At noon, after everyone had lunch together, the great scholars had already ranked the top 100 names and posted them out, and Qian Jiujiu only needed the top 10.
Among the top 10 candidates, the first one surprisingly was not Mu Yesheng, but Mu Yezhe, who has always had little presence, and the topic he chose.
It is also very simple, that is to cultivate oneself. This is also the first time that Mu Yezhe appeared in front of everyone openly. Everyone knew that this fourth prince was here before.
They only liked these things, but they didn't expect that he was actually talented and proficient in them. Everyone was surprised, but not surprised. In a word, he was the best.
The second one was Mu Yesheng. Mu Yesheng’s expression at this moment was not good, on the contrary it was very ugly. He was actually defeated by someone he always looked down upon.
No matter who it was, they probably wouldn't be in a good mood, and Mu Yesheng's eyes fell on Mu Yezhe: "I didn't expect that you, fourth brother, hid it so well."
Mu Yezhe's mouth twitched: "Third brother, the topic I chose is different. I chose self-cultivation. I don't have the same ambitions and ideals as you. I only care about myself. I can't compare to you."
Although Mu Yesheng still felt a little uncomfortable when he heard Mu Yezhe say this, he also looked at the eight people behind him and thought that they should all be quite talented.
Maybe he can use it for his benefit, while the third place, Tang Wenhai, chose to govern the country.
Fourth place, Ni Zhongtian. Fifth place, Ying Yongliang. Sixth place, Chen Yujun. Seventh place, Du Yi. Eighth place, Xie Xun. Ninth place, Tang Qi. Tenth place, Liu Yichen.
Looking at the people who were selected, Qian Jiujiu just exchanged glances with Mu Yexiao, who then stood up and said, "Okay, the next match is a duel."
"The ring has been set up. The time will be the same as today. The competition will take place in the ring tomorrow."
As Mu Yexiao prepared to leave with Qian Jiujiu, Mu Yesheng shamelessly approached him and said, "Sixth brother, can third brother go to Xiao Palace to see my nephew and niece?"
Qian Jiujiu was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing: "Third brother is probably not interested in the bar. Nanbeibei is in the palace now. If you want to see them, you can go in."
Mu Yesheng's face was not good to begin with, and now it was even worse, but Qian Jiujiu didn't care! She only knew that Mu Yesheng was destined to be an enemy.
So there was no need to show any good face, he turned around and looked at Qin Yu: "Princess Yu, are you interested? Let's go for a walk together."
Qin Yu nodded: "Princess Xiao has invited me, so I won't refuse."
This was considered an agreement, and Qian Jiujiu glanced at Mu Yezhe again: "Then fourth brother, are you interested in going for a walk together?"
Mu Yezhe was actually trying to find a way to communicate with Qin Yu, and Qian Jiujiu gave him an opportunity. Thinking of this, he nodded.
"Since Sixth Brother's wife sincerely invites me, Fourth Brother will certainly not refuse."
So the group left together, and Mu Yesheng looked at the five people who left with a poisonous look, as if he wanted to kill them right now.
No, he must marry Qin Yu, so that he can get the support of Ningguo. It seems that he should go to the inn for a walk in the evening, at least to get in touch with the second prince.
Thinking of this, Mu Yesheng's face looked much better. But when he went out, he saw Liu Qian standing there. He couldn't help but frowned: "Xiao Qian, why are you here?"
Liu Qian snorted coldly and wrinkled her nose coquettishly: "Cousin, you don't welcome me. If that's the case, then Xiao Qian will leave and won't disturb my cousin from chasing beauties."
Having said that, he actually turned around and left. In fact, Liu Xi was really unhappy these past two days because her beloved cousin actually wanted to marry a princess from another country.
It was clearly agreed that his prince's wife was not hers? Every time Liu Qian thought of this, her heart felt like it was being cut by a knife.
Mu Yesheng watched Liu Qian leave with a bad look on her face, and suddenly felt depressed. He quickly chased after her: "Cousin, wait for me."
In fact, Mu Yexiao did not have any special affection for Liu Qian in his heart, because Liu Qian was willful and capricious, and was not a sweet talker at all.
But now he is tied to the General's Mansion, and he doesn't want his major affairs to be affected by some matters concerning his children, so he is willing to spend some time to coax Liu Xi.
When Liu Qian heard Mu Yesheng's voice, she walked faster and faster, but Mu Yesheng still caught up with her: "Cousin, don't be angry, it's just that my cousin is in a bad mood today."
Liu Qian really liked Mu Yesheng. When she heard Mu Yesheng say that he was in a bad mood, she immediately softened her heart and looked at Mu Yesheng: "Cousin, what happened?"
"Why are you in such a bad mood?"
Mu Yesheng sighed: "You know, my cousin only has you in his heart, but now the power behind my cousin plus the power of the general's mansion can't suppress Mu Yexiao."
"So even if my cousin doesn't want to, he has to try to please Princess Qin Yu. It would be best if he could marry her. This way, he can at least get the support of Ningguo."
"But Princess Qin Yu didn't even look at my cousin. My cousin was very anxious and angry, but he still lost the game."
When he said this, Mu Yesheng's voice was a little muffled, but it made Liu Qian feel distressed to death. She hated Qin Yu even more in her heart. Her cousin was such a good person.
He turned a blind eye to it and was angry. Who dared to take away the first place that belonged to his cousin? He looked at Mu Yesheng and said, "Then cousin, tell me, who took your first place?"
"I'll help you vent your anger, okay?"
Mu Yesheng shook his head: "That's not necessary. It was Mu Yezhe who won first place. I didn't expect that this person, who usually seems to be inconspicuous, would be so impressive at this time."
Liu Qian was stunned for a moment, and was obviously surprised that it was Mu Yezhe. But then Liu Qian's eyes widened: "You said that the idle prince Mu Yezhe actually joined in."
"It's really surprising. Is Princess Qin Yu really a great beauty? No, I have to go and see, cousin, do you know where Princess Qin Yu is now?"
There was even a flash of resentment in Mu Yesheng's eyes: "He was called away by Qian Jiujiu, and Mu Yezhe was also called away. Maybe Qian Jiujiu is creating opportunities for Mu Yezhe and Princess Qin Yu!"
When he thought of this possibility, Mu Yesheng became restless. He had to carry out this matter quickly, otherwise there would be no chance.
The martial arts competition will be held tomorrow, which means that after tomorrow, who Qin Yu will marry will be decided. By then, even if his plan is successful, he will no longer have a chance.
Thinking of this, Mu Yesheng decided to take ruthless action this time. If he won the martial arts competition tomorrow, and with Ning Guo's approval, there was a high possibility that Qin Yu would marry him.
Mu Yesheng was thinking beautifully, but he didn't know that Qin Yu's heart was now set on Mu Yezhe, even though Mu Yezhe had no achievements in the court.
But he is really a good man in life. After Qian Jiujiu took a group of people to the palace, he did not care about them, but allowed Qin Yu and Mu Yezhe to chat face to face.
It felt like a blind date in the previous life. The two of them sat in the pavilion, looking at the scenery of the palace, while Mu Yexiao went to the palace to pick up the child.
Qian Jiujiu went to find Xiaoman. After all, Hongyue and Chen Da's wedding would be in two days, and she still had to take care of it. And Xiaoman was in trouble now because of Gu Xiangning.
He was also very busy, mainly because Gu Xiangning disliked Xiaoman's calligraphy because it looked like dog crawling, so he was extremely disgusted. Xiaoman was also disgusted by the disgust and made up his mind to write good calligraphy.
When Qian Jiujiu found out that Xiaoman was learning calligraphy, she was still surprised. And this time, Qian Jiujiu actually wanted Gu Xiangning to participate in the selection.
It's a pity that after hearing Qian Jiujiu's suggestion, Gu Xiangning just snorted coldly: "I don't like that kind of rouge and powder!"
When Qian Jiujiu came to Xiaoman's yard, she saw Gu Xiangning drinking tea there, while Xiaoman was practicing calligraphy. Qian Jiujiu coughed twice, and then Xiaoman looked up at Qian Jiujiu.
"Sister, why are you here suddenly?"
Qian Jiujiu glanced at Gu Xiangning and said, "Mr. Gu, can you give my sister a break? Princess Qin Yu is here, and I want Xiaoman to meet her."
Gu Xiangning's mouth twitched: "What's so good about that kind of rouge and powder?"
But even though she said that, she still asked Xiaoman to stop practicing calligraphy and let her follow Qian Jiujiu. Xiaoman looked at Qian Jiujiu with some surprise: "Sister, you have a good impression of this Qin Yu?"
Qian Jiujiu nodded: "This Qin Yu is not bad. I think I will have one more friend in the future, so I asked you to come and meet him."
The two of them were talking when they came to the pavilion, but looking at this side, Qin Yu was covering his mouth and laughing at something, and Mu Yezhe's ears were still a little red.
Seeing this scene, the two sisters looked at each other. It seemed that this couple was also a good match. Indeed, after talking with Mu Yezhe, Qin Yu was even more satisfied with him.
Although this person has no ambition, she prefers the life of a free and easy life. She smiled as she watched Qian Jiujiu and Xiaoman coming.
He couldn't help but blink and looked at the two of them: "Princess Xiao is here, who is this?"
Qian Jiujiu introduced with a smile: "This is my princess's adopted sister, Princess Yongxi."
This position of county lord was the reward given by the emperor because Xiaoman risked her life to save Qian Jiujiu on the way to the military camp. It just so happened that it was the position of county lord.
She is also worthy of being the princess's adopted sister. Princess Yongxi Xiaoman looked at Princess Qin Yu and greeted her with a smile: "Yongxi meets Princess Qin Yu."
"Yongxi is very cute. Princess Xiao is so lucky that even her sister is so cute."