Mountains and rivers pray for peace

Chapter 134 I bet on Huo Qi
After each female candidate draws lots, the little eunuch who is in charge of registration will record the names and the corresponding order in the book.After everyone finished drawing, the little eunuch held the booklet and announced the order of playing in front of everyone again.

There were 30 people in total, Liu Yiyi ranked third, Luo Rou seventh, when the little eunuch finished reading Nie Ying 14th and Huo Qi 15th, some good people present pretended to be surprised and said: "Ying Niang is No. [-]." , Sister Huo is ranked No.[-], this is really flooding the Dragon King Temple!"

"Hey, if you don't get a lesson, some people won't know how much they weigh." Liu Yiyi's voice was like a gnat, and her arrogance was obviously not as arrogant as before, but she gloated in her tone without embellishing it, looking at Huo Qi's eyes Also quite provocative.

Nie Ying has excellent piano skills and is somewhat famous.On the other hand, Huo Qi only recited one poem at the Qiu Ju Banquet and had never heard of any attainments in the art of piano.The more brilliant Nie Ying is at that time, the more she will make Huo Qi look disgraced.When she thought of this, her displeasure at not getting a good sequence disappeared.

"This order means that I have a fate with Sister Huo." Nie Ying laughed tenderly, and couldn't help but feel proud.

She had to use her housekeeping skills to crush Huo Qi, so that when others mentioned Huo Qi in the future, they could only think of Huo Qi's embarrassment in comparison to her today.

Luo Rou glanced at Huo Qi worriedly: "Are you sure?"

Luo Rou asked "sure", not asking whether Huo Qi is sure that he is better than Nie Ying, but whether he is sure that he is not inferior to Nie Ying too much.

Huo Qi just laughed it off nonchalantly. Nie Ying's naive little thoughts of young girls fighting for rights and interests are not difficult to guess, and she is not worried at all, after all, it is only about the contest of piano skills.

What she was really worried about was Lexuan.

Since Concubine Shu wanted Le Xuan to help her before, it is very likely that he will make things difficult for her now.Nie Yingyu's piano skills are superb, which is well known to everyone in the capital.There were thirty female candidates, why was she the one behind Nie Ying?

The matter revealed strangeness.

She inadvertently glanced at Le Xuan who was on the examiner's table, but saw Le Xuan was also staring at her with flickering eyes.Their eyes met for a short while, Le Xuanfei seemed to look away, but Huo Qi felt a string of beads being torn off, throbbing densely in his heart.

The danger is slowly approaching.

The auditorium is the place with the widest view, and the process of drawing lots can be seen by all the people present.The fourth prince patted the folding fan unfolded in his right hand to the palm of his left hand, and said meaningfully: "The lady of Ningguo's mansion is probably in trouble."

He knows how much Nie Ying is, but she used to play the piano for fun in the concubine's palace. Although her skills are not comparable to Lexuan's, they are far beyond the level of most palace luthiers.What's more, he happened to meet Nie Ying and Huo Qi confronting each other outside the Tiyuan Hall yesterday, so he knew that his cousin, who always wanted to be strong, must be secretly trying to take this opportunity to embarrass Huo Qi.

The fifth prince put his hand on his chin, and then laughed heartily: "Fourth brother has so much confidence in his cousin, do you think Concubine Xian is interested in her?"

"I don't know what the concubine mother means, but I just heard that my cousin is quite accomplished in piano art by chance." The fourth prince's smile was as light as the spring breeze in March.

"Fourth brother, I don't think so." The sixth prince laughed out of fear that the world would be chaotic, "Although Miss Huo has never made a name for herself in piano art, she is the daughter of Ningguo Gong after all, and there has never been any rumors about her being out of rhythm. Fame. If it’s someone pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, I think it might be your cousin who is in trouble.”

He is slightly fat, with a belly that sticks out two miles. When he smiles, his belly jiggles slightly. Fortunately, he has a pretty face, which makes him look cute and naive.

"Today is simply a joke. Since the fourth brother and the sixth brother have their own interests, why not take a gamble?" The fifth prince said with his eyes narrowed.

The sixth prince was twisting grapes to eat, so he sat up straight and smiled brightly: "How boring is it for two people to play?" He then greeted the clan children behind him: "Why don't we all come to place a bet and see Huo Nie and his wife?" , who won the leader of this sect in the end?"

Those clan disciples in the back were just bored, and now they all became interested: "His Sixth Highness's proposal is wonderful!"

Seeing that the others had no objections, the Sixth Prince quickly ordered his servants to take a piece of silk and lay it on the table, and then patted the Chilong Jade Pendant tied around his waist on the left side with great enthusiasm: "Let's do this, Miss Huo's Place the bet on the left side, and place the bet on Miss Nie on the right side. If there are other candidates, you can also propose them separately."

"Sixth brother is bleeding a lot this time. Since that's the case, I definitely have no reason to take advantage of you." The fifth prince slowly put the agate snuff bottle in his sleeve on the right side, and then his eyes signaled the fourth prince beside him to hurry up. bet.

The fourth prince put the folding fan and the snuff bottle together: "Then I'll bet on my precious folding fan." Then he smiled at the clan children who were eager to try, "You guys also come to have fun together."

Most of the sons and daughters of the clan are ignorant of literature and martial arts. Compared with their parents, they don't have much real ability, but they are all masters of judging the situation.Nie Ying was originally a hot candidate to win the championship this year, but the sixth prince did not cry when he saw the coffin, so he insisted on impulsively competing with the fourth prince.

Seeing that the fifth prince, who was in the limelight, also bet on Nie Ying, they quickly followed suit and bet on Nie Ying without thinking.

The Fifth Prince even smiled and urged Yuan Shao, who was hesitant, with his eyes: "Ah Shao, who do you like?"

Yuan Shao met the ambiguous and inquisitive expressions of the crowd, and said with a smile: "Naturally, she is the daughter of the Minister of Rites." Then he threw the jade plaque to the right.

When doing this, Yuan Shao felt a bit of subtle joy in his heart.He has known Huo Qi for so many years, Huo Qi has never been willing to play the piano in front of him, and every time she asks her, she will justify that she is not good at it, and now it is his turn to see Huo Qi lose face.What's more, it is impossible for him to sing against the fifth prince.

Yuan Shao and Huo Qi have a relationship, which means he knows more about Huo Qi. The sixth prince saw that Yuan Shao had bet on Nie Ying, and saw that there was only his own Chilong jade pendant on the left side of the silk and satin. The impulsive energy cooled down, and the original self-confidence disappeared: "Why do you all arrest Miss Nie? No, I want to switch sides!"

As he spoke, he was about to move his jade pendant to the left, but his hand was quickly held down by the fifth prince: "Sixth brother, if you repent at this time, there will be no one here to bet on Miss Huo, so what's the bet? "

Many people echoed the Fifth Prince: "Your Highness Sixth, you don't take it for granted!"

Seeing that the defeat was certain, the Sixth Prince did not dare to compete with the Fifth Emperor's brother. He felt depressed and had nowhere to vent his anger. However, when he caught sight of Shen Yuning from the corner of his eye, he seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw.

Shen Yuning was not as good as the fifth prince in front of Emperor Xiaowen, but no one in the palace dared to provoke him, moving Shen Yuning out might allow him to escape the fate of being ridiculed by the crowd.

He hurriedly yelled: "Why don't you bring the seventh brother to play? If it gets out, it's just us brothers! If the seventh brother doesn't bet, I, the older brother, won't play!"

"Sixth brother, who in this Hegong family doesn't know that seventh brother never likes to get involved in these things? In order to show off, you actually brought out the tricks of brothers, friends and brothers?" The fifth prince couldn't help but sneered at his naughty behavior. The appearance is very contemptible.

Shen Yuning has been silent since he took the seat, and has never glanced at those noble ladies. This look of wanting nothing makes people unable to figure out his purpose for coming to watch the ceremony.At this time, he was resting his head and closing his eyes, as if he didn't notice the movement here at all.

Seeing Shen Yuning's expression of not wanting to participate, and seeing the seriousness of the fifth child, the fourth prince hurriedly stood up to smooth things over: "Since the sixth brother has changed his mind, the seventh brother is not interested, so let's call it a day. It was just for fun. If you hurt your brother’s peace because of this matter, then the loss outweighs the gain.”

These clan disciples who love to join in the fun are in high spirits, and they are watching a good show for fear that the world will not be chaotic. Hearing this, they have no choice but to prepare to get their chips back angrily.

Suddenly, amidst the sighs of the crowd, a loud voice was heard——

"I bet on Huo Qi."

(End of this chapter)