After arriving at the side hall, Hexiang helped Gu Jinli change her clothes and asked in a low voice, "Miss, why did you fall into the lake just now?" ”

Gu Jinli remembered Mrs. Yu's ugly face just now, and sneered: "I was pushed." ”

Aiyue was pouring tea for Gu Jinli, and after hearing this, she said angrily: "Who? ”

Gu Jinli fastened the straps of her clothes and said quietly: "Mrs. Jade." ”

"What?" Aiyue's eyes widened, a little surprised: "How could it be her?" ”

Hexiang also frowned and said, "Miss, even if Mrs. Jade hates you again, she won't do anything to you at this party." With so many people coming and going, isn't she afraid of being seen? ”

"You're wrong." Gu Jinli shook her head, held the teacup handed over by Aiyue, and said slowly: "It is precisely because there are many people that anyone will be involved in an accident, so this is a good time to do it." ”

"Moreover, everyone was around Princess Huaqiong just now, who would notice her?"

Originally, Mrs. Liu wanted Mrs. Yu to get rid of Yin Suwan first, but Yin Suwan was always accompanied by Yin Suxi, so the goal was a bit difficult.

But Gu Jinli is different, not to mention that no one pays attention to her, only that her pretentious temperament will never drill into a crowded place, so it is not bad to get rid of her first.

It's just that who would have thought that Yin Zike would suddenly appear?

Regarding her falling into the water, everyone present did not even ask a word, but accused themselves and Yin Zike of being unclear, hehe......

They can't take her life, and they can only slander her reputation......

Such dirty methods are really disdainful!

Aiyue stood behind her and wiped Gu Jinli's hair, and said unhappily: "Miss, this Jade Lady is really hateful, the slave maid doesn't want to live under the same roof with her for a day." ”

"Anyway, now the princess's legs will be fine sooner or later, let's leave early."

Gu Jinli took a deep breath and said after a while: "How can I like these deceitful and intriguing lives?" ”

"Love the moon, lotus fragrance...... In a few days, we'll leave. ”

Go, it's definitely going to go.

It's just that if she wants to leave immediately, she always feels as if something can't be put down.

If you have to ask for a reason, she can't say it herself.

Although Aiyue didn't understand why Gu Jinli had to wait a little longer, she also nodded.

About half an hour later, Gu Jinli's hair was almost dry.

Hexiang combed her hair and asked, "Miss, are we still going to the front hall?" Otherwise, just go back to the palace, it's boring to stay here. ”

Gu Jinli thought for a moment and said in a low voice: "Hua Qiong has put a charge on my head for defiling the Holy Lake, and this matter has not been dealt with yet, how can she easily let me go?" ”

"In addition, I made an exception to enter the third round, and the second brother offended so many people for me, if I didn't fight, wouldn't it also make him embarrassed?"

"Well, in any case, Miss still has to be careful." Aiyue pouted, very helpless.

At this time, Hexiang pointed to the wet clothes on the ground and asked, "Miss, do we still want to bring these clothes back?" ”

Gu Jinli glanced at it and said lightly: "It's not a valuable clothes, don't want it." ”

"Yes, miss." Hexiang answered, squatted down and roughly tidied up, so that there would be a palace maid to clean up the house later.

After taking a few more sips of tea, Gu Jinli got up, "Let's go, it's time to go back." ”

Two maids followed behind, and the three of them walked together to the front hall.

As they left the room on their front feet, a petite figure slipped in on their backs.

When Gu Jinli appeared in the main hall, the third round of the competition had ended, and there were only three of the dozen women who were originally standing in the middle.

As soon as the three of them saw Gu Jinli, they immediately showed full hostility, staring straight at her like three wolves with fierce eyes in their eyes.

Gu Jinli's eyes moved slightly, and she slowed down her steps.

When Hua Qiong saw Gu Jinli coming in, she seemed to smile and said, "These three young ladies are the best ones who won the third round just now. ”

"Gu Jinxiu, since Gongzi Yin and Second Gongzi Gu insist on making an exception for you, then this princess will give you a chance."

Hooking her lips, she said word by word: "As long as you can win the three of them, this princess will deal with you lightly for defiling the holy lake." ”

"Oh?" Gu Jinli looked at the ghostly light beating in Hua Qiong's eyes, and probably understood what she was thinking.

If you win, you have to accept the punishment.

If you lose, you must be dead, right?

His eyes swept over the three women one by one, Gu Jinli's eyes moved slightly, and he said lightly: "If I win, I don't know how Princess Huaqiong will deal with it lightly?" ”

Hua Qiong raised her eyebrows, and her tone was extremely magnanimous: "If you win, then you will only be punished with thirty boards." ”

Yu Feng turned around, and continued: "But if you lose, then a hundred boards." ”

Playing the board is divided into real and virtual playing.

Real hit, as the name suggests, is a real hit. However, on the surface, avoiding the important and trivializing is often exhausted, and most of the beaten people are either killed or injured.

False fighting, that is, on the surface, it seems that it uses strength to beat the skin and flesh, but in fact, it only hurts the skin and does not hurt the bones, and there is no danger.

Whether it is a real fight or a false fight, Gu Jinli has to be beaten today anyway, and it must be a real board.

"That's right." After hearing this, Gu Jinli's face did not change, and she said in a deep voice: "I have no opinion on what the princess said, but I want to change the rules of the game." ”

"Games?" Hua Qiong sneered, raised her voice and said, "Gu Jinxiu, you actually treat this as a game?" ”

"It's just a small competition, but Princess Huaqiong takes it too seriously." The corners of Gu Jinli's lips became more and more curvature, and she said something that made everyone's jaws drop in shock: "If I win, then these thirty boards will be given to these three girls." ”

"If I lose, I will die to atone for my sin!"

When the three girls heard this, they couldn't help but tremble.

They were just hinted at by Princess Huaqiong and deliberately made Gu Jinli make a fool of themselves in public, but they didn't die for this......

The others also looked at Gu Jinli with incredible eyes, thinking that she must have been stupid by the lake water.

Mrs. Yu missed this time, and she was very unwilling, but as soon as she heard Gu Jinli say this, her dim eyes instantly lit up again.

Excitedly tugging at Mrs. Liu's sleeve, there was joy in her voice that couldn't be hidden: "Sister Liu, she is looking for death!" ”

"Princess Huaqiong wants her life wholeheartedly, how can these people who are looking for good stubble?"

Seeing Gu Jinli looking over unintentionally, Mrs. Liu brushed Mrs. Yu's hand away without a trace by tidying up her clothes, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Continue to watch the play, don't talk." ”

If Gu Jinli was not sure, she would never dare to speak wildly.

What's more, according to her ability, the three women who challenged were really not necessarily her opponents......

I probably shouldn't have pinned my hopes on Mrs. Yu, and I couldn't do anything earth-shattering with her brain.

However, Madame Yu can always create some accidents for Gu Jinli, so she still has some value.

"Heh, Concubine Gu is really courageous!" Hua Qiong narrowed her eyes and sneered: "It's okay, then follow what you say!" ”

"Jin...... Jinxiu ......, "Although Gu Nianshi is very confident in Gu Jinli, he is also worried that Hua Qiong will do whatever it takes to put her to death, so his face is worried.

Gu Jinli glanced at Gu Nianshi soothingly, and then smiled slightly, "I don't know what to compare, how to compare?" ”

Princess Huaqiong gave the little eunuch on the side a look, and the little eunuch said loudly: "The additional test is divided into three games, which are qin, chess, calligraphy and painting. Among them, in order to save time, calligraphy and painting are combined into one. ”

"All the members of the poetry club will vote, and after three rounds, they will be won or lost according to the total number of votes."

These three items are the strengths of those three women, and Yin Zike and Gu Nianshi also think that they will never stump Gu Jinli.

It's just that the other party is three people after all, and if it's three to one, I don't know if Gu Jinli will be unbearable......

"For the sake of fairness, the judges are required to be blindfolded during the competition and only remove the blindfold when voting." The little eunuch glanced at Gu Jinli and asked, "If Concubine Gu has no objections, please start now." ”

Gu Jinli saw that the table cases and other things had been put on the table one after another, and the judges had already blindfolded, so she said in a deep voice: "Okay." ”

"In the first game, the piano skills competition." The little eunuch cleared his throat, and then motioned for Gu Jinli and the first girl to sit at the table separately.

The girl didn't wait for Gu Jinli to speak, she directly raised her hand and manipulated it on the strings.

Bursts of melodious tunes floated in the hall, looking at the members of the poetry club nodding from time to time, Hua Qiong was proud.

"Sister." Yin Suxi returned to his seat lightly, lowered his voice and whispered, "It's all done." ”

Yin Suwan's eyes fell on Gu Jinli, who looked faint in front of the table, and said softly: "Are people reliable?" ”

Yin Suxi nodded, "Sister, don't worry, it's no problem." ”

Yin Suwan said "um" and stopped talking.

Soon, the woman finished playing.

"Papapa", applause rang out.

Bowing to the crowd, she stepped back.

"Miss." He Xiang knew that Gu Jinli would clean her hands before and after playing the piano, so she stepped forward with a basin.

After Gu Jinli wiped her hands with a handkerchief, she lowered her head and played.

The wound on her hand had just healed, so she didn't dare to exert too much force.

However, it is still okay to play the first short paragraph of "Sunny Spring".

The gurgling water, the birdsong of the warbler, and the fragrance of the flowers, Gu Jinli brought everyone into a world full of spring.

Not only the members, but even the women who were clamoring to slander her just now, the resentment in their hearts dissipated little by little with the sound of the piano.

They seemed to be in the midst of flowers for a while, and they seemed to be standing by the stream for a while, in short, almost everyone forgot that the person who played the piano at this time was the Gu Jinli who made them hate it so much.

Yin Zike watched Gu Jinli's slender fingers fly on the strings, and his eyes became darker and darker.

In my heart, it is like a hand, gently teasing.

It's crispy, itchy, and there's an indescribable feeling......

Aiyue secretly looked at everyone's expressions, and when she saw that they were all fascinated, she put down the heart she was carrying.

On the contrary, Hua Qiong's face became worse and worse.

Her slender nails buckled the back of the chair, venting her frustration.

Similarly, the people who have set off infinite waves in their hearts, in addition to Hua Qiong, there is also Yin Suwan.

A well-known "Phoenix Dance Nine Days" in Beijing, a couplet that won the Xuan Shizi, and a heavenly divine comedy on the top of the cliff......

Gu Jinli, who is so versatile, how can she not worry about it......

About half a cup of tea passed, and Gu Jinli's piano sound stopped.

The hall was extremely quiet, except for the sound of everyone's breathing, everything was so quiet that it seemed that a needle could be heard.

After Gu Jinli finished washing her hands, thunderous applause rang out.

It's just that the women who applauded immediately stopped applauding when they realized who they were cheering for.

Secretly looked at Princess Huaqiong, who was blue-faced, and then began to talk less.

"First game, start voting!"

"Boom!"

With the little eunuch's shout, he struck the gong in his hand.

The members of the poetry club took off the strips of cloth from their eyes, lifted the pen in their hands, and began voting.

"Boom!"

After the votes were put away, the little eunuch struck the gong again: "In the second game, the calligraphy and painting competition will be tested." ”

The judges were blindfolded again, quietly waiting for the duo's masterpieces of calligraphy and painting.

If you want to write and draw, two people can do it at the same time.

As soon as the second girl came up, she also looked confident, and as soon as her buttocks were on the seat, she directly raised her pen and began to paint.

On the other hand, Gu Jinli, she was not in a hurry to do it, but lowered her eyes and quietly looked at the blank drawing paper on the table, not knowing what she was thinking.

After a while, she began to paint, and the girl was now halfway done.

With a few brushstrokes and light strokes, a few lotus flowers bloomed on the water.

The girl on the opposite side glanced at Gu Jinli's drawing paper and pursed her lips, very disdainful.

Gu Jinli pretended not to see it, dipped it in ink, and then she mentioned a few lines of poetry in the blank space.

When both of them put down their pens at the same time, their own little eunuchs came forward and displayed their paintings in front of everyone.

Different from Gu Jinli's lotus flower, the second girl painted a peony with a national color and fragrance.

The peony is very vivid, and it is really rich and gorgeous.

Her handwriting is fresh and beautiful, which is in line with everyone's beautiful temperament.

"The peony flowers are crowned with flowers, and there are more kings during the period. The four colors change into a hundred colors, and all kinds of colors are fragrant. A talented poet in the audience read it while shaking his fan.

"Not bad, not bad!" The others nodded, their tone appreciative.

When the second girl heard everyone's evaluation, she was full of self-confidence and glanced at Gu Jinli provocatively.

"The jade snow is exquisite, and the green is red; Life is infinite, only in the bitter heart. Yin Zike looked at Gu Jinli's elegant and free words, and unconsciously read out the poem on the drawing paper.

Looking at the lotus flower floating on the water, although it is very beautiful, it is like a woman looking into the distance, waiting for something, and the loneliness makes people feel sour when they look at it.

In contrast, the peony picture just now is just gorgeous, but the lotus flower in front of you can resonate with people, whether it is calligraphy or painting, it is better.

"Good!" This time, there were more people applauding than just now, and the applause was louder than just now.

As a result, the smile on the second girl's face stiffened.

The coldness in Hua Qiong's eyes became heavier and heavier, "pop", and her nails cracked in response.

"Start voting!" After the little eunuch struck a gong, he tore out his thin voice and shouted.

The members of the poetry club voted for Gu Jinli, but it was not made public for the time being.

"The last game, the game, the start!" After the little eunuch's words, the eyes of the people present couldn't help but fall on Gu Jinli.

Although they don't know how many votes there are, they have a feeling that they are afraid that Gu Jinli will win this time......

Thinking like this, everyone's hearts rose to their throats, especially the three girls who were tied to a boat and attacked Gu Jinli together, they were even more nervous......

Because, if you lose, then even your life will be lost.

There is no golden bell cover iron cloth shirt, although thirty boards are not much, but the task ordered by Princess Huaqiong has not been completed, if this board is beaten, they can still have a chance to live?

The third girl took the plunge and came to the table, and after she sat down, after she picked up the sunspot, she smiled and said, "Concubine Gu first, please." ”

Gu Jinli knew that these people's attitude towards her was not out of sincere humility, but wanted to let herself go first, and then she would speculate the way back based on the move she took.

Picking up a white piece, she "snapped" and pressed it in the middle of the chessboard, occupying the vanguard in one fell swoop.

"Smack", the sunspot followed closely.

Taking one step and looking at ten steps, Gu Jinli seemed to have expected the other party's tricks, so she dropped another white piece.

The girl's face was happy, "pop", and fell without thinking.

As the black-and-white intertwined images on the chessboard became wider and wider, the girl's time to fall became longer and longer.

Dense fine sweat appeared on her forehead, and she pinched the chess pieces, her eyes a little flustered.

Kuroko is closely surrounded by white ko, and it seems that he can't find a breakthrough, so he can only sit and wait for death.

Gu Jinli was not in a hurry or impatient, nor did she urge her to hurry up, but picked up the teacup and took a few sips slowly.

Seeing this, Hua Qiong's brows were furrowed, and a few mosquitoes could be killed.

Yin Suwan's face was gloomy, although she was a little far away from Gu Jinli and the girl, she could still see the situation on the chessboard clearly.

No matter how you say it, she is the daughter of Taifu, and she has been raised in the palace for a long time when she was young, so Yin Suwan is also a very talented woman.

After staring at the chessboard for a long time, Yin Suwan understood.

It turned out that Gu Jinli had been confusing the girl from the beginning and creating an illusion for her, so that she got into it step by step without knowing it.

Gu Nianshi had already counted the votes in the second game, and his tense body and mind were completely relaxed.

It's just that he's still a little worried.

Even if Gu Jinli really won three games in a row, after all, the people who voted were all members of the Poetry Society, what if Princess Huaqiong used this as an excuse to overthrow in the end?

The heart that had just been relieved for a long time became uneasy again, and Gu Nian sighed softly.

There was some self-blame in his heart, he regretted that he shouldn't have let Gu Jinli come to today's party.

If she didn't come, she wouldn't have been caught by Princess Huaqiong.

Yin Zike, who was on the side, noticed the change in the expression on Gu Nianshi's face, pursed his lips, and said in a low voice: "Brother Gu don't have to worry, Concubine Gu won't lose." ”

"Uh......" Gu Nianshi didn't expect Yin Zike to see through his thoughts, so he couldn't help but be stunned, and then asked: "But, in case Princess Huaqiong ...... her"

"It's okay, everything has to be reasonable, right?" Yin Zike's gaze fell on Gu Jinli again, and he actually raised the corners of his lips, "Besides, Concubine Gu even dares to scold Princess Huaqiong in person, so it can be seen that she is not a person who is bullied." ”

Hearing this, Gu Nianshi suddenly felt that Yin Zike seemed to know Gu Jinli better than himself.

Opening his mouth, he said tentatively: "Brother Yin, you are ...... to Jin Jinxiu ......"

"Bang!"

The sound of the jade cup falling to the ground interrupted Gu Nianshi's words, and everyone was startled and hurriedly followed the reputation.

I saw that Hua Qiong's face was like ice, and her eyes were more like two poisonous snakes spitting cores.

"Smack!"

Frightened by Hua Qiong, the black chess pieces in the girl's hand fell directly from her hands and landed on the chessboard impartially.

"I won." Gu Jinli put down the teacup and smiled lightly.

"Ahh I...... I accidentally dropped the chess piece just now......" The girl was startled and immediately stood up, with a cry in her voice: "Concubine Gu, this game doesn't count, let's do it again, okay?" ”

Looking at the girl's pleading look, Gu Jinli did not relent, but turned her head and asked Gu Nianshi and Yin Zike: "In our rules, can we do this again?" ”

Gu Nianshi shook his head again and again, his face was full of joy that he couldn't hide, and said categorically: "No." ”

Looking at Hua Qiong, he asked again, "Princess Hua Qiong, can you announce the number of votes?" ”

The finger with the broken nail was dripping with blood, but Hua Qiong didn't feel the slightest pain, because her heart was tormenting on the oil pan at this time.

stared at Gu Jinli for a long time before she opened her mouth and said: "In these three games, the people who voted are all people from the poetry club. And Gu Ergongzi is the president, so it is inevitable that he will be suspected of cheating. ”

"So, this additional test is invalid!"

If Gu Nianshi really said it, Hua Qiong is such a scoundrel, it is really hateful!

Mrs. Yu pursed her lips, and secretly laughed in her heart that Gu Jinli was overwhelmed.

No matter how capable she is, what is she in front of the emperor's baby princess?

Life and death, isn't it between people's words?

Gu Jinli looked at Hua Qiong coldly, and said quietly: "Princess, all the people in the Poetry Society just now were blindfolded. Could it be that the princess thinks they all have clairvoyant eyes? ”

"Also, although my second brother is the president, everything about voting and counting votes is handed over to the little eunuch. If it is said that it is a fraud, it is also the work of the eunuch, what does it have to do with us! ”

Her words seemed to add another fire to Hua Qiong's heart.

Hua Qiong wanted the little eunuch to do something with the number of votes, but after the tickets were collected, Yin Zike sent someone to guard him personally, so the little eunuch couldn't do anything, so he could only count the real votes realistically.

Hua Qiong naturally couldn't follow Gu Jinli's words and point the finger at the eunuch, after all, it was the person next to her, wouldn't she be slapping herself in the face if she admitted it?

Dumbfounded, she blushed and gritted her teeth in anger.

"Concubine Gu, this is your veil." At this time, suddenly a little palace maid walked in, holding a silk handkerchief in her hand.

Walking forward, the little palace maid said respectfully: "When the slave maid was cleaning up the room just now, she found the handkerchief you left on the ground, so she came to return it to you." ”

"Huh?" Gu Jin's eyes dimmed and she looked at the handkerchief in the hand of the little palace maid.

Now that the little palace maid saw the wet clothes she threw on the ground, she must be able to understand what it means to be unwanted.

And the handkerchief is also sandwiched in her clothes, it stands to reason that she should also know that she is going to throw it away, why did she send it to herself?

The handkerchief was neatly stacked, and Gu Jinli couldn't tell if it was her own, so she took it.

opened the silk handkerchief, and the moment she saw the green bamboo, her brain flashed, and she suddenly realized.

"Well, it's mine." Removing the coldness in her eyes, Gu Jinli casually prepared to fold the handkerchief again into her arms, but heard a surprised voice sound, "That handkerchief...... Isn't it Yin Gongzi's? How could it be at Concubine Gu's place? ”

"Mo Fei, you two ......"

As if realizing that she had said the wrong thing, the woman sitting in the front row immediately covered her mouth.

When everyone heard this, their eyes couldn't help but glance back and forth between Gu Jinli and Yin Zike, and then there was another whisper.