"Wait a minute," Li Sheng said, and then proposed: "It's not interesting to just play chess, why don't we make a bet?" ”

Gu Junyan raised his eyebrows and was noncommittal: "I don't care." ”

Li Sheng looked at Su Yunlai, Su Yunlai thought for a while, and then said: "I don't have anything to bet on, so forget the bet, it's an honor to be able to play against the young general." ”

Su Yun admitted that he couldn't afford to take advantage of Gu Junyan, so it was wisest to refuse.

Gu Junyan's fingers tapped lightly twice on the chessboard, and said an off-topic sentence: "Lin Zhengan will return to Beijing to report on his work before the emperor's birthday, and after he comes back this time, the emperor will not let him go, and there will be a place for him among the six departments." After a pause, he looked at Su Yunlai: "Where do you guess the emperor will let him go?" ”

Among the six departments, the status of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Rites is the most insignificant, it is impossible for the emperor to let Lin Zhengan go to these two places, and the Ministry of War is controlled by the Gu family, in order to compete with the Gu family, the secretary is Chen Hui, the eldest son of Chen Ge Lao, who is also the emperor's person.

The rest is the household department and the criminal department, the criminal department is notoriously thankless, the current criminal department is very smart, and did not participate in the party, he relied on solid merits to sit firmly in the post of the criminal department secretary, then the rest is the household department.

Su Yunlai didn't know much about the affairs of the household department, and it was a good place for Lin Zhengan to go to the household department, but it was just ......

Would Gu Junyan ask such a question for no reason?

Lin Zhengan is the governor of Jiangnan, and the emperor has always had great expectations for him, will he be transferred back this time, is it really just to let him go to the household department?

Su Yun looked at Gu Junyan opposite, thinking of the increasingly tense relationship between the emperor and Li Sheng now, she suddenly thought that the emperor was going to move the army!

No emperor can tolerate the military power being completely in the hands of the minister, if the emperor wants to abolish Li Sheng and pass on the throne, the biggest obstacle is the Gu family.

However, the Gu family has military power and military merits, and they have a lot of prestige in the army, and even the people support and love them, it is difficult to shake the status of the Gu family, the father and son of the Gu family are on the front line, so if you want to shake the foundation of the Gu family, you can only start from the military department?

The emperor intends to adopt a roundabout policy, first to disintegrate the Gu family's power in the military department, and then weaken the Gu family's influence!

Lin Zhengan's political achievements in Jiangnan are very good, and he himself is extremely cautious and capable, the emperor asked him to come back this time to deal with the Gu family!

It turns out that the relationship between the emperor and Li Sheng is already so severe!

In order to protect themselves, the Gu family will never allow others to take over the military department, they can't show weakness, once they retreat, those forces who are watching will stand on the opposite side of the Gu family, so even if they want to kill chickens and make an example, as long as Lin Zhengan goes to the military department, the Gu family will definitely take action against him.

Su Yunlai was very anxious, according to her current strength, it was too limited, and there was no way to stop all this.

Su Yunlai bit her lip, she looked at Gu Junyan: "Even if there is no cousin, the emperor will still send someone to the military department, with all due respect, the contradiction between the emperor and His Royal Highness cannot be resolved, even if you can get rid of Lin Zhengan, it will only make your contradiction intensify, and it cannot be solved at all." ”

A touch of surprise flashed in Li Sheng's eyes, the emperor would send Lin Zhengan to the military department, it was the answer he and Gu Junyan got after thinking about it, but he didn't expect Su Yunlai to just listen to Gu Junyan say a word, and immediately guessed the key.

This made him feel a sense of vigilance in his heart, such a woman is now his enemy, and it is really not a good thing.

Gu Junyan looked at the girl sitting opposite her, she was not too tall and not very old, but she already had a calm and relaxed bearing, she looked good, although she was still young, she could already see her delicate facial features, and she would definitely be a pure and unworldly beauty in the future.

He had never taken a good look at her appearance before, because there was always a quality in her that made people ignore her age and appearance, and only saw her as a person, her intelligence and acuity, which made her beauty and age no longer important.

This is really a very peculiar girl, Gu Junyan had such an idea in her heart.

Gu Junyan put away the emptiness in his heart, raised his head and glanced at Su Yunlai, and said with a smile: "Then Miss Su, do you want to come and gamble now?" ”

Su Yunlai took a deep breath and asked with high morale, "What are you betting on?" ”

"That's it, you win, I'll keep you Lin Zhengan safe." Gu Junyan thought about it and said casually.

Li Sheng on the side frowned slightly, he glanced at Gu Junyan, then at Su Yunlai, and finally sighed and didn't speak again.

Su Yunlai's eyes lit up, and then he thought about it again before asking, "How can the young general guarantee that my cousin is okay?" ”

Gu Junyan choked for a moment, she didn't expect that someone would be suspicious of what she said in her lifetime, and she seemed to think that she was doomed?

Gu Junyan, who had never been so suspicious, suddenly felt a little unpleasant.

"Don't worry, since I promised, I will do what I say!" Gu Junyan said lightly.

Su Yun came to see him for a while, and finally nodded slightly: "Okay then." ”

Gu Junyan: "......"

Su Yunlai asked again, "What if I lose?" What does the Major General want? ”

"If Miss Su loses, you have to promise that you will never participate in Lord Lin's career, my request is very simple, right?" Gu Junyan smiled slightly.

Li Sheng glanced at Gu Junyan deeply, with an inquiring look in his eyes, because he found that Gu Junyan was really treating Su Yunlai with a serious attitude that he had never had before, not facing a woman, he was an equal opponent, and they were doing a negotiation.

In Gu Junyan's heart, has he already put Su Yunlai to such a height?

Su Yunlai thought about it and felt that this condition was also simple, of course she could not affect Lin Zhengan's career, first of all, Lin Zhengan would not listen to her as a boudoir woman at all, and secondly, she did not have the ability to interfere with Lin Zhengan's decision.

So this request is reasonable, so Su Yunlai nodded: "Okay, I'll bet with you." ”

Su Zhan on the side opened her mouth, wanting to stop Su Yun from coming, but she still didn't open her mouth when she agreed.

Su Zhan and Li Sheng glanced at each other, and they both saw helplessness in each other's eyes, alas, they are all brothers, their younger brothers and sisters are too naughty, and they are also helpless to be brothers.

Really, this is Su Zhan, if it were someone else, with a sister like Su Yunlai, she would have been locked up at home a long time ago, it's too shocking!

Gu Junyan pushed the black chess pieces in front of Su Yunlai, and said very gracefully: "Miss Su is a woman, and she will hold the sunspot first." ”

Su Yunlai didn't say anything polite to him, since Gu Junyan was willing to give in, there was no reason why she didn't take advantage, even if it was just because she was a woman, it was also her advantage!

What's more, she doesn't want to lose this bet yet.

Su Yunlai took the sunspot very confidently and took the first step.

Gu Junyan seemed to have known that she would not be polite, a smile flashed in her eyes, and then she followed her unhurriedly.

Gu Junyan's chess style is very different from his own style, his chess style is very conservative, and he is on defense throughout the whole process, not at all as arrogant as he usually does.

In contrast, Su Yunlai's chess count was fierce and menacing.

However, although Su Yunlai is fierce, he is still cautious and careful, and every step is carefully considered, in comparison, Gu Junyan seems much more relaxed, no matter how fierce Su Yunlai's momentum is, the time of his fall has hardly changed, as long as Su Yunlai has a son, he will follow.

Su Yunlai quickly took the advantage, and black occupied the main position on most of the chessboard, but even so, Gu Junyan was not in a hurry, and went down slowly.

"Ah Zhan, it seems that Miss Su is not as bad at chess as you said." Li Sheng laughed and teased Su Zhan.

Su Zhan said modestly: "It's a fluke, it's all a fluke." ”

But he was a little proud in his heart, his sister was so bad at chess that she could win General Gu Shao, and she really deserved to be his sister!

Look, how many people in this capital hate General Gu Shao in their hearts?

Maybe it's really like Gu Junyan said, he is not good at chess? Su Yunlai was suspicious in her heart, no, it wasn't like this, even so, she didn't let her guard down, and carefully observed the direction of the chessboard.

This time, Su Yunlai didn't settle down after thinking about it for a long time, Gu Junyan looked at the girl in front of her quietly, and didn't urge her, but seemed to appreciate her distress.

Su Zhan couldn't wait to go up and settle for Su Yunlai, people watching chess were always more worried than people playing chess, he couldn't help but look away, and saw that Li Sheng's eyes were falling on Su Yunlai's body, and there was a gentle light in those deep eyes.

Su Zhan couldn't help frowning secretly.

Su Yun looked at the chess pieces she was looking forward to, and thought secretly, suddenly, she suddenly found that Gu Junyan's seemingly inadvertent fall turned out to be in the layout, and the current disadvantage was only temporary, he was actually digging a pit to confuse her, making her think that she had taken the advantage, and as long as she attacked further, she would fall into the trap he had set up a long time ago.

He actually spent so long to put himself at a disadvantage, to set up such a game, as long as she was fooled, then he would press forward step by step, and then eat her little by little.

Su Yunlai glanced at Gu Junyan with a smile, and then lightly dropped a child.

Li Sheng and Su Zhan were both slightly surprised, because as soon as this son fell, the advantages that Su Yun had accumulated before coming could be said to be exhausted, and they would also let themselves fall into passivity.

Li Sheng glanced at the calm Su Yunlai, then at the chessboard, thought for a while, and couldn't help but smile, with some schadenfreude.

Gu Junyan was also stunned when he saw Su Yun's move, and he couldn't help but say, "Miss Su is really courageous. ”

Su Yun gave him a smile back, but this smile seemed a little gritted teeth, "Since you found that you have fallen into a trap, it is natural to think about how to get out, although the strong man broke his wrist, but in order to save his life, it is also a matter of no way." ”

"It is indeed wise for a strong man to break his wrist, but some people can't be as decisive as Miss Su, after all, it's an arm that is broken, and if it is dropped, it will never be recovered. It is inevitable that people will have luck in their hearts, and many people think that they will be favored by God, but in the end they all lose their lives in vain. Gu Junyan said lightly.

Su Yunlai listened to his words, as if he meant something, and couldn't help but glance at him, but it was none of her business, she wanted to play the game of chess in front of her.

……

At night, Gu Junyan and Li Sheng did not return to the city, but stayed in Fahua Temple.

In the wing room, Gu Junyan sat under the lamp, and in front of him was the game of chess he played with Su Yunlai during the day.

The beautiful and unearthly girl, racking her brains to win him, was really interesting, suddenly, he frowned slightly, raised his head suddenly, and saw Li Sheng standing in the room looking at him.

"Why are you here?" Gu Junyan breathed a sigh of relief before asking.

Li Sheng walked in front of him and sat in the place where Su Yunlai was sitting during the day: "I just want to ask you, what are you going to do with this bet?" ”

Gu Junyan sighed: "Yes, it's really a little embarrassing." After a pause, he couldn't help complaining: "You say, this girl, it's really too blind, I didn't expect her to release the water, she still wants to rack her brains to win me!" ”

"It's a lot like her brother." Li Sheng said with a smile.

Gu Junyan nodded again and again, and finally made a final decision: "These two brothers and sisters are not likable!" ”

"What are you going to do with this bet?" Li Sheng asked again: "I heard that Lin Zhengan has already set off to return to the capital." ”

Because after Su Yunlai discovered Gu Junyan's trap, he adjusted his tactics in time and lost the advantages accumulated before, and the final duel, the two sides came and went, and it was extremely intense, but when the winner was about to be decided, the Chen family asked people to come to Su Yunlai and Su Zhan.

In order to avoid trouble, the chess game between the two had to be stopped, but everyone present knew that even if it continued, the possibility of Su Yunlai winning was very small.

"The winner is not scored, and the peace is a bet." Gu Junyan said indifferently.

Li Sheng looked at him for a while and didn't speak.

Gu Junyan didn't care, he glanced at the sky outside, and then said: "I'd better go back first, I'll spend the night outside alone with you, and when I turn around, I will think that we are going to rebel." ”

After Gu Junyan finished speaking, he stood up, picked up the cloak hanging on the shelf, put it on casually, and said to Li Sheng with a solemn face: "I'll leave first, and I'll send someone to pick you up tomorrow." ”

Li Sheng nodded, watching him stride out, Li Sheng suddenly said: "Jun Yan, if it was before, no matter who you competed with, you would have to win or lose regardless of it." ”

Gu Junyan's footsteps paused, and then he turned his head and said, "What is there to worry about with a woman." With that, he strode out without looking back.

Li Sheng sat in place, looked at the chessboard in front of him, and finally sighed softly: "Sometimes, I really envy you for being so wanton and not having to worry so much. ”

There is a curfew in the capital, but this kind of ban is nothing for Gu Junyan, his identity represents privilege, and an urgent military situation is the reason, and he doesn't even need to explain it to anyone.

There was once a royal history who participated in Gu Junyan's flamboyant behavior, and Gu Junyan said directly, "General Ben is just idle when he sees you, and there is still a lack of a bookkeeper in my barracks, so it's better to just you."

When I turned around, I was going to leave with the emperor, and the emperor wouldn't fall out with Gu Junyan for a royal history, right?

Later, those who were idle and panicked also knew that Gu Junyan was not easy to mess with, and no one dared to go to him for trouble, and finally it evolved into going to Gu Yanshan, Gu Yanshan was much more faceless than his son, and he couldn't do such a shameless thing.

……

Recently, there was another big incident in the capital, there was a woman who made a fuss at the gate of Sufu, it was said that it was Tian Niangzi's sister-in-law, Xu Mama came out to deal with it, but the woman said that she refused to go in anything, so she made a fuss at the gate.

said that the Su family harmed her sister-in-law and the child in her belly, and wanted to break her up with the fourth master.

"Old lady, the second master and the fourth master are your sons, and you have allowed my sister-in-law to enter the door, but you can't go back on your word! She is bent on giving birth to a big fat boy for the fourth master, but she doesn't want to think about it, how can she have that life! The old lady turned her head and let people harm her! Sister-in-law Tian is also a sharp mouth, and she cried when she sat at the gate.

Mama Xu's face is ugly, if she continues to make trouble like this, the face of the Su family will be gone!

"Sister-in-law Tian, this is not a place to talk, why don't you come into the house with me, what do you have to say slowly?" Mama Xu said with a smiling face.

"Whew!" Sister-in-law Tian's saliva sprayed on Mama Xu's face, and she pointed at Mama Xu and scolded: "You want to trick me in, even if you hurt me?!" I'm not that stupid! My poor sister-in-law, you have killed all the children in her womb! What is the scholarly door? It's a den of bandits! ”

"Sister-in-law Tian, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense, you have no evidence, saying that we hurt your sister-in-law, but you have to show evidence!" Mama Xu lowered her face: "Besides, your sister-in-law has a big belly, the origin is unknown, and the wild seeds in her stomach don't know where they came from, and she dares to pull them on our master?" You're crazy about silver, aren't you? ”

"Now you don't recognize it again? Why did you go earlier? said that the child in our sister-in-law's womb is not your family, so why do you want to take people into the house? It's just that our sister-in-law recognized the wrong person and mistook the second master for the fourth master, but it's always right that the child is a child of the Su family! ”

There were more and more onlookers, all gathered together and whispered, Mama Xu saw that the situation was about to get out of control, and was worried about how to solve it, and it happened that the fourth master came back from walking birds outside.

The fourth master thought that he had gone to the wrong place again, but after looking at the plaque, it was Su Mansion.

When Sister-in-law Tian saw the fourth master, she hugged his thighs and cried and said: "Fourth master, please call the shots for our sister-in-law, even if she is a rotten life, but the good in her stomach is also your own flesh and blood!" ”

The fourth old man looked confused, no, when did he have his own flesh and blood again? How did he not know?

When Sister-in-law Tian cried like this, she frightened the tip of the fourth master's heart, and the frightened birds waved their wings and lost a few feathers.

The fourth master didn't care about his own flesh and blood, but he saw that his heart and liver were frightened, and the fourth master was distressed, and directly let people carry Sister-in-law Tian away.

Yes, carried away.

Such a big fuss made the rumors that had been calmed down spread again, but this time it was more of an accusation that Mrs. Su was unkind and had a different attitude towards her parents and stepson.

When Mrs. Su found out, she was so angry that she almost fainted.

Su Zhan also heard this rumor, and then he angrily found Su Yunlai.

"You put out those rumors?" Su Zhan looked at Su Yunlai coldly and asked.

Su Yun looked at his eyes, but she felt a little sad in her heart, she guessed that Su Zhan's reaction might be fierce when she knew it, but she still wanted to gamble, after all, they were brothers and sisters.

But this time, she seems to have lost the bet.

Su Yunlai lowered his gaze and said lightly: "I didn't let people pass on anything, these are just speculations from outsiders." ”

"Did you know that she's your grandmother! You're just letting outsiders slander her like this? Do you have a heart? What's wrong with her treating you?! Su Zhan asked.

When Su Yunlai heard this, he raised his head suddenly, and his heart hurt like a pinprick.

Where did she treat them badly? Thinking of all the things in his previous life, Su Yunlai's eyes were filled with monstrous hatred.

"Do you think you have to refute when you're really hurt?" Su Yunlai asked rhetorically.

Her tone was very indifferent, and her expression was also very indifferent, such Su Yunlai looked strange.

Su Yunlai raised his head: "Do you really think that it is okay to shout at you?" Do you think the care you can get is genuine? ”

Su Zhan was shocked by her words, and she wanted to lose her temper, but she suddenly couldn't open her mouth at this time, because at that moment, the hatred in her eyes, as well as indifference, was so real, what did her grandmother do to her? Can she have such an attitude?

Su Zhan couldn't figure it out.

"Zhan'er, Ah Wan, you're all here!" Chen walked in from the outside and interrupted the conversation between the siblings.

As simple as Chen, she didn't notice the tense atmosphere in the room, and she looked happy: "I just received your cousin's heart, and your cousin's family will be returning to Beijing soon!" Zhan'er, do you remember your cousin? He hugged you when he was a kid! ”

Su Yunlai was taken aback, "My cousin is going to Beijing so soon?" ”

Chen nodded with a smile and touched Su Yunlai's head: "Ah Wan still remembers his cousin?" Mother thought you couldn't remember, when they left the capital, you were only five years old! After a pause, she sighed: "It's been so many years in a blink of an eye." ”

Su Yunlai has some real warmth in his eyes, Lin Zhengan and Su Zhixun have a deep brotherhood, and they really love Su Yunlai's brothers and sisters, but in the previous life, Lin Zhengan was involved in the affairs of the Su family.

Su Zhan glanced at Su Yunlai deeply, Lin Zheng'an's return to the capital, they had already known about it in Fahua Temple before, but he had always felt strange, why did Su Yunlai care so much about his cousin's affairs?