The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 440

Chapter 440: 223 Couples (two more together as one)

Du Xiaoyun wanted to sneak away.

The Princess Consort cried out sternly, “Stand still!”

Du Xiaoyun’s scalp tightened, and she obediently sat back down in her chair.

Du Xiaoyun was in a rush. It was rare for the Crown Princess to come to the girls’ school, and she wanted to go see the Crown Princess!

While she was still sitting in the chair, her eyes were always darting outwards, revealing her unwillingness to stay there.

The Princess Consort, angered by her own sister, cast a venomous look at her, short of snatching a candlestick on the spot and throwing it at her!

What wrong did she do in her past life to end up with a sister who is such a defiant?

Fortunately, Li Wanwan was sincerely engaged in the lecture.

She sat upright on the cushion opposite the Princess Consort, with a guqin placed on the small table in front of her, a gift from Teacher Xie during the last year’s examination.

The sound quality was excellent, which she liked and cherished very much, thus she took great care of it every day and kept it free from the dust.

Lanwan was very satisfied with today’s lecture. Being a commoner’s daughter, she could not fit in with most of the rich girls in the school.

On normal days she couldn’t even secure a spot in the music room, let alone a good seat in class. She was always the one at the farthest back corner, far, far away from the scholars.

But now she was in close proximity to the Princess Consort, she could hear more clearly, and understand more deeply.

The anger stirred up by her sister had faded considerably in the face of the diligent student Li Wanwan. The Princess Consort started to seriously teach Li Wanwan.

However, she was only teaching Li Wanwan. Du Xiaoyun was physically present but mentally absent, not paying attention at all!

The Princess Consort didn’t hurry to start her lessons, but first let Li Wanwan play a piece to assess her level.

The song Li Wanwan played was “Autumn Frost”, learnt this year. The melody was gentle and the sound resonant, not too challenging, but required great attention to detail.

“Not bad,” the Princess Consort nodded, “but your fingering needs more practice. How long have you been learning the guqin?”

Li Wanwan answered, “In response to the Princess Consort, I have been learning for a year.”

The room let out an admiring sigh – no wonder she was the Crown Princess, starting off with such a difficult game was impressive. It seemed this trip was going to be fruitful.

“Crown Princess, do you know how to solve Grandmaster Meng’s chess game?” a bold young lady asked.

The Crown Princess only smiled, and before she could say anything, a female officer next to her said, “The Crown Princess had solved it when she was thirteen.”

Gasps echoed throughout the room.

Solving Grandmaster Meng’s chess game at the age of thirteen…what formidable abilities were these?

“Actually, it’s not difficult to crack this game.” The Crown Princess began to explain the game, pointing at the chessboard.

By the end of the lesson, everyone had gained something valuable. No one would dare look down on their chess skills anymore, as they could solve Grandmaster Meng’s games now. _{ƒreewebɳovel.com}

With a gentle voice, the Crown Princess said, “I wanted to teach everyone the solution to this game to show that chess is not difficult at all. As long as you study diligently, you should be able to solve any game in the world. But I also hope you all understand one thing – I started learning chess when I was two. True chess skills don’t allow for any shortcuts or overnight success. It requires day-by-day hard work.”

Her words were equivalent to admitting she was not a prodigy, but her achievements were results of her diligence and hard work. Admitting her shortcomings didn’t draw any disdain from others, but instead made her seem more down-to-earth, effectively closing the gap between her and the students.