The first thousand and eighty-one chapters cultivate the taste
Princess Jin fell into the water at the Lotus Tea House that day, but she ended up in a bad mood. Now that she is visiting Prince Heng's Mansion again, it is really intriguing to go to the Lotus Tea House again.
Although the guests had different thoughts, none of them objected to the host's arrangement, and the group walked slowly to the Lotus Tea House.
When he got close to the lotus teahouse, King Chu shouted: "Seventh brother, all the lotus teahouses in your house have been demolished? What is this thing you are doing now?"
Prince Heng said with a smile: "I made Princess Jin fall into the water when I came back last time. My brother feels really sorry."
"I originally planned to seal this lotus teahouse," he looked at the eldest princess beside him tenderly, "the eldest princess made a suggestion, and my brother thought it was wonderful, so the eldest princess personally changed the lotus teahouse into a lotus chessboard."
When the guests heard this, their eyes fell on the lotus tea seat again.
I saw that the large concave area had been divided into grids like a chessboard, and all the lotus seats that were originally placed on it were removed and replaced with black and white round chess pieces in the shape of lotus flowers.
"This idea, princess, is indeed a wonderful one!" King Jin praised with paws in his hands.
The eldest princess smiled and said, "Thank you so much, King Jin, for your compliment."
Princess Heng was confined to confinement due to miscarriage. Originally there was a concubine in Prince Heng's palace, but because Princess Heng dug her up and tampered with her on the lotus seat, causing Princess Jin to fall into the water, she was demoted to Liangdi by Prince Heng.
So as the eldest princess, as a concubine, after entering Prince Heng's palace, Prince Heng temporarily left the affairs of the backyard to her to take care of.
Since she holds the power to control Prince Heng's Mansion, the eldest princess will naturally not miss the opportunity to control Prince Heng's Mansion, of which the Lotus Teahouse is just a small part.
"We are honored to invite distinguished guests to our palace today," the eldest princess greeted with a smile. "I think you have never played chess on such a large chess board. Why don't we come and play a few games to cultivate your interest?" "
As soon as these words came out, King Jin and King Heng applauded and said hello.
"I have never played and watched chess on such a large chessboard. It is really interesting." King Jin took the lead in taking a seat under the seats outside the lotus chessboard, urging Ji Yannuo and others to take their seats quickly.
"The prince is a master of chess. Why don't you show it to your brothers today?"
Ye Fuxun and others slowly chose their seats and sat down.
Unexpectedly, the eldest princess said: "I heard that you are all good chess players. In today's first game, why don't we divide into two teams to play?"
"With the prince and me as the center point, those sitting on the left are one team, and those sitting on the right are the other team."
"Then how do you choose the person to play chess with?" King Heng asked warmly.
"How about drawing lots? Fair and just."
Not long after, the maid brought two bamboo sticks and asked the guests to choose a bamboo stick each.
"The bamboo sticks in these two lottery tubes are painted black or red on the inward side. The one who draws the red lottery is the player." The eldest princess took out a lottery and raised it to indicate with a smile. Look at the crowd.
The guests glanced at the black lot in her hand and looked at the lot they had drawn.
Yan Yiyi clenched the bamboo stick in her hand tightly, and whispered with a look of unhappiness on her face: "Mine is a red pick. I don't know how to play chess. Can I just admit defeat?"
At this moment, the fourth princess's crisp voice sounded from the opposite side: "Eldest Imperial Sister, my younger sister has won the red lottery."
"On our side, the fourth princess drew the red lottery. I wonder which distinguished guest on the other side drew the red lottery?"
Yan Yiyi stood up silently and waved the red sign in her hand: "It's me."
"It turns out to be Miss Yan," the eldest princess smiled gently, "I heard from the Fourth Emperor that Miss Yan considers herself to be Lord Bai Yi's friend. I guess she must be as proficient in chess as Lord Bai Yi. Why don't we let us take a look at Miss Yan today?
Play chess with the fourth princess?"
Yan Yiyi clenched her fists silently, she didn't want to lose Bai Yi's face.
She had the patience to watch Bai Yi play chess, but she was never someone who could bear to play chess and knew nothing about chess.
Although it would be embarrassing to admit defeat now, it would be really embarrassing if the fourth princess forced him to retreat.
So, Yan Yiyi opened her mouth. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly felt someone pinching her palm.
Ye Fuxun, who had grabbed Yan Yiyi's hand, was writing a few words in her hand: "Promise her."
Yan Yiyi's eyebrows moved, and the corner of her mouth turned into a sarcastic smile: "Since the fourth princess wants to lose so much, I just want to accompany you."
The fourth princess felt chilled in her heart by her cold gaze.
The third princess stood up quickly: "The fourth princess has been good at chess since she was a child, and I have rarely seen her lose. Miss Yan, please don't be too boastful, lest you lose in an ugly way."
"Then let's try it!" Yan Yiyi has always been a loser, and her aura made the three princesses feel shocked.
The eldest princess squeezed the armrest of the seat tightly. She had clearly asked someone to check that Yan Yiyi didn't know how to play chess! Why did she look like she was sure of winning now?
"Then get ready and start playing chess." King Heng broke the stalemate with a smile.
Yan Yiyi turned around and sat down, turned to look at Ye Fulun, and then lowered her voice with a guilty conscience: "Ah Xun, I don't know how to play chess."
"It's okay." Ye Fuxun winked at her.
"Sister Yiyi, when we play chess later, please pay attention to the numbers I give you. The first number represents the horizontal position of the chess piece, and the second number represents the vertical position of the chess piece."
Ye Fuxun explained in a low voice, "You just need to pick up the designated chess piece according to my prompts, and then put it in the position where I prompted the number... In this way, we will definitely not lose when we play against the four princesses."
Ye Fuxun was quite confident about playing chess. When Yan Yiyi heard this, she immediately felt relieved and just smiled at Ye Fuxun and winked: "Okay."
Princess Chu, who was listening to the excitement nearby, happened to see Yan Yiyi smile and was stunned.
The young lady is so pretty; she hurriedly stepped forward and said, "If you encounter Ah Xun and don't know how to play chess, just look at me. I can also play chess, and I'll give you tips."
"Thank you, Princess." Yan Yiyi smiled again.
Princess Chu felt very happy; the chess game was about to begin.
A servant brought two long sword-like objects, but the sword points were different from the long swords. The sword points had a hook.
The eldest princess explained: "The chess pieces on the chessboard are all in the shape of lotus flowers, and the stamens have a hook. You only need to hook this long hook on the hook to pick up the lotus chess pieces and move them to the corresponding position."
"What is displayed on the lotus chessboard at this time is an endgame. Since the fourth princess and Miss Yan are both proficient in chess skills, why not play against this endgame?"
The fourth princess naturally nodded in agreement. Yan Yiyi glanced at the mess and curled her lips without any objection.
The eldest princess glanced at Yan Yiyi meaningfully: "Without further ado, I would like to invite you two to play chess on the lotus board."