It took Gu Qing three days late to check all the accounts sent by the fiefdom this time, and after these things were done, the day of the competition between the three female schools had also arrived.

For today's competition, Gu Qing was not interested in the evening, but the rest of the palace, from the princess, Qin Yu, to the maids, were all in high spirits.

That's it, Gu Qingwan really didn't understand, why even Prince Li attached great importance to this competition, and even went over to watch it in person, and sent someone to the Snow Scene Courtyard the night before, brought his words, and said, let Gu Qingwan have a good competition, he waited for her to win glory for the palace.

As soon as the people sent by the prince left, Gu Qingwan looked at Qin Yu with a confused expression, she didn't think that Qin Yu and Prince Li were very similar before, but now she found out that they were really father and son.

This is eclectic, nonsensical, and really the same.

She couldn't help but feel pressure, and said to Qin Yu: "Your Highness, what if I can't win tomorrow?" ”

Qin Yu was surprised when he heard this, and glanced at Gu Qingwan and said: "I haven't seen Qingqing practice qin, chess, calligraphy and painting these days, Qingqing is so relaxed, isn't it because Qingqing is proficient in qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, invincible, and confident?" Speaking of which, I haven't heard Qingqing play the piano yet, or if you let someone move the piano over, Qingqing will play and sing a song for you first? Don't be born by then. ”

Gu Qingwan, "......"

She is not Qin Yu, is she so arrogant, she hasn't practiced much these days, because she thinks that things like qin, chess, calligraphy and painting can make great progress if they don't hold on to their feet temporarily. At that time, since the Queen Mother will also go, it will be the Queen Mother who will finally evaluate the winner.

How could the Queen Mother let her win?

Gu Qingwan's qin, chess, calligraphy and painting are good, but she is not a god, the three major female students, there are many talents, and if she wants the qin, chess, calligraphy and painting to crush the audience, so that the queen mother can't say a word, how easy it is to say.

Therefore, Gu Qingwan didn't plan to win in terms of skill at the beginning, but relied on finding another way, since he didn't rely on skills, there was no reason to practice hard day and night.

"In the past few days, when His Highness is outside, I have gone to practice the piano again, and I will not be born by hand, Your Highness will know tomorrow." Gu Qingwan was not interested in playing the piano for Qin Yu alone, so she nested in the quilt, "It's not early, let's rest, Ming'er has to get up early." ”

The competition was held in Jingyun Girls' School, and Jingyun Girls' School was built in a beautiful place on the outskirts of the capital, and it was an hour's drive in the morning.

Qin Yuxu was afraid that it would affect Gu Qing's performance tomorrow, so it was rare that he didn't trouble her, and after lying down, he pulled her into his arms and hugged her, and closed his eyes together.

After a dreamless night, Gu Qing got up the next day in good spirits, and as soon as Wen Qing was dressed up, there was a report outside, saying: "Second master, the queen mother in the palace sent a car to drive, saying that she was specially taking her aunt to Jingyun to study." ”

Gu Qingwan looked at the sky outside when she heard this, and couldn't help but hook the corners of her lips a little mockingly.

It's still early, and the queen mother sent a car to pick her up early, this is not because the queen mother treats her well, it is obvious that the queen mother is afraid that she will not go today.

"Okay, if you go to spread the word, just say that the prince will personally send Qingqing over in a while, and you won't worry about it in the palace." Qin Yu's voice was slightly cold, and he raised his voice.

The two of them went to the princess's Qiushuang courtyard together after a little food, and the princess and princess naturally wanted to go together today.

When the two arrived, Prince Li was also there, talking to the princess with a smile on his face, Prince Li's face was very cold, and in the blink of an eye, he regained the attitude of the previous husband and wife when they were indifferent.

Gu Qingwan felt that Prince Li's expression was flattering, and the expression of Prince Li and Princess Li became more and more cold. Since the princess was poisoned, the relationship between husband and wife who had just broken the ice has obviously retreated.

Seeing the two of them coming in, Prince Li coughed, put away his expression, his eyes fell on Gu Qingwan's body, looked at it, and commented: "Are you too plain in this dress?" Why don't you go back and change into the color clothes next to you......"

He thought about it, his eyes lit up, and said: "Silver-red cloud brocade clothes, do you have it, that bright color, with a set of ruby red gold head, wearing it will not fall into the majesty and momentum of the palace." ”

Prince Li obviously wanted Gu Qingwan to dress up in luxury, but the corners of Gu Qingwan's lips twitched slightly when she heard this, she originally ran to provoke the honor of other nobles today, and she dressed up again, which was not in line with her identity, didn't she rush to slap people in the face, the nobles were not those bookkeepers.

Gu Qingwan smiled and said nothing, but Prince Li opened her mouth and said: "Qingwan's clothes today are all arranged by me, the silver red color is gorgeous and good-looking, Concubine Liu is dressed very appropriately, Qingwan has a gentle temperament, I am afraid that I can't wear the momentum of Concubine Liu when I wear that color." ”

Concubine Liu used to love to wear silver-red jewelry with rubies.

Prince Li's face suddenly appeared, he touched his nose in a gray manner, and glanced at Gu Qingwan and Qin Yu with an embarrassed expression. Probably he felt that he had lost face left and right, and he didn't care about being more embarrassed, so he turned his head and smiled at the princess, and said, "What Concubine Liu?" Where else is Concubine Liu? It turns out that Qingwan's clothes were chosen by you, and you chose them well! You're right, she's young, so she looks best in such a bright color. ”

Gu Qing wore a long gown embroidered with soft green goose yellow entangled roses today, a pleated skirt with scattered flowers, water mist and green grass, and a light green thin smoke veil on the outside. The hair is simply combed in a single-ring bun, pinned to the coral tassel step.

Dressed in green, tassels and vermilion, the contrast is stark, but it is extraordinarily beautiful and fresh. Although she lacks some luxury, she has an outstanding temperament, but she is also refreshing and generous, elegant and good.

"It's almost time, let's go, and I'll be in the same car in a while."

Prince Li didn't pay attention to Prince Li's flattery at all, stood up and walked out, Gu Qing saw that Prince Li's face was embarrassed, she hurriedly lowered her head and pretended not to see, and took two steps forward to hold Prince Li's hand.

Gu Qingwan had never gone to women's school before, just because the girls in Daqin all went to women's school before they were married, and when they got married, they dropped out of school and went home to start learning housekeeping, embroidering dowries, etc.

Gu Qingwan was in poor health before, and when she reached the age of going to school, her grandmother was not worried about letting her go to school, so she only invited her husband at home, and her grandfather and father also gave her personal guidance. Later, when she was a little older and her health improved, she married Lou Minning again, and she was detained in the house, and she had no chance to go to women's school.

The nobles go to women's school, learn poetry and songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, these are actually secondary, and there is another layer of knowing each other, forming contacts, and laying the foundation for marrying in the future to help the husband's family become virtuous.

When Gu Qingwan and Lou Minning were married, the old Zhenguo Duchess was still alive, and it was the old Zhenguo Duchess who fell in love with Gu Qingwan, and the Zhenguo Duchess probably didn't want to brush her mother-in-law, so she reluctantly made a marriage for Lou Minning.

Later, Lou Minning was particularly attentive to Gu Qingwan, and Gu Qingwan's health was really not very good, and the old Duchess of Zhenguo passed away again. The Duchess of Zhenguo looked at Gu Qingwan more and more unpleasantly, and once expressed her dissatisfaction with the fact that Gu Qingwan had not gone to women's school.

said that Gu Qing would not be able to assist Lou Minning in taking care of the relationship like an ordinary noble girl in the future, and said that her body would be difficult to even go to school, so how could she be expected to be a clan wife and manage a large family in the future, let alone reproduce heirs.

Lou Minning is the middle-aged son that the Duchess of Zhenguo has been looking forward to for twenty or thirty years, and the Duchess of Zhenguo naturally wants to give the best to her son, and she also cares, so she doesn't like Gu Qingwan even more. The Queen Mother was also affected, and obviously she also worked Gu Qingwan in the past.

Prince and Princess Li obviously knew these very well, and when she got into the carriage, she patted Gu Qingwan's hand and said, "Don't be afraid, with me, I won't let anyone bully you, and the prince won't let people bully the people of our palace." You just have to show what you can do, and you don't have to worry about the others. If you really want to lose, it's okay, and you may not be able to be a side concubine, you saved my life, no one can deny this credit. ”

Prince Li's reassurance made Gu Qingwan's heart warm slightly, and she said with a smile: "Don't worry, princess, I'm not afraid." ”

Seeing that she really didn't have stage fright, Princess Li nodded with a smile and didn't say anything more.

Today's three major women's competitions are not restricted from the families of the noble ladies to come to watch, and some famous people with clear streams and attainments in the DPRK and China are also invited to come.

There was a lot of traffic in front of Jingyun Girls' School, and it was very lively.

The carriage of the royal palace drove directly into the girls' school, but did not stop on the long street at the entrance of the girls' school. Prince Li and Qin Yu both rode in front, and Gu Qingwan heard an exclamation from outside through the car window.

"It's really His Royal Highness King Yan Guang! Why did he come, there is no girl in the palace studying in the women's school. ”

"Could it be that His Royal Highness King Yan Guang is the judge of which female student is invited today? No, I haven't heard of His Royal Highness King Yan Guang among the judges. ”

"The Queen Mother is coming today, and it is nothing for His Royal Highness King Yan Guang to come over, maybe His Royal Highness King Yan Guang is interested, so he came."

A few female students outside were chattering, obviously causing a fluctuation, but a girl in a pink gown seemed to have insight into something, her eyes lit up, and said: "What, I heard that today, Yunyao County mainly represents Jingyun Girls' School to participate in the competition, the county lords have been suspended from school for more than a year, this time it was Mr. Qingzhu of Jingyun Girls' School who personally went to the door of Zhenhai Wang's Mansion and invited Yunyao County Lord to come back to participate in the competition." ”

"Sister Gao, what do you mean by that?" The girl who was listening carefully next to her didn't understand the meaning for a moment and asked.

The tall girl glared and knocked on her head, and said, "Stupid, of course His Royal Highness King Yan Guang came over to cheer for the Lord of Yunyao in person!" Needless to say! ”

Qin Yu was so powerful that he immediately caught these discussions, his face was suddenly as cold as ice, and a few girls over there were excited when they heard this, and they wanted to say more, but they suddenly felt a huge pressure covering them, and then they saw Qin Yu sitting on horseback condescendingly, squinting slightly at them.

Several girls were suddenly frightened, shut up one after another, shrunk and did not dare to say a word.

Qin Yu wrinkled his eyebrows and glanced at the carriage behind him, thinking to himself, Qingqing shouldn't have heard these nonsense, so he wouldn't be angry.

Qin Yu really thought too much, Gu Qingwan was really not angry in the carriage, but Prince Li's face was a little ugly. She didn't expect those girls to have such thoughts.

Although Yun Yao is good, she is a married person, and she is a childhood sweetheart with her fiancé. Qin Yu specially came to see the Yunyao County Lord Competition, which is not very good!

It also made Prince Li very uncomfortable to listen to, she felt that it was impossible for these girls to think like this inexplicably, unless someone misled them, could it be that Yun Yao said something when she was studying for girls, making these girls think that the relationship between the two brothers and sisters was very close?

Thinking like this, Prince and Princess Li inevitably remembered the last time the county lord of Yunyao and Xie Congjiang ignored the number of etiquette, and the last time the county lord of Yunyao accompanied the queen mother to visit her in the palace, and all kinds of actions were also a little inappropriate.

The children who used to think they were okay are now becoming less and less like that.

Prince and Princess Li wrinkled her eyebrows, and she was inevitably a little dissatisfied with the county lord of Yunyao. Noticing that Gu Qingwan was still sitting next to her, she said to Gu Qingwan again: "Don't listen to these nonsense." ”

Gu Qingwan only smiled and said, "What did the princess say?" ”

Prince Li only thought that Gu Qingwan didn't hear the words outside, and her smile rose, and she diverted the topic.

Gu Qingwan was thinking, the Queen Mother obviously didn't publicize her participation in the competition, and didn't give the nobles time to adapt to it, did she want to look ugly in front of her today?

Hehe, the Queen Mother is also attentive to her.

The carriage slowly entered the women's school, Qin Yu and his party disappeared, and the frightened girls were able to come back to life, but they didn't dare to talk anymore, and they dispersed.

They didn't say anything, but they couldn't stop the curiosity of others. Several Jingyun Girls' School students were particularly excited, and one of the round-faced girls said crisply: "I admire Sister Yun Yao the most, Sister Yun Yao won the competition of piano and book every year when she was in Jingyun, and occasionally won chess and painting, Sister Yun Yao is Jingyun who has won the most magnolia branches over the years." She stopped going to school last year, so she had the opportunity for Bai Yingxue and Cui Ziyun to come out. It's no wonder that His Royal Highness King Yan Guang doesn't lie to anyone, but he treats Sister Yun Yao very differently, and he came to see the competition in person today, don't you see that His Royal Highness King Yan Guang is still guarding a carriage behind him, do you say that it will be Sister Yun Yao sitting inside? ”

"Yes, I forgot to look at the emblem on the carriage! It must be the carriage of the Zhenhai Palace, Sister Yun Yao doesn't like to put the county lord on the shelf the most, and she never brings a guard of honor to the female school, nor does she need the county lord's car to drive. ”

"Sister Yun Yao was invited this time, she will definitely be able to win glory for us Jingyun, and we Jingyun will take the piano and the painted magnolia branches!"

Several women are obviously Jingyun female students, the juniors of the county lord of Yunyao, they were talking excitedly, and they heard someone shouting behind them: "It's the carriage of the Zhenhai Palace, the car of the county lord of Yunyao has arrived!" ”

Several women immediately looked at each other, looked over, and sure enough, they saw that the car of the county lord of Yunyao was very conspicuous and was coming slowly, this time the county lord of Yunyao was obviously different from the previous low-key, she brought the honor guard as the county lord.

The luxurious purple-topped carriage with two horses and the group of maids accompanying them made the already crowded long street even more congested.

A few girls who were still boasting suddenly had a feeling of being slapped in the face, and the girls from the Shude Girls' School and Chenghua Women's School next to them heard their words, and they all looked at them mockingly at the moment, and a girl raised her voice: "Oh, His Royal Highness King Yanguang is obviously not the Yunyao County Lord of your Jingyun Women's School!" Some people love to put gold on their faces, and they don't look at whether they live or not! ”

Jingyun Women's School specially arranged the attic for the princess to rest, Gu Qingwan has been following the princess, sitting down and waiting for half an hour, the queen mother came.

Gu Qingwan greeted the princess and princess of Li, and the queen mother was really standing beside the slim and slim, dressed like a golden phoenix, the lord of Yunyao County, after seeing the ceremony, the queen mother and the princess of Li, as the two most noble women today, walked in front together.

Gu Qingwan and Yun Yao County Lord naturally walked together, the two looked at each other, and Yun Yao County Lord said with a smile: "Although this competition is very important to Aunt Gu, the fairness of the competition is very important, and I will be offended in a while." ”

What the county lord of Yun Yao said was as if he needed her to let him, and what he said was very important to him, that high-minded appearance was simply ironic that Gu Qing was scheming to become a concubine at night.

Gu Qingwan pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "It's not interesting to compete just by doing, or let's have a lottery?" Who lost, not much, 50,000 taels of silver, what does the county lord think? ”

Lord Yunyao, "......"

50,000 taels of silver as a lottery head, is it not much? The county lord of Yunyao is not like Qin Yu, she is the county lord without a fief, although she is raised as a concubine, but she is not married, she has no dowry, how can she have 50,000 taels of silver in her hand!

Gu Qingwan, a side concubine she looked down on, but her exit was 50,000 taels, who gave her confidence? Of course, it's Qin Yu.

Not to mention Gu Qingwan's arrogant attitude, it seems that she has won. This mouth alone is 50,000 taels, and the angry Yunyao County Lord's face is a little unbearable.

Gu Qingwan also added fuel to the fire, smiled and winked, and said: "Of course, if the county lord has no confidence in himself, or the county lord does not have enough money, this color can also be less......"

"Good! Just 50,000 taels, and if you lose, you will cash it on the spot! ”

How could the county lord of Yunyao let Gu Qingwan suppress her momentum like this, she was also very confident in herself, and immediately didn't care whether Gu Qingwan was fighting back on her, and responded in one bite.

She thought, 50,000 taels is not a small amount, Qin Yu is no matter how much he loves Gu Qingwan, and he can't let her do this, maybe Gu Qingwan is just with her at all, she really agreed, Gu Qingwan is difficult to ride a tiger.

What's more, if she wins, Gu Qingwan will gamble with 50,000 taels like this, and at that time, Prince Li and Qin Yu would hate her even more.

As soon as she responded, Gu Qingwan's eyes suddenly lit up, and she took out a piece of paper from her arms and unfolded it, and said: "That's great, there is no evidence, I have written it all, and I have already drawn a charge, and the county lord also draws a charge on this, wait, I also brought a little ink, the county lord does not have to worry." ”

After she said that, she lowered her head and took out a delicate small wooden box slightly larger than the thumb cover from her purse, opened it and brought it to the county lord of Yunyao, and there was indeed a little vermilion ink in it.

Gu Qingwan looked at the county lord of Yunyao with an earnest face, shaking the paper in his hand.

Lord Yunyao, "......"