Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 280 Are You Cowardly Again?

Rong Jin's tense face finally began to relax. Zhenzhu, this poor chess player, not only can't play chess, but is also very stupid. It turns out that Lian Hua has been giving her a handicap in the game, but she didn't even know it.

Bai Yunhe, who was standing by, once again looked at Hua Lei with new eyes. This was really a true person who never showed his true colors. Just now, when he saw her in a dilemma, he really thought that her chess skills were not very good. Unexpectedly, this move showed that her chess skills were quite good, and she could even compete with him. He was the best chess player among his brothers. When could he play a game with her? Bai Yunhe was eager to try.

During the whole chess watching process, Gui Jingan was the most stable. Two years ago, Miss Hua only lost two points to her grandfather. At that time, Miss Hua's chess skills were almost better than those of the young ladies from the aristocratic families in the capital.

Even if Miss Hua has made no progress in the past two years, it is absolutely impossible for her to lose to Miss Zhao. Although Miss Zhao did make it to the finals last year, she was just lucky. The opponents she chose were all those who were unexpectedly lucky and did not have particularly good chess skills.

Moreover, although Miss Zhao entered the finals, she was eliminated in the first round. She has no real ability at all.

Not to mention, when I was watching the game just now, I saw that Miss Hua's chess skills have greatly improved. Her already aggressive style of play has become even more fierce today.

He also controlled the entire chess game very accurately, holding the initiative firmly in his own hands, not giving the opponent any chance to counterattack. He also blocked the opponent's weak points from time to time, and moved the opponent's black pieces, thus defeating the opponent's plan of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west to save Zhao.

Sure enough, after another cup of tea, Zhao Yulan gave up and admitted defeat. On the chessboard, the black pieces were in a mess, and there were not many left. Zhao Yulan's face looked a little ugly. She definitely did not expect this result.

She just heard Zhenzhu say that Hualei's chess skills were very poor and asked Hualei not to leave the game. She also knew Zhenzhu's chess skills and knew that she was a terrible chess player. After hearing what Zhenzhu said, she thought Hualei's chess skills were very bad, so she chose her as her opponent.

Just now when she was writing calligraphy, she saw that although Bai Yunhe seemed to be leaning against the tree carelessly, his eyes were always fixed on the direction of Hualei's desk, and the emotion in his eyes was something she didn't like. Her family and Dingxi Marquis's Mansion were considered to be well matched, and she had admired him for a long time, but he had never smiled at her.

But just now, she saw Mr. Bo smile at Hua Lei several times. That's why she was getting angrier and angrier. Then she heard Zhenzhu say that she was a bad chess player, so she chose her on purpose to make her look bad. Even if Hua Lei didn't accept the challenge, she would have to come here to work for free tomorrow, which was also very embarrassing.

Who would have thought that I would hit a wall? Hualei's chess skills were so good? Now it was my turn to be embarrassed. It was really annoying. A lowly merchant girl actually made me look so ugly.

If Hua Lei could hear Zhao Yulan's inner voice, she would definitely say, "I am so wronged. I am a wronged person." However, Hua Lei's story of being a wronged person is not over yet. Before Hua Lei finished her turn, a girl in an apricot-yellow dress who had been with Zhao Yulan came up and sat in Zhao Yulan's original seat, and named Hua Lei as her opponent.

Hua Lei was really speechless. She really shouldn't have come out today. Was she supposed to keep accepting the challenge as someone kept calling her out? If she didn't accept the challenge, would she have to come here and work for nothing tomorrow? Was this going to go on forever?

Hua Lei didn't know that her experience was what many onlookers dreamed of. Isn't it enough to accept the challenge? It's a rare opportunity to get money even if you lose.

Holding the five taels of silver she had just received, Hua Lei was in a dilemma. At this time, Master Li, the referee, smiled and said, "Miss Hua, you should try again. If the chess player named accepts the challenge, the silver will be doubled for each game he wins.

If you challenge three people in a row, regardless of whether you win or lose, you can be exempted from the free work condition. If you win three people in a row, not only can you get silver, but you can also directly enter the finals on the third day. "

Is this even possible? Although she had no idea about entering the finals, she would only have to fight three times at most, and she wouldn't have to work for free, which was acceptable. Even if she lost, she would get two taels of silver, and if she won, she could get double the silver. Hualei was calculating in her heart.

"Miss Hua, are you scared again?"

Bai Yunhe was itching to see how good Hualei's chess skills were. If it wasn't inconvenient, he would have challenged her directly. But he was worried that if he challenged Hualei directly, he would lose and be laughed at by his brothers when he returned home.

If I win... well, it seems that I may not win. What if I am lucky enough to win and embarrass Miss Hua in front of so many people? Will Miss Hua ignore me in the future? Although Hua Lei has a good character and her chess character should not be bad, I still don't want to take the risk. I can just find Hua Lei to practice in private in the future. This way, I can have the best of both worlds.

So Bai Yunhe made up his mind that he would not go up, but he wanted to encourage Hua Lei to continue the fight. On the one hand, he could see Hua Lei's strength, and on the other hand, he had a hunch that Hua Lei would not lose. From what she had just shown, it was clear that she was a powerful and calculating person.

Zhenzhu was a little worried about Hualei, "Sister Hua, what should we do? Why don't you try again? It doesn't matter if you lose. There are winners and losers in a game, and you have already won one game." Zhenzhu comforted Hualei.

"Sister Hua, accept the challenge. It doesn't matter if you lose." Rong Jue encouraged her again. Even Bai Yunhai and Jiang Chengqi who were standing aside were letting Hua Lei go up.

"Okay, then I'll accept the challenge." Hua Lei stuffed the shiny five-liang silver ingot into her sleeve pocket and sat back in her seat. In her sleeve pocket was the ten-liang silver ingot she had just won from Shufa.

Since the money is willing to throw itself at you, you should just accept it. If you refuse it again and again, it would be disrespectful to the money.

The girl sitting opposite in an apricot yellow dress is Zhao Yulan's cousin. Her father seems to be a minor official in the Ministry of Justice. She has a good relationship with Zhao Yulan since childhood. Seeing Hualei bullying Zhao Yulan so badly, she couldn't bear it. Usually, the cousins ​​often play chess and appreciate flowers together. They know each other very well. She feels that her chess skills are better than Zhao Yulan's, so she stepped in.

The chess pieces have been put into the chess basket. In this game, Hua Lei still plays with white pieces.