Zhaoyun listened to this tone of displeasure, and there was a slight displeasure in his heart, and when he looked up, he saw Concubine Ping staring at him with a cold face. Concubine Ping's side was a woman with a mediocre appearance, seeing Zhaoyun looking at this side, she bowed shallowly, and said: "The beauty Zhang family sees Xia Jieyu and Xiang Jieyu." ”

When Zhaoyun heard this, he hurriedly asked him to get up, put down his paintbrush again, went around to the case, and asked Concubine Ping for peace with Xiang Jieyu. After Concubine Ping let the two of them get up, Demon Ye smiled and said: "Xia Jieyu is quite talented, and she actually works in this Yujing Garden, is it because she is afraid that others will not know that she is outstanding in painting, so she is so swaggering?" ”

Hearing this, Zhaoyun became more and more unhappy in his heart, and he made a painting in the Yujing Garden, how could it be deliberately swaggering. Thinking about it like this, I unconsciously became a little stiff in tone, looked up at Concubine Ping, and said lightly: "Sister Concubine Ping's words are wrong, my sister has outstanding painting skills, everyone in the Six Palaces knows it, and even the emperor gave a "Luo Shen Fu Tu" to his sister because of this, how can he say it swaggeringly?" After a pause, he said: "My sister just looked at the spring in the garden very good, and I wanted to draw it for a while, and I heard that Concubine Ping's sister Danqing was also very good. ”

Concubine Ping was speechless when she said this, her face became more and more ugly, and she thought to herself: If you shouldn't Zhaoyun ask for it, it seems that she has no Yaxing, and her painting skills are not good, and she will lose face in front of everyone; If he responded to Zhaoyun's request, wouldn't he be slapping his mouth, as if he was also afraid that others would not know that his painting skills were outstanding, so he deliberately painted in the Yujing Garden.

Thinking about it like this, Concubine Ping actually felt a dilemma, but Zhang Meiren walked to the front of the case again, and praised it: "Jieyu's painting is really vivid, and suddenly at a glance, it is really a peach blossom blooming on the paper, if you lightly sprinkle some peach blossom powder on the painting, it is even more colorful." ”

When Concubine Ping heard this, she glanced at Zhang Meiren with an angry expression, and said contemptuously: "It seems that Zhang Meiren is also very good at painting." When Zhang Meiren heard this, she was worried about the identity of Concubine Ping, so she stepped aside and stopped talking.

At this time, I suddenly heard a vigorous and powerful voice coming, "It's rare to be lively today, what are you doing together?" ”

Such a strong voice, who is it not the emperor, everyone hurriedly asked An to salute. After the emperor ordered everyone to be exempted from courtesy, Zhaoyun stepped forward and said with a smile: "The concubine has nothing to do, so I want to paint this garden full of spring, I don't want to be halfway through the painting, I met Sister Ping, I heard that Sister Pingfei's painting art is also good, so I invited my sister to make this painting with me." At this point, he turned his head to Concubine Ping and said, "I wonder if my sister is willing to reward my sister with a thin noodle?" ”

Before Concubine Ping could speak, the emperor had already smiled and said: "If you talk about embroidery, Ping'er is good, but in terms of painting art, I'm afraid it is a little inferior to you." When Concubine Ping heard this, she felt even more unhappy in her heart, but because the emperor was on her side, it was not easy to show it on her face, so she had to smile and say: "What the emperor said is that the concubine is indeed inferior to Sister Xia in terms of painting art." ”

The emperor smiled and said: "This can't be forced, where is there a perfect beauty in the world, but they have their own strengths." After that, he turned his head and looked at Zhaoyun again, and said with interest: "I always have some free time, I also make some paintings to chat to entertain myself, today I met Xia Jieyu painting here, why don't I and Xia Jieyu cooperate on this painting, what does Xia Jieyu think?" ”

Zhaoyun hurriedly smiled and said: "If you can get the emperor's wonderful hand, the concubines can't ask for it." ”

The emperor walked to the front of the case, carefully watched the half of the picture made by Zhaoyun, frowned slightly, and then stretched out, picked up the brush, where it fell, were all pieces of peach, and sandwiched with green leaves to commensurate, sparse appropriately, but a moment of effort, it was painted into this "peach and plum fighting for spring".

Everyone was amazed, and praised the emperor's delicate brushstrokes, proper coloring, and clear details. Xiang Jieyu stepped forward and said with a smile: "The emperor is really good, it is actually integrated with the previous painting of Sister Xia, others look at this painting, I am afraid that they will think that this painting is made by one person." ”

The emperor was happy to hear this, and he actually looked at Zhaoyun with a smile in his eyes, and said gently: "Jieyu and I are of the same heart and mind, and we naturally write the same." ”

Zhaoyun was slightly shocked in his heart, the emperor was looking at him so gently at this moment, could it be ...... Thinking of this, Zhaoyun only felt that his heart was beating suddenly, and he inadvertently glanced at Concubine Ping, but saw that Concubine Ping's face was pale, she was squinting at herself, her lips were slightly open, although she did not make a sound, but looking at her mouth shape, she seemed to be saying the word "fox".

Seeing this, Xiang Jieyu smiled indifferently and stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, this painting was originally made by the concubine begging her sister, I don't want to get the emperor's pen and ink, the concubine is terrified, I don't know if I should get this good painting?" ”

When the emperor heard this, he looked at Xiang Jieyu with a smile, and said gently: "This painting was originally made by Xia Jieyu, I just added a few strokes, since Xia Jieyu wants to give it to you, you can accept it with peace of mind." ”

Xiang Jieyu smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

It's night, Zhaoyun's mind is still difficult to calm down, thinking back to the scenes of the day, he is a little worried, Chenghuan is absolutely unavoidable, but it is just a matter of time or time. Although Emperor Murong Qianguang is only a young man who is not confused and carefully maintained, due to his labor and political affairs, there are already a few gray hairs in his hair. Due to the complicated affairs of the previous dynasty, he only came to the harem eight or nine times in a month, most of them stayed in the palace of Concubine Ping or the queen, and occasionally came to Zhaoyun Palace once, and only asked Zhaoyun about his diet and daily life, said some words of concern, and left without waiting for nightfall. For Zhaoyun, Murong Qianguang is more like an elder of his own, if he says that he is affectionate, it is only cordial, and there is no half love.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhao Yun suddenly seemed to remember something, so he opened the makeup, and poured all the jewelry on the rosewood table, Bai Zhi's face turned slightly pale on the side, and asked in a trembling voice: "The little master is so dignified, why did he suddenly check the jewelry?" ”

Zhaoyun was looking for it wholeheartedly, but he didn't notice Bai Zhi's strange expression, and still said in a flat tone: "Bai Zhi, have you seen a jade snow bead hairpin in the makeup?" ”

Seeing this, Bai Zhi calmed down and said, "The slave doesn't know." Zhaoyun seemed to say to himself: "This is strange, how can it be gone, I pressed it under the bottom of the makeup, and no one has touched it." Bai Zhi said tentatively: "There are so many little master jewelry, everything is of the highest quality, why care about an ordinary glass bead hairpin, maybe the little master forgot it, and it is unknown if it is placed elsewhere." ”

When Zhaoyun heard this, he thought about it for a while, and suddenly became suspicious in his heart, and said to Bai Zhi: "You really haven't seen this pearl hairpin?" Bai Zhi's face changed slightly, and she hurriedly knelt down and said: "Little master, the slave and maid really haven't seen it, isn't it that the little master thinks that the slave and maid stole this pearl hairpin?" Zhaoyun thought to himself, Bai Zhi was originally the queen's person, so it stands to reason that she wouldn't be so confused, but she ...... Thinking of this, Zhaoyun Zhengse asked: "Since you have never seen this pearl hairpin, how do you know that the pearl hairpin is embedded with glass?" Bai Zhi wanted to cry, but kowtowed: "The slave doesn't know, the slave doesn't know." ”

Seeing Bai Zhi kowtowing more than once, Zhaoyun's heart softened a little, and he slowed down his tone: "Bai Zhi, I have always treated you well, you are an upright and sharp person, how can you be so pretentious, if you really like the glass bead hairpin, you can tell me clearly, I will reward you with one, how can you be so confused, you actually use the art of stealing?" ”

Bai Zhi saw Zhaoyun say this, ashamed, and said for a while: "The little master forgives the sin, the matter has come to this, the slave and the maid said it clearly, the pearl hairpin is indeed taken by the slave and the maid, the slave and the maid, the slave and the maid are greedy, seeing that the little master all kinds of jewelry are of the highest quality, he is envious, and he does not dare to choose too valuable to take, rummaging for a long time, looking at the glass bead hairpin is quite ordinary, selfishly thinking that the little master has a lot of jewelry, and he will not find it, that is, he will find out, and an ordinary bead hairpin will not be taken to heart, so he dared to steal it. ”

Zhaoyun's heart was a little cold, the maid who accompanied him every day was so unbearable, he couldn't help but raise his voice a little suddenly, and reprimanded: "It's okay for me to look at you all day, and treat you as half a confidant, but I didn't expect to look away." Since you like jewelry, why don't you go to the treasure room in the future, where you are in charge of making concubine jewelry, and it is more convenient for you to steal beads and hairpins there. ”

When Bai Zhi heard this, she was even more ashamed, and she couldn't stop kowtowing and asking for sin. I saw Lu Yang hurriedly step forward, knelt down and bowed his head: "Little master, Sister Bai Zhi is not like this because of greed, but because of ......."