PDLP Chapter 1069 Childish Games
Chapter 1069 Childish Games
The system vanished without a trace, without even looking back.
"It's unusual for it to be here today. Usually, when it hears that it can dine at Cining Palace, it runs faster than the palace servants who deliver the message."
Yunling followed beside His Majesty, watching the puppy wag its tail as it ran at full speed.
Unable to hold back, I blurted out:
"Your Majesty, I woke up once this morning. Before Her Highness the Crown Princess left the palace, I had breakfast with her and then took a nap back at the Hall of Mental Cultivation."
Liang Chongyue's eyes narrowed slightly as she listened. She knew that the system couldn't possibly go out to play on an empty stomach.
Even if there are only two bites left, it will still eat those two bites before leaving.
Well, the puppy had already run far away, and Liang Chongyue was too lazy to argue with it.
A puppy is a puppy; it has all the good qualities that puppies have.
It has just as many flaws as a puppy.
In fact, because of its intelligence, the puppy has as many shortcomings as other puppies.
When Liang Chongyue arrived at Cining Palace, she had just circled around to the outer courtyard.
She saw several cooks standing outside the small kitchen, looking in her direction, and then they saw her.
After bowing, he hurriedly returned to the small kitchen and began to get busy.
Liang Chongyue said to Yun Ling, who was following behind her:
"What time is it now?"
"Your Majesty, it was already 4:45 AM when Your Majesty left home."
Liang Chongyue didn't get up very late today, but it was still a bit late compared to the usual days when she had to attend court early.
"Your Majesty, next time the Empress Dowager sends someone to invite you, I will call you earlier?"
Liang Chongyue thought about it and decided against it.
"No need. The Empress Dowager probably won't send someone to invite me so early next time."
Liang Chongyue rarely has a holiday during the Spring Festival, so no one can stop her from getting a good night's sleep.
Liang Chongyue would never tolerate having her sleep disturbed unless it was something very important.
"Yes, I understand."
As soon as Liang Chongyue stepped one foot into the main hall of Cining Palace, she saw her mother pouring tea for her.
"Your Majesty, I overslept today and have kept you waiting. Please forgive me."
Xiang Huayue poured the cup of tea for His Majesty.
"Get up. It was just a sudden idea to have you have dinner with me. I'm sorry to have taken up your time."
Liang Chongyue simply did not believe that her mother's decision was sudden; there must be a reason why her mother did this.
"How could that be? It is my honor to dine with Your Majesty."
However, she believed whatever her mother said.
She didn't say it out loud; her mother would naturally explain it herself.
"Come on, try this Lei Cha first. It's a new recipe from the Little Kitchen, with some nuts that we didn't have before."
Liang Chongyue was not interested in the tea that could fill her stomach; she preferred the meals in her mother's palace.
That's what really tastes good.
Liang Chongyue took a couple of sips of tea, chatted with his mother for a while, and then breakfast was ready.
Looking at the porridge that had already popped into rice grains, Liang Chongyue could tell that she had indeed been waiting for a long time.
However, Liang Chongyue wouldn't ask unless his mother brought it up.
The breakfast went fairly well, and the Empress Dowager didn't say much.
Until the meal was over, Liang Chongyue had nothing else to deal with that day.
"Mother, please play chess with me for a while."
As Liang Chongyue said this, Yunling had already received His Majesty's glance and went to prepare the chessboard and pieces.
"You won last night, so I have to win a game today."
Liang Chongyue hoped that her mother was only referring to winning a game on the chessboard, and not implying something else.
"Your Majesty's chess skills are superb. Wouldn't it be an easy task for you to defeat me?"
Liang Chongyue wore a completely indifferent smile.
"Then Your Majesty will have to give way to me."
After the chessboard was set up, Liang Chongyue poured a basin of water onto it right from the start.
As a result, the Empress Dowager poured out an even bigger basin.
Liang Chongyue always yielded to her son, and the Empress Dowager also always yielded to her.
Liang Chongyue wanted his mother to win this round, so that his mother would have difficulty saying anything more later today.
The Empress Dowager thought the same thing.
Liang Chongyue could sense that her mother's chess style today was weak and listless, as if she had been possessed.
She was nothing like the person she used to be when I taught her to play chess.
"Mother, please don't go easy on me. Once I'm drunk, I won't hold back."
Liang Chongyue wanted to say something to her mother, but her mother seemed not to understand her unspoken meaning.
"Your Majesty's continued victories are due to Your Majesty's skill; what does it have to do with me?"
Hearing his mother's words, Liang Chongyue smiled helplessly.
She truly never imagined that her mother would be this kind of person.
Looking at the white stones that were basically placed haphazardly on the chessboard, it was clear that even a novice chess player could defend against the Queen Mother's attack.
"Is the Empress Dowager staging an empty city ruse here?"
Liang Chongyue held the black chess piece in her hand; in this aspect of feigning ignorance, she was still inferior to her mother.
"No, I'm luring you into a trap."
Liang Chongyue laughed. Was he no longer pretending, or was he just tired of pretending?
"What exactly does Mother want to talk to me about today? Next time I get up late, Mother can eat first. Why wait for me and then starve?"
Xiang Huayue continued to make moves, slightly better than before, at least not as outrageous.
"I miss Your Majesty. I wish Your Majesty would come and have a meal with me. Your Majesty works hard every day, so waiting a little longer is nothing."
Since his mother was still playing cryptic games with him, Liang Chongyue simply gave up on exposing her.
She didn't have much to do today.
Then let's continue talking to Mother.
Let's see who plays the worse game.
"Mother, come down quickly, I'm about to win."
Looking at the chaotic chess game, if Xiang Huayue didn't know His Majesty's chess skills, she would have suspected that His Majesty was a novice who had just learned to play chess.
I couldn't understand the game for a moment.
It's impossible to tell who won or lost right now.
"I'm getting off now, Your Majesty."
Liang Chongyue followed her mother's moves, pretending she knew nothing about chess, yet she still had to constantly watch whether she would win the game.
Sometimes muscle memory reacts faster than her brain.
As the Queen Mother placed her piece, her hand already knew where the next piece would land.
Fortunately, he was still sharp-witted and didn't fall for his mother's feint.
Yunling and Aunt Chunchan waited on either side, eager to see who would prevail between His Majesty and the Empress Dowager.
They played until every possible spot on the chessboard was filled with pieces.
Neither of them could determine a winner.
"Would you like to play another round, Mother?"
His Majesty has always been the most composed one; otherwise, the throne of Great Xia would not be secure.
"Let's play another round then."
Liang Chongyue was immersed in the power struggle with his mother, as if he had returned to his childhood.
She's clearly not a child anymore, but in many things, she still tries to understand a child's perspective.
In front of the Empress Dowager, I tried my best to act like an ignorant child.
I wonder what the Empress Dowager was thinking when she discovered her relatively mature side.
He was still willing to play those childish role-playing games with her.