Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 136 Challenge
Yan Ciwan, Xiao Wang and Chaolu packed their luggage and left Shaoguangyuan with Fubai.

Although he was rejected by Fu Bai, Du Lingzhou refused to give up. He followed him with Huai Yan, and the group arrived at Yufengtang.

Si Buping was playing chess with himself. When he heard that Du Lingzhou wanted to move in, he tapped the chessboard in front of him with his fingertips and spoke leisurely.

"If Du Erlang can beat me in chess, I will agree to let you stay in Yufeng Hall."

Du Lingzhou agreed without hesitation: "Okay!"

He sat down in the empty seat opposite Si Buping and started playing chess with him.

Yan Ci Wan and Xiao Wang stood by and watched silently.

However, the game had just begun when the two of them had already concluded that Du Lingzhou would definitely lose.

As expected by both of them, the black pieces held by Du Lingzhou were completely killed by the white pieces held by Si Buping, and he ended up in a miserable defeat.

Although Du Lingzhou is willful and reckless, one good thing about him is that he can afford to lose.

His face was livid as he said, "Your Excellency is a master at chess. I am ashamed of myself for not being as good as you."

Si Buping smiled slightly, then turned to look at Xiao Wang who was watching from the side, and asked, "Xiao Liulang, do you want to play a game as well? As long as you win, I can agree to one condition of yours."

Xiao Wang accepted the challenge.

Du Lingzhou reluctantly stood up and gave up his seat. He walked to Yan Ciwan's side and watched Xiao Wang sit in the seat he had just sat.

Du Lingzhou was in a very complicated mood at the moment. On the one hand, he really wanted to see Xiao Wang suffer a defeat, but on the other hand, he didn't want Si Buping to win consecutively.

He pursed his lips, frowned, and stared at the chess board with heavy eyes.

Yan Ci Wan didn't have as many messy thoughts as him. She was completely on Xiao Wang's side. Therefore, when she was watching the changes in the chess game, she paid more attention to the black pieces held by Xiao Wang. When she saw the black pieces being eaten, she would frown involuntarily and try to think about what to do next to recover the loss?
While playing chess, Si Buping was also secretly observing Yan Ciwan, and he could see all the changes in her expression.

It seems that not only Xiao Wang cares about Yan Ci Wan, but Yan Ci Wan also cares about Xiao Wang.

In the end, the black pieces represented by Xiao Wang won the game.

Si Buping glanced at the scattered white pieces on the chessboard and sighed, "I am really old. I can't compare to you youngsters."

Xiao Wang said calmly: "The Grand Master gave me the opportunity because he was distracted. Otherwise, I might not win this game."

Si Buping knew that he was hinting that he paid too much attention to Yan Ciwan, so he smiled indifferently: "If I lose, I lose. Xiao Liulang, you don't have to make excuses for me. What do you want me to do?"

Xiao Wang did not answer, but turned his head to look at Yan Ciwan who was standing beside him.

Yan Ciwan met his eyes. She understood his thoughts and said directly: "Find out the murder case in the villa and catch the real culprit behind it."

Si Buping had already expected that they would make such a request and nodded slightly.

"can."

Then Si Buping added: "But until your suspicion is cleared, you will still be detained here."

Yan Ciwan and Xiao Wang both expressed their acceptance.

Si Buping asked Fu Bai to take the three of them downstairs to rest.

Du Lingzhou was unwilling to leave just like that. He said to Si Buping, "I once followed my grandmother into the palace to meet the Saint and the Queen. The Saint and the Queen are very kind to our Du family. If you can agree to let me stay here today, I will definitely speak well of you to the Saint if I see him again in the future."

Si Buping just smiled when he heard this, as if he was an elder who had heard a child's joke and did not really take it seriously.

He looked at Yan Ciwan and Xiao Wang's receding backs and suddenly said.

"You can stay if you want, but the guest rooms in Yufeng Hall are full. You can only share a room with others. Are you willing?"

Du Lingzhou was used to a comfortable life and had never lived in a crowded room with others, but now that he was under someone else's roof, he had no choice but to put up with it for the time being.

"Okay, I do!"

...The rooms where Yan Ci Wan and Xiao Wang lived were facing each other, with a small patio in between. They could see each other just by opening the doors and windows.

At this time, Yan Ciwan saw through the window that Du Lingzhou and Huai Yan came to the door of Xiao Wang's bedroom.

Xiao Wang was quite surprised when he opened the door and saw the two of them.

"Why are you here?"

Du Lingzhou said confidently: "The chief minister said that there are no extra rooms in Yufeng Hall, so I can only squeeze in with you for the time being."

After saying that, he forced Xiao Wang aside and walked into the house with Huai Yan.

Xiao Wang turned his head and happened to see Yan Ciwan in the room opposite the patio. He smiled bitterly helplessly. It seemed that there would be no peace in the next few days.

Yan Ciwan gave him a sympathetic look.

In order to prevent Yan Ci Wan, Xiao Wang and Chao Lu from running around, the house they lived in was locked from the outside, and there were guards taking turns to guard the patio.

That would really be like going to jail.

Chaolu was a little panicked, but luckily she and Yan Ciwan lived in the same room. Yan Ciwan had been treated as a suspect before, so he was very calm.

After Yan Ciwan's careful comfort, Chaolu gradually regained her composure. She chatted and laughed with her friends and her life was not boring at all.

In comparison, Xiao Wang's situation was much worse.

There was only one bed in the room, which meant that Xiao Wang and Du Lingzhou had to squeeze into one bed to spend the night, and Huai Yan, as a servant, could only sleep on the floor.

Du Lingzhou was used to being spoiled. Even in this special situation, he still refused to restrain his playboy temper. Right from the start, he made many demands to his roommate and arch-enemy Xiao Wang.

"I have to get up at night, so I have to sleep outside. I don't like being touched, so you have to stay away from me at night. I hate noises when I sleep, so you are not allowed to snore, grind your teeth, or talk in your sleep..."

No matter how good Xiao Wang's temper was, he couldn't stand such torture.

When night came, Xiao Wang spoke directly to Huai Yan.

"You go sleep with your husband, I'll sleep on the floor."

Huai Yan hesitated: "This is not a good idea..."

Du Lingzhou said directly to Huai Yan: "Since he has taken the initiative to give up his seat, why are you still being polite? Come and sleep with me."

So Huai Yan and Xiao Wang switched places.

As the night deepened and everyone fell asleep, two snoring sounds were heard in the house.

Xiao Wang was awakened by the snoring. He sat up from the ground, followed the snoring direction, and found Du Lingzhou and Huai Yan who were sleeping soundly.

Probably because of catching a cold, both of them had a runny nose. When they fell asleep at night, their noses were blocked and they couldn't breathe normally. They could only exhale through their mouths, while making loud snoring sounds.

Xiao Wang couldn't stop the two cold patients from snoring, so he could only stuff paper balls into their ears to block out the outside noise.

The next day, everyone found that the snow had become lighter.

Si Buping was planning to go out to watch a puppet show, so he asked Du Lingzhou if he was willing to go with him.
Du Lingzhou is different from Xiao Wang. Xiao Wang can stay quietly in the house and read all day long, but Du Lingzhou can't accept it. He was only locked up for half a day yesterday and he was almost suffocated.

When he heard that there was a puppet show to watch today, Du Lingzhou agreed without hesitation.

"I'll go with you!"

After Du Lingzhou and Huai Yan left, Xiao Wang was the only one left in the room. He could finally have some peace and quiet for a while.

He asked the guards to help him find a piece of soft sheepskin, took out his sewing kit, and began to sew the gloves carefully.

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