Yuan Che didn't think much about it, and began to recall following Yunchen's words, he originally had a distant look, but gradually became sharp, thought for a while, and finally snorted coldly: "Forget it, I can't say it, you look at Qi Zhan like that, there are seven or eight points like that." ”

"Seven or eight?" Yunchen's eyes flashed.

Yuan Che said stupidly: "Hmph, if it weren't for the fact that his face looks so similar, the old man wouldn't have recognized him so quickly and cultivated him like this." ”

Hearing this, Yunchen thought thoughtfully for a moment, and then asked, "Where does Qi Zhan look like Prince Zhaoren?" ”

Yuan Che was a little impatient when asked, and his face was suspicious: "What are you doing with so many questions?" Do you really doubt that Qi Zhan is a wild species? ”

"I'm wondering if I can make a fuss about his background." Yunchen replied ambiguously.

"I guess you're going to be disappointed." Yuan Che shook his head in frustration, and gestured with his hand at the bridge of his nose: "He is below the nose, he looks exactly like Prince Zhaoren, and he looks like he should be his own." The old man would never be mistaken in this regard. ”

Yunchen seemed to be imagining something, and after a while, he asked with a smile: "His Royal Highness Marquis Wei and Prince Zhaoren are half-brothers, are there similarities between the two?" ”

Yuan Che thought back for a moment, and smiled "hey": "Don't say it, my father was also a handsome man when he was young, and Prince Zhaoren is certainly not bad, and the eyebrows and eyes of both of them are inherited from the old man." ”

Xu has been pretending to be stinky and beautiful for too many years, and he also has a lot of self-pity at the moment, pointed to his eyes, and smiled at Yunchen: "If you look at my appearance, you should know how handsome my father and Prince Zhaoren are, of course, they only have six or seven points for me, and I still have three or four points to inherit the beauty of my mother." ”

Yunchen's mind at the moment was completely out of Yuan Che's words, he heard the words and straightened up and took the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, spread it on the table and laughed again: "The more you say, the more interested I am in the appearance of Prince Zhaoren, why don't you say that I am painting and making a portrait, how about it?" ”

Yuan Che knew that Yunchen was good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but he still doubted his ability to imagine out of thin air: "You haven't seen my uncle the prince, just by saying it with one mouth, you can draw one, two, three, four?" ”

"How do you know if you don't try?" Yun Chen pretended to smile confidently: "Besides, with you and Qi Zhan as a reference, I happen to practice my hands, please evaluate it." ”

Yuan Che was depressed at the moment, and when he heard him say this, he was also a little interested: "Yes, then you can paint." ”

Yunchen followed what Fang Cai Yuan Che said, imagining the part below Qi Zhan's nose, and began to sketch one stroke at a time. Thin lips, the corners of the lips are naturally hooked, giving people a sense of affection and romance; The jaw is tightened, the cheeks and cheekbones are distinct, and there is a thin and proud atmosphere.

Born in the royal family, he has some attainments in calligraphy and painting, Yuan Che saw this, and also felt that Yunchen had some skills, so he couldn't help but watch seriously, and laughed and teased: "Everyone else paints the eyes and nose first, but you start painting the mouth first." ”

Yunchen was distracted, closed his eyes and meditated for a while, and then carefully looked at Yuan Che for a long time before he raised his pen and drew a pair of handsome eyes and two thick eyebrows.

In a short time, the face of an adult man was faintly formed, except for the nose. And this was enough to evoke Yuan Che's memories, he actually looked at the portrait for a moment, took the initiative to take the brush from Yunchen's hand, and seriously sketched a straight nose bridge for the portrait, and added forehead, hair, and ears to the person in the painting.

Putting down the brush, Yuan Che sighed: "Zili's painting is really expressive, these eyes and mouth are like seeing Prince Zhaoren's real person, but this nose I painted too badly, so he was eight points alike." ”

After that, he sighed again, and then said to Yunchen: "Zili, is it okay to give me this portrait?" ”

Yunchen was staring at the portrait at this time, thinking about something, his eyes couldn't take his eyes off, and his lips smiled: "It's good if the prince doesn't dislike it." ”

*****

After Yuan Che took the portrait, Yunchen had been absent-minded, and after thinking about it, he summoned Zhu Feng and said: "You find someone to think of ideas, see if you can find the original portrait of Prince Zhaoren." Also, inquire about his temperament during his lifetime, what he was good at, and when did he become obsessed with alcohol in government affairs. ”

Although Zhu Feng didn't know what his master meant, he didn't dare to disobey it, even if he assigned tasks to all the eyeliners in Ning Kingdom. It stands to reason that Prince Ning really liked to drink and have fun during his lifetime, and there should be a lot of pictures of pleasure left, but to Zhufeng's surprise, they inquired for more than 20 days before they found a painting at the end of the year.

It is said that Prince Ning accepted a side concubine more than ten years ago, and the side concubine liked to paint, so he painted a portrait of Prince Ning. After that, somehow, the painting ended up in her mother's house. During Prince Ning's lifetime, this painting has always been a major pride of the side concubine's mother's family, and his father praised "the little girl has won the favor of His Royal Highness the Prince since she entered the palace, and His Royal Highness also asked the little girl to paint a picture for her."

Later, this side concubine was sent to the cold palace for some reason to anger Prince Ning, and was not released by King Ning until after Prince Ning's death. Since then, the family has been secretive about the painting, and it has been put on the shelf, thanks to the vast magic of Wanxianglou, they were able to find out about this old incident more than ten years ago, and they also used tricks to get the portrait.

When this painting was delivered to Yun Chen, it was the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, and the original mansion was in the hall to keep watch, and Yun Chen immediately went to the study to open it after getting the painting. It's a pity that because of the age, the ink has faded badly, and the picture has been blurred, only the inscription is most clearly visible. And this painting is not Prince Ning's face, it is a scene of him having fun on the Keju field, there are six people on the picture, and Prince Ning is in the center of the painting, it is the person who bows with his feet.

In terms of painting skills, this woman is quite skilled, more delicate and realistic than the graceful brushstrokes in the boudoir, especially the movements of several people bowing are very expressive. For a lady who has never been in the Keju field, it is rare to be able to draw such a step.

Yunchen carefully observed Prince Ning on the painting, and from this already blurred face, he couldn't see his appearance at all, but he could vaguely distinguish that he had an angular side face, a high nose bridge, a strong and thin body, and a very agile bow.

If calculated according to time, Prince Ning on the painting should be almost unconfused, but from the feeling conveyed on this painting, it is difficult for Yunchen to imagine that Prince Ning would indulge in fun, and finally be hollowed out by the wine. But this is indeed the case, and it is irrefutable.

Yunchen put the painting away, called Zhufeng in again, and asked, "Is there any news about other things I asked you to inquire about?" ”

"Yes," Zhufeng replied truthfully, "and several people replied, and they said the same. Prince Zhaoren originally had a gentle temperament, was very kind to the palace people, was not good at words, and was very steady. During his lifetime, he was good at riding and shooting, proficient in the art of war and strategy, and single-handedly founded the 'Fengyun Cavalry', which had a very high prestige in the Ning army. Later, because he had been unable to hold power, he was repeatedly reprimanded by King Ning for 'being soft and adulterous, and vainly robbing his father's will', so he was a little depressed and began to commit adultery. But it was okay at the time, at least he also asked about the government and politics, until he fell seriously ill in the thirty-seventh year of Zhengshun, and then completely changed his temperament and indulged in wine. ”

In the thirty-seventh year of Zhengshun, that is, twenty-seven years ago, Prince Ning was seriously ill and changed his temperament? But if you count his age at the time, he was only twenty-eight or nineteen years old. A prince in the prime of life, and a person who is good at riding and archery martial arts, why did he suddenly fall ill? Is it really sick? Or was it hit by something?

"In the thirty-seventh year of Zhengshun, has anything happened in Ningguo?" Yunchen asked again.

Zhufeng shook his head: "This ...... You didn't let you check it, and they didn't mention it. ”

Yunchen didn't ask any more, but said with some emotion: "You can start the "Fengyun Ride" in your twenties, which shows that this Prince Ning is also a character. ”

It must be known that the "Wind and Cloud Cavalry" was more than 20 years ago, but it was an iron cavalry that terrified the other three countries of Kyushu, but the scale of 50,000 people was worth more than 100,000 troops. It is precisely because of this iron cavalry that Ningguo has entered the era of strong soldiers and horses, but later Fengyun cavalry has changed several generations, because too many children of the family have been mixed in, and the reputation is not as good as the generation, and it has long since declined. However, in Ningguo, this is still a well-known name, and the soldiers are proud to be a member of the Fengyun Cavalry, although it is only a false name.

"The tiger father has no dogs, no wonder Qi Zhan is also extraordinary, but it is a pity that he failed to inherit Prince Zhaoren's talent and strategy in political and military affairs." Bamboo wind is also echoed.

Yunchen lowered his eyes and looked at the portrait without making a sound.

Since Zhu Feng became a father, he has a lot of emotion, and he can't help but sigh again: "This King Ning is too ruthless, and a good son has been abolished under his hands." and several of his grandchildren, I don't think it's easy to make a big deal. ”

It wasn't until Zhu Feng said this that Yunchen took the opportunity to comment: "King Ning, this person, has been thinking about political affairs and power all his life, and he lacks care for his children and grandchildren. Look at Wei Hou, as well as Qi Zhan and Yuan Che...... In fact, they are all malleable talents, and if they are cultivated, they will be the pillars of Ningguo, but unfortunately now they will only be intrigued. ”

He sighed with regret: "If you become a tool, you may not be a child if you become a tool." King Ning must also know that these descendants are ruined. ”

"That's good for us, what are you sighing for?" Seeing this, Zhufeng said with a smile.

Yunchen also smiled, and then looked at the Keju picture in front of him, not knowing what he was thinking. After a long time, he suddenly went to the bookshelf and rummaged through it, and after looking for a long time, he took a book from it.

Zhufeng hurriedly held the candlestick to illuminate it, and swept the cover of the book to see that "Zhengshun Minutes" was written on it. At this time, Yunchen had already opened the book and browsed quickly, muttering to himself: "Strange ......"

Zhu Feng was also very curious when he heard it, and immediately stretched out his head to look at the minutes, and found that the wind and rain were smooth in the thirty-seventh year of Zhengshun, and there was nothing major in the country, but King Ning issued a few decrees.

Just when he was puzzled, he saw Yunchen's slender fingers move slightly, and he turned the page forward two more pages, and finally, his gaze was fixed on the thirty-sixth year of Zhengshun......