Eternal Painter Swordsman
71. Wu Ying's Birthday

Huang Xinxin had not talked much about the Queen Mother anymore since the departure of the Queen Mother only that she could not stop thinking about her.

He felt anxious and broke out in cold sweat every time he thought about it just that there was still something he had to do, which was to go to Wu Ying's Birthday Party that had invited him.

At the same time, he had bought a light brown Guqin (a type of harp) with mahogany wood with a soft fragrance typical of women, besides there were Phoenix carvings along Guqin's body.

While the other is a sitar, which has a dark brown and deep red color combined with fine yellow lines that adorn very beautifully.

On the belly of the Sitar has a Dragon carving from front to back that shows the symbol of strength and valour.

The beautiful clothes had also been prepared by Huang Lixin for him and he had also finished preparing special shoes for Huang Shangyue so that they could go together.

Huang Lixin also knew of another identity, Xia Mei. Because of this, everything is running safely and smoothly. Huang Shangyue left first so as not to arouse suspicion while he rode the horse carriage together with Huang Lixin.

This time there is a special wooden board that becomes the runway so that the wheelchair can climb onto the horse carriage. He looked at the window then opened it to look at the outside world then sighed.

"Don't be too desperate, after your coronation day then you must have been cured. " Say Huang Lixin.

"My coronation day is still almost a month, does that mean that my legs can only move after a month ?" Huang Xinxin asked with a sigh.

"Not necessarily, it all depends on your feet and your desires. As long as you want to heal quickly then the healing process will not feel long, but if you do not want it then it will feel long. " Huang Lixin replied.

"There will be a lot delayed by this injury of mine, I've had a chimney before. " Huang Xinxin replied in annoyance.

"Just that you don't have to be so sorry, this action isn't entirely without reason. Apart from the old grudges but somehow I feel suspicious of the Yue Family. " Huang Lixin said in a low voice.

"What about the person I asked to investigate?" Asked Huang Xinxin.

"It should be that they'll be back in a few moments, take it easy. Don't worry, you have to look good in this show. " Huang Lixin replied encouragingly as well as changing the subject.

Huang Xinxin also did not continue their conversation, this horse carriage was thin, afraid that it would not be good to talk about this kind of thing in the horse carriage.

They were silent throughout the journey and were just waiting to arrive at the House of the Wu Nobles in a peaceful condition.

On the other hand, Huang Shangyue had already first arrived to Wu Ying's place and gave the girl a birthday greeting.

"Happy birthday Miss Wu, I'm so glad to have received your honorable invitation. " Said Xia Mei.

"To be able to invite Miss Xia who is a famous new painter is my honor. I'm definitely going to show this to people. " Wu Ying replied in a white dress with a bottom that looked beautiful because of the pearl decoration.

This showed just how rich the Wu Family was and also had so much influence, seen from the sheer number of guests that came today.

Of course there were many people who respected him especially when he saw that he had already entered the top ten of the Shuiyun Hall ranking , although it did not prove the full prowess of his since the person who entered the ranking was the one who sold his painting through the Shuiyun Hall.

But, to quickly get into the top ten rankings still managed to impress many people with his abilities.

People started cheering him on which made Huang Shangyue feel a bit nervous but he had been entrusted by someone to do this task then he should not let down anyone who believed in him.

Huang Shangyue smiled behind his black hood and looked around then lowered his head slightly, not giving off a proud or humble impression, just at the halfway point.

"Miss Wu praised me too much, I'm just a street painter who doesn't even have a place to live. I don't even know much about noble manners, please forgive me if I'm being disrespectful. " Huang Shangyue said softly.

"Miss Xia is very shy, so humble ! With your income so far, buying two or three houses will not be a problem. " Reply Wu Ying with a light laugh.

They flattered each other endlessly which made Huang Shangyue become fed up, when he was young, he also often did the same with his father.

But he thought that people who flattered each other meant people who were close and already knew each other but it turned out, in this noble world, everything was just to cover up the rot.

When they are weak, the flattering person will come and point the knife at their neck. From then on, Huang Shangyue learned that flattery was only used for people who hated and were only weapons.

Since he was sincere to Huang Xinxin then he would not be much flattering, he would say bad if bad and would praise if it was good.

"Miss Xia, can you open your hood and let everyone see your look here ?" Wu Ying's question looked enthusiastic.

"I could have done it, it's just that it might scare a lot of Mister and Miss here, my face is ugly due to childhood injuries. " Huang Shangyue replied.

Wu Ying who heard this was shocked and decided not to force anymore when he heard this word.

"Then then I've been disrespectful by saying this, please forgive me Miss Xia. " Said Wu Ying.

"Miss Wu is too proud, I haven't bothered about it for a long time, only that many people are frightened when they see me. So I decided to shut myself down. " Reply Huang Shangyue.

"It seems, Miss Wu is not waiting for me anymore." Said someone from the front and when everyone was fixed on Xia Mei, people started to turn to this person who spoke.

It turned out that this was Huang Xinxin and his father, Huang Lixin. Great Lord Wu, Wu Tang immediately came forward to greet Huang Lixin.

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