The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

2 chapter

The process of Li Qingyi's first formal meeting with several generals can be said to be unremarkable.

Li Qingyi was polite, and everyone else was polite too. No one showed any sign of being different from the others.

Even Huo Yan, who had the closest relationship with Li Qingyi, behaved in a low-key and humble manner in front of everyone, always putting the old generals first, and did not deliberately show off or try to get closer to Li Qingyi.

Perhaps the only thing that left a deep impression on Li Qingyi was that the female general Jiang Changan personally pinched her bones and said bluntly: "You still need to grow up, and you can't practice anything for the time being. Why don't I teach you how to lead troops in battle."

Li Qingyi: "..."

The seventh princess' eyes lit up, and her intention to take the class for free became obvious.

The Ninth Princess smiled slightly and said nothing.

Everyone else:...

Ah this.

Jin Maotong said bluntly: "I don't know what I can teach you. If Princess Eleven is interested, why don't I wait a few years and I will teach you horse kung fu."

Seeing that both of them had spoken, the others looked at each other and also found a course for themselves.

Finally, while Li Qingyi was still a little confused, they arranged courses for themselves.

Li Benwei and Jiang Changan taught military tactics. Jin Maotong was unable to teach cavalry skills at the moment, so he arranged an interest class for Li Qingyi - Mongolian.

Chu Zixing is quite interesting. He said he could teach Li Qingyi how to speak, which Li Qingyi summarized as the art of speaking.

Huo Yan said he would teach her how to play chess.

When they heard about playing chess, the others, except Jin Maotong, said that they could also take part in this course.

Jin Maotong: ...

Anyway, there are five of us, and we can focus on one person so that no one can leave empty-handed.

When Li Qingyi came to his senses, several people were looking at him, and they politely told him that it was up to him whether to make such an arrangement in the end.

If Li Qingyi was alone, she actually wanted to refuse. She felt that she should, probably, perhaps would not go to the battlefield, but she saw from the corner of her eye that the Seventh Princess was looking at her nervously and expectantly, so she fell silent.

Finally, after asking and learning that several people did not mind having another seventh princess, Li Qingyi nodded and agreed.

Li Qingyi: ...This military strategy is not only used on the battlefield, go ahead and learn it.

As for the basic skills she originally thought she would have to practice, General Jiang said, "You can practice them when your little prince is five or six years old."

Three years old, still young.

If they had not heard that the Eleventh Princess was extremely intelligent, they would have declined the Emperor's request after knowing the little prince's age.

Do you really think it’s easy to take care of a child?

It was because Li Qingyi's situation was special that they were willing to take a look at the situation first. They discovered that Li Qingyi was indeed different from other children, which led to the current result.

That afternoon, Li Qingyi attended a class with Huo Yanxian, while the other generals watched.

Li Qingyi: "How about we play Go?"

Huo Yan was curious: "Gobang?"

Then Li Qingyi gave a demonstration.

Huo Yan smiled: "It's quite interesting."

But he still gave her Go lessons and said that he would ask someone to find some suitable Go books and send them to her after he returned.

Li Qingyi: ...

She actually has.

Then she turned around and saw that at another table, the Seventh Princess was standing next to the Ninth Princess, and the Ninth Princess was playing chess with General Jiang.

Li Qingyi immediately jumped off the chair, ran over to look around, and then suddenly her body was suspended in the air. She turned around and saw that it was Huo Yan who picked her up.

Huo Yan curved his eyebrows, and only then did Li Qingyi realize that he and Huo Xu were 50% similar. Before, because of their different temperaments, they were not so similar.

Li Qingyi also smiled at Huo Yan, then turned to look at the chessboard, looking serious, but actually...

Li Qingyi: I don’t quite understand it.

Don't ask. The question is about the basic rules that Huo Yan just taught her. She hasn't practiced them yet, so she's just watching for fun. But I think General Jiang should be stronger in terms of chess skills?

As a result, Li Qingyi was slapped in the face.

The Ninth Princess smiled tenderly. After dropping her son, she stood up and knelt down to salute him: "General Jiang, I appreciate your giving way to me."

Li Qingyi: ...Ah?

System: [Princess Nine won half a piece.]

The sudden sound of the system did not scare anyone. Several old generals didn't even glance, as if they heard nothing.

Only Huo Yan's eyes flickered, but there was no obvious change in his expression because he was in Li Qingyi's blind spot.

Oh, the only surprise was Jin Maotong. This foreign general was sitting not far away. He had fallen asleep, but was suddenly awakened. When he looked up, he saw the palace maid looking at him with a smile but a warning look.

Jinmaotong: ???

Palace maid: "Is General Jin thirsty?"

Jin Maotong came back to his senses.

Oh, it's the system.

Fine.

I was barely awake yet, and barely reacted.

Jin Maotong: “Ah, yes.”

However, this place was also in Li Qingyi's blind spot, and the system followed Li Qingyi's attention, so the one-man system didn't notice it at all.

Jiang Changan said with a smile: "Princess, you are too polite. It is you, the Ninth Princess, who are smart. I did not let you off."

Maybe at the beginning he was thinking about whether or not to give the young Ninth Princess some slack, but after a few steps, Jiang Changan realized that the Ninth Princess was no show-off, so he naturally became serious.

The ninth princess smiled.

After Li Qingyi realized that the Ninth Princess seemed to have defeated Jiang Changan with her real talent and knowledge, she exclaimed: "Ninth sister, you are so amazing!"

The Seventh Princess also praised without hesitation: "That's right, when it comes to playing chess, Ninth Sister has never lost! Even the Crown Prince has lost to Ninth Sister!"

Li Qingyi thought of something and secretly asked the system: [My Ninth Sister has such a good relationship with the Seventh Sister. Could it be that the Ninth Sister is a military advisor to the Seventh Sister? ]

The system rummaged through its own intelligence database: [Yes, the Ninth Princess is the Seventh Princess's strategist.]

Seventh Princess: Hey? Mastermind?

Ninth Princess: The mastermind?

The two sisters looked at each other very naturally, and one said, "Thank you, Seventh Sister, it's actually not that exaggerated", and the other said, "No, you are just so great, no need to be modest."

It seemed natural, but in fact it was just a quick exchange of glances.

Jiang Changan smiled and looked at Li Qingyi: "Princess Eleven, do you want to try?"

Um, didn't hear it.

I’m old and a little hard of hearing.

Li Qingyi moved, and quietly signaled Huo Yan to put him down, then said: "No need for today. I am not familiar with the rules of the chessboard yet, and I may not even know how to place the pieces. I am a real bad chess player, and I am afraid that it will make you, the old general, feel uncomfortable."

Then he let the old generals sit down and have a cup of tea and rest, or let them leave on their own. Li Qingyi pulled Huo Yan aside to continue teaching the novices.

Well, it’s not good to embarrass the old general, but it’s okay to embarrass my cousin.