"Jiang Wuyan?" Zhao Qingyan put down a son, killed Jiang Wuyan's large piece of chess pieces, and called him with some doubts.

Jiang Wuyan threw the chess pieces twisted between his fingers back to the chess arena, and there was a little more irritability between his eyebrows: "I still can't calm down, I'm very irritable." ”

Zhao Qingyan gently put the sunspot he had just pinched on the chessboard, and asked softly, "Because of her?"

Jiang Wuyan's gaze was fixed on Zhao Qingyan's face, and he looked at it for a long time, but only nodded lightly after looking away: "Sort of." ”

Zhao Qingyan looked at the yellowed sky and asked, "Didn't you say that you plan to leave after I get hired?"

Jiang Wuyan said: "Don't worry about these few days, it's not too late for me to leave when you leave." ”

Zhao Qingyan couldn't help but quip: "When did Lord Jiang set the time and regret it temporarily?"

Jiang Wuyan was slightly stunned, subconsciously looked at him, and did not refute directly.

Zhao Qingyan was stunned when he didn't hear his words, and looked at him a little strangely: "Jiang Wuyan, what's wrong?"

Jiang Wuyan patted his forehead and said in a low voice: "I don't know, maybe I'm a little tired, I haven't had much rest in the past few days." He glanced at Zhao Qingyan, who was haggard but in good spirits, and laughed softly: "After all, it is not as good as the little prince, who is in good spirits on happy occasions." ”

Zhao Qingyan smiled helplessly, but did not refute: "Although it is not a happy event, but after all, it is a matter of heart, and there is no need to be afraid." A quiet and peaceful day with no quarrel with the world is more suitable for me, and a life of staring at the lake outside the study and staying for a day is more suitable for me. I don't want to spend a day of intrigues. ”

Jiang Wuyan lost his mind again, and then asked slowly with hesitation: "Yunmo, if I leave you when you are helpless and need company the most, will you hate me?"

Zhao Qingyan had a little doubt in his eyes, but he replied quickly and surely: "No." Knowing that Jiang Wuyan was waiting for his explanation, he replied after a slight pause: "First of all, I respect your choice, I don't have any reason for you to be by my side to help me, and you also have your own life." Secondly...... Like Lu Wei, for me, if the future is unpredictable, I at least can't let you be implicated by me. ”

"Besides, who am I to hate you?"

"I'm sorry. Jiang Wuyan muttered, then looked at Zhao Qingyan's eyes and pretended not to care, "I'm sorry for saying these frustrating words on such a day." ”

Zhao Qingyan stretched out his arms and lay back, with a smile in his voice: "It's finally over." ”

Jiang Wuyan's fingers clenched fiercely in his sleeves, and then slowly loosened them, covering up the struggle on his face where Zhao Qingyan couldn't see, and said half-jokingly: "The rivers and lakes will never be calm, and they will not give you a chance to breathe." ”

Zhao Qingyan covered his mouth and yawned, and said with a casual smile: "What do the rivers and lakes have to do with me? I hide in the palace to live my free life." ”

Jiang Wuyan said: "The rivers and lakes are not as far away as you think, and when you should come, you can't hide." ”

Zhao Qingyan glanced at him, with a bit of disbelief in his eyes, but he didn't refute: "I'll talk about it when I come, and enjoy this day of leisure first." ”

Jiang Wuyan stretched out his finger and took the chess piece that Zhao Qingyan had just put down, twisted it between his fingers, and suddenly asked, "Why do you like to play chess?"

"Do you like it?" Zhao Qingyan was slightly stunned, "No, I only can't play chess, I want to practice more." ”

Jiang Wuyan looked at the broken chess game, and his eyes were far-reaching: "Yunmo, do you know how to win in chess?"

Zhao Qingyan sat up, also set his eyes on the chess game, and after watching it for a long time, he still asked, "What do you want to say?"

Jiang Wuyan said: "The left is just eight words: know yourself and know your opponent, and kill decisively." ”

Zhao Qingyan's eyes flickered and did not speak.

Jiang Wuyan stretched out his fingers and pressed the table, his eyes raised, and he looked into Zhao Qingyan's eyes lightly: "I remember that Tong Xuan told you that playing chess is like being a man." He plays chess gently and gently, while I am aggressive. And you ......" smiled: "To put it bluntly, you see a move that kills people, but you give it up in vain, and choose a tepid and useless position to play chess." If I hadn't lost my mind just now, you probably wouldn't have played this move in such a place, would you?"

Zhao Qingyan tilted his head: "You want to say that I play chess and am indecisive?"

Jiang Wuyan pursed his lips and gently spit out four words: "I want to cover it." ”

Zhao Qingyan was stunned for a moment, and smiled slightly: "It doesn't matter, let it be." You ......" moved his gaze and looked at the door.

Jiang Wuyan followed his gaze and looked back, stood up from the side of the couch and bowed slightly: "Master Zhuo." ”

Zhuo Yi also returned a salute, and when he saw that Zhao Qingyan was about to get up, he hurriedly said, "No need to be formal, I'm just coming to see you." ”

Zhao Qingyan still stood up, but did not salute, but walked to the table to the side and poured Zhuo Yi a glass of water: "When did Master come?"

Zhuo Yi said: "I just arrived, I should have been able to arrive yesterday, but the horseshoe was loose, and I was delayed for half a day, so I simply stayed outside the city for one night." Reaching out and taking a sip, he said, "You brought this tea?"

Zhao Qingyan nodded: "When I came over, I took a carriage, so I brought some by the way." ”

Zhuo Yi nodded and found a place to sit down: "How is it? I see that the people outside the gate of the Trojan Marquis Mansion have almost dispersed?"

Zhao Qingyan sat down at the table and asked with a smile: "What does Master think will happen?"

Zhuo Yi smiled: "No, I seem to have a lot of young people, didn't bother you?"

Zhao Qingyan smiled faintly: "How come?"

Zhuo Yi asked half-jokingly: "Is it hard to guarantee that there will be a few young knights who love Master Mu's nephew who will beat you up to discourage your anger?"

Zhao Qingyan also replied jokingly: "Then the master will be wrong, I mean that the Trojan Marquis is heavily guarded, and there are enough guards from the Qi Palace, so I escaped the fate of being beaten." ”

Jiang Wuyan left silently, leaving them alone and chatting with their master and apprentice.

Zhuo Yi saw that the apprentice's spirit was good, so he put his mind at ease: "It's just that he was hired, and he is so popular." The city gate is strictly guarded, and there is a whole circle of guards outside the Trojan Horse Mansion, and all the sharp blades of the Trojan Horse Mansion are removed and sealed, which is strange and scary. I usually didn't see how tightly guarded the Qi Palace, but at this time, I was so cautious. ”

Zhao Qingyan smiled: "In order to show that my father attaches importance to this family business." ”

Zhuo Yi saw his disapproving expression, and couldn't help asking, "Don't you still want to marry her?"

Zhao Qingyan was silent for a while, shook her head as if to deny Master's words, and said again: "I thought she would choose Wen Lun." ”

Zhuo Yi asked, "If you find out in the future that she chose to marry you in order to take advantage of you, will you hate her?"

"Wasn't it?" Zhao Qingyan lowered his eyes, his eyelashes couldn't hide the indifference in his eyes, "I don't care what kind of woman I spend my life with, she is willing to give up her happiness to use me, and I won't have any other thoughts." Take such a big Trojan Marquis Mansion as a dowry, I can use it however they want. ”

Zhuo Yi was speechless for a while: "She is a good girl, don't hurt her." ”

Zhao Qingyan raised his eyes, as if he was quite surprised that the master would say such a thing. After a moment, he lowered his eyes again and smiled faintly: "Master, don't worry." ”

Zhuo Yi looked at this apprentice who didn't know what his guarantee represented, and just sighed silently in his heart, but didn't tell him anything.

Even if today's concealment will make him flesh and blood blur in the future, it will be the same.

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"Jizhao, you don't look good?"

Bai Zhen raised his head and saw Zhao Baiyi, and smiled reluctantly: "I'm a little tired, come out and drink some wine by yourself." ”

Zhao Baiyi pointed to the empty seat next to him: "Do you mind if I sit here?"

Bai Zhen chuckled and said, "If you're willing to invite me to this meal, I won't mind." ”

Zhao Baiyi felt a little funny: "When did the eldest prince Bai become so thrifty that I have to invite you for a meal?" but he pulled out a chair and sat down, called Xiao Er to let him add two bowls and chopsticks, and ordered some wine and food.

Bai Zhen waited for Xiao Er to leave, slowly took a sip of the wine in the bowl, and said with a faint smile: "This is my restaurant, if you invite me, I will be able to make another payment." My father is coming back soon, so I can earn a little bit. ”

Zhao Baiyi picked up the wine jug and wanted to pour himself some wine, but he didn't pour out a drop, so he could only put it back in a stupid way: "How much do you want to earn in such a big field as the West Lake Painting Boat, and you still worry about my dozen taels of silver?"

Bai Zhen lowered his eyes and added a piece of chicken to his mouth, and chewed slowly: "I didn't make much." ”

Zhao Baiyi didn't understand for a moment: "What?"

Bai Zhen sandwiched another piece of lotus root and repeated: "I didn't earn much." Raised his head to look at him, with tiredness in his eyes: "To put it bluntly, it is the matter of Qinghan to get married, and there are many people who come." Originally, I didn't plan to make a profit from this, mainly to sell Fengyunxuan's favor, and by the way, establish a prestige in the rivers and lakes. ”

Zhao Baiyi tasted the food and found that the dishes were cold, so he put down the chopsticks and other newly made dishes: "I heard Yunmo say that the selection of the top brand was organized by you and the Wen family?

Bai Zhen said: "The other three painting boats are all from the Wen Mansion, and only the one we are in belongs to my family." The eldest young master of the Wen family suddenly disappeared, so he had to let the second young master come over. He's right next to me, maybe you didn't notice. That second young master...... Forget it, let's not talk about him. "Drink some of the wine left at the bottom of the bowl with your head up.

Zhao Baiyi hesitated for a moment, and asked cautiously, "When will the master come back?"

Bai Zhen looked at him with a smile: "Are you so afraid of my father?" Don't worry, there is still about half a month, and you can't meet him." ”

"Half a month?" Zhao Baiyi thought for a moment, "Is it okay for me to buy some things nearby and give them to my master? He won't think I'm insincere, right?"

Bai Zhen was stunned: "You still plan to see my father?"

Zhao Baiyi couldn't help but be slightly stunned: "It's all here, how can there be a reason not to see it?

Bai Zhen smiled, a little careless: "How can you be so serious." ”