The Tang Family’s Seven Os

tion began, the first item was an antique donated by the Emperor, and those who wanted to curry favour with him immediately began to compete for it, showing their determination to win it.

When the emperor saw that his own item was being fought over, he was delighted and silently took note of all those who had been so active.

The second item, a green-glazed vase donated by Empress Xia, was finally won by a representative of the Xia family.
In the end, this auction was all just a celebration of the Emperor’s birthday, and it was a good deed to fulfil his reputation, and the Xia family would show their sincerity at this time, meaning that the relationship between the Xia family and the Emperor had not yet fallen apart.

When the third item was released, everyone looked at Sheng Xi in surprise, as the name of the donor of this item had Sheng Xi’s name written on it, something that had never been done in previous years.

The auctioneer on the stage explained loudly and emotionally, “This painting was painted by the Eldest Highness himself and is worth a lot of money and has an important meaning, now the bidding begins!”

Tang Qi Yuan looked up at the painting on the big screen, the painting donated by Sheng Xi depicted the sunrise, the same scene he and Sheng Xi had seen that morning, the sunlight rising from the horizon, the golden light shining, eye-catching and gentle, the clear and cool yet full of warmth.

He unconsciously revealed a light smile of relief as the sound of people’s amazement grew around him.
Most of the people here were regular visitors to painting exhibitions and various art auctions, and they could naturally see Sheng Xi’s skill in painting.

They were amazed by Sheng Xi’s talent, and even more so by his artistic flair, as it turned out that the Eldest Highness was not useless, but had an amazing talent.

Sheng Xi’s painting is bright and rich in colour, with delicate and soft lines, and anyone who knew how to paint could see from his paintings that he was not as gloomy as he was rumoured to be, but instead, he lived a sunny and transparent life, looking at the world with a gentle gaze.

Some people could not help but begin to pity him.
If the Eldest Highness’ legs had not been injured, how radiant would he be today? As they thought this, they unconsciously began to think of the accident back then.
Was the truth of what happened back then really as simple as they knew it to be?

The Emperor looked at everyone’s inquiring eyes and his face unconsciously turned ugly, he gave Sheng Xi a fierce look and asked in a cold voice: “Who gave you permission to donate the painting privately?”

He looked up at Sheng Cen and narrowed his eyes dangerously, “I clearly told you to take out something random and donate it, when did I tell you to give the spot to your brother?”

Sheng Cen looked at him and smiled coldly, his voice cold and piercing, “Since this is a charity auction, then there is no ground for blame for brother wanting to do charity, it is all good deeds anyway, what difference does it make if it is me or brother? Why are you unwilling, Imperial Father?”

The tone of Sheng Cen’s last sentence could not help but take on a sneer.

The Emperor had asked Sheng Cen to donate something in order to express to everyone that their father and son were of one mind, that the family was in harmony, and to save his own face, but not so that Sheng Xi could have the opportunity to show his edge, as he was doing now.

The Emperor’s anger was already building to a fever pitch as Sheng Xi and Sheng Cen repeatedly disobeyed his orders today, but the auction had already begun, so he could only suppress his anger for the moment and try to put on a decent smile on his face.

There were many bidders for Sheng Xi’s painting, and they were not there to curry favour or profit this time, but simply to admire, to appreciate Sheng Xi’s paintings, and to appreciate his tenacity.

Empress Xia stood in the crowd and secretly pressed the corners of her eyes, a soft light shining in her eyes, proud of her son and sad for him.

Her son would have had a great life if he hadn’t had a leg injury, it was her who had failed to protect him and because her son had a father with no conscience, she couldn’t help but look at the Emperor with a bit of resentment in her gaze.
Her own life, she could live without hating, but she would certainly not allow this heartless man to ruin the lives of her two sons again.

Sheng Cen reached out and patted Empress Xia’s shoulder.
Empress Xia glanced at her son, her tears hidden in her eyes and not falling down, and she braced her back and faintly kept a smile on her face, not letting the sourness in her heart continue to spread.

The bidding for the painting went on for a long time, ending with Yan Fei stating a staggering figure.

Sheng Xi’s eyes widened in surprise when he heard Yan Fei shouting the price, and he looked at Yan Fei at a loss, the auction price of this painting had long exceeded his expectation, he hurriedly said: “Fei Fei, you don’t have to……”

“Xi Ge, this painting of yours, I like it very much.” Yan Fei looked at him with arched eyebrows and a sincere tone, looking like he really liked the painting.

The Emperor stood aside and smiled faintly, a generous and graceful manner: “Xi Xi, Fei’Er1儿 (er): an endearment at the back of children’s names appreciates your work and is willing to do good deeds, so you should not say more.”

The price that Yan Fei had just bid was not too high or too low, exactly one hundred dollars less than the item that the Emperor had just auctioned off, leaving enough face for the Emperor and expressing his respect for him in passing, so to speak, and the Emperor was naturally very satisfied, even the bit of displeasure that Sheng Xi had donated the painting without permission had faded away.

Sheng Xi pursed his lips and did not object again, no matter what, it was always worth being happy that someone could appreciate his paintings.

melon: for those of you who are shipping Sheng Xi x Yan Fei, fret not because they have an extra chapter dedicated to them.

1儿 (er): an endearment at the back of children’s names