The Words of the Number One

Uncle Changyi's daughters are all married, and the most prominent lady-to-be-to-be in Muyun City is his youngest sister, Lu Shu. People who proposed marriage with her wealth had already broken through the door of Uncle Changyi's mansion, but Uncle Changyi didn't even nod. There are rumors that Miss Lu Jialiu is a girl with a lot of ideas and is favored. Uncle Changyi will never force marriages that she does not agree to.

This thoughtful girl saluted me with a gentle smile, which was a great honor to me.

So I immediately returned the salute and said with a smile: "The woman has seen Miss Lu."

Lu Shu sat on the seat next to us, lowered her head and said to me: "The little girl came to apologize to Madam. Recently, there have been some bad rumors about Madam. I found that my servants spread them. They love me too much. I'm really sorry for being resentful towards you. I believe that Mr. Song and you have taught them a lesson, so they won't talk nonsense in the future."

Her voice was not too loud, just enough for Mo Lan and I to hear clearly. These words were generous, gentle and reasonable. Mo Lan looked at me in obvious surprise, as if he was bored by the enemy's surrender without a fight.

I smiled and said, "Miss is serious."

"Madam Ye and Mr. Song are people from the pre-Qi period, so it is possible that they do not understand the customs of Wu. However, I heard that Mrs. Ye and Mr. Song have a very happy conversation. I am really envious, and I don't know how to get Mr. Song to love them." LV Shu smiled sweetly, but there was some sadness in her eyes.

She was originally delicate and soft, and the hurt in her eyes was really pitiful.

"Brother Changjun and I grew up together, so we can chat more naturally. Ms. Lu must also understand that there is nothing wrong with Ms. It's just that compiling history is his lifelong wish. If he wants to travel around the world to complete history books, he can't be Changyi." Bo's sister-in-law."

Lu Shu glanced at me and said softly: "I like him, how can he have the heart to give up what he loves? If he wants to travel around the world, I will go with him."

"Will Master Changyi agree?"

"I'll convince him."

I laughed softly: "I heard that Miss had given up on Brother Changjun earlier, but Uncle Changyi couldn't bear your sadness and still refused to let him go. Ms. Lu can't convince Uncle Changyi now, but will she be able to do so in the future?"

She was stunned, her eyes cut water and she looked at me in confusion.

Although her politeness was only for Mo Lan to see, she thought that she was so condescending and spoke to me kindly. I, a businessman's wife, should be flattered and grateful, but I didn't expect that I would speak like this.

"I can't convince my brother, but these days with Mr. Song day and night, I find that I still can't let go of my love for him, so I have to work harder to win Mr. Song's heart." She said it pitifully.

I turned my head to look at her for a while, and said softly: "I really envy Miss, who has such courage to pursue her lover."

Her eyes moved slightly when she heard this, but she still smiled dignifiedly, hiding her vigilance deeply.

"...I heard that the wife and husband are very affectionate. Thinking about it, I don't need to pursue any lover anymore. How can I be envious?"

"That's right. I just don't think Miss and Brother Changjun are suitable."

"how you said that?"

"Brother Changjun is only dedicated to writing history. Not all the places he travels are like Muyun. There are battlefields and poor places. Even if the young lady says she is willing to go now, she will regret it later. His wife should be a considerate, quiet and simple ordinary person. , not a golden branch and jade leaf like you."

I said lightly.

"Caring, quiet and simple? Like someone like Mrs. Ye?" She said aggrievedly.

I thought about it and smiled, "Maybe."

She opened her eyes and wanted to say something, but she heard the butler declare silence, and the banquet was about to start. So she glanced at me faintly and turned her face away. Mo Lan, who was teasing Qin Yu, also came back to her senses, sat upright, and asked me in a low voice, "What did you say to Lu Shu again?"

"It's nothing, just persuade her to give up Mr. Song." I replied in a low voice.

"Hey, I hope Miss Lu is persuasive."

Mrs. Chang Yibo is in the main seat. She is a graceful and luxurious woman, and she speaks in a long tone. She first glanced at the seats where Mo Lan and I were seated, frowned and didn't say much. I only said some words of concluding blessings for the year, and soon started a toast. Dance music came up, and the wives and family members ate and played games, a lively scene.

Many wives came to make friends with Mo Lan by toasting, and Mo Lan smiled perfunctorily. I heard that there were many wives who dated Mo Lan in the past, and they always had trouble with her. Mo Lan also knew that they didn't really like her.

Mo Lan whispered to me: "Sister, why don't you play a game with me so they don't bother me."

"Don't you want to overwhelm everyone?"

"Hey, didn't Lu Shu apologize as soon as she came up, it's so boring."

Mo Lan's tone was full of regret that he was ready to fight but couldn't fight quickly.

It's a pity that I don't know how to play games. Mo Lan counted the games she knew one by one, and when I told me the rules, I could only shake my head. It made her angry: "Why are you so stupid!"

I smiled and said, "I only know how to play chess."

"Playing chess?" Mo Lan shook her head in disgust, "This is too boring."

"Madam Ye wants to play chess?" Lu Shu's voice came, and I looked back into her smiling eyes. She said: "It happens that I also want to play chess, how about together?"

Surrounded by ladies from your family, she looked at me with surprise or contempt in the blink of an eye. One of them said, "Sister Shu, why does she just find someone to play chess?"

"I'm afraid this lady will be defeated in just a few steps. What's the point?"

The people of Wu and Zhao are good at chess, and all the people down to the nobles enjoy playing chess. Lu Shu is one of the best and enjoys a high reputation in Mu Yun. Mo Lan looked at me worriedly and shook her head to signal my rejection, fearing that I would lose too badly. I said, "I haven't learned chess for long, and I'm not good at chess. I'm afraid I'm not good enough to be your opponent."

"It's just a casual game, and it's not a serious competition. Madam Ye doesn't have to be so afraid."

Lu Shu waved her hand, and her maid took the chessboard and set it up. She took the chess box and pushed it to my hand, and said with a smile, "I will finish it."

The fact that a famous chess player like her is willing to play chess with me is giving me face in the eyes of others, but they don't know the exchange of words between us just now. She suffered a loss in words, and now she wants to make up for it on the chessboard, so that I can understand how powerful she is, but it's hard for me to refuse.

Even when I was a princess, I was as quiet as if I didn't exist at the banquet. I really didn't have any interests and I didn't have any talents to show off. If I lose to her miserably at this banquet, I'm used to it, but Mo Lan will probably lose face.

I shook my head helplessly and picked up the chess pieces.

"But it's disrespectful."

She smiled and waited for me.

Lu Shu's boudoir friends gathered around and watched with great interest. Even the dignified and introverted ladies like to comment. If Lu Shu makes a good move, they will laugh and praise, such as such a wonderful move. When I played chess, I occasionally laughed a few times. Mo Lan didn't seem to understand the chess game, so he could only sit next to me and stare at anyone who laughed.

As more and more pieces were placed on the chessboard, Lu Shu's close friend gradually became quiet, neither praising nor laughing, and only looking at the chessboard. Mo Lan was a little confused, so she called Qin Yu who was next to him and asked him if he could play chess, and when Qin Yu said yes, she asked Qin Yu to explain it to her.

It happened that I dropped a piece, Qin Yu exclaimed in a low voice: "Good chess."

Immediately, several unkind eyes looked at Qin Yu, causing him to flinch in fright. Mo Lan touched Qin Yu's back and told him not to be afraid to continue talking.

Qin Yu looked at me in embarrassment, then at Lu Shu, and said in a low voice, "The lady opposite is... going to lose."

Lu Shu pursed her lips tightly, and didn't look at Qin Yu when she heard the words, but just looked up at me. I looked at the people around me and then at her. I was actually very confused, but I still had a faint smile on my face.

She put the chess pieces in her hand into the chess box, and said with a smile: "I lost this game, let's play another game."

That smile was already a bit far-fetched.

This time she took the sunspot first, and her attitude was much more cautious than in the first game. Her friends stopped laughing and watched our chess game quite intently. Most of the people here like to watch chess, and when they saw that Lu Shu was playing chess, they gathered around to watch. More and more people surrounded this corner, and there was a thin layer of sweat on Lu Shu's forehead, which made her look even more pitiful. .

It would probably be embarrassing to lose to me in front of so many people. It seems that she didn't let me on purpose, so her chess strength is only at this level, could it be that she is not worthy of her reputation?

But she is so weak, it is very difficult for me to let her win.

I sighed and dropped my breath, Lu Shu frowned slightly. Qin Yu snorted, Mo Lan keenly caught and asked Qin Yu what's wrong, Qin Yu looked at her in panic to see that Lu Shu refused to speak. The onlookers in the outer circle were also whispering, and Lu Shu's brows that had been slightly relieved were furrowed again. She smiled and looked at me and said, "Madam, don't deliberately let me, I can't afford to lose."

I turned my head: "Really?"

The smile on her face couldn't hold back, and I added in time: "The chess game is just over halfway, and the lady may not necessarily lose."

But she still lost.

Lost one game after another.

Lost all the last three rounds, and the loss was a bit miserable.

At first, her close friends praised her, but in the end, there was no sound. When the crowds increased, I often cheered when I played chess. After the three games, many people gathered around the table where Mo Lan and I were seated and began to ask me about my chess skills. In order to keep her promise that she could afford to lose, Lu Shu held back her anger and sat on her seat and did not leave. She even had to put on a smiling face and said to me: "It seems that Mrs. Ye is very good at chess, why did you lie to me that she just learned chess not long ago and is not good at chess?" How about good?"

I said: "I have only learned chess for half a year, and I have never won before I met you."

"How is it possible?" She almost gritted her teeth.

"My chess was taught by my husband. Before that, I only played chess with him, and I lost to him every time."

I smiled at her sincerely and said, "I lost pretty badly, so I always thought I was not good at chess."

Everything I said is true, but Lu Shu's face is even more ugly.

Mo Lan laughed loudly, stroking my shoulder and said: "It turns out that every mountain is even higher, even my sister, you are too serious, how can you win all three rounds, and don't follow Ms. Lu's example of 'point to stop'?" ?”

Now Lu Shu's face was unreadable.

As soon as the banquet was over, Lu Shu left immediately. The smile on Mo Lan's face couldn't be stopped. She took me home in the carriage, saying that I gave her face, and now there is no one in Muyun City. Dare to underestimate me. And I thought that by doing this, I would succeed in making Lu Shuji hate me.

When I returned to Ye Mansion, Ji Yu was already standing on the steps of the door waiting for me. As soon as I got out of the car, he put the plush cloak on me. Mo Lan raised the curtain and said to Ji Yu, "I sent my sister home. She is really showing off today. Boss Ye, you married a baby."

After Mo Lan left, Ji Yu looked at me with a smile and said, "I heard that you are very famous today."

"You never said I was good at chess." I looked up at him.

"Oh? Let me tell you now, you are extremely intelligent at all, and you have made rapid progress in the past six months. I have only seen such a genius before you."

"The one before..."

"That's right, it's me."

He put the cloak hat on me, and said with a low smile: "You are very good at chess, but you are far behind me. I think that a famous teacher like me should not praise students easily, but I really... think of you very much. proud."

When Ji Yu spoke, the white mist curled away, as if his words had gained real weight. I looked at him for a while, then took a few steps towards him and hugged his shoulders, and said softly, "Thank you, Husband."

He didn't seem to expect that I would hug him, and he stood there for a few seconds before laughing. When he wanted to hug me back, I had already let him go and took a few steps back, smiling and saying, "Let's go home."