After sending Yinzhen away, Ling Ruo entered the Chengqian Palace, and as soon as he entered the hall, he saw Shui Yue holding a gold enamel nine peach small xun furnace standing there motionless, opposite her, Hongli stood on a vertical board, holding a pen in his hand, not knowing what he was doing, and said from time to time: "Don't move, just a little while." ”

Shui Yue said with a bitter face: "Fourth elder brother, you have said it many times, but it has never been good. Saying this, just when she saw Ling Ruo coming in, Shui Yue hurriedly said: "Master, you help the slave and maid talk to the fourth elder brother and let him draw faster, the slave and maid are really about to hold on." ”

Looking at her sad face, Ling Ruo felt a little funny, "What are you guys doing here?" ”

Hongli put all his attention on the painting, and didn't hear Ling Ruo's words at all, but Shui Yue replied on his behalf: "Back to the master, the fourth elder brother said that a Western master came to the study and taught them what oil paintings to paint, and the fourth elder brother said that the people and things drawn with this painting method are the same as the real ones, so let the slave and maid stand here and let him paint." ”

Ling Ruo had also heard of Western painting, but he had never seen it, and now he heard Shui Yue say this, and he suddenly became interested, and walked behind Hongli, only to see a piece of paper sandwiched between the wooden boards, and a water moon holding a small furnace was gradually jumping on the paper, and it seemed to be six or seven points similar.

After another quarter of an hour like this, Hongli stopped his pen, looked at the painting with satisfaction, and said, "Okay, Shuiyue, you can move." ”

Shui Yue was like an amnesty, so she hurriedly put the small xun stove on the table, and she leaned on the table and rubbed her hands and beat her waist, looking in pain. Yang Hai saw that he was amused, and said beside him: "Isn't it just for you to stand with the small xunder stove for a while, how can you look at your appearance, it seems like you have been busy all day." ”

Shui Yue glared at him angrily, "Then let the fourth elder brother try to draw it for you next time." Although the small furnace is not heavy, when it is held in the back, it is like holding something more than ten catties, and the sour hands fall straight down.

Ling Ruo carefully looked at the portrait painted by Hongli in the method of oil painting, nodded and said: "The use of color, the image of the figure can be, but it is limited to this, and the charm of the character is not drawn, only in the superficial similarity." ”

Hongli said with a smile: "Erchen is a beginner, and he has many shortcomings, and if he practices more in the future, he should make progress." ”

Shui Yue came over to see her achievements after being tired for more than an hour, she couldn't see any charm like Ling Ruo, she only felt that the person in the painting was quite similar to herself, and the color was also very good-looking, so she said: "Fourth elder brother, can this painting be given to the slave?" ”

Hongli said generously: "The painting is yours naturally, and I will give it to you after I have someone frame it." ”

Shui Yue was so happy that she didn't feel uncomfortable anymore because of the tiredness of Shicai, and said happily: "Then Xie Lu Xie Fourth Elder Brother." ”

Looking at the drawing paper taken off the drawing board, an idea suddenly appeared in the bottom of my heart, and after some thought, Ling Ruo smiled and said to Hongli: "Actually, if you want to practice painting skills, you can go outside first to learn to paint the scenery, after all, people are alive and the scenery is dead, and the scenery does not need to capture the charm, and you can also give it away after painting." ”

Hongli thought about it, and said at the moment: "Erchen knows that there are many flowers in the imperial garden, and later after Erchen finishes his homework, he will go to the imperial garden to paint a better scenery, and then take it to the ......" He rolled his eyes, and already had an idea in his heart, "Give it to the imperial grandmother, she must be very happy to see it." ”

Ling Ruo nodded with a smile, and after Hongli went down, the smile on her face slowly disappeared, replaced by a thoughtful look, the idea just now, she needed to think carefully to see if it was feasible.

Shui Xiu waited beside him for a long time, but he never saw Ling Ruo speak, and couldn't help but whisper: "Master, what are you thinking?" ”

Ling Ruo came back to his senses, stroked his forehead and said, "It's nothing, you said that the humble person is pregnant, what kind of congratulatory gift should this palace give?" ”

Yang Hai came over and said, "It's better to send a pair of jade Ruyi, wishful thinking, taking advantage of your wishes, it is the most appropriate." ”

"No." Ling Ruo shook his head and said: "Since the emperor ascended the throne and entered the Forbidden City, it is the first time that a concubine is pregnant, which is extraordinary. ”

Yang Hai pondered and said: "The servant saw that the emperor only rewarded a pair of pearls and a pair of wishes, and he did not treat him too well. ”

Ling Ruo shook his head and said, "The emperor's talent is just a reward, and the real gift will not be officially prepared and sent to the humble person until later." She thought for a moment and said, "In this way, send the set of chrysoprase head noodles from the previous Bang tribute to the humble nobles along with Ruyi." ”

Listening to Ling if he wanted to give that set of chrysoprase noodles to the Liu family, Shui Xiu couldn't help but feel a little distressed, "That set of noodles was rewarded by the emperor a long time ago, and the master has always been reluctant to bring it, in fact, there are so many things in the warehouse, just choose a few pieces, why do you have to take this set of things as a favor." ”

Ling Ruo said funny: "You girl, this palace hasn't said anything yet, but you feel distressed first." ”

Shui Xiu said: "The slave just thinks that the relationship between the humble and the master is ordinary, and there is no need to give such a valuable gift." ”

"No matter how valuable things are, they are just dead things, so why not give up, and only when they are used where they should be used can their value be reflected. Right now, the emperor has put the palace in charge of the affairs of the six palaces, and there are many pairs of eyes in the palace staring at the palace, and the slightest mistake can make them pick out the thorns, but they can't be sloppy at all. After saying this, Ling Ruo said meaningfully: "Besides, on the side of the humble and noble, I am afraid that ordinary things will not be able to enter her eyes." ”

Seeing Shui Xiu's disapproving face, she chuckled and said, "What, do you think what Bengong said is wrong?" ”

Shui Xiu bit her lip and said, "The slave doesn't dare." It's just that I feel that the master is a little too high-minded, her background is just ordinary, and after entering the palace, she is just a permanent presence, how high her vision can be. ”

"Yes, her background is not high, but her heart is absolutely high, so you must not underestimate this person." Speaking of this, Ling Ruo's eyes flashed, and she said slowly: "Do you really think that she doesn't know that she is pregnant?" ”

Hearing this, Yang Hai and the others were both taken aback, and hurriedly asked: "What does the master mean by this, could it be that the humble noble person has long known that he is pregnant?" Why, then, hadn't she spoken out earlier? ”

"If I had said it earlier, would there still be a humble person today?" Ling Ruo squinted slightly, looking at the bright and sunny sky outside, "The palace rules don't say that all concubines who are pregnant should be promoted; Didn't the Queen Mother give birth to the emperor and stay on the noble throne for several years? ”

Yang Hai chewed Ling Ruo's words carefully, faintly aftertasted, and said, "Is the master saying that the humble noble deliberately chose such a time to let people find out that she was pregnant, in order to be promoted?" ”