Mu Li's painting aroused the exclamation of everyone present, and some people who love calligraphy and painting couldn't sit still, so they stood up and praised the painting.

Mu Li stood aside without being surprised, his eyes were indifferent, and there was no fluctuation.

Mu Wanwan and Nangong Ling were speechless in surprise, and after glancing at each other, they turned their gaze to the painting in Mo Jinlan's hand.

"Impossible, how could it be!" Nangong Ling shook his head in disbelief, really unwilling to admit that this painting was actually from Mu Li's hand.

"What is the princess trying to say? This painting, but I painted it in front of everyone's eyes. Could it be that the princess still wants to say that I found someone to draw it in advance? ”

Mu Li turned to look at Mo Jinlan: "Seventh Prince, this painting is a birthday gift from the courtiers to the Queen Mother, and I hope that the Seventh Prince will present it to the emperor." ”

"Okay." Mo Jinlan looked at Mu Li with a smile on his face, his eyes full of meaning.

Mu Li raised his eyebrows when he met Mo Jinlan's eyes, and then looked away and stopped looking at him.

After Mo Jinlan presented Mu Li's painting to Nangong Zhentian, Nangong Zhentian was also surprised.

"Energetic, as if alive. Good, very good! The painting of the third young lady may not even be comparable to my seventh prince. Nangong Zhentian looked at Mu Li's painting with great satisfaction, and praised it in his mouth.

Hearing Nangong Zhentian say that his paintings couldn't even catch up with the Seventh Prince, Mu Li slightly sideways his eyes and looked at Mo Jinlan beside Nangong Zhentian.

Nangong Zhentian seemed to see Mu Li's doubts, and then said: "The Seventh Prince is known as the first painter of Yuelang Kingdom, but now, his reputation may not be guaranteed. ”

"The emperor has won the award, and the courtiers are just an axe from the class, and they dare not compare with the Seventh Prince." Mu Li said modestly with his head down.

"It's just a well-known waste, how can it be compared to Seventh Brother!" Nangong Ling said in a sour tone.

"Enough! If it weren't for the Queen Mother's birthday banquet today, I would definitely punish you for your behavior of ignoring the royal face three times or four times! ”

Nangong Zhentian, who was still smiling, suddenly pulled down and scolded Nangong Ling to teach him a lesson.

was trained by Nangong Zhentian like this, Mu Li dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak, and he was unwilling to return to his position.

Mu Wanwan's face was not very good, originally today was to make Mu Li make a fool of herself in public, and then let Nangong Han withdraw from the marriage. Now that he is not ugly, Mu Li has also been praised by the emperor. This made her feel like stealing chickens and rice.

Yuan Qingjiao looked at Mu Li and Mu Wanwan from a distance, and there was a bit of ridicule on her plain face.

In Yuelang Country, Mu Wanwan and Yuan Qingjiao are equally famous, and they are known as two talented women.

However, Yuan Qingjiao has always been low-key, and she never competes with Mu Wanwan for those so-called fames.

Therefore, Yuan Qingjiao and Mu Wanwan are two people.

However, the person Yuan Qingjiao likes is Nangong Yu pretended to be Mo Jinlan, but few people know about it.

That is, when she was playing the piano just now, Mu Li caught Yuan Qingjiao's eyes looking at Mo Jinlan, and knew that Yuan Qingjiao was interested in the Seventh Prince.

But Mo Jinlan never took Yuan Qingjiao in his eyes, or rather, except for Mu Li, Mo Jinlan never looked at any woman more.

Mu Li looked at Nangong Zhentian Long Yan Dayue, settled his mind, and then curtsied at Nangong Zhentian.

"Your Majesty, the reward you just promised to your courtiers still counts?" Mu Li said lightly.

"My words, every word counts." Nangong Zhentian ordered someone to put the painting away, and then looked at Mu Li with a smile: "Say, what reward do you want." ”

"The courtiers have something that they want the emperor to decide, and they ask the emperor for permission." Mu Li lowered her head, and her long eyelashes covered the real emotions under her eyes.

"Say, I'm right." Nangong Zhentian thought that Mu Liti's request was also an ordinary reward, so he didn't think much about it, and directly approved it.

Hearing Nangong Zhentian's direct agreement, Mu Li raised his head, and at this time, his eyes had been replaced with a faint layer of sadness.

"The courtiers wanted to ask the emperor to withdraw the marriage between the courtiers and the prince."

As soon as Mu Li's words came out, everyone present shouted in shock, not understanding why Mu Li would make such a request.

Including the party Nangong Han, his face was gloomy, and his eyes looked at Mu Li coldly.

Mu Nanfeng was even more frightened, and hurriedly came from his seat to the center of the hall and knelt down: "Your Majesty, the little girl is stupid, please atone for your sins." When Weichen goes back, he must be disciplined well. ”

The smile on Nangong Zhentian's face disappeared at this time, and he looked at Mu Li with obscure eyes, as if he wanted to understand what she was thinking.

"Do you know what you're talking about!?" Nangong Zhentian's tone was low, and there was a feeling of tranquility before the storm.

"The courtiers naturally know. The emperor should not be angry, there is a reason why the courtiers are like this. Mu Li stood there with a tall posture, even though he knew that his request would make Nangong Zhentian angry, but he didn't think about kneeling down at all.

Yuan Qingjiao looked at Mu Li's calm figure, and couldn't help but start to have another opinion about Mu Li.

In the past, the name Mu Li was accompanied by the words waste and stupid. Although I have never seen her, I have heard a lot about her.

Yuan Qingjiao didn't look at Mu Li like others, but now that she really saw Mu Li and found that she was completely different from the rumors, she was still a little surprised, and she had the urge to come forward and get to know her.

And although Nangong Zhentian had a gloomy face and a very indifferent tone of voice, he still looked relatively calm.

"Then it depends on your reason, whether you can convince me! Otherwise, I can punish you severely for your actions today! ”

After Nangong Zhentian finished speaking, Mu Li raised his hand and removed the veil he had been carrying.

"Because the appearance of the courtiers is not worthy of the prince." After Mu Li finished speaking, he turned directly to face Nangong Han.

At this time, people saw Mu Li's appearance clearly, starting from under his eyes, his face was covered with something like pus, which made Mu Li's whole face look very hideous.

"Look! I knew she had to be an ugly bastard! Nangong Ling pointed at Mu Li, with a smug look on his face.

Mu Wanwan frowned, looking at Mu Li very suspiciously, as if she felt something was wrong with Mu Li's face.

"Shhhh Her face is terrifying! ”

"Oh my God, it's clearly a ghost!"

“……”

The evaluation of Mu Li began to sound below, but Mu Li didn't care, because what she cared about was Nangong Han's reaction.

As expected, when Nangong Han saw Mu Li's appearance, disgust quickly flashed in his eyes.

When Mu Li caught Nangong Han's disgust for herself, her eyes flashed: "The courtiers knew that this appearance would make the prince disgusted, so she risked her life to beg the emperor to cancel my marriage with the prince." ”

Nangong Zhentian squinted, his eyes staring at Mu Li's face: "This marriage was decided by the Queen Mother herself. The third lady asked for it, and she should also go to the queen mother. ”

"Although it was decided by the Queen Mother, the emperor is the lord of a country, and it is the same if he wants to come to the emperor." Mu Li had long predicted that the emperor would use the queen as a shield.

"I also asked my father to approve the request of the third young lady." At this time, Nangong Han couldn't sit still, he had been looking for an opportunity to push this marriage, but now that he had such a good opportunity, he naturally wouldn't miss it.

Nangong Zhentian, who originally had a fairly good-looking face, saw Nangong Han also stand up, and his face said that it looked gloomy and terrifying.

"Nonsense!" Nangong Zhentian waited for Nangong Han to scold, and his eyes were full of many meaningful things.

Seeing this, Mu Li lowered his head slightly, and then his eyes lit up. Because she knows at the moment that behind her marriage, there are still some inside things that she doesn't know.

"Father!" As soon as Nangong Han heard Nangong Zhentian's tone, he knew that the matter of dissolving the marriage contract was not so easy to solve.

"That's it! This matter is waiting for the Queen Mother to decide. That's it for today's palace banquet, let's all disperse. After speaking, Nangong Zhentian stood up and left without looking back.

Looking at the back of Nangong Zhentian leaving, Mu Li squinted his eyes and looked thoughtful.

Nangong Han gritted his teeth, his face was full of unwillingness, and he glared at Mu Li beside him fiercely: "Hmph! The prince will break the marriage contract. ”

"Then thank you Prince, I hope you will be as soon as possible!" Mu Li slowly put on the veil again, said coolly, and turned to leave.

Mo Jinlan playfully looked at Mu Li's back as he left, and then walked to Nangong Han's side: "The prince is so anxious, it will only make the emperor even more opposed." If you really want to dissolve the marriage, you can ask the queen to intercede for you. ”

"The Queen Mother?" Nangong Han looked at Mo Jinlan suspiciously.

"The queen is your biological mother, so naturally she won't let you marry a woman who won't help you in any way." Mo Jinlan smiled and said lightly.

When Nangong Han heard this, he felt that what Mo Jinlan said was right, his eyes lit up, and he raised his feet and left.

Mo Jinlan stood in place, revealing a wicked smile: "Girl, I can only help you get here." ”

The other side

In the depths of the palace, the Queen Mother was worshipping Buddha in the Buddhist Hall, and the palace maids beside her bent down and whispered in her ear.

The Queen Mother opened her eyes, and then shook her head a little helplessly: "The mourning family knows that today's birthday banquet will definitely have this kind of thing, so I won't go." ”

"Yes, but this matter was brought up by the third lady herself." The palace maid continued.

"She?" The Queen Mother was a little surprised.

"That's right, it was the third lady who proposed it herself, and the slave who came back from the palace banquet said that the third lady had an ugly face and was very scary."

"How come, I saw that girl a few years ago, although she can't gather spiritual power, but she is a lovely child."

"But everyone is watching, and it can't be fake. Moreover, the prime minister drove their mother and daughter to Lingshan for seven years, and it may not be possible to encounter any changes in Lingshan. ”

"Hey... It's a shame. Also, you tell the emperor that you are not allowed to cancel this marriage no matter what! Tell him not to deceive the poor in all things! After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she closed her eyes again, and the Buddha beads in her hand slowly turned.

The palace maid nodded, slowly withdrew, and hurriedly walked towards the emperor's palace. Although I don't understand why the Queen Mother said this, I can only pass the words according to the Queen Mother's intentions.