Chapter 715 The Competition (1/2)
”Really?” hearing this, Xia Huanyu didn't replied positively. He just looked up at the Empress and then turned to Yun Shang. ”The game is not over yet. Lady Rui, let's sit down and continue.”
Yun Shang was stunned. She didn't expect that Xia Huanyu would reject the Empress so obviously. When she came to her sense, she sat down in a hurry, quickly picked up a white stone and put it down on the board.
The Empress' face changed slightly, but she recovered quickly. With a smile on her face, she said softly, ”My younger brother, Su Ruhai, is a third grade general in the court. Besides, he has been training new recruits in the military camp outside the city these days. I think that he has fought a lot in the army before, so he is rich in experience. And Yan'er also appreciates her uncle... So why not let him lead the army this time? ”
After taking a calm glance at the Empress, Xia Huanyu turned his head and said, ”There is no need for the Empress to worry about that. I have already had somebody to choose.”
The smile on the Empress' face quickly faded a little. She clenched the handkerchief with more mightiness and asked in disbelief, ”You have found a suitable person? Is there another general in the court who can lead the army to fight? ”
”I have my own plans,” Xia Huanyu replied in a cold voice. He paused and sneered, ”The Empress has been in charge of the imperial household for many years, and of course, the imperial household is managed in an orderly way. But why did Empress He deliberately make such a mistake? The concubines in the imperial household can't interfere with state affairs. It's an important law left by my ancestors... ”
The Empress' face turned pale. She panicked. ”I'm sorry, your majesty. Please pardon me.”
Xia Huanyu put down a stone on the chessboard. The sound of the chess pieces falling on the chessboard was particularly clear in the empty hall. ”Considering this is your first time, I'll let you go this time. If it happens again, don't blame me for not reminding you,” Xia Huanyu said lightly.
The Empress bit her lips so hard that they turned pale, but she still stared at Yun Shang coldly. Yun Shang smiled bitterly. Xia Huanyu, however, did not avoid her presence and embarrassed the Empress in front of her. Yun Shang was afraid that the Empress would put the blame on her. Thus she would live a hard life in the future.
”Anything else, your majesty?” Xia Huanyu said to the Empress in a plain tone.
The Empress' face froze. She lowered her head and said softly, ”No. I'll leave now.”
Xia Huanyu replied in a low voice. The Empress did another small curtsy, but her eyes fell on Yun Shang again. ”Lady Rui hasn't been in the palace for a long time. How about coming to the Wei Yang Palace later to have lunch before going back home?”
Yun Shang was alarmed by her words, but she had to reply submissively, ”Yes, I will. Thank you, your majesty.”
Then the Empress retired.
Yun Shang was thinking about how to deal with the situation later, so her mind was not on the chessboard. After her making a few more wrong steps, Xia Huanyu looked up at Yun Shang and asked, ”Are you being distracted? Why? ”