Su Huanqing looked at her fifth sister and seemed to realize that she did not really understand her precious fifth sister.
Su Liuyuan noticed the eyes around her, turned her head and asked, "Brother, do you have something to say to Liuyuan?"
Su Huanqing shook her head and said, "No. I'm just happy." Just happy? No, there's still a hint of sourness.
The calligraphy and painting competition is now underway on the stage.
Every flower viewing party is divided into male and female groups, and each group competes in different categories. It takes a total of two hours, which is four hours. A competition is completed every hour. During the meeting, you can choose your opponent or participate independently. But in each competition, only one person will win. In the end, several winners will compete again. Just now, Su Huanqing competed with the daughter of the Xu family. This was an exception and had happened in previous years.
In fact, what the Queen said just now is equivalent to forcing the Su family into a confrontational situation. Four people from the Su family participated this time. As a result, all four people appeared in the first game. However, only one of the four people could win. Could it be that the queen pushed the Su family out so calmly to attack Su Liuqian
"Lu Aiqing, you really gave birth to a good daughter!" The emperor held a long scroll in his hand and said with a happy smile.
Lu Mingfan looked at his daughter and said, "My daughter only knows some useless poems and books."
"Miss Lu's painting is indeed very vivid." The queen came closer to the emperor, took a look, and said.
"He is really the first person to be praised by the queen sister!" Su Liuqian raised her head and said with a smile.
"I heard that Concubine Qian's sister also won first place with a painting five years ago. Why not let my sister evaluate Miss Lu's painting? Your Majesty, what do you think?"
"Concubine Qian, please tell me." The emperor nodded in agreement.
Su Liuqian stood up, took Lu Chenxia's painting, and looked at it carefully.
In the center of the hall, a beauty stands. She had a single bun with a high bun, a long light green skirt hanging straight to the ground, and stood quietly with her eyebrows furrowed. Her mind was a little wandering, and from time to time she secretly looked at the empty seat next to Xie Weixing. Slightly disappointed, but didn't dare to show it.
"This painting is a masterpiece. The peonies are rich and graceful, and the two butterflies spread their wings and play among them, which adds a sense of vitality. The use of ink seems casual, but in fact it is very particular and meticulous. Your Majesty, I think that Miss Lu's This painting "Blooming Flowers and Wealth" is even better than Concubine!" Su Liuyuan said without hesitation.
Lu Mingfan chuckled and said, "Concubine Qian is so complimentary, I am so honored." After speaking, he glared at Lu Chenxia, who was a little distracted.
"Thank you, Concubine Qian, for your compliments." Lu Chenxia leaned over and bowed.
"With these words from Sister Qianfei, Miss Lu, you can rest assured!" the queen said, looking at the women in the hall.
The emperor suddenly said: "Whose calligraphy is this?"
Everyone was stunned and looked over.
Four palace maids were seen holding the four corners of a picture and spreading it out. The content of the writing is a famous poem written by ancient people in ancient times. The font is elegant and timeless, showing a hint of pride and coldness, which gives it a unique charm.
Everyone in the audience couldn't help but start talking. Looking at this calligraphy, I am afraid that it was taught by a famous teacher and worked hard.
"Go back to the emperor, this is what my little girl did." At this time, a cold woman wearing a green shirt and a white gauze cover stood up and bowed to the emperor.
The emperor's eyes suddenly lit up and he said with a smile: "It turns out that she is the daughter of the Wang family. It is indeed a good word! Good!"
"It turns out she is the daughter of the Wang family. No wonder the handwriting is so elegant!"
"The Wang family is very famous!"
"The calligrapher's sister is of course one of the best at writing!"
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Listening to the discussion around him, the expression on Wang Mei's face has always been deserted, as if he was in his own world. Su Liuyuan has lived in two lifetimes, but has never seen such a cold woman, as if she would be injured by the ice if she got close to her.
"I had heard earlier that there was a daughter from the Wang family who was extremely beautiful and that she was the most beautiful woman in Southern Qi. Now that I saw her, it was true!" The queen glanced at the emperor's expression and said with a smile.
"Wang Mei is terrified."
"Haha, five years have passed, and the country is full of talents! Just now, the two brothers Su Huanqing and Su Liuyuan were juxtaposed in flute music, and now Lu Chenxia and Wang Mei are juxtaposed in calligraphy and painting. Although it is difficult to handle, I am very happy!" The emperor said with a loud smile.
"Your Majesty, I have a plan." Lu Mingfan stood up and said to the emperor.
"explain."
"Why don't we choose a talent that both of us know and compete again."
The emperor frowned and thought for a while, then glanced at Lu Mingfan and said, "Lu Aiqing, are you so confident in your daughter?"
"What should be my daughter's is my daughter's. It shouldn't be hers. I can't force it. I just made a suggestion."
The emperor looked at the other ministers, some nodded in agreement, and some disapproved. Then he turned to look at Captain Zhang who had been drinking silently: "Zhang Aiqing, what do you think?"
Captain Zhang didn't seem to expect that he would be asked a question, so he was stunned for a moment before saying, "I'm just a rough man, and I don't know much about these elegant things."
The emperor smiled slightly and stopped embarrassing him.
Concubine Qian frowned and glanced at Wang Mei, then said to the emperor: "I thought that since this group competes in calligraphy and painting, Miss Lu and Miss Wang can enter the final together."
The emperor glanced at the empress, who was silent in thought, and said, "Empress, what do you think of Concubine Qian's suggestion?"
The Queen sighed softly and said, "Don't you already have the answer in Your Majesty's heart?"
"Haha, the queen and I still have the same mind! Well, Lu Chenxia and Wang Mei won with "Blooming Wealth" and "Nandu Fu" respectively, and they can continue to participate in the competition."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The two women kowtowed in gratitude.
The next ones were all men, but Lu Chenxia looked at the empty seat next to Xie Weixing and frowned in silence. I haven't seen Prince Wang since I entered the door just now. Is he delayed by something? But the emperor obviously noticed it just now, but didn't ask, what on earth is going on? She raised her eyes and looked at Wang Mei over there. She was his sister, so she must know something about it.
"Miss Wang."
Wang Mei was sitting there expressionlessly watching the competition on the field. When she heard someone calling her, she turned around and saw the bright look on Lu Chenxia's face. She was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is something okay, Miss Lu?"
Lu Chenxia knew that Wang Mei never liked talking to strangers and always had a straight face. Once, when Wang Mei went out to worship Buddha, she was teased by a rogue and was rescued. But Wang Mei also had a calm face when dealing with the person who saved him, so the world spread the news and gave Wang Mei the title of Iceberg Beauty. Although Lu Chenxia was a little worried that she would ignore her, in order to know where Wang Zhen was, she still stepped forward and asked.
"Did Miss Wang come alone?" Lu Chenxia seemed to be pointing out something.
Wang Mei said coldly: "No. I came with daddy."
"When I saw Miss Wang's calligraphy just now, I really admired it! Although I knew that Miss Wang's brother Wang Gongzi was a master of calligraphy, I didn't expect that Miss Wang's calligraphy was also in a style of its own!" Lu Chenxia said with a slight smile. .
Wang Mei remained expressionless and said: "My brother is my brother, and I am me."
Lu Chenxia was stunned for a moment, blinked, and then smiled and said, "Miss Wang is so interesting."
Wang Mei didn't answer.
"By the way, why don't you see Mr. Wang here?" Lu Chenxia asked nonchalantly.
"have no idea."
Lu Chenxia choked, this woman is really too cold... After thinking about it, she still smiled and said, "I see, then Chenxia won't bother Miss Wang anymore."
Seeing the background of Lu Chenxia's departure, Wang Mei just turned around and looked up at the empty seat next to Xie Weixing, and then lowered her eyes.