Su Rong took Yuewan with him, Zhou Gu took Ziye with him, and the four of them left the prefect's mansion in a car.
In the carriage, Su Rong saw that Zhou Gu seemed uncomfortable no matter how he sat, and asked him, "Are you usually used to riding horses?"
Zhou Gu nodded.
"The sun outside is too strong. It's noon. It's not suitable for riding a horse. You can take a car to get some shade and avoid the heat. Just be patient. It's not too far. You can get there in an hour." Su Rong actually wanted to ride a horse too. Back and out of the city, she would sneak out of the city gate and then have someone bring her a horse, but she couldn't have her mask break just as she came into contact with Zhou Gu, so she could only endure the slow carriage.
"Is it that far?" Zhou Gu frowned. It was an hour's journey, and staying in the carriage was uncomfortable enough. He almost regretted going out with her.
"It's okay, but the carriage is a little slow." Su Rong took out the chess box, "How about we play chess?"
Zhou Gu nodded, "That's fine."
So Su Rong laid out the chessboard and asked him, "Which piece do you choose?"
"random."
Su Rong then chose the black piece himself and lost one piece first.
Zhou Gu took the white piece and also lost a piece.
Zhou Gu was very careless at first, thinking that he was just passing the time because he was bored, so he might as well play with her. But when the chess game was halfway through, he couldn't help but sit up straight, and looked up at Su Rong in surprise.
Su Rong's face was calm and she didn't raise her head. She didn't seem to notice his inspection, and she seemed to be very focused on playing chess.
Zhou Gu's eyes fell from her face to her hands. It was obvious that she had a beautiful face, but she was also as fragile as a green onion. How could such a soft little girl be so fierce when playing chess? Murderous? If you don't take her more seriously, won't you lose this round?
Zhou Gu naturally didn't want to lose to a little girl, so he was very serious in the second half of the game.
But after he got serious, he found that he was not sure of winning, and he became more and more surprised, especially when the game was almost over, and he couldn't figure out Su Rong's chess style. She suddenly slashed here and stabbed there. The sword's movements were very strange and varied. It was really different from the orthodox chess style he had learned from his master. In the end, he couldn't hold on and lost.
After landing the last piece, Su Rong smiled widely and said, "Zhou Gu, you lose!"
Zhou Gu: "..."
Ziye leaned over with a look of shock on his face, "My young master actually lost?"
Yuewan clapped her hands, "Okay, okay, my lady wins!"
Zhou Gu stared at the chessboard. He was serious in the second half of the game and saved the game, but he was also serious about losing. He pursed his lips and turned to look at Yuewan.
Yuewan immediately put down his hand, not daring to be happy anymore.
Zhou Gu turned around and looked at Su Rong.
Su Rong tilted her head and looked at him, "You're not unhappy, are you?" Seeing that he didn't speak, she immediately said innocently: "It was you who didn't take it seriously at first and didn't take me seriously. You don't blame me."
Zhou Gu said "Yeah", "I don't blame you, come again?"
Su Rong nodded, "Okay."
So, the two came again.
In this game, Zhou Gu was naturally serious from the beginning, keeping an eye on Su Rong every step he took, and calculating and guessing what her next move would be. However, Su Rong's game was completely different from the previous game. It seemed different. When she got serious, she made random moves without any murderous intent, leaving him unable to figure out the pattern and guess her next move.
Zhou Gu reminded her, "I'm not angry. Please be more serious and behave well."
"I'm serious." Su Rong smiled playfully at him, "If you lose this round, don't be angry, okay?"
"I won't lose again."
Su Rong thought that was not necessarily the case.
This game took a long time, but in the end, Su Rong won by one piece.
Ziye's jaw dropped in shock, "Sir, did you lose again?"
Yuewan clapped her hands again, "Miss, you are so awesome, you win again!"
Zhou Gu: "..."
He stretched out his hand to pinch his eyebrows, looked up at Su Rong, and suddenly laughed angrily, "Very proud?"
Su Rong curled her mouth with an obvious look of pride, "It's not in vain that I have been studying chess since I was a child."
Yue Wan wanted to say, "Miss, why have you studied chess records since you were a child? You just play two games with yourself when you are bored. I have never seen you holding chess records and studying them.", but she is not really stupid. , naturally she would not say this, she was afraid that if she said it, Young Master Zhou would feel even more embarrassed.
"Although my chess playing is not very good, I have always been good at it. I learned from Master Qin of the East Palace." Zhou Gu held the chess piece and turned it around on his fingertips. "You said you have been studying chess records since you were a child? What chess records?"
Su Rong sighed, "The nameless chess records have been burned."
Zhou Gu said "Oh?"
Yue Wan immediately said to the side: "Young master, when my daughter was seven years old, she accidentally knocked over a candlestick and burned down a whole yard. It was night and the wind was strong, so I couldn't put out the fire. Everything was burned. It turned into ashes. Then we both ran out."
Zhou Gu was shocked, "Then you two are really lucky."
Yue Wan nodded repeatedly, "I was so scared that I cried and my legs were weak. The lady dragged me and ran. As soon as we ran out of the courtyard, the beams collapsed. I was scared to death."
"I really can't believe that with your thin arms and legs, you can drag someone around and run." Zhou Gu felt dangerous just thinking about it.
Yue Wan wanted to say, "My young lady is very strong.", but felt that she could not say this, as it would expose her. The eldest lady said that men like women who are as gentle as water, so she only said: "In critical moments, young ladies are much more useful than slaves. "
Su Rongwaner, "Human potential is unlimited."
Zhou Gu nodded sincerely.
Su Rong asked: "Are you still down?"
"I can't beat you. I can't beat you anyway." Zhou Gu felt that if he kept going again and again and again, he would lose the next two games. If he went on to play the third game, losing three games in a row would be too ugly. It was better to stop!
Su Rong thought to herself that she didn't have the problem of being upset when a grown man loses to a woman, so he admitted defeat calmly, which was also good.
She put away the chessboard and asked Yuewan, "Where is it?"
"There are still five miles to go."
Su Rong nodded and asked Zhou Gu, "How about swimming in the river today? Tomorrow morning, we will ride out and climb Phoenix Mountain. We don't have enough time to go up the mountain today."
Zhou Gu looked at her, "Can you ride a horse?"
Su Rong nodded, "Learned from my elder brother."
Zhou Gu's eyes fell on her, thinking about her soft body. Riding on a horse, if the horse ran, wouldn't it knock her upside down? But he still didn’t want to take the bus tomorrow if he could, so he nodded, “Sure!”
Unconsciously, I didn't realize that Su Rong had made a reservation for tomorrow's play.
The carriage arrived at Maple Leaf River. Although it was not yet the season of red maple leaves, many people gathered in Maple Leaf River.
Su Rong and others got out of the carriage. Because both of them were good-looking, and the maid and the guard were also cute and handsome, they immediately attracted people's attention.
There was a group of people among them who were about to get on the boat. They glanced over here and stopped in unison.
