Mountains and rivers pray for peace

Chapter 135 Bet Up
Everyone followed the sound and saw Shen Yuning opening his eyes at some point.He moved the chilong jade pendant away, and then dropped the white jade dragon pattern finger ring that was originally on the index finger of his left hand.The ring finger turned around on the small table, making a crisp sound when it collided.

For a moment, everyone present looked different.

The clan members, who were still listless just now, saw Shen Yuning taking Huo Qi coldly, fearing that they were in a dream.Seeing Shen Yuning actually take off the white jade finger again, he even took in a breath of cold air unconsciously.

The finger pull is a symbol of the prince's status, and Shen Yuning just throws it out as a bargaining chip, isn't it too much?

If Shen Yuning really lost the bet, and the chip fell into their hands, it would be a hot potato. Could it be possible to go to a pawnshop to pawn it for money?I'm afraid that Emperor Xiaowen will cut off their heads.

The fifth prince was the first to come to his senses, holding his hands and laughing: "It's strange, it's really strange! I don't know if the seventh brother is doing this to protect the sixth brother, or if he is treating this Miss Huo differently?"

He asked casually, but he was quickly guessing the relationship between Shen Yuning and Huo Qi.

At the beginning, Shen Yuning was absent from the Qiuju Banquet, but afterwards she appeared with Huo Qi.Today, she changed her nature to come to the martial arts arena to watch the ceremony, and even openly bet on Huo Qi's victory, Shen Yuning's mind is not clear no matter what.

"I thought the seventh brother was always cold-hearted, but it turns out there are exceptions." The fourth prince smiled meaningfully.

Concubine Xian intended for him to marry Nie Ying as her main concubine, and he was neither enthusiastic nor resistant to this decision.He has understood since he was a child that although being a prince is dignified, the power to choose a wife's family is often not in their own hands.What's more, Nie Ying was born beautiful, with a sensible personality and a layer of blood, which was the best choice for him.

But when Concubine Xian called Nie Ying into the palace every once in a while, intending to cultivate their relationship, he discovered an interesting phenomenon - Nie Ying would try her best to find excuses to hang around Jing'an Palace every time. Shen Yuning often stays behind closed doors and never looks at any woman differently.

Nie Ying tried her best to hide her thoughts about Shen Yuning in front of him, probably thinking that if Shen Yuning failed, she would turn around and climb up her own big tree.Every time he thought of Nie Ying's poor acting skills, he couldn't help but laugh.

If Nie Ying knew that Shen Yuning chose Huo Qi today, she still didn't know what kind of expression would appear on that delicate and charming face that always pretended to be generous and innocent.Thinking of this, he actually felt happy.

Yuan Shao, who was sipping tea, held the tea bowl tightly, and his face was also gloomy.

After Qiu Ju's banquet, he couldn't figure out why Huo Qi's attitude towards him had changed drastically overnight.Before that, Huo Qi and he weren't really close to each other, but it's not an exaggeration to say that "the general role is great".

People like Shen Yuning, even the eldest son of the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, were difficult to get close to, but now he was willing to stand up for Huo Qi. This made him wonder whether Huo Qi was in love with someone else and deliberately brought him and Huo Qinglan together. Yes, just get rid of him in good name?
Thinking of this, his hatred burst out from his heart like venom.What made him even more resentful was that such a vicious woman as Huo Qi could easily affect his emotions.

The sixth prince was probably the only happy person present. He patted Shen Yuning on the shoulder and laughed loudly: "Seventh brother is righteous! Whether it's for me or Miss Huo, isn't that a good thing?"

Shen Yuning ignored those probing and ambiguous eyes, and ignored the words of the people in front of her, but sat back to her original seat.

However, the fifth prince was not angry either. Shen Yuning had many admirers, and their elder brothers had long been familiar with it, and they often teased and teased him about these romances.When she was young, Shen Yuning would say "boring", but later she just didn't bother to talk about it.

But this time, Shen Yuning spoke up.

"Huo Qi has a face that can play the piano."

His eyes briefly glanced at the turquoise scenery next to the plectrum pool, and his low and restrained voice sounded again: "How about adding 5000 taels of gold to the original chips."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the audience seats, and everyone looked at each other in shock.

Play so big?

Although they usually do not lack money, 5000 taels of gold is really not a small amount.

Those disciples of the Grandmaster were full of confidence in their choice, but when they saw Shen Yuning's generous spending, they began to hesitate.Could it be that Huo Qi was really a humble piano master, and they all misjudged him?

The sixth prince only felt that Shen Yuning's move was deliberately against the fourth prince, which really coincided with him.He quickly echoed: "It's rare for the seventh brother to have such a good interest. If so, how about adding 5000 taels of gold to each of the original chips?"

Seeing that the remaining two princes had no objections, the second-generation ancestors in the audience had no choice but to agree with a grimace. They secretly prayed that Nie Ying could win the leader and they would not suffer heavy losses.

For the fifth prince, money is just a trivial matter, but seeing Shen Yuning's attitude, he was a little bit unsure of Shen Yuning's mind.As the seventh younger brother, he didn't play cards according to common sense since he was a child. Could it be that he really thought that Huo Qi was so talented that he deliberately bet on her?Or did Shen Yuning bet with them because she was short of money recently?
The fourth prince returned to his usual haughty and indifferent expression, and observed the situation on the other side of the piano pool.

The people who were used to gamble did not notice the movements on the side of the auditorium, and the spirits of the girls were more tense than the strings of the lyre.

Each player has only half a cup of tea to play. To ensure fairness, the three examiners did not know the order in which the women were selected to play, and they all had to listen to the music with their backs on their backs, and then wrote down their evaluations on paper, marking the best with a circle , the triangle is the second, and the cross is the last.At the same time, only the top fifteen girls in the "Qin" category can then compete in the next "Shooting" category, which means that half of the people will be eliminated.

The competition was in full swing, and Liu Yiyi, who was ranked third, had already entered the competition stage.

The lyre had just sounded a note, and Huo Qi, who was waiting in the audience below, said, "She chose "Spring River Flowers and Moonlight Night"."

As soon as the words finished, the prelude to "Moonlight Night on the Spring River" flowed out from the girl's fingers, and Luo Rou wondered, "How did you hear that?"

"Random guessing." Huo Qi said indiscriminately.

Luo Rou secretly cursed, why couldn't she guess it?

After Liu Yiyi finished playing, Luo Rou said something bad: "Liu Yiyi's piano skills have always been quite satisfactory, but this time she performed well. It seems that she has worked hard to improve her piano skills."

At the same time, Le Xuan and the three sitting high on the examiner's seat, although they didn't show any surprised expressions on their faces, they drew a triangle on the paper in unison.

And Liu Yiyi also seemed to know that she played well, so she stepped off the stage with a proud face, and smiled provocatively at Huo Qi.

Huo Qi received this slightly malicious look, but he didn't show any nervous expression, he forced him to be strong, and the breeze blew the hills.Whether you can win the competition depends on the opponent, but the most important thing is your own state of mind.

Luo Rou didn't have time to say anything more, because it was soon time for her to come on stage.

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After Luo Rou finished playing "Three Plum Blossoms" and left the stage, a new female singer came on the stage, and the melodious melody of the lyre sounded like gurgling water.

Luo Rou turned her back and took a look, then took out her handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her forehead and said to Huo Qi: "Finally I finished playing. I was so nervous that my hands were shaking just now. When I thought of so many pairs of eyes staring at me in the audience, I was so excited. I feel uncomfortable all over."

"You play well." Huo Qi replied.

Luo Rou didn't believe it: "Are you kidding me? No one has praised my piano skills since I was a child."

"Why do you think I'm coaxing you?" Huo Qi wondered, "Just now I saw that you are very proficient in the eight fingering techniques of zhi, wiping, picking, hooking, ticking, breaking, holding, beating, and picking. "This piece of music is quite difficult. It's very rare to be able to play it completely, not to mention you didn't make any mistakes."

　Tomorrow is Sister Huo's performance time () Who else can bet on her besides Lao Qi!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)