When I woke up, my whole family was in rebellion!

Chapter 138 The Competition Begins

"No, absolutely not!"

Gu Xingzhi's determination surprised Xie Pi and the others.If the princess of Nanzhao Kingdom wins this contest, but Gu Xingzhi chooses to refuse, it may not be a matter of love between children, but a matter of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

The strength of the Nanzhao Kingdom should not be underestimated. Over the years, maintaining a good relationship with Dayan is not only beneficial to them, but also a blessing for Dayan.

If it is because of this incident that the dispute between the two countries is provoked, the loss outweighs the gain.

Xie Pi knows better than anyone the cruelty of war, no matter whether he wins or loses, casualties cannot be avoided.Moreover, once a war starts, it cannot be ended if it wants to. For the current banquet, starting a war is not the best choice.

Xie Lingyun also knew what would happen if Gu Xingzhi spoke about this matter.That's why she stood up impulsively, to meet this provocation from Nanzhao Kingdom by herself.

Although She Zi said that he admired Gu Xingzhi, who can guarantee that there is no handwriting of Nanzhao Kingdom behind it?

Otherwise, even if she is a little princess, no matter how much she is favored, she will not be able to make a big fuss on this occasion!

"Don't worry, I have my own way, and I won't provoke disputes between the two countries."

Although Gu Xingzhi was plagued by madness before, his personality was cloudy and uncertain.But he is not a person who ignores the overall situation. On the contrary, the more serious the moment, the more thoughtful he is.Since he dared to do this, he naturally had other countermeasures.

It's just that many interests will definitely be sacrificed at that time - as for this point, it is still unnecessary to let Xie Lingyun know.

Even if some words are not said, they can be felt by others. This is not an easy task.Although Gu Xingzhi said that he has a solution, everyone present knows that this is not a good strategy.

Especially Xie Lingyun, she knows Gu Xingzhi better than others, since he didn't say what method, then this method will naturally have sacrifices.As for whose interests were sacrificed or who was wronged, it was self-evident.

This matter was originally a contest between her and She Zi. From the moment she stood up, she was actually ready to bear all the consequences.

Now everyone is trying to think of a way for her, and even the escape route has been prepared for her. Could it be that she is going to escape in such a cowardly manner?
I caused the matter by myself, but I don't want to bear this pressure and responsibility by myself. If I really feel at ease and hide behind everyone, then Xie Lingyun herself will look down on herself!

"Don't worry, I won't lose!"

Everyone's care has become the strength of Xie Lingyun's firm determination. No matter what, she must do it bravely. If she has not started yet and shrinks because of the possible consequences, then she is still worthy to be the princess of Duke Huai's mansion ?

The kindness of others is not the reason for her to escape with peace of mind, isn't it just a shame, is she really afraid? !

On the second day of the competition, the venue was set in the palace.In order to be able to make a fair selection, there are four officials in charge of the selection, two from Nanzhao Kingdom, and the other two from Dayan.And these four officials are proficient in rhythm, calligraphy and painting, and can make more professional decisions.

Because there are too many competitions in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting and martial arts, considering the limited time, this competition is divided into three competitions: painting, chess, riding and archery.

"Now for the first test, painting."

In order not to affect the performance of the two contestants, a screen was set up between Xie Lingyun and She Zi so that they could not see each other.But beside the two, there are two selected officials responsible for supervision.

Among them, the officials of Dayan are in charge of Shezi's side, while Xie Lingyun's side is in charge of officials from Nanzhao Kingdom.

The first competition painting does not have a fixed theme, you can choose the theme freely and create freely.As the official responsible for arranging the competition, Ming Yu was naturally also on the scene. He would patrol the two of them while they were painting to ensure that the competition could proceed normally.

As soon as the competition started, Shezi started painting.She seemed to be very confident, as if she had already had an idea in her mind before she picked up the pen, and now she was scribbling ink like rain, without any pause or hesitation.

On Xie Lingyun's side, however, she has not started to paint for a long time, and seems to be still thinking about how to paint.Seeing that most of Shezi's side was about to be completed, she didn't even pick up the pen, she just held her chin and meditated quietly.

At the very beginning, the two officials of Nanzhao Kingdom kept a close eye on Xie Lingyun, for fear that she would make some small moves that would affect the fairness of the competition.But slowly, the two of them became a little idle.

There was no other way, the Princess Huai didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, and she had been staying there quietly all the time, not knowing what she wanted to do.

The Nanzhao official standing on the right couldn't help but yawned. He was feeling embarrassed, and when he wanted to see if anyone noticed, he heard a low cry from beside him!
"Get out of the way!"

Xie Lingyun, who was staying quietly just now, picked up a pen at some point.Not only that, but with a wave of her hand, she directly splashed all the ink next to it onto the paper, and the whole white paper became pitch black, and some even splashed onto the ground, making it a mess!
And that yawning Nanzhao official happened to bear the brunt of it. Half of the ink was splashed on the top of the shoe. Now he is anxiously wiping it there, but the ink is not so easy to wipe off, so he can only change it. .

After the competition was over, they had to meet the emperor. Dishonesty in front of the palace was a serious crime. Even if the Nanzhao official was dissatisfied, he could only change shoes under the leadership of the palace servants.As for other matters, they can only be handed over to another official of Nanzhao Kingdom.

"I'm sorry, but I didn't mean to."

Xie Lingyun showed an apologetic smile, and she splashed it casually, but she really didn't expect it to be splashed on someone.The main reason was that the official of Nanzhao Kingdom was too close, and that was the only way it was affected.

Seeing his colleagues leave dissatisfied, another Nanzhao official could not say anything more.After all, when they were creating, they had no right to stop them no matter what they did, so it was their own bad luck to be involved in this matter.

So he also kept an eye on it, and subconsciously took a few steps back.Anyway, as long as it can be seen that this painting was drawn by Princess Huai himself, if he is also splashed with ink later, it will be troublesome.

However, although he stood far away, he felt that there was really no need to stare.After all, the Princess Huai's idea is really strange, holding a pen and waving on the ink-stained paper, I really don't know what he wants to draw.

But the officials at the big banquet next to them were very calm, and they didn't seem surprised at all, so this Nanzhao official thought it was some kind of fashionable painting method for the big banquet. Show timidity.

(End of this chapter)