Princess Duan said:

"Sister of the Pang family, can you ask Cao Bin to draw a picture of a thousand cranes and give it to my prince for reference?"

"In order to draw a crane that suits his heart, the prince has not thought about tea and dinner for several days."

Pang Yanyan was stunned for a moment, a little embarrassed:

"Princess, my husband hasn't painted for a long time, I need to ask him."

Princess Duan hurriedly said:

"Why do you need to ask, my prince said that Cao Bin's painting skills have become superb."

"Even if it's a little rusty, it's fine."

She knew that Zhao Ji and Cao Bin did not agree, and if she asked Cao Bin, she would probably be rejected, so she wanted to force Pang Yanyan to agree on this occasion.

When the time comes, Cao Bin wants to regret it, but also take decency into account.

After all, husband and wife are one, and Pang Yanyan represents Cao Bin himself.

Pang Yanyan was in a dilemma, but the Queen Mother came interested and asked:

"Cao Bin still has painting skills? The mourners hadn't heard of it, he wasn't ......"

For Cao Bin's impression, she always felt that he was a prodigal and frivolous person.

Especially with his handle in his hand, he is not afraid of his own revenge at all, and he is very at ease.

If you are a serious person, where would you do this?

That is, he doesn't want to take risks, if he changes people, after completing the cooperation, he will already send his henchmen to use secret hands.

When Princess Duan heard the Queen Mother's question, she hurriedly smiled:

"Queen Mother, my prince said that Cao Bin's paintings can be called holy products."

Hearing this, all the women present were shocked.

They didn't expect that Cao Bin, who has always been known for his gentleness, would have such powerful painting skills.

Most of the women present were in the inner house, although chanting poems and painting, ordering tea and arranging flowers were all basic skills.

But many people don't know much about the news outside the house, and now after listening to Princess Duan's words, they are all interested in Cao Bin.

The loyal lady beside Pang Yanyan said curiously:

"I heard that Uncle Zhongjing is very fond of concubines, and Mrs. Pang is not angry, right?"

She is the niece of Empress Dowager Liu, so she speaks very casually.

Pang Yanyan hurriedly waved her hand and said, "No, my husband is very good to me, and those younger sisters are also very polite." ”

Loyal Mrs. Hou nodded and said:

"This is rare, I'm afraid that those men will do things to spoil their concubines and kill their wives."

"It is rumored in the capital that Uncle Zhong Jing is a gentleman, and we have all been deceived."

Although they are all noblewomen in Beijing, they inevitably gossip a little, and they are very curious about Pang Yanyan, a newcomer to the circle.

Everyone was gossiping, and after a while, Mrs. Loyal Hou asked in a low voice:

"Although Zhongjingbo is young, I heard that he is very romantic...... How are you doing now? How long does it last? ”

When Pang Yanyan heard this, her face immediately turned red and she couldn't sit still, but when she saw that the loyal Hou Mansion people were unrelenting, she had to stammered and gave a number.

"So powerful?"

Loyal Mrs. Hou couldn't help but exclaim, and the envy in her eyes could no longer be hidden.

Pang Yanyan was very embarrassed, and only felt that these noble ladies were like beasts of a flood.

When everyone saw their situation, they also understood what was going on, and while covering their mouths and snickering, they couldn't help but show a different color.

Mrs. Loyal Hou patted her thigh and said:

"Hey, such a good family, my daughter missed ......."

Hearing this, Pang Yanyan's eyes when she looked at her suddenly became vigilant.

Seeing this, the Queen Mother glared at Mrs. Loyal Hou and said to Pang Yanyan:

"Ignore her, just talk nonsense."

As she spoke, she called to the palace:

"Go to the South Imperial Garden, ask Cao Bin to draw a picture of a thousand cranes, and the mourning family will see if his painting is really that good."

When Princess Duan heard this, her eyes suddenly showed joy, and with the orders of the Queen Mother, Cao Bin definitely couldn't refuse.

After this is done, the husband will also be impressed with himself.

Although King Duan and the emperor were not from Empress Dowager Liu, she has been very partial to King Duan since she was a child......

Here in the Southern Imperial Court, I heard that the Queen Mother wanted Cao Bin to make a thousand crane pictures, and King Duan was immediately overjoyed when he heard this.

Since the Queen Mother has made an order, although Cao Bin is a little reluctant and difficult to refuse, this face still has to be given.

Follow the messenger to the quiet side hall, where pen and paper paint have been prepared,

Seeing Zhao Ji follow up with a smile on his face, he understood something a little.

can never forget his calligraphy and paintings, only Zhao Ji is the only one, and this guy has not sent someone to ask for it in private.

It's just that Cao Bin's asking price is too high, and he is not willing to pay.

According to the price of 10,000 taels per pair, even if he has a mountain of gold, he will not be able to support it for long.

"Chizurutu, this is going to exhaust me!"

Cao Bin was very depressed when he heard Empress Dowager Liu's request, although he painted quickly, it was also a very laborious thing to paint a thousand cranes.

If Zhao Ji came to buy it, if he didn't sell him for 100,000 taels of silver, he would be sorry for his fatigue.

Cao Bin's eyes rolled, and he suddenly had an idea, and he picked up the pen and painted.

After a while, he painted a mountain range of green pines and an auspicious cloud.

Zhao Ji stood in front of the bookcase, saw him put down his brush, and said suspiciously:

"Cao Bin, why don't you paint? What about cranes? ”

Cao Bin pointed to the auspicious clouds in the mountains:

"Isn't it? It's all in the clouds, His Royal Highness King Duan takes a closer look, are there any wings and claws exposed? ”

Zhao Ji said speechlessly: "You fool the ghost....... What kind of crane is this? ”

At this time, the Goryeo envoy and several ministers who were interested in calligraphy and painting also followed, and he looked at Qianhe Tu and said:

"Wonderful, really wonderful, although I don't see cranes, I smell cranes!"

"Uncle Cao, can you paint a picture for the minister, so that I can wait to admire the Danqing culture of the great country from time to time?"

Zhao Ji was speechless, even if you want to pat yourself on the back, you have to seek truth from facts, although his mountain pine is well drawn, but there is no crane.

Moreover, what I want is a variety of cranes to use for reference, not just its meaning.

Cao Bin saw that Zhao Ji was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks, and couldn't help but smile, and finally drew a standing crane under the pine tree.

Zhao Ji saw Cao Bin stop again, and directly grabbed the paint and urged:

"Cao Bin, draw quickly, this king will personally study ink for you."

Cao Bin saw that in the side hall in front of him, except for a few idle ministers and Goryeo envoys who loved calligraphy and painting, there was no one else, and he immediately had a statement:

"His Royal Highness King Duan, did you recommend someone to go to Dengzhou recently?"

Zhao Ji didn't think much about it, nodded and said:

"It is the ....... recommended by Chen Shimei"

An hour later.

Chen Shimei was already confused.

His face was ugly, and he didn't expect that he would give up half of the income from the construction camp before Zhao Ji agreed to help.

Because of a painting, I changed my mind.

And Zhao Ji has no intention of returning the money he sent.

Nima's, this is too undisciplined?

It's just a painting, is it that good?

Cao Bin not only got Zhao Ji's concession, but also used another painting to earn 50,000 taels of silver from the Goryeo envoy.

At this time, he was both envious and hateful.......