I don't know how long it took, the noble ladies of each family entered the hall in turn, but Wei Ning felt more and more boring. Although she couldn't arouse her interest, she had to fight her spirit because of the people below.

The dancing woman below kept spinning, Wei Ning was dazzled, and finally went down at this moment.

Peiyu saw her close her eyes, so she stepped forward to rub her shoulders.

Seeing the person who came up next, Wei Yu didn't knock anymore, leaned over and stretched his head next to Wei Ning, and said mysteriously: "Sister Huang, don't worry about that Qin Jing, you see, she is Shen Yilin." ”

Shen Yilin?

Wei Ning closed her eyes and thought for a while, not long ago she knew that the fold that had been lost earlier was the fold that An Guogong had given Ji Yan a decree to marry, and this woman was Shen Yilin.

Thinking of this, she held Peiyu's hand, Peiyu lowered her head and retreated to her original position, standing with Liuzhu, Wei Ning slowly opened her eyes.

The woman came in a pink dress, with two golden steps in her hair, and the tassels on them swayed gently with her steps. Her face is calm like water, and her facial features are soft. Wei Ning felt that as soon as she walked in, the atmosphere in the hall became unusual.

There is no doubt that this is a woman who is naturally beautiful and has a blue heart...

She calmly walked to the table and chairs that had been placed, Wei Ning looked at the pen and ink inkstone on the table, and guessed that she was going to paint on the spot, after all, everyone knew that Shen Yilinqin, the first talented woman of the country, was a double master, but if she painted, she was missing something.

Wei Yu also saw it and asked, "Sister Huang, is she going to paint?" But there's no paper? It's weird! ”

As soon as she finished speaking, two eunuchs came in carrying a screen.

At this time, the slightly noisy voice in the hall actually quieted down, as if she had aroused curiosity.

After all, a discerning person can see at a glance that the screen is a hard-to-buy rosewood, and only the royal family and nobles are qualified to use it.

When Wei Yu saw the screen, he said curiously: "Is she going to paint on the screen?" ”

Wei Ning's eyes were fixed on the screen, and after a moment of silence, she suddenly chuckled. She whispered to Wei Yu: "This is not a screen, just a piece of silk cloth like a screen." ”

Wei Yu was surprised when she heard this, and her eyes widened to observe the screen, she looked carefully from top to bottom, from left to right, and felt that it was just a screen.

She asked, "How do you see that?" ”

Wei Ning explained: "First, there were two little eunuchs who were carried in, and the screen was two feet from the ground, but they didn't have any expressions of difficulty at all. Second, although it looks a lot like rosewood, if you look closely, you will find that this piece of rosewood is slightly lighter in color and has too dark lines. ”

Rosewood is known to have a deep tone, a hard, heavy wood and a delicate grain.

And the one in the center of the hall is indeed too different from the real rosewood, but when they brought it in, everyone was attracted by the precious rosewood. Besides, they all thought that it should be impossible for His Majesty to bring in a piece of fake rosewood, but no one doubted it.

Her voice is not loud, even if it is from the front position, it is difficult to hear, but some martial arts practitioners have better ear power, even if they are far away.

Gong Huipu saw the corners of Ji Yan's slightly curved lips, the essence in his eyes flashed, and he raised his wine glass to Wei Ning. "Your Majesty is wise, and this king is ashamed of himself."

Seeing this, Wei Yu couldn't help but glare at him, and her impression of this second prince of Qi Country was even worse, I heard that he was still threatening to admire her in the main hall not long ago, and she felt that this second prince was even more annoying than the stunned Qin Jing.

Wei Ning didn't take the wine glass, only leaned on the dragon chair and said lightly: "The second prince is too famous." ”

Gong Huipu raised his eyebrows and looked at Wei Yu and smiled, then drank a glass of wine in one gulp.

Shen Yilin stood in the main hall, looking up at the woman who was high up slightly, the light was dimly soft on her, and the clarity in her eyes made Shen Yilin feel as if she had been stabbed in her heart.

She should have known that she wanted to compete with that person since she was a child, and she was ready to compete at the spring banquet two years ago. In the end, as expected, she was out of the limelight, became famous all over the world, and was given the title of county lord. But the man didn't even show up from beginning to end.

She has always competed with the person she imagined, but all the time it has been just her own grandstanding, and in the end she is embarrassed. Her opponent never even knew she existed.

She should have known...

His younger sister...

His childhood plum...

He... Lovers...

How can she compare to that?

That person, who does nothing, just stands there, is radiant, no one can match, only teaches people to bow their heads and tie their necks, and willingly surrender to their feet.

Shen Yilin bowed her head and bowed, and walked to the table without saying a word. At this time, the two little eunuchs circled the screen, and surrounded the table and her in the middle, and the people in the hall could only see half of her face, and no one could see what she had painted.

Now everyone was even more curious, and even the prepared young lady in the apse scrambled to find a place to see clearly.

Half an hour later, Shen Yilin walked out of the screen, she saluted again, bowed her head and said softly: "Your Majesty, today Yongshuo painted on silk cloth, showing the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains that I will defend the country in front of Your Majesty's eyes." ”

Hearing this, everyone was shocked, they heard it right? Silk cloth? Isn't this rosewood?

Wei Ning smiled lightly as usual, his eyes swept over Ji Yan inadvertently, he was looking at the patterns on the wine glass, his face was as indifferent as ever.

Wei Ning looked at the woman who was not arrogant or impatient in the audience, and said with a smile: "The county lord has a heart." ”

The screen is flipped over and presented in the main hall.

Wei Ning couldn't help but gasp when he saw it, the mountains and rivers on the screen were connected, the wood and stone were accompanied, the majestic atmosphere was beautiful, and the rivers and mountains jumped on the paper.

The most rare thing is that it is obviously painted on silk cloth, but it looks like it is carved, and it looks like it is no different from a rosewood screen from a distance.

There was an exclamation in the main hall.

Someone said: "The county lord's painting is like a carving, it is really eye-catching, how did this happen?" ”

Wei Ning smiled with interest: "I also want to know, I haven't seen such an interesting thing for a long time." ”

Shen Yilin said respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, this silk cloth is made of special dyes made by the country, and the ink is also produced in the country. ”

Only then did everyone suddenly realize.

Wei Ning said: "The county lord has superb painting skills, if he changes people, he may not be able to bluff everyone present, and the county lord should not be humble." ”

Shen Yilin replied: "Yongshuo is ashamed. ”

Wei Ning stood up and said in a condensed voice: "Come on, put this screen on the Jinluan Palace, so that all the ministers can look up at the great rivers and mountains of our country every day and reflect on themselves." ”

Everyone said: "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

When the guards removed the screen, everyone's attention returned to the county lord.

I saw Shen Yilin bow and salute, and then went straight to the seat of the Huainan Hou Mansion and sat down.

As soon as she sat down, she saw that her father, the current Huainan Marquis Fuxu, cast a satisfied look at her, and her mother also held her hand with a smile on her face.

"A few days ago, I received a letter from An Guogong asking me to marry Ji Yan..."

When Shen Yilin heard this, she lowered her head and was slightly stunned, and her mother patted her hand, as if to signal that she didn't have to worry.

Wei Ning continued: "Prime Minister Ji's mansion held a three-day flower-viewing banquet, I wonder if the Duchess has taken a fancy to the girl of that family?" It is better to take advantage of this time and let me be the master to give you marriage. ”

An Guogong frowned as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't help but answer.

Ji Yan stood up and saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the flower-viewing banquet is all because the minister's mother is bored at home, so she invited all the young ladies to come to the house to enjoy the flowers for fun, and it has nothing to do with the minister's marriage, it is just a rumor in the market." ”

Wei Ning drank a glass of wine and asked casually, "Then what's going on with An Guogong's twists and turns?" ”

Ji Yan said calmly: "Back to Your Majesty, my father is anxious about the minister's marriage, so he asked His Majesty for marriage." ”

Shen Yilin looked at the Xiao Shu clear figure, and only felt a faint pain in her heart, she had never felt so embarrassed as she did now, he could actually say such a thing, how could there be such an indifferent person in this world?

Not long ago, it was clear that the two families had already agreed to get married, and the Duchess of Anguo was full of praise for her, and getting married was already a sure thing, only a holy decree for marriage was missing, how could it be? He dared to refute the face of the Huainan Hou Mansion like this, she had already seen her father's and mother's not very good face.

The people who were still envious of her just now changed their faces, and Shen Yilin saw the ridicule and ridicule in their eyes. She held back the bitterness in her heart and smiled softly. Under the wide sleeves, she quietly pulled her hand out of her mother's hand, and then held the hand that her mother had just held her.

At this time, she heard the woman say: "I am very guilty that I have delayed Prime Minister Ji's marriage because of state affairs over the years, and Prime Minister Ji is not young anymore, so it is better for me to be the master today and give Prime Minister Ji a marriage." ”

Ji Yan lowered his head and his eyes moved slightly, but his face remained unchanged, and he continued in his calm voice like water: "How dare you bother Your Majesty, Weichen's marriage, Weichen himself can make the decision, but Your Majesty, it is better to care more about yourself..."

Wei Yu's heart jumped, she didn't feel good, a few days ago, it was because she said these things nonsense, which made the imperial sister unhappy, today has always been the most good at reading people's colors, how can Ji Yan, who can speak well, follow in her footsteps? It's really weird.

There was silence in the hall.

But there were countless Dao Ming secretly staring at Wei Ning, so everyone saw their majesty laugh with their own eyes, it was a very relaxed smile. As if all pretense and precaution had been removed, without a trace of emotion, a childlike smile.

In a bright yellow, the noble woman in red smiled happily, leaving behind all the troubles in the world, she smiled incomprehensibly, and the beauty was suffocating.

Later, many years later, some people still remember that smile that can pour out everything, but every time they think about it, there is always a kind of desolation entangled.