While Zhang Wanyin was painting, Yu Liyue was talking to Yu Xijiao. Listening to the chatter and laughter coming from behind the screen, Zhang Wanyin felt bitter for a while. She would definitely not want to be the first to paint if she could.
How well the first one draws is a reference for the rest. If there is anything wrong, it is also the fault of the first one, and the rest can use her as a reference.
After finally finishing the painting, Zhang Wanyin turned around and took the hand warmer given by Yubi without even looking at the painting. There was already anger in his eyes, and his hands were almost frozen. The wind that was not strong at first seemed to suddenly blow.
It blew to my core.
"Your Majesty, do you still want to sharpen ink?" Yu Yan asked.
"Grind it, Miss Jade will use it soon." Zhang Wanyin closed her eyes, and when she opened them, her expression was as usual.
After polishing the ink with the jade inkstone, when Yu Mingyue came over, he respectfully stepped aside and gave his place to Yu Liyue's maid.
Yu Liyue took a look, found a plum blossom, and began to draw it with concentration.
Choose a plum blossom to suit the occasion and be simple.
Suddenly, I heard footsteps coming up the stairs. There were more than one footsteps. Huai Bao came up the stairs, followed by several boys.
"I have met Princess Duan and Miss Yu." Huaibao stepped forward with a smile and saluted.
"Why...why?" Zhang Wanyin looked at the thing in the boy's hand and asked.
"His Royal Highness Prince Duan said it is too cold here. It would not be good if the ladies were left out in the cold. He suggested that we, the Crown Prince, come over to block it."
"Block a block?" Zhang Wanyin's face darkened.
"The window over there is too big. It might not be appropriate to paint facing the window. Our prince never thought before. When the prince wanted to paint, he was always like this, but he forgot that the mistresses were all women and had delicate bodies.
It's our Crown Prince's fault, and the Crown Prince asked his servants to come over and make amends."
Huaibao explained clearly with a smile.
Let the boy hang up the curtain.
Yu Liyue stopped writing and saw a few boys coming to hang the curtains. With a smile on her face, she simply retreated behind the screen again, sat down to rest and waited for the hanging to be completed.
Yu Xijiao glanced at Zhang Wanyin and saw her cold face. She calmly picked up the tea cup in front of her and took a sip. The tea was just right, not hot and warm. It wasn't her turn to paint in front of the window yet. In fact,
It's really not cold, and there's a screen, and she's far away from here.
"This window is indeed too big. It's really cold to paint outside the window in the middle of winter." Yu Liyue took a few sips of warm tea before she recovered.
A smile slowly appeared on Zhang Wanyin's face, "It was really cold just now. If only our prince had thought of it earlier."
If she had known, she would have had to delay for a while, waiting for the prince's suggestion to hang up the curtains.
I just hate that she was the first one to draw today!
After Yu Liyue finished painting, Yu Xijiao was not in a hurry to go over to paint. After spending a few words with Yu Liyue and Zhang Wanyin, she got up and went to the window.
Knowing that both Zhang Wanyin and Yu Lizhu had chosen a plum blossom painting, Yu Xijiao had already taken a fancy to it when she was sitting in her seat. The one she picked was not the most outstanding one, nor was it the most eye-catching one. From her position, this one was
The plum blossoms are not even used as windows. They stretch out slantingly, but they have a unique flavor.
However, she didn't just choose this branch. She also looked at the other branches. They were all on the side. They were basically not the ones Zhang Wanyin and Yu Liyue chose.
Although it is tilted, it is still very soft and charming. The little red plums appear in the snowy color, which gives it a unique flavor.
After it was her turn, she selected the target she had chosen before, almost with one stroke.
It's much faster than Zhang Wanyin and Yu Liyue.
When she felt cold, she had already finished the painting and turned around. Mingyue neatly cleared the table and came back with the painting. The whole process was very fast. Zhang Wanyin felt that she and Yu Liyue had not said a few words before Yu Xijiao actually
alright.
"I have long heard that Miss Yu San grew up in the Xie family in the south of the Yangtze River. She is very accomplished in poetry and painting. She is really like everyone." Zhang Wanyin smiled slightly and complimented Yu Xijiao.
Yu Xijiao sat down, lowered her sleeves, and took the hand warmer that Mingyue gave her. The two hand warmers were already much warmer than the others.
"Princess Duan was joking. In fact, she only knows some simple paintings." Yu Xi smiled implicitly.
"I heard that the Xie family in the south of the Yangtze River has the most talented people. Could you please trouble Miss Yu to tell us about it?" Yu Liyue asked with a smile, and personally poured a cup of hot tea for Yu Xijiao and pushed it over.
Yu Xijiao thanked her and took it, taking a few sips before putting it down.
"My hand stove is also for Miss Yu San." Zhang Wanyin handed over the hand stove in her hand with concern on her face.
"Thank you, Princess Duan. I'm fine. When Princess Duan was painting, were you feeling cold?" Yu Xijiao pushed her hand weakly and asked softly, "If Princess Duan is still cold, use mine!"
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As he spoke, he pushed out the heater in his hand.
"It was indeed Princess Duan who had been painting the longest just now." Yu Liyue also pushed the heater in her hand out.
Zhang Wanyin's originally smiling face flashed with a hint of gloom, but then it disappeared in the smile: "Thank you two sisters, I'm fine. I'm just afraid of Miss Yu. She's not in good health, so she just got pregnant again."
If painting hurts the body, it will be bad."
"Thank you, Princess Duan. It's okay."
After the three people exchanged polite greetings, they each took back the heater.
"Miss Yu, how does the Jiangnan Xie family compare to the Wang family?" Zhang Wanyin smiled and continued to ask.
The dispute between Wang Xie and Wang Xie is a Confucian dispute, but because it is a Confucian dispute, it seems simple, but in fact the meaning behind it is not simple...
When Wang Xie was at his peak, he once shook the imperial court.
Although they are not so powerful now, both Wang and Xie are still in one place, and they are no longer as prosperous as they once were.
But even so, Wang Xie's name is still very famous among civil servants.
There are quite a few children from the Wang and Xie families, and although not many are appointed to the position, the proportion is huge. Many of those who are doing academic and political work in various places are children from the Wang and Xie families. As for some who are not surnamed Wang, Xie
, also has a close relationship with these two families, and has always prided himself on being a disciple. It was precisely because of Wang Xie's aloof status that Yu Xijiao was able to get a notice of admission without examination.
"Princess Duan, when I was in Jiangnan, my grandmother was very good to me, and my uncle and aunt also loved me very much. But if it's other things, I really don't understand. I'm just a weak woman in the backyard, and I don't actually know much.
"Yu Xijiao smiled faintly, with a polite but distant expression.
"I heard that the relationship between Wang and Xie is not good, is it true?" Zhang Wanyin continued to ask, very curious, "Will anyone from the palace come to visit?"
"I don't know, I'm just a guest." Yu Xijiao looked unmoved. Although the topic was brought up casually, it made people feel a little deliberate.
I don’t understand what Zhang Wanyin means by mentioning this, so naturally I won’t reveal any truth.
"Haven't you seen people from the palace come to your door?" Zhang Wanyin said.
"Princess Duan, did something happen?" Yu Xijiao suppressed the smile on her face and looked serious, "If anything happens in my grandmother's house, please tell Princess Duan! I'm very grateful."
"This...how can something happen? I'm just asking casually." Zhang Wanyin choked and said with a smile.
"Princess Duan, are you really okay?" This time it was Yu Xijiao's turn to be dubious, her eyes resting on Zhang Wanyin's face uneasily. "If anything happens, please tell Princess Duan. I... will be very grateful."
Yu Xijiao stared at Zhang Wanyin closely, as if she wanted to read some clues from her face.
"Miss Yu San, I'm really just asking casually. If Miss Yu doesn't want to tell me, forget it." Zhang Wanyin's anger that she had suppressed because of the first painting was now provoked by Yu Xijiao, and she almost lost control.
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The smile on his face could no longer be held on.
If it were another woman who asked this question, she might have believed it, but Yu Xijiao didn't believe it.
Thinking that the person in front of her was Yu Xijiao, Zhang Wanyin suddenly woke up. She was enlightened and her whole body suddenly woke up. If Yu Xijiao was easy to deal with, the matter of the jade pendant would not be messed up now.
Containing the anger that was about to surge, Zhang Wanyin showed a faint smile on her face, her expression extremely sincere: "Miss Yu, this matter is really just an accident.
"If Ms. Yu feels that my question is inappropriate, I would like to apologize to Ms. Yu."
After saying that, he stood up and saluted Yu Xijiao.
Yu Xijiao stood up in a hurry and saluted before her: "Princess Duan, I was too concerned that I lost my sense of proportion. Please forgive me, Princess Duan."
Seeing her like this, Zhang Wanyin could only help her: "Miss Yu San, it's my fault that you said this wrongly. It was just a small talk, but it made Miss Yu so uneasy. It's all my fault."
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"It's my fault." Yu Xijiao insisted.
Zhang Wanyin was even more sincere: "I was the one who mentioned it. I happened to see the girl from the palace yesterday, and just now I suddenly thought of her."
"Princess Duan made this mistake unintentionally, and Miss Yu was too concerned. I dare not sit down even though you two are standing." Yu Liyue stood up and teased with a smile.
With one sentence, everyone laughed and sat down together.
"Could it be the woman with the surname Wang that Princess Duan mentioned?" Yu Liyue obviously knew something and asked pointedly.
"That's the one, this happened yesterday...I don't know why I mentioned the Xie family, but it shocked Miss Yu San." After Zhang Wanyin sat down, she sighed, "Speaking of this matter, it's really...
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I didn't say any more at this point, I still haven't finished my words.
Yu Liyue nodded: "Actually, it was agreed upon at the time. It's really strange that this happened suddenly. King Yi is still at the border and has not come back. Is this what Concubine Zhen meant?"
"I don't know, they are all saying that." Zhang Wanyin shook her head, very confused, "I don't know if it is true. If there is no decree, it should not count. How much does Miss Yu Er know?"
No longer staring at Yu Xijiao, Zhang Wanyin finally stopped staring at her.
"This...I just heard rumors. I haven't been to the palace for a while recently." Yu Liyue shook her head, saying that she was not very clear about this matter and had only heard rumors.
Hearing the two of them speaking enthusiastically, Yu Xijiao didn't rush to ask. She picked up the teacup, took a slow sip of tea, and looked at the two of them with a smile.