21 The game begins with the placement of chess pieces on the board
Xiao Yi and Pei Shun were playing chess in front of the window.
Threads of sandalwood lingering around them, they sat opposite each other in white and blue shirts, holding hands and making a few brief conversations.
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"The second prince's chess skills are still as good as before."
"Your Majesty the Fourth Highness is as always..."
"how?"
“Superb.”
"Hey, you kid has learned how to compliment others!"
"You taught me well."
"Don't come here! I remember when I was..."
The conversation ended abruptly here.
The next moment, Yun Zhi pushed open the door and barged in.
The two people in front of the window looked a little unnatural, but Yun Zhi was not in the mood to pay attention. When he entered the door, he called Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi still held a chess piece in his hand. Seeing her anxious look, he frowned: "What's wrong? Are you running so fast?"
Yun Zhi jumped in front of him and asked hurriedly: "Can you send a letter back to Luozhou for me? I want to ask about Prince Ning's current situation!"
With a snap, the chess piece landed on the chessboard.
Pei Shun suddenly coughed lightly. Xiao Yi glanced at him, retracted his hand, and looked at Yunzhi in surprise, "Why do you suddenly care about Prince Ning?" After a pause, he showed a teasing smile, " Has your conscience realized that you care about your husband?"
"No!" Yun Zhi yelled and said anxiously: "I just met Lu... met my eldest sister. She said that Prince Ning was not around the prince to protect him at all. I'm afraid that he has returned to Luo State, when the time comes..."
She sighed, and her voice became a little lower unconsciously, "If he finds out that I am not recuperating in another hospital, something big will happen! At that time, it will inevitably implicate the Anguo Palace. Prince Ning's tricks He is vicious and very vindictive, and maybe even you will be implicated by that time."
Pei Shun looked at Xiao Yi, "Probably... no?"
Xiao Yi pulled the corners of his lips, shook his head and sighed, "But he does hold grudges." He paused slightly, picked up the chess pieces that fell on the chessboard between his fingers, and said, "But don't worry too much, he and I We still have some friendship, so it’s enough to say goodbye to everyone.”
Seeing how confident he was, Yun Zhi suddenly had a bold idea: "Xiao Yi, since you are so proud, can you help me get a copy of the letter of divorce? This way I don't have to worry about being discovered!"
Before he finished speaking, the chess piece that had just been picked up fell back onto the chessboard.
Pei Shun suddenly laughed.
Yunzhi looked at him strangely, "What's wrong?"
Pei Shun's eyes drifted to the window and said nothing.
Xiao Yi was silent for a while, and finally sighed, "I'll try, but he may not be able to listen to me."
"I believe you can!" Yunzhi patted him on the shoulder, his eyes full of encouragement: "Come on!"
Looking at the expectation in her eyes, Xiao Yi sighed again and got up to write a letter.
Yun Zhi was satisfied and praised the person with all the words of praise he could think of in his life, but for some reason, Xiao Yi didn't seem very happy.
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In the evening, Xiao Yi was about to go out.
Qu Shaochen, the master of Qinglong Hall of Qingyi Villa, hurried into the courtyard carrying a mailbox. He hurried to the young master's side, took out a piece of paper from the mailbox and handed it over.
Qu Shaochen said in a low voice: "It came from Yazhou that the matter has come to an end."
Xiao Yi took the paper, opened it and looked at it for a while, then carefully folded the paper and turned back to the room without saying a word.
Qu Shaochen couldn't help but be stunned.
The young master has been investigating this matter for nearly ten years, and now that the results have been obtained, he has not said a word? This is not quite like his style!
Hall Master Qu was surprised when his young master came out of the room again.
He also held a long sword in his hand.
"……"really.
Qu Shaochen suddenly felt the awe-inspiring autumn wind and couldn't help but shudder.
At this time, Pei Shun entered the yard.
Seeing Xiao Yi holding a sword in his hand, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked: "Brother Xiao, are you going to...?"
"Oh, go kill someone."
Xiao Yi's eyes were calm and his tone was ordinary, as casual as if he was saying he was going for a walk.
Pei Shun was not surprised. He hummed and said, "Be careful."
Xiao Yi nodded and walked away.
He took two steps and then stepped back, "Look after Yunzhi for me."
Pei Shun said calmly: "I don't need you to remind me."
Xiao Yi stared into his eyes and said with a smile: "Then please don't have any thoughts that you shouldn't have, Second Prince Su. After all, I quite like being friends with you."
Pei Shun's eyes dimmed slightly, but he didn't speak again.
Xiao Yi didn't care about him anymore, turned around and strode out of the door.
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After coming out of Xiao Yi's place, Yunzhi was pestered by Lu Yunsheng all afternoon.
This elder sister was also very concerned about her younger sister and asked her carefully how she got out of the palace and how she came to Ming'an all the way.
Yun Zhi bit the bullet and made up one lie after another before finally getting rid of the person.
Just when I was about to leave, someone knocked on the door of the room.
The person who came here was very handsome, with a face as beautiful as a crown jewel, and extremely gentle brows and eyes. Even though he was wearing simple plain clothes and a white shirt, he had an air of an immortal about him.
What a pure white jasmine flower - this idea suddenly came to Yunzhi's mind.
When their eyes met, the man's eyes widened in an instant.
"Yun Zhi?!" He blinked and looked at Lu Yunsheng, his expression full of horror: "Why is she here?"
It was obvious that he knew Lu Yunzhi.
In this villa, there is only one person who can have some friendship with both the Lu sisters.
Yun Zhi acted surprised and lowered his voice: "His Royal Highness?! Why are you here?"
This man is none other than Prince Huan Chengxi of Dayuan.
He looked at Yunzhi, then at Lu Yunsheng, and an incredulous expression gradually appeared on his face, "You didn't run away from your marriage too, right?"
Yun Zhi only smiled but did not answer. Lu Yunsheng silently took a step forward to protect his sister, frowning and looking at him, "What do you want to say?"
Huan Chengxi was stunned and waved his hand quickly, "No, Shengsheng, don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to question. I was just worried that Cheng Yao would be sad, he is already..."
"What's the point?" Lu Yunsheng lost all the restraint of a noble daughter from a noble family. She raised her eyes slightly and stared at the prince Huan Chengxi menacingly, "What's the point? You feel sorry for your brother, and I also feel sorry for my sister. Why should I, such a good girl like you, have to spend my whole life guarding someone who can't even hear or speak?"
Huan Chengxi's eyes immediately became filled with ambiguity, "Shengsheng, don't say that about Chengyao, he is not who you think."
Yun Zhi was extremely shocked.
what's the situation? Didn't it mean that Ning Wang Huan Chengyao poisoned his brothers, and that the prince Huan Chengxi is now weak and sick, all thanks to him? Why is this Huan Chengxi speaking for someone who has harmed him?
Isn't it just another rumor? In fact, I don’t know how many brothers and sisters there are!
Lu Yunsheng, however, snorted disdainfully, and seemed to hate iron for not being able to make steel: "He has made you become like this, and you still speak for him!"
"Cheng Yao was just too young and ignorant at that time, and he didn't mean it." Huan Chengxi said, smiled softly, stepped forward and gently pulled the corner of Lu Yunsheng's clothes, "Okay, don't be angry. I won’t tell others that Yun Zhi is here, okay?”
Lu Yunsheng snorted, and his expression softened a lot.
Yun Zhi looked at the two people chatting and felt that something was strange, but she couldn't explain it for the moment.
She watched in silence for a while, and then wanted to sneak away quietly, but Lu Yunsheng grabbed her back and forced her to stay for dinner.
In desperation, Yunzhi grimaced and was forced to have dinner with these two people.
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The next day was September 26th, and the Sword Appreciation Conference officially began.
The so-called Sword Appreciation Conference is actually a martial arts competition. Every three years, Qingyi Villa will spend huge sums of money to build a unique Qingfeng sword. Anyone who comes first in the Sword Appreciation Conference will get this sword.
This meeting is held every three years, and the rankings of Zhongzhou Jianghulu are also updated every three years.
Each sect hopes that this first place will come from their own family, and the younger generations can also see the true appearance of many famous seniors here. Therefore, people in the martial arts world will flock to this.
At the same time, because of Ming'an's special geographical location, the Sword Appreciation Conference is also a grand event for the three countries. Although the three countries are at odds with each other, the kings of the three countries will still send envoys to attend this meeting.
Standing at the sword appreciation conference, Yun Zhi's eyes immediately lit up after learning this from A Yu.
So wouldn't she be able to see the envoy sent by the Empress of Yan Kingdom soon? Then there should be a chance to go back to Yan country with them to meet the empress...
But A Yu's face looked a little strange. Yun Zhi had guessed her life experience before, so he didn't dare to show too much excitement when he saw this. He just started looking around for the female envoy of Yan Kingdom.
The envoy hadn't found them yet, but her eyes fell on Lu Yunsheng and Huan Chengxi.
When they saw her, they immediately crossed over the layers of people and walked to her side.
When Ah Yu saw them, he was curious about who they were, and Lu Yunsheng also asked Yunzhi who the girl next to her was.
There was no other way, Yunzhi had no choice but to introduce it to everyone.
Prince Huan Chengxi looked at A Yu several times and suddenly asked: "Have we met somewhere before?"
Ayu was startled, smiled sweetly, glanced at Lu Yunsheng, whose expression had changed slightly, and said with a smile: "This way of talking is not new."
Huan Chengxi realized that something was wrong with the mood of the people around him, and quickly explained: "No, I really feel like I have seen it somewhere..."
The more you draw, the darker it gets.
Lu Yunsheng glared at him fiercely, turned to look at the table in front of him, and stopped talking to him.
Huan Chengxi was anxious, but he didn't know how to explain it. He just repeated, "You misunderstood."
Ayu and Yunzhi looked at each other, and they both saw gloating in their eyes, and they smiled in unison.
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion behind him. Someone squeezed through the crowd and hurried to the seat of the envoy from the Three Kingdoms, whispering a few words to the envoy from Yuan Kingdom.
"What?!"
I don't know what he said, but the messenger stood up suddenly with a look of horror on his face, and this low roar also attracted everyone's attention.
At this time, Qu Shaochen, the master of Qinglong Hall of Qingyi Villa, also hurried in. He quickly ran to the side of Xiao Rufeng, the owner of the village. After whispering, Xiao Rufeng grabbed Qu Shaochen's wrist and looked at him as if to He confirmed something, Qu Shaochen nodded affirmatively, and Xiao Rufeng immediately frowned.
Immediately, spies from various sects and major forces came to report back to their master.
Yun Zhi and the others just stood there and quickly heard clearly——
problem occurs! Something big happened! The Jin King of Dayuan Kingdom was killed in his fiefdom!
And the person who killed him was none other than his half-brother——
Ning Wang Huan Chengyao.
