The girl who walked down the stairs was about fifteen or sixteen years old. She was wearing an aqua skirt. She held a pipi in her arms and lowered her head slightly. She didn't raise her head until she finished the last step of the stairs.

, I have read countless women, and I can't help but be slightly stunned when I see this girl's appearance.

Beauty is a disaster, Xu Jin felt that this could only be used to describe this girl. Although she was only fifteen or sixteen years old, she had already begun to show her charm, and with time, she would definitely overshadow Xiao Yuxue.

Holding the pipi in her arms, the woman walked to the judging table and bowed, saying, "Young lady has met His Highness, the Crown Prince, and all of you."

This time, even Xu Kui, who had a straight face, softened his expression. Li Shishi stroked his beard and smiled and nodded. This little girl's smile was so contagious that even ice cubes would be melted by her spring breeze smile.

Down.

"Cui Qiao has met you gentlemen!" The young girl turned around again and bowed to all the candidates.

All the candidates were amazed, and Xu Jin was no exception. They all said that distance creates beauty, because if it is too close, even minor flaws will be exposed, thus affecting the sense of beauty.

However, the girl in front of you is an exception. You can't find any flaws on her delicate face. The more you look at her, the more beautiful she becomes. Her eyes seem to be able to speak, and her whole temperament is pure and somewhat charming.

If Xu Jin was asked to rate this woman, she would be rated 9 or above. If she didn't grow crooked in the future, she would probably be rated 9.5. This is the most beautiful woman Xu Jin has ever seen since he came to the Ming Dynasty. Fei Ruyi is inferior to this woman.

A little.

Xiao Yuxue saw everyone's reaction, and a flash of jealousy flashed in her eyes. Although she is still the top star of Qinhuai Xiuchun Tower, she is already nearly 20 years old, and Wang Cuiqiao is a rising star in Xiuchun Tower, and is the successor of the courtesan who is focused on training.

Replacing her is a certainty.

Because of this, the head of Xiuchunlou specially asked Wang Cuiqiao to appear at the cultural gathering to gain fame in preparation for taking over as the oiran in the future.

It is worth mentioning here that Xiuchunlou has organized a "Riverside Tour" since the beginning of this year. The flower boat set off from Nanjing and swaggered up the Yangtze River. All the prosperous state capitals along the coast were visited. Nanchang, as the provincial capital of Jiangxi,

Where it is, they naturally won't miss it.

It happened that at this time, the literary competition between the candidates from Nanchang Prefecture and Guangxin Prefecture was making a fuss, attracting the attention of the whole city. Naturally, the director of Xiuchun Tower would not let go of such a good opportunity, and took the initiative to come to find Prince Ning, so there was

Today’s cultural gathering song and dance performance.

At this time, under the attention of everyone, Wang Cuiqiao walked to the stool next to her and sat down on it. She put her knees together and put the pipa on her knees. She pressed the calyx with her left hand and strummed the strings with her right hand. Her posture was graceful, just posing.

The shape is pleasing to the eye.

Zheng……

With a sound like a cracking silk explosion, the performance officially began, and Xiao Yuxue immediately started dancing, with a tall and graceful figure, as graceful as a startling silhouette.

The sound of the pipa was relatively soothing at first, but gradually became more and more urgent, and the pitch kept rising, like a strong wind and rain.

Exactly: noisy and mixed bullets, big beads and small beads falling on the jade plate. The silver bottle is broken, water slurry bursts out, and the cavalry protrudes with swords and guns.

As the sound of the pipa played got louder and louder, Xiao Yuxue danced faster and faster, with her sleeves flying and the train of her skirt raised, revealing her two slender, snow-white legs under her skirt. The beauty of spring was endless!

The pipa sound climbed up one after another. I thought it was too high, but it suddenly rose up again. I thought it would rise again, but suddenly fell down and sank into the trough, which made people mesmerized.

At the end of the song, Xiao Yuxue lay on her side, like a beautiful white swan, while Wang Cuiqiao smiled and hugged the pipa, as if she had never moved in this position. The sound of the pipa still echoed in everyone's ears. This is probably the lingering sound.

Absolutely.

The scene was silent for several seconds before thunderous cheers erupted. Only then did Xu Jin realize that a single musical instrument had such shocking appeal, and Xiao Yuxue's dancing skills were also quite impressive.

, it is true that it is not easy to sit on the throne of Oiran, at least her skills are excellent, unlike today's female stars, who only rely on their faces and hype if they have acting skills but not acting skills, and singing skills but not singing skills.

Xiao Yuxuexiang stood up dripping with sweat, and Wang Cuiqiao stood up next to her. They stood side by side and bowed to the surroundings.

"Okay, wonderful!" All the scholars were so excited that they almost clapped their hands together, and Tang Bohu, an old ticket holder, sang out erotic lyrics as if no one else was watching.

Prince Ning clapped his hands and praised: "The Xiao family dances very well, and Miss Cuiqiao plays the pipa very well. Please come over here. The literary competition between the two houses will begin soon."

Xiao Yuxue and Wang Cuiqiao bowed happily, walked to the seats behind the judges' table and sat down. When the candidates from the two houses glanced at the two girls, they were all in high spirits and looked at the opponent's formation with high fighting spirit.

Yuan Cheng, the chief executive of the Nanchang Prefecture, was the first to come out and said: "Today we are competing on poetry and calligraphy. How about we compete on calligraphy first?" After speaking, he looked at him provocatively.

Xu Jin.

Previously, in front of Tengwang Pavilion, Guangxin Mansion proposed a competition. Yuan Cheng wanted to challenge at that time. Although he was stopped by Li Zhe from Yuzhang Academy, he still held back his energy, so he became impatient at this time.

He patiently jumped out to challenge Xu Jin.

"Since I can't do anything, how do you want to compare Chief Yuan?" Xu Jin said calmly.

The power of calligraphy depends on long-term hard practice and immersion. Xu Jin, who was born in two generations, has definitely spent more time immersed in calligraphy than Yuan Cheng, who is only in his twenties, so he is not afraid of calligraphy at all.

Yuan Cheng obviously has the same mentality. In his eyes, Xu Jin has just grown up, and he is already twenty-three. To put it in a popular way: I eat more salt than this kid eats rice!

"Each of us selects five people, and each writes a piece of writing in the font he is good at. Then we compete in pairs, and the five judges jointly judge the winner. The one with five wins and three wins, how about it?"

The competition method proposed by Yuan Cheng, to put it bluntly, is to choose five people to pair up and PK, and win three out of five games. This method seems fair, but just like the famous Tian Ji horse racing, it involves the issue of the order of appearance.

Although Xu Jin was the head of the case in Guangxin Mansion, the elder brother was still the leader at the scene, so he looked at Wei Yang inquiringly. The latter pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Cheng said proudly: "Since you have agreed, can Mr. Xu dare to use himself as his opponent?"

Xu Jin said calmly: "As you wish!"

As a result, both sides selected four more people and each chose their opponents.

The other four people in Guangxin Mansion are Wei Yang, Wang Dacan, Jiang Fangjie, and Fei Maoxian.

It is said that although Wang Dacan ranked low in the government examination, his attainments in calligraphy were excellent, so he was selected.

And Jiang Fangjie's book level is not low. Although this guy once knelt down and licked Prince Ning, he was still a member of the Guangxin Mansion. In addition, Xu Kui, the great master of Tiexue, was also present today. Naturally, he wanted to show off.

So there's no need to worry about him letting it slip on purpose.

The four treasures of the study were all ready-made. Xu Jinxing did not rush to start writing before arriving at the case. Instead, he calmly polished the ink and brewed his emotions, while thinking about which font to choose.

Among the ten scholars who appeared in the two houses, Xu Jin was the youngest. Coupled with his calm and calm temperament, and his red lips and white teeth, he stood out in particular. The courtesans Xiao Yuxue and Wang Cuiqiao couldn't help but take a few more glances.

When Prince Ning saw this, a trace of jealousy flashed in his eyes. Let me let you be proud for a few days. When the results of the hospital examination come out, we will see how I will humiliate you.

The white-haired Li Shishi at the judges' table was staring at Xu Jin carefully with a puzzled expression, his eyes filled with uncertainty.

Li Shishi, whose name is Ruoxu, is proficient in Feng Shui and has certain attainments in physiognomy. At this time, he felt that Xu Jin's face was very strange, but he could not tell the reason for it despite his level.

Xu Jin was contemplating his emotions with his eyebrows lowered, but he didn't pay attention to Li Shishi, who was looking at him straightly, otherwise his scalp would have been numb.

After Xu Jin finished grinding the ink, he picked up his pen and dipped it into the ink. He stood in front of the case with his feet in an even position and adjusted his breathing according to the breathing method taught by his brother-in-law.

Then he started writing: Peach Blossom Temple in Taohuawu, Peach Blossom Fairy under Peach Blossom Temple. Peach Blossom Fairy grows peach trees, and picks peach blossoms to sell for wine money...

What Xu Jin wrote was Tang Yin's "Peach Blossom Temple Song", and he also chose Tang Yin's font. In his previous life, Xu Jin had copied all of Tang Yin's calligraphy works, and he had gained seventy-eight points of the divine meaning.

Xu Jin chose Tang Yin's font this time, just to take advantage of it, because this old ticket holder is one of the judges today. With his arrogant character, others will definitely be complacent when copying his font, so it is certain to give him a high score.

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Moreover, Tang Yin's fonts are gentle and graceful in stipples, and the lines are filled with a transcendent and booklike atmosphere, like an elegant man strolling leisurely among the trees in Langyuan. It is thought-provoking and highly praised by later generations.
Chapter completed!