After a stick of incense was burned, Mrs. Qin said: "Please come forward to draw lots for the young ladies who participated in the piano art competition, for the sake of fairness, the performance will be carried out by each young lady in turn according to the order of the lottery, and the other ladies will wait in Liucuixuan." Come back in and play when it's your turn. ”

Zheng Hongsleeve raised his hand and said, "Old Madam Qin, can those of us who don't participate in the piano art competition stay here to observe?" Old Madam Qin bowed her head and said: "Naturally, you can, but the observers must not interfere with the competition!" Otherwise, please come out! ”

All the ladies whispered, and one after another, several young ladies got up and walked in front of Old Madam Qin, and took out a lot in the lottery.

Qin Xueyi looked at a few people, stood up and said, "I'm going to participate, aren't you going to participate?" ”

Zheng Hongsleeve and Tie Coral both smiled: "With you, we won't be ugly, and it's not like you don't know our level." By the way, Xiaoyu, why don't you try it? ”

Xiao Yu said suddenly: "The two sisters also know, I don't even know a word since I was a child, and I have made up for it in the past few months, and I really don't have piano skills, so I won't be ugly!" ”

Zheng Hongsleeve said apologetically: "Oh, I'm sorry, Xiaoyu, I didn't think of it for a while, don't mind!" ”

Xiao Yu smiled: "Sister Zheng is too polite, this is the original fact, there is nothing to apologize for, and I have never been ashamed of my background." Zheng Hongsleeve and Iron Coral both nodded approvingly.

Xiao Yu looked around, except for the three of them, everyone else stepped forward to draw lots, and Qi Pan was no exception.

Qin Xueyi drew No. 4, Qi Pan drew No. 8, and the first to compete was Zhou Muyun. The rest of the ladies who participated in the competition all withdrew from Xiangxue Pavilion.

Zhou Muyun sat quietly in front of the piano case, muttered for a while, and began to play "Zheng ......".

Tie Coral said: "Last year, Miss Zhou won the third place in the piano art, and now the first Miss Li has been out of the cabinet, it seems that Miss Zhou is also determined to win the piano art question this year." And the draw to the front of the obvious first, draw to the back for a long time, haven't you forgotten? ”

Zheng Hongsleeve sighed lightly and said, "Be quiet, it won't be good for Concubine Shu to hear it later!" Xiaoyu didn't know the relationship between these young ladies and the harem, but the more she listened to the music played by Miss Zhou, the more familiar she became.

Mom, isn't this "Men Should Be Self-Improvement", Xiaoyu loved to watch the movie Huang Feihong series in his previous life, and this classic theme song is also familiar. Yes, it seems that in my previous life, I heard that this song was adapted from the ancient song "General's Order".

Xiao Yu hurriedly stood up and said to Zheng and Tie Ernu: "Excuse me, two sisters, I'll go and make it easier!" “

Iron Coral hurriedly said: "Then you can go quickly, but you won't be allowed to come in if you go out!" “

Xiao Yu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "That's no way, little sister will go first!" “。

Xiao Yu walked out of Xiangxue Pavilion, asked the direction of Liucuixuan, and hurriedly walked towards Liucuixuan. entered Liucuixuan, and saw Qi Panzheng sitting with Qin Xueyi and Liu Yajuan.

She stepped forward, called Qin Xueyi aside and asked, "Sister Qin, how much have you memorized the piano score now?" ”

Qin Xueyi was surprised: "I probably wrote down most of the appearance, what?" ”

Xiaoyu said: "I just heard Miss Zhou playing, and suddenly I felt that this song was very familiar, it seems that I heard this song when I was a child, so I came to tell my sister." ”

Qin Xue Yiqi said: "It's impossible, this score should be a fragment of an ancient song, and many places in the back are fragmented, so I only remember the ones with smooth melodies in the front!" ”

Xiao Yu shook his head and said, "Sister Qin, I hum it and you can listen to it, is it consistent with the piano score you saw!" After speaking, she gently hummed "Men as Self-improvement", and the more Qin Xueyi listened, the more solemn her expression became.

After listening to Xiaoyu hum, Qin Xueyi said solemnly: "Sure enough, the melody in front is very similar, and there are a few verses in the back that seem to be in line with the residual score!" “

Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then Sister Qin can use it!" “

Qin Xueyi shook her head and said: "Xiaoyu, thank you for your kindness, but I, Qin Xueyi, disdain cheating, I believe that there are not many people who can surpass me, besides, this song is wide open and close, the melody is majestic, and there is the sound of gold and iron in the song, which is very suitable for me, I don't believe that I will lose to others!" “

Xiao Yu was speechless for a while, and couldn't help but admire Qin Xueyi's pride. Qin Xueyi held Xiaoyu's hand and said, "Thank you, just wait to hear my good news!" “。

After the young ladies to be tested one by one, Old Madam Qin invited all the ladies to return to Xiangxue Pavilion.

"Ladies and gentlemen, after the evaluation of all the ladies and the eldest princess, Qin Xueyi won the first place in the piano art competition, she not only memorized the piano score the most, but also showed the killing intention in the piano score to the fullest!"

Old Madam Qin picked up a page of paper, read the rankings of the young ladies in turn, and commented on them. Zhou Muyun won the second place, the county lord of Yunhui won the third place, Qi Pan only remembered a little more than Xiao Chuchu and Liu Yayue, and the old lady Qin's comment was that the piano was still weak and needed more practice.

As soon as the old lady Qin finished speaking, Shen Shuyan suddenly stood up and said, "All the ladies and sisters, in the middle of the competition, the second lady of the Qi family came out of the Xiangxue Pavilion and found the eldest lady of the Qin family to talk privately. The little girl suspected that Miss Qi Er had listened to Sister Zhou's tune, and then informed the eldest lady of the Qin family, which made the eldest lady of the Qin family win the championship! ”

Xiao Yu was startled when she heard this, and Old Madam Qin said calmly: "Not to mention that when Miss Qi Er went out, Miss Zhou had just started playing, and the part she could hear, all of you who competed played it." In this way, Miss Qin and Miss Zhou, how about you play a song together and let everyone listen to it? ”

The queen gently picked up the teacup and took a sip and said, "Xueyi, Mu Yun, what do you think?" Hearing this, Qin Xueyi and Zhou Muyun stood up and saluted: "The little girl obeys the order!" ”。

The two of them each held a piano, and Zhou Muyun took the lead in playing, and Qin Xueyi followed calmly without hurrying. At the beginning, the two pianos complemented each other, harmonious and pleasant, and as the music became more and more agitated, Qin Xueyi's piano sound became more and more exciting, and the piano sound was loud.

Zhou Muyun's forehead was slightly sweaty, and she kept her hands together, trying to keep up with Qin Xueyi's pace. Suddenly, there was a "crash", and a string was broken. Zhou Muyun's face was pale, and after a slight salute, he stopped playing.

Qin Xueyi was not affected at all, the whole person was already immersed in the piano music, and continued to play heartily, until more than half of the piano sound, she still did not stop. Xiao Yu was surprised to find that Qin Xueyi actually played the second half of the melody that Xiao Yu hummed.

Old Madam Qin couldn't help but let out a "huh", and the faces of the queen and the eldest princess were also slightly surprised. After Qin Xueyi finished playing, she stood up gently, and everyone woke up from her wonderful piano sound.

"Xue Yi, the ...... you played later," Old Madam Qin asked with a puzzled face.

Qin Xueyi smiled slightly and said: "On a whim, the little girl played according to the intention of the piano wherever she remembered the piano score, so that the ladies and ladies could laugh!" ”

The queen smiled: "Where is it, I didn't expect Xue Yi's piano skills to improve this year, which is really impressive!" The queen saw that her niece was so competitive, and her face was quite bright. When the harem saw the queen's praise, they complimented one after another, and the praise was endless.

Old Madam Qin looked around at the ladies and said, "Just played, do you still have any questions?" Zhou Muyun slowly stood up from the front of the piano case and said: "Sister Qin's piano skills are superb, Mu Yun is willing to bow down!" Shen Shuyan saw that all the women were silent, so he had no choice but to praise Qin Xueyi twice.

Seeing that all the women had no objections, Old Madam Qin said, "So, Xue Yi, you come up to receive the award!" ”。 The prize for the first place is a fragment of Fang Cai's score, and the second and third places are also a volume of well-known scores, but they are not as precious as the scores of the first place. The rest of the rankings were encouraged by the queen.

At the end of the piano competition, rest for a quarter of an hour before entering the second question.

During the break, everyone surrounded Qin Xueyi to congratulate and envy, and this time the county lord of Yunhui only ranked third, and there was a lot of anger on his face.

Xiao Yu and Qi Pan sat together, Xiao Yu said with a little curiosity: "I don't know what the next second question is to try, the first question is so difficult!" ”

Meng Qiaoqiao shook his head and said: "I don't know, anyway, it's not chess or calligraphy and painting!" ”

Zheng Hongsleeve heard the discussion between the two and came over sideways and interjected: "Last year, the first question was chess art, the second question was piano art, I guess this year's second question is chess art, calligraphy and painting are generally the finale questions!" ”

Xiao Yu nodded and said, "Sister Zheng is very reasonable!" ”

Liu Yajuan said worriedly: "I don't know if this chess problem is difficult or not, alas, I'm not good at it anyway!" It's the lord of Yunhui, who won the second place in chess last year, and I'm afraid that we will all be at the bottom of the seat this year! ”

Zheng Hongsleeve glanced at Liu Yajuan and said: "Miss Liu, why worry, although you are not good at chess, but your calligraphy and painting are among the best in the capital, didn't you win the third place last year, this year, the first two young ladies are out of the cabinet, then you should be the first in this year's calligraphy and painting competition!" ”

Liu Yajuan's face was slightly red and said: "There are also many young ladies who are attending the conference for the first time this year, you must know that there are people outside the world, there are heavens outside the sky, and I am afraid that my little skills are not enough!" ”

Xiaoyu patted Liu Yajuan's shoulder and said, "Miss Liu, why bother yourself, do your best!" Liu Yajuan smiled kindly at Xiaoyu and said, "Miss Qi Er is very right, but I am too embarrassed, ashamed!" ”

The ladies were still discussing, and they heard Old Madam Qin say: "Please return to your seats and announce the second question immediately!" ”

The women fell silent at once, and each returned to his seat and sat down obediently.

Old Madam Qin opened the envelope in her hand and browsed it, with a slight surprise on her face. "Today's second question is a ...... chess competition", she paused slightly as she read this.

"This chess art test is the ...... used", Old Madam Qin continued to read, and her face was even more surprised.