Li Tai didn't take the opportunity to ask her what she was thinking. Instead, he looked at her half-childish face and asked, "Are you thirteen years old this year?" ”

"Hmm." Yi Yu nodded, but in his heart he wondered why he suddenly asked this.

He turned his head to look at the mess of flowers and plants outside the window, "When this king first saw you, you were only eight years old. ”

Li Tai's tone indicated that it was not a question, but something that he could hear but not understand.

Talking to people, replying is basic politeness, Yi Yuyuan was going to praise him for his good memory, think about it or give up, so he answered: "At that time, it was really thanks to His Highness that the three of my mother and sister were able to escape." ”

"No," Li Tai put his hands behind his back, just enough to see half of his side face at the angle of Yu Yu, and the clear facial lines extended from his forehead to his chin, "It will save you by accident." ”

Yi Yu knew that he would save them at the beginning, but when he heard him say it himself, he didn't feel embarrassed, but said seriously:

"No matter what, thank you, Your Highness."

If he hadn't helped, the Lu family almost filled the house for the bastard mayor, but Liu Xiangxiang was arrested. There will be no good fruit to eat, and their family will definitely have to go through twists and turns to meet for a long time, although she will not repay this favor with her heart, but she will always remember it in her heart.

After a moment of silence, Li Tai continued: "It was also an accident that you saved me at that time. ”

This sudden sentence made Yi Yu not know how to deal with it, knowing that what he said was at Gao Yang's birthday banquet, blocking the assassination for him, but why did he bring it up at this time?

Looking sideways at the slightly confused look on her face, Li Taibi's eyes flashed, "Remember what this king said to you in the apricot garden?" ”

Yi Yu met his eyes, and his heart jumped suddenly, when she was recuperating in the apricot garden, the two had a few conversations and said some things, it is said that he asked a little clueless, but she just knew what he said!

"Remember," she said, her head hung down, a little confused, "you say—we don't owe each other. ”

Xu was satisfied with her "good memory", he didn't say anything to provoke her already chaotic thoughts, and after whispering, he turned back to the desk and sat down, continuing to be busy with the previous things.

Yi Yu was still struggling with whether to remind him that something would happen tomorrow night, but now he made up his mind.

But what followed was a shock, and it was impossible for Li Tai to inexplicably lead this sentence out. How could she think that he actually seemed to see through what she was hesitating, could it be that he already knew about Lu Zhi sending someone to deliver the letter!

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this might be a big deal, the Cangyi man who broke in that night inexplicably, no matter how she looked at it, it was wrong, but he didn't ask her who was the most suspicious, didn't she already know!

Looking at Li Tai's current attitude, although she has no intention of pursuing it, it also reveals that she doesn't need to say more, and she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief when she understood this.

But - we don't owe each other... Yi Yu recited these four words silently, and a wry smile gradually appeared on the corner of her mouth, in the mutual help you come and go, don't you owe each other, but what is the reason for the slight discomfort in her heart?

***

On September 30, before going to bed, I used the remnants of snow frost, and I got up early in a refreshed spirit, and I was in good spirits throughout the day, and this state was maintained until after dinner.

She stood in the middle of the study, looking at Li Tai, who was sitting on the soft couch and fiddling with a game of chess pieces alone. He asked as naturally as possible, "Your Highness, are you still resting tonight?" ”

Since Li Tai started to detoxify, his sleep is considered regular, probably just before the end of the day, but today is different after all, the medicine therapy cannot be stopped for a day, and Li Tai must sleep for three hours.

Yi Yu figured out the note Lu Zhi gave her, it was nothing more than that someone would come to make trouble tonight and asked her to pay attention to safety, but the word "night" was too vague, and the specific time was not marked, and something could happen from dark to early morning.

According to Li Tai's sleep time, whether it is morning or night, there is a problem. It is impossible for Li Tai's news to be as clear as Lu Zhiling, so he should know the more detailed time, and he can see it from his work and rest time.

Dropping the sunspot in his hand, Li Tai heard the meaning of her words, and was not displeased by being tempted as usual, and after glancing at her, he said, "Play a game of chess with this king." ”

He didn't want to answer, so Yu Yu didn't ask, thinking in his heart that there was a tall man standing on top of the sky, and then walked over and sat down opposite him, although she was uneasy at the moment, she didn't have the fear after receiving the note at the beginning of the day, maybe because it was just dark, maybe because of the calm aura emanating from the person sitting opposite.

It's just that seven or eight pieces have fallen, and the remnants of the jade have a sense of hardship. In the three games that followed half an hour, it often took her half a day to drop a son, but Li Tai still found a place between breaths like the first child.

"Is Mr. Guozijian's chess skills very bad?"

After Li Tai drank a cup of tea and closed his eyes for a while, and the jade was still not left, he finally opened his mouth and said such a sentence.

His tone was not at all disdainful or teasing, he simply said an inference, which made Yu Yu's cheeks suddenly heat up faintly.

It's not that Guozijian's husband is bad, but Yiyu really has no interest in playing chess, and he has only started to involve it since he entered the school, and now he is just a beginner, compared to Li Tai, who is enough to play against Dr. Liao, the chess art of Tai Academy, it is indeed extremely bad, so by extension, the husband who taught her is not very good.

"The gentleman taught me very well, but I didn't listen attentively." Nine Palaces, Chess Arts, and Imperial Arts, these are all weaknesses of Yu Yu, but fortunately, she has only been enrolled for a few months, and she will have time to make up for it in the future.

"Hmm." Li Tai didn't say anything about her chess skills, and after she stacked the pieces, she still put a black seed.

Looking blankly at the chessboard where the situation had long been obvious, Yi Yu said with a slight embarrassment: "Your Highness, the little girl's chess skills are very clumsy. It's better not to go down. ”

"Chess is a subject in the graduation exam." Li Tai played with the black chess pieces in one hand, looked at the situation of more black and less white on the chessboard, stretched out his slender index finger, and passed a little bit in several empty positions, his posture was very elegant, "Choose one place, remember." ”

Since no one dislikes her, she has nothing to be pretentious about, she concentrates on looking back and forth in the places he pointed, and is surprised in her heart, there are six places in total. There is an opportunity to turn the tide everywhere!

After she fell a son, Li Tai also fell, and then pointed out the position for her to choose and remember, so that after a game, although she was still defeated, but looking at the chessboard full of sunspots, the vague concept of chess skills in her heart suddenly became clear, and the number of moves that were remembered was like a complete set of paths, disciplined and flexible, imprinted in her mind, which gave her the urge to try it herself!

"Is it still down?" Li Tai asked as he stretched out his hand and casually fiddled with the sunspots on the chessboard.

After sorting out the chessboard, the two restarted the game, this time she was obviously much better than the previous disorganized deployment, and when there was no way out, Li Tai pointed out the position for her to remember until the end of the game.

After this first game, Yu Yu took the initiative to collect the chess pieces, so two or three times it seemed to be addicted.

"Sleepy." Li Tai dropped the halfway chess, got up and flicked the hem of his clothes, and looked down at the Yu Yu who was still staring at the chessboard and frowning and thinking, and a look that seemed to be a smile passed in his eyes.

Zhao He, who had been guarding the door, heard his voice, and hurriedly brought the freshly fried soup and medicine to Li Tai, and reminded the unresponsive Yu in a small voice while his master drank the medicine: "Miss Lu, it's time for the master to rest." ”

"Huh?" Yi Yu raised his head in confusion, the look of confusion on his little face did not dissipate, and Li Tai's fingers hanging down his side moved slightly, turning around and walking towards his bedroom.

After he went out, Zhao He hurriedly followed, and did not forget to call Yuyu again: "Miss Lu." It's all time, and the master is sleepy. ”

"Ahh Yi Yu, who finally came back to her senses, stood up in a panic, and reminded her with numb legs that she had been playing against Li Tai for two hours just now.

Looking at the dark sky in the courtyard with lanterns lit, she was slow to realize that she had forgotten the hidden danger of tonight on a whim.

She patted her forehead in annoyance, and hurriedly ran to the east room of the small building, and saw Li Tai, who was already wearing a middle coat and half-covered with a silk quilt, lying on the bed, and suddenly felt a little itchy.

This man clearly did it on purpose!

But the complaint was only fleeting, for she clearly found that her earlier restlessness had eased, and after reaching out to soak in the potion, she stroked his temple.

Let's sleep, look at him so calm and don't look like something big is going to happen, maybe her eldest brother is too nervous, right?

After pressing, she took out a handkerchief and wiped her fingers clean, looked down at the man lying quietly on the bed, and did not rush out, but took out a porcelain bottle from her arms, pulled the stopper open, poured out a drop pill the size of an earthy yellow rice grain, pinched it with two fingers and put it on Li Tai's lips, quickly opened his warm lips and stuffed it in, and withdrew his hands that felt a little strange.

She poured another pill and threw it into her mouth, melting in her mouth, and she turned and walked out, muttering a few words in a very low voice.

After returning to her room, Yi Yu checked the doors and windows, and then took out two bottles from under the futon, which were originally sent by Zhao He for her to contain the shampoo and potion, and she temporarily concocted something else to enter.

She took the candlestick and went to the windows and doors, sprinkled some of the powder from each of the two bottles on the ground, and then went to clean her hands, then lay down on the bed with her clothes, blew out the candles, opened her eyes and looked at the closed door, and remembered the dawn.

(The second watch arrives, and the third watch tomorrow night) (!) )