Chapter 21: The Game and the Break
In the imperial study, Zhuo Haoxuan was frowning and listening to several ministers arguing about a candidate for an official position, and when he saw Zhao De returning, he immediately stopped the arguments of the ministers, and ordered them to retreat first to discuss on their own, and then perform the ceremony when they had a preliminary conclusion, although the ministers were a little surprised, but they had to do what they said, and as soon as the ministers withdrew from the hall, Zhuo Haoxuan couldn't wait to ask Zhao De, who was already waiting aside, "How is it?" Have you seen Xin'er? ”
Zhao De hurriedly stepped forward to reply, "Back to the emperor, the servant has seen Miss Ling, and the three imperial doctors brought with him have also consulted Miss Ling, and the conclusion drawn is exactly the same as what Commander Li played before, and the folk doctor who treated Miss Ling in Chidusk Villa said. ”
"Is there really no way to cure her amnesia?"
"According to the Imperial Doctor, there is no external force that can be used to cure this disease."
Zhuo Haoxuan was disappointed, but also felt more guilty about Ling Yuxin, "It was I who failed to protect her, if I could protect her back then and prevent her from being sent to Twilight Villa, this would not have happened." ”
Zhao De persuaded: "Your Majesty, you must not blame yourself too much, you have just ascended the throne, there is the Queen Mother in charge of the harem, there is Wei Chilin in charge of the government, and the Wei family is in power, it is not easy for you to keep Miss Ling safe in the past two years, and the Imperial Doctor also said that more contact with familiar environments, familiar people and things can help her recover her memory, and now that Miss Ling has returned to the house, she must be able to remember the past soon." ”
"Hopefully! I haven't seen her in two years, and she looks all right? ”
"Back to the emperor, from what the old slave can see, although Miss Ling is a little scared, her complexion and spirit are very good, and she is already slim, except that her complexion is slightly darker than two years ago, and her voice has also changed a little, and her appearance is sweeter than before."
Zhuo Haoxuan was slightly relieved, "I really want to see her immediately." Did you ever tell her about me? ”
Zhao De's face hesitated.
Zhuo Haoxuan said unhappily: "Tell the truth." ”
Zhao De saw that Zhuo Haoxuan was displeased, so he didn't dare to hide it, "Back to the emperor, the old slave asked Miss Ling if she still remembered the emperor, but she just shook her head. ”
Zhuo Haoxuan's face obviously showed disappointment, and his eyes gradually dimmed, Zhao De saw this, and hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, Miss Ling, she has lost her memory, and now no one remembers, not even Lord Ling, so not remembering you doesn't mean that you are not important in her heart." ”
Zhuo Haoxuan sighed, "That's it, let's announce her into the palace in a few days, and you can send someone to send more supplements." ”
"Yes, the old slave will do it." Zhao De took the order and left.
Zhuo Haoxuan subconsciously reached out and untied the sachet on his waist, then lowered his head and stared, and a complex color gradually appeared in his eyes.
In the Ling Mansion, Ling Yuxin and Xiao Yurui retired Bai Zhu and Cuihan after dinner, and quietly finished the unfinished game of chess in the afternoon. Just like the countless games between the two in the Twilight Villa, Ling Yuxin still ended in a fiasco after consuming countless brain cells.
After cleaning up the mess, Ling Yuxin pouted and muttered, "I can solve the chess game you set, why don't you lose every game." ”
Xiao Yurui looked at her with a smile, "Why don't you let you win next time?" ”
"I don't want to, I want to win by myself, I don't want you to let me!" Ling Yuxin said with a slight annoyance.
Looking at Ling Yuxin's stubborn and unyielding expression, Xiao Yurui was in a trance for a moment, and a similar face appeared in his mind again.
Ling Yuxin noticed Xiao Yurui's distraction, she remembered that she often saw Xiao Yurui's expression when she was in the Twilight Villa, but this was the first time after returning to the capital, Ling Yuxin subconsciously frowned, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help asking, "Cousin, what are you thinking?" ”
Xiao Yurui was pulled back to his thoughts by Ling Yuxin's question, and the moment he came back to his senses, he secretly wondered how he could react like this again, and then lowered his eyes to cover up the flickering look of chagrin in his eyes, and when he raised his eyes, he returned to his old smile, "I'm thinking about how to answer and explain your question." ”
Ling Yuxin was stunned for a moment, "My question? ”
"Yes," the corners of Xiao Yurui's mouth curled upward, very satisfied that he had successfully diverted Ling Yuxin's attention again, "Didn't you just ask me, why can you crack the chess game I set, but still lose to me every game?" ”
"Oh," Ling Yuxin suddenly said, "yes, why?" ”
"Because," Xiao Yurui pondered for a moment, "the chess game is dead, but the game is alive." ”
"The chess game is dead, the game is alive!" Ling Yuxin repeated what Xiao Yurui said as if she didn't understand.
"That's right." Xiao Yurui nodded, "So there is an essential difference between the two, and the fact that you can solve the chess game does not mean that you will definitely be able to win the game." ”
Ling Yuxin thought about it for a while, and felt that it seemed to be clear, "I seem to understand what you mean, cousin, because the game is different from the set chess game, once the chess game is set, it will be a foregone conclusion, and there will be no changes, and the game only needs to consider the situation on the chess game, without considering any factors outside the chess game, but the game is different, the child that falls in each move is determined, but there may be countless changes in the son that does not fall in the next step, so there will be variables in every move." ”
Xiao Yurui's eyes flashed with a hint of appreciation, "Xin'er is really smart, just a little bit through." That's right, that's the biggest difference between breaking a game and playing a game. Although the chess pieces on the chessboard are visible, but the opponent's mind is difficult to figure out, in fact, this point is also the same as the game, if the person who sets up the chess game is clever enough, then to break the chess game can not only look at the chessboard and ignore the person who set the game, but also need to speculate on the intention of the person who set the game, but no matter how clever the person who set the game, the set of the chess game is a foregone conclusion, even if there are many changes hidden in it, but it is also an established change, but the game is different, the opponent's mind may be changing every step, if you can't see through the opponent's intentions, If you can't guess every next move of your opponent, you are likely to make a mistake and lose the whole game. ”
Ling Yuxin nodded suddenly, and after a moment, she looked sideways at Xiao Yurui, "Then how can you see through the opponent's intentions and guess every next step of the opponent?" ”
"Good question!" Xiao Yurui had a smile in his eyes, "Since I returned to Beijing, my cousin hasn't left you any homework, even if it's the homework I left you today, cousin, you might as well think about it, the next time you play the game, it's time for me to check your homework!" ”
Ling Yuxin was stunned for a moment, then turned her head and pursed her lips, "Sell Guan Zi again." As he spoke, he caught a glimpse of the bright moonlight outside the window, and was immediately attracted, subconsciously got up and walked outside the door, looked up at the starry sky, looked back and smiled, "Cousin, come on, it seems that you can see more stars here than in Twilight Villa." ”
Xiao Yurui walked up to her with a smile, also looked up at the sky, and explained: "This place is different from the Twilight Villa, there are no mountains and high walls on all sides to block the view, so the field of vision is much broader, and there are naturally more stars to see. ”
Ling Yuxin showed an expression of sudden realization, "Oh, too, then we can count more stars in the future." ”
Xiao Yurui listened to Ling Yuxin's words, and couldn't help but laugh, just wanted to laugh at her, but when he saw her about to sit down on the steps, he hurriedly grabbed her, "Xin'er, what are you doing?" ”
Ling Yuxin looked at him in surprise, "Sitting on the steps and watching the stars, didn't we say that after returning to Beijing, we will still watch the stars and tell stories together as before?" ”
Xiao Yurui smiled helplessly: "Silly girl, you can't sit on the steps here to look at the stars, this is no better than the Chi Du Villa, the Chi Du Villa is built on the mountain, and the foundation is thick, so it will not be very cold on the steps, you can sit directly, if you sit on the steps here for a long time, the cold will enter the body." ”
Ling Yuxin couldn't help but show a disappointed expression, "Wouldn't it be that you won't be able to look at the stars and tell stories like before in the future." As soon as she finished speaking, she felt a tightness on her waist, and her body immediately rose into the air, she instinctively opened her mouth to scream, but the "ah" sound had not yet come out, and her feet had already stood firmly, and she looked at it and found that she was standing on the roof, and before she could react to what was going on, Xiao Yurui's voice sounded in her ears, "Who said that you can't look at the stars like before, isn't it closer to the stars than sitting on the steps to see the stars." ”
Ling Yuxin was stunned for a moment, then looked up at the sky, and suddenly became excited, "Yes, yes, it's really closer to the stars than below," said and stretched out his finger to the sky, "Cousin, look, the stars look bigger, hehe, great, it's really better to see it on the roof than on the steps, it's so good, it's great, hehehe......"
Seeing Ling Yuxin smiling excitedly, Xiao Yurui's eyes were full of doting, and he tightened his hand around her waist to prevent her from sliding down the roof, and said with a smile: "Silly girl, be quiet, you want to attract people inside and outside the mansion!" ”
When Ling Yuxin heard this, she immediately subconsciously reached out to cover her mouth, and nervously looked down to see if anyone was coming here.
Xiao Yurui was amused by her reaction and couldn't help laughing.
Ling Yuxin heard Xiao Yurui's laughter, turned her head to look at him, and only after seeing the expression on his face clearly did she react to her gaffe, and hurriedly put down the hand covering her mouth, she couldn't help but feel ashamed and annoyed.
Xiao Yurui suppressed his laughter, "Okay, okay, I won't tease you, come, sit down slowly, don't push too hard." So saying, he helped her to sit down slowly on the eaves.
Ling Yuxin only felt that it was fresh to sit on the eaves and watch the stars, which was much more interesting than sitting on the steps in the Twilight Villa, and she was counting the stars one by one with great interest, and also making comments while counting, pointing to a certain one from time to time and asking Xiao Yurui's name, whether it was which one he saw when he was on the mountain.
Xiao Yurui always listened with a smile, answered one by one, and occasionally laughed at her twice, making her embarrassed or annoyed, as if she only cared about talking to her, but she could always reach out to her waist when she said something, and stop her from leaning forward and leaning back, swaying left and right.
Just like when she was in the Twilight Villa, Ling Yuxin leaned on Xiao Yurui's shoulder and fell asleep, so Xiao Yurui also gently picked her up and jumped off the eaves as she did in the Twilight Villa, sent her back to the house, covered the quilt and tucked the corners of the quilt, and then left lightly.