"You flatter me, Your Highness."
Li Yi cupped his hands in greeting politely. He did not appear overly intimate, nor did he appear overly distant.
His friendship with Li Xuan was limited to the two of them. He once had some connection with Ning Wang Fu, but that was a long time ago.
"You've been in the capital for so long, and you even have a child, but your chess skills haven't improved at all." Ning Wang picked up a black piece and put it down. He looked at Li Xuan and shook his head.
Li Xuan smiled awkwardly and said, "Father's chess skills are superb. I am ashamed."
Ning Wang looked up at Li Yi and suddenly said, "I wonder if Doctor Li is interested in playing a game with I?"
"To tell you the truth …" Li Yi looked at Ning Wang and shook his head. "I am not proficient in Go."
He was speaking the truth. He had never played Go in his previous life. Although the rules and playing methods could be easily learned, he couldn't learn the experience. Otherwise, he wouldn't have to play with the proud loli and release the dumbo, the earth-drilling mouse, and the celestial dog.
With his current level of Go, he could only fool ordinary people. He was far from a master of Go.
Li Xuan had already given up his seat. He said, "You are the number one talent of the Jing Kingdom. Don't be humble. It would be best if you could win a few games against father and help me save some face …"
Li Xuan stood up. Ning Wang was sitting across from him and looking at him. It would be too awkward to refuse again. Li Yi could only nod and sit across from Ning Wang.
"Sir, you are playing Go with Uncle …" The proud loli ran over from the side and sat next to Li Yi. She propped up her chin with her hands and poked her head out to watch the game.
Princess Ning and MIngzhu also walked over. Ning Wang looked up at Li MIngzhu and said, "These days, thanks to you, Brother can recuperate in peace. If it were anyone else, he wouldn't be able to relax in the affairs of the court."
Princess Ning held her hand and said worriedly, "Look, it has only been a year. You are so thin now …"
Li Yi didn't quite understand Princess Ning's words.
She drank soup every day, and he even added some special ingredients to the soup. How was she skinny? Martial artists like her had well-proportioned bodies and didn't have any excess fat on their bodies. From head to toe, there were parts of her body that were fatter than a year ago. It was impossible for her to be skinny.
"It is indeed inappropriate to let you decide the affairs of the country alone." Prince Ning put down a piece and said, "The efficiency in the three provinces is low, and there are many useless people. Outside the three provinces, you should make an exception and find some talented and virtuous people to help you deal with those trivial matters …"
You. "After he said, he looked at Yi and said," Doctor Li is really not good at Go … "
Before Li Yi could speak, the proud loli wrinkled her nose and said, "Uncle, I will play for you!"
Ning Wang smiled and said, "Since when does our Shouning know how to play Go? I will not play with you. If your father knows, he will say that I am bullying the young."
The proud loli put a piece on the board and said discontentedly, "Uncle, don't look down on me. I am very good at Go!"
"Good, good, good. Shouning is the best …" Seeing that Li Yi didn't mind, Prince Ning didn't say much. He played with her hand, but his moves were not as sharp as before and became casual.
Princess Ning continued the conversation and looked at MIngzhu. She said, "Your uncle is right. You still need to find someone to help you in the affairs of the country. The capital governor is good. The people from the Shen family are said to be very capable. Prime Minister Qin is old now, but there are still a few people from the Qin family in the court. Like father, like son … In short, it is not so easy to take over the government affairs. Don't tire yourself out."
"Dong Wenyun is indeed very capable. Although the one from the Shen family is not as good as him, he is also not bad. As for the Qin family, except for Prime Minister Qin, there is no one capable …" Prince Ning shook his head. He seemed to think of something and said, "Qin He of the Qin family, what is his position in the court now?"
"Qin He?"
A glimmer of confusion appeared in MIngzhu's eyes. In the second generation of the Qin family, other than Qin Yan, there were two other people who were officials in the court. She had never heard of this Qin He.
Li Yi, who was watching the proud loli play Go, said, "Qin He, the fifth son of Prime Minister Qin. He has always been idle at home and has no official position."
"That is a bit strange …" Prince Ning shook his head and stopped thinking about these things. He continued to talk about the matters of the court with the Eldest Princess. Li Yi had always thought that this Prince Ning, who was far away from the capital, was just an idle prince. However, when he talked about these matters, it was as if he had been in the court for a long time. It was truly surprising.
Qin He, the Fifth Master of the Qin family. He had just said that the Qin family had no one capable, but he had singled out Qin He. What was so special about this Fifth Master of the Qin family?
From Wu Er's side, there would often be news of the Qin family. More or less, the name of the Fifth Master of the Qin family would appear. However, the general description was the same as the rumors in the outside world …
This Fifth Master of the Qin family did not have much of a position in the Qin family. He could even bully the younger generation of the Qin family as he pleased. As a result, he had always been in a state of self-abandonment. However, sometimes, he would do some strange things …
The proud loli saw that his mood was not too high and thought that he was upset because he couldn't beat Imperial Uncle Ning Wang. She patted her little chest and said, "Sir, don't worry, we are about to win."
Prince Ning, who was talking to MIngzhu, turned his head and couldn't resist smiling. Although little Shouning knew how to play Go, which was somewhat unexpected, her skill level was not high. He only needed to casually deal with it.
This Doctor Li was a friend of MIngzhu and Xuan 'er. Naturally, he couldn't let him lose too badly. However, this game of Go had reached this point, so there was no need to continue.
He smiled and picked up a chess piece. Just as he was about to put it on a certain position, his arm sank halfway. After a slight pause, he could no longer smile.
The proud loli raised Li Yi's palm and reached out her little hand to give it a pat. She said with a smile, "Sir, we won!"
…
The princesses of the royal family were not easy to deal with. Don't compete with MIngzhu, don't play Go with Shouning. This was an iron rule.
Prince Ning lost a game of Go. He was surprised by the proud loli's Go skills and proposed another game.
Of course, the proud loli would not refuse. After all, Prince Ning had been immersed in Go for many years. No matter how talented the proud loli was, she was only 14 years old. After a fierce fight, she gradually fell into a disadvantage.
Of course, the one who lost in the end was still Prince Ning.
Turning defeat into victory and reversing the situation was the proud loli's specialty. Especially after she used the flying chess, the invisible chess, and the ultimate move of eating up the small chess pieces, Prince Ning lost without any suspense.
The old emperor's illness was not as serious as he had imagined, which made him feel a little relieved. On his way home, sitting in the carriage, he inadvertently glanced out through the gap of the curtain, only to find that Fang seemed to have a lot on his mind.
Before he could ask, Fang opened the curtain a little and asked, "Young master, I have a question to ask you."
Li Yi sat up straight. The first thing he thought about was whether he had encountered anything recently, so that he wouldn't be hurt by his words. After finding that he probably hadn't, he looked at him and said, "What's the matter? Say it."
Fang looked at him and hesitated for a long time before he said, "I want to take Little Hong home. What do you think will happen?"
"I think you will die."
Li Yi looked at him and said without any hesitation.
He was well aware of his sister-in-law's temperament. She had bought a large mansion in the capital city, and all the servants in the house were men. Not to mention young and beautiful maidservants, there wasn't even an old lady with yellow pearls. Forget about bringing Xiao Hong back, if she knew what Lao Fang had been secretly doing for the past two years, Lao Fang wouldn't be sitting in the carriage and asking him this question now.
With his timid personality, how could he suddenly have such a suicidal idea? Li Yi thought for a moment, looked at him, and asked suspiciously, "You didn't take the girl's body, and now you can't take it anymore, right?"
"How could that be!" Fang waved his hands repeatedly, "Young master, even you don't dare to do this kind of thing, how could I …"
"Really?"
"Really." Fang raised a hand, "I swear, if I say half a word of lie, let me be struck by lightning!"
"No sincerity …" Li Yi shook his head and said, "It's winter, how could there be lightning …"
Boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, a thunderous sound suddenly exploded in his ears.
Fang's whole body trembled. He looked up at the sky and found that there was no more sound. He looked at Li Yi and asked, "I really didn't do it, could it be that young master …"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The deafening sound came again, and it hurt people's eardrums.
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