The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 294

Chapter 294: 163 Xuanping Marquis (second shift)

Li Wanwan, falling short skill-wise compared to Gu Jinyu and Zhuang Yuexi, ended up tied with Zhuang Yuexi for second place in this round.

Despite keeping her first-place position, Gu Jinyu felt little joy.

The performance had been outstanding; she felt completely overshadowed.

Only after hearing from the Empress that the Crown Princess had invited musicians from the palace for the examination did she decide to choose a more impressive piece. Otherwise, any piece would have sufficed to win the relatively minor competition.

She didn’t realize it would be that bad if she hadn’t revised her choice.

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Winning first place with her masterful skill wouldn’t have attracted any criticism.

Now, compared to Li Wanwan, her piece seemed more like a joke.

Gu Jinyu never dreamed that her limelight would be snatched away by the seemingly unimpressive Li Wanwan.

After the examination, the music master stayed behind to give some pointers to Li Wanwan about her zither playing technique, highlighting areas of potential improvement, and gifted her a guqin.

Although it wasn’t comparable to the Yueying Fo Xi Guqin, it was certainly better than the one Li Wanwan currently had.

Gu Jinyu left the Music Hall, carrying her Yueying Fo Xi Guqin with a sullen expression.

On her way down the stairs, she bumped into Zhuang Mengdie.

Zhuang Mengdie ranked last and was initially very upset; however, seeing what happened to Gu Jinyu, her rage diminished.

She glanced at the Yueying Fo Xi Guqin in Gu Jinyu’s arms and mocks, “What’s the point of having such a good Guqin if it doesn’t guarantee success? Withdraw that attempt at modifying the piece; it’s laughable at best!”

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Was Gu Jinyu’s modified piece so horrible?

No.

If it hadn’t been for Li Wanwan’s piece, she would’ve been the one to impress the Music Master that day.

However, Gu Jinyu wasn’t as overconfident as Gu Jiao, and her humiliation was apparent. She retorted, “At least I came first. What was your rank again, Miss Zhuang?”

Zhuang Mengdie, hit where it hurt, couldn’t out argue Gu Jinyu and could only respond forcefully, “How dare you talk back to me!”