingwu nodded: "Very good." After thinking about it, another son was left behind. Then he turned the conversation back and said, "I wanted to have time to go to the crown princess to discuss chess, but now it seems that she is afraid that she will not be free." ”
"Not necessarily." Cheng Yang looked at the chessboard in front of him: "The crown princess is only investigating the case because of interest, not like those in the criminal department who have the emperor's order and have more responsibilities." If you want to say that she is more interested in chess. If Master goes to her, she may put down the case in her hand and discuss it with you. ”
"I heard that the case of the prince of Yiguo, the crown princess hasn't found out at all, so it's not good to bother." Wen Qingwu took the willow leaf and handed over the freshly brewed tea.
"In this case, my father has a headache. There was no fire again this morning. Chengyang stared at the chessboard: "It's also strange, according to the crown princess's ability, if she assisted the Criminal Department, how could the Criminal Department not find any clues?" ”
"The crown princess is very powerful?" After Wen Qingwu finished speaking, Chengyang didn't speak. She stared at the chessboard in thought.
After not hearing from him for a long time, Wen Qingwu sighed and clicked on a chess grid.
Chengyang was at a loss at first, and then suddenly realized: "This is a good location!" As he spoke, he dropped the sunspot in his hand.
"It's your turn." Chengyang looked at Wen Qingwu and said.
"Sixteenth princess, is the crown princess very good at investigating the case?" Xu Qiang, who had been silent in the back, asked softly.
Chengyang nodded: "When it comes to investigating the case, I'm afraid that the arrest in the Kyoto Yamen and the detectives in the Criminal Department are not as good as her." Otherwise, she would follow up on the case in person as a woman, and her father would not like it even if he didn't say it. If the father doesn't like it, the eldest brother will definitely not agree to let the crown princess investigate the case. ”
Wen Qingwu didn't answer, and the room was quiet for a while.
Xu Qiang looked at the chessboard, and after a while, he turned his head to look at Wen Qingwu: "But this matter is probably not known to outsiders except for the emperors in the clan. I've never heard of the crown princess in the capital. ”
"That's because you have nothing to do with the cases of the Kyoto Yamen Sanji." Chengyang answered.
Wen Qingwu hesitated and did not fall. Chengyang waited for a long time, and his mind was a little more lively, so he took the initiative to say: "Let me tell you about a big case in previous years." ”
Wen Qingwu and Xu Qiang both looked up at her.
Chengyang saw that both of them were looking at him, and said more fluently: "In the early years, there was a big case in the suburbs of Beijing, and a family of seven died inexplicably, I don't know what it is, my father didn't let me know this." Anyway, after a long time of investigation in the yamen, they were all submitted to the criminal department, and they couldn't be found out after more than a year. It was the crown princess who intervened later, but in just half a month, the murderer was found. ”
Wen Qingwu put down the chess pieces in his hand and clicked on the chessboard: "It's your turn." ”
Chengyang stopped talking, looked at the chessboard, and thought about it seriously.
After only a few rounds, he lost the game.
Chengyang was still a little unsatisfied, Wen Qingwu just began to collect the chess pieces: "It's not early today, let's play again when we are idle." ”
Hearing this, Chengyang looked at the sky outside.
"Princess, it's the beginning of Youchu." Gong E, who was serving behind Cheng Yang, whispered.
"It's so late." Chengyang muttered, asked Xiao Gong'e to pick up the piano that was on the side, got up and saluted Wen Qingwu, and said with a smile: "Master, don't forget to go to the teaching workshop to play the piano together tomorrow." The student quit first. ”
Wen Qingwu and Xu Qiang got up and saluted Chengyang: "Congratulations to the princess." ”
"It's getting late, I'll go back to the house first." Xu Qiang turned to Wen Qingwu and said.
Wen Qingwu nodded in response, watched Xu Qiang walk towards his room, and then turned his head to look at Princess Chengyang who had already walked to the gate of Dafu Palace.
Chengyang is only ten years old this year, not very old, but she is the most talented princess in Ouchi. The temperament is docile and virtuous, and he is knowledgeable and courteous. There will be no lie in what she says to people.
"Ruyoshi." Wen Qingwu called.
Ruyoshi behind him responded: "The slave is here." ”
"How much do you know about the Wing Kingdom Mansion?" Wen Qingwu still looked at Chengyang's back, her goose-yellow skirt swaying, and she had already walked out of the gate of Dafu Palace.