Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 161

Chapter 161 A Shocking Painting
The Shallow Cloud Residence was completely silent. Everyone seemed to be able to hear Yun Xiao’s words echoing in the sky above the Shallow Cloud Residence.

Everyone’s expression turned extremely ugly, but no one refuted Yun Xiao’s words.

Yun Xiao looked at everyone and finally withdrew her gaze. Her elegant face carried a faint smile, “I’ve learned a lot today.”

Her voice was gentle, and her gaze was calm. No one would think that those words were spoken by Yun Xiao.

Everyone’s expressions became uglier and uglier. County Lord Hui Ning wanted to retort, but he couldn’t find a single word to retaliate.

Yun Xiao’s expression was indifferent. She suddenly stood up and bowed. She said softly, “Third Highness, although you invited me here, it’s a pity that your guests here don’t seem to welcome me. Therefore, she decided to give up today. Please forgive Yunxiao for taking her leave first.”

“Wait!”

Yun Xiao, who had already taken a step outside, was slightly stunned. She stopped because this voice was too familiar.

‘”Fourth Young Lady, please stop. Although that painting is dirty, I still like that painting. Can you ask the fourth young lady to write a word on that painting? It just so happens to cover up that water stain?” Said Rong Jin with a faint admiration in her dark phoenix eyes as she turned her eyes slightly to look at Rong Jin’s smiling but not smiling face.

Yun Xiao was slightly stunned. She couldn’t help but think in her heart that Rong Jin was too speechless. Even though the painting was like this, she still wanted to buy it. It was truly a shake of her head. However, if she could inscribe words on it, it was indeed another scene. If this word was mentioned well, it would naturally cover up the stains on the painting.

Everyone couldn’t help but look at Yun Xiao. There was a faint expectation in their eyes. The shock that the painting brought to the crowd was simply too great. Everyone didn’t want the painting to be so dusty.

Yun Xiao looked at Rong Jin and blinked. She said innocently, “Can I not inscribe?” Although her handwriting wasn’t too ugly, it would still be a bit incongruous if she wore this painting.

“That’s good. It’s up to Fourth Young Lady.” Rong Jin looked at Yun Xiao with a faint expectation in his eyes.

Yun Xiao turned around and walked to the scroll. She sized up the painting. If she wrote the inscription, the painting would lose its previous animation. Suddenly, a bold idea appeared in her mind. If she could succeed, she could take the painting to a higher level.

Of course, if he failed, this painting would really be useless, but no matter what, Yun Xiao decided to give it a try in the end.

She slowly walked in front of county princess Hui Ning. She saw county princess Hui Ning’s ashen face with a faint guard on her face. “What are you doing?”

Yun Xiao only chuckled and the corner of her mouth slightly rose, “Can I borrow the teapot on the county princess’ table?”

Everyone thought that Yun Xiao had come to settle the score with County Lord Hui Ning because the painting had been destroyed and angered. Everyone was waiting to watch the show. However, no one expected that everyone would actually hear this sentence.

County Lord Hui Ning was stunned for a moment, but he did not react. He simply handed the teapot in front of him to Yun Xiao.

Everyone in the hall held their breaths and stared at Yun Xiao’s every move, wanting to know what the tea Yun Xiao had specifically borrowed from county princess Huining for.

Everyone was completely indifferent to the awkwardness brought about by Yun Xiao’s words at the banquet. Everyone’s eyes were filled with fervor.

On the other hand, in this main hall, only Yun Xiao’s expression remained the same.

Yun Xiao slowly walked to the painting scroll and instructed Chun Lan behind her, “Chun Lan, bring over my cup of tea.”

Chun Lan walked back without any hesitation. Not long after, she walked back. She was holding the teacup of Yun Xiao at today’s banquet in her hand. She saw Yun Xiao carrying the teapot from County Head Huining’s table and pouring the tea into the teacup. Yun Xiao was holding the teacup and walking towards the painting scroll.

Her movements were very light, but this step seemed to be in everyone’s heart. At this moment, Yun Xiao was holding a teacup and fiercely pouring it over the drawing cloth.

No one in Shallow Cloud Curie had expected Yun Xiao to do such a thing. Many people cried out in shock, “She, she” A few words of hers, but they were unable to say anything else.

Zhou Jingyan and Zhou Jingchen were also very curious about Yun Xiao’s movements at this moment. They looked at the painting and Yun Xiao for a while before Zhou Jingchen said, “Fourth Miss, I wonder what you mean by this?”

Yun Xiao turned around and smiled. The corner of her mouth curled upwards, and her expression was filled with excitement. “Your Highness the Crown Prince will soon know.”

Just as she was speaking, Yun Xiao poured another cup of tea and poured it on the drawing board. Yun Xiao withdrew her hand with a smile and handed the teapot to County Lord Hui Ning. “County Lord, thank you for the tea.”

County princess Hui Ning still didn’t understand what had happened. She took the teapot blankly. When she reacted, she discovered that Yun Xiao had already walked back. She was very annoyed that she had let go of such an opportunity to humiliate Yun Xiao. Thinking of the scene where everyone had just been humiliated by Yun Xiao, Yun Xiao was actually mocking her.

She immediately winked at Li Qiaolan. Li Qiaolan immediately said, “Fourth Miss, what are you doing? A good painting has been stained by you. I was able to take a look at it before, but now I can’t see what it looked like.”

Isn’t that so? There were a total of three dirty spots on the entire drawing board, causing the original appearance of the painting to faint. It was simply impossible to see the original appearance of the painting.

However, the three dirty spots had one thing in common, and that was, the dirty spots were all on the same line. The dirty spots in the middle were the largest, and the space for dizziness was also large. The upper left and lower right spots were slightly smaller. The three dirty spots reflected each other and connected to each other, giving them a different flavor.

Apart from these three dirty spots, the other spots that weren’t contaminated by water were still intact, and one could vaguely see the plum blossoms and the surrounding plum trees.

Yun Xiao only smiled and turned her head to look at Li Qiaolan. “Madam Li should be worried about how she managed to collect the twenty thousand taels of silver. As for the painting, I don’t have to trouble you to worry about it.”

Li Qiaolan’s face turned green and pale. She bit her own lip and said, “Alright, as long as you can finish this painting, I will naturally give you 20,000 silver.” She agreed straightforwardly and did not notice that Butler Li, who was on the other side, kept winking at her.

Because of these words, many people were stunned. They all looked at her. They didn’t expect that a madam of the Third Prince would be able to bring out 20,000 taels of silver. What was it that didn’t surprise people?

Zhou Jingyan also looked at Li Qiaolan, who had an angry expression. His eyes narrowed slightly, and a dangerous light flashed in the depths of his eyes.

Only when she sensed everyone’s gazes did Li Qiaolan know what she had said. Only then did she notice that Butler Li had been giving her a look. Her heart was filled with panic and she understood her identity. Today, regardless of whether she could take out the 20,000 taels of silver, she would tarnish Zhou Jingyan’s reputation.

Zhou Jingyan’s reputation for frugality that he had painstakingly accumulated disappeared in his hands.

Li Qiaolan’s face was deathly pale, and she unconsciously took a step back. It was over, it was really over …

She tightened her hands under her wide sleeves and looked at Zhou Jingyan, who was no longer looking at her. A trace of determination flashed in her eyes. No, she was not finished yet. As long as Yun Xiao died, it would be good, as long as she died!

Yun Xiao looked at Li Qiaolan with a faint smile, her eyes carrying traces of mockery.

She took the ink from Chun Lan and used a brush to dip it into the ink. Then, she began to draw in the middle of the dirt.

Her expression was focused and her gaze was firm. She held a brush and quickly drew a plum blossom tree. Before everyone could exclaim, Yun Xiao picked up another paint with her left hand and colored it with her left! Unprecedented!

Everyone cried out in alarm again, but Yun Xiao completely ignored it. At this moment, she seemed to have merged into this painting, and this was the only painting in every part of her body.

She painted with both hands. Very quickly, the plum blossom had already been painted. The brush in her right hand had already drawn two embryonic figures. The corner of the woman’s mouth was smiling, and her gaze was filled with affection. She looked at the baby beside her lovingly. The woman reached out her hand and pointed at the person on the canvas that had been dyed with plum blossoms. She softly coaxed her.

Although the painting was not finished yet, everyone seemed to have seen a scene in front of them. Heavy snow fell, and plum blossoms from a tree competed for beauty. A woman held a crying baby and whispered to lure the baby to watch the dance made of plum blossoms. Her expression was gentle and she did not feel the slightest bit impatient.

Everyone’s expressions were infatuated. At this moment, Yun Xiao’s left hand had already begun to color the two of them!

Yun Xiao bent down and began to move her hand in the lower right corner. There was no plum tree on this painting. It was just a few plum blossoms to talk about. However, the plum blossom petals seemed to have intelligence, dancing on the baby’s head as if they were teasing a baby or playing with a baby.

Suddenly, Yun Xiao’s brush drew a plum blossom at the corner of the baby’s mouth. The baby’s face was full of smiles. One of her small, fleshy hands went to catch the plum blossom at the corner of her mouth, while the other hand reached for the plum blossom. The woman smiled, but her gaze looked around as if she was waiting for someone.

Everyone’s hearts were fiercely pulled, as if they were feeling melancholy over the helpless and apprehensive feelings of the woman in the painting.

After Yun Xiao colored the picture, He shifted his body to the blank space at the top, In the picture, the mother and son were still playing with each other. The woman in the picture looked in another direction infatuatedly. She moved her wrist lightly and formed a man’s figure from plum blossoms at the place where the woman was looking at. The woman reached out her hand to touch him but did not dare to touch him. Her feelings were completely revealed in the brush and ink.

When Yun Xiao put away the brush, everyone looked at the painting. They were obsessed with the people in the painting. In a corner that no one saw, Yun Xiao put down the brush and quietly wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes.

“This painting in painting is worth two hundred gold. I’ll buy it.” A gentle voice sounded, finally waking up everyone in the room. Everyone who reacted looked at Rong Jin in shock. Previously, he had offered a hundred gold coins, but this time, he had taken out 200 gold coins. It was still because Yun Xiao did not say anything that the price had risen.

Rong Jin ordered someone to take out a smash of silver notes and hand it to Yun Xiao. “This is enough for 200 gold. Please accept it, Fourth Young Lady.”

However, Yun Xiao did not seem to have heard of it. She glanced at Zhou Jingyan with an indifferent gaze and turned around to walk out.

Chun Lan did not know how her family’s girl had received praise, but why did she look so despondent? She was anxious in her heart. She took the silver note from Rong Jin’s hand for Yun Xiao and immediately chased after him.

Fourth Young Lady and Rong Jin were acquainted, so Chun Lan was not afraid that there would be less silver notes. She looked at Yun Xiao’s back and felt an invisible sadness on it.

Li Qiaolan originally thought that even if Yun Xiao’s painting was remade, no one would want the already dirty painting. However, the scene that appeared in front of her now overturned her cognition. She took a few steps and stood in front of Yun Xiao, “Wait!”