Han Moze sighed but said nothing, and simply moved his chess piece before saying, "You lost again, Shuang'er!"
"Eh? How did I lose again? I don't care, we're playing another round!"
Liu Rushuang swept the chess pieces into a jade vase and started the next round with Han Moze.
He simply beamed at her in return—he was certainly pleased to play with her anytime.
***
There were both manmade and natural gardens in the imperial palace, and Longyuan was scampering towards one of the natural lakes.
It was surrounded sparsely by trees standing three feet away, and the surfaces of the lake reflected it and the blue sky.
Ducks were playing in flocks upon it, stirring lines of waves with their bodies as they swam.
The reflections would blur whenever a wind gusted over the lake, but that did not impede the fish swimming below.
Longyuan walked up to the lake and dropped to a crouch, watching as the fish swam with sparkling eyes.
