November 19 is the last day of the Five Academies Art Competition. The ritual art competition has always been regarded as the finale, unlike yesterday's arithmetic art competition, except for King Wu and King Wei were not present, the gentleman's building was almost full.

On the judgment seat upstairs, the nine people sat early, and the most relaxed on the face was Dr. Zha Jiwen from Tai College, and the one with a bitter face was the doctor from the Law School who didn't get a piece of woodcut. I also got a woodcut book, arithmetic, and four colleges, and today because I want to decide the second, the doctors of the three colleges are talking with each other on their faces, but they are competing in and out of the words.

Yan Heng flipped through the handbook with the names of all the reference students on his hand, and said: "Old Jin, don't have too much hope, this woodcut of etiquette is not easy to take, not only must you be smart and clever, but also have luck, you students of the academy, luck is not very good." ”

The old god of Jin Qide replied on the spot, "I don't think the students of your four colleges are unlucky this year. ”

The doctor of the School of Computing was dissatisfied: "If you say that the most unlucky, it will belong to me, and a student who violates discipline will come out in a good manner, and nine people will become eight people." If I can win this time, it will be a fluke. ”

Jin Qide is a short-term protector, because he was splashed ink by the students of the academy on the day of the jade, and he still remembers the grudge, and said coldly at the moment: "You can get a woodcut yesterday, you are already a fluke, don't even think about it." ”

"Is it necessary to be so careful, like the woman, my student who went wrong has already apologized."

Since the calligraphy competition of the college that day, the doctor of the college has been counted down by Jin Qide, and he was blocked by his words at this time, and his tone became hard.

"What did the old man say about you, just be careful, I forgot about it a long time ago, but you have to bring it up, you-"

"Okay, okay," watching the lively Zha Jiwen play a round out loud, and said happily: "Isn't it that this time there are more benefits, do you need to fight so much, look at the old Dou, I know that this woodcut is hopeless, so I won't fight with you, if you want me to say, maybe this last woodcut is still from our Tai Academy, you are not making a fuss in vain." ”

After this remark, I don't know whether it is persuasion or adding fuel to the fire. The doctors of the Third Academy, who were still arguing, and the doctors of the Law School, who didn't have a lot of grudges from woodcuts, both blackened their faces and sent a cold snort to Zha Jiwen.

Fang Qiao saw that Dongfang You had no intention of stopping their group of old men who were over half a hundred years old from making trouble, so he turned his head and said:

"A few gentlemen, this last competition will start later, you might as well take advantage of this effort, call your proud protégé over, and explain again."

His words caused several people to temporarily extinguish the fire, and they waved their hands to beckon the scholar to go downstairs to find someone.

***

Yi Yu and Lu Zhi followed the same path, came down from the Mei Building, passed through the first floor, and walked to the Lan Building opposite.

Others are okay to say that calling these two brothers and sisters is absolutely entrusting the wrong person, and both of them have made up their minds to pay attention.

Etiquette is half an hour later than the other eight competitions, which starts on time in the morning and ends on time in the evening, during which the students who come back first to complete the questions are the best. On the contrary, the last one to come back or the last to complete the problem is the worst, of course, in order to avoid some students from indiscriminately filling up the number and returning empty-handed before the hour, they are also likely to be judged to be the worst.

After sitting down in the Lan Building, Yi Yu persuaded Cheng Xiaofeng again: "Sister Xiaofeng, you better give it up, don't get hurt and twist again, when will it be better." ”

Cheng Xiaofeng, who couldn't move one arm, didn't know if it was because of Lu Zhi's teasing last night, and insisted on coming to participate in this last competition today, but the Liyi competition was just a time, back and forth, her shoulder was injured, how convenient.

"It's okay, it's a big deal that I'll ride the carriage with you, it's just a little slower."

Lu Zhi's spirit today looks much better than yesterday, and seeing Cheng Xiaofeng's insistence, he said to Yi Yu: "Don't worry about her, follow us, nothing will happen." ”

Cheng Xiaohu came to Cheng Xiaofeng's side and proposed, "Eldest sister, if you are too slow, why don't I ride a horse and plant you?" ”

Horseback riding? Yi Yu glared at him with a smile, Cheng Xiaofeng waved his intact arm and waved it like a fly, "Go, what kind of horse to ride, I have a bad idea, sister, can I still ride a horse like this?" ”

A few people sat in a corner of the building and chatted and joked. The two eldest grandson sisters, who had just been called to speak by the gentleman who was judging with Yi Yu and Lu Zhi, sat on the other side of the Lan Building and whispered.

"I really hope this competition will end soon, so let's go to the Heavenly Pavilion well." Changsun Xi, who is already outgoing and lively, has often had a smile on his face in the past two days, and his sweet appearance has attracted sideways glances from all around.

And she seemed to be unconscious, and coquettishly said to the eldest Sun Xian in a soft tone, "Before going out, my father also instructed me not to ride a horse today, and the eldest sister has to help me hide it, how slow it is to ride in the car." ”

"You're so anxious, why don't you just give up now and go to the Heavenly Pavilion to wait." Compared with Changsun Xi's good looks, Changsun Xian's soft face was dull.

Eldest Sun Xi smiled, "Brother Tong Ke made an appointment at night, what am I going to do so early." ”

Eldest Sun Xian teased a little stiffly: "You didn't go to see the third prince." ”

She's in a bad mood for a reason. At the banquet that day, Concubine Yang called the eldest grandson Xi, who was talking about incense with others, to her side, and after smelling the smell, in front of everyone, she said that she seemed to have smelled it in Gaoyang.

Although Princess Gao Yang has reached Xuan, she lives in Concubine Yang's side hall, and it is naturally clear what is going on, Gao Yang, who was sitting opposite, heard Concubine Yang's words, although she did not lose face in front of everyone, but also called Changsun Xi over. After smelling the smell, she didn't keep the door on her mouth, and her words made everyone stunned for a while, she said that the smell was exactly the same as the incense used by Li Tai!

Gao Yang is good friends with Li Tai, often goes to the Wei Palace, and secretly returns to the palace with some incense in his furnace, the smell is indeed unique, Concubine Yang smelled it once or twice and remembered, smelled it on the eldest grandson Xi, and mentioned Gao Yang. was pulled out of Li Tai by Gao Yang again.

After the eldest grandson queen asked the eldest grandson Xi Dexiang about the experience during the banquet, she said a meaningful sentence, which is still echoing in the eldest grandson Xian's mind - "Xi'er and Tai'er have a very close fate. ”

After a sentence, everyone present at that time just laughed, and didn't say much, but the word fate, how can it be used casually, on the surface, it is a coincidence that the fragrance of Changsun Xi and Li Tai is the same, but in the hearts of most people, thinking of the rumors that Li Tai refused to marry the emperor after the last family banquet in the palace, this kind of coincidence makes people have to think more.

As the patriarch of the eldest grandson clan and the eldest grandson's maternal uncle, the eldest grandson Wuji did not prevent his eldest daughter from getting close to Gao Yang of the Wei king's faction, nor did he prevent his third daughter from befriending King Wu.

The eldest grandson's family is powerful, although the three parties are under the emperor's nose, there will be no behavior to win over the uncle of the country, but every move in private is intriguing, the day before yesterday at the family banquet in the palace, it was revealed that the eldest grandson Xi and Li Tairuo have no connection, so that the people who originally had the idea of being close to Li Taipan temporarily stopped the fire and turned to pay attention to the movements of the Wei Wangfu and the Changsun Mansion.

Changsun Xian originally thought that there was such a thing at the banquet, and after returning home, his father Changsun Wuji would reprimand them, and at least warn Changsun Xi not to use the spices sent by the Xiangyi Pavilion, but just like the attitude of Empress Changsun at the banquet, Changsun Wuji was noncommittal about this! What is the difference between not disagreeing and not disagreeing!

Changsun Xi didn't notice the ugly face of Changsun Xian, who was recalling, and said to herself: "I'm going to see Brother Ke, he said that he helped me ask the fourth brother to come out, and I don't know if the fourth brother will go." He didn't come to watch the comparison today. ”

Eldest Sun Xian came back to her senses and poured herself a cup of hot tea to calm down, "Don't worry, I know that you invited you, why wouldn't the fourth brother go." ”

Changsun Xi was a little embarrassed by what she said, and was about to say something, when he heard the second bell ring, and the four reference students got up one after another and walked towards the open space in the center of the walled building.

***

After forty-four people arrived, Dongfang You left the table and walked to the railing, the building instantly quieted down, different from the previous competitions, he did not announce the topic with a huge white silk, but from the upstairs by the scholar hung down a fine flower basket, on which were neatly placed posts of the same size, with two columns of small characters written on it, and a red seal on the letter.

Everyone stepped forward one by one to take one, Yi Yu took two copies, and after handing one to Cheng Xiaofeng, he looked down at the Cangjin font on the post:

"Eastern Metropolis, tea fragrant green trees, wine guests in the dark, a lady, the sound of the piano is lonely, and ask why, help."

The second half of the post is clear, it is to ask a lady why the tune is sad, to help her complete her heart, but the first half of this part, it is strange, the East Metropolis is so big, there are more ladies who can play the piano, and it is not easy to find the person in this post.

In the confusion of everyone, Dongfang You upstairs explained slowly:

"This post is written on the topic of this ritual art competition, this lady will play the piano in the East Capital every three days, today happens to be the day, after you find her, hand over this post with my seal, help her complete a heart, ask her to wear a plum-shaped silver hairpin on her head as proof."

I see, not only to help the lady do one thing, but also to find her first, and then to find someone is also part of the competition, this topic is more difficult than in previous years!

When the students in the building heard the words of the sacrificial wine, they all knew what was being compared today, and their whispers rang out one after another.

After a while, Dongfang You turned his head to look at the missing carving on the shelf not far away, stroked the railing with both hands, and said to everyone:

"Be sure to come back before the end of the day."

When the master heard his words, he cleared his throat and announced in a loud voice: "Etiquette is a first!" ”(！ )