On Chang 'an Street, a carriage was slowly moving forward.
Although the streets of Chang 'an were crowded and noisy, they all took the initiative to give way when they saw the carriage.
It wasn't because of the guards leading the way, but because of the royal nameplate hanging on the carriage.
Those who could hang such a nameplate were all direct descendants of the royal family and had extraordinary status.
Even the third-grade officials of the imperial court had to make way for them, let alone ordinary carriages.
In the carriage, Princess Chang Le, who was wearing a plum colored dress and looked elegant, was looking out of the carriage with her fair chin in her hand.
She twirled a black chess piece with her green fingertips, and her beautiful face looked a little bored.
Beside her, a maid was chattering non-stop."Your Highness, do you really not want to see what that Young Master Qin looks like? That's your future husband."
"I heard that the Qin people are very rough. What if that Young Master Qin is a burly man with a full beard?”
"Your Highness, Your Highness…"
The maid looked as if she would not give up until she was convinced.
Li Lizhi couldn't stand the constant harassment of the maid. She said helplessly,"That's enough. You've been nagging all morning.”
"So what if I go and see him? Do you think I can not marry him just because he is ugly? A marriage between countries is not a child's play."
"But…"
The maid felt a little wronged. She felt that it was not worth it for her Highness.
The dignified Eldest Princess, the number one beauty of the Great Tang, was actually going to condescend to marry a barbarian from Qin. It was truly not worth it.
"Alright, I understand."
Li Lizhi smiled faintly and knocked the chess piece on the maid's forehead. A shallow dimple appeared on her face.
The maid could only lower her head and stop talking.
Another 35 minutes later, the carriage stopped in front of a vermilion green door.
The words "Residence of Confucius" were written on the plaque at the entrance.
This was the residence of the Saint Duke of Evolution, Kong Yingda.
Li Lizhi had extraordinary talent in chess and loved to study chess books.
Kong Yingda's residence had many precious chess manuals, so she often came over to borrow them.
As she often visited, Li Lizhi didn't even need to be notified before she entered the residence of Confucius. The person who welcomed her was the housekeeper.
"BenGong came to disturb again today, is Yan ShengGong in the residence?”
Li Lizhi said with a smile.
"Your Highness, the old master was at his desk late last night and has yet to wake up. If Your Highness wants to borrow a Go manual, I can go to the library and get it for Your Highness.”
The manager replied respectfully.
"Yes, thank you."
Li Lizhi nodded reservedly and told the butler about the Go manual she wanted to borrow.
The butler left after agreeing.
There was a library in the Residence of Confucius. There were many books in it, and even the books in the Imperial Palace might not be as good as here.
It was troublesome to find books in the library.
Li Lizhi was a little bored waiting in the living room, so she took the maid around the residence and finally went for a walk in the garden.
It was early spring, and the garden was beautiful.
The bright sunlight reflected the flowers that were competing for beauty. They were clustered together, and it was a happy atmosphere.
However, after Li Lizhi entered, the flowers were overshadowed.
As the Eldest Princess of the Tang Empire, Li Lizhi had inherited the beauty of her mother, Zhangsun Wugou.
Although it was not fully grown yet, it had already displayed a peerless elegance that could topple cities.
Just as Li Lizhi was admiring the flowers, her personal maid suddenly exclaimed,"Your Highness, look over there!"
"What's wrong?"
Li Lizhi followed her gaze.
In a pavilion not far away, there were two people sitting and playing chess. They were a black-robed middle-aged man and a white-robed youth.
The young man looked elegant and handsome, and his temperament was as gentle as jade. He looked very scholarly, and people would have a good impression of him at first sight.
Even Li Lizhi, who was of noble birth and had seen many young talents, could not help but be slightly absent-minded when she saw this young man.
"Your Highness, Your Highness…"
Li Lizhi only came back to her senses when her personal maid called out a few times.
Seeing her appearance, the personal maid couldn't help but laugh and said playfully,""In the past, it was always the other men who were absent-minded when they saw Your Highness.”
"But that young master is really good-looking, making this servant very tempted ~"
Li Lizhi's fair face flushed red after being teased like this.
She reached out and pinched the maid's cheek. She said with some embarrassment,"You're getting more and more impudent now. You even dare to tease me, right?”
" Your Highness, please spare my life. This servant knows her mistake…"
The maid begged for mercy, but her face was still smiling.
After the two of them played around, Li Lizhi clapped her hands and said,"Let's go and take a look."
"Ah?"
The maid widened her eyes in shock.
She didn't expect Li Lizhi to be so bold.
"What are you thinking? I mean to go over and watch them play chess!”
Li Lizhi rolled her eyes.
She liked chess, so she couldn't help but watch the two of them play.
Of course, she also wanted to see who the white-robed young man was, because she did not remember such a handsome man in Chang 'an.
On the other side, two people were focused on playing chess in the pavilion.
"General."
Fu Su gently knocked a chess piece down, then smiled gently at Zhang Yi and said,""Lord Prime Minister, it seems that I have won this round again.”
Opposite him, Zhang Yi frowned.
After staring at the chessboard for a long time, Zhang Yi finally sighed and threw in his piece to admit defeat.
"Young Master's chess skills are truly brilliant and can be called a national player.”
Zhang Yi said with a bitter smile.
They were not playing traditional Go, but Chinese chess.
Fu Su had made Chinese chess on his way to Tang to pass the time.
He had been attracted to Chinese chess ever since he started playing. However, he had never won a single game against Fu Su.
Today, they had come to visit Kong Yingda, and this chess set was a gift that Fu Su had prepared for Kong Yingda. He intended to use it to promote the culture of Qin.
However, who knew that Kong Yingda was still asleep, so he could only play chess here to pass the time.
Fu Su smiled as he kept his chess pieces." The Prime Minister has only been in contact with you for a short period of time. It's already quite impressive that you can reach this level."”
He was the provincial chess champion in his previous life. If he couldn't even beat a newbie, then he wouldn't be able to face anyone.
"Another round!"
Zhang Yi rubbed his hands in a very ungentlemanly manner. His eyes were filled with fighting spirit. It had been a long time since he had encountered such a challenge.
"Come."
Fu Su did not refuse. He set up the chess pieces and started a new game.
The two of them were so focused on playing chess that they didn't notice someone coming from the pavilion.
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