Self-cultivation after the cannon fodder

"Fighting the Landlord?"

Zong Qihao's voice appeared behind Zhu Sining, and Zhu Sining instantly straightened his back: "Yes, Your Majesty wants to play?"

The bigger the scene, the more calm you have to be. Zhu Sining quickly packed up the scattered cards and shuffled them quickly. Fan Chongrong on the other side seemed to realize that there was something wrong with the name of the game, and staggered a bit when he stood up to make way for him.

Concubine Xu Shu closed her smile, lowered her eyes slightly, grabbed Wang Zhaoyi with her other hand, and made no other movements.

The surroundings became quiet, only the slight sound of Zong Qihao's footsteps.

"I haven't played this game yet, and Aning doesn't seem to have mentioned it." Zong Qihao took advantage of the situation and sat down.

"Because there are not enough people, you need three people to play," Zhu Sining shuffled the cards again, "Do you want to try, His Majesty? I will form a team with Your Majesty?"

Zhu Sining stared closely at Zong Qihao's movements.

"Okay." After understanding the rules, Zong Qihao looked at Zhu Sining, "Can we look at each other's cards?"

"No." Zhu Sining refused.

"Can we win this way?" Zong Qihao was a little skeptical.

Although Zhu Sining's calculation ability is very strong, Zhu Sining will definitely not be able to play against Concubine Xu Shu in such things as scheming.

"Of course." Zhu Sining nodded the money in his hand, "Your Majesty see, this is my achievement in an afternoon, just follow me, I drink soup, Your Majesty will have meat to eat."

Wang Zhaoyi didn't quite understand this: "Shouldn't it be the other way around?" With Zhu Sining here, he must have won the big prize.

Zhu Sining has already planned a route for himself: "Because I will try my best to assist His Majesty." Then let him not hold grudges.

He looked at Concubine Xu Shu, trying to hint.

Xu Shufei's hand holding the cards shook uncontrollably, she turned her head slightly, pretending to be serious about the cards.

Anyway, this game is going to be lost. Although the possibility of winning is very small, she still has to play hard and strive for some progress. Otherwise, she will lose so much money, and she will really be like Fan Chongrong. The money to buy Liu Meiren's book is gone.

Fan Chongrong realized that he had made a mistake and tried his best to save the situation. He quickly added tea to Zhu Sining and Zong Qihao, and cheered them on.

After leading Zong Qihao to win three games in a row, Zong Qihao became curious about the position of landlord: "Can't the two of you be landlords together?"

"Can't... right?" Zhu Sining abruptly changed his tune.

Zong Qihao laughed and did not continue to insist: "Forget it, this is pretty good."

Sensing Zong Qihao's calm attitude, Fan Chongrong also relaxed a lot. In fact, she was a little secretly happy. Sitting in her seat, Zong Qihao could win money from Concubine Xu Shu every time. If he didn't want it later, So……

Recently, because of family affairs, Liu Meiren's enthusiasm for planning notebooks has dropped a lot, and the price has also risen, which really makes her wallet a little bit unbearable.

After losing all the money she brought, Concubine Xu Shu put down the last card, indicating that she would not play.

No matter whether she is a landlord or a farmer, she can only lose, especially after Zong Qihao is familiar with the rules, it is not bad to play.

"Seeing that it's getting late, there are still many chores in the concubine's palace that need to be resolved, so I will leave first."

Concubine Xu Shu gave Wang Zhaoyi a gentle salute.

Fan Chongrong also wanted to resign, but before leaving, she still had one wish unfulfilled.

Following her gaze, Zhu Sining fixed his gaze on Zong Qihao's hand.

Zhu Sining: "..." It seems that Fan Chongrong's finances are really tight.

But this was won by Zong Qihao, I wish Sining could not make a decision for him.

"Your Majesty, do you think you want to return the money to Fan Chongrong?" Zhu Sining leaned towards Zong Qihao.

Since he couldn't move his legs, his upper body movements have become more.

Holding Zhu Sining in the air with one hand, Zong Qihao didn't care much about the amount of the money, and gave it to Fan Chongrong quite generously.

Fan Chongrong was so happy that he could see his teeth but not see his eyes: "Thank you, Your Majesty, and Your Highness."

She took out her purse and carefully collected all the money. After walking a few steps, she came back and bowed to Zhu Sining: "Your Highness, take care of me at ease. I will come to see you when I am free."

Zong Qihao raised his eyebrows.

It turned out that Fan Chongrong wasn't just talking fast.

As the days went by, Zhu Sining felt a little tired after the concubines left and suddenly calmed down.

After throwing away the cards and lying on the table facing the afterglow outside the window, Zhu Sining yawned and fell asleep.

Zong Qihao left to tell Jiang Wei a few things, and when he turned around, he saw Zhu Sining lying on the table, and Yu Hui stretched Zhu Sining's shadow to his feet.

Some of the decorations in the hall shine dazzling light spots under the setting sun, which contrasts with the sunset glow in the sky, like a thin layer of mist.

The tall pillars of the palace blocked the sunlight, and Zong Qihao leaned on the pillars in a daze for a while, then walked slowly towards Zhu Sining.

"Aning—"

Zhu Sining rubbed his eyes and straightened up from the table in a daze: "Your Majesty?"

"Don't sleep, you won't be able to sleep at night."

"I just want to squint for a while."

Zhu Sining still had some hair hanging on one side of his face, Zong Qihao tidied it up for him and poured him a glass of water: "Wake up."

Zhu Sining glanced at the cup, but didn't move: "Why are you drinking plain water?"

Zong Qihao: "..." Are you qualified to ask this question after passing so many hot waters?

Zong Qihao: "How about some tea?"

Zhu Sining: "I've been drinking all afternoon."

"Then what do you want to drink?" Zong Qihao asked patiently.

"I don't know," Zhu Sining couldn't think of an answer, and was too lazy to continue thinking, so he picked up the glass, "Forget it, it's better to use plain water."

After drinking the water, Zhu Sining still felt a little sleepy, so he raised his hand to poke Zong Qihao: "Your Majesty, do you have any activity arrangements?"

Apart from playing cards and chess, Zong Qihao and Zhu Sining really didn't have any activities to play together. Even if it was reading, they chose different types of reading, so they couldn't discuss and exchange reading experience at all.

"Reviewing the memorials?" This was Zong Qihao's own arrangement. After dinner, he would review some relatively unimportant memorials.

Zhu Sining's face was paralyzed, expressionless: "Your Majesty, do you think I will?"

Zong Qihao said with a smile: "There is a memorial from the border, which seems to be from the King of Qin. Would you like to take a look at it, Aning?"

Zhu Sining immediately regained his spirits: "Yes!"

After he finished his answer, he asked someone to bring a pen and paper: "I still have to write a letter to my elder brother's father. I have nothing to write recently. If I write that I play cards when I have nothing to do in the palace, I will definitely be sent by my elder brother thousands of miles just to scold me." Meal."

Zhu Xiuyong has always indulged Zhu Sining, so he actually wrote a letter specifically for this matter?Shouldn't you support him?

Zong Qihao was puzzled.

I wish Si Ning is fine in the palace, and he is busy with government affairs, if he can find some fun in the palace to pass the time, he can feel a little more at ease.

"Playing cards is a very dangerous thing," Zhu Sining said with a serious face. "If you don't have enough self-control, it's very easy to turn sex into gambling and eventually lead to financial disputes."

Regarding this, Concubine Lu Gui didn't really advocate it, so the entertainment of playing cards was only spread among concubines. If other palace people found out, they would definitely be punished.

Although there is a bully style of only allowing state officials to set fires and not allowing people to light lamps, Zhu Sining does not object.Even as a concubine, before Zhu Sining entered the palace, the concubine had accumulated some conflicts because of winning or losing in playing mahjong.

They are not very interested in gambling, and their share is much higher than that of palace people, and some even have family subsidies, which cannot be avoided.Not to mention those palace people with few quotas, life in the palace is boring, and the work content is the same. If you lose all your money, let alone pensions, it will be a problem to go home when you are released from the palace at an old age.

"A-Ning really thinks long-term." Zong Qihao never thought that Zhu Sining would think about this issue.

Zhu Sining was embarrassed to take all the credit: "It's all thanks to Lu Guifei's reminder, I just signed it."

Zong Qihao smiled, Zhu Sining was more real than the perfect Xiao Yiming.

He will not deliberately prove that he is particularly capable, but he is always willing to help others when he can, without being influenced by the outside world, and will do what he thinks is right, so true.

"A'Ning." Zong Qihao couldn't ignore Zhu Sining's momentary stiffness just now.

He often couldn't keep up with Zhu Sining's thinking. If he couldn't make it clear in person, he would definitely go astray.

"What's the matter?" Zhu Sining dipped his ink and was about to start writing a letter.

"Did you think of something bad just now?"

"Is there? I don't know."

Zong Qihao didn't think about it, Zhu Sining naturally wanted to take it over: "I didn't even tell you, how did His Majesty know?"

"Guess."

Zong Qihao took the ink ingot from the palace man's hand and slowly rubbed it open.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty—"

Zhu Sining stopped on purpose, and waited for Zong Qihao's mouth to curl up into a smile before continuing, "No guess right."

"Didn't you guess right?" Zong Qihao put down the ink ingot, took a handkerchief beside him and wiped his fingers, "A-Ning, do you want to think carefully before speaking?"

Zhu Sining didn't accept his tricks: "Your Majesty is threatening me?"

He continued to bow his head and write letters, and stopped talking to Zong Qihao.

Zong Qihao was not in a hurry, Zhu Sining did not avoid him when he wrote the letter, and the contents of the letter were spread out for him to read.

Zhu Sining reported when he got up, what he ate, and what books he read, and finally he greeted Zhu Guang and Zhu Xiuyong, telling them not to be too tired.

Announcing the good but not the bad, Zhu Sining didn't mention a word about his leg injury.

"Does Aning not want King Qin and his son to worry?"

"Well," Zhu Sining nodded, "I'm already this old, so I'm embarrassed to say that."

Zhu Sining still doesn't know if he can be cured, but he doesn't want Zhu Guang and Zhu Xiuyong to worry about him when they are away.

"Although it is possible to be scolded by the prince thousands of miles away," Zong Qihao said like Zhu Sining, "but I still hope that you can tell the truth to the prince."

Zhu Si Ning was dissatisfied: "Why? Your Majesty is here to make trouble today, right?"

Regardless of whether Zong Qihao wants peace talks or not, the danger at the border is always there. Let Zhu Guang and Zhu Xiuyong worry about themselves, what good is it for Zong Qihao.

Zong Qihao said: "Your Majesty said before that if you have concerns in your heart, you will face the enemy more bravely, because behind every soldier is your unarmed family."

"I don't need their protection." Zhu Sining didn't feel that he needed to be attached to anyone even if he was unable to move.

"Yes, of course you don't need it," Zong Qihao said word by word, "but you refused to treat, or you took the initiative to cooperate with the Tai Hospital. If I hadn't called the imperial doctor that day, would Aning plan to let it go do not care?"

"How is it possible? Didn't I cooperate very well in the end? I even said that I would make a wheelchair!"

Zhu Sining hammered the table to express his dissatisfaction.

After Zhu Sining finished hammering the table, Zong Qihao said: "Are you still thinking about a wheelchair that can fly super fast? Ah Ning's idea is quite beautiful."

In the past, Zong Qihao would call him by his full name when he was angry, but now that he speaks like this, Zhu Sining feels even more dangerous.

Zhu Sining shrunk his neck and kept silent, not daring to speak.

Zong Qihao raised his eyes and glanced at him, and said slowly: "Don't say it, don't care about it, how long are you going to delay your leg? Do you really want to wait for the king of Qin and his son to come back from victory and see them with crutches?"

"No...no..." Zhu Sining couldn't hear his own voice clearly, "I don't want to do this either."

"Zhu Sining," Zong Qihao said, "Did the 'Fight the Landlord' just now try to mislead you? Ask yourself, is the peace talk really as expected as you said?"

Zhu Sining lowered his head and clutched the corner of his clothes: "I... so what if I say it? I don't know anything about government affairs, and what I say may be wrong."

"Then I won't do it. Even if Aning is not right, I am willing to listen." Zong Qihao forced his head off, "A Ning, look at me."

Zong Qihao's chin was held down, and Zhu Sining couldn't even turn his direction. No matter how his eyes changed direction in the eye sockets, there would always be Zong Qihao's figure.

"A-Ning never said, do you not believe me?"

Zhu Sining shook his head and denied: "No, no, I don't believe His Majesty. I've said it many times, Your Majesty can't be wrong."

"I'm wrong. It should be said that Ah Ning doesn't believe in himself—not believing in himself can make me change my mind. Why?"

Zhu Si Ning is silent, of course it is because he is cannon fodder...

Unable to get an answer, Zong Qihao was still not in a hurry, and let go of the hand that clamped Zhu Sining's chin: "It's okay, Ah Ning thinks slowly."

Before Zhu Sining had time to breathe a sigh of relief, he felt his whole body floating in the air.

Zong Qihao picked up Zhu Sining and said as he walked, "I don't want to hear those things you say against your will anymore."

Zhu Sining grabbed Zong Qihao, not even daring to struggle, for fear that Zong Qihao would let go and let himself fall: "No... Don't worry if you agreed? Where are you going?"

Zong Qihao kept walking: "This time it's you, guess what, Ah Ning."