Chu Qingyu continued: "The fourth girl of Duanmu is young, and it is inevitable that she will be spoiled by her family. I heard that she was talented and intelligent, and this time she even got Yongsuti, it seems that she should have a little bit of talent, and it is inevitable that she will be proud of her talents......"

"Is this chant really that precious?" Lord Roland raised his chin disapprerovingly.

The corners of Chu Qingyu's lips curled up at an angle that the Lord of Roland couldn't see, and nodded: "The three female scholars have only sent out a total of five Yongsu posts, and the five girls who received the posts are all fine in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs, and four books and five classics, and they can be said to be the most outstanding people in the boudoir of the capital." ”

Chu Qingyu greatly admired the Yongsu post, but the lord of Roland frowned when he heard it, and sneered: "According to me, this Duanmu Fourth Girl doesn't know if she got this post because she was familiar with that Qi family, or if she really has real talent and learning......

According to the lord of Roland, I'm afraid the former is a little more likely.

"County Lord, Qi is known for his talents, so I don't think I can do it." Chu Qingyu showed an unusually gentle smile, "Moreover, I also heard that the fourth girl of Duanmu once adapted the song "Lan Feng Yin" by the Li family, which was praised by others. ”

"Change other people's paintings, change other people's songs." The lord of Roland County became more and more disdainful, and remembered the scene of the polo game, "I know that opportunism and decorating the three-point ability into ten points are actually just showmanship!" ”

Chu Qingyu's eyes brightened, but his mouth said softly: "The county lord's words are wrong. There is a saying among us that it is the mule that the horse pulls out for a walk. The county lord still doesn't want to make judgments. ”

"It's a mule, it's a horse, it's a horse that comes out for a walk." The county lord of Roland stroked his palms and praised, and looked at Duanmu Fei, who was walking lightly towards the warm pavilion on the other side of the lake, "That's right, this county lord wants to see if this Duanmu Fourth Girl is a mule or a horse!" ”

Geng Tinglian didn't say a word in the rear, and watched as the Lord of Roland County walked towards the opposite side of the lake in a hurry under Chu Qingyu's provocation of a few words.

The group walked along the lakeside in a majestic manner, and Geng Tinglian followed behind unhurriedly, occasionally chatting with the third princess Shu Yun, as if she didn't care about the things around her.

Duanmu Fei came to the warm pavilion to see if Han Xing was there, but unfortunately the warm pavilion was empty, not only Han Xing was not there, but the palace maid Congzhen and the stove had already been moved.

Duanmu Fei paused inside and outside the pavilion for a moment, his eyes were in a trance, and he said in his heart: I don't know where Cousin Hanxing went, so she might as well go home first. It's too dangerous to stay here, and if she really gets remembered by the female school, it's too late for her to regret it.

Duanmu turned around decisively, but saw Chu Qingyu and Lord Roland walking towards her violently, stopping a zhang away to block her way.

"Duanmu Fourth Girl, I have heard that the girl has extraordinary piano skills," Chu Qingyu said as he walked half a step closer to Duanmu Fei, "Lord Roland County has come from afar, I want to hear the girl play a song, so that I can appreciate the piano skills of our Dasheng woman." ”

Lord Roland looked at Duanmu Fei with a slight raised chin, her eyes were provocative, she didn't believe this, she knew what real talent Duanmu Fei could have.

Duanmu Fei smiled at Chu Qingyu and said lightly: "Second princess, I'm very busy, if the second princess likes to play small songs, just play them yourself." Duanmu smiled more and more cutely, she is not a musician, she wants to play a tune when someone orders it!

A contemptuous smile appeared on the corner of Lord Roland's mouth, and he said coquettishly: "Fourth girl Duanmu, are you really busy, or don't you dare?!" Hmph, I think this catkins post is also in vain! ”

Duanmu Fei stroked his sleeves, and as he walked forward, he lightly dropped a sentence: "County Lord, since you can't even understand calligraphy and painting, can you understand the tune?" ”

"Duanmu Fei, what do you mean?! How dare you despise this lord so much! Lord Roland was so angry that his face was flushed, and his forehead was even more bruised.

Seeing this, Chu Qingyu was secretly happy in her heart, she had already guessed that Duanmufei's temperament would definitely not be obedient.

This is good, and it gives me the opportunity to play on the topic!

"Duanmufei, stop!"

Chu Qingyu made a look of righteous indignation, strode forward to stop Duanmufei, and pointed at her nose excitedly, "You are really unruly!" Today, as the princess, I will teach you a lesson in your house. ”

Chu Qingyu ordered in a cold voice: "Come on, give me a palm!" ”

However, the attendants of the several prison guards accompanying him were all motionless, looking ahead without squinting.

There was silence all around, only the cold wind was blowing, and the wordless silence seemed to mock Chu Qingyu.

"......" Chu Qingyu's face turned pale, she couldn't believe that her dignified second princess couldn't even instruct these chamberlains?!

"Come on, give me a slap!" Chu Qingyu shouted again, every word was louder than the other, and every word was colder than the other.

Wen Yongju frowned slightly, and scolded a young waiter in Tsing Yi beside him: "You still don't go!" Didn't you hear what the second princess said?! ”

The little waiter in Tsing Yi rolled his eyes at Wen Yongju angrily, although he didn't say anything, his contemptuous eyes already showed everything.

Their direct palace eunuch was ordered to accompany him to open the way, and he didn't come to be the lackey of the second princess?!

Besides, Wen Yongju is stupid, they are not stupid...... The righteous sister who beat Lord Cen didn't crash her braincase!

Duanmu looked at Chu Qingyu with a smile, and the corners of his mouth were like crescent moons.

In the past, she had to take care of the reputation of the Chu family, and she had been holding back, and she didn't worry too much about Chu Qingyu, but now that Chu Qingyu is married, her surname is "Mu", which is a shame, and it is also the face of the second prince, and she can also teach her a little lesson.

Duanmu smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed into thin fox eyes, she now has a backer!

"I am a girl from the Duanmu family, and I can't be replaced by you, the second princess." Duanmu Fei raised his finger and pointed at Chu Qingyu, and said crisply, "If you want to slap your mouth, the second princess might as well palm herself first!" ”

"Bold!" Chu Qing's tone was flushed, this Duanmu Fei was really lawless, and he dared to commit a crime!

However, before her words fell, the five or six attendants of the direct hall eunuchs around her had already moved, and they all surrounded Chu Qingyu with expressionless faces.

This scene shocked several noble girls around, most of them couldn't react, and some maids quietly protected their masters and took a few steps back, lest they accidentally collide with their masters.

"Presumptuous, what do you want to do?!" Wen Yongju hurriedly took a step forward, walked to Chu Qingyu's side, and scolded the attendants, "You have eaten the bear's heart and leopard's guts, and you dare to be rude to the second princess?!" ”

One of the chamberlains let out a mocking snort in a strange way, and he didn't smile, "It's Gonggong Wen, you ate the bear's heart and leopard gall!" "If it weren't for that, how could Wen Yongju be so bold as not to take Lord Cen in his eyes!

"If you dare to be rude to the second princess, you are not afraid of the second prince......"

Chu Qingyu's maid stood in front of her, trying to use the second prince to suppress these chamberlains, but before she finished speaking, she was pulled by a small chamberlain and rudely pushed aside.

The maid let out a low cry, staggered, and fell to the ground in embarrassment.

And the other little chamberlain has a quick eye and has already thrown out a palm......

"Smack!"

A crisp slap resounded in the air, and at this moment, all the sounds around seemed to be sucked away, and even the cold wind stopped.

Those noble ladies were already dumbfounded when they saw this scene, and they couldn't react at all, including the county lord of Roland, the county lord of Yuzhen, and Geng Tinglian.

Duanmu Fei, how dare she?! Geng Tinglian was almost dumbfounded, the scene that had just happened was completely beyond her expectations, her eyes were mixed with shock, disapproval, and disbelief mixed with mixed emotions.

And those waiters who were originally expressionless were wonderful, and the triangular eyes who had just slapped Chu Qingyu with their own hands were extremely proud, and they only felt that they had made a great achievement, presumably when the news reached the ears of Lord Cen Du, it would be their turn to be promoted, right?

The waiter who missed this opportunity just now because he went to talk about Chu Qingyu's maid was annoyed, he knew that he shouldn't have paid attention to that maid, and as for the others, he regretted that his movements were too slow, and he didn't seize the opportunity to show his face in front of the fourth girl of Duanmu.

Hey, if you miss such a great opportunity, I'm afraid there won't be a next time!

A blood-red five-finger mark appeared on Chu Qingyu's white jade-like face, which was extremely dazzling, and her left cheek was slightly red and swollen.

The palm just now echoed in her ears over and over again, again and again......

She had never suffered such humiliation in her life!

Chu Qingyu stood stunned in place, looking at Duanmu Fei a zhang away like a stone sculpture.

Duanmu Fei did not shy away from looking at Chu Qingyu and smiled lightly.

Chu Qingyu's eyes seemed to have an angry dragon turning over the river and the sea, and the angry dragon was shouting and roaring, as if it was about to fly out of control at any time.

Duanmu Fei is still smiling, smiling like spring flowers blooming, bright and moving.

However, what Chu Qingyu saw from her eyes was a kind of indifferent silence, as if she had never been reflected in her eyes at all, as if she was just an insignificant little person to her.

This realization made Chu Qingyu's eyes instantly stunned to the extreme.

At this moment, she realized that Duanmu Fei had never looked down on herself, obviously she was just a granddaughter of the Shoufu family, and she was from the hairpin family, and now she was the second princess on top, why did Duanmu Fei look down on herself as an orphan daughter without a father and mother? !

However, this is exactly what happened.

Duanmu Fei used her words and deeds to declare this without hesitation!

Chu Qingyu was ashamed and annoyed, on the one hand, he wanted to kill Duanmu Fei, and on the other hand, he was so ashamed that he wanted to dig a hole and bury himself in it.

The county lord of Roland and the third princess Shu Yun opened and closed their mouths, but they still haven't reacted, and the county lord of Yuzhen couldn't help but secretly pinch himself, only then did he be convinced that the scene just now was not a dream.

As if he hadn't seen their surprised expressions, Duanmu Fei looked around at everyone and said with a smile: "Second princess, if there is nothing else, then I'll leave first, I'm very busy." ”

Duanmu Fei said as he walked past Chu Qingyu, and the attendants all reacted very quickly, bowed down one by one, and said in unison: "Duanmu Fourth Girl, let's go." ”

Hearing just a few words, Chu Qingyu's face became even more ugly, and at this time, a gentle female voice suddenly sounded: "Duanmu Fourth Girl, stay here." ”

Geng Tinglian said as he walked towards Duanmufei, and walked to her side in three steps and two steps.

Duanmu Fei stopped, tilted his head and looked at Geng Tinglian, his expression innocent.

Geng Tinglian frowned slightly, and a hint of confidence flashed in her eyes.

"Fourth Duanmu girl," Geng Tinglian leaned into Duanmu Fei's ear, lowered her voice, and warned in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "You are so swaggering, you are just relying on Lord Cen to support you, but if you are so unscrupulous, you will only cause trouble for Lord Cen to do so!" ”

No morning sun lasts a whole day.

Although Cen Yin is now in power, like the sun is in the sky, it is like cooking oil on fire, once he takes a wrong step, he may completely collapse.

The two sisters of the Duanmu family are now relying on Cen Yin's friendliness to them and frequently use Cen Yin, and now they have even offended the second princess, after today's incident, the second prince will definitely count this account on Cen Yin, even if the second prince is no longer favored, he is also a prince, and he is the blood of the heavenly family, if the second prince goes to cry before the saint, will the emperor watch his son be humiliated but don't care? !

Will the emperor feel that Cen Yin is pampered and arrogant, Duanmu Fei is just a momentary spirit, and if he is happy, it will only hurt Cen Yin!

Geng Tinglian really didn't understand, the two sisters of the Duanmu family were clearly ignorant and arrogant, why did Cen Yin treat them so well? !

Is it worth it?!

Geng Tinglian thought about it and became more and more unfair, and patiently persuaded again: "Fourth girl Duanmu, I advise you not to be pampered and arrogant!" ”

If it weren't for Cen Yin, Geng Tinglian really wouldn't have bothered to say a word to Duanmu Fei.

Duanmu pursed his lips, the corners of his mouth curled higher, and he said four words with a smile: "What do you have to do with it?" ”

Geng Tinglian couldn't believe her ears, thanks to this girl who is still a scholarly girl, who has been studying since she was a child, she would say such words like a fool in the mountains!

Duanmu Fei leaned his little face in the direction of Geng Tinglian, the big black eyes flickered, indescribably cute and cute, and with a kind of complacent pride, "I just rely on Lord Cen to do something, what do I have to do with you!" ”

If she allowed Chu Qingyu to slap this today, it would be a slap in Cen Yin's face! After all, no one in Beijing now knows that she is Cen Yin's "righteous sister".

However, the words are not speculative for more than half a sentence.

She and the Geng family are different from each other, she is not interested in explaining to Geng Tinglian, and she is even less interested in pursuing the approval of Geng Tinglian, an irrelevant person.

She's busy!

"You...... You just don't know what to do. Geng Tinglian gritted her teeth and scolded in a low voice, after all, she didn't dare to speak out because she cared about the others behind her.

Duanmu Fei was too lazy to talk to Geng Tinglian again, anyway, neither of them could convince anyone, she arched her hand and said goodbye with a smile.

Geng Tinglian stood in place, looking at Duanmu Fei's brisk back for a moment, her pink cherry lips became tighter and tighter, and she was unwilling to be Cen Yin in her heart, and she was also unhappy for herself...... Why did Cen Yin feel like his eyes were veiled when he met these two sisters, but he was so ruthless to himself.

The others in the back all looked at each other, and they didn't hear what Geng Tinglian said to Duanmufei, but from Geng Tinglian's face, it could at least be seen that she and Duanmufei were unhappy.

The atmosphere was a little weird, but Duanmu Fei didn't care.

Duanmu Fei was very leisurely, strolling leisurely, she planned to go to the small garden to find Hanxing again, if she couldn't find it again, she had to sneak back to the house first.

Duanmu Fei casually found a maid from Huilan Yuan to show her the way.

However, before she reached the small garden, she had already seen Hanxing walking towards this side with Congzhen and Yingluo, and the cousins happened to collide.

"Scarlet cousin, you really make this palace easy to find for a while!"

Before Duanmu Fei could speak, Han Xing had already rushed in front of her and complained coquettishly.

"......" Duanmu blinked, knowing what it was for the wicked to sue first.

Han Xing affectionately took Duanmu Fei's arm, pouted and said a little depressedly: "This palace shouldn't go away...... I didn't see the excitement. Scarlet cousin, why don't you wait for this palace! ”

Han Xing's small mouth was so upturned that he could almost hang an oil bottle.

The matter of Duanmu Fei's painting in the Water Pavilion just now has been spread all over Huilan Garden, and even spread to the Guozijian next door, Han Xing went to the small garden to play with Dangui and Zhong Xiu County Lord before, or because a few girls went for a walk in the small garden after the exam, Han Xing learned that Duanmu Fei was in the limelight again.

Duanmu Fei was about to say something, when out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a familiar figure walking out of a hand-copying verandah in front of him, looking around, as if he was looking for someone, isn't that Yuwei?!

Yuwei wouldn't have come to her on the orders of the Qi family, right? Duanmu Fei thought about it and chuckled in her heart, and hurriedly pulled Han Xing to turn around and go in another direction, and whispered in her ear for help: "Cousin Han Xing, you have to help me slip away." ”

Hanxing also saw Yuwei, although she really hoped that Cousin Scarlet could come to the girls' school, but it seemed to be quite interesting to play "hide and seek" with Cousin Scarlet......

Han Xing only hesitated for a moment, and then said decisively: "Cousin Scarlet, this is the Royal Annex, I also came to play a few times when I was a child, and this Villa has a back door." Han Xing said mysteriously in Duanmu Fei's ear in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

Han Xing glanced in Yu Wei's direction again, and gestured to Duanmu Fei, signaling her to follow her.

Han Xing's body was short, like a cat, he covered his body with flowers and walked in the direction of the rockery in the northwest. Duanmu Fei followed behind Han Xing, also short and slowly moved his body.

Congzhen and Yingluo in the rear couldn't look at this scene directly, and sighed silently in their hearts, I really want to say that Your Royal Highness the Fourth Princess, you are a princess, you want to leave Huilan Garden in a bright and bright way, who dares to stop you!

Well, it's good that the two masters are happy!

Congzhen and Yingluo glanced at each other helplessly, but they had no choice but to obediently follow behind their cousins.

No one noticed that the girls were sneakily shuttling between the rockeries and flowers, only the flowers and trees swaying in the cold wind whispered to the girls' backs......

The cold wind in November is getting more and more fierce, and it is getting colder and colder, the cold envelops the whole capital, and in the evening, the first snowstorm of winter comes, and the snow is falling all night, and the cold wind is howling.

It wasn't until the next morning that the snow stopped.

The list of female students was officially announced, and it was posted in the courtyard behind the gate of Huilan Garden, including several girls holding chanting stickers, and only nineteen people were admitted to the female school, and nearly half of them were from poor families.

For all the girls who were admitted to the women's school, the queen rewarded a set of four treasures of the study and four books of the women, which was a great honor, especially for those children of poor families.

The events that happened in Huilanyuan yesterday were just one night, and they had already spread in Beijing, and the most talked-about of them was the invincible seven-game chess game of the fourth girl of Duanmu, and even the students of the Guozijian were full of praise for her chess skills.

It's just that what puzzled everyone was that the names of the four girls in Duanmu were not in the list announced by the girls' school.

Many people discussed it in private, but some people said that the fourth girl of Duanmu was the owner of the fifth Yongsu post.

As we all know, this year's women's school has only issued a total of five Yongsu posts, and every girl who has won the Yongsu post has at least one of them recognized by everyone, and she is outstanding in learning, which can be described as one of the best talented women in Beijing.

Duanmu Fei rarely goes to other mansions for banquets except for autumn hunting, summer vacation, and flower viewing banquets of the emperor and queen on weekdays, and she mostly mixes with some girls from the noble family of the clan on weekdays, so her reputation is not prominent outside the circle of the nobles of the clan.

This time, just by virtue of this Yongsu post, she suddenly became the focus of attention in Beijing and became famous in the capital, but it is inevitable that some people will question, can the four girls of the Shoufu family really afford this Yongsu post?!

In particular, Duanmu Fei did not enroll.

All kinds of discussions and doubts spread in places that Duanmu Fei didn't know:

"If the fourth girl of Duanmu really got the Yongsu post with her strength, why didn't she go to school?!"

"The chess skills of the four girls of Duanmu were also witnessed by many people at that time, including several students of Guozijian."

"The fourth girl of Duanmu also adapted the tunes of everyone Zhong at the condensation meeting, and her piano skills are extraordinary."

"I heard that the fourth Duanmu girl grew up in the north since she was a child, and she just turned twelve years old this year, so what good husband can there be in the north......"

“……”

These discussions spread in full swing in various prefectures in Beijing for several days, and inevitably spread to the Xuanguo Mansion.

The bright sunlight in the early morning poured into the warm pavilion of the Liuhe Hall through the transparent glazed windows, and a silver frost charcoal basin and a white porcelain incense burner were lit in the corner, which was as warm and fragrant as spring.

"Look at this sunspot's aggressiveness, the little girl's chess skills have grown again!"

Old lady Chu sat on a rosewood circle chair by the window, holding a chess game in her hand, while looking at the chess game, she stroked her gray beard, full of praise, and a hearty laugh escaped from his throat.

"Her chess style is sharp, crisp and neat, and she is very good at attacking and killing, but she has a bit of a rhetorical demeanor."

Mrs. Chu, who was sitting on the side, also smiled slightly, picked up the blue and white porcelain teacup in her hand and said: "When Sister Ci is at this age, I'm afraid that the chess style is not as sharp as Scarlet'er." ”

"yes." Old Lady Chu replied with emotion, and her eyes lingered on the chess game.

Their quit sister is extremely intelligent, but she has had a heart disease since she was a child, so she can't cry and laugh, can't work hard, can't run and jump, and can't even play chess to get emotional, so that she has been used to suppressing herself since she was a child and living on thin ice......

In contrast, Duanmu Fei seems to live a much more wanton life, which can be seen from her freewheeling to almost murderous chess style.

Old lady Chu put down the chess game in his hand, picked up the chess game in the last game, and moved his eyebrows, and the familiar but completely different aura came to his face again.

"Fourth girl Duanmu, it's really a bit like Sister Ci......" Old Lady Chu said with an almost sigh.

When Mrs. Chu heard this, her hand trembled, the teacup in her hand almost didn't slip, and Mama Yu behind her looked at her with some concern.

After two breaths of silence in the room, Mrs. Chu's slightly hoarse voice sounded: "Yes." She's really like our sister...... Sometimes, I can't help but wonder if my sisters could have a healthy body, would they be more like ......"

Mrs. Chu felt that her eyes were sour, her eyelashes trembled slightly, she silently took two deep breaths, her breath gradually calmed down, and she slowly took a sip of tea.

Old lady Chu said again: "You say, is Sister Ci and the fourth girl of Duanmu fateful?" ”

These two girls obviously have very different looks and temperaments, but they always make themselves feel that they are very similar...... It's like a pair of sisters.

Mrs. Chu responded in a trance, and thought of a place with Mrs. Chu.

"The eldest princess of Anping has a good eye." Mrs. Chu praised casually.

Old lady Chu's eyes flashed slightly, as if she was hesitant.

Soon, he put down the chess game in his hand and proposed: "I thought, the dowry we left for Sister Ci back then, why don't we find an opportunity to add makeup to this girl?" ”

Back then, although they knew that their sister would not live to get married, they still began to prepare a dowry for her from a very young age according to the rules of the eldest daughter of the Chu family...... In the year when my sister left, the dowry was also prepared, and now these dowries are still stored in the treasury, so it must be "used to the fullest".