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Chapter 461 The Mystery in the Painting

"This? Maybe my junior brother didn't have enough time to draw it!" Wen Ruyu immediately stepped forward to explain.

"Yes! Jiang Youzhen started writing late, maybe he didn't have enough time?" Everyone was puzzled and could only give this explanation.

"That's possible, but her paintings are undoubtedly excellent. The colors are bright, the painting techniques are refined and unrestrained, and there is a lot of artistic conception. Anyway, I really appreciate it."

Princess Changsui likes this painting, but Jiang Youzhen has seen her before, but he doesn't paint a beautiful face. Isn't this disdain for her?

Thinking of this, she glared at Jiang Youzhen fiercely, then raised her head and waited for Jiang Youzhen to explain.

The Third Prince was enjoying the fun, "Tsk tsk! Jiang Jieyuan, how do you explain this?"

Even Ke Zhenqiu came over to watch the fun, "Perhaps, this is the uniqueness of Jiang Jieyuan's painting style? Look, everyone, did we notice the beauty's appearance at the beginning? Just by looking at her demeanor, we know she is a beauty!"

Jiang Youzhen looked towards Ke Zhenqiu, who immediately smiled, his eyes full of comfort.

Wen Ruyu didn't say anything this time, he was helping his junior fellow apprentice! Although he didn't know when these two became so familiar with each other.

"Mr. Ke is right!" Seeing Ke Zhenqiu's smile getting bigger, Jiang Youzhen said, "But don't be impatient."

As she spoke, she picked up a bowl of tea from the side and walked over to the painting.

Everyone was confused and didn't know what she was up to.

"Please look, everyone!" Jiang Youzhen suddenly picked up the tea and poured it on the painting.

Everyone was shocked, "Not at all! Not at all!"

"Yeah! Why bother just drawing the facial features? It's still a good painting!"

Everyone sighed in regret, why is Jiang Youzhen so violent?

Wen Ruyu and Tong Huaian were also shocked by Jiang Youzhen's actions, but the next moment, someone exclaimed, "Look at that beauty's face!"

Everyone then looked over and discovered that the originally blank face actually showed some vivid facial features.

Everyone gasped; the beauty in the painting now came to life.

Princess Changsui still had her charm, but she was getting a bit older. When people painted her, they subconsciously painted her as a young beauty, but in fact, they added their own imagination.

However, the beauty in this painting has the face of Princess Changsui. But the strange thing is that although the facial features are the same, she has a unique charm, not looking old, and not so out of place.

"This? I didn't expect that even the black hair could be seen in every detail! It only took such a short time to carve it so finely? Jiang Jieyuan is indeed famous for his quick hands!"

Everyone was shocked by the painting of the beauty in front of them. Compared with the abstract beauties in other paintings, this painting of the beauty was very delicate.

Now it was Ke Zhenqiu's turn to be embarrassed. He had just spent a long time explaining for Jiang Youzhen, but it turned out that the other person had a good idea. Didn't this make him seem shallow in knowledge?

Princess Changsui's anger turned into joy. The beauty in the painting was obviously her, yet so vivid. She looked exactly like this, but the beauty in the painting was very attractive.

"Reward!" Princess Changsui stared at the painting and shouted hurriedly.

"Give this princess's original work of Zhang Zhi's cursive calligraphy to Jiang Jieyuan!"

This painting is not only a top-notch work in terms of painting skills and the effort put into it, but Jiang Youzhen also put a lot of thought into it. She likes it very much.

"What? The original cursive script of Zhang Zhi? Isn't it hundreds of years old? Zhang Zhi's cursive script is something that all scholars dream of obtaining."

Everyone was envious, as this was much more valuable than gold, silver and jewelry. Zhang Zhi was a master, and his cursive script was highly praised by later generations.

Jiang Youzhen had no shortage of other works, but she was attracted by Zhang Zhi's original work.

"Ah! But didn't Jiang Youzhen learn regular script and official script? I've seen her official script before, and it's also very good."

"Aren't you looking for a copybook of cursive script recently? This one was obtained by chance by me, so it won't be a disgrace if I give it to you." Princess Changsui suddenly said.

Everyone's eyes widened in shock when they heard this. Why did the princess know that Jiang Youzhen was looking for a copybook of cursive script recently?

This? This is not right!

Jiang Youzhen twitched his lips. That was too much! He didn't need to say the following words.

"Ahem! The Fourth Prince also told me that Jiang Jieyuan was looking for a copybook of cursive script. It turns out that the princess also knew about it?" Tong Huaian suddenly said.

Princess Changsui raised her eyebrows, and when she saw Jiang Youzhen looking a little nervous, she nodded, "It was the Fourth Prince who mentioned it to me."

Everyone then suddenly realized that it was the Fourth Prince who said it.

They said, how could these two get together? How terrifying!

Jiang Youzhen couldn't help but wipe the sweat off his forehead with a handkerchief. This was too scary. If it got out, wouldn't it be said that he had an affair with a widowed princess?

If she were not a scholar, she would not have to care about such a reputation.

But if she wants to enter the officialdom in the future and has such a reputation, any achievements she makes, even if she is promoted to a higher rank, it will be said that she is relying on the princess and has nepotism.

"Thank you, Princess, for your reward!" Jiang Youzhen bowed deeply.

Suddenly, an inappropriate voice sounded, "It's just that I think the layout of this painting seems a little unreasonable!"

Everyone turned to look and found that the person who spoke was Zhu Yanqing.

That's nothing strange. If Zhu Yanqing is dissatisfied, won't he find some fault?

Everyone looked over and examined it carefully. Someone said, "Indeed! There is a bit of emptiness under the osmanthus tree on the left. There are indeed some mistakes in the layout."

When Zhu Yanqing heard this, joy flashed in his eyes.

Although I definitely can't get the calligraphy back, I still have a chance to win the prizes.

"Of course, Jiang Jieyuan's paintings are undoubtedly excellent, but paintings pay attention to the profound imagery, the composition layout, and the proportions. The layout is particularly important and affects the beauty of the entire painting. If we only look at the beauty in this painting, then naturally no one can match it."

Zhu Yanqing was somewhat proud, as he thought his paintings were better than Ke Zhenqiu's.

"No one can match the artistic conception of the red maples in autumn!" Someone interrupted.

Zhu Yanqing's face froze, then he nodded, "Not bad! But the failure is due to this layout, otherwise it would be perfect!"

When Princess Changsui heard this, she suddenly felt a little regretful. She wanted to take it back and frame it, but if there were any flaws, she would feel a thorn in her heart.

But no one is perfect. Jiang Youzhen is already so good, and she also likes this painting very much.

"Oh! What a pity!" Everyone shook their heads. If the plan was better, it would definitely be the undisputed first place!

However, Jiang Youzhen smiled and said, "I have heard that Master Zhu is a master of painting, but I have never had the chance to learn from him. Today, you have revealed the secret of this painting at a glance, which shows that Master Zhu is not just a name."

When everyone heard this, they were all shocked. What was the secret in the painting? What did it mean? Was there something else mysterious?