manynovel Chapter 761 Emperor: Still a child!
Chapter 761 Emperor: Still a child!
Even Jiang Youzhen herself was stunned. She didn't expect the emperor to be so easy to talk to.
He immediately smiled awkwardly, "How can I be so embarrassed?"
"Your Majesty, let's get started!" Jiang Youzhen was eager to make a move.
"Hey~ I'm the only one who said the prize, you haven't said anything yet? If you lose, what will you give me?"
Jiang Youzhen was speechless. You said you are so rich, and you still want mine?
"Your Majesty, I don't have a private treasury!" Jiang Youzhen frowned, looking very distressed.
"Don't give me that. I know your family has a lot of business." The emperor pointed at Jiang Youzhen and laughed.
Jiang Youzhen was shocked. It seemed that the emperor had investigated her affairs before. What about her and the second prince's partnership? Did the emperor know?
"Okay! I think you are stingy. Let me tell you this! If you lose, you will do a job for me. Don't refuse."
What good job could this be? Jiang Youzhen immediately understood the emperor's intention. He was setting a trap for her! She knew that coming to her at this late hour would be no good.
"Your Majesty, if it is within my ability, I can help you and relieve your worries. That is my duty. Let alone losing the game, even if I win, I will still be obliged to do your job. Of course, that depends on my ability."
The emperor couldn't help laughing, "You just have a clever tongue. Every time I ask you to do something, you bargain with me. You don't have the consciousness of a subject."
Jiang Youzhen was shocked. Doesn't this mean that she was committing insubordination?
She quickly walked to the side and knelt down. "Your Majesty, you have wronged me. I am loyal to you and have never refused any task you have assigned me. Your Majesty, why do you have such a misunderstanding of me? I am terrified and very uneasy, and I feel even more wronged!"
Her heart sank. Ever since she entered the government, she had always worked overtime on her own initiative. Not only did she sacrifice her rest time, but she almost lost her life. Wasn't that enough? Did she have any conscience?
Thinking of this, Jiang Youzhen quickly wiped his tears with his sleeves and couldn't help feeling sad.
The emperor twitched his lips. Is this boy an actor? The tears come as soon as he speaks!
Seeing Jiang Youzhen crying with red eyes and tears in her eyes, the emperor's heart softened. She is still a child! She is still a beautiful child!
"Okay, I was just joking, but you took it seriously."
"But Your Majesty must not doubt my loyalty to you!"
The emperor smiled, "Alright! It's my fault. Come and sit down."
Zhou Zhong was shocked and dumbfounded. This? Is this possible?
Why did the emperor look impatient when those old men burst into tears? Why did this trick work when Lord Jiang used it?
Also, the emperor actually admitted his mistakes? Oh my God! Even the concubines in the harem never admitted their mistakes when the emperor coaxed them.
Jiang Youzhen was flexible and immediately sat down opposite him.
"Your Majesty, let's begin!"
The emperor smiled and shook his head. The boy's face was like the weather in February, changing in an instant.
"It would be great if my princes were as outgoing as you and were closer to me. Every one of them is like a quail when they see me. They are so boring."
"Your Majesty, that's because the princes respect you."
You always reprimand me, which prince would dare to joke with you? Do you think your life is too long?
"Oh? So you don't respect me?"
"How is that possible? I admire you as much as a mountain. Without your hard work, how could we have such a beautiful country today? If there is any dynasty that can create a prosperous era, I think it must be you, Your Majesty."
The emperor's eyes suddenly sparkled, "Oh? Do you think I can really create a prosperous era?"
Jiang Youzhen nodded vigorously, "Really!"
No matter whether it’s true or not, just say something nice.
The emperor smiled brightly, "Great! I have been waiting for this day. As a subject, you should work harder to share my worries."
"Let's play chess!" The emperor pointed at the chessboard with a smile on his face. He seemed very satisfied with Jiang Youzhen's answer.
Zhou Zhong was refilling tea for the two of them and couldn't help yawning.
Jiang Youzhen concentrates fully on the game once she starts. She doesn't intend to let the emperor down this time. If she loses, who knows what excessive demands the emperor will make!
However, after fighting for half an hour, there was still no winner.
"Hmm?" The emperor began to sit up straight and had a new understanding of Jiang Youzhen's chess skills.
He made a move, and suddenly the situation in front of him became dangerous. He was surprised to see that he was surrounded by Jiang Youzhen.
It turned out that he had fallen into Jiang Youzhen's trap a long time ago. As long as Jiang Youzhen made another move, he would lose more than a dozen chess pieces.
However, the next moment, Jiang Youzhen did not miss that spot, and the emperor was relieved. It seemed that Jiang Youzhen had only accidentally formed such a chess game, and she did not find out, so he could still be saved.
As soon as Jiang Youzhen made that move, the emperor couldn't wait to jump beside him and turned the dangerous situation around.
"Huh?" Jiang Youzhen shouted in surprise, as if he had just realized something, and then looked very regretful.
"This? I was mistaken. It was not placed here." Jiang Youzhen pretended to take the chess piece away, and the emperor's eyes suddenly widened.
"Eh? It's not gentlemanly to regret a move. How can you behave like that?"
"I don't want to be a gentleman!"
“No, I can’t regret my move!” The emperor guarded the chessboard like a hen guarding her chicks.
"Okay then! It's time for me to submit, right?" Jiang Youzhen said as he placed a piece.
The emperor proudly placed a piece next to him, and after two rounds of moves, he suddenly realized that the situation was not right.
How is this possible? He was extremely surprised.
Jiang Youzhen placed a move, and then said in amazement: "Huh? Just now I thought I lost Jingzhou due to carelessness, but I didn't expect it to be a blessing in disguise!"
The emperor twitched his lips and saw that a large number of his white pieces on the chessboard had been killed, more than the ones he had lost just now.
After this defeat, what kind of trouble could the remaining chess pieces cause? There was no way they could come back from the dead. He actually lost this round.
The emperor looked at Jiang Youzhen, who was obviously very happy, and felt suspicious. Was this guy trying to lure the enemy deep into his territory, using deception as a means of warfare, or was he doing it unintentionally?
He thought, maybe it was the former!
"Your Majesty, you lost!" Jiang Youzhen grinned. It was a close win, but it was tiring to pretend.
"I actually won a game by chance, haha!"
"Best of three, two games left, let's continue." The emperor asked Zhou Zhong to put the chess piece back into the chess box.
Um...you're so sorry, that's not what I said just now.
"Your Majesty, it's late!" Jiang Youzhen had to remind me, "I still want to sleep! I have to be on duty tomorrow."
"Well! No need for morning court tomorrow!" the emperor replied without raising his head.
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Youzhen had no choice but to play again.
"Lord Jiang, I remember you are sixteen this year, right?"
The emperor suddenly said something shocking, and Jiang Youzhen was startled.