One thing is already wrong.
Li Shao's brows furrowed even more tightly, and he finally couldn't help but ask people to invite Peng Caiying and Peng Caichen in front of Xie Liangcheng. His thin lips were almost pressed into a line: "Gui Niang is making trouble and disturbing the distinguished guests. She really has no self-restraint."
Frost could almost be seen on his face. He looked coldly at the garden covered with flowers and trees, "But it's just a matter between little girls."
Peng Caiying and Peng Caichen also knew that something was wrong inside. They looked at each other and nodded, "Don't worry, Zhitao, they are just little girls playing around. How could they pass the news outside? It's our fault for not hosting them well."
They all blamed the servants for not serving Wei An well enough, which led to the leak of the news. But everyone knew that it was the Lady Xianrong and others around Li Gui Niang who wanted to watch the show and make Wei An look bad, which led to this incident.
Instead, we have to ask people to praise the Peng family's way of hospitality.
Meeting someone like Wei An who refuses to beg for mercy is certainly a headache, but meeting someone like Li Gui Niang who rushes forward without caring about anything is even more annoying.
In the eyes of Peng Caichen and Peng Caiying, neither of these two would have an easy time, and in the end, they would each have to be punished with fifty lashes and share the responsibility equally.
But no matter how impatient and disgusted she was, she still had to do it. In the end, she passed the message in, making the people inside keep their mouths shut. This was why even the sisters were blamed.
Peng Si Niang and Peng Lingwei had no time to get angry. They were dazzled by Wei Anlu's amazing skills in pitching the pot. If it weren't for their upbringing, they would have almost screamed out loud - Li Gui Niang was already very good, as she scored a goal on her first try. She was sure that Wei Anlu would not be able to score, but she not only scored a goal, but also knocked out Li Gui Niang's arrow directly.
The first time it was luck, the second time the distance was five steps further, Li Gui Niang still went in, but Wei An still pushed her out.
By the third time, they were already ten steps away. Li Gui Niang's hand holding the arrow was shaking, so she let Wei An throw first.
Wei An advanced steadily, and Li Gui Niang's arrow circled in the pot but was still bounced out.
This is not something that can be explained by luck.
Everyone was so shocked that they could not move. Those who had been thinking of making fun of Wei An stopped doing so and turned to look at Wei An again. It seemed that from that moment on they were finally interested in taking a look at Miss Wei Qi.
Wei Yupo also widened his eyes.
She thought she was the same as Wei An, the only difference was that Wei An had been hooking up with the old lady since last year and his life had become better. Everything else was just Yiang - no one had educated him and no effort had been spent on cultivating him, so what could he do
But only now did she realize the difference.
Wei An usually doesn't say much and seems like an invisible person, but when you take off her outer layer, she turns out to be a glowing person.
When she stands there, no one can take away her glory.
Li Gui Niang was not convinced and quickly moved on to the next game.
The next incense fight.
Pitching pots were just small, boudoir pastimes, how could they really be considered as a skill to show off? She felt that she had underestimated her opponent before, but she forgot that this kind of thing did not need to be taught, and she could become a master by studying and practicing hard.
In that case, why not try something that you can’t learn on your own
The incense burning competition was an extremely laborious and time-consuming task. Just on this incense burning competition, she had spent a lot of money and effort on her mother, Princess Changying.
Wei An was an unknown girl who was not liked by Princess Changning. She didn't believe that she could learn this without a teacher.
It was clearly bullying, but no one around stood up to say anything.
Peng Si Niang kept her mouth shut and refused to get involved in this muddy water. It would have been fine if Wei An lost, but if he won, he would have completely offended the princess.
After all, he is young and cannot stand being wronged. He really does not understand the principle that the first bird to stick its head out gets shot.
Combining incense is an elegant thing, and the Glazed Pavilion was originally prepared for them to perform it, so they still led Li Gui Niang and Wei An to the Glazed Pavilion.
But whether the fragrance is good or bad is a matter of personal opinion, and how to decide the winner is another difficult issue. After discussing for a long time, they decided to send it away and let Mrs. Mei, the president of the Hanlin Academy, and others to decide the winner.
Mrs. Mei came from a large family and had been known for her talent since childhood. She was very good at making perfumes. When people's customs were more open, she would always win the first place in the perfume competition on the Girls' Day every year. If she was asked to be the judge, no one would complain.
Li Gui Niang calmed herself down, washed her hands carefully, burned incense, and then began to put on the incense.
The incense she mixed was called Lingxu. The recipe was a secret of the Zhuo family. It had astonished everyone when the Zhuo family was selecting the best performers.
Princess Changying spent a lot of money to invite Master Zhuo back home, but of course she didn't just want him to be there for show. Master Zhuo was very devoted to Li Guiniang's teaching.
Li Gui Niang really worked hard on the art of making incense. She had given this incense to Concubine Lin Shu and the former Concubine Feng, and both of them rewarded her for its good effects.
She had just lost the game of tossing pots accidentally, and she was feeling very angry and resentful. She wanted to save face, so she was extra serious and didn't dare to be careless at all.
Soon the incense stick burned out. She withdrew her hand, took the handkerchief handed to her by the maid, closed her sore eyes, and looked across.
Wei An had actually stopped and was handing the incense to the maid sent by Madam Mei.
She sneered and retracted her gaze. Seeing Princess Xianrong coming over, she nodded confidently.
Princess Xianrong breathed a sigh of relief.
If we lose again, it will be really embarrassing.
Not only did he give Wei An a huge benefit to maintain the face of the Emperor and Empress, but he also made Wei An famous in the capital. When Wei An became famous, he would have to step on Li Gui Niang.
They were all daughters of princesses and cousins who had known each other since childhood. It would be embarrassing for her if she stepped on Li Gui Niang.
When she saw Wei An, who was still calm and talking to his concubine sister, she frowned unconsciously, and then relaxed her brows after a while.
Then they sat down to wait for the result of the evaluation. Li Gui Niang whispered to Xianrong County Lady: "I am suitable for Lingxu."
The Fairy Lady took a sandalwood and gold-painted fan to cover the faces of the two people, and immediately smiled: "That's great, Madam Mei highly praised Master Zhuo in the past, and since this is Master Zhuo's specialty, there is no need to be afraid."
Li Gui Niang was calm and composed, thinking that there would be no mistakes this time. But when Grandma Peng arrived, she stood up suddenly, bit her lip and pointed at Wei An, unable to utter a word.
Grandma Peng brought out Mrs. Mei's handwritten letter and opened it. There were only two words written on it: "Wei An". Everyone could see it clearly and there was nothing more to say.
This cannot be faked, but it is really beyond people's expectations.
Madam Mei has always been very picky, and if she said that the Zhuo family's stuff could impress her, everyone would be convinced. But what Wei An brought out was actually better than the Zhuo family's stuff