The First Traitor [Rebirth]

When Yuan Jing went to Luo Mansion, Old Hanlin Luo had already set up the chessboard, and was about to study a new chess game when he heard that Yuan Jing had come.He looked at Yuan Jing, with a smile in his slightly narrowed eyes: "You haven't come to play chess with the old man for a long time, why are you free today?"

"Something happened at home, it's inappropriate to visit. Please forgive me, Mr. Luo." It's not advisable for others to visit within three months of a funeral at home, and it is also inappropriate to visit other people's homes within forty days.

"Well, the old man is just joking. Since you are here, how about playing chess with the old man?!"

"Old Luo is interested, the younger generation will take care of him." Yuan actually sat down opposite him, picked up the white piece and waited for Luo Lao Hanlin to play the black piece first.

Having not played chess with Yuan Jing for a long time, Lao Hanlin felt that her chess playing momentum had changed from the very beginning.In the past, Yuan actually played chess carefully and carefully at every step, and sometimes he played too much and exposed his flaws.But now, she fought steadily, and suddenly rushed out and hit him hard, almost disrupting his layout.Then he suddenly closed his momentum, and continued to walk step by step without arrogance or discouragement.

"Your sudden visit must have brought some purpose?" Old Hanlin Luo asked calmly, holding black pieces in his hand and looking at the chessboard.

"It's purely that the younger generation wanted to visit Mr. Luo, and didn't have any intentions." Yuan Jing said with a smile.

"I thought that after your father, you would come to persuade me to become an official!"

"Old Luo has been an official for decades, and he is well-known. You have many students in the court, and there are many people who praise your achievements among the people. It can be seen that your sincerity for the country and the people is seen by all the world. .Since the emperor needs you and the people need you, why do you refuse?" Yuan Jing followed his words.

"I'm getting old, how can I still be as full of enthusiasm and spirit as you and Qi Lang at your age?"

"In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xie Gong was a young man who was famous, but failed to conquer many times. He lived in seclusion in Dongshan, Kuaiji, and later returned to Huanwen Sima. He was moved to Zhongshu, Situ and other important positions. The Jin family relied on it to turn the crisis into safety. Luo Lao is like Xie of this dynasty. Mr. Luo, Mr. Luo must have heard about the scene of the imperial court now..." Yuan Jing said.

Xie An has always been admired and admired by future generations of literati, and he ranks Luo Lao Hanlin with him. Although Luo Lao Hanlin has self-knowledge, he still feels quite at ease in his heart.He said with a smile: "If Qilang is as sweet as your mouth, the life of us two old people will not be so boring, haha!"

"The junior is telling the truth, but I'm not flattering you!" Yuan Jing said seriously.

Old Luo Hanlin's shrewd eyes couldn't believe Yuan Jing's exaggerated performance, he said: "Thanks to the emperor's attention, you still stay in the court, but they probably won't let it go, I believe it won't take long. You still need to be more careful if you have a second move.”

"Your junior, remember. It's just that this junior has studied hard for more than ten years and has been carefully taught by Mr. Luo. It's hard for him to enter the court as an official in high school, but he is hated by others and struggles in the court. You really have the heart to see this junior being abused by them." Expelled from the court?"

"You, being loved by the emperor, naturally you should know that you will be envied by many parties. You should be cautious in your words and actions, avoid the sharp edge, and act more prudently. But you are in the open, and the enemy is in the dark, and you cannot avoid it."

"Then what should the younger generation do?"

"Hold on, don't mess yourself up. The other party is waiting for you to show your flaws, so that they can catch you." Luo Hanlin said suddenly, "You are about to lose", it turned out that Looking at the chessboard, she found that all her paths were blocked, and she was indeed about to lose.

Suddenly, a sweet voice came from behind the flower garden not far away, and Luo Qijiao, who was wearing a plain under skirt, came out from behind the flower garden, and was slightly surprised when she saw Yuan Jing's figure in the chess pavilion.Just about to retreat to avoid suspicion, Luo Laohanlin said: "Xiaojiao is here, come here."

"But..." Luo Qijiao looked at Yuan Jing, they had never met in such a situation.

"Yuan Erlang is an acquaintance, and there is nothing serious." Luo Lao Hanlin said.

Yuan Jing's gaze swept across Luo Lao Hanlin's face, and finally landed on Luo Qijiao.She looked at Luo Qijiao carefully, trying to see if there was Nan Lian's shadow on her face.She is still in a daze, Nan Lian is actually Luo Qijiao, and Luo Qijiao...

Luo Qijiao was stared at by Yuan Jing's naked eyes, and she felt a little nervous. If her grandfather was not present, she would have scolded her as a "prodigal son".

Yuan actually looked back, Nan Lian is Nan Lian, Luo Qijiao is Luo Qijiao.Now that Nan Lian is by her side, why should she look for Nan Lian's shadow in the person in front of her?

After saluting each other, Old Luo Hanlin said some warm words again, Yuan thought that Luo Qijiao is good at chess, so he said: "Old Luo's chess strength, the younger generation will not be able to win in this lifetime."

"Haha, you are in an important position, and you have a lot of affairs to deal with. How can you have the time to study chess all day like the old man?!" Old Luo Hanlin laughed.

Luo Qijiao stretched out his head to have a look, but said: "Baizi may not necessarily lose."

"Oh? How did you see that?"

"Although Heizi seems to have blocked all the roads of Baizi, but upon closer inspection, there is still a road that can pass. This road is exactly where Heizi's loophole is. Strengthen yourself, and expose your own loopholes on the chessboard." Luo Qijiao analyzed, picked up a white piece and landed it in an inconspicuous place, looking at the chessboard, the situation of the black and white pieces was reversed at once.

Yuan actually pondered over the chess game carefully, and then said sincerely: "Miss Luo's chess strength is far superior to Yuan's, Yuan really admires it."

Old Hanlin Luo saw that his chess game was broken by Luo Qijiao, and he was a little unhappy: "Xiaojiao, how can you unite with this kid to bully your grandfather?"

"Grandfather, how can I!" Luo Qijiao felt quite ashamed and quickly retorted.

Old Luo Hanlin said: "Then you come and accompany her, you are not allowed to lose."

Luo Qijiao just felt that if she didn't play a game with Yuan Jing, her grandfather would not let it go, so she could only sit opposite Yuan Jing.Fortunately, Yuan Jing didn't raise any objection, the two of them cleared up the chess game and started playing again.But this time Yuan actually held the sunspots, so he struck first.

It turns out that the style of playing chess has not changed, but Luo Qijiao will show mercy and leave her a way out. After seeing it, Old Luo Hanlin said straightly: "Xiaojiao, you really came to bully grandpa. You can obviously seal Heizi to death. Why be indecisive and show mercy?"

"For me, playing chess is just a way to cultivate my temperament and pass the time. It's not about fighting with each other on the battlefield, fighting to the death." Luo Qijiao said.

After hearing the words, she knew that Luo Qijiao was different from Nan Lian after all.She was going to kill him, but she suddenly changed her strategy, giving Bai Zi a chance to breathe.In the end, the two had a tie, and after complimenting each other, Yuan found out that Luo Lao Hanlin hadn't been here for some time.

"..." Yuan actually seemed to have guessed the intention of Old Luo Hanlin, and when facing Luo Qijiao, he felt even more embarrassed and uncomfortable.

Luo Qijiao also belatedly realized that Luo Lao Hanlin was gone. She tried to find an excuse to leave several times, but in the end she still stayed.After a while, she talked to Yuan Jing about the chess game again, and suddenly mentioned the last game, she said: "Second Young Master Yuan..."

Yuan Jing smiled slightly: "Why did Miss Luo have such a relationship with Yuan in the back?"

"..." Luo Qijiao bit her lip lightly, and said, "Yuan Erlang, you played chess with your grandfather just now, you knew you could turn defeat into victory, why..."

Yuan was startled, and raised her eyes to meet Luo Qijiao's eyes that had a slight resemblance to Nan Lian's, she did not expect Luo Qijiao to see it.Suddenly she smiled in relief, Luo Qi is delicate and kind, but she is already smart.Nan Lian was such a person in the first place, without her, there would be no Nan Lian today...

"Playing chess, as long as the player is happy, why care about winning or losing?" Yuan Jing said.

"How to be happy?" Luo Qijiao asked curiously.

"The chess piece is placed where it should be placed, and it is enough to achieve the goal." After Yuan Jing finished speaking, seeing that it was getting late, he offered to leave.Luo Qijiao had no reason to keep her, so she watched her go, then looked at the chess pieces on the chessboard and pondered for a while.

It turns out that the purpose of coming here has already been achieved, but she also knows the condition of Old Luo Hanlin - marriage.

The chess game she played with Luo Lao Hanlin, she knew that the outcome of the chess game was doomed, so she had no intention of competing.But the appearance of Luo Qijiao reversed the situation, and the timing of her appearance was very delicate, as if Luo Qijiao's hand was telling her that she still had a way out, and that was the chess player Luo Qijiao.

The actions of Old Luo Hanlin later proved this point even more.He had never allowed her to meet Luo Qijiao in private, let alone be alone, and now that he did this, he must match them up.

Luo Lao Hanlin's move must have been involved. It turned out that he slowly and carefully understood it on the way back to the mansion, and thought about the little servant who reminded her that "the emperor intends to marry the princess to her". Her head hurt all of a sudden: "In their eyes, are all the talents in the world dead?"

"What made my uncle so sad?" Nan Lian met Yuan Jing on the veranda, heard her muttering, and couldn't help asking.

It turned out that the moment she saw Nan Lian, she thought of Luo Qijiao again, and then she shook her head guiltily to get Luo Qijiao out of her mind, saying, "It's just a trivial matter."

Nan Lian didn't say a word, she knew that she must have been thinking about a lot of things, so she looked around for no one else, she went forward to hold Nan Lian's hand.Ever since Nan Lian told her the past and was scolded by Yuan Ye that day, she never held hands like this again.

These hands are still a little cold, and there are some calluses.Yuan touched between her knuckles and said slowly, "I met Luo Qijiao today."

The hands in the palm trembled slightly, Yuan actually stared at Nan Lian, and said again: "It's just a game of chess with her. She played chess well, that's..."

Nan Lian answered, "The kindness has softened."

"..." Yuan actually nodded.

"Then are you showing mercy?" Nan Lian asked again.

Yuan actually nodded again, seeing Nan Lian's confused eyes, she asked, "Who is better at chess, you or her?"

"I don't know, I haven't played chess with her before." Nan Lian glanced at Yuan Jing with a hint of charm in her eyes, "Do you want to know who is better at chess between us, or who is more attractive to you than me? ?”

"I didn't think so." Yuan actually glared at Nan Lian, "You are you, she is her, why should I compare you two."

"Didn't you want me to compete with her in chess?"

"..." I was at a loss for words.

Although she was defeated in the argument with Nan Lian, the problem that had been in her heart for a long time seemed to be solved, which made her feel a lot easier.She can smile and ask, "If I don't come back, it's still the same, what should you do?"

Nan Lian was slightly surprised, but seeing that Yuan Jing had no other emotions on her face, she replied, "I will not let you make the same mistakes again, and I will let you live a good life."

"Then you, never thought about being with me?"

"I'm afraid you'll look down on me." Nan Lian said jokingly, but she knew that what Nan Lian was afraid of was that she in her previous life would hate her with deep thoughts and unclean hands.

"Then when did you know that I am no longer the original me?"

Nan Lian shook her hand lightly, and said, "It was the first time you endured the pain in your leg and appeared in front of the Luo Mansion to watch the excitement."

"Where were you at that time?!" Yuan was a little surprised, thinking that she was spotted by Nan Lian so early, but she only knew the truth through Nan Lian's own words, so she couldn't help but said, "You saw it so early I'm here and it's not fair that I wasn't told the truth sooner!"

Nan Lian pursed her lips and smiled, leaning gently into Yuan Jing's arms: "If I had told you earlier, wouldn't you have refused to marry me and forced me to marry your elder brother?"

"It's my fault too?" Yuan Jing muttered.

"What do you think?" Nan Lian's mouth twitched.

The author has something to say: let the princess come out to distribute candy.