Chapter 456

"Miss Xia is too polite. I don't know how to make any poems, I just made up a few sentences. In terms of talent, miss Xia is much better than me." Chen Ning smiled as she helped Xia Yu Yan up.

She was speaking the truth, but when everyone heard it, they felt that she was being modest. She really had a broad mind, this kind of bearing could not be compared to Xia Yu Yan at all.

Empress Dowager Zhou's eyes silently fell on her face for a while.

She felt like she had misjudged. This Ding Yuan Princess did not seem like an idiot.

Just looking at the two poems she made, one was ingenious and the other was majestic. Even a scholar would not be able to make something like this.

She couldn't help but feel a little dispirited about the next two matches.

Because as long as she saw the emperor's eyes on the Ding Yuan Princess, she would know that all of her efforts had been wasted.

She wanted to use Xia Yu Yan's talent to suppress Chen Ning, making Chen Ning expose herself. When the emperor found out that she was useless, he would naturally give up on her.

But she never thought that things would be the opposite. Not only did her careful planning not make Chen Ning depressed, it made her even more radiant.

Empress Dowager Zhou was clear in her heart that these two poems would quickly spread and become a masterpiece. At that time, the rumour that the Ding Yuan Princess was an idiot would be destroyed.

Perhaps the title of the capital's most talented woman would fall on her head.

Wu, it was like she had smashed her own foot with a rock.

Empress Dowager Zhou stared at Chen Ning. She felt like she should be very angry, but her heart unknowingly filled with praise and appreciation.

With this kind of breadth and bearing, as well as being this young, even she in the past could not compare to her.

Her staring eyes made Chen Ning feel a bit embarrassed. She muttered in her heart, why was this old lady staring at her? She couldn't have heard these two poems, right?

"Mother! Mother! "Mo Chuan called out to Empress Dowager Zhou twice before she came back to her senses.

"Un, emperor, what do you want to say?"

"Your son wants to ask mother, do we still continue with the competition?" Mo Chuan said with a faint smile.

It had to be said that Chen Ning's two poems not only shocked Empress Dowager Zhou, it also gave him a large pleasant surprise.

He did not care if Chen Ning knew how to compose poems or write lyrics, but seeing her shine in front of everyone, he felt proud.

Empress Dowager Zhou wanted to say there was no need to compete.

But seeing Mo Chuan's proud eyes, she changed her mind.

"Of course we have to compete. Yue 'er, I have long heard that your painting skills are outstanding. Are you willing to paint one today so that I and the Emperor can feast our eyes?"

Empress Dowager Zhou looked at Wu Yue Er with a smile.

Wu Yue 'er had been itching to give it a try and had been waiting for this opportunity.

She gracefully stood up and bowed down, "Yue 'er is willing. May Empress Dowager set the question."

Empress Dowager Zhou said with a smile, "We'll use the surrounding scenery as the theme. You can draw whatever you want, whether it's people or scenery, it's up to you."

She turned to Chen Ning with a smile, "Ning 'er, when this widow was chatting with the emperor just now, he praised your paintings. He said that your paintings are very vivid, with birds flying and fish swimming, so this widow really wants to see it. How about you draw one as well and let this widow and the emperor evaluate it together." Chen Ning smiled and turned to Chen Ning.