Chapter 762 (1/2)
Liu Fei and Li Bin also praised each other. They glanced at Nangong Cheng carefully. They saw her with willow leaf eyebrows and lotus face. She was dignified and elegant. She was a famous and legitimate girl. They both nodded in secret. The eldest girl of Nangong mansion was really outstanding.
”Look Suddenly someone in the hall exclaimed, ”how come there are butterflies flying by?”
As they watched, they saw a pair of butterflies fluttering on their wings, flying over their heads to Nangong Cheng's ”dragonflies dot Lotus”. One of them still fell on the lotus in the painting, lingering on.
Seeing this scene, everyone was amazed. The queen also opened her eyes and praised: ”the lotus flower in this painting has attracted butterflies. This is really the first time I have seen it in this palace.”
”I didn't expect that the real lotus outside the pavilion was not as attractive to butterflies as the lotus in the painting. Nangong's painting skills are really superb.” Zhang Fei covered her mouth and said with a smile.
The queen rewarded Nangong with a pair of glazed lotus hairpins.
After thanking for her kindness, Nangong returned to her seat. When she sat down, she took a look at the left front, and saw Cheng Wang nodding to her quickly. The smiling and warm eyes seemed to say, you have done well!
”Sister Cheng,” said Jiang Yixi, who was beside her with a smile and didn't notice her abnormality, ”I knew you were very good at painting before, but I didn't know you were so clever. You should give me some advice later
”Sister Xi, don't make fun of me.” Nangong hung her head awkwardly. Praised by the queen, she did not feel happy, but felt a little heavy in her heart. She played with the pair of glazed lotus hairpins in her hands, with a trace of guilt in her heart.
After all, she failed her father's expectations. Just the day before yesterday, her father Nangong Qin once went to talk to her, meaning that she didn't want her to marry into the royal family, and that she should behave normally today.
But king Cheng