Lan Linxue chuckled, "I guess he was scared!"
Immediately, the people around couldn't help but burst out laughing, and Shu Lingxi even chuckled.
Lan Shanyang was in a good mood today and didn't argue with her son. She turned to look at Jiang Meixin and asked softly, "How old are you this year?"
Jiang Meixin probably realized she had been presumptuous, and became even more nervous, clutching her handkerchief tightly in her small hands: "Fourteen years old!"
Lan Linxue glanced at Lan Xiuyuan beside him and suddenly had a wicked idea. He decided to give Lan Xiuyuan a chance to be a hero and save the beauty so that he could quickly win over Jiang Meixin. In this way, Kou'er could smoothly enter the selection of the imperial concubines.
"You're fourteen years old, how come you still don't know to address the Emperor as 'Your Majesty' when you meet him?"
Lan Linxue threatened Jiang Meixin in a harsh tone.
Jiang Meixin immediately stared at Lan Linxue with wide eyes, her little mouth pursed as if she was about to cry, but she bit her lip and didn't shed a tear.
It took him a while to say, "I was nervous, I forgot to say that!"
This time, not only Shu Lingxi smiled, but Lan Shanyang also smiled.
Lan Linxue's eyes widened; he never expected that the little thing in front of him would give him such an answer.
Looking at Jiang Meixin's deer-like eyes, Lan Linxue felt embarrassed to bully her.
"It's okay! It's okay! Just say what's on your mind, that's the right thing to do!"
Lan Shanyang clearly showed Jiang Meixin exceptional favor; in fact, everyone could see that Lan Shanyang liked Jiang Meixin very much.
This not only brought unexpected joy to Madame Chiang, but even Lan Xiuyuan was somewhat surprised.
He looked at Jiang Meixin and suddenly felt a little sorry for this young girl. Why was she going to become his stepping stone? He really couldn't bear it!
However, as long as no one chooses her to be the princess, it doesn't really seem like a big deal!
Thinking of this, Lan Xiuyuan immediately bypassed himself.
Looking at Jiang Meixin's aggrieved expression, Lan Linxue found it amusing and pointed to the embroidery, saying, "There's a 'Fu' character in shadow in this piece. How did you create that? The Emperor wants to know!"
Jiang Meixin blinked, then looked at Lan Shanyang, bit her lip and hesitated for a while. Then, as if she had made up her mind, she walked over, took out the hairpin from her hair, and picked out the embroidery thread in one go, instantly ruining a perfectly good piece of work.
Lan Linxue exclaimed, "Oh dear! Little girl, why did you destroy those things?"
Jiang Meixin was startled, then turned to Lan Linxue and said instinctively, "Didn't you want to see how it was done? I'll pick it out and show it to the Emperor! Otherwise, how will he know how it was done?"
Everyone present heard this, and immediately, everyone laughed.
Lan Linxue pointed at Jiang Meixin, speechless for a long time.
Qin Kou'er witnessed everything from behind, and seeing Lan Linxue's embarrassed expression, she really wanted to burst out laughing. This little girl was just too adorable!
Lan Shanyang hadn't met such an interesting girl in a long time, so he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
His smile immediately drew laughter from everyone around him, instantly enlivening the atmosphere.
"Alright, alright, then tell me now, where did the shadow on this embroidery come from?"
Jiang Meixin was already very nervous, but then everyone laughed at her again. She stood on the ground, rubbing her little hands, feeling lost and about to cry.
When she saw Lan Shanyang come to ask her something, she became so nervous that she seemed unsure of what to say.
At this moment, Lan Xiuyuan slowly walked over, gently patted Jiang Meixin's shoulder, and said with a gentle smile, "Don't be afraid, His Majesty is very kind. Just say whatever you want to say!"
As he spoke, Lan Xiuyuan gave her a particularly comforting and kind smile.
Lan Linxue immediately rolled her eyes; this was a blatant and shameless attempt to use her good looks to her advantage.
However, it must be admitted that Lan Xiuyuan's smile did have a calming effect.
Jiang Meixin was indeed comforted a lot. Then she took a deep breath, looked at the expression on your face when you bravely went to your death, walked over, and gently tugged at Lan Shanyang's sleeve, "Your Majesty, come with me!"
Lan Shanyang's eyes widened immediately, and surprisingly, she followed Jiang Meixin forward without refusing.
"Your Majesty, did you see that? Beneath the embroidery thread, there's a faint black line. That's the shadow!"
Lan Shanyang looked at it carefully, then nodded and even reached out to touch it. "Why is this black line so smooth?"
Jiang Meixin immediately said with a hint of pride, "Because this is my hair! Hair is the finest thing, so it's perfect for shading. Otherwise, other things wouldn't look good; they'd be too thick and heavy. And, Your Majesty, look!"
Jiang Meixin placed the painting in a sunny spot. "Your Majesty, you see, that 'Fu' character looks very shiny. It's all because of my hair!"
Upon closer inspection, Lan Shanyang and the others indeed found that the character "福" (fortune/blessing) had acquired a strange luster.
"Excellent! Truly excellent! Exquisite craftsmanship!" Lan Shanyang nodded in satisfaction, then turned to Madam Jiang behind him and said, "The Jiang family knows how to raise children well. Their daughter is not only skillful but also intelligent and virtuous. I like her very much!"
As she spoke, Lan Shanyang turned to look at the painting again, and said with a hint of regret, "It's just a pity that this work is ruined!"
"Does His Majesty really like this embroidery? Then I'll send you an even better one later!"
"You have something even better?" Lan Shanyang was quite surprised and exclaimed in astonishment, "Shouldn't you have brought the best to show me today? How could you have something even better!"
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