The party had not yet begun, although the vestibule had become very lively because of the growing number of nobles. But in the backyard of the Doge's Palace, it was still very quiet. It's just that Sinloth is obviously not very lucky today, when he finds Shanaiduo in the backyard, he finds that the other party is with Somalina, admiring a portrait of some years.

Seeing Xinluos, the joy on Shanaiduo's face flashed, but thinking about Somalina beside her, she still didn't take the initiative to come forward to say hello, but just winked at Xinluo mischievously.

The two have been together for a long time, plus Sinloth is Ellie's father. The relationship between the two has become very close invisibly. Salian's eldest lady still holds a stand in front of people, but when she faces Xinluos, she behaves like an ordinary girl.

"Miss Somalina......"

"Long time no see, Count Fandro."

Shanaiduo didn't know what was wrong with the two, and Somalina usually didn't express it so directly, even if she didn't like a person. And once the matter involved Xinluos, the girl's heart was flustered, and she had no idea at all.

On the contrary, Xinluo was very calm, after all, he pushed people down yesterday and hit his chest. It's normal for Somarina to be angry, not to mention that as a man, it doesn't matter if she accommodates a little girl.

The eldest lady, who has always been elegant, rarely shows such a small side, which is quite interesting.

The Count smiled in his heart, and looked at the painting in front of him casually.

It's obvious. The painting in front of me is a replica of a famous painting. However, the painter's pen is very good, and it can also depict the original author's seven-point pen power - Xinluos, who was born in the royal capital, was fortunate enough to see the original one in the Imperial Museum. After all, the original author was a famous painter of the empire. In painting, he is recognized as a master among masters. He can have seven points. It's enough to be proud.

But unfortunately, there are many paintings by the master, but this imitator painted this one...... It's not that the painting is bad. From the hands of masters, natural pieces of finesse. But this one is the only one......

Sinloth rubbed his fingertips and looked at the painting in front of him.

The painting is not a simple portrait, but a group portrait. I saw six men and one woman, a total of seven figures, standing in a luxuriously decorated room, pointing at a map. The other six were not recognized by Sinloth. But the person in the middle, Xinloth will never admit to mistake.

It was the Emperor Basil himself, of course, the young Basil. Unlike the kind old man in his memory, the young man in the painting wears a golden crown and a white robe, and his muscular body is as burly as a lion. Through the artist's superb technique, you can even feel the radiance of Basil at that time.

The name of this painting is none other than the Seven Governors. With the name of the painting, then the identity of the other six people is very easy to guess. But even if you don't know the name of the painting. Who else in the entire empire other than the six governors is qualified to sit down with the emperor?

Louis XIV, the doge of the Demons in high heels and a golden crown on his head, slapped the table. He is arguing with the Governor of Rus' on the basis of reason. Although the Governor of Rus' is a woman, his domineering is no worse than that of the Sun King. Ignoring the two grumpy guys, the cold-faced Governor of Britannia was whispering something to the Governor of the HRE, Conrad, who was sweating profusely and trying to separate the two governors.

The black-clad governor of Persia looked at him in the distance. He didn't seem to care about the things around him, just stared at the birds outside the window. And with a turban wrapped around his head. The Governor of Hindustani, dressed in fine clothes, is standing on a table, smiling ...... Dance.

That's right. The Governor of Hindustan stood on the table laughing and dancing. However, given the ethos of Hindustani, such a behavior of His Excellency the Governor General is not too out of line.

Seven people, seven different expressions, are perfectly reproduced under the painter's brush. Compared with the master's original work, in addition to the lack of that trace of charm, the technique is already impeccable.

But the most important thing in this kind of figure painting is Shen Yun.

As a literary youth, I haven't appreciated such a high-level painting for a long time, and by accident, Xinluo was out of his mind.

[Famous Painting Seven Governors: A high imitation of a famous painting handed down by a master, although it is from the hand of a master, but what really makes this painting famous through the ages is not because the master has created any miracles on it. It is only because the original Seven Governors were able to complete the work under the coercion of the imperial power. And this act of the emperor naturally broke the creed that a master's paintings were completely arbitrary. The painting was seen by the royal family as a symbol of the strengthening of imperial power, and at the same time the only disgrace of the master's life.

Comment: As far as fakes are concerned, Somarlena's painting is indeed outstanding. However, because of her young age at the time of painting, Somalina's hand trembled a little when she painted Alan's eyes, leaving an eternal regret for the painting.

In addition, the governor of Hindustan once fell from a camel while riding a camel because of a conspiracy, so he had an old wound on his foot and could not dance at all. When the master painted, he only saw the governor of Hindustan once, and he did not know these internal facts, and when he painted, he was subjective. 】

Is it?

If it weren't for the system being directly broken, Xinlos really wouldn't have been able to see it. Such an inconspicuous little mistake...... Indeed, if you look closely into Governor Allen's eyes, you will indeed find that his gaze is slightly slanted.

It's about a micron slanted, and who's going to pay attention to all but the most nitpicky.

Nominally, Somalina was Shanaido's painting teacher. Although I don't expect Shanaiduo to really learn anything, she always has to teach, after all, she has a good relationship with Shanaiduo. It's just that when Somalina secretly looked at Count Van Zhuo out of the corner of her eye, and found that Sinlos was looking intently at her painting, the dissatisfaction in her heart suddenly rose.

The more excellent the painter, the more she hates others for desecrating her paintings. This kind of face that she obviously doesn't understand at all, but insists on pretending to understand, Somalina has seen it too many times in the past with the nobles of Britannia.

Britannia is known as a rural province, not entirely without reason.

"What do you think of this painting, Count Van Cho?" Recalling the anger at the attack on her breasts yesterday, Somalina turned her head and chuckled at Sinloth and asked, "I'm not very good at painting, so I wonder if you can point me out?" ”

Isn't that what you painted?

Xinluo looked at the smiling aristocratic girl in front of him, a little unclear, but he still replied honestly: "Overall, it's not bad, whether it's the layout or the characters, it's the best choice." The painter's brush is spicy and has approached the level of the master. ”

Somalina smiled, but her eyes flashed a little disapprovingly. It was the work of her childhood, and although it was her own work, no one as a creator knew better than her the shortcomings of this painting—the shortcomings that even a good connoisseur could not perceive, but which had risen to become an eternal stain in the painter's mind.

Sure enough, like those nobles I've seen before, they can only talk about it.

Somalina felt bored in her heart, and looking at Shanaiduo's sloppy appearance, the empathetic daughter of the governor still chose to leave: "Then there is time to really have a good exchange...... I'm sorry, Shanaiduo, Count Fanzhuo, there are a lot of guests here today, and I have something to do, so I can't accompany you. ”

"Miss, please take care of yourself."

……

Seeing Somalina elegantly dragging her long skirt to leave, Shanaiduo first breathed a sigh of relief, and then the girl came to Xinluos's side and asked with concern: "Xinluos, what should I do, Sister Somalina seems to dislike you a little......"

The concern in Shanaiduo's eyes was overflowing, looking at the beautiful girl in front of him, Xinluo Subconsciously stretched out his hand and gently pinched her smooth little face like he did with his three daughters.

"Ah......h

Shanaiduo let out a low sigh and immediately lowered his head.

The Earl also realized his gaffe, and looked at the shy red-faced girl in front of him, and the thin-skinned Xinluo didn't know how to explain it for a while. In desperation, Sinloth had no choice but to change the topic. He pointed to the portrait and said to Shanaido, "You see, Shanaido, just like the eyes of Governor Allen in this painting, no matter how hard you try, people will always make mistakes inadvertently. If everything has to go back in time, how can we move forward? Nope."

"Just like this painting, although it is disgusted as a fake, it is still necessary to stand up bravely. Look at everything with admiration or disgust.

"Hmmm......"

Shanaiduo lowered his head, and the single ponytail bound by the black headband poured down softly. The green-haired girl pointed to her fingers, but she didn't care what the Count was talking about.

He just pinched my face......

……

Around the corner of the hallway, Somalina leaned against the wall, eavesdropping on their conversation. As a famous lady, it was the first time for her to do such a thing that violated etiquette. Still, in some unknown mood, Somalina did so.

"Look ahead...... Hmph, he actually saw it, but I didn't expect this guy to have some ability. No wonder Shanaiduo likes him so much......"

Thinking back to the love poem that the Count had given to Shanaiduo, Somalina's face gradually became ugly: "Hmph, man with a heart of flowers...... Am I so inferior to Shanaiduo? ”。 (To be continued......)

PS: It's more than 300 chapters, so let's let the seven governors make an appearance together. It was supposed to start today, but the head of the regiment asked me to play the regiment, so I ......