Traveling through the ancient times

When Lu Mingqian heard Tian Qing say that the three of them gathered at the Jiang Mansion to play something new but didn't invite him, he instantly became jealous.

After quickly finishing the matters at hand, he rushed to the Jiang Mansion without stopping.

Lu Mingqian didn't ask the maid to pass the message, but went directly to the garden where the three people were playing mahjong. The three masters and three apprentices were so engrossed in the game that they didn't notice Lu Mingqian's arrival at all.

Lu Mingqian just stood quietly behind Nian Chuhua, watching her teach Hua Ling how to read the cards and how to play them.

Yan Shu pulled out a Gang Shang Hua, and Lu Mingcheng jumped up with joy. When he looked up, he saw the cold-faced Yan Luo behind Nian Chu Hua. His excitement was still on his face, but his laughter stopped abruptly...

The other people noticed his abnormality and looked in the direction he was looking...

Uh…

Especially Nian Chuhua, Lu Mingqian was standing behind her. When she turned around, she met Lu Mingqian's eyes. Nian Chuhua was so scared that she almost fell down. Fortunately, Lu Mingqian was quick to support her...

Chushuhua was frightened and got angry for no reason, "What's wrong with you? You stood behind me and didn't even say a word. Do you know that scaring others can kill them?"

Lu Mingqian had come to call for an explanation, but after being yelled at by Nian Chuhua, he felt that he was wrong. "I'm sorry, I saw you were having fun, so I didn't disturb you."

"Hehe...it's okay. When did the Third Prince come over? Do you want to play together?" Jiang Ruixue tried to smooth things over with an awkward smile.

"Yes, third brother, come and play with us, this is fun." Lu Mingcheng pulled Lu Mingqian over and made him sit in the vacant seat.

"Uh... who will teach my third brother?" Lu Mingcheng looked at Nian Chuhua and scratched his head.

Nian Chuhua puffed up her cheeks in anger and didn't even look at Lu Mingqian.

Lu Mingqian glanced at Nian Chuhua and said, "No need to teach me, I can do it."

"You can?" Now it was the others' turn to be surprised. This was a hundred times more surprising than seeing Lu Mingqian suddenly appear.

"Hmm." Lu Mingqian looked at the polished stones on the table calmly.

"Are you... sure?" Lu Mingcheng glanced at Lu Mingqian, then at the two people beside him, "When did you learn it?"

"Just now, I saw you guys playing for a while, and I think you have learned it..."

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time...

Wait, he said he learned it after watching for a while. So is it because he has been here too long, or is he just too smart?

"Third Prince, have you been down here for a long time? We didn't even notice you!" Jiang Ruixue asked tentatively.

"It didn't take long. You shuffled the cards like this three times." Lu Mingqian imitated them in shuffling the cards and gestured in the air a few times.

Phew… Fortunately, he is too smart!

"Then come on, let's play a few games together. Third brother, if you don't understand, just call me and I'll help you."

The three-person table became a four-person table. After playing a few rounds, Lu Mingqian won every time. The three people began to wonder if Lu Mingqian was an old mahjong player or had the ability to see through things?

So the three of them stood behind Lu Mingqian and watched him play and draw cards. Everything was normal and as expected, he won again!

"Third brother, how did you do it?" Lu Mingcheng asked without hesitation and began to learn.

"Huh? Isn't this how you all play?" Lu Mingqian looked at the three of them with an attitude of humbly seeking advice.

"Then how do you manage to win every time?"

"If you touch it, it will become a fool by itself, right?" Lu Mingqian was puzzled. What kind of question was this? Did they think he was cheating? There was no need for such a simple thing!

"Well, the Third Prince is really smart. He can learn it in one go. We have been learning for a long time!"

The others looked at Lu Mingqian and nodded.

"Let's play a few rounds." Lu Mingcheng called up a few of his disciples, sat down and started to sort the cards.

They were still playing with stickers. After an afternoon, Lu Mingqian had three stickers all over his face. On the other hand, the other three had no more stickers on their faces...

Comparing yourself to others is frustrating! Some people are born geniuses!

After having dinner at Jiang Ruixue's place, they headed back home. Nian Chuhua sat in Lu Mingqian's carriage and asked, "Did you use all the stones you picked up last time to make mahjong?"

"Well, I worked on it for over a month and only made one like this yesterday. It's not easy to make..."

"Running out of stones?"

"No, there are more stones. The master is the only one in his shop and he has to polish and carve the characters, so his speed is slower."

"Do you need my help?"

"Can you do this?" Nian Chuhua looked at Lu Mingqian.

"I won't, but my people will."

Well, the boss has all kinds of talented people under him, not to mention a mere polishing master.

"Where is your master? I'll send the stone over." Chu Nianhua didn't bother to be polite with him. It would take an unknown amount of time for the old master to finish the work alone. With the help of Lu Mingqian, it would definitely be much faster.

"Tomorrow we will go together to fetch the stones and send them over. You go and tell the craftsmen." Lu Mingqian wanted to spend more time with her, otherwise she would always forget him when something good happened.

"Okay, thank you!"

"There's no need to be polite between you and me." Lu Mingqian looked at Nian Chuhua with tenderness in his eyes.

At the beginning of the year, Hua smiled and didn't continue the conversation.

"Why didn't you tell me today?" Lu Mingqian hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to ask.

"what?"

"Why didn't you invite me to play mahjong?" Lu Mingqian said aggrievedly, as if Chu Nianhua was a heartless man.

"Uh...well, you don't know how to do it, right? I thought we should study it first, and when we are familiar with it in a few days, I will ask you to go and then I can teach you..." Nian Chuhua said without blushing.

"is it?"

"Well, of course." Chushunhua would definitely not admit that she had never thought of him at all...

"Remember to invite me along if you have new things in the future. I learn things quickly." Lu Mingqian gave a heads-up in advance to prevent Chu Shihua from using this excuse to fool him next time.

"Okay, today I have finally seen that you are so smart. How did this head grow and why is it so useful?" As Nian Chuhua spoke, he touched Lu Mingqian's head, causing Lu Mingqian to blush again.

Lu Mingqian transformed himself into a pure and innocent young boyfriend. The light in the carriage was too dim at night, so Nian Chuhua did not notice anything unusual about Lu Mingqian.

"You've got a pretty good brain, you've figured out all sorts of weird and wonderful foods and toys." Lu Mingqian imitated Chushul's drawing and touched her head.

At the beginning of the year, I thought to myself, those things were not researched by me, I just followed the routine, how shameful...

Soon they arrived at the gate of Nian Chu Hua's house. Lu Mingqian got off the carriage with a long box in his hand. He handed it to Nian Chu Hua, "This is for you!"

"What is it?" Receiving gifts from lovers is always a pleasant surprise.

"open to take a look?"

Lu Mingqian held the box with both hands, opened the lid and saw an ink-black sword lying quietly in the box.

"Sword?" Chu Nianhua took out the sword with both hands in surprise. There were complicated dark patterns engraved on the hilt, and a purple tassel was hung on the tail of the sword, with two small golden bells that jingled when moved.

Nian Chuhua grasped the hilt of the sword and slowly pulled it out of the scabbard, revealing a sword blade emitting a cold and chilling light. Nian Chuhua flicked the sword blade with his fingers, making a "zheng" sound.

"Do you like it?" Lu Mingqian's magnetic voice lingered in Nian Chuhua's ears.

"I like it." Nian Chuhua put the sword into the scabbard, "Thank you, Lu Mingqian! I like this gift very much."

Nian Chuhua gave Lu Mingqian a big hug. Lu Mingqian's handsome face suddenly turned red, like a ripe apple, and he raised his hand to hug her back.

"Come in!" Lu Mingqian let go of the person in his arms reluctantly.

"Okay, go back and be careful. Bye." Nian Chuhua waved to Lu Mingqian, and entered the mansion holding the sword that Lu Mingqian gave her.