Daughter's favorite concubine: Don't come here, the black-bellied prince

Chapter 57
Before entering the palace, Xinmeng put on heavier makeup than usual, but after Lin Xian'er finished her performance, she heard someone beside her whispering that the crown prince had already reached the crown, and the emperor wanted to choose a crown princess for him, so With a heartbeat, I deliberately washed my face, did not apply makeup, and changed into the plainest dress.

She wanted to win the championship and destroy Lin Xian'er's limelight, but she didn't intend to let the emperor or the crown prince fancy herself.

"Shen Xinmeng, get up and answer." Just when Xinmeng couldn't kneel down, the emperor finally opened his mouth.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xin Meng stood up after thanking her, nodding her head and lowering her eyebrows, respectfully.

"Raise your head." The emperor's majestic voice came again.

Xinmeng thumped, then paused, and had to raise her head slowly, looking at the emperor calmly, after a quick exchange of glances with him, she immediately lowered her eyes and resumed her respectful posture.

It was just a short moment, enough for Xinmeng to see the amazement in the emperor's eyes, and enough for the emperor to see the indifference in Xinmeng's eyes.

This is not a sophisticated and flattering woman!The emperor couldn't help squinting his eyes.The first impression she gave him was a bit shocking.

There is no other woman who dares to stand in front of him without makeup and in a white dress, except Xinmeng.

The only person who could look better than her in plain white was his most beloved son, the Eighth Prince Xiao Lang.

The courtiers of the Great Shang Kingdom can have at most one wife and two concubines. This is recorded in the genealogy and reported to the Ministry of Officials for filing.Only their offspring are officially recognized.As for the number of bed warming maids and outer rooms, there is no limit, but if they are lucky enough to give birth to a son and a half daughter, they must be raised under the name of the main wife or two good concubines before they can be entered into the genealogy and will be recognized by the family. The court admitted.

But apart from the royal relatives and relatives, it is not easy for the children of civil and military ministers to see Shengyan.Those who can be invited to the banquet in the palace must be at least 13 years old.There are occasional exceptions, for example, this time the youngest sister Lin Ru'er who accompanied Lin Xian'er was only ten years old.

Therefore, although Shen Ji was one of the emperor's most trusted generals, among his sons and three daughters, the only one the emperor had seen before was Shen Che who was serving in the army.

Everyone looked at Xinmeng quietly, but no one remembered that beside Yaoqin on the side of the stage, there was another woman in a bright red skirt and heavy makeup kneeling.

Without the emperor's permission, the forgotten Shen Yunluo could only continue to kneel aggrievedly.She stole a look in the direction of the Seventh Prince Xiao Yi, and saw that he was focused, staring at one place without moving.Following his line of sight, it turned out that the person who caught his heart was none other than her sister-in-law Shen Xinmeng.

What's so great about Shen Xinmeng? !Isn't it just a painting!Shen Yunluo was so out of breath that she couldn't help turning her head to look at the canvas diagonally behind her.

With just one glance, she was stunned.

This, this is the painting that Shen Xinmeng has made in the void all this time?It can no longer be called "a painting", and it is more appropriate to call it a long scroll.

Mountains are majestic or beautiful.

Water, or majestic, or gentle.

……

"Tell me, what is the meaning of this painting?" The emperor's majestic voice sounded, and his piercing eyes passed Xinmeng and landed on the long canvas behind her.

Hearing the emperor's question, Xinmeng breathed a sigh of relief.This is what she's been waiting for!

She smiled sweetly, spoke softly, and said eloquently: "Your Majesty, the inspiration for this painting comes from a book that my daughter has read. This book is called "Sifang Travel Notes", which is written by Sifang Ranger. Your Majesty The mountains, rivers and rivers drawn by the girl are all from the illustrations in the book."

Hearing Xinmeng's answer, everyone in the audience was surprised.

In the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, not many people knew about "Traveling in the Four Directions".They originally thought that she must have seen it with her own eyes to be able to paint famous mountains and great rivers with both form and spirit.Unexpectedly, she just "copied" the illustrations in a book.

The Eighth Prince Xiao Lang pursed his lips, so this was her real intention of borrowing "Four Square Travel Notes"!When the first painting on the canvas was almost finished, he could already see that she was painting a scene he had visited.

"I didn't expect the eldest daughter of General Shen Ji to be so interesting." Prince Xiao Qian said suddenly, his voice was not loud, but it caught the attention of Xiao Lang who was sitting beside him.

From the corner of the eye, he caught a glimpse of the prince staring at the slim and graceful woman on the stage, his eyes were full of interest and determination, Xiao Lang's heart moved, and thinking of the prince taking the lead in applauding to break the dead silence just now, the smile on his lips suddenly disappeared. without a trace.

Xiao Lang pursed his thin lips, and turned all his attention back to the high platform.

At this time, she was extremely pale, but she exuded a fatal attraction all over her body, making it impossible to move her eyes away.

She probably hasn't realized that she has aroused the prince's interest, right?No, maybe that was part of her plan.

He should have thought a long time ago that she hated the Seventh Prince Xiao Yi, so naturally this program was not carefully prepared for Xiao Yi.Looking at the entire Great Shang, Prince Xiao Qian is the crown prince, and the future Emperor of the Great Shang is undoubtedly her best husband-in-law candidate.

There seemed to be a huge stone weighing a thousand catties in his heart, so heavy that he felt almost breathless.

At this moment, he regretted that he really shouldn't have lent her "Four Square Travel Notes".

Just when Xinmeng mentioned "Sifang Travels", the emperor glanced at Su Gonggong, the chief servant, and Su Gonggong quickly leaned over to the emperor's ear again, and whispered about the origin of "Sifang Travels".

After listening, the emperor immediately named the eighth prince: "Lang'er, you have always liked to travel around, and you must have seen the scenery painted by Shen Xinmeng. Come and taste it, how is her painting?"

Hearing this, Xiao Lang got up immediately, walked up to the emperor and bowed in salute: "Father, there are several scenes painted by Miss Shen that I am very familiar with. As for whether the painting is good or not, if you don't look carefully from a distance, my son I need to take a closer look. Please allow me!"

The emperor looked at the son lovingly, and said straightforwardly, "Yes."

"Father, my son also wants to come forward and take a look, please allow me!" It was the Seventh Prince Xiao Yi who spoke.

"There are also sons and servants. Please allow the emperor!" Prince Xiao Qian also came to meddle.

Xiao Lang, who was walking towards the stage, subconsciously squinted his eyes when he heard the words of the Seventh Prince and the Crown Prince, but he didn't stop at all.On the high platform, when he passed by Xinmeng, he glanced at her from the corner of his eye, then went straight to the canvas and looked carefully.

Under the stage, the emperor burst out laughing after being slightly stunned: "It seems that my emperor's sons are very interested in the business scene. You all go and have a look."

"His Royal Highness, please!" Facing the prince, no matter whether he is willing or not, Xiao Yi naturally wants to be courteous on the surface.

Prince Xiao Qian hummed, took the lead on the stage, stopped in front of Xinmeng, and looked at her carefully for a moment.

Seeing the dust from a distance, and seeing the beauty up close, she is really a rare beauty.

(End of this chapter)