Sui Jiu Dan blue half-pin

Shao Erxue's two guards were extremely skilled, but they were from the imperial capital after all, and they were not familiar with the winding alleyways of Shao City.

After chasing for several streets, Su Shiqing saw a boat about to row away under the bridge, so she ran down the steps and jumped onto the boat, then grabbed the boatman's oar and pushed it away, quickly sending the two guards away Far away on the shore.

And they could only watch Su Shiqing make faces at them, but they were helpless.

After half an hour.

Inside the noodle stall.

Su Shiqing held the soup bowl and drank the last sip of soup in it.

Suddenly, without warning, a hand rests on his shoulder.

"what!"

Su Shiqing screamed in fright.

The person behind him was also startled by his reaction, and quickly patted his chest.

"What's the matter with you, Mr. Su?"

Su Shiqing took a closer look and found that it was Jin Yanting, an acquaintance.

"Hall Master Jin? It's you..."

Jin Yanting is the young master of the famous Mingxiang Hall in Shaocheng. His family is engaged in the tea business, and his family is rich and rich.

Jin Yanting asked strangely: "Mr. Su, are you okay?"

Su Shiqing: "It's okay, I was chased by two mad dogs for three streets just now, and I still have lingering fears."

"I see."

"You have something to do with me?"

Jin Yanting immediately slumped his shoulders, and said with a sad face: "Mr. Su, Jin has encountered a problem..."

"Problem? What problem?"

"Miss Song replied..."

Su Shiqing suddenly realized: "This is a good thing!"

Jin Yanting sighed heavily.

The unmarried Hall Master Jin has been suffering from severe lovesickness recently, because a month ago, on the Town God's Day, he met Song Ningzhi, a young lady of the Song family, and then fell in love and struggled hard to get it.

However, Song Ningzhi is a well-known talented woman in Shaocheng, and she attaches great importance to the talent of her future husband-in-law.But Jin Yanting can neither write poems nor paint, so he can only "ask" Su Shiqing, begging him to teach him how to express his heart.

Inside the restaurant.

Jin Yanting took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Su Shiqing: "Mr. Su, please read this letter."

Su Shiqing opened the letter and read it while pinching her chin.

The letter wrote: "Autumn and winter, snow and moon, thousands of miles of color, heavenly jasper and Qiongyao, little flowers, pieces of goose feathers. Suizi was born in Shaocheng since childhood, and has never seen a snow scene. Every time I read it from the poem, I feel a lot of emotion in my heart, not only I am very confused, and yearn for it. I wonder if Mr. Yanting can give Suizi a calligraphy, so that Suizi can have the honor to see the beauty of the snow scene?"

Su Shiqing couldn't help sighing secretly, this Song Ningzhi is indeed a talented woman, even the way of testing her future husband-in-law is so tricky and special.

"Since Miss Song has started calling her boudoir by her first name, it means that she has already taken a fancy to you."

"That being said, but... Shaocheng is warm like spring all year round, where is the snow scene?"

Su Shiqing also became distressed: "You and I have never seen a snow scene. If you simply imitate a masterpiece, it will have no characteristics. Miss Song will definitely not like it."

Jin Yanting anxiously shook his shoulders and said, "Mr. Su, you must help me find a solution!"

Su Shiqing knocked off his hand: "Don't worry, I will think of a solution for you, but I don't have a clue for a while, why don't you wait for me for a few days, and then write back to Miss Song when I think of a solution Not too late."

After getting his guarantee, Jin Yanting swept away the haze on his face, and immediately smiled and said: "Okay, I will listen to Mr. Su."

Then he said to Xiaoer: "Xiaoer, cut two catties of cooked beef, and then serve a jug of good wine!"

……

the following afternoon.

A handsome young man in a blue gown was walking slowly on the Guangtong Bridge with his head bowed in thought.

Attracted by his beauty, the passers-by stopped, admired and commented.

Su Shiqing shook the belt around her waist, her mind kept thinking about Jin Yanting asking him to help, and she didn't notice the pedestrian's eyes at all.

What kind of snow scene should be painted to satisfy Ms. Song?What a headache.

At this time, a sloppy little gangster walked up to him, and as soon as he saw him, he immediately went up to meet him.

"Painter Su!"

Su Shiqing raised her head: "Luo Xiaoliu?"

Luo Xiaoliu is a well-known gangster in this area, who specializes in doing some crooked things, and suddenly came over so courteously, he must be coming to him with troublesome things.

Sure enough, Luo Xiaoliu took out a piece of paper from his pocket and stuffed it into his hand, telling him in a low voice, "Go to a place where no one is around and read it."

Before Su Shiqing asked any more questions, Luo Xiaoliu left in a hurry.He quickly put away the note, walked slowly under the sparsely populated tree, and then spread out the note to read the content.

It was written on the paper that someone wanted to ask him to meet in a secluded place, and a red seal was stamped at the end, indicating that the other party's identity was special and it was not appropriate to disclose it on the note.

After reading it, Su Shiqing quickly put it away, and then rushed to the agreed place.

Back Mountain.

There is a bamboo house half hidden in the green bamboo forest.

He stood nervously at the door, and after knocking lightly a few times, the door creaked and was slowly opened by a well-dressed servant.

"Who are you?"

Su Shiqing coughed and reminded: "Well, note, note."

The boy came to his senses: "You are the painter, aren't you?"

"It's down."

The boy hurriedly looked outside, and after confirming that no one was following him, he turned sideways and said, "Mr. Painter, please come in."

Seeing this battle, Su Shiqing became more and more nervous, and hurriedly followed the young man into the bamboo house.

A translucent gauze curtain hangs in the middle of the room, and a young man in a cloak can be vaguely seen inside, sitting in a wheelchair.The curtain covered his face. Although he couldn't see clearly, he could still feel that this person was either rich or noble.

A cold voice slowly sounded from behind the gauze curtain: "Are you Su Shiqing?"

Su Shiqing replied: "Exactly..."

"Do you know who this young master is?"

Su Shiqing shook her head blankly.

Who is so mysterious?The voice sounded ethereal like catkins, and it felt like it would fall apart at any moment.

The man didn't speak any more, but held the wheelchair with both hands, and walked out slowly, the wheels making grunt turning sounds on the ground.

The boy was shocked by his actions, so he worriedly stopped him: "Master..."

"It's okay."

As the man spoke, he lifted the gauze curtain, revealing a thin and sickly face.Even so, one can still see this person's good temperament and original handsome appearance.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

The man suddenly clenched his fists and coughed a few times, his bloodless face became even paler. After he recovered, he continued, "I am Gu Meisheng, the second son of Shaocheng Zuojian Shi."

After hearing this, Su Shiqing hurriedly bowed and saluted: "The villain has no eyes, but I have seen Mr. Gu!"

Although Zuo Jianshi is not a high-ranking official, he is the son of an official family after all, and his status is unusual, so he must be treated with care.

Gu Meisheng: "There is no need to be too polite, I have invited you here today because I have something important to discuss with you."

"Master Gu, please tell me."

Gu Meisheng looked at his disabled leg with hatred in his eyes, but his expression was calm and he said: "I want you to take part in the initial apprenticeship test in three days for me."

"First try as a painter?" Su Shiqing asked blankly, "What kind of first test as a painter?"

"Jinhe Painting Academy will hold a painting apprentice selection examination every five years. It is divided into three rounds: primary, meeting, and academy. If you win the three consecutive rounds, you can become an official painting apprentice of the painting academy. Notable court painter."

Su Shiqing was dumbfounded when he heard that, and pointed to himself and asked: "Mr. Gu... You mean you want the villain to take the apprenticeship exam for you?"

Isn't this the great crime of impostor?

"Correct."

Su Shiqing quickly waved her hand and refused: "No, no, absolutely not!"

Gu Meisheng had a look of expectation: "Don't worry, after the matter is completed, a lot of money will be paid."

"A lot of money?" Su Shiqing's heart was shaken when he heard the money, but then he shook his head and said, "No...or no!"

Gu Meisheng frowned: "What worries do you have?"

"If you are caught, you will go to prison. The villain doesn't want to spend his life in prison."

"Really?" Gu Meisheng restrained his expression, cast a sharp look at him, and reminded: "Everything you did behind the scenes can be punished for a felony, let alone put in jail. It’s not too much to pull and behead.”

Hearing this, Su Shiqing was instantly terrified, and hurriedly knelt down and begged: "Young Master Gu, the villain is wrong! Please let the villain go!"

Isn't it a good negotiation?How did it become a threat?

Gu Meisheng: "I can forget about the things you did in the past, but you have to take part in the initial apprenticeship examination for me."

Su Shiqing was in a state of confusion: "But... what if we are found out?"

Gu Meisheng: "There is no need to worry about this. I have ordered people to take care of everything. You only need to sign up at the Puyu Hall in three days."

"But the villain's drawing skills are not good, why did you ask the villain to take the exam for you?"

The implication is that there are so many talents in Jincheng, there is no need to find him!

Gu Meisheng lowered his eyes, and took out a yellowed drawing from his bosom, on which was a picture of an innocent child lying on the ground teasing a grasshopper with foxtail.

Su Shiqing felt that this painting was familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere.

Gu Meisheng: "When I first saw this painting, I felt that the painter must have a sincere heart and a rare painting talent."

Su Shiqing suddenly remembered, didn't he draw this painting for a child on the street a few years ago?

At that time, the child was lying on the ground playing with grasshoppers, with two red braids tied on his head, showing his innocence and cuteness. He drew it on a whim and gave it to the child's mother. How did this painting get into Gu Meisheng's hands now?

"This, this is not..."

Gu Meisheng stared at the child in the painting: "If it were you, you would definitely pass the preliminary test."

Looking at Gu Meisheng's stubborn appearance, Su Shiqing felt deeply uneasy.

……

After coming out of the bamboo house, Su Shiqing's legs and feet were still weak, and her head was buzzing.

The boy stuffed a money bag into his arms.

"Mr. Painter, this is a silver note of 500 taels. After the matter is completed, I will pay you another 500 taels."

Su Shiqing suddenly opened her round almond eyes, 1000 taels!He could not earn so much money as a "skilled hand" all his life, what was this Gu Meisheng thinking?Is that test really that important?

The servant warned: "Mr. Painter, don't allow a fourth person to know about today's events. Remember."

Su Shiqing nodded in a daze, and walked back with the money bag, it took a long time to recover.No matter what, I just hope that after three days, he can pass the initial test smoothly, so that he can feel at ease.