Everyone below was discussing the topic of Wen Xinya. It was obvious that Wen Xinya's performance at the Qianjin Banquet today was enough to prove that the reputation of her as a "talented woman" that was widely circulated outside was not malicious plagiarism, and that she herself was not a person with a false reputation.
Wen Xinya also became famous because of this.
Xia Ruya's face was not looking good. Although Wen Wenya received a lot of attention and this was all planned by her, Wen Wenya's performance was somewhat beyond her expectations. This made her feel like she had lost control, as if the calculations that she had been sure of before were also cast a shadow and had a few more uncertain factors.
On the other hand, although she planned to help Wen Xinya win the first place, it was easy to plan but difficult to accept the reality. Wen Xinya showed her excellence in front of everyone, making everyone envious and jealous. However, as Mr. Mo's granddaughter, she was often looked at with strange and meaningful eyes, as if she was not as good as Wen Xinya and inferior to her in every way.
She didn't want to see such a dazzling scene of Wen Xinya. She told herself that all this was her calculation. The more dazzling Wen Xinya was now, the more miserable and pitiful she would be in a moment.
On the other hand, Lin Yingxin also felt more pressure because of Wen Xinya's performance. Neither she nor Xia Ruya had expected that Wen Xinya had such high attainments in the three arts of playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Generally speaking, people are proficient in all of them, but only specialize in one or two.
This means that she must surpass Wen Xinya in at least three or four of her talents in order to completely trample Wen Xinya under her feet, otherwise all their plans will be in vain.
However, among the four arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, she was only best at the music, and calligraphy was second. Although she was also quite accomplished, what she learned was the same hairpin-flowered small regular script as Du Ruoxin. Compared with the so-called Yan Jinliu style, it lacked style and heritage and was inferior.
There is another thing, that is tea art.
However, she was only 50% sure about these three things.
Now, she had to pull the arrow out as it was on the string. She could only hope that Wen Xinya would lose to Ye Feiyu in this round, and that she would pin her hopes on Xia Ruya's mandrake poison.
At this time, the owner of Boyaxuan spoke up: "Master Yue, don't keep us in suspense any longer, just tell us the winner!"
Teacher Yue said with some difficulty: "I am not trying to keep you in suspense. It is just that the calligraphy of these two people, whether in terms of characters, shapes, or style, are on par with each other. It is really difficult for me to tell who is better."
This answer was quite unexpected, and everyone in the audience exclaimed in surprise.
Although everyone did not come to a conclusion in private, everyone actually favored Ye Feiyu in their hearts. After all, the Ye family and the Mo family were comparable in terms of foundation and family background, and Ye Feiyu had been influenced and taught by her family since she was a child, so she was naturally better than Wen Xinya who changed her career late.
It’s just that Wen Xinya was very popular at the time, so no one said anything.
At this point, the judges actually said that the two were on par with each other, which shows how surprised everyone was. You know, Wen Xinya has only been studying with Mr. Mo for more than three years!
In just over three years, he has become on par with Ye Feiyu. This is truly amazing.
Upon hearing this, the owner of Boyaxuan couldn't help but say, "Among all the judges present, only Master Yue has a high level of attainment in calligraphy. Even you can't tell the difference between the two. This is really difficult."
After the owner of Boya Xuan said this, everyone looked at Wen Xinya differently. Could it be that Wen Xinya was really a genius
At this time, Ye Feiyu laughed and said, "Dear judges, I suggest that since we are judging based on the characters, regardless of whether the characters are good or bad, we should judge based on talent. After all, talent determines a person's achievements in calligraphy, and it is even more important for those who are learning calligraphy."
When Wen Xinya heard this, she knew that Ye Feiyu was determined to help her. The purpose of her coming on stage was to give her a push. She was deeply moved for a moment.
When the owner of Boyaxuan heard this, he laughed and said, "This is a good idea. I agree with it."
Several judges also agreed.
The young ladies in the audience also quite agreed with this.
Master Yue laughed and said, "Since everyone agrees, let's judge based on talent. As far as I know, Miss Wen has been learning calligraphy for less than four years. Although her brushwork is not as profound as Miss Ye's, she makes up for this shortcoming with her strong brushstrokes and powerful pen strokes. It can be seen that she has worked hard. So I declare that Wen Xinya is better. Do you have any opinions?"
Ye Feiyu was the first to say, "I have been learning calligraphy since I was eight years old, and it has been more than ten years now. Xinya has only been learning calligraphy for less than four years, but has already achieved such success. Her talent is naturally better than mine. I have no objection."
The owner of Boya Pavilion said: "Master Yue's judgment is well-founded and fair. I have no objection."
Several key figures in the field had no objection, and naturally everyone had no objection either. In fact, everyone was amazed by Wen Xinya's terrifying talent and felt that such a judgment was justified.
Wen Xinya knew very well that her calligraphy improved rapidly. On the one hand, it was because she loved calligraphy in her previous life. Although she had not studied it seriously and systematically, Xu Er would give her some pointers in her spare time. On the other hand, it was also because she had the guidance of her grandfather, and the two masters of Liu style, Grandpa Zhong and Si Yiyan, who taught her step by step. Another reason was that she practiced calligraphy with her arms hanging, which made up for her shortcomings.
If it really comes to a winner, her calligraphy lacks weight and foundation, and has already lost to Ye Feiyu. As far as she knows, Ye Feiyu is really good at historical knowledge, unlike her, who has studied calligraphy.
Lin Yingxin didn't expect Wen Xinya to win another game, and her emotions suddenly fluctuated: "I didn't expect that Miss Wen is so accomplished in playing the zither, chess, and calligraphy. The rumors outside that Miss Wen is a talented woman are just a false reputation and are just malicious plagiarism. It seems to be groundless."
Her words sounded nice, but her tone was a little sharp, which made people feel very uncomfortable.
Everyone present heard it and looked towards Lin Yingxin. They did not miss the weird look on Lin Yingxin's face and were quite disappointed with her performance.
It seems that the person who has not gained fame in vain is Wen Xinya, while the one who has only fame in vain is Lin Yingxin.
After hearing what Lin Yingxin said, Xia Ruya cursed Lin Yingxin in her heart for being impatient, fearing that she would ruin her plan. She couldn't help but smile and said, "Miss Wen is worthy of the title of a talented woman. Her attainments in the art of playing the zither, chess, and calligraphy are truly admirable. Now that three of the four arts of playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting have been compared, I dare to ask Miss Wen for some advice on painting. I wonder if Miss Wen would do me the honor."