Liu Jingyu smiled and brought up Pei Luoan's words just now.
"Flowers and butterflies?" Several young ladies asked in surprise. Many young ladies like flowers and butterflies, and most of them have painted them. This is really not a difficult problem.
"Yes, there are two themes, flowers and butterflies. Of course, it can be just flowers or just butterflies. It's up to you. How about within an hour?"
Liu Jingyu asked them with a smile.
Several young ladies looked at it and nodded: "Okay, we can all do it."
"How is Miss Qu Si?" Liu Jingyu asked Qu Moying specifically.
Qu Moying was standing at the back. After hearing Liu Jingyu's question, he raised his head and smiled, "I can do anything."
"That's good. Let's take this as the theme. Are all the ladies ready?"
"OK!"
“I can do it!”…
The maids beside the young ladies had already put the pens, ink, paper and inkstones over, and the ink had been ground. Qu Moying slowly walked towards her desk.
Her desk was very conspicuous, right at the front, a conspicuous place that disgusted her.
All the young ladies, even Liu Jingyu, were behind her, as if they were the most respected. This abrupt sense of prominence was actually not suitable for her. Opposite her was the Crown Prince Pei Luoan, which made it easy for people to think that she was deliberately trying to stand out.
As early as when they saw her table was at the front, some ladies were secretly pointing fingers and saying that she shouldn't be in that position.
Qu Moying walked over calmly, stood in front of the table, picked up the pen at hand, thought for a moment, then put down his pen, responding indifferently to the criticism behind him.
She just doesn't want to be high-profile, but if she is really forced into a situation, she won't back down.
She was originally Ji Hanyue, the most noble one. Even Liu Jingyu had to bow his head in front of her.
Did Liu Jingyu think that she would panic in such a situation
There was a smile on her face, but it did not reach her eyes. She raised her eyes and glanced at Liu Jingyu who was standing beside her. Her smile was gentle but faint, and her eyes were moving and clear.
The sounds from both the other side and this side faded away.
This was the first time that Qu Moying appeared in front of so many people, and in such a high-profile manner. However, she was very calm and composed, without any restraint at all, as if this was how she should be. She was completely different from the rumors that she was untalented and ignorant. When she took off her veil, she was even more stunningly beautiful.
There are many beauties among the young ladies of aristocratic families, each with her own beauty and characteristics, but these characteristics pale in comparison to Qu Moying's exquisite and stunning face.
That is different from the current aesthetic of the capital. An overly coquettish look makes people feel vulgar and ungenerous. It is not the appearance that a wife should have, but only playthings should have. But now Qu Moying makes everyone present admit that this kind of gentleness can also be generous, elegant and noble, and even stunningly beautiful, but also charming and beautiful.
The original whispers became quieter because of Qu Moying's smile.
With someone like Qu Moying, no one can say that she is vulgar, and no one can say that she cannot hold her own.
Liu Jingyu stood aside, holding the pen tightly in her hand, secretly hating it in her heart. She originally wanted to embarrass Qu Moying, but she didn't expect Qu Moying to be able to deal with it so calmly, without the slightest panic, as if she was supposed to be so high-profile.
, it should be the center of attention.
She is the Crown Princess, what is Qu Moying, the Princess of England
Sure enough, after the silence, a voice came from behind.
"How come Fourth Miss Qu is sitting in the main seat at the front? She doesn't even know how to move aside. How rude!"
"Jingyu County Lady is the future Crown Princess, this one is just..."
"This is not right! County Lord Jingyu is being polite, but this fourth young lady from the Qu Mansion... is really speechless."...
Such sarcastic words came from all over the place. After the shock just now passed, someone on the young lady's side started saying such words. The sarcastic voice was right next to him. Qu Moying turned his head and saw the young ladies who had just surrounded Liu Jingyu.
Is this to speak up for Liu Jingyu? Deliberately humiliating her to save face for Liu Jingyu.
The corners of her lips curled up slightly, and her eyes were cold and bitter. Since Liu Jingyu had pushed her to the front, she was not going to give way anymore. She raised her eyes slightly, raised her chin, and became more and more graceful as her watery eyes moved, as if she didn't hear the comments of the ladies sitting in the back.
At this moment, Qu Moying looked like a different person, no longer as gentle as before. Even her appearance looked pitiful at first glance.
It is an indescribable feeling. Although he is still the same person, his aura is different from before.
Pei Yusheng on the other side exclaimed, "Brother, do you think this aura is very similar to that of the former Crown Princess?"
Pei Yusheng came here today just to fill Pei Luoan's gap, but these words were indeed what he really meant. Just now, after he raised his eyes and glanced at Qu Moying opposite him, he found that this Fourth Miss Qu was very calm and even smiled faintly. Then she lowered her head to paint, and her eyes looking at him were as calm as water.
Those gentle eyes actually showed calmness and elegance, as well as a hint of generosity, as if people like her could treat him as an equal.
He had only felt that kind of look in Ji Hanyue's eyes before, and he said this subconsciously.
Pei Luoan's gaze involuntarily fell on Qu Moying. His eyes did not meet Qu Moying's. When he looked over, Qu Moying had already lowered her head. But even with her head lowered, she still looked generous and decent, without a trace of embarrassment. And some of the ladies who were originally standing behind her, when his gaze turned over, some of them greeted him pretentiously, and some of them lowered their heads shyly without saying a word.
This was the look he was most familiar with in the past.
His handsome eyebrows wrinkled slightly and he looked at the person opposite him with serious eyes.
"Brother, what do you think of this Miss Qu Si?" Pei Yusheng pointed at Qu Moying opposite him and said with a smile.
Pei Luoan shook his head, then suppressed his emotions: "Look at their previous replies!"
Liu Jingyu came here to deliver replies. These replies were placed in front of the two people. Pei Luoan picked up one in front of him and glanced at it casually, hiding a trace of inexplicable uneasiness in his heart...
"These few are not enough." King Jing also picked up the posters in front of him and looked at them one by one. The paintings were all very good. If you must compare them, some of them are still outstanding. Pei Yusheng picked them out and placed them in front of Pei Luoan, and then picked out another one.
"This is also good, but not the best, but it is very suitable for the topic, as if you knew that big brother would ask this topic today. Did big brother leak the topic to others a long time ago? Look, it has been
Someone has picked out a painting that suits you." Pei Yusheng placed the last one he picked out in front of Pei Luoan.
Pei Luoan glanced over casually with a slightly cold expression. Pei Yusheng was really slandering him all the time. As the crown prince of a country, did he need to cheat for a woman's play
"Second brother, this is really a joke. I came here because of Lady Jingyu, but second brother, you came here because of whom? I heard that Miss Liu was not going to come before, could it be that she accepted your invitation?" Pei Luoan had been stabbed by Pei Yusheng, so how could he let him go? He said in a cold voice.
He casually took the note sent by Pei Yusheng, picked it up and took a look. His eyes immediately turned cold. He pressed his fingers on the seal, wanting to open it to take a look.
"Brother, it hasn't been officially evaluated yet. Why do we want to open it now?" Pei Yusheng was sensitive to Pei Luoan's loss of composure and smiled and said sarcastically.
Corresponding to the previous and subsequent words, it seems that Pei Luoan really has an unfathomable relationship with one of the ladies. It is reasonable to say that this painting was made by Jingyu County Lord, but if it was not painted by Jingyu County Lord, it would be very interesting!
Pei Yusheng clearly looked like he was enjoying the show.
"I'm just curious, whose painting is so suitable for today's topic?" Pei Luoan put his hand down, looked at it carefully again, and then pushed the painting in front of Pei Yusheng, "This painting is still not as good as the previous ones. The previous three are always better."
Pei Luoan said as he handed the post to his subordinates, where there were also young masters from aristocratic families. After he and Pei Yusheng read it, they did not make a final decision and left it to others.
The posts were passed around one by one, and the three posts that were praised by Pei Luoan and Pei Yusheng were of course at the top of the list.
If it can get the approval of the Crown Prince and King Jing, then it is settled, and the others are just going through the motions.
Finally, the post returned to the two people.
"Brother, are you really not going to rate this post as top-notch?" Pei Yusheng was still holding the previous post in his hand and pushed it towards Pei Luoan, with some other meaning in it.
Several young masters of noble families nearby lowered their heads and smiled. On the surface, they were no longer paying attention to them, but their ears remained close to the two of them. No one spoke.
Waiting quietly for the final selection of these two.
"Actually, it's just average. It just fits today's topic. These paintings are still better. What do you think, second brother?" Pei Luoan hated it in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He asked seriously.
"Since Big Brother said so, it must be right. Big Brother's attainments in calligraphy and painting are much higher than mine." Pei Yusheng laughed, put down the note in his hand, and stretched out his hand to press the seal. "Since the rankings of the top three have been determined, can we open the seal now?"
He was curious whether it was painted by Jingyu County Lord.
"Okay!" Pei Luoan couldn't think of a reason to object, so he could only agree with a smile. His eyes fell on Pei Yusheng's hand, waiting for him to open it.
"Your Highness, the King of England is here!" A eunuch came hurriedly and whispered in Pei Luoan's ear.
Pei Yuanjun is here? Why is Pei Yuanjun here
Pei Yusheng stopped his hand and looked up at Pei Luoan. The two brothers' eyes met silently and then they smiled together.
Pei Luoan instructed the eunuch beside him, "Since Uncle Wang is here, why don't you go and invite him."
"I will go and greet Uncle Wang!" Pei Yusheng shook his robe and stood up...