Chapter 36: She's a Dark Horse
Originally, the excitement of the peony banquet started from the dynamic competition, but I didn't expect that in the literary examination part, it had already been repeated; Many expected talented women have been hit by arrows, and those who are not favored for the first time have become the dark horses of this Moyu country.
The dynamic competition is divided into three categories: music, dance, and martial arts.
Among them, Yu Wanli, Yu Qinli, Feng Qingyun and Chu Qianqian all participated in this group, and the competition was fierce and the most watchable.
As for Mu Qingxue, Qiao Ruolan, Zhao Wanying and others, they chose to dance; The Fan sisters and a few Ganjin chose Wu.
The beauty dances on the piano in the peony garden, which is already pleasing to the eye, and it is also delicate and moving to play with a flower gun and dance a sword.
The queen ordered someone to send snacks and tea fruits, and the male and female guests watched it with relish and no tiredness; Even the emperor gave up his lunch break and stayed.
In the martial arts part, the Fan sisters were invincible, but the sister Fan Mingyue was superior, and her foot shooting score surpassed Fan Mingzhu by three points to win the first place, and she was drunk.
When it was her turn to dance, Zhao Wanying was the first to play, she danced a long-sleeved dance, and as soon as the music played, the long-sleeved danced out, which was quite bright.
Yu Wanli in the audience had no intention of watching the battle, staring at the rouge drunk on Yu Qinli's table, feeling very eye-catching, almost to the point of tearing his eyes.
"Eldest sister is not feeling well?" Yu Qinli asked softly.
"You're not feeling well!" Yu Wanli snorted coldly and turned his head away.
Yu Qinli picked a snow mountain plum from the four happy dried fruits and put it in her mouth, the sour and sweet taste made Yu Qinli like it very much, and smiled and riddled: "How can my sister be uncomfortable?
"You" Yu Wanli choked, and her nails were pinched into her palms.
Yu Qinli looked at the stage: "Eldest sister, I heard that Miss Mu has been in love with His Royal Highness the Prince for a long time, if Miss Qiao loses to Miss Mu in the dance again, Miss Mu will become a big hit in the country; Such a beautiful and talented woman, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely like it too. ”
Yu Wanli felt a pang in her heart, that's right, if Mu Qingxue's slut took down two rouge flowers and got drunk, maybe the prince asked the emperor to ask for marriage, and he would become Mu Qingxue, not her!
No way!
She finally accepted to marry the prince, and her grandfather also agreed to support the prince, if the situation is broken because of Mu Qingxue, then everything is not in vain?
In addition, if Yu Qinli successfully becomes Princess Qi, won't she be the concubine of the Xiangguo Mansion for the rest of her life?
Feng Roumin held Yu Wanli's hand: "Wan'er, stabilize it!" She glared at Yu Qinli sharply: "Just concentrate on your own competition, don't fall for the slut." ”
Yu Wanli was already frightened and uneasy because of falling into the water, and her defeat in the competition and Mu Qingxue's chess ace made her even more worried.
In fact, she also knows that she must stabilize her mind in order to stand out in the competition.
Helplessly, her heart was not firm, coupled with the heavy heart of gain and loss, the rouge on Yu Qinli's table was drunk and stinging, and it was difficult to settle down.
Yu Qinli took a sip of tea, she didn't want Yu Wanli to become the crown princess, but she had to let her marry into the prince's mansion, otherwise Xuanyuan would marry a powerful concubine, and her road to revenge would be bumpy; But if Mu Qingxue is also allowed to enter the Prince's Mansion, I believe that the backyard of Xuanyuan Enterprise will be exciting.
took turns on stage, and finally it was Mu Qingxue's turn, Mu Qingxue wore a pink dance dress on stage, her lower body was covered with layers of intricate light yarn, embroidered with golden silk threads, setting off her graceful figure.
As soon as the spring breeze rose, the light yarn reflected a little bit of crystal light, and with the music, Mu Qingxue began to dance.
She danced the "green waist", a dance that moves from slow to fast, showing off the woman's light and feminine body.
Her eyes are charming, her posture is enchanting, the peach blossoms are dancing, and the willows are shaking slowly, so that everyone's hearts are shaking, many women's faces change slightly, and the male guests are high-fived.
The corners of Qiao Ruolan's mouth raised lightly at this time, this game, rouge drunk is hers.
At the same time as Liang Wang Xuanyuan An applauded, Xuanyuan Yan yawned, and his expression was always cynical: "It's a pity that this Mu family does Jinta, although the dance skills are exquisite, but the good dance was danced by her, and she was charming, but she lost the beautiful charm of the "green waist", which is vulgar." ”
Luo Wang Xuanyuan swept the jade fan twice and said coldly: "A rouge drunk makes the peacock proud." His expression was also a little disappointed.
Yu Qinli is very happy in her heart, no one stands out, and the competition is exciting.
She looked at Yu Wanli: "Eldest sister, don't worry, at this level, Miss Mu won't be able to get the leader." ”
Alas, it was another dry gold with claws and a brain, and it was just right to throw it into the prince's mansion with Yu Wanli.
Mu Qingxue got off the test platform in the applause of everyone, and when she returned to her seat, she saw Mrs. Mu with anger on her face, and Master Mu on the other side was also ashamed, and immediately put on a smug expression, she was puzzled, her performance was not bad?
"Charming, is it the posture of the master's mother? Xue'er doesn't want to be the concubine of others?" It was the first time that Mrs. Mu had been so strict with her daughter.
"Mother!" Mu Qingxue's face suddenly turned white! She only thought of showing the soft and graceful "green waist", but she forgot her identity, she didn't expect people to look at her like this!
Damn, she got carried away.
After two more passes, it was the turn of the final finale of the dance, Qiao Ruolan.
Qiao Ruolan came to the stage, she was dressed in white and held water sleeves, and when the music fell, it happened that a gust of spring breeze blew her skirt. Hanging over, Qiao Ruolan was like a wild goose dotting water, soaring into the air.
"It's the Thrilling Dance!"
Qiao Ruolan's dance seems to be aimed at Mu Qingxue's "green waist", the "green waist" is light and soft, and if it is not mastered well, it becomes a charming dance; The "Amazing Dance" is a freehand and ethereal dance, presenting a beautiful image of a wild goose soaring through the opening and closing of the rotating dance posture.
Qiao Ruolan has a very good grasp of the emotions of the dance, like incarnating a wild goose, tapping the autumn river, which is beautiful.
Mu Qingxue's face was gray, she didn't need her husband's judgment, she knew that she had lost this level.
Sure enough, the results were announced, and Qiao Ruolan got rouge drunk from the queen.
Qiao Ruolan was drunk with rouge in her hand, looked carefully at the prince's seat, and saw that Xuanyuan Qi was turning around to talk to Xuanyuan Jing, and couldn't help but be a little disappointed; However, she was still very excited to hold the rouge drunken hand, and she finally pulled back a little bit.
After a short rest, it's time to have fun. This game is where everyone's eyes are, Yu Wanli and Yu Qinli sisters compete on the same stage, plus Feng Qingyun and Chu Qianqian, many sons of the family in the audience began to itch again.
The betting market has just been opened during the break, Feng Qingyun is the winning army, Yu Wanli is the leader of last year's music, and the two are evenly matched. But Yu Qinli and Chu Qianqian have sprung up, and the chances of turning the tables are also great, the silver tickets are stacked, and the gambling is not fierce!
Duan Xuanyuanan, the king of Liang, took out another silver ticket unconvinced: "This king bets on Feng Qingyun for one thousand taels, and he doesn't believe that Yu Qinli can go to the next city under the capture of Feng Qingyun and Yu Wanli." ”
Luo Wang Xuanyuan Jing loses people and does not lose the battle, not to mention that Yu Qinli helped him earn two thousand taels just now: "Yu Qinli, two thousand taels!"
Regardless of whether Yu Qinli will win or not, he will stand up to the end.
The eighth prince Xuanyuan Xuan took out five hundred taels in distress, he was young and his heart was not strong enough, and he snorted, "Fourth brother, this time the eighth brother supports you, but if I lose, can I count it as yours?"
Xuanyuan Jing raised his eyebrows when he heard this, threw back the five hundred taels of Xuanyuan Xuan on the prince's case to him, and threw another thousand taels: "Eighth brother, if you win, you will be yours, and if you lose, you will lose the king." ”
Xuanyuan Xuan said happily when he heard this: "The fourth brother is arrogant. ”
"What about the seventh brother?" Xuanyuan Jing asked tentatively.
Xuanyuan Yan took out two thousand taels this time, although he had already bet on five gans in the world, he didn't mean it here, for fear that the little fairy aunt would be angry if she knew: "Yuqin pear, two thousand taels." His eyes looked at the prince and smiled meaningfully.
The prince said inconspicuously: "Maybe there will be another dark horse in this game, and this prince is the biggest winner." ”
"We'll see. "Xuanyuan Jing is confident, he just has confidence in Yu Qinli.
This time, the eldest princess, the second princess, and the sixth princess will not follow, and concentrate on watching the game.
Yu Wanli and Feng Qingyun sat together in the competition seat, because the two were opponents and both had the pressure of ambition to win, the two cousins had slightly embarrassed expressions, and they did not have the usual intimacy.
Two ended up on the stage, and the third one to take the stage was Yu Wanli.
She was the leader of last year's music, and Mu Qingxue didn't get the second rouge drunk, she suddenly settled down a lot, at least she was calm and calm when she came on stage, and she couldn't see her nervousness.
Sitting in front of the lyre, the song "Hunan Concubine Resentment" was played like crying and complaining.
The melancholy and bitterness of "thinking about Junjun all day long, adding more marks to the teardrop marks", the performance is three points into the wood, the fingering is perfect, and it has received good applause.
An official's wife in the audience said to Feng Roumin: "Miss Wan'er is doing better than last year. ”
Feng Roumin also thought so, her expression instantly relaxed, and she was still very confident that Yu Wanli would win the championship.
Chu Qianqian's piano skills are also refreshing, and the song "Heron Gull Forgets the Machine" shows the chic pleasure of "Thrilling through the water town, smiling at Handan in a dream", which echoes her "leisurely" painting just now.
Her performance made Feng Qingyun, who was next behind her, a little pressure.
Feng Qingyun lost to Yu Qinli in the part of the poem, and was overwhelmed by Chu Qianqian's momentum in the part of the music, and she was very depressed.
She sat down on the piano seat and took a deep breath, and the song "Divorce" unexpectedly fit the situation of her inner resentment and depression.
In the text, people's hearts have feelings, some close their eyes and ponder, some shake their heads and sigh, and some people are deeply touched and do not feel tears; At the end of the song, the aftermath lingered, and everyone whispered.
Yu Wanli sat down with a bleak face, Feng Qingyun was still a step ahead; Unexpectedly, he was defeated by his cousin in the end.
The last one to take the stage was Yu Qinli.
She held the pine snow that Xuanyuan had given her in her arms