The singing of the attendant attracted the attention of everyone in the water pavilion, and everyone looked outside the water pavilion, the eyes of Tao San girl in the crowd flashed slightly, and a flame of hope ignited in her pupils. Maybe she could......

Outside the house, the sound of laughter and noise was getting closer and closer, and there were several female voices in the middle speaking stiff Dasheng language.

It was not only the county lord of Roland, Chu Qingyu and the third princess Shu Yun who came, but also several noble ladies such as Geng Tinglian and Yuzhen county lord, and the seven or eight palace maids led by Wen Yongju were also followed by the group of people walking towards the water pavilion.

Chu Qingyu wore a purple makeup and woven gold gown today, with a twelve-piece embroidered peony flower skirt, a peony bun on her head, and a red gold title Nanzhu Jin Bu Shao, graceful and luxurious.

Today, she still accompanied the Lord of Roland and others to play around in Beijing as usual, and the Lord of Roland heard that Hui Lanyuan was recruiting female students today, so he proposed to come and have a look, so they came.

Chu Qingyu saw Duanmu Fei standing beside Qi at a glance, his pupils shrank sharply, and the steps under his feet subconsciously stopped outside the threshold.

It turned out that Duanmu Fei also came to apply for the women's school.

Time flies, and most of the year has passed in the blink of an eye...... Since the flower-viewing banquet in Hanfang Garden in March, this is the first time Chu Qingyu has seen Duanmufei, as if he is in another world.

Now, she has become the rightful second princess, and Duanmu Fei was also married to Feng Yan by the emperor's decree.

Sealed, inflamed.

As long as he thought of this name and thought of that handsome young man with high spirits, Chu Qingyu felt sad.

She is sincere to Feng Yan, and she is willing to give everything to assist Feng Yan in achieving great causes, but because of Duanmu Fei's horizontal knife to win love, everything came to naught.

Chu Qingyu's mind flashed like a marquee for more than two years, and his heart became more and more painful and hateful.

Not only hates Duanmu for snatching people's love, but also hates Feng Yan's empathy and farewell, and hates him for trampling his true heart under his feet!

Feng Yan, she will definitely make him regret it.

Chu Qingyu secretly clenched the handkerchief in his hand, just stopped for a moment, and continued to walk forward as if nothing had happened, and entered the Water Pavilion with Lord Roland and the third princess Shu Yun.

Of course, Geng Tinglian also saw Duanmu Fei, her eyes flashed slightly, and she quickly looked away.

"I've seen the second princess, Her Royal Highness the third princess, the lord of Roland, and the lord of Yuzhen County......"

Everyone in the room gave a salute to Chu Qingyu, Shu Yun and his party.

After Chu Qingyu signaled them to be exempted, he said with a smile: "Qi everyone, I heard that the calligraphy and painting exam is being held here, I don't know if there will be a result?" ”

Hearing this, Lord Roland was refreshed, and he also looked at Qi curiously.

"Back to the second princess, there is already a result." Qi was blessed again, and repeated the result again without humility or arrogance, and did not shy away from saying that it was her and Duanmu who were the leaders.

Chu Qingyu's face froze, and then he realized that Duanmufei was not here to apply for the exam, but to comment on the paintings.

She raised her eyebrows slightly, and said casually: "Qi everyone, in my opinion, although the fourth girl of Duanmu is famous, she is too young after all......

Her voice outside her voice was that Duanmu Fei was young and might not be able to convince the public.

Lord Roland also nodded slightly in agreement, and said to Chu Qing: "Second princess, it's a bit child's play. In my Baichuan clan, any competition is judged by a respected person in the clan, and the fourth girl of Duanmu is afraid that it will be difficult to do this. As he spoke, Lord Roland glanced at Duanmu casually, naturally remembering the polo game in the Ningjiang Palace.

The performance of this Duanmu Fourth Girl at that time can be described as child's play, how can such a person who has no real talent and learning be qualified to evaluate other people's paintings!

"Second princess, Lord Roland, I think the fourth girl of Duanmu deserves it." Qi said with a calm and firm expression, secretly thinking: It's not too late to drive people away now......

Women's study is the hard work of her, Li Yu and Zhong Yu, and she doesn't like others to come to comment arbitrarily and point out the country when they don't know anything.

The Qi family was about to euphemistically order the eviction of guests, when he saw that the third girl Tao was blessed, and said again: "Second princess, Your Royal Highness the third princess, Lord Roland, I think the judgment is unfair, and I want to ask you to comment on this exam." ”

Qi Shi was already unhappy in his heart, but when he heard this, his lips were pursed, and his eyes glanced at Tao San Girl lightly.

Chu Qingyu showed a comfortable smile on his face, and said in a gentle but unacceptable tone: "Qi everyone, why don't you let me wait and take a look at the paintings of a few girls." ”

Duanmu Fei kept smiling and groaning, and it seemed that no matter what Miss Tao San, Chu Qingyu, and Lord Roland said, they couldn't move her.

Qi just looked at Duanmu Fei like this, and his mood was a little lighter, feeling that although this little girl's family was young, she was really calm, no wonder she could have this attainment at a young age, and her heart was far from being comparable to that of ordinary girls.

Qi stretched out his hand to make an invitation, "A few of you please take care of yourself." The expression and tone were all indifferent.

Chu Qingyu, Lord Roland, Geng Tinglian and others also walked around the ten paintings, and finally stopped in front of Tao San's "Snow Plum Picture".

Chu Qingyu and Lord Roland exchanged words for a while, and then Chu Qingyu spoke: "Qi everyone, in my opinion, it is still this painting by Miss Tao that is better and can be regarded as the leader. ”

The corners of Miss Tao's mouth rose uncontrollably, her eyes looked at Chu Qingyu with burning eyes, and the depression in her heart finally dissipated a little.

Although there is gloom in this world, there is still justice!

The plum painted in her painting is iron-clad, why does Duanmu Fei say that this painting has no "charm"!

The third girl Tao proudly straightened her waist, just like the red plum in this painting.

Everyone stirred again with Chu Qingyu's words, and there was inevitably a hint of doubt in their eyes when they looked at Qi.

In the face of everyone's doubts, Duanmu Fei and Qi were always calm. Looking at the two of them, Zhang Lan gradually calmed down, standing quietly in a dignified manner, it seemed that he was not shocked by honor and disgrace, only those eyes were as bright as blue sky.

Chu Qingyu saw that everyone was moved by what he said, and he was proud in his heart, and he consciously had the upper hand.

She stroked her sleeves elegantly, and said, "Everyone, I really don't understand why the painting of Miss Tao San has not been among the top three...... Could it be that there was fraud in this exam?! ”

"Fraud is a big taboo, in the imperial examination, fraud is a big crime, the examiner is dismissed or beheaded to show the public, or the examinee is taken away from the fame, and he will not be allowed to take the test again for life. Although women's studies are not as good as the imperial examinations, the emperor and the queen have high expectations for women's studies, and they should be fair and just, so as to live up to the sacred heart. ”

"What do you think?"

Chu Qingyu looked at Qi with a righteous and awe-inspiring expression.

Lord Roland nodded from time to time on the side, on the one hand, she felt that what Chu Qingyu said was very much in line with her, and on the other hand, she had a feeling that it was really so.

From the last polo match, she could see that this Duanmufei was not a person who took the "right path".

"I thought the Central Plains was a country of etiquette." Lord Roland said with a little disdain.

She also knew that these Central Plains people often ridiculed them behind their backs that these northwestern tribes were barbarians, but in fact, their Central Plains talents were the most hypocritical, insidious and despicable, and their sons and daughters of the northwest grassland had always been above board.

Chu Qingyu smiled reservedly, and then said: "As the princess, since I saw it today, I can't turn a blind eye, and today I will be the master to set the top three ......" Saying that, she looked at Qi, and it was difficult to hide her arrogance in her tone, "Qi everyone, okay?" ”

Chu Qingyu and a few steps away Qi looked at each other, and after a while, the other girls in the room were quiet, and everyone looked at the two of them, so quiet that only the cold wind whistling outside the window seemed to be near or far.

The corners of Chu Qingyu's mouth hooked a confident arc.

Qi's fraud allowed herself to be caught, for her, the best way now is to turn big things into small things, and small things into nothing, she will definitely follow herself.

And he can also use this incident to neutralize the nobles in Beijing, and he can please the emperor and queen even more.

Speaking of which, I really want to be grateful to Duanmu Fei for giving me such a great opportunity!

Who thinks, but Qi smiled calmly, his expression was as unshakable as a rock, and he said loudly: "The ranking has been decided, if anyone is not convinced, they can not enter the women's school." ”

"Although the women's examination is not as good as the imperial examination, one is one, two is two, and since I have already decided the ranking, it is impossible to change it for anyone."

"Second princess, have you ever heard an old saying: 'If you are not in your position, you will not seek your government'? The swallow bird knows the ambition of the bird, and the second princess will still be cautious in her words and deeds in the future! ”

Qi Shi looked at Chu Qingyu without flinching, with a hint of arrogance in his calmness, as if to say that she was the master of calligraphy and painting, and her vision was naturally far beyond those of them laymen.

Qi's words were not merciless at all, and the atmosphere around him became even stranger.

The Qi family dared to humiliate her second princess so much in public! Chu Qingyu's face was extremely ugly, and he only felt that what Qi said about "bird's bird" and "Honghu's ambition" were all thorny.

This Qi is really shameless! Chu Qingyu gritted his teeth secretly, as if a turbulent wave had been set off in his heart, and said calmly on his face: "Then I want to ask, why do you insist on going your own way and refer to the deer as a horse?" ”

Duanmu Fei took half a step forward and walked to Qi's side, she smiled at Qi and said, "Of course, it's because Miss Zhang's painting is 'far better' than Miss Taosan." ”

The third girl Tao was flushed in an instant, angry and ashamed, and blurted out: "Where am I inferior to her?!" ”

Why is she a "bird", Zhang Lan and Duanmufei are "Honghu", she is not convinced!

She thinks that the effort and sweat she has put in far exceeds that of these noble girls; She thinks that her natural appearance is by no means inferior to these pampered and up-bred famous girls!

Duanmu Fei smiled slightly, knowing that it was useless to talk to the other party no matter how much, so he asked, "Miss Tao San, do you mind if I add a few strokes to the girl's painting?" ”

The third girl Tao was stunned, and immediately understood the meaning of the other party's words, Duanmu Fei wanted to help herself change the painting!

Miss Tao San generously stretched out her hand to make an invitation.

There was no need for Duanmu Fei to order, Yuwei immediately prepared pen and ink for her.

Everyone gathered around Duanmu Fei, looking at her with burning eyes.

Yu Wei skillfully sharpened the ink for her, Qi and Zhang Lan both looked at her with interest on the side, especially Zhang Lan, the corners of her mouth curled up uncontrollably, and she suddenly felt that she might be lucky today.

After Duanmu Fei picked out a sheep's hair pen, he dipped it in ink casually, and then picked up the pen and drew it, looking focused.

The surroundings fell silent with her waves, silent.

Duanmu Fei is obviously confident, and when she puts down the pen as when she plays chess, she does not hesitate at all, one stroke after another, and sketches a prototype in three or two strokes......

It's a?!

To be precise, it was a chickadee that spread its wings and flew towards the plum branch.

After Duanmu Fei finished painting a chickadee, he immediately drew a second one, and the second stopped on the branch, slightly sideways, as if looking at the plum blossoms on the left, and seemed to be looking at the first flying towards it, so that this originally cold and glamorous picture suddenly had a kind of agility and vitality.

I don't know who let out a low sigh: "The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold." ”

Yes!

With the addition of these two vivid and interesting chickadees, the painting suddenly exudes a fragrance that is invisible to the naked eye.

Why did these two spread their wings in spite of the wind and snow, isn't it the crisp plum fragrance?!

The people around were talking one after another, and their faces were full of praise and admiration:

"Snow-dyed plum fragrance."

"Wonderful!"

"The addition of these two chickadees not only points to the topic, but also gives this painting a 'charm'."

“……”

In a noisy exclamation, Duanmu put down his pen unhurriedly, turned his head to look at the "Cedar Picture" on the side, and said: "Melting snow and frying fragrant tea, mixing crispy and boiling chyle." The painting of Zhang Wu girl is not only exquisite, but also the theme of 'sweeping snow and making tea', the fragrance of tea is the fragrance of snow, which is meaningful and evocative. ”

"Among these paintings, the best one is this "Cedar Picture" by Zhang Wu Girl."

"She's the leader!"

For a while, everyone else in the Water Pavilion was quiet, and only Duanmufei's voice echoed in the room, not light or heavy, but it seemed to be extra loud.

Everyone looked back and forth at the paintings of Tao San and Zhang Lan with a sudden realization of their eyes, and many of them nodded slightly, convinced.

The fourth girl of Duanmu said it well, and the name of the fifth girl in Zhang is worthy of her name!

In the crowd, only Chu Qingyu's face was even more ugly.

"You can see the leopard in the tube." Duanmu Fei raised his eyes and looked at Chu Qingyu, smiled slightly, and said, "I hope the second princess will take it as a lesson!" ”

Duanmu Fei was so bold that he dared to talk to her dignified second princess like this! Chu Qingyu's face became even more ugly, and he clenched the handkerchief in his hand tightly, but he couldn't refute a word.

At this time, no matter what she refutes, it will only make people feel that she is trapped and fighting, and she will not admit her mistakes!

Everyone's eyes inevitably followed Duanmu Fei's words and looked at Chu Qingyu again, and the corners of many people's mouths were dyed with a meaningful smile.

It seems that although this second princess is the concubine of the Xuanguo Mansion, she is no better than her eldest sister Chu Da Girl, who died early, and her eyes are mediocre, and it seems that this is nothing more than that.

The sneering gazes of everyone seemed to slap Chu Qingyu one after another on her face, and the anger in Chu Qingyu's heart rushed straight to her head, and the new hatred and old hatred were superimposed, making her almost lose her mind, and her eyes were red.

She wanted to say presumptuous, she wanted to order someone to hold Mu Fei's mouth to vent the hatred in her heart, but she also knew that now was not the time, if she was reckless at this time, it would definitely make people suspect that she, the second princess, was not tolerant.

She can't ruin her reputation for the sake of momentary pleasure.

Chu Qingyu had to grit her teeth secretly and endure it, and the handkerchief in her hand was almost crumpled by her.

The lord of Roland on the side really didn't understand these paintings of Dasheng, in her opinion, as long as the paintings were vivid and colorful, they were good paintings.

However, looking at the subtle expressions of Chu Qingyu, the third princess Shu Yun and the third girl Tao, she knew that what Duanmu Fei said was true.

Lord Roland's face was not very good-looking, and he muttered angrily: "Pretending!" ”

Her four words were naturally given to Duanmu Fei.

Duanmufei just didn't hear it, anyway, people didn't name her, did she have to put her hat on her head.

Chu Qingyu was moved, his eyes glanced back and forth in front of Lord Roland and Duanmu Fei, and squinted thoughtfully. It seems that this Roland County Lord still has some old grudges with Duanmufei...... Could it be that what happened to the two of them in the Ningjiang Palace?

Weiss looked around at the people in the room and asked lightly, "But who else is not convinced?" ”

This time, Miss Tao San was silent, and the other girls' families were also silent, and there was a dead silence all around.

Qi continued: "Master, preach and teach to solve doubts. Since Miss Tao San has doubts about me and the girl, in order not to delay the girl, the girl should go back. ”

Qi looked at Miss Tao San with a calm expression, his eyes bright.

She is not a grudge, but since Miss Tao San does not believe in her character and her attainments in calligraphy and painting, how can she be a teacher?

Hearing this, Miss Tao's pupils shrank sharply, her face turned slightly pale, and she hurriedly explained: "Everyone, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just because I heard that the person who commented on the painting is Duanmu Fourth Girl, so I lost my sense of proportion for a while......"

There was a hint of eagerness in the eyes of the third girl Tao.

She must enter the women's school, their Tao family is a poor family, and there is no foundation in the capital at all, she entered the women's school, so that she can make friends with more noble women; Her admission to a women's school will be of great benefit to her marriage and her reputation.

"Besides," Miss Tao San looked at Duanmu Fei beside Qi again, and defended herself vigorously, "Everyone Qi, Miss Duanmu is also a candidate, and she is not qualified to point fingers at my drawing at all." ”

If it weren't for Duanmu Fei's first Yue Ling, how could he offend the Qi family?! How could I be in such a situation?!

The corners of Chu Qingyu's eyes flashed blue, and in order to save some face, he also echoed: "Qi everyone, you also said just now, 'not in his position, not in his politics'. Since the four girls of Duanmu are candidates, they should not overstep their bounds. ”

"Second princess, third girl Tao, I think the two of you have some misunderstanding." Qi looked at Chu Qingyu and Tao San with a calm expression, "Duanmu Fourth Miss is not a candidate, she has a chanting post." As long as Duanmu Fei is willing, she can enter the women's school at any time.

This news was like a dry thunderclap on the ground, causing everyone around to be in an uproar.

As everyone knows, the girls who got the post are all outstanding in learning, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, all of them are proficient, and they can be said to be the top five outstanding among the nobles in Beijing, and their talents are recognized.

From the moment they arrived at Hui Lan Yuan in the morning, not only the girls who had come to take the exam, but also their families and the students of the Guozijian were speculating about who was holding the fifth chant.

Because the porter said that he only saw four Yongsu posts today, everyone thought that the fifth person did not come, but they didn't expect it to be Duanmufei.

Duanmufei, who is only twelve years old this year, is afraid that he is the youngest of the five girls.

Thinking about it, the expressions of the people around him became extremely subtle, I don't know whether it was more admiration or jealousy, everyone's eyes were once again focused on Duanmu Fei's body, and the look of shock in his expression could not be hidden, and there were many discussions:

"It turns out that the fourth girl of Duanmu is the fifth person!"

"The four girls of Duanmu are good at chess, piano, and painting, and they really deserve this Yongsu post."

"It's worthy of being the granddaughter of Duanmu Shousuke!"

“……”

In the midst of the noisy and chaotic discussions, Tao San's face was pale, and her face was like paper.

She wanted to say something, her lips trembled slightly, but she couldn't speak.

At this time, Qi moved, she took half a step forward, picked up the pen that Duanmufei put down just now, and directly crossed out the name of Tao San Girl from the list.

The pitch-black ink was particularly dazzling on the off-white silk paper, and I felt as if I had been completely denied by this stroke.

Tao San's pupils shrank, and her cherry lips opened and closed, but this time she couldn't speak anymore, and her heart kept falling downward, straight into the bottomless abyss......

Qi Shi looked around at everyone and politely announced: "Everyone, this is the end of the examination of the four arts of qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the results of the written test in the morning will be released tomorrow." On behalf of the Women's School, I would like to thank you for joining us today. All girls have the heart to learn, no matter what the result is, you and I must not forget the original intention......"

Those girls all bowed their heads slightly when they heard this, and they thought it was true, but the more Duanmu Fei listened, the more they felt that it was a little bad, and if they stayed any longer, maybe they would really be "trapped" by Qi everyone. It's freezing in November, so she doesn't want to smell the chickens dancing every day!

Duanmu Fei took advantage of the fact that everyone else's eyes fell on Qi, and silently took a step back...... Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she quickly ran away.

After leaving the water pavilion, he ran out of seven or eight zhang, and Duanmu Fei looked back and saw that no one had caught up, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She gathered the cloak on her body, planning to find Hanxing first, well, Hanxing didn't know where to play.

The lord of Roland in the Water Pavilion didn't pay attention to Duanmu Fei, her Dasheng language was already average, and at this moment, she listened to Qi's Wen Crepe talk endlessly, and the more she listened, the more annoying she became, so she turned her head to Wen Yongju in the left rear and said: "Gonggong Wen, it's so boring here, you take us to play elsewhere!" ”

Lord Roland didn't mean to lower his voice at all, and the other people around him naturally heard it, and their faces were a little disapproving.

Wen Yongju diligently agreed to his promise, and said busily: "Lord Roland, this Huilan Garden is originally a royal palace, and there are many interesting places. Let's take the county lord around this garden. ”

"Not leading the way yet." Lord Roland said coquettishly and walked out of the water pavilion without hesitation.

Chu Qingyu, Geng Tinglian and the others also left with her, and after a while, the water pavilion was half empty, and the Qi family naturally would not keep them.

"Lord Roland," Chu Qing called to Lord Roland with a smile, guiding the other party's gaze to Duanmu on the other side of the lake, and said with relief quietly, "The fourth girl of Duanmu was rude to the county lord, and asked the county lord to have a lot, don't mind." ”

The meaning of Chu Qing's language is clear, that is, to attribute all the fault to Duanmu Fei.

Of course, Geng Tinglian in the back also heard it, and looked at Chu Qingyu's back with deep eyes, and the corners of her mouth hooked a smile that seemed to be a smile.

Lord Roland snorted disdainfully, and said, "I'm too lazy to deal with such opportunistic and timid people who are head-to-head!" ”

Really! There is really an old grudge between Lord Roland and Duanmufei. Chu Qingyu said secretly in his heart, but he remained silent, and asked pretending to be puzzled: "Lord Roland, could it be that the county lord has known the fourth girl of Duanmu for a long time?" There was a hint of temptation in her words.

The county lord of Roland pursed his lips disdainfully, and the county lord Yuzhen explained on the side: "That is, when the emperor was in the Ningjiang Palace for the summer before, we had a few encounters with the fourth girl of Duanmu. ”

Speaking of the matter of Ningjiang Palace, the lord of Roland County became angry, and couldn't help but tell him about the polo match that day, and the more he talked about it, the more annoyed he became. If she is more than riding a horse and playing polo in an open and honest way, how can she lose to the rabble like Duanmu Fei and Hanxing!

"I see, the county lord is angry." Chu Qingyu sighed with emotion, and said in his heart: This Duanmu Fei is really in the limelight and makes enemies everywhere.

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