Chapter 37 Qin, Chess, Calligraphy and Painting
Playing the piano and playing chess have already been tried, and all the ministers present and the daughters of the ministers were originally determined to win, and no one took this notorious Liu Qingyan in their eyes. No one could have thought in advance that it was precisely this Liu Qingyan who was the youngest to look down on, and when people showed their skills, everyone fell through their glasses.
And the most surprised and unbelievable among them is naturally the noble concubine who once thought she was the most familiar with Liu Qingyan. From childhood to adulthood, when Concubine Gao was just Gao Bingzi and Liu Qingyan's cousin, she always regarded her as a thorn in her eye, but at first it was limited to Liu Qingyan's life experience and appearance. In addition to these two things, qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, the noble concubine thinks that she can definitely trample the straw bag of Liu Qingyan under her feet. But now Liu Qingyan's performance is clearly a slap in the face to the noble concubine.
Could it be that Liu Qingyan has been acting in the past, and for one or two decades, his acting skills are so superb that he has been deceiving himself all the time. Even Prime Minister Liu and Mrs. Liu have been deceived by Liu Qingyan?
No! Concubine Gao shook her head categorically, Liu Qingyan, whom she had known for more than ten years, was definitely not a smart person, let alone a person who was wise and stupid, pretending to be stupid, she was so stupid! Maybe both the piano and the chess were bumped into by her blind cat and hit a dead mouse by mistake. There are two more next, calligraphy and painting, which have not been practiced for a long time. In front of so many people, the noble concubine must let Liu Qingyan reveal her stupid true colors!
Concubine Gao suppressed the surprise and anger in her heart, and still had a charming and sultry smile on her face, but it was very unnatural, which made people look awkward, but she couldn't see it herself. She looked at the people present, especially the young ladies who were about to take turns to compete in the third round. These young ladies should have real skills when they catch up, I hope they will not live up to their expectations, and they must compare Liu Qingyan to them.
As long as Liu Qingyan can lose, among these young ladies, no matter who wins, it doesn't matter if the noble concubine wins. Even if the person who wins is favored by the emperor at a glance, he will be elected to the palace tonight and sent directly to the dragon boat, and the noble concubine can tolerate it. Anyway, in the future, she will have the time and opportunity to fight the other concubines one by one. But Liu Qingyan is the only one, she finally made it impossible for her to be the queen, but she let her pick up such an extraordinary prince for nothing. Now, she can't let Liu Qingyan still be in the limelight in front of so many people.
Concubine Gao will never allow this kind of thing to happen, otherwise she will not be able to vomit herself to death.
"In the third round of the competition, it was late at night, and it didn't delay everyone's time. Why don't you just write and draw together? Paint a picture by yourself, the subject matter is not limited, and then write an inscription by yourself, and finally, see who is the fastest, the best painting, and the poem is the most picturesque! After Concubine Gao finished speaking, she was secretly proud, thinking that she had increased the difficulty and would definitely be able to stump Liu Qingyan.
In fact, this third round of the competition is indeed very difficult, the speed is the fastest, and the best drawing, and painting, many times is a slow work, these young ladies are a little worried. In vain, they usually have a reputation for being talented women, otherwise they would not have hurried to the palace and in front of the emperor to show their talents, especially when they heard that their main competitor was Liu Qingyan, they were all eager to try.
However, after two consecutive defeats, and the gap is still so obvious, the original arrogance of the ladies is about to turn into negative energy, this third competition, if they still lose, I am afraid that they will become a joke that is even more ridiculous than the former Liu Qingyan! There are young ladies who think that their skills are not enough or have seen through the situation, so they took a step back and withdrew from this third round of competition. However, there are still most of the daughters left, who are arrogant and conceited, and must compete with Liu Qingyan, and they are bound to win her.
Liu Qingyan turned around, and without looking for it, he met Xuanyuan Yichen's eyes that had been looking at him. After two competitions, Xuanyuan Yichen has already identified Liu Qingyan's talent, and the remaining two things are naturally not a problem. Liu Qingyan smiled lightly, she couldn't see anything through the veil, but her clear eyes were enough to explain. She wants to convince Xuanyuan Yichen that she will definitely be the winner in the end.
Xuanyuan Yichen couldn't help but follow her smile and showed a smile of absolute trust and appreciation for her, he didn't need to say anything, just looked at each other's eyes, they knew what each other meant, and they completely trusted each other. Although such two people have known each other for such a short time, they are "as white as new, and they are as old as ever", and they are undoubtedly the latter.
Liu Qingyan abruptly withdrew his gaze and turned to look straight ahead. Her heartbeat had obviously quickened a lot, telling her that if she continued to look at Xuanyuan Yichen like this, she would definitely be completely immersed in his eyes. But she didn't want that, at least for now, she needed to win the fight first.
The palace maids and eunuchs were cleaning up the venue where the Go tournament had just taken place, and were sitting in preparation for the upcoming calligraphy and painting competitions. Liu Qingyan took a deep breath and closed his eyes again.
In the darkness, wisps of light appeared in a trance. The light became brighter and brighter, and in the light, the figures of Prime Minister Liu and Mrs. Liu appeared again, and their teachings were heard in my ears again. The words are still in my ears, as if they were yesterday. Today's Liu Qingyan has not experienced it personally, but it is just the memories saved in these warehouses, which is enough for her to know how much Prime Minister Liu and Mrs. Liu have high hopes for the former Liu Qingyan, but unfortunately, that Liu Qingyan disappointed them again and again.
Even if it is for the two of them, Liu Qingyan must win this competition, and from then on, Liu Qingyan, who was once bloody, had those unbearable impressions in the minds of everyone in Daliang Country. Of course, it is also for himself, because he is now living as Liu Qingyan. Liu Qingyan, who has crossed over from the modern soul, will never allow herself to bear such a "slander", which is a shame for her, and she must take this opportunity to wash away the shame.
Liu Qingyan's every move all fell into the eyes of the noble concubine, looking at Liu Qingyan and Xuanyuan Yichen's eyebrows, the charming eyes of the noble concubine couldn't help but spew anger, and she almost crushed her silver teeth. Liu Qingyan, what qualifications does she have to be favored by such a stunning character as Xuanyuan Yichen. Only yourself...... Yes! What are you thinking? Concubine Gao's heart was touched, what was she thinking?
Liu Qingyan just retracted his gaze and began to think about the game, and Xuanyuan Yichen seemed to notice the eyes projected from elsewhere like a thorn in his back, he looked sideways slightly, and saw the noble concubine. And his eyes, which were still clearly full of smiles, immediately became cold the moment he saw the noble concubine.
Concubine Gao's body shuddered suddenly, and her eyes, which were originally full of hatred, immediately became full of different temptations. is so beautiful, so seductive, I'm afraid that there is no normal man who will not be tempted. It's a pity that she picked the wrong place and object. This is the Imperial Palace, a place where banquets are being held, and the most important thing in the palace is abnormal men. Such a noble concubine can't attract those eunuchs, let alone Xuanyuan Yichen, who is like an immortal.
Xuanyuan Yichen's cold eyes had a trace of disgust, he looked at the noble concubine, and then looked at Xuanyuan Yixing, who was sitting next to the noble concubine, who looked at himself incomparably gloomy, it seems that if the eyes can kill people, I am afraid that Xuanyuan Yichen will already have no bones.
Xuanyuan Yichen picked the corners of his lips and smiled lightly, looking at Xuanyuan Yixing's eyes, it was clearly a provocation to himself. And the noble concubine seems to have finally felt the emperor's anger, even if she is reluctant to take away her gaze from Xuanyuan Yichen, she still has to temporarily shift and care about the emperor.
Xuanyuan Yichen didn't look at these two people anymore, and his eyes were on Liu Qingyan's body again. It's just that Liu Qingyan has no time to care about him at this time.
"Alright, let's start the competition!"
Concubine Gao's delicate voice sounded again, announcing the start of the third round.
When Liu Qingyan opened his eyes, he saw that nearly ten tables had been set up in the center of the banquet hall, and each table had been placed with high-quality pen, ink, paper, and inkstones, just waiting for the contestants to enter.
Feeling the scorching gaze behind him, Liu Qingyan involuntarily turned his head again, met Xuanyuan Yichen's gaze, and felt the other party's heartfelt smile at the same time. At this moment, Liu Qingyan felt that he really didn't want to look away anymore.
"Sister Qingyan, are you ready?" Concubine Gao's voice sounded again at the right time, Liu Qingyan came back to her senses, looked away, didn't look at Concubine Gao, casually agreed to the word "yes", moved the lotus step lightly, and came to the nearest table to her. Here, although she has the worst reputation, she is the princess no matter what, and in all these ladies who participated in the written exam, she has the highest status. In view of this, she still has the right of first choice. Although its practical use here, it doesn't seem to be interesting.
Liu Qingyan had already entered, and the others had all taken their respective positions.
"Guys, please get started." It was the noble concubine who gave the order again, and all the young ladies blessed their bodies, and respectfully agreed: "Yes, noble concubine Niangniang." ”