In the flower pavilion, everyone was painting, only Qi Zhaoyu was idle, she finished eating the dim sum in front of her, and asked a little unhappily: "Why do you draw a picture, so slowly?" ”

Concubine Xian replied: "Miss Qi, forgive me, you need to be quiet when you paint, you can't do it quickly." ”

At this moment, Wen Yunxi put down her paintbrush, and she looked at Lianzhi, who had been pointing her painting beside her: "Wanyang, how do you see my painting?" ”

Lian Zhi picked up Wen Yunxi's paintbrush on the table and added two strokes to the painting, and the flowers on the painting had a little more charm.

Qi Zhaoyu happened to speak at this time: "I wonder if the courtiers can appreciate Princess Yunxi's paintings?" ”

Wen Yunxi did not shirk it, and directly showed the painting in front of everyone.

"Princess Yunxi's painting is quite charming." Cheng Manyin spoke first and praised.

Previously, Wen Zhiyan fell in love with the power of the Cheng family and wanted to marry Cheng Manyin, but later he did not hesitate to offend the Cheng family for the sake of Qi Zhaoyu. Cheng Manyin is now boasting about the rhyme, and the meaning is not ordinary.

Wen Yunxi replied: "Thank you Miss Cheng, but this painting is also thanks to the guidance of the crown princess, and this princess's painting skills are not so good." ”

Wen Yunxi knew that she was a few pounds and a few taels, but she didn't dare to ask for credit, Cheng Manyin replied: "The princess must also have a foundation, people who have never learned to paint, even if someone is pointing out from the side, they can't draw such an aura flower." ”

Cheng Manyin was ironic about Qi Zhaoyu, and Qi Zhaoyu instantly understood: "I have also heard about it during this time, and Miss Cheng is also one of the several talented women in Beijing. I admire that you have been able to learn the qin, chess, calligraphy and painting so well since you were a child, but someone has to look at it, otherwise it will be a waste no matter how well you learn. ”

Cheng Manyin insinuated that Qi Zhaoyu didn't learn and didn't know how to do it, while Qi Zhaoyu was satirizing Cheng Manyin that even though she could do anything, she still couldn't be the princess.

Cheng Manyin replied: "But as the eldest prince and concubine, you can't do anything, so it will be even more reprehensible, right?" ”

"Objectionable?" Qi Zhaoyu asked disdainfully, "I want to see who dares to talk about the prince and concubine in the future?" ”

Cheng Manyin was stunned and couldn't reply, she knew Wen Zhiyan's attraction to her father before, thinking that she would one day become the eldest princess. However, his father has always been wary of the eldest prince, causing the eldest prince to switch to the Qi family, if not, the emperor would have given him and the eldest prince to marry.

Thinking like this, Cheng Manyin hated Cheng Donglai's vacillation even more in her heart. Otherwise, how could she be so humiliated by Qi Zhaoyu today?

"Doesn't Miss Qi want Bengong to draw a picture for you, see if you like it?" Concubine Xian showed the painting she had made to Qi Zhaoyu, and when Qi Zhaoyu saw the painting, her face suddenly became gloomy.

Today, everyone painted flowers and avoided the snow beauty, but the virtuous concubine painted the snow beauty.

Concubine Xian's painting skills are very good, and this snow beauty is also lifelike, but this is the biggest insult to Qi Zhaoyu.

Seeing that Qi Zhaoyu didn't speak for a long time, Concubine Xian asked with a smile, "What, doesn't Miss Qi like it?" ”

How could she not understand the deep meaning of Concubine Xian? But after Wen Zhiyan's affairs, she also knows that there are some things she must endure, such as now: "The courtiers like it very much, the virtuous concubine Niangniang specially painted such a snow beauty for the courtiers today, and the courtiers must collect it well!" ”

"This snow beauty is rare in the world, today Miss Qi has such luck to be able to accompany the snow beauty, and the palace naturally wants to leave this beautiful memory for Miss Qi." Concubine Xian asked Xiang'er to roll the picture well, "This painting was specially made for Miss Qi, and seeing that Miss Qi likes it so much, this palace is also very happy." ”

Xiang'er handed the scroll to Qi Zhaoyu, Qi Zhaoyu looked at the scroll in Xiang'er's hand, and finally stretched out his hand to take it: "Thank you, Concubine Xian." ”

Lianzhi looked at Qi Zhaoyu's deflated appearance, and then glanced at Concubine Xian, who was a concubine in the end, and she was a big deal.

Concubine Xian already had the intention of suppressing Qi Zhaoyu today, and Qi Zhaoyu had embarrassed Concubine Xian many times, so Concubine Xian naturally would not be polite to Qi Zhaoyu.

Concubine Xian saw Qi Zhaoyu take over the painting, and the smile on her face deepened: "It's almost noon, everyone must be hungry, and the palace has prepared lunch for all the young ladies." ”

Only then did everyone sit down again, and the palace people took the things on the table in front of everyone and began to serve the food.

Wen Yunxi tugged at Lianzhi's sleeve and asked, "Wanyang, do you feel that it seems to be getting hotter and hotter?" ”

Lianzhi raised his head and looked at the half-open roof: "It is estimated that it will be hotter in a while, you can bear with it." ”

Wen Yunxi didn't know what Lianzhi meant, but she didn't speak again.

Finding that it was getting hotter and hotter, Concubine Xian also noticed that something was wrong, and she ordered the palace people to move more ice cubes to the flower pavilion to cool down.

Concubine Xian took into account the hot weather, so the food prepared for everyone was mostly cold food, looking at the fresh and delicious cold food in front of her, everyone suppressed the burning feeling in their hearts and began to taste.

But with the arrival of noon, the temperature in this flower pavilion is getting higher and higher, and even the most delicious things are no longer appetizing.

Qi Zhaoyu has never suffered this kind of grievance: "Why is it so hot here? ”

Qi Zhaoyu was the first to shout, and she wiped the sweat on her forehead with the ice towel presented by the palace people, very dissatisfied.

Wen Yunxi was also hot, but she remembered Lianzhi's words and didn't say a word. And when she was dressing up this morning, she just put on light makeup when she listened to Lianzhi's words, so even if she sweated in the heat, the makeup on her face was not very visible.

Xiao Yunwei and Ji Wanyi didn't come to compete for color, so they didn't dress up much, although their faces were sweaty, they wouldn't wear makeup if they wiped it.

But others are not so lucky, today to participate in the feast, many people want to show their best side, there are many women with heavy makeup, at the moment the sweat is flowing down, and the makeup is not so good-looking.

Concubine Xian is dressed up with heavy makeup in order to look dignified today, and the palace clothes she wears are complicated and heavy, so the hottest person now is Concubine Xian.

"Didn't the ice basins all move in, why are they getting hotter and hotter?" Concubine Xian asked angrily.

Xiang'er hurriedly went to inquire about the situation, and Concubine Xian comforted everyone: "The palace has already asked people to send ice cubes, and now it is naturally hot at noon, and it will be cold after a while." ”

However, this flower pavilion is like a big steamer, everyone has a burning feeling of being roasted in the fire, and many people try to maintain etiquette before they completely wipe the makeup on their faces, but they don't see anything good.

Concubine Xian herself was about to lose it, but she couldn't complain, and she must not leave the Flower Pavilion first.

Xiang'er came back at this time and said: "Niangniang, the previous ice cubes have all turned into water, and the ice basin just sent in will melt quickly, even if more ice basins are moved, I am afraid that they will not be able to lower the temperature of this flower pavilion." ”

"What do you say, how can this be?" Concubine Xian said angrily.

The sweat mottled the makeup on Concubine Xian's face, and the subtle crow's feet at the corners of her eyes couldn't be hidden, showing a little old.

Xiang'er replied: "Niangniang, the slave maid just asked the minions of the Flower Pavilion, and they said that the Flower Pavilion was originally set up to prevent flowers from freezing in winter, and heat preservation is the first priority. ”

"Why didn't you say it before?" Concubine Xian asked.

Xiang'er was a little aggrieved: "Niangniang, the palace people in the Flower Pavilion wanted to talk about it before, but ......"

Concubine Xian then remembered that when she wanted to hold a banquet in the Flower Pavilion, the palace people in the Flower Pavilion dissuaded her, but at that time, she didn't listen to those people at all.

It was Concubine Xian's obstinate behavior that caused the current situation.

No one would be in a good mood in this situation, Qi Zhaoyu asked, "Concubine Xian, do you want to continue to finish lunch here?" ”