My Fair Princess: The Queen's Rebirth

"Okay, Xiaoyanzi, if you lose, don't cry and scream." The emperor dropped a child. "I won't let you go just because you shed tears. You must let me see how powerful you are."

Xiaoyanzi raised her hand and slapped her thigh hard. She looked at everyone and said confidently, "It's a deal."

The Queen and Aunt Rong smiled at each other.

This swallow is so courageous that she even dares to challenge the emperor's chess skills.

The emperor's chess skills are among the best in this palace.

Even Master Ji Xiaolan had lost to the emperor several times in a row.

After the emperor and Ziwei finished playing chess, they put the black and white chess pieces back in their original positions. Ziwei stood up and let Xiaoyanzi sit in her seat.

She looked at Xiaoyanzi with a worried look on her face and whispered softly in her ear, "Xiaoyanzi, don't be so stubborn. It's not too late to give up now."

Xiaoyanzi didn't get angry at Ziwei's words. Instead, she turned around and looked at Ziwei, saying confidently, "Ziwei, how can you underestimate me? Have you forgotten how I was unbeatable back in the old days in the compound? Dabao and Xiaobao are still pestering me to teach them how to play chess."

After hearing this, Ziwei opened her mouth and swallowed calmly. The reason why Xiaoyanzi was able to defeat anyone in the world was because she happened to meet Liu Qing and Liu Hong.

If I met someone who really knew how to play chess, the game would probably be over before it even started.

Ziwei covered her mouth and laughed.

When Xiaoyanzi saw Ziwei snickering, she immediately jumped up and down, "Ziwei, don't forget that you taught me chess by hand. After all, you are my master. How could you snicker behind my back?"

"Okay, okay, I won't laugh. I won't laugh."

Ziwei tried hard to control her facial expression.

Try not to laugh.

But to be honest, the last time I taught Xiaoyanzi how to play chess was because of her constant nagging. As a result, I was pestered by Xiaoyanzi to play chess for several days. Later, Xiaoyanzi went to find Liu Qing and Liu Hong, but Liu Qing and Liu Hong really couldn't resist Xiaoyanzi's behavior. In the end, they turned around and ran away whenever they saw her.

"Little Swallow, let's get started now."

The emperor picked up a black piece and occupied the very center of the chessboard.

Xiaoyanzi played chess according to her own unique ideas, and within a few moments, she had only a few white pieces left.

"Your Majesty, I...I'll play here." Xiaoyanzi placed the white chess piece in her hand on an empty space. "This is it."

The Emperor looked at the position and shook his head meaningfully. He looked at Xiaoyanzi cheerfully and asked, "Xiaoyanzi, you don't have many white pieces left. Are you sure you want to play this position?"

Xiaoyanzi nodded confidently, not realizing that she had already lost miserably.

"Xiaoyanzi, I ask you again, are you sure you want to put the chess piece here?" The emperor raised an eyebrow at the chess piece. "I'm giving you a chance to make a new move. Do you want to reconsider?"

Xiaoyanzi looked at the Empress, Madam Rong, and Ziwei, then looked at the Emperor with a confused look on her face. "Your Majesty, I want to think about it again. I don't think this position is particularly good."

The emperor put the black piece in his hand back and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll give you some time to think about it. I'm a little thirsty, so I'll drink some water first."

Xiaoyanzi quickly picked up the chess piece that had just fallen and began to think carefully.

Her eyes scanned the layout on the chessboard.

I looked left and right, but I still felt that the best place to put the chess piece was the one just now.

But...but since the emperor asked me to think about it carefully, it means that there must be something wrong with that position just now.

"Xiaoyanzi, have you made up your mind?"

The emperor raised his hand and tapped the chessboard to urge Xiaoyanzi on.

If I don't move this chess piece, I'm afraid I'll fall asleep.

"Oh, Your Majesty, please don't rush me." Xiaoyanzi scratched her head and frowned, "You can't be too hasty to eat hot tofu, otherwise you will burn your mouth."

"Ah? What are you talking about, Xiaoyanzi?"

The queen suddenly opened her eyes wide and asked in surprise.

Ziwei, who was sitting nearby, quickly stepped forward to explain, "Empress Dowager, what Xiaoyanzi actually meant is that you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry."

The queen pursed her lips and smiled.

Why does this little swallow always like to mess up a nice sentence? If Ziwei hadn't been explaining it to her, she really wouldn't understand what Xiaoyanzi said.

Rong Mama said, "Your Majesty, Empress, I feel that our palace really needs Miss Xiaoyanzi."

"What do you mean?" the emperor asked in confusion.

Rong Mama quickly explained, "Because I haven't heard laughter in the palace for a long time, but since Miss Xiaoyanzi came, the faces of the Empress, the Emperor, and even the Empress Dowager have been filled with smiles from time to time, and the palace is also filled with laughter."

"Oh? Really?" The Emperor suddenly looked at the Empress. "Am I usually so serious?"

The Queen opened her mouth and then replied, "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and a Son of Heaven should not smile or laugh."

"Queen, there are some things you can say directly. You don't have to be afraid to say them just because I'm here."

The emperor knew that he had indeed been too strict with the queen in the past.

He even used his status as emperor to pressure the queen, causing her to be unwilling to tell the truth whenever she saw him.

But in the end, the relationship between the two people became more and more distant.

"Your Majesty, I feel that you have been smiling a lot recently," the Queen said, "and your smile makes people feel closer.

"Queen, I'm sorry for the trouble I've put you through over the years." The emperor gently patted the back of the queen's hand.

The Queen lowered her head and responded, "I'm not wronged. I'm not wronged at all."

After a long time.

Seeing that Xiaoyanzi was still hesitant to make a move, the Emperor looked at her again and urged her, "Xiaoyanzi, have you made up your mind? Are you trying to stall for time? But stalling is useless."

"Your Majesty, I have made up my mind. I just saw you and the Empress were talking so I didn't interrupt."

"Oh, from what you said, are you blaming me and the Queen?"

The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled.

"I didn't mean that. I just thought the way you talked to the Queen just now was enviable." Xiaoyanzi smiled and placed the chess piece on another empty space.

The emperor couldn't help laughing when he saw where Xiaoyanzi had placed her chess piece. He kept repeating, "Xiaoyanzi, have you thought it through? Are you sure you want to place the chess piece here?"

"Yes, I am sure." Xiaoyanzi nodded seriously, "Now it is your turn, Your Majesty."

Say it.

The emperor placed the chess piece in his hand next to the white chess piece.

Then all of Xiaoyanzi's chess pieces were eaten up.

Her eyes widened, her face filled with astonishment, as if she couldn't believe what she saw. She sat there blankly, and the chess piece in her hand fell powerlessly onto the chessboard.

"My white pieces? How come you took all my white pieces?"