Su Jingqian stared at her undulating eyes, and after reading the emotions hidden in the depths, the most secret place in her heart seemed to be gently touched, and she trembled a little.

He avoided his eyes without a trace, dropped the chess pieces in his hand, quickly considered the words in his heart, and said calmly: "The mediocre plan things, and the wise men plan the game." You don't have to worry about it, I'm not doing it for you, what I do is just for the sake of the big picture. ”

"Really?" Lin Wanwan lowered her eyes and smiled, pointed to the white piece that Su Jingqian had just fallen, raised her eyebrows and asked, "If the Dongchen Monarch really has no distractions, how can he make a wrong move?" ”

After that, in Su Jingqian's slightly moving gaze, a black child fell, successfully surrounding one of his white seeds, she picked up the eaten white child in the middle, raised it in front of him, stared at him and smiled meaningfully, like a cunning fox.

A pun intended.

She was obviously asking him why he had to take this step without hesitation, knowing that it was a wrong move.

Su Jingqian sighed silently, this little fox is really getting more and more difficult to fool. He didn't speak, picked up the tea cup beside him, and secretly hooked the corners of his lips the moment his thin lips touched the rim.

Lin Wanwan didn't expect him to answer, she just stared at him silently for a long time before she looked away and asked softly: "I know that you have hidden a lot of things from me, and you don't plan to tell me what you and Rong Sui are plotting, and I won't ask about it." But can you tell me what the hell is wrong with you? Today's you are very different from usual. ...... you," she paused, then asked tentatively, "Are you a little out of control?" ”

Su Jingqian's eyes flashed imperceptibly, and he smiled softly at her: "I'm fine, don't think about it." ”

"Am I overthinking?" Lin Wanwan's eyebrows condensed slightly, and his sharp gaze swept back and forth on his face like a sharp blade, as if he wanted to cut through the suspicion under his eyes and the disguise on his face.

She obviously couldn't convince herself to believe Su Jin's rhetoric, but Su Jin still refused to tell her anything, and she couldn't even help him, and the more he laughed, the more uneasy she became.

What exactly is he trying to hide?

The more Lin Wanwan thought about it, the more angry she became, and complained with a cold face: "Do you know that even if you have the ability to make Hua Yanzhi not die on the spot, as long as he dies, Zuo Xiang will be angry and investigated, it will be difficult not to find out about today's events, then your identity may be exposed." And Sun Yuning is so close to you, do you think she really didn't find out that you made a move? If she goes back and tells her father that you are going to kill her, then how should you handle this chess piece that you bothered to plan? ”

Su Jingqian dropped a chess piece on the chessboard with a calm expression, and said casually: "Don't worry, I have warned Sun Yuning, she doesn't dare." Since I have chosen this chess piece, I am naturally sure enough to be able to handle it. ”

Seeing that he looked idly disapplied, Lin Wanwan was even more angry, she stared at him tightly, and her burning eyes revealed a compelling momentum, "You have been dormant in Nanling for many years, and you have been planning step by step everywhere, but you almost let all your efforts go to waste for this moment, am I thinking too much or are you deliberately hiding something?" You once said that Dongchen and Beiluo Shimen are both prosperous and fallen, but what are you doing? You won't tell me anything, how can you ask me to help you? ”

"So?" Su Jingqian raised his eyebrows lightly, staring at her lazily, with a playful smile in his peach blossom eyes, "Are you worried about me, or are you worried that I will destroy the chess game of Nanling and drag down the Beiluo Division?" ”

Lin Wanwan heard his pretended frivolous tone, glared at him angrily, and said indignantly: "You know that I-"

"Lin Wanwan." Su Jingqian interrupted her, as if deliberately blocking the answer that was about to come out, he calmly met her gaze, but the moment his eyes touched, he moved his gaze away.

There was silence in the room for a moment before he heard him speak slowly: "I really didn't count that Sun Yuning dared to beat you." I'm sorry. ”

Lin Wanwan looked at him silently, in that slightly lost look, in addition to the incomprehensible color, there was also a persistent sense of exploration, as if he wanted to look into the depths of his heart and take a peek.

Was he in a hurry to interrupt himself for fear of hearing something? Is she afraid that she will admit that she is worried about him, or is she afraid that she will admit that she is worried that he will implicate the Beiluo Division?

He was always like this, doing things that made her warm and moving, silently treating her, making her unconsciously want to get closer step by step, but the moment she mustered up the courage to try to get close to him, he smashed those beautiful reveries with his own hands and pushed her away.

Su Jin, what is he afraid of? He was kind to her, was it really just because of the sword of Beiluo Shimen? Or does he want to make up for the guilt in his heart all these years?

But does he know......

Lin Wanwan closed her eyes, pressed the chaotic mood in her heart, her expression suddenly changed, and a trace of imperceptible compassion appeared on her lips, "This slap is what you owe them, and if you can't pay it back, then I will pay it back for you, so it will be better to feel better." ”

"I don't owe them anything." Su Jingqian frowned, his eyes fell on Lin Wanwan's drugged face, his eyes became cold, like the bottom of a lake on a winter night, hiding an undercurrent, "How have you ever been slapped since you were a child?" Sun Yuning, she deserves to die. ”

Lin Wanwan's hand moved, and his gaze at him was unpredictable, mixed with a faint disappointment and a slight coldness, "Do you really have a clear conscience?" Even if Sun Yuning is at fault, there is nothing wrong with liking you, not to mention that you want to use his father to provoke her, they are innocent, but you are pulled into the game alive. ”

"Innocent?" Su Jingqian sneered, and the contempt and ridicule between his dazzling eyebrows and eyes were unobstructed, "This Nanling court is full of people, and the country has long been out of the country, how can it be innocent in troubled times?" Besides, I have never provoked Sun Yuning, it was she who made the means close to me, so I was in such a hurry to send it to the door, how could I refuse? Not to mention how she calculates me behind my back, just the fact that her father used his official position to collect money from the people and used the hard-earned money of these people to buy the official mantle, there is no innocence at all. ”

His expression was lazy, there was a hint of coldness at the corner of his mouth, and an undisguised look of boredom flashed in his cold eyes, "Is it because she likes my skin, so she can do whatever she likes me?" ”

Su Jingqian's voice was not loud, but it was like thunder, like a dazzling lightning bolt, splitting the dark and gloomy night, and also piercing the fog of compassion in Lin Wanwan's heart.

"Lin Wanwan, not everyone is qualified to calculate me behind my back, I didn't care about the means she used, even if I owe them, I have already paid them off."

Lin Wanwan's face was full of astonishment, and his words made her speechless.

It turned out that things were not what she thought it was at all.

She looked at Su Jingqian in a daze, and a trace of unclear emotion quietly crossed her eyes.

Yes, if there is no use value, how can Su Jin tolerate others calculating against him again and again behind his back?

Before Lin Wanwan could withdraw from the churning thoughts, he heard him say sharply: "It seems that you still haven't learned how to stand firm in high places." In a high position, unscrupulous means are to ensure that they do not fall, but also for the responsibility on their shoulders, and the last thing they should have is to be soft-hearted. ”

Lin Wanwan stared at his eyes tightly, and found that the fleeting fierceness under his eyes looked so desolate, and it seemed that the bloody wind and rain that he had walked through all the way were reflected in those pupils.

Ascended the throne at the age of fourteen, without the support of a relative around him, but there are so many pairs of eyes eyeing this position, if he is not ruthless and does not use means to protect himself, I am afraid that he has already fallen to pieces.

That's why he told her that day with his eyes full of vicissitudes: "Since ancient times, the high places are not cold, and the higher you stand, the more dangerous it will be." ”

What did you go through to dye that white robe into a black robe?

He once taught her that the chess game in this world is never black and white. The prosperous era is benevolent, and the holy way is gentle and far-reaching; In troubled times, heavy canons are used, and the royal road is killed and deterred.

What he did wasn't cleansing the filth, and what right did she have to blame him?

She suppressed her sourness, raised her misty eyes, and looked at him sincerely, "I shouldn't blame you for not asking the reason, I'm sorry." ”

Su Jingqian was stunned for a moment, a soft corner of his heart seemed to be lightly bumped, the girl's wet eyes were like an invisible net, entwining him, and those originally harsh words came to his mouth and were swallowed back by him.

He sighed silently, leaned closer, bent his index finger and tapped her forehead, his voice was inexhaustibly soft, "Stupid or not?" How could I really blame you? ”

Lin Wanwan covered his forehead and blinked his watery eyes, and saw that his eyebrows were slightly condensed, and his expression became a little serious, "It's just that you have to understand that in a high position, kindness and kindness should be put first in the world, not individuals, the so-called great love is to love the world, and great benevolence must give up small righteousness." The heart of a king should be able to hide dirt and turn corruption into gold. Putting aside the small benevolence of the individual, giving up the small righteousness, and taking the great righteousness is the way to the troubled times. Everyone in this world has to be responsible for their own choices, kindness and kindness should be relaxed and used in places worthy of play, instead of claiming to be benevolent and self-motivated to tolerate anyone, and never let your kindness and kindness become a weapon for people with ulterior motives. ”

Su Jingqian's words were loud and sound, which touched her deeply.

She pondered for a long time before she said to him: "I remember, don't worry, I will work hard to grow, and I will never hold you back." ”

Seeing that this kitten was not waving its paws to scratch him as usual, but silently put away the thorns all over his body, Su Jingqian bent his eyebrows and muttered, "Little fool." ”

He rubbed the top of her hair, and in the depths of his eyes was a softness that he didn't even notice.

If he could, why didn't he want to protect her forever under his wing, and how could he force her to face this treacherous and troubled world. But he will leave her one day, and who will be able to protect her at that time? It is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, and she can only face the difficulties and dangers in the future. She should always learn to grow on her own.