After coming out of the Ji family's house, Ji Cheng went to Mrs. Yu and respectfully handed in the homework for the ten-day painting.

Yu Zhenyuan looked at it carefully and said: "It can be seen that there is progress every day, it can be seen that you are working hard, and your talent is not bad." This painting is the most important thing to observe and figure out. My view of your flower and bird paintings and landscape paintings are very realistic, the best is still landscape paintings, which have a bold and free atmosphere. ”

Ji Cheng's face was slightly hot, she didn't expect Mrs. Yu to speak so highly of herself.

"It's just that the skills are still a little lacking. I know you have a lot of ambitions, but the tip of your pen can't turn your mind at will, and you can't always draw what you have in mind. It's a pity. Mrs. Yu said.

Ji Cheng nodded again and again, she also thought the same, every time what she thought in her heart was always slightly different from what she drew in her pen.

"You are smart and clever, and you have only taught you a few times, and you have made such progress today, which is really regrettable. However, according to the homework you sent, I don't think you will be able to make any progress in less than half a year. ”

Ji Cheng looked at Mrs. Yu in confusion.

Mrs. Yu smiled, "If you don't believe it, let's make a bet." ”

Ji Cheng was silent for a long time, and suddenly turned to a smile, "I don't bet with Mr. Mr. has been immersed in this way for decades, and his achievements are even more remarkable, I believe that Mr. has more vision than I believe in my own ability, since Mr. said, Ah Cheng has no dissatisfaction. ”

Yu Zhenyuan sighed, the person in front of him was really a wonderful person, confident but not conceited.

"I also ask Mr. for guidance." Ji Cheng respectfully saluted Mrs. Yu.

"Hurry up, you have already been my disciple, you don't have to make this big gift." Yu Zhen said. "You are indeed very talented, so it didn't take long for you to start playing with your skills, but the skills are not perfect, so you have to use more skills to cover up, and you can do it at first, but the more you get later, the bigger the bottleneck. I'll build yì you should draw steadily for a while, don't pay attention to skills first. ”

Ji Cheng's face flushed, and her admiration for Mrs. Yu in her heart was indescribable, she did play tricks, but she didn't expect Mrs. Yu to see it at a glance.

Mrs. Yu left Ji Cheng for dinner, and gave her a lot of guidance in one afternoon, Ji Cheng benefited a lot, and respected Yu Zhenyuan more and more.

When Ji Cheng went to the school again, Shen Qian and Shen Wei already knew that Ji Cheng had not received an invitation from the sisters of the Wang family, and the sisters of the family even had a post from Su Yun, but she did not.

Although Ji Cheng felt that it was a problem with the upbringing of the Wang sisters, he still couldn't help blushing, it was inevitable that his self-esteem would be stabbed, but he could still face it calmly.

During the lunch break, Shen Wei invited Shen Qian, Shen Cui and Su Yun to her house, saying that Princess An and Princess He had given them some jewelry, and the lady in the palace also sent new jewelry to her, so that several sisters could choose one.

At the end, when Ji Cheng came here, Shen Wei smiled and said: "Cousin Cheng will also choose a few things with us, my mother has made a lot of jewelry this year, and it seems that she has long known that there are many sisters in the family." ”

Ji Cheng excused himself, and Shen Wei said bluntly: "Even if you can't go to Sister Wang's peony banquet, there will always be a chance to use it in the future." ”

With all the words said and done, what else could Ji Cheng say, he could only smile.

Shen Qian said: "I won't choose, I don't plan to go to Wang Siniang's peony banquet." ”

As soon as these words came out, not to mention Ji Cheng, even others were very surprised.

"Third sister, what's wrong with you?" Shen Wei was a little puzzled, in previous years, Shen Qian was the most active, and pulled their sisters to choose cloth and tailor clothes early. At the beginning of spring this year, the drawings of the new style came out of the palace, and the Huang family had already made dresses for several nieces and nephews.

The Flower Dynasty Festival in February, the Shangsi Festival (Daughter's Festival) in March, this year's ancestor birthday, April all families like to hold flower banquets, as well as outing, I don't know how lively, such occasions, the ladies of each family have to compete for beauty, clothes will never wear the old year, than who is more fashionable.

This kind of excitement, the girl of the Shen family has been prepared for a long time, but today she listened to Shen Qian coldly say that she would not go to Wang Siniang's peony banquet, how could she not be surprised.

Shen Qian took Ji Cheng's hand and said, "It's okay if a snob like Wang Siniang doesn't come and go. Since Cousin Cheng has come to our house, she is our sister, and I can't allow Wang Siniang to bully people like this. Isn't it just a peony banquet, can't our family hold it? Not only to do it, but also to do it better than her. ”

"Sister Coriander." Whether it was true or false, Ji Cheng couldn't help but burst into tears at this time, she held Shen Qian's hand back with both hands, she was speechless, and then choked up: "Sister doesn't have to hurt the harmony with the sister of the Wang family for me, Ah Cheng is already grateful for my sister's words." ”

Shen Cui remembered what his mother said last night, and immediately said at this moment: "I won't go either." "She doesn't like the Huang sisters anyway, and the Huang sisters turn a blind eye every time they see her.

Shen Wei hesitated for a moment, she and Wang Siniang have always been friends, if you don't go, you can't really say it, but one side is her own sister, and the other party is Wang Siniang, entangled for a long time, Shen Wei gritted her teeth and said, "I'm not going either." ”

"I'm not going either." Su Yun joined with a bright smile.

Shen Qian showed a pleased smile, "Okay, then let's also discuss, how to make a peony banquet for our family, if possible, we can also hold it once a year, why let the Wang family be beautiful." ”

Speaking of this, several girls immediately became excited, "If you want to do it, you have to do it better than Wang Siniang's." Shen Cui clenched his fists and said.

"But Sister Siniang's house has a pot of green dragon lying ink pool." Shen Wei said.

The most appreciative of the Wang family's peony banquet is the incomparably precious "Qinglong Lying Ink Pool", which is more difficult to cultivate than Yao Huang and Wei Zi, so it is even rarer.

"What's this, let's find another pot of more peculiar ones soon." Shen Cui said, she didn't know much about peony, so she said such a thing.

Shen Qian twisted his eyebrows, and seemed to be thinking about the Qinglong Lying Ink Pool.

"Actually, we don't have to hold a peony banquet, but it seems to be like fighting with Wang Siniang and them, but it makes people look lively, so it's better to hold a hundred flowers banquet later. The Wang family has a green dragon lying ink pool, and we can always find treasures in other flowers, and it does not have to be limited to peonies. Ji Cheng interjected.

"That's good." Shen Qian immediately agreed, "Just hold a hundred flowers banquet, although the time is a little late, but it is not difficult to find some treasures." ”

Shen Wei immediately volunteered, "I'll go find the second brother, he must have a way." ”

Shen Qian and Shen Cui both nodded, "Well, you can tell the second brother well." ”

"Don't worry, this time I promise to persuade the second brother to help us, as long as I cry, make trouble, and hang myself, he won't be able to do anything." Shen Wei swore authentically.

"Don't, just tell him." Shen Qian hurriedly persuaded.

Shen Jing pouted, "Then I'll try my best, you know that he is the one who can say anything when he's in a good mood, and doesn't care about anyone's stubble when he's in a bad mood." ”

Shen Qian only hoped that their second brother's mood had been sunny recently.

The girls discussed for a while, and then they dispersed after each of them received their own tasks. In the afternoon, Ji Cheng followed Shen Qian to Chef Liu's kitchen to learn cooking skills, this time she learned the skills of kneading dough, she pressed the dough under the palm of her hand, and was slightly distracted.

She's happy with the results so far, isn't she? Ji Cheng glanced sideways at Shen Qian, remembering the situation when he saw Shen Qian in the garden this morning.

"Siniang, they have indeed gone too far this time, Sister Cheng, it's better not to worry about them in general." Shen Qian comforted Ji Chengdao.

At that time, Ji Cheng was just standing a little lonely by the peony bush, but if Shen Qian didn't have a heart, he didn't have to come over.

"Sister doesn't have to worry about me, I know who I am." Ji Cheng bowed her head slightly, she did know her identity, and she didn't want to associate with the Wang sisters, but she didn't wait for me, she urgently needed to find a target for herself.

Shen Qian took Ji Cheng's hand and sat down in the pavilion on the side, "Don't worry, I'll talk about her when I see Siniang, don't be sad, she will definitely invite you next time." ”

Ji Cheng smiled and shook his head, "Sister, look at me, am I the kind of person who is sad because I can't participate in the peony banquet?" When I came to the capital, I already saw my position clearly, but now I am just a little ashamed, but I want the third sister to comfort me, in fact, I am embarrassed to the third sister, and I have relatives like me......"

Ji Cheng burst into tears, and her beautiful face was like a dew-washed hibiscus, which was very delicate, arousing Shen Qian's sympathy, and also arousing the deepest anger in her heart.

Wang Siniang is indeed too deceitful, and it depends on the owner to beat the dog, so she looks down on Ji Cheng so bluntly, isn't it just looking down on the people of the Shen family, and the people who recognize the Shen family will only endure it with a smile and generosity.

Ji Cheng sniffed, tried to pull out a smile and said, "Third sister, don't look at me like this, I always have a chance to go to these Yaji, and I can still participate in the Yaji of our Shen Mansion, right?" Ji Cheng took Shen Qian's hand, "Sister, don't break up with my sister of the Wang family for me, after all, Concubine Shu is very favored in the palace now, don't offend the Wang family for me, people outside will blame my sister for not being generous." ”

Generous, generous, Shen Qian has been reminded of this word all the time in her only ten years of life, as if she was born to be generous and tolerant, and let others ride on her head to, she also has to smile and endure, which shows her generosity.

Thinking of this, Shen Qian couldn't help but say: "If I am generous in this matter, others will really not take our Shen family seriously in the future." I can't even protect my own relatives. "Such a simple truth, Ji Lan can see it, and Shen Qian, who has been focused on cultivating since childhood, can't see it.

Shen Qian didn't think about this at the beginning, naturally because she had never faced Ji Cheng squarely, and suddenly said such things at this moment, firstly, because she was reminded by Ji Cheng, and secondly, because she had a deep grudge with Wang Siniang recently.

Shen Qian's identity has been a star Gongyue since she was born, until she met Wang Siniang. Both of them are the most eye-catching noblewomen in the capital, Shen Qian will not lose to Wang Siniang no matter where she is, and the former Wang Siniang can only look up at her.

But since Concubine Shu entered the palace and gave birth to the emperor's eldest son, the Wang family has soared, and Wang Siniang's face has changed suddenly, and now she has won the title of the first beauty in the capital. Her chin was raised so high all day long, as if anyone had to hold her stinky feet.

Shen Qian has endured it again and again, but now that Ji Cheng said this, she really couldn't bear it anymore. With their Shen family's background, why do they want to support the Wang family, her second brother never cared about this, and last year he beat the three overlords of the Wang family all over the ground to find teeth, and the Wang family didn't dare to put a fart.

Shen Qian patted Ji Cheng's hand, "Sister Cheng, don't be scared, this matter is said to be for you, but it's not for you, Wang Siniang has done too much, if you put up with it again, I don't know how she can get an inch." Don't worry, leave it to me, and you can't let your sisters be bullied. ”

It was precisely because of the foreshadowing in the morning that Shen Qian later said to the sisters.