Before Xiaoli could speak, the Seventh Princess pointed to an inconspicuous spot below the painting.
"This is the character 'cloud,' right? Ah, I know, could it have been drawn by Yun Yiyi?"
The man frowned. "Nonsense! How can you let your reading companion write for you?"
Looking at the painting, Yu Yun felt a sense of admiration for Yun Yiyi. The painting showed some skill, and for a girl in her teens, it was already excellent.
Everyone started talking about it.
"Xiao Shi is too naughty, he doesn't take his studies seriously at all."
"Father praised her for being smart, but it was all a lie."
"That's right, I'm going to tell Father Emperor and have him punish Xiao Shi."
Xiao Li slapped the table, and everyone looked at her.
"I haven't even said anything yet! How could I possibly have painted that picture? You all underestimate me."
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"Stop bragging, do you think we don't know your skill level?"
Yun Yiyi also rushed in to persuade her, "Princess, how can you admit it? This is what you drew."
She kept giving her meaningful glances, as if afraid others wouldn't notice. Xiao Li pushed her aside and took out the mountain village picture from last night from her book bag.
"Look, this is the one I drew."
The gentleman took a look and was overjoyed. "Excellent! This painting deserves an award!"
He looked at it for a long time before showing it to everyone.
Everyone was stunned when they saw the painting. When did Xiao Shi become so amazing?
"How could you possibly draw so well?"
"It was definitely written by a ghostwriter."
Xiao Li looked at the Fifth Prince, "Did you bring this for me?"
The Fifth Prince flinched; he certainly didn't have that ability.
The seventh princess retorted, "Since you draw so well, why didn't you show it to me earlier?"
"Exactly, why hand in the drawings for reading aloud?"
Xiao Li was just waiting for her to ask that question.
"I don't need to step in to defeat you. My tutor can easily crush you useless bunch."
All the princes and princesses glared at her angrily, wishing they could tear Xiao Li to pieces.
"What? You can't say anything just because your painting isn't as good as others'? My study companion is definitely better than yours."
Now, all the princes and princesses looked at Yun Yiyi. They couldn't deal with Xiao Shi, so they didn't take a mere study companion seriously.
Yun Yiyi was so frightened that her legs went weak. She didn't want to be better than the princes and princesses.
She just wanted to show off a little in front of the princes, and if she could become a concubine of a prince, that would be great.
Xiao Li scooped her up in one swift motion. "What are you afraid of? With this princess here, let's see who dares to bully you."
Yun Yiyi almost knelt down. Could the princess please shut up? Stop making her the target of hatred.
Xiao Li chuckled and dismissed Yun Yiyi.
The gentleman did not take Xiaoli's boastful words to heart; he had always valued talent.
"Princess, where were you seeing this scene when you painted it? This painting is so realistic, it must be a true depiction, right?"
Xiao Li liked Mr.'s inquisitive nature. He had asked the original owner the same question back then, but the original owner couldn't answer it.
"This is certainly true. When I went hunting with my father last time, I saw the small village at the foot of the mountain and was filled with many emotions."
Last night, my husband suggested painting based on scenery, and that's what came to mind immediately, so I painted it.
Under Father Emperor's rule, the people live in peace and prosperity, a blessing for our Xiling Kingdom.
The teacher repeatedly said it was good. He hurriedly assigned homework to the princes and princesses, and then took the paintings to pay homage to the King of Xiling.
Xiao Li stood up. "Yun Yiyi, let's go."
She didn't even look at the book bag on the table, and walked away on her own.
Yun Yiyi blushed. In the past, the original owner would let her come in to pack her things and then leave with her.
Never before had her name been shouted at like this, making her feel like a clown.
She carried her schoolbag, and for a single moment, she never felt like a follower or a servant.
She fought back tears, packed her things, and hurriedly ran out of the study.
As they were leaving, the Fifth Prince stuck out his foot and tripped Yun Yiyi, who almost fell.
But she dared not speak out in anger, and only lowered her head as she hurried after Xiao Li.
Xiao Li, however, was thinking about the ill-fated relationship between Yu Yun and the original owner of the body.
After everyone discovered that the painting was done by a ghostwriter, the original owner felt embarrassed, but she was always carefree and didn't care at all.
However, being constantly ridiculed by everyone, she couldn't help but feel somewhat embarrassed and angry.
At this moment, Yu Yun gently comforted her, "The Tenth Princess is still young, and her paintings will definitely get better and better in the future."
The original owner glanced at Yu Yun in surprise and found that his appearance was unexpectedly good, and she immediately blushed.
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