diskusbooks Chapter 99 The difference in skill is immediately apparent!
Chapter 99 The difference in skill is immediately apparent!
After saying this, Feng Yue withdrew.
The Empress's face showed a hint of surprise.
The officials below began to murmur amongst themselves, glancing at Su Yuandao every now and then.
Su Yuandao smiled slightly, and Su Liushi could only smile as well. Although Su Mowan and she did not get along well, at least she could save face in front of the other officials' wives at this moment.
This should be something to be proud of.
The most interesting expression on Emperor Mo Yao's face was undoubtedly that of the emperor.
He was initially delighted, but upon hearing that the gift was for the Empress, he felt a sense of unease.
However, since it was still a token of his daughter-in-law's affection, Emperor Mo Yao curiously opened the box.
The officials below fell silent, craning their necks in anticipation.
Su Mowan was surprised to find that the painting was covered with a layer of brocade. Emperor Moyao pulled the painting out of the brocade and then pulled off the thin strip of red silk covering it.
The scroll was slowly unfurled.
The Empress also moved closer to the Emperor and slightly craned her neck to look.
I was stunned at first glance.
Emperor Moyao was also stunned.
The officials below saw that the emperor and empress's expressions were not quite right, and that Emperor Mo Yao's hand, which was unfurling the scroll, had also paused. They couldn't help but feel a surge of intense curiosity.
Su Mowan was standing, making her a rather conspicuous figure. She could feel several gazes directed at her.
Curiosity, jealousy, or dissatisfaction.
The curious ones were Prince Murong Xuan of Jin and Shangguan Qingqi; the jealous ones were naturally Su Huayue; and the ones dissatisfied with her were naturally the two imperial concubines.
Consort Xiao was the most prominent example.
To say she was dissatisfied would be an exaggeration; she was just slightly unhappy. After all, Consort Xiao had helped her once.
Just then, a young eunuch announced in a shrill voice, "His Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!"
Amidst their curiosity, the officials could only turn their heads to greet the Crown Prince. Su Mowan, who had never seen the Crown Prince before, also turned her head.
At the end of the avenue stood a white figure, accompanied by the dignified Crown Princess.
After getting a clear look at the tall figure's face, Su Mowan narrowed her eyes.
It turns out this person is the Crown Prince.
We've met once before.
Crown Prince Murong Wei and Prince Qin Murong Jing are siblings born of the same mother, both born to the Empress, and they even share a slight resemblance in appearance.
However, their temperaments are completely different.
Murong Jing was a year younger than Murong Wei, but Su Mowan felt that he had more prestige than the Crown Prince.
Of course, this is all because Murong Jing is not only one of the three princes of Yunmo Kingdom, but also the only general of Yunmo Kingdom, holding seven-tenths of Yunmo Kingdom's military strength.
Even General Su Yuandao only controlled one or two tenths of it.
This demonstrates Murong Jing's extraordinary status.
Not to mention he also has the reputation of being the 'Invincible God of War'.
Therefore, under such brilliance, Crown Prince Murong Wei appeared rather ordinary. However, he was also more approachable.
Rumor has it that Crown Prince Murong Wei is not good at military strategy, but he has thoroughly studied Confucianism.
That's why Su Mowan was so surprised when she heard the Crown Prince discussing tactics with Su Mobai that day.
The officials bowed and paid their respects. The Crown Prince and his consort walked slowly down the main road, and Su Mowan could see them more clearly.
Murong Wei exudes a gentle and refined temperament, which is completely different from Murong Jing's ruthless and murderous nature.
Therefore, his appearance is more pleasing to the eye.
Murong Wei, accompanied by the Crown Princess, stepped forward and stopped at the foot of the steps. He respectfully addressed Emperor Mo Yao above, saying, "Father and Mother, please forgive me for being late."
Emperor Mo Yao was still holding the partially unfurled painting in his hand, his expression turning serious. He said calmly, "It's good that you're here. Please sit down."
Su Mowan then noticed that there were seats reserved for Consort Shen.
Murong Wei gave the Crown Princess a look, and the Crown Princess went over to sit down first. Murong Wei then took out a document from his sleeve and handed it to her.
"Father, this is my congratulatory gift."
The eunuch took it and handed it up. Emperor Moyao took it with one hand, opened it with a 'whoosh', glanced at it, and his expression turned strange for a moment before he laughed loudly twice.
"Very well! Your Highness is so kind. Please have a seat."
This time, the ministers were completely baffled. Emperor Mo Yao hadn't said a single word about the gift, and they couldn't figure it out no matter how hard they tried.
Emperor Moyao handed the scroll of documents presented by the Crown Prince to the eunuch behind him, then continued holding the scroll with both hands, continuing the action he had just begun.
The ministers held their breath.
Crown Prince Murong Wei had just arrived and did not understand what his father and mother were looking at so closely. Although he was curious, he did not ask.
The Crown Princess, sitting next to him, glanced at Su Mowan thoughtfully.
Su Mowan paid no attention to the stares from all sides, wearing a faint, polite smile.
The Empress seemed to be getting impatient waiting and urged him on. Emperor Moyao frowned and slowly unfurled the scroll.
The scroll is about 1.5 meters long and about 1 meter wide.
So when Emperor Moyao fully unrolled the scroll, his arms were about eight-tenths open, covering his own face and the Empress's face as well.
The scene was so quiet at that moment that you could hear a pin drop.
"Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! This is the first time I've ever seen anything like it! I've truly broadened my horizons today!"
Emperor Mo Yao was so excited that his hands trembled slightly. His hands, which were holding the scroll, fell slightly, revealing the Empress's extremely shocked yet very knowledgeable face.
Fortunately, the Empress remembered to maintain her dignity and did not lose control and become wildly joyful like Emperor Mo Yao.
Su Yuandao breathed a slight sigh of relief. Su Liushi looked radiant and extremely proud. Several officials' wives cast envious and jealous glances at her.
As the person who should be happiest, Su Mowan did not show any joy at being highly praised, and only replied with a faint sentence.
"As long as Your Majesty and Empress are happy."
These words garnered widespread praise: polite, knows when to advance and retreat, and is humble and open-minded.
Compared to Shen Muyue's smug expression just now, it's like night and day, the difference is obvious!
Su Mowan felt the friendly gazes from Princess Murong Xuan and Crown Prince Murong Wei, and immediately smiled back.
Emperor Moyao handed the other side of the scroll to the Empress, and they each tore off one side. After examining it carefully, he slapped his chair and laughed loudly, "Prince Qin, your wife is no ordinary woman! She actually managed to acquire such a rare painting!"
Upon hearing Emperor Mo Yao's words, the hearts of all the ministers below skipped a beat.
The title 'Princess Consort' carried significant weight when it came from Emperor Mo Yao's mouth. Although he didn't say that she would be promoted to the rank of principal consort, it was equivalent to elevating Su Mo Wan's status!
When Su Mowan heard those two words, her expression finally changed slightly, and she subconsciously glanced at Shen Muyue's face.
It was indeed extremely ugly.
Murong Jing, on the other hand, remained calm and replied casually, "She painted this herself, she didn't buy it."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Moyao's face lit up with excitement, but before he could even stand up, the Empress beat him to it.
The Empress looked at Su Mowan, utterly shocked.
"Did you paint this yourself?!"