March.

Imperial Palace Ouchi, Gallery Courtyard.

This is the place where the imperial court selects the masters of painting, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites are generally responsible for the selection by examination.

However, this month's examination and selection of the gallery academy was presided over by the emperor's favorite third princess, Princess Qingtian.

At this moment, it is already the third pole of the day, and the candidates who come to the gallery academy for the examination have already taken their places.

There were about 20 or 30 candidates who came to take the exam, including men and women, old and young.

Everyone was whispering about why the examiner was delayed, and they all complained.

"The third princess of Sweet has arrived—"

A deafening roar suddenly broke through the air.

With the roar, a beautiful girl dressed plainly, led a maid and a group of guards, into the gallery courtyard.

The candidates stood up one after another, bowing their heads and hands.

The candidates couldn't help but wonder:

What is Princess Sweet doing here?

Princess Qingtian stood facing the candidates and said loudly: "Everyone, this painting exam is invigilated by this princess!" ”

What the?

Still have questions?

Is Sweet Gong going to change the convention?

I wonder what she would ask for to draw?

The candidates lowered their heads and whispered, uneasy in their hearts.

"Everyone, be silent!" Princess Qingtian smiled and smiled sweetly, "You all raise your heads and look at me, don't be afraid, this princess won't eat you!" ”

Su Zecai raised his head, he had lived for twenty-two years, this was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.

I saw that the sweet princess was full of green silk, a small goose egg face, shallow eyebrows curved like a crescent moon, big eyes, a delicate little nose, a seductive cherry mouth, and the appearance of the moon was no longer enough to describe her beauty.

Princess Qingtian smiled sweetly: "In this exam, you will draw this princess, whoever draws like and draws well, you will be admitted, if you all draw well, this princess will be admitted!" ”

An old man asked respectfully, "May I ask the third princess, how should we draw you?" ”

"That's it! How else can you draw? Princess Qingtian was a little strange and the old man asked.

The old man said: "The third princess, this painting person needs to be posed, is the third princess just standing?" The old man dared to suggest that the third princess go find a chair and sit down, so that we could draw slowly. ”

"It makes sense."

"yes, that's good."

"I agree."

"I agree."

The other candidates agreed with the old man's opinion.

Princess Qingtian immediately instructed the guards: "Go, quickly find a chair." ”

"Yes!" One of the guards responded.

After a few moments, the guards found a chair.

Princess Qingtian sat in the chair and waved her hand to the candidates: "Let's start drawing!" The princess sat for an hour, and when the hour came, she immediately retracted. ”

The candidates nodded in agreement and began to draw while looking at the sweet princess.

There was only one person who buried his head, he didn't see the sweet princess at a glance, and he buried his head in painting, this person was Su Zecai.

Time passed quietly in silence......

An hour has come in the blink of an eye.

Princess Qingtian got up and said: "The time has come, please stop writing and leave quickly, this princess will take a closer look in person for a while, and if you are admitted by this princess, this princess will send someone to inform you." ”

The candidates got up one after another, Su Zecai glanced at a turtle shell he had drawn on the drawing paper, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smile, which was a satisfied smile, and then left with the candidates.

Princess Qingtian instructed her maid Lianxiang: "Lianxiang, go and put away the drawing paper, this princess will take it back to Yu'an Palace to appreciate it slowly, hehe, see how beautiful they can paint this princess!" ”

"Yes!" Relianka began to rewind.

The painting seat is divided into three rows, each row of ten, Reika began to rewind from the far right, and when she received the sixth sheet, she looked at the painting paper in amazement, and did not move for a long time.

This sixth picture is Su Zecai's painting base, and I saw a turtle shell painted on the drawing paper, with the name of "Su Zecai".

Princess Qingtian saw that Lianxiang was stunned, and couldn't help but ask, "Lianxiang, what's wrong?" Don't hurry up and rewind it yet! ”

Lian Xiang came back to her senses and stammered, "Gong...... Princess, come here...... See...... See. ”

Princess Qingtian walked over to take a look, and saw the turtle shell on the drawing paper, and her delicate body trembled with anger.

Boy!

Eat the bear's heart and leopard gall!

Dare to be disrespectful to the third princess!

Princess Qingtian grabbed the drawing paper, walked up to the guards, and threw the drawing paper on them: "Go!" Catch this one named Su Zecai and bring it to Yu'an Palace for me! ”

Without waiting for the guards to reply, Princess Qingtian left the gallery courtyard in a huff.

……

Yu'an Palace.

The bedroom of the sweet princess.

In the main hall, Princess Qingtian's face was full of displeasure.

Su Zecai's painting of her as a turtle shell made her angry, and Lianxiang was constantly comforting her with kind words.

The dignified princess of a country was actually painted into a turtle shell!

What does that mean?

Who did you provoke?

Is that guy named Su Zecai a madman?

The more Princess Qingtian thought about it, the more angry she became, and she couldn't help but ask Lianxiang: "Lianxiang, you say!" What does Princess Ben look like a turtle about? What is Su Zecai's name, and what does it mean to draw a turtle shell? ”

Lian Xiang shook her head: "The slave doesn't know, when he comes, the princess will ask him personally, won't she know?" ”

"That's right." Princess Qingtian nodded, and her face showed anger again, "These gang are useless, why have they been arresting people for so long?" It's not going to let him run, is it? ”

Princess Qingtian was complaining, and six guards came, two guards walked in front, and the four guards in the back carried Su Zecai, who was tied up with five flowers, as if they were carrying a coffin.

Su Zecai was leisurely and contented, looking like he had nothing to do with himself.

Six guards came to Princess Qingtian and put Su Zecai down to stand.

The leading guard said to Princess Qingtian: "Princess, this kid is very dishonest, and his subordinates have no choice but to tie him up." ”

Princess Qingtian frowned: "Why did you make such a big fuss?" I don't know how to find a sack to put him in! ”

The leading guard bowed his head and said: "The princess forgives her sins, and the slave was careless, but fortunately, I didn't encounter any trouble along the way." ”

The leading guard said this, but he was smiling secretly in his heart: "Except for the emperor and queen, the crown prince and the eldest princess, who dares to ask more about the affairs in our third princess's palace?" ”

Princess Qingtian nodded: "That's good, you all retreat first!" ”

"Yes!" The six guards retreated.

Princess Qingtian looked Su Zecai up and down, as if admiring a rare antique.

This man is in his twenties, with a jade face and red lips, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, with delicate facial features, a beautiful man, his expression is chic and refined, and his bearing is cold and arrogant.

He was standing proudly at the moment, fearlessly facing Princess Qingtian.

"What's your name?" Princess Qingtian asked knowingly, and deliberately put up the princess's shelf.

Su Zecai snorted coldly and said, "Isn't there my name on the drawing paper?" Why ask knowingly! ”

"And how old are you?"

"Two out of twenty."

"Two out of twenty? Well, yes, it's quite two, looking at the appearance, you really look like a second stunned. ”

"You ......"

"What are you? Not convinced? ”

"Okay, dare you ask the princess how old you are?"

"Princess Ben is nineteen this year, what? What do you want to scold Princess Ben? ”

"Nineteen! There are ten and nine, yes, it's really good, this son sees that you are not a good person nine times out of ten. ”

"You ......" Princess Qingtian was so angry that she couldn't speak.

"What are you? Not convinced? Su Zecai also used color.

Lian Xiang couldn't help but say on the side: "This son, looking at your dignified appearance, why do you speak so unreasonably?" Our princess didn't recruit you or provoke you, why did you draw a turtle shell to insult the princess? The princess is magnanimous, she didn't reward you for eating, she has already done her best to you, why are you still so ignorant? Now I have to insult the princess, and I don't want to admit my mistake to the princess! ”

"Do you want me to confess my mistake to her? Don't think about it, there are no doors! Su Zecai tilted his head and never looked at the sweet princess again.

Princess Qingtian said to Lianxiang: "Lianxiang, don't talk too much, I will want this stunned person to look good!" ”

"Yes, Princess." Reika lowered her head and stopped talking.

Princess Qingtian calmed down: "Let me ask you, why did you draw turtle shells?" Why are you insulting me? ”

Su Zecai saw her kind words and asked, so she looked at her: "I painted my turtle shell, and I didn't want to insult you!" ”

"Please explain." Princess Qingtian asked.

Su Zecai explained: "I have always selected painters, examiners invigilated exams, all of them are their own paintings, painting people, painting objects and scenes, as long as they are good at it, the best painting is on the line, if the princess does not know, you can ask your father, you want me to draw you, I really can't draw, sorry!" ”

Princess Qingtian thought for a while and said, "Why can't you draw if they can draw it?" ”

"It's not a secret, I've loved painting turtles since I was a child, and when I grow up, I can only draw turtles, if I paint anything else, I will definitely not be admitted as a court painter, princess, do you understand?" Su Zecai has three points of righteousness, and seven points of grievance.

"In this way, it is the princess who is mischievous, is it the princess's fault?" Princess Qingtian was unwilling.

"Of course it's the princess's fault!" Su Zecai was stubborn.

Princess Qingtian thought about it, and also felt that Su Zecai was reasonable.

In fact, her original intention was to go to the gallery to make people paint themselves, and she didn't know what the rules of the gallery exam were.

However, although she likes to be mischievous, she is not an unreasonable person.

So, she said to Lianxiang: "Lianxiang, untie him." ”

"Yes, Princess." Lian Xiang walked behind Su Zecai and untied the rope for him.

After all, it's a woman!

The heart is always much softer!

Su Zecai smiled slightly, and saluted Princess Qingtian: "Thank you princess, I hope the princess will forgive you for your rudeness before!" ”

Princess Qingtian smiled in return: "I don't blame you for this princess, but there is a request, can you paint this princess once?" ”

"Of course you can, it's just that the painting is not good, and the princess should not blame it." Su Zecai told the truth.

Princess Qingtian is very generous: "If you want to paint, this princess won't blame you." ”

Su Zecai nodded: "Then I might as well be respectful." ”

Princess Qingtian was about to reply, when the leading guard suddenly rushed to her: "Princess, Commander Liang is here." ”

Princess Qingtian's face changed, and she hurriedly instructed Lian Xiang: "Quickly put away the rope on the ground and take Su Gongzi to hide." ”

"Yes, slave understands." Lian Xiang hurriedly picked up the rope on the ground and left quickly with Su Zecai.

After Lian Xiang and Su Zecai left, Princess Qingtian said to the leading guards: "Please lead Liang." ”

"Yes!" The leading guard was ordered to retreat.

Princess Qingtian had a bitter face, and secretly said in her heart: "This Liang Yuanjin is here again, it's annoying!" ”