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"Huiziqi? How did you play it?" Bai Jingye asked after the two sat down.

Hearing this, Ah Qi withdrew her gaze from staring at a wooden chess box, stretched out her hand to take the box, then opened the lid, and finally took out something that looked like a map.

Bai Jingye watched his movements curiously, and saw that Ah Qi started to open the blueprint in his hand, and slowly unfolded it. After it was fully unfolded—it was a bush that was a little bigger than a woman's embroidered handkerchief, and the material could not be discerned. After it was completely paved, Bai Jingye could see clearly that there were still black lines drawn on it, which consisted of three back characters from small to large and from inside to outside, and then a cross was drawn horizontally and vertically, only the innermost The small back characters, leaving a blank - this is the chessboard of back words.

In the middle of the bush is a small pile of beautiful stones, divided into black and white, not a complete circle, but a slightly flattened oval, with hazy milky white and dark black, in the room Under the reflection of the burning lanterns, it gives people a mysterious beauty.

Ah Qi carefully picked out the stones one by one, divided them into two groups, briefly explained the rules of chess, and then the two began a long and quiet chess game.

The space became quiet, only the muffled sound of stones falling on the wooden table from time to time, and after Bai Li shook his head and rejected the seat brought by the black-clothed servant named Cuttlefish, he stood quietly on the periphery of the screen as usual, with Bai Jingye on the right hand side of the .

I don't know how long it has passed, Bai Li glanced at the boy who didn't know when he left and returned, carried a pot and tray into the room, walked towards the original book, and glanced at the boy who was playing chess with the young lady Ah Qi finally cast his eyes away at the man Squid sitting quietly after placing a chair next to Ah Qi, Bai Li felt faint doubts in his heart, and looked back and forth at the three of them without any trace.

Yuanshu moved a small table from the corner, put the kettle and the wooden tray with a few rough water cups and a small wooden box on it beside Bai Li, carefully glanced at Bai Jingye who was concentrating on playing chess, his movements After a pause, he said softly to Bai Li, "Boss Bai, I'm really sorry, but we don't have anything else to entertain the boss and miss except tea."

Bai Li made a gesture to express his understanding, carefully hung the white fox fur in his hand on the screen beside him, opened the small wooden box, took a look, leaned down and slapped his nose with his hand to smell the smell, he seemed a little satisfied, Then I took a cup and rinsed it with boiling water carefully, and made a cup of tea according to my usual habit.

After pouring the first course of tea and refilling the water, he reckoned that the temperature was just right for drinking, he picked up the teacup and walked forward, calling out: "Miss, you have been sitting for a long time, let's have a cup of tea first."

Bai Jingye didn't respond, Bai Li was stunned, and looked at the 'chessboard' in the middle suspiciously - this simple chess set is not too shabby, let alone the set made by famous masters in the master's study Compared with it, the smaller and more exquisite set in the lady's room is much better than it-but now, it is the shabby 'chessboard' made up of a few lines in front of it, and it can be counted clearly at a glance. A few chess pieces, easily fascinated his young lady.

Is crossword chess really that interesting this time?The old butler deeply felt that he didn't sleep well last night, otherwise why would he always feel that he has been confused today.

Just as Bai Li was about to call again, Ah Qi who was facing Bai Jingye made a pause gesture after the current round was over, "Miss, let's stop here today," he looked at Standing beside the screen, Mr. Bai was stunned with the original book on the pillar beside him, then he straightened his head and suggested to Bai Jingye Wensheng: "I remember that when the boy and the cuttlefish came back from carrying water, the young lady seemed to have to talk to you." What does the original book say, why don't you drink some tea here and talk to the boys before you go back to rest, okay?"

Bai Jing Yeben was still staring at the chess game in the middle, then raised his head, looked at Bai Li standing in front of him, stood up with a smile, took the white fox fur beside him, put it on and tied it, and said to Bai Li: "That's fine, Uncle Bai, come sit down too." Seeing that Bai Li seemed to want to refuse, he reached out to take the teacup in Bai Li's hand and put it on the low table, and directly pushed Bai Li to the table closest to them. Then he looked around the room, and said to Yuan Shu beside him, "Yuan Shu, don't stand there, move a stool and sit down."

After finishing speaking, Bai Jingye sat down again, picked up the tea cup that was placed before, took a sip, his eyes lit up after drinking, and praised: "It's delicious."

Ah Qi just put the chess cloth and chess pieces on the table into a small wooden box, and then put the wooden box in its original place. Hearing what Bai Jingye said, a smile appeared on his face. The smile was not deep, but there was a smile on his face. To Xiaodiwo, "It's just ordinary scented tea. The water for making the tea was obtained from a hidden mountain spring by the squid who accidentally lost its way. It's just as long as the young lady likes it."

Bai Jingye didn't put down the teacup, just held it in his hand and rubbed it lightly, "I'll listen to the original book later, anyway, I have plenty of time tonight," he didn't know what to think, he paused for 2 seconds, unconsciously He was about to pass the water glass to his mouth, but failed. He raised his head suspiciously, only to realize that the original book that was sitting not far away stood in front of him at some point, and gently grabbed his shirt. sleeves, preventing him from drinking water.

Before Bai Jingye asked, Yuan Shu said, "The tea is cold, so it's not good to drink it."

Bai Jingye was stunned for a second, before he could express anything, the teacup in his hand was taken away by Bai Li, the housekeeper who repeatedly said 'the old slave is negligent, it is the old slave', and when Bai Jingye came back to his senses, the original book had already Back to the original sitting.

Bai Jingye glanced at the original book, then turned her head and continued what she said just now, and said to Ah Qi: "Well, before chatting with Yuan Shu, I want to hear what Ah Qi said about the chess game this time."

Ah Qi was out of his mind for some reason. Hearing what he said, he paused for a while before saying slowly, "The method of making Huizi chess is very simple. If you play it, the lady can already beat the boy in the second half of the game." It's been a few rounds, what else does Miss I want to know?"

Bai Jingye looked at the box containing the Chinese chess, looked away, and asked something unrelated to the Chinese chess: "Ah Qi, Uncle Bai said, you and Yuan Shu Squid came to this palace as errands more than a year ago? "

Ah Qi nodded, "Squid and I are not blood brothers, but our village is adjacent to each other, and we are familiar with each other since we were young. Lord Bai is a well-known benevolent person, and we can see each other every few years. I heard the good news about people who returned home with generous rewards after the contract expired. There were such people in our own village—for this reason, and the harvest in my hometown in the past two years was really bad. Cuttlefish and I There are still younger siblings in my family—whether it is for the health of the parents or the future of the younger siblings, Cuttlefish and I decided to work in the palace as soon as we made up our minds. On the way, we happened to meet the downcast Yuanshu. After discussing, the three of us Let’s come to the palace to sign up together.”

Bai Jingye nodded, and asked again: "I don't know Ah Qi, but this time, someone very important to you taught you how to play chess?"

Ah Qi was stunned for a while, as if he didn't expect Bai Jingye to ask this, but he quickly came back to his senses and showed a warm smile, "Miss guessed well, it was indeed taught by someone who is very important to the kid, I don't know How did the lady see it?"

Holding the tea that Bai Li had remade, Bai Jingye lowered his head to look at the large petals in the water cup that had been blurred by the boiling water. After thinking for a few seconds, he raised his head and said seriously, "I'm not afraid of Ah Qi's jokes. When you hit it off, it seems that as long as you are in front of you, you can say anything, "I," he brought the teacup close to him, and rubbed his lips lightly, "I have felt a little alienated from the people around me since I was a child. It's growing up, and the feeling that I shouldn't exist here is getting deeper and deeper," he made a gesture to appease Bai Li, who stood up anxiously and wanted to say something, and when Bai Li sat down again, he continued : "It's hard to explain this feeling, even now that my husband Jia Nan and I have been married for more than a year, it still hasn't been resolved—maybe there is indeed a slight relief after we got married, but," said Bai Jingye With a long sigh, he turned the subject, "But when I saw the original book today, and saw you, Ah Qi, I suddenly felt something—maybe I've been waiting for you to appear all this time."