Transmigration Of An Assassin

Third Lady Lao

The five judges were at the door so they saw the whole thing go down and couldn't help but think that these kids were capable. Not only did they insult her but they also made sure that she couldn't hurt them. If her family retaliated and something happened to them, everyone would know who hurt them, and the image of the fillial third Lady Lao would immediately collapse. For three kids to know all of this is actually rare. It looked like this school had some talents indeed. Seeing that it was time they made their way into the hall.

'Look! The judges are here!' One of the kids whispered.

'Wow! Look at Lady Menxiang, she's so pretty!'

'Tang Ling is also beautiful'

'Kang Heng is so handsome!'

'I know right?'

'Don't forget Wu Bao!'

'Mr. Tang Fang is the most handsome!'

As soon as the judges entered the hall, it was filled with whispers. The children who always admired these figures immediately started whispering about them. They argued about who was the most handsome or who was the prettiest, all in all, the hall was very lively. 

"Alright! Let's settle down, and begin the selection!" The headmaster announced.

After the announcement, the judges immediately started calling kids forth to perform. The kids who were called would say in which field they would like to demonstrate their talents, and then the judges would judge them based on how they performed. Only ten people could get selected from the school to go and these ten people have to be extremely talented.

Just like that, the selection began. One after the other the kids were called forth to perform. some were extremely talented while others were just average. Some couldn't even perform because of their anxiousness. As the selection progressed, the time for the Jiang sibling's table to perform finally arrived.

After the latter half of the table performed it was third Lady Lao's turn. She stood up confidently and made her way to the stage. It may be a coincidence or maybe she did it on purpose but she chose to demonstrate her talents for the qin and embroidery. After choosing the qin and embroidery she gave Chun Hua a meaningful glance.

Shao Menxiang wasn't stupid. Since she was part of High Society for many years she could understand perfectly that the third Lady Lao held a grudge against the little girl because of the earlier incident, and wanted to take this opportunity to humiliate her. She didn't have a problem with this, a competition could be a little fun.

"Third Lady Lao, please name your teacher," It was obligatory to know who were their teachers because the empire lacked talents currently and was on a search for some, and if they didn't have one they would be put as self-thought.

"Zou Nuying is this student's teacher," Third Lady Lao's words did bring shock to the kids but not the adults. Zou Nuying was a well-known embroidery teacher, and her skills could rival that of Shao Menxiang. The only reason why she wasn't in the top five was that she never joined the selection, and would rather get paid to teach noble kids. She was very reputed and not everybody could get her as a teacher, so the kids were shocked that Lady Lao had such a teacher, but the adults expected it since third Lady Lao's mother was friends with Zou Nuying.

"What about for the qin?" Shao Menxiang asked.

"Xue Lifen is this student's teacher," Her words caused another wave of shock. Xue Lifen was also very reputed and was only second to Shao Menxiang. Her teachers alone could tell how much she was favored at home.

"Okay then. Third Lady Lao will be given six embroidery hoops and will embroider a sample of each stitch you learned from your teacher. You will be given ten minutes to do this. For the qin, you could just play whichever song you like, but you have to do so proficiently. You can now begin." Lady Shao instructed as she took her brush and her paper already ready to evaluate.

Third Lady Lao did exactly as she was told and sat down on the low table prepared for her and took each embroidery hoop and did the basic stitches of what she was thought by her teacher on the cloth. Her movements were light and experienced, making her look even more beautiful than she already was. When she finally finished, she moved on to the qin. She sat in a comfortable position before she began to gently pluck the strings of the qin.

She was playing 'Flowing Water', a beautiful yet melodic song. Third Lady Lao was skillful, and thus managed to move the kids and teachers, she even moved the judges with her song. The third Lady Lao might be arrogant but she is skilled. When she finished playing she got up, bowed to the judges, and then left the stage. As soon as she arrived at the table she gave Chun Hua a sneer. Chun Hua continued to ignore her and got up to go to the stage since it was her turn.

When she got on stage she picked embroidery and qin. Shao Menxiang couldn't help but raise her eyebrow. Many girls would give up after their opponents played well like that because even though their talent might be better than their opponents they would be too nervous to actually perform well. That's why in high society girls would always fight about who would go first if they weren't truly sure about their talents. So for this little girl to still be able to smile so carefree as she picked the same areas as her opponent was a little eye-catching.

"Your teacher?" Shao Menxiang was kind of interested to know. This girl was dressed in fine cotton not in silk so it was impossible for her to have a very rich background.

"My gege!" Chun Hua responded without thinking twice, her voice was filled with pride. It wasn't until one of the judges called her out that she noticed her mistake.

"The name little girl," Tang Ling corrected her gently as he chuckled.

"Oh yeah! Tan- I mean Zhangjie Shushui," She was about to tell them that her gege was Tang Shushui when she remembered that they changed their names. She blushed at the fact that she made so many mistakes at once, making her look cute, unlike the pretty third Lady Lao.

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