The Villain's Heart Black Moonlight

However, Chi Chu had indeed not painted for a long time. When she first picked up the brush and dipped it in ink, her unfamiliarity was clearly noticeable.

On the other side, Ning Yingyue and Tang Qingyuan both glanced at Chi Chu inconspicuously and found that her movements were slow, in stark contrast to the confidence of the others. They both breathed a sigh of relief and looked away.

It seems that she won't have any major problems here.

However, it was a little too early for them to be happy.

Cen Jinzhao's initial thoughts were the same as the other two, believing that Chi Chu was being plotted against, and that her abilities in calligraphy and painting were not enough to support her in completing the painting within the time of an incense stick.

But when the girl picked up the pen and slowly got into the mood, he took back his original thought.

Contemporary painting techniques are deeply influenced by a meticulous painter from the previous dynasty. Everyone likes to paint more detailed line drawings, pursuing beauty with precision as the main means.

It’s not that this way of painting is not good enough, but these gentlemen and ladies may not be able to paint well.

Especially when painting in such a short time, it is easy for people to end up with rough results or unfinished paintings.

However, Chi Chu's painting style is more casual, and he makes extensive use of effects such as smudging, and his speed is much faster than others.

"time up!"

The time of an incense stick may seem boring to the people below, but to the "contestants" on the stage, it passes very quickly.

After all, it took a while to grind the ink, moisten the brush, and compose the picture, so there wasn't much time left for painting.

However, in front of His Majesty, no one dared to tamper with the painting. Seeing that everyone was at about the same progress as themselves, they put down their pens.

Tang Qingyuan breathed a sigh of relief when he put down his pen.

Although her condition today could be said to be very bad, the silver lining was that His Majesty's proposition was the same as she remembered. In this way, the preparations she had made before were more or less useful.

Although she is not very good at painting, she should be able to pass it.

Tang Qingyuan looked down at her own painting. Although it could only be described as average, the short poem written next to it was a work she had conceived before.

Even if the painting is average, people will look at it for the sake of the poem and ignore the problems with the painting.

Next comes the presentation phase.

When it comes to this common theme, the content of everyone's paintings is not much different. There are slightly more people painting plum blossoms and chrysanthemums, and the novelties in composition and color are not much different.

There was only one young man named Wang, whose painting skills were obviously much better than the others. The shape and curl of the petals were painted very delicately, as if there was a real flower like this.

In addition, it was Tang Qingyuan's short poem that won applause from the audience.

The others didn't really have anything special to show.

If nothing unexpected happens, the reward should go to these two people.

"This is your work, Your Highness the Fifth Princess. You painted... chrysanthemums?" The servant who came forward asked uncertainly.

"It's... Orchid." Ning Yingyue opened her mouth with an unpleasant expression.

In fact, her painting skills are not that bad, not so bad that people can't tell what she is painting, but... her mentality while painting today was too up and down.

In order to see Chi Chu make fun of her, she stood relatively close to Chi Chu. From her angle, she could clearly see Chi Chu's image.

When she first saw Chi Chu moving slowly, she felt somewhat relaxed and refreshed.

But as the film went on, and Chi Chu's scene unfolded bit by bit, Ning Yingyue's expression became uglier and uglier.

Affected by her mentality, her hands gradually began to become out of her control.

The picture that was drawn... became a little hard to describe.

"Ah, it is... it is an orchid. My eyesight is poor and I didn't recognize it at the moment. It has absolutely nothing to do with the one you painted, Your Highness the Fifth Princess."

The servant hurriedly asked for compensation.

But looking at Ning Yingyue's even gloomier expression, he knew it would be better for him not to say this.

The faces of Empress Xian and Emperor Kang above were not looking good either.

Emperor Kang was fine. After all, the Ninth Prince's performance just now was remarkable. Although not as good as that of the young master surnamed Wang, it was also a top-notch work.

The royal family at least wasn’t completely disgraced.

But Empress Xian was not feeling well.

She thought that she had been very attentive in educating her daughter, and Ning Yingyue's paintings were not usually so unsightly. How come she failed at this critical moment?

But no matter what she felt in her heart, she still had to put on a decent smile on her face.

Next up is Chi Chu.

Although his daughter did not perform well this time, she should not be inferior to a girl who had never had serious studies before.

Empress Xian comforted herself in this way.

However, when the servant held up the picture of Chi Chu, the thoughts in her mind suddenly shattered like bubbles.

Chi Chu's picture was different from everyone else present.

She used smudges and white space over a large area, but this does not mean that her paintings are rough. On the contrary, she painted the details very finely.

In addition to the swaying flowers, there are also some birds and insects that enrich the picture.

This makes the whole picture look very vivid, completely different from the stiff and rigid feeling.

And because of time constraints, many of the detailed paintings were not completed, and some places were just hastily constructed. On Chi Chu's side, the use of a large amount of thick ink and light colors made a huge difference in the short-term visual impact.

"Her Royal Highness the Sixth Princess painted orchids." The servant looked down and read out the poem on it.

Chi Chu did not memorize some poems and songs that he knew in the previous world, but wrote a random limerick.

It's mainly just to deal with these people... She really doesn't need those famous works by famous artists, she herself is completely enough.

When the servant finished speaking, several ministers present nodded approvingly.

It is quite good to be able to achieve this level within a short period of time.

Although the poem cannot be described as stunning, but if you take a closer look, it fits the picture quite well and cannot be said to be bad.

Without talking about the painting techniques, just looking at the overall expressiveness and sensitivity, Chi Chu is stronger than that prince. Moreover, she is a princess, and everyone should give His Majesty some face in terms of her status.

After this analysis, she should be the top of the list this time.

Kangdi's expression above also relaxed slightly.

The imbalance caused by Ning Yingyue's poor performance just now was also slightly recovered.

But the more this happened, the more he regretted it...

How could he have missed this unpolished gem and betrothed her to Cen Jinchao? A princess with such ability could definitely help him win over some young celebrities.