I looked up at him in surprise, and he said softly: "Stay outside for a few days first."

Can't stay in the inner courtyard?

I subconsciously wanted to ask, but when I paired up with his smiling face and gentle eyes, I recalled the lively scene outside the gate today, and the busy people in the mansion, and it seemed that I could understand.

After all, they are getting married.

I kept holding this lady's position and refused to give in. It probably made Han Zitong very angry. If I still dominate the inner courtyard and refused to let go, I am afraid they will regard me as a thorn in my eyes.

Thinking of this, I didn't plan to ask anymore, but just said, "Okay. Let Caiwei pack up my things and take them with me."

"Need not."

"What?"

"I've prepared it for you."

“…”

I looked up at him, then looked at his bed, thought for a while, and said, "I am still used to using my own things, otherwise I will be afraid I won't be able to sleep at night."

He hesitated for a moment, but looked at my drooping, almost unsightly eyes and immediately said, "Okay."

After saying that, he waved to Caiwei. Caiwei immediately took the order and went over to clean up. Then he turned around and smiled at me and said, "Let's go."

"Um."

I followed him out of the door. There were already a group of servants and maids waiting outside. There were a large group of people lit up and down. They lit bright lanterns and sent us out of the inner courtyard. After crossing the bridge, I found that he had taken me to his residence in the past.

Everything here has not changed as before.

I remember that when I just came back from the sea, I insisted on sharing a room with him. He once returned here to live. Han Zitong had always told someone to clean up his room. Now it seems that there has never been a person here. Even when I walked in, I could smell the faint fragrance in the air. The quilt was soft and dry, very comfortable.

After a while, Caiwei came with two little girls and replaced the pillows and brocade quilts on the bed with those I used to using in the inner courtyard.

I stood by the bed, waiting for them to finish cleaning, then retreated, the door was closed. At this time, Pei Yuanxiu slowly walked behind me, reached out and gently stroked my shoulder, and said softly: "Go to bed early."

“…”

I was silent for a moment and said, "I don't want to sleep yet."

"Why?"

"I……"

"Is it because I slept too long in the afternoon that I am so energetic now?"

Listening to his words, I didn't seem to be in a hurry to go to bed, so I nodded: "Yes."

"Since that's the case, I won't sleep, I'll be with you."

“…”

I looked up at him, and a hint of anxiety rose in my heart. Although his gentleness is as gentle as water, this night is very quiet, and it doesn't seem like something is going to happen, but despite this, in this incense-filled room, I still felt cold sweat flowing out, and soon my palms wet.

I was silent for a while before nodding: "Okay."

"We play a game of chess, how about?"

"……good."

After he ordered his words, the servants immediately became busy. After a while, they placed a chessboard in the small garden outside the house. Four servants stood around with lanterns, and Caiwei even brought hot tea.

Then, the two of us set up a formation and started to get off.

As the prince of the Tian family, he was a compulsory course for piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and his chess skills were definitely very exquisite. So from the beginning, he kept pressing me. Speaking of which, my chess skills were not bad, but tonight, for some reason, I was always uneasy, as if there was a thread pulling my heart, making me unable to calm down. I made mistakes several times, and in a short while, the general trend on the chessboard was gone.

However, although he kept pressing me, he never really swallowed me up. Instead, he kept slowing down the situation and allowed me to breathe. But once I wanted to start making arrangements, he would immediately suppress me and prevent me from exercising it.

This feeling has been played chess since the beginning and until now.

The servants and maids who served next to us might not be able to see the tricks on the chessboard. They looked at us one with a leisurely and a light smile, the other with a heavy face and a rapid breathing. They could probably tell who would win or lose. I just felt that he would stop playing this game of chess, and it became increasingly difficult to resist. When he left another piece and the situation was almost settled, I said softly: "It seems that I will be chess."

He looked up at me and said, "Can't you go?"

"I can't win anyway."

"Not necessarily."

"Um?"

He smiled and pointed to a corner of the chessboard: "There is still a glimmer of life in this place. Don't you give it a try?"

I looked there and it was indeed not completely under his control, but when he pointed it out, it didn't feel like it was not yet under his control, but more like what he had left to me on purpose. The feeling was even more boring. I said lightly: "But it's hard for me to turn the tables."

"How do you know if you don't give it a try?"

“…”

He smiled, reached out and picked up a piece from my chess basket and handed it to me: "Come on."

I looked at him, then at the vitality in that corner. After thinking for a long time, I finally sighed lightly and slowly put the piece on the chessboard.

He smiled.

In this way, both sides regained their strength and went to the battlefield again.

This time, I cheered up a little and took more attention on the chessboard. After a while, I really regained a lot of lost ground. As a result, the situation turned a little, and I took a breath, even my expression became relaxed.

Seeing me like this, the maids around me who had been so arrogant that they dared not let out a word seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

As soon as I was about to start looking back at the little dragon that surrounded him, as long as this piece fell, the situation on the entire chessboard would be reversed due to this point. When I picked up the chess piece and took a look at it, it was almost about to make a move, but at the last moment, I suddenly felt something was wrong.

At this moment, a scream suddenly came from the night wind.

In such a quiet night, the sudden screams sounded like ghosts crying in the middle of the night and the howling of wolves in the abyss made people feel a sudden stutter in their hearts. My hand shook, and the chess piece fell down with a squeak, just where I was about to fall.

Oh no!

I sighed in my heart, but I didn't know whether it was the bad situation on the chessboard or the uneasiness caused by the scream. When I looked up, I heard another noise, which was more like the sound of fighting coming with the night wind.

My heart trembled violently.

Where these sounds come from is exactly the direction of the inner courtyard!

At this moment, my heartbeat stopped, my face suddenly pale, and even the servants serving around were shocked. There was even a timid person who kept shaking, and the lanterns were shaking in the wind. Caiwei was also very uneasy, and she stood beside her holding the hot tea, looking at me, and then Pei Yuanxiu.

And he, who was sitting opposite me, still had a smile on his face. He picked up a piece from the chess basket and said softly: "This step is wrong."

“…”

Already felt it.

This move seemed to be the only way for me to save the situation and surround him, but when I looked at the overall situation again, I had completely trapped myself in his condom. If there might be a glimmer of hope just now, then at this moment, I would not even have a chance to turn over.

In the quiet night in the distance, the sound of swords and swords fighting came.

I listened to the sharp sounds, and it seemed to be in my ears. The originally quiet atmosphere in the entire mansion was swept away at this moment.

He smiled and left a son.

"ah--!"

Another scream came from the inner courtyard.

This time, the timid servant was so scared that he took several steps back one after another and almost fell to the ground. The servant next to him immediately stepped forward: "Young Master, something seems to be happening in the inner courtyard. Should you avoid it?"

This place is not far from the inner courtyard. If something happens there, it may cause trouble here.

but--

My cold sweat was slowly flowing down my forehead. Suddenly, a black shadow flashed in front of me. However, Pei Yuanxiu held a handkerchief and reached out to wipe my sweat carefully. When I raised my head to look at him, he still smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, it's okay."

As he said that, he pointed to the chessboard again: "Continue."

“…”

That being said, I was not in the mood to play chess at this time. Looking at the interweaving of black and white pieces on the chessboard, I almost made my whole heart feel confused. The sounds of fighting in the night finally calmed down after the most intense noise.

But I was completely unable to calm down.

The two of them faced a game where they could not turn the tables again. After a while, they heard a burst of rapid footsteps outside. A guard with a fierce aura still held a long sword in his hand and walked in. He stopped a few steps away from us, bowed and said, "Young Master, the evil thief who sneaked into the inner courtyard has been taken down!"

Pei Yuanxiu only slowly picked up a teacup, took a sip, and said, "How many are there?"

"There were five who sneaked into the inner courtyard, four of them were killed by subordinates, and one of them was left, and they were seriously injured. The subordinates captured him for the young master to interrogate."

My breathing was suffocated and I looked at him in horror.

Pei Yuanxiu said lightly: "No need to examine it."

“…!”

My heart sank suddenly, but before I could speak anything, the guard had already bowed and waved to the person outside.

I heard a knife outside, and something fell heavily to the ground.

...

He put the teacup back on the table, looked at the game on the chessboard, and smiled and said, "It seems that this game is difficult to turn over again, just chess."

After saying that, he waved his hand: "Everything is gone."

The servants took the order and all retreated. Caiwei was obviously scared. She staggered when she walked out and almost fell to the door. While I was sitting in my own position, sweating profusely, her face pale and no longer had a trace of blood.
Chapter completed!