Traveling through the Poisonous Concubine

The competition is over. "I am here to announce the rules. I have prepared a red flower for each young master and young lady. You can use your own judgment to place the red flower in front of the contestant you think has the best talent. Whoever gets the most red flowers will be the champion today."

The maid carried a basket with a corresponding number of red flowers in it. Except for the two injured and frightened young ladies from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Ning Xin who left early, everyone received a small red flower.

A quarter of an hour later, the maid counted the number of red flowers for each young lady.

Unexpectedly, Yun Ruyan, Yun Yuxi, the Sixth Princess, and Lin Jinxiu all received 8 red flowers. It was hard to tell who was better.

The Princess, the six ministries and the dean of the Royal Academy discussed that they should compete to select the champion of the day. Everyone agreed.

This time it was not a free performance, but a discussion among the princess, the six ministries and the dean, just like the paintings in the arts of calligraphy, chess, music and painting.

The princess ordered her maid to bring the four treasures of the study to the four young ladies.

"Today, the four of you will each paint a picture within the next stick of incense. You can choose the subject matter. Whoever finishes first and paints the best will be the winner."

The Sixth Princess, Yun Ruyan, and Lin Jinxiu all started painting. Only Yun Yuxi frowned, thinking, "Damn, I can't get used to using this ancient brush, let alone painting. I guess I have to find another way."

Suddenly, Yun Yuxi's mind became clear, and his consciousness probed into the space, and he found a carbon pen in his wide sleeves.

Yun Yuxi spread out the paper, lowered her head to write and draw, and then looked up at Yan Wuque. Yan Wuque felt uncomfortable being looked at. He thought to himself, "What is this girl doing? Is she drawing me? I wonder what she has been through. Her eyes were wet when she sang that song. I wonder who the lover in the song is?" Thinking of this, Yan Wuque felt cold all over. Jing Zichu beside him shuddered and silently walked a few steps away to keep a distance.

Seeing that half of the time had passed, Yun Ruyan was a little panicked. She shouldn't have chosen the landscape painting. Time was a little tight, and there were still a few mountains that had not been outlined. If she drew less, it would be a little less interesting and lacking in charm. Just when Yun Ruyan was nervous, a drop of ink fell. Yun Ruyan hurriedly made up for it. It seemed that she might miss the championship today.

As we all know, Lin Jinxiu is famous for her paintings, especially plum blossoms.

Lin Jinxiu's movements were smooth and she looked very confident. She was the first to finish the painting. She stood tall and handed it in. She looked so proud, as if she was already the winner.

The Sixth Princess Yan Lingxi painted a picture of a lotus pond in the moonlight. Her satisfied expression seemed to say, "How dare you compare with me?" Her arrogant look revealed a bit of innocence, which made it hard for people to hate her.

After Yun Ruyan's repairs, the drop of ink was no longer visible, and she handed in the scroll.

Yun Yuxi seemed to be immersed in her own world, unable to hear the sounds around her, and focused on painting. The time was almost up. Everyone was sweating, it seemed that this young lady from the Xiangfu was going to fail this time.

Just when everyone thought Yun Yuxi was going to lose, Yun Yuxi flicked the paper lightly, smiled foolishly at the painting, slowly walked towards the judges, bowed, gently put down the painting, and walked back to her seat and sat down.

The judges were seen talking to each other in low voices.

About half a quarter of an hour.

The princess cleared her throat

Everyone looked at the eldest princess nervously.

At this moment, everyone wants to know the result of this competition and who will win.