"Why is she here in Princess Jingning's sedan chair?"

"That's right! A country bumpkin, why?"

"Did Princess Jingning feel sorry for her being alone and lend her the sedan chair?"

"I think she probably went to Princess Jingning to complain herself!"

"She is so lucky to meet Princess Jingning..."

The buzz of discussion made Su Xiaoxiao the focus of everyone's attention again.

However, what surprised everyone was that Su Xiaoxiao, who was being pointed at by others, did not show the slightest nervousness or anxiety on her face.

You have to know that many daughters of noble families who enter the palace for the first time cannot be as calm and composed as she is.

"Is she stupid?"

A young lady asked in a low voice.

The others burst out laughing.

A rich girl who was quite familiar with Qin Yanran pulled her sleeve and said, "Miss Qin."

Qin Yanran raised her hand and gently adjusted the mermaid pearl on her head.

The daughter asked, "She is from your Qin family. Is she always so silly?"

Qin Yanran's expression froze, and she said calmly, "Ms. Hong, please be careful with your words."

Miss Hong curled her lips and went to talk to someone else.

Qin Yanran possesses extraordinary beauty and talent, and should have been the focus of today, but the appearance of Su Xiaoxiao made everyone's eyes focus on her.

Soon, a palace maid who looked somewhat experienced took them to an open-air garden in a serious manner.

It is surrounded by green plants and flowers, with a green lawn in the center.

A desk and a futon had already been placed on the lawn.

The maid stretched out her voice and said, "Please take your seats, my dear ladies."

Everyone found a seat that suited their taste and sat down.

When we got to Su Xiaoxiao's place, there was only a single desk left in the last row.

Su Xiaoxiao walked over and sat down.

Everyone turned around and looked at her.

The little fat girl is left alone again.

Qin Yanran sat in the first row.

Generally speaking, sitting in this position requires some courage and guts.

Qin Yanran is extremely capable and is not afraid of any assessment, so she naturally dares to sit first.

On both sides of her were the daughters of the Leng family and the Jing family.

When Su Xiaoxiao looked up, she saw countless jeweled heads sparkling in the sun, making her dizzy.

The first assessment is a written test.

Selecting a study partner for a princess is not as strict as the imperial examination, as it mainly tests the basic skills of the daughters of wealthy families.

The test paper is divided into two parts: reciting and writing poetry.

The content of the memorization comes from the Four Books and Five Classics, and is different on each test paper, so there is no such thing as plagiarism.

The poem can be written on the theme of spring and can be of seven or five characters, but it must be original.

Su Xiaoxiao learned a lot of characters from Wei Ting in the countryside, and continued to learn from Doctor Fu on the way to the capital. Now, basic recognition and reading are no longer a problem.

After reading the densely packed test paper, she could only sigh: It was not easy to make a fortune in ancient times.

After half an hour, the eunuchs came and collected the papers.

"How did you do in the exam?" asked a rich girl.

"There are two questions I didn't answer."

"Only two questions? I don't know the rest... Miss Wang, I see you have filled in all of them."

The daughter of the Wang family who was named smiled and said, "I just wrote it randomly."

Su Xiaoxiao folded her arms, what a familiar post-exam scene.

The second test was to paint a peony that the eunuchs had brought over.

Su Xiaoxiao's performance was quite normal. When others looked at paintings, she also looked at paintings. When others started painting, she also started painting.

The eunuch invigilating in the corner had noticed her since the previous session, but he was in the front at that time and was moved to the back in the second session.

He saw Su Xiaoxiao writing furiously with great vigor and vitality, and thought that this girl looked low-key, but she was probably a master.

Then he couldn't help but stretch his neck to look at Su Xiaoxiao's painting.

Oh my god!

He stumbled and nearly fell!

Next, they tested music and chess.

The daughters of noble families would choose an instrument they were good at and perform it on the spot, and the court musicians would record their performance.

The results are not announced on the spot.

Qin Yanran received instruction from the zither master Zhang, and her zither skills improved by leaps and bounds. Her performance of "Fairy from the Sky" amazed the whole audience.

The pipa played by the daughter of the Leng family and the phoenix harp played by the daughter of the Jing family also attracted the attention of the musicians.

It's Su Xiaoxiao's turn.

Su Xiaoxiao asked, "Can I play anything?"

The palace nanny nodded: "Yes."

Su Xiaoxiao thought about it and said seriously: "Then, shall I play some cotton for everyone?"

Everyone: “…” - After a day of assessment, the one with the most outstanding musicality was Qin Yanran. As for the written test and painting, no one could see the results and had no idea. But judging from the past reputations of the candidates, even if Qin Yanran was not first, she would be in the top three.

Among the top three, the daughter of the Leng family should have a seat.

The girls play chess in pairs, and the decision is made by drawing lots.

Qin Yanran won the lottery and won the title of Leng family’s daughter.

Several chess doctors who came to serve as referees gathered around the table where the two were.

Obviously, the game between the two of them is the most anticipated.

The number Su Xiaoxiao drew was Miss Hong.

Miss Hong didn't take a girl who grew up in the countryside seriously.

She said arrogantly: "Black goes first, I let you play black!"

"Oh." Su Xiaoxiao picked up a black piece and placed it in the center of the chessboard.

Miss Hong sneered and said, "Do you know how to play chess? You must be from the countryside and have never seen what a Go board looks like, right?"

The first step is usually to go to the star position, occupying one of the four corners with higher value, followed by the side.

How else to say, golden horns, silver edges, grass belly? This girl landed in a bad place.

Oh.

It’s better to pick a stronger one.

If you play chess with such a person, even if you win, it would be an unfair victory.

Miss Hong was disgusted to death.

She placed a piece in the corner.

Humph, I'll take care of her in ten steps! Ten steps later.

Su Xiaoxiao held her chin with one hand.

Miss Hong sneered, "Why don't you get off? If you don't know how, I'll teach you. I'll let you hold out for a few more moves in my hands."

Su Xiaoxiao sighed: "I'm hungry."

I have been competing all day and haven't eaten anything.

Do all these rich girls not need to eat?

She was almost frightened by hunger.

Su Xiaoxiao didn't care about that anymore. She took out a piece of dessert from her purse and started eating it leisurely.

Miss Hong said coldly: "Hey! Are you here to play chess or to eat? Can you be more serious! If you continue like this, you might as well give up!"

Su Xiaoxiao tapped the chessboard with her other hand.

Miss Hong looked down and was surprised.

We were almost winning just now, how come this girl suddenly… suddenly broke through? "You… why did you… get here?"

Su Xiaoxiao said: "Can't we go down here? Then I'll go to another place."

"Don't regret your move!" said the eunuch on the side.

"Oh." Su Xiaoxiao put the chess piece back.

Miss Hong glanced at Su Xiaoxiao.

If you don't even know the rules of chess, it's likely that you're just a blind cat catching a dead mouse.

The two continued to play chess.

Every time Miss Hong was about to win, Su Xiaoxiao would suddenly break through.

More and more chess games were decided, and in the end, only her table, the table with the daughter of the Leng family and Qin Yanran were left.

It was normal that the two couldn't tell who was the winner, after all, both of them were chess masters.

But she was facing a girl who grew up in the countryside!

"Hey, why hasn't Miss Hong finished downloading yet?"

"Could it be that she can't even beat a little village girl? I didn't believe it when I heard that she was bad at chess—"

"Hush, keep your voice down. She is the daughter of the Qin family. It's not surprising that Miss Hong can't win..."

Miss Hong heard every word of the crowd's sarcastic whispers.

She was so angry that she pointed at Su Xiaoxiao's nose and said, "You broke the rules!"

Su Xiaoxiao looked confused: "What rules did I break?"

Miss Hong said, "Eat something!"

Su Xiaoxiao looked at the eunuch who was invigilating the exam and asked, "Is there a rule that prohibits eating?"

Eunuch: "Uh... no."

Mainly because I didn't think anyone would be able to eat it.

On the other side, Qin Yanran and the daughter of the Leng family decided the winner.

Qin Yanran narrowly won by half a point.

The two stood up and bowed to each other.

Only Miss Hong and Su Xiaoxiao are left.

Miss Hong was so anxious that she broke out in a cold sweat.

Because she realized belatedly that although she seemed to be winning all the way, she had actually been eaten to death.

How could this happen? Doesn't this girl know how to play chess?

Why still——

Su Xiaoxiao held the black piece and looked for a place on the chessboard carefully.

Miss Hong stared at her own flaws and broke out in a cold sweat.

Don't go down there, don't go down there...

Su Xiaoxiao's black spot stopped above.

Miss Hong almost fainted.

"here!"

Su Xiaoxiao fell beside him.

Miss Hong suddenly came back to life, and a white piece locked her situation! "White, wins."

Miss Hong let out a long sigh.

At this point, the last round of assessment has ended.

The chess masters left one by one.

They just focused on watching the game between Qin Yanran and the daughter of the Leng family, and paid little attention to other chess games, especially the one between Su Xiaoxiao and Miss Hong.

When passing by the chess game between the two, a chess doctor glanced at it casually.

When I was about to take a second look, the eunuch had already put away the chessboard.

"What's wrong?" asked the companion.

Doctor Chess said: "Ah, just now... it seems that I saw an extraordinary chess game."

The companion asked the eunuch, "Who was playing chess here just now?"

The eunuch replied, "Miss Hong and Miss Su?"

The companion asked: "Which Miss Su?"

The eunuch said, "The daughter of the Duke of Protectorate who grew up among the common people has not yet offered sacrifices to her ancestors, so she uses a country name."

The companion looked at the chess doctor and said with a smile: "You must have seen it wrong. I have never heard that Miss Hong is a great chess player."

Not to mention the young lady from the country.

Dr. Qi nodded: "Maybe."

Even he couldn't guarantee that he could play a chess game like that.

This chapter is a little fat

(End of this chapter)