Ordinary observers in fast time travel

Chapter 260 Confucianism and Taoism Struggle (57)
It is ten miles from the city gate to the palace gate, and the shops and main houses along the street have also changed from simple to luxurious.The crowd of onlookers also decreased, and when they got near the palace gate, there were only soldiers guarding the palace gate.

Chu Ningyan's carriage stopped in front of the palace gate for a while, the leading official from the Ministry of Rituals said something to the guards, and after a while, a gorgeously dressed father-in-law came out.He led Chu Ningyan's carriage into the palace gate.

The palace was very quiet, Chu Ningyan could only hear the wheels of cars along the way.But what is that?
Seeing the blurry figure flashing past her again, Chu Ningyan opened the curtain curiously.After opening the gauze curtain, the field of vision is much wider.But the figure swimming happily in the distance is still so vague.

Long, hazy golden...

"Your Highness? Do you have any orders?" The accompanying father-in-law asked quickly when he saw the gauze curtain being raised.

"What is that?" Chu Ningyan pointed to the hazy golden figure floating in the air not far away.

The father-in-law looked in the direction of her finger and saw a corner of the building, "Your Highness, that is Tiansheng Palace, the palace where His Majesty goes to court."

Chu Ningyan looked at her father-in-law in surprise. Didn't he see such a big one?Read his expression carefully to make sure there is no deception.

Could it be that my eyes are blurred?Chu Ningyan put down the gauze curtain, rubbed her eyes, hey, here I come!
A chubby long blurred figure rushed in front of him, looked at him curiously, and flew away again.

Actually more than one.

Chu Ningyan was sure, she wasn't dazzled, and she didn't have illusions, she did see something different, something that others couldn't see, and from the golden strip, it seemed to be dragon's breath!

Chu Ningyan clenched her hands tightly under her big sleeves, and the slight pain calmed her down a lot.Don't be in a hurry now, wait until there is no one in private before experimenting!

"Your Highness, Your Majesty is waiting for you in the Imperial Study Room." This meant to go to see the emperor first.Well, the emperor's uncle can't wait too.

"Hurry up, don't keep His Majesty waiting."

"Yes!"

The emperor is a middle-aged man in his 40s. Perhaps because of working hard day and night, his temples have turned gray, and the wrinkles on his forehead have formed the Sichuan character engraved on his face.However, he was born very well, even if the word Sichuan was engraved on his forehead, it did not affect his charm in the slightest.On the contrary, it is more mature and stable.

At this time, he was holding a vermilion pen in his hand, and was immersed in reviewing the memorial.Judging from the piles of memorials before the case, state affairs are very busy.

Chu Ningyan glanced at the memorial, a little curious about what was written in the memorial?
After standing for a quarter of an hour, the emperor finally put down the vermilion pen in his hand.She moved her shoulders slightly, looked at Chu Ningyan, "Ningyan is here." The tone was familiar, as if the uncle and nephew had known each other for a long time.

Chu Ningyan hurriedly saluted, which was a big gift for the descendants of the royal family to meet the emperor for the first time.At the same time, it also showed Chu Ningyan's recognition of her identity and her gratitude to the emperor.

"Ningyan, don't be too polite, get up!" The emperor stood up and walked to Chu Ningyan's side, raising his hands to show his respect.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"You are my niece, so I won't call you Your Majesty from now on, you will call me Emperor's Uncle." The emperor nodded in satisfaction, and led Chu Ningyan to the side hall.

"Yes, Uncle Huang." Naturally, Chu Ningyan would not refute, her current status was all bestowed by the emperor, so she was what he said.

The food was already set up in the side hall, and seeing the steaming heat, it was obvious that it had just been served, Chu Ningyan couldn't help admiring the efficiency of the royal chef.

"You came to the palace after visiting the capital today. You must have not eaten yet. I specially asked the imperial chef to make some Luzhou dishes, to see if you can get used to them?" The emperor asked Chu Ningyan to sit beside him, with a friendly tone , just like an elder treats a younger generation.

"I'm used to it. The cooking skills of the royal chefs are the most exquisite. It's easy to cook Luzhou cuisine." Chu Ningyan tasted the food, swallowed it, and wiped her mouth before she said.

"It's good to eat as soon as you are used to it, eat more, you will be tired all the way." The emperor laughed.

"Thank you, Uncle Huang."

When a person sincerely wants to please someone, it is very difficult for the person being pleased to refuse.What's more, is an emperor showing favor to you?The bonus of status will make you feel that this kindness is precious.

Of course, if you have evil thoughts in your heart, no matter how others show you kindness, you will only feel that the other party has something in mind.

Although Chu Ningyan had an exquisite mind, she was a soft-hearted person, and she couldn't refuse to accept her kindness without malice.

So she had a meal with the most honorable person in the Great Xia Kingdom with peace of mind, and was also prepared to accept the other party's upcoming request.Well, as long as it's not too much!
After drinking and eating, Chu Ningyan was taken to the right side hall by His Majesty the emperor. This right side hall was obviously used to entertain guests.

Reality chattered for a while before getting into the main topic, "I heard that Ning Yan has a lot of knowledge in calligraphy and painting."

"It's just a small hobby, not an achievement." Chu Ningyan said modestly.Well, literati are like this, even if they are very powerful, they are still humble.

"Don't be too modest, some time ago, I got a scroll, and it happened that Ning Yan also came to taste it." The emperor said with a smile, and the father-in-law standing next to him took out a scroll.

"Come on, open it up and let Ning Yan take a look."

"No!" The father-in-law opened the scroll carefully, and suddenly a towering mountain appeared in front of Chu Ningyan.

Chu Ningyan was not surprised, but she didn't quite understand the meaning of the emperor. Is this to ask the teacher to ask the crime, or to let her be honest?
"Ning Yan, how about this calligraphy painting?" The emperor's smile remained unchanged, and it was difficult to tell his true intentions from his appearance.

Seeing that he didn't take the initiative to bring up the topic, Chu Ningyan carefully examined her paintings, um, she was a little embarrassed to judge herself.

"In this calligraphy painting, the mountain peak stands tall and majestic. Although only a single mountain peak can be seen, from the shadowy shadows in the white clouds, it can be seen that the peaks are surrounded and continuous.

Looking at the frightened bird again, it was like a tiger roaring in the mountains and a wild beast roaring.You know that there are countless dangers hidden under the green mountains. "

After finishing speaking, Chu Ningyan paused for a moment, and said seriously, "Judging from the realm of this painting, it has reached the level where the painting is the heart and the artistic conception is accessible."

The emperor was dumbfounded when he heard the words, this girl is really appreciating paintings, it is really hard for her to give herself such a high evaluation.

"However, the painter was obviously too anxious when painting. The composition of the whole painting is actually a bit messy. The brushwork in the whole painting is quite sloppy and lacks details. It is really a failure." Chu Ningyan said and shook her head. It's too ugly.

Heh, to be able to become a treasure like this!

Chu Ningyan was a little ashamed, she only regarded "Qifengtu" as a tool for storing things, and she really didn't evaluate it carefully after finishing the painting.If she had known it was so ugly, she should have destroyed it.

And the emperor was dumbfounded. Is his niece too good at pretending, or is she naive and straightforward?

(End of this chapter)