Soft whispers were quietly passed on the main hall, and everyone's faces showed different feelings. Yuan Lingjun's eyes flashed with doubt.

"are very good at calligraphy and painting, I wonder if I am lucky enough to let me wait to see it?" The young woman in full costume suddenly stood up from her seat and looked at Xu Chunyue opposite defiantly.

One person mentioned yì, and the ladies in the audience also seconded the proposal.

"Chunyue is not talented, recently copied a "Treading Snow and Looking for Plum Blossoms", please Yang Niangzi for some advice." Xu Chunyue returned the salute.

"You can't talk about pointing, you just learn from each other. Please! As the only granddaughter of Zhongshu Ling, Yang has always been arrogant, and she still feels that no one in the Southern Dynasty can match her, compared to Xu Chunyue's gentleness and modesty, it seems kind and valuable.

Xu Chunyue's maidservant took out a scroll.

"Fourth sister, what are they going to do?" Yuan Lingjun smacked and ate the melon, and his speech was slurred.

Princess Cao took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Xu Yang and the two clans are all talented people in my dynasty, and they can both calligraphy and painting, you chase me, naturally no one will fall behind." ”

Yuan Lingjun nodded, and his mouth overflowed with melon juice.

The two maids each held one end of the painting, and slowly unfolded it in front of Queen Xu, and the female guests gathered to watch, sometimes exclamations, and Queen Xu also nodded frequently, which should be very satisfied. The ladies chattered again, and probably the Yang family was also shocked, speechless for a long time, and was despised by the women, which made her lose face.

When Yuan Lingjun picked up the second melon, the maid had already carried the scroll to the seat on this side, and the ladies on this side gathered again. The so-called "Treading Snow and Seeking Plum Blossoms" depicts a snowy day in the Northern Dynasties, in which a Confucian scholar walks alone on a rugged mountain road with a wooden cane in his hand, looking for the proud red plum blossoms blooming on the top of the mountain.

On a cold day, he actually ran to such a dangerous place to see Hongmei, and the Confucian must have gone crazy. Yuan Lingjun, who didn't know anything about painting, was secretly speechless, and learned from the conversation of the female guests that Xu Chunyue copied the representative work of the stone paintings.

Yuan Lingjun opened his mouth in surprise, "Banshi, the one who painted the spring picture?" "They say that small stones are a major part of landscape painting, which is really ridiculous.

The faces of the ladies turned white and white in an instant, and Princess Tao glanced at her fiercely, "This is the Middle Palace, don't be ashamed, Banshi is a landscape painter of my dynasty, and he has only painted landscapes and birds in his life. ”

"It's obviously the ...... who paints the spring picture" Yuan Ling snorted unconvinced, his eyes glanced at the scenery outside the hall, remembering the days when he sent Zhao Dalang to study, and met Wang Xu's convoy back to Beijing on the way, and listened to the servant call Qi Niang, isn't it this Xu Qi Niang Xu Chunyue, and also wrote a letter of expression to Zhao Dalang in the name of cherishing talent...... It turned out to be her, and she was so nosy.

The maid put away the scroll of "Treading Snow and Looking for Plum Blossoms", stepped forward to present it to the queen, and Queen Xu accepted it with a smile, gave Xu Chunyue a pair of white jade chuan, took her hand and sat beside her and asked warmly.

“…… You're all the same age, so go and play separately. The queen said to the excited young girls below.

The ladies were allowed to bow down to the princess. Princess Tao grew up under the queen's knees, accompanied by the princess, regarded herself as a respected princess over other princesses, and disdained to treat the eunuchs and ladies who flattered her. On the other hand, Princess Cao knew everything about the girls who came to inquire, and the girls who were new to personnel were full of affection for her and loved to listen to her.

Yuan Lingjun looked very cold here, but she didn't care at all, and concentrated on dealing with the last melon.

"The queen of the minister knocks to see the lord." A large moon-white sleeve swept over several sides. Yuan Lingjun raised her eyes, and the strange girl smiled lightly at her.

Yuan Lingjun asked, "Who is the son's family?" ”

The girl didn't expect Yuan Lingjun to ask again, so she had to raise her voice and reply: "Queen Peony." ”

"No more salutes, I know you. Please sit down and talk. ”

Wang Shao sat down as she said, and she came to meet her, wanting to see what the young gentleman looked like who grew up with the support of a strong adoptive mother.

Yuan Lingjun sat quietly on the couch, eating melons and fruits as if no one was around, her beautiful hair hung down to the ground and spread out, softly draped over the gorgeous crane-patterned deep clothes, to Wang Shao's surprise, the first thing she saw was a young girl whose appearance showed luxury and meticulousness everywhere, not a depressed foster princess, nor a rude young monarch.

King Changshan's spotted bad deeds Wang Shao has already heard of it, she built pavilions and pavilions, just to raise more singers and servants, she has a strange and capricious temperament, even if the blade is put on the neck when she is happy, she will smile and urge her to do it, if she is not in a good mood, sesame small things will also make a big fuss, it was once rumored that a good servant combed her hair and pulled her scalp and died in vain under the sword. But rumors are rumors after all, and they may be rumors deliberately spread by people with ulterior motives in order to build momentum.

Wang Shao is one of the few older unmarried women, born in a famous Wang family, familiar with women's training and etiquette since childhood, in the Wang family has a very face-facing position, regarded as a model of women's talent, and by the joint recommendation of the important ministers in the court, Emperor Yuan You made an exception to let him be the etiquette teacher of the women's academy, and now he is in his prime, and the people who seek relatives are about to break the threshold of the Wang family, but her grandfather Wang Huan and the Xu family secretly compete, and they are unwilling to let him marry.

"The name of King Changshan is like thunder, and when I see it today, the courtiers are honored." Wang Shao pays attention to the etiquette of respect and humility, and has always been neat and simple in speech, regardless of the occasion, which is very inappropriate.

Yuan Lingjun propped his elbows on several sides and clubbed his chin, "Wang Niangzi must be thinking that the notorious King Changshan turned out to be like this." As you can see, does it live up to its reputation? ”

Wang Shao smiled: "No, it should be unworthy of the name, what the courtiers see and hear doesn't seem to match." ”

"You're so daring, it's funny! So what do you hear? Yuan Lingjun took a bite of the melon, and his eyes were firmly fixed on Wang Shao's lowered forehead.

"The king of Changshan is mediocre, drunk, stupid and ignorant...... It is a famous bale. Wang Shao is really listed like a number of treasures.

Yuan Lingjun nodded in agreement, "So much...... What do you see there? ”

Wang Shao lowered his voice: "It's a sober big straw bale." ”

"What? Hahaha! Yuan Lingjun fell backwards, lying on his side on the low couch and laughing.

Wang Shao's face was flushed with stimulation from the sudden laughter, and the wandering eyes of the ladies made her even more like a man.

The ladies also have the same curiosity as Wang Shao about the miserable reputation of King Changshan, but they did not meet it as recklessly as Wang Shao.

And Wang Shao was called "straw bag" in front of Yuan Lingjun, but Yuan Lingjun was not angry, but covered his stomach and laughed. This puzzled others.

The queen instructed her maids to set up a meal in the palace. King Changshan has eaten a lot of melons and fruits, but he can still eat them, and he still eats a lot.

The princess and the ladies had lunch in the same dining room, changed their clothes for a while, and went to the pavilion to enjoy the autumn lake view, and exchanged fashionable makeup and hair buns with their girlfriends. The scenery of the middle palace is beautiful, the women are boating together, shooting and covering the scene, this kind of game needs to be given as a hint of the riddle, the style is elegant and clear, suitable for the scribes and beauties. On the other side, Yuan Lingjun and several young female dependents were listening to Wang Qingzhuo's story, and they were fascinated for a while.

Queen Xu came over and said: "The palace has been living in the inner palace for a long time, and I haven't heard interesting stories from the people, Wang Wuniang might as well tell us the female relatives who 'don't hear anything outside the window', so that everyone can relieve their boredom?" ”

Wu Niang is Wang Qing's ranking, she and Wang Shao are cousins, Wang Shao obeys the etiquette of women's virtue, pays attention to women's merit and women's virtue, and is different from Wang Qingzhuo, who was born in Wang's family, she prefers to sort out folk rumors, revise literary allusions, and is a knowledgeable and inquisitive girl.

"Yes." Wang Qingcao thought for a while, opened his mouth and came, from the filial daughter to seek medical treatment from the Quartet to the strange marriage customs of the southern daughter tribe, from the maritime trade between Eastern Wu and the Jin Kingdom to the secrets of the Wu royal family, when everyone listened with great interest, the princess quietly came in from outside the palace.

"I heard that on the birthday of King Wu, there were crows circling the roof and crying sadly, which was regarded as a bad omen by the first king of Wu, so he was not favored, I don't know if it is true."

"The old crow is an auspicious bird, and it is unknown whether it is a folk apocryphal or something that is true, but today's Wu court is really a group of demons dancing wildly, and the country is not happy." The young man of the family who had been silent for a long time finally had a chance to speak, "But King Wu should not be underestimated. ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that?" Empress Xu asked.

The young man said: "I am a strong neighbor on all sides, Hetuo and Changshan in the south have had a few short-handed encounters, and recently they are also eyeing each other, across a river is Wu State, and Wu State is a century-old enemy Yue Guo, but Wu Yue has been quiet for many years, and can not set off a big storm, but it is the attitude of King Wu towards my dynasty, as the saying goes: 'The side of the couch does not allow others to snore'." The East China Sea has always been a battleground for soldiers, King Wu killed his father and brother regardless of the world's leisurely mouth, chased and killed his sons and nephews, such jackals are ruthless, they are by no means good, and they will definitely be a great ......disaster for our dynasty in the future."

Listening to Xu Wei say this, the women in the deep boudoir Lanfang also agreed, they listened to their father and brother analyze the situation in the world during the family banquet, the troubled times are long, there are princes from all walks of life in Zhongliang who rebel and stand on their own, and there are Yi people harassing the border outside, and the Jin State is ostensibly fighting with the Yue clan, but in fact, it is surrounded by sorrow.

"That's right, Taifu also told me that King Wu is ambitious, and it is a big disaster in the East China Sea. If Xu Wei is in politics, he will make great achievements. Seeing that it was the princess who spoke, everyone was bowing, and the princess signaled to excuse herself and came to sit down beside the queen.

Queen Xu was very pleased, "Among the descendants and nephews of the Xu family, Xu Wei is the hardest working and deserving of a great responsibility." There is a phase in the door, and there is a general in the door. The Xu family can be talented again. ”

The young man's cheeks are sunken, his body is thin, like a weak wind supporting the willows, he is desperate, and he looks short-lived.

Xu Huan waved his hand slightly, "Yu just read a few more books, walked a few roads, and has not seen the atmosphere of heaven and earth, the four seas are vast, only a newborn calf is not afraid of the courage of tigers, and more-" Xu Yu's eyes turned and fell on Yuan Lingjun, "Mr. Yu has reused and returned to Beijing, and there is a reputation for the son of Lan Lu, how dare he live in 'Xiangcai'." ”

Yuan Lingjun looked at him inexplicably.

Everyone in Jin knows that Mr. Lan Lu Qu Yi is the fiancé of King Changshan, and next spring will be an auspicious period for the two.

Princess Tao sneered: "Cousin Xu, why should you be humble, your future is limitless, and many people are secretly envious." Lan Lu is the pillar of my dynasty, so I must also have the opportunity to display my ambitions. Having said that, looking at the whole world, there is only one person who dares to be cheeky and force Lan Lu. ”

Princess Tao thought of a brilliant idea again, and turned to Yuan Lingjun and said, "Sixth sister, did you say it?" ”

Yuan Lingjun didn't listen to what Princess Tao was saying at all: "What did Badi say? ”

The palace burst into laughter, and even Princess Tongqing, who had been sullen, couldn't help laughing.

Princess Cao pursed her lips silently, looking at the speechless Yuan Lingjun thoughtfully.