Ah Tao smiled and snuggled up to Shen's side.

The carriage of the Song Mansion entered the palace, and everyone began to look restrained.

Although Ah Tao is a person who is used to laughing and playing on weekdays, but to participate in such an important banquet, she immediately showed the style of a lady, got out of the carriage, and was led to the banquet by the palace people.

After the Song family took their seats, a father-in-law with a floating hand shouted sharply: "Your Majesty, the queen has arrived!" ”

Everyone put down the wine glasses in their hands, knelt down to greet the holy car, and finished saluting!

Ah Tao returned to his position and looked at the emperor sitting on the dragon chair wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, his expression was not angry but threatening, which was daunting.

After that, Li Gan also arrived, she was dressed in a dark green robe, and her little face looked fleshy and very cute.

At this time, Sister Ping'er, who was sitting next to Ah Tao, looked a little unsightly, so she took the cup in her hand and took a sip of it.

Seeing this, Ah Tao quickly raised her hand and touched Sister Ping'er's back.

Sister Ping shook her head: "I'm fine." ”

Ah Tao was very worried, took out a handkerchief and wiped her mouth for her, and then said, "But Sister Ping, I see that your face is not very good." ”

After the banquet, the palace maid began to serve tea and snacks.

The envoy of Yingzhou Kingdom saluted the Emperor of the Li Dynasty, and then said: "Xiao Wang heard that the Li Dynasty is full of talents, Rao is a woman, and there is no lack of intelligence and wit. On the third tour of the wine country, Xiao Wang wanted to propose to His Majesty to exchange civil and military affairs to show the friendship between the two countries and also to see the talents of the Li Dynasty. ”

It turned out that the envoy of the Li Dynasty sent from Yingzhou State this time was actually the prince of Yingzhou Kingdom.

A Taoxin said: "After saying such a lot, don't you just want to compete?" It is difficult for our Li Dynasty to succeed, and we are afraid that a small Yingzhou country will not succeed. ”

The emperor naturally disdains such a small country, but under the leadership of the new monarch, Yingzhou's military strength is growing day by day, and over time, it is naturally not to be underestimated, and the emperor immediately agreed.

Soon, the process of the game was drawn up, and the game was divided into three games: the first cultural fight, the second music fight, and the third martial arts fight.

And the people of Yingzhou are very good at using scimitars in martial arts.

In the first Wendou, Yingzhou sent their country's Princess Sakuraqin to fight.

This Princess Yingqin is only fifteen years old, but she is born with white skin and snow, very beautiful, wearing a kimono from Yingzhou Kingdom, and a beautiful jade pendant on her chest.

Ah Tao is the first to look at people's faces, Rao is her woman, and she will be impressed by such beautiful people, not to mention the men present, all of them are dumbfounded.

But there is one exception, this person is Qian Xizhou, who doesn't look at this princess at all.

A Taoxin said: "Such a beautiful beauty can't get into your eyes, and the one who can get into your eyes has to look so beautiful!" ”

"I heard that the Li Dynasty is full of talents, and the most famous one is the son of Qian Xizhou of Guozijian, Yingqin has admired the name for a long time, I don't know which one is the son of Qian Xizhou, can he come out to learn from each other."

As soon as Ah Tao heard this, he was not happy, a man in Qian Xizhou, if he won a princess, he would not see much brilliance on his face, but if he lost, he would be even more ashamed of being laughed at.

Qian Xizhou stood up and said: "Thanks to Princess Yingqin's appreciation, it's just that there is a rule in this dynasty, where men are not allowed to fight women." The women of this dynasty are also equally talented, so the princess should choose someone else. ”

Qian Xizhou's words, Yingqin was displeased when she heard this, and the emperor said: "The Li Dynasty is full of talents, since the princess is in the war, the dynasty naturally wants to send women out to despise the princess, Lu Shenyu is there?" ”

Lu Shenyu is the daughter of the imperial doctor, she has learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child, and is a well-known talented woman in the imperial city.

Lu Shenyu immediately stood up from the crowd, she was wearing a chrysanthemum-yellow waist-length bandeau skirt, combing her shoulders, and her whole body was full of bookish smell.

"The folk girl is here."

"I asked you to compete with Princess Sakurakoto, can you agree?"

Lu Shenyu bowed and said: "The people's daughter obeys the order, please Your Majesty, the people's daughter will definitely not lose my Li Dynasty's face." ”

Immediately, the game began.

Lu Wenyu has read poetry and books since she was a child, whether it is writing poems or pairs, it is difficult for her, but this Yingzhou country is not interested in these things at all.

Princess Sakuraqin only took a bag sewn with gold thread from the maidservant, and when it was opened, it was actually a stick of incense.

Princess Yingqin said: "This is the cherry blossom incense produced in our country, its taste is fragrant and fragrant, quiet and elegant, just this one incense, after burning, you can make the fragrance in this hall last for three days, today's competition, Sakura Qin knows that she is not as delicate as this girl, so it is not more than poetry and songs, only one question." ”

Lu Shenyu thought that Princess Yingqin was more fragrant, and the corners of her mouth still had a decent smile, and said, "Please also ask the princess to ask the question." ”

Princess Yingqin took the incense stick and walked to Lu Shenyu's side.

Because Princess Yingqin is petite, and Lu Shenyu is tall, Princess Yingqin walked to her side, and Lu Shenyu suppressed her momentum and looked confident.

Princess Sakura inserted the incense into the prepared incense burner and said: "This cherry blossom incense is lit, it takes two clocks to ignite, but the texture of this incense is uneven, less than half the length of the spice, not a quarter of an hour, now, Qin Sakura wants the girl to use this incense to calculate the hour......"

After saying this, Princess Qin Sakura saluted the emperor and queen who were sitting on a high place, and said, "Your Majesty, this is the question that Sakura Qin said. ”

After listening to Princess Kotozakura's words, everyone's eyes fell on the incense burner, and they all began to think about how to solve this problem.

When Lu Shenyu heard this, he also stood in place, thought calmly for a while, and thought of an answer, but immediately denied it.

After thinking about it, I found that although this question sounds simple, it is actually very tricky and strange, this incense is not even at all, if it is divided into two halves, it is not a quarter of an hour to burn half of it, so ......

Princess Yingqin looked at Lu Shenyu and said, "I still hope that the girl will explain." ”

Lu Shenyu's hands and feet were cold, and he tried hard to calm himself down and come up with a way.

For a while, in the huge palace, it was quiet and everyone breathed.

Ah Tao looked at Lu Shenyu standing in the middle, took a bite of the pastry leisurely, and then said, "Actually, this question is not difficult. ”

Sister Ping'er beside her was stunned for a moment, and said in her heart: "Such people can't solve it, where is it simple?"