After Lu Guan Bao left, Ming Rui saw Qi Siyun's preoccupied look, and asked, "What's wrong? But what happened?"

Qi Siyun forced a smile and said, "No...it's nothing."

"Is it really okay? If there is something, you can ask for leave. After all, the old prince Qi has missed you for so long, he must be missing you."

"But I..." Qi Siyun glanced at the sword in his hand, and hesitated to speak.

Ming Rui seemed to have guessed what he was going to say, and said, "You have improved a lot in the past few days, and you can't rush your practice. It's okay to relax properly."

Seeing that he was silent, Ming Rui continued: "Seeing how preoccupied you are, I'm afraid you don't have the time to practice anymore. Don't worry, with my permission, the master will not blame you."

Qi Siyun nodded gratefully and said, "Then... thank you very much."

Jin Zhao still went to the palace, where King Su and Shen Qi lived temporarily.

When he arrived, Shen Qi was sitting in the courtyard calmly, holding a cup of tea in his hand, and a chessboard was placed on the low table next to him.

Jin Zhao glanced around, and there were moves on both sides of the chessboard, but... he was the only one sitting, which could only mean...

As soon as he approached, Shen Qi put down his teacup, stood up, looked at Jin Zhao with an easy-going expression, pointed to the empty seat opposite, and said, "General Cui, please sit down."

Jin Zhao didn't hesitate, and sat down with a calm expression.

Shen Qi asked someone to serve tea again, then sat down, said with a smile: "I didn't expect General Cui to come here suddenly, I came here from the provincial capital in a hurry, I can only wrong General Cui to taste this poor tea."

It looked like Shen Qi had a slight resemblance to Emperor Xuanhui's eyebrows and eyes, nothing else, but he couldn't tell that he was in his thirties, and his face was very peaceful, not aggressive.

Jin Zhao picked up the tea cup and took a sip as if coping, "The tea is not bad."

"That's good. General Cui came at the right time. There is no one in this huge capital city who can play chess with me. It just so happens that General Cui is here." Shen Qi smiled and stretched out his hand to place the chess pieces.

There was clearly an endgame on the chessboard just now, thinking about it...he should have been playing chess by himself just now.

Although Jin Zhao didn't know much about their ancient way of playing chess, according to what he saw just now, Shen Qi probably wanted to use the chess game to analyze his mind.

"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint the prince. I'm playing... I don't know how to play chess."

Hearing this, the movements of Shen Qi's hands paused slightly, and he said in surprise: "No?"

"yes."

Shen Qi withdrew his hand, "This king has never met anyone who can't play this kind of chess. General Cui is really unique."

"Everyone has his own ambitions. I am good at wielding knives and guns. I am really not proficient in this kind of thing that literati play."

Shen Qi pondered for a moment, then asked: "Then I don't know why General Cui came today...why?"

From the moment he entered the door, Shen Qi was not surprised at all, as if he had expected him to come, but now he still pretended to ask him.

"The lord should be clear that the youngest daughter of the Cui family is my younger sister, so there is no need to ask why she came here this time." Jin Zhao's tone did not sound very good, and he stared at Shen Qi with dark eyes.

Shen Qi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "If this king guessed correctly, it should be... that marriage?"

Jin Zhao's silence was a default.

"Is General Cui dissatisfied with this marriage?" Shen Qi asked again.

nonsense.

"But...Hasn't Marquis Huaiyuan already agreed?" Seeing that he was silent, Shen Qi added.

"I'm afraid my lord made a mistake. My father may not be able to refuse face to face because of affection, so this time I will tell my lord that your younger sister is not suitable for you. Please find another beautiful woman for your lord."

Hearing this, Shen Qi's face was troubled: "Maybe General Cui will be disappointed, this matter... is a bit difficult."

"What does your lord mean by this?"

"When Empress Mother brought up this matter, there were many people around watching. How can this marriage be revoked as soon as it is said to be revoked? If it is canceled suddenly, other people will definitely speculate on the reason. I am afraid... the influence on Lingmei will not be good." Shen Qi's words sounded like he was thinking about them, but in fact... still refused to give in.

"It's useless to talk too much. The purpose of my visit this time is to cancel the marriage. It won't be too late to explain the reason later. Besides...my sister of Cui Jinzhao, who dares to make unreasonable comments?" Jin Zhao didn't want to hear him refute those messy things.I hope the marriage can be dissolved, but I dare not let Yinyin fall into the clutches of this person.

Shen Qi smiled and said: "It seems that General Cui is still a good brother who loves my sister, but... I heard that my sister is well educated, innocent and lively, and I don't want to miss it if it is true. General, don't worry, this king has not married a wife., her marriage will definitely give her the position of concubine."

It's not very rare for him to be a concubine, and...he believes that Cui Yinyin will not like it either.

"To be honest, the family loves my little sister very much, and they also pay attention to her thoughts. She already has a sweetheart, so...you may not have this fate with the prince, so the prince should dissolve the marriage." Jin Zhao didn't want to be with him anymore.Beat around the bush and speak directly.

"That's really a coincidence. Since this is the case, this king can't make things difficult for others."

Although he said so, according to Jin Zhao's feeling, this old fox will not compromise easily.

"How about this, General Cui, I have heard about your character before, and I am very willing to befriend you as a friend. Regarding this matter...I will talk to my mother as soon as possible. I hope she can change her mind as soon as possible."

He didn't expect him to say that, but Jin Zhao still understood the reason why he would not hit the smiling face with his hand. Now that Shen Qi had already verbally agreed, there was no reason for him to be aggressive anymore, and a superficial promise was also appropriate.

Jin Zhao cupped his hands and said, "That's the way to thank Your Highness King Su. With your talent, if you think about it, I believe you will find a better woman than your sister."

Shen Qi replied with a smile: "Then I will lend you a good word."

After Jin Zhao left, the smile on Shen Qi's face gradually disappeared, he stretched out his hand to arrange the messed up chess game just now, and moved a few chess pieces randomly.

Not long after, a man in Tsing Yi came to his side, shaking the folding fan in his hand from time to time, and said with a faint smile: "Your Highness, this step is considered to have reached a critical point."

Shen Qi didn't turn his head back, just stretched out his hand to pull his sleeve, and pulled him to the seat beside him, with a firm tone, "It's true that I didn't notice it before, but I especially noticed recently...things seem to be getting worse and worse.Interesting."

The man slowly sat beside him and helped him move the white piece, "This piece is rushing over, how can we not use it?"

"Your Highness already has other plans?"

Shen Qi held the man's hand, said with a slight smile: "No rush, the current situation... is very good."

The man nodded obediently, "About General Cui's sister, do you really want to marry her?"

Shen Qi said in an unpredictable tone: "She is someone's lifeline, I have to make good use of it no matter what."