Second marriage to the regent

Chapter 13
The teacup in Su Wenling's hand fell heavily on the table. There was still steam in the cup. The tea spilled on the table without letting go of her hand.

"You two have been a bit noisy today." She lowered her voice and sulked.

The maid Bai Zhi quickly took out her handkerchief and wiped the tea stains from her hands.

"Even if it's a competition, the prize must be indispensable. Brother, do you have any news?" Su Junxi saw that Su Wenling was really angry and quickly changed the subject.

Only then did the wrinkles between Su Wenling's eyebrows relax.

While Su Junxi was thinking about what rare treasures Zuichun Tower could bring out, a voice came from the stage:

"The winner will receive "Walking in the Snow to Seek Plum Blossoms"!"

As soon as Ming Niang finished speaking, there was a lot of whispering and discussion around her.

Except for Su Junxi, both of them in the cubicle lowered their heads and thought, as if they were thinking of countermeasures.

Su Junxi had never heard of "Walking in the Snow to Seek Plum Blossoms", but when the contestants who came to compete heard about this prize, they were all full of energy and confident of winning, so she could guess a thing or two.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Su Wenling's lips, she shook her head helplessly, and said with some regret: "If I were like my elder brother and had special skills, I would be able to compete on stage."

"I believe that big brother can win this "Walking in the Snow to Seek Plum Blossoms"." Su Junxi was not trying to comfort her, but she really believed that her big brother could win.

"Is this "Walking in the Snow in Search of Plum Blossoms" a prize for the literary test or the martial arts test?"

A dark, muscular man stood up and asked.

With his sinewy body, he looks like a man who is accustomed to using brute force and has amazing strength.

"This "Walking in the Snow in Search of Plum Blossoms" was given to the winner by my master. My master is good at wielding swords and guns, so it is naturally a martial arts test!"

After hearing the satisfactory answer, the man's smiling face was filled with flesh, and his laughter filled the entire sky above Zuichun Tower.

Ming Niang seemed to be used to this kind of scene, and announced the start of the game:
"The first round of the competition, the literary test, starts now!"

Su Junxi also stood up and came to the window, her eyes fixed on the stage. She was very curious who would be the first to go on stage and set an example.

I saw a man in dark green clothes flying onto the stage, nodding and smiling: "Everyone, I'm Tang Zhili, please!"

Tang Zhili made a gesture of invitation and turned around on the stage. When his eyes swept across the booth, he saw Su Junxi's figure. His eyes were slightly startled, but he quickly returned to his state.

How come she never heard that Tang Zhili had this hobby in her previous life?
However, even though Tang Zhili was a prostitute, he could easily pick up these poems and songs, and the people in the audience were a little hesitant. After all, looking at the entire Kyoto, there were only a handful of people who could compete with him.

Su Buyue was secretly observing Su Junxi's expression. When she saw that Tang Zhili had a calm face and didn't even say a word, she concluded that there was an irreconcilable gap between the two.

When he was about to go to the stage to compete with Tang Zhili and vent his anger on his little sister, he saw a man wearing an ugly mask jump down and land opposite Tang Zhili.

There was a burst of applause from the audience, and everyone got into the spirit of watching the show.

Tang Zhili looked at the ignorant man and the smile on his face became even stronger: "Master, do you want to compete with me?"

"Let's begin." The man made an invitation gesture.

"After three rounds of the literary test, are there still contestants?" Ming Niang asked again.

I saw a few people taking the stage one after another.

A big drama is about to happen.

There is a familiar face among this group of people, that is, the colleague who took the exam with Tang Zhili. However, later he married Su Junxi, and the dignitaries in Kyoto became more inclined to Tang Zhili, so that he failed the exam and had no chance to be the number one scholar. .

Now that I saw him again, his face was full of gloom, and I could see his dissatisfaction. He was here to avenge himself.

Although Su Junxi didn't know this person, she noticed Tang Zhili's subtle actions. In the past, whenever he had these reactions, he would feel unsure.

It seemed that he was in trouble.Sure enough, he gradually fell behind in this game where he was sure to win.

"Tang Zhili, back then you won me over with your fame and support, but today I want you to be convinced!"

The man replied through gritted teeth.

But when the man felt that he was about to win, the man in the mask was like an out-of-control dark horse, chasing him at an extremely fast speed, and finally overtaking him.

There was warm applause from the audience.

"In the first round, the winner is this young man!"

The thunderous applause made Tang Zhili blush with embarrassment.

The competition soon came to the martial arts test. Su Buyue and Jiang Lu both took the stage. Su Junxi thought that the man wearing the mask was going to compete, but he turned around and left.

Seeing that he looked familiar, Su Junxi excused herself from going to the toilet because she felt uncomfortable.

She walked through the corridors, looking for him.

Shen Xinghui missed the essay test and ran in her direction with a panic face, accidentally bumping into her.

Seeing that he was about to fall from the third floor, he felt panicked. Was he going to experience the pain to death again?
When her mind went blank, a hand with even strength grabbed her wrist.

She looked back in surprise and saw that the man was exactly what she was looking for.

The man's pupils shrank, watching her delicate arms fully exposed. The red spot on her arms seemed to be a dazzling presence, causing him to take another look.

He gently pulled her whole body into his arms.

After standing firm, Su Junxi took a few steps back while gasping for breath, and distanced herself from him: "Thank you, Master, for saving me."

"You saved my life once, so it's a clean slate."

Just as the man was about to leave, Tang Zhili bumped into the scene of the two talking.

She was already angry because she lost the game, but when she saw that Su Junxi dared to have a private meeting with a man in public, she still defeated his man.

He clenched his hands into fists behind his back and struck at the man with his fists flying.

Sensing the danger, the man turned slightly to dodge, and grabbed the back of Tang Zhili's neck with his left hand. Then he switched from grabbing to using his palm, and gave him a heavy blow in the back, pushing him down from the third floor.

Tang Zhili watched with wide eyes as he flew out of the corridor, and was so frightened that he subconsciously grabbed the fence on the third floor.

He looked up in panic and saw Su Junxi's nonchalant attitude, which made him feel even more uncomfortable.

But Su Junxi turned around and left as if she wasn't looking.

A group of people who heard the commotion also came to check, but only saw Tang Zhili hanging on the third floor.

Tang Zhili just felt that he had been humiliated today. With a strong effort on his arms, he flew back to the corridor, waved his sleeves and left angrily.

As soon as Su Junxi returned to the cubicle, Su Wenling saw her wrist was red and pulled her hand over: "Who did it?"

She thought of Tang Zhili. Could it be that she took it out on her after losing the game?

Su Junxi broke free from the restraints, shook her head and said, "I did it accidentally."

Then he turned to look at the stage and saw a group of people entering the melee. Only a few figures stood on the edge of the stage, paying attention to all the movements.

Among these people, in addition to Su Buyue and Jiang Lu, there were also Shen Xinghui, who had just bumped into him rudely, and several princes.

(End of this chapter)