Rebirth of the Banshee Concubine

Chapter 22
Wei Yunpan's ambition is for the fourth prince Xuan Wang Xia Yixuan, now seeing Xia Yixuan being attracted by Qi Tianxiang all eyes, how can he not be in a hurry?She had admired Xia Yixuan for a long time, that's why she wanted to outshine others and attract Xia Yixuan's attention.Now that Qi Tianxiang is so dazzling, she is really worried that Xia Yixuan will fall in love with Qi Tianxiang!
Tan Peizhi is indeed worthy of being the most talented person in the capital. After thinking for a moment, he muttered: "Appreciate the snow ridge, appreciate the snow scene, appreciate the snow scene at the top of the snow ridge, the snow ridge will last forever, the snow scene will last forever!"

"Okay! Wonderful!" As soon as this couplet came out, everyone was amazed.

"The Marquis of Yubei deserves to be the number one talent!"

"It's really a young talent, I'm afraid to wait!"

Qi Tianxiang sneered again and again, pursed her lips and said: "Master Hou is really right, with neat words and sentences. Right now, the little girl still has a few couplets, so please give me some advice from Master Hou!" This time, Tianxiang turned against the guest.

Tan Peizhi listened to Tianxiang's modest and pleasant words, but actually seemed to be provoking his own talent, so he immediately said conceitedly: "Miss Qi is really talented, very good, please continue to post!"

Qi Tianxiang hooked the corners of her lips and said: "The ding behind the fire is the lamp, the mountain behind the fire is the chandelier, the fire is blazing, and the grill is flaming."

Tan Peizhi dismissed it: "What's so difficult about this? People have to be half companions, people have to be two, everyone, everyone, you and others."

Qi Tianxiang didn't give him time to catch his breath, and continued to ask a question: "Through wind and rain, warmth and cold, I search everywhere. There are many happy events, many joys, and a good harvest every year."

"Yingying, Yanyan, flowers, trees, trees, Qingqing, evening and evening. Yingying laughing, Yingying laughing, laughing frequently spreads good news!"

When Qi Tianxiang took a look at Tan Pei, he was really talented and learned, and his lips were red and his teeth were white. No wonder in his previous life he fell in love with him like a moth to a flame!
"Miss Qi's questions are really ingenious, and this Marquis answered them all correctly. It's just a matter of courtesy, and Ben Hou also has some couplets here. I wonder if Miss Qi can also answer them?"

Qi Tianxiang sneered from the bottom of her heart, hum, it turned out that she was relying on her!With a smile on her lips, Qi Tianxiang said with a smile: "Tianxiang just followed Master Hou's talent show and asked the questions. Since Master Hou answered all the questions correctly, Tianxiang should retire with success. Let's leave the rest of the time for all the talented scholars and beauties to show off." !"

She deliberately came here to lure you into the urn. If Tan Peizhi really wanted to seek death, she wouldn't mind letting him get what he wanted!
Tianxiang's words are reasonable, all the gifted scholars and beauties here are waiting to show off their talents, if the two continue to compete, wouldn't Qi Tianxiang be even more dazzling?Because of this sentence, many boudoir daughters immediately had a good impression of Tianxiang.

Tan Peizhi naturally knew that continuing to persevere would inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the majority of people.It's just such a good opportunity, he doesn't want to let go of the opportunity to beat this proud woman.So he immediately asked for the order again, but this time he set the question and Qi Tianxiang answered it.

Qi Tianxiang pretended to be troubled, and Tan Peizhi immediately said proudly: "Could it be that Miss Qi is scared?"

Qi Tianxiang gritted her teeth and looked desperate: "Since Lord Hou insists, please leave the couplet!" This embarrassment was to let everyone see clearly that she really didn't want to accompany her, but for the sake of the face of Duke Qi's family. , had to be invited to play.

Some talented men and young men have already whispered, saying that Tan Peizhi made it difficult to persecute the little girl, which is the act of a villain.

Luo Tianqi saw Qi Tianxiang's cunning in his eyes, couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile, and looked at her dotingly.Such a shrewd woman, other people can't see it, he clearly knows that this girl is deliberately tricking that Yubei Hou!
Xia Yifei is an indifferent prince, usually few things and people can move him.But this time he looked at Qi Tianxiang clearly showing appreciation, and he firmly believed that Qi Tianxiang would never lose to Tan Peizhi.

Tan Peizhi was complacent, and immediately posted a couplet: "The Sishui River is the first, the Forty Xia is the second, and the old man lives in Jiangxia, who is the first and who is the second."

Qi Tianxiang pursed his lips and smiled: "Confucianism of the three religions comes first, and talents of the three talents follow, and the boy is a Confucian, how dare he be in the front, how dare he be in the back."

"Wonderful! Wonderful!" Emperor Xiande couldn't help but praise.

"The emperor's absurd praise, I am ashamed to be a courtier!" Qi Tianxiang knelt down and kowtowed.

Seeing this, Tan Peizhi became anxious, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I still have a couplet here."

Concubine Liang Hui showed concern, saying that her nephew has real talents and learning, and she is eager for quick success.Now meeting Qi Tianxiang, a woman with extraordinary talents, it is inevitable that he will feel angry and insist on deciding whether to win or lose.It's just that he has asked the emperor several times today, and his attitude is tough and resolute. This is contempt for the holy face!
"Your Majesty, it's getting late, and there are still many young masters and ladies waiting to show off!" Empress Wei suddenly reminded her.

Emperor Xiande glanced at the aggrieved Tan Peizhi, and waved him: "Get back!" Then he glanced at Empress Wei, then turned to look down and said: "I think what the empress said is very true, who is next?" Young Master Qianjin is on stage?"

Tan Peizhi was unwilling to return to his seat to drink, Concubine Liang Hui was slightly relieved.

The talent show did not include princes and princesses, so Xia Yifei and Xia Yixuan enjoyed themselves and drank on their own.Xia Yichen was also drinking, not paying attention to the next talent show on the stage.As for Xiuwang Xia Yixiu, he stared blankly at those young men with red lips and white teeth with his black eyes wandering around, with a hint of covetousness in his eyes.

On the surface, Emperor Xiande was admiring the talent show, but in fact most of his attention was on his son.To put it bluntly, the Hundred Flowers Banquet this time is also for the princes to choose the princess.

Among the four princes, Xia Yixuan is the youngest, they are almost 19 years old, and should marry the princess.The boss, Xia Yichen, already has a main concubine and two side concubines.The remaining three sons have no regular concubines.

The elder son didn't seem to like this kind of atmosphere, he was drinking alone, the second son's expression made him frowned fiercely as he saw Emperor Xiande's newborn displeasure.Although the four sons were crowned king one after another, they were all restless if the position of prince was not settled for a day.It's just that now he doesn't see any son who can inherit the great line, which makes him worried and angry.

It's just that no matter which son inherits the throne in the future, it will be inseparable from the support of the Minister of Humerus.Therefore, he needs to select candidates for his sons and concubines to pave the way for their future.

Qi Tianxiang was still figuring out who was plotting against her, when suddenly the eunuch shouted loudly: "No. 59, Qi Tianjiao, the second lady of Duke Qi's mansion, show off your talent: count!"

As soon as these words came out, Qi Tianjiao, who was originally proud and complacent, immediately withdrew her smile, and her face turned pale and unbelievable.

However, due to Qi Tianxiang's popularity in Duke Qi's mansion, everyone looked up at Qi Tianjiao one after another. Presumably, even if the second young lady is not as dazzling as the first sister, she is not far behind.

Hearing this, Xia Yixuan almost spit out his wine, concealed a smile and said: "This topic is well done, it's wonderful!" Then he squinted at Luo Tianqi who was smiling wickedly, and said with a smile: "I really can't figure it out, these eunuchs Maids, why are there so many convoluted ideas!"

The reason, the hidden secret, the two looked at each other and smiled, it was self-evident.

Qi Tianjiao held a piece of rice paper and felt a headache when she saw the dense numbers on it.Looking at the abacus again, he looked even more desperate.She is a daughter of a boudoir, and she is usually either playing piano, chess, calligraphy, painting or embroidery. How can she know about these accountants?Thinking that Qi Tianxiang was too dazzling just now, which caused her to be so embarrassing now, she stared at Qi Tianxiang angrily.

"Miss Qi Er, please tell me your answer!" Eunuch Lu shook his whisk and walked over to remind him.Enough time, and it's time to calculate the answer.

With tears in her eyes, Qi Tianjiao bit her lips and begged to look at Eunuch Lu and said, "Elder-in-law, there is something wrong with this topic..."

"Something's wrong?" Eunuch Lu is the number one celebrity around Emperor Xiande, he is naturally an old man, raised his eyebrows and said, "What's wrong, please tell Er Miss Qi."

Qi Tianjiao gritted her teeth angrily and said: "This question is definitely wrong! Such a question that can't be put on the table, how can I be a daughter of a boudoir? What's more, this kind of talent should not be learned by men in the first place!"

"Can't get on the stage?" Suddenly a voice sarcastically said: "From the truth, Miss Qi Er is too delicate and ignorant!"

Everyone looked at Wei Yunfan in unison. Wei Yunfan put down the wine bottle, and his face was full of words: "The wealth of the people makes the country strong. If businessmen don't have this account room to use abacus to count, how will the store operate? The logistics of the store cannot be operated, and the materials and items cannot be operated even more. Then Affecting the normal life of Li people. Miss Qi Er clearly has little knowledge, but she still has no shame to insult this skill of counting, she is simply stupid and ignorant!"

Wei Yunfan spoke clearly and logically, and Emperor Xiande nodded in praise: "Well, what Wei Aiqing said makes sense!"

Qi Tianjiao was already blushed by Wei Yunfan's words, but now that Emperor Xiande was right, it was tantamount to acknowledging Prime Minister Wei's accusation of Qi Tianjiao's shallow, stupid and ignorant evaluation.In front of so many people, Qi Tian became more shy and angry, wishing he could just bump his head to death.

Qi Tianxiang saw that Qi Tianjiao had been laughed at enough, so she got up calmly and said: "Your Majesty, the second sister of the minister's daughter has been raised in a deep boudoir, and has never been exposed to the skill of abacus counting. Tianxiang is not talented. Teach me, I have read "Abacus Skills" again, I hope the emperor will allow Tianxiang to answer the questions on behalf of my sister."

"Hey, I'm not talented, but I just know a little bit of superficiality, right? Then you dare to jump out and make a fool of yourself? Aren't you afraid of being embarrassing?"

"Hmph, just now she was in the limelight. I think she wants to repeat the old tricks, so I don't know if she has real talents!"

"He stole the limelight from so many of us, and now he even wants to steal the limelight from his own sister, shameless!"

"Quite!" Emperor Xiande was surprised, and immediately agreed with Tianxiang's request.

Qi Tianxiang breathed a sigh of relief, it was God's will, when her mother hadn't passed away, she actually liked to teach her some strange skills such as abacus, singing and dancing, and the way of doing business.What's more, what her mother taught was something Tianxiang had never heard of, but her mother told her to keep it secret at the beginning, so she didn't expect it to come in handy today.

Qi Tianxiang glanced at the numbers on the rice paper, and used the method called mental arithmetic taught by her mother, and almost immediately came up with the answer: "Grandpa Lu, the answer to this question is 680 taels of silver. I don't know if it is correct. ?”

As soon as this remark came out, the audience erupted into an uproar.This Qi Tianxiang didn't fiddle with the abacus at all, and directly calculated the result!
Emperor Xiande also had a look of surprise on his face, he cleared his throat and looked at Lu Wei Ze and said, "Xiao Luzi, is Miss Qi's answer correct?"

Hearing this, Lu Wei Ze immediately bowed and said: "If you go back to the emperor, this Miss Qi is not bad at all!"

There was an uproar in the hall again, and everyone was really shocked this time.

"What's going on here? She didn't even touch the abacus and came to the result. There is obviously something inside?"

"It's amazing! I want to ask her to be my husband!"

"This number one talented woman can even count!"

Qi Tianxiang ignored their suspicious or envious eyes, pulled Qi Tianjiao and said: "My daughter and younger sister will leave!" Then, ignoring Qi Tianjiao's resentful eyes, he forced her back to her seat.

"Eldest sister can do mental calculations, the skill is so powerful, my younger sister admires it!" Qi Tianqing immediately showed sincere admiration after sitting down.

(End of this chapter)