After another two hours, the drawing contest finally ended. The little eunuchs carried the works of the contestants to the Fengzi Garden for everyone to evaluate.

Looking at the wonderful brushstrokes, some painted landscapes, some painted flowers and birds, and some painted people...... Although they are all excellent works, the drawing method and content are commonplace, and everyone feels that something new is missing. Among the many works, there are only two paintings that make people shine, one is an unseen landscape painted with unheard of pigments and painting methods - Western oil paintings; One is an ink painting of an afterlife with only one stone and half a piece of water.

"Huh? These two paintings are so special! The house in this painting is tall and pointed, as if it has been stretched by the neck; As for this one...... Obviously not finished painting yet! "Princess Ruiyi is auspicious and unscrupulous.

"Ruiyi, don't talk nonsense. Come to the queen mother. Feng Wu beckoned, and Duan Xiang ran to his mother's side.

"This lovely princess has a good eye, and I painted the royal building of our country - the castle. The structure of our castle is very different from that of your country, and it is indeed visually as the princess said, as if it has raised an ordinary house. "The Western painter Rimbaud is a lively girl who is only 17 years old, she has been painting for 12 years since she was 5 years old. Rimbaud also spent two years with her father at the age of seven, so she could speak the usual Han language.

However, the women were more interested in her dress and hair color than in Rimbaud's paintings.

"Why is your hair pink? Why is your dress so weird? Duan Xiang stepped forward and asked, boldly tugging at the corner of Rimbaud's skirt.

"Our country has invented a miraculous hair dye that can dye your hair any color you want! I also had hair dye on my hair. As for my dress, it is a very common costume in our country, and the princess likes it, I can give you one. "Rimbaud's blue and white lace dress is very eye-catching.

"Yes, yes! Don't lie to me. "Duanxiang has reached the age when he begins to love stinky beauty.

"And who made this one?" Duan Yulin, who was belated, noticed the half-painted work at a glance.

"Back to the emperor, it's an old minister." Sure enough, Wang Zai, a famous master of Chinese painting and the librarian of the Ruyi Museum, came out of the ranks.

"Lord Wang, in three hours, you drew a stone and half a water? I'm afraid that such an unfinished work is not eligible to participate in the election, right? Duan Yulin questioned.

"Your Majesty's words are wrong! How can you make a truly perfect painting in just three hours? Lao Chen is still nitpicking about a stone, how can he complete a satisfactory work in such a short time? If Lao Chen paints a good painting, I am afraid that it will not be possible without three or five months, so it is already my best to draw these in three hours. If the emperor thinks that the old minister has lost his qualifications, the old minister will never complain. "Wang Zai is a perfectionist when it comes to painting, and he strives for perfection in every plant and tree.

"Haha, you old puppet! I am now announcing that you will be disqualified, but your remnant is indeed exquisite. Come on, pen and ink waiting! Fang Da hurriedly handed over the pen and ink, and Duan Yulin began to write an inscription on Wang Zai's painting with a big stroke of his pen:

Draw a water on the 10th, and draw a stone on the 5th.

can do things without being forced to do things, and Wang Zai is willing to leave true traces.

The magnificent Kunlun square pot is hung on the plain wall of the high hall.

Baling Dongting in the east of Japan, the red shore water and the Milky Way, there is luck with the flying dragon.

The boatman and the fisherman enter Puli, and the mountains and trees are full of sub-flood winds.

You Gong is far away from ancient Mobi, and it should be thousands of miles away.

Yande and state fast scissors, cut Wusong half of the river water. [ Here is a borrowing from Tang Du Fu's "Drama of Wang Zai's Painting of Landscapes and Songs.] The Wang Zai in the text is fictional, not the Wang Zai in Du's poem. ]

After finishing writing, Duan Yulin put his pen aside, pointed to the painting and said to Wang Zai: "Wang Zai, I order you to draw the scenery in the words and sentences I mentioned within three months." If you can't satisfy me, I'll let you go back to your hometown early! There was a burst of laughter.

"The old minister will live up to his holy hope!" Wang Zai accepted the order solemnly and laughed along.

The painting competition ended with the victory of Western painters from afar, and there was another huge banquet in the Qiankun Hall in the evening. So far, this year's Wanchao will also come to a successful conclusion.

On the day of the Double Ninth Festival in early September, the palace held a large-scale farewell party. The princesses who were left behind in Dahan to marry said goodbye to their relatives, and the princes of various countries who were "thieves do not die" also took the last opportunity to hint to the emperor that they wanted to marry Princess Qinxin, but unfortunately Duan Yulin turned a blind eye and did not hear it.

In fact, why didn't Duan Yulin want to marry the princess to these princes to strengthen their relationship? It's a pity that there is only one princess, and marrying one party is biased against the other, and if it causes discord between countries, it is not beautiful. There is a more important reason that the Queen Mother is willing to separate from the princess mother and daughter, the Queen Mother only has such a daughter, how can she be willing to marry in a foreign country and never return home?

However, the crown prince of the Moon Kingdom, Jin Qiu, refused to give up, he wanted to seize this last opportunity to fight hard! So when the wine was hot, he mentioned the matter of courtship again: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has admired Princess Dahan for a long time, and Yueguo is willing to marry with a sum of ten thousand gold!" I hope that Your Majesty will be fulfilled. This is also the wish of his father, who also said that if His Majesty agrees, the Moon Kingdom is also willing to breed good horses for Dahan. "Although the Moon Kingdom is rich in mineral deposits, it lacks other natural resources, and its daily necessities mainly rely on imports from Dahan. If it can become the only country where Princess Dahan is still the princess, I believe that in the future trade exchanges, Dahan will see that this layer of in-law relationship will be very convenient. And the price paid by the Moon Country is nothing more than their richest gold and BMW, so why not?

As soon as these words came out, some people were surprised and some people were disdainful. I was surprised by Jin Qiu's audacity and recklessness, and what I was disdainful of was that the words spoken by the dignified crown prince were also full of copper smell!

"Huh! Crown Prince Jin Qiu laughed, can't we afford to give it to Snow Country? If you can get a princess just by money, it will be too depreciating of the princess's noble status, and it will underestimate us princes! Helian Luzhi ignored the eldest brother's obstruction, and stepped forward to sincerely ask: "Your Majesty, the minister is also willing to pay the same salary and allow a thousand-year-old red snow ginseng plant, and sincerely ask to marry the princess!" "The thousand-year-old red snow ginseng of the Snow Country is a rare treasure, it is said to have the energy effect of resurrecting the dead, and there are only three remaining plants in the world that are owned by the royal family of the Snow Country.

"You!" Jin Qiu was choked by Helian Luzhi, who was killed halfway by Cheng Biting Jin, and he had no power to refute.

"I thank you for your love for the princess. Marriage is a state affair, but after all, it is also a lifelong event for the princess. The marriage of children has always been the order of their parents, and the queen mother is still alive, so I can't be the master for the princess! ”

"The minister personally went to Yongshou Palace to ask for the consent of the Queen Mother!" Jin Qiu is out of the way. Hearing such a brazen request from Jin Qiu, Helian Luzhi also fought and knelt down and begged together.

"The two princes are embarrassed!" Duan Yulin habitually narrowed his narrow eyes, and was a little in a dilemma for a while.

"The minister's mind has been decided!" Jin Qiu and Helian Lu said in unison.

There are not a few people who watch the show off the stage, and the most relaxed and chic of them is the prince Fujiwara Kawahito. While pouring himself a drink, he looked at Helian Luang's cold eyes on his younger brother and the anger of the national teacher Qi Lian.

"Brother Wang, why don't you ask to marry the princess together?" Tsubaki Fujiwara asked him curiously.

"You are already Dahan's concubine, why bother to fight with them for your brother?" Fujiwara Kawahito smiled mysteriously at his sister.

"What about the concubine? The emperor hasn't mentioned the matter of moving the palace, and my sister is still living in the same space with those Westerners! "Lee Yun-hee and Jin Chan were both canonized and immediately given to move to the palace, only she still lives in Mengxin Xiaozhu.

"Sister, don't worry, maybe you're too busy to take care of it, it should be yours at all. You and Concubine Jie are on an equal footing, the emperor has no reason to favor one over the other, rest assured. Fujiwara Kawahito patted the back of his sister's hand comfortingly, but his eyes did not miss the dynamics of the snow country opposite.

"The eldest prince, how dare he overstep the three princes? This matter of marrying a princess was originally a task given to you by the lord of the country! Besides, it's not in line with the etiquette for the three princes to do this! Qi Lian secretly hated this third prince and was scheming.

"Hmph, what about the more than the other? It's not a day or two since he wants to replace me. He has completed the task I didn't finish, how do you think my father will react then? Of course, the father would be impressed by Helian Riyuzhi, and felt that Ritsuzhi was more capable than Ritsu. Isn't what the law is doing today just a calculation? Helian Luang always knew that this third brother was ambitious, but he didn't expect that in order to fight for power, he would even give up his face.

"Great Prince, what should we do then? Can't let the three princes seize the opportunity! "Qi Lian is in a hurry, he is a loyal follower of Helian Luang, and his greatest wish is to assist Luang on the throne of the Snow King.

"Let him go, isn't he ashamed, am I still afraid to watch the excitement? Anyway, in the end, the bamboo basket is empty, and it will be up to him to explain to his father when the time comes! Helian Luang shook off the golden paper fan and shook it slowly, and Qingping on the side poured wine for him calmly. Qi Lian saw that he was not flustered, and knew that he knew what he knew, so he could only sigh.

This Duan Yulin was frowning for the "persistence" of the two princes, and Feng Wu, who had never wanted to sit next to him, suddenly laughed: "Hehe...... The infatuation between the two princes is really a testament to the sun and the moon. If the princess doesn't agree, isn't it because the princess doesn't know how to cherish it? But one woman is difficult to serve two husbands, so the two princes have to ask the princess what she means! Duan Yulin looked at Feng Wu in shock, and was about to open his mouth to stop it, but the hand hidden under his sleeve was tightly held down by Feng Wu. Feng Wu gave him a slightly calming look, and then smiled and said to Jin Qiu and Helian Yuzhi: "The two princes see that this is feasible - this palace and His Majesty will go to the apse first to summon the princess, and ask the two of them who she wants?" In the end, let's do what the princess wants, what do you think? ”

"Then I'm going to bother the queen!" Jin Qiu immediately agreed. However, Helian Riyuzhi had more eyes than him, and questioned: "If the princess doesn't like either of the two of us, then what should I do?" Aren't we all in vain? ”

"Prince Helian is thoughtful! Since this palace has said so, the princess's favorite person must be one of you, is it possible that this palace will deceive you? ”

"Don't dare! But it's up to the queen to decide. "This time, even Helian Lizhi is running out of words.

"Then it's decided, the palace and the emperor will leave for a while, and the two princes, please wait for good news." After finishing speaking, he helped Duan Yulin, who was still like a fallen fog, to get up and retreat to the apse.