2. The mystery of Lin Daoyun's becoming a monk

Zhou Xuan and his father-in-law, Dr. Qin, sent all the adults out together. Lin Hanyun was slow to stay alone, but her father was blew his beard and glared at him, so he had to follow his father out with grievance.

Governor Xu looked at the officials from all over the Qin Mansion and shouted: "My colleagues, Mr. Zhou has not yet recovered, so don't bother him anymore. Let's go back to the yamen."

Zhou Xuan clasped his fists and thanked everyone for coming to visit.

The officials dispersed, and Zhou Xuan returned to the inner courtyard. He remembered that he had not practiced the Five Animal Play today, so he immediately shouted: "Zhi'er, Que'er, let's practice the Five Animal Play together, I won't practice the Five Animal Play for a day."

As soon as the sewing needle curtain was lifted, his face turned red, and a white and tender finger was placed on his rosy lips, making a "shhh" gesture to indicate that someone in the room was.

Zhou Xuan wondered who else was in the room? Is he the one who came to visit him? Why did he run to the sewing needle room?

The curtain was lifted up again, and two people came out, one was Qin Que and the other was Feng Ajian, a beautiful woman in the palace.

Feng Ajian smiled and said, "Doctor Qin is indeed a wonderful move. Mr. Zhou was almost unconscious from Mount Lu yesterday, and he became lively again overnight. The inner garden of the palace really needs such a female imperial physician. I still want to bring Qin Que into the palace. Is Mr. Zhou willing to agree?"

Zhou Xuan was surprised and looked at Qin Que. Qin Que's pretty face was slightly red and had no strange colors. He smiled and said, "Wansheng first met Feng Ajian in the court of the Criminal Office. To be honest, he felt that Feng Ajian was cold and kept people from thousands of miles away. At that time, he also tried to punish Wan Sheng severely. Unexpectedly, after listening to Wan Sheng's true confession, Feng Ajian immediately turned to Wan Sheng to uphold justice. Only then did Wan Sheng realize that Feng Ajian is a very kind-hearted and sympathetic person. The feeling of kindness was like a young elder, like a young elder sister."

Feng Ah couldn't help laughing out loud, thinking, "This Zhou Xuan is really good at speaking with his mouth, and he dares to say anything, but it sounds so comfortable." He said, "Okay, don't confess your true love. I won't take Miss Qin away. There are lovers in the world who want to get married, but I do want to ask Mr. Zhou for two things - the portrait of Mr. Zhou painted for Miss Qin and that little girl."

Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "It turns out they are two paintings. Even if Feng Ajian takes them away, Feng Ajian also likes calligraphy and painting?"

Feng Ajian said: "I don't love calligraphy and painting, I only love the style of dresses of the people in the painting. The Queen even likes strange clothes. I plan to take these two portraits back to the palace and present them to the Queen Mother."

After seeing off Feng Ajian, Qin Que refused to let Zhou Xuan practice the Five Animal Show, saying that it is not advisable to move too much in typhoid fever, so he asked Zhou Xuan to lie back on the bed.

Zhou Xuan said: "Okay, I'll sit down. I think you two can't practice without practice. You haven't practiced for two days."

How could the two little wives not understand the husband’s intention? The husband treats them as dance as the two of them, so let’s practice, even if the husband smiles happily.

Zhou Xuan smiled and watched the two girls imitate the power of tigers, bears, apes, deer, and birds. All the movements are so beautiful by the beauty. The tigers pounce and deer jump, the apes jump and the birds fly are all delicate and cute.

The two girls also frequently glanced at Zhou Xuan and looked at each other again. The smile in their eyes became stronger and stronger, and they couldn't help laughing.

Zhou Xuan touched his face: "What are you looking at and laughing at? My face is carved?"

The two little wives laughed so hard that they stopped practicing and ran back to their rooms.

Zhou Xuan was inexplicably. What he didn't know was that when Feng Ajian saw Qin Que and Renzi, the female official in the palace had a very poisonous eyes. He saw that Qin Que and Renzi were still virgins. Feng Ajian felt very strange, so he tactfully asked Zhou Xuan if he had hidden illness. If so, she had a secret recipe for the palace that could be recommended. The two girls were embarrassed to death. It was hard to say that Zhou Xuan was not sick, and it was hard to say that he was sick. In the end, he had to wait for Renzi's father to die of death for a year before entering the bridal chamber together. When Feng Ajian heard this, he respected Zhou Xuan. Compared with the arrogant, elegant and erotic princes and nobles in the capital, Zhou Xuan was so noble.

When Zhou Xuan saw that both young wives had gone back to the room, he also went back to the room to rest. He felt that his body was still a little weak. As soon as he lay down, the servant came to report that governor Xu came again.

Governor Xu had already left Jiulianfang by car, and thought about it and came back again. Today is the ninth day of the eighth month. The three states chess battle will begin tomorrow. Six chess players from Qi and Shu have arrived in Jiangzhou under the leadership of their respective governors. Feng Yuan, who was originally scheduled to play for Jiangzhou, was beaten away by Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan, who was replaced by Feng Yuan, was sick again. What should I do? Gu Liuquan could not stand it alone, because Shuzhou also hired a master this time, with the name Shang and Zhanyuan, and ranked 17th among the 18th chess players. He was even more famous than Gu Liuquan.

Governor Xu just saw that Zhou Xuan looked pretty good, so he wanted to come back and ask if Zhou Xuan could participate in the Three State chess battle?

When Zhou Xuan heard this, he said, "Of course we have to participate. This is to defend the honor of Jiangzhou Go. We can't lose to other prefectures."

Dr. Qin dissuaded: "Son-in-law, this is not a good deal. Go is the most energy-consuming. Moreover, the three states chess battle is not the next game, but the eight consecutive days, one game a day, and you have not recovered yet. You are not suitable for participating in such a chess battle."

Zhou Xuan was about to explain the reason to convince his father-in-law, Qin Que came in and said to Governor Xu: "My husband cannot participate in this chess battle. Yesterday, he forced his sick body to fight with the three thieves for more than three hours, which has caused great damage to his body. This so-called transformation of essence and energy. If you do not take care of it immediately, it will lead to physical weakness. Husband, it is not Que'er's exaggeration. If you don't try to play with your illness before you recover, you may not have any major discomfort on the surface, but over time, the disadvantages of losing your mind will appear, and you will feel that you cannot gather your spirits, and you will feel dizzy after thinking for a long time, and the chess power will decline greatly."

Qin Que is much more eloquent than her father. The most important thing is that Zhou Xuan’s chess will be greatly reduced. This is quite scary. Governor Xu did not dare to force it anymore and accused him of the crime, saying, "It was Xu who was reckless. Master Zhou was very rehabilitated. Xu said goodbye."

Not allowing Zhou Xuan to play chess is more difficult than not allowing him to eat. He hurriedly said, "Mr. Xu, please wait." He said to Qin Que: "Queer, how many days do you think I will be cured before I can play chess?"

Qin Que thought for a while and said, "At least five days."

Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "It doesn't take five days. I have always been strong and healthy. Que'er's medical skills are very good. It will definitely not take five days. It should be better in three days, right?"

Qin Que smiled in his heart: "Husband is really, you have to bargain even this. Even if you get better for one or two days, you can't participate in the chess battle." In order to make Zhou Xuan happy, he nodded and said, "Husband is cured faster. If one dose of Xiao Chaihu Decoction is taken, the high fever will subside. Most people need at least three doses."

Zhou Xuan turned to governor Xu and said, "You can tell the chess players in Qi and Shu that a big incident happened in Jiangzhou yesterday. You are both shocked by the Protector and Lord Xu, so the chess battle will be postponed to the 12th day. I wish those two states dare not object."

Governor Xu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Mr. Zhou is really resourceful, why didn't Xu think of it? This matter is easy to deal with, so Xu will tell them to delay the chess battle. Haha, what's going to solve in front of Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Xuan was not praised and thought to himself: "Hehe, what's the point of resourcefulness? You only know how to stick to the rules and set aside the tenth day of the first lunar month and can't you change the day? Is it stupid!"

After Dr. Qin sent Governor Xu out, Qin Que complained: "Husband, since you have to delay it, then you might as well delay it for two more days. Will it be better to fully recuperate your body and then play chess?"

Zhou Xuan said: "There are complaints from others too many days, and I am also anxious to play chess."

Qin Que shook his head, there was nothing he could do.

On that day, Zhou Xuan was resting in bed. Qin Que did not go to the medical department and stayed to accompany him. He took his pulse every two hours. Based on Zhou Xuan's physical recovery, he added a few medicines to Xiao Chaihu Decoction. He brought another bowl of thick ones and supervised them personally, so Zhou Xuan had to drink it.

In the evening, Abu, Liao Yin and Tang Xiaosan came to visit Zhou Xuan and said that they had come in the morning. The servants of the state yamen acted as servants of the Qin Mansion and stopped them from entering. Fortunately, they saw Lai Fu and asked that Mr. Zhou had improved a lot, so they went back first.

Abu brought the bronze doll of the "Star of the Dragon Scale" and said that he had asked Gao Ming craftsman to repair it and asked Zhou Xuan to hand it over to Miss Lin Er.

Just then, his righteous brother Lin Heishan came. After talking for a while, he brought the "Star of the Dragon Scale" back to the Protectorate's Mansion to Lin Hanyun.

The next afternoon, Governor Xu brought Gu Liuquan and another chess player who was selected to participate in the battle to Qin Mansion to discuss the major chess battle with Zhou Xuan. For Governor Xu, a chess fan, the official business of the state yamen was not busy, so the chess battle in the three states became the first major event for the state yamen.

Governor Xu said: "Qizhou is insignificant and has always been at the bottom. Shuzhou is aggressive this time, not only did he invite Shang Zhanyuan, but the other two chess players are also very strong, so they should be stronger than Mr. Fu."

The chessman who came with Gu Liuquan was named Fu Yannian. He looked relatively simple. Governor Xu said in person that he was not as good as others. He was not angry at all and nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes."

Governor Xu continued: "This means that we must defeat Shang Zhanyuan. According to the rules of chess and battles, Tian Ji's horse racing plan is not allowed. The three chess players in each state must be divided into three categories: A, B, and C, A vs. A, B vs. B, and C, and cannot be changed arbitrarily. According to regulations, Mr. Gu should be ranked in Class A, which must be against Shang Zhanyuan. If Mr. Gu is ten years younger, it is naturally no problem to defeat Shang Zhanyuan. Now, Mr. Gu himself confesses that it is difficult to gain the upper hand. Is Mr. Gu?"

Gu Liuquan stroked his white beard and sighed: "Yes, Lian Po is old. The key to the victory and defeat this time is all about Mr. Zhou. Mr. Zhou, I want to see your match with those three crazy people yesterday."

Zhou Xuan led the two to the small study room. The turmeric wooden chess pier and jade chess pieces he got from Sanchi were placed there. Even the governor Xu had never seen such a precious chess piece, and he couldn't help but be amazed.

Zhou Xuan gave Gu Liuquan the hard-working game, move and move. Gu Liuquan saw Zhou Xuan's white chess trapped in a heavy siege and could not see a way out, and kept saying, "This chess is bad, this chess is bad, Mr. Zhou, are you a white chess?"

Gu Liuquan doesn’t believe that Zhou Xuan can reverse and turn the tables in such a difficult situation!

Zhou Xuan smiled and refused to answer, and continued to play the chess until the dragon fool became alive, saying, "At this point, the three fools admit defeat."

Gu Liuquan opened his mouth for a long time, bowed deeply to Zhou Xuan, and said sincerely: "My Master Zhou is willing to give up the disadvantage. I came here. I originally wanted to play a game with Mr. Zhou. If Mr. Zhou can beat me, then Mr. Zhou will fight Shang Zhanyuan as a Class A chess player. But now after watching this game that Mr. Zhou has been playing with a sick body, I know that I don't have to play. I asked myself that the chess skills are not weaker than Mr. Zhou, but Mr. Zhou shows courage and decisiveness in his actions! - Lord Xu, with Mr. Zhou coming to deal with Mr. Shang Zhanyuan, the chance of winning is very high."

Lord Xu was very happy when he twisted his beard and fell to the ground. He said that he would come to pick Zhou Xuan up to the "Wangyou Hall" in person on the morning of the 12th, so he said goodbye to Gu Liuquan and Fu Yannian.

Zhou Xuan sat alone in the small study, playing chess pieces casually, ignoring his chess power. He was estimating how much his chess power had grown. It turned out to be the fourth stage of the amateur, but now there should be a strong fifth stage. The strong fifth stage and modern professional chess players can also give it a try.

Zhou Xuan was so excited that he didn't even notice Qin Que came in.

"What are you thinking about?"

Zhou Xuan turned around and smiled and said, "Of course I miss my Que'er. Everything I wished for is true. When I think of you, you will come to me."

Qin Que's face turned red, hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Will your husband blame me?"

"Huh?" Zhou Xuan was surprised: "What am I blaming you? Que'er is so kind to me. Why did Que'er ask this?"

Qin Que heard Feng Ajian’s words yesterday and felt that he had become a relative of Zhou Xuan but did not have sex with him. He felt guilty for the first time, so he asked this question, worried that Zhou Xuan would complain about her. Seeing that Zhou Xuan had no grudges, he felt even more good in his heart. He changed the topic and said: “By the way, husband, Que’er heard his father say that Lord Protector wants to give you a house. Which house is there?”

Zhou Xuan replied: "It is Zhuquefang, Zhuquefang is also close to here, only two miles away."

Qin Que looked at Zhou Xuan and said carefully: "Husband, Que'er heard that the house was originally a dowry prepared by the Protector for Miss Lin."

"So it's a dowry, haha." Zhou Xuan laughed: "But Miss Lin has become a monk and practiced Taoism now, so there is no need to marry her. Lin Dupu will give it to me - Que'er. Is there anything wrong?" Zhou Xuan saw a strange expression on Qin Que's face.

Qin Que said: "My husband asked me before why Miss Lin became a monk and practiced Taoism. Did Queer not tell her husband, right?"

Zhou Xuan thought to himself: "If I ask you, you won't say it, but if I don't ask you, it seems that you will say it." He said: "Well, I didn't say it, I don't care about her. Everyone pursues different pursuits. Miss Lin pursues free and easy play, but Miss Lin wants to practice Taoism and become an immortal."

Qin Que shook his head and said, "No, husband, Que'er tells you, in fact, this Miss Lin is very pitiful. She married three times and died three husbands. It is rumored that the young lady of the Protectorate's House was the one who was the one who married him and died, so no one dared to marry him again. Miss Lin became a monk in a heartbreaking manner."

"Ah!" Zhou Xuan was shocked: "I have been married three times!" Thinking of the beautiful silhouette behind the screen, the white and slender jade hands stretched out from the car window, I felt disappointed. No wonder Lin Hanyun was angry when she heard about why her sister became a monk. She had been married three times. This is too much!

Qin Que said again: "I said I had married three times, but in fact I didn't get married once."

Zhou Xuan was confused.

Qin Que added: "Every time Miss Lin doesn't pass the door, the fiancée dies. Three of them are like this in succession. The Xingxiang Gua scholar said that this is a rare family and is the most vicious Red Luan evil."

"So that's it!" Zhou Xuan deeply sympathized with Miss Lin. It turned out that Lin Daoyun became a monk and a woman's crown not because she was ugly and couldn't marry, but because she had not passed the family, she even died three husbands. From then on, she was accompanied by the green lamp and yellow scroll. Such a fate is really sad, especially a stunning beauty like Lin Daoyun, which really made Zhou Xuan so pity.

"So, Que'er thinks the house in Zhuquefang is not auspicious?" Qin Que said what she really wanted to say.

Zhou Xuan didn't believe in these things. Even if they really had these, everyone had their own fate. How could they generalize them? He smiled and said, "Qi'er, you have to figure it out. The house Lin Duhu gave me was not given to me as her daughter's dowry, hehe."

Qin Que glanced at him charmingly and said, "You dare not marry him if you give it to you."

In fact, Qin Que didn't believe that. Miss Lin's three husbands did not die in that house, so she could not blame him for the head of the house. But her mother, Mrs. Qin, believed in this deeply, and out of the intention of not wanting her daughter and son-in-law to move out, so Qin Que told Zhou Xuan.

Zhou Xuan also said: "This is Lin Duhu's kindness. If we refuse because of the nonsense in the market, it will not only hurt Miss Lin's heart, but Lin Duhu will also be angry. Then I think we have been in Jiangzhou and have to move to another state."

Qin Que was shocked and quickly said, "My husband said yes, Que'er was wrong, and everything husband made up his mind."
Chapter completed!