The cute master who always attacks the queen

Chapter 222 The Painter
In the morning, I drank the bitter concoction with great effort, but I didn't seem to notice it.In the afternoon, I wandered among the gardens and gardens of the other courtyard, thinking about it.Xiao Xing'er often asks Yu Ci: "Miss, what are you thinking?" Xiao Xing'er is a little girl bought locally by the housekeeper of Lord Li's other courtyard. cute.When she asked this question, I didn't know how to answer it, but Xie Ci just smiled lightly and couldn't speak.

Girl, what are you wearing to swim in the snow lake? "When Xiao Xing'er asked this question, I suddenly laughed inexplicably. Prince Li took me out to visit the Snow Lake today, and there were a few of his concubines with him, so what am I?" It's the green silk skirt from here. ""Okay, the tailor sent it, and the girl has no upper body yet!" "Xiao Xing'er took a dress from the mahogany wardrobe and helped me put it on. The very light blue skirt was layered and swayed, shining with the new color of lotus leaves. on the almost transparent white skin. "Girl, how beautiful!Just like the fairy in the painting, I have never seen such beautiful clothes. "Xiao Xing'er exclaimed and said, Yu Ci was aroused by Xiao Xing'er's exaggerated expression, girls are always so happy, no matter how beautiful the dress is, they can't get it in exchange. Facing the Linghua bronze mirror, Yu Ci asked Xiao Xing'er I combed a double maid myself, painted a very pale Yuanshandai, with only a little vermilion on the cheeks. There are a few bunches of snow-white and fragrant jasmine on the dark cloud-like hair, and there are no extra accessories.

It’s August, and the willows are weeping on the shore of the snow lake, and there are still fields of lotus leaves in the lake, and the lotus flowers in full bloom are mixed with snow white and pink.Occasionally, an egret flies up, causing the lotus leaves to sway endlessly.The frogs are hiding under the lotus leaves, occasionally grunting, only the cicadas in the distance are still making noise.Although it was early morning, the sun had already begun to emit her heat.Prince Li rode a snow-white steed in front, and several servants followed closely behind. Behind them were the soft sedan chairs of the female relatives and the carriage containing maids and mothers.

A quietly crafted painting boat was moored by the lake, surrounded by several small boats.

The sound of silk and bamboo floats faintly in the front hall of the painting boat. The painting boat is very spacious and bright, with its treasured roof and eaves, flying teeth and bucket arches, just like a tower on the water.In the floating lake, silk string singing and dancing are more ethereal and melodious with the sound of water. Looking at the willows and green trees on both sides, the cascading buildings not far away are like a perfect scroll.What a great lake.The back hall of the painting boat is hung with white gauze curtains.When Prince Li turned in, he had already changed into a moon-white silk robe with the word "Wan" embroidered with the same color silk thread, and a belt with a moon-white and dark blue edge was tied around his waist. At a glance, he saw the emerald dragonfly on his waist Shaped jade ornaments, I sigh in my heart, it really matches his temperament, he is like emerald, hard and cold.And Pan Chi is a dragon son who is not a thing in the pond. Although it is temporarily dormant, it is also for the future when it transforms into a dragon, it will soar into the sky and become a blockbuster!There is a mahogany table in the center of the back hall, and the nimble girl has already placed two delicate white porcelain plates with thin bodies.One is filled with fresh water red water chestnut, and the other is filled with fresh lotus seeds.Next to the porcelain plate was a high-necked lotus-bottom wine jug of the same texture, and two lotus-patterned wine glasses. Yu Ci stared blankly at the table, then at him, and then continued to play dumb.He smiled gently, and said to Yu Ci: "Girl, do you want to eat something? Yu Ci buried her head in playing with her skirt. Prince Li smiled, picked up the jug and poured two glasses of wine, and raised one first: "Come on, Drink a little bit, this is the best Jiangnan famous wine, Lihuachun. Pick up the wine glass, and take a sip: "Alcohol but not dry, fragrant and pure, thick but not weak." Lord Li nodded, took another water chestnut, I peeled it vigorously, but the water chestnut jumped out of my hand into the lake. When I was in distress, a peeled water chestnut meat was handed under my eyelids. I turned my face and saw Prince Li smiling.There is a warm smile in his eyes that I have never seen before...Suddenly his eyes went dark.When I woke up, it was almost noon, and I was still in the boat, lying on a bed of thin bamboo, with a moon-white cloak on my body.Xiao Xing'er was sitting on the edge, holding a round fan in her hand, and was fanning me calmly.My face was so hot that I asked, "What's wrong with me?" "Young girl thought she was exposed to the heat and drank some wine on an empty stomach, so she passed out." I wanted to get up, but Xiao Xing'er helped me first , "Don't get up in a hurry, lest you get dizzy." I sat down on the bamboo couch according to my words, and looked around, "The young master is accompanying the guests in the front hall, and he told the servant to call him as soon as the girl wakes up. Let's go now." Xiao Xing'er thought I was looking for Lord Li, so she hurriedly got up and went to the front hall, I stretched out my hand to hold her, and shook my head: "Cousin is important, besides, I have nothing to do."

Walking to the side of the boat with bare feet, and pulling away the white veil, it seems that he has reached the Broken Bridge from a distance. Yangliu Yiyi is the place where the legendary White Lady and Xu Xian met. There are bustling crowds on the shore. It seems that the scorching sun is also blocking Can't stop people's interest in traveling.The boat dropped its spear and stopped in a vast lotus leaf, and it was clean.I looked at the few small boats tied to the side, which were originally for the convenience of guests to go boating and having fun on the lake. My heart moved, and I turned to Xiao Xing'er and said, "Can you row?" Fish, I grew up on a boat since I was a child." Xiao Xing'er said happily. "Then how about I take a small boat with you and go to the shore to have a look?" There was a brilliance in his eyes. "This, slaves don't dare." Xiao Xing'er wondered. "Don't worry, they are all in front, and they won't be able to leave for a while. We sneaked ashore for a stroll, and we'll be back in a while. No one will find out." I took her hand and comforted, "It was discovered by someone. What about me." Seeing that her expression seemed to be moved, she took off the jasper ring from her hand and stuffed it into her hand, her bright eyes rolled, and she said coquettishly: "I have been in Jiangnan for so long, my cousin is busy with socializing all day long, You don’t even have time to take a good look, so just take me there!” Xiao Xing’er squeezed the ring in her hand, I know her family is poor and her mother is sick, it’s time to ask for money, otherwise she wouldn’t sell herself.Sure enough, she nodded vigorously as if she had made up her mind, "Well, since the girl has said so, what else can the servant say, but if the young master blames me, the girl must help the servant." I nodded with confidence. head.

Midsummer is really the season of singing and dancing.Far mountains and near water, all refreshed.

Xiao Xing'er propped up the boat, and approached the shore like an arrow. The lotus leaf fields were full of small boats, all carrying fishermen, coming and singing, dragging a long path of ripples. , Arriving in front of his own door in a crooked manner.On the shallow shore, there is a small piece of blue tiles on the forehead of the childish child, and the little hands as fat as lotus roots are helping the parents to tie the cables.When you come ashore, of course there are fish, shrimps, crabs, lotuses, and red apricots. The most important thing is the embroidered silk, satin and cut flowers.So, with the child in front and the parents behind, walking home is a Jiangnan picture of family happiness.And on the curved arch bridge, Jiangnan women are in groups of three or four, colorful and chattering, people on the bridge, shadows in the water, rippling, all Jiangnan women are dancing on the water.We tied the boat under the shade of a willow, and when we came to the market, it was so lively, whether peaches, tangerines, or loquats, we only called them by name, not the price, and we never asked for the price. Never bargain.Girls came to the cloth shop in groups of three or four, pulled a piece of floral cloth, either green or red, and put it on their bodies, and suddenly transformed into a group of peacocks in the fairyland.Then, laughing and singing along the way, I walked across stone arch bridges and green willow trees, like a goddess scattering flowers, blossoming and floating into the door of my house covered with blessings, longevity and jubilee.Xiao Xing'er and I lingered all the way back and forth, suddenly Xiao Xing'er pointed to the yellow roof in front and said: "Girl, the front is the Lotus Temple. I heard that the Bodhisattva there is the most efficacious. Let's go and have a look." "Okay I will also make a wish for you in front of the Bodhisattva to find a good husband." I laughed and said, "Girl, you are making fun of your servant." Xiao Xing'er's face is like a ripe strawberry.

The lotus temple is very grand, and there are two stone lions squatting proudly under the thirteen steps in front of the main hall, looking down at the crowds coming and going ferociously.In the middle of the wide slate square is a huge bronze incense burner, exposed to the sun and rain, it is already rusty and has an old smell. I could barely keep my eyes open.On both sides are the pavilion of the "Ancient Well of Yunmu" built by the legendary monk Jigong with his power, and a majestic imperial stele inscribed by the previous emperor, surrounded by ancient cypresses and giant pines towering into the clouds. "Girl, shall we go in and have a look?" Xiao Xing'er tiptoed and tried to pass over the black heads in front of the Daxiong Palace, to see the golden body inside. "Forget it, there are too many people, let's go shopping nearby." I am most afraid of crowding, there are huge crowds, besides, there are people attending meetings, burning incense, selling incense watches, selling food, hiring sedan chairs, and driving donkeys around the square. , Buskers... are also very lively.Xiao Xing'er didn't pay much attention to the matters of gods and Buddhas at first, so after hearing what I said, she dragged me to look through the stalls of rouge, gouache, and tricks one by one, asking about this and touching that.I looked back bored, and saw two ink fans hanging under a tent not far away. A man in Tsing Yi spread out his case and started to paint. There were a lot of people around watching, and Xiao Xinger and Xiao Xinger went over and took a closer look. Look, it's really different, it's exactly what it is: how much worse is Moji in painting, and how much better in calligraphy than Xizhi.There are already many paintings hanging in the tent, there are pictures of washing yarn, pictures of ladies with hairpin flowers, and paintings of flowers and birds. Several gentry and local tyrants are pointing and discussing the price.But the man didn't seem to hear it, he just spread out the paper and brushed it with thick ink and light color, casually stippling, with a few strokes, a clump of ink bamboos appeared vividly on the paper.

I heard that this painter has great painting skills, and our lord magistrate has taken a fancy to him, saying that he will recommend him to enter the palace to paint for the empress tomorrow. "Oh, there is such a thing?"Then he is developed. ""Yes, I heard that the emperor asked the painters in the Ruyi Pavilion in the palace to paint the portrait of the empress, but none of them were holy, which made the emperor lose his temper, and ordered to select skilled painters from the people to enter the palace.Think about it, how can our prefect let go of such a good opportunity to curry favor? "This palace is so easy to enter. I heard that you have to present your favorite works to the emperor first. After passing the emperor's dragon eyes, you can enter the Ruyi Pavilion to wait for the imperial edict. Many painters who pretend to be fake have been kicked out." . "This Gu painter is also a talented person. He was born in a scholarly family. He was discouraged only because he failed the imperial examination several times. He bought paintings by the snowy lake to make a living. He was especially good at painting figures. He set up a stall here every day. Paintings of women of all colors, I heard that the homes of high-ranking officials and nobles in Hangzhou all have his paintings of beauties. "Then isn't this the last time he sold paintings here?" "Yes, don't you see that the rich people are picking here?"The purpose is that if he is appreciated by the emperor, the value of this painting will double! "Yes, yes, then let's pick one up as well." "The people next to me whispered to each other, but my heart was agitated when I heard it. He is going to enter the palace. This is a good opportunity. You might as well gamble on your luck.

Painter Gu couldn't get enough of his thoughts after finishing the painting. He seemed to be thinking about something while holding the pen, and his eyebrows gradually frowned. I knew he was going to accompany the painting with a poem. Absolutely unremarkable, handsome and proud, with an air of soaring aura. Humbly minded and alone in the cold weather, who will know this gentleman in the last days?" Painter Gu was startled, obviously hitting his heart, he put down his pen, cupped his hands and said: "Young lady is a literary talent!" I looked back and smiled, Those eyes are full of sparkles, if you can be intoxicated, "Master is laughing at the axe in the class." He also praised sincerely: "Master, this painting has no craftsmanship, and its skill is perfect. The painting is like the person, and the poem is like the person." Painter Gu clapped his hands again and again, and said with joy: " The girl is really a bosom friend of my generation. I am not talented, Master Li, and I have not asked the girl's name!" "Hey, you idiot, how can you just tell me the name of my girl?" Xiao Xing'er scolded beside her.Master Li blushed, cupped his hands and said, "I'm being rude. It's just that the girl is my bosom friend, so I will give this painting to the girl, and I hope the girl will accept it." I didn't pretend to be coquettish, and immediately put the round fan Hand it over to Xiao Xing'er, and took it with both hands, "Thank you, Master Li." The bi-color sleeve slipped off, revealing a frosty wrist with a white jade bracelet wrapped around it. Bai Ying is so incomparable that it is almost impossible to tell which is the wrist and which is the jade bracelet.As I expected, I saw Master Li's expression was slightly startled, and I couldn't help smiling, infinitely charming.He turned around and gave the painting to Xiao Xing'er, and left with her.

He vaguely heard someone asking from behind: "Master Li, how much money do you want for this painting?" "Master Li? Master Li?" After a while, he hurriedly replied: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Xiao Ke has something to do today, so I won't sell it. It’s over, it’s not for sale!” “Hey, Master, why are you doing this?

Suppressing a smile, he dragged Xiao Xing'er and ran all the way, got into the small boat tied to the pile, and then took a rest. Looking back, he saw a blue figure chasing after him. "Xiao Xing'er, let's row the boat, row slowly, it's still early." Xiao Xing'er nodded, and the boat slowly swung into the depths of the lotus leaves.That master Li was holding on to the railing on the bridge, looking around, I finally laughed out loud, and the voice was sweeter and more beautiful, and I just ordered: "Little Xing'er, there is a clump of red lotus blooming in full bloom, let's go and see Look."

Seeing that the girl was missing, Master Li was full of disappointment when he suddenly saw the lotus leaf shaking and a small boat slipped out from the depths of the snowy lake.The lotus leaves swished across the side of the boat, and separated chaotically to the two sides. The boat was extremely small, like a jade shuttle, and instantly passed through the flowers and leaves.There were only two people on the boat, and the woman at the bow was the girl just now, holding several red lotus branches in her hands, but the petals of the red lotus were clustered around, like a cloud like a cloud, which set off a pair of bright wrists that were frosted.The black eyes, like lacquer, protruded from the heavy petals of the red lotus, looking at herself, like two pills of black mercury, the brilliance fluctuating.Master Li suddenly saw this charming and charming face like a lotus flower on her cheeks, and blurted out: "Girl, it's you!" Seeing that she was wearing a pair of maids, her dark cloud-like hair didn't have any jewels in it, and she was dressed in a thin silk green dress. The color of the clothes and skirt is very light, like the color of the newly opened lotus leaves, smiling sweetly, with a kind of extraordinary elegance and graceful appearance, which is difficult to describe.But I saw the woman in green smiling at him from a distance, sitting on the prow of the boat, picking up the lake water casually, but seeing the lake water flowing through her fat-like fingers, it was like a white jade comb, combing countless extremely fine green hairs. silk ribbon.Master Li saw that the blue shirt on my body was blown by the lake wind, and the sleeves of my clothes were fluttering, and the water was shining, reflecting my figure in the water, like the lid of a lotus just pouring, with an unspeakable beauty.He couldn't help but feel drunk and infatuated. People he knew in the past greeted him, but he didn't pay attention. He just watched the boat babbling away and re-entering the depths of the lotus leaf. Gradually going away, far away, I saw the woman in the green shirt turning her head and smiling at herself again.

After a while, the boat was already leaning against the boat, and faintly heard the continuous singing in front, she felt a little relieved, and with the support of Xiao Xing'er, she lifted her skirt and got on the boat.As soon as he entered, he realized that something was wrong. Prince Li was sitting on the bamboo couch with a dark face, next to him stood the anxious housekeeper Zhang Bo, and there were a few girls kneeling under him shaking, the floor was full of broken porcelain pieces .Seeing me coming in, Uncle Zhang's eyes lit up, and he still yelled at Xiao Xing'er with a cold face: "What a bold servant, don't you know that the girl is not well, and even took the girl out privately, what can you do?" Is it?" Xiao Xing'er had never seen such a battle before, she knelt down as soon as her legs gave way, and looked at me in bewilderment.Prince Li looked at me coldly, as if he could see through the secrets in my heart. I was flustered for a moment, but I calmed down after a while. I knew that to deal with men, I can only use my most primitive resources.So she smiled sweetly, walked over, and casually threw a red lotus in her hand towards him.He took it in his hand, and the lotus petals dripped one after another, wet his palm, and slowly dripped down his wrist along his sleeve.His eyes are no longer cold, but strangely ambiguous, foggy, no emotion can be seen.I have a strange and fresh feeling, as if something is flowing in my heart, is this a tease?Going to the side of the couch and sitting down, he pulled his sleeve as if nothing had happened, "Brother, I'm going to swim in the lake. I begged Xiao Xing'er for a long time before she was willing to take me there. Didn't I come back?" Don't blame her." Seeing that he was unmoved, he curled his mouth, reached out and pinched his leg secretly, and tears flowed out, dripping on the back of his hand, "It's not because you don't have time to accompany me. I'm going to play!" My heart was going up and down, after the terrible silence, I suddenly heard him sigh, stretched out his arms to hug me, his eyes were already warm, and his slender fingers wiped away the tears on my face one by one , half helplessly and half distressed, said: "Don't cry, I don't blame them." After finishing speaking, he glanced at the people below very slowly, "It's just not an example." Uncle Zhang led a few girls as if he was relieved. After kowtowing to thank you, he tactfully withdrew. "Is there anything interesting?" His breath blew in my ears, itching, I lowered my head, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, I walked around the lake, and went to the Lotus Temple to buy a painting. And this..." As he spoke, he took out a pair of small noodle figurines childishly, which were bought by Xiao Xing'er, and I held them in my hand to enjoy.It was a pair of fisherman and fisherman. The fisherman held fishing gear and a bunch of fish and shrimp in his hands, and the fisherman held a bunch of lotus roots in his hands. "Do you like it?" Prince Li looked at me playing and asked casually.
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