Empress Chu

"Ma'am." A servant girl said cautiously, "Miss A Tang sent a letter saying that she is temporarily staying at Miss Qi's house these few days and will be her company."

Mrs. Jiang was both happy and sad: "Okay, fortunately Atang reacted quickly, told her not to come back, and asked Ake to go out to avoid it. Sigh, what is this called, the second uncle has tired you all your life, now His daughter will harm your son and daughter again."

Chu Lan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and she lay face down on the couch without saying a word.

Just blame him for his bad luck.

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Jiang Shi and Gu Lan acted as if they were not at home, Chu Zhao was not surprised by this result.

She has seen the temperament of her uncle and aunt clearly in the past few days, she is timid and afraid of getting into trouble, it is a pity that she was so stupid in her previous life, she never saw clearly in her whole life, she respects and fears them, and feels that what they say is right, everything must be done. Please them and listen to them.

In fact, the Chu family can have the final say on her.

Chu Zhao asked Ale to arrange servants, lead them to Chu Garden, and then call the servants at home to prepare tea, snacks and table cases.

Both Jiang Shi and Chu Lan avoided seeing them, and the servants didn't know what to do. The master and wife could hide, but they couldn't hide, so when Ale came to drive them, they could only obey obediently.

Because the Chu family often entertained guests in the garden, they were extremely proficient and methodical. People who came to the garden didn't feel that there was anything wrong at all, and they didn't even think about the master of the Chu family.

Well, that Miss Chu has already sat down in front of a hall.

"My brother and I are competing against the three gates outside the gate of Wangchun Garden." She said, "Let's compete against everyone else according to this."

In addition to refreshments, there are desks, pens, ink, paper and inkstones in front of the hall.

Although they have already entered the house, everyone still sighed in their hearts again, this girl is really serious.

"My brother and I are judged by the onlookers in the restaurant, so this time it will be the same, let everyone present judge."

You look at me and I look at you.

Chu Zhao looked at them: "Then, who will come first?"

Now that the matter has come to an end, no matter how timid they are, it seems that they are unreasonable, and a young man strides out.

"Someone, Ancheng Liu Yang, asked Ms. Chu for advice."

Chu Zhao sat down and bowed, then stretched out his hand: "Mr. Liu, please."

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Just because Chu Ke is a piece of trash doesn't mean that other people are. You don't need to write four words. Then Mr. Liu wrote only one word with a big pen on the paper, and Chu Zhao knew he had lost.

Despite this, Chu Zhao still finished writing a piece seriously, and Ale took the initiative to pick up the paper of the two of them and showed it to everyone.

Everyone said loudly: "Young Master Liu has written well."

Chu Zhao didn't argue, nor was he shy or uneasy. He stood up in front of the chessboard and said again, "Mr. Liu, please."

It doesn't take three rounds to play chess. After fifty moves, Chu Zhao abandons his son and admits defeat: "Mr. Liu, you have won."

Mr. Liu smiled lightly.

As for the last talent, Chu Zhao asked a question, and Mr. Liu talked eloquently. Everyone nodded in approval while listening to Mr. Liu, but Chu Zhao knew about Mr. Liu's question, but the discussion was a bit difficult—even though she had entered the palace to study logistics. I practiced hard, but later became discouraged towards Xiao Xun. I have left these behind for many years.

Who wins and who loses has already seen the outcome.

Chu Zhao bowed his head to Mr. Liu and saluted: "Chu Zhao is not as good as Mr. Liu."

Mr. Liu smiled, and took out a piece of paper with a bit of malice: "Although there are many witnesses, there is no basis for what you say. Please write it down on this piece of paper, Miss Chu."

It's not necessary, Ah Le clenched his hands and wanted to punch this young man.

With a calm expression, Chu Zhao reached out to take it: "I would like to accept the bet, and I will listen to you, my lord."

As expected, she bent over her desk seriously and handed the paper to Liu Yang.

Liu Yang took the paper and saw Chu Zhao's seal stamped on it besides writing that Chu Zhao's chess talent was not as good as that of Ancheng Liu Yang, he laughed out loud.

"Thank you, I have passed the four levels, so I will go to Wangchun Garden to get the door stickers."

After all, he held up this piece of paper and gave it away.

It turned out to be this way of playing, interesting, interesting, and the other people recovered from the shock and rushed forward.

"I'll compete with Miss Chu!"

"Miss Chu, quickly write me the proof of admitting defeat!"

Some shouted and others laughed, the noise was harsh, Ah Le clenched his hands, angry and sad at the same time, these big men bullied the young lady alone.

Chu Zhao looked calm, sat down on the table again, and stretched out his hand: "Please register your name next."

Chapter 39 continued

Chu Lan woke up from the study and saw that the room was dim.

It's dusk already?A day passed, and he fell asleep without knowing when.

After a period of trance, thinking of what happened before, I listened first, and I could faintly hear birdsong and people walking around lightly, other than that there was no noise and confusion.

Only then did Chu Lan call for someone to come, and the servant girl ran in, calling for the master to wake up and pour tea and water.

"How's it going outside?" Chu Lan asked.

The servant and maidservant knew what he was asking, and said scramblingly, "Those people are gone."

Chu Lan breathed a sigh of relief, raised her eyebrows and asked, "Where's Chu Zhao? Let her come to see me!"

The servant girl did not run out immediately, but looked at each other.

"The competition in the garden came to an end, and we sent everyone away. Miss Azhao asked someone to come and tell Mrs. Madam, I want to rest when I am tired, and we can talk about it tomorrow if we have anything to do," the maid said in a low voice.

It meant that she wouldn't come even if she called, so Chu Lan threw the teacup on the table: "Does she still have elders in her eyes! Who is in charge of this family?"

Jiang Shi and Chu Ke came in from the outside and sneered when they heard this.

"She has no elders in her eyes." Jiang said, "She has long been the master of this family."

Chu Ke nodded: "Yes, yes." He sat down and said hastily, "I already said that Chu Zhao was crazy, so I sent her away quickly, Dad, you didn't see how embarrassing she is today."

Although Mrs. Jiang asked him to hide and not go out of the house, but upon hearing this, Chu Ke still sneaked in from the back door to spy.

"People go to compete with her one by one, and other people make judgments. She is in a mess under the eyes of everyone."

"After losing, salute others, and then say loudly that Chu Zhao is not as good as so-and-so, not only say it, but also write it down and offer it with both hands."

"This isn't a competition, it's a trial. She's tried again and again, and she bows her head and pleads guilty again and again."

Chu Ke couldn't stand it anymore when he saw it. If it was him, he would just jump into the lake and drown.

Although Chu Lan had guessed about this scene, she was still terrified when she heard the story. For a scholar, it was an unbearable humiliation. So far, does she really think how powerful she is?" She then told Chu Ke, "You must avoid these days, otherwise, as her brother, you will definitely be caught and competed, alas, my Chu family is really It's disgraceful."

Chu Ke nodded: "I know, I know."

Jiang was worried about her daughter: "Others will definitely make fun of her." She asked the maid to bring a box of money to Chu Tang, so that she could arrange things up and down.

The family barely fell asleep in the uneasiness, but they were woken up by the servants before dawn.

"Master and Madam, those people are here again."

Chu Lan sat up with her clothes on: "Why are you here again? Didn't you vent your anger enough yesterday? Didn't Chu Zhao already admit defeat?"

The servant said: "They said Miss Azhao asked them to come, and they said they would continue the competition."

what happened?Chu Lan angrily asked someone to call Chu Zhao, this time Chu Zhao still didn't come, but Ah Le did.

"It's not over yet." She explained to Chu Lan, "With so many people, our lady can't finish the match in one day, so the lady made an agreement with everyone yesterday to compete for three hours a day."

Chu Lan and Jiang Shi were dumbfounded, and asked in a daze, "When will the match be?"

A Le said: "Miss said, the third prince said that she was the key test, so naturally it will not be until the Wangchun Garden Cultural Association is held."

Crazy, Chu Lan and Jiang's only thought was this. Before saying that Chu Zhao was crazy, they scolded him, but now they wondered if Chu Zhao was really out of his mind.

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A lot of people gathered in the Chu Garden in the early morning, more than yesterday, but not as loud as yesterday. Most people gathered together to talk in a low voice, and some people were enjoying the scenery of the Chu Garden.

"I've heard about the elegance of Chu Garden for a long time, but seeing it today, it really lives up to its reputation." Someone sighed.

"It's just that I didn't expect there to be such a master in Chu Garden." The person next to him said with a smile, "It's not elegant at all."

Miss Chu didn't know her at first, but after inquiring about it in the past few days, even though she just came to the capital, she has already beaten the lady in her boudoir and scolded Liang Siqing's family. She is indeed not an elegant person.

Everyone laughed, and then heard the sound of chaotic footsteps ahead.

"Miss Chu is here." "Look quickly."

Everyone greeted each other and looked towards where the voice came from. First, they saw a few maidservants, and a girl walked slowly behind the maidservants.

Among the crowd were those who came yesterday, and it was obvious at a glance that compared to yesterday's haste, today's Miss Chu has obviously dressed up.

The girl combed a single spiral bun, revealing a broad forehead, willow eyebrows like ink, starry eyes, little cherry lips, wearing a light yellow dress, shining in the garden in spring.

Yesterday she kept bowing and bowing to admit defeat, and wrote down the evidence of Chu Zhao's defeat to so many people, but today she did not show the slightest sense of despair, instead her eyes were full of fighting spirit.

"It's too slow to compare one by one, and it will delay everyone's time." Chu Zhao said, "For example, ten people come at a time."

Comparing calligraphy with ten people is good enough, and each of them can write their own, but what about playing chess and literary theory?It is all about concentrating and concentrating on thinking. She played chess against ten people and discussed it. Isn't that a child's play.

However, this was just a child's play, and everyone came back to their senses. The third prince's move was to humiliate this Chu daughter. After yesterday's competition, this Chu daughter was not only not ashamed, but even rampant.

Just bow your head obediently and admit your mistake.

She refused to admit her mistake and insisted on being humiliated.

"Okay." A voice rang out from the crowd, "As Miss Chu wished."

At that moment, ten people came out, Chu Zhao sat in his seat, and saluted them calmly: "Young masters, please."

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The Third Prince's Wangchun Garden Literature Fair has become a well-known event in the capital, so as soon as the name of Chu's daughter appeared outside the Wangchun Garden gate, it immediately swept the capital.

Even the officials in the imperial city were talking in low voices.

Compared with the people watching the excitement, they feel a little deeper.

"It turned out to be Chu Ling's daughter." "I really didn't expect, how could this girl do such a thing?" "Is there anything unexpected, what Chu Ling has done is not shocking."

"Actually, this matter has nothing to do with that girl."

A distinctive voice suddenly interjected.

The few officials who got together were startled, and hurriedly turned their heads to see Deng Yi standing behind him.

Compared with their official robes, Deng Yi's status was lower, but this little official who had offended Zhao and Yang's family and came to do the drudgery of guarding the palace gate often served them with good tea and wine.

Of course, it wasn't that they confiscated gifts, and there were many gifts that were more expensive than good tea and wine, but Deng Yi gave the gifts generously and sincerely, as if what he gave was not a gift, but a heart.

Although Deng Yi offended the Zhao and Yang families, he didn't offend them, and they couldn't afford to laugh at the Zhao and Yang families.

"Master Deng." They greeted each other with a smile, "I'm also on business today."

Deng Yi nodded.

Poor, as the gatekeeper, he can't even rest. The officials sympathized with him and chatted with him, "Master Deng also heard about Chu Ling's daughter?" "Why do you say it doesn't have much to do with this girl?" "But What's the inside story? Could it be that Chu Ling ordered it?"

Deng Yi smiled: "There is no inside story, what I mean is that it was not her intention to compete with Chu Yuan."

No, what is the girl's intention?It was obvious that she was the one who wanted to compete in the battle, and several officials were puzzled.

Deng Yi said: "Because it was originally a joke between her and her brother, a private matter at home, but someone else gave her a letter of war because of this, how could she retreat without a fight?"

After finishing speaking, he walked past several people and walked slowly towards the palace gate.

A few officials were stunned, others?Who is the other person, isn't it the third prince?Is this dissatisfaction with the Third Prince?

The few people came back to their senses again, with helpless expressions, this Deng Yi dared to say anything!

No wonder he was demoted while giving gifts, so he couldn't win the favor of the higher-ups.

Chapter 40 Rampant