Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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The Nanlou Kingdom had been around for one hundred and thirty years and had been permanently established for forty-seven years.
This was the golden autumn season of August. Since Nanlou was located in the south, the weather was still very warm. This season was also the most comfortable time of the year.
In a simple and solemn courtyard, hidden among the green mountains and trees.
With red walls and green tiles, here the pavilions seemed to be integrated into the green mountains. The crisp birdsong in the woods echoed in the ears extremely pleasantly. The fresh air and comfortable courtyard provided ultimate relaxation, both physically and mentally.
In the garden of the villa, there were countless sweet-scented osmanthus trees planted. The fragrance of the sweet-scented osmanthus trees wafting throughout the yard was refreshing!
The octagonal pavilion surrounded by sweet-scented osmanthus trees had misty gauze fluttering in the wind. Two cups of steaming tea were placed on the stone table in the pavilion. On either sides of the stone table, an old man in black robe and a woman in aqua blue dress, were sitting. To be precise, it should be said that she was a girl who had just grown out her hair. And the old man and the young girl were looking down at the chess game on the stone table.
It was just that the old man’s face was obviously stumped, and he was thinking with his eyebrows furrowed.
The girl had a relaxed expression, and her somewhat immature face had a calmness and indifference that was inconsistent with her age.
Sitting on one side of them was a ten-year-old boy with extremely delicate eyebrows. He was watching the chess game in silence with his beautiful eyebrows furrowed.
His obsidian-like black eyes flashed with confusion, but he tolerated it very well and did not say a word to disturb them. From this fact alone, it could be seen that although he was young, he had a very high education.
“Yu Jian.”
A magnetic and gentle voice sounded.
When the boy heard this, his eyebrows suddenly lit up, and he turned to look at the visitor with a happy face.
A man wearing a white jade crown and moon-white soft robe, with his hands behind his back, his dark hair, wide sleeves, and robe corners dancing in the wind, as his snow-white boots stepped on the fallen flowers on the ground, facing the sweet-scented osmanthus in the garden, he came slowly like a god in the clouds, and the thousands of flowers behind him seemed to become his foil.
As he walked in, the fairy-like and picturesque handsome face clearly came into Yu Jian’s eyes, especially the natural dignity between the visitor’s brows, which made the flowers in the garden lose their color.
The five words “Young Master is unparalleled in the world” were vividly displayed on his body.
“Brother Sangmo, you are here. Please advise me about this chess game quickly. Why do I have no idea at all?” Yu Jian prayed in a low voice with obvious admiration in his eyes.
Gong Sangmo raised his thin lips slightly, with a warm and gentle smile on his face, and narrowed his phoenix eyes as bright as the stars in the night sky, “Why, are you stumped by your sister Qianyu’s chess game again?”
Yu Jian pursed his lips, feeling very discouraged. The two beautiful eyebrows were also knitted together.
“Brother Sangmo, you say that Sister Qianyu is only five years older than me. How come she knows so many things? In terms of chess, the emperor grandfather has not defeated Sister Qianyu once in three years.”
Three years ago, Sister Qianyu was only twelve years old. Thinking about it, he was already ten years old this year. He had studied very hard in the past three years. Even his chess skill was taught by the Taifu[1] of Nanlou Kingdom himself, but he still couldn’t even understand Qianyu. He couldn’t even touch his sister’s sides. Just like in this recent chess game, he couldn’t get the slightest clue. It hurt a man’s self-esteem too much.
Gong Sangmo smiled softly at the depressed Yu Jian, but the gentleness in his phoenix eyes fell on the slender figure like water.
Yun Qianyu had her head still lowered, her soft, watery eyes sparkled like crystals, and her long eyelashes flickered from time to time. Her smooth and full forehead was as smooth as jade, and the small and straight nose was so beautiful that you wanted to pinch it. The cherry red lips were like dewdrops on flowers when you woke up in the morning, crystal clear and moist, and the round chin was just the right size.
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[1] (historical) Grand Tutor (title for a very high official in imperial China).