Chapter 40: Turning Defeat into Victory

Now that the assessment results have come out, Jin Ye and Di Yue worked together in the account room, looking at the combination of handsome men and beautiful women, the white steward was very proud, and everywhere he went, he showed off to others that he had accepted two particularly excellent apprentices, and his old man could wake up with a smile even if he fell asleep.

Compared with the white steward, everyone else is deeply envious, these two people are indeed very capable, and the white steward is an old man in this mansion, and the average person in terms of seniority really can't catch up with him, and now he has accepted two proud protégés, then his status in the prince's mansion will also rise, and his apprentices will naturally enjoy better treatment.

For example, Di Yue and Jin Ye each have an office room, which is connected to the office of the white steward.

The white butler now has such a suitable apprentice, and now distributes all the account books to Di Yue and Jin Ye, and he becomes the shopkeeper, lying on the fairy chair with a fan every day and enjoying all kinds of delicacies sent by jade porcelain as reward.

Seeing that she was not only responsible for taking care of Lanting every day, but also responsible for cooking food for the white steward, and personally delivering the food to the white steward, Di Yue felt distressed, and said that she didn't need to send food to the white steward all the time, she got this job with her strength, and she didn't ask him to help.

Jade porcelain this person is more admitted, saying that the original promise will be fulfilled, and Di Yue is now working under the white steward, the so-called short hands, eat people softly, jade porcelain believes that he will send more food, the white steward will definitely take more care of Di Yue, so he never stopped to send food to the white steward, Di Yue saw that he couldn't stop a tendon of jade porcelain, so he let Yu Porcelain be responsible for doing a good job, she was responsible for sending.

It's really right for the jade porcelain, the white steward eats all kinds of food sent by Di Yue every day, and gradually feels a little embarrassed, but his embarrassment is not that Di Yue no longer sends the food made by the jade porcelain, after all, his old man is good at this.

It turned out that the workload of Jin Ye and Di Yue was divided equally between five and five every day, but it was secretly changed to three or seven points by the white steward, and Di Yue was responsible for three.

Jin Ye and Di Yue don't work together, and they don't talk about work when they meet, so the white steward quietly makes changes and makes wishful thinking.

At noon on this day, Di Yue was sending jade porcelain to the white steward and had just prepared freshly baked food, and happened to meet the white steward who was playing against an old man of the same age as the white steward, and the white steward was just blocked by the other party, and he was about to lose, but he saw Di Yue who came in with food at a glance.

As soon as he saw Di Yue, the white steward had a flash of inspiration, looking at Di Yue like a savior, looking at the white steward's shiny head and very playful eyes, Di Yue felt that something was about to happen to him.

Shifting his gaze to the chessboard next to the white steward, Di Yue suddenly realized, knowing in his heart that the white steward wanted to use his appearance to help him out of the siege, but Di Yue swept it away, this chess game is really simple, she only needs five sons to turn defeat into victory, which is an easy thing in her opinion.

If you want to ask what is the biggest pastime in the palace, I believe many people know that it is a game over there, and one of the last emperors of the Dahua Dynasty, that is, Di Yue's father, loves one thing the most is to let Di Yue accompany him to play chess.

Di Yue has been exposed to it since she was a child, under the influence of her father, she has read all the chess games in the palace, and there are few opponents in the world who can match her, it can be said that she is invincible all over the world, and Emperor Dahua is no longer Di Yue's opponent since Di Yue was thirteen years old, unless Di Yue releases water, it is impossible for him to win.

"Elder Xiao, this is the beloved apprentice I just received recently, you know that the girl who can play marbles with both hands."

The white steward waved to Di Yue enthusiastically, with a kind and kind face, so that outsiders would definitely think that this was a good master when they saw it, and only Di Yue rolled his eyes vigorously in his heart.

People who are not familiar with the white butler will think that he is a very dignified person, but Di Yue, who has been doing things under him for so long, naturally knows that the white butler is an old naughty boy and cynical, often tossing her and Jin Ye in different ways, and saying that he wants to explore their potential.

The white steward turned around and introduced Xiao Lao to Di Yue in a serious way.

"Hua Yue, this is Xiao Lao, the big housekeeper in the mansion, and my best friend, speaking of which, you have been here in this mansion for so long, and you haven't seen him yet!"

Di Yue didn't expect that the old man with a chubby figure in front of him who was obviously fat, but a pair of eyes with embarrassment would actually be the chief steward of the Prince's Mansion, you must know that even if he can achieve this position, even if he is a slave, he has more status than ordinary nobles, Di Yue naturally does not dare to be rude.

And the other party is also a friend of the white steward, Xiao Lao looked at Di Yue, who was still young, but he had experienced the destruction of his family, experienced the vicissitudes of the world, and was as beautiful as a flower but still talented, he couldn't help but have a good impression of the girl in front of him, so he smiled at Di Yue.

"Hua Yue has seen Master, Xiao Lao."

After saluting the two of them with food in both hands, Di Yue put the food on the table next to the white steward and took a few steps back.

"Since Xiao Lao and Master are playing, then Hua Yue won't disturb the two of them."

As he spoke, he was about to withdraw, Di Yue knew in his heart that Xiao Lao definitely looked like a smiling tiger, how could the chief steward in the palace be so simple, and the white steward said that they were friends, but she didn't know how good their relationship was, if she won for the master, then Xiao Lao could let him go?

After thinking about it in the blink of an eye, Di Yue decided not to wade into this troubled water.

"Eh, Xiao Yue'er, don't be in a hurry to leave, I'm hungry just now for the teacher and want to eat, you can accompany Xiao Lao to finish this game!"

I'm really afraid of something, Di Yue just turned around and took a step, but was stopped by the voice of the white steward in time, Di Yue turned around helplessly, thinking Master, you still want to be shameless, seeing that you are about to lose, just change me to play, have you ever taught me chess skills, are you such a pit apprentice? Are you really not afraid that you will lose this baby?

Di Yue roared vigorously in his heart, and his resentful little eyes were about to poke the white steward into a hole.

The white steward was embarrassed by her, holding the food in front of him to block his face, and avoiding Di Yue's eyes with a weak heart.

Xiao Lao on the side didn't speak, anyway, he was already going to win, and the white steward was obviously not good at chess, and he always pulled him to play chess with him, and every time he always found a lot of excuses to regret the chess, so that he was not happy to win, this time he has been shirking this game of chess for a long time, I am afraid that it is good to let his apprentice come over to solve the siege, and I am not afraid of losing face in front of the apprentice.

Looking at himself with an expression that was obviously looking at a joke, no matter how thick-skinned the white steward Rao was, the old face that had played Laipi countless times couldn't stand it, so he immediately gave up his position, motioned for Di Yue to sit in his place and let him play against Xiao Lao, and he stood up.

Di Yue didn't dare to make a mistake, she had played half of this kind of chess, and she had never done anything about temporarily asking for a replacement when she was about to win, and she was a junior, Di Yue had been waiting for Xiao Lao to make a statement with her eyes.

"Oh well! Since your master, an old pimple, wants to play tricks again, then it's up to you, a little doll, to follow me, an old man! But now that I've won this game, for the sake of fairness, you and I will start another game. ”

The white steward who was eating on the side couldn't help but blush when he heard his friend say this about himself in front of his apprentice, but his old man was still very calm, pretending that nothing had happened, and he hadn't heard anything.

Di Yue didn't sit down in his position immediately, after all, Xiao Lao was an elder, how could he dare to be on an equal footing with him, and she also intended to make fun of the white steward, he was really a wife and a good master.

"Master, you haven't taught me chess yet!"

Di Yue pretended to be ignorant and looked at the white steward.

This time, the white steward couldn't calm down anymore, he forgot that he didn't know if Di Yue could play chess, so he rashly pushed her out, he must have seen that she had performed too well recently, so he took it for granted that she was omnipotent, but listening to Di Yue say this, it was very likely that he wouldn't, but the white steward still didn't give up.

"Haven't you often seen your teacher play chess recently, you're so smart, haven't you learned a little bit of a trick for your teacher?"

"Come on! As far as your broken chess skills are concerned, you still want to teach your apprentices, don't lead people into the ditch. ”

Xiao Lao couldn't help but laugh, this master is really unreliable, after so many years of friendship, what kind of person is his old friend, of course he knows it clearly, it couldn't be clearer, it's simple.

"Little girl, you won't be fine, you see that your master has given up his position, let me teach you the next game, teach your master chess skills for you, and don't waste his good intentions."

actually used good intentions to describe the brazenness of the white steward*, Di Yue secretly glanced at the white steward whose face had turned the color of pig liver, and smiled unkindly.

When the white steward heard Di Yue's laughter, he threw a strong aura of majesty, trying to intimidate Di Yue, but Di Yue didn't buy his stolen goods and hung him aside.

The white butler knew what kind of virtue his apprentice was, and he didn't care about Di Yue, but just looked at Xiao Lao and smirked honestly.

"Since Mr. Xiao is warmly invited, how can the younger generation be unreasonable, so I will accompany you to the next game, and please teach your subordinates to be merciful."

Di Yue has already made the white steward deflated, so he naturally has to deal with this game, otherwise the white steward will definitely not be easily disturbed when he turns around, and he will spare himself, Di Yue knows this truth very well.

Di Yue sat down, sat opposite Xiao Lao, and the chess game began.

"Little girl, I'll let you have three sons, don't say that my little old man relies on the old and sells the old to bully you, the younger generation."

The white steward always felt that Xiao Lao's every word meant something, and he felt that he was mocking himself, as a friend for many years, he still knew this, and he was thinking about how to get back into the field, when he heard Di Yue speak.

"No, the juniors are not people who don't know how to play chess, and please let the juniors appreciate your exquisite skills."

Hearing Di Yue say this, Xiao Lao knew that Di Yue was not a novice, so he put away his casual attitude at the moment and took this game seriously, after all, even if Di Yue was only seventeen or eighteen years old, but I heard that he was a rare genius, and it was taboo to underestimate the enemy when he didn't know the details of the other party.

The mountains and rivers are broken, Di Yue has not played chess for a long time, the white steward is also a teacher and friend in her opinion, thinking of an elder makes her feel warm, but he does not restrain her, making her feel very comfortable, and Xiao Lao looks very kind, Di Yue wants to win a game for the white steward, but he doesn't want to fold Xiao Lao's face, so he agreed to open another game.