"Is there anything wrong with me caring about my future crown princess?" Wen Zhiyuan looked at Wen Zhiyu with a half-smile, "I guess the second brother is used to being alone, so it's normal for him not to understand these thoughts."

Wen Zhiyu replied: "The third brother is so kind to Princess Wanyang, I am really amazed by this."

"If the second brother had a wife, he would not say these words." Wen Zhiyuan said, "I just asked Princess Wanyang if she has been feeling uncomfortable these days. Can't I ask?"

Su Xiran has lowered his head and started painting again.

Wen Zhiyu glanced at Su Xiran: "Ms. Su seemed to be uneasy while painting today. It seems that she was influenced by someone."

"Second brother seems to be very concerned about Miss Su. Second brother sees and cares about Miss Su's every move." Wen Zhiyuan said unhurriedly.

Today's Su family is a piece of cake, but Wen Zhiyu also knows that if he really takes the initiative to mention his marriage to Su Xiran, he may immediately arouse the suspicion of the Emperor of Chu. The military power of the Su family is a good thing

, but it is precisely because it is so good that I have to guard against it.

If Wen Zhiyuan got married to the Su family, then Emperor Chu might not think much about it, but he and the Su family had never had any contact, so taking the initiative to approach Su Xiran would be a source of trouble.

Of all the women present today, only Su Xiran, whom neither he nor Wen Zhiyan dared to provoke.

"The third brother was joking. I just took a casual look and happened to see it." Wen Zhiyu explained.

Lian Zhi smiled and said, "That second prince is really awesome."

Wen Zhiyu felt that this Lian Zhi was simply an evil sect. Logically speaking, when she first arrived in Xichu, she should have stayed on her own terms, but who knew that instead she was fearless and could say whatever she wanted. In this way, she lost the opportunity.

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Now whatever Wen Zhiyuan says, Lian Zhi will definitely agree. When did the relationship between the two become so good?

Wen Zhiyu stopped talking, but Wen Yunxi quietly pushed Lian Zhi's arm. Lian Zhi looked at her in surprise. This princess would actually come to her?

"You are so amazing. That day in the Palace of Eternal Life and today at the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet, I have never seen anyone so outspoken like you." Wen Yunxi really admires Lian Zhi, but she also doesn't like some people.

But I never dared to show it like Lian Zhi did.

Lian Zhi chuckled: "I just didn't understand anything when I first came here. The longer I stay, the more constraints I will have. I may disappoint the Sixth Princess in the future."

"You can't. I can see that you have a strong temper. No matter how many constraints there are, you are still you and will not change." Wen Yunxi's words reminded Lian Zhi of Fan Ninghuai.

Lian Zhi remembered that it took her half a year to complete the mission, and she was even almost killed. She dragged her seriously injured body back to recover without saying a single unnecessary word. It was also at that time that Fan Ninghuai said that she had a strong temper.

Even as the most shameful killer, she still refuses to give in.

In fact, Lian Zhi is most afraid of suffering. If she gives in, she can get happiness, and she is willing. But she knows that if she gives in, she will only be laughed at by others and lose even more miserably. So even if she gets a bloody blow, she still can't.

Never admit defeat, this is her life.

Lian Zhi reached out and rubbed Wen Yunxi's hair: "You are different from me. You don't need to be strong-tempered to live a good life."

The deep sadness in Lian Zhi's eyes was something Wen Yunxi couldn't understand. Wen Yunxi suddenly felt that Lian Zhi in front of her was very pitiful, as if no matter how many people were around her, she was lonely. This kind of loneliness, Wen Yunxi

Yunxi doesn't understand.

"Miss Su and Miss Ji have already finished their paintings." On the other side, the palace servant reported. Everyone looked at Su Xiran and Ji Wanyi, waiting to see their paintings.

The first thing the palace people showed was Su Xiran's painting, which was a picture of a hundred chrysanthemums. The paper was full of chrysanthemums, and each one was lifelike.

Lian Zhi looked at this picture and felt that Su Xiran's painting skills were really outstanding and it was so beautiful.

Everyone exclaimed:

"Ms. Su's painting skills are even more exquisite than last year."

"It seems that Miss Su has been practicing her painting skills hard this year."

"This picture is really beautiful, every chrysanthemum is very realistic."

…

Su Xiran listened to everyone's words without showing any proud look on his face, he just stood aside quietly.

Luo Xuanran was obviously very satisfied with this painting: "I like it very much, what do you think?"

Wen Miqing was the first to join in: "I also like this painting very much. Miss Su's painting skills are getting better and better."

"Thank you for the compliment, princess." Su Xiran replied.

The others didn't say anything else, but they could all tell that everyone was very satisfied with Su Xiran's painting.

The next thing on display was Ji Wanyi's painting, with Su Xiran's pearls in front. No one paid much attention to Ji Wanyi's painting. But Lian Zhi was a little curious. When everyone was praising Su Xiran just now, Ji Wanyi still remained silent.

He looked calm, as if he hadn't heard anything.

Lian Zhi looked at Ji Wanyi's words and was startled.

Ji Wanyi's paintings can be said to be simpler than Su Xiran's, but they can make people feel a sense of sadness and perseverance at a glance. In the painting, there is the back of a woman in white, which is outlined with just a few strokes.

When she came out, she looked desolate, but her straight back made people dare not look down upon her. There was a little yellow dotted around the woman's feet, which should be sporadic chrysanthemums.

Ji Wanyi only drew a detailed picture of a chrysanthemum that had been trampled on. The petals that fell to the ground looked very pitiful, but when viewed together with the woman's back, the whole painting showed a bit of pride that would rather be broken than broken.

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"One painting emphasizes the workmanship and the other emphasizes the meaning of the painting. The Queen is going to have a headache." Lian Zhi said.

Wen Zhiyuan asked: "Then how do you think the queen will judge?"

"The Queen will definitely not come forward on her own, and among the people present, I'm afraid there is only one person whose attainments in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting can convince everyone, and the Queen will definitely let him come forward." Lian Zhi guessed.

"It seems that you and I have the same idea, but the fifth brother will not have a headache. He is just a laid-back prince who is not afraid of offending anyone."

Wen Zhiyuan and Lian Zhi's guesses were indeed correct. Faced with these two paintings, no one dared to comment. No one in the Pingbohou Mansion or the Su family dared to offend. It would be fine if Ji Wanyi's painting was not good.

But my performance today was very good, who dares to say something bad?

As expected, the queen put this question to Wen Zhilan, and Wen Zhilan did not disappoint everyone: "I think Miss Ji's paintings are better. Miss Su's paintings are a bit superficial. Painting is not only about painting what you have heard."

What is more important is the meaning when you draw what you see. What can you think of through what you see in front of you? Miss Su's painting skills are indeed superb, but Miss Ji took a wrong approach today, which surprised me. I have to say something about Miss Ji

Slightly better.”

Wen Zhilan's words really did not leave any sympathy for Su Xiran at all. Although Su Xiran's paintings are beautiful, they are meaningless without soul.

Su Xiran didn't pay attention to Wen Zhilan's words, but looked at Wen Zhiyuan: "I wonder what the prince thinks?"

Su Xiran took the initiative to ask Wen Zhiyuan, which was almost like denying face in public, but everyone else looked at the show and wanted to see how Wen Zhiyuan would answer.

Wen Zhiyuan scanned the two paintings again: "I think what the fifth brother said is right. Miss Su's words are a little less charming than Miss Ji's paintings. But the charm cannot be made up for by painters. If Miss Su likes to paint,

We can work harder on Shen Yun in the future.”

Wen Zhiyuan's comments were quite satisfactory. Su Xiran's heart felt cold. Wen Zhiyuan was actually unwilling to say anything about the situation: "Is it just that?"

Wen Zhiyuan asked: "What other comments does Miss Su want to hear from this king?"

"The prince should understand that my daughter is not just talking about this."

"Then I am even more confused. What is Miss Su referring to?"

Wen Zhiyuan's calm demeanor made everyone present feel heartless. Su Xiran laughed at herself: "My daughter is overthinking it."

Wen Zhiyuan stopped answering, and the queen didn't want to let Lian Zhi go: "What do you think of Princess Wanyang?"

Lian Zhi did not look at the painting, but instead focused on Su Xiran. Su Xiran felt very embarrassed. In Lian Zhi's eyes, he was nothing, and even Wen Zhiyuan would not help him.
Chapter completed!