With such a generous prize, Rouge is naturally tempted.

It's not that I fell in love with the white jade bracelet in Pang Li's hand, no matter what good things are, there is no shortage of rouge, but this white jade bracelet is a prize, so naturally we have to fight for it.

The people present laughed, and the ladies who wanted to participate looked at the bracelet in Mrs. Pang's hand, revealing that they were determined to win.

Even though Zhou Jingya doesn't like Chu Jingting, but the ladies present all have to perform their talents, and Chu Jingting is no exception, she naturally hopes that Chu Jingting can get a good ranking and earn some face for herself.

Speaking to Chu Jingting, who was kneeling beside him, he spoke.

"Jing Ting, after a while, everyone's young ladies will go to test their talents, and you will definitely go too, but you are the young lady of my Chu family, so naturally you can't fall behind and let others laugh at it."

Zhou Jingya's words made Chu Jingting listen to it, and it was not very comfortable.

"Yes, mother, daughter knows."

Hearing Chu Jingting call herself her mother, Zhou Jingya, who was a little annoyed, wanted to get angry, but finally endured it.

Chu Jingting is a concubine, she is a mother-in-law, she calls herself a mother, and there is nothing wrong with her, but it just makes Zhou Jingya feel uncomfortable.

Zhou Jingya, who was annoyed in her heart, picked up the tea in front of her and drank it all.

Mrs. Pang put the white jade bracelet in her hand on the tray brought by the servant on the side.

"Ladies and gentlemen, if you want to show your talents, what props you need, you can put it forward, there are costumes and musical instruments in the side room of this courtyard, you can choose them."

The young lady who needed to prepare, after informing her mother, walked to the side room one after another, even Chu Jingting was no exception.

Although it is piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, these ladies are most good at musical instruments and dance, in order to make promises to others in the future and please their husbands.

Liu and Zhou Rongyin knew that Rouge was extraordinary, so it could be seen that the women at the table had gone to the side room to prepare, and they couldn't help but be a little worried.

"Rouge, are you going to participate in that competition?"

When Rouge heard Liu's question, she only felt that her grandmother didn't know her well enough.

"Grandmother, how could I miss such a good thing? You say yes or no. ”

Rouge's thoughts, how could Liu not know, but seeing that Rouge didn't prepare, he just asked.

Rong Yin didn't ask so tactfully like Liu.

"Rouge, you're going to participate in a talent competition for a while, why don't you prepare, you see, this full house of women has all done their preparations."

Rouge didn't find it, but after hearing Rongyin's words now, he took a closer look, isn't it.

"Uncle, I don't need to prepare in advance for my talent for a while."

Having said that, Rong Yin is just worried that Rouge is not preparing now, and if he gets a good ranking in the competition for a while, it will inevitably not be speculated by people with intentions.

"Rouge, even so, you also go to the side room and take a look, as the saying goes, knowing yourself and knowing the other side can win all battles."

Rouge listened to Rong Yin's words and got up and went to the side room.

Rong Yin's worries, Liu didn't know.

"Rongyin, you let Rouge go to the side room, are you afraid that those pickled villains will not see our Rouge and say something behind your back."

Rong Yin nodded.

"Exactly, mother, the reputation of the daughter's family is very important, our Rouge is participating in this kind of banquet for the first time, remember not to be too eye-catching, so as not to be looked at by people with a heart, what is the disadvantage to Rouge, wouldn't the gains outweigh the losses."

Rong Yin's words are reasonable.

Liu also nodded.

"It's still Rongyin, you've thought it through."

"Where is what I think about, I grew up in the palace since I was a child, and I am used to seeing others competing for favor, all kinds of jealousy, and if I don't learn, I will watch it."

I saw that there were still some married ladies left on the field.

In order not to be cold, Pang Zi pulled everyone up and talked about the parents.

"Princess, Old Madam Zhao, the person who came to the banquet with the two of you today is not Miss Hazy in previous years."

Rong Yin smiled and didn't speak.

Liu spoke.

"Yes, this year's girl is my little granddaughter Rouge, in previous years, because of her young age and wild temperament, I didn't bring her here, this year I see that I am going to be an adult, and I should come to see all the ladies and ladies, so that she can make a few close friends."

After Liu's words, the ladies greeted each other.

"Where, Miss Rouge, at first glance, she is smart and clever, if she can make friends with the little girl, it will be a blessing for the little girl."

"Old Madam Zhao is polite, Miss Rouge has an extraordinary temperament, which is really beyond the reach of my rough daughter."

Zhou Jingya also spoke at this time.

"yes, Miss Rouge is used to being a good one."

Zhou Jingya's words were exaggerated, and others couldn't hear anything, but when they fell into the ears of Liu and Rongyin, it wasn't like that.

Rong Yin wanted to speak, but was stopped by Liu.

Liu Shi whispered to Rong Yin.

"Don't reason with her, she can't see our rouge, after the competition in a while, we'll talk to her."

Liu Shi is so partial to rouge, how can he let others say that rouge is not good, it turns out that he is waiting for a big one.

Speaking of Zhou Jingya, the Liu family didn't have a good impression of her, since she learned that Rouge was brought back to the Chu Mansion by her Chu family, the Liu family didn't have a good opinion of the Chu Mansion and Zhou Jingya.

After listening to Rongyin's words, Rouge went to the side room and took a turn.

Many young ladies are changing their outfits and recorating their clothes.

Rouge didn't need to change his clothes, he felt bored, sat on the side and watched everyone busy, and he was idle and snorted melon seeds.

Chu Jingting noticed Rouge from the first time she saw her.

Zhou Jingya got out of the carriage and had to say hello to the woman next to the woman in front of her, presumably that woman was Zhou Rongyin, the daughter-in-law of the low-key seventh princess and now General Weiyuan.

Looking at the rouge that was leisurely knocking melon seeds, Chu Jingting looked at her.

Wearing a yellow embroidered silver chrysanthemum shirt and jewelry, although simple, it is a boutique at a glance.

Chu Jingting decided in her heart at the moment that she must be good friends with the woman in front of her.

He walked up to Rouge and said with a sigh of relief.

"Can I sit here, young lady?"

Rouge is idle and bored at this time, but there are many happy people here to play with him, and there are not many people he knows, so it's good to make more friends.

My grandmother and aunt had to bring me here to enjoy the chrysanthemum banquet, didn't it just so that I could get to know a few more people and make more friends.

"yes, very much so."

Chu Jingting, who sat down, began to talk to Rouge.

"Miss, look at the noodles, I've never seen them before! I am the eldest daughter of Chu Mansion, my name is Chu Jingting, what about you? ”

Such a frank woman who is not shy about saying that she is a concubine, Rouge is the first time I have seen her.

But it can't be said that Rouge doesn't know a few women.

"Chu Mansion? Which Chu Mansion. ”

Rouge was interested in the Chu Mansion that Chu Jingting said.

"It's the Chu Mansion of the Chu family's big house."

"But the Chu Mansion who married the Lord of Jingya?"

"Exactly."

Rouge was happy in her heart, and it was quite a coincidence, but since the woman in front of her was a concubine of Chu Mansion, she came to participate in the chrysanthemum banquet today, and she was also a little capable.

"Hello, my name is Rouge, from General Weiyuan's mansion."

Chu Jingting had long known that Rouge was from General Weiyuan's mansion, so she came forward to talk.

"Can I call you Rouge, you can also call me Jing Ting."

"Of course, I'd love to."

In this way, the two girls met in this situation.

Rouge didn't need to prepare anything for his talent, but he was a little puzzled why Chu Jingting in front of him didn't prepare.

"Jing Ting, why don't you prepare for a talent competition for a while?"

Chu Jingting smiled.

"You don't need to prepare, my talent for a while is to sing a tune, and I don't need to prepare anything, but rouge you, and I haven't prepared."

Rouge heard Chu Jingting so easy and told herself, she was happy to prepare for the talent competition for a while, this Chu Jingting is not outside.

"I don't need to prepare, I'm just going to paint a danqing, and some of them can't be put on the table."

Rouge's words made Chu Jingting cover her mouth and chuckle.

"Rouge, what are you talking about, we women, the talents of the competition, are the best shots, so you also picked the least good at the competition, doesn't this look down on us?"

Rouge was also happy.

"Jing Ting, what are you talking about? I'm just being modest, how could I really not be good at it. ”

Chu Jingting's temperament attracted Rouge's attention.

For many years to come, the face was glad that he knew Chu Jingting, although Chu Jingting approached him at the beginning, and his motives were not pure.

The two of them chatted, and time passed quickly.

The ladies in the room are all ready.

returned to the courtyard again, and Chu Jingting and Rouge also returned to the table separately.

Seeing that everyone was ready, Mrs. Pang announced immediately that the talent competition had begun.

On the other side of the courtyard, the male guests separated by the screen, although they can't come to the woman's side to watch, but through the screen, they can also see a vague approximation.

Madame Pang stood up and announced that she was coming in order.

Because everyone present, Zhou Rongyin and Zhou Jingya have the highest status, so their seats are on the left and right of the master's house.

In this way, it was the rouge that started first.

Rouge knew that he was going to start performing his talent first, so he was a little unhappy and pulled Zhou Rongyin's sleeve.

Rong Yin knew that if Rouge started first, there was no doubt that the later competitions would not be able to surpass Rouge.

But in this way, it will also be too eye-piercing.

"Mrs. Pang, this palace has an idea, I don't know if I should say it or not."

Zhou Rongyin, the princess, opened her mouth, how could Mrs. Pang not let her speak.

"Princess, if you have something to say, just ask."

"This is in order, I'm afraid it's a little unfair, if it is a lottery to determine this order, I'm afraid it's fair, and the ladies and ladies who must be present will not object."

This method of drawing lots is much fairer than in order, and who would object to it.

"The courtiers (courtiers) have no objections."

"In that case, let's draw lots, Mrs. Pang thinks."

"This is excellent, or the princess is delicate, and the courtiers are ashamed."

After speaking, Mrs. Pang instructed the maid on the side to bring a lottery bucket made of bamboo tubes, and put a note in it.

Each lady went to draw lots, and Rouge waited for everyone to finish drawing, and then went.

Unexpectedly, Chu Jingting also had this idea, and in the end, after Chu Jingting finished pumping, the rouge was pumped again.

The ladies unfolded the note, Chu Jingting was the ninth, and Rouge was the thirteenth.

For this order, Rouge is still very satisfied.

A total of nineteen young ladies participated in the talent competition, and Rouge was ranked in the bottom of the middle.

Immediately afterwards, the first lady to participate in the competition was the third daughter of Vice General Zhang Quanzhang of Peizhou Daying.

Ms. Cheung performed a dance.

With the sound of a zither sounding, a woman emerged from the crowd.

The music is getting more and more urgent, her posture is also dancing faster and faster, such as jade's plain hands lingering tactfully, the skirt is flying, a pair of water eyes like smoke want to talk and rest, the streamer is flying, the whole person is like a flower through the fog, hazy and ethereal, flashing with beautiful colors, but it is so far away.