The Cold-blooded Emperor's Vengeful Concubine

Chapter 146: A substitute can only be a substitute forever

As the night deepened, the wind was like the cold sea water, chilling to the heart, but every concubine in the imperial garden ignored the coldness on their bodies. Each of them was looking forward to watching the battle between the two women who were favored by the emperor.

Liu Ruxu was trembling in her heart, her hands clenched tightly under her sleeves, and she lowered her head, not letting the timidity in her eyes betray her current state of mind. Her heart was frantic and she had no idea how to get out of this situation.

Yun Jingman had a calm and relaxed look on his face, with a sly and complacent gleam in his watery eyes.

The palace servants were busy bringing in tables and chairs and setting up the Go board.

Zi Yan, who was standing in the corner, smiled coldly, looking like she was enjoying the show, and glanced towards the center. A substitute can only be a substitute forever. When the real master takes action, how can there be a place for a substitute?

Leng Ruoning just looked at everything in the audience indifferently. Now everything was not pleasing to her eyes. The position of queen would soon be just a decoration.

Zhao Mengdie hoped that Yun Jingman could severely defeat the arrogant and overbearing Sang Yuhanyan, and was waiting to see Sang Yuhanyan make a fool of herself. Most of the concubines below also thought so.

The palace maids set up the chessboard. Yun Jingman smiled elegantly, walked over quickly and sat down. He opened the chess box, picked up a white piece, and waited for Liu Ruxu.

Liu Ruxu stood stiffly, unwilling to walk over and sit down. She was resisting in her heart and kept thinking of ways to escape.

"Your Majesty the Imperial Concubine, please come in." Yun Jingman "kindly" reminded Liu Ruxu.

Liu Ruxu raised her eyes to look at Baili Haoxuan, who just smiled at her warmly, his blue eyes full of expectation. She had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk over step by step from the high position.

Her feet felt like they were filled with lead, and it was unbearably heavy. How nice it would be if this road had no end. She knew how good Sang Yu Hanyan was at chess. They lingered on the bed every night. Baili Haoxuan always said with nostalgia that Yan'er's chess skills were the best I had ever seen, and her chess style was unique, and no one could compare to her.

That's why she is so depressed now. She has no chess skills at all. She can play chess, but she doesn't understand it. Then, someone as smart as Baili Haoxuan will definitely find out...

As expected, just having the same appearance is not enough...

It was a short distance of less than ten feet. Even if he walked slowly, he finally reached the end and sat down lightly. With a trembling hand, he opened the chess box and picked up a black piece.

"Your Highness, please make the first move." Yun Jingman said calmly, with a faint smile on his lips, looking innocent and harmless.

Liu Ruxu was not polite and quickly placed a piece in the center, thinking that she had the upper hand. Yun Jingman's eyes taunted her for a moment, but he quickly hid the taunting and placed a white piece next to the black piece.

The breeze was blowing, but Liu Ruxu was sweating profusely. There was no tactical chess strategy at all. After only ten moves, Yun Jingman's white pieces had already gained the upper hand. Only one move was needed to win.

Baili Haoxuan's brows were tightly furrowed, but his blue eyes contained an expression of disbelief. He watched the game between Yun Jingman and Liu Ruxu expressionlessly, with a mix of thoughts in his mind.

Even if you don't know how to play chess, you know what wins and loses. Liu Ruxu looked at the black piece surrounded by the white pieces. It was obvious that she had lost. No matter how or where she moved the piece in her hand, she would lose. The defeat was already decided. She kept holding it tightly and refused to move, because once she moved, she would lose...

Yun Jingman was not in a hurry either. He picked up the cup of tea that had just been brewed by the palace servants next to him, opened the lid of the tea, watched the wisps of white smoke rising, took a sip, and felt the warmth around his lips and teeth.

She was in a good mood, and even the tea tasted sweet. She lowered her eyes to hide her smugness. It was just a small lesson. She could bully anyone in the palace, but not her. She could not tolerate being bullied by others, let alone being bullied by someone using her status.

Although Sang Yuhanyan was not her identity, she had lived with that identity for more than ten years, so to a certain extent, it could be said to be a part of her, Yun Jingman...

Liu Ruxu paused for half a minute while playing chess. Yun Jingman put down his teacup and reminded her again, "My Lady Imperial Concubine, it's your turn."

"Ah..." She suddenly screamed, and the black piece in her hand fell off the chessboard. Liu Ruxu lay on the chessboard and suddenly covered her stomach, "It hurts... It hurts..."

Everyone was stunned by the sudden change. Even Yun Jingman, who was sitting opposite Liu Ruxu, was stunned for a moment...