After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

Chapter 307

That afternoon, Wen Chengyu kept Yuan Qing in the palace for a talk.

At first, he did nothing but asked Eunuch Shun to serve tea and sat opposite her to chat, but he never got down to business, so Yuan Qing couldn't figure out why Wen Chengyu asked her to come.

Yuan Qing watched him sitting there handling government affairs through a curtain.

Suddenly Wen Chengyu asked, "Can you play chess?"

Yuan Qing was stunned for a moment, then replied, "A little bit."

"Come here," Wen Chengyu's voice sounded very tired, "Play a game with me."

Yuan Qing could tell that he was indeed a little tired at the moment, so he didn't want to disturb his rest.

He has been dealing with government affairs for such a long time and his health is not good. If he doesn't have a good rest, the prediction that Ji Kang made before might come true. He doesn't want to see him collapse from exhaustion.

This is not only because he is a member of the Yuan family, but more importantly, he is the emperor who controls the entire Yuan Dynasty. He cannot make any mistakes at such a critical moment.

So she said, "Let's wait——"

Before she could finish, Wen Chengyu was already tidying up the things on the table.

Although he didn't say a word, his actions showed that his words could not be disobeyed.

This was the second time that Yuan Qing felt the kind of pressure that only belonged to an emperor from him.

Even if we are not face to face, we can still be shocked by this kind of pressure.

Yuan Qing put her clothes in order and walked into the hall, where she saw that Wen Chengyu had already set up the chess table.

Yuan Qing sighed silently.

It seems that I can't avoid this incident.

Although I have learned Go before, that was just for fun from my elders. It was out of interest, which is completely different from this.

And she also understood that Wen Chengyu asked her to play chess with him because he must want to see something from her. It was not like what he said, he just had nothing to do.

Even though the person sitting opposite her now is her cousin, apart from this identity, he is still the emperor of a country.

Wen Chengyu looked at the chessboard and said, "Black or white?"

Yuan Qing sat down, straightened his robe, and answered casually, "White one, please."

Wen Chengyu pushed Bai Zi in front of her, "You first."

It sounded gentle, but the tone was still unquestionable.

Yuan Qing silently picked up a chess piece and placed it on the board.

She chose the corner of the board close to her hand, which is the most common opening in Go.

However, the whole game has just begun, and the real purpose is far from being revealed.

By the first half, the two had already occupied a considerable territory.

Yuan Qing began to hesitate at this time.

She could see that Wen Chengyu was intentionally making way for her, but she didn't dare to follow him.

Wen Chengyu picked up a black piece and asked her, "Why aren't you moving?"

"I don't know where to go. I'm at a loss for a moment."

Although she said so, she took a different approach and moved the white chess piece in her hand to another place.

Wen Chengyu was a little surprised to see this.

He had never thought of ending up here, but he ignored it and continued to place his pieces in the same place as before, trying to eat up all the five pieces that were next to her.

In the next move, Yuan Qing still did not follow him, but placed another piece next to the previously lonely white chess piece.

Only then did Wen Chengyu slowly move a black piece forward.

It was interesting. She was in a completely passive situation just now, but she turned from passive to active in the blink of an eye, forcing her to give up the current situation and turn to block her layout.

She had already placed two white pieces in this area, and there was still a lot of energy left around. She didn't need to follow Wen Chengyu's footsteps. His position was not far away. If he continued to place pieces towards her, then all the pieces she had placed before would be killed by him in this area. She had to leave a way out for herself.

She began to shift her position upwards.

Now it was Wen Chengyu's turn to hesitate.

He has chess pieces placed in all four corners. These are his first moves to control the situation. This way, no matter what moves the opponent makes, he can detect them in time and respond as quickly as possible.

Being an emperor is lonely.

It's not that he can't see that Qing'er still can't trust him completely at this time. Maybe it's just because he is an emperor, not because the blood relationship between them has faded.

He often called her into the palace to talk, just to understand her thoughts more accurately.

Not only her, but also his mother, uncle, aunt, and all those relatives and friends who he thought would always be kind to him before he ascended the throne, are now all left alone.

He suddenly felt an itch in his throat and couldn't help turning his back and coughing a few times.

Yuan Qing dropped the chess piece and ran towards him.

Just as he was about to call the imperial physician, Wen Chengyu stopped him, "I'm fine, it's just that the autumn night is cold and it's hard for me to adapt."

Yuan Qing hurriedly brought the brazier closer and asked softly, "If you need anything else, I'll ask Eunuch Shun to get it."

Wen Chengyu held her back and said, "No, just wait a while."

The imperial physician didn't allow me to call for help, and yet I don't take care of my body. What on earth is going on?

Yuan Qing had no choice but to turn around and warm the tea for him, then went into the bedroom and brought back a quilt, spreading it out and covering him.

While covering her, he kept muttering, "Look at you. You are the emperor of a country. You can't ask others to send you what you want. The government affairs these days are not particularly important. They can be dealt with as needed. You are working so hard to endure it. Don't you take your health seriously? How many emperors in history have worked so hard and even sacrificed themselves like you? Have you ever thought that if you..."

At this point, she realized that it was unlucky, so she slapped her lips twice and said, "You should always think about us."

When she finished speaking, she no longer dared to look up at his face.

Wen Chengyu himself is very handsome, just like his name, gentle and smooth like jade.

However, the complicated affairs and the chronic illness that was difficult to cure made him as thin as a dead tree, which was alarming.

Just now when she was covering him with the quilt, the back of her hand accidentally touched his arm hidden in his sleeve, and she found that under the wide robe, there were all hard bones.

As I thought about it, I felt a little sore in my nose.

She felt that the original owner and Wen Chengyu, a pair of siblings, really shared the same suffering. If she had not traveled through time, even if the original owner had been taking medicine all the time, he would still be sick, just like she had been for more than ten years.

But he knew that the original owner's weakness was caused by the plane and the way of heaven, and for Wen Chengyu...

He took medicine and saw famous doctors. He tried every method, but none of them worked. His health continued to deteriorate day by day.

She saw this situation and felt anxious.

If this continues, even if he is not killed, he will be tortured to death by this invisible disease.