When the old man saw that it was a little girl, he said, “You little girl, don’t talk nonsense. Master Ling Xuan’s exquisite go game has stumped so many divine hands in Chang ‘an.”
Wei Yang said, “This go game is very easy to break.”
The old man said in disbelief, “Little girl, you’re not afraid of losing your teeth even if you talk big. In that case, I won’t charge you five cents. If you can break this game, I’ll give you fifty taels of silver.”
Weiyang knelt on the futon opposite the old man and placed the black piece on the star position of the chessboard. With one move, she turned the dead game of the black piece.
The old man looked at the position where Weiyang was playing and followed up with another move.
Weiyang calmly played another move.
All the chess lovers in Chang ‘an gathered around and looked at the game. Every time Weiyang played a move, everyone around cheered.
After about an incense stick, Weiyang said to the old man, “I won. Give me the Silver!”
The old man took out fifty taels of silver from his pocket and gave it to Weiyang. He cupped his hands and asked, “May I know your name, Miss?”
Weiyang smiled and said, “Lu Weiyang.”
When Weiyang heard this, the old man immediately knelt down and saluted, “Greetings, eldest Princess Weiyang.”
Lu Wei yang chuckled and said, “There’s no need to be so polite. Tell that Master Ling Xuan or whatever that he is, there’s always someone better than you. Not everything is worthy of being called the number one Go player in the world.”
Lu Wei Yang was in a great mood after taking the banknote. He did not expect that although Chang ‘an had many places to spend money, there were also many places to earn money. He could win so many things just by playing two games of go.
In the crowd, the young master of Uncle Zhao’s house looked at Lu Weiyang’s back and felt a ripple in his heart. He jogged after him and said, “Miss, please wait.”
Lu Weiyang turned back to look at the young master behind him and asked, “Are you calling for me?”
Zhao qingquan nodded and said, “I am the Crown Prince of Uncle Zhao’s house, Zhao Qingquan. I just saw your amazing go game. I wonder if you have time to talk to me?”
Lu Weiyang looked at the sky as if it was going to rain and said, “Another day.”
As expected, as soon as he said that, bean-sized raindrops fell and Lu Weiyang ran back to the Princess’mansion.
When he ran back to the Princess’mansion, Xiao Mang opened his umbrella and greeted Lu Weiyang, “Your Highness.”
Lu Weiyang took the umbrella and said, “This day is really strange. It rains when it says it does, or is that fortune-telling really effective?”
Just as Lu Weiyang was pondering, Xiao Mang whispered to Lu Weiyang, “Your Highness, do you know that Little Langjun who followed you?”
Lu Weiyang looked at the panting man behind him and asked Zhao Qingquan, “Why did you follow me here?”
Zhao Qingquan, who was caught in the rain, panted and said, “I was afraid that the princess didn’t have any maidservants and guards following her, and I brought an umbrella. But the princess ran too fast, i…”
Lu Weiyang burst out laughing, thinking that this person was really stupid. “Forget it, for the sake of your sincerity, I’ll play a game of go with you today.”
Hearing Lu Weiyang call himself me, Zhao Qingquan smiled slowly and said, “Then I’ll ask the Princess to teach me.”
In the main hall of the Princess’mansion, the palace maids set up a game of go.
Lu Weiyang knelt on the jade ground and said, “You play first.”
Zhao Qingquan cupped his hands and said, “Then I won’t stand on ceremony.”
Lu Weiyang and Zhao Qingquan had just played the middle game when she said to Zhao Qingquan, “You’ve lost.”
Zhao Qingquan looked at the chessboard and carefully thought about the next few steps. He was indeed powerless to alleviate the situation, he sighed and said, “The princess’chess skills are rare in this world. I submit. I wonder if you can give me some pointers on my chess moves?”
Lu Weiyang was not stingy in this aspect. He pointed out Zhao Qingquan’s shortcomings in her chess moves and before he knew it, it was already evening.
Zhao Qingquan saw that the sky was already dark. He bowed to Lu Weiyang and said, “Your Highness, the sky is already dark. I will come and Bother Your Highness Another Day.”
Lu Weiyang wanted to tell him not to bother her anymore, but before she could finish, Zhao Qingquan had already left.
Lu Weiyang saw that the rain had stopped outside, so she went to the neighboring Prince Pingliang’s residence for a meal without any meaning.
Rather than saying that the meal was empty, Lu Weiyang felt sorry for the silver. After all, her second brother’s house next door did not have a pair of chopsticks like hers.
Lu Ang did not have any objections to Weiyang coming to the residence for a meal. He looked at the string of red sandalwood Buddhist beads in Lu Weiyang’s hand and looked at it carefully. “Isn’t this the string of Buddhist beads in Master Ling Xuan’s Hand?”
Weiyang said rather smugly, “Master Ling Xuan is the abbot of the Yuan Xi Temple. I won this from the abbot of the Yuan Xi Temple.”
Lu ang said, “Master Ling Xuan is the son of heaven. When he was born, there were strange phenomena in the sky, and the sky was filled with golden light. The abbot of the Prime Minister Temple said that he was fated with Buddhism and was born a small monk in the Prime Minister Temple.
“Two years ago, Ling Xuan became the abbot of the Prime Minister Temple. Now he is the great Tang temple. In places like Japan, Tibet, and the northern desert, there are people from the Buddhist sect who come to great Tang to ask Master Ling Xuan for Buddhist teachings. He is just a weak crown now.”
Wei Yang said, “So that Monk is still the prime minister. Then this string of red sandalwood Buddhist beads should be extremely precious?”
Lu ang replied, “Of course. This is a rare red sandalwood, extremely precious. It can be said to be a treasure of the Prime Minister Temple.”
Wei Yang fiddled with the Buddhist beads and said, “Then I didn’t lose out on my gold hairpin and gold bracelet.”
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A banquet was held in the manor of Marquis an yuan. Wei Yang had no choice but to go because of her maternal grandmother’s good intentions. When she arrived at the manor of Marquis an Yuan and saw the courtyard full of “Young talents,”she did not have anyone that she was moved by.
Looking at these men, it was better to see the cordiality of money.
Zhao Qingquan walked to Wei Yang’s side and said, “Your Highness, do you still remember me?”
Lu Weiyang nodded. “Yes, I remember. A stinky chess basket…”
Lu Weiyang revealed an apologetic expression and quickly corrected himself, “No, it’s crown prince Zhao.”
Zhao Qingquan said, “I’ve been practicing hard recently. I wonder if I can play chess with the princess again?”
Lu Weiyang was not very willing to play chess with Zhao Qingquan. His chess skills were too poor. The difference between their chess skills was like heaven and earth. There was no point in playing chess with him.
Lu Weiyang said, “Okay. If you lose this game, then you’re not allowed to play chess with me in the future.”
Zhao Qingquan heard this and asked, “Why?”
Lu Weiyang said to Zhao Qingquan in embarrassment, “Your chess skills don’t have any fun for me. So if you lose this game, don’t play chess with me in the future.”
Zhao qingquan quickly said, “Then the princess may delay this game for a few days and let me think about it again?”
“Okay,”Lu Weiyang replied.
Qiao Jinniang heard that her mother had arranged a banquet for the two men to choose their husbands, so she came over with Lu Chen to have a look. The two looked over from the waterside pavilion and saw Weiyang talking to a man.
She asked Lu Chen, “Who is the man with Wei Yang?”
Lu Chen said, “The crown prince of Uncle Zhao’s mansion. He stayed in Wei Yang’s mansion until dark a few days ago before he left the Princess’mansion.”
Qiao jinniang said, “Crown Prince Zhao’s looks are not bad. I wonder what his character is like?”
