Chapter 50 You Guessed It Right
Gu Ruanci remained calm and gently extended one foot.
Zhou Yuqi accidentally tripped and fell forward.
“Ah…”
Before he finished saying the word "I", Zhou Yuqi let out a long cry.
There was a sudden chaos here. Gu Ruanci took advantage of the fact that he didn't stand up, looked down at him and asked, "Is it so high that you can't even see it? It's really high."
The Zhou family members hurriedly helped Zhou Yuqi up. When Zhou Yuxiu looked at Gu Ruanci, his eyes were full of anger.
"Gu Ruanci, that's enough. Our patience with you is limited. Put away your revenge for not choosing you. Even if we had to do it again a hundred times, we would still make the same choice. We originally considered compensating you because our mother, Ye, had passed away, but we didn't expect you to go even further."
Even Wen Haiyue clenched her fists when she heard Zhou Yuxiu's words.
Gu Ruanci ignored Zhou Yuxiu and looked at Zhou Zhili instead.
"Lord Zhou, keep these mad dogs in your family under control. Otherwise, if any problems arise in the future, don't blame me for not warning you."
"Niu Nu, who are you talking to!"
When his eyes fell on Gu Congyun who had just arrived, the momentum that had just risen up instantly dropped.
"Well done, that's great..."
Zhou Zhili led the Zhou family away. Zhou Yuqi still said to Gu Ruanci, "Let's wait and see if what I just said is right."
When Lu Wenxue saw Duke Shou coming, she knew she couldn't gain any advantage, so she left quietly.
"Soft words, are you okay?"
Zhuang Hefeng immediately checked carefully, fearing that something might have happened during the brief moment when Gu Runci left their side.
"I'm fine, Mother."
Seeing Zhuang Hefeng examining Gu Ruanci so carefully, Wu Yixuan's nose actually felt a little sore.
But she controlled her emotions well and stood there watching with a smile on her face.
When the three Gu Yuting brothers came over, the Zhou family had disappeared.
"Where is your friend who took the written test?" Gu Yuting asked.
Upon learning that Lian Yuyan had been schemed by Lu Wenxue again and had not even come to the scene, Gu Congyun did not say anything but sighed.
Gu Yuxuan spoke up indignantly, "Why is she still so annoying? I finally got Master Qin's guidance, hoping to appear at the Earth Mother's birthday and have more say in the family. She's ruined my plans for two consecutive years, relying on the fact that she's Prince Duan's daughter..."
"Yuxuan, please stop talking for now. Not only can we not help, but we might even make Miss Lian's situation even more difficult."
Gu Yuting reminded him and then pulled him aside.
All those who participated in the competition have gathered together. This time, the organizers prepared the same music robes and facial decorations for them. They can choose by themselves. Anyway, there are curtains in the compartments and others cannot see inside clearly.
When Zhou Yuqi arrived at the platform and stood next to Mr. Qin, the atmosphere reached a climax.
Zhou Yuqi looked down at the crowd, and especially when he found Gu Ruanci among them, his competitive spirit took over again.
He would always be looked up to by Gu Ruanci like this, and would never be able to touch her.
Gu Ruanci didn't even look at him, but was waiting for Master Qin to announce the next matters.
"This time, not only will the contestants be blindly auditioning, but the judges will be too. The ribbons you obtained from the Earth Mother's birthday statue today have words on them. The golden 'Fu' character on top is twenty. You can join the judges in choosing the melody you think is best."
Everyone in the square was looking at what they were holding, and some people actually started cheering.
"County Lady, there is a golden word 'Fu' on your ribbon..." Nong Chun said in surprise.
She couldn't tell everyone that this was arranged long ago.
After everyone looked around, they found that Wu Yixuan was also lucky enough.
Old Qin saw that the people below had slowly come out, and asked someone to take them to different partitions. These partitions were more separated than those between the contestants, so it was harder to see what was going on inside.
"Now that everyone is in place, the contestants will take turns playing the instruments of their choice. I and these masters will consider the opinions of those selected from among you and finally select one person to compete against last year's champion, Young Master Zhou San. However, during the competition, you are not allowed to reveal your identity in any way, otherwise you will be eliminated. Do you all understand what I mean?"
The rules have been explained clearly enough, and after everything is ready, the competition officially begins.
The person in the first compartment chose the pipa. When the first note was played, it had a hint of the sound of golden swords. It was a pity that the subsequent strength seemed insufficient, giving people a feeling of being anticlimactic.
Unsurprisingly, the performer did not receive high scores, either from the twenty delegates or the judges.
Zhou Yuqi felt a little bored listening to this. It seemed that the situation this year was similar to last year, with some of the people still filling in the gaps.
The performances in the following compartments were better than each other, whether it was the sheng, xiao, qin, or se, they were categorized into different types, and there was a hundred schools of thought contending with each other.
Zhou Yuqi also went from being bored at first to sitting up straight.
He was a little nervous, as these people did have some experts.
However, when he heard the familiar tune coming from the piano and used the little tricks he taught him in a familiar place, a smile appeared on his face.
He could tell that it was Zhou Qinzhu's piano music.
Not only he could hear it, but everyone in the Zhou family could hear it.
They were all witnesses when she pestered Zhou Yuqi to practice piano these days.
Even Zhou Yuzhi, when he was busy taking care of the old lady, would take time to listen.
Zhou Qinzhu's results were pretty good, even Master Qin gave her an above-average score.
"As expected of my sister..."
Zhou Yuqi was happy, but when he looked down and saw the Gu family in a conspicuous position, he felt even more disdainful.
The daughter they picked up from the Zhou family was nothing but a straw bag, and they would realize this sooner or later.
Lu Wenxue, who had been waiting in the compartment, was not quite used to this new way of competition. In addition, the people in front of her performed well, but she was distracted and played several notes wrong.
Old Qin frowned again and again, and finally gave her just a passing grade.
Just when Zhou Yuqi was convinced that these people's strength had indeed improved compared to last year, but that he could still win if he played seriously, a destined flute sound came.
The melody is gentle, clear and pleasant.
He couldn't help but become curious. As far as he knew, he seemed to have never heard of such a pure flute player.
Old Qin closed his eyes, smiled and nodded.
This clear and melodious flute sound must be from his junior sister Gu Ruanci.
The old man next to him was also knowledgeable and his eyes lit up.
"This seems to be the ancient music 'Three Variations on Plum Blossoms'. Isn't this piece just fragments? How come she can play the whole thing?"
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