Daoist Lin sister [Red House]

Let's say that the foreign monk only took out a lottery paper and didn't even look at it, and said: "The little girl has never learned the art of playing the piano, and she doesn't know anything about all kinds of music scores. This round, I will abstain."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked!

The biggest beneficiary, Du Hanqing, was the first to not believe it.

She didn't know this foreign monk, and if it wasn't for Dabi, she would never have seen him.Let's look at the demeanor and demeanor of that foreign monk, he definitely doesn't seem to have never learned qin music at all.What's more, the foreign monk abstained directly without even looking at the signing paper, and even before he abstained, he argued for her and secured her spot for her. Who is this person?

As Du Hanqing thought about it, he couldn't help but look up at the stands on the second floor.

There, sat her mother Liu Shi.

Mrs. Liu is Du Ming's second daughter-in-law, and there is another sister-in-law on her head, Mrs. Kong, the eldest daughter-in-law.Because of Du Hanqing at home, Mrs. Liu was quite liked by Mrs. Du Ming's wife, Mrs. Yang, but she never overstepped the bounds and took over the power of housekeeper.

Du Han Qingyuan was unwilling to participate in this competition.Mrs. Liu talked and coaxed in every possible way, and repeatedly assured that the Xiaoxiang concubine was just the daughter of a merchant, and it was a coincidence that she won once.And her majestic granddaughter, who is better than that business woman in everything, will undoubtedly be the top star... After all kinds of things, Du Hanqing signed up.

Now that I think about it, how could my mother be so sure?Could it be that besides herself, she also hired a helper?

Thinking of this, Du Hanqing's expression became more and more complicated, and the way he looked at the foreign monk became strange.

Not only Du Hanqing, but also Daiyu frowned immediately.

She organized the Yashe Dabi, and she had expected that there would be some opportunistic tricks, so she had her own countermeasures.

But he never expected that someone would dare to make wedding clothes for others in such a blatant and grand manner in order to ensure Du Hanqing's victory!

Daiyu turned cold.

Huo Qiong beside her was also full of disdain, and said disdainfully: "Which girl is this foreign monk? The flattery is so obvious, I'm not afraid of being slapped on the horse's leg."

Huo Qiong's words awakened the dreamer, Daiyu waved to Xueyan and said, "Go ask Sister Yinglian, do you know the details of this foreign monk? The more detailed the better."

Xueyan takes orders to find Yinglian.

On the opposite side, the Ninth Prince's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and he also turned his head and ordered his subordinates to investigate the details of the foreign monks.

It's just that, pitiful for the spectators in the audience, it's just a round of piano skills competition, but there are so many twists and turns.

First, Meng Shiwu played the long-lost Guangling San.As soon as the news came out, it was spread to ten, ten to hundreds, and everyone knew it.How many shopkeepers of piano music shops, piano lovers, literati and famous musicians flocked to him, they were so in love with each other, they just waited for the end of the big competition to surround Meng Shiwu, even if they lost their fortunes, they still demanded it!

Later, Clivia, the favorite to win the championship, stumbled and played a simple song of high mountains and flowing waters into a folk song in the village. Not to mention the generosity of laughing, it looks like she will lose, and how many people's money will be thrown away!

Unexpectedly, there was a turning point, a foreign monk was killed on the way, and he was willing to give up the reputation he had earned so hard, and he wanted to ensure that Du Hanqing was promoted even if he didn't want the achievements he won.

The crowd talked a lot, some applauded and some cursed, and they were in a mess for a while.

Old Master Zhao, the head of the judges, stood up and asked the foreign monk seriously, "Have you really thought about it? After abstaining from voting, there is no reason to want to return to the stage?"

The implication is that he does not believe that the foreign monk will not know the rhythm at all, and he is clearly blaming her for breaking the rules of the competition.

The foreign monk looked indifferent and broke the pot, shook his head and said: "I really can't, even if I force me to play it, I can't play it."

Seeing that everyone still didn't believe it, the foreign monk spread his hands and said, "Could it be that Yashe still has to kidnap people? Only people are allowed to participate in the test, but they are not allowed to abstain?"

During the conversation between the foreign monk and Old Master Zhao, Yinglian had already brought the written documents of the foreign monk's registration and the poems of going through five passes and beheading six generals, etc., and arrived at Daiyu's private room.

"Our registration here is not limited to the identity of the visitor, and she is a woman, so she has to cover her face, which is to hide her head and show her tail. So now I only know that she is not from the capital, so she came to Beijing with her family to know a few words She looks upright, but she is only seventeen or eighteen years old. Watching her pass the test, there is nothing unusual about her." Yinglian said.

Overheard by Ying Miaoyang, she interjected: "If she is really a chess piece laid by others, we will not be able to find out if we investigate like this. The matter has come to this point, it is useless to talk. You should come up with a charter as soon as possible!"

Daiyu nodded, and said to Yinglian: "This time, she is allowed to abstain. However, we have the final say on the rules. Next time we encounter such abstentions, we should invite those who were eliminated just now to try again and win The winner will compete with the rest. But I don't believe that someone can bribe everyone!"

After hearing this, Yingchun also said: "Exactly, no matter how bad you are, you can still end up. It's not so easy for someone to win the championship."

Daiyu nodded heavily.Among the ten seats, there was originally Daiyu, but she took the initiative to avoid suspicion due to her role as the host.

Now, if Du Hanqing is so shameless, maybe she will stir up the muddy water.

On this side, Daiyu made a decision, and Yinglian passed the word to the steward.

Old Master Zhao got the answer and allowed the foreign monk to step down.

In this way, one person has already fallen in this round, and the rest will advance naturally.

Not to mention that Du Hanqing passed by by chance, another person who was particularly lucky in this round of competition was Sui Shi Sanyou.

At first, after a couple of sentences, she was about to step down, and Meng Shiwu was standing beside Kui, who saved her once.Now, she is not very good at piano skills, if it wasn't for Du Hanqing's too many mistakes, it is unknown whether she will win or lose in the real competition.

But now, she didn't even have to compare, and she was promoted directly.You don't have to be like Du Hanqing and become the target of public criticism. Everyone sees it and disdains it.

When Sanyou thought about it, he couldn't help being happy.

Not to mention how embarrassing and indignant Du Hanqing was, the competition was still going on.

In the fourth round, it was time for Baochai, the concubine of Xiaoxiang, to draw questions.

Baochai was stared at by Du Hanqing just now, remembering the appointment between the two, seeing that Du Hanqing was about to be eliminated in the third round, she broke out in a cold sweat.Fortunately, he was released from the siege by a foreign monk, and he felt that if he survived a catastrophe, he would have a blessing in the future.At this moment, the hands she stretched out to draw lots were shaking.

But he won the game of chess again.

In other words, this big competition really didn't go according to expectations.Baochai is also at a time when he is restless, so he wants to sit quietly and play chess with others.

As a chess player, you can't make a mistake with one piece, let alone use two things at once.Baochai's heart is ups and downs, and her imagination is running wild, how can she face the challenge well?

Even Du Hanqing complained endlessly when he saw this problem.

But the roll call boy didn't care what they thought, he reported the name of the competition, and asked everyone to draw lots to catch the right one.

As a result, Concubine Xiaoxiang faced Du Hanqing, Sanchunke faced Penglaike, Meng Shiwu faced Xiantingbu, and the remaining three friends had a bye in the first round.

Suishi Sanyou, who stood obediently by the side, looked at the paper signed in his hand, blinked, and couldn't believe it for a while.

The spectators in the audience also burst into flames.

Except for a few relatives, friends and family members of Sanyou when they were young, they couldn't help but be ecstatic when they saw that their family members were so lucky.

The vast majority of people feel sorry for their own money!

Concubine Xiaoxiang actually faced Clivia in the fourth round.

The two favorites to win the championship had met head-on so early, and met on a narrow road. The spectators who had been disappointed because of the foreign monk's disruption just now, all of a sudden became energetic again!

Fighting against each other, you only need to win one round to advance.The remaining losers will fight with the three friends of Sui Shi for another round.In this way, after three rounds, another loser will be produced.

Chess games are the most interesting.

Two people are playing chess on the stage, and a large chessboard is set up next to it. A young man is holding a big stick, and according to the situation of the game on the stage, he pushes the chess pieces and performs them for the audience to watch.

The smelly chess basket and the chess players can talk freely together, but this is the fun that can only be found in Yashe.

Because the duel between Baochai and Du Hanqing was too eye-catching, because the first pair of the two on the stage saw the turmoil of the crowd, they had to move back and became the finale.

The first pair was Sanchunke against Xiantingbu.

Tanchun is the best among all the women in Jia's mansion in calligraphy, but his chess skills are not far behind.Tanchun is shrewd, he takes one step and looks at ten steps, and when he plays chess, he is also open and close, killing and decisive.

After several times of you advancing and retreating, and forming the formation, Xian Ting Bu, who is good at piano music and dance steps, was defeated.

"Three spring guests advanced." Xiao Tong announced.

Daiyu, Yingchun, Xichun and Huo Qiong all stood up and applauded Tanchun.

Baoyu sat in Room No. [-] of Dizi, and seeing Tanchun's demeanor, he was too excited to sit still.

The spectators in the audience saw Sanchun Ke playing chess for the first time, but they were not as cautious as women, looking forward and backward, opening up and closing like men, forging ahead with determination, and won a lot of applause!

Next, Meng Shiwu played against Penglai Ke.

Meng Shiwu has already won the approval of all the people in the room after going through anagrams, couplets and Guangling San.In the outside handicap, those who bet on Meng Shiwu to win the championship are already like the best in the world, far surpassing Concubine Xiaoxiang and Clivia.

Meng Shiwu still looked so shy. He spent too much energy in the previous round, and now he looked more and more skinny and pitiful.

When the Ninth Prince saw his younger sister upstairs, his heart ached so much that he wanted to rush up to the stage and carry his younger sister back to the palace to settle the matter.

However, thinking of her mother's entrustment, she finally endured it.

Let's say, Meng Shiwu sat opposite Penglai Ke.

This Peng Laike is also a wonderful person. He lives by the sea. He traveled to Nanyang with his father and his family's fleet at a young age. He has some knowledge.

It's just that she returned to Beijing for the first time, and when she first saw the northern scenery, every brick and tile felt strange.He also heard that Yashe is the number one interesting place in the capital, so he went directly to Yashe regardless of the shop.

Just in time for Dabi to sign up, with a wave of his hand, he wrote the three characters "Penglaike".

And all the way down the competition, Peng Laike watched coldly, among the many opponents, the ones who were most suitable to her were Meng Shiwu and Sanchunke.

Sanchunke's chess playing style is similar to hers, and she has the same temperament and natural preference.But Meng Shiwu was exactly the opposite of her.

Shy and timid, even speechless.Thin and small, it looks like it can be blown away by a gust of wind.

However, he has learned a lot, writes like a god, and can play the piano without hesitating his body. He does it with all his strength like a storm, shocking people's hearts, and wants to capture people's souls!

This kind of "double-faced" wonderful person is only about eight years old, what will she look like when she is ten years older?Peng Laike hardly dared to imagine!

Sitting opposite each other, the two first bowed and saluted each other to show their friendship.

Because of his age, Penglaike took the initiative to pick up the white stones and let Meng Shiwu go first.

Meng Shiwu has read all the chess records in the world, and even Daiyu can't match his chess skills.Don't say that Peng Laike gave up the first move, Meng Shiwu just gave up five or six sons to Peng Laike directly, it's not a problem.

However, Meng Shiwu naturally appreciated the kindness of others.Because she didn't know the level of her opponent, she reserved three parts of her strength and only dropped a random move.

But even so, it is also very subtle.

Seeing the tricks, Peng Laike played five or six moves, and suddenly found that the chessboard pattern was quite different from what she had imagined at the time of the first move.

But what exactly went wrong?But Peng Laike couldn't think of it.

He had no choice but to keep his head down like this, continuing his layout, thinking about luring Meng Shiwu into the trap step by step.

All the people on and off the stage watched the two players play chess with bated breath.Gradually, someone saw the trick.

Penglai Kebaizi seemed to be in a good situation, sitting on half of the country, and based on "geography", he set up an ambush formation. He wanted to lure the enemy into a deep attack, attacking from front to back, and completely engulfed the enemy's soldiers and horses.

However, she didn't know that she was in the deep clouds and didn't know where she was, only because she was in this mountain.

Unbeknownst to Peng Laike, Meng Shiwu saw her intentions from the moment she took the third step, and while leading her into the city, cede the land to pay compensation, while stealthily stealthily attacking her behind.Penglai Ke Baizi was exhausted and attacked the enemy from a long distance, and the front line was too long, so that he could not look at each other from head to tail.And being lured by Meng Shiwu, he was motivated to win, eager to win, and he did not hesitate to take risks, displaying all his wealth in front of the battle, only fighting to the death, leaving no way out.

So, all the back roads were copied by Meng Shiwu calmly.

In the front is the rushing Yellow River, with natural dangers and natural moats, no boats and no bridges, and there are chasing soldiers behind, with strong soldiers and horses, and millions of lions.

By the time Peng Laike turned around in shock, it was already too late!The overall situation has been decided!

Like the battle of Chibi, the boat was burned.Now that the boat has been connected, it is impossible to save the gods.

Meng Shiwu lit a fire at the bow of the boat, pushed away the chess box, and bowed to the Penglai guest.

Peng Laike watched the fire burn down helplessly.Although Meng Shiwu did not continue to attack, Baizi was already defeated.Penglaike couldn't help clapping and applauding, stood up, saluted Meng Shiwu respectfully, and said: "Miss Fifteen is a master of chess, Penglaike is willing to bow down, and I am convinced that I lost this game!"

Meng Shiwu bowed his head modestly, and the two retreated together.

The spectators below easily refused to give up, still arguing about the endgame of the chessboard.There are even those who are obsessed, sit down on the spot, or take out the chessboard they carry with them, follow the movements of the two people, especially Meng Shiwu's layout, and start over again, thinking hard to solve the method.

There are no less than a hundred people like this.It can be seen how exciting this game is.

In the private room, Daiyu and Yingchun are also playing chess in the same way.

When they got to the third step, both of them knew the trap set by Nai Meng Shiwu, but they couldn't help but jumped into it!In the end, it was just a defeat earlier or later than Penglaike.

Daiyu and Yingchun looked at each other, they were both sincerely convinced.

It is said that throwing bricks attracts jade, but if the person in front is jade, what about the people behind?

With the wonderful confrontation between Meng Shiwu and Peng Laike, Du Hanqing and Baochai felt the pressure doubled.

The two appeared on the stage under the great anticipation of the crowd, and Baochai knew that he would lose without a doubt, so he was still able to hold on to himself.

Du Hanqing didn't know.

Just because in fact, the intimidation was all done behind the scenes by his mother Liu, and Du Hanqing didn't know about it.

She only knew that her mother had a way to ensure that she won the championship, and she also had some guesses in her heart, so she had a particularly bad attitude towards Baochai.

However, just now, a foreign monk came out on the way to save her from the fire.Du Hanqing mistakenly thought that this foreign monk was the only rescuer arranged by her mother in advance, so she forgot about Baochai.

Now that the two are facing each other, if you think about it according to the former Du Hanqing, you will definitely not pay attention to the daughter of a mere merchant in Baochai.

But now, Du Hanqing has been defeated after many battles, and finally understands the truth that there are people beyond people, and there is a sky beyond the sky.Instead of learning to be modest and prudent, they become self-pitying, self-pitying, and belittling themselves.

"If I can't even beat Xue Baochai, what should I do?"

Du Hanqing is just a child who hasn't grown up. He has never experienced wind swords and frost swords.

I know that after the incident with the foreign monk, if she can't perform well in this encounter and fight a beautiful turnaround, even if she wins, she will always be criticized and blamed.With all kinds of scruples, Du Hanqing naturally became more cautious. What should have taken the initiative to give way and express his position became hesitant.

Seeing this, Baochai on the opposite side misunderstood that Du Hanqing hinted at her and offered to give in, so she picked up the white piece first and looked at Du Hanqing quietly.

When the spectators saw this, those who supported Concubine Xiaoxiang cheered loudly.Those who bet on Clivia's victory became even more ugly.

Du Hanqing was repelled by the army, and he heard the commotion from the audience, his heart became more and more lost, he didn't even dare to put on airs, picked up the sunspots, groaned in every possible way, but he couldn't let go.

The invigilator next to me was very surprised when he saw it.

The woman who invigilated the examination was also a frequent visitor of Yashe, but her level of self-knowledge was limited, and she had never been involved in the competition.I have seen Clivia's chess skills before, but I have never seen her like today.Without knowing it, I thought there was a different person under the mask.

The woman looked at the dripping copper pot in front of her, and couldn't wait any longer, she approached the two of them, and reminded in a low voice: "You two girls, there is a time limit for making moves, so let's do it first!"

Even the boys who were waiting to show the gourds to everyone in the audience stretched their necks to watch the competition on the stage. They were tired of watching and complained.

Du Hanqing was urged again, regardless of the three sevens and twenty ones, he just dropped a child casually.When Baochai saw her, she also left a son far away.

In this way, every time Du Hanqing makes a move, he always has to think about it for a long time.It was just a competition, but it took much longer than the previous two competitions.

The spectators below, some who don't know how to play Go, are impatient to watch, and seeing that it's getting late, they don't care if they can't get such a good seat, so they simply leave the table and go outside to find something to eat.

Even the people in the private room on the second floor were holding their breath to watch the two talented women compete, but they didn't know that the thunder was heavy and the rain was light, and the two played chess more cautiously than the other!After thinking about it, the layout is out of the game. Although it is not unexciting, it is too boring.

Du Ming couldn't sit still at first.He watched this with cold eyes, especially when he saw the foreign monk suddenly came and announced his abstention, his face turned cold, and he glared at his second son in front of Lin Ruhai.

Du Ming's second son, named Du Li, is honest and responsible, even a bit henpecked.Seeing his father staring at him, he was obedient and dared not speak.

"Is this a good thing you did?" The father-in-law is not good at talking about his daughter-in-law, but Du Ming also knows that his son is not up to date, and his wife makes up most of everything, so he can't help asking.

Du Li shook his head and said, "The child doesn't know at all, it's all, it's all her mother's control."

The implication is that it seems to admit it.

Du Ming turned pale with anger, pointed at Du Li and cursed: "You have spoiled all good children! Today, everyone in Old Du's family told you to lose everything!"

Being scolded, Du Li became more and more frightened and dared not speak.

Lin Ruhai, an outsider, was very embarrassed to watch all this.However, it is precisely because Du Ming loves him very much and does not avoid him in everything that he did this, Lin Ruhai is even more difficult to say anything.

Du Li's eldest brother, Du Qi, was at the side. Seeing Lin Ruhai's description, he had no choice but to smooth things over and said, "After all, I won't do anything about my second brother. This is the end of the matter, as long as Qing'er is sensible..."

The latter words did not go on.

If Du Hanqing was more sensible, he would directly stand up and say, "I don't want the promotion like this." In this way, it can be regarded as a solution, avoiding such suspicions.

It's a pity that the words "I also abstain" turned and turned in Du Hanqing's mouth and heart, but he didn't say it.

When Du Ming and Du Li saw that Du Hanqing was promoted to a higher platform with others, they were deeply disappointed.

When Du Hanqing was drawn against Concubine Xiaoxiang, Du Ming's eyes became brighter again.

"It depends on how this girl behaves at this time?" Du Ming said in advance.

Du Qi and Du Li both nodded and listened to the training.

Unexpectedly, Du Hanqing's performance disappointed Du Ming again.

Du Ming said to Du Li, "Take your disgraceful wife and child home!", and flung his sleeves to leave.

Du Li was stunned on the spot.It was very easy to bring his daughter-in-law home, but Du Hanqing was on the test stage, under the watchful eyes of everyone, with so many gambling houses on his back, how could he quit easily?

Du Li didn't know what to do, so he looked to his elder brother Du Qi for help.

Du Qi also hated iron for being weak, stomping his feet and spitting: "You, you are too disappointing! It's only tens of thousands of taels of silver, but you promise to return all the gambling money to the big gambling houses at the original price, so what? "

"But, but where did I come from, big brother—" Du Li had a mournful face, and was going to say how could he have so much money?But was stared back by Du Qi, only then did he realize that Lin Ruhai was also on the spot.

Lin Ruhai coughed twice in embarrassment, grabbed Du Ming and said, "Master, why is he so impatient today? You only saw Han Qing being nervous and restrained, but didn't you see that Han Qing was more sensible?"

Du Ming didn't understand yet, but Du Qi hurriedly echoed, "Ru Hai is right. If Qing'er knew about it in advance, or really participated in the preparations, she would know that she would not lose this round no matter what. According to her temperament, as long as Knowing how to perform enough tricks and earning enough face, not to mention killing each other without leaving a piece of armor, she will never be so mediocre and useless. At the very least, it can be seen that Qing'er is innocent of what happened today of."

Du Qi's words are actually biased, but who can be truly selfless?

After hearing this, Du Ming turned pale, and was persuaded by Lin Ruhai, so he reluctantly sat down again.

Outside, Du Hanqing didn't know that today's competition not only determines whether she will have a face to meet people in the future, but also determines her status in the heart of her relatives and grandfathers.

It's really not a big deal, and the whole plate is lost!

But Baochai became more and more confused after staying there for half a day.Du Hanqing's talent spread far and wide, and he would never be as vulnerable and timid as the opponent in front of him.Baochai thought to herself, could something have gone wrong?

Even many of Du Hanqing's suitors and fans in the audience secretly doubted whether the person under the mask was not Du Hanqing.

Now Baochai doesn't care about victory or defeat, instead she has a sense of normalcy, jumps out of the set pattern, and loses the shackles of being in the middle of the game. At a glance, she can see that the game between the two is dead.

In this way, she lost to Du Hanqing, and Du Hanqing would only be looked down upon even more.The previous agreement could not be reached at all, and she would only end up in a thankless end.

Baochai wanted to understand the joints, and hurriedly said to Du Hanqing in a low voice: "Miss Clivia, we will compete in this round, no matter whether we win or lose, at least we must win to look good. If this goes on like this, I'm afraid all the spectators will be gone!"

Du Hanqing was reminded by her, raised his head in surprise, and glanced down the stage, only to realize that the spectators who had time to laugh at her before had gone nowhere.

The stands that were previously crowded with people were more than half empty for a while.

Du Hanqing's jaw dropped in shock, and he turned his head to look at the copper kettle hourglass, and saw that several of them had been put on at some point.But there are only a few chess pieces loosely on the big chessboard at the other end, which looks really shabby.

"How long have we been down?" Du Hanqing finally lowered his face and asked Baochai.

Baochai gave a wry smile and replied, "It's been more than an hour!"

Du Hanqing's eyes widened, Baochai felt the surprise through the mask.

"Please let Miss Clivia let go of her hands and feet, you and I are born to have a match, and people will not be disappointed." Baochai hinted.

Du Hanqing didn't understand what she meant at first, and still hesitated a little, but saw Baochai suddenly jump into a trap she had already set up without thinking.Du Hanqing's eyes lit up, and he immediately pursued there.The style of chess has changed suddenly, and finally has some old style.

Baochai sits and watches her changes, so far, she knows that Du Hanqing is really not her opponent.It's just an arrogant doll, but her family background is too good, even if she really enters the palace, she will only let others slaughter her.Baochai had an idea in mind, so she deliberately lured Du Hanqing to settle down.

Gradually, Du Hanqing finally got back to his state, gradually getting better, and the messy chess pieces on the chessboard finally became one piece, with a pattern.

Du Ming looked at it, not because he was very pleased with Du Hanqing, but because he fell in love with Concubine Xiaoxiang who was sitting opposite.Others might not be able to see it, but Du Ming knew that all the changes were led by Concubine Xiaoxiang.

"Ruhai, you said this Concubine Xiaoxiang is the daughter of the imperial merchant Xue's family?" Du Ming asked.

Lin Ruhai replied respectfully, "Exactly."

"En." Du Ming didn't say anything else, just nodded.

Du Qi somehow felt that his youngest son, Du Yuanhui, had taken a fancy to him.

When the spectators who went out to look for food turned back, they suddenly found that the situation on the chessboard had changed drastically.

Clivia is as powerful as a broken bamboo, with a murderous aura; the concubine Xiaoxiang moves left and right, tenaciously supporting her.The battle between the two sides is in full swing, and the outcome is still unknown for a while.The interest of the spectators was suddenly ignited again.

"This is like a battle between two talented women!" someone praised.

However, some people openly questioned, "Could it be that the person under the mask just now is really not Du Hanqing, and now that the right owner is here, there is such a drastic change."

...............

It's just that no matter how you say it, it's no longer one-sided disappointment and scolding.

But Du Hanqing finally lived up to expectations, regained her confidence in the continuous aggressive siege, and finally showed her true ability.

In the end, it was no longer Baochai who was leading the situation secretly, but it was she who was at a loss and couldn't stand it, so she could only keep retreating in order to survive.

In the end, Baochai used [-] percent of her mental strength, but she was still defeated by the half-wit.

"Boom!" The gong sounded, and the little boy sang: "This round, Clivia wins."

The crowd stood and applauded.

Facing everyone's admiring gazes, Du Hanqing truly experienced the thrill of winning with strength for the first time!

Baochai was not disappointed either, even if she could only go this far, she accepted it.

However, when the two retreated together, Du Hanqing whispered to her: "Concubine Xiaoxiang, you must not lose in the next round! We haven't competed in poetry yet!"

Baochai glanced at Du Hanqing in a little surprise, seeing her previous situation, it was clear that her brows were burning with anger, she had lost her usual instincts, and she should lose quickly so that she could be promoted quickly.Why did she insist on staying by herself?Could it be used later?

Thinking so, Baochai went to take a peek at Du Hanqing's expression.But it was covered by a mask, so she couldn't see clearly.However, judging from Du Hanqing's tone, that person didn't seem to have any other intentions.Baochai was confused!

Not to mention how Baochai speculated in every possible way, but said that the second round of the battle will start again soon.

Because of Baochai's ability to fight hard and work hard, the three friends and Xianting come first at the age of years.

At the age of three, the three friends watched the three matches, and they had a more or less understanding of each player's style of chess.After a few comparisons, I feel that Xiantingbu's chess skills are the worst.Unexpectedly, she was immediately drawn to play chess with Xian Tingbu.

The relatives and friends of Sanyou looked at each other in the stands on the second floor, and couldn't help sighing: Ah You, what a fortune!

Needless to say, the final loser in the fourth round was this Xian Ting Bu.

The remaining six went up to another floor.

But at the end of the hour, all the talented women felt hungry and tired before they had any water or rice.Then a steward came to the stage to announce that the competition was suspended, everyone can go to have a meal and rest, and the competition will continue at three o'clock.

The spectators were all unsatisfied, and those arguing with each other left the venue.There were also those impatient and urgent people who yelled loudly all the way, pushed aside the crowd, and rushed to the gambling shop booth outside like flying, wanting to place more bets.

There will be people who follow suit.For a while, everyone couldn't take care of food and water, and all crowded to place bets.

The story is divided into two parts, and it is said that Daiyu had prepared several tables of sumptuous banquets in Sui Shi Yuan as early as Sui Shi Yuan, specially for the talented women and relatives and friends to enjoy.There is a young man leading the crowd to the past.

On this side, Yongyu shyly squeezed to Daiyu's side, wanting to grab a meal.

Daiyu didn't speak, but motioned him to ask Miaoyang with her eyes.

Yongyu didn't agree, and just clung to her blindly.

Daiyu couldn't stand it any longer, she pushed him away with a blushing face, and said, "Go, go, you brother, why don't you just sit outside and hang around here with me?"

Yongyu said confidently: "What's wrong with my brother? After all, he is just a junior. Auntie is sitting here, and I'm here to beg for a bowl of rice. How can my sister be so stingy!"

"I'm just so stingy." Daiyu simply didn't make sense, "Outside delicacies from mountains and seas, dragon liver and phoenix marrow are offered to you, but the little prince doesn't eat it, who is to blame?"

"Dragon liver and phoenix marrow don't have the true flavor of taro (jade)." Yongyu said, winking at Daiyu.

Daiyu immediately understood what he said, and chased him to beat him.

Ying Miaoyang, Huo Qiong and the others just smiled and watched without speaking.

Some are happy and some are sad.On the other side, at the banquet at Du Hanqing's table, everyone in Du's residence had no interest in tapping their chopsticks on the table of delicious food and wine.

Du Ming sat in the main seat with a cold face, Du Qi and Du Li sat in the lower seats, and Du Hanqing accompanied in the last seat.

The two wives, Mrs. Kong and Mrs. Liu, have to stand aside and prepare vegetables.

Kong Shi was fine, seeing that no one was eating, he obediently stood aside and waited.Mrs. Liu, on the other hand, had a guilty conscience and kept looking at Mr. Du's expression like a thorn in his back.

When Du Ming scolded Du Li angrily, although Liu Shi was not in the room, she was well aware of her own father-in-law's temper.

Originally, she didn't need to do this.The reason why she has all kinds of preparations is not because Du Hanqing's temperament has changed drastically recently, not only has he lost confidence, but also become irritable and irritable.She is focused on the position of the future master of the harem, seeing that success is imminent, how can she tolerate falling short at the last moment?

However, Mrs. Liu originally thought that with Du Hanqing's talent and good looks, these preparations probably wouldn't be needed.Naturally, she wasn't afraid of being discovered by the old man, which would make him suffer.

Who ever thought that Du Hanqing's disappointment and defeat were so obvious that the ambush foreign monk had to be exposed in advance, and the old man immediately understood her intentions.

Mrs. Liu is also suffering.But Du Ming is the head of the family, he not only agrees with one another at home, but also decides with one word in the court and political affairs, how can the Liu family not be afraid?

Seeing that the old man just sat there without moving a chopstick.Even Du Hanqing felt like sitting on pins and needles. He wanted to get up several times, but was stopped by Du Qi.

Seeing this, Mrs. Liu gritted her teeth, ignoring the presence of her eldest brother and sister-in-law, and knelt down with a "plop".

"Master, my daughter-in-law knows her mistake." Mrs. Liu knelt down and said.

Du Li saw it, knelt down and said, "Father, Miss Wan knows she's wrong. It's all because of my son's incompetence in discipline. If you want to blame him, blame him!"

Parents are kneeling, how can Du Hanqing sit still?However, before her knee touched the ground, Du Ming had already slapped his palm on the table, causing the cups and plates to jump.

"Shame on me! I'm a dignified son of the Du family, and I've never had someone like you who can't afford to lose." Du Ming scolded.

"You two, don't blame my old man for speaking harshly and not saving face with you. On the other hand, what you have done—" Du Ming waved his hand, indicating that he has no face to say anything.

"Second daughter-in-law, tell the truth, apart from that foreign monk, have you done anything else?" Du Ming asked.

Mrs. Liu knew that behind her back she ordered people to hire local ruffians to intimidate Baochai under the banner of the mansion. If the old man knew about it, he would not only ask Du Li to divorce her immediately, but also peel off three layers of her skin. She was stubborn and wanted to hide it , shook his head and replied: "Never again."

"Mother..." Du Hanqing heard the words, but called out in a low voice.

Just now when she was talking to Concubine Xiaoxiang and told her to pass the test, Concubine Xiaoxiang looked at her very strangely.Looking at the cause and effect in series, Du Hanqing became suspicious.At this moment, seeing my mother categorically denying it, I couldn't help but blurted out.

Mrs. Liu was in a hurry to wink at her, but it was already too late.

Du Ming had already noticed it.

"Come on, it seems that I am old and dim-sighted. I really don't know people clearly. Even if I can't even control the family affairs, how can I be the prime minister of this dynasty? Now I will go back and give my resignation to the Holy Majesty." Du Ming sighed.

It was only because he knew that the reason why the Liu family did so many things secretly was because he wanted Du Hanqing to enter the palace as a queen and concubine by virtue of his status as a prime minister.If he said he wanted to resign and return to his hometown, Mrs. Liu would definitely not agree.

Sure enough, when Mrs. Liu heard the words, she rushed forward crying, kowtowed again and again, not daring to hide anything.Apart from the identity and origin of the foreign monk, the two haggled over everything, including her ordering someone to intimidate Baochai, and explaining that Baochai was only allowed to participate in the test but not allowed to win the championship.

After everyone listened, Du Hanqing was the first to look at Mrs. Liu in disbelief, and asked, "Mother, do you not trust your daughter so, so?"

What makes Du Hanqing sad the most is not that her mother is insidious and despicable, but that even her biological mother does not believe that she has the talent to win the top star, and even wants to threaten the daughter of a merchant!

Even Du Li didn't expect that his late sister, who was also born as a lady, was usually gentle, amiable, dignified and virtuous, but she was such a person behind her back!Unconsciously moving his knees, he moved a little further away from Mrs. Liu.

Not to mention what other people think, but Liu Shi alone felt that everyone looked at her differently after she said the words to threaten Baochai.

Mixed with disbelief, contempt and disgust, even pity!

Liu felt that pity was more intolerable than disgust.She raised her head, looked over for a feeling, and met Du Ming's gaze.

In Du Ming's slightly turbid eyes, there is the wisdom and clarity precipitated by the wind and frost of the years, the vicissitudes of the world, and the huge waves washing away the sand.

"Second daughter-in-law, you'd better find that Miss Xue and give it to her personally.