Xia Tian hurriedly finished painting and saw the little princess staring at the easel with wide eyes and curiosity. So he smiled and asked her, "Princess, is that you on top?"

"Yes, it's beautiful." The little princess stretched out her hand and wanted to touch her portrait.

He was stopped by the imperial concubine.

"Princess, please wait a moment. The ink here hasn't dried yet. If you touch it, it won't look good." Xia Tian explained to the little princess with a smile, "You are so beautiful, so the painting I made looks good."

Although the little princess was young, she understood what Xia Tian said when he praised her for being pretty, and she happily showed a few of her little white teeth.

The Imperial Concubine looked at Xia Tian curiously. When Shen Hui came to see her today, she was still puzzled. With Shen Hui's personality, how could she agree to let her own brother marry a wild girl from the countryside?

But Shen Hui didn't say it explicitly, she just asked her to say a few words at the appropriate time, so she agreed.

Shen Hui and the Imperial Concubine were close friends, and their relationship was quite good. Although they had few opportunities to meet after they got married, their relationship was always good.

This time, it was after Shen Nian heard Xia Tian's plan that she asked Shen Hui to take care of Xia Tian on the spot, but she didn't say clearly what it was. Shen Hui disliked her younger brother at the time, and she really didn't know when he became like this.

But even though she disliked him, she still had to help him and couldn't let anyone embarrass her brother.

Shen Hui was pregnant and not feeling well, and she was also afraid that since it was the Empress Dowager's birthday, she might not be able to have a say, so she informed the Imperial Concubine in advance.

Only now did the Imperial Concubine realize that it was not all luck that allowed her to enter the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion and become the Crown Prince's wife.

Xia Tian saw that the Imperial Concubine was staring at her and wondered, "The Imperial Concubine is looking at me like this. Is there paint on my face?" After saying this, she rubbed her face with her hands.

The imperial concubine was immediately amused by Xia Tian's actions. Her face was clean just now, but the paint was rubbed all over her face.

So she first ordered the maid to fetch water for Xia Tian to wash her face, and then said with a smile, "I think you are very good. No wonder Shen Hui asked me to take care of you."

Xia Tian saw that her guess was correct and bowed to the Imperial Concubine. "Thank you, Imperial Concubine, for speaking up for me today."

"You're welcome. It seems I've made a profit this time." The imperial concubine pointed at the little princess's portrait.

"It is my honor that the Imperial Concubine and the Little Princess like it."

The imperial concubine handed the little princess to the nurse behind her and asked, "Is this the finished painting?"

Xia Tian nodded and said, "Yes, it will be ready after it is framed."

The imperial concubine looked at the vivid portrait that looked exactly like the little princess and couldn't help but praise it again and again.

Xia Tian saw that the painting was almost dry and was about to take it down when Nanny Chen, the Empress Dowager's personal nanny, came in.

Nanny Chen came in and saw the Imperial Concubine was there. She bowed to her first before saying, "The Empress Dowager said that when Madam Shen has finished her painting, she should take it to the front hall to show everyone."

"Well, the painting is finished. You can take it now." Xia Tian said as he was about to take the painting.

Nanny Chen stopped him and said, "Just carry it over like this."

The imperial concubine also nodded, and Xia Tian didn't say anything.

Nanny Chen asked the two maids on duty to carry the easel out.

The imperial concubine and Xia Tian also followed him out.

At this time, the previous performance had ended, and the maid placed the easel directly in the middle of the hall.

Everyone looked at the little princess in the painting, opened their mouths in disbelief, and their eyes were extremely busy. They looked at the portrait, then at the little princess in the nanny's arms, and then turned to look at Xia Tian who had a calm face.

I still don't quite believe it at this moment.

I didn’t expect that the wife of Prince Shen, who was always looked down upon, was actually the famous Mr. Xuanying.

Princess Ruihua could hardly hold back her smile, but the Queen was quite pleased. "Mrs. Shen's craftsmanship is truly extraordinary. Look at this painting. It's as if the little princess is standing right before your eyes."

"Yes, I like it very much too." The Queen Mother also said with a smile.

The Imperial Concubine quickly interjected, "The Empress Dowager and the Queen can't take my daughter away from me!"

"That was exactly what I meant, but I didn't expect you to see through me." The Queen joked.

"Fortunately, I am smart." The imperial concubine patted her chest in pretended relief.

This made the Empress Dowager laugh, "You!" She pointed at the Imperial Concubine.

The people below looked at the harmonious appearance of the Empress Dowager, the Empress and others and started laughing too.

Liu tightly gripped the racket and tried hard to force a smile.

Chen Lan didn't dare to speak at this moment. She tried hard to hide her figure, for fear that the Queen Mother would remember her.

Fortunately, the Empress Dowager just glanced over here, said nothing, and then looked away.

After everyone had finished looking at it, the Empress had the painting taken away and asked a craftsman to frame it before handing it over to the Imperial Concubine.

Xia Tian felt that she had had enough of the limelight today and had achieved her goal, so she wanted to step down.

Unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager stopped her and said, "Madam Shen, wait a moment. I've heard that one of Mr. Xuanying's paintings is worth five thousand taels of silver. He's offered two today. If you don't accept anything, won't you be at a huge loss?"

Xia Tian quickly knelt down and saluted, "Your Majesty, this is a birthday gift I carefully prepared for you. How can I accept money? It is an honor for you to like my humble painting skills."

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