The bright moon sits on the ground

Zhang Qi's Chess Pavilion is located in the northeast corner of Zhen'e Mansion.

Climbing up the steps, you can see the scene inside the pavilion by opening the long curtain connected by the bead thread.

The room is not too big, and everything can be seen at a glance.

There is a chessboard on the soft couch. Black and white pieces are intertwined. Xuanwu only knows how to play chess. Although I can't understand how the chess game is, I can feel its complexity, just like the handover of weapons before the formation. tense situation.

When I got closer, I found an old book next to the chess cup made of blue and white porcelain. The paper was pressed down with a ruler to prevent it from being blown by the wind.

On the page I turned over, there was a chess game drawn, and a few words were written on it: Danghu ten games, seventh game.

Xuanwu just glanced at it and realized that the game on the chessboard was exactly the game described in the book, exactly.

He helped Zhang Qi onto the soft couch, and turned around to get the wheelchair underneath, but Zhang Qi waved his hand, motioning for him to come over.

So Xuan Wu also sat on the soft couch, facing Zhang Qi, with the chessboard in between.

A dark fragrance was burning in the room, it was sweet and lingering, and after a while, it turned into a more bitter fragrance, like a gust of winter wind, freezing the sky and the earth.

Zhang Qi rolled up his cuffs to an inch above his wrists. He is prone to wind and cold, and his legs and feet are inconvenient. He does not stay in the house all year round, and even the color of his skin has become sickly. It is as white as snow, without impurities, only There are sporadic blood on the joints.

Then, those five slender and white fingers fell into black and white, lightly and casually disrupting all the complicated chess games.

The chess pieces made of jade collided with each other, making a slight crisp sound, and he put his two fingers into their respective chess cups, returning to the original.

With a smile on his face, he raised his hand, looked at Xuan Wu, and said, "Please play a game of chess with me, Miss Bi Tao."

When Zhang Qi raised his eyes and greeted them with his gaze without blinking, Xuan Wu discovered that his pupils were light in color, light brown at the edges, clear and bright, almost like moth wings, and when he closed his eyes, he closed his eyes. Flapping wings, light and leisurely.

Miss Bi Tao hesitated for a moment, twitching her fingers uneasily, a little ashamed, and apologetically rebuffed: "Young master, Bi Tao came from an ordinary family, and her parents never learned poetry and books. Say a few words to be obedient. I have never encountered black and white, let alone know, and I hope the young master will not embarrass me."

Zhang Rui said, "Don't play chess with Zhang Qi". Although I don't know the reason, it's not a bad thing to be careful.

Zhang Qi averted his gaze, and said "En", with a slightly raised tail, he took out a sunspot from the chess cup and played with it between his fingers. After a while, he seemed to think of something fun, and said with a smile——

"If you don't play this round with me, I won't let you go."

Bi Tao stared at the constantly flipping chess piece for a long time, and finally realized when she heard his words, she became embarrassed, and said in a crying voice: "I really want to go back to find the young miss later, if it's too late ..."

Although he said so, he thought in his heart that if it was too late, what would happen to the leader and the right guardian.

Zhang Qi's sudden appearance disrupted all his plans and put him at a disadvantage.

If he wanted to win back a victory, Xuanwu thought that he had to get out early and leave this place.

"I don't always like to embarrass a little girl like you." Zhang Qi closed his eyes and let out a long sigh. When he opened his eyes again, his eyes were still gentle, as if he would not be angry, and he repeated in a good-tempered manner, "With me After a game of chess, I will let you go."

There are also guards around the chess pavilion, and breaking through by force is obviously the worst option.

Knock Zhang Qi unconscious, and then walk out as if nothing happened?

Xuanwu thought, that's not okay, Zhang Qi's wheelchair is still placed at the bottom, and someone will bring it up soon.

So, is it easy to change into Zhang Qi? Although it is not difficult, he has a leg injury, and it is inevitable that he will have difficulty moving in a wheelchair.

After much deliberation, only the choice of playing chess with him was in front of him.

After being silent for a moment, Bi Tao reluctantly agreed: "Then, I will play a game with the young master, and I will leave after the game. My chess skills are very poor, I hope the young master will not feel that playing chess with me is degrading." improved your chess skills."

Uncover the cover, take the chess pieces, the white pieces go first, and land on the Tianyuan position in the middle of the chessboard.

Zhang Qi rested his chin with his hands, watched without saying a word, and after the chess fell, he said: "I insisted that you go back to the chess pavilion with me, and then I want you to play chess with me. The words are fierce, I did it wrong, let you two sons. Continue."

Xuanwu really doesn't know how to play chess. Seeing that the chessboard is full of stars, and remembering Zhang Rui's words, he vaguely feels that Zhang Qi wants to play chess with him. Well, two sons were dropped indiscriminately.

They are all in the position of the stars, scattered like the beginning and end of the Big Dipper.

Zhang Qi took out a black piece from the chess cup, looked at the situation on the chessboard, pondered for a moment, and dropped the piece on the right side of Tian Yuan.

Then, without waiting for Xuanwu to drop the fourth chess piece, he smiled abruptly and asked, "You are absent-minded, what are you thinking about?"

Xuanwu felt his heart skip a beat, but there was no emotion on his face. He pursed his lips and smiled shyly, thinking that Zhang Qi's words meant concern, and replied obediently: "Maybe I'm like an arrow, and I miss you young miss. I didn't expect to be spotted by the young master."

He originally wanted to play the chess next to the second chess piece, but changed it to play next to Zhang Qi's black stone.

This piece of lacquer has a delicate mind, and it is not something that can be fooled casually.

Xuanwu became more and more cautious, and he didn't dare to play chess recklessly. He could only play with his intuition. He stumbled and stumbled, but he was evenly matched with Zhang Qi. Deliberately delaying time.

Judging from the time when the incense was burned, it was already time for a cup of tea.

He didn't know what the situation of the leader and the right guardian was like, he thought, and hoped that nothing unexpected would happen.

This period of playing chess passed slowly, boringly and tormented, until Xuanwu was tossed over and over again, worrying in his heart.

Zhang Qi seemed to know what he was thinking, and said, "Do you think playing chess is boring? You are new here, and you don't understand the mysteries of the chessboard. Naturally, you can't see why. It's normal to find it boring."

"Then let's talk about other things." When he raised his hand, his cold fingertips seemed to inadvertently rub against the palm of the maid who was about to play chess, causing a tingling itch, "For example, you Do you know that there are guests coming to the mansion today?"

Bi Tao's hands paused for a moment, not sure if it was because of what Zhang Qi said or his actions, but after thinking about it, she found it a little funny, and finally burst out laughing, saying: "Of course I know, otherwise Young Miss would Don't ask me to wash her up."

"You are really inseparable from Zhang Rui." Zhang Qi leisurely put his fingers into the cup, and slowly fiddled with the chess pieces inside, making the sound like the fur of an animal touching a leaf. "Can't you think about me?"

"The young master was joking." Bi Tao exposed his question intentionally or unintentionally.

The chess piece in Zhang Qi's hand tapped lightly on the edge of the chessboard, "So, you still haven't changed your mind, you will go back to her after playing this game, right? Not on you?"

No matter how beautiful his words were, the loyal maid still replied: "Then I have to go back."

"Live in fear like you, why don't you change the method, which can make yourself more relaxed."

"Wrong, there is no such thing as trembling." Bitao said softly, "I'm used to it, so it doesn't matter."

Baizi, sunspots, followed by Baizi, and then sunspots, arranged in a staggered manner, like the densely covered scales on a swimming fish.

"It seems that no matter how much I try to persuade you, I can't change your mind." Zhang Qi looked away from the chessboard and looked straight at the person who was playing against him. , "Look, you are too impatient and too cautious, so you hesitate, take care of one thing and lose another, and finally end up in a dilemma, there is no way to turn it around, and everything is lost."

"I showed a flaw here. You could have won, but it's a pity that you missed it."

His fingers tapped somewhere, making a series of small but clear knocking sounds.

Xuanwu just looked at Zhang Qi with indifferent eyes, and then suddenly smiled after a while, gently pulling the corners of his mouth, showing an inconspicuous smile, even the smile was almost non-existent, then he stretched out his hand and pointed at Zhang Qi. All the chess pieces were pushed aside, making them messy.

"All lost?" He was very calm, as if stating a fact, "I don't think so."

When the game was halfway through, Xuanwu understood.

What Zhang Qi said was never "she", but "he".

It's not Zhang Rui, it's Fang Qisheng.

As for why Zhang Qi didn't let the guards arrest him immediately, why did he play chess with him.These are not important anymore, Xuanwu thought.

In Zhen'e Mansion, the most dangerous person is not Zhang Concubine, not Zhang Shuangbi, but the most unworthy young master, Zhang Qi.

You said he was undisciplined, but he just kept his sister away so as not to get her into danger; you said he was not cautious enough, but he thought of all the situations, so he deliberately didn't let Xuanwu take it from the beginning. Wheelchair; you said he was mediocre and dull, but he was able to win the game of chess by giving up three pieces, or even using only four or five pieces of thought.

Xuanwu understood why Zhang Rui didn't let him play chess with Zhang Qi.

Rumors say that Zhang Qi is frivolous and flirtatious, but those girls are all willing to throw themselves into the trap.

Because, just playing a game of chess, he can easily, just like winning a chess game, spy on all your unspeakable secrets, thoughts, preferences, temper, emotions, all in one move, knock on every move. answer.

And Zhang Qi must not only have hidden these things, even, these things may just be superficial.

The chess game was disrupted, black and white scattered, Zhang Qi was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"I didn't expect that there is such a way to win." He said, "Although I took a shortcut, I still count you as the winner."

Zhang Qi put his knuckles under his lips, and laughed a few more times. The sleeve robe completely slid from his wrist to the crook of his arm. The crown on his head trembled. rustle.

"You can rest assured that your leader and right protector should be able to retreat unscathed, it's only a matter of time."

After a pause, he said again: "If it was ten years ago, it would be impossible to say. But since my father had our three heirs, his original bad temper has been smoothed out—do you think If you think about Ruirui, you will know. If you are angry, you will be angry, but it is not enough for him to do it. Moreover, Master An is here, so they will not be wronged too much."

"I think about it, the worst result is that my father puts them both in jail, but it doesn't matter, he will calm down slowly, after all, the name of King Zhen'e is not for nothing, wait for him to figure it out Thoughts will come to face to face later.”

Xuanwu finished listening without saying a word. He still had Bi Tao's face, round face with almond eyes, and small lips. Once the expression on his face was suppressed and he became calm and indifferent again, there was something strange that could not be described.

After a while, he said, "I see, thank you."

It is impossible to believe everything, but Zhang Qi has no reason to lie to others at this time.

Xuanwu stood up, and when he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "When did you find out?"

"At first, I just thought it was a little strange, so I brought you back to the chess pavilion, and wanted to take this opportunity to confirm."

Zhang Qi lazily raised his hand, with the palm facing upwards, motioning for Xuanwu to put his hand on it. After his hand touched it, Zhang Qi's fingers moved, and the fingertips slipped inch by inch from his palm, slowly and again. gentle.

Xuanwu noticed that this was the place Zhang Qi had brushed against before, intentionally or unintentionally, when he was playing chess.

"One is the hand holding a murderous weapon, and the other is the hand doing chores and embroidery." After Zhang Qi finished speaking, he withdrew his hand and placed it on the chessboard. "You may not have noticed that the assassin's hand and the maid's hand, But it's completely different."

"What about your hands?" Xuan Wu looked down at him and asked, "What kind of hands are you?"

Young Master Zhang said with a smile: "Mediocre people, ordinary people, idlers, outside of gold and jade, inside of wretch, that's all."

The author has something to say: Xuanwu: I pretended.

Zhang Qi: What a coincidence, me too.