Colorful

Chapter 13 Meeting at the Pavilion (1)
After leaving Ji's house, Ji Cheng went to Mrs. Yu's and respectfully handed in the ten-day painting homework.

Yu Zhenyuan looked at it carefully and said: "It can be seen that you are diligent every day. It can be seen that you have put your heart into it, and your talent is not bad. This painting is the most important thing to observe and figure out carefully. I will watch your flowers and birds Both painting and landscape painting are very realistic, and the best is landscape painting, which has a bold and unrestrained spirit."

Ji Cheng's face was slightly hot, she didn't expect Madam Yu to think so highly of her.

"It's just that your skills are still lacking. I know that you have roughness in your chest, but you can't move your pen at will, and you can't always draw what you think in your heart. It's a pity." Madam Yu said.

Ji Cheng nodded repeatedly, she was thinking the same way, every time what she thought in her heart was always slightly different from what she drew.

"You are smart and clever. It is really commendable that you have made the progress you have made today after teaching you a few times. But looking at the homework you sent, I can't think of half a year, and you will have no further progress."

Ji Cheng looked at Madam Yu in puzzlement.

Madam Yu smiled: "If you don't believe me, let's take a gamble."

Ji Cheng was silent for a long time, then suddenly smiled: "I don't gamble with you. Mr. has been immersed in this way for decades, and his achievements are even more outstanding. I believe that Mr.'s vision is more than my ability. Now that Mr. said, A Cheng There is no dissatisfaction."

Yu Zhenyuan sighed, the person in front of her is really a wonderful person, confident but not conceited.

"I also ask you to give me some guidance." Ji Cheng respectfully saluted Mrs. Yu.

"Get up quickly, you have long been my disciple, so you don't need to perform such a great gift." Yu Zhenyuan said, "You are indeed very talented, so you started to play with skills not long after you got started, but the skills are not proficient, so you have to learn more Use more skills to cover up, you can get by at the beginning, but the bottleneck will become bigger later. I suggest you draw steadily for a while, and don’t pay attention to skills.”

Ji Cheng blushed, and his admiration for Madam Yu was beyond words. She had indeed played tricks, but she didn't expect Madam Yu to spot it at a glance.

Madam Yu kept Ji Cheng for dinner, and gave her a lot of advice all afternoon. Ji Cheng benefited a lot and respected Yu Zhenyuan even more.

When Ji Cheng went to the school again, both Shen Xian and Shen Xun already knew that Ji Cheng hadn't received invitations from Wang's sisters. The sisters in the family even had invitations from Su Yun, but Ji Cheng didn't.

Although Ji Cheng felt that it was a problem with the upbringing of the Wang sisters, he couldn't help but blush. The stabbing of self-esteem was inevitable, but he could still face it calmly.

During the noon break, Shen Xun invited Shen Xian, Shen Cui, and Su Yun to her room together, saying that Ann and the princess gave them some jewelry, and the empress in the palace also brought new jewelry, so that the sisters Choose one.

At the end of Ji Cheng's place, Shen Xun said with a smile: "Cousin Cheng also come with us to choose a few pieces. This year, my mother bought a lot of jewelry, it seems that I have known that many sisters will come to the family."

Ji Cheng declined a bit according to the etiquette, and Shen Xun said bluntly: "Even if you can't go to Sister Wang's peony banquet, there will always be opportunities in the future."

Now that the conversation has reached this point, what else can Ji Cheng say, he can only smile.

Shen Xian said: "I won't choose, I don't plan to go to Wang Siniang's peony banquet."

As soon as these words came out, let alone Ji Cheng, even the others were very surprised.

"Third Sister, what's wrong with you?" Shen Xun was a little puzzled. In previous years, Shen Xian was the most active, pulling their sisters to choose cloth and cut clothes early on.At the beginning of the spring of this year, the Huang family had already made dresses for several nieces when they got the blueprints of the new style from the palace.

The Flower Festival in February, the Shangsi Festival (Girl’s Day) in March, and this year’s grandparent’s birthday. In April, every family likes to hold flower banquets and outings. I don’t know how lively they are. Ladies all compete for beauty, and they will never wear old-fashioned clothes. The competition is who is more fashionable.

The girl from the Shen family had already prepared for such excitement, but today she suddenly heard Shen Xian saying that she would not go to Wang Siniang's peony banquet, how could it not be surprising.

Shen Yuan took Ji Cheng's hand and said: "Snobbish people like Wang Siniang don't care. Since Cousin Cheng has come to our house, she is a sister of our family. I can't tolerate Wang Siniang bullying people like this. Isn't it just a peony banquet? Our family Can’t it be done? Not only must it be done, but it must be done better than her.”

"Sister Xian." Whether it was true or false, Ji Cheng couldn't help tears welling up in her eyes at this moment, she held Shen Xian's hand with both hands, she was speechless, and then choked up, "Sister, don't have to sacrifice for me!" Having hurt the friendship with the sister of the Wang family, Ah Cheng is already very grateful for her words."

Shen Cui remembered what her mother said last night, and immediately said: "I'm not going either." Anyway, she didn't like the Wang sisters, and the Wang sisters would turn a blind eye every time they saw her.

Shen Xun hesitated for a moment, she and Wang Siniang had always been on good terms, it would be unreasonable not to go, but one was her own sister, and the other was Wang Siniang, entangled for a long time, Shen Xun gritted his teeth and said, "I'm not going either."

"I'm not going either." Su Yun joined in with a bright smile.

Shen Xian showed a gratified smile: "Okay, then let's discuss how to hold a peony banquet in our family! If possible, we can also hold it once a year. Why let the Wang family be beautiful."

Speaking of this matter, the girls immediately became excited: "If we want to do it, we must do it better than Wang Siniang's." Shen Cui clenched her fist and said.

"But Sister Si Niang's house has a pot of green dragon lying in the ink pool." Shen Xun said.

The most admirable thing about Wang's Peony Banquet is the extremely precious "Qinglong Womochi", which is more difficult to cultivate than Yao Huang and Wei Zi, so it is even rarer.

"What's the matter, let's find another pot that is more exotic." Shen Cui said, she didn't know much about peonies, so she said such words.

Shen Xian frowned, as if she was also thinking about Qinglong lying in the ink pool.

"Actually, we don't have to hold a peony banquet. It looks like we are fighting with Wang Siniang and the others. Instead, it makes people watch the excitement. Why don't we hold a flower banquet later. The Wang family has a blue dragon lying in the ink pool, and we can always find other flowers. Its treasures don’t have to be limited to peonies.” Ji Cheng interjected.

"That's good." Shen Yuan immediately agreed after hearing this, "I'll hold the Hundred Flowers Banquet. Although it's a bit late, it's not difficult to find some treasures."

Shen Xun immediately volunteered: "I'll go find my second brother, he must have a solution."

Both Shen Xian and Shen Cui nodded: "Well, you should talk to the second brother carefully."

"Don't worry, this time I promise to persuade my second brother to help us, as long as I cry, make trouble and hang myself, he will be helpless." Shen Xun vowed.

"Don't, just talk to him carefully." Shen Yuan quickly persuaded.

Shen Xun pouted: "Then I'll try my best. You know him. When he's in a good mood, he can talk about anything. When he's in a bad mood, he doesn't care about anyone's faults."

Shen Xian only hopes that their second brother's mood will be sunny recently.

The girls discussed for a while, and then they dispersed after sharing the tasks.In the afternoon, Ji Cheng followed Shen Xian to Chef Liu's kitchen to learn cooking skills. This time, she learned the skill of kneading dough. She pressed the dough under her palm and was slightly distracted.

The current result makes her very satisfied, doesn't it?Ji Cheng sneaked a sideways glance at Shen Xian, remembering how he saw Shen Xian in the garden this morning.

"Si Niang and the others did go too far this time, Sister Cheng, don't be as fussy as they are." Shen Xian comforted Ji Cheng.

At that time, Ji Cheng was just standing a little lonely by the peonies, but if Shen Xian didn't have the heart, he didn't have to come over.

"Sister, don't worry about me. I know who I am." Ji Cheng lowered his head slightly. She did know her identity. In fact, she didn't want to associate with the sisters of the Wang family, but time was not waiting for me. She urgently needed to find a target for herself.

Shen Yuan took Ji Cheng's hand and sat down in the pavilion on the side: "Don't worry, I will tell Si Niang when I see her, don't be sad, she will definitely invite you next time."

Ji Cheng smiled and shook his head: "Sister, do you think I'm the kind of person who feels sad because I can't attend the Peony Banquet? When I came to the capital, I had already seen my position clearly. Now I'm just a little ashamed, but I also need the third sister to comfort me, but in fact, I am ashamed of the third sister, with relatives like me..."

Tears welled up in Ji Cheng's eyelashes, his beautiful face was like a hibiscus flower washed by dew, very delicate, it aroused Shen Xian's sympathy, and also aroused the deepest anger in her heart.

Wang Siniang was really deceiving people too much, beating a dog depends on the owner, so to look down on Ji Cheng so bluntly, isn't it just that he looks down on the Shen family, who will only bear it with a smile when he recognizes the Shen family.

Ji Cheng sniffed, tried to pull out a smile and said: "Third sister, don't look at me like this, I will always have a chance to go to these elegant fairs, the worst thing is that I can still participate in the elegant fairs in our Shen residence, right? "Ji Cheng took Shen Xian's hand, "Sister, don't give birth to sister Wang for me. After all, Concubine Shu is very favored in the palace now. Don't offend the Wang family because of me. People outside will blame sister instead. Not too big."

Dadu, Dadu, in Shen Xian's only ten years of life, she was reminded of this word all the time, as if she was born to be magnanimous and tolerant, letting others ride on her head and shit, she She also had to bear with a smile, which showed her dignity.

Thinking of this, Shen Xian couldn't help but said: "If I am generous about this matter, others will really not take our Shen family seriously in the future. If you can't even protect your relatives, then it's meaningless." Such a simple Ji Lan can see the reason, but Shen Xian, who has been trained intensively since childhood, can't see the reason.

Shen Xian didn't think of this matter at first, naturally it was because she had never looked at Ji Cheng seriously, and now she suddenly said such words, firstly, it was reminded by Ji Cheng, and secondly, it was because of the deep grudge with Wang Siniang recently.

With Shen Xian's identity, she was a star of the stars from birth until she met Wang Siniang.Both of them are the most eye-catching ladies in the capital, Shen Xian is not inferior to Wang Siniang in any way, the former Wang Siniang can only look up at her.

But since Concubine Shu entered the palace and gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor, the Wang family has skyrocketed, and Wang Siniang's face has also changed suddenly, and now she has won the title of the most beautiful woman in the capital.All day long, her chin is raised so high, as if everyone must hold her stinky feet.

Shen Xian endured again and again, but now that Ji Cheng said this, she really couldn't bear it anymore.With their Shen family's family status, why should they praise the Wang family?Her second brother never cared about this. Last year, he beat the three overlords of the Wang family all over the floor, and the Wang family didn't even dare to fart.

Shen Yuan patted Ji Cheng's hand: "Sister Cheng, don't be scared, this matter is said to be for you, but in fact it is not for you, Wang Siniang has done too much, if you hold back, I don't know how she will make progress What! Don't worry, leave everything to me, and you can't let your sisters be bullied."

It was precisely because of the foreshadowing in the morning that Shen Xian refused to participate in the Peony Banquet and said the words to the sisters.

Ji Cheng was grateful to Shen Xian in his heart, but at the same time, he also clearly knew that it was not because of how important he was, but that she happened to pass a ladder to Shen Xian, and Shen Xian could just go down the ladder to save Wang Siniang's face.

It can be regarded as what each needs.But no matter what, Ji Cheng is still very grateful to Shen Xian. In the final analysis, it is Shen Xian who has a kind heart and can be inspired by himself.If possible, Ji Cheng is very unwilling to put herself in the position of the weak and beg for mercy, but sometimes the method is not her choice.In fact, she also wanted to be innocent and hated her own calculations, but what could she do?She is such a person, born with a heart that knows more than others.

"You are really good. You can make Furong Cake into a decent shape even if you are distracted like this." Shen Xian's laughter interrupted Ji Cheng's distraction.She took a closer look, and sure enough, she saw that the hibiscus cake in her hand had already taken shape.

Pastry like hibiscus cake is not very delicious, but it takes skill to knead the dough, add rose marinade inside, dye it pink, and finally hold it in the palm of the hand with moderate strength, while the other finger needs to be dexterously kneaded. In order to pinch the hibiscus flowers that are vivid and not rigid.

The flower in Ji Cheng's hand is full of aura, even better than when she was concentrating on it, the skin is as thin as oil paper soaked in water, so light seeps through, and the petals are round and free, without any artificiality.

Seeing this hibiscus cake, even Chef Liu, who has always been stingy with admiration, showed a smile.

Compared with Ji Cheng's, Shen Xian's hibiscus cake looks a lot worse, but she doesn't mind, cooking is just a joke, and Ji Cheng learned it well, that's because she has talent, and Shen Xian is not envious.

"What are you thinking? You are so distracted." Shen Xian asked Ji Cheng after washing her hands.

Ji Cheng lowered his eyelids: "I'm thinking about how I can help Sister Xian organize the Hundred Flowers Banquet, otherwise I'll feel bad." This is her sincere words, a win-win result, she has no reason not to do her best.

"Silly girl, this matter is not your fault." Shen Yuan said, she didn't really think that Ji Cheng could help, and when discussing the specific matters of the Hundred Flowers Banquet, Shen Yuan and Shen Xun mostly discussed together. Yun occasionally gave some very good suggestions, but as for Shen Cui's ideas, Ji Cheng seldom spoke.

Two days before the peony banquet at Wang's family on the tenth day of April, Shen Xian replied to Wang Siniang's post, saying that she was not feeling well recently and could not attend the banquet, and hoped for her understanding.Shen Xun, Shen Cui and even Su Yun also replied to the post, all of them were feeling unwell.

In fact, there was also some discussion here, as the time was approaching, they were all thinking about how to reply to Wang Siniang.

Shen Cui said: "Let's say that Cousin Cheng is ill, we want to stay with her at home. Anyway, everyone knows what's going on, so let Wang Siniang know that our sisters are not something she can just bully."

Both Su Yun and Shen Xun nodded.

Ji Cheng almost scolded Shen Cui to death in his heart, but he also knew that Shen Cui didn't deliberately punish her, but just didn't think about others.Ji Cheng sighed, thinking that he still had to find a way to win over Shen Cui, otherwise it wouldn't be a problem if she blindly dragged him down in the future.

But at this moment Ji Cheng could only turn to Shen Xian for help, the girl from the Shen family had the ability to compete with Wang Siniang, but Ji Cheng was not qualified to offend Wang Siniang.

Shen Yuan poked Shen Cui's forehead: "What nonsense, then Wang Siniang must hate sister Cheng to death. Speaking of which, sister Cheng is the most innocent. Let's reply to the post separately, saying that we are not feeling well, the Wang family The sisters are smart people, and they will understand the reason at a glance."

Ji Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, although she must be hated by Wang Siniang, it was better than stabbing her in the face, besides, if Wang Siniang was not stupid, she should know that it was not Ji Cheng who had trouble with her.Of course, Ji Cheng can't please, and Ji Cheng doesn't want to please Wang Siniang, because it is doomed to fail.

On the tenth day of April, Wang Siniang's peony banquet was quite lively, but the Shen sisters didn't go, and everyone couldn't help being curious, and they could figure out a little bit of meaning by tasting it every week.Those who usually hold Wang Siniang in their arms will naturally blame the Shen family, while those who usually don't like Wang Siniang and dare not speak up will smile silently.

Wang Siniang was so angry that she gritted her teeth and could only force a smile in front of people. She didn't expect Shen Yuan to dare to hit her in the face like this.But what kind of elegant gathering is the Peony Banquet that is not recognized by the Shen family girl in the capital?

After five days, Shen Xian's health improved, so she sent a post to the girls in Beijing to apologize, saying that it was a pity that she was unable to participate in the Gathering a few days ago, so she specially held a "Hundred Flowers Banquet" and invited Let's get together.

After receiving the post, Wang Siniang slapped the post on the table: "Shen Xian is really deceiving."

"How dare she?!" Wang Yueniang also turned pale with anger, "Sister, let's go to the palace to find Concubine Shu, as long as she tells the emperor, Shen Xian and the others will obediently roll over and apologize to us."

(End of this chapter)