Chapter 70

Zhuo Qing follows behind the dance and slowly moves to the designated place with her head down.

There is a small space in the middle of the garden. There are five or six rows of stools on both sides of the space. Zhuoqing and louxi dance are arranged in the first row on the right. After sitting down, Zhuoqing will keep her eyes closed and look clean!

After a while, the surrounding voice suddenly quieted down. Zhuoqing opened her eyes and saw empress dowager Dong and Empress Dowager Xi meandering around with a group of eunuchs. Today's occasion, both of them have made up a lot, but Yang Zhilan's dress is relatively simple, with a kind smile on her face, while Lou Suxin is wearing an exaggerated dark red robe, the golden belt presents her good figure incisively and vividly, with a string of emerald green beads hanging on her neck, and her haughty look, it's really hard to look at her.

They sat down in the main position in the garden. All of them knelt down neatly and said, "join the two empresses, and the Empress Dowager will be happy."

Zhuo Qing squats down slowly, and the proud voice of Lou Su's heart rings faintly: "get down."

"Thank you, empress."

After the salute, the ladies sat back in their chairs and bowed their heads quietly, demure and elegant, in sharp contrast to the noise just now.

Yang Zhilan looks at Lou Suxin and nods her head gently, then smiles and says loudly: "today, I invite you ladies and madame to the palace for dinner, so as to select the women with both appearance and moral integrity to perform in the ceremony. This is a matter of physical aspect for the dome. The mourners don't say much about it. According to the old rules, you can play the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, singing and dancing, and those with high skills will win. "

"First of all, which young lady will come?" Yang Zhilan finished, smiled and glanced around. The women still kept their heads down and whispered, but no one came out.

Yang Zhilan smiled softly and said: "everyone is so humble, then the mourner will order one person to throw a brick and draw jade."

"I heard that the sisters of the Qing family are known as the outstanding women in the six countries. At the celebration three years ago, the bright moon took out a picture of Yongle mountains and rivers, which surprised four people. It is said that it was only the work of three young ladies. What do you think of the second thing you can see in the palace today, that is, it's better to let Qing Ling, the eldest young lady of the Qing family, do this elegant thing by casting bricks and attracting jade? " Then she looked at Zhuo Qing with great care.

The concubines who were sitting nearby also quickly agreed: "it's very good. My concubines often hear that the young lady's piano skill is very high, and she can't stop listening for three days. All the people who have heard about it are full of praise. Today, I finally have a chance to see it."

Zhuo Qing, who was still indifferent, opened her eyes and looked back at Yang Zhilan. The two eyes met. Yang Zhilan still smiled lovingly, but Zhuo Qing's eyes were dim. Is that her purpose? Let her make a fool of herself in front of the crowd, is it revenge for her daughter?!

The two met in the eyes. Yang Zhilan always smiled and shouted, "come, prepare the piano."

"Wait." Zhuo Qing stands up and it's not easy for her to make a fool of herself.

When Zhuo Qing raised her head, she was already aggrieved and said in a sad low voice: "thank you for your love, but I was a little hurt on the way to the dome. Many things in my memory are very vague. Those tunes that I knew before are not fully remembered now. I'm afraid I'll let you down today." She has been with Lou Xiyan for such a long time. Just watching, she has learned a lot. How hard is it to pretend?!

When Yang Zhilan was about to speak, Zhuo Qing began to play the inexplicable Xi dance, and continued: "but I know that the Qin skill of Xi dance is not under me. I talked with Su Mufeng about the Qin skill of Xi dance a few days ago, and he also praised it. It's better to let Xi dance throw a brick and draw jade. It won't let you down."

Lou Xiwu is surprised at first, and then she pinches Zhuo Qing's waist severely. How dare this woman talk! When did she talk about her piano skill with Mr. Su? When did Mr. Su praise her?! I don't know who they are! It's a familiar look!

Zhuo Qing is suffering from pain, but she can't show any money. She's a dead girl. She's ruthless. She doesn't think about her. Maybe she's also selected as the guest of the celebration and performance, and her price will go up!

"Oh?" Yang Zhilan looked at Lou Suxin and said with a smile, "elder sister, I can't believe that the piano art of Xi dance has made such a breakthrough these years. In this case, let Xi dance play a piece."

Lou Suxin's haughty face finally eased a little. He chuckled at Lou Xiwu and said, "Xiwu, then you can play a piece."

"Yes." Now that it's over, there's no other way for Lou Xi to dance except to be stiff headed.

Zhuo Qing takes a sigh of relief secretly. Lou Suxin's attitude towards Xi dance is so gentle. It seems that she really likes her. She doesn't have to worry about Xi dance. Even if the performance fails, no one dares to treat the Empress Dowager's niece!

Just about to sit down, Yang Zhilan still refused to let her go. He said with a soft smile: "but it's monotonous to listen to the music. Ling'er can't remember the tune and always remember to write. The last Yongle landscape painting still exists in the imperial study. Today linger will make another one for them to see. "

It's true that Zhuo Qing is a little angry with her, because Yang Zhilan is trying to get on with her! When she got up again, Zhuo Qing's face was obviously gloomy. "I"

just after Zhuo Qing said a word, she was interrupted by a cold female voice: "back to the empress dowager, our sisters all like to paint together to entertain themselves. Today, I will let my concubine and my sister draw a picture for you. I wonder if I can."

Zhuo Qing looks up and talks about Qingfeng. She is also there. But a group of women across the street haven't even looked at her carefully. It's not surprising that she hasn't found out. But they are painting together? Is she hurting her or helping her?! Is it a painting to study ink on one side?!

Yang Zhilan looked at Lou Suxin again and asked with a smile, "what do you think, sister?" It's just that she doesn't need to embarrass her any more, and the result will be the same in a while.

Zhuo Qing obviously had no luck in Lou Xi's dance. Lou Su Xin glanced sideways at her and said in a cold voice, "it's OK. I want to see what kind of talent the sisters of the Qing family are!" The woman who can let sunset go to the palace for her several times to see, she wants to see how special she is!

Pointing to the beautiful Jiao he in front of the pond, Yang Zhilan said with a smile: "sister, it's the season when the lotus is in full bloom. Why don't you let them paint and play the piano by the lotus pond? It's not a beautiful thing for Jiao Hua and her beauty to echo each other?"

"All right." Lou Suxin said indifferently, "come, prepare the painting set."

"Yes."

In a short time, several eunuchs with neat hands and feet have moved a large table to the lotus pond. Behind the table is a platform built on wooden boards. This platform is just above the lotus pond. It's beautiful to stand here and enjoy the flowers as if you were in the flowers.

It's a pity that Zhuo Qing is not in the mood to enjoy the flowers. Facing the confident green maple around her, she says: "I really can't draw!"

With a confident smile, Qingfeng replied, "it doesn't matter. I'll adjust the color later. Just draw a few circles under the paper with a pen."

"Draw a circle?" Zhuo Qing was stunned and asked quickly, "how big is the painting? How many? Would you like a circle or an ellipse? Where is the specific location If it's just a circle, she can do it, but please be specific! She should be doing a geometry problem!

"As you like," replied Qingfeng

"Ah?!" Zhuo Qingmeng, how to draw?

She was still melancholy. The ink on the table had been ground and the paper had been laid. The eunuch stepped back and said respectfully, "the painting set is ready. Two masters, please."

Zhuo Qing stood beside Qingfeng, only to see her skillfully pour a small half of the ink into the nearby white porcelain plate, and carefully transfer the water into it. After a while, Qingfeng said, "let's start."

A large piece of rice paper is spread out in front of her eyes. Zhuo Qingzhen has some feelings of crying and laughing. Where do you start?! I knew there would be such a adventure. She could have considered learning calligraphy and traditional Chinese painting with her mother before. Now she doesn't know where to start!

Come on, Qingfeng doesn't worry about anything. She worries about something. She takes a deep breath. Zhuo Qing draws a circle bigger than her fist under the white paper. Qingfeng's ink is a little light, leaving a light impression on the white paper. Zhuo Qing looks at Qingfeng, and her expression is still as usual. She is preparing red cinnabar, which is supposed to be used for lotus painting.

Since she has no opinion, Zhuo Qing doesn't care. The bold ones spend more than ten circles on the paper, big and small. After drawing, Zhuo Qing doesn't know how to write. She makes a mess of the white paper

at this time, Qingfeng seems to be ready. She picks up a thinner brush and quickly draws several strokes on the messy circles Smart lotus leaves appear. Her action is very fast, a few random strokes, the original disorderly composition immediately becomes a lotus pond lifelike, it's just too powerful!

Just when Zhuoqing marveled, a clear and delicate piano sound like a jade bead falling on a plate sounded melodiously. Zhuo Qing looks up. Not far ahead, Lou Xi sits in front of the Guqin gracefully and gracefully. The slender ten fingers are flowing across the strings. The light melody echoes in the imperial garden. The girl's piano skill is really good!

"All right."

Zhuo Qing is still enjoying the piano sound of Lou Xi dance, and the cool voice of Qingfeng is low.

All right? So fast? It's almost as long as she's drawing a circle!

Once again, Zhuo Qing was completely stunned by the painting in front of her eyes -

the painting in front of her was a pair of elegant water and ink paintings, which expressed lotus leaves and lake water incisively and vividly only in different shades of black. The setting off of cinnabar and white leaves, the new lotus in its first bloom, and the color of ink, are pink and fresh. The most amazing thing is that there are a lot of small drops of water on the lotus leaves and lotus petals. The whole painting seems to be permeated with a light vapor, misty and hazy covered with the ink leaves and lotus, just like the new lotus blooming after the rain!

In the upper left corner of the painting, there are also several small words "cover condensation and dew, who is envious in the world", which are beautiful and fluent.

How could it be! For such a short time, Zhuo Qing couldn't believe that this was the rice paper she had just tortured!

She has seen what a real talented woman is.

Qingfeng slowly put down his pen, pulled Zhuoqing back a step, let the eunuchs standing on the side with their heads down quietly carry the wooden table, and walked to the Empress Dowager in front.

Just after the painting, the paper was too soft to be picked up. Lou Suxin and Yang Zhilan both stood up to walk to the long table. At a glance, both of them were bright at the moment. Lou Suxin even boasted: "it's true that it's worthy of reputation!"

Such works, even if they are specialized in painting