Wen Yao's group was near the front. She gritted her teeth and finished playing a piece, which could be considered barely passable.
She returned to her seat as if granted a pardon, her eyes shining as she asked the two of them, "How was it? Not too embarrassing, right?"
It's clear that her aspirations aren't very high.
The two men gave her an affirmative answer.
"It sounds great!"
"This melody exists only because it exists in the human world."
Wen Yao's lips twitched slightly: "Thank you, I know my place."
When it was Gu Qingxu's turn, Shen Tangning perked up.
The servants brought up the tools needed for painting, and a group of people were grinding ink when suddenly, Xue Qing came to Shen Tangning's side and whispered something in her ear.
Her expression changed slightly as she glanced over there.
Gu Qingxu was focused and had already begun painting.
Everyone was quietly enjoying the scene. She moved her lips, but could only swallow her words. She glanced thoughtfully at the group, then suddenly had an idea and gestured for Xueqing to come closer.
...
Gu Qingxu was painting with her head down. She was painting bamboo, and she seemed to be doing it with ease, her movements flowing smoothly.
Jiang Qingyue, standing next to her, glanced at her painting and gave a cryptic smile.
When the time was up, Gu Qingxu put down her brush and was waiting to display her painting when she caught a glimpse of something and her expression suddenly changed!
She touched the drawing paper uncertainly, a look of astonishment flashing in her eyes.
It was clearly just painted on, so why have the ink marks disappeared in some places?
She looked at it several times, and more and more parts of it disappeared. Gu Qingxu was filled with doubt and surprise. How could this be?
"Miss Gu."
Someone nearby reminded him, "His Highness has asked you to show the painting to everyone."
Gu Qingxu's eyes shifted unpredictably, drawing everyone's attention. Caught in a dilemma, she could only hesitantly unfold the scroll in her hands.
Everyone looked over, their eyes widening in astonishment:
"Why is it a blank sheet of paper? Didn't she draw anything on it?"
"That's not right, I clearly saw Miss Gu draw it just now..."
Yan Huai frowned, his expression turning cold. Had someone tampered with this?
Jiang Qingyue feigned surprise, but her eyes held a hint of mockery.
Indeed, in just a short while, the painting in Gu Qingxu's hand had turned into a blank sheet of paper.
At this moment, she clearly understood that she had been tricked by someone.
Yan Mingyi raised an eyebrow, instantly understanding what was going on, and her eyes turned cold.
To resort to such tricks in her own residence—how little respect do they have for her?
Gu Qingxu remained relatively calm, showing no panic or confusion even in this situation. She opened her mouth to explain, "This humble woman..."
A voice suddenly interrupted her: "Actually, this is a clever idea that Miss Gu deliberately designed."
Gu Qingxu looked up in surprise and met Shen Tangning's calm expression. She frowned slightly, but when she met the other's composed gaze, she calmed down for some reason as well.
Yan Mingyi raised an eyebrow and smoothly continued the conversation: "Mrs. Chi, what do you mean by that?"
Shen Tangning smiled and said, "Your Highness, please have someone bring a basin of clean water. Everything will be revealed then."
Jiang Qingyue's eyes were filled with unreadable emotions, and she nearly broke her fingernail:
It's her again.
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