Golden Age Legitimate Fei

Chapter 26: Hundred Flowers First Place

Chapter 26: Hundred Flowers First Place

"In this way, Ye Li shall present my incompetence."

"Li er[1] ......" Qin Zheng worriedly said. Murong Ting and Hua Tian Xiang also worriedly looked at Ye Li. Ye Li winked at her, slightly smiling as she shook her head. Qin Zheng saw how her smile wasn't at all force and loosened up a bit on the inside. On second thought, Li er's muqin[2] was the capital's number one talented girl that year and her waigong[3] was the head of Qing Liu beneath the heavens. Even if she ordinarily maintained her composure, she had surely learned all that she is required to learn.

In the attentive gaze of everyone, Ye Li walked towards the table with brush and ink placed as before. She merely contemplated for a moment before picking up the writing brush and started moving it over the top-notch xuan paper (rice paper).

宣纸 – xuanzhi – Xuan paper / rice paper / fine writing paper – Reference

On the high platform, Feng Zhi Yao looked with interest at the young woman dressed in nature-coloured clothing whose head was currently lowered as she painted, carelessly nodding his head. Yao Ji who was sitting at his side took a quick glance at him and softly spoke while laughing, "Feng third really thinks highly of Ye third xiaojie[4] ?"

Feng Zhi Yao rubbed his nose and laughed as he said, "She is very interesting, isn't she? At least she isn't as mediocre as was rumoured." It was this att.i.tude of remaining calm in the face of events that was enough to make Feng Zhi Yao regard highly of her at a glance. Not to mention, in the past several days, Mo Jing Li had been forced to suffer in silence at her hands. Maybe Ah Yao was really going to marry a pretty good w.a.n.gfei[5] this time.

Muyang hou's[6] heir seems to be also rather interested towards the two people's topic of conversation, "Is Feng third familiar with Ye third xiaojie?"

Feng Zhi Yao shook his head, "You just returned to the capital so you don't know? The future Ding w.a.n.gfei."

"Mo Xiu Yao?" Mu Yang frowned; he had had some friendly relations with Mo Xiu Yao in his early youth but ever since Mo Xiu Yao had the accident, he didn't see his face anymore.

Feng Zhi Yao nodded and said, "That's right. What do you think?"

Mu Yang's eyebrows were raised, "Mo Jing Li's eyes have gone blind."

Yao Ji couldn't help but chuckle out loud, covering her lips as she laughed and said, "It appears Feng third and Mu gongzi[7] both think quite highly of Ye third xiaojie."

The two people didn't answer, only once again turning their gaze towards the young lady in the nature-coloured clothing who was currently scribbling rapidly. They were the same in the fact they came from a n.o.ble family; they naturally understood one another's meaning. Nothing to do with one's appearance or talent, it was just that compared to Ye Ying, Ye Li was even more suited to be the zhumu[8] managing the household of a large family clan or perhaps a w.a.n.g[9] fu[10]. They didn't know if Mo Jing Li as someone from the imperial household in the end had been spoiled rotten by the empress dowager and taifei[11] , or if it was this Ye Ying's capability that was truly out of the ordinary and wasn't for outsiders to know about.

The time in which everyone waited hadn't even reached the duration of one incense stick when Ye Li had already stopped using the writing brush. Chang gongzhu[12] instructed the attendants to have Ye Li's work brought over, taking the xuan paper from the table. Everyone vaguely saw what distinctly appeared to be a picture of a tree peony. Qin Zheng and the other two also breathed a sigh of relief; regardless of whether it could get a ranking or not, to be able to finish a picture of a tree peony that could be considered not too bad in such a short period of time meant that at least Ye Li didn't lose face.