WTF?
Her Go composition? What did it mean?
“What did you say?” Ye Shaohua raised one of her eyebrows.
[This is clearly the Go composition that you set up in a spur of inspiration ah. Sorry, forget it, you can't remember it. However, Bai Zhenzhen went as far as saying that it was a composition that she thought hard to make? As a system for many years, I have never seen such a shameless person! 】
008 finally concluded, [ Goddess Ye, go up, let's beat her, let's beat her to death! 】
Hearing this, Ye Shaohua’s footsteps stopped.
Not far away, Ye Huaijin saw that Ye Shaohua stopped and thought that she was affected by Bai Zhenzhen. Huangfu Yunzheng and Ye Huaijin both were of the same mind and sped up to rush to her side.
Fengya Lou's customers were still expounding the classics. The troops that were on the verge of setting out for a long journey snorted disdainfully at them.
“Don't be modest, Second Miss Bai. This composition has stayed unsolved by everyone in the land under heaven for two years.” Imperial Tutor Li from Jincheng's study school talked. He had been obsessed with Go all his life and had been watching over the three compositions for two years already, yet he was still amazed now. "From this Go composition, you can see Second Miss Bai's outstanding talent. Attracting discontent on herself in all the land under heaven, having talent is very difficult."
In the last two years, the Mysterious Godly Master had unexpectedly received Ye Shaohua as a disciple. Yet he did not receive Bai Zhenzhen, who had so much spirituality, as a disciple. Today's Godly Master clearly had disturbed eyes. Fortunately, his (Li) eyes were unique he noticed that Second Miss Bai was marvelous.
“Second Miss Bai is the most talented woman in Jingcheng. Not just in name only, but also in reality.” When he said this, his eyes slightly swept over Ye Shaohua, seeming to have some under-meaning.
As Huangfu Yunzheng, with his large army, naturally heard the words of the official, his eyes lowered a bit. Ye Huaijin weighted his words and observed the prince's facial expression. Seeing that the Crown Prince apparently wanted to speak, he opened his mouth at once “You Highness the Crown Prince, the time is not early.”
Huangfu Yunzheng withdrew his gaze.
The emperor of the dynasty was at the city gate tower in order to see the Crown Prince off. Bai Zhenzhen, this passer-by, once more looked down upon the Crown Prince. It was unlikely that he would abuse the Emperor's power. When it was time to leave, each and every one reluctantly left.
However, under thousands of staring eyes, Ye Shaohua did not leave. In the eyes of everyone, one step at a time, she walked to the second floor. She carelessly picked up a black go piece and placed it on the board that was said to have no solution.
“What are you doing?” Teacher Li was the first to notice Ye Shaohua’s action.
Ye Shaohua still held the black go piece in her hand. Standing by the wall, just facing his face, “Clearing up confusion.”
The sound of her voice was clear like jade.
“Clearing up confusion? The Godly Master and Grand Master Li both studied the composition but failed to understand it and you want to clear up confusion?” All the gifted scholars present looked at Ye Shaohua with an inconceivable look on their face.
Could it be that her most talented woman's title was lost to Bai Zhenzhen and she did not dare resign herself to it, she insisted on overestimating her previous capabilities and felt humiliated?
The Third Prince thought so too. He was a child prodigy since he was a child. He understood how difficult these three Go compositions were. He studied it for a while but still didn't understand it so there was no need to speak of if Ye Shaohua had the ability solve it.
When he thought of it, he looked at Ye Shaohua. The other party stood in the sun, it served to make her look more attractive with her face glistening and dazzling. He didn't see the slightest bit of shame or distress on her.
This Miss Ye's face is really thick, and everyone thought like this.
“Miss Ye, I know that you are not resigned 1, but this composition, even I have not thought of a solution so far.” Bai Zhenzhen pretend to sigh, she had a lot of confidence in that modern talented girl.
The only thing Bai Zhenzhen didn't think of was that this composition's solution was in Ye Shaohua’s mind.
The modern genius girl she had a lot of confidence in, to a certain extent, could be said to be Ye Shaohua's previous incarnation.
“Miss Ye, you don’t have to force yourself…” Bai Zhenzhen just turned her head exaggeratedly to the side.
However, she found that Ye Shaohua put the final go piece on the board…
This Go composition that had not been solved in these two years has been solved right now ?!
Not to mention Bai Zhenzhen, the Third Prince and Imperial Tutor Li looked up in horror.
“It’s not too difficult,” Ye Shaohua patted her sleeves and walked downstairs. She was too lazy to pay attention to this group of people. “There was always a personality and temperament needed to play Go. All these elegant scholars keeping the composition for entertainment, borrowing Go to ingratiate yourselves, borrowing Go to execute people. I am categorized as 'person of low social status'. I, Ye Shaohua, ask myself, I did not commit an offense to any of you sitting down, and I don't know when I started being called shameless. Fine, in your respectful circle of people from Jingcheng, I am either a person without any sense of shame or a person far from acting proper!”
Everyone looked at her departing back, just now they had mocked her implying she didn't know how to feel ashamed!
No one dared to utter a word because, who would have thought that they would be beaten to death. This incomparable Go composition, it was actually solved by Ye Shaohua?
Looking at the three compositions left behind, Imperial Tutor Li opened his two old eyes wide "So it's like this, it's like this, I understand!"
At this moment, he was already unable to deal with Bai Zhenzhen. Looking at the composition for a long time, he couldn't collect his thoughts. His mouth was muttering incessantly. Finally, he remembered Ye Shaohua’s words, he almost covered his face to cry bitterly.
He didn’t expect he would lose such a great talent because of his own conceit!
No wonder, it is no wonder that Miss Ye did not appear during the past two years.
Imperial Tutor Li, this man who loved go, was not a fool. In recent years, Bai Zhenzhen had confused the facts. This matter is bound to be her trick.
He glanced at Bai Zhenzhen coldly. “Good, good, Second Miss of the Bai Family, the most talented woman in Jingcheng, with unrivaled Go skills and brimming over with talent. Old me will remember this!”
As this person of virtue and prestige warned her, Bai Zhenzhen's complexion turned white. How could she keep her proud appearance now?
There were a lot of people crazy about Go on the scene. None of them dared to look at Bai Zhenzhen face to face before, but now they were all unable to deal with her. She even requested them to come look at those three exquisite and beyond compare compositions, before.
Bai Zhenzhen was held too high in the past two years. Almost all the cultured and literary persons would sigh with feeling when mentioning her. Now the three Go composition that she had called unsolvable in the first second, the next second, Ye Shaohua solved them without extra trouble.
When the two were compared, Bai Zhenzhen suddenly became ridiculous.
Ye Shaohua said that she was not concerned with the people of the capital. Imperial Tutor Li and others looked for her many times. Later, they realized that she unexpectedly followed Ye Huaijin and his troops to the borders, directly and efficiently.
The present Huangfu Yunzheng was no longer that restrained ‘magnificent’ Crown Prince from the past. The strategies he wrote made Ye Huaijin be full of praise for him. Moreover, his disposition of troops to attack the enemy made the troop sweep everything before them.
Afterward, Ye Huaijin had no choice but to accept this change willingly.
The group quickly recovered two cities.
The news spread to the capital, and the emperor of the dynasty bestowed him a reward. Ye Family's gate was basked in glory and was unmatched in the capital.
Bai Zhenzhen originally thought that Ye Shaohua and others would quickly die in battle. Her eyes were now filled with hate out of jealousy. She couldn't understand how Ye Shaohua's Go skills had improved so much when she was in the countryside in the past two years, and even became better than hers. Why was the present Ye Shaohua so much more dazzling than before?
She didn't even understand why the Crown Prince, such an useless person, could conquer cities.
She originally wanted Ye Shaohua to leave the capital to live in pain, but she did not expect her to be more like a fish back in water when she was outside!
The Maternal Uncle was still standing on the Third Prince's side.
Bai Zhenzhen slightly calmed herself. She had crossed over for so long, it was time to create a major political event. As she thought that, she immediately lowered her head and wrote a few scattered essays2. She said to the little servant next to her: “You, go find the Third Prince. "
Even if Ye Shaohua had thousands or ten thousands taels, it should not be enough to compare with the Second Young Master of Fengya Lou, the second richest man in the world, with countless assets in his hand.
If someone knew that she was the Second Young Master of Fengya Lou, wouldn't the people of the land under heaven be amazed?
Money will make the Devil turn millstones3. As long as she supported the Third Prince, the Third Prince would never lose!
What’s more, Ye Shaohua was now at the border with the Crown Prince. When they return to the capital, who knows who will be the one in charge at that time?
Moreover, the Maternal Uncle's people would have probably already disposed of them. If they can or cannot return is not sure yet.
Footnotes
1. To losing your title↩
2. essays on current affairs submitted to the emperor as policy advice ↩
3. With money, you can do anything↩
Translator’s note
In bold is the parts that were written in english in the raws