Prince Duan saw Yueyao readily admit her identity and smiled as he asked, "Logically speaking, winning second place should have been enough to make you famous, so why did you not come forward that day and chose to hide behind?"
Yueyao looked innocent as she replied, "Actually, I only learned about this afterwards. My uncle wanted me to participate in the painting competition that day, but I thought about how my teacher said I still needed more practice before the new year, so I didn't join in. I never expected my teacher to submit my painting for the competition."
With a smirk, Prince Duan said, "Who is your teacher?" He truly did not know who Yueyao's teacher was, as he had never heard of any Great Painter in the Capital City taking on a disciple. If someone had taken on such a talented student, they would have surely boasted about it loudly by now, not kept it so quiet.
