klisemfg Chapter 182: As a person of high moral character, she would not do such things as forming cliques.
Chapter 182: As a person of high moral character, she would not do such things as forming cliques.
The competition began, and the nobles and great scholars behind the screen gradually took their seats. Su Yingxue looked back through the white gauze screen and saw a snow-white figure, with infinite luxury and elegance, sitting down in the main seat.
Then, several figures came one after another and took their seats in order of seniority.
Although Su Yingxue could not see the snow-white figure or the woman's face clearly through the screen, she could see that her figure was somewhat similar to hers. She was dressed so simply and elegantly, and she wore a seven-bead pearl headdress on her head. The headdress still shone brightly even through the white gauze screen.
It turned out to be her.
A sneer appeared on Su Yingxue's lips.
It was written in the original novel that on Su Liyue's tenth birthday, Queen Xuanyuan Luoshan searched for the East China Sea pearls for her, and found the seven most beautiful East China Sea pearls in the world, and ordered craftsmen to make this pearl and white jade headdress.
Su Liyue was born on the Qixi Festival, so the name "七珠" (seven pearls) comes from the seventh month of the lunar calendar. Therefore, Su Liyue loved the pearl headpiece very much and loved to wear it no matter the occasion.
It turns out that the elegant and graceful figure sitting in the main seat behind the screen is the heroine of the original novel.
Su Yingxue's expression changed slightly. In the original novel, the heroine and the second male lead met at a palace banquet. The heroine also met Chu Xingchen at a palace banquet.
But now, how come these people, who will not meet for several years, have now greatly advanced the timeline stated in the original text?
Could it be that because of her intervention, the plot has been changed so much that the system and the alternate world have become indifferent, and the original work has been completely messed up?
Or did she cross the line with Chu Xingchen yesterday, and the other world noticed it, so they designed the heroine to appear and set things right?
Since this is the case, let’s just make the best of it.
Su Yingxue thought calmly, after all, even so, she still had to try her best to win this game.
At the start of the competition, participants are divided into groups according to their competition options and compete at the same time.
The topics drawn for calligraphy and painting were "Scenery of the Four Seasons" for painting and "Strategies for Governing the Country" for calligraphy. Su Yingxue pondered quietly, then picked up her brush to paint and write.
After finishing, Su Yingxue submitted the test paper, then left the competition venue on her own and sat back in the private room upstairs to wait for news.
As soon as she entered the private room, she saw Chu Xingchen sitting beside her and asked her, "Sister, how about the competition?"
Su Yingxue heard this and said calmly, "It's almost done. Success or failure depends on fate."
This time, Su Yingxue painted a scene of both mountains and water in Dasheng. She painted a long scroll using the modern southern school of landscape painting, depicting the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter according to their seasons.
It's average, not outstanding.
Now Mo Yunsheng, Qin Dong and Situ Qingming are all answering the papers, and she is the only one who has handed in her paper, feeling relieved.
"Sister, I heard that you don't like to drink chicken soup today." The secret guard said that when he was not around, she didn't drink a single spoonful.
"Just stew it into a medicine soup for sister. Drink it while it's hot. After drinking it, add some candied dates, and it won't be bitter." Chu Xingchen took her pulse yesterday. Her body needs about two months of conditioning to be completely healed.
Maybe having a child would make it easier for her to accept him.
Su Yingxue frowned slightly, but still grabbed the medicine bowl and drank it one sip after another.
After she finished drinking the medicine, she grabbed a candied date and held it in her mouth to get rid of the bitter taste.
Maybe it would be better to drink the medicine directly. Although it is a bit bitter, it is not greasy. The chicken soup tastes too greasy, and she really doesn't like it.
"Sister," Chu Xingchen asked the servant to collect the empty bowl with satisfaction, and he accompanied Su Yingxue to watch the game below.
Sister Qingming was the second one to finish the painting. She looked sad from the beginning, but she finally finished it.
"Sister Xue, alas, although I have finished painting and writing, I don't know if there will be a miracle. I will just leave it to fate..."
After Qin Dong and Mo Yunsheng's tests were over, Su Yingxue and Sister Qingming were called back to the competition area in the front hall to wait for comments from the nobles and great scholars.
The final examination was entirely decided by the nobles and the great scholars. There were three groups of twelve people in total.
There are five nobles and five great scholars. The nobles and great scholars sitting in the main seats have two votes, and the others have one vote each, for a total of twelve votes.
The first round of voting was for calligraphy and painting. Since there were fewer contestants in this category, the vote count was more impressive. Sister Qingming and another contestant each received one consolation vote. Su Yingxue came in second with four, and the top spot went to Qin Lan, who received five.
Su Yingxue was very satisfied with the result.
What remains are two other events, a battle between gods.
Mo Yunsheng's articles are concise and concise, with fluent writing and quotations from classics. They are indeed rare and excellent articles.
Young Master Qin's writing is also extremely brilliant. Reading through it all leaves one breathtakingly impressed.
Unlike calligraphy and painting skills, this kind of competition was between Qin Ruyu and Young Master Qin. The votes were very close to those of Mo Yunsheng. It was almost one vote for Mo Yunsheng and the other for Qin Ruyu, while everyone else, including Qin Dong, did not get any other votes.
For a moment, some people were happy and some were sad.
Su Yingxue's group and Qin Ruyu's group were happy, but the other group was worried.
In the end, all the great scholars and nobles had cast their votes, except for Su Liyue's two votes, and Qin Ruyu and Mo Yunsheng had the same number of votes.
It can be said that whoever Su Liyue votes for will be the leader of Shuibo Pavilion at this time.
All the contestants were looking in Su Liyue's direction at this moment. The number of votes in her hand seemed very crucial.
"Sister Axue, I heard that Princess Changle is attending the plum blossom viewing banquet at Shuibo Pavilion on behalf of her second brother, Prince Jin. I heard that Prince Jin was attacked last night and was seriously injured."
Su Yingxue asked with a smile, "Where did you get the news, sister?"
"Sister, of course, has her own channels," Situ Qingming smiled and whispered to her, "Sister Xue, there's something I'm not sure if I should say."
"The Empress has close ties with the four great families, so in this election, Princess Changle will probably vote for the Qin family." Sister Qingming said lightly.
"Sister, what do you think?" Su Yingxue said calmly, "Princess Changle is a peaceful person who does not fight with the world. If Brother Mo is as calm as the wind and the moon, then Princess Changle is another calm and indifferent person."
"She is a person of noble character and kind-heartedness. She would naturally disdain to do such things as forming cliques." Su Yingxue said coldly.
As a loyal fan who has read the entire novel, Su Yingxue still likes Su Liyue's character deep down. She is so much better than Su Yingxue in the original novel that there is simply no comparison.
Perhaps Su Liyue's early appearance was a blessing or a curse. But it wasn't necessarily a bad thing; perhaps it was a good thing?
Su Yingxue turned around and looked in the direction where Chu Xingchen was standing. The little wolf cub's originally scheduled official partner appeared. She, the vicious second female lead, might be able to slowly fade out of Chu Xingchen's sight.