Since they are all worn by the Qing Dynasty, you might as well be bold and choose Kangxi!

Shi Rongyue was also very excited at this moment. She was not excited because it was her turn, but because it would be Shi Nanxi's turn next.

She racked her brains to come up with the idea of the glass star as a gift, and she also put a lot of effort into getting all the necessary items together. She must succeed!

With this excitement, a young eunuch came in with a gilded box, and then gently opened it. The eunuch in charge of receiving gifts took a look and said for a long time, his voice still very loud:

"The eldest princess of the Shi family presented a painting..."

"Paintings?"

The prince was a little disappointed when he heard this. He thought it would be a special gift, but it turned out to be just a painting.

Kangxi glanced at the prince, his expression unchanged, but his action of stroking the jade ring paused. The next moment, he suddenly spoke in a gentle voice:

"Paintings? But which master's paintings are they?"

Shi Rongyue suppressed his anxiety, stood up and replied:

"Your Majesty, I did it myself."

When she entered the palace, she only brought clothes, jewelry, silver and banknotes. She had no idea that she would attend the prince's birthday banquet. At that time, she was in a hurry to make a special gift for Shi Nanxi, and had no time to think about what gift she would give.

Fortunately, she had learned sketching in modern times and had met the prince twice, so she found a piece of charcoal and asked the eunuch to sharpen it into a pen. In a short while, she drew a portrait as a gift.

"Oh, Princess Shi made it herself?" Upon hearing this, the prince's disappointment turned into surprise. He immediately looked at the eunuch holding the painting and ordered:

"Open the painting and show it to me."

Upon receiving the order, the young eunuch immediately untied the red rope and carefully unfolded the painting. Suddenly, a portrait of a person slowly appeared.

"Ah, that's the second prince!"

The five-year-old Thirteenth Prince Yinxiang, who was chubby and strong, suddenly covered his mouth and cried out in surprise.

The others also reacted at this time, and were amazed at how lifelike the prince was in the painting, but they could not recognize how it was painted.

Only a few people at the scene had seen the paintings that came from the West and recognized them, and the prince was one of them.

At a glance, he recognized that this was the scene when he went to Changchun Palace that day. It was also the first time he saw Shi Rongyue. She actually painted herself at that time.

Then he looked at it carefully inch by inch and found that his expressions and movements were clear and distinct. Without careful observation, he would not notice them at all. When he saw this, he suddenly turned to Shi Rongyue. His pair of peach blossom eyes were sparkling at this moment, and a different emotion was surging in them.

Shi Rongyue was anxious to know whether the gift she made for Shi Nanxi would be okay. When she received the prince's gaze and heard the exclamations of the people around her, she became extremely impatient.

This is nothing, just a simple sketch, common in modern times.

As for the prince in the painting, her deepest impression of him was the scene when he walked into Changchun Palace and she hurriedly pushed Shi Nanxi into his arms.

At that time, I was closely watching the other person's movements and expressions, so much so that I still have some impression of them. That's why I subconsciously painted that scene when I started drawing.

I really don’t know what these ancients were so amazed about. Now it’s Shinanxi’s turn!

Shi's mother had no idea what Shi Rongyue was thinking. She watched her eldest daughter stun the whole time and attract so much attention. She clutched her handkerchief tightly with a look of pride on her face.

The father Shi on the opposite side was stroking his beard and nodding repeatedly, his eyes full of satisfaction and pride.

After Shi Nanxi glanced at the prince and then at the impatient Shi Rongyue, she lowered her eyelashes slightly.

What Shi Rongyue sent was actually a sketch. Oh, it was called Western painting at that time. It was not until the late Kangxi period when Lang Shining came across the ocean to preach and entered Ruyi Pavilion to become a court painter that it gradually became famous.

At this time in the Qing Dynasty, almost no one had ever heard of it, let alone seen it. Even for the crown prince of the current dynasty, it was a rare thing.

Now that he saw Shi Rongyue personally draw a Western painting for him, the impact on him was completely different.

She didn't know what Shi Rongyue was thinking when she gave such a gift. She only knew that the prince had obviously misunderstood, and Shi Rongyue was in trouble.

But it is good news for her. The more the prince is interested in Shi Rongyue, the more he will ignore her. It is best to have no contact with her if possible.

"It's actually a Western painting. Not bad, not bad. It depicts the prince very vividly."

At this time, Kangxi, the leader, spoke. After he finished speaking, he looked at Shi Rongyue. His phoenix eyes were dark and deep, with a subtle inquiry in them, but his tone was as gentle as ever.

"I didn't know that Princess Shi could also paint Western paintings?"

Shi Rongyue met Kangxi's eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat. Fortunately, she had quick wits and quickly said:

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty. I don't know how to paint in the West. I just learned it from the Western books that my father brought back in my spare time. I paint for fun. I dare not show off my petty tricks in front of Your Majesty."

Shi Wenbing was a first-rank general of Fuzhou. Fuzhou is a seaport, so it is not surprising that it could come into contact with things from the West.

At this time, Shi Wenbing stood up and recited for his eldest daughter. Kangxi nodded slightly and said with a smile:

"Yes, it's good to study more. The eldest princess is a talented one."

After saying this, he didn't say anything else. The prince asked someone to put the Western painting away separately. Shi Rongyue saw that he had fooled her, and then he realized that his back was already wet.

Concubine Ping held the handkerchief tightly. She had never expected that the eldest princess of the Shi family was so smart and talented that she even understood Western painting.

At this moment, she was particularly glad that she had asked someone to replace Shi Nanxi's gift in advance. Since Hongying, that girl, could say that it was a special gift prepared by the eldest princess, it must be no worse than a Western painting.

Shi Nanxi's heart trembled at this moment. Kangxi was very perceptive. Everyone was admiring the rare Western paintings or praising Shi Rongyue's versatility, but only Kangxi noticed that Shi Rongyue didn't understand Western paintings at all.

She would have to pay more attention to her words and actions in the future, and be more careful when taking out things that were beyond her ability.

But her advantage is that she has modern memory and knows more things, and she can't give up because of fear. After much thinking in her mind, it is finally her turn to get her gift.

Because of Shi Rongyue's shocking and stunning performance, everyone instinctively looked over when they heard the name of the second lady of the Shi family. Shi Rongyue, who was standing aside, came back to her senses, clenched her hands, and looked excited.

Shi Nanxi also calmed down, picked up the handkerchief and prepared for battle.

The same process, a little eunuch held a small gold-painted box and gently opened it.

The eunuch in charge who was announcing the event nearby looked inside and was about to chant the ceremony when he suddenly stopped.

The eunuch in charge of recording the gifts and announcing the birthday banquet of the Crown Prince was not the same person. When this eunuch Cai looked at the gifts inside, his expression changed and he became confused, not knowing how to announce it.

When everyone in the hall saw the tomb, they began to whisper. Shi Rongyue had a bad feeling for some reason and couldn't help but said:

"What's going on? Why didn't the eunuch in charge report it?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Nanxi grabbed her handkerchief in panic, looking nervous and helpless.

"I, I don't know either!" Looking at the manager's expression, he guessed it right. The gifts inside were not presentable.

Shi Mu, who was sitting at the same table, was so angry that she almost fell backwards. She couldn't help but yelled in a low voice:

"Shi Nanxi, don't you know what gift you gave? Why didn't the steward dare to report it? Is it something taboo? You are seeking death yourself and don't implicate Rongyue, otherwise I will treat you as my daughter..."

Shi Nanxi was so frightened that her whole body trembled and her face turned pale.

"Mother, mother, I really don't know! This is my elder sister who told me..."

"Second sister!"

Just when Shi Nanxi was about to say that her gift was prepared by Shi Rongyue, Shi Rongyue suddenly came to her senses and interrupted her. Shi Nanxi met her eyes, grinned, swallowed the words in her mouth, and lowered her head habitually.

Kangxi frowned secretly. The steward did not dare to report that there must be something wrong with the birthday gift. However, from his understanding of the girl, although she was timid, she was sincere and careful and would not be confused about this matter.

At this moment, the voice of the Ninth Prince gloating over the misfortune suddenly came from below:

"What kind of gift is it that has made the steward hesitate to report it? Is it something "rare" again? It's so rare that the eldest princess Shi has been in the limelight, and this second princess Shi has to follow suit and be in the limelight again!"

This was obviously a sarcastic remark. When Concubine Ping, who was not far away, heard it, a smile and joy flashed in her eyes.

Kangxi was already suspicious at this time. When he noticed this scene, he suddenly thought of the look that Concubine Ping gave Shi Nanxi when he first entered the hall, and his heart sank.