"Brother Tiantian, I'm afraid I'll hurt you. What if we lose..." Lin Zihan stood up. The usually neat and straightforward girl felt a little embarrassed at this moment. She could lose, but she didn't want to lose under such circumstances.
She lost the first round in the martial arts competition, which was unavoidable. Unexpectedly, she also lost in the academic competition. She lost two rounds in a row, and the pressure was already very high. She would definitely win the third round of arithmetic, but it was hard to say about the rest.
Lin Tiantian chuckled, "So do you think I'll lose at cricket fighting and dice rolling?"
When he was the leader of the children, he did everything. But after he followed Sister Wanwan, he didn't do these things as often. However, these were just leftovers from his childhood, which were enough to deal with them.
"Let's go, let's go in." Seeing that Lin Zihan had listened, Lin Tiantian said nothing more and turned to walk inside.
In the arithmetic competition, while the abacus was still clattering on one side, Mu Fan, who had already finished his calculations, was leaning leisurely on the recliner on the other side, squinting his eyes to rest, looking as if he was sure of winning.
"Mu Fan is really something. He doesn't even think about calculating after he's done it. What if he makes a mistake?" Prince Yong, who came to find Rong Chen, was also brought over. When he saw Mu Fan's appearance, he wanted to slap him in the face!
This brat is really pretending. If he loses, how will he explain it to Princess Yongqing? How will he explain it?
After another two incense sticks of time, the sound of the abacus stopped. The hands of the people who were using the abacus on the hard nail side were numb, and their eyes began to wander as they looked at the abacus.
"The answers from both sides are correct. Then let's do as we agreed before. Mu Fan took less time, so the winner of the arithmetic competition is Master Lin." After a long time, the eunuch Su who was in charge of the meeting said loudly.
“How is it possible! Mu Fan must have known the answer in advance, otherwise how could he have finished the calculations so quickly and got them all correct…” Someone in the Hard Nail group was not convinced and expressed his doubts immediately.
Hearing this, Eunuch Su was not happy. He shook the whisk in his hand and shouted sternly, "How dare you! His Majesty is here, how can you act rashly here!"
"Nothing. It's just that Gong Xue hasn't purchased any of the new books that have been released in the bookstore recently?" Rong Chen looked at the person who asked the question.
Han Zhengfei naturally puffed out his chest and said loudly, "Of course not. The palace school has all these books, and the teacher has also taught classes on this subject. It's just..."
Sometimes, half of what you say is more damaging than the whole thing.
Having said that, Han Zhengfei stopped talking and looked at the people on the hard nail side. It was really refreshing to see their faces uglier than if they had eaten shit.
They even look down on the new courses added by the teacher. Some of them sleep and make trouble in class, or simply don't go. I'll see if he doesn't report them!
Based on this arithmetic, he made a lot of money. He really couldn't accept that some people looked down on his food!
"It seems that what I say has no weight anymore." Rong Chen, who had been calm for a long time, was intimidating without being angry, and his words struck everyone's heart heavily.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. After today's competition, the palace academy will surely be able to return to normal." Han Zhengfei said in a servile manner. Given the relationship between His Majesty and his own teacher, isn't it clear which side His Majesty is on?
And what about cricket fighting and dice rolling? He must be the best at that! He just couldn't believe it. Compared to playing, how could he lose? How could it be possible! If he was to be the most unruly person in the capital, he also had a reputation, okay?
The next round was about common sense. The common sense questions were set by Rong Chen himself. They included the Six Arts and Eight Graces, as well as agriculture and sericulture. It could be said to be fair and just, taking both sides into consideration without favoring either side.
However, Rong Chen couldn't help but frown at this expected result. He didn't expect that the children of the aristocratic families in the palace school were so poor that they couldn't even tell the difference between the six arts.
So the score between the two sides naturally came to 2-2, but in the last two games, there was some controversy on Lin Tiantian's side about who would play.
"Master, why don't I do it?" Han Zhengfei was very worried. When had he ever seen his master mess around with these things? This, this, this...
Lin Tiantian shook his head, then immersed himself in carefully selecting the crickets provided, "It's okay, I'll do it."
If you have to choose the crickets for the cricket fight yourself, then it is not only a competition of skills, but also of vision, which is also very important.
"Master, this one..." Han Zhengfei became anxious when he saw Lin Tiantian picking up a not-so-good cricket.
One of the stubborn ones who had already picked out the crickets, he interrupted Han Zhengfei and sneered, "Han Zhengfei, what good has Princess Yongqing done to you? You're acting like a lackey every day! They clearly have no use for you, yet you're still trying to get in the cold!"
"After all, he is the son of a great general. He only does things that lower his status. It really brings shame to us children from aristocratic families!" After saying this, one of the tough guys walked out confidently holding the cricket.
Lin Tiantian was neither anxious nor impatient, and he was still thinking about Han Zhengfei's emotions. "Don't take it to heart. I'll show them how they lost later."
"Master, you can do it!" Adhering to the principle of more encouragement, although Han Zhengfei was still worried, the words he said were extremely warm!
The selected crickets went to the battlefield. A large porcelain basin was filled with sand. Two people each held a processed bait and devoted themselves to the game.
"Hit it, hit it!" The hard-nosed guy who was in charge of the cricket fighting gradually became irritable. His cricket had lost its fighting spirit, while the opponent's cricket became more and more courageous. So he put down the bait and wanted to touch the cricket in the pot with his hands.
Lin Tiantian grabbed the hand of the man who was trying to reach into the basin and said coldly, "That's enough. If you lose, you lose."
Unlike the children of wealthy families who have the opportunity to choose, cricket fighting can be said to be one of the few ways for children in their village to entertain themselves. Therefore, they cherish every cricket.
The last game is to roll the dice. You can compare big or small dice, and it is a best-of-three game.
The Hard Nail team took the stage first and began showing off their skills. They shook the bottle casually, opened the lid, and placed it in front of everyone. One "six six six" and the other "one one one". He raised his eyebrows slightly, "The winner is already determined. No need to continue the competition, right?"
"You have to wait until I finish shaking." Lin Tiantian still smiled warmly, with his hand gently resting on it.
Compared to the previous person's casualness, Lin Tiantian seemed even more casual and took even less time. He smiled and said, "Okay."
"Wait a minute, I have something to say..." Han Zhengfei wanted to save her again, but it was too late.
The people on the Hard Nail side were overjoyed, thinking that Lin Tiantian had given up knowing he was going to lose. Then they walked up and opened the lid happily, and the next second there was a sharp explosion!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
