Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Lay Man Knows the Things
In the same night, at the time of the third watch, it is the lively season of early night.
In the Fan Building, the little servants walked through, and the girls laughed like butterflies wearing flowers.
The aroma of wine, vegetables, and rouge are intertwined, as if forming a web of interweaving and outline, covering the entire Fan Lou inside.
The ink incense had appeared in it for a moment, and now, it had long since been withdrawn.
The beautiful smell gradually thickens with the depth of the night, which makes people intoxicated, and they can't help themselves anymore.
It's the best day. It's also the worst day.
Someone hugged the girl's slender waist, looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, and he had no distractions.
Some people looked at the woman on the stage, their thoughts were surging, and they didn't care about everything else.
More people put on an elegant look, and the friends and girls around them said some kinds of calligraphy and painting, and there was a bit of a hint of the taste of the country between the lines, which could also attract the girls to look at him with shining eyes and satisfy their vanity. Although, the satisfaction of these vanities, most of them are bought back with money.
Lishan language is half a night, that is the beautiful article of Emperor Tang Ming. In front of me, there is a lot of excitement.
In such a bustle, everyone is waiting for the announcement of the rankings. At this time, some people are already complacent, and some people no longer think about it.
The man who still had a glimmer of hope nervously looked nervously at the roller shutter that led to the backyard.
From time to time, there will be some news from there. Because everyone knows that the old gentlemen who judged this time are now in the courtyard behind the roller shutter door.
At this time, the girl on the stage was holding the pipa in her arms. sang the popular "Pipa Xing". The twelve-year-old servant accidentally spilled a few drops while serving wine and landed on the guest's clothes. He was apologizing with a red face. In the western corner, the flirtatious man has made the girl's fragrant shoulders slightly exposed. I couldn't help but grab someone and go to the backyard. Under the corridor to the east, the drunkards were having a good time, and the sound of laughter filled half of the flower hall......
It was at such a time that a little old man walked out from behind the roller shutter door, his face was a little anxious, and he was at a loss.
The little guy who served the dishes naturally recognized that the old man was the judge invited by the building, Taishan Beidou in the calligraphy and painting world of Tokyo City, and hurriedly asked the other party what he needed at this time.
The two whispered a few words, and the little guy looked puzzled. But he still raised his right hand and pointed in the direction of the upstairs, and specifically said the two guards at the door.
The old man's face became more cautious when he heard this, thanked him, looked in the direction of the attic and hesitated for a moment, but finally made up his mind and went up the stairs with a flick of his head.
The person who had been nervous about the ranking results naturally noticed the movement here at this time, and quickly patted the shoulder of the person next to him and pointed to the old man who was going upstairs.
"Is that Zhang Fengzhi Zhang Lao? What are you doing in such a hurry? ”
"Huh. It seems like it's really him. Zhang Lao should also be one of the judges, shouldn't he be busy judging at this time? Why did you run out in such a hurry? ”
"Who's in that room? My God, you look at Zhang Lao's appearance, he has a lot of respect for those two guards! ”
This time. Beside the guard, the man known as Zhang Lao did shrink a little, and glanced at the door and the window next to it that was covered by a heavy curtain. Nodding slightly at the two guards: "Two, are the people inside ......?"
He blocked it with his body. The fists of both hands arched diagonally, indicating the dignity of the other party's identity.
The two guards saw this. He didn't speak, he didn't move, he just stood there like a bronze man, not even moving his eyes.
Zhang Fengzhi was obviously a little embarrassed, standing there, not knowing what to do for a while.
Fortunately, at this time, the door suddenly opened.
The door opened only a small crack, and the man inside stretched out a hand and hooked it inside, signaling him to come in.
The guards moved out of the way, and Zhang Fengzhi was nervous. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked in respectfully.
As soon as he entered the door, Zhang Fengzhi saw Gonggong Ma and Chu Feng beside him.
"Master Zhang, I haven't seen you for a long time, why are you so idle to judge here?" Ma Gonggong smiled and groaned, Zhang Fengzhi just wanted to say something, but was stopped by Ma Gonggong raising his hand, "Master Zhang's eyes are like torches, which is indeed amazing." But the old slave rarely has to ask, my family Ah Lang didn't say anything about this matter, right? ”
After that, Ma Gonggong's eyes glanced at Chu Feng beside him.
Zhang Fengzhi was slightly stunned, and immediately understood the doorway, and couldn't help but glance at Chu Feng, and hurriedly said: "Where do you dare to speak falsely!" I just looked at the ink and felt familiar, but I didn't expect it to be ...... Elegant. ”
"Is it Bongzhi?"
Huizong's voice came from behind the screen.
"It's ...... Next! Zhang Fengzhi glanced at Chu Feng again and hurriedly stepped forward.
"Feng Zhi's good eyesight directly pierced my trick." Huizong didn't get up, but only called with a smile, "Chu Lang, you come in too." ”
Chu Feng entered when he heard this.
Huizong nodded at him and said with a smile: "This Master Zhang Fengzhi is the edict of the painting academy, and he is very familiar with me, but I didn't expect that there would be him in this judgment, and our tricks were directly seen through by him, haha!" ”
Zhang Fengzhi was nervous, and hurriedly smiled: "I don't know what you are playing, nobleman, I never dared to say anything about this matter, if you need to cooperate, please command!" ”
This is naturally a good time to tie up the saints, Zhang Fengzhi can't wait to go home and burn high incense immediately, and feel that he has gone lucky, and he can meet the saints in this kind of fireworks land!
It's just that Zhang Fengzhi couldn't help but calculate in his heart, who is the saint next to him who is called "Chu Lang" by the official family, and it seems that he is very well received by the official family, but he doesn't know the identity of the official family? It's weird and weird!
My heart is full of doubts, but in this situation, there is naturally no way to ask.
"It's just a matter of having fun, it's not a big deal. Old horse, leave this matter to you and Feng Zhi in detail! Huizong smiled slightly, waved his hand, and motioned for them to stand down.
Where did a few people dare to delay. They all responded and retreated.
"Lord Zhang. This is Chu Feng Chu Langjun, my family Ah Lang is now borrowing his name to make a picture of that beauty. That's it, Master Zhang shouldn't care too much. Ma Gonggong smiled.
"How dare you! How dare you! Zhang Fengzhi hurriedly bowed down, looked at Chu Feng with a smile, and nodded, "Chu Langjun, long admiration, long admiration." ”
"Don't dare." Chu Feng bowed, and couldn't help but be very curious, this person in front of him was the courtier of the Xuanhe Painting Academy? Looks like he's in his sixties. If you look closely, you do have some different demeanor from ordinary people. I don't know if he recognizes his senior brother Fu Lehe......
"Master Zhang, please take a step to speak." Ma Gonggong smiled and groaned, but in his simple words, he carried some of the majesty of a person who had been in the position for a long time.
Zhang Fengzhi naturally didn't dare to slack off, bowed slightly at Chu Feng, and walked a few steps to the corner with Ma Gonggong. Ma Gonggong had no choice but to tell all kinds of things here, and then ordered to make arrangements, and then Zhang Fengzhi was ordered to leave. Go to the backyard to deal with the cover-up, no problem.
But Zhang Fengzhi is an elderly figure after all, and he is expensive to wait for the edict of the court, in the place of Fanlou. There are not many people who recognize him. In addition to the characters in the flower hall on the first floor who have been observing the movement in the backyard, there is also He Junhao, who is sitting opposite Huizong's room and is looking at this side with an indifferent face.
I saw Zhang Fengzhi coming out of Chu Feng's room. He even nodded very respectfully and said something, He Junhao's face became even more ugly.
"Ten thousand words. Is Chu Feng really as you said, just a small pilgrimage of a calligraphy and painting shop? ”
walked over to Xiao Ting, who was laughing and drinking. He Junhao asked expressionlessly.
Why did the other party suddenly ask this question, Xiao Ting was puzzled. So I followed He Junhao's gaze and saw Zhang Fengzhi who was going downstairs opposite.
Eyebrows raised slightly, Xiao Ting said, "That's ...... Zhang Fengzhi Zhang-sama? ”
He Junhao did not answer, which was regarded as a tacit acquiescence.
Xiao Ting frowned slightly: "If I remember correctly, Master Zhang should be among the characters judged this time, and it is indeed easy for people to misunderstand when they come out to visit others at this time." ”
"Heh, is it a misunderstanding?" There was obviously some cynicism in He Junhao's tone.
Xu Qing noticed the actions of these two people, and came over with a smile at this time: "What is this looking at?" So attentive? Didn't you fancy which beauty? ”
He Junhao ignored him, Xiao Ting smiled slightly, and pointed to Zhang Fengzhi, who was walking back to the backyard along the shadows in a low-key manner.
"Who's that?" Xu Qing squinted his eyes and looked hard for a while, and couldn't help but be stunned, "This is ...... Master Zhang of the painting academy is not successful? ”
"Yes," Xiao Ting nodded, and then pointed to the opposite room, "Where did you come from?" ”
"My God," Xu Qing rubbed the back of his neck, there were some fine beads of sweat, and his complexion changed a little, "What kind of person is on the other side, and the person who can let the palace wait for the edict to go to meet is probably either the prince and noble, or the emperor's relatives...... What kind of **** luck did Chu Feng take to get involved with such a character! ”
Xu Qing's inference is also the reaction of a normal person.
"I don't care what kind of identity he Chu Feng is, and what kind of powerful person he befriended." He Junhao sneered when he heard this, his voice was cold, "If he hooks up with those judges and refers to the deer as a horse because of the identity of some nobles, I, He Junhao, will definitely not let them go easily!" Be sure to ask for an explanation! ”
Speaking of anger, He Junhao slammed the table and made a muffled sound.
Xiao Ting and Xu Qing glanced at each other.
"Actually, cough-" Xu Qing gently patted He Junhao's shoulder and chuckled, "I think Brother He doesn't have to worry too much about this." The people present now, even if they can't dance and write, have a little understanding of the way of calligraphy and painting. How to say it, everyone is not blind, everyone can see the good and the bad. Brother He, your worries are a little useless. ”
"Yes." He Junhao glanced at him when he heard this, and said lightly, "Which one of the clouds in the sky is higher, can the characters on the ground see it?" ”
There was obviously a mocking meaning in these words, Xu Qing only felt a wave of anger rushing from his chest to the top of his head, and his eyes widened in an instant.
Xiao Ting hurriedly reached out and grabbed Xu Qing's arm, laughed and snorted, and said loudly: "Zimo, Zimo!" Haven't you seen that Master Li before, what kind of country and fragrance is she, and what kind of means does she have, even this time Fan Lou is so big, and the master girl just agreed to meet with the person with the first name. Tell us about it! ”
When Xiao Ting said this, he deliberately raised his voice, so that the other companions in the room could hear it, so everyone made a fuss, and they all came over to have fun, smiling and wanting to ask for an explanation from Xu Qing.
Xu Qing didn't understand what Xiao Ting meant, at this time he glanced at him, then looked back at He Junhao, sneered in his heart, but with a smile on his face, he said with a smile: "Look at your hungry wolf-like appearance, as if you have never seen a woman in your eight hundred lives!" Okay, I'll tell you a little bit about it......"
The chaos continued, and the breath of hormones wafted up and down the Fan Tower, gathering and scattering.
It was in the midst of this chaos that the roller shutter door leading to the backyard was gently rolled up and fastened by two young girls, and with the roll call one after another, several characters like Taishan Beidou in the calligraphy and painting world in Tokyo City rushed in.
The girls on the table of the flower hall hurriedly retreated with various musical instruments, and several old men pushed each other with smiles, and finally let the eldest one take the lead on the stage.
After a lot of noise and chaos, it finally settled down at this time.
The elders only held three scrolls in their hands, and up and down the Fan Tower, everyone's eyes were focused on this place.
In the flower hall, people from all directions are facing here, as if they are sunflowers, and the countertop is the light of the sun. In the attic on the second floor, most of the doors and windows were opened, and the figures were moving back and forth, each looking at it with anticrative or yearning eyes.
Only one room had the door and window still closed, and Zhang Feng subconsciously glanced up, thinking that behind the heavy curtains, there must be a few pairs of eyes hidden.
After some politeness and rhetoric, under the expectant gaze of everyone, the pictures that were recommended by the judges as the top three finally appeared one by one.
"This painting is upright and round, although there are flaws, it already has everyone's bearing, and the future is terrifying."
The judge smiled and commented on two sentences, unfolded the scroll in his hand, and showed it in each of the four directions.
"It's Xiao Ting. Wan Yan, you are the Tanhualang of this scene, haha! ”
Xiao Ting's heart was filled with joy, and he hurried downstairs amid the cheers of his friends, and made a fuss at the judges on the stage.
"Haha! You're welcome, you deserve it. Zhang Fengzhi said with a smile, and naturally the girl from Fanlou stepped forward and handed over ten yuan and a lake pen to Xiao Ting.
"This one has already entered the house. The pen can be surprisingly new, but it can be seen in the softness, which is really the best work! He Junhao, you are the leader of this scene! ”
When He Junhao heard this, he only felt like thunder, and his face was as pale as dirt. (To be continued.) )