Chapter Seventy-Three: Deliberately Making Things Difficult



Updated: 2013-06-06

"It is worthy of the red card of Zuichun Building, and the talent is indeed amazing." Before Wan Qiliang was let down, Ouyang Chengxi stood up, although he applauded rhythmically, but the contempt in his tone was not concealed at all.

Many of the people present had been to Zuichun Building last night, and they recognized Wan Qiliang as soon as they appeared, but they still didn't know that when they heard Ouyang Chengxi say this, their eyes at Wan Qiliang changed from envy to disdain, and the women who were originally ashamed of themselves all raised their heads and straightened their chests, Yao Yifang was even more happy and almost laughed, such a person from such a background dared to compete with her for the emperor, it was really beyond her strength.

Wan Qiliang had long expected that Ouyang Chengxi would not make her happy, but he underestimated his courage, after he finished speaking, Helian Yunqian's face became not very good-looking, after all, with Wan Qiliang's current identity, there was no way to get on the stage, and being broken by Ouyang Chengxi's words somewhat lost face.

Baili Ranfeng sat opposite Ouyang Chengxi, and when he saw him stand up, he had a premonition that nothing good would happen, but he didn't expect him to be so open-mouthed, as long as he wasn't a fool, who couldn't hear that his praise was nothing more than a slap in the face to Wan Qiliang, which made others more impressed by her.

"If the charm cool performance is smashed, won't it disappoint Ouyang Gongzi?" Wan Qiliang was still smiling, and the crisp voice escaped from her cherry-like mouth, not affected by Ouyang Chengxi's emotions at all, since he wanted to play, then she would play with him and see who would be unlucky in the end.

Wan Qiliang's words successfully shifted people's attention from her to Ouyang Chengxi, he didn't want Wan Qiliang to be so calm, as soon as he looked at him from all directions, he suddenly blushed, and it made people think that there was a leg between him and her.

"Oh? What do you mean by that? Helian Yunqian didn't know where the interest came from, and he actually talked to Wan Qiliang, which inevitably provoked Yao Yifang's glare.

"Mei Liang is a dusty woman, she can't get into such an elegant hall, but Ouyang Gongzi doesn't want Mei Liang to spend her life hastily in Zuichun Building, so she gave Mei Liang this opportunity to dance in front of the emperor, Mei Liang didn't have time to thank Ouyang Gongzi well, but let Ouyang Gongzi open his mouth first, it's Mei Liang." Wan Qiliang's words showed the coquettishness of her daughter's family, and she could see that several men present almost didn't squirt out nosebleeds, but they were also so excited by her softness that they were dangerously ugly, and they all sat very unnaturally.

Now it's Ouyang Chengxi's turn to figure it out, what does this woman want to do, is it difficult to drag him into the water, then don't blame him for being polite.

Ouyang Chengxi, who has always prided himself as a righteous gentleman, didn't feel that there was anything wrong with calculating a woman at all, and even thought that he was doing the right thing for heaven, and such a distorted psychology doomed him to have no good ending.

"Chengxi, is there such a thing?" Helian Yunqian asked lightly, how could he not see Ouyang Chengxi's hostility towards Mei Liang, and he usually didn't see him meddling in any nosy affairs, maybe he should go and find out why he was biting Mei Liang so hard?

"As Mei Liang said, I don't want Mei Liang's talent to be buried in a place like Zuichun Building, so I staged such a scene on my own initiative, please forgive the emperor." Ouyang Chengxi simply admitted that all this was his ghost, and he didn't plan to hide this matter, anyway, as long as he brought Mei Liang to this place, his goal would basically be achieved, as for Helian Yunqian, he wouldn't move him so easily, otherwise, with his father's character, he would never help Yuan Tang make any weapons again, which Helian Yunqian still knew very well.

"It's okay, but I really let Lone monitor the talent of the girl Meiliang." Helian Yunqian said very appreciatively, Yao Yifang next to her was unhappy again, Wan Qiliang seemed to have become a thorn in her side, she had to find a way to pull her out.

"Your Majesty, since Miss Meiliang is so talented, why don't you ask Prime Minister Baili to compete with her, if she wins, she will confirm her reputation as a talented woman, and if she loses, it will be expected." Yao Yifang kindly suggested, but who doesn't know that Baili Ranfeng's talent is comparable to ordinary people, even if it is within the Three Kingdoms, it may not be possible to find one or two, not to mention that Mei Liang is just a woman, what is this not deliberately difficult?

Helian Yunqian doesn't mind adding some interesting items, but if Baili Ranfeng loses unexpectedly, he is not the only one who is embarrassed, but the face of Yuan and Tang is at stake. So this suggestion is not inappropriate, but absolutely inappropriate.

"The prime minister's dignified seven-foot man, how can he compete with a woman, even if he wins, he is not victorious, and the concubine is not thoughtful." Helian Yunqian gave Yao Yifang a look, signaling her to stop talking nonsense, it was obviously a normal thing, but when it was connected to the front, in Yao Yifang's eyes, it became Helian Yunqian's protection of Meiliang, and she was reluctant to suffer a little grievance, so Wan Qiliang received Yao Yifang's inexplicable eye knife for no reason.

"Weichen also doesn't want to be said to have bullied women, so Concubine Fang's kindness, Weichen really can't afford it." Baili Ranfeng stood up, after all, things have developed to this point, and he has changed from a bystander to a party, but how can Yao Yifang's conspiracy succeed, he still disdains and is unwilling to bully a woman.

Yao Yifang was warned so that she didn't dare to speak again, but she remembered the disrespect in Baili Ranfeng's words clearly, except for the emperor, this man didn't buy anyone's account, he didn't eat any oil and salt, he stood in the middle steadily, impartially.

"What Aiqing said is that if you really want to compete, you should find someone of the same sex, which daughter is willing to come and give it a try?" Helian Yunqian also wanted to see what kind of skills this woman had that could attract the attention of Ouyang Chengxi and even Baili Ranfeng.

"Your Majesty, the courtiers want to try it." A woman stood behind Baili Ranfeng's side, and when everyone heard the prestige, it turned out to be Situ Guanzhu, the daughter of the Protector's Mansion, who looked elegant and refined in white clothes, and was a beauty with outstanding appearance.

Wan Qiliang couldn't help but look at it, his first reaction was a vase in a big family, he didn't expect that he would have the courage to stand up by himself, thinking that they were still rivals in love, I don't know if she won this woman, Qin Jiatian would come to her to settle accounts.

Situ Guanzhu didn't plan to participate in it, but when she saw that Youqin Jiatian's eyes had been following Mei Liang, she couldn't bear it any longer, the position of her heart hurt for a while, she didn't see the doubts and disappointments in her eyes, his eyes were always fixed on Mei Liang's body, how could she smile generously? So she stood up and tried to make Youqin Jiatian's eyes full of her own shadow, since he liked such a woman, she became like this for him, but it was impossible to become her.

"Bamboo, nonsense, sit down!" As soon as Situ Wanzhu stood up, Situ Haohui was unhappy all of a sudden, how could his daughter show up like a woman in the dust, not to mention that the son of the Ouyang family was completely targeting the woman in the palace, so he didn't allow his daughter to go to this troubled water.

"Dad, my daughter is measured." Situ Wanzhu almost didn't disobey Situ Haohui's intentions, and this time she didn't know if it was for Qin Jiatian or for herself, in short, she couldn't let this woman leave a place in Qin Jiatian's heart anyway.

The first time you Qin Jiatian saw Mei Liang, he felt that his eyes couldn't take his eyes off her, obviously she glanced at this side for only one or two times during the whole dance, but he felt that her dance was dancing for him, such a ridiculous and self-inflicted sentiment had never appeared in him, but since he saw her last night, he had such an illusion, and when he met again today, the illusion of repetition was real.

Ouyang Chengxi didn't expect that he wanted to humiliate Mei Liang and put his sweetheart in, what should he do? Regardless of whether she wins or loses, as the daughter of a general, this kind of behavior has lost her value, and if she loses again, she will definitely become a big laughing stock in other people's mouths, but obviously Situ Guanzhu is very confident.

"Now that both sides of the competition have been selected, do you still have any objections?"

"Nope!"

"Then Rong Gu thinks about it, what is the title of this competition?" Helian Yunqian paused, "Just take what you think in your hearts now, draw a picture and write an inscription, and the time limit is half an hour." ”

What's in mind now? This topic is a bit interesting, Wan Qiliang and Situ Wanzhu both stood in front of their drawing paper, and they didn't put down the pen for a long time.

Half an hour passed, Wan Qiliang slowly picked up the pen, a big stroke, like flowing clouds and water, outlined a mountain peak in a blink of an eye, and Situ Guanzhu was not far behind, the two of them were concentrating on making the picture scroll in front of them, not squinting, no one knew what the other party had painted, until the time came, the moment the pen stopped, it was really depicted in the heart.

The first thing to show everyone is the great rivers and mountains of Situ Guanzhu, which is magnificent, I didn't expect a daughter's family to paint such an atmospheric work, presumably it is also related to the family environment, if it weren't for her delicate body, she must have been a heroine among women.

In contrast, Wan Qiliang's painting is much more stingy, a man in purple stands on the edge of the cliff, exuding a sense of loneliness and sadness, as if looking up at the sky or overlooking the bottom of the cliff, black peaks, gray sky, white clouds, as far as the eye can see, showing sadness, he seems to be the only one left in the world, I don't know whether he is waiting or looking forward to something. In the upper right corner of the scroll, there is also a line of small words: 'I wish to have one heart, and the white head is not separated'.

Two completely different styles of paintings bring people different visual experience, Situ Guanzhu majestic atmosphere, Wan Qiliang lingering grievances, if only from the perspective of painting skills, the two people are comparable, but counting the emotional points, or Wan Qiliang's slightly better, can resonate with others is a good painting. Several female dependents shed tears when they saw Wan Qiliang's painting, which is enough to explain everything.

The victory and defeat have been divided, and before Helian Yunqian announced the result, Situ Guanzhu spoke first, "I am willing to bow down." ”

"Concession." The matter has come to this point, I didn't see the excitement, but let my beloved woman lose face again, Wan Qiliang laughed at Ouyang Chengxi very unkindly in his heart, but on the surface, he did have a new definition of Situ Guanzhu, at least it was not a fancy frame that only knew how to dress up, such a woman was worthy of being cherished by men, provided that it was not his own man.

When Qin Jiatian saw that painting, he was completely shocked, it was very simple, a man, a view, but that scenery was completely the place where she fell off the cliff, he didn't know whether to be ecstatic or angry, since she was alive, why didn't she come to see him? Why didn't you tell him? Why leave him alone to suffer from what he thought was endless lovesickness? Why......