Peerless Evil Concubine

Chapter 31
Drinking in boredom, looking at the furnishings in the hall, he unexpectedly met Huo Xiner's eyes.Seeing Huo Xiner showing a gentle smile to herself, she was a little dazed, and immediately nodded.She smiled at the excited Seventh Princess Chu Yiyi next to her, lowered her head and fiddled with the wooden table...

Huo Xiner saw Nangong Tongyue playing with her head down, and thought she was interesting.Different from other women, she is more casual.They don't live according to the rules and regulations of "Girl's Precepts" and "Biography of Lie Nu" like them, and pay attention to their words and deeds at all times, whether they are decent or not. I can't help but feel a little envious of Nangong Tongyue.Turning to look at Chu Yiqian, seeing him staring blankly at Nangong Tongyue, his gentle smile turned bitter.

Soon the first competition ended, and the second round of duel between two players entered.Nangong Tongyue's opponent is Lin Lin, the second daughter of a royal doctor, who won the competition with a self-portrait 'Watching the Moon in the Garden'.

'Looking at the Moon in the Garden' is a painting made of ore fluorescent powder collected by Nangong Tongyue.Dressed in a red dress with flying skirts.A head of black hair fluttering behind her back, her hands folded on her back and her head looking up at the moon, standing in the middle of a fiery red manju sand, shocking everyone's vision...

Feng Juehen looked at this pair of 'Looking at the Moon in the Garden' and felt pity in his heart.Is this... the real her?The back is bleak and lonely.The strong sense of alienation seemed ethereal in the cold moonlight, as if she did not belong to this world.The only way to feel at ease is to hold tightly to the 'black stone' that has her dark fragrance.

What kind of person is she? Since returning to Beijing this time, I see a different side every time.When we first met in a restaurant, she was weak and pitiful.Goodbye Shenwumen, cold as ice, noble and charming.Yu Huayuan peeked at her laziness and casualness...wait a minute, all of this is puzzling.Over the past few years, her temper has changed, her appearance has changed, her temperament has changed, and even... her heart has changed too?Chu Yiqian clutched his chest and skirt tightly, looking pained and dazed.He didn't notice at all that Huo Xiner, who was watching him from the side, had dim eyes and tears in his eyes.The jade hands tucked into the sleeves, the pointed nails are tightly clamped in the palm of the hand, why is it her...it's her!
"First, I would like to congratulate the ten daughters who stand out from the crowd, and invite ten to stand on the stage and rush to answer. The top three who give priority to answering three questions are the winners. Let's start..."

"Ancient calculation question: Today there are four cattle and two sheep, worth ten taels of gold; two cows and five sheep, worth nine taels of gold, so how many taels of gold are the cows worth, and how many taels of gold are the sheep worth?" The Minister of the Household Department opened his soybean eyes asked.

"A cow is worth two taels, and a sheep is worth one tael." Nangong Tongyue quickly used abacus to calculate the answer, and said in a cool voice.

"Well, not bad. Let's listen to the old man's question again." Surprised, he never thought about how many tricks this girl had, and suddenly became excited, and asked proudly: "Shanglian: Baita Street, Blacksmith Huang, Shenghong Furnace, burning black charcoal, emitting green smoke, flashing blue light, quenching purple iron, facing south to hit things."

"The former ancients, the later ones, read Zuo Zhuan, learn from the right army, pay homage to the minister, sit in the middle hall, and make subordinates, generals, and princes."

"Draw the lotus monk painting."

"Shu Lin Han Tie Han Lin Shu."

"Shang Mingen has a meal, and Kuang is ambitious and supportive, only ten months less pregnancy."

"It's hard to repay virtue with a thousand dollars, but when it comes to human relations and physics, you should cry blood for three years." The two came and went, Nangong Tongyue saw that the old man was still not satisfied, and quickly said: "Tongyue has passed three questions. Yue has a question for you, how about it?"

"Haha, it's so good." Xiaoyan said excitedly.I haven't met a bosom friend for a long time, today I have to kill her hard, it's fun.

"Listen up, sir." Looking around at the crowd, red lips parted lightly and said, "What's the trick? Let's all fight to be the first, and ask the tiger to dominate the dragon, where is the rolling hero? Don't talk about him wielding his sword to eliminate violence, stealing the tripod and claiming respect, but in the end it's all the same." At the end of the game, all dreams are turned into hatred."

Lifting up the wide sleeves with one hand, while holding the wolf hair to sway freely on the rice paper.In an instant, a line of large characters that flowed like flowing water and formed in one go jumped onto the paper.Everyone stood up to watch, shocked in their hearts.Knowing that he couldn't answer, he returned to his seat.The old man from the household department was left alone to think hard.After a long time, he said aloud: "The old man is willing to bow down, and study this couplet carefully after returning home."

"Sir, you have accepted." Nangong Tongyue took out the handkerchief tied around her waist, and gently wiped the ink stained on her fingers.A pair of Jianshuiqiu pupils looked at Gao Si, and said crisply: "Your Majesty, Empress, Tongyue has won three questions, can I watch from the sidelines?"

"Well, not bad." Emperor Yuan waved his hand, and said favorably: "Sit down and prepare for the next championship match!"

"Yes." Nangong Tongyue bent over to perform the standard palace ceremony, feeling in her heart that Emperor Yuan's benevolent eyes looked at her furiously.

"Huo Xin'er, Li Wan'er, and Nangong Tongyue won this competition." Jingde announced loudly: "In the last round, whoever plucks the strings and plays any piece of music is the winner."

"Miss Li Wan'er is the first to start."

Li Wan'er looked at the guqin covered by cloth in the middle of the stage, and was very excited.He glanced sideways at Feng Juehen who was lazily leaning on the back of the chair, his cheeks flushed with embarrassment.With slender hands waving lotus fingers, she squeezed the veil tightly, covering her tense white lips.Kneeling and sitting beside the qin, she said silently: I must win...

Looking sideways at the two people competing with him under the stage, he was a little flustered.Gritting the white teeth lightly, there is only one chance, and it must not be missed.Concentrating, staring at the seven-stringed guqin in front of him, he stretched out his jade hand to play it, but there seemed to be a barrier at a distance of one finger, and he couldn't touch the strings no matter what.Unswervingly exerting force, it was bounced back, a smear of blood flowed from the corner of his lips, and he lay on the ground with a pale face, hanging powerlessly on the ground, with despair and resentment in his eyes.why?Why do you treat her like this, God, how unfair you are...

In the scene just now, everyone was worried, and the girls looked happy. If they all failed, then they would have a chance.And Nangong Tongyue still didn't change her face, but she was a little curious.Why does this guqin seem to be the same as ordinary people, but in fact, others don't know there is a mystery in it.I am not familiar with guzheng, when I first came to another world, I met Ji Niang, I learned from her but I am not proficient, only one or two favorites.

It was Huo Xiner's turn to be the second, and she was very anxious, looking at Nangong Tongyue's encouraging smile.Taking a deep breath, he calmly stepped onto the stage.It's just that the result was the same as before, he couldn't touch it no matter what, and stepped down with a dismal expression.Looking at Nangong Tongyue who stood up, she was extremely conflicted. One voice hoped that she would lose, while the other hoped that she would win...

(End of this chapter)