Chapter 21 Multiple Choice
The two people who were so happy that they were biting, suddenly stiffened when they heard this. An Hongche stretched out his claws and plucked the silk ribbon not far away. The bell outside the door suddenly rang, which was the intention of agreeing to meet. Just as he was about to change back, his brother suddenly bit his hind paws. His Majesty the Emperor suddenly became angry and dared to attack! He fought back decisively, and the two kittens formed a ball again, completely ignoring the uncles who were still waiting outside the door.
So, when the two princes pushed open the door of the inner hall of the bedroom, they saw two crowded bunches of hair falling from the cushion to the ground, and struggled to climb back to the cushion and continue fighting.
King Su: "..."
King Ling: "…"
The eunuch general manager Wang Fuhai lamented in his heart, and asked the two princes to give a gift awkwardly, and then retreated.
King Su widened his eyes and stared at the two fur balls: "Ahem......"
King Ling rubbed his hands, took a step back, and rushed towards the soft pad like an arrow: "Uncle Seventeen is here!"
A big black and yellow cat jumped up on the cushion, threw two small fur balls to the ground, and rubbed them hard in his arms. The golden kitten was very dissatisfied and shook his tail. A tuft of white fluff at the tip of his tail was slightly shining. It threw the big cat away, jumped up, pounced on it fiercely, and bit the big cat's ear.
The fat cat rolled aside and saw that his brother had the upper hand, he immediately followed him excitedly to bite his other ear.
"Ao, Brother Thirteen, help!" The big cat kicked and shouted with four claws.
Seeing his younger brother being repaired by his nephew, King Su Gangyi's serious face appeared cracks, and he felt his hands itchy, and finally he couldn't help but turn into a big cat and join the battle.
"Meow--"
"Brother Thirteen, you're pressing my beard!"
...
The re-election was scheduled to begin in the afternoon, and the royal family had already arrived, but the two princes were reluctant to come.
"The two princes are really a big show." Su Ying stood behind the rockery and said while looking around.
The election is in the Imperial Garden. The men are selected by the royal family and the women are selected by the Queen Mother. The beautiful girls stand in a rockery, and the rockery is embracing each other, surrounding a small pavilion in the middle, with mountains and ridges, and are extremely exquisitely cultivated. From the inside, you can see the outside, but you can't see the inside.
The empress dowager did not come at this moment. The ladies curiously surrounded the rockery and looked at the man. Seeing that the lady of the Changchun Hou family beside her was a little impatient and did not dare to complain about the empress dowager, she complained to the two princes.
Miss Changchun Hou glanced at Su Ying with a flattering smile: "What do you know? Ten clan relatives are not as good as a prince."
Su Ying smiled embarrassedly and took the round fan from Miss Changchun Hou's hand to fan her. Because she flattered the eldest lady of the Hou family in Changchun, Su Ying had a good life in the past two days. She felt that this lady would definitely be chosen to be a concubine. Not only was she beautiful, but she was also very informative. At that time, she would have a backer to the palace, so she would naturally serve her more and more attentively.
"I heard that your cousin flattered the prince of Lu," Miss Changchun Hou sneered, "You guys from the Su family are really a virtue."
When Su Ying heard this, she suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and secretly scolded Su Yujing for causing trouble for him. The Changchun Hou Miss always thought that her brother was better than the Duke of Lu, and she put the two together everywhere. She asked about the situation of the man every day. When she heard that everyone was more fond of the Duke of Lu, she would be so angry that she would twist her handkerchief.
"He is just a fish seller, and he will definitely make a fool of himself in a while." Su Ying said in a panic.
"Oh? Fish sellers?" Miss Hou Changchun giggled, "There are fish sellers in the nobles?"
"Everyone will show off his civil and military skills later, what will he do?" The other girls around him came up to join in the fun after hearing this.
"Then will you sell fish?" Someone laughed at Su Ying.
"He is just the illegitimate son of my second uncle's family, and it has nothing to do with me." Su Ying's face turned red, as if she was a legitimate daughter, and she also completely forgot that the clothes she wore when she entered the palace were sold by Su Yu.
As he was talking, the two princes who had arrived lately finally arrived.
The royal family and the two princes each have a booklet, which says the name, family background and the situation of the primary election of each candidate. After one person performs, he can check it under his name. The selection is divided into four grades: "lower, middle, upper, upper". Only by getting more than half of the "up" evaluations can you pass the selection and enter the final selection.
The nobles and civil servants no longer separated this time, and the lottery decided the order of the performance. Su Yu drew a very low-key draw, and stood aside silently, quietly looked at the two princes with solemn expressions, thinking to himself why His Highness Zhao hadn't come? Didn't that guy keep yelling to vote for him?
The royal family sat around, and the two princes sat in the middle, and Eunuch Yang held a piece of yellow silk in his hand, singing and showing off one by one.
Most of the nobles perform their martial arts.
The Prince of Lu played a set of marksmanship, and a silver spear seemed to have lived in his hands, as graceful as a stunning geese and as gentle as a dragon.
"Okay! I am worthy of being a general!" King Su applauded, and the royal family praised him.
The performances of the children of civil servants are even more numerous, including poetry, songs, music, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and several people performing pairs and poems together. Some even made a strategy on the spot.
The royal family members lamented that there were talented people in the country, and His Highness Su was more interested in martial arts, while Ling Wang was drowsy.
Su Yu looked at it for a while and was even more convinced that the purpose of the election was not to choose a concubine, but to show his face to seek a career. Just imagine that the emperor would marry a concubine who dances with guns and sticks every day, or a concubine who opens his mouth to be a concubine who is a national economy and people's livelihood. How bad would that be!
"Next, Su Yu." Eunuch Yang's sharp voice recalled Su Yu in the storm.
The little eunuch who was responsible for moving props set up a table in the middle of the empty room. Everyone thought Su Yu was going to perform painting. Unexpectedly, the little eunuch set up a few knives on the table, and everyone guessed that it was going to perform carving. Then, a chopping board was placed on the table, and everyone...
Su Yu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, stood behind the table under tremendous pressure, and silently snatched a lively fish from the wooden basin.
Piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, swords, guns, swords, and halberds. Su Yu, really, doesn’t know any of them! I want to break my head but I don’t find any special skills. The only thing I can use to perform is…fish-killing skills…
"Su Yu, what he performed was... killing fish." Eunuch Yang's sharp voice spread far away, and the entire imperial garden was silent for a moment.
"Puff--" The tea that King Ling had just drank into his mouth suddenly splashed out, splashing King Su's face.
King Su raised his hand to wipe the water droplets from his face, and slapped Queen Ling in the head expressionlessly.
There were bursts of laughter coming from the crowd, and Su Yu gritted the bullet and picked up a knife.
Not far away, a golden kitten rushed up the rockery lightly, squatting at the highest point, followed by a yellow and white little fat cat. Because the little fat cat had a short legs, it took a few strokes before climbing up.
Taking a deep breath, Su Yu closed his eyes. It was over, and he had to continue. He ignored everyone's reactions and focused on the fish in his hands.
The knife skills focus on wrist strength, just like using musical instruments. Some people use knives, which seem to be complicated and fancy, but in fact they waste their energy and the things they cut are not very fine. A true master returns to nature and can swing the knife easily and freely by adjusting the angle of the wrist, and sometimes they cannot even see the movements in their hands.
This is Su Yu's fish-killing skill.
However, since it is a performance, it must be better. Su Yu had also participated in a food competition in his previous life. In order to attract attention, he specially practiced some beautiful flower knives, which can not only perform but also kill fish.
The belly was broken, the cheeks were buckled and the scales were removed, and the clouds and water flowed without any obstacles. A knife was like a living thing in his hand. His white and slender fingers moved slightly, and the knife flipped flexibly between his fingers, like a small silver fish.
With the knife closed, Su Yu placed the killed fish on the table. It looked like a complete fish. He pinched the fish tail with two fingers, shook it gently, and pulled it out in an instant. The entire fish bone and the fish tail were pulled out, and the fish body was still complete!
"Meow!" The fat cat screamed in surprise.
The golden little cat patted his brother a paw without looking back.
Su Yu heard the cat's meow, and looked up and saw the golden kitten squatting on the high place. He couldn't help but smile. He raised his hand and threw the fish into the bucket full of water. The white and tender fish instantly separated, one by one, shaped like a petal, but the roots were connected, like a peony in full bloom.
"It's amazing!" King Ling exclaimed. With this technique, he no longer had to worry about getting stuck in the fish bones! He couldn't help but poke the Thirteenth brother beside him with his elbow.
King Su nodded slightly. This is indeed a rare talent!
Chapter completed!