The painting opened, and the audience fell silent. Everyone's eyes were on him.

I saw that this painting is one foot wide, one zhang and two inches long, and it is colored on silk, and the brushwork is light and colorful. The whole scroll is divided into five sections, each of which uses a screen as a picture space to create a different kind of beauty.

Looking at the content again, it depicts a lively scene of an official's mansion holding a night banquet with singing and merry. The main picture is a gorgeous hostess talking to a handsome male guest, and the people next to them are either talking to each other or standing with their hands down, with different expressions and vivid expressions.

The lines of the whole work are strong and smooth, neat and fine, and the composition is imaginative. In particular, the characters are accurate and subtle, the lines are fine and smooth, and the colors are gorgeous and elegant. The use of brush and ink for different objects is full of changes, but the color is slightly light, which may be due to the rush of work, but this is also more elegant and fresh style.

The hostess's plain makeup and bright clothes contrast sharply with the white clothes of the male guests, becoming the focus of the whole painting. And the image and demeanor of the two are even more accurate and expressive. After seeing it, everyone seems to have an immersive feeling.

As soon as this painting was unveiled, it amazed the audience, and everyone was full of praise.

"Is this really drawn by Miss Xiao?"

"Impossible, right? Why do I feel more beautiful than what Master Yan Li painted? ”

"yes, yes, it's incredible. You must know that Master Yan took more than ten days to complete it, how could she only finish it in three days? ”

"Not only is the painting exquisite, but even the name "Autumn Night Banquet" is more elegant." After Ye Fengmian looked at the complete picture, he stared at the inscription of the scroll and kept admiring.

Zi Aya, who was standing on the side, was really dumbfounded, she never expected Xiao Yimeng to come up with such a beautiful painting. Although the content is similar, the level of painting is very different. Even if she is a layman, she can see the high and low at a glance.

No, she had to find something wrong, she looked at it again from end to end, and there was no flaw to find. In particular, the butterfly falling from the hostess's shoulder is a stroke of genius, which adds color to the picture in vain.

Her heart was as uncomfortable as a churning river, and she wanted to go crazy but couldn't help but be targeted, not to mention that they were all around her. Disgust, chagrin, hatred, depression, all kinds of emotions were intertwined, and her eyes burst bloodshot.

"Purple Aya, I wonder if this work can accept the bet?" Xiao Yimeng walked beside him and said with a slight sneer, "If this kind of painting can't work, it seems that I can only go to the Eldest Princess's Mansion with you." ”

What to go? Zi Aya scolded secretly in her heart, not to mention that she can't take her away at all now, even if she can take her out to see the eldest princess, and see such a beautiful painting, if the eldest princess is happy to win her over, won't she have no status?

Forget it, anyway, if there is a painting, the eldest princess has never seen the original, so it's easy to take it back, and she can get out of the dilemma in front of her quickly. Thinking of this, Zi Aya said wistfully: "Although this painting is much worse than Master Yan Li's original work, it is not difficult for me to take it back for you today." But let's say it first, if the eldest princess is not satisfied, I still have to come back to you to settle accounts. ”

"Yes, I'm waiting for you at any time." Xiao Yimeng said indifferently, "By the way, what happened to Wanqing and the Painting Heart Courtyard before?" ”

"One stroke and two clears, never involved." Zi Aya said it so simply, in fact, she was thinking about returning to the Hanning Palace, and she didn't want to entangle here at all.

Looking at her blushing little face, Xiao Yimeng was indescribably happy.

Jun Xiu and Yin Wen packed the painting and handed it to Zi Aya, who escaped from the Painting Heart Courtyard with the people.

Seeing that the show was over, Xiong Yichuan said goodbye, and handed a booklet to Aunt Qian when he left, telling her that at the chrysanthemum banquet in a few days, the program that the North Courtyard would show, and the South Courtyard would also prepare at that time, which could be regarded as a ventilation in advance.

Aunt Qian promised that she had arranged it here, so she asked Chu Weigong and the eldest grandmother for instructions with him, and she would definitely make the banquet a success.

Sent away Manager Xiong, Dean Ye Fengmian came to thank Aunt Qian, if she didn't come to calm the scene, Zi Aya would never leave smoothly today.

Aunt Qian has always been unsmiling, nor polite to her, reminding her to strictly manage the affairs of the academy in the future, and not to have accidents like this in the future. Especially pay attention to Xiao Yimeng, a troublesome little goblin.

Ye Fengmian didn't argue, and promised again and again. said a few more words about the paintings to be presented to the Queen Mother at the chrysanthemum banquet, and Aunt Qian left.

The rest of the courtyard were all people from the Painting Heart Courtyard, and everyone's restrained mood was put down. Hula surrounded Xiao Yimeng and the others at once.

"Miss Xiao, is that "Autumn Night Banquet" really painted by you? That's great! ”

"Can you tell us why it was painted in such a short time?"

"Also, can you show one or two, and let our sisters have long eyes?"

The people who spoke were a group of little girls under twenty, chirping like birds. Xiao Yimeng had never felt such a warm gaze, his old face was red, and he didn't know what to say.

"Okay, let's get busy first, I have something to say to Miss Xiao. If you have a chance, please ask for advice later. Dean Ye waved everyone away, and then invited the three of them into the main hall for tea.

Dean Ye was accompanied by two vice presidents and several female painters in Wanqing.

Wanqing didn't have a chance to come up and express her gratitude several times, she was originally a shy person, and she couldn't speak in crowded situations.

"I really want to thank Miss Xiao for helping us a lot this time, otherwise we would have offended the eldest princess's mansion, and I would have let the saint know and Long Yan would be displeased. Thank you here. ”

As he spoke, Dean Ye was about to salute, Xiao Yimeng hurriedly shook his hand with his hand, "Dean Ye is serious, I just saw that the road was uneven, so I did it casually." Don't take it to heart. ”

The two of them were polite like this, and Ye Fengmian mentioned: "Seeing that Miss Xiao's painting skills are so outstanding, I still have one more thing to ask for, I don't know if you can agree?" ”。

Hearing this, Xiao Yimeng felt a little weak, but he still stubbornly said: "If you say something, I will do my best." ”