Back with his family, Su Huaiyuan stepped forward and hugged Su Huaisheng tightly, patting him hard on the back. He laughed, "Third brother, luckily you were here! You've really brought honor to our Yongguo Duke's Mansion!"
But Su Huaisheng looked at Su Yuanyuan and said with a smile, "No, second brother. It's all thanks to Yuanbao today. Otherwise, our Yongguo Duke's Mansion would have been in big trouble."
"Right, right, right!" Su Huaiyuan slapped his head hard, then squatted down to look Su Yuanyuan in the eye. Trying hard to contain his excitement, he said to Su Yuanyuan carefully, "Yuanbao, you've gained wisdom, haven't you?"
Su Yuanyuan looked at Su Huaisheng and nodded vigorously. "Second brother, Yuanbao has gained wisdom."
She thought that after she said this, Su Huaiyuan would jump up for joy. But unexpectedly, Su Huaiyuan shed tears in front of everyone and cried very sadly.
"Great!" Su Huaiyuan wiped the tears on his face randomly with his hand. "Our Yuanbao has not only become smart but can also protect second brother. It's so great..."
Su Huaiyuan was really happy. He even wanted to pick up his younger sister and throw her into the air to make her happy. But as soon as he remembered his younger sister's performance of teasing Yan Wenqi on the stage just now, he couldn't help shedding tears.
The reason why Su Huaiyuan challenged Yan Wenqi was that Yan Wenqi had severely mocked Su Yuanyuan for being a fool. As an elder brother who loved his younger sister the most, how could he tolerate the pearl of his family being ridiculed like this?
The day before, he had slapped his chest in front of his younger sister and said that he would surely teach Yan Wenqi a good lesson today.
But who would have thought that Yan Wenqi would be so despicable and come up with such a dirty trick, making him lose the first two rounds and almost lose the third one!
Thinking that he couldn't win the competition today to vent his anger for his younger sister, Su Huaiyuan felt very guilty.
But unexpectedly, his most precious younger sister not only came but also showed her wisdom. She provoked Yan Wenqi to come on stage to compete, and then deliberately changed their positions, forcing Yan Wenqi to admit defeat voluntarily.
He just knew, he just knew that his Yuanbao was never a fool! Sooner or later, Yuanbao would gain wisdom!
Seeing the deep affection among the children, Mo was very gratified. After Su Huaiyuan had vented his emotions for a while, she said,
"Alright, this is a great thing worth celebrating. Why are you crying? We've been waiting for you to win the competition so that we can add more joy. Let's have a good meal today."
Su Huaiyuan laughed. He wiped the tears on his face hard, and his eyes became even more firm and calm.
"Don't worry, mother. We must win this competition today!"
Mo said, "If you want to win, tell me in detail what happened today. Weren't you and this Young Master Yan going to have a martial arts competition? Why were there so many more rounds?"
Su Huaisheng didn't get the whole story from the on - looking common people just now. Now, while they were busy preparing for the next round on the stage, everyone asked Su Huaiyuan about what had happened today so that they could deal with the next rounds.
Su Huaiyuan started from the moment when Yan Wenqi came to the winery with the Princes of Huai and Xuan. He told his family every detail of how Yan Wenqi had set a trap step by step and forced him to jump into it.
"That means there are still three rounds of competition left: the qin performance, the driving skill, and the martial arts test?" Su Huaisheng frowned and said.
"Right." Su Huaiyuan said seriously, "They've already won two rounds. If we want to win today's challenge, we can't make any more mistakes in the next four rounds."
"It seems that the situation is really unfavorable for us." Su Huaisheng said.
Wei Linlang said, "Second brother, I can participate in the driving skill round. My riding skill has even been praised by father. I'm sure I can help you win this round."
Su Huaiyuan said, "Don't worry about the last martial arts round. That Yan Wenqi can't beat me."
"It's just this qin performance..." Su Huaiyuan frowned worriedly and looked at Su Huaisheng. "Third brother, do you have any ideas?"
Su Huaisheng's face showed a moment of embarrassment. "Second brother, you're really making things difficult for me. Although I like to learn everything, I'm completely ignorant of the qin."
Mo sighed. "But in this way, we can only win three rounds. We're probably not going to have any advantage in this qin performance round. We can only admit defeat like that prodigal son from the Yan family."
Seeing her family discussing the strategy so seriously, but without including her, Su Yuanyuan couldn't help but say, "Mother, second brother, third brother, sister - in - law, have you forgotten about Yuanbao?"
Everyone turned to look at Su Yuanyuan together. The young girl's face was full of grievance.
"I can participate in the qin performance round."
Although Su Yuanyuan said it very seriously, her family didn't take it seriously after hearing it.
"Be a good girl, Yuanbao. Just watch from the side. Leave the competition to your brother and sister - in - law." Wei Linlang stroked Su Yuanyuan's hair and said with a smile.
She knew that Su Yuanyuan had once sung at the Empress's birthday banquet and had corrected the incomplete piece played by Su Qingyu on the spot. She seemed to have quite a talent for music theory.
But playing the qin is not something you can learn in a day just because you have talent.
Moreover, Su Yuanyuan had been "stupid" for so many years and had never even touched a qin. How could she go on the stage to participate in the competition?
Mo thought the same way. She said, "It doesn't matter if we lose this round. In this way, it will be three wins and three losses, a draw with that prodigal son. We can have an additional round. As long as we win that round, it's okay."
Su Huaisheng very much agreed with his mother's proposal. "Mother is right. Let's do it like this."
Su Yuanyuan still tugged at her mother's sleeve and said stubbornly, "Mother, Yuanbao can do it. Yuanbao wants to win a round for second brother."
The young girl's eyes were clear and serious. From her pupils, one could see the perseverance unique to their Mohebei Su family.
Mo was touched by such a look and agreed. "Okay, then we'll rely on Yuanbao for this fourth round."
Su Huaiyuan also said, "Second brother believes in Yuanbao."
"Okay!" Su Yuanyuan showed a bright smile. The red flower sticker between her eyebrows became even more vivid, making her look even more charming and beautiful.
At this time, the stage had been tidied up and redecorated. Qin instruments were placed on it.
This fourth round was the qin performance round.
Following the Prince of Huai's instruction, Du Zhong carried a gong and walked to the front of the stage. He struck it hard and shouted, "The fourth round, the qin performance, is about to start. Please send your representatives to the stage."
Yan Wenqi looked at Su Huaiyuan from afar and showed a rather arrogant smile. He even raised his hand and made a slashing gesture on his neck, saying,
"You've been with knives, guns, cattle, and sheep all day in Mohebei. You probably don't even know what a qin looks like, do you? I advise you to admit defeat early. This time, there won't be such a good chance for you to have another round. Don't make it too embarrassing and be laughed at by all the people in Shengjing!"
After saying that, he burst out laughing. The on - looking common people around him also laughed along.
Thinking that he could anger the people from the Yongguo Duke's Mansion like this, but whether it was Su Huaiyuan, Su Huaisheng, or Mo, Wei Linlang, and Su Yuanyuan, they all looked at Yan Wenqi like they were looking at a fool. The contempt in their eyes instead angered Yan Wenqi.
Yan Wenqi said with a gloomy face as he clapped his hands, "Come out."
On Yan Wenqi's side, the servants made way. A gorgeously dressed and beautiful woman walked out gracefully from behind, holding a qin in her arms.
Seeing this woman, the on - looking common people around started to discuss excitedly.
"I didn't expect that Young Master Yan could invite Miss Qiuhan!"
"With Miss Qiuhan here, the Yongguo Duke's Mansion is bound to lose this round."
Hearing the discussions of the common people, Su Huaiyuan couldn't help feeling confused. He grabbed a commoner beside him and asked, "Excuse me, who is this Miss Qiuhan? Is her qin - playing skill really that good?"