The Choice Queen's

TCQ 7: Disaster Carrier Ratings

His statement was like a lightning strike in the morning. The snow that fell outside seemed to stop, time was like a deviation. Xiang Wan, who was behind the ranks of the masters widened her eyes and her mouth was gaping. The ministers reacted faster, frowning and throwing questions at each other.

“Nona, are you kidding?”

“I'm not kidding.”

“It.... Your Highness, how is this?”

Ling Sui was also a little surprised at the statement. This envoy from Danchuan was very reckless, but he could also sense a privilege not found in the previous three women.

Ling Sui came from an extraordinary noble family, her life was spent looking at many people with diverse characters. Li Fengran of Danchuan, one of the rare people.

“Nona Li, I give you the freedom to choose your own musical instrument. It doesn't matter whether it's being hit, picked, or swiped,” Ling Sui said. Li Fengran tried to consider it for a few seconds.

“OK. If Your Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen still insist, what can be done.”

Li Fengran had the servant bring a copper basin, porcelain pot, paper ballast, a bell, and a cauldron. In addition, he also asked for a small wooden bat. The objects were neatly arranged in the middle of the hall.

People in ancient times, whether real or not, mostly loved soothing classical music. Li Fengran assumed if he made them hear rowdy music with an irregular tone, it would ruin his appearance and make him fail.

These people will definitely not pass someone who makes their ears hurt, right?

“What does that brash woman want to do?”

Ling Sui looked at her husband for a moment, then smiled.

“Your Majesty, what if His Majesty witnesses it?”

“Then, let him play.”

Li Fengran started playing by hitting those objects in turn. The sound of objects being struck formed a new harmony that had never been heard before.

Everyone was stunned, listening intently to a strange but very interesting piece of music. Throughout their lives, no musician has been able to create a melody like this.

Li Fengran's hand played agilely. The objects were treated like a band, struck in sequence with a melody that he knew. Li Fengran was happy, he guessed that right now people must be covering their ears because of the noise.

But, he was wrong. After the music game was over, the sound of a clap that was more boisterous than the clapping after Shen Lihua's play echoed.

Ling Sui, along with the ministers, appreciated Li Fengran's strange but unique music game. Nangong Zirui's expression changed slightly. There was a kind of interest he had stored on his face.

“This woman can too,” her murmur.

“Newly this time I heard a unique melody like this. Miss Li, where did you learn it from?” ask Ling Sui.

“There is a music studio in my place. I learned it there, Your Grace.”

“Sanggar? What place is it?”

“Ah, it's like a music tutoring place.”

That being said, Ling Sui did not understand yet. Li Fengran was also unlikely to say honestly, if it was learned from a friend who was a member of a boyband in his original land.

This reaction of Queen Donghao was somewhat unusual, but Li Fengran thought of it as a pleasantries used to soften his heart. It's good Queen Donghao doesn't mock her music games.

After Li Fengran returned to his seat, the Minister of Regional Affairs received a list of the values the emissary participants got for his performance. The numbers are written in traditional letters. Doubt was on his face. The four women of the Four Regions viewed him one by one.

“The first chapter is done. Fei Jia, ranked third. Shen Lihua, ranked two.”

The most beautiful Shen Lihua was a little dissatisfied, but she could not change it. Some ministers regretted why Shen Lihua only ranked second.

So, who will rank one and four? Could it be that Su Min would be ranked number one?

But, their expectations were broken as the Minister of Regional Affairs read out the rest of the assessment and the rest of the names that occupied the first and fourth positions.

The face of the sumringah Li Fengran who thought it was getting the final rank instantly disappeared like mist. His expression turned difficult to decipher, with his shoulders drooling and his eyes staring blankly at the Minister of Regional Affairs. Did he hear wrong?

“Wait, Mr Minister, is it possible that you were mistaken?”

“No, Miss. You ranked number one in the art talent test round.”

Li Fengran's brain was still experiencing bugs. Her nerves are like breaking up. He was still staring at the Minister of Regional Affairs without any confidence.

His eyes were accidentally shifted after a while to the king's throne. There, Nangong Zirui sneered cunningly.

The value Li Fengran obtained was pure value without any incitement. It was objectively obtained for its appearance.

Although the tools used and the melody were unusual, but the appetite of the judging jury was not as simple as Li Fengran thought. They are open art lovers. They will not give a small subjective value just because there is someone different.

Nangong Zirui gave high marks precisely because he was curious. Other than being strong, he was actually very vengeful. Li Fengran had already hit him until his nose bled, naturally not going to let go easily.

Moreover, the music game is unique and has its own value. Nangong Zirui wanted to play Li Fengran in the next round.

...***...

The snow outside began to melt. The sun was shining high, the air temperature was no longer as cold as this morning. Everyone in the Linglong Hall was enjoying the banquet.

The second round of the queen selection competition will start after noon. For now, they are all welcome to rest.

Li Fengran was like losing half his soul. He walked out of the hall, covering the side of the palace. The steps are not strong. His hand held the palace fence, looking at the clear sky. The white snow that was originally mountained began to disappear.

Xiang Wan caught up with him, draping a fur coat to warm up the body. Even though the snow had already melted and spring was coming soon, the cold temperatures still dominated. Her master's body had only healed after almost dying last night. It was indeed magical, but that did not mean that his master's body was completely immune.

“Looks like Miss has no way back,” said Xiang Wan.

“I look like I'm really going to meet the angel of death. After returning from the dead, I now walk towards the place of beheading.”

“The man Miss hit last night, it turns out is His Majesty King.”

Li Fengran looked at Xiang Wan without interest or passion.

“That's why I had to fail!”

“How to?”

“But, King Donghao seems to have no intention of releasing Miss.”

Thas right. Li Fengran had already broken his frozen pond, he had also subconsciously told Nangong Zirui that he was the culprit.

Li Fengran then punched his face until his nose bled. The reward for these two shortcomings, is not it equivalent to death?

Of all the stories he heard, of all the comics he read, and of all the colossal dramas he watched, why did he have such a bad luck?

The characters in the story occupy valuable bodies, from princesses to businessmen, although they were oppressed, but soon rose and soared to a high position. Li Fengran only wanted to escape, but his legs were instead tied up by Nangong Zirui due to his own mistakes.

“Nona, it seems Miss Shen Lihua from Zichuan doesn't like you very much. His expression was very dissatisfied when the Minister of Regional Affairs told you it was you who got the first rank,”, said Xiang Wan. She was a waitress, but her brain wasn't so stupid.

“Leave it. I'm not the one who would beg people to like me.”

“Then, what's the next Miss's plan?”

“I will still thwart the selection process.”

“Will it work and we can go home?”

“We'll see later.”