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Published at 10th of February 2023 06:06:00 AM


Chapter 244

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"Why did she come in Princess Jingning's sedan chair?"

"That's right! A bumpkin, why?"

"Is it because Princess Jingning lent her the sedan chair because she couldn't bear to see that she was left alone?"

"I think it's probably because she complained to Princess Jingning herself!"

"It's really lucky to meet Princess Jingning..."

The buzzing discussion made Su Xiaoxiao become the focus of everyone again.

However, what surprised everyone was that Su Xiaoxiao, who was being pointed at by others, did not show any nervousness or apprehension on her face.

It must be known that many daughters of aristocratic families entering the palace for the first time cannot be as calm and calm as her.

"Is she stupid?"

A daughter asked in a low voice.

The rest burst out laughing.

A daughter who was fairly familiar with Qin Yanran tugged at Qin Yanran's sleeve: "Miss Qin."

Qin Yanran raised her hand and lightly supported the shark bead on her head.

The daughter asked: "She is from your Qin family, is she always so stupid?"

Qin Yanran's expression froze, and she said lightly, "Miss Hong, please be careful with your words."

Miss Hong curled her lips and went to talk to others.

Qin Yanran has extraordinary appearance and talent, should have become the focus of today, but Su Xiaoxiao's appearance made everyone's eyes grow on her.

Not long after, a palace nurse who seemed to have some qualifications took them to an open-air garden with a serious smile.

Surrounded by green plants and flowers, there is a green lawn in the center.

Desks and futons have already been placed on the lawn.

The mother elongated her voice and said, "All my daughters are invited to take their seats."

Everyone found a place to close their eyes and sat down.

When I arrived at Su Xiaoxiao's place, there was only a single desk in the last row.

Su Xiaoxiao walked over and sat down.

Everyone looked back at her.

The little fat girl is on orders again.

Qin Yanran sat in the first row.

Generally speaking, it takes a little courage and guts to sit in this position.

Qin Yanran's strength is outstanding, she is not afraid of any assessment, so she dared to take the first place.

On both sides of her are the daughter of the Leng family and the daughter of the Jing family.

As soon as Su Xiaoxiao raised her head, countless jeweled heads shone brightly in the sunlight, making her dizzy.

The first assessment is a written test.

Choosing a companion for the princess to read is not as strict as the imperial examination. The main test is the basic skills of the daughters.

The test paper is divided into two parts, silent writing and poetry.

The content of silent books comes from the Four Books and Five Classics, which are different on each test paper, so there is no such thing as plagiarism.

The theme of the poems is spring, and there is no limit to seven or five characters, but they must be original.

Su Xiaoxiao learned a lot of characters from Wei Ting in the countryside, and continued to learn from Fu Langzhong on the way to the capital. Now basic recognition and reading are no longer a problem.

After reading the densely packed test papers, she only sighed with emotion: It is not easy for a daughter in ancient times.

After half an hour, the eunuchs came to collect the papers.

"How did you do in the exam?" a daughter asked.

"There are two questions left unanswered."

"Only two questions? I don't know the rest...Miss Wang, I think you filled them all in."

The daughter of the Wang family who was named smiled and said, "I wrote it scribbled."

Su Xiaoxiao hugged her arms, what a familiar scene after the exam.

The second assessment was painting, which was a peony brought over by the eunuchs.

Su Xiaoxiao's performance is quite satisfactory. When others look at the paintings, she also looks at the paintings. When others write, she also writes.

The eunuch who invigilated the exam in the corner had noticed her since the last round, but he was in the front at that time, and was moved to the back in the second round.

Seeing Su Xiaoxiao's vigorous writing, he thought to himself that this girl looks low-key, and she is probably a master.

Then he couldn't help stretching his neck to look at Su Xiaoxiao's painting.

Damn uh!

He staggered and almost fell!

Next, temperament and chess were assessed.

For the rhythm, the daughters choose a musical instrument they are good at, and play it live, and the court musicians record their performance.

Results will not be announced on the spot.

Qin Yanran was taught by Zhang Qin master, and her piano skills improved by leaps and bounds, and the song "Flying Immortals Beyond the Sky" amazed the audience.

The pipa played by the daughter of the Leng family and the zither played by the daughter of the Jing family also attracted the attention of the musicians.

It's Su Xiaoxiao's turn.

Su Xiaoxiao asked, "Can I play anything?"

The court nurse nodded: "Yes."

Su Xiaoxiao thought for a while, and said seriously: "Then, shall I play some cotton for everyone?"

Everyone: "..."

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After one day's assessment, Qin Yanran was the one with the most outstanding melody. No one could see the results of the written test and painting, and had no way of knowing, but judging from the past reputation of the few people, Qin Yanran was in the top three, if not the first.

Three Dingjia, the daughter of the Leng family should have a place.

Chess is played in pairs by daughters, and the decision is drawn by lottery.

Qin Yanran won the daughter of the Leng family.

Several chess doctors who came to be referees gathered around the table of the two of them.

Obviously, the game between the two of them is the most anticipated.

The one Su Xiaoxiao drew was that Miss Hong.

Miss Hong didn't pay attention to a girl who grew up in the countryside.

She said arrogantly: "Put black first, I will let you hold black!"

"Oh." Su Xiaoxiao casually picked up a sunspot and landed it in the center of the chessboard.

Ms. Hong snorted and laughed: "Do you really know how to play chess? You haven't seen what Go looks like, even if you are in the countryside?"

The first step is generally to take the astrological position, occupying one of the four corners with higher value, followed by the side.

How else should I say it, a grass belly with golden horns and silver edges?

This girl's place is bad.

To be honest, her chess skills are not very superb, and she was worried about whether she would draw a strong opponent before, but she never thought that she would meet this girl.

Ah.

It's better to draw a powerful one.

Playing against this kind of person, even if you win, you won't win by force.

Ms. Hong detested her to death.

She dropped a son to occupy the corner.

Hmph, finish her within ten steps!

Ten steps later.

Su Xiaoxiao rested her chin with one hand.

Ms. Hong sneered and said, "Why don't you go down? If not, I'll teach you and let you stick to my hands a few more times."

Su Xiaoxiao sighed: "I'm hungry."

It's been a whole day without eating.

Don't all these daughters need to eat?

She was so hungry that she panicked.

Su Xiaoxiao didn't care about that much, took out a piece of snack from her purse, and ate it leisurely.

Ms. Hong said coldly: "Hey! Are you here to play chess or to eat? Can you be more serious! If you do this again, you just abstain!"

Su Xiaoxiao tapped the chessboard with her other hand.

Miss Hong looked down and was taken aback.

She was almost winning just now, why... let this girl break through all of a sudden?

"You... how did you... come down here?"

Su Xiaoxiao said: "Can't you go down here? Then I'll change to another place."

"Don't regret the game!" said the eunuch on the side.

"Oh." Su Xiaoxiao put the chess piece back again.

Miss Hong shot Su Xiaoxiao a glance.

He doesn't even understand the rules of chess, so it's probably a blind cat bumping into a dead mouse.

The two continued to play.

Every time Ms. Hong saw that she was about to win, Su Xiaoxiao was able to break through in a flash.

More and more chess games were decided, and in the end there was only her at the table, the table with Leng's daughter and Qin Yanran.

It is normal for those two to be unable to tell the winner, after all, both of them are masters of chess.

But what she faced was a girl who grew up in the countryside!

"Hey, Miss Hong, why haven't you finished downloading?"

"She couldn't even beat a little village girl, could she? I heard that she was poor at chess, but I didn't believe it—"

"Shhh, keep your voice down, she is the serious daughter of the Qin family, it's not surprising that Ms. Hong can't win..."

Everyone's whispered sarcasm fell into Ms. Hong's ears word for word.

She was so angry that she pointed at Su Xiaoxiao's nose and said, "You foul!"

Su Xiaoxiao looked bewildered: "What rule did I commit?"

Miss Hong said: "You eat!"

Su Xiaoxiao looked at the invigilating eunuch beside him: "Is there a rule not to eat?"

Eunuch: "Uh...no."

The main reason is that I never thought that anyone would be able to eat it——

On the other side, Qin Yanran and the daughter of the Leng family decided the outcome.

Qin Yanran narrowly wins half an eye.

The two stood up and bowed to each other.

Only Miss Hong and Su Xiaoxiao were left.

Miss Hong was so anxious that she broke out in a cold sweat.

Because she belatedly discovered that she seemed to be winning and winning all the way, but she was actually eaten to death.

How could this be?

Doesn't this girl know how to play chess?

Why still-

Su Xiaoxiao held up the sunspots and carefully looked for a place on the chessboard.

Miss Hong stared at her flaws, sweating coldly.

Don't go down there, don't go down there...

Su Xiaoxiao Heizi paused above.

Miss Hong almost fainted.

"here!"

Su Xiaoxiao fell to the side.

In an instant, Ms. Hong was born with a dead wood, and a white piece locked her position!

"Bai Zi, win."

Miss Hong let out a long breath.

At this point, the last round of assessment is over.

The chess doctors left one by one.

They mainly went to watch the chess game between Qin Yanran and the daughter of the Leng family just now, and paid little attention to other chess games, especially the game between Su Xiaoxiao and Miss Hong.

When passing by the chess game of the two, a chess doctor glanced at it inadvertently.

When it was time to take a second look, the eunuch had already collected the chessboard.

"What's wrong?" asked the accompanying companion.

Dr. Qi said: "Ah, just now... I seem to have seen a remarkable chess game."

The companion asked the eunuch, "Who was playing chess here just now?"

The eunuch replied: "Miss Hong and Miss Su?"

The companion asked: "Which Miss Su?"

The eunuch said: "The daughter of the protector of the country who grew up among the people has not worshiped the ancestors yet, and uses the name of the country."

The companion looked at Dr. Chess, and said with a smile, "Did you read it wrong? I've never heard that Ms. Hong is very good at chess."

Not to mention the daughter from the countryside.

Dr. Qi nodded: "Maybe."

Even he can't guarantee to play such a chess game.

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