It snowed again last night. Although it was not heavy, it drifted all night. When we woke up early in the morning, there was still a thin layer of white frost on the roof grass and trees. Mingyi got up, washed herself, and had breakfast, then she thought about asking Fanshuang and her brother to go to the palace gate to keep an eye on her. If there was any news, Li Fengjiao would definitely send a message to her. Who knows, she hadn't sent anyone out yet, but she would have sent someone over there. Someone came from the palace and summoned her to come into the palace. Mingyi expected that it was about Li Fengjiao, but sure enough, after entering the palace, she was led directly to the royal study. After entering the palace, she realized that it was so lively. Everyone who was supposed to be here and everyone who wasn't supposed to be there were here. Her eyes immediately separated from Xue Lin's, and she stepped forward calmly, bowed her knees and saluted, "I have met your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince, and the Crown Princess!" "Get up, no need to be polite!" Emperor Chongning seemed to have a headache. He put one hand on the armrest of the chair and waved the other hand gently. Mingyi thanked her and stood up straight. Li Fengjiao came over and held her hands together. Everyone in the hall glanced at the two of them in unison. "Yun'an and Changning really have a very good relationship, they are as close as sisters." Emperor Chongning smiled softly. "Yun An doesn't dare!" Mingyi said hurriedly. "There's no need to be so frightened. I couldn't be happier that Changning has two good sisters. Besides, Yun'an, you are a sensible person. I should feel relieved when she plays with you, right?" Emperor Chongning said with a smile. , probably because there are quite a few foreign men here, he has a lot more scruples in what he says, instead of just calling "Gillian" when he spoke in silence before.
Mingyi was even more frightened after hearing this. She always felt that there was something in the words. She quietly glanced at Xue Lin, only to see that he seemed to have not noticed anything at all. . Mingyi took a deep breath and managed to keep her expression straight. "Today, I called Yun An here just for Chang Ning's marriage. Since you are so close, Yun An must also know about it. At yesterday's banquet, the Third Young Master of Wei and Editor Chu both asked me to marry Chang Ning. I feel happy and embarrassed at the same time... Both of them are young talents, and they are of the same family in Changning. They are both the best marriages, but it happens that such a good marriage does not come, and there are two of them. If there is another princess, I can have the best of both worlds, but now I have a tight headache. That was all, but who knows, Chang Ning entered the palace early this morning and told me that she did not want to get married, otherwise she would not have rejected Xue Da in the first place. The Governor's marriage is over. Since she rejected Governor Xue, she will never agree to anyone else's advice." "Since we are talking about Governor Xue, naturally we cannot leave you and Xue Qing alone. Therefore, I invited you both here." "I am only a reckless man, but the two young masters are very good among men. I dare not compare them with each other!" Xue Lin cupped his hands and said in a calm tone, without any fluctuation. "This matter concerns Princess Changning's life, Yun An dare not persuade her!" Mingyi also said hurriedly. "You two... I asked you to come, not for you to shirk first." Emperor Chongning snorted. Xue Lin and Mingyi looked at each other, both in silence. Emperor Chongning Xu felt that it was impossible for these two people to take the initiative to say anything, so he sighed and said, "I think it's time for the male to get married and the female to get married. If Changning doesn't get married, neither I nor her mother will be able to do it." An Sheng, so there was absolutely no reason to give up on such a good marriage. Chang Ning said that she even rejected such a good marriage as Xue Qing at the beginning, but she definitely had no reason to give up on such a good marriage, so... If Wei Qing and Chu Qing want to ask To marry her, you should be no worse than Xue Qing." When Emperor Chongning said this, he raised his eyes to look at Xue Lin, as did Chu Yanze and Wei Xuanzhi. Xue Lin quickly raised his eyes and glanced at Mingyi. Mingyi's heart was beating like a drum, and she managed to keep her expression straight. Li Fengjiao held her hand harder, making her feel painful. "I... don't quite understand your Majesty's intentions." Xue Lin was silent for a moment and then asked with a pure and innocent look on his face. Emperor Chongning seemed to be choking, but he still said, "Just now Wei Qing suggested that he and Chu Qing compete with you, at least to prove that they are no worse than you, Xue Qing, so that you can have a clear conscience and ask to marry Changning." Unexpectedly, it was Wei Xuanzhi who suggested it. Xue Lin's eyes flashed twice, and he raised his eyes to look at Wei Xuanzhi. The latter still had a smile on his face, gentle and harmless. He seemed to have noticed Xue Lin's gaze, and looked over, with a little trace in his eyes. It was apologetic, and it seemed that involving Xue Lin was out of necessity. Xue Lin looked away expressionlessly and glanced at Mingyi again. The latter did not dare to look at him and lowered his eyes to avoid looking at him. "I think this matter has nothing to do with Xue Qing. I won't blame you if you don't respond. Of course, Wei Qing and Chu Qing must have no objections either..." Emperor Chongning didn't seem to notice at all. Despite the turbulent undercurrent below, I still want to make peace with him with a smile. "Compare to what? How?" Unexpectedly, Xue Lin suddenly spoke. Emperor Chongning spoke quickly, and everyone else looked at Xue Lin with different expressions, even Mingyi, but her eyes were full of complexity. She turned her hand up and took Li Fengjiao's hand. Hold on, I was trying to comfort you, but my hands couldn't help but tremble slightly. "We are already embarrassing Governor Xue, so how can we make any more demands? Of course it is up to Governor Xue to decide what to compare and how to compare." Wei Xuanzhi broke the silence in the hall with a smile. "This is not possible. Since it is a competition, if you are good at something that Xue is good at but the two of you are not good at it, you will be defeated without force, and you will be blamed. If you decide who wins or loses, you have to be convinced. So, What to compare, how to compare, the two of you have decided, Xue will have no objection." Xue Lin still looked like he was unmoved when he spoke, but every word was sonorous.
"Yes, yes, yes! Xue Qing is good at military affairs, and he is also good at riding and shooting. The third young master of Wei is weak and Chu Qing is elegant. It would be unfair to compare the two." Emperor Chongning seemed to finally come to his senses and said with a smile. At this point, his eyebrows wrinkled in distress again, "As for what to compare..." "I heard that Governor Xue is good at chess?" Chu Yanze, who had not heard anyone speak since Mingyi entered the palace, suddenly spoke. Everyone's eyes turned to him. He smiled slightly, looking like an upright gentleman. , cupped his hands towards Xue Lin and said, "In terms of riding, archery or military skills, Chu didn't dare to play with the ax in front of Governor Xue. Fortunately, Chu had a first glimpse of how to play chess, so he used this to be the same as Governor Xue." Fight!" "Chu Qing's chess skills are also very good. I can't wait to see you see the real results on the chess board!" Emperor Chongning smiled and touched his palms, and shouted loudly, "Go and get my chess stick!" Xu Nei responded and took the people to get the chessboard. Emperor Chongning looked at Xue Lin with a smile, "Xue Qing has been busy with military affairs these years. I'm afraid he doesn't have much time to play chess. It won't be a big deal if he loses to Chu Qing." Xue Lin lowered his eyes and responded, "Thank you, Your Majesty, I know!" Emperor Chongning's smile completely relaxed. After a while, Chamberlain Xu had taken out the chessboard and put it properly on the couch. Xue Lin and Chu Yanzeqian sat down, one on the left and the other on the right, guessing the chess piece first according to the rules. The others just watched the chess without saying a word and just stood aside quietly watching the battle. Mingyi's chess skills are barely average now, but seeing Xue and Chu make a few moves, she can't help but straighten her expression. This is really a master's move. One step counts as ten steps. Although it is only within a small area, it can be Peeping the light and shadow of the sword is so exciting!