No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 416 Three wins and two losses!

They won the first round, and the morale of the girls in Anlan Academy was instantly boosted. Even the noble girls who were not willing to participate in this competition because of their status and upbringing couldn't help smiling.

Qin Ning, who was the second to play, jumped up and down, as happy as a bird. How could she have the gentleness and elegance of a noble lady from Shangyong's family?

Qin Ning jumped into the arena with one step, and pointed the long whip in her hand at several young people opposite her, her voice was clear and energetic, "Who dares to fight me?"

"..." There was a moment of silence on the other side, and only one person stepped forward, "Pang Zheng of Linfeng Academy, please advise the princess."

Qin Ning smiled and said, "Okay, just watch." After speaking, Qin Ning flew towards the horses that were approaching them not far away.After a few ups and downs, Qin Ning had already sat on the horse's back and waved off the people who were pulling the horse. She turned the rein and said to Pang Zheng with a loud smile, "How is it?"

Pang Zheng was silent for a while, but still walked towards Qin Ning.After all, he doesn't know martial arts, so naturally he can't fly past like Qin Ning.

"Ah Ning's kung fu has improved a lot." Princess Changzhao said in surprise.

Although Princess Changzhao doesn't practice martial arts, her husband is also a famous general. Even though her son is not very successful, the family still invites a master to teach him kung fu.Qin Ning's skills could not be used earlier.

Princess Changling covered her lips and said with a smile: "It's really promising. At the beginning when she was showing off in her uncle's house, others let her go. After she came back, she was taught a few times and knew the height of her eyebrows and eyes. She has worked a lot."

While talking, the two princesses both looked at Luo Junyao, Luo Junyao said innocently: "I didn't teach Ah Ning a lesson, her martial arts are really pretty good." As far as the noble girls of this era are concerned, Qin Ning has the current strength at this age Really good, can be said to be quite talented.

But there are a little more masters in Shangyong, as Princess Changling said, not all of these people let her go.

Qin Ning also loves to find others to compete in martial arts, so it is inevitable that she will suffer several defeats.

On the school field, both Qin Ning and Pang Zheng had already rode their horses to the high platform.

Zhang Jingyu announced the rules of the competition, run three laps around the school field, the first to arrive wins.

After giving an order, the two men lifted the reins and gave two soft drinks, and the two horses rushed out like the wind.

Qin Ning's equestrian skills are very good, so Pang Zheng will not be bad if he dares to fight, and the two horses are similar, so the two of them almost went hand in hand at the beginning.

On the second lap, Qin Ning, who was sitting on horseback, suddenly shot at Pang Zheng who was beside her.Pang Zheng was startled and quickly avoided, Qin Ning chuckled and was about to overtake him immediately.

Pang Zheng was furious, holding the rein with one hand, and waving the whip with the other towards Qin Ning.Qin Ning leaned back, almost lying on the horse's back, but the horse under her seat did not stop at all and continued to gallop forward.She raised her leg and kicked Pang Zheng's hand away, sat up again, leaned forward and pulled the bridle of Pang Zheng's horse, and her own horse had successfully passed it.

Not to be outdone, Pang Zheng patted his horse and chased after him again.

The two of them just chased each other all the way forward, Qin Ning rolled over in the air on the horse's back, and attacked the horse that wanted to catch up again.The horse was startled and immediately neighed and raised its front hooves. Qin Ning's laughter was as clear as a silver bell, and she turned and sat back on the horse.

In a moment, Qin Ning's horse rushed to the third lap, but behind him, Pang Zheng was still trying his best to calm the frightened mount.

"A Ning is mighty!"

Watching Qin Ning's horse cross the finish line, while Anlan Academy burst into loud cheers, Linfeng Academy and Guozijian side became more and more silent.

The proud students of the two academies in the past looked blank, with shock in their eyes.

Although the outcome is undecided, losing two games in a row at the beginning is really embarrassing.Before, they could comfort their classmates who lost in archery, but now they really don't have the mood to comfort Pang Zheng anymore.

Pang Zheng also had an ugly face. He would come out to compete because he thought he was not weak in riding skills, but he didn't expect to lose so ugly.

Qin Ning led the horse, and made a face at the dejected Pang Zheng. Pang Zheng stared at her for a long time without saying a word, and finally just silently handed over the reins to the steward who came forward, turned and returned to the team.

Qin Ning looked at his slightly bleak back and shrugged her shoulders: "Young people these days really can't stand a blow." How many times has she been defeated by others, and she doesn't look so dejected.

In the third round, Zhao Qi from the Imperial College played against Sun Hui. Both of them played the lyre. In the end, Zhao Qi won slightly and finally saved some face for the students of the two colleges.

The two were also very friendly, neither arrogant in victory nor discouraged in defeat, each saluted and left.

Although Sun Hui lost, no one underestimated her.

Zhao Qi's piano skills were already well-known among Shangyong Xungui's children, and Sun Hui, both of them at Shangyong, had naturally heard of his reputation.What's more, Sun Hui would be slightly inferior. It's not because of the superiority of the piano skills, but because of the problem of performance.

It was probably the first time to participate in such a thing, and the mentality of Sun Hui, a girl in a boudoir, was indeed not as good as that of Zhao Qi, who had to take the imperial examination.

Seeing that Zhao Qi had won, Liao Wei and the others on stage also breathed a sigh of relief.

The next game is the book. This time Anlan Academy is playing against Zheng Jingxi, and on the other side is a young student from the Imperial College.

The book does not refer to calligraphy. The book in the six arts of a gentleman refers to the six books.But they are all self-proclaimed talents, and naturally they will not compare these basic things, so the books here refer to the four books and five classics and the hundreds of schools of thought required for the imperial examination.

The two courts have a natural advantage in this match, because they have been preparing for the imperial examination since their elementary school.For this goal, they can give up a lot of things.

I don't hear what's going on outside the window, and I only read the books of sages and sages.

And the girls of Anlan Academy, no matter how talented they are, it is impossible for them to spend ten years studying these things hard.

"The princess thinks, who has a better chance of winning this game?" Liao Wei asked while stroking his beard with a smile.

Luo Jun raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Who knows."

Liao Wei shook his head and said with a smile: "Why doesn't the princess admit it? This sentence... Anlan Academy will lose."

Luo Junyao didn't change his smile, "Lord Liao, if the Imperial Academy loses with this sentence..."

The smile on Liao Wei's face couldn't help but froze for a moment. If the Guozijian loses, it's more than bad. Even if it's a tie or it's not good to win, the Guozijian can't hold back the face.

The Imperial College reads the books of sages and sages every day, and has the best students and the most knowledgeable teachers in the world, but in the end they can't crush a girl who is younger than him, what is that like?

Even if you win the Guozijian, what face will you have to publicize it outside?

The two of them were fighting back and forth, and the competition in the audience had already begun.

Anlan Academy will choose a teacher and Yu Fang from Linfeng Academy to write questions in turn.

Zheng Jingxi and the young man stood under the stage, answering in turn.

Yu Fang asked: "The sage said that if you respect the five beauties and avoid the four evils, then you can be in politics. What are the five beauties? What are the four evils?"

Zheng Jingxi replied: "A gentleman is kind but not wasteful, labors but not complaining, desires but not greedy, peaceful but not arrogant, majestic but not violent, these are called the five beauties.To kill without teaching is called abuse;These are the four evils. "

Mr. Anlan Academy asked: "The Legalists have seven skills."

The young man from the Guozijian replied frankly: "One is to visit the public, the other is to punish Mingwei, the third is to believe and reward to the best of one's ability, the fourth is to listen to the responsibility, the fifth is to doubt edicts and tricks, and the sixth is to ask for knowledge. , Qiyue backlash against the truth."

Yu Fang asked again, Zheng Jingxi answered again, and so on.

The questions asked by both gentlemen are very characteristic. Yu Fang is focusing on the Confucian questions that are now regarded as the classics of the imperial examinations, and occasionally touches on some other questions.On the other hand, the students from Anlan Academy mainly focus on Legalists, Strategists, and Military Strategists, occasionally mixing Taoism and miscellaneous schools, and almost never touch on Confucianism-related content.

Therefore, it was not easy for both parties. At the beginning, both of them answered very quickly, but as the questions gradually deepened, their speeds also slowed down.

There was silence in the martial arts arena, and the surrounding audience looked at the two people standing in the audience, and their original idea of ​​watching the excitement gradually faded away, and they all felt a little more admiration.

Under such circumstances, there is not much time to think.Even if they go forward by themselves, even if they know some problems themselves, they may not be able to think of them for a while.

Originally, the students of Linfeng Academy and Guozijian didn't take Zheng Jingxi seriously, but seeing the girl's calm expression now, it's hard to say anything more.The girls who originally had a lot of opinions on the students from the two academies also admired the young man from the Imperial College who talked with such eloquence about such a complex issue.

The trial period of this round was almost longer than the previous three rounds combined. Although Zheng Jingxi was defeated in the end, the girls of An Lan Academy still cheered bursts of cheers.

Qin Ning and the others rushed forward and hugged Zheng Jingxi. Qin Ning repeatedly said: "Miss Zheng, you are so amazing. If I go up, I'm afraid I will be stopped within three questions."

Zheng Jingxi was a little embarrassed, "I lost."

Qin Ning waved her hand and said, "It's okay, you are already very good. Isn't there still our Xiao Yuyu? Xiao Yuyu has to work hard."

Xu Xinyu blushed slightly, looked up at Luo Junyao who raised her hand, immediately settled down and nodded, "Well, sister Ah Ning, don't worry, I will work hard!"

Shen Hongxiu held Sun Hui, who had also lost before, with one hand, and Zheng Jingxi with the other, and said with a smile: "Miss Zheng, don't worry, you are better than us, and you are willing to stand up, that's enough." Their Martial Arts Academy is not here this year No one really has this ability.

Zheng Jingxi nodded, but he still had some regrets in his heart. If Su Rui and Ruan Yueli were still in the academy, today's result would be unknown.

In fact, Zheng Jingxi thought that there were people stronger than herself in Linglong Courtyard, but she had no choice but to do so because no one was willing to show up.After all, Zheng Jingxi is the granddaughter of Cheng Guogong's mansion. Cheng Guogong was also a generation of famous generals who made great contributions back then. The courage of the general's daughter made her stand up even though she knew she might be defeated.

On the high platform, Luo Junyao sighed and said happily: "Fortunately, Lord Liao didn't bet three or four times with me, otherwise it would be troublesome. Thank you for letting me go, Lord Liao."

Liao Wei said with a smile on his face: "Princess, it's not too late to thank you later."

Liao Wei was not in a good mood. Although the students of the Imperial College performed well, he had also been an examiner for the imperial examinations. As far as the Zheng family girl's talent and learning skills were concerned, her mastery of classics was enough for her to get one. Raise people.

He suddenly understood why the princess regent suddenly proposed the competition.

What the Princess Regent wants is not necessarily to win the two colleges. When the girls of Anlan Academy can compete with the students of Linfeng Academy of Guozijian, her goal has already been half achieved.

She just wanted to let everyone know that the talents and abilities of the girls from Anlan Academy were not inferior to the outstanding students from Guozijian and Linfeng Academy.

Liao Wei looked at Luo Junyao's eyes suddenly darkened. This spoiled second girl from the Luo family is indeed not a simple spoiled lady.

Luo Junyao noticed Liao Wei's scrutinizing gaze, leaned against Xie Yan's arms and showed him an innocent smile.Liao Wei choked for a moment, not knowing what to say for a moment.

As soon as he looked up, he met Xie Yan's deep eyes, and Liao Wei was shocked in his heart and quickly looked away.

"Are you sure about the last game?" Xie Yan lowered his head and asked softly.

Luo Junyao sat up, looked at Xu Xinyu in the audience with a smile and said, "Of course, Xinyu is the winning chip I specially prepared."

Xie Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, "I don't remember Xinyu having such talents."

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "Maybe it's because no one has dug it out? Who cares if Princess Huaiyang counts?"

This seems to be true. After all, whether or not she is proficient in arithmetic has no effect on a 13-year-old girl.

Soon, the last game ended under the ugly faces of the students from the two colleges and Mr. Liao.

In the last round, Luo Junyao came up with a question himself.Naturally, this was not something Luo Junyao came up with himself. In his previous life, there were many weird ancient math problems on the Internet, such as chickens and rabbits in the same cage, unknown things, two mice making holes and so on.Luo Junyao estimated the achievements in arithmetic in this era, and came up with a question about pears and fruits that he had seen before.

Nine hundred and ninety-nine coins buys one thousand pears and fruits, eleven coins buys nine pears, and fruit four coins buys seven, how many pears and fruits do you buy, and how much do you pay for each?
This question is not too difficult, Xu Xinyu thought for a while and wrote the answer in a hurry.

But the student from Linfeng Academy on the opposite side is obviously not very proficient in arithmetic. After thinking for a long time, his fair face turned red, and finally he had no choice but to give up his pen and admit defeat.

Liao Wei looked sour and said nothing, the two gentlemen of Linfeng Academy lost face and suspected that Luo Junyao cheated in private and asked Xu Xinyu a question.

But they didn't say hello in advance and called at the door by themselves. Afterwards, Luo Junyao and even the people around her had no contact with Xu Xinyu at all, and it would be unreasonable to insist that he cheated.

If it gets out, the world will only say that they can't afford to lose.

The most important thing is that An Lan Academy gave the correct answer, but their own students handed in a blank paper, and they really had no face to continue entanglement.

"We lost. The students of Anlan Academy are really good, I admire them." The two gentlemen got up and waved their hands to Luo Jun to admit defeat.

Luo Jun shook his head and said with a smile: "The two gentlemen are polite, it's just a competition, victory or defeat is a common thing, don't worry about it."

The two gentlemen smiled wryly, and came to the door aggressively but lost such a big face, how could they not take it to heart?

Luo Jun shook his head and looked at Liao Wei, "Master Liao, do you see our bet?"

Liao Wei gritted his teeth, "The next official is willing to admit defeat, please rest assured, Princess."

"Then thank you, Master Liao." Luo Junyao said with a satisfied smile.

(End of this chapter)