Gu Chonghua hated Gu Chongyang for being sinister and cunning, and also hated that he had no eyes, but he didn't see through Gu Chongyang's disguise, he really thought she was a naïve little white rabbit who didn't understand anything.

She originally thought that the fourth sister only had beauty, and other places were not worthy of being compared to her. I didn't expect that she still has medical skills, and she has become a disciple of Mrs. Baozhen, and her piano skills are also first-class, what other skills does she hide, which she didn't show to everyone?

Gu Chongyang comforted softly: "Don't worry, as long as the big sister plays well, she will definitely be able to win the first place." ”

In the last life, the eldest sister won the first place at the Yaoqin Festival, and she has also heard the sound of the eldest sister's piano, which is indeed superb, and she should not lose to others.

Gu Chonghua nodded and did not speak.

Next, Shuyuan and Junyan took turns to play, and they used their stunts to compete.

When Hua Rong came on the court, Gu Chongyang involuntarily sat up straight and threw an encouraging look at him. Xu was nervous, Hua Rong's face flushed slightly, he didn't notice Gu Chongyang's gaze, and he didn't respond to her.

Gu Chongyang didn't care, he only silently hoped in his heart that Huarong could achieve good results.

Gu Chonghua asked in a low voice, "The fourth sister knows this son?" ”

"Hmm." Gu Chongyang nodded and said: "It's the son of the Hua Shangshu family of the Ministry of Industry, when I went to Nanjing, I took the boat from Washington, and I met Miss Hua in the spring of today." ”

"Hua Gongzi is a talent, the fourth sister is as beautiful as a flower, and the two of you are the same age." Gu Chonghua laughed teasingly: "The fourth sister is so nervous, do you like Hua Gongzi?" ”

"Nothing." Gu Chongyang immediately denied: "If nothing else, Hua Gongzi is my opponent today." ”

The smile on Gu Chonghua's face deepened: "I've made an appointment with the piano, and I'm still so hard-mouthed." Don't worry, the little girl who came here today is □□ here for the piano, and I won't laugh at you. ”

"It's not what you think." Gu Chongyang explained helplessly: "There is nothing between me and Hua Gongzi. ”

Gu Chonghua felt that she wanted to cover up, and she was in a good mood for a while.

At the end of the first round of piano fighting, the judges voted for the selection, and Shuwon and Toshihiko took a half-time, although they still sat in their seats, but the atmosphere was much more relaxed than just now.

There was a sound of "bell", and Princess Hanshan got up and walked to the middle. Everyone was staring at her, expecting to get a good ranking.

The Lingbi County Lord's face was ugly, and he kept his head down, afraid to hear the result. And Gu Chongyang is the opposite of her, his demeanor is relaxed, his face is calm, and he doesn't care much about the result. I believe everyone here can tell which is higher and which is lower, she will not lose, and she may not necessarily win. Because the lord of Lingbi is a royal clan, it is impossible to climb smoothly in Zhile Xuan.

Princess Hanshan read out the rankings aloud: "Gu Chonghua of Ruizhu Academy, the first place in the Shuyuan group, Liu Yiyi of the Ministry of Rites, and Guo Zijin of the Yanguo Mansion ...... the third place."

"Big sister, you're number one!" Although he had known that this would be the result, Gu Chongyang was still happy, after all, it was just a guess just now, but now that it has been implemented, it still feels very different.

Gu Chonghua was very happy and relieved: "In the end, I lived up to the entrustment of the mountain chief and earned the first place back." ”

"He Shanchang has a good eye, I know that you will definitely be able to win glory for Ruizhu Academy, your piano was given by He Shanchang, it's so beautiful."

"It's not as good as your Chunleiqin, Fourth Sister." Thinking of this, the joy in Gu Chonghua's heart faded a lot.

"I just borrowed it for temporary use, and I'll return it when I go today." Gu Chongyang smiled: "But I don't usually play the piano much, and it's useless to ask for the piano." ”

If it weren't for He Shanchang's preparation, he asked Mrs. Baozhen to borrow the whole piece of the guqin remnants to her, and she probably wouldn't have won the first place so easily.

This fourth sister has been pretending not to understand anything, but in fact she can do anything, which is really ill-intentioned. Thankfully, she didn't lose this time.

Gu Chonghua said with a smile: "The fourth sister is also very good. ”

As she was talking, she read Gu Chongyang's ranking, and she was tied for fifteenth place with the Lingbi County Lord.

Fifteenth place is not a very good result. It turned out to be such a coincidence, two people were tied, and there was obviously something wrong with this ranking.

With Gu Chongyang's results, he can definitely enter the top ten, and the Lingbi County Lord is definitely outside the top twenty.

Clearly, someone did it.

The ranking of the Yaoqin Festival is fair, just and open, and it is rare for this to happen like this time.

Some of the people were dissatisfied, some were gloating, and some shook their heads disdainfully, but most of them understood that this was to maintain the royal face, so they had to grieve Gu Chongyang.

This result made the county lord of Lingbi very happy, she looked at Princess Hanshan gratefully, and glanced at Gu Chongyang with a sneer.

Gu Chongyang had long known that this would be the result, so he didn't say anything.

Seeing that Gu Chongyang was deflated, Gu Chonghua was happy, and for a while he forgot to pose as an eldest sister to comfort him.

"Sixteenth ......" Princess Hanshan was about to continue reading downwards when she was suddenly interrupted by a loud voice.

"Yaoqin Festival from the too. From the ancestral period to the present, the previous master of ceremonies are impartial, upright and upright people, and the final results are also convincing, fairness, justice and openness are also what the Yaoqin Festival has always promoted. ”

So red. Bare. Mocking nakedly, it is simply unceremoniously slapping Princess Hanshan in the face.

Now the emperor has only two princesses, although Princess Hanshan is not from the queen, she is the most favored one, and no one has ever dared to disobey her so boldly.

Princess Hanshan's face changed a few times, and she followed everyone to look for the voice.

A man with a long body and a tall body walked in.

He is very tall, Xiao Xiao is like a pine, wearing a white dress, and Xuan Xuan is like a morning glow.

He stood in the doorway, walking against the light, and although he couldn't see his face clearly, everyone had to be impressed by his bearing.

As he drew nearer, the crowd made out his countenance.

The heroic sword eyebrows, the shining star eyes, the gaze is like a cold river shooting the moon, not angry and self-threatening, with a cold and noble atmosphere.

In addition, he is tall and sparse, and his actions are like a jade tree in the wind, and he is like a fairy when he comes like a god.

There was a sudden commotion in the crowd, and the ladies of the Shuyuan group were shy and timid but couldn't help but look at him, and the young talents of the Junyan group were even more ashamed of themselves.

The sharp-eyed man shouted: "It's Yushu Gongzi Wang Jiulang!" ”

It is the twelve-year-old champion Wang Jiulang hand-picked by the first emperor. When others were still preparing for the children's exam, he was already the champion. When others were camping for the imperial examination, he had already written the "Commentary on the Five Classics" to guide others on how to take the examination, and when others came out of the imperial examination and were complacent about getting an official and a half-job, he left behind to enjoy the scenery of the north and south.

Emperor Xian said that he was "a top talent, a person who seeks the ultimate the most." When he's working on an article, you only have to look at him to know that he's going to write the perfect one. ”

"When you find out who he is, it suddenly dawns on you that he has been so successful, and when you look at him again, you know that he is a legend."

It's been a long time since Wang Jiulang came out, and they were so lucky to appear in Zhile Xuan with Wang Jiulang!

"Kuro! Kuro! Many people called his name in adoration, and some even stood up to approach him, but were dragged by their companions: "That's Wang Jiulang, the son of Yushu, how can you be so rude!" ”

Wang Jiulang's face was grim, he didn't say a word, he only glanced at everyone lightly, and it was strange to say, just at this glance, the originally noisy and boiling crowd suddenly became silent, and everyone stopped, only holding their breath and looking at him intently.

Wang Jiulang slowly approached, all the way to Princess Hanshan, Fang said indifferently: "What I just said, what does the princess think?" ”

Princess Hanshan is just a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, and before the emperor ascended the throne, she was just a concubine county lord, how could she ever see such a person with outstanding appearance and excellent temperament? As early as when Wang Jiulang entered the door, he was stunned.

Seeing Jiulang standing in front of her at this moment, she felt dizzy, her heart was about to fly out, her crimson cheeks and affectionate eyes stared at Wang Jiulang without blinking.

How could there be such a handsome person in this world! So handsome that she wanted to exchange a qiē for her appearance with him.

Her head was dizzy, where did she remember what Wang Jiulang said just now: "What did you just say?" ”

Her demented appearance made Wang Jiulang's eyes flash a trace of disgust, and the cold air between his eyebrows was even worse, and he walked over in front of Princess Hanshan with an expressionless face.

"Today's piano ranking is unfair." Wang Jiulang frowned slightly, strode to the judges' seat and sat down.

"Then how does Jiurou think the ranking is fair?" In front of everyone, Princess Hanshan didn't dare to be too explicit, but her voice was a hundred times softer than just now.

What Wang Jiulang hated the most was the woman's eyes, when he met Gu Chongyang for the first time, he also gave an eviction order because of a misunderstanding, and his voice was as cold as ice: "Let all the Shuyuan and Junyan here vote together, so that everyone can be convinced." ”

In other words, he was determined to overthrow the ranking of Princess Hanshan just now, and the most direct consequence was that Lingbi County was in a bad mood.

The person who Lingbi County Lord admires is Hao Shaoyang, and he has never come out of the pain of Hao Shaoyang marrying Zhao Menglan, so he will find trouble with Gu Chongyang everywhere.

Wang Jiulang didn't even enter the door to find her trouble, she hated Wang Jiulang to death.

At this moment, after hearing Wang Jiulang say this, she couldn't help but ring the alarm bell, felt that she was in danger, and hurriedly looked at Princess Hanshan with a begging face, and she could only hope for Princess Hanshan.

Unexpectedly, Princess Hanshan, who had a tough attitude just now, was like a snow lion meeting fire at this moment, and her whole person turned into a puddle of water.

"This is very good." Princess Hanshan smiled gently, and tried her best to show her beautiful side in front of Wang Jiulang, and even her voice was soft when she instructed the music girl: "Do what Wang Jiulang said." ”

The music girl prepared a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone and sent it to everyone's small table, pinching the brush, Gu Chongyang's heart couldn't help but beat.

She thought that Jiurou would not come, but she didn't expect him to come anyway. Or stepping on such a point, appearing in such a maverick way.

She knew that Wang Jiulang was popular, but she didn't expect him to be sought after by others.

Kurou he ...... Is it for her?

This thought was immediately denied by her, how is this possible? It must have been Mr. who came, so Kuro came. It is even possible that Jiurou came on a temporary basis, and he didn't come here on purpose.

But in any case, as soon as he came, he overturned the previous ranking, and for her, it was beneficial and harmless.

It is impossible to let the Lingbi County Lord climb out of the Xiqin Mountain House, but it is very possible to make her bow her head and apologize to herself.

Gu Chongyang bent the corners of his mouth, wrote his eldest sister Gu Chonghua, Liu Yiyi of the Shilang Mansion and his own names on the paper, and then turned his head to look at Gu Chonghua.

Gu Chonghua's face was stunned, he held the brush in his hand and didn't put it down for a long time, and a few drops of ink fell on the snow-white proclamation.

Gu Chongyang couldn't help biting his lip, the eldest sister was originally the first place, but now that she has overthrown it and started over, isn't there another variable?

"Big sister, don't worry, everyone hears your piano skills, and the first place will definitely be yours."

Gu Chonghua turned his head and smiled, his eyes were exceptionally bright: "I don't care who the first place is." ”

What she cares about is whether Jiulang can come to the Yaoqin Festival, and what she cares about is whether she can play the piano with Wang Jiulang.

Jiurou is here, she finally has the opportunity to stand in front of Jiulang and pour out her heart to him, how can this not make her happy?

Her happiness was not reluctant, but from the heart, Gu Chongyang was stunned, and also smiled: "Big sister is really open-minded." ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw Gu Chonghua's eyes fall on her table, and his face fell slightly.

Gu Chongyang hurriedly took a pen and crossed out the name of Liu Yiyi in the Shilang Mansion and changed it to another person's name. Each person can only vote for a maximum of three people.

Gu Chonghua breathed a sigh of relief and squeezed Gu Chongyang's hand: "Good sister." ”

Gu Chongyang felt sorry for Miss Liu, but she and Gu Chonghua were sisters, and they couldn't make the big sister unhappy for Miss Liu, an outsider.

The new selection results came out soon, Guo Zijin, the Duke of Yanguo, ranked first, Gu Chonghua ranked second, and Liu Yiyi, the Shilang Mansion, ranked third......

Gu Chongyang ranked eighth, and Lingbi County Lord ranked twenty-second!

This result made the Lingbi County Lord's face pale, and when he thought of the cruel consequences, he couldn't help but roll his eyes and faint.

Princess Hanshan saw that the lord of Lingbi was dizzy, and secretly scolded in her heart for being a useless waste! If you really lose, you will apologize, I think that Gu Chongyang didn't have the courage to really force the county lord to crawl all over the ground, but I didn't expect Lingbi to faint, whether it was real or fake, Lingbi couldn't afford to lose the reputation of being a deserter.

Princess Hanshan felt blocked in her heart and wanted to scold the female officials around her for getting angry, but because Wang Jiulang was sitting next to her, she secretly extinguished her anger.

The county lord of Lingbi was carried down, and Gu Chongyang patted Gu Chonghua to comfort her, after all, she lost the first place, but she didn't expect Gu Chonghua to stare at the judges' seat with bright eyes, and he didn't notice her at all. The eyes are focused and enthusiastic, and there is a bit of obsession, which is clearly the gaze of a sweetheart.

Looking at her eyes, the one sitting there was Wang Jiulang!

Gu Chongyang was stunned for a moment, looked at Gu Chonghua in disbelief, thinking about the past, and suddenly realized it like an initiation.

A strange and sour feeling welled up in her heart.

There are so many ladies and daughters here, almost half of the eyes of everyone are attracted by Wang Jiulang, even Princess Hanshan is no exception. But she didn't feel angry and uncomfortable, because Jiurou was so good and good, she had long known that there were a large number of girls who regarded him as the lover of their dreams.

It is understandable that the big sister will like Wang Jiulang, she is sad that the big sister is so well disguised in front of her.

The last time I was in the back garden of the Wenguo Mansion was definitely not the first time that the eldest sister met Jiulang, and she was able to be so calm and calm without revealing anything.

And when she heard that she became a disciple of Mrs. Baozhen, the reason why she was so angry and did not hesitate to speak ill of her was because of Wang Jiulang. After so many years of hard practice of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, in order to be able to walk in front of Wang Jiulang and get close to her. Unexpectedly, he was the first to board.

Later, she took the initiative to bow her head and say that she would not mention the past anymore, was she really so generous or did she have another purpose?

There is also today's seat, and there is only one big sister between herself and the Lingbi County Lord, and she is very familiar with the Lingbi County Lord. The lord of Lingbi is arrogant and domineering, no one in his eyes, the eldest sister is knowledgeable, gentle and amiable, these two people have different personalities, how can they become friends?

The county lord of Lingbi provoked himself to test his piano skills with himself, was it really a temporary idea? Or is it that she was instructed by others and knew that her piano skills were not good, so she dared to speak so wildly and leave no way back?

And during the whole process of betting with the lord of Lingbi County, the eldest sister didn't say a word of persuasion, which was even more strange, and it was completely inconsistent with her usual style.

Gu Chongyang is not smart, otherwise he would not have been so miserable in his previous life, and he would not have been unable to protect his mother in this life. But this doesn't mean that she is a fool, especially in terms of feelings, the unique sensitivity of girls makes her feel more and more uncomfortable.

She smiled bitterly and withdrew the hand that was on the back of Gu Chonghua's hand.

Yes, with the heart of the eldest lady Hao, how can the eldest sister really be a simple and kind person?

She picked up the tea cup on the small table and took a sip lightly, the feeling of blockage in her throat was reduced a lot, and at the same time she made up her mind to stay away from Gu Chonghua in the future.

She wouldn't hurt her, after all, she didn't hurt her. But if you are a good sister who is affectionate like before, you can't do it anymore.

After the ranking of the Shuyuan group was announced, the ranking of the Junyan group also came out, although some people were happy and some were worried, but everyone was convinced of the fairness and justice of the result.

After the ranking was announced, everyone went to the house called the Silent Hall behind the Xiqin Mountain House to rest, the Xiqin Mountain House originally did not have a silent hall, and later in order to let the handsome ladies who came to participate in the Yaoqin Festival have a place to take a lunch break, more than 30 houses were specially built.

The house is limited, Junyan and the ladies can only take a short rest in a room of five people, and Gu Chongyang is a disciple of Mrs. Baozhen, so naturally there is no need to squeeze with others, and the place where they and their group take a lunch break is in the west side hall of Zhile Xuan.

The Gu sisters were together when they came, and they were naturally together during the lunch break.

After a hungry morning, it suddenly ended, and everyone was tired. Wang Jiulang walked in front to protect them, and from time to time there were envious or jealous eyes floating towards Chongyang along the way.

Turning her head to look at Gu Chonghua, she had a smile on her face, and someone nodded appropriately when she saw her, looking like everyone was beautiful and dignified.

The big sister is still the big sister, the same as before, but Gu Chongyang sees it in his eyes, but he feels different.

The weather was very hot, and everyone had maids holding umbrellas, but only Wang Jiulang walked in the scorching sun, and his clothes were soaked with sweat. Gu Chongyang saw it in his eyes, and he was very distressed.

If it weren't for someone watching, she would have wanted to hold her umbrella over his head.

This Yaoqin Festival was set up in the scorching heat, no wonder Jiulang was reluctant to come a few years ago, it was too sinful to come out once, especially now Jiulang can't use ice to cool off.

Seeing that beads of sweat appeared on the back of Jiulang's neck, Gu Chongyang pinched the handkerchief in his hand and didn't speak, she wanted to remind him to go to a place where there was shade inside.

Wang Jiulang suddenly turned his head as if he had eyes behind him, glanced at her, nodded almost invisibly, and then walked to the shade of the tree.

Gu Chongyang wasn't sure if Jiu Lang was dazzled by the nod, but he was relieved that Jiu Lang was no longer exposed to the scorching sun.

The west side hall is a small hall composed of three rooms, with a bright and dark pattern, with a small ear room.

The ventilation of the water in the side hall was particularly cool and pleasant, and everyone first placed Mrs. Baozhen, let her rest in the west side and then withdrew.

Wang Jiulang stood at the door of the Ming Hall and said, "You guys should rest first, and someone will bring the food later." ”

As he spoke, he raised his leg and walked forward.

Gu Chongyang suddenly discovered that there was one more person, and he was still a young lady, so Jiulang naturally wanted to avoid it. It's so hot, where is he going to take refuge?

Wang Jiulang said: "Chongyang and Miss Gu rested in the understanding room, closed the door of the Ming Hall after the meal, let the people rest in the Ming Hall, and I will go to the ear room." ”

The transept is small and stuffy, and maybe it doesn't even have a window.

If she hadn't brought her big sister without saying hello in advance, how could Jiurou be so wronged?

Gu Chongyang thought of the neatly arranged Taiyi Lotus Boat, remembered that Jiu Lang was about to bathe and change his clothes when he sweated a little, and remembered the carriage that Jiu Lang went out to ride, which was incomparably luxurious and comfortable on the inside, and couldn't help but feel very guilty.

"Let's go to the Transept." Gu Chongyang said sincerely: "My eldest sister and I are guests, how can Jiulang be wronged." ”

Wang Jiulang's face showed a faint displeasure: "I don't know when you became a guest?" ”

Gu Chongyang knew that he was speechless, lowered his head and did not speak again.

"Miss Gu is a guest, we can't be lazy, Chongyang can't lose the etiquette of our Wang family just because she is Miss Gu's sister."

"Yes." Gu Chongyang obediently agreed.

Not long after Wang Jiulang left, a palace maid brought lunch and sent it over, along with lychee and watermelon pastries, which Gu Chongyang usually likes to eat.

But Gu Chongyang felt that she couldn't eat it in a dreadful mood, she used ice and a maid fan, but Jiulang had to endure the sweltering heat, how could she enjoy this qiē with peace of mind.

Gu Chonghua was in a good mood, she was one step closer to Jiulang, and judging from the situation just now, Wang Jiulang had a very good impression of her, and he did not hesitate to go to the ear room for her grievances, and even reprimanded the fourth sister.

It seems that the fourth sister is just coaxing Mrs. Baozhen with rhetoric, Jiulang Longzhang Fengzi, with a unique eye, finally did not be confused by the beautiful face of the fourth sister.

Thinking that there was still a tough battle to be fought this afternoon, Gu Chonghua was not polite at all, he stopped his chopsticks after eating seven or eight minutes full, and then said to Gu Chongyang with a soft smile: "Fourth sister, you see how much Mrs. Baozhen loves you, let people prepare such a sumptuous meal, why don't you move the chopsticks?" Wouldn't you want to live up to Mrs. Zhengzhen's heart? ”

With concerned eyes and a gentle smile, Gu Chongyang felt tired when he looked at it.

At this moment, she really regretted coming with her big sister.

However, if she hadn't come with her big sister, how could she see her mind clearly?

This can be regarded as a blessing and a curse.

She lost a good sister who knew her heart, but she saw her true face clearly, this person was the same as Chai Xiyue who didn't want to use her, but the eldest sister was obviously higher than Chai Xiyue and wanted to make more plans.

If Gu Chongyang hadn't been reborn, I'm afraid she would be very angry and angry at the moment, and even asked Gu Chonghua loudly to tear her face, but after experiencing the betrayal of her good friend, the pain of losing her mother, and the betrayal of the fourth master, she can see things very clearly now.

She cherishes people who are really good to her, such as her uncle's family, such as Wang Jiulang. And people who treat her badly are not worthy of her sadness at all, such as Gu Chonghua.

But being used like this, she was a little angry in her heart.

If the eldest sister really treats her as a younger sister, she will not hide it from her from the beginning and tell herself about her love for Jiulang, even if she helps from it, she will definitely help the eldest sister say good things in front of Jiulang. After all, there are so many girls who love Jiulang, and it's normal to have a big sister. After all, Jiulang was alone in his previous life and this life, and she still hoped that someone could come to Jiurou's side to accompany him.

Even if the eldest sister thinks it's hard to tell her, she won't be angry, after all, everyone has their own little secrets.

But she shouldn't have used her, or even stepped on her to get on top. This is what makes Gu Chongyang the most angry.

Jiulang's eyes are above the top, and there has never been a woman around her in her past and present lives, she believes that the big sister will definitely fail in her hope!

Thinking like this, she suddenly felt better.

Since you are deliberately using me, I will help you, but it will not help.

Gu Chongyang pinched a piece of watermelon with a toothpick and put it in his mouth, and waited for the sweet juice to swallow into his stomach and said, "Big sister is wrong, Mr. is a person who doesn't care about mundane things, and these things were prepared by Jiulang." It's just that it wasn't so rich in the past, maybe Jiurou saw that the big sister was coming, so it wasn't necessary to prepare so much, after all, the big sister was a guest, and just now Jiulang asked me to entertain you. ”

When Gu Chonghua heard this, he couldn't help but feel hot in his ears.

She didn't usually know what Gu Chongyang ate in Wenguogong, but after listening to what she said, she couldn't help but believe it. remembered that Wang Jiulang reprimanded Gu Chongyang for her just now, and felt that he was secretly happy and unbelievable.

It's just that she is deep in the city, no matter how happy she is in her heart, she tries her best to endure it, but the light in her eyes can't be hidden, and there is a little bit in her tone: "I didn't expect Jiulang to be so polite." ”

Gu Chongyang knew that she believed it, and couldn't help sneering in his heart.

"Then the big sister needs to eat more." Gu Chongyang diligently pushed the crystal plate containing the watermelon in front of Gu Chongyang: "This is Jiulang's heart. ”

"The fourth sister also eats it, this watermelon is very sweet."

Because it was Wang Jiulang's intention, Gu Chonghua ate a few more pieces, and he only felt that his heart was sweet.

Gu Chongyang wiped his hands and threw the handkerchief on the table: "I'll go out to eliminate food, big sister will rest first." ”