Chapter 125 Q Version Villain
"Of course—I don't know!"
After the princess finished speaking, she quietly moved closer and said in a voice that Mu Qing could not hear, "I've almost torn apart the previous picture books. When will you publish a new book?"
"I'm already thinking about it, but I probably don't have much time to draw recently." Hu Xiner replied.
"How can this be?" the princess said anxiously. "I don't care. As the largest shareholder of Muxin Comics Shop, I order you to hurry up and release new products! If you need anything, just tell me!"
"Then...what if I want cordyceps sinensis, bird's nest, or deer antler?" Hu Xin'er teased her deliberately.
"What do you want these for?" The eldest princess was puzzled. "You're already starting beauty care at such a young age?"
Hu Xin'er said seriously, "Every work is the result of my hard work, so I need to nourish my body more often. The more energetic my brain is, the faster and more beautiful my paintings will be."
"I'll let Xiaolan arrange it right away." The eldest princess made the decision.
If she doesn’t release new products soon, her collection of quotes from the domineering president will be out of stock.
Hu Xiner was stunned.
Wow, the eldest princess has become her biggest fan!
Perhaps because he had entered the palace once before, the steps this time were not as complicated.
Just simple grooming is enough.
The emperor and the painter were waiting in the waterside pavilion, and all the necessary writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone were already placed on the table.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
Halfway through the ceremony, the emperor asked them to stand up.
"I called you here today for a competition." The emperor said with a smile, stroking his beard.
The court painter was also very young, probably in his early 20s, but there was a sense of pride in his eyes.
Seeing that Hu Xin'er was just a woman who made a living by selling paintings, he naturally looked down on her.
He snorted lightly but didn't say anything.
It is obvious that he was able to gain the emperor's recognition at this age. His talent was enough to make him proud and look down on his peers.
Hu Xiner felt helpless. She didn't want to compete with this painter.
Just as he was thinking of an excuse to shirk his responsibility, the eldest princess asked enthusiastically, "If Hu Xin'er wins, what's the reward?"
When it comes to painting, she has a fan filter for Hu Xiner.
The emperor shook his head and smiled, "As for this gift, I'll reveal it later. The two painters, please see if there's anything missing. The competition is almost over, so let's begin."
After thinking for a long time, Hu Xiner finally gritted her teeth and accepted the competition.
The main reason was that the eldest princess had always disliked the court painter and had been praising Hu Xin'er crazily in front of the emperor.
Hu Xin'er is in a difficult situation.
The painter opposite raised his brush with confidence and gave Hu Xiner a provocative look, full of tension.
But she can't paint in ink and wash, but she can't draw pornographic books either, so how can they be compared?
How about sketching? But in ancient times, people emphasized both form and meaning, with meaning being more important than form.
If it is too realistic, it would not get high marks in the eyes of ancient people.
If we put aside realism and talk about abstraction...Hu Xiner had an idea.
He picked up the brush and made a rough draft with a few strokes.
Then I drew a Q version of the emperor.
"I'm done." She hung the pen back on the pen holder.
At this time, the court painters were just getting started.
"That's impossible!" he blurted out.
But the eunuch in attendance had already presented the painting drawn by Hu Xin'er to the emperor.
I saw a kind-looking Q-version Taoist priest on it, with a little arrogance on his face.
It vividly reproduces the emperor's expression, but exaggerates a little bit of the emperor's cuteness.
The emperor couldn't help laughing as he watched, "Hahahahahaha...was that really the expression I had just now?"
Looks silly and cute.
The eldest princess came closer and said in amazement, "Oh, they are exactly the same!"
Hu Xin'er asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, are you satisfied?"
The court painter's face turned pale. "Your Majesty, we agreed to paint for three incense sticks, and now only half a quarter of an hour has passed!"
The emperor really liked this Q-version figurine, but he also cared about the opinion of the court painter.
So he put the Q-version figurine at hand and announced that the game would continue.
Mu Qing silently took a bag of melon seeds and placed it next to Hu Xiner.
The court painter opposite was concentrating on painting.
Hu Xiner, on the other hand, was absent-mindedly eating melon seeds.
Click, click, click.
The eldest princess was the first to jump out and express her objection: "Do you still remember that you are here to compete?"
Hu Xiner realized something and quickly put down her shaking leg.
"Give me a set of that Q-version figurine as well." The eldest princess said arrogantly.
Not far away, the concubines came out from the mahjong gathering place, yawning.
"No more all-night card playing." The Queen rubbed her brow. "It's really bad for your health."
"Yes, yes." All the concubines agreed.
But a new problem arose. If the concubines didn't play cards, how would they entertain themselves during their boring time?
"I heard that there's a painting competition going on at the waterside pavilion today. How about we go and take a look?" Lady Liu's eyes lit up.
"That's not good, is it? His Majesty should be there too." Lipin, having lost two hundred yuan, retorted unhappily. "Why don't we play a few more games?"
She must turn the tide!
"But Lu Yunjue is also over there." Lady Liu muttered softly, and the whole place fell silent.
The eyes of the beautiful concubines were shining again.
Lu Yunjue, they are here!
As the group arrived at the waterside pavilion, they happened to see the eldest princess holding a cute-version painting and couldn't let it go. "Is this really me? Why is it so silly?"
Hu Xiner complained in her heart: It’s because you are stupid.
The eldest princess turned around and wanted to wave Erdong to come over and see.
As a result, he was frightened by the concubines surrounding him.
The girls greeted the emperor and the eldest princess, and then began to comment on Hu Xiner's paintings.
"This is so cute, so chubby, just like the eldest princess when she was a child." The queen said with satisfaction.
The eldest princess hated people exposing her dark history the most. When she heard this, she immediately refused to accept it and took the painting back.
While the concubines were still arguing with the eldest princess, the clever ones had already rushed forward and asked Hu Xiner to help them draw a picture.
"Don't be anxious, ladies. Please line up first!"
Hu Xiner is also very interested in appreciating beauties and is happy to collect comic materials about beauties.
Every time a painting was completed, the concubines would exclaim in surprise.
The concubine who was good at painting was so eager to try it that she asked someone to bring a table over and started painting by herself.
Hu Xin'er was so busy that she wished she had eight arms. The eldest princess and Mu Qing were busy stamping the paintings and maintaining order.
Only paintings with a stamp are considered authentic. If anyone cuts in line or causes a disturbance, their place will be revoked.
Looking at the lively scene, the emperor stroked his beard and nodded with satisfaction.
However, the prince in the distance had a gloomy expression on his face.
In his eyes, the emperor had a lot of praise for Mu Qing, and he stole all the limelight as soon as he came back!
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