The air pressure inside the hall is extremely low.
Changsun Lingyue knelt down below, her heart beating fast due to nervousness.
After a long time, the little emperor's cold voice slowly reached his ears.
"Miss Changsun is indeed worthy of being taught by Prime Minister Changsun himself. She quotes classics and is a role model for women!"
Even a three-year-old child could hear that the little emperor's words were clearly praise but hidden criticism.
Changsun Lingyue thought that after going through so many things, her heart had become as hard as a rock and would never be affected by anything again.
Unfortunately, the little emperor's words still made her feel as if her heart was tightly strangled by a thorny vine, and breathing seemed like a luxury.
"Miss Changsun, please stand up!" the little emperor continued. "Miss Changsun has just said so much. If I continue to judge everything based on my personal preferences, I will give others a chance to criticize me and think I am discriminating! Let's begin!"
Zhao Yidao glanced at Changsun Lingyue with cold eyes.
Changsun Lingyue lowered the corners of her lips, knelt down to express her gratitude, and then slowly stood up.
The women's competition is divided into three rounds.
There are more than a hundred people in total, divided into groups of two, and the winners will enter the second round.
Changsun Lingyue was lucky and successfully entered the second round.
The second round of competition still uses two-person groups, and the winners will enter the third round.
Changsun Lingyue is worthy of being a famous talented woman in Xiling. She has been taught personally by Changsun Wuji since she was a child, and has been immersed in poetry and songs since she was a child.
No matter what kind of talent it is, she can handle it, so she naturally entered the third round smoothly.
Twenty-five people are selected from these one hundred people. In the third round, no matter how they are divided, one person will be singled out.
After a short break, Zhao Yidao announced the rules of the game again.
The third round uses the attack and defense method, and each attacker must use the same talent as the defender.
In other words, if the defender plays the piano, then the attacker must also play the piano.
When the twenty-five women heard these rules, they all frowned in unison.
Changsun Lingyue is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, so this rule will undoubtedly benefit her.
A woman who had a bad relationship with Changsun Lingyue whispered, "No wonder she had the courage to stand up and give advice just now!"
"I've heard before that the Emperor has a very good relationship with Prime Minister Changsun, and he's even in love with Changsun Lingyue!"
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These comments were not pleasant to hear. Changsun Lingyue just clenched her fingers and looked back at the women who were whispering.
"Do you regret not speaking up when the Emperor said he didn't like older women?"
Her eyes were sharp, and the aura around her was not as gentle and kind as before.
A chill enveloped the necks of these women. They coughed awkwardly but said nothing else.
Changsun Lingyue snorted coldly, secretly adjusted his mood, and prepared to deal with the competition in a while.
At this moment, she noticed a pair of scrutinizing gazes and couldn't help but frown.
This woman had eyebrows as dark as distant ink, skin as white as cream, and a pair of eyes that were intimidating without even being angry.
For some reason, Qu Li's face appeared in her mind.
Changsun Lingyue's breathing stagnated and she pinched the palm of her hand hard.
The brief sharp pain made her calm down quickly.
There is no way Qu Li can come to participate in this competition!
She wanted to prove herself so much that she was always influenced by Qu Li.
The woman came to her side and lowered her voice: "Miss Changsun is indeed a famous talented woman in Xiling. The song you played just now sounded quite good!"
Chang Sun Lingyue's face was filled with displeasure: "What do you mean it's okay?"
"Miss Changsun, you made two mistakes just now. However, because you reacted quickly, no one else noticed! However, the competition that follows is going to be quite brutal, so I wish you good luck!"
Whenever she looked at those eyes before, she would unconsciously think of Qu Li. Now, hearing such sarcastic and mocking words, the anger in her heart instantly ignited.
"Who are you?"
Although she didn't like attending gatherings of noble ladies, she was somewhat familiar with these noble ladies in the imperial city.
The woman was quite unfamiliar, she had never seen her before.
"I just arrived in the imperial city yesterday, so it's not surprising that Miss Changsun feels I'm a stranger!" The woman raised the corners of her mouth. She was clearly smiling, but the smile did not reach her eyes.
Changsun Lingyue clenched her hands, took deep breaths repeatedly, and tried to keep herself calm.
With Zhao Yidao's shout of "The third round begins", the third round of competition officially kicked off.
The woman still had that disdainful look on her face. She said "Good luck" and returned to her original position.
Changsun Lingyue stared at her profile with resentment, almost biting her teeth off.
At home, Qu Li was always causing trouble for her, but when she came here, she actually met a woman with a temperament very similar to hers!
Everyone draws lots together to decide who will be the defender.
Changsun Lingyue was not the first to challenge.
She is in a bad mood now, and it will do her no good if she goes up now.
Just as she was trying to adjust her mood, the woman who she just thought had a temperament very similar to Qu Li slowly walked out of the crowd.
"Your humble servant Ayi Na pays homage to His Majesty!" Ayi Na bowed.
Looking at the pair of eyes that looked very similar to Qu Li's, the little emperor couldn't help but lean forward.
His heart was beating extremely fast, and he glanced at the high priest.
But seeing that his eyebrows were furrowed, he said sternly, "Perform well."
Changsun Lingyue bit her lip.
It turns out her name is Ayina!
If she succeeds in attacking the challenge this time, she will also attack in the next round!
Ayina raised her hand, signaling the woman defending the ring to start her talent show.
The woman defending the ring performed a flute piece.
Looking across the entire Xiling, there are not many women who can play the flute, and she feels that she can win for sure.
However, when Aina put the flute to her lips and the clear sound of the flute rang out, the blood color on the face of the woman defending the ring instantly disappeared completely. She knew that she was bound to lose.
Everyone followed Ayina's flute music, as if they saw the wind blowing the grass low and revealing cattle and sheep, and saw the rainbow after the rain.
Just when everyone was in a happy mood, the sound of the flute suddenly changed.
It seemed as if one could see the enemy troops hiding deep in the lush grass. They were crawling on the ground, weapons in their hands, ready to attack innocent herdsmen at any time.
Everyone's heart was in their throat, even their breathing was tense.
Some people even clenched their hands, feeling the urge to run towards the herdsmen and tell them to run faster.
The flute music became more and more passionate, with bloody storms, swords flashing and sabers flying...the country was destroyed and the family was ruined!
When the country was in mourning, there was a warrior who bravely stood up and started an uprising. All passionate people responded to his call.
It was a dark and windy night when a loud horn suddenly sounded.
The enemy troops who were enjoying the joy of conquering other countries suddenly changed their expressions...
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