Zi Yi asked back so rudely, and instantly she beat the noble ladies to the point of blushing and could not find any words to refute.

The situation here was soon known by the people of the Earl's house, a man in a burgundy British evening dress suit quickly walked out of the gate.

The man had heard the servant report when he came out. When he came out, the first thing he saw was Zi Yi standing there, with a stunning look in his eyes. Then he walked over with a gentleman smile and deliberately spoke in a humorous tone: "Several beautiful ladies, our hall is better than outside, why don't you go in first."

After saying that, he made an invitation to them.

Several noble women arrived at the steps, looked at each other quickly, and then went in first.

The man walked up to Zi Yi and Dou Xiangling, first gave a gentleman's welcome gift, and then introduced himself: "Two beautiful ladies, my name is Ansel, welcome to my house as a guest."

After saying that, he looked at Zi Yi with a smile and said, "Miss Zi's paintings in the competition today are particularly amazing. My father has been thinking about them since he saw the two paintings that Miss Zi painted during the competition."

"And Miss Dou's paintings, Miss Dou is worthy of being the best among the younger generation of painters, and every painting is so fascinating."

"Thanks."

Dou Xiangling thanked him politely, and Zi Yi just nodded slightly.

Ansel made an invitation to the two of them, and took them to the inside together, saying as he walked: "What Miss Zi said just now makes sense. Every country has its own tradition of clothing. The cheongsam of your empire is amazing, and it is even more charming when worn by the two ladies.

So you don’t have to care what others say. Tonight’s dinner was originally a banquet for my father to entertain you contestants. What clothes should you wear, as long as you are happy.”

Ansel's words sounded much more pleasant, so Dou Xiangling politely chatted with him.

Zi Yi kept following the two of them with her lips tightly pursed, and had no intention of speaking.

This made Ansel look at her several times.

The two were taken away by Ansel, and some women behind couldn't help but whisper:

"I didn't expect that Count Alest's son Ansel would come out to greet Dou Xiangling and Zi Yi in person. Does Count Alest intend to marry the Dou family?"

"It is possible that the Dou family is too famous. If they can marry their family, it will definitely be a good thing for the Earl family. But I see that Young Master Ansel has been watching Zi Yi, did he like Zi Yi?"

"You guys say that Zi Yi has had plastic surgery? There is no such beautiful woman? I feel that her figure has been plastic surgery."

"Absolutely, this kind of woman is not a sedate person at first sight. You didn't see those men, and you just wanted to put your eyes on her."

...

After entering the gate, passing through a corridor with murals, we arrived at the hall.

There were already many people standing in the magnificent hall, with red wine in their hands, chatting and laughing, or drinking wine alone and enjoying the paintings on the living room walls.

The Earl's living room is full of paintings, and every painting is authentic and priceless.

At this time, Ansel raised his hand and called a servant, took out two glasses of wine from the servant tray and handed them to them.

"Miss Zi, Miss Dou, my father will be here later. You can play as you please for a while."

After saying that, he asked Zi Yi specifically: "Beautiful Miss Zi, can I invite you to dance later?"

Ziyi held the wine in her hand and refused without hesitation: "Sorry, I won't dance."

Ansel originally wanted to say that he could lead her to dance, but he understood what she meant the next second, and his eyes flashed with disappointment, and he said with a gentlemanly manner: "That's really a pity."

After saying that, he looked at Dou Xiangling again.

"Beautiful Miss Dou..."

"Ansel."

A woman's voice suddenly penetrated in with a little delicate voice.

Then a woman wearing a strapless and fishtail black dress walked up from the side with her high heels.

When the woman walked to Ansel, she naturally held his arm and looked at Zi Yi and Dou Xiangling.

That look was hostile.

After looking around, the woman deliberately said, "Arsel, there are so many painters coming today, you can't favor one or the other, just entertain these two beauties."

After saying that, he smiled and bent his eyes and said to Zi Yi with a sarcastic tone that he thought he was hiding well, "Since Miss Zi came in, all the men's eyes were attracted by Miss Zi. Miss Zi is so beautiful, so she must spend a lot of money on her face and body, right?"

Zi Yi couldn't hear the sarcasm of a woman. She also curled the corners of her lips and replied: "There is a saying in our empire that it is hard to give up on one's own beauty. I use absolutely no more cosmetics than you use."

"How do you know that I don't use more?" The woman said with some meaning: "I only use one set of cosmetics, no injections or medication, and at most I go to the beauty center to learn beauty exercises. I think I spend much less on my face and body than Miss Zi."

"Is that true? But I usually use a bottle of essence, so there is nothing else."

The bottle of essence was extracted by herself, and it was many times better than all cosmetics in this world.

"How is that possible?" The woman didn't believe it at all, so she wanted to confront Zi Yi.

Ziyi looked at her at this time and showed a puzzled expression: "I prefer to show my talent compared to my appearance, and we are here to discuss paintings tonight, so... why do you keep discussing such a lack of nutrition with me?"

woman:"……"

Zi Yi withdrew her gaze and said to Dou Xiangling: "Cousin, let's go and see the paintings on the wall, too."

Dou Xiangling immediately nodded in cooperation, "Okay."

The two turned around and walked to the side.

The woman's face was so angry that she almost twisted and deformed.

Especially at this time, Ansel said in a displeasure: "Lucy, I think you are targeting Miss Purple."

Lucy was shocked and hurriedly took her expression back, smiling delicately with her arms: "No, I'm just curious about what cosmetics Miss Zi used. Besides, we women are together, so we like to discuss these things."

Ansel glanced at her and said nothing more.

After the guests arrived, Count Alexander led a group of people out of the corridor next to him.

He was with two presidents of the calligraphy and painting association, a group of masters in the calligraphy and painting industry, and several middle-aged nobles.

After a group of people walked out while talking, the originally noisy hall became quiet.

Count Alest looked like a very gentleman middle-aged man, but his eyes were filled with unpredictable wisdom.
Chapter completed!