Zhou Hou transferred to the apse, the two palace ladies led Zhou Xuan and Gu Hongzhong to the south study Zhou Hou usually reads, learns words, and paints, the king of Chu has a thin waist, and there are many starvation deaths in the palace, similarly, the emperor Li Ya is good at literature and art, and the Tang Palace goes up to the queen, princess, down to the chamberlain, Gong'e, all of them love piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and they all chant the wind and the moon when they have nothing to do, just like the great Confucian Zheng Kang became a family maid, and he was punished with a sentence "The Book of Songs" "Bo Yan is angry, and he is angry", which is very vassal and elegant.

Gu Hongzhong waited respectfully for the arrival of the queen mother in the south study, Zhou Xuan saw that he had to be white, and said: "Lord Gu, sit down and rest first, and wait for the portrait of the mother to be very hard." ”

Gu Hongzhong had a good impression of Zhou Xuan and asked, "Who is Zhou Gongzi's painting master?" Southern or Northern Sect? ”

Zhou Xuan said: "The painting method is neither the Southern Sect nor the Northern Sect, but the Australian Sect. ”

Gu Hongzhong had heard that the distant nephew of the queen mother was a returned overseas Chinese, and it seemed that he had learned exotic painting skills, so he immediately said: "The old man wants to see the exotic painting skills and learn from Zhou Gongzi to confirm it." ”

Zhou Xuan hurriedly said: "How dare you, I want to learn from Lord Gu, the painting method of Aozong is quite monotonous, only painting people and not painting scenes, the pen is too complicated, I don't know the great painter of the Chinese Shangbang Qingyuan Wonderful Realm, Lord Gu, I love Danqing in the next, I have no famous teacher, I want to learn painting under the adult, I don't know if I can still teach?" ”

Gu Hongzhong said: "Don't dare! Can't! ”

Zhou Xuan knows his own flaws in painting, congenital deficiencies, Gu Hongzhong is a master who meets once in three hundred years, and not asking for advice is like entering Baoshan and returning empty-handed, so he is determined to apprentice. Bow down.

Gu Hongzhong hurriedly helped him up and said: "Since Gongzi Zhou wants to learn from others, the old man doesn't dare to hide his clumsiness, Gongzi Zhou can come to the academy to learn painting at any time." ”

Zhou Xuan was overjoyed and called out respectfully: "Teacher." ”

Gu Hongzhong accepted a royal prince as a student, and he was also very happy, saying: "Zhou Gongzi doesn't have to be polite, we are also teachers and friends." The old man also asked Zhou Gongzi for advice on the painting method of the Australian sect. ”

I only heard the female official raise her voice: "Niangniang has arrived." ”

Zhou Xuan and Gu Hongzhong hurriedly took a few steps back. Waiting for you.

The palace skirt is flowing. Zhou Xuan suddenly saw two slender beautiful legs wearing dark jeans, but the feet were wearing high-heeled embroidered shoes, and the legs were staggered, tense and energetic.

In the Tang Kingdom, Zhou Xuan had only seen needles and Qin Que wearing jeans, and the needle legs were plump and fleshy, not as slender as the beautiful legs in front of him. Qin Que's legs are slender, but they are not as round as the legs in front of him-

Zhou Xuan looked up along his beautiful legs, but it was a snow-white shirt, the hem was tied in jeans, the waist was slim and the buttocks were plump, and the heart was swaying. Zhengda dignified. The high bun is like a pile of crows, and the head wears a flower crown, which is both classical and modern. gave Zhou Xuan a strong shock of beauty.

After all, Gu Hongzhong is old and well-informed, and he knows that the queen mother is curious to pretend to be in a different dress, and she used to ride and shoot in the royal garden, so she was not much surprised, and when she saw that Zhou Xuan was stunned and a little rude, she kindly pulled Zhou Xuan's sleeve.

Zhou Xuan came back to his senses at this time, and said in his heart: "My aunt really dares to wear it, it's very good, my 'Yunshang Women's Clothing' will definitely be popular in the Tang Kingdom, and then the silver will flow into my pocket 'boom', cool." ”

Xiao Zhouhou sat on the embroidery pier without a backrest and asked, "Nephew Xuan, how is this set of clothes in the palace sewn?" Do you have any tailors in Australia? ”

Zhou Xuan replied: "Auntie's shirt and jeans fit so well, it's seamless, no, it's natural, when my nephew sees it, he thinks of the characters of his homeland, and he is very kind." ”

Xiao Zhouhou smiled and said: "Your Australian clothes are a little tight, and they are quite cold at this time. ”

Zhou Xuanxin said: "It doesn't matter how to show your figure, it's cold, of course, this is originally a summer dress, fortunately it's warm in this study, otherwise it's bad if it's frozen." Hurriedly said: "Auntie, let's wear a cloud shoulder, this is to wear the ground when the weather is sunny and warm." ”

Xiao Zhouhou nodded, and Gong'e took the cloud shoulder and put it on for her.

Zhou Xuan reported to Xiao Zhouhou that he visited Gu Hongzhong as a teacher, and Xiao Zhouhou was slightly surprised and said: "Xuan's nephew's painting skills are extraordinary, but he is still diligent in learning, it is really rare. ”

Gu Hongzhong said respectfully: "Yes, Niangniang." ”

Xiao Zhou asked Zhou Xuan: "Nephew Xuan, is it okay to sit in this palace like this?" ”

Zhou Xuan thought to himself: "My aunt has such beautiful legs, so naturally I have to pose like Lin Chiling on my handbag to have charm, but it's too much to let the mother of a country pose like that, after all, this is ancient times." He said, "Just sit down, and then, teacher, let's start drawing." ”

There were already two cases brought by the chamberlain, spread out the high-grade Korean paper, put the ink made by Li Tinggui, and the large and small brushes and various colors of pigments in the pen holder were readily available.

Zhou Xuan knelt in front of the desk and picked up Li Tinggui's ink, and asked the chamberlain to polish and sharpen the tip, this ink is the most suitable for sketching, and it is many times stronger than the charcoal that Xiaoxiang found before.

Gu Hongzhong also knelt down after a few cases, and began to choose a suitable brush.

Zhou Xuanyu said: "Auntie, although Teacher Gu is healthy, but after all, she is old, and she is afraid that it will be difficult to kneel for a long time, so I implore Aunt Niangniang to allow Teacher Gu to sit and paint." ”

Xiao Zhouhou said with a smile: "Nephew Xuan is very respectful of the elderly, the inner servant, change two high-type cases, and move two embroidery piers." ”

Gu Hongzhong knew that this portrait was not made in a moment and a half, and it would take one or two hours to kneel, and then his old leg would definitely not even be able to stand up, and he thanked his mother for giving him a seat, and he was very grateful to Zhou Xuan in his heart.

Zhou Xuan said: "Auntie, one embroidery pier is enough, my nephew is young and can kneel." ”

Xiao Zhouhou sighed: "Nephew Xuan is really good in character and learning, he is really the leader of my Zhou family's children, don't call me any aunt anymore, it's a bit nondescript, just call me aunt." ”

Zhou Xuan bowed and said, "Aunt Xie praises you." ”

Zhou Xuan and Gu Hongzhong sat for the portrait of Xiao Zhouhou, and the attendants and palace ladies stood solemnly around them.

Zhou Xuan first used Li Tinggui ink to outline the general outline of Xiao Zhouhou, he is good at painting the human body first and then painting clothes, but he didn't dare to use it here, he looked at Gu Hongzhong sideways, but saw that this great painter didn't sketch at all. I picked up the pen from Xiao Zhou

Although the painting is extremely slow, this method of painting without hooking and depicting the pen is obviously very demanding on experience and painting skills, and it can only be tempered to achieve this point of self-confidence.

Xiao Zhouhou is very patient, and his body is good, and he sits with his waist straight for an hour, and he gives a banquet to Zhou Xuan and Gu Hongzhong near noon, and continues to paint in the afternoon.

Before the afternoon resume. Xiao Zhou Hou came over to see how Zhou Xuan and Gu Hongzhong were painting? Take care of it first. But I saw that an upright head had been drawn. The cloud bun is majestic, the eyebrows are trimmed, and the queen is upright, and she has a very motherly demeanor.

Looking at Zhou Xuan's again, the outline of his body is there, but it is very rough.

Xiao Zhou smiled slightly and sat back on the embroidery pier.

The chamberlain came to report. Fenghua Jiedu made Lin Hanyun, the second daughter of Lin, wait outside the palace gate to be summoned.

Xiao Zhouhou said "oh": "I almost forgot about this palace, bring Lin Hanyun here, this palace wants to see what the girl Jian'er likes looks like?" ”

Zhou Xuan's brush trembled, and he almost pointed out a big black mole on Xiao Zhouhou's portrait face, and said in his heart: "Brother Jian, Brother Jian, didn't I tell you, the daughter of the land cannot marry the land, but you asked the queen to summon Lin Hanyun." Do you want to lose to Li Kun. Don't want to be a prince? No, I have to help my brother on the right path, if I don't help him, who will help him? Immediately borrowed out of the "Calyx Xianghui Building". Waiting downstairs for Lin Hanyun to come.

After a while, I saw Lin Hanyun combing the high bun common to aristocratic girls, wearing a royal blue small flower brocade dress, dressed in a shawl, fluttering.

Zhou Xuan felt that Lin Hanyun had grown taller since he left Jiangzhou for less than a month, his chin was a little sharp, and his round face had become longer, and he was no longer the little family he used to be.

"Brother Zhou Xuan, why are you here? Oh, by the way, you said yesterday that you want to paint a portrait of the queen, right? Lin Hanyun said crisply with big sparkling eyes.

Zhou Xuan motioned to the waiter to wait, and the waiter knew that the queen mother was more fond of this nephew, so he hurriedly stepped aside.

Zhou Xuan asked Lin Hanyun: "Do you know why the queen summoned you?" ”

Lin Hanyun shook his head and said, "I don't know, does Brother Zhou Xuan know?" ”

Zhou Xuan said: "I don't know, maybe I want to ask if you read "Women's Training" every day, the last time His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave you a gift at the ceremony, wasn't it the "Women's Training" written by the queen's mother?" ”

Lin Hanyun exclaimed: "I didn't bring the silk book of "Women's Training", what should I do in Jiangzhou?" ”

Although Lin Hanyun is usually presumptuous, she is still quite nervous when she wants to meet the queen, and when she heard Zhou Xuan say this, she became even more anxious, and pulled Zhou Xuan's arm and said, "Brother Zhou Xuan, help me find a way." ”

Zhou Xuan asked: "Will you memorize "Women's Training"?" ”

Lin Hanyun said: ""Women's Training" is only more than 100 words, how can you not memorize it!" ”

Zhou Xuan said: "That's good, wait until you see Niangniang, you will recite the "Women's Training", indicating that you have read the ground and copied it every day, if Niangniang asks you about anything else, the answer is truthful, you must not say anything against your heart, okay, go in quickly." ”

Lin Hanyun nervously followed the waiter into the "Calyx Xianghui Building", and was stunned when she saw the woman in a white shirt and jeans sitting on the embroidered pier.

Xiao Zhou was also stunned when she saw Lin Hanyun, she saw Lin Hanyun on Zhou Xuan's portrait, and then smiled: "You are Lin Hanyun, the second daughter of Lin?" Why don't you salute when you see this palace? ”

Lin Hanyun knelt down in a panic and saluted, and Xiao Zhou gave her a flat body and a seat.

Zhou Xuan came in at this time, sat and continued to paint the portrait of Xiao Zhouhou.

I only heard Xiao Zhouhou ask: "Lin Hanyun, this palace asks you, how did you know the prince of the East Palace?" ”

Lin Hanyun glanced at Zhou Xuan and said: "Back to Niangniang's words, the courtiers met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in Jiangzhou, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave me a volume of "Women's Training", and the courtiers read it every day-" After saying that, she began to recite aloud:

"The heart is like a face, and it is even decorated. Once the surface is not decorated, it will be dirty; Once the heart does not think of good, then evil enters it. Xianzhi decorates his face, but does not cultivate his heart. The husband's face is not decorated, and the fool is ugly; If the heart is not cultivated, it is evil. The stupidity is ugly, the virtuous is evil, how can it be tolerated? Therefore, if you look at the face, you will think about the purity of your heart; Fu Zhi thinks about the sum of his heart; Add powder to think about the freshness of its heart; Ze thinks about the smoothness of his heart; Use the ctenophora to think about the reason of the heart; The upset thinks about the righteousness of its heart; The sideburns are also thinking about the whole of their hearts. ”

Xiao Zhouhou smiled while listening, and when Lin Hanyun finished reciting, he nodded and said, "Well, I memorized it well, will I memorize the Analects?" ”

Lin Hanyun was dumbfounded, she likes to play, although she has read "The Analects", but there are many words in "The Analects", how can she memorize it!

Xiao Zhouhou saw Lin Hanyun like that, and knew that she couldn't recite it, so she said warmly: "Then what do you like on weekdays?" Poetry and songs? Music painting? ”

Lin Hanyun felt very uncomfortable, not used to talking in front of people more noble than her, but she was also straightforward, and replied: "Hui Niangniang, courtiers don't like poetry, courtiers like to play, and fighting crickets is the courtier's favorite." ”

Xiao Zhouhou laughed and asked, "Lin Hanyun, tell this palace, do you have any men in your heart?" ”

Lin Hanyun replied: "The courtiers don't. ”

Xiao Zhou asked, "Don't you like my emperor?" ”

Lin Hanyun replied: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and his courtiers are friends, and there is no love between men and women. ”

Zhou Xuan secretly praised: "Good answer, I really didn't expect Lin Hanyun to be able to say a few words." ”

Xiao Zhouhou likes Lin Hanyun's straightforward temperament, and left her to accompany the portrait, Lin Hanyun is lively by nature, seeing that the queen mother has a beautiful appearance and gentle speech, the most important thing is to wear a white shirt and jeans, which makes Lin Hanyun feel kind, and she talks a lot, talking about her affairs in Jiangzhou.

Xiao Zhou listened to Lin Hanyun talking about herself, but in fact, a lot of them were talking about Zhou Xuan, fighting crickets, opening insect shops, fighting tea, and fighting chess, all of which were related to Zhou Xuan, and couldn't help but glance at Zhou Xuan meaningfully. Zhou Xuan was kneeling, concentrating on painting.