The banquet went on as usual, Wei Chi asked Shu Manyin's performance and was also a little curious, she was obviously not like this last time at the banquet, she was calm and confident at that time, and he also saw the picture of ten thousand Buddhas, where did the exquisite embroidery seem to have just learned? So what does it mean to hide like this now?

After three rounds of drinking, everyone was a little relaxed, at this time, the old emperor shirked himself a little tired, so he took the queen back to the palace to rest, and the rest was handed over to the prince and the princess to deal with, the queen before returning to the palace also called Chen Yanci on purpose, saying that she took a fancy to Chen Yanci's delicate and lively, and asked him to talk to him.

As soon as the old emperor left, the atmosphere suddenly became a little lively. Wei Chi, who held back for a while, asked and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, it is rare that not only many young ladies have come today, but also young talents. ”

The prince laughed twice: "The second brother just can't be idle, but it's okay." "With the prince speaking, the people below began to be eager to try, and throughout the ages, there has never been a shortage of opportunistic and people who want to climb up.

"Today, there are both young ladies and young talents from each family, so it's better to compare women with paintings and men than to throw pots, is it better?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's plan is very good, why don't you start with your courtiers?" Wei Chi asked and hurriedly asked.

"The second brother started very well." The prince is loyal, as long as he doesn't go too far, the prince generally doesn't care, so he has never been suspicious of Wei Chi, who is pretending to surrender to sincerity, and Wei Chi asks him about his cunning, and he really hasn't been caught.

"Everyone, since it is a competition, there must be a colorful head, and those who won the first place in today's competition will be rewarded with 1,000 taels of silver, and two pots of good jasper, how about it?" Wei Chi asked that he wanted to understand the true level of each person, so that he could win him over, so he naturally had to spend some money.

"The second brother is so generous, His Royal Highness can't be stingy, so he will reward five brocade weaves and two BMW horses sent by Jiangnan." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also responded happily.

With these rewards are enough to make some people eager to try, Shu Manyin thought about it, she didn't need so much gold, silver, jewelry and horses, so she didn't move, at this moment, Mo Jinyu, who had been pouring herself a drink on the side, suddenly opened her mouth: "In this case, this king also has a reward, and if this king thinks it is good, he will reward this king with a white jade order." ”

As soon as these words came out, even Shu Manyin was a little moved, you must know that this white jade order is a unique object to Mo Jinyu, if you have a white jade order, you can ask Mo Jinyu to fulfill a wish for it, except for murder and arson, of course.

"Uncle Huang is really a big deal." Even Wei Chi asked and thought about it, if he could get the Bai Yu Order, he would be able to ask Mo Jinyu to help him achieve a great cause, which would not violate the principle of the Bai Yu Order, and he could easily get that position, he was naturally excited.

With these three things to make a lottery, almost everyone wants to give it a try, but there is an agreement in front of it, and it has to be an unofficial person to get it, if it weren't for this agreement, I'm afraid that today's competition will even have many adults willing to give it a try.

"Your Highness, since the woman is a painting, then naturally there must be a question, and please ask Your Highness to come up with a question." The crown princess who was on the side blessed her body.

"What Concubine Ai said is very true, today's Xia Yuan Festival means praying for blessings, so let's take praying for blessings as the theme." The prince thought for a moment and then replied.

The question of praying for blessings is actually not easy to draw, many women who were originally eager to try are beginning to retreat, you must know that although this painting is vivid and realistic, but it also pays attention to a clear idea and a lofty mood.

Some women thought about it and had an idea, this is the princess saw that the heat was almost over, so she said: "If you want to come to the competition, take a step forward, so that people can prepare pen and ink." ”

Shu Manyin saw that people were coming up one after another, and she wanted to avoid it, but today's good opportunity was in front of her, Mo Jinyu's Bai Yuling attracted her too much, if she got Bai Yuling, at least she would have the opportunity to ask Mo Jinyu not to help Wei Chidu in this life, then her pressure would be much less.

It's not easy to win the first place, but what Mo Jinyu said just now is that he will only reward Bai Yuling if he likes it, if he doesn't like it, even if he wins the first place, it will be useless, but what kind of painting can make Mo Jinyu like it? After thinking about it for a while, she also got up and took a step forward, and Shu Fangyin in the back saw that Shu Manyin had also registered, so she couldn't help but take a step forward, she didn't allow Shu Manyin to monopolize the limelight in front of others.

In this way, there are also thirty people who have signed up, and the crown princess is obviously very satisfied with so many people: "This ranking also has to be evaluated before it can be released, it just so happens that the three princes are here today, and the palace dares to ask the prince, the master, and the three princes of the Taibao to be a witness." ”

This kind of thing is generally willing of the third duke, so the three adults also readily agreed, seeing that the pen, ink, paper and inkstone have been prepared in front of everyone, the princess said: "After a pillar of incense is over, the competition is over, let's start now." ”

At the sound of the order, some people had already picked up their pens and started to paint, while many people were still thinking about how to make layouts. Shu Manyin picked up the pen and thought about it, among the people who participated in the competition, Li Lingyue and Li Jiaonu of the Ministry of Rites were all there, and Qiao Yingshuang of the Ministry of Works' family were all there, these people still had certain attainments, especially Su Ruoxi from the Ge family, Su Ruoxi has always had the name of a talented woman, and painting is her forte.

After thinking for a while, Shu Manyin began to paint, Shu Fangyin, who was not far away, began to paint from the time of the order, and Yu Guang caught a glimpse of Shu Manyin who had been cantilevered and undecided, so he smiled in his heart, as a concubine, he still needs to think for a long time to make a painting, it is really not as good as himself, and after his painting amazes everyone, His Royal Highness the Second Prince can see that he is also a talented woman.

The men sitting on the other side of the hall all stretched out their heads to see the paintings of the young ladies, Chen Che, the concubine of the Hubu Shangshu family, has always been a profligate and uninhibited, and he is also a well-known Fengyue son in Beijing.

"Big brother, which of these young ladies do you think is the best-looking?" He touched his chin and looked at this group of warblers and swallows, very wanton and bold.

When Chen Hao, the sister-in-law of the Hubu Shangshu family, heard his brother's words, his good-looking brows frowned tightly, and he couldn't help but scold: "How can you judge the young ladies of these families." ”

"And, big brother, look at your seriousness, I think the one who wears green bamboo clothes is good, in this group of red and willow green, it really can't be as comfortable as that green bamboo clothes, it looks refreshing and eye-catching." Chen Che was even more wanton, he took a fancy to Shu Manyin at a glance, and always felt that there was an indescribable smell on her body.

Chen Hao saw that he didn't listen to the admonition, so he frowned and didn't talk about him, he also knew his brother's temperament, ignored him, and naturally stopped talking about it when he felt bored, but when he heard Chen Che say that the green bamboo clothes, he felt a little uncomfortable.

As soon as he entered the hall and sat down, he noticed this girl, who was plain but not monotonous and old-fashioned, but made this girl even more like a fairy from outside the world, not eating fireworks in the world. Later, Shu Manyin was questioned, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous for her, but seeing that she was not in a hurry, he easily covered the question, he not only breathed a sigh of relief, but also had a good impression of her. Such a smart, beautiful woman who is out of the dust where is the turn to get a concubine to point fingers.

"You stay for me in peace, and then dare to talk nonsense, be careful I told my father about you going to Hualou yesterday to make trouble to redeem Sister Yao'er." Chen Hao knew that his cousin was wandering around the Qinglou all day long, as long as it didn't affect the reputation of the house, he generally didn't care, but yesterday he got the news that Chen Che had a conflict with someone in order to redeem himself for a kiln sister, pushed people down from the upstairs, and broke two or three ribs. Later, he took the money to settle the matter, and if he let his father know, I am afraid that he will have to withdraw the skin.

Sure enough, as soon as Chen Che heard this, he hurriedly cleaned up his form and put in a bit of a joke.

Soon, the time for a pillar of incense arrived, and when the princess reminded that the time was up, Shu Manyin happened to put down the pen in her hand, she had an idea in her heart, and she could only fight Mo Jinyu's preferences, so she didn't go for painting skills at all.

Soon, the paintings of the young ladies were collected one by one, and the order was disrupted and lined up, which was also for the sake of more fairness, not to look at the paintings according to people. Chen Hao looked at the thirty paintings he had received, looking forward to it, not knowing what kind of paintings such a beautiful woman would make.

Soon, the paintings were taken down one by one, and before they were taken down, they were shown to the public, and when the paintings were taken down, the people who painted them left the competition table, until in the end there were only three left. Everyone took a look, and only Su Ruoxi, Shu Manyin, and Shu Fangyin remained on the field.

Shu Manyin looked at Su Ruoxi apologetically, she didn't want such a scene, Su Ruoxi didn't mind, she knew that Shu Manyin was also good at this, so she didn't care much, and besides, the two of them were good friends, and they didn't care about these, but it was a little unexpected that the concubine of the Shu family could stay.

The three princes above are still pointing at the three paintings, making everyone start to look forward to their paintings. In the end, the prince of the head of the three princes picked up all the paintings in his hand: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the princess Niangniang, these three paintings are all brilliant, and the three of us can't decide who is the first name for a while, so I want everyone to choose and see together." ”

"Oh? Is there such a thing? "The crown princess is obviously very curious, and there are paintings that can make the three of them have their own words, which is very rare.

When the three paintings were lit up one by one, everyone could hear the sound of amazement in the room, and they fell into a discussion for a while.