Chapter 137 Rewarding a Crab

Shen Chuwei retreated to a side hall, and while no one was around, she took out a box of watercolor brushes from the space. The rice paper was ready, so she could just ask the eunuch to get it.

I don't want to shine, I just want not to embarrass Xiao Jinyan.

After all, Xiao Jinyan brought her, a foodie who knows nothing, here~

Then she ordered the eunuch to carry the desk and the brushes to the main hall.

Shen Chuwei then walked slowly into the hall and found that there were many people standing in the middle of the hall, some holding musical instruments, some holding brushes, but she didn't recognize any of them by looking at their faces.

She walked to the desk with doubts.

When the emperor said start, Shen Chuwei realized that the women standing in the hall were also there to show their talents.

Is this a competition between each other?

Shen Chuwei turned her head to look at Xiao Jinyan and said, "I will try my best."

Xiao Jinyan saw Shen Chuwei looking around and thought that she was probably nervous. She was so nervous that she even knocked the book over when she was reading next to him, let alone in front of his father?

Shen Chuwei retracted her gaze, picked up a pen, took off the pen cap, and began to draw.

Xiao Jinyan stared at the desk. There were no four treasures of the study. He only saw Shen Chuwei holding a pen he had never seen before in his hand. A hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

No matter what Shen Chuwei is doing, we can only respond accordingly.

In the main hall, some were painting, some were playing the piano, some were writing, each with their own thoughts.

The emperor could tell at a glance whether a person was good at calligraphy, painting, or playing the piano by looking at his wrinkled brows.

There are not many things in the hall that are pleasing to the eye.

The rest is a real headache.

Concubine Yun glanced at Concubine Hu, and saw that even the way she held the pen was wrong, which was extremely embarrassing.

The queen sat calmly, watching Shen Chuwei writing and drawing with a pen. She could tell at a glance that he was just scribbling.

Looking at Mrs. Hu and Mrs. Liu, they are even more unbearable.

Anyway, she is not the only one who is embarrassed, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

Even when competing with each other, there is a time limit.

At the sharp voice of Eunuch Li, everyone put down their pens one after another.

The young eunuch took them one by one and presented them to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, this is the calligraphy written by Prince Cheng's concubine, Lady Hu."

The emperor glanced at the crooked words on it and became angry. "Is this what you wrote? It's worse than a five-year-old child."

Prince Cheng's concubine, Mrs. Hu, was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and trembled.

The queen glanced at the words on the rice paper and found that they were not as good as the words written by the prince when he was three years old. She turned her head to look at Yun Xianbai and kindly reminded her: "Yun Fei, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but don't wander around all the time when you have nothing to do. Spend more time teaching her, otherwise she will lose face for the royal family in the future."

"The Queen is right."

How could Concubine Yun dare to say no?

"Your Majesty, this is Princess Rui's painting."

The emperor raised his eyes and glanced at Princess Rui. "Princess Rui, what are you painting?"

Princess Rui lowered her brows and nodded: "Your Majesty, it is the Eight Horses Picture."

The queen secretly glanced at the picture of the Eight Horses. At first glance, they looked like eight mules, but upon closer inspection, they did not even look like mules.

She couldn't help laughing out loud, are you sure it's not a picture of a fool?

The emperor's face was gloomy, and he commented in eight words, "They can't tell the difference between donkeys and horses, and the grass and trees are all over the place."

Princess Rui lowered her head and dared not speak.

The Queen suppressed her laughter and said, "De Fei, you too, Princess Rui can't even tell the difference between a donkey and a horse. When you teach her calligraphy and painting, you should explain it clearly and carefully. Isn't this a joke?"

"The Empress is telling me what to do, and I will pay attention to it in the future." Defei was so angry that the Empress had an excuse to scold her for nothing.

When Shen Chuwei arrived, two eunuchs took it and presented it to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, this is Shen Liangdi's painting."

Shen Chuwei was not nervous at first, but after seeing the emperor's comments on the previous few people, she became a little nervous. She was scolded as if Xiao Jinyan was also scolded.

Concubine Yun and Concubine De both looked over, but unfortunately they were sitting far away and couldn't see the painting. Even if they couldn't see it, they knew that Concubine Shen Liangdi's paintings were not very good, so they just waited for the emperor to get angry and scold her.

The Queen was the closest, and could see the painting on the rice paper just by looking up. The colors on it were bright and completely different from any painting she had ever seen.

Anyway, no matter what, Princess Hiei and Mrs. Hu are much better.

The emperor lowered his eyes and looked at the painting in front of him. Compared with Danqing, the colors were much richer. He looked at Shen Chuwei in confusion, "Shen Liangdi, what is this you painted?"

Shen Chu lowered her eyebrows and nodded: "Your Majesty, what I painted is a peaceful country with a peaceful people."

When Xiao Jinyan heard the words "Peace and Prosperity in the Country and the People", he showed an admiring look. He also knew to paint "Peace and Prosperity in the Country", which was good.

The emperor nodded and expressed his appreciation: "This is the first time I have seen such a colorful painting. The meaning is very good. Appreciate it."

When Concubine Yun and Concubine De heard about the award, they thought they had heard it wrongly. What could a country girl like Shen Chuwei paint?

The Queen was very happy to hear this. "Shen Liang Di's painting skills are good. It has broadened my horizons. The Crown Prince has taught her well."

Shen Chuwei knelt down to express his gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your reward."

In fact, she was quite surprised, because she learned watercolor painting for fun.

When Shen Chuwei returned to her seat, before she even sat down, she heard Xiao Jinyan say, "You didn't disappoint me."

Shen Chuwei smiled, finally feeling like she was worthy of Xiao Jinyan bringing her to the family dinner.

"It is because of your highness's good teaching that I am where I am today."

Although he knew it was a compliment, Xiao Jinyan still felt comfortable listening to it.

"You have really opened my eyes today. Please tell me what reward you want."

At this time, palace maids served dishes one after another, and a crab was placed in front of Xiao Jinyan.

Shen Chuwei stared at the crab for a while, pointed at it and said to Xiao Jinyan, "Your Highness, do you want to eat that crab?"

Xiao Jinyan lowered her eyes and saw the crab in front of her. Without thinking, she picked up the crab and placed it in front of her.

"I don't like it, you just eat it." He said calmly.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Shen Chuwei picked up the crab and began to peel it, revealing the bright yellow crab roe inside. She scooped a spoonful with a spoon and put it into her mouth.

Xiao Jinyan saw that she was eating happily and raised the corners of his lips slightly. She was really so easy to satisfy. There were not many women like her.

Shen Chuwei realized something was wrong after taking just two bites, but she still pretended to be unaware and swallowed the crab roe into her stomach.

When she took the third bite, she suddenly vomited black blood.

Seeing this, Xiao Jinyan quickly stood up and helped Shen Chuwei up. When he looked at the black blood on the ground, he realized that he was poisoned.

He shouted, "Liu Xi, call Doctor Yu quickly."

Liu Xi took the order and turned around and ran, fearing that he would run too slowly.

There was some chaos in the hall for a while.

The emperor saw this scene and asked coldly, "Prince, what is going on?"

Xiao Jinyan replied hurriedly, "Father, someone poisoned the food. This crab originally belonged to me, but I gave it to Shen Liangdi."

The meaning is very obvious, someone wanted to poison the prince, but ended up harming Shen Chuwei by mistake.

After Xiao Jinyan finished speaking, he didn't wait for Doctor Yu to come over. He picked up Shen Chuwei and strode towards the Imperial Hospital.

Someone dared to poison the prince right under his nose. The emperor was immediately furious, "Who dares to poison His Highness? Come, you must thoroughly investigate this matter and not let anyone off."