Chapter 370: There is a change

Kunning Palace.

A large amount of ink ran wild on the eight-foot Suxuan, forming a dark and reckless mountain that could reach the sky, and the black pressure was overwhelming.

But just when the audience was about to suffocate from watching, a silver waterfall fell from the dangerous rock on the mountainside, and from top to bottom, cutting this thick black picture into two pieces, making people's hearts plummet with the water rushing down.

The waterfall cascades to the foot of the hill and merges into a stream in front of the small village, and the water slows down, completely relaxing the tense string in your heart.

His eyes were full of red silk, and he hadn't slept for a day and a night.

In order to facilitate the movement of the pen, Empress Chen only wore a small jacket with narrow sleeves and red flowers, and her hands were full of ink and paint, although her face was full of exhaustion, but her spirit was extremely excited.

For this large-scale landscape painting, she has been standing in front of the desk for a day and a night from conception to writing.

The palace maid beside her, Ah Lu, looked at her master worriedly, with a worried face: "Niangniang, you are not in good health, you haven't eaten for a day, you can't stay up like this anymore." If there really is a three-long and two-short, not to mention that the long-lived lord will blame us as slaves, we ourselves will have to be killed first. ”

Empress Chen turned a deaf ear to the words of the palace maid Ah Lu, and her eyes did not leave her paintings.

Since that day, I listened to Sun Dan's Na Yan "Qinyuan Spring? After Changsha", for some reason, she was suddenly shocked by the surging momentum, and there was always a creative impulse in her heart to paint something.

The Chen family is a family of calligraphy and painting, Queen Chen's family are all famous Danqing masters, she picked up the brush when she was five years old, although the level is not very high, but the foundation is very solid. Later, she married Zhu Houxuan, became Princess Xing, and later became a queen, with a noble status, and never had the opportunity to hold a pen again.

The things of life are really inexplicable, Queen Chen remembered that when she was a child, she aspired to be a great painter like Huang Gongwang, but who would have thought that she would become a queen in the end.

This time, I was interested in painting, but the impulse in my heart could no longer be suppressed, and I didn't sleep, but I recited the sentence "Look at the red mountains and forests burning all over the forest" over and over again, until the passion gushed out from the ground like a spring, and then I lifted the pen and applied the thick black to shiny ink on the paper.

At this moment, she only felt that the blocks in her chest were also formed little by little with the trend of pen and ink, and little by little, the eight-foot square inch in front of her was filled.

The overall shape has been drawn, all that remains is to add details.

At this time, Empress Chen turned her head to Ah Lu and said, "Ah Lu, what do you think of this painting in this palace?" ”

Ah Lu hurriedly said: "Niangniang's painting is naturally excellent, according to the slave maid, it has surpassed Qiu Shizhou." ”

Empress Chen's already chapped lips moved, and she smiled: "Nonsense, less flattery." Qiu Ying's is a landscape of fine brushwork, and this palace is a splash of ink, and the painting method is different, and there is no way to compare. The reason why you say this is because you are afraid that I will respect me. Actually, this palace is not a narrow-minded person, if you have something to say, just say it, talk about what's wrong with drinking paintings. ”

Ah Lu stuck out her tongue and said playfully: "Niangniang, Ah Lu is just a vulgar girl, she can't even read words, how can she know how to draw." She has been with Queen Chen since Anlu, she is a first-class intimate girl next to the queen's mother, and she talks to Queen Chen very casually on weekdays.

Queen Chen said in her heart: I forgot this, Ah Lu little girl knows what calligraphy and painting, if Lu Fang is by his side in this palace, with his talent, and with Mr. Sun's guidance, maybe he can see the quality of this painting. This kid ...... It's a pity. Gotta find a way to get him out of prison, of course, there is nothing that Hongu can do now. can only try his best to **** Zhang Fox, as long as Zhang Fox and the others fall, Lu Fang will have the possibility of survival.

When Empress Chen thought about it, she felt a little melancholy in her heart, and said to Ah Lu for a long time: "You don't have to be suspicious of currying favor with this palace, just talk about your first impression." ”

Ah Lu smiled and said, "Niangniang, this painting is not good-looking." ”

Empress Chen stretched out her hand covered with ink and "touched" her head, and asked kindly, "Why is it not good-looking?" ”

Ah Lu was lovingly "touched" by Queen Chen, and her attitude was even more casual. She smiled and said: "Niangniang, I will say it bluntly about the slave maid, if you don't say it well, please ask Niangniang to forgive her sins." She pointed to the mountain on the picture and said, "Niangniang, your painting is so high that it is almost up to the sky." The landscape paintings in this palace, the slave maid has also seen a lot with the mother before. In other people's paintings, the sky above is very wide and very high. ”

Empress Chen smiled and said: "That's blank space, this painting pays attention to white space." ”

"Slaves and maids don't know what to leave white and black." Ah Lu said: "Anyway, the landscapes painted by others are not like Niangniang who directly topped the sky, and also, your painting is too dark, and the whole paper is full, and there is no gap at all." It's dazzling...... No, I'm still a little dizzy. ”

Empress Chen suddenly laughed and stared up and down at Ah Lu.

Ah Lu was suspicious of Queen Chen: "Niangniang, what are you looking at, the slave is so scared in her heart." ”

Empress Chen: "I can't imagine that you girl, although you don't understand anything, you can also read paintings." Let me tell you, this kind of painting method is the method that Mr. Sun passed on to me when he used to teach, and what I want is black, full, full, and astringent. You see that this portrait is not like Fan Kuan's landscape, with less white space, full of composition, the mountain is coming, and the waterfall is condensed into a white "color" crack, which is depicted inch by inch with a heavy brushstroke, and densely penetrates into every corner of the picture. Generally speaking, the relationship between distance and proximity in landscape painting is expressed by the shade of brush and ink. The distant is light, and the near view is thick. But the main palace is doing the opposite today, far and near. In this way, the mountain has a sense of abruptness, as if it is about to fall. This makes you feel dizzy, haha, I can't imagine that your little girl has a little eyesight. ”

"This Mr. Sun really understands a lot, and the slave maid listened to the people in the palace say that Mr. Sun is the reincarnation of Zhuge Wuhou. Niangniang, Mr. Sun is taking the exam now, and with his talent, it should be easy to get a Jinshi. When he becomes a big official in the future, it is better to ask His Majesty to make him a martial marquis. ”

Empress Chen: "You girl, Mr. Sun will inherit the title of Marquis of Huichang in the future, and make him Marquis of Wu, what should you do if you let Marquis Wuding?" ”

Ah Lu said indignantly: "Guo Xun is nothing, he just eats by relying on the merits of his ancestors, where can he compare to Mr. Sun." I have heard people say that Mr. Sun is from a poor family, and if he can have today's status and achievements, that is his real ability. According to the slave maid, he should be named Wuhou to show that Guo Xun's Wuhou is a fake. ”

Empress Chen laughed out loud, because she laughed too hard, the opening of her chapped lower lip was stretched, and a drop of red hot water fell onto the paper.

"!" Ah Lu was shocked and hurriedly shouted: "Imperial Doctor, Imperial Doctor, go and pass on the Imperial Doctor!" ”

"No, no, no, in fact, ......" Empress Chen said to Ah Lu, "Actually, this painting has not been finished yet, so you look dizzy, and you feel that this painting is too full and 'messy'." Let's look at the means of this palace. ”

Green: "Niangniang, your injury ...... It's been another day since I eaten, what are you painting at this time? ”

Empress Chen no longer paid attention to Ah Lu, picked up the pen and dipped it in the cinnabar box fullly, directly clicked on the paper, and dropped a bright red stroke.

At this point, the cinnabar went down, and the picture suddenly became vivid.

Although Ah Lu didn't know how to draw, he was still moved by this brushstroke, and he stood there blankly.

I saw that Queen Chen's pen was flying, and she didn't use any techniques, so she simply clicked it down, and it was out of control.

A large number of dense cinnabar dots make the picture effect extraordinarily strong, the visual charm is extraordinary, and the thick ink "color" is used as the base to form a cold and warm contrast, and the layers are rich; The white walls of the forest, the waterfall on the mountain and the flowing spring below the mountain complement each other, which is very imposing and becomes the bright "color" of the picture, while the stream in the foreground adds a sense of dynamism to the solemn and magnificent picture.

With Empress Chen's flying brushes, countless red cinnabar splashed in the air like raindrops, falling onto the paper, onto Ah Lu's head, and onto her own face.

At this moment, Empress Chen only felt as if a god lived in her body, guiding her hand downward--- making everything burn!

In this piece of red, there is a young man in white standing with his hands in his hands, and he said loudly: "Look at the red mountains and the forests. ”

That young man is Sun Dan and Sun Jingyuan.

"Haha, royal weather, majestic!" Finally finished the last stroke of red, Empress Chen threw the pen far out of the house, and blood continued to drip from her lips, looking like madness.

At this moment, she can be regarded as the world's first-class landscape painter.

And all this is because of Sun Dan's "Qinyuan Spring".

When the laughter fell, Empress Chen's eyes suddenly rolled and she fell to the ground with a plop, unconscious.

After a day and a night of sleeplessness, not a drop of water entered, and when she finished painting this painting, she finally couldn't support it anymore.

"Imperial Doctor, go and pass on the Imperial Doctor!" Green cried loudly.

……

After the news of the queen's sudden fainting came out, the six palaces were shocked.

Of course, only the one who lived in the Imperial Garden was secretly smug, gritting his teeth and cursing: "Why don't you just die clean?" ”

In the past, the queen had already fallen out of favor, and if it was replaced at that time, something happened to the queen, maybe it wouldn't have had that much impact. But recently, the queen got the guidance of a master and gradually won back the heart of the Son of Heaven. Some time ago, the emperor even blessed her for several nights in a row.

The emperor is a half-immortal body, and he has been taking the elixir for a long time, so he is not enthusiastic about the affairs of men and women. Being able to live in Kunning Palace for a few days is already a rare thing.

Most of the people in the palace are powerful people, and they are sharp-eyed and lively, seeing that the queen is gradually gaining power, they all have the heart to please the good of the East Palace.

As soon as they heard that Queen Chen had fainted, they all ran over to serve the marquis, looking like a mourner.

There was even a quick trot to Xiyuan to report the news, crying and begging the Son of Heaven to come and see the queen for the last time.

Jiajing heard the exaggeration of the messenger, saying that the queen mother was not going to be successful, and he was not surprised, so he put down the affairs in his hand and came to Kunning Palace.

As soon as he entered the main hall, he saw that the ground was full of eunuchs and palace maids, and their eyes were red from crying.

"Servants wait to see Your Majesty." When everyone saw the emperor come in, they hurriedly wiped their tears and kowtowed in unison.

"What about the Queen?" The emperor frowned slightly, and on the surface he still looked unhurried.

"I'm lying in bed, I've woken up." A eunuch replied.

"Did you call the Imperial Doctor?"

"If you go back to the Long Live Lord, you have already passed it on, and you are on the way, and it is estimated that it will arrive in a moment." The eunuch replied.

Emperor Jiajing nodded: "Take me to see the empress." ”

When I entered the warm pavilion, I saw Queen Chen lying on the couch with a snow-white face, and the palace maid Ah Lu and the two little eunuchs were waiting in front of the bed.

"Queen, Queen, Your Majesty has come to see you." Ah Lu whispered to the queen with a crying voice.

The queen opened her eyes slightly, struggled to get up, and said weakly: "Your Majesty, concubine...... Concubine ......"

"How did you get this?" The emperor asked: "The queen was in good health before, why did she faint after not seeing her for a few days?" ”

Green: "Plop! He knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and cried: "Long live the lord, it's all to blame on the slaves." In order to paint, the mother did not eat or sleep for a day and a night, and finally ...... Finally ......"

The emperor's face sank: "The queen doesn't sleep, you don't know how to stop it, how to do it, someone is coming, pull Alu, a slut, out and beat him to death with a cane." ”

As soon as he heard this, Ah Lu's face turned pale, his whole body trembled, and he kowtowed again and again, until his forehead was covered with blood: "Long live your life, long live your life!" ”

When Empress Chen saw that the emperor was going to make a spicy hand, she had eaten a lot, so she straightened up suddenly, and shouted repeatedly: "Your Majesty, it's not about Ah Lu's business, it's all the concubines, it's all the concubines...... Ah Lu has served the marquis and concubine for many years, if she is killed, change to another person, I am afraid that I will not be worthy of the concubine's heart, and please spare her for a ......"

Before he could finish his sentence, he coughed loudly.

The emperor saw that the queen was in such a hurry, and he also knew that Ah Lu was Empress Chen's most intimate palace maid, and his heart softened, and he glared at Ah Lu: "What are you still doing in a daze, don't you see the queen like this?" ”

Ah Lu hurriedly stood up, walked to Queen Chen's side, supported her body, and gently patted Queen Chen's vest with his hand to calm her down.

The emperor sat down beside the empress and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with you, empress, how did you paint for a day and a night, and finally get like this?" You are now the queen, and your words and deeds should be an example for the six palaces, and you must not be "messy". ”

Empress Chen sighed: "It's strange to blame Mr. Sun Dan's "Qinyuan Spring". ”

The emperor wondered in his heart: "What's the matter with Sun Dan?" ”

The queen replied, "After reading the poem, the concubine repeated the sentence in the poem, and suddenly it was as if she wanted to paint, and the painting could not be received at the first time, so that it became the way it is." The body of the concubine belongs to His Majesty, but now it is ruined like this, the concubine is guilty of capital crimes, and the concubines are capital crimes. ”

Jiajing was very helpless: "It's just a poem, as for it?" Okay, when I see Sun Dan, I will definitely be punished heavily. ”

Empress Chen was shocked: "This matter is all the fault of the concubine, but it has nothing to do with Mr. Sun, Your Majesty will punish the concubine if you want to punish it." ”

The emperor had a straight face: "Why is it none of his business, if it wasn't for the words he wrote, would the queen be like this?" I punished him to write a few more poems of the same kind. To be honest, I also like poetry! ”

Empress Chen breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "It turns out that Your Majesty also likes Mr. Sun's words!" ”

The emperor sighed: "This person is indeed talented, and I am very pleased to have such a subject. Such a person, even if he is at fault, needs to be protected! Back then, Tang Xuanzong could tolerate one Li Bai, but why couldn't I tolerate one Sun Dan. Besides, Sun Qing is talented and a capable minister, and when he is admitted to the Jinshi, my new policy will rely on him vigorously. ”

Empress Chen asked again: "Your Majesty, has the Queen Mother and her old man set off now?" ”

"It's already gone, and Luan has arrived in Nanjing." The emperor nodded and sighed: "It's rare that the queen has a heart and remembers the queen mother, among the six palaces, only you remember this." ”

"The concubine has long wanted to take the queen mother into the capital, so that she can honor her old man nearby, this is the duty of the concubine, and she must not forget it for a while." The queen still spoke softly.

The emperor was very moved: "These days, I have used 600 miles to urgently contact the Queen Mother, according to the Queen Mother's current schedule, I should be able to reach the capital in a month." She's too old to go too fast, and I, as a son, can't be urged. ”

Queen Chen: "But too, it is difficult for the Queen Mother to go out once, so she asked her old man to see the scenery along the way." ”

Emperor Jiajing: "After the Queen Mother enters the palace, I am afraid that I will not have the opportunity to go out in the future, and this time I will play in Jiangnan, which is indeed a good opportunity." That's right......" The emperor waved his hand and asked the eunuchs and palace maids to go out.

Only Jiajing and the queen were left in the warm pavilion.

"By the way, if the Queen Mother enters Beijing, if she is really blocked from going to Zhengyang Gate, is Sun Dan ready?"

Empress Chen whispered: "Mr. Sun is a cautious person, he should have been prepared, right?" ”

"That's good." The emperor's heart suddenly became a little nervous, and he immediately realized that the issue of the imperial examination would be directly on the table because the queen mother entered Beijing, and it would be a fierce battle.

Sun Dan and the queen are ready, so ......

Will I win?

Jiajing wasn't sure.

As he spoke, he suddenly seemed to remember something: "This...... Why hasn't the Imperial Doctor come yet, how can he do something? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Ah Lu entered the house with a bad old man with a white beard.

This person is none other than the Imperial Doctor of Tai Hospital.

The old man was already slow to move, and when he saw the emperor, he trembled for a long time, and he was about to kneel down when he struggled.

Emperor: "Excuse me, don't bother, take a look at the illness for the queen." ”

"Yes."

Ah Lu had already wrapped a silk thread around the queen's wrist and led it to the imperial doctor.

The imperial physician held the silk thread in one hand, stretched out two fingers in one hand and placed them on the silk thread, closed his eyes and followed the pulse.

He didn't retract his fingers for a long time, he just closed his eyes and didn't move, as if he had fallen asleep.

The emperor couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "Imperial Doctor, what's the matter, what is the queen's illness?" ”

"Ah, Queen!" As if he had been woken up from a dream, the imperial doctor's body trembled, and he opened his mouth to say things such as gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, non-action, and how to control each other, and how qi and blood worked.

Jiajing was originally a anxious "sexual", and said angrily: "Don't talk so much nonsense, you just tell Queen Me what kind of disease she has, and what prescription you want to prescribe?" ”

"Fangzi, it's very simple!" The imperial doctor "touched" his beard and said, "Stew a chicken, put some ginseng, replenish qi, and put some red dates to replenish blood." By the way, eat some mountain tussle to open up the taste. So be it. ”

The imperial doctor's prescription made the emperor stunned: "What kind of prescription is this?" ”

In general, the hierarchy of the Ming Dynasty was not as heavy as that of the Qing Dynasty, and the imperial physician was not very afraid when he saw the emperor, he stood up, packed up his belongings, and said in a voice with a phlegm voice: "Actually, there is no need to take 'medicine', the queen is happy, eat more good on weekdays." ”