When it came to business, Shen Youchu stopped smiling. After Ju Xiang wiped off the water drops on the stone table and bench, he asked Hua Yi to sit down.
Seeing the situation, Hua Yi smiled and waved his hand: "Miss Shen, please tell me the winnings first, and then I will consider whether I can play this game or not."
Others call him Hua Yi Master Hua, and even say he is an expert.
But only Hua Yi understands that when he is born in the mortal world, he must abide by the rules that should be followed. Imperial power, wealth and honor are rules set by humans. He can just laugh it off and not enter the court or get involved in factional struggles.
However, human nature’s tendency to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages must not be ignored.
If he couldn't accept Shen Youchu's winnings, even if he wanted to play this game, he would have to endure it.
"It's not that difficult. I heard my mother say that Master Hua hasn't confiscated his apprentice yet and plans to introduce you to one."
Shen Youchu's calculations were too loud.
Mei Xiang, who was standing next to her, understood.
The lady wants Mr. Ning to become Master Hua's apprentice. In this way, Master Hua will not only cure Mr. Ning's injuries, but also become Mr. Ning's supporter.
Hua Yi thought: This is really not difficult, but I am not happy.
"Before I retired and returned to my hometown, King Jin gave me a generous gift and the horoscopes of all the descendants of Prince Jin, asking me to choose one of them to be my apprentice."
As soon as these words came out, Shen Youchu suddenly became nervous.
Master Hua accepted someone from Prince Jin’s palace as his disciple?
The reason why she proposed this bonus was to use Master Hua's name to make Zhou An, who dared to covet Young Master Ning's life, calm down from now on.
If Master Hua accepts someone from Prince Jin's palace as his apprentice, then there will be no need for the two of them to play chess in the future.
She has no problem with Prince Jin's Mansion, but she has a big problem with Zhou An!
Wait, that's not right.
"Master Hua, aren't you just like our Shen family and don't participate in the factional fights in the court? How can you resign and return home after accepting people from Prince Jin's palace as your apprentices?"
Shen Youchu exposed Hua Yi's words angrily.
He only said that the Jin Palace sent people to give birth certificates to all his descendants, making people think that he would choose one person to be his apprentice, but in fact, he could not choose anyone.
Hua Yi laughed when he heard this and said with admiration: "If Miss Shen wants to be my apprentice, I will be very happy to lose to you again, but others...can't."
For a young lady from a prestigious family like Shen Youchu, her true horoscope will never be known to anyone except her parents.
But when he saw Shen Youchu for the first time, just by looking at his face, he knew that his luck was even better than that of the grandsons who could compete for the crown prince.
In addition, Shen Youchu did not have the airs of a noble family but was very clever. He studied hard at Hua Dao and his spirit of disregarding other people's evaluation also impressed him and made him suitable to inherit his mantle.
Seeing Hua Yi's direct refusal, Shen Youchu knew that the lottery she proposed was a dead end.
That’s all.
Then settle for the next best thing.
"Master Hua, if you beat me, I will be your disciple. If you lose to me, then heal someone's injury for me. In this way, you will take advantage of me and won't reject me again, right?"
In order to keep Mr. Ning's body intact, she was willing to take this risk.
Hua Yi immediately sat across from Shen Youchu and urged: "Get off quickly, get off early, finish early and eat early."
He could guess what kind of injury Shen Youchu said he was going to treat. It was not a fatal injury, but he would be able to recover in less than a month. He really took advantage of this bonus.
"Miss Shen, you have to be careful, I am no longer the person I used to be."
Hua Yi first put on a winning posture. After getting the chess box, he quickly placed a piece in the middle.
The first step when playing Go is very important.
As the saying goes, "golden horns and silver-edged grass belly", Hua Yi's bold move really exceeded Shen Youchu's expectations, but she followed him calmly.
Hua Yi's face, which was sunny just now, suddenly became cloudy.
This was a bit different from the moves he had seen in the chess records.
…
Outside the kitchen.
Ning Wuyan looked at Ji Jin nervously looking towards the yard where Hua Yi was, looking worried, and asked her curiously: "Why is Miss Ji so worried?"
Isn't it just a matter of winning a lottery by playing chess?
It is indeed difficult to ask Hua Yi to treat his injuries, but it is not as difficult as going to heaven. There is no need to be so serious and nervous.
"I……"
Ji Jin thought about the plan that Youchu had discussed with her, and she always felt that it was a plot against Hua Shibo. Because of this, it was inconvenient for her to go along to help.
But because it was not easy to succeed, Youchu also told her not to talk to Mr. Ning until she succeeded.
"I may have gotten up too early and am a little sleepy. I'll find a place to sit first."
Ji Jin avoided talking, and his guilty expression showed that he was lying.
Even though the maid took a bench and sat at the door, she still looked towards the courtyard where Hua Yi was. Anyone with an eye could see that she was indeed worried.
However, Ning Wuyan did not press any further questions.
"Miss Ji, it's okay if Miss Shen fails. I have plenty of ways to get Master Hua to help me heal."
Ning Wuyang smiled confidently, walked into the kitchen, and then gave instructions to the cook on how to cook.
Ji Jin thought of Youchu's true purpose, clenched his handkerchief, and murmured to himself: "If Youchu wants Hua Shibo to accept Mr. Ning as his disciple, what if Mr. Ning doesn't agree?"
She felt that although Mr. Ning respected Hua Shibo, he did not take him seriously.
Hua Shibo was indeed ranked first in Daxing in the field of divination, but Ning Gongzi was also unique in the poetry world.
Thinking of this, she didn't know whether she should pray to Youchu to fulfill her wish and give Mr. Ning a surprise.
Half an hour later.
The aroma of pickled fish wafting from the kitchen hit his nostrils, which made Ji Jin, who had been feeling entangled and worried, suddenly have an appetite and feel much better.
"Miss Ji, it's time to start dinner. I don't know if the fried mushrooms on Zhuangzi are in line with Master Hua's taste. I have to ask you to help me get this food box."
Ning Wuhuang and Ji Jin have become friends for a long time, and they are unambiguous when it comes to using their connections.
Naturally, Ji Jin would not refuse Ning Wushan's request. He picked up the food box and sniffed the two food boxes in Yunfei's hand.
"Is there pickled fish?"
She didn't remember that Mr. Ning had just prepared the ingredients for the pickled fish.
Ning Wuyang explained with a smile: "You said you were a little sleepy after you woke up too early. I thought maybe I didn't have a good appetite, so I asked the cook to clean the fish and I stewed a pot of pickled fish, just in time to eat some sour fish to wake up my stomach. .”
He didn't say that this was specially prepared for Ji Jin, so as not to cause unnecessary illusions and burdens to others.
But Ji Jin smiled understandingly and made a decision in her heart: Even if Youchu failed to facilitate Hua Shibo's recruitment of disciples, she would still find another backer for Mr. Ning.
Absolutely, absolutely must not let Mr. Ning be hurt again.
Ning Wuchang waited for Ji Jin to take the food box, then strode forward.
He was very curious about how Shen Youchu won over a master like Hua Yi who had to calculate everything when visiting other people's homes, so he walked a little fast.
After taking only two steps, Ji Jin trotted to catch up.
