Chapter Ninety-Five: Calligraphy and Painting Hide Mysteries

After Emperor Xuanyuan explained the regulations of the first program of the Hundred Flowers Banquet, some anxious girls immediately stretched out their hands and looked over the long table.

Si Luoying also picked up a scroll of calligraphy and paintings, gently unfolded it, and carefully identified it.

Sitting on Si Luoying's shoulder, he also lowered his head and glanced at the calligraphy and painting, then stretched his neck and looked around to check the calligraphy and painting in the hands of others.

At this glance, he felt that something was not quite right, and whispered to Si Luo Sakura: "Little Sakura, I think there is something greasy in it." ”

Si Luoying also felt that the emperor and queen would not give them some ordinary calligraphy and paintings to appreciate, and there must be some mystery in this!

So, she looked up at the others.

After looking through a few calligraphy and paintings, some people found that they were all genuine, and some monks were puzzled and suspicious.

Among these people, Mu Furong, the eldest lady of the Hades Palace, has the highest cultivation, she saw the problem at a glance, and then lazily picked up a painting, sat on the side, and drank tea leisurely.

Soon, Mu Haitang, the second lady of the Hades Mansion, also discovered the cattiness, took out a scroll of paintings from the table, held it in her hand for a while, and then took out another scroll, and after holding it in her hand for a while, she put the scroll she had drawn out before back on the table, and then stepped aside, looking at the others in the Underworld Mansion with some concern.

Several young ladies from the Xuanyuan clan who came to participate in the palace banquet this time also quickly chose the painting scroll, and then stepped aside and chatted.

The emperor and queen Xuanyuan who were sitting above nodded slightly with satisfaction, and ordered Gong'e to reward the two dishes on the table to the ladies of the Xuanyuan family.

The lady of the Xuanyuan clan immediately bowed and thanked her, and the emperor looked at the young ladies of the Xuanyuan clan, and said to the emperor with a smile: "The Wuma clan has always been prosperous, and the Xuanyuan clan is the young lady is all smart and noble, just like you and me!"

When Emperor Xuanyuan heard this, he just nodded slightly, then picked up his wine glass, and while drinking, he watched the women below play, and did not respond to the emperor's words.

The emperor's face stiffened slightly, Dongfang Shan saw it, and immediately got up to toast the emperor, Tuoba Huang Dong also followed, toasting to the emperor, and then the children of other clans also got up and toasted to the emperor!

The monarchs and ministers above drank happily, talked and laughed, and the daughters of the family below used their hands and eyes together, constantly turning the calligraphy and paintings on the table.

The fourth lady Mu Hibiscus didn't see the way for a while, and she couldn't bear to flip through all the remaining calligraphy and paintings, and found that all the calligraphy and paintings were indeed genuine, so she couldn't help frowning and swept towards Si Luoying.

Although Si Luoying didn't see the way, she was very calm, picked out three calligraphy and paintings that she was more familiar with, unfolded them in front of her, and lowered her head to study them carefully.

At this time, Mu Ronghua, who found the problem, smiled and picked a calligraphy and painting, walked to Mu Furong, and drank tea with her.

At this time, a waiter stepped forward and said: "There is still time for half a pillar of incense, please choose as soon as possible, and you will not wait for the time!"

Some of the young ladies who couldn't make up their minds heard this, and began to pick up the final selected picture scroll one after another and leave the table.

The area around the table suddenly became very empty, and Hibiscus looked at Si Luoying, who was repeatedly stroking the scroll with sweat on her forehead, and asked with her eyes, what did she see in the name?

Si Luoying was engrossed in watching the scroll, and did not pay attention to the surrounding movements at all. At this time, Dongfang Hongye picked up a calligraphy and painting, pointed to the hibiscus flower and said: "Third Miss, if you can't choose it, I will give it to you." ”

Althea glanced at Dongfang Hongye: "Miss Dongfang, when I saw you, I remembered the mouth of the green bamboo snake, and the wasp tail needle, let me believe you, it is better to make me believe that mice can't make holes, and cats can't steal fish!"

After speaking, he casually took out a scroll from the table, waved it at Dongfang Hongye, and lowered his voice to warn: "I advise you not to fight the idea of marrying into the Hades Mansion again." Hades' Mansion is a wolf's den, and you dogs are not welcome!"

Dongfang Hongye was really going to be angry with the hibiscus, she wanted to tease the hibiscus, but she was scolded for being a dog, and she almost couldn't hold back and beat the hibiscus.

Dongfang Hongye, who was so angry that he blushed and had a thick neck, shook his sleeves and stepped aside angrily. Mu Hibiscus also smiled and held the roll, and joined a few people in the Hades Mansion.

For a while, all the people around the table were cleaned one after another. Only Si Luoying, who had no distraction, was left alone, standing alone at the table.

Dongfang Hongye saw that Si Luoying hadn't made up his mind yet, and immediately sneered: "Big girl, I heard that you don't know two big characters." If you really can't read calligraphy and painting, just pick one at random! Maybe you will be given the lucky one. ”

Si Luoying didn't respond, suddenly closed her eyes, stretched out her hands, and gently stroked the two calligraphy and paintings spread out on the table.

The entire hall fell silent for a while, and everyone's eyes fell on Si Luoying.

Dongfang Shan Xia, who was inseparable from the Hades Mansion, immediately took the opportunity to say to his nephew Dongfang Qingzhi beside him: "I heard that this eldest girl of the Hades Mansion has no talent in cultivation at all, and it is rumored that the Hades King wants to drive her away, but I don't know what means she has used, and she has been living steadily until now." According to me, since she has no talent for cultivation, she should obediently accept her fate, so why waste everyone's time here cheekily. ”

Dongfang Qingzhi immediately said: "This big girl is indeed very thick-skinned, and she didn't admit that she had injured Sister Hongye with a sharp weapon before. According to the subordinates of the Hades Palace, this eldest girl has a bad character, hooks up with the Hades King, and has an ambiguous relationship with Mu Yunche. ”

Dongfang Shan Xia pretended to be surprised when he heard this: "That Mu Yunche is calculated, but her nephew, how can there be a secret affection between this aunt and nephew, isn't it a mess of generations." I just see that this woman is not a pure person, remember to remind Momiji, and have less contact with her in the future!"

The sound of the conversation between Dongfang Shan Xia and Dongfang Qingzhi was not small, and almost all the people in the hall heard it.

Mu Hibiscus couldn't hear anyone arranging Hades Mu Hanshui and Mu Yunche, so she immediately glared upward, and wanted to speak, but was stopped by Mu Haitang.

Si Luoying still had her eyes closed, and she stroked the calligraphy and paintings on the table with her hand without any interference.

At this time, the chief waiter who recorded the time stepped forward and whispered to Si Luoying: "The eldest girl of the Hades Palace, the time has come, please make a choice." ”

Si Luoying opened her eyes suddenly, picked up a scroll, and stepped aside.

The waiters stepped forward one after another and removed all the remaining scrolls on the table.

Then Taisi Ming Xingjun, who had a goatee and a booklet in his hand, stepped forward and said by name: "Hades Mansion Lady Mu Furong, please come forward." ”

Mu Furong stood up lazily, moved lightly, stepped forward and bowed slightly to Taisi Ming Xingjun, and then unfolded the scroll in his hand on the table. Taisi Ming Xingjun glanced at it, and drew a circle under the name of Mu Furong in the booklet, and then said: "The eldest lady of the Hades Mansion, Mu Furong, has golden eyes and fiery eyes, enter the next level." ”

When Mu Hibiscus heard that Mu Hibiscus had chosen the right one, she immediately smiled and clapped her hands. She had always thought that the last person in the Hades Mansion had the ability to win the Ice Spirit was Mu Hibiscus.

Tai Si Ming Xingjun glanced at the complacent hibiscus flower, said "silence", and then began to call the next name.

The daughters of each family began to step forward one by one, and unfolded the selected calligraphy and paintings on the table.

Taisi ordered Xingjun to just glance at them, and then drew circles or crosses under the names of people.

The one who drew the circle and the wood hibiscus were the same, and entered the next level of the Hundred Flowers Banquet game, and the one who drew the fork met the reproachful eyes of the elders in the clan, returned to his seat from the new, looked at the other lucky ones with unwillingness, and continued to play and play.

Every year, the Hundred Flowers Banquet is a good opportunity for the ladies of various families to make a name for themselves, and it is also a good opportunity for the major clans to show their clan strength to the king and the people.

Therefore, those who lose the election at the first level will inevitably be severely reprimanded when they lose such an opportunity to win glory for the clan. So most of them were depressed, and some people couldn't help but secretly wipe their tears, which attracted a reprimand from the elders of the clan.

The emperor was busy smiling so that everyone didn't have to take it too seriously, just a small game show, don't hurt the harmony.

Some of the women in the clan who passed the test naturally smiled and responded, indicating that the emperor was very right. And some of the women in the clan who have not passed the pass are silent and bow their heads and drink sullenly.

Dongfang Shan Xia, who was sitting above, saw that Dongfang Hongye with a confident face had entered the second level, and immediately said complacently: "Hongye is good, with the demeanor of our Dongfang clan!"

After speaking, he looked at Si Luoying again and said: "There are some people who are confused and indiscriminate, so don't come out and be embarrassed."

Seeing that the fifth lady Kapok didn't choose the right picture scroll, she couldn't help but ask Si Luoying in a worried whisper: "Little Sakurako, are you confident?"

Si Luoying smiled and nodded, she had just discovered the mystery of these scrolls.

The picture scroll on the table before was indeed half true and half fake.

It's just that the fake's picture scroll has been plated with a very thin layer of true qi, making the fake look the same as the real thing.

People with high cultivation, such as Taisi Ming Xingjun, can see through this kind of trick at a glance.

And Mu Furong can see through it quickly, and it is also because her cultivation is the highest here, and she has seen this kind of little trick, so she will notice the difference in the picture scroll the fastest.

For a person with a low cultivation like Si Luoying, it is naturally difficult to detect the true qi plated on the picture scroll.

Unless you close your eyes and concentrate on feelings, you can notice a little abnormality.

Si Luoying happened to close her eyes and caress intently, she felt a trace of strangeness, and then she used Mu Yunche's training on her in the past, completely unaffected by the outside world, completely emptying herself, and then gradually felt some doorways.

In the end, Si Luoying chose a picture scroll that didn't feel anything unusual.

She was confident, and it turned out that she had made the right choice.

Hibiscus never expected that Si Luoying would choose the right picture scroll. At this moment, except for the fifth lady Kapok in the Hades Mansion, all of them have entered the second level of the game.

The fourth lady Velvet Hua comforted the crying Kapok, saying that she was just lucky, and she would definitely be eliminated in the next level, and she would come to accompany Kapok at that time. And seeing that there were five people in the Hades Mansion who had passed the first level of the game, Dongfang Shan couldn't help but say with a dark face: "These girls, their luck is quite good." Dongfang Qingzhi snorted with his nose: "It's useless to be lucky, they have to be out collectively in the next level!"