Gently opening the scroll brought by Concubine Min, as soon as she saw the painting inside, Yunyang couldn't help frowning, and she didn't want to look at it anymore. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

It turned out that the painting scroll was not the usual Concubine Min, but the costumed Concubine Min.

There was a popular practice among the nobles of the Great Qi Kingdom that noblewomen or ladies of the family liked to dress themselves up as historical, mythological or religious figures when painting portraits to show their elegance and extraordinary taste.

The painting that Concubine Min brought is this kind of costume portrait.

Yunyang has naturally seen a lot of makeup portraits, and most of the noble concubines of Concubine Min's age will dress themselves as the wife of Nanhai Guanyin, the Queen Mother of Heaven or the wife of the Shang King Wuding.

Most of these characters represent serene, loving or noble women, but this time Concubine Min went off the rails and dressed up as a person who no one would do to dress up - Empress Jiang, the wife of the King of Shang.

The original queen of the king of Shang lived in the middle palace, was virtuous and gentle, and had two princes. Because the ministers did not go to court early for several days, Queen Jiang further admonished the king, but indirectly offended the king's favorite concubine Daji and was hated by him. Later, he was framed by Daji, and framed Queen Jiang to assassinate the king, and the king was furious, and ordered someone to burn Queen Jiang's hands, and then gouged out her eyes, and Queen Jiang finally died in the West Palace.

The Empress Jiang played by Concubine Min in the portrait is exactly what she looks like after being burned with her hands. Her hands were charred and withered, her hair was disheveled, her hairpin rings were disheveled, her face was pale, and her eyes were full of fear and despair.

As soon as Yun Yang saw this painting, her heart suddenly sank faintly, and she felt a burst of blood mist in front of her, which made her feel so uncomfortable.

She closed the painting, turned her face away, and after a while calmed down and said: "I didn't expect Concubine Min's idea to be so different, although Queen Jiang is the mother of a country, but the end is inevitably miserable, so people don't dare to look at it more." It's amazing that you chose to dress up as her to paint a portrait. I wonder if that's what you mean, or is that what Painter Lu thinks? ”

The corners of Concubine Min's mouth twitched, and she squeezed out a smile that was more ugly than crying: "The concubine really loves to laugh, painting such a picture, unless the concubine is willing, how can the painter paint a portrait?" ”

Yun Yang frowned slightly, left the bookcase with the paintings, walked to the side of Luohan's bed, sat down slowly, and said: "This palace has always only appreciated some landscapes, flowers and birds, and portraits have never been the director of this palace. Concubine Min brought Master Lu's new work today, and I'm afraid that the palace can't see whether it's good or bad, but I'm afraid that I'm going to disappoint you today. ”

Concubine Min listened, but she was not annoyed, she just came over and sat next to Yunyang, sighing.

Although Yunyang didn't know what medicine she was selling in her gourd, she vaguely felt that it would not be a good thing, so she didn't talk to her, but politely let Concubine Min drink tea.

Concubine Min glanced at Yunyang in a daze, picked up the teacup, blew the foam on the tea twice, but did not taste it, and gently put it back: "Guifei Niangniang, you may think that there are many things about the concubine, but this painting is the real situation of the concubine!" ”

Yunyang was stunned for a moment, and then put down the tea in his hand and said, "Why did Concubine Min say this?" Do you sense any danger approaching? ”

When Concubine Min heard this, she couldn't help it anymore, and lowered her head and burst into tears.

Yunyang hurriedly glanced at Yinlu, and when he knew it, he brought a box of newly sent handkerchiefs from the Inner Government Bureau from the outer hall and presented it to Concubine Min.

Concubine Min brought her own handkerchief today, but she was crying too anxiously just now, and the handkerchief she brought was already wet, so she chose a moon-white satin embroidered hollyhock nasha handkerchief from the box of drinking green.

Yunyang saw Concubine Min's sadness crying, and he also felt uneasy for a while. So she tried her best to persuade her: "You don't have to be so sad, although this palace is young and has little experience, it may not be able to help much, but if you can trust this palace, just talk about what makes you sad, maybe this palace can also comfort one or two." ”

When Concubine Min saw Yunyang speak, the expression on her face was not as sad as just now. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "The concubine must have thought that this palace was crazy, why did she paint herself like this." But you know, even this is not enough to express the pain that the concubine is suffering at this moment. ”

"The concubine has been with the emperor for seventeen years, being cautious and keeping to herself, and in the past twenty years, she has only ended up with a whirlwind. But...... But...... The sky has no eyes, and it has taken away my heart. Think about it, the concubine is already this age, and the emperor also respects the new palace, but the second half of the concubine's life is spent in such painful thoughts and loneliness. ”

As soon as Yunyang heard the mention of Xuanbo, he remembered the bits and pieces of getting along with Xuanbo, and couldn't help but cry: "The departure of the eldest princess is really jealous. How can such a good person say that he is gone? ”

Seeing that Yunyang was also sad, Concubine Min rolled her eyes and said: "My daughter left the concubine's body, although it was like a collapse, but fortunately, there are still people who are willing to withstand this overturned world with the concubine." Xuanbo's attachment is really a good boy, if he hadn't been able to comfort the concubine many times after Xuanbo left, saying that he would honor the concubine as before. If there is no horse to support him, I am afraid that the concubine body will not be able to hold on at this time, and she may have followed Xuanbo. ”

Yun Yang listened and knew that there was something in her words, and it was about attaching horses, so she could only pretend not to know, and then responded: "You must not think so." Although, Xuanbo is gone, aren't there still Princess Yingxue by your side? She was brought up by you, and she has a deep relationship with you, how can she be lonely in the future? ”

Concubine Min shook her head again and again: "It's not my own birth, so it's not like that." Xuanbo has been well-behaved and sensible since she was a child, gentle and dignified, but Yingxue is like jumping out of a monkey pile, naughty not to mention, but also angry, this palace takes her with her, and makes her so angry every day, how can she live less than ten years. ”

Yun Yang listened, and didn't say anything, just smiled slightly.

Concubine Min saw that she didn't mention the attached horse for a long time, and she was anxious, so she simply made it clear: "Niangniang, the attached horse is a loyal and generous person, and she knows how to repay her kindness." If Niangniang can help him when he is in the most difficult time, he will definitely not forget Niangniang's kindness, and he will repay Niangniang twice as much in the future. ”

Yun Yang originally thought that he would be polite and gossip like this, and he could send Concubine Min away. Unexpectedly, Concubine Min had to say it unwillingly. Since she made her intention clear, it was no longer possible for Yunyang to pretend not to understand, so she had to look at her seriously, intending to tell her frankly.