Since it was decided to make a surprise attack from the piano and painting, poetry, chess, and female celebrities were temporarily put on hold.

Duo Yu also came up with an idea, Fuqin is a free choice of repertoire, and there is no rule that one person must play solo, so Jian yì and Hui Yu play together, even if Hui Yu's performance is a little out of tune, Duo Yu's piano sound can be slightly covered. Of course, Hui Yu is willing to perform with Duo Yu.

Painting is a topic set on the spot, and there is no way to prepare in advance. Hui Yu found a different way on her own, and the content could not be prepared, so she used other aspects, such as color, composition, and so on. Hui Yu thought of the oil paintings in her previous life, if you use oil paintings, even if the picture is not very exquisite, the colors are more brilliant. However, the ink used now will certainly not be able to make the effect of oil painting, so you have to find new paints.

Hui Yu thought of the Red Silk Rouge Shop. If you use rouge-like pigments to paint, it is estimated that you can achieve the effect of seven or eight points of oil painting. Although the use of rouge is the first case of painting, it is inevitably a bit risky, but the matter has come to this point, and the only way to do it is to take risks.

But rouge is only red, and you have to have other colors to paint, and I don't know if they can make a variety of colors in such a short time.

Looks like I'm going to have to find someone to go to the Red Silk Rouge Shop.

Hui Yu thought about it, called Liu Wu's family in, and said, "I know that your man is helping with errands in the outer courtyard. There happened to be something I wanted him to run. I have a letter here, and I asked him to take it to the red silk rouge shop on Mao'er Street, give the proprietress Crimson, and ask if the things entrusted in the letter can be completed before the end of the month. ”

This is the first time that Huiyu has explained Liu Wu's affairs, and after Liu Wu's family received the order, he hurriedly found Liu Wu, and told him that it must be done.

Before evening, Liu Wu's family came in and replied: "The proprietress of the rouge shop said that there is no problem with this, and the things can be sent over in five or six days." ”

Huiyu was very satisfied with the efficiency of Liu Wujia and praised it.

The painting is done, and all that's left is to play the piano. In this regard, Hui Yu is completely a layman, and Duo Yu is in charge.

According to Hui Yu's level, Duo Yu thought again and again and decided on "Three Alleys of Plum Blossoms". Just because the overtones of this piece are repeated three times in different positions, which is a little easier to learn, Hui Yu also feels that the difficulty of this piece is moderate and acceptable.

After setting the repertoire, Hui Yu practiced with Duo Yu at home every day. Because the way the two of them played together was a secret, they didn't want other girls to know so quickly, so when they arrived at the school, Hui Yu practiced separately from Duo Yu, and in order to avoid Liang Xiuming and Tian Wuniang from seeing the clues, Hui Yu and Duo Yu tried not to practice at the same time.

This seems to unsuspecting others, it seems that Huiyu is unhurried and not in a hurry at all.

Li Bihua, Li Yinhua and Xiang Yunling also heard about Huiyu's competition with Liang Xiuming and Tian Wuniang, and they were all anxious for her when they saw Huiyu's state. Xiang Yunling couldn't control her mouth again, and said directly: "My sister used to be strong, why is she so unconcerned this time, won't she be afraid of her?" ”

When Hui Yu heard Xiang Yunling's words, she didn't know how to answer, she had to care about others, but when she got to her mouth, it all changed. So he said patiently: "I will naturally rest assured about the competition, don't worry about my sister, my sister should spend more time practicing by herself." ”

Xiang Yunling was aggrieved again, and said straightly: "Sister, what's wrong?" I just want to care about you, why are you so cold..."

Hui Yu was speechless, how could there be such a self-respecting person, could it be that this way of expressing concern? I really don't know how the original owner became friends with such a girl.

Hui Yu didn't want to argue with Xiang Yunling, so she said lightly: "My sister also knows that my energy is spent on preparing for the exam, so I can't help but have no intention of socializing, please forgive me for being rude." ”

Li Bihua could see that Hui Yu was already unhappy, and was afraid that there would be another dispute, so she hurriedly pulled Xiang Yunling away.

Hui Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and finally the roots of her ears were clear.

After practicing like this for five or six days, Crimson sent someone to deliver a brocade box as promised.

Hui Yu opened it and saw that all kinds of rouge were dazzling, and she tried it on the drawing paper again, and the color melted as soon as it was painted, and the effect was not bad.

Hui Yu was very satisfied, and told Caiyun to put away the rouge box.

Time passes before you know it, and the day of the exam is coming.

Huiyu was afraid that something would happen, so she repeatedly asked Tang's mother and Caiyun to confirm the piano and rouge box again and again to make sure that there was no problem before falling asleep.

On the second day, Huiyu got up early in the morning, and Tang's mother and others knew that Huiyu was going to take the exam today, so they also prepared breakfast early. The emerald green turned out the crescent moon white with silver trim dark peony flower cotton silk dress, with a silver pleated bottom skirt, which not only highlights the meaning of filial piety, but also loses the dignified and noble atmosphere. Caiyun combed a double-ring bun according to Huiyu's clothes, with a pearl hairpin inserted on each side, and pearl earrings, and the whole person looked fresh and delicate.

Hui Yu looked at herself in the bronze mirror, felt very satisfied, called the colorful clouds and emerald green, took the piano and rouge brocade box, and walked to the school with confidence.

In the school, the other girls had already arrived, sitting in their seats and waiting for Mrs. Wu to announce the order of the exam.

Wu Niangzi looked around at the girls below, and said slowly: "In this exam, according to the previous practice, I invited Mrs. Subei Hou, the second lady of the Chu family, Mrs. of the left and right inspection envoys, Mrs. of the political envoy left and right, Mrs. Dong of the Dong family in the east of the city and Mrs. Liao of the Liao family in the west of the city as honorary judges, Zhong Niangzi and I, Mother He as the chief judge, and the students of the men's school as ordinary judges. However, because the examination of the men's academy invited General Xiao Li and Chen Qianhu of the Northwest Army as honorary judges, the two exams of poetry and fuqin were also invited as honorary judges. Everyone will have a good expression in a while. ”

Needless to say, Chang's and Liao's are both the head of the house's house, and the left and right envoys and the left and right political envoys are all official wives, as for Mrs. Dong and Mrs. Liao, they are both the grandmothers of the local big families in the northwest, and Mrs. Liao is still the sister-in-law of the Liao family.

These dignitaries and ladies are all familiar faces of the exam, and the girls are very familiar with them, only Li Che and Chen Dongting appeared in the exam venue for the first time.

So as soon as Mrs. Wu finished speaking, the girls below were about to explode. Since the last time the Weihu Army defeated the Liukou, the name of General Li Che of Xiao Li has become a household name in the Northwest City. Now that this hero is appearing in the exam venue, how can it not be exciting. In addition, Li Che made outstanding achievements in war at a young age, and he was the eldest son of Princess Changning's mansion, so he became an ideal object for the young women of the nobles in the Northwest City to marry.

So much so that there are those who are not very delicately dressed, and they can't wait to go back and do it again.

And because Li Bihua and Li Yinhua are Li Che's cousins, some people came up to ask about Li Che's situation.

Li Bihua and Li Yinhua were obviously surprised by the arrival of this cousin, and they followed their parents to the northwest when they were young, and they were actually estranged from Li Che, so they couldn't say anything.

Hui Yu also had a hundred thoughts in her heart, could it be that Chen Dongting came to inform Aunt Yuan of the cause of death? But how do we meet across a stream?

Before Hui Yu could come up with a reason, Wu Niangzi spoke again: "The ladies and other judges have already taken their seats, and the girls should go." After a while, you will still come to the stage in order from oldest to youngest. ”

When the girls answered, they all stood up, and Yukan walked out.

The test venue is located on the grass by the stream. A platform had already been erected on the ground, and there was a shed on the platform, in which four long coffee tables and nine chairs were placed.

Chang and Liao sat behind the coffee table in the middle, and the two were talking.

Behind the coffee table on the left sat Mrs. Li and Mrs. Liang on the left and right, and behind the coffee table on the right sat Mrs. Qi and Mrs. Tian on the left and right. The four of them are all official dependents, and they also have a lot of contacts on weekdays, and they are all greeting each other.

On the left are Mrs. Dong and Mrs. Liao, and on the right are Mrs. Wu, Mrs. Zhong and Mother He.

On both sides of the table are the girls' positions. There were six seats on each side, and because Danyu was grounded, there was one seat left.

The girls sat in their seats in order of age.

Hui Yu and Duo Yu were young, and they sat next to each other.

When the girls were seated, Mrs. Wu announced the start of the exam.

The first is the Book of Poetry. Chang took the theme of this poetry exam from a bunch of questions prepared by Wu Niangzi, and the girls made a poem in half a column of incense according to this theme.

Chang's topic this time is summer. When the girls learned about it, they all racked their brains to compose poems.

Hui Yu looked at the title and desperately recalled whether she had seen poems about summer before, and she wanted to move over to save the scene, but she couldn't think of it.

After a while, Li Bihua handed in the papers. After that, there were papers one after another. Seeing that the timed incense was almost halfway burned, Hui Yu was sweating profusely.

You can't hand in a blank slate, right...... Why don't you write a limerick poem......

Hui Yu stiffened her head and wrote a few sentences: "When the sun shines in the sky, I know the call in the tree." The vine branches are winding, and the cat is in the shade. Humanity is bitter in midsummer, and my heart is cool.

As soon as the pen fell, Wu Niangzi said: "When the time comes, everyone hand in the papers." ”

Hui Yu and Duo Yu walked side by side to the stage, and Duo Yu said in a low voice: "I just saw that my sister has not mentioned the pen, and I am worried that my sister will not be able to pronounce it." I thought about handing my sister a note, but I never looked for a chance. ”

Hui Yu smiled bitterly: "Don't hide it from the fourth sister, I really didn't write it, and I only wrote a few sentences blindly at the end, and it was finally a mistake." ”