Thinking that Song Wan Yue had discovered something, Qin Qian was so shocked that he almost knocked over the bowl he had just put down, “Song, why did Miss Song say that?”
Hearing his heartfelt words, Song Wangyue narrowed her eyes faintly.
She only found it strange, Qin Qian had failed repeatedly, even if he had a good mentality, he would have collapsed long ago, but Qin Qian, on the contrary, not only did his mentality not collapse, but he was also making a name for himself in the academy, and had even become a popular person in front of the dean, bringing him over to meet his maternal great-grandfather. From the way he reacted to his own probing earlier, it was clear that he was not in a good state of mind to that extent, so the only thing left to say was that he had some ulterior motive.
“Duke Qin’s family is wealthy, so he must have been taught in all aspects from a young age, yet he deliberately lost to a stinky chess basket like me, what is it if not insincerity?”
Not a discovery of the situation ……
Qin Qian let out a long sigh of relief in his heart and relaxed his tense body, “Miss Song, you are not a stinky chess basket, you are simply better than ……”
Lowering his voice, “Even better than the dean’s chess skills, I really can’t play you.”
“Impossible!”
Song Wangyue seemed to have developed a childish temper, not believing his words at all, reaching out to pick up the white pieces on the chessboard, “Let’s play another game.”
Qin Qian really did not want to play with her anymore, Song Wan Yue’s chess moves were so sharp that he was no match for her, even if he played another hundred games he would only lose; but if he did not play, Song Wan Yue did not know what she would say.
Qin Qian had no choice but to put the black pieces into the chess box, “Miss Song, let’s agree that if I lose again, you can’t say I’m not honest.”
“That depends on how you play, if you play me with a ten point attitude, I naturally cannot say you are insincere. But if you give in to me again, I will tell my maternal great-grandfather that you are too scheming, and you will not be allowed to come over to our house again.”
Hearing the word “scheming”, Qin Qian’s heart jumped heavily again.
I don’t know if it was a mistake, but he always felt that Song Wangyue meant something by her words.
But, it shouldn’t be. They hadn’t met a few times in total, and hadn’t even spoken to each other, so how would Song Wangyue know that he was approaching them with an agenda?
Qin Qian dared not take it lightly and played with great care, contemplating the first move.
Xu Liang shook his head as he watched, thinking that Qin Qian was really intimidated.
But as it turned out, he had overthought it. Within thirty moves, the black pieces were surrounded by white pieces and Qin Qian had no way out.
Xu Liang was astonished. Although Miss Song and the old man had been sharp in their chess games, they had never been this sharp before, and they were about to kill Qin Qian with their first move.
Qin Qian was sweating not only on his forehead, but also on his body, and the green shirt behind him was vaguely wet, Xu Liang could see it clearly and shook his head secretly. Qin Qian had followed the dean a few times, he was well-spoken, appropriate, and appreciated by the old man. He was prepared to call him to his home after the lecture in a few days, and give him lessons alone to help him win the Xiucai exam.
“I, I admit defeat.”
After staring at the board with the black pieces for a full cup of tea, Qin Qian once again conceded defeat, “I really can’t see a way out.”
“Naturally you can’t see it ……”, Song Wan Yue looked at him and smiled slightly, “because I didn’t stay at all.”
Qin Qian’s face was stagnant, his heart jumped uncontrollably and wildly, once again he felt that Song Wangyue had discovered something to target him like this.
The sound of the old man’s cheerful laughter came from within the room.
Qin Qian took the opportunity to get up, and in his panic he almost brought the stool over, he hurriedly used his hand to right it, “I’ll go inside and have a look.”
After saying this, without waiting for Song Wangyue’s reaction, he hurriedly walked towards the house.
Xu Liang wanted to follow, but was stopped by Song Wan Yue, whispering, “Keep an eye on him, I always feel that he is deliberately approaching his maternal great grandfather.”
Xu Liang froze.
Only then did he react to why Song Wangyue had been so unforgiving during the chess game earlier, “Does Miss Sun mean ……?”
“Just keep an eye on him, don’t be too obvious.”
Xu Liang nodded his head and also hurriedly went to the house.
Song Wangyue collected the black and white pieces on the chessboard into separate boxes and put them away before she slowly got up and walked into the house.
“Master En, let me play a game with him.”
The dean couldn’t wait.
He was also a good chess player, he had played with all the scholars and masters in the academy as long as they could play chess, but he had never met anyone as high as Gu Yi, and he was itching to watch.
“Good.”
The old gentleman knew this student of his and was ready to get up and make room for him.
Gu Yi got up apologetically first, “Let the little girl put you down, I still have some business in the tavern to take care of in the past.”
“Don’t ah ……” the dean stretched out a finger, “just one game, it won’t take long, you can deal with the affairs in the tavern later.”
Song Wangyue’s gaze swept over Qin Qian, smiling as she stepped forward, “I’ll accompany the dean to play.”
“You ……”
The dean froze slightly.
The old gentleman had already gotten up with a smile and patted him on the shoulder, “Don’t look down on this girl, she ah, is even better at chess than Yi’er.”
“Then I’ll have to learn it well.”
The dean couldn’t wait to sit down and put the white pieces on the chessboard into the box, Qin Qian had the good sense to put the black pieces away and put them aside.
Song Wangyue sat down.
Xu Liang went behind the table and brought the chair that the old gentleman used to sit in and put it to one side, helping him to sit down.
“I’m leaving, there’s no need to prepare lunch at home, I’ll have someone from the restaurant bring it to you once I’m gone.”
Gu Yi said to Song Wan Yue.
When Song Wangyue nodded, the dean had already landed a tzu.
Seeing that several people’s attention was on the chessboard, Gu Yi did not say more, turned around and headed out, Xu Liang saw him out.
“What did the little girl say to you just now?”
Xu Liang was slightly stunned, Song Wan Yue’s voice was extremely low when she spoke to him, how did Gu Yi know?
“Since she took the initiative to call Qin Qian out to play chess, she must have found something wrong with him, and she wouldn’t stop until she found out something, since she did, she must have some instructions.”
Xu Liang’s eyes widened as he listened.
Song Wangyue had told everyone from the beginning that Gu Yi had some slight intellectual problems, although not stupid, but slower than normal, and everyone believed what she said.
“What, I didn’t guess correctly?”
Xu Liang swallowed, “Guess, guess right, Miss Sun suspects that Qin Qian is approaching the old gentleman with an agenda.”
Gu Yi paused slightly in his steps but didn’t say anything, getting into the carriage after leaving the door and instructing the carriage driver to go to the restaurant.
Xu Liang watched the carriage go far away and turned to go back.
As he turned around, Gu Yi’s voice came out from the carriage again, “Go and find Doctor Yao!”