Here, the four princes made the first cup of tea, poured it in the celadon pot of Ru kiln, looked up and saw Ruan Mingyu's smile, and said with a smile, "Brother Ruan looks at this tea, as if he admires the beauty of the world, no wonder this tea lover says, 'not crazy, not a demon'." ”

Ruan Mingyu was slightly surprised, but smiled well in disguise, "It can only be said that His Royal Highness's tea art has reached its peak, and I have fallen for it." ”

After the two tasted it, Ruan Mingyu boiled the water again and brewed a cup of tea. He poured the green and blue tea soup into the cup and respectfully placed it in front of the four princes.

The four princes took up the fragrance carefully, "Elegant and far-reaching, like the wind through the bamboo forest." Take a sip and praise it, "This king is not as good as you, and he is willing to bow down." ”

Ruan Mingyu chuckled. He knew that his tea art was still above the four princes, and the reason why he was modest and clumsy on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival was just to lead to today's competition.

"If you give your father a taste of your craft, he will be very happy." The fourth prince raised his head and smiled, "How about finding a vacancy to enter the palace with me one day?" ”

Ruan Mingyu fulfilled his wish, got up and bowed to the four princes, "Thank you for the introduction of the fourth highness." ”

When he exited the Flower Pavilion, the smile on Ruan Mingyu's face became brighter and brighter. is so good, not only opened the door of the official family, but even the door of the palace was pried open by him.

He looked up at the maple leaves that covered the mountains and mountains, and reached out to break off a branch of maple leaves with full shape and bright colors. I think of the ancients again: Mo is blooming, but it can be slowly returned. Now the mountains are full of maple red, but the return date of the Si people is uncertain!

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Li Jingshan and Meng Shu returned to the Jingbao Pavilion in the capital, and it was already early October. On the first day I returned to the store to sell my holiday, I heard two shocking news.

First, Chu Tiankuo, the general of Zhenyuan, commanded the army to conquer the land of Xiyue, recruited the people and placed Maoxian County, which lasted more than two years, and now has returned to the dynasty in triumph!

Li Jingshan thought of the handsome and upright young general, and a warmth swelled in her heart.

"Hey, come back to your senses, what kind of hysteria do you have?" Ruan Mingyu shook his hand in front of Li Jingshan's eyes, and said sourly: "That person came back and made you feel unrelenting?" ”

Li Jingshan argued embarrassedly, "How can I have." It's just that after all, it's easy for people to return to Beijing, and it's always a necessary etiquette to visit. ”

"Hmph, here's your chance." Ruan Mingyu snorted and said, "The second news is that this time that Chu Heitan has also made a great contribution, and the emperor is happy." The four princes rewarded the army. Among them, the ceremonial vessels and jade artifacts of the reward general were designed by the Treasure Hunting Pavilion. I'll leave the list to you, how about it? ”

Li Jingshan was stunned for a moment, and then her brain went blank and then she was dizzy. "Really do it for me? Can it really be? ”

Ruan Mingyu suppressed the vinegar all over his body, and said with a calm face, "You have been in his military camp, and you are more familiar with life in the army than any craftsman, and with your friendship, you should be able to find out his preferences." ”

Li Jingshan didn't care about the ridicule in Young Master Ruan's words, and thanked excitedly: "Thank you, Young Master, I will definitely live up to my expectations!" ”

"Wait, I haven't finished talking yet," Ruan Mingyu stopped her from spinning her steps to fly out, and said unhappily, "People are like arrows, what are you, centrifugal like arrows?" ”

Li Jingshan blushed and obediently stood and bowed her head to listen to the training. The low-eyed appearance made Ruan Mingyu's heart soften, and the bluff disappeared in an instant.

"This opportunity to design ritual jade was obtained by His Royal Highness the Fourth Highness in consultation with the Ministry of Rites. But because it was the first time to find a jewelry craftsman outside the palace, the officials of the Ministry of Rites were not at ease, so they asked the palace to make a set of spare, and when the time came, the two sets of works were presented to the Ministry of Rites for their choice. ”

Ruan Mingyu explained the main points clearly, and gently poked her forehead, "Then Chu Tiankuo will return to Beijing at the end of October, and he will be sealed on the tenth day of November, and the time is pressing, let's go." ”

"Yes, young master." Li Jingshan bent her knees a little, turned around happily, and flew out like a fluttering milk swallow.

Ruan Mingyu suddenly found that he didn't know when he returned to the situation he had when he was in the Minzhou branch - he always kept seeing her back.

Although Li Jingshan said that she would strive to catch up with the young master and strive to be able to compete with him. However, in real life, it seems that he is constantly chasing her back.

Ruan Mingyu was distracted for a while, forced himself to discard such thoughts, changed his train of thought, and muttered, "Hmph, what is the name of the young master, it should be called Xianggong." ”

Just as he was thinking, the door curtain rang, and the milk swallow flew in again, with an unconcealable excitement.

"General Nachu is handsome and heroic, and when he returned to Beijing, he fascinated how many boudoir girls. This return to the DPRK will certainly cause a sensation in Beijing. Li Jingshan's eyes lit up and said hurriedly.

"Oh, so what?" Ruan Mingyu replied coldly, almost saying, you shouldn't be one of the "many girls".

"My young master, this is also a trend!" "If we can take advantage of this trend and design some heroic jewelry, it may be an excellent business opportunity." ”

Ruan Mingyu was stunned, laughing at herself in her heart, she still thought that Na Nizi's old love for the black charcoal head was unforgettable, but she didn't expect her to think about how to use others to do business first.

He coughed lightly and asked, "The style of the army is hard and iron-blooded, while the boudoir jewelry is soft and delicate. Can the two come together? ”

"Why not? It's just a matter of how you conceive it. Li Jingshan walked to the table, thought for a moment, and drew a small sword wrapped around the ribbon, "Use the technique of gold and gemstones, and match the seven treasures on the ribbon," and draw a pearl on the side, which immediately has the momentum of splitting mountains and cracking stones.

"I drew it casually, and I just got a meaning." Li Jingshan was a little in a hurry to draw, and was accidentally satisfied with the draft, and explained, "This kind of design can be made into a pendant or a hairpin." ”

Ruan Mingyu picked up the pattern and looked at it carefully, and said with a smile at the end, "Interesting." It's just that the activities of the boudoir women on weekdays are not piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, or listening to opera embroidery. There are no events or occasions to match this style of jewelry. ”

"Yes. But only large families will participate. Li Jingshan was confident and smiled like a kitten begging for food. Ruan Mingyu smiled and fed a piece of pastry from the table into her mouth, clapping her hands, "Good, what kind of occasion?" ”

Li Jingshan chewed the sweet osmanthus sugar lotus, and finally stopped selling Guanzi, "Hunting and juju." ”

Ruan Mingyu's eyes lit up, and he stroked his palms and smiled, "Wonderful! The autumn hunt is coming soon, and it's a good opportunity. Then he asked, "But now that you want to make that ritual list, how can you have time to do this?" ”

"I can explain my thoughts and ideas to other craftsmen, and as long as I know the direction of the design, they can also produce drawings." Li Jingshan said, "After completion, just hand it over to the Zhen Hall and review it for the masters." ”

"You...... Really willing? Ruan Mingyu was moved. He knew that in this way, the creative ideas were all proposed by Li Jingshan, but in the end, the work was completed, but Li Jingshan's name could not be signed. It is equivalent to making wedding garments for others. The shortage of money is still secondary, and it is the biggest loss to make a name for others if your reputation is not obvious.

Li Jingshan shook her head indifferently, "There are countless beautiful and interesting whimsical ideas in this world, I can't take them all into my arms, it's better to share them." If it can be implemented, wouldn't everyone be happy? ”

Ruan Mingyu hugged Li Jingshan tightly and kissed her emotionally on the top of her hair. I have to admit that men rarely have such a mind.

Li Jingshan's face turned crimson, curled up in his arms for a moment, shyly broke free of his embrace, and said with low eyebrows: "Then, I, I'm going to work." ”

Ruan Mingyu saw that her face was flushed, her eyes were full of spring water, and her lips were crystal clear and moist, she couldn't hold back after a while, she grabbed the person into her arms again, and pecked at the water-colored lips before letting go, "Go ahead." ”

Li Jingshan glared at him in shame and went out quickly. Ruan Mingyu looked at the whirling back again, smacking the corners of his mouth to taste the soft sweetness of Fang Cai, and the corners of his eyes were full of smiles.

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By mid-November, the leaves of the ginkgo trees outside the Ministry of Rites were almost gone. The four princes walked into the main hall of the Ministry of Rites on the withered yellow leaves, and saw that a group of officials were already waiting, and when they saw him come in, they left their seats to salute.

"There's no need to be polite." The fourth prince waved his hand, "Have you sent everything, have you all seen it?" Tell us your opinion and make a decision as soon as possible. Tiankuo is about to enter Beijing in five days. ”

"Your Highness, please see." The waiter of the Ministry of Rites hurriedly walked to the long case and lifted the red silk covering the tray, revealing two sets of jade carved ritual vessels inside.

The four princes looked fixedly, and in the trays on both sides, there were six beautifully carved jade objects: one each of Yucong, Yuzhang, Yugui, Yubi, Yuamber, and Yuhuang.

The shape on the left is simple and vigorous, and the shape on the right is agile and flying. The four princes looked left and right, and it was difficult to choose for a while. He looked at it carefully for a long time, and finally said, "The carving of both is the best, just look at the modeling design, and the one on the right is even more lonely." ”

He commented one by one: "Let's see that this jade huang has abandoned the shape of half a bi, but uses a large semicircle, and the two ends are carved into tiger heads facing each other, which should respond to the pattern that Dalang Kyoto is in the east and watches the west." There is also this jade gui, which gave up the usual cloud pattern and sea wave pattern, and ingeniously carved Chongyun Mountain, the symbol mountain range of Xiyue, and carved it into the ritual vessel with the battlefield site, which is the greatest praise for the soldiers of the expedition to the west. ”

The official of the Ministry of Rites next to him nodded, "Exactly." Moreover, the theme of this set of ritual vessels is clear, and each utensil is carved with the image related to the tiger, which well demonstrates the holy intention of rewarding the generals. ”

After being reminded by the people around him, the four princes noticed that the top of the jade gui is the button pattern of the tiger's mouth, the jade bi is embossed with two tigers chasing each other, and the outer wall of the jade cong is the tiger head pattern engraved with fine lines, and the most concise on the jade is a big seal tiger character in Yin script.

The fourth prince was happy, "Haha, I like this set of rituals very much, and the martial artist of Tiankuo must not have to say anything." Okay, Lone chooses this set. Do you still have any objections? ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu stepped forward and took out an envelope and presented it to the four princes, "The choice of His Royal Highness, the lower officials and others will be placed in the envelope by voting, and His Royal Highness will be invited to read it." ”

The four princes pulled out seven slips of paper from it, which were the votes of the officials of the Ministry of Rites. He lined up the notes on the desk and saw that there were six slips with the word "right" written on them, and only one had the word "left" written on them.

The fourth prince laughed, "It seems that the hero sees something the same." Zhang Shangshu, let's open the drum, is the tray on the right from the palace treasures workshop, or the work of the treasure pavilion outside the palace? ”