Chapter Seventy-Seven: In the Midst of the Competition
Today's competition for this dance costume is uniformly distributed by the Heavenly Academy, and everyone's dance costume is the same.
When changing clothes, Wei Xiyue didn't seem suspicious, and let the maid change clothes for herself, but in fact, she secretly noticed that she was still wearing a pair of pants with leggings under the dance clothes.
When I came to the competition venue, there was a circular stage in the center of the open-air venue, and there was a high platform on one side, on which the examiner was located, and everyone waited on both sides of the high platform one by one.
Soon, with the sound of the "dong dong" drum, the competition began. According to the order set before, the women performed on stage in order.
On the stage, all the women showed their graceful bodies one by one, like being in a garden, watching the flowers compete for beauty. This man is elegant and beautiful, and that man is dignified...... Each person has their own characteristics, and the examiner watches intently, recording something from time to time.
Soon, it was the turn of Wei Fu, and in order of age, Wei Xiyue appeared first. Wei Feiyu looked at the back that was fluttering away, and a smile of unknown meaning appeared on the corner of her mouth.
Before, everyone's dancing posture had their own characteristics, but they were generally graceful and graceful, Wei Xiyue was unusual, she knew that compared to her soft figure, she must be humiliating herself, so she found her own way, and her appearance was a harrier turning over and standing firmly in the center of the stage.
Accustomed to seeing the same dancing, the examiner was also a little aesthetically tired, and when he saw Wei Xiyue like this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Wei Xiyue's dance and music are also different from everyone's piano, using drums as the mainstay, supplemented by the sound of cold zheng, which is quite murderous.
The drum beat "dong dong", Wei Xiyue stepped on the rhythm of the drum, dancing a long sword, and as the rhythm accelerated, the sword qi in her hand swept like Qiu Hong.
"Like a dragon," one examiner muttered, and the other echoed the words.
The drum beat became more and more urgent, Wei Xiyue threw the long sword in her hand towards the sky, the sword actually spread out, turning into several moon-white ribbons, she turned around with the drum, the vermilion skirt was like a blooming rose, and the moon-white ribbon was dotted among them, like the delicate dew on the rose.
Suddenly, the skirt actually fell, Wei Xiyue was not shocked at all, and the ribbon in her hand turned into a long sword again, lifting the skirt and throwing it into an unscrupulous poppy.
"Good!" In the stands, the examiners erupted in applause.
Huo Lingxiao was among them, and applauded together, but when he saw that the last moment, although it was the finishing touch of the whole dance, the skirt seemed to be a little strange, he secretly suspected, and after leaving the stands for some reason, he turned around to find Wei Xiyue, wanting to ask her the reason.
After stepping down, Huo Lingxiao found Wei Xiyue.
She didn't say much, just pulled Huo Lingxiao to a hidden place, "Third brother, don't worry, there will be a good show in a while." ”
Huo Lingxiao stood up as he said, and the next person on the stage was Wei Feiyu, who crossed his arms and quietly watched Wei Feiyu's performance.
Wei Feiyu held a flute in her hand and walked slowly to the stage, only to hear the sound of the flute, she twisted her body with the sound of the flute, and her plain hands like jade lingered gracefully, and her skirt fluttered.
said that it was too late and that it was fast, and when Wei Feiyu was dancing, the skirt also fell off!
Huo Lingyu was hiding in the dark to observe, thinking of seeing Wei Xiyue's ugliness with his own eyes, but Wei Xiyue was cleverly resolved, and even won a full house, he was secretly angry, and he didn't even watch Wei Feiyu's dance seriously.
When Huo Lingyu saw such a situation on the stage, he took off his cloak and flew forward, covering Wei Feiyu.
Seeing this, Wei Xiyue looked back at Huo Lingxiao, smiled meaningfully, and asked, "Third brother, do you know why the fourth prince appeared?" ”
Huo Lingxiao looked at everything that happened on the stage, thoughtfully, and intuitively felt that this matter was related to Wei Xiyue's dancing clothes, so Xiao Wusu quickly checked and verified.
Escorted off the stage by Huo Lingyu, Wei Feiyu cried so much that she saw Huo Lingyu going to visit the examiner and others, she took the opportunity to sneak out of the lounge.
"Wei Xiyue!" She pointed at Wei Xiyue angrily, "You say! You didn't do it! ”
Seeing her like this, Wei Xiyue sneered in her heart, why did she only allow the state officials to set fires, and not allow the people to light the lights.
Unwilling to pay much attention to Wei Feiyu, Wei Xiyue casually said, "Sister, what are you talking about?" ”
"You!" Wei Feiyu saw that she was so perfunctory, but she had no evidence, so she couldn't help but be speechless for a while.
In the palace, since Concubine Yao lifted the ban, the emperor has doted on her more and more, and Concubine Yao is also a wonderful person, taking this opportunity to take advantage of the situation, blowing the wind in the emperor's ears every day, saying how Wei Xiyue is.
The emperor listened to it day by day, and imperceptibly left an unfathomable impression of Wei Xiyue, so it was peaceful in Beijing, and Wei Kemu had been at home for a long time, so he called Wei Kemu in front of Concubine Yao.
Wei Kemu got the news and knew that this was a signal for the emperor to make a comeback, so he hurried to the palace, but saw that Concubine Yao was also by the emperor's side.
He frowned quietly, it seems that his trip is probably not for any serious matter, and it is said that "the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics", and Concubine Yao is becoming more and more arrogant.
"Weichen see Your Majesty, Guifei Niangniang." Even though he thought so, Wei Kemu still saluted respectfully.
"Aiqing is exempt." The emperor was in a very happy mood and personally stepped forward to pick up Wei Kemu.
He spoke earnestly: "Aiqing, the ancients said: 'Self-cultivation, family, governance, and peace in the world', Aiqing is busy with state affairs every day, I am very moved, but I also have to pay more attention to my own family affairs." ”
Oh? This matter is actually related to the Wei Mansion, and I don't know what kind of pillow wind Concubine Yao blew to the emperor.
Wei Kemu was puzzled, and after considering his words, he spoke cautiously: "Weichen is panicked, please make it clear to Your Majesty." ”
This matter was originally the emperor's whim, and seeing Wei Kemu like this, he no longer insisted on it, and said bluntly: "Aiqing's niece and nephew have not long returned to Beijing from the border pass, and it seems that she has done a lot of things, if Aiqing is free, it is better to check it in person." ”
Hearing that this matter was related to Wei Xiyue, even though she was still nervous, Wei Kemu was still relieved, it seemed that it was not her mother or wife who annoyed Concubine Yao, and things still had a turnaround.
"Wechen received the order, and I hope that Your Majesty will forgive the sin, and Wechen will definitely discipline him well after he returns home."
The emperor smiled "haha" and patted Wei Kemu's shoulder vigorously, "Why should you and I be so restrained." ”
Concubine Yao also chimed in: "Your Majesty is the most approachable, and Lord Wei doesn't have to be like this. ”
After that, Concubine Yao looked at the emperor and smiled, and the emperor also laughed loudly.
Wei Kemu wiped the sweat on his head and smiled awkwardly, this atmosphere was really inconvenient to stay long, he hurriedly retired and left.
When she was at home before, Wei Kemu had already tested Wei Xiyue, and she was in the store, but it was just a promise.
In addition, he really didn't want to obey Concubine Yao's assignment, so he didn't start the investigation, but just ordered his subordinates to run all over the capital, pretending.
Since Wei Xiyue and Huo Lingxiao both went to Tianci Academy, Huo Lingshen was alone in the capital, and he had no interest in doing anything.
That day, he thought about it for a long time, had a plan, and secretly ran outside the city and slipped into the Tianci Academy, wanting to find Wei Xiyue and Huo Lingxiao to relieve their boredom.
Hiding everywhere, Huo Lingshen touched the outside of Huo Lingxiao's room, he swaggered in, and was about to go directly to the study, but found that the courtyard was empty.
He pursed his lips and said to himself, "The third brother doesn't know where he went, why is he so busy." ”
Unable to find anyone, he had no choice but to leave, bored along the path in front of the courtyard, and strayed into the garden, but was pleasantly surprised to bump into Wei Xiyue.
"Xiyue!" He shouted in joy.
Wei Xiyue heard a familiar voice calling to herself, how did Huo Lingshen come in, she turned back in confusion.
"Shhhhh
Huo Lingxiao was obedient and obedient, tiptoed forward, and asked about the recent situation of the exam in the past few days.
In Wei Xiyue's eyes, Huo Lingshen was just a child, so instead of answering, he asked rhetorically, "Your Highness Eleven, why are you here?" ”
"It's not that you're not in Beijing, I'm so bored that I have to come to look for you, who knows that the third brother is also busy..."
Listening to Huo Lingshen's complaints, Wei Xiyue showed a smile and said comfortingly: "Your Highness Eleventh, don't worry, Your Highness the Third may be reviewing the test papers." ”
She raised her eyes to look at the sky, and continued: "It's not too early, I guess the Third Highness has also returned to the room." ”
When Huo Lingshen heard this, his eyes lit up, and he left in a hurry, leaving a sentence, "Goodbye Xiyue, I'm going to find the third brother!" ”
Looking at his back, Wei Xiyue smiled helplessly and continued to focus on the painting at hand.
In the afternoon, it is time to test your drawing skills.
After entering the examination room, Wei Xiyue opened the paint box, only to find that all the paints had been mixed together, mixed into a cloudy gray-black.
"Heh, sure enough, Wei Feiyu still doesn't give up." Wei Xiyue sneered in her heart.
Looking at the mess of the paint tray, she groaned slightly, and an idea gradually took shape in her mind.
She took the drops of ink, studied the water, took a sheep's hair pen, and dipped it in the paint without hesitation.
Soon, a freehand splashed ink landscape gradually took shape. Looking at this painting, Wei Xiyue nodded with satisfaction and handed in the test paper with confidence.
On a summer afternoon, the sound of cicadas is continuous, the scorching sun is steaming the earth, and all the examiners are reading the exam papers indoors.
"Look!" An examiner spoke out of joy and broke the boredom of the room.
Everyone gathered around to admire a painting on the table.
The gray-blue brush tone is cool, the beautiful and winding mountains, winding and circling, the clouds and mist are swirling, and the top of the mountain pokes out of the clouds and mist, like a hibiscus out of the water, the hazy distant mountains, shrouded in a layer of light veil, the shadow is sufficient, in the ethereal clouds and smoke, flickering far and near, if it is about to leave.
"Wonderful." Everyone was amazed, and the person who marked the paper waved his pen and wrote down the best results.
Huo Lingxiao saw that the brushstrokes were familiar, and the swaying was quite atmospheric, so he guessed that it was Wei Xiyue's painting, and when the reading was over, he found Wei Xiyue, and when he asked, it was indeed the case.
"Third brother, you don't know, I went to the examination room, only to find that the paints were mixed together, so I had to try my best to save it." Wei Xiyue complained casually.
Huo Lingxiao was even more amazed when he heard this, "Xiyue, it is worthy of you, do you know, we all said that your painting is really good, and the examiner even has to frame it." ”
"The third brother really won the award." Hearing Huo Lingxiao's praise, she was a little embarrassed, lowered her head and smiled shyly.