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How could he forget what Wan Yanyinye had done to him? Only now did he realize that although he had been intimate with his demeanor and sweet words on his mouth, those eyes, those minute movements, they could not fool him.

He was always miserly when it came to smiling at himself.

Gu Moyan retracted his gaze and stared at the wine cup in front of him. Both of his hands tightly gripped the corner of his clothes, as though he was forcefully suppressing his emotions that wanted to break his throat as well as swallowing the things that had yet to be said.

He was already in a depressed mood when he suddenly heard someone calling him. He thought it was just a hallucination and didn't even raise his head.

"Is Young Master Gu unwilling to play a game of chess with Nan Xuan?" Yi Nan Xuan's clear voice was somewhat loud, but it was loud enough for everyone present to hear it. Even her voice seemed to contain a sense of grievance, as if she was crying to someone about Gu Moyan's neglect.

This Gu Moyan had given a good impression when he first came in, so he thought that it was inevitable that the Emperor would restrain his temper a little. But now, after maintaining his good appearance for a short while, he had already revealed his original form, and it was hard to change his personality.

No one knew who he was trying to show off his superiority to.

A few of the younger masters were discussing amongst themselves, as they could not stand Gu Moyan's current behavior. He was obviously an unfavoured concubine, where did his confidence come from?

Gu Moyan never thought that he himself just didn't want to speak, it was just that he was a little uncomfortable, to the point where they viewed him in that state.

He just gave up. Although he didn't say it out loud, the small emotions in his heart started to emerge. The tears that had just been held back started to gush out again.

"Does Young Master Nan Xuan want to play chess?" Gu Moyan asked, following the way the person had addressed him. But in his past life, he had studied better than anyone else, so he didn't know anything about these kinds of paintings. Especially those black and white chess, he didn't even want to touch them.

I find this banquet a little boring, but I don't know if Young Master Gu can play a game of chess with me. You and I have been in the palace together for many years, and we haven't had a proper sparring. Those swordsmen aren't very used to these kinds of occasions either, only chess. I don't know if Young Master Gu is willing?

Just as Gu Moyan wanted to delay his words for a while longer, he was interrupted by Yi Nan Xuan. Or perhaps, it was on purpose, because he saw the retreat in Gu Moyan's eyes.

He continuously asked if he was willing to accept the last time, and even lowered his stance a bit, as if Gu Moyan was not going to agree and wanted to continue asking, or perhaps said many reasons that required his consent before he would be willing to let it go. Even the complexion of Zi Ye, who was standing behind them, darkened slightly.

His young master seemed to only know a few words and didn't know anything about this game. Obviously, he wanted to make things difficult for his young master.

But as a servant, he could not even open his mouth to speak up for Gu Moyan.

Zi Ye turned his head to look at Mo Guhan. Seeing that he was only looking at him as if he was just watching a show, and did not seem to care about Gu Moyan's expression in the slightest, Zi Ye knew that this monarch had actually been disheartened by his young master and was not willing to help him.

Mo Guhan was still annoyed by the way Gu Moyan looked at Ximen Qingfeng. How could he care if he was being bullied or not, but he really wanted to see how Gu Moyan would deal with this.