Chapter 228: Performance (4)
Xiao Yang carefully helped his sister put the pen and paper in place, and asked her what she wanted to draw, and the brother and sister would occasionally discuss head to head, without any intention of avoiding suspicion.
In fact, Xiao Yang was more concerned about how his sister was doing during her time in Fengxiang Palace, but he also knew that the palace was not a place to discuss such topics, so he could only hold everything in his heart and ask after leaving the palace.
Everything was ready, and when Xiao Yao picked up the pen and just began to sketch the framework, the emperor, King Jing and the crown prince quietly arrived. Seeing that Xiao Yao was concentrating on painting, the emperor gently motioned to everyone with his hand to excuse himself, walked to the side, stepped up to the high platform, stood behind Xiao Yao, and watched her splash ink calmly and confidently.
The little girl was not very old at first glance, and because she always kept her head down, she couldn't see her face clearly. Her eyelashes drooped, fluttering slightly like a small fan; The skin is smooth, and pores and blemishes cannot be found when looking into the sun; Her lips glowed pink, like two pink petals, fit together perfectly.
Xiao Yao painted a corner of the imperial garden, with a gazebo, green trees, and a cluster of naughty peonies. Because there are still number plates in the back that have not been completed, and the five performers mentioned by King Qi have not appeared, Xiao Yao's layout of the whole painting is relatively simple, she took about a quarter of an hour to complete the painting, and then put down the pen and saluted Tang Hao and said, "Tang Gongzi, it's your turn now." ”
"Then I'll be ugly." Tang Hao didn't choose another pen, but picked up the one Xiao Yao had just put down, and inscribed a poem "Ode to Peony" that he had already brewed next to Xiao Yao's painting.
"Brother Xuan, do you see if they have the meaning of being a talented woman." The emperor's eyes wandered back and forth on Xiao Yao and Tang Hao, and the more he looked at them, the more he felt that they were a special match, if only Old Man Xiao was here, he could marry him on the spot if he asked what he meant.
"Brother Huang, don't mess with the mandarin duck score." Your nephew's face has become the same as the bottom of the pot, don't you notice it at all? King Jing felt that things were getting more and more chaotic.
"If it weren't for the fact that Little Twelve was too young, how could I consider outsiders!." His sons are old and young, and they can't find anyone of the same age, otherwise the number one beauty in Kyoto must be the Yun family.
"Don't forget, your nephew's surname is also Yun!" King Jing attached himself to the imperial brother's ear and said slowly, it seems that it is necessary to reveal some information to the imperial brother, there is no progress on the other son's side, and the imperial brother will be lively if he marries Xiao Yao here.
"You...... You...... Why didn't you say it earlier. The emperor searched around the crowd, and sure enough, he saw his nephew who was silently staring at the stage with a calm face, how gloomy and gloomy his expression was.
"It's not too late now, as long as you hold your troops and stabilize the Xiao family, and let him do the rest by himself, how can there be a reason in the world to hold a beauty without effort." King Jing found that Xiao Yao and other men could keep a certain distance, but this intimate act of holding his brother's arm in public and whispering from time to time was not appropriate! Have you two considered my son's feelings?
"Xiao Qi, Ah Chen, come here." The emperor decided to help his nephew.
"Ahh When did you come, Your Majesty, King Jing? Xiao Yao looked up and down in surprise at the few people who had just come to the stage, did they fall from the sky? Otherwise, I wouldn't have noticed!
"Don't go and see the emperor soon, lord." Xiao Yang took Xiao Yao's hand, knelt at the emperor's feet together, and shouted long live.
The people below also hurriedly got up and knelt down, and for a while they fell to a large knee.
"Hurry up!" The emperor raised his hand with a smile, he was in a good mood today, and finally let himself know the weakness of this kid Ah Chen, he now sees that Xiao Yao has changed to look at his niece and daughter-in-law, loving and gentle.
Xiao Yang stood up first, and then slowly pulled up his sister, and didn't forget to help her brush the non-existent floating soil on her knees, and straighten her skirt.
"Huh" Yun Yichen twisted his head to the side, he now hopes that Uncle Huang can issue an order to send all the men of the Xiao family far away, so that they will not be able to return to Kyoto for ten or eight years, this group of people is simply too much of an eyesore.
"Xiao Qi, have you set up a reward and punishment system for this competition?" The emperor saw the intimate interaction between the Xiao family brothers and sisters, and appreciated his nephew's depressed expression, so he happily asked his son.
"Yes, the top three will have prizes, the last three will be punished, the prizes will be issued by the Qiwang Mansion, and the punishment will be determined by the top three, the first place is responsible for punishing the penultimate first, and so on." King Qi replied respectfully.
"Yes, it's very innovative, who came up with the idea?"
"It's Brother Chen."
"Ah Chen, what reward do you want?"
I want all the men of the Xiao family to go out of Beijing, will you agree? Yun Yichen couldn't control himself and looked at Xiao Yao again, only to see that their brother and sister and Tang Hao were already chatting in a whisper, this little girl had a much better attitude towards the surname Tang than towards herself.
The younger brother didn't say it, he hadn't found it yet, and after the window paper was pierced, the emperor could also see that the nephew's eyes that always drifted to the girl of the Xiao family intentionally or unintentionally were very different. In the past, this kid put a girl in his eyes, but now when he looks at the Xiao family, he can take a more look.
"My nephew doesn't want your reward, there are still people below who haven't performed a show! Let's talk in a different place. "Hurry up and separate those three people, it's really heart-wrenching to watch.
"Miss Xiao, what reward do you want if you win!" Stinky boy, I'm impatient to deal with my uncle, I just don't leave, and I have to talk to the little girl, if you are willing to leave the high platform!
"As long as the courtiers are not punished, they will be content, and the prize will not dare to be imagined." Xiao Yao shook her head, her paintings were completely coping, and she was still embattled without being in the limelight! If you are too showy, you can't be mad!
"You and Ah Chen are of the same mind." The emperor avoided his nephew's stunned eyes, looked at Xiao Yao with a smile and said.
"The prince is sorry for you, and he is reluctant to ask for your prize, the courtiers know that their talents are limited, and the little trick of the class to get an axe has dragged down Tang Gongzi, but I don't dare to expect to be rewarded." Your Majesty, can you not send me to the cusp? Have I offended you in any way? If you say it, I'll change it.
"If you paint a picture well, how about I let you go to the treasure house in the palace and pick a prize at random!"
"Casual, how casual!" Can you take which one you like, and you want to get rich? Xiao Yao asked with sparkling eyes.
The emperor couldn't help laughing out loud when he looked at Xiao Yao's eyes that instantly became shining, this kid is real, not pretentious, and just right for Ah Chen.
"Why don't you draw a range? Otherwise, I will always linger in your treasure trove and refuse to come out. "The things in the emperor's treasury must be treasures, if you can't put them down, then what can you do!
"Your drawing skills are good, so go pick a painting! Someone moved Miss Xiao's table to the side, you can continue to perform the following show, Miss Xiao just needs to hand over the picture scroll that satisfies me before all the performances are completed, do you have any comments! ”
"No, I just don't know if you want your courtiers to repaint! Let's rework the original painting! ”
"Let's redraw!" Give the little girl a free hand and see how good she is.
"Father, there are overseas paints in the palace, and the painters in our palace can't use them, so how about giving them to the little junior sister?" When King Qi helped the emperor up and down the platform, he scrambled for his opinion.
"Will she use it?" The emperor asked in surprise.
"Yes, Erchen has seen her painted colored paintings, but the paint is not very good."
"Hurry up and get someone." I didn't expect the little girl to be quite capable, and she also knew what the palace painters couldn't use, did Ah Chen pick up a treasure?
The game was carried out in an orderly manner, Xiao Yao conceived the content, and the palace maid also sent paints, she asked about the situation and gave a salute to the emperor and King Qi with a smile, and then she was busy mixing colors, and devoted herself to painting.
Xiao Yang and Tang Hao were also driven down by the emperor, since the little girl was recognized as the daughter-in-law of the Yun family, let's keep a distance from others!
Then two more couples of men and women took the stage to perform the show, and then King Qi announced that "the third, sixth, ninth, thirty-sixth, and thirty-eighth will perform the show separately." ”
"My name is Xiao Yuan, and I'll do a magic trick for you today." Xiao Yuan took out a small deck of cards from his purse.
Xiao Yao admired her sister for her five-body throw, you still carry this thing when you enter the palace, do you have a premonition that you want to perform a show? Too prescient.
"Sister, I have foresight! Third brother, come and do me a favor. Xiao Yuan unceremoniously commanded the new science list.
Shouldn't I have come today? Xiao Yang stood up and prepared to serve Miss Xiao Er.
"I'm coming, what's the point of you guys acting as a family, in case of cheating! I was the most just, fair, and made sure that everyone had no objections. "Kong Xuzhe has finally figured out the relationship between the first beauty, the Xiao family, Xiao Si, and the girl who speaks very well.
Hearing that Xiao Yuan was the little girl who was laughing at King Jing Shizi just now, and watching her take out a gadget that he had never seen before, Kong Xuzhe's interest increased greatly, and before Xiao Yang could take a step, he took three steps and did two steps, almost trotting all the way to the high platform.
"What are you doing here?" Xiao Yuanke still remembers who this is, and he beat others!
"Help!" Kong Xuzhe thought to himself that the king of this county was very popular in front of other women, why did the little girl ignore herself, and she was still tiptoeing to wait for the Xiao family to come up to help, as if she was just a passerby.
"I have to do this a favor today." Kong Xuzhe rolled up his sleeves and walked to Xiao Yuan's side.
"Stingy man, won't I just hit you? It's not intentional, if you feel that you are at a loss, it's good to beat my fourth brother, I was originally a sandbag prepared by him. Xiao Yuan stepped back and covered his face and said.
"You lost that punching bag." Kong Xuzhe circled around Xiao Yuan a few times, and finally found the culprit today.