Changfeng and Dongfang Shuo have been waiting in the side hall of Lin Mansion for nearly half an hour, but the eldest lady of the Lin family has not yet come out. Neither of them wants to pay attention to each other. Although everyone has helped each other, they are unwilling to ask why the maid who serves has not yet come out, because they are afraid that the eldest lady of the Lin family is just taking the test of their patience. Whoever is more impatient will lose. Although Changfeng does not want to compete with him for the seat, he is unwilling to lose to the other party as soon as he goes on the battlefield. So the atmosphere is so stalemate, and time is just spent every minute and a second, and the hour is coming soon.

Lin Qimeng was still sitting in the study, motionless. She was recalling her happy childhood playing in the Lin family garden with Zhen Ping'er. Tears couldn't help but circled in her eyes and were about to flow down.

At this time, Xiao Yuan, the maid who was serving Zhen Ping'er, ran in from outside the door suddenly and gasped and said intermittently: "Miss, Miss, it's not good. Uncle Fu has tied up Master Zou back!"

Lin Qimeng was shocked and hurriedly reached out and wiped away the tears that were about to fall with her clothes. She woke up from meditation and frowned and asked anxiously: "Tell me slowly, what's going on?"

"Uncle Fu tied up Master Zou back!" Xiao Yuan took her free breath and pointed at the outside.

"What? Where? How do you know?" Lin Qimeng had no choice but to treat her reckless master. He was his elder, but he was very reckless in doing things. He couldn't blame him, so he had to remind him indirectly every time, but this master was stubborn and could not do anything. He could understand what kind of martial arts moves he had, he just could not be a human being, did things without turning, and was straight.

"I saw Uncle Fu tied up Old Master Zou into the mansion from a distance." Xiao Yuan replied quickly.

"Why are you not serving her by Miss Ping'er? You ran out?" Lin Qimeng scolded in a stern tone that she had never been.

When Xiao Yuan heard her lady’s purchase, her eyes suddenly turned red and wet. She lowered her head and twisted her skirt with her hands and said a little aggrievedly: "Miss Ping'er is asleep, and there is Xiaoyang watching her. I'm afraid that there will be no one to serve her here, so she ran over on her own initiative."

Lin Qimeng also knew that her tone was a little heavier, but the sadness in her heart was difficult to express, and whoever came in would scatter on her body. She changed her tone and said, "You should go to Miss Ping'er, I don't need anyone to serve you here for the time being."

Xiaoyuan choked her throat. She was a smart girl. She knew that the lady was upset. In order not to disturb the lady, she continued to say nothing without telling her.

Lin Qimeng was wondering why this master tied up Mr. Zou. Uncle Fu went outside her study room, and there were a group of servants in the mansion behind him. Of course, they were nominally escorting Mr. Zou, but they were actually watching the fun. Mr. Zou was in it, with a rope tied to his body, and his waist was straighter than anyone else. He looked generous and said, "I pointed and sang" in front of Lin Qimeng's study room. Uncle Fu waved his hand back, and everyone shut his mouth tactfully, and suddenly the yard was silent.

He stepped forward and stood in front of the study and said, "Girl Qimeng, Master Zou has been invited by me, you are outside the door. What else can I do, my uncle?"

Lin Qimeng went out of the study room and saw that Mr. Zou was really tied up. He immediately pulled his face down and said angrily: "Master, why are your subordinates so hard to do things? How can you tie Mr. Zou? Why don't you loosen up quickly? Everyone goes to the kitchen to carry a hundred loads of water, one after another, don't be lazy, and ask Master to supervise it strictly."

Now Lin Fu's group of subordinates and the people in the mansion who watched the fun were all stunned. It was clearly Lin Fu who asked them to tie them up and watched the fun by himself. Now, not only did they fail to see the fun, but they also took care of themselves and were all punished! What do you think this is a matter!

Lin Fu was so smart at this time. He knew that his niece was punishing him in disguise. Although he was not punished to carry water, he had to supervise his subordinates to carry water every day, just warning himself to think about his subordinates next time when he was doing things, and not always let his subordinates take the blame! So he stared at his subordinates and said, "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you let Master Zou lie away!"

Due to Lin Fu's status and majesty in the Lin Mansion, even if they were not doing it, they would not dare to say it. If Lin Fu settled the accounts in the future, he would not be able to take care of himself. Therefore, those subordinates dared not speak out, and he dared not to obey his words. He quickly untied Mr. Zou and then slipped away, afraid that the eldest lady would dirty the things Lin Fu did on their heads again, which would not be as simple as carrying a hundred loads of water. It would be better to watch it less like this next time.

"It's all the family members in the mansion who are too rude, which makes me wronged." Lin Qimeng apologized to Master Zou.

Master Zou thought to himself: The real culprit who tied me was not punished, but a group of innocent subordinates were punished, but I couldn't let me say anything. No wonder I was defeated by you. It was indeed so exquisite and clear. Last time I didn't lose in knowledge, but in strategy. Lin Qimeng, I once learned about your urgent wisdom.

"I wonder what's the point of Miss Lin hurriedly looking for me?" Mr. Zou asked slowly. He knew that Lin Qimeng must have something to ask for, otherwise Uncle Fu would not have to use his ability to tie him up before he found him here.

"Master, please invite Master Zou to my study to serve tea, let's talk in detail." Lin Qimeng said politely.

Although Lin Fu is Lin Qimeng's master, he is also the housekeeper of the Lin Mansion. Of course, he will do the job of receiving guests and said, "Master Zou, I offended you so much just now, please!"

"Hmph!" What Master Zou hated the most was Lin Fu, a martial artist who had developed limbs but had no intelligence. Today he tied him up and threw away his face. Almost all the people in Hailing City came out to watch his ugly appearance. Fortunately, he kept his demeanor, otherwise his reputation would have been ruined in his hands. If he had also had martial arts skills, he would have run up to beat Lin Fu. Now he could only swallow his bitterness and take the opportunity to make you look ugly in front of the public, and see how you are. So he ignored Lin Fu and followed Lin Qimeng into the study and sat down.

After Lin Qimeng asked someone to come and have served tea, she sent Lin Fu out to do other things. He was also afraid that this master would offend Master again after saying three words wrong.

Master Zou took a sip of tea and calmed his anger and said, "What is the matter with the eldest lady coming to me? I no longer have the ability to teach the lady anymore. Why don't you find excuses to humiliate me anymore!"

Lin Qimeng also calmed down his emotions and said, "Where did Master Zou think of it? Qimeng invited you here today not to humiliate you again, but to be a judge and help Qimeng choose another seat."

"Are you not humiliating me or why? Why do you want me to be a judge if you want to choose a senate? Isn't it just to let me see if I have more knowledge than me, I am not qualified to be your senate, so how can I be your senate? Miss, please ask someone else for a senate." Mr. Zou's pedantic temper was retorted. Before the other person could finish his words, he was already angry and stood up and said, "Zou is incompetent, say goodbye."

After saying that, he raised his legs and was about to leave. Lin Qimeng hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed it and said, "Qimeng just wants you to help me divide them into different levels. There is no other meaning. As for whether to choose them as my seat, as long as you think they are not good, Qimeng will definitely not use them!" Lin Qimeng knew that seeing Changfeng and Dongfang Shuo from her own perspective will definitely have personal feelings. Because of Ping'er, she may leave Changfeng, which will go against her original intention. Therefore, Mr. Fruit is the most suitable person to judge because he is fair and will not favoritism, especially for two people who have never met each other.

"Really, who will do this question?" Mr. Zou believed it with three points, but he still couldn't let go of his false reputation.

"Of course it's up to you." Lin Qimeng didn't have any thoughts about any questions, so she followed the flow and gave him this problem, which made Master Zou even more believe it.

It was still fame and fortune that was at work. He didn't believe that there was anyone in this world who could surpass him in knowledge, so he agreed to it.

"Okay, I'll promise you this time! Only this time, I won't be an example!"

"Thank you, Master Zou. Let's go and see them quickly. I'm afraid they are already anxious now." Lin Qimeng stood up and said to Master Zou.

"The applicant has arrived?" Mr. Zou was not mentally prepared at all. The person had arrived and was dizzy at once. He still fell into the trap set by Lin Qimeng. Although Lin Qimeng did not intend to do it, he could not think of any questions to try the applicant in such a short time, but he agreed again. This is really "the arrow is on the string and has to be fired." He thinks he is unlucky!

"Yes, they are just in the side hall." Lin Qimeng said without caring about Mr. Zou's face, which had changed color.

OK, I have been determined today. I was clearly tied up by someone and had been humiliated. Now I have set up another trap. Not only did I not stick to myself, but I also obediently drilled into it. Today, I am really confused. Master Zou has already regarded Lin Qimeng, a beautiful woman, as a scheming conspirator in my heart. I don’t know how many times I have cursed Lin Qimeng in my heart.

The two people who had been waiting in the side hall for an hour were not at all anxious from the expressions on their faces, but everyone was anxious inside. How could they take an hour to ask a question?

The sound of gentle footsteps finally came from the door. The two of them knew that they were coming, so they were excited, fearing that they would lose to each other as soon as they came up.

Lin Qimeng and Master Zou walked into the side hall together. Lin Qimeng first introduced Master Zou to the two and said, "This is a famous scholar in Jiangnan. Master Zou was also the seat of our Lin Mansion. Now Qimeng invited him to judge who will become the seat of our Lin Mansion, which is Qimeng's teacher."

Changfeng once heard what he said in the tavern, this person was dismissed, so he carefully looked at the old master with a good knowledge in Hailing City. However, Dongfang Shuo seemed to be not interested in this person at all. He only said a few words of "Looking for a long time" and stopped talking. Changfeng still greeted Master Zou a few words before sitting down.

Lin Qimeng also sat down and said simply: "Master Zou, please give a question!"

Mr. Zou had no choice but to stand up and said, "With Ms. Lin's trust in me, today I will evaluate the two of you and select one of them as Miss Lin's teacher, that is, the teacher of Lin's mansion. I was once the teacher of Lin's mansion. There are three questions to test you two. As long as one of them can beat the other twice, he will be the winner. Do you understand that becoming the teacher of Lin's mansion?”

Changfeng and Dongfang Shuo said together: "I understand, Master, please give a question."

"Okay." Mr. Zou gently stroked his grey beard and said, "Literary competitions are nothing more than piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting. So the first question I compared is the instrument. Two people can choose any instrument and write a song at will, which is the most exciting thing."

Musical instruments are not difficult for the Lin family. I don’t know how many valuable instruments from all ages are collected in the mansion, and each item is fine. Lin Qimeng immediately asked the maid to bring many instruments from the warehouse. Changfeng chose a long jade flute, while Dongfang Shuo chose a guqin, and the rest were lifted down.

Master Zou sat down when they chose to choose and said, "Which two, come first?"

Dongfang Shuo rushed to answer: "Mr. Changfeng arrived first before me, and it is fairest to come first!"

"Okay, let Mr. Changfeng come first." Lin Qimeng also interrupted. Changfeng even wanted to refuse, but there was no excuse for him. The advantage of first coming first was that it could put pressure on the other party, and it could also give the judges a preconceived concept and not much harm to him, so he happily agreed to let him come first.

Changfeng stood up, picked up the jade flute and put it beside his mouth. The soft sound of the flute sound rang with the wind. The repeated clear sounds suddenly made people feel energetic. At the beginning, the feelings between the true love were strong and faint longing, which made people yearn for this sincere touching feeling between the loved ones. When they heard the soft voices of the two, the sound of the flute suddenly rose and sounded like a *. This was the helplessness and painful complaint of the true love betrayal of him. The unforgettable lovesickness, Lin Qimeng was almost infected by his flute sound, and his nose was a little sour. Old Master Zou also had a shock on his face. It was really impressive that there was such a flute sound in the world.

A ray of piano sounded in the wind and rain, and the sound of piano like the sun was heard into the ears of everyone present. The feeling of sadness and anger disappeared immediately like snow when encountering the sunshine of early spring. The sound of flute gradually became softer and slower as the sound of the piano became, slowly forgetting the hatred of the betrayal of lovers, peaceful and quiet, and the combination of piano and flute made people feel like they were bathed in the spring breeze and were refreshed.

Lin Qimeng first said: "Good songs are really peerless songs. Both gentlemen can be teachers of Qimeng with such skills. They are almost incomparable. Master Zou is the only one who judges."

"I see that both of them have excellent skills in musical instruments and have reached the point of having a sound-based relationship. I believe that I do not have such ability. However, Mr. Changfeng was unable to stick to his style in the last section of the flute, but was influenced by Mr. Dongfang, so I was judged to be slightly inferior." Mr. Zou said in a fair tone.

"Zou Laozi's judgment was that Changfeng admired him. When Changfeng blew there, his emotions were indeed fluctuating and he couldn't help himself and needed to express himself urgently, so Xiaoyin unconsciously filmed Mr. Dongfang and Shang, and Changfeng admitted defeat." Changfeng thought that he was played with by Zhen Ping'er and tricked him into applying for a job. He was angry and lost to Dongfang Shuo.

Dongfang Shuo also said to Changfeng and Master Zou: "In fact, before Mr. Changfeng finished playing, he couldn't help but pluck the strings. The rules of the competition have been broken, so Master Zou should be sentenced to Dongfang Shuo to lose!"

"This game is indeed Mr. Dongfang's skills are superior. It is indeed not something that ordinary people can do when he can match Mr. Changfeng's Xiao Yin with him. But since Mr. Dongfang violated the rules in the first game, this game is to be decided. Master Zou, what do you think?" Lin Qi dreamed that they were arguing, so she got up to smooth things over.

"From my opinion, Miss Lin's statement is not unreasonable. In this way, I will sentence this game to end with peace. Do you have any objections?" Mr. Zou said with a good attitude.

Dongfang Shuo said first: "I met Mr. Changfeng once and admired Mr. Changfeng very much. I believe he should have no objection to this judgment."

Changfeng interrupted and refused at this time, and he seemed too pretentious, so he agreed.

"That's right, Master Zou asked to start the second competition." Lin Qimeng said.

"Okay." Mr. Zou continued: "Just now, the piano skills in piano, chess, books, and paintings have been compared. The following is chess, but this chess is very time-consuming. I think it's getting late, and there is still a question to compete in calligraphy and painting. You two will write the answers in your palms, and then compare them with the answers written by me to find out which one is higher and which one is lower!"

"Master Zou, please speak!" Lin Qimeng couldn't wait to know what medicine was sold in this pedantic old scholar.

Mr. Zou said slowly: "This question concerns the situation in the world, and is related to the current power of the prime minister Li Yuanchao and the general Kou Tianyun. Since Li Yuanchao had already mastered the power of the world's economy ten years ago, Kou Tianyun also followed suit with military power. Both of them had ambitions to rebel, but they still had no intention of rebelling. The emperor is living well now. My question is what makes these two people have the intention to rebel but dare not rebel openly?"

"Master Zou said that these two people are treasonous?" Lin Qimeng frowned and asked, "Today is our mansion testing the talents of candidates for the Western Conference. It does not involve national affairs. What does this have to do with chess skills? Shouldn't this question be used as a question?"

"Miss is a bad word. Her family is a big business. People who do business have always had a certain connection with those who make trouble. As a lady, how can she not know the current affairs and how to teach her how to make money by doing business? Moreover, she also plays chess. Betting one of the pieces can save a game of chess. Life is also a game of chess. Don't you understand this principle?" Mr. Zou took revenge on Lin Qimeng and set up a trap to make him suffer from hatred, and secretly pimples them. The Lin family colluded with the traitors, and there will definitely be no good end in the future.

"Yes, Master Zou's words are reasonable. The Lin family in Jiangnan is the first rich family in the mainland. If you don't understand the current affairs and adapt to the times, how can you achieve the current achievements? Dongfang Shuo is willing to compete with Mr. Changfeng with this question!" Dongfang Shuo said.

Although Changfeng has only been out of the mountain for less than a month, he still has some understanding of the general trend of the world. He listened to Qi Lei’s explanation at Yunruo Temple, but he was still a little confident and could not object, nor could he agree. Silently speaking is the best answer.

Lin Qimeng was speechless. The Lin family did take their fate to the hands of a traitor. If that person gained power, he would ascend to heaven. If that person fails, he would also be in danger of overturning. This was all caused by his father Lin Yunbao. Although he understood the truth, it was useless to persuade his father many times. He could only do his best to prevent the family from being too involved by that person.

When Master Zou saw that no one was talking in the hall, Lin Qimeng seemed to be silent, so he assumed that he had agreed to agree, so he continued: "Since everyone has no objection, I will use this question as the question for the second competition. Please write the answers in your hearts in your palms."

Changfeng and Dongfang Shuo quickly wrote the answer in their palms, and Master Zou also wrote the answers they thought were accurate in their palms.

After the three of them finished writing, they clenched their fists. Master Zou said, "I count one, two, three, and after counting three, we all let go of our palms."

Changfeng and Dongfang Shuo nodded in agreement.

"One, two, three"

The three of them spread their hands at the same time, and they saw that the "Emperor" written in Mr. Zou's palm was written in "Differentiation" written in the palm of Changfeng, and the "Balance" written in the palm of Dongfang Shuo. After reading these three answers, the three of them laughed because the answers of the three of them seemed to have three different answers, but in fact they were basically the same answer.

Lin Qimeng was awakened by the laughter and looked at the laughing three people blankly and said, "Why did Master Zou, Mr. Changfeng and Mr. Dongfang suddenly laugh?"

Master Zou replied: "The two gentlemen have already competed in the second game, and there is another draw."

Lin Qimeng said inexplicably: "Why, I haven't seen how the competition is yet?"

"Miss was stunned just now. We have already tried it?" Dongfang Shuo explained Lin Qimeng's doubts.

Lin Qimeng turned around and asked Changfeng, "Mr. Changfeng, is this the case?"

Changfeng also replied: "Yes, Miss may not have paid attention to our actions, right?"

"Oh, then continue!" Lin Qimeng said listlessly. Perhaps she was thinking about the future fate of her family, so she was not interested in asking questions.

"Don't Miss I want to know the results of the second competition between the two gentlemen?" said Master Zou.

"Yes, how was the result of the second game?" Lin Qimeng was reminded by Master Zou.

"It's a draw!" Mr. Zou replied.

"Since it's another draw, the third competition is the most critical. Okay, let's continue. Qimeng feels a little uncomfortable. Let Master Zou take the lead. I'll just watch it." Lin Qimeng said absent-mindedly.

"Since both the piano and the chess have been compared, the following should be a competition of calligraphy and painting skills. The two gentlemen each made a painting and put their own lyrics on it, and they only competed with calligraphy and painting?" Mr. Zou said happily.

"What does Master Zou Dongfang Shuo think is good? What is Brother Changfeng's opinion?" Dongfang Shuo asked Changfeng.

Changfeng also thought this question was very good and agreed immediately: "Changfeng has no opinion."

"Okay, please ask the lady to instruct the servants to get rice paper." Master Zou said to Lin Qimeng.
To be continued...