After I was reborn, I became the queen mother by fortune telling

Chapter 199 Draws the Emerald Earrings of the Eldest Princess
As soon as the Queen Mother's words came out, there was a sudden silence around her.

Concubine Qiong said she was ill and did not come, the concubine noble and concubine De did not speak quietly, but the low-ranking concubines and the palace servants were all chatting softly or walking around just now.

After the Queen Mother's words were spoken, everyone's voices stopped.

Jiang Yu was fairly close, so she could hear the Queen Mother's words clearly.

She straightened her skirt and stood up.

Yang Guiren on the side was surprised: "That mother Yao hasn't brought it yet, isn't it too early for Sister Jiang to go out now?"

"Not early, not early." Jiang Yu smiled faintly, "Look at me."

She picked up the small bundle containing the ink and paint that had been prepared on the table long ago, and picked up the rolled paper roll, walked forward, pretended not to hear what the queen mother said just now, and bowed in front of the queen mother.

"The empress dowager, my concubine Jiang Yu, wanted to show her ugliness and draw a picture scroll on the spot, wishing the empress dowager a happy life without bounds."

The queen mother's attention was attracted by her, and she temporarily put down the topic of asking Mu Qingyuan just now.

"Oh? Can Mrs. Jiang know how to draw? The Ai family is very interested in taking a look."

Jiang Yu put down the pen and ink in her hand and opened the scroll.

"Empress Dowager, please move."

The birthday banquet was still held in the courtyard of the Changxia Palace, only a dozen steps away from the Empress Dowager's seat, and Jiang Yu was going to paint there.

She unrolled the paper roll, spread it on a clean bluestone board, and flattened it with four paperweights.

Now all eyes are attracted.

"Jiang Guiren, you are in a terrible battle." The queen mother smiled while holding Aunt Fu's hand.

"The concubine is a little tricky, and the Empress Dowager Bo smiled." Jiang Yu said modestly.

"Sister Jiang, is she going to paint on the ground?" This was the imperial concubine asking.

Jiang Yu looked at her and nodded, "Yes. Everything is ready."

The imperial concubine pursed her lips into a smile, nodded, and did not ask any further questions.

Jiang Yu knew that she should have understood what she said.

Jiang Yu opened the bag and took out a few pens, all of which were large in size.

There were also several porcelain jars filled with thick and light ink, and she opened the lids one by one.

The porcelain vat for washing pens was empty, so she asked the maid of the Changxia Palace who was waiting on the side to fetch some water to pour in, and the maid agreed and left.

She took out the paint box again and set it aside.

She stood by the paper and began to think about where to start.

Seeing the maid who fetched water for her, Xiaozhen whispered something in the eldest princess' ear, and the eldest princess nodded.

The maid was walking very carefully with the kettle in her hand, so Xiaozhen went over and said affectionately, "Sister, shall I help you?"

"Okay, thank you." The court lady was very happy, so she and Xiaozhen walked over together, holding one ear of the kettle.

But when they were about to reach Jiang Yu's porcelain jar for washing pens on the ground, Xiao Zhen's feet suddenly slipped.

thump!
Before Jiang Yu could react, a can of ink had been knocked over.

I don't know if it was a coincidence that most of the ink was knocked over on the drawing paper that Jiang Yu put on the ground, starting from the beginning, it flowed over half the length of the paper.

The court lady and Xiaozhen immediately knelt down.

"Jiang Guiren, forgive me! This slave did not do it on purpose!" Xiaozhen kowtowed.

Jiang Yu said in her heart, did you do it on purpose?

But I can only say a few words such as forgive your innocence.

The noble concubine frowned and said, "This drawing paper has been stained, so I can't draw any more. Sister Jiang wait a moment, I will find someone to fetch another drawing paper for you."

"Thank you, Sister Concubine, but..." Jiang Yu rested her chin with her fingers and said in thought.

"But what?" The concubine was more anxious than she was, "Most half of this paper is stained with ink, how can I draw a picture! Xiaojuan—"

"Sister Concubine, you really don't need to bother." Jiang Yu put down her hand on her chin, "I'll just draw on this piece of paper."

This time, even the Queen Mother was surprised: "Jiang Guiren, you don't have to force it, the Ai Family doesn't blame you."

Jiang Yu said to the Empress Dowager with a smile on her face: "Empress Dowager, my concubine was still thinking about where to start, this girl Xiaozhen helped me."

"Help you?"

"Yes, the concubine saw this ink and suddenly thought of how to draw it, so I would like to thank Miss Xiaozhen. Please wait for the empress dowager."

After finishing speaking, Jiang Yu bent down and began to move the brush on the gradually drying ink marks.

Xiao Zhen had already stood up and returned to the side of the eldest princess and Han Hui.

The eldest princess was a little angry, but also a little puzzled: "Xiaozhen, what's going on?"

"I don't know, my servant. Just now, I deliberately kicked all the ink on the drawing paper. I think that paper should not be used anymore. Somehow, she said that she helped her." Xiaozhen explained with her head down.

"Let's take a look." The eldest princess snorted coldly, "This Jiang nobleman really cannot be underestimated, not to mention his fate, I don't know if his fortune is also great."

With a smile on her face, Jiang Yu waved a few pens in her hand, tapping here and ticking there. After half an hour, she completed the painting.

"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, my concubine finished painting." Jiang Yu put down her pen, washed her hands, and saluted again.

The Queen Mother held Aunt Fu's hand and walked a few steps closer. Standing in front of the painting and looking at it, she couldn't help but gasped: "Jiang Guiren, this painting is amazing."

The eldest princess didn't look carefully at first, but she couldn't help watching carefully after hearing the words.

On the long scroll, the place where the ink was splashed is outlined as mountains, rivers, clouds and mist, with appropriate shades, as if deliberately drawn.

At the end of the landscape is a palace, outlined in a few strokes, hidden in the landscape and trees.

There are several figures in the palace who are enjoying the scenery by a lotus pond. Looking closely, they are actually the queen mother, the emperor, the eldest princess and the princess, and several court ladies and eunuchs serving them.

The eldest princess was watching carefully, when she suddenly heard the noble concubine say: "Sister Jiang's painting is really written by everyone, with sophisticated brushwork and profound atmosphere."

The Empress Dowager was also quite satisfied. In this painting, the Empress Dowager was at the center of the crowd, and the Emperor was at the side to accompany her.

Mu Qingyuan was very surprised.He didn't expect Jiang Yu to be able to draw, and to draw so well.It's just that Jiang Yu said that day that she wanted to expose the fact that the eldest princess ordered Luo Guiren to murder her, so why did she suddenly paint again.

Yang Ruojia also came over, admired it earnestly, and praised: "Sister Jiang's paintings are fascinating. Although the characters are painted with few strokes, they are very vivid. Even the emerald earrings on the princess's ears are so clear."

Hearing the words "Emerald Earrings", the princess suddenly shuddered.

The queen mother smiled and said: "That day when I was trying on the clothes, the Ai family mentioned the jadeite earrings. It's hard for Mrs. Jiang to remember and draw them, but I don't know if they are the ones given by the Ai family or the eldest princess's own earrings?"

Jiang Yu smiled slightly: "The empress dowager can take a look for herself and see which one the concubine painted?"

(End of this chapter)