Chapter 176 You have lost
Chapter 176 You have lost
An Ning spread out her hands, "It's not that I look down on you. I heard that the Queen is very smart and studious. She can answer any difficult math problem instantly."
"Even if you are not good at classical Chinese poetry and your handwriting is ugly, you have already lost in math alone."
Qi Wuyou touched his pierced chest and asked, "Who told you that I'm not good at classical Chinese and my handwriting is ugly?"
An Ning glanced around after hearing this, and her eyes stopped at Lu Yu who was beside Xuan Yelan, "That's what Lord Lu said."
After saying that, he added, "Not only do I know about this, almost all the students in the academy know about it."
Qi Wuyou looked at Lu Yu and gritted his teeth, "Why didn't I realize that he was a big mouth before?"
An Ning shook her head when she heard this. "It seems that it wasn't what Lord Lu said. It was the document you gave to Yan Xuan."
Qi Wuyou scratched his head, "Yeah, I remember Lu Yu wanted to get the documents back!"
An Ning smiled, "I heard that when Yan Xuan brought the documents to Lord Lu that day, many students were there too."
"And Yan Xuan didn't expect that your handwriting is so unique, so..."
An Ning looked as if she understood everything.
Qi Wuyou felt like she had lost all hope in life, as this was her document being displayed in public!
Xiao Ningxue beside him couldn't hold it in any longer, "That's good, you're really going to be famous as the queen in the future."
Before Qi Wuyou could say anything, An Ning unexpectedly said, "By the way, the Grand Secretary also deserves some credit for spreading the news about the Empress."
Xiao Ningxue's laughter stopped abruptly, "What did you say?"
"Because the queen is good at arithmetic, the university scholar took the queen's notes to the college."
Qi Wuyou glanced at Xiao Ningxue and didn't continue the topic.
Ma Yuanzhu, who had been keeping an eye on them, and Princess Rui'an were relieved to see that they were able to chat well.
The two looked at each other, smiled and went to chat with the ladies they knew.
Qi Wuyou thought of something, "By the way, when was that incident you just mentioned?"
Xiao Ningxue thought for a moment and said, "It was at the flower viewing banquet held by the Queen Mother in the spring of the year before last."
"It was held by my mother?" Qi Wuyou searched carefully, "Why don't I know about it?"
Besides, my mother was still being treated for an illness at my mother’s place two years ago, so how could she have the mood to hold a flower-viewing banquet?
Xiao Ningxue frowned and thought for a while, "It's strange to say, although it was a flower viewing banquet hosted by the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother was not seen at the banquet."
An Ning also nodded, "Yes, I thought that it was time to choose a concubine for His Majesty. I was so happy that I didn't sleep all night thinking that I could finally meet the Queen."
Qi Wuyou was surprised, "You missed me all night thinking about me?"
An Ning nodded and said with a smile, "My queen, you don't know that you were the idol of all the girls in our imperial capital back then."
Qi Wuyou felt a little puzzled, "What do you mean?"
The other four looked at each other and wanted to give it a try. Qi Wuyou felt something was even more wrong.
An Ning coughed lightly, "Everyone knows that His Majesty is not in a good mood towards anyone. The Queen Mother has chosen concubines before, but His Majesty did not agree."
Qi Wuyou nodded, she knew this.
Xiao Ningyu continued, "In fact, when the queen first came, someone even started a gambling game."
"Bet? What's the bet?"
When asked this question, the three of them were speechless. Xiao Ningxue was careless and didn't realize how offensive it was to say that. "Of course, I'm betting on when His Majesty will drive you back!"
Qi Wuyou, "?"
An Ning smiled awkwardly. After all, she had also added money back then.
"So, I lived in the palace for a year, not only was I not driven away, but I also had a deep relationship with His Majesty and the Empress?"
An Ning nodded and covered her mouth with the fan, "That's it."
"Your Majesty can even tame His Majesty, we also want to learn from you."
Qi Wuyou rolled his eyes when he heard this, "You guys are so idle all day long."
"At the age of fourteen or fifteen, I was already thinking about getting married."
Xiao Ningxue smiled and said, "Before the queen came, weren't we married at the age of fourteen or fifteen?"
Qi Wuyou was speechless, as if it was indeed the case.
If she hadn't come here and begged Xuan Yelan to change the law so that women could get married after they turned 18, they might have become mothers now.
"Then do you blame me?" Qi Wuyou was a little nervous. After all, these were women who were educated with feudal ideas.
After these words came out, several people were shocked. An Ning smiled and said, "We can't thank you enough."
Xiao Ningyu said, "Yes, I don't want to get married so early."
"What's the point of being stuck in the backyard for the rest of your life and fighting for favors with your husband's concubine?"
"Yes, I want to go to school, but there were no academies for girls in the past."
Qi Wuyou breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
As the group was laughing, another person came over and said, "Greetings to the Queen."
Qi Wuyou looked up and saw a strange face. She didn't recognize this person.
Qi Wuyou looked at the four people next to him, but they shook their heads to indicate that they didn't know him either.
The visitor was in her thirties, tall, and plain-looking. Judging from her clothes, she should be a daughter of an official.
Qi Wuyou was not only suspicious, but it would be fine if she didn't know her, but Xiao Ningyu and the others had lived in the imperial capital for so many years, it was unlikely that they didn't know the official's wife.
In addition, the woman in front of them was tall and particularly conspicuous among the group of women, so it was impossible for them not to have an impression of her.
Qi Wuyou was so cautious and stood up slowly.
The four people around him also stood up when they saw this. After all, they also felt that something was wrong with that person.
Qi Wuyou asked politely, "Who is the madam?"
The man's smile didn't reach his eyes, "My lady, don't you remember me?"
Qi Wuyou felt inexplicably uncomfortable. Before he could say anything, he saw the man put his hand into his sleeve.
"Your Majesty, be careful." A cold light flashed, and before Qi Wuyou could react, he was pushed away.
Then he was helped up and driven away.
The woman's scream attracted other people in the hall, and they all looked in the direction of the voice.
Then I saw a woman holding a dagger, as if she wanted to stab someone.
At the other end of the dagger, a small, white hand was tightly grasping it.
Fortunately, Xiao Ningxue reacted in time, otherwise the dagger would have stabbed Qi Wuyou.
Perhaps because she had experienced life and death before, An Ning was the first to react. She dragged and hugged Qi Wuyou away.
Xiao Ningyu and Wang Nianxi reacted and stood in front of Qi Wuyou.
Qi Wuyou was so frightened that he trembled and clenched his hands unconsciously.
If it weren't for Xiao Ningxue's push, she might really have gone to see the King of Hell.
Sensing Qi Wuyou's strength, An Ning held her in her arms and whispered to comfort her, "It's okay, Madam, it's okay."
The Yulin Guards arrived very quickly, and the woman seemed to have no martial arts skills, so she was caught in no time.
Xuan Yelan's face turned pale, "Liu He, ask who sent them."
"And the palace guards, are they just there to eat and do nothing?"
Qi Wuyou took a deep breath and finally calmed down, "Call the doctor, Ningxue is injured!"
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