Many people in the Ministry of Industry knew that this was originally Ma Chengteng's errand, this was a fat job, and many people privately felt that he had lost a good opportunity because Ma Chengteng didn't go, but now everyone said that his illness simply saved him. Even if this incident is not fatal, the dismissal and investigation are certain.

Ma Chengteng naturally didn't dare to tell everyone the real reason, but he told Ma Peng about it. Son, you can still say anything.

Ma Peng was also scared into a cold sweat when he knew this. Although he is now working as an errand in the ministry, his qualifications are still shallow, and the real pillar of the family is his father. If his father is involved in this matter, the Ma family will be greatly damaged, and his career will also be affected. Ma Peng thought that the result was a period of fear, this disaster was fortunately avoided, otherwise the Ma family would have lost it. When he knew that this was because Yue Yao had a nightmare, he was very surprised and said, "Dad said that Yue Yao had a nightmare, so he asked Master Xuantian for his father's way to crack it?" ”

Ma Chengteng nodded and said, "This time, the Ma family was able to avoid this catastrophe because of Yueyao." Speaking of which, Yueyao is really the lucky star of our Ma family. "Master Xuantian will tell him the hexagram and then guide him, and the method of cracking it is also because of Yueyao.

Ma Peng also agrees. After this incident, the two fathers and sons became more and more convinced that Yueyao was the lucky star of the Ma family, and it was not what the lucky star could make for the Ma family to avoid this catastrophe.

Ma Peng revealed a little bit about this matter to Zhuang Ruolan, but he didn't go into details. Ma Peng said: "The Ma family can have today, and my cousin has made great contributions. ”

Zhuang Ruolan also had a palpitation when she knew about this, and if her husband's career was blocked, it would affect the future of their family. Zhuang Ruolan understood what Ma Peng meant by what he said, and said with a smile: "Husband, don't worry, I will be good to Yueyao." ”

Yueyao was about to go to the other courtyard, but at this time, an invitation disrupted her plan again, and it was Wen Chengxiang who placed the invitation, that is, Yueyao's Mr. Enlightenment.

Yueyao received the invitation and was very surprised when she saw the payment of the invitation: "Mr. Wen has come to the capital?" "It's not unusual for Mr. Wen to come to the capital, and it's strange that Mr. Wen gave her a post. Although Mr. Wen taught Yue Yao for four years, Mr. Wen taught a lot of people, but not many people could worship Mr. Wen, and Mr. Wen's eldest disciple was very famous in the capital.

Xiang Wei sneered: "When Wen Chengxiang arrives in the capital and hears about your fame, he will naturally give you a post, at least to see if you are the real material." ”

Yue Yao didn't say anything anymore, this life is different from the previous life, many things are different, she has to correct this concept.

Xiang Wei looked at Yue Yao's stunned expression and said: "If you want me to say, this post will also be returned, I ignored you before, but now that you have a reputation and run out, it is estimated that I will accept you as an apprentice when I know your level of painting!" ”

Yue Yao smiled and said, "Mr. Wen has already accepted closed disciples, and he will no longer accept disciples." "No matter what industry you are in, credibility is the most important thing, and since Mr. Wen has already accepted closed disciples, he will naturally not make an exception for anyone.

Xiang Wei doesn't see it that way, these literati really don't pay attention to power, but they are fame and fortune, if there is such an apprentice as Yueyao, as a teacher, there is also a light on his face, and he said: "Girl, not all people are Mr. Yushan's, you have to be prepared for this." "It's not that Wen Chengxiang is bad, it's just that Xiang Wei doesn't like Mr. Wen's behavior. On the contrary, Mr. Yushan, an unrestrained person, is highly respected.

Yue Yao shook her head and said, "I have already worshipped Mr. Yushan as a teacher, how can I worship others as teachers!" You've thought about it too much. "Even if Mr. Wen wanted to, she wouldn't worship anyone else as a teacher.

Xiang Wei didn't have half a word now.

Wen Chengxiang has received many greetings since he came to the capital. The courtyard where Wen Chengxiang temporarily settled was full of people, so it was not lively.

When Yueyao went to Wen Chengxiang's place, she didn't let Xiang Wei follow, and only brought Qiaolan and Drizzle. Yueyao said to Xiang Wei: "You have a murderous face, Mr. will not like it when you see it, and when the time comes, you will lose weight in vain." "The main thing is that Mr. Wen is very particular about people who are deeply influenced by Confucianism, and they must not look down on people with Xiang Wei's temperament, and Yueyao is worried that there will be a conflict when the time comes.

Xiang Wei pouted, but she knew that Yueyao was really good for her, so she didn't object, and said, "Whatever you want, but don't be bullied." "She doesn't like those sour people the most, and she talks about those rules at every turn.

Yue Yao smiled and nodded, and when Yue Yao followed Ma Peng to Wen Chengxiang's place, Wen Chengxiang was entertaining.

Yue Yao was more clear about Mr. Wen's temperament, and said to Ma Peng with a smile: "Big cousin, you go back first, and I'll go back myself in the afternoon." Yueyao didn't quite follow the rules when she said this, but she was worried that Ma Peng would be neglected later.

Ma Peng hesitated.

Yue Yao smiled: "Cousin, you still have to go to the Hanlin Academy!" I can't delay because of me, cousin, hurry up, don't be late. ”

Ma Peng thought about it for a while and left.

The mother-in-law led Yueyao to the backyard, and waited until it was close to lunch Wen Chengxiang hadn't come over, Drizzle had served Yueyao before, and he also knew something about Mr. Wen, so he didn't say anything, but Qiaolan felt that Mr. Wen's behavior was disgusting, since you invited someone to the next post, how could you leave people like this!

At noon, a mother-in-law brought food to Yueyao. Yueyao had lunch and waited for a while, but Wen Chengxiang hadn't come over yet. Yueyao said to the mother-in-law on the side, "You ask Mr. Wen when he is okay?" ”

The mother-in-law didn't say much, she hurriedly went out to ask, and when she came back, she said, "Girl, Mr. is still with the guest, please wait a while." ”

Qiao Lan said angrily: "It's a shame that Mr. Wen is rumored to be a great Confucian, but I didn't expect to be so rude, it's really unworthy of the name." They have been waiting for almost three hours since the morning, and the surname Wen is obviously when his own girl pinched the soft persimmon, "Girl, the deception is too much." "Even if Mr. Wen is a contemporary painter, but he invited someone to despise the girl like this, it is fortunate that the girl did not worship Mr. Wen as a teacher, and worshipping such a teacher is simply a misguided child.

Yue Yao smiled, she just knew Mr. Wen's temper too well, so she didn't let Xiang Wei come over, if Xiang Wei came, she would definitely hold back a fire and go back, for the sake of Mr. Wen teaching her for four years, this time she waited patiently, but there was no next time.

Yueyao waited for about a pillar of incense, looked at the sky, stood up and said to the mother-in-law on the side: "Since Mr. wants to accompany the guest, I will come back another day." "I've been very patient since I waited in the morning.

A trace of panic flashed on the mother-in-law's face, and she hurriedly said, "Girl, wait a minute, I'll let the little maid go over and have a look." ”

Yueyao looked suspicious, there must be something wrong here.

After less than half an hour, Mr. Wen finally came.

Qiao Lan looked at the people who came over with an unkind face, and the person led by him was wearing a crescent white vermilion deep coat, with a silver-edged silk scarf of the same color on his head, and a long beard on his chin, the beard was not white, and he looked very well maintained.

If you count the previous life, Yue Yao has not seen Mr. Wen for almost thirty years, and counting the age, Mr. Wen is in his fifties this year.

Mr. Wen was followed by a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, the man was wearing a cyan robe, looking at Yue Yao with respect in his eyes.

Yue Yao gave a junior salute to Mr. Wen and said, "Mr. is well." For Mr. Wen, Yue Yao only has respect, after all, Mr. Wen taught him carefully back then, and she should also be grateful for this enlightenment kindness.

Mr. Wen looked at Yue Yao, with judgment in his eyes, he hadn't seen him for more than four years, and Yue Yao was different from what he imagined.

The young man who followed behind Mr. Wen said coldly: "I heard that you asked for a thousand taels of silver for a painting, is this true or false?" ”

Yueyao's face was very calm, she glanced at the man, then at Mr. Wen, and saw that Mr. Wen had no intention of stopping her, so she smiled and said, "It's true, what if it's false, what does it have to do with you?" ”

The young man snorted coldly: "A thousand taels of silver for a painting, do you really dare to speak?" ”

Yue Yao glanced at the man coldly, if she hadn't guessed wrong, this person should be Mr. Wen's closed disciple. Yue Yao looked down on this young man, just because she was famous in the capital, so when she saw her, she came to declare war, he thought he was who, and treated such a person, Yue Yao was not prepared to save face for him, "If Yue Yao knew that Mr. Wen had a distinguished guest in the morning, I should come tomorrow." If her guess was right, this time she made him wait for most of the day, it was probably the masterpiece of this teenager.

The boy's face froze.

Mr. Wen looked at his disciple, and then turned his head to look at Yue Yao, with doubts in his eyes. In his impression, Yueyao is the most kind, but now her temperament has changed a lot. Not only is he arrogant, but he also has a bad temper. Mr. Wen didn't answer Yueyao's words, but asked, "Lord Duan said that your paintings are worth a thousand taels of silver, can you bring your paintings over today?" "After Mr. Wen knew Yueyao's talent, he regretted it for a long time, but he didn't think that in just over four years, Yueyao would be able to win the appreciation of the prince. Mr. Wen is clear about the high vision of King Duan, at least his current disciples can't get into King Duan's eyes. Mr. Wen came this time to see Yueyao's level.

Yue Yao lowered her head and said, "No." "He only came to visit Mr. Wen, and he didn't come to ask for help, so he didn't think to bring his paintings.

The young man said to Mr. Wen, "Teacher, I want to try it out with him." The young man was full of unconvincing since he heard Lian Yueyao's reputation, and this time he had to trample Yueyao to the ground no matter what, so that this little girl would no longer dare to be arrogant.

The young man was very jealous of Yueyao in his heart, he heard many people say that if it weren't for Lian Yueyao being a woman, Mr. Wen would have accepted Lian Yueyao as a closed disciple, and because of this, when he heard Yueyao's famous students in the capital, he was full of thoughts of defeating Yueyao.

Mr. Wen looked at Yueyao and said, "What do you think?" "This closed disciple is also very talented in painting, but he has been praised a lot, and he is a little proud, and he can't tolerate others saying that he is not good. Mr. Wen was a little worried about the heart of this closed disciple, and this time he also deliberately brought him to hone and hone his skills, so that he could know that there is a sky outside the sky, there are people outside the world, and there are strong players among the strong.

The corners of Yueyao's mouth rose, "It's not that I don't give face to my husband, it's that he is not qualified enough to compete with me." "She has reached the level of a great painter, so she will not compete with a person who has just entered the industry for a few years, and she has not lowered her value.

Yueyao may not have noticed it herself, because of Xiang Wei, her temperament has changed a lot, and she is no longer the gentle person.

The young man stared at Yue Yao and said angrily: "Sure enough, I am arrogant enough, I dare to say that I am inferior to you." "It's really a girl who doesn't know how thick the sky is.

Yue Yao saw that Mr. Wen's face sank a little, and said with a smile: "Sir, the most important thing for a painter is his state of mind, I don't think his current state of mind can paint a good painting at all!" "Impetuous heart, how can I draw well.

The young man was choked by Yue Yao's words.

Mr. Wen was very dissatisfied with Yue Yao's words, he felt that Yue Yao was too proud and arrogant, even if Duan Wang commented that her paintings were good, she shouldn't be so unpopular, "Qingsheng is in an uneven mood now, it can't be compared, but it doesn't mean that he is not qualified to compete with you." The third girl, I haven't seen her for five years, she is good at her skills and temperament. "This personality is really upside down from five years ago, if it weren't for the fact that his appearance hasn't changed much, he must have thought that he was a different person.

Yue Yao said respectfully: "Sir, my teacher said that I am almost at the level of a great painter, but I don't know if the level of this son is at the level of a great painter?" "What Yue Yao means is that if she doesn't reach the level of a great painter, she is not qualified to compare with her.

Qingsheng's eyes widened, and he actually reached the level of a great painter, it was really a fantasy, Qingsheng sneered: "I don't know where your husband is sacred?" It would be said that you have reached the level of a great painter. "This teacher must also be foolish, that's why he teaches such a student.

Wen Chengxiang was a little surprised, he didn't hear who Yue Yao worshipped in the capital as a teacher, Yue Yao was so famous, and there was King Duan to build momentum for Yue Yao. If you are an apprentice, you will definitely not be an ordinary person. Wen Chengxiang asked, "Who is your teacher?" ”

Yue Yao said, "It's Mr. Yushan." ”

Qingsheng's whole person was wooden. Who is Mr. Yushan, he is the most famous person in the Great Yuan Dynasty, Mr. Yushan's reputation is not even comparable to his own teacher, he didn't expect Yueyao to get Mr. Yushan's blue eyes.

Mr. Wen looked at Yue Yao and said, "Mr. Yushan really said that your painting level has reached the realm of a great painter?" Although he knew that Yue Yao was very talented in painting and had excellent understanding, Yue Yao had reached the level of a great painter at this age, which was too demonic.

Yue Yao said respectfully: "Students don't dare to lie. My husband has been mentoring me since four years ago, and it has been more than four years now. ”

Mr. Wen did not suspect that Yue Yao was lying, and it was completely unnecessary to make up such a lie. He knew that Yue Yao would not have progressed so fast without the guidance of a famous teacher, but he didn't expect this person to be Mr. Yushan, the number one painter in the world.

Qingsheng came back to his senses but didn't believe it, and asked, "You said that Mr. Yushan accepted you as a student, why didn't the outside world get any news?" "This matter of accepting disciples is said casually.

Yue Yao smiled bitterly: "Mr. Yushan requires me to reach the level of a first-class painter within three years, and if I reach the level of a great painter, I will be accepted as a student, and if I can't reach it, I won't be accepted." ”

Qingsheng originally wanted to ridicule Yue Yao, as far as he knew, the girl in front of him was only twelve years old, and after three years, she would reach the level of a first-class painter, wouldn't it mean that a fifteen-year-old great painter would be scared to death when she said it. But when he looked at his teacher, he didn't dare to say anything more.

Wen Chengxiang looked at Yue Yao fixedly. Although what Yue Yao said was a bit unbelievable, it was reasonable according to Mr. Yushan's temperament. His painting style is different from that of Mr. Yushan, and many of his views are also different, so he has no deep friendship. But he knew that Mr. Yushan was a very high-minded person, and he only had two disciples so far, and these two disciples were the sons of his best friends, not his own disciples.

Yueyao stood in the room, and she didn't say anything when Mr. Wen didn't speak.

Mr. Wen came back to his senses, looked at Yueyao and said, "You come to the studio with me." "He wants to see if Yue Yao is really fast enough to reach the level of a great painter.

Yue Yao followed Mr. Wen into the studio. There was a set of painting utensils in the studio, and a tea set on the table, but there was nothing in the room that could be painted.

Mr. Wen said, "You can draw two strokes for me at will." ”

Yue Yao responded, "Okay." Yue Yao picked up the brush, first touched the rice paper with her hand, then set the position, and finally put down the pen.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the tea set on the table next to him jumped on the paper. The tea set painted by Yue Yao is very three-dimensional, as if the tea set on the table has been moved to the drawing paper.

Qingsheng looked at the painting with wide eyes, and finally at Yue Yao.

Mr. Wen said: "The penmanship is vigorous and powerful, and the insight is very good, do you often practice hand strength?" "A twelve-year-old girl would never have such vigorous brushwork if she hadn't exercised.

Yue Yao nodded slightly, "Mr. Yushan said that I am weak in writing and wants me to exercise hard, I have been practicing my hand strength in the past few years, and I dare not delay for a moment." ”

Mr. Wen is also an expert, and he knows that Yue Yao is not lying when he looks at the painting in front of him. If there was no Mr. Yushan in front of him, he would have broken the rules and wanted to accept Yueyao as a student. It's a pity that it was a step too late, and Mr. Wen regretted it for the first time, he gave up because Yueyao was a woman. But I didn't expect that in just five years, Yue Yao would grow to this point, as long as Yue Yao continues to work hard, her future achievements are limitless, "As long as you continue to work hard, it won't take three years to meet Mr. Yushan's requirements." ”

Yue Yao nodded and said, "Well, I'll work hard." "Actually, Yue Yao deliberately left a few small flaws just now, she felt that it was too demonic.

Mr. Wen didn't test Yueyao's interest at this time, and other students' students didn't need him to bother, but when Yueyao left, he gave a set of four treasures and a set of painting tools.

Qingsheng looked at the things sent by Mr. Wen and shouted, "Teacher, this painting tool is your favorite, how can you ......?"

Yue Yao hesitated a little and said, "Sir, a gentleman doesn't take the favor of others, and students don't dare to accept such a heavy gift." ”

Mr. Wen sighed slightly, he said before that Yue Yao was spiritually gifted and not casually sighed, but really felt that it was a pity. Seeing Yueyao again this time, this sense of regret became more and more intense, "Give it to you, and you can afford it." ”

Yueyao respectfully accepted.