Su Liuyuan felt that she had been numbed by Su Mingyu's eyes.
"Fifth sister, I'm going out to get some fresh air. Do you want to come with me?" Su Huanqing asked Su Liuyuan next to her.
Su Liuyuan raised her eyes and looked at Xie Weixing's side, then smiled and said to Su Huanqing, "No, brother, I will have the finals soon."
When Su Huanqing heard this, her tone stopped and she said, "Does Fifth Sister want to win the first place so much?"
Su Liuyuan nodded.
"Oh, okay then." Su Huanqing sighed helplessly.
The Southern Qi Dynasty has always valued literature over martial arts, so in every flower appreciation party, men do not compete in martial arts, but in poetry and prose competitions. Su Liuyuan didn't understand poetry and rhyme, so she had no interest in it. Soon, after the emperor and all the courtiers praised the first place winner in the men's poetry competition, the finals finally began.
Su Liuyuan, Lu Chenxia and Wang Mei stood side by side in the hall. The three of them had their own demeanor. Although Su Liuyuan has not yet had haircuts and her little face has not yet grown, with a hint of youthfulness, the elegant temperament she brought from her previous life is just like the charming and affectionate Lu Chenxia and the frosty and cold Wang Mei. A touch of leisurely leisurely clouds floats freely; and like the latest touch of green in spring, it is vibrant and bright.
"Are you three ready?" the emperor asked, looking at the three people standing in the hall.
None of the three people spoke for a while. Finally, Lu Chenxia spoke up and said, "Your Majesty, Chenxia thinks it would be unfair to compete with our talents just now."
As soon as Lu Chenxia's words were spoken, everyone in the hall started talking.
"Oh? Then what kind of comparison does Miss Lu want?" The emperor frowned, seeming displeased.
"Miss Su Wu won with her melody, Miss Wang with her calligraphy, and Chen Xia with her paintings. There is no comparison between the three of them. It would be better to compete with all three of them." Lu Chenxia said without changing her expression. Speak slowly.
The emperor nodded, but did not make any judgment. He turned to look at Le He and said, "He'er, what do you think?"
Le He glanced at Su Liuyuan and the others, smiled slightly and said: "Father, I think what Miss Lu said is quite reasonable. However, the three ladies know it well, so I'm afraid they won't be unified. In this way, It would also be unfair.”
"Well, you are the person in charge of this flower party, so you can arrange it!" With one word, the emperor put the burden on Le He's shoulders.
"Yes, I obey." Le He stood up, walked in front of the three of them, and said with a smile, "That's good. I'll ask the three ladies to write down the skills they are good at. However, we can't use the same method as just now. The talent you have shown has been entered into the competition. After writing it, please give it to me. After I read it, I will make a decision." After saying that, someone prepared the ink and handed it to the three of them respectively.
Su Liuyuan looked at the white paper in front of her and frowned in thought. What is your best skill? Music, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing and dancing girl red weaving? As an outsider, I am simply making a fool of myself by comparing myself to these women who specialize in music, chess, and calligraphy. Then we can only compare what these women don't know. What is it that they don't know and what do I know...
"Miss Su, haven't you thought about it yet?" Le He had a bet with Xie Weixing and knew that he had placed bets in all the gambling houses in the capital on Su Liuyuan. Therefore, from just now Su Liuyuan When Liu Yuan appeared, he secretly paid attention to her. The song "Zi Gui" she just played really caught his heart. At this time, Lu Chenxia and Wang Mei had already written it and handed it over to them, but she had yet to start writing.
Hearing this, Su Liuyuan raised her head and glanced at Le He, then at Xie Weixing, who had nothing to do with her. She casually wrote two words on the paper and gave it to Le He.
Le He picked it up and looked at Su Liuyuan in surprise. He asked somewhat uncertainly: "Ms. Su, are you...sure about this?"
Su Liuyuan smiled slightly and nodded silently.
Le He had no choice but to hold the paper in his hand and announce: "After careful consideration, Miss Lu will compete in female red, Miss Wang will compete in sword dancing, and Miss Su... will compete in arithmetic."
"Haha..." As soon as he finished speaking, there was laughter from the audience.
"When did Liuyuan learn arithmetic?" Concubine Qian looked at Su Liuyuan with her watery eyes and asked.
Su Liuyuan raised his eyes slightly and said, "Master has taught me some things, but I also like to ponder."
"Aren't you considering participating in another way?" Concubine Qian asked hesitantly.
Su Liuyuan shook his head and said: "Liuyuan is indeed not as talented as other ladies. Liuyuan thinks that she can't compete with anything else except arithmetic."
Concubine Qian wanted to say something more, but the queen on the side said: "You can compete with arithmetic, it can be regarded as a skill. But if you lose in a while, don't regret it!"
Su Liuyuan smiled lightly and said, "Liuyuan never does anything he regrets."
"Okay, you are indeed a good and responsible woman! Your Highness, let's get started!"
The queen gave an order, and Lehe had no choice but to obey.
"This palace has been thinking about it for a long time. Miss Lu's embroidery and Miss Wang's sword dancing will be performed at the same time. However, since Miss Su is competing in arithmetic, it is better to ask Mr. Baili, the abacus operator, to come out and test it. Father, I wonder if this arrangement is feasible?"
"Well, then send someone to ask Mr. Baili to come over!" The emperor was very satisfied when he saw that Lehe had made appropriate arrangements.
"yes."
Soon, Mr. Baili was invited to the court, and Su Liuyuan and Mr. Baili sat opposite each other. Bailiyo is a famous abacus master in Southern Qi. He learned that someone actually competed in arithmetic at the flower viewing party. This made him very happy. In the arithmetic field, someone finally paid attention. However, when he saw the yellow-haired girl in front of him, he immediately froze there. Just when he was wondering if they had recognized the wrong person, Su Liuyuan said, "Sir, please."
The crisp voice brought Bailiyo back to his senses. He looked at her doubtfully, sat down slowly and asked, "Are you the one competing in arithmetic?"
Su Liuyuan smiled slightly and said, "Please give me some advice, sir."
Bailiyo was still looking at Su Liuyuan with a frown. At this time, music was slowly rising in the hall.
There was a commotion in the audience. It turned out that Wang Mei had changed into a bright red gauze dress and a white jade belt around her waist. Her original high bun had been pulled into a double bun and was also wrapped with a red ribbon. She was holding a handful of jade in her hand. A long white sword with a white tassel hanging on it, standing sideways in Taichung, looking so heroic!
As Wang Mei danced, the needle in Lu Chenxia's hand had already dropped its first needle...
Bailiyou thought that this pretty girl in front of him would be easy to deal with, but he asked a dozen questions in a row, and she was able to answer them in one sentence! How come he hasn't heard of such a girl before
The helpless Bailiyo had no choice but to ask the last question. After giving her the title, he saw the woman in front of him frown, and then asked the palace maid beside him for pen, ink and paper, and then he meditated on the title. After a while, she lay on the table and started writing and drawing. Bailiyo looked at the words she wrote on the paper with some confusion, not understanding any of them.
Xie Weixing had been very happy since he saw Su Liuyuan playing "Zigui" just now, knowing that he had not misjudged the person. But when Le He said she was going to compete in arithmetic, he was worried about it, but not worried about whether he would lose the bet he made.
However, after observing Baili Yue for a while, from Baili Yue's initial disapproval to his gradually serious expression, he couldn't help but stand up curiously and quietly came behind her.
I saw the question asked by Baili Yue: There is a herdsman who raises twenty-seven cows. He can eat all the grass in the pasture in six days; if he raises twenty-three cows, he can eat all the grass in nine days. ; If you raise twenty-one animals, how many days will it take to eat all the grass? And make sure the grass needs to keep growing.
Xie Weixing's eyebrows gradually furrowed, and he began to think secretly while staring at the question.
I don’t know how long it took, but the music on the field gradually disappeared, and a burst of thunderous applause broke out. Su Liuyuan also sighed at this time. Fortunately, he had already figured it out and would not be suddenly interrupted.
After sorting out the answers, Su Liuyuan said to Bai Liyu: "Sir, Liuyuan has already calculated that if you raise twenty-one animals, it will take twelve days to eat all the grass.
Bailiyo looked at her in surprise for a while and asked, "How did you solve it?"
Su Liuyuan nodded and was about to speak when the emperor who was seated spoke first: "Are Miss Su and Miss Lu also finished?"
In fact, there is no comparability in a competition like this at all. The time is not fixed, and even the projects are different. Su Liuyuan really didn't know whether she had won or lost.
"Back to the emperor, Chenxia has finished." Lu Chenxia stood up and said to the emperor.
Su Liuyuan had no choice but to tell the emperor: "Liuyuan is also completed."
"Someone, please bring out Miss Lu's embroidery."
What Lu Chenxia stabbed was just a simple peony, but it was like a real flower, making people want to reach out and pick it. At this time, a butterfly flew from nowhere and landed on the peony flower.
"Wow-"
Suddenly the audience was filled with exclamations of exclamation.
"Miss Lu's flowers are indeed first-class!" Bailiyo murmured as he looked at the scene in front of him in disbelief.
Su Liuyuan chuckled slightly, what's so strange about this? Scenting cloth and thread will naturally attract butterflies. Xie Weixing heard the laughter of the woman next to him, stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Do you know the reason?"
Su Liuyuan suddenly turned around and said in surprise: "Why are you here?!"
Xie Weixing smiled and said nothing.
"It seems that Miss Wang and Miss Lu really put me in a bit of a dilemma!" The emperor couldn't help but smile.
The queen said: "It's really impossible to judge." Then she turned her eyes to Su Liuyuan and said, "Mr. Baili, how are you doing there?"
Bailiyo stood up quickly and said to the emperor and empress: "Back to the emperor and empress, Miss Su has given the correct answer to the question of raising cattle. I'm just curious about how she answered it."
As soon as Bailiyo's words came out, everyone present who knew the inside story couldn't help but look at Su Liuyuan in surprise. The issue of raising cattle was raised by Taishizu of Bailiyou. When the "Shuangqi Peace Treaty" was signed, Taishizu of Bailiyou stumped the envoys of the Northern Qi Dynasty with this issue of raising cattle, so it has been circulated for a long time. So far, I haven't been able to answer it. This question has been passed down for a long time, and it was not until Bailiyo tested it many times that the result was obtained. Unexpectedly, Su Liuyuan answered it in just such a short time today.