After the eldest daughter was reborn, the whole family knelt down and begged for forgiveness

Hearing this, Lin Shaoshu's expression instantly became nervous!

Because he had never won when he played chess with Xiao Xuetang before.

According to Emperor Yonghui's character, he will undoubtedly lose the next game of chess, but with Xiao Xuetang's help, the situation may be turned around.

But this time, he played chess with Emperor Yonghui and his son, perhaps for the last time, and more importantly, this game took place on the eve of the war.

Lin Shaoshu had a premonition that this game of chess would determine the final success or failure of Jiufan Mountain.

It has a very important and special meaning to him, so he doesn't want to lose!

When Emperor Yonghui wasn't paying attention, Lin Shaoshu looked at Xiao Xuetang with a warning look...

Xiao Xuetang walked forward under Lin Shaoshu's sharp gaze, with a calm smile on her face, and said, "Your Majesty, I think we should..."

Seeing Xiao Xuetang pointing in a direction, Lin Shaoshu's heart suddenly sank. The next moment, Xiao Xuetang took back the chess piece again and smiled indifferently at Emperor Yonghui, saying, "Your Majesty is the emperor, wise and intelligent. You should have the final say on how to play this chess game."

Hearing this, Lin Shaoshu's heart relaxed and he looked at Xiao Xuetang again with a hint of contempt in his eyes.

How come he didn't know before that Xiao Xuetang had such a flattering ability?

Putting aside Lin Shaoshu's thoughts, Emperor Yonghui, who was standing beside him, held a chess piece in his hand and seemed to be in a dilemma: "Are you really unwilling to intervene in the next game?"

Xiao Xuetang smiled and shook her head...

Finally, Emperor Yonghui sighed, took the white piece in his hand, and placed it in a place that Lin Shaoshu did not expect.

Lin Shaoshu felt a chill on his back and immediately withdrew his contemptuous gaze from Xiao Xuetang and concentrated on the chess game in front of him.

Just when the game between father and son was difficult to determine the winner, the Queen Mother looked at the sun rising higher and higher outside, and seemed to have a vague premonition of uneasiness.

She looked at Xiao Xuetang with a sullen look in her eyes and said, "Xiao Xuetang, help me go in and rest for a while."

Before Xiao Xuetang could react, Mu Yan and Xiao Shiqi, who was dressed as a palace maid, immediately moved in front of Xiao Xuetang.

Xiao Xuetang stood up and said ok, then said to Mu Yan and the others, "Seventeen, you stay here and serve tea to His Majesty and Prince Heng."

Xiao Shiqi knew that Xiao Xuetang was worried that Lin Shaoshu would attack Emperor Yonghui, and his brows furrowed slightly, but he finally agreed, "Yes."

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At this time, Lin Shaoshu and Emperor Yonghui were playing chess in the front hall, while Xiao Xuetang followed the empress dowager into the even more cramped bedroom.

It was already morning, and the brilliant autumn sunshine shone into the house through the glazed windows.

There was only a soft couch in the bedroom. The space was very cramped, and they could see each other's expressions more clearly.

Xiao Xuetang's expression was as calm as ever, and he didn't seem to have much of an urgent sense of crisis;

The Queen Mother looked gloomy, looked at her and said, "Xiao Xuetang, you are very disappointed today. Prince Heng did not rebel, and your plan did not succeed!"

Xiao Xuetang remained calm and said with a slightly raised eyebrow: "The Queen Mother has wronged me. What happened last night was so shocking that I was scared to death. There was no plan or no plan."

"Ah!"

Hearing Xiao Xuetang's innocent tone, the Queen Mother snorted with an ambiguous tone and said, "Xiao Xuetang, there are only you and I here, why don't we speak frankly..."

Hearing this, Xiao Xuetang did not say much and just sat down on the stool next to the Queen Mother.

"In fact, Lin Xun must have deployed some people on Jiufan Mountain, otherwise you wouldn't be so bold to meet Xie Lanruo..."

"It's because I'm old and confused for a moment. I didn't expect that a child who usually acts cautiously and grew up safely under the harsh treatment of his grandmother would be so impatient and go to see his cousin alone. Now that I think about it, you must have done all this on purpose..."

"Rather than saying that Ye Jin was waiting for you in the side hall, it would be better to say that you let Ye Jin catch you on purpose!"

"Then, you were caught in front of Ai, the mastermind behind the incident at Jiufan Mountain."

"But I am very curious, what method did you use to quietly invite His Majesty from Guanju Palace to Caiwei Palace?"

"Even if you hid it from me and persuaded Ruo Niang to rebel, Guanju Palace and Caiwei Palace are heavily guarded. How could His Majesty hear the conversation between me and His Majesty?"

Xiao Xuetang was sitting casually on a small table nearby, fiddling with the poinciana flowers on the table.

The flowers were delivered by the palace maid yesterday morning. After a day and a night, some of them have withered.

Hearing the Queen Mother's question, Xiao Xuetang said lightly: "How did Prince Heng and Mu Xingyun leave from Caiwei Palace? Then the emperor must have come to Caiwei Palace from Jianjia Palace."

The Queen Mother looked at Xiao Xuetang with an inquiring look. Her expression changed slightly when she heard the words. She blurted out subconsciously, "How did you know about the secret passage of Jiufan Mountain?"

Xiao Xuetang looked at the Queen Mother indifferently and said, "Hasn't the Queen Mother always wanted to get the Imperial Concubine's old things? The things she left behind include the topographic map of the entire Kyoto and the map of the hidden mechanisms. You only need to take a look at them and you will remember them."

"Although this Jiufan Mountain Palace is outside of Kyoto, it is a royal palace after all. Compared to the Lieshan Palace, the most famous thing about Jiufan Mountain is not only the sea of ​​phoenix flowers, but also the fact that the people in charge of its construction are from the famous Lin family who are good at mechanical devices..."

Seeing that Xiao Xuetang actually knew about the Lin family, the Queen Mother's stern face became even more fierce, and she said, "So, from the beginning, you planned to use Concubine Xie's death to drag the Ai family into trouble?"

"But you didn't expect that the final move would be just one step away!"

Hearing the Queen Mother's cold question, Xiao Xuetang was silent for a while before saying, "That's not the case."

"I only know that your visit to Jiufan Mountain is definitely not a simple one, but I don't know what the specific conspiracy is, so I can only take it one step at a time."

The Queen Mother listened to Xiao Xuetang's calm response and became increasingly impatient. She couldn't help but ask, "But now, you still lose!"

"Lin Xun is trapped in the Xingsi Palace in the center of the lake. King Yue went to get the military token to mobilize troops. In two hours, Mu Xingyun will go to Kyoto in person to quell the rebellion. By then, the entire Kyoto will be under the rule of King Heng."

"Even though I failed to get rid of you and the Queen last night, when we return to Kyoto, my world will be mine..."

The Queen Mother looked at Xiao Xuetang with a sinister look. In the end, she was still unwilling to accept that she would lose to a little girl? !

"Oh, is that so..."

Under the Queen Mother's repeated questioning, Xiao Xuetang suddenly curled up a secret and distant smile...

The next moment, Jiang Yinghe's ecstatic voice was heard from outside: "Your Majesty, reinforcements have arrived, and we are about to welcome Your Majesty back to the city..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Shaoshu, who had lost the game of chess to Emperor Yonghui by one move, was so excited that he actually overturned the chessboard!

With a loud clatter, the black and white chess pieces scattered all over the ground, but no one paid attention to them...