imperial concubine

Chapter 25
It turned out that the painting that Yuan Yilan's maid held was just a very ordinary picture of a lady in palace attire!
Although the maids in palace costumes in the painting have good features and a good figure, the ink is not applied evenly, and in some places you can even see the traces of trembling left by the artist who did not have enough wrist strength.

Although this painting cannot be called a bad work, it can only be viewed by ordinary people.On Ximen Calligraphy and Painting Street in Beijing, paintings of this level can be seen everywhere.However, taking it out at the Nobile Banquet, where celebrities and talents gather, is simply asking for humiliation!
Looking at Yun Jingya, although her face was gloomy, there was an undisguised smile in her eyes.I never thought that the people sent by Concubine Shu would be so stupid to take out such a painting as a gimmick.It's a pity that such a bad work can't be seen at all!

Yun Jingya was snickering, and Su Wan was also snickering. Something was wrong, but Yun Jingya didn't know it yet.

If he was the one sitting on the head seat, he would definitely direct the left and right to take Yuan Yilan out immediately, and never give her a chance to speak!But now, seeing the smile in Yun Jingya's eyes, Yun Jingya has already fallen for it.

Sure enough, Yuan Yilan, who was standing in the hall, was not afraid when she heard Yun Jingya's stern words. Not only did she not show any fear on her face, but she even showed a faint smile, "Of course Yilan dare not play tricks on Your Highness the Princess. But if you want to be real Appreciating the exquisiteness of this painting, Yilan still needs the consent of Her Royal Highness to bring in the relevant items."

How good could such a poor painting be?Yun Jingya was sure of winning at this moment, and the phoenix pin on her head lightly said, "Okay, I will give you one last chance. If you can't satisfy me, I will definitely drive you out of the Nobile Banquet!"

If Yuan Yilan is really kicked out of the Nobile Banquet today, I'm afraid she won't be able to hold her head up in the capital in the future.After all, there are princes and nobles in the Nobile Banquet. Yuan Yilan used such a clumsy trick to tease everyone. She didn't have the means to turn the situation back. The crowd plotted to destroy the bones. In the future, the reputation in the capital will be poor. It's worse.

Everyone in the hall sighed in their hearts, thinking that the eldest daughter of the original family would be ruined since then.Only Su Wan on one side looked at Yuan Yilan with a smile, she had a lot of confidence in Yuan Yilan.In other words, he has a lot of confidence in the person behind Yuan Yilan.

Yuan Yilan didn't seem to care about Yun Jingya's severe punishment, and with a wave of her hand, two servants brought in a huge object.

The thing is square and square, the whole body is made of crystal, the whole body is transparent, there is no top cover, and the extremely clear water inside can be seen at a glance.

Seeing that Yuan Yilan asked his servant to carry such a strange thing, everyone couldn't help frowning, what is this thing?What's the use?It was Fang Yuanli and Huo Jing who were both attracted by this thing and stared at it intently.

Yuan Yilan directed the maid to place the painting on the ground, and then asked the two servants to put the crystal box on top of the painting.What happened that stunned everyone in the hall: when the crystal box fell on the painting, a beautiful maid in palace costume appeared in the crystal box!

Everyone was staring closely at the maid in the box, and they didn't even realize that the wine glass on the table had been knocked over.Only when Su Wan saw the maid in the box, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and her eyes showed such an expression.Then, seeing the demented looks of the people around him, he shook his head and pretended to be extremely surprised.

When the room was full of silence, there was only a bang, and everyone recovered from the shock and looked carefully, but they didn't know whose wine glass fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

Seeing that she had endured several times and finally got the effect that everyone was shocked, Yuan Yilan smiled proudly and bowed to everyone in the hall, "This is the painting that Yilan made at home several times, and please invite your highness, princess and concubine. , Mr. Fang and General Huo commented."

Yun Jingyawan, who is on top, never expected that Yuan Yilan would have such a skillful hand hidden at the end, and the effect of using it at this time is so good!She looked at the maid in the palace costume with a slight smile in the box, "This kind of skill is naturally excellent, but the painting just now is a bit unsatisfactory."

A simple sentence separated Yuan Yilan's painting from the beautiful woman in this box.It is true that the ladies in this box are so beautiful, but this is the reason for the crystal box, what does it have to do with you?
Your skill in painting is clumsy, and everyone has seen it with their own eyes. Do you think that this alone will make everyone forget your blunt portrait of a lady?

Hearing Yun Jingya's words, Su Wan glanced at her in surprise.

I thought she was just an embroidered pillow with a golden and jade appearance, but I never thought that she would be quick-witted under such circumstances.Thinking of Su Wan turning her head to look at Yuan Yilan standing in the hall, when she first saw the box, she said, "If you rely too much on external things, you must be controlled by others." Unexpectedly, it has not changed in the past few years.

It's just that there is one thing in Su Wan's mind that he has never figured out. Given the situation in the hall just now, Yuan Yilan could clearly use words to trap Yun Jingya, but as long as he goes one step further, the crested golden hairpin on Yun Jingya's table is already Something in her pocket.

Yuan Yilan naturally couldn't think of it, but why didn't she take that step?Do you still want to save face for Yun Jingya?
At this moment, Fang Yuanli nodded and said: "Your Highness, what you said is not bad. Although Miss Yuan's move made us dazzled, but after all, it is a tricky trick, and it cannot be considered elegant."

When the lady in palace attire appeared just now, Fang Yuanli was too shocked to speak, staring straight at the crystal box.It's just that Fang Yuanli's self-control is extremely high, and he woke up before the glass fell to the ground, so others didn't notice it.

Hearing that Fang Yuanli was so brazen and downgraded this kind of skill as a low way, Su Wan sneered in her heart, as if it wasn't you, Fang Yuanli, who was so engrossed in watching it just now!
A group of people in the hall where Fang Yuanli opened his mouth echoed, not because they also felt that what Fang Yuanli said was reasonable.If it was really as unbearable as Fang Yuanli said, I'm afraid it would not be able to make everyone dumbfounded.

It's just that Fang Yuanli is the prime minister, and Yun Jingya is the empress's daughter, everyone just wants to cling to Fang Yuanli, or Princess Jingya's confidant, so naturally they will cheer for the two of them at this time.

At this moment, only a snort was heard.Everyone followed the prestige, but saw Huo Jing, who was dressed in black, showing disdain, "Mr. Fang's words are wrong, don't you hear the words of ingenious workmanship? From Huo's point of view, Miss Yuan is worthy of ingenious workmanship." Words, why do you come to say the unrefined words that Mr. Fang said?"

When everyone in the hall heard Huo Jing speak, they didn't know what to do with themselves.I thought that the two of them could praise one at the same time just now, but I thought it was because of Princess Jingya's face that there would be no noise today.

It never occurred to them that the two of them were still in the same situation, and even such a small matter would have to be contested.

Yuan Yilan, who was surrounded by enemies, heard Huo Jing's words, forced a smile on her face, and nodded gratefully to Huo Jing.

When Su Wan heard Huo Jing's words, it was like a flash of lightning flashed through his mind, and his frowning eyebrows suddenly opened. No wonder Yuan Yilan refused to push Yun Jingya to a corner. It turned out to be like this.

Looking at Yuan Yilan who was standing in the hall in pale white clothes, Su Wan nodded slightly. She never thought that this woman looked young, but she used her tricks well.

Thinking of Su Wan, she turned her head to look at the lofty Yun Jingya again. Since Yuan Yilan had fully achieved her goal, it must be Yun Jingya who will suffer next.It's a pity that Yun Jingya has already entered the game but doesn't know it yet.

After Huo Jing spoke, everyone in the hall stopped talking, and all focused their eyes on Yun Jingya, waiting for Yun Jingya to speak.

Yun Jingya looked at Yuan Yilan standing in the hall, and then looked at the other people in the hall, knowing that if she drove Yuan Yilan out of Nuanyuan at this time, she might not only harm her, but also appear to be intolerant amount.So Yun Jingya rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "Miss Yuan, please take a seat first." After speaking, she turned her head and asked everyone in the hall, "Is there anyone else who wants to come up to show their talents?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, not daring to answer.Immediately afterwards, Yun Jingya said, "That's good. Since there is no one, I will announce the winner of the crested hairpin tonight."

The third concubine on the side didn't know how Yun Jingya was going to deal with it, she felt a little apprehensive, and asked in a low voice, "How does the princess plan to deal with this matter?"

Hearing the words of the third concubine, Yun Jingya smiled slightly, "I have my own plan."

As he spoke, he looked around the hall for a week, and slightly pressed his hands on the table in front of him, "The person who got the golden hairpin with the crested hair tonight is Miss Mighty Marquis Mansion, Su Wan!"

As soon as Yun Jingya finished speaking, she heard someone say, "I don't agree!"

Everyone was not surprised when they heard this.They had expected such a situation a long time ago, from the moment when Miss Yuan's family entered the door, this voice of dissatisfaction had already been brewing secretly.At this time, I just found a good time and finally broke out.

As soon as the voice came out, the eyes of everyone in the hall immediately fell on him.It's just that what everyone didn't expect was that the voice was not the eldest lady of the Yuan family who just showed a picture of a lady in palace costume to feast everyone's eyes, but an aggrieved young man.

The young man saw that everyone's eyes were focused on him, and he showed no fear on his face. It was obvious that his family was also a wealthy family.

Yun Jingya, who was at the top, turned her beautiful eyes slightly, and took a closer look at the young man's face, "It turns out that he is Liu Shangshu's son. I don't know what the son just said to be disobedient?"

The golden costume set off Yun Jingya's dignity, and the case that was three feet taller than everyone else unabashedly revealed Yun Jingya's majesty.While her eyes were moving, Yun Jingya was already staring at Liu Yueling closely, her cherry lips parted and closed, but there was a trace of dissatisfaction in her words.

Just now, her original intention was to use the power of herself and Fang Yuanli to suppress everyone in the garden. If no one spoke, the turmoil with the golden hairpin would naturally subside.It's just that I never thought that someone would actually be willing to be the first bird.

Liu Yueling bowed to Yun Jingya and said, "I've seen Her Majesty the Princess. The nobile candidate announced by the Princess just now is absolutely unacceptable. Today, Miss Yuan's skills are amazing, and the lifelike maid in palace costume made all the adults present speechless. Therefore, I think that the candidate for the crested hairpin today is none other than Miss Yuan!"

Hearing Liu Yueling's words, Su Wan gently put down the tea bowl in her hand, then lightly picked up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and took a bite, looking at Liu Yueling with interest, she knew that the trouble at the Nobile Banquet had finally come up.

Yun Jingya must have planned to suppress the dissatisfaction in everyone's hearts with the dignity of a princess and the prestige of Fang Yuanli's prime minister.It's just that Yun Jingya is immature after all, Concubine Shu has been running the harem for a long time, and Yuan's family is one of the four major families, so how could she not prepare to stand out alone?
Yun Jingya on the high seat didn't get angry when she heard Liu Yueling's words, but just nodded lightly.Among the cloud temples, the ruby ​​on the peacock-studded red-gold step rocker was illuminated by the light of the giant butter candle, shining with the frequency of Yun Jingya's nodding, "You are right. It's just that Miss Yuan's Although the maid in palace costume is admirable, she is suspected of being opportunistic. Therefore, the palace does not choose it."

Although Yuan Yilan's maid in palace costume made everyone in the hall including Yun Jingya brighten their eyes and ears, but after all, she was too dependent on external objects. If the crystal box was taken away, the picture of the maid in palace costume would be just a real bad work.Not to mention that compared with Su Wan's continuation of Guangling San, it is a lot worse than those talented women before, how can I choose?
Liu Yueling frowned slightly, and left the desk to pay respects to Yun Jingya in the hall, "Your Highness, Miss Yuan can use ordinary crystals so skillfully, which shows her heart and wisdom. She can create crystals that no one has ever seen before. Isn’t there something a hundred times stronger than those scumbags?”

Hearing Liu Yueling's words, the other people in the hall not only frowned, you are fighting for the golden hairpin for Yuan Yilan, but what's going on with this stick sweeping a large area?Could it be that Yuan Yilan was the only person at the Nobile Banquet who possessed both ability and virtue, and the rest of the people were just fakes?
When Su Wan heard Liu Yueling's words, the corners of Su Wan's mouth curled up slightly. As expected, the next mess would be even worse.

(End of this chapter)