He suppressed his slightly trembling body, opened his mouth, and was about to voice a question when his shoulder was suddenly tapped heavily, and a familiar voice came to his ears: "Don't worry, wait a moment."

It was the voice of his master, Mei Zhongjun.

Hearing this voice, Zhang Xiuyan's nervous, frightened, and helpless mood was suddenly soothed.

He turned his head, showed a stiff smile to Mei Zhongjun, and called: "Master."

"Wait until all of them have finished judging." Mei Zhongjun said.

Zhang Xiuyan nodded solemnly.

Lin Yunshen was originally standing next to Zhang Xiuyan. When he heard the conversation between master and apprentice, he couldn't help but frown.

He looked at Kang Shilin, then at Zhao Ruxi's painting, and then looked around, looking for Zhao Ruxi's figure.

Zhao Ruxi was standing not far away, and her red dress was so conspicuous that Lin Yunshen saw her immediately.

He quietly withdrew from the crowd and walked towards Zhao Ruxi.

When Lin Yunshen exited, he didn't realize that this street was sneaked into by a group of disguised guards and the whole street was under security.

Immediately, a man with a dignified temperament led a few servants. The first few people cleverly opened the way and entered calmly. They reached the upper right corner of the arena and stood in the front row.

At this time, everyone's attention was on Kang Shilin and others, and they did not see that it was Xiao Ge and his party who were wearing regular clothes.

As an emperor, for the sake of the safety of the country, Xiao Ge would never put himself in danger to avoid being assassinated by assassins and causing shock to the country. He had never set foot in such a lively place.

But last time Xiao Lingyan went to his place to look at paintings, he accidentally mentioned that Mr. Kumu’s young apprentice, layman Zhiwei, was also participating in this year’s talent competition. He wondered if he would be able to draw a painting during the competition that could match the one at auction.

Drawings that are comparable to each other.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ge couldn't stay in the palace today.

Anyway, it was a holiday, and the ministers did not need to go to court. There were not many political matters before his case, and he was not in a hurry.

Moreover, he came up to look at the paintings on the spur of the moment, and then left after seeing the paintings. He didn't stay for a long time. Even if someone wanted to plot rebellion, he wouldn't be able to react immediately.

So he sent someone to inquire and found out that even if the competition was over, he immediately got up and planned to go out and see Zhao Zhiwei painting on the spot.

It was winter at this time, and everyone was wearing thick clothes. Xiao Ge was wearing regular clothes and a hooded cloak, covering half of his face. This kind of dress is not conspicuous in a group of people. Thank you

The father-in-law and other attendants all put on disguises.

Therefore, until the group of people stood in front of the fence, none of the courtiers who were familiar with Xiao Ge recognized him.

Xiao Ge saw Zhao Ruxi's paintings at a glance.

At this sight, he couldn't pull his eyes out.

He likes painting, and the style of Zhao Ruxi's paintings touches his heart the most. If Xiao Ge had reached modern times, he would know that there is a sentence that best describes his mood: "This is my food."

The idea of ​​taking possession of this painting suddenly came to my mind.

Well, anyway, his cousin promised to give him another painting by Zhao Zhiwei. Since there was a ready-made painting here, he was not picky and just took this one.

Fang Jingye, who was ranking behind Kang Shilin, had no idea that the emperor was actually here, and had even decided to take possession of Zhao Ruxi's painting.

He came up from behind and reported scores along the way.

The scores he gave were looser than those of Peng Guoan and Kang Shilin. Zhang Xiuyan and Lin Yunshen both received seven points, and finally he gave Zhao Ruxi's painting ten points.

Over there, Lin Yunshen had already walked up to Zhao Ruxi, bowed his hands to her and said, "Miss Zhiwei, I have something to tell you."

Zhao Ruxi glanced at Zhang Xiuyan in the crowd and frowned slightly.

She just saw Lin Yunshen and Zhang Xiuyan standing together.

Wu Zong also looked at Lin Yunshen carefully.

Zhao Ruxi showed a polite smile, raised her hand and saluted Lin Yunshen and said, "Brother Lin, if you have something to say, please tell me."

Lin Yunshen glanced around, as if he wanted Zhao Ruxi and others to find another place to talk.

Zhao Ruxi seemed to not understand his hint, and looked at him with a smile, waiting for him to speak. Wu Zong and Gong Cheng stood aside and said nothing.

Lin Yunshen had no choice but to give up the idea and said to Zhao Ruxi: "I heard the conversation between Zhang Xiuyan and his master. They felt that Mr. Kumu, as a master, gave his apprentice such a high score, which was unfair. Later they may question the fairness of the competition.

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The smile on Zhao Ruxi's face remained unchanged, and there was no emotional change at all.

She bowed her hands politely: "Thank you, Brother Lin, for coming over and telling me."

When Lin Yunshen saw this, he felt a little discouraged. He returned the salute to Zhao Ruxi, then bowed his hands to Gong Cheng and Wu Zong, and said, "I've finished speaking. I'll take my leave now."

With that said, he turned around and walked in the other direction.

Seeing his figure disappearing into the crowd, Wu Zong smiled: "This kid is quite a talent." The smile was not deep in his eyes.

Lin Yunshen came here specifically to say this because she felt that Zhao Ruxi's momentum was unstoppable, and that none of her masters and senior brothers were unstoppable.

On the other hand, Mei Zhongjun's master and apprentice were blessed by Kang Shilin who came to scold him and revealed all the dirty things he had done secretly. Although his paintings were good, his conduct was criticized and his reputation was not very good. Zhang Xiuyan's painting

Although he has some talent, it is nothing compared to Zhao Ruxi.

So Lin Yunshen came here to exchange his name, hoping to make good friends with Zhao Ruxi.

With today's informant friendship, Zhao Ruxi would naturally not be able to ignore him when they met later, and might even get close to him.

In order to prevent Zhao Ruxi from being confused by such a person, Wu Zong analyzed Lin Yunshen's intentions with Zhao Ruxi.

Zhao Ruxi smiled and said: "Senior brother, don't worry, 'Those who talk about right and wrong are right and wrong.' I still understand this truth."

Only then did Wu Zong feel relieved.

Seeing that the last judge over there had also walked to Zhao Ruxi's painting, Wu Zongdao said: "Let's go over there."

They will soon face a storm, and naturally they will not let Master bear it alone.

However, after Xiao Ge came over, the corner was guarded by the imperial guards disguised as common people. The three of them tried to squeeze in, but they were blocked by others and could not squeeze in at all.

With no choice, the three of them had no choice but to turn in another direction, go to a place farther away from the corner, and then squeeze into the crowd.

The people who were squeezed were not happy at first, and turned around to reprimand. When they saw that the people coming were Wu Zong and Gong Cheng, and there was a little girl in red beside them, they guessed that it might be Zhao Zhiwei, so they shut up and turned sideways.

Let them in.

The three people squeezed in and just stood there when they heard Mei Zhongjun shout: "I think this judgment is very unfair. Mr. Peng is Zhao Zhiwei's in-law, Mr. Kumu is Zhao Zhiwei's master, and Mr. Fang Jingye and Zhou Wenbai have worked with
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