Chapter 18: Rolling King Criteria 3: Increase the Difficulty, Make Rolling Fly
Lihua's words are equivalent to putting Li Ruoyi in a dilemma. Losing and winning are both bad.
If Li Ruoyi wins, the others will have to be punished together. Although some people will complain about Lihua, they are more annoyed that she did something wrong with good intentions.
After all, due to Zhou Yuzhen's propaganda, some people knew that Lihua's knowledge was 'shallow', and it is very likely that such shallow people 'didn't know' what Li Ruoyi was capable of.
In this situation, most people blame Li Ruoyi for being selfish. After all, if Li Ruoyi lets Lihua win, no one will be punished.
People all think about benefiting themselves. When it comes to interests, no one cares about what will happen to Li Ruoyi.
And if Li Ruoyi loses, her reputation as a model of etiquette that she cares about most will not be preserved, and she may be compared with Lihua for the rest of her life.
In the future, when many people mentioned her, they would say that so-and-so was known as the first in etiquette, but lost to the little-known pear flower.
How could Li Ruoyi endure this?
It was this dilemma that made Li Ruoyi frown.
In short, Li Hua's words made Li Ruoyi unhappy, but she herself was very calm, which made the show girls angry, but she couldn't do anything about it.
Lihua calmly waited for Aunt Li to reply, her saluting posture not changing.
She directly walked away from Li Ruoyi. As for whether Li Ruoyi walked away, she had no control over it.
Several nuns were also very surprised. Aunt Tian's surprise was clearly written on her face. Only Aunt Qin took a deep look at Lihua and remained silent.
Aunt Li softened her expression slightly, thinking that Master Wu was a loyal and honest man, but he just had to have that ability.
For a moment, she really didn't know how to answer. She couldn't bear to live up to her hard work, but she couldn't agree.
Logically speaking, what Lihua gave them was a good step up. After all, Grandma Li just wanted to scare these beautiful girls, not punish them all.
But this step is very difficult to get down. Aunt Li also doesn't think that Lihua can win against Li Ruoyi. If she agrees, it will be like punishing everyone, which goes against her original intention.
After a while, she commented: "You are so courageous!" She was too brave.
She asked Pear Blossom to get up.
"Mammy, do you agree?" Lihua raised her head and looked at Grandma Li, asking for clarification.
A pair of peach blossom eyes were watery, as if filled with attachment, and Grandma Li couldn't bear to refuse her.
But Zhou Yuzhen was furious and shameless. When did Wu Li learn this trick?
Grandma Li was in trouble. When she was in a dilemma and was thinking about it, she suddenly noticed a look and felt that it was not that simple.
So he changed his words dubiously: "Just Master Yiwu."
"No!" One of the show girls cried out unbearably on the spot.
Immediately afterwards, the crowd began to commotion. A beautiful lady couldn't bear it anymore and immediately said: "Mommy, can you change it so that if Sister Li wins, we won't be punished?"
What she said spoke to everyone's thoughts, and everyone echoed her words.
Lihua felt regretful, why didn't anyone believe that she could win against Miss Li? Alas...
"Quiet!" Granny Li said with a straight face, and the scene became quiet again.
She picked up a ruler and walked in front: "You really want Little Master Li to represent you?"
The show girls gritted their teeth and said in unison: "Yes."
"In that case..." Granny Li paused.
The show girls were all excited, especially Li Ruoyi. If she was willing to change, even if she only had two eagles left, the result would still be good.
Zhou Yuzhen's heart was in her throat. Others may not know Wu Li's virtues, but she knew it clearly.
Aunt Li inadvertently looked at the owner of the previous gaze, and then continued:
"In that case, if Little Master Li wins, you will be exempted from punishment. If you lose, everyone except Little Master Wu will be fined twenty palms. Do you have any objections?"
For a girl with delicate skin and tender flesh, twenty strokes is already a lot.
"No objection, thank you mama." Xiu Nu responded excitedly.
They almost cheered, they were so determined in their hearts, they all had smiles on their faces, sincerely thanking Aunt Li and celebrating the punishment they were about to escape.
If Zhichun were here, he would definitely take pity on these beautiful women. The right choice was delivered to their doorstep, but they chose the wrong one. God didn't even notice.
Li Ruoyi's tense mind relaxed. This ending was exactly what she wanted. She wanted to be a good person, and she also wanted to humiliate the man named Wu. She wanted all of this!
At this moment when everyone is happy, only Pear Blossom sighs.
Alas, she risked her life to play with them, everyone was happy when she won, and they were just punished when they lost, but the ruthless dog system would kill her.
No matter how you look at it, it’s her who is losing, so why wouldn’t she be willing?
Then I have no choice but to apologize, everyone.
There was a cunning flash in Lihua's eyes, and she finally advanced to the stage of competition, and her life was secured.
Soon the venue was cleared, a chair was placed in the middle of the end of the Jinxiu Terrace, and preparations for the exam began.
The two of them need to walk up the steps to the brocade platform, walk through the entire brocade platform from the center, stop at the end, perform a set of rituals toward the harem, and then sit down in front of the chairs. That's the end.
It seems simple, but there are many things to pay attention to. For example, when walking, the toes of the shoes should not be exposed outside the hem of the skirt, the earrings on the head, and the swaying range of the steps should not be too large. The smaller the better, which will limit the walking speed.
But at the same time, there is an hourglass timer, and it needs to be reached within the specified time, which makes it inevitable.
This is just like when an emperor suddenly arrives and you need to greet him quickly. You must have the right manners and be fast enough.
If it took him a long time to move over to pick him up, the emperor wouldn't be able to wait any longer, and he would be punished with the crime of disrespect by being slow to wait.
Therefore, this etiquette of walking, sitting, and standing is the etiquette that most tests the basic skills of the show girls. The etiquette ladies sent there will make the show girls practice hard.
With a smile that was determined to win, Li Ruoyi said hypocritically: "Sister Wu, I'm sorry for all of you sisters."
I wanted to do it right away, but I didn't want to hear: "Slow down, sister, wait a moment!"
Li Ruoyi turned around, wondering if she was going to retreat despite the difficulties?
Unfortunately, it's too late!
She was disdainful and pretended not to know: "Sister Wu, what's going on?" She had already figured out how to refuse Bubi's request.
Aunt Li comforted Lihua and said, "Don't be nervous, just go ahead and compete. I know that the young master is thoughtful, so it doesn't matter if he loses." She would not punish such a sincere person.
"Well, grandma misunderstood." Lihua was a little embarrassed, but she still expressed her thoughts: "I want to say that this road is a bit flat and not enough to test our kung fu. Is it better to sprinkle some pebbles or something like that?"
More difficult?"
With a light word, there was another thunderous thunder, which blew up everyone on the brocade stage!
Li Ruoyi's eyes widened and she forgot to maintain her posture. An exam like this tests stability, elegance and calmness.
One of the specific manifestations is that the stride length must be even, and cannot be larger and smaller now, let alone deliberately avoid it. If there are stones on the road, it will be full of uncertainty.
Even she wasn't 100% sure, why did Wu Li dare to say that?
The other beautiful women were collectively petrified, and a thought came to their minds: Could this be the legendary fool who killed a hundred enemies and suffered eighty million losses to himself?
A few nuns:...This beautiful girl is really too greedy...
Just when no one was paying attention, a young eunuch quietly stepped down from the brocade platform and headed towards another inner palace door. This chapter has been completed!