When Yun Xihe woke up, Qin Xuanling had disappeared without a trace, leaving only the ambergris that seemed to be in the air, reminding him of the traces of his visit.

She squinted her eyes, adapted to the light, and stayed in the bed for a while before getting up.

Because I was competing with riding and shooting on the horse's back yesterday, I will no longer compete in the horse's horse today, but will directly compete in calligraphy and painting.

Yun Xihe thought optimistically that today's calligraphy and painting competition will be compared, tomorrow's competition will be counted, and the great scholars will choose the top ten with the highest scores in the future, and they will be able to end the bride recruitment meeting one day in advance and return to Chang'an.

After she finished her breakfast, she saw that it was still early, so she took Xiaotang to walk in the yard. After a while, she saw many people gathering together. It seemed that she was playing some games. Xiaotang took a closer look.

"It's from the Great Zhou... These people are so brave? They are actually gambling here!"

Yun Xihe frowned, "Gambling?"

For three consecutive days, the Zhou Dynasty did not show any good performance. Isn’t it just giving up on itself? Don’t they all call themselves gentlemen? Gentlemen also gamble money?

Xiaotang has a clear ear and eyes, "It seems that he is betting on calligraphy and painting competition today. Who will be the number one!"

Yun Xihe looked at the names above and said that Qin Xuanling, Chu Sheng, Tuoba Kui and others came and went.

Someone said, "I heard that His Majesty Tuoba from Xiliang is best at painting, and can make people fascinated by seeing it... And King Sheng of the Great Zhou, I heard that he can paint with both hands!"

The dealer nodded, "That's true, our Prince Sheng's painting is hard to find!"

Then someone asked again, "Then you also wrote another person, Dashun's Regent. Although he is known as the God of War, he has never heard of any written words he would do!"

The dealer said in a deep and secret manner, "That's not sure. Think about it, he won the first place for two days in a row, and maybe he would make people's eyes shine in this painting and calligraphy!"

"I know the Regent, and I heard that he is both civil and military... But I still think that this Great Zhou and Xiliang have a bigger chance of winning!"

"After saying so much, who do you want to buy to win!"

"The Regent has a lot of potential, but I choose King Sheng, hahahahahaha."

“…”

Yun Xihe was unhappy, Yun Xihe had a little temper, she snorted, "I think it would be Qin Xuanling who won! I will suppress him!"

But she was not easy to come forward, so she took out a jade pendant from her purse... The jade pendant was the one that Tuoba Kui had put quietly under her pillow, and hundreds of birds paid homage to the phoenix.

She handed it to Xiaotang without hesitation and asked her to suppress Qin Xuanling to win.

Xiaotang immediately took the jade pendant and walked up to put it on Qin Xuanling's name, "This jade pendant is worth at least 100,000 taels of silver, I will suppress Qin Xuanling."

Everyone was scared by this "100,000". The dealer looked at the jade pendant that was paying phoenixes. It was estimated that the 100,000 taels were probably more than that. The texture and carving of this jade pendant were indeed worth this price, and it was uncontrollable.

"Although the regent of Dashun has won two consecutive games, today's calligraphy and painting are not as good as Dazhou and Xiliang's. There are still many popular candidates. Why don't you take a look at it again, girl?"

Xiaotang said coldly, "If you don't look, just choose my prince."

The dealer: "..." OK, it turns out that the Regent spent money to find a place for him!

Everyone else looked at Xiaotang with the idiot's eyes, maybe they couldn't understand the feeling of suffering because they wanted to save face.

Xiaotang returned to Yun Xihe angrily, "Princess, they don't believe that the prince will win..." and asked in a low voice, "Princess, do you still have to drug Chu Sheng today?"

Yun Xihe shook his head, "No need."

Others don’t know Qin Xuanling’s ability, she knows it, but if Chu Sheng, a recognized calligraphy and painting person, is not present today, it would be meaningless to win.

Tuoba Kui, not far away, took all this scene. His eyes remained on the jade pendant, his face was faint, and he couldn't help but chuckled.

"Sister, you said you didn't recognize me, but you still carried the jade pendant close to you."

Seeing Yun Xihe's figure disappear, he also walked towards the square where the competition was contested.

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This time, when calligraphy and painting was performed, almost everyone in the courtyard was eager to show their skills.

After all, calligraphy and painting are all elegant things for gentlemen. No matter how high or low a level, you can get some scores. Calligraphy and painting are carried out at the same time, with limited time to write and hang them out for people to appreciate... The great scholars then give the scores.

But because there are many people participating in the competition, today's competition is divided into two games in the morning and afternoon. Each game is limited to two hours. Coincidentally, the popular candidates in the gambling game are all divided into the morning games.

As soon as Qin Xuanling appeared, the young people watching Dashun became enthusiastic.

"Prince!"

"Is the prince calligraphy or painting today?"

Qin Xuanling is now like a god in the eyes of Dashun people. He won the first place in two consecutive gates, avoiding the sneak attack of Emperor Xiliang and overwhelming the Dazhou. Dashun people who participated in the competition on the spot all felt proud.

Tuoba Kui, who walked over, sighed and felt a little apology on his calm and elegant face, "Prince, I was really slipping my hands yesterday, and I hope you don't take them to heart."

The young man from Xiliang next to him hurriedly said, "Our Majesty has always been open and honest, so he disdains to do something behind the scenes. The Regent... Don't affect the harmony between Dashun and Xiliang."

Tuoba Kui looked at Qin Xuanling surrounded by the crowd again, with a gentle expression, no indifference, and no deliberate humility. What a good person... It's normal for my sister to like him, Tuoba Kui apologized again, "It's all my own."

As the scene was said, Qin Xuanling just nodded slightly, "Your Majesty Xiliang doesn't need to take it to heart."

Tuoba Kui smiled very happily, "That's good. Regent, today we are really competing with each other, please be sure to do our best."

Qin Xuanling looked at him with a smile, as if he was a little confused about his friendly attitude today.

There are several large tables placed in the square, with complete pens, ink, paper and inkstones. Those who participated in the competition can write calligraphy, paint, and combine calligraphy and painting, all based on their own wishes.

The six great scholars also sat in their respective positions, feeling relaxed and happy, and calligraphy and painting were extremely elegant. They were also looking forward to whether there were any outstanding works today.

Everyone sat down, and paper of varying sizes and shapes were placed on several tables. According to the different focus of the book and painting, some people chose the fan surface, which was enough time, but some people chose to show their skills in a short time. For a while, the paper was drawn and unfolded in the square.

"Does His Majesty Tuoba want to paint?"

"It seems that King Sheng of the Great Zhou Dynasty also wants to paint?"

"What about... what about the regent of Dashun?"

People who had not been queued up were surrounded outside the square, and their eyes were focused on Qin Xuanling. Seeing him pondering for a moment, they also pulled out a piece of painted paper...

"It's also a painting?" Everyone whispered, and someone laughed, "If you paint well, you can see the heights when you paint!"

Someone immediately exposed him, "Are you worried about your bet? You might have bought Dashun's Regent to win? In my opinion, your money is going to be wasted!"

The man shrewd, "Let's wait and see!"

Everyone looked over and saw Qin Xuanling's pen walking, with a focused and free expression, which made people hold their breath, fearing that they would disturb him.
Chapter completed!