Lin Mingyuan was still excited, and he talked to Su Yu about what he saw when everyone threw themselves to the ground.

“…… I have long heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a corporal of Lixian, and his reputation is spreading, and today I finally asked me to see clearly, the appearance of a true god and a man! If one day in the future, I can be qualified to paint a portrait of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, then I will have no regrets in this life! ”

His words were heard by a disciple of Yang Jiming nearby, and he mocked: "It's better to think about who the main painting of the Chongtian Hall is in the near future, and then think about the future, wouldn't it be cheaper?" ”

"What do you mean? Who is the main painting of the Chongtian Palace, is it up to you to decide? ”

"I said naturally I don't count, but I can't see some people relying on Yin En to sneak into Jixian Courtyard and have no self-knowledge, and they are babbling all day long, which is ridiculous!"

Lin Mingyuan's face turned red.

Although the previous order was to say that the two painters worked together to complete the mural of the main hall, everyone knew that when the day of the pen, there was only one real main painter, and it could only be one.

Not to mention that the original painting was created by Ye Zhongli alone, even his beloved disciple Ding Baiya at that time never participated in the sketching, and the only assistance was only to fill in the color in the later stage.

This is not because Ye Zhongli is known for his high skills, but because this mural is not an ordinary work for the occasion, but can be created by several painters to create what they are good at, and finally combine them into a whole painting.

If there are two main paintings, there must be different painting styles and brushwork habits, even if the master and apprentice are successively distinguished, and the distinction is subtle, it is impossible to completely integrate them in the end. Even if the painters are among the best in the world, it will be difficult to reproduce the natural feeling of the old paintings from beginning to end.

The result of the two main paintings is only to destroy the paintings, making them a mediocre work that may be without merit but also without merit.

Yuan Wei is a home built by building, and he is an expert in this area, so he doesn't know the truth. Now, as long as he is not blind, anyone can see that Yao Xu's main painting is more likely, which is why the other party is so contemptuous and openly ridiculed.

Another disciple of Song Bokang, named Wang Chunlei, knew that there were many people opposite, and the new painting students recruited this time, except for one Ye Xuyu, all the rest went there. On the other hand, on his own, he didn't even fight with Fang Shan, and it was better for people like them to pick up their tails and be a man, and hurriedly came up and grabbed Lin Mingyuan to persuade him to dissipate his anger. They all gathered around when they took the opportunity, pointing and laughing.

At this moment, a eunuch surnamed Cao, who was appointed by Yuan to assist in the construction of the new palace, walked in, followed by Song Bokang and Yang Jiming. The crowd hurriedly silenced and stood with their hands down.

Eunuch Cao glanced at everyone in the hall and spoke.

It turned out that the prince was in the Chongtian Hall at the moment, and asked about the drawing of the long scroll, and was meeting the two Hanlin painters, and then spoke, calling all the painters involved in the painting to him. The second lieutenant directly led the order and came here to order people.

Over there, Yang Jiming has already selected two disciples, and Song Bokang here has also named him, one is Wang Chunlei who was persuaded to fight, and the other is Ye Xuyu.

When Su Yu heard her name, her heart skipped a slight beat.

It's not that she's afraid to see the prince.

After so many years, on the premise of knowing the identity of the other party, she can use her memory to find out some of the appearance of Li Mao in the former Dingwang Mansion from the face of His Royal Highness the current heir, but how could the other party recognize her as the half-sister he hated in his early years.

She didn't want to see a few other people.

She had already seen it, and today it was so Qi, Pei Xiaoyuan, who had been offended by her, the prince of the Wolf Court who acted carelessly, and Yu Wenzhi, who bumped into her outside the gate as soon as she came that day, all three of them were present.

If you go like this, you will be seen.

All three knew she was a woman.

Not for fear of being exposed red-handed. On such an occasion, don't say that Pei Xiaoyuan and that prince are Yu Wenzhi, who has an old grudge against her, as long as he still has a trace of reason, he should not act recklessly to this point.

She just didn't want to meet these three people, not any of them.

Yang Jiming had already walked out with two disciples, and Wang Chunlei, who was named here, was pleasantly surprised and came out busy. Lin Mingyuan didn't hear his name, so he couldn't help but be disappointed, and looked at Su Yu again, with envy on his face.

Su Yu hesitated and didn't react, Cao Yan had already frowned and said, "Hurry up!" Dare to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to wait for you? ”

Song Bokang hurriedly smiled: "This son is new to the hospital, I see that his painting skills are unique, so I specially cultivated him." He didn't expect to receive such an honor today, he must have been too surprised and frightened. ”

The eunuch's face turned pale, and he glanced at the rain: "If you work hard, you will be rich and glorious in the future, and you will not worry." ”

Song Bokang bowed down, walked quickly to Su Yu, and urged in a low voice: "Why don't you go quickly?" ”

Su Yu knew that he couldn't avoid today's scene, so he had to bow his head and follow Song Bokang to the Chongtian Palace.

The atmosphere in the hall at the moment is not as solemn as the square, and the officials are not strictly lined up, but according to their official positions and qualifications, they scatter around the prince, and listen to the dialogue between the prince and Erhuazhi.

This is about the most glorious moment in Fang Shanduan and Yao Xu's lives so far. The two surpassed many high-ranking and powerful ministers of the dynasty, and stood in the position closest to the prince, and when the prince said a word, the two nodded once, looking respectful and nervous.

Cao Eun led the second deputy and four painters into the main hall, and the movement attracted the hundreds of officials in the hall to look at it.

The court painter is a courtier, and he is respected as Ye Zhongli in the past, but it is rare, and he may not be able to produce one in a few hundred years. Fang Yao and the others in this place can't enter the eyes of those who admire gold and purple in the palace, let alone these painters.

They only looked at each other, and no one really paid attention to who they were.

Su Yu lowered his neck and eyes, sandwiched between several people, followed Song Bokang all the way to the palace, knelt down to the prince in front, and bowed.

The crown prince Li Mao was smart and studious since he was a child, respected his teachers and nobles, and when he became an adult, he was even more humble and modest, gentle in temperament, and adhering to filial piety, which was praised by hundreds of officials. Indeed, the rumors are true. At this moment, he was also smiling at these humble nameless court painters. After waiting for the salute, he called all the people to get up and said: "Mu Qing in the world, Ming Jun will visit the country, wait for the supreme emperor to live long, and the chieftains of the Quartet will all enter Beijing to worship and celebrate the grand event." This Shenshu Palace is the Heavenly Dome Treasure Hall of the Longevity Festival, and in the Shenshu Palace, the Chongtian Palace is the top priority. ”

"Ye Zhongli painted the long scroll of heaven and man Jingluo, which can be described as a divine scroll, ancient and modern, unique, so that the Quartet Yidi who were present that day was breathtaking, breathtaking. Not long ago, there were Shi Guo, Kang Guo, Kunmi Guo, Lin Yi Guo and other old kings and envoys who had witnessed the ceremony of Yong'an Hall in those years talked about this old famous painting, although many years have passed, to this day, Fanyi is still remembering, yearning for it. Therefore, the completion of the new palace must be to reproduce the long scroll of the year in this hall, and show the grand scenery of the world, so as to show my national style, and it will be far away. ”

"You and other painters, when they all have a heart and soul that Ye Zhongli used to serve the imperial court, try their best to be sincere and paint with their hearts, so as to live up to the cultural and martial arts of today's supreme saints, and the grace of heaven!"

The prince's words not only made Fang Shanduan, Yao Xu and others grateful to Dade, they were very excited, and once again led the painter behind him to kneel and kowtow, and even the hundred officials in the palace were also greatly moved, and they saluted the prince one after another.

Chengping has never had much interest in these matters, and today he is just an official and has come with the same way. Inside, he fell behind the crowd, casually looked at the glorious hall that was to be used as a celebration of the emperor's longevity, and looked at his friends in the crowd from afar. Seeing that he was wearing an official robe today, standing beside Han Kerang, the general of Jinwu with a leopard head and a tiger mustache, he was more and more vigorous, and his eyes were falling on the prince's body at this moment, with a solemn expression, obviously not noticing that Chengping was bored here.

Cheng Ping felt more and more bored, and glanced at the enemy of the county palace opposite. That Shizi's expression was cold at this time, the corners of his lips were pursed, and his eyes seemed to be staring at the pale head of an old official in front of him exposed outside the official hat.

Cheng Ping couldn't help but snort coldly in his heart.

At this time, outside the main hall, several court painters who were summoned by the prince came in with the eunuchs, all bowing their heads and showing deference. Cheng Ping was naturally not interested in looking more, his eyes swept over the shadows at random, and he thought about another thing in his heart.

An important purpose of his entry into Beijing this time was to marry a princess.

Many years ago, when he was still in the Jingsheng Dynasty, his father had lost power, and the tooth tent was taken by the enemy of another department. The enemy called himself Khan, and he couldn't convince the public, and Chengping's father united with the troops to recapture the tooth tent, but the enemy family was canonized as a princess because of the favor of the old emperor Jingsheng at that time. It was precisely because of this great glory from the Holy Dynasty that the rest of the tribes did not dare to resist and joined one after another, causing his father to endure and swallow hatred for many years, and in order to show his loyalty to the Holy Dynasty, he was forced to send Chengping, who was still young at the time, to Chang'an as a hostage.

It wasn't until later, when chaos came, that the enemy rebelled against the Holy Dynasty and was defeated by Chengping's father, who recaptured the tooth tent and restored the name of the former Khan.

Although the matter has now passed, and Chengping's father has long been canonized by Jinbao, but in his opinion, this is not enough. Back then, the enemy family also got the glory of the princess and relatives of the Holy Dynasty, if he didn't have it, it would not only be a pity, but also not really convince the ministry.

The envoy who accompanied Chengping had already made a request to the Ministry of Rites, and the saint should have known Chengping's father's wishes. Even out of appease to the old khan, who had always been loyal to the Holy Dynasty, the saint had no reason to refuse. Marriage giving is a foreseeable and inevitable consequence.

Although there are only two heirs, a prince, and another King Kang, there is no princess to descend. But it doesn't matter, as long as the emperor is willing, he doesn't have to worry about not having a princess. Previously, he was close to Chengping's father's enemy, and he was also a daughter of the clan, and he was only named a princess.

Although the emperor did not have a biological princess, the clan and the royal family had daughters.

As far as Chengping knows, there are two people who are not married and of the right age, one is the county lord of Yucheng in King Ning's mansion, and the other is the county lord of the eldest princess's mansion, named Danyang. The one most likely to be married to him would be one of the two county lords.

Although he doesn't care who he marries, after all, he is asking for a table, so he naturally has inquired a little, and the county lord of the princess's mansion is known as a brute, so he has been thinking about how to avoid the possibility of being given to marry this girl.

Speaking of who in the court is most likely to help him in this matter, it is naturally Yuan Value of Sigongtai. This trip to Beijing, he should have befriended this eunuch, but he knew that in recent years, the emperor has been obsessed with cultivation, and it is not easy for a hundred officials to face saints. I also heard that the door of the house in Yongchangfang, north of the city, has not been opened for many years, and in addition to doing errands and moving around, it is rare to interact with hundreds of officials, and it is not as obsessed with collecting money as the powerful eunuchs in the past, and there is no half of the neighbors, and the temperament is withdrawn, so I simply do not go to the meeting.

I heard that it will soon be the birthday of the princess who is long gone, but no one dares to tell the truth.

Thinking of this, Cheng Ping subconsciously stretched his eyes to look at the prince's approach, and suddenly his gaze froze, his eyes were as if they were hooked by a foreign object, and he even forgot to blink.

Who did he see?

A few months ago, he had met a woman surnamed Naye in the Ganliang County Shoufu?

He blinked and looked again, and was stunned.

The hall was deep and wide, and he stood behind him, not too close to the other side, and there were many people in between, but he would never admit his mistake.

This woman is dressed like several painters in her company at the moment, with a black hat and green clothes, hanging her neck and bowing her head, she is being trained by the prince, and she can't see the face, but it is enough to distinguish from the side face.

It's clear that Ye Nu is correct!

Shocked, Cheng Ping couldn't help but step closer to the figure in the hall, and only then did he move, and his arm was suddenly grabbed from behind, blocking his castration.

He turned.

Pei Xiaoyuan, who was still near Han Kerang, quietly stood behind him at some point, and it was his hand.

The four eyes met, Cheng Ping reacted, his eyes widened, and he was about to speak, Pei Xiaoyuan shook his head slightly, signaled him to follow silently, and immediately let go, turned around and went out silently.

Chapter 28

The two of them quietly walked out through a corner door against the wall of the hall, passed through the hall corridor, and turned to a no-man's land, Chengping couldn't wait to grab Pei Xiaoyuan's arm and shouted, "Have you seen it?" Did you just see that? There is a painter in front of the prince, and it is her! I won't admit it if it's burned to ashes! Oh, my God! How is this possible? How did she come to Chang'an? Just come to Chang'an, but go to the court to be a painter? How dare she! ”

After he finished shouting, he noticed that his friend's clear face was always calm, and he didn't answer, not at all like himself, and wondered: "Why are you ......?"

Suddenly, he came back to his senses.

"Did you know about this before today?" He asked suspiciously.

Pei Xiaoyuan shook his head.

Chengping was stunned, and Deng Shi was annoyed: "Okay! How can you be! Even though you know her whereabouts, you won't tell me? What do you mean? ”

He has always been indulgent in temperament, but this time he is guilty of being frivolous and unrestrained that day, and Pei Xiaoyuan naturally knows this.

In fact, after he came back from an unhappy break with Ye Nu that night, in addition to immediately sending a letter to the Eastern Capital to be received by Pei Ji, he also thought about informing Chengping of the matter as soon as possible. First, to reassure him, and secondly, Ye Nu did not listen to his persuasion, and insisted on entering the palace as a painter. Remind her early that she doesn't behave inappropriately and cause trouble for her.

But for some reason, these days he subconsciously didn't want to think about what happened that night, and the two didn't meet, so he was busy with the affairs of the government office from morning to night, and he was too lazy to go to him to talk about it, so he delayed.

Today, I knew that he also came to the Shenshu Palace, and I was going to talk to him after we dispersed, but I didn't expect Ye Nu to be there, and she was summoned by the prince to show up. As soon as he saw her, he quietly retreated, intercepted Chengping on the spot, and brought people out.

"It's really mine."

Pei Xiaoyuan made amends.

"I wanted to tell you today, but I didn't expect you to meet it yourself. I only found out a few days ago that she came to Chang'an, and I didn't mean to hide it from you. ”

Cheng Pingqi came and went quickly, and he was confused when he heard it, and asked: "What the hell is going on?" I'm so confused! Don't sell it, tell me about it! ”

Pei Xiaoyuan said that he met by chance in Qingtou West Market, and he went to look for someone and finally found it. Naturally, the twists and turns experienced in the middle are omitted.

"When you come to Chang'an, you come to Chang'an, why did you enter the palace and become a painter? Is she crazy enough to really think of herself as a man—"

"Silence!"

Pei Xiaoyuan frowned and cut off Chengping's words in a low voice.

Cheng Ping paused, looked left and right, and also lowered his voice: "...... If the identity is known, it is a crime of deception! You are her brother-in-law! Why don't you stop it? ”

"I did, but she seemed to have something else in mind."

Pei Xiaoyuan said briefly, and he really didn't want to mention this matter more than half a sentence in his heart, and looked at Chengping, his expression turned solemn.

"You can know about this, and remember not to say it to anyone."

"Also, in the future, if you don't have anything necessary, you'd better not bother her. She doesn't want to be with people. ”

After a pause, Pei Xiaoyuan admonished again.

Cheng Ping didn't answer immediately at this time, he stood still, his eyes were in a trance, and his mind was wandering out of his body, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Ahmao!" Pei Xiaoyuan called him by his real name again.

"Do you remember my words?"

Cheng Ping sighed, came back to his senses, bumped into Pei Xiaoyuan's gaze at him, and nodded indiscriminately: "I know, I know!" It happened that there were a few wisps of palace eunuchs preparing to start driving in the direction of the main hall in front of him, and it should be that the prince was about to end his inspection and leave the palace, Cheng Ping hurriedly turned around and said, "Let's go." I remember, don't worry! ”

The two returned to the front hall together. Sure enough, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, accompanied by Wang Zhang, Liu Ceye, Cui Daosi and other old ministers, stepped out of the Chongtian Hall and prepared to drive. Pei Xiaoyuan and Chengping quietly returned to their original queues.