Fengming Chen Palace

Chapter 659 Persuasion
Jing An sat on the chair, and when he heard the little princess' question, he subconsciously wanted to answer.

However, before he could speak, the emperor's knife-like eyes fell on him.

"It's my honor to be able to learn chess with the princess, but recently, I'm afraid I don't have time to work for the emperor." Standing up, Jing An saluted and responded to the little princess's words.

He actually has time, but the emperor's knife-like gaze is really unbearable.

After he finished speaking, the pressure on his body suddenly eased a lot, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

"So, what about now? Do you have time?" Unexpectedly, the little princess spoke again and continued to ask him.

Not only that, but she turned her head to look at Emperor Chen, "Father, my son wants to play chess with Mr. Jing to see if he can improve, please allow me."

The little princess opened her mouth, but it was difficult for the emperor to refuse. Although he was not very happy in his heart, he still nodded in response.

"In that case, Jing An, you can play the next game with Chang Le." After ordering, the emperor asked Zhou Chengren to fetch the chess pieces and the chess board.

Jing An responded, and moved to the table with the little princess, sitting opposite her.

Emperor Chen stood up and sat not far from the two of them so that he could watch them play chess.

Seeing the chessboard and holding the chess pieces, Jing An's heart gradually settled down. He ignored the emperor for the time being and played chess seriously with the little princess.

Compared with before, the little princess's chess skills have improved a lot. After all, the person who taught her was Dongfang Yi.

The little princess often plays chess with Dongfang Yi, and she also studies chess records, so she has made great progress.

After this round, although it took a lot of time, it was almost a draw with Jing An.

In the end, it was Jing An who won the victory. If so, the little princess is also very happy.

"Princess's chess skills, let the officials admire." The last time in the chess game, Jing An didn't need to exert too much effort to defeat the little princess, but this time he couldn't. It took a lot of effort to win a piece.

"Master Jing has accepted it." She smiled back and saluted, and the little princess had a smile on her face.

Before, Dongfang Yi assigned her a task, asking her to play chess with Jing An. Although she didn't seek to win, she had to improve compared to before.

Now, she has done it, she let Jing An win only one hand, next time, she will make Jing An become her own defeat.

"Father, my son is leaving. See you at Fengyang Palace tonight." The goal was achieved, the little princess turned to the emperor and saluted him.

The Emperor Chen responded and watched the little princess take Chang Xi away.

In the imperial study room, it became quiet again, Zhou Chengren was still standing at the door, waiting for the emperor's orders at any time.

Jing An secretly glanced at Emperor Chen, and seeing that he was looking at him, he blinked, cleared his throat, and thought about how to get out.

"Ai Qing." The Emperor Chen's voice came, and Jing An responded quickly, but his heart was pounding. "how old are you?"

"If you go back to the emperor, I will be 14 years old, and after the new year, you will be [-] years old." Although he didn't know why the emperor suddenly asked his age, Jing An still responded respectfully.

"Is the family engaged?" After hearing what he said, Emperor Chen nodded and continued to ask.

"Going back to the emperor, not yet. I feel that I am still young, so I don't need to worry about anything. I will talk about it in a few years."

"Well, you are young, don't worry too much, it's alright, it's getting late, you go home, think about what you said before, and give me an answer tomorrow."

The emperor had something to do and wanted to hand it over to Jing An. If he took over, he would have to leave the capital for a while, and he might not be able to return within a year or two.

After the matter is completed, the official position will definitely be promoted, but this matter is not easy to do, and it is very hard.

"Yes, my minister will leave." After saluting, Jing An left the imperial study room. He reckoned that the reason why the emperor asked him just now was to confirm whether he should entrust the matter to him.

If he had plans to get married now, it would be difficult to send him out at this juncture.

If not, he himself is willing, so he is the most suitable candidate.

On this point, Jing An was wrong in thinking, and Emperor Chen asked him, but it was just a casual question.

Is it so easy to guess the emperor's mind?Even Zhou Chengren, who has been with him for many years, dare not say that he knows much.

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The little princess brought Chang Xi back to Fengyang Palace. Su Qingning woke up early and was reading in the main hall.

Bringing Chang Xi into the main hall, the little princess threw herself into Su Qingning's arms and acted like a baby with her.

At this moment, the little prince is sleeping, and there is a nurse watching in the inner room.

"Look at you, do you have something to ask me?" Su Qingning asked with a smile after staying with the little princess for a while.

"Mother, why are you so powerful?" The little princess was a little surprised, and left Su Qingning's arms, looking at her in surprise.

"You popped out of my stomach, I don't know you, who knows you? Tell me, what's the matter?"

Smiling and nodding her forehead, Su Qingning asked her, while Chang Xi sat quietly on the chair, listening to the mother and daughter talking.

In the past, the little princess felt that she was similar to herself. As she grew older, the little princess found that she could talk more than Chang Xi.

Chang Xi really doesn't like to talk. If she doesn't have to, she rarely speaks, but every time she speaks, the ideas she gives are very good.

"Empress Mother, I heard that the imperial brothers can travel outside the palace after they are ten years old, and I also want to go."

The little princess understood that since her mother had already seen that she wanted something, it would be better to be straightforward.

"When your brothers were ten years old, you were only eight years old. Why join in the fun?" Su Qingning's first reaction after hearing what the little princess said was to object.

"Even though the queen mother is eight years old, the son-in-law has also learned what the brothers have learned, no worse than a ten-year-old child. When the son-in-law is out of the palace, he can disguise himself as a man. Also, the son-in-law persuades him Mister Oriental."

Moving Dongfang Yi out, the little princess thought, if he could make the queen mother sway, then it would be almost impossible for the emperor to intercede for her later.

Sure enough, when the little princess mentioned Dongfang Yi, Su Qingning was obviously taken aback. She didn't directly deny it as she did just now, but was thinking about something.

This made the little princess heave a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she had talked to her husband in advance, otherwise, the matter would not be able to be accomplished.

"I need to think about this matter carefully. By the way, I will discuss it with your father." Su Qingning felt very reluctant when her daughter wanted to travel outside the palace.

It can be imagined that the sons have all left the palace, and it is inevitable that there is a sense of favoritism in keeping the daughter. Moreover, women's schools have been established everywhere, which shows that the imperial court is very supportive of women's studies.

If the daughter is trapped in the palace, it will inevitably make people feel like saying one thing and doing another.

No matter what, this matter still needs to be considered in the long term, Su Qingning thought, if she agreed to the little princess' request, it might not be long before the eldest princess would come.

　Tomorrow, I will take a few cats at home to the hospital for examination. I hope they are all healthy and healthy all the time~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)