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

When Li Qingyi ran into the imperial study, the emperor and the crown prince had finished their meeting and were sitting opposite each other playing chess.

Upon seeing Li Qingyi, the emperor smiled and waved to his little girl: "Yier is here? I heard from Huo Yan that your chess skills have improved a lot. Come and see how I play with your brother."

Upon hearing this, Li Qingyi slowed down his pace and even showed signs of retreating.

Li Qingyi: "Well, well, father, my chess skills only seem to have improved since I started learning. In fact, I am just a lousy chess player."

After a pause, Li Qingyi said, "If Father really wants to test me, why don't we play Go?"

She only knows the basic rules of Go and has memorized some chess records. If we really talk about Go skills, she is just a younger brother.

Li Qingyi couldn't even defeat Wang Xuan.

Li Qingyi was simply amazed by Wang's dedication to his career.

In order to do business and expand her network, Wang Xuan still squeezes out time from her busy daily work to learn music, chess, calligraphy, painting, appreciation, tea tasting, etc. She knows exactly what is popular nowadays, and many times it is Wang Xuan who controls it all herself.

Maybe she was a little immature at the beginning, but Wang Xuan now, although she looks like a child under ten years old, in fact, if you really treat her as an ignorant child, she will definitely be eaten up completely.

Upon hearing this, the emperor recalled that Huo Yan had told him before that Li Qingyi would always drag him to play two more games of Go after every chess class. Out of curiosity, the emperor also took the time to learn about it and actually knew the rules.

The main thing is that the rules of Gobang are quite simple, and you can get a general idea of ​​it just by looking at the name.

Emperor: "Oh? In that case, Yi'er, wait for me and the Crown Prince to finish this game."

Li Qingyi nodded.

Crown Prince Li Yu looked at Li Qingyi with a smile and said, "If I had known that my sister was going to look for me today, I would have returned to the palace first."

When he was kept by the emperor, neither of them knew that Li Qingyi had gone to the Eastern Palace.

Li Qingyi waved his hand casually and said, "What's the big deal? I didn't inform you in advance. Besides, I won't be wronged in the East Palace. I don't have to go to class these few days, so it's okay for me to sit in your East Palace for a while."

As he spoke, Li Qingyi naturally picked up the lotus cake that was served on the side, took a bite, and looked at the chessboard in front of the two people. He could see that the two people now seemed to be evenly matched.

The emperor then dropped the white piece in his hand, then reached out to pick up Li Qingyi and held him in his arms, looking at Li Li opposite him with a smile.

Upon seeing this, Li Yu pondered for a moment and made his move.

Seeing this, Li Qingyi quietly nestled in his father's arms, watching the father and son fighting fiercely.

When Li Qingyi played chess himself, he often couldn't react in time, but when he watched others play, he could keep up a little, so he was fascinated by it at this moment.

When the game was over, Li Qingyi realized that there was still a small bite of the lotus cake in his hand. He stuffed it into his mouth and ate it, then looked up at his father and said, "Father won."

The emperor smiled and said, "Well, your brother is still young and needs to exercise more."

The prince smiled helplessly.

The emperor asked Li Qingyi: "Would you like to play Go?"

Li Qingyi blinked and said, "Father, do you know how to proceed?"

"I heard Huo Yan briefly talk about it, and it doesn't seem difficult."

Li Qingyi: "Then let's give it a try."

Then, Li Qingyi was about to stand up, but was pushed back by the emperor.

Li Qingyi: "Father?"

The emperor looked at the prince and said, "There is not much to do today. Please play a few games with your sister first. I will also see if there is any discrepancy between what I understand and what I have said."

The prince would visit Li Qingyi when he was free. The brother and sister had played a few games together before, so the emperor was the only one among the three who had never played before. The other two had more or less experience.

If someone with a deeper mind heard the emperor's words, they would inevitably suspect that the emperor was warning them - after all, the emperor's words had silently revealed some information, that he knew how the prince and Li Qingyi got along in private.

But the person sitting here at the moment was Li Qingyi, and Li Qingyi had always been unwilling to instigate the emperor with malicious intent, so he just listened to these words and did not take them too seriously.

Even the prince did not react to the emperor's words.

So, Li Qingyi played three games of Go with the prince, winning two and losing one, and the prince let the water go out to sea.

The emperor watched with a smile on his face and naturally saw it, but he didn't say anything about it.

Afterwards, Li Qingyi sat opposite the emperor again and played three games, winning all three in a row.

Li Qingyi: "...Father, your letting on is too obvious."

The emperor laughed and said, "I didn't let you down. I just haven't gotten the hang of it yet and I'm not that experienced."

Li Qingyi: I don’t believe you.

However, even though he knew that he won because his opponent let him win, Li Qingyi was still very happy and couldn't stop smiling.

What's wrong with letting her go? It means her father and brother dote on her!

Besides, Li Qingyi is not the type of person who becomes conceited after winning a game. She knows herself well and will not get carried away by such a small matter.

The prince had a subtle expression on his face as he looked at his father, the emperor, with a look in his eyes that revealed a message - I thought I had gone too far, but are you even more excessive than me?

What is this called? He is competing with his father for favor?

Only his sister could be so capable.

The emperor asked Li Qingyi: "Are you going to play again?"

Li Qingyi chuckled, scratched his cheek, and shook his head: "No more."

As he spoke, Li Qingyi suddenly remembered his purpose today and looked at the prince.

The prince was leisurely packing up the chess pieces. When he noticed the gaze, he looked up and saw that it was Li Qingyi. There was a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

Li Qingyi blinked, turned to look at the emperor, and asked, "Father, is there anything else between you and my brother?"

The emperor asked, "Why, do you want to see your brother?"

Li Qingyi nodded obediently.

The emperor asked again: "What's the matter? Tell your father."

"It's not a big deal." Li Qingyi hesitated, a little embarrassed: "Father is very busy and has to deal with so many things every day. Every one of them is more important than my business. My brother can help me deal with this little thing."

The Emperor: "That's not right. Yi'er is my sweetheart. If you have any problem, no matter how busy I am, I am willing to make some time to help you deal with it."

The prince was speechless and hesitated to speak.

Finally, under the emperor's inexplicably encouraging gaze, Li Qingyi still told his purpose: "I heard that my brother is going to send cousin Huo Xu to suppress the bandits. I am a little worried about the safety of cousin Huo Xu, so I want to make him a heart-protecting mirror or something like that and send it to him."

"It would be even better if there is a ready-made one, so I want to ask my brother."

emperor:"……"

Prince: "..."

That's it?