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Inside the imperial study.

The test papers of all candidates were neatly placed on the extra-large desk. According to the instructions of Emperor Song, the eunuchs picked out the unqualified paintings one by one with the ruler in their hands. Those stunning paintings that are pleasing to the eye.

Among the many excellent paintings, the lifelike drawing with rich colors, strange characters and bold style stands out.The long-haired skeleton in the picture caught Emperor Song's gaze immediately.

"Bring that picture up."

A serious and deep voice sounded in the empty study.

The eunuchs immediately picked out the painting separately, and then presented it to Emperor Song with both hands.

The overall picture is an ordinary inner room. There is a bed with a big red wedding tent in the room. The screen next to it is carved with cold and proud plum blossoms. In the center of the inner room is a table. The long-haired skeleton seems to be grabbing a naked and beautiful woman on the white bones of the left hand, trying to kill her.

But this is just a preliminary impression. If you observe carefully, you will find that what the skeleton is grabbing is not a "woman", but an empty skin bag. The bone of the skeleton's right hand is stuffing into the skin bag, as if to Beautiful skins are worn as clothes.

The most exquisite part of this painting is a male head hidden under the table and a terrified shadow reflected in the window behind the skull. It is an old woman who pokes a small hole in the window paper and peeks in.

The old woman's eyes were wide open, and her expression showed great fear and disgust. Reminiscent of the layout of the inner room, perhaps her newly married son was killed by a ghost pretending to be a bride, so she felt deep fear and chills.

In this situation, the gloomy face of the skeleton is in stark contrast to the slender, soft but lifeless skin of a beautiful woman like a lady, which brings a strong visual impact and makes people think of how evil spirits usually use beauty The painted skin hides his ugly face, and then demagogues people.

The chief eunuch on the side said in a weird tone: "Oh... Your Majesty, look, this painting is really speechless. Who dared to draw such a rebellious painting? Come."

Emperor Song frowned and said nothing.

The chief eunuch quietly raised his eyes to observe, and continued to fan the flames: "You actually use this kind of painting to participate in the sacred exam, this person should be caught and beheaded for public display."

Emperor Song finally said: "Don't say anything else, just judge this painting from its painting skill and conception, what do you think of it?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The head eunuch nodded softly, then hissed, and thought for a while: "In my humble opinion, this examinee is undoubtedly the best in terms of painting skills, and in terms of conception, he is also very novel... Sigh, what a pity. "

Emperor Song: "Have you ever seen such a painting in the painting academy that can attract attention at the first time?"

The chief eunuch shook his head: "Going back to the emperor, I have never seen it before."

"That's right, I will definitely meet this candidate who can draw such a unique drawing."

The chief eunuch nodded calmly, and then continued to select excellent drawings for Emperor Song.

After two days of anxious waiting, the results of the review finally came out, and the list and the drafts on the list were posted at the gate of the Academy of Painting.

All the candidates gathered in front of the gate of the Academy of Painting nervously looking for their names, and the test results were announced by Yin Tangfeng.

Su Shiqing was not the No. [-] Scholar, but he got the second place in the No. [-] Scholar, second only to the No. [-] Scholar. Such a result is a great affirmation to Su Shiqing.

Seeing the result, Shao Erxue said excitedly: "Great! You finally did it!"

Su Shiqing was so happy that he forgot the distinction of superiority and inferiority in front of others. He hugged Shao Erxue tightly, and said with tears in his eyes: "I really did it Brother Han Su! I really did it!"

Shao Erxue also hugged him and turned around twice, until people around him cast strange glances, then he hurriedly put Su Shiqing down, and Su Shiqing also blushed in embarrassment.

In addition to the examinees, the people passing by also stopped to comment on the drawings on the list. Everyone spoke very highly of Su Shiqing's paintings.

"This painting is warning the world not to be confused by the beautiful appearance, but to pay attention to the true heart, otherwise there will only be a murdered ending, wonderful! Wonderful!"

"Yes, the painting style is bold and the content is fascinating. I really admire and admire it. I am willing to bow down, willing to bow down!"

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"Foolish people, they are obviously weird, but they think it is beautiful. Fools who are delusional, the way of heaven will be rewarded, but those who are foolish and deluded will not understand their ears, and it is sad."

This is a thought-provoking word that Emperor Song put forward for Su Shiqing's drawing, and it also stamped his seal.In this way, people who look at the painting will definitely feel more deeply about the deep meaning contained in it.

Of course, Su Shiqing's paintings are not all praised, but also questioned and criticized.

However, he is relatively calm about this. Compared with these comments, he is more interested in the paintings of Liu Shihao, the number one scholar.

There are only two colors of black and white in that painting, even almost only black.Among the many colorful paintings, it is undoubtedly the most special and the most distinctive.

In his paintings, there is something in the black, and there is light in the black. It is "bright" like a beam of light in the night, as dazzling and bright as the sun rising at dawn.His paintings do not use other colors at all, they are all black and white mixed with water and ink. Against the background of thick ink, the roads or waterlines left blank, the color of the sky, are like bright ribbons, It draws people's soul, the contrast between black and white is strong, and it is very impactful.

Shao Erxue commented: "Brush and ink are the essence of ink painting. Ink painting focuses on water, not ink. When the water is well used, the color of the ink will naturally be better. Ink is divided into five colors, and the ink has different colors because of the water, and it becomes everything in the world. Liu Shihao used a variety of painting methods such as "sinking ink, spot ink, line ink and area ink", which are extremely exquisite and magnificent. A small piece of rice paper can't even hold his full emotions in his heart. Amazing!"

"I really want to meet this man!"

Su Shiqing couldn't hide her excitement, she was very excited at the thought of being a classmate with such a master.

"See you soon."

After appreciating the other paintings, Shao Erxue pulled him away from the crowd and said, "To celebrate your being on the list, how about going to Zuixianlou for a drink tonight?"

Su Shiqing nodded happily.

After drinking and eating in Zuixianlou, Shao Erxue and Su Shiqing lay side by side on the grassy slope.

Su Shiqing, who was drunk, smiled and bent her eyes into the shape of a crescent moon, and sighed: "Before the announcement of the list, I thought that I would never have the chance to be a master and apprentice with brother Han Su."

Shao Erxue looked at the sky full of stars and the moon like a silver plate, and smiled gently: "It seems that our fate is not as deep as usual."

"Yes."

"It's possible that we were husband and wife in the previous life."

After finishing speaking, Shao Erxue looked at Su Shiqing with half anticipation and half curiosity.

Facing Shao Erxue's fiery eyes, Su Shiqing scratched the back of her head as if embarrassed: "...? Isn't it a brother?"

Shao Erxue shook his head: "The first time I saw you, there was a feeling of sympathy for each other."

So far, he is still suffering.

Under the moonlight, Shao Erxue's long eyelashes and tall nose cast perfect shadows on his face, his handsome eyes seemed to be transparent, maybe it was because of his drunkenness, but Su Shiqing looked a little crazy.

Could it be that Shao Erxue also treated him...?This is how to do?

Seeing his embarrassed look, Shao Erxue smacked his forehead, then withdrew his eyes, rested his head on his arms and said, "I'm just kidding, you take it seriously."

Su Shiqing touched her forehead, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and changed the subject: "This place is really beautiful."

Their eyes looked at the sky together.

The milky moonlight was reflected in the pond, and the flowers in bloom on the meadows evoked a hazy beauty as if thousands of stars had sprinkled the ground.

There was a gentle breeze, and Su Shiqing, who was immersed in the beautiful moonlight, gradually felt drowsy, turned over, closed her eyes and fell into a dreamland.

The touch of the pillow on his shoulders could not help but make Shao Erxue lower his head, and Su Shiqing's face was reflected in his eyes, leaning against his side like a bird, and there was a soft cotton-like touch.

He couldn't bear to disturb the sleeping Su Shiqing, so he didn't dare to move.Probably because of the bright moonlight, or maybe because of being drunk, he gently kissed Su Shiqing's forehead.

He already understood that the sages in the book would not tell him the answer.So he just wants time to stay in this moment, so that the two of them will never wake up.

The next morning.

On the way back to the painting academy, they encountered several groups of officers and soldiers rushing past the city, as if something serious had happened.

Only after asking the way did he realize that last night there were rebellious posters with the portrait of the King of Hades posted all over the city.

The poster reads: "The jade cup drank the blood of thousands of people, finely cut the delicacies and ointments. When the candles fell, the people cried, and the singing was high, and the complaints were loud."

This kind of criticism of the imperial court happened occasionally, and people who posted such small notices would be caught within three days, so it was not a rare thing, obviously they didn't take this kind of thing to heart.

Two days later.

Su Shiqing was summoned by the emperor, so she and Shao Erxue went to the palace to attend the queen mother's birthday banquet.

Before dawn, joyful singing, dancing and music came from inside the palace walls.

Su Shiqing entered the palace together with Shao Erxue and the invited princes and ministers.When he saw those radiant palaces, he opened his mouth unconsciously.

The ground of the imperial city is paved with high-quality marble, as if the roof made of gold is shining dazzlingly, and the phoenix is ​​carved on the eaves, and the majesty can be felt on the red walls and red pillars. , the bonsai in every corner are neatly and elegantly placed one by one, and even inanimate things can bloom a certain sense of superiority.

An incredible sense of oppression hit Su Shiqing, making him feel like he was in a foreign land.

They walked along a straight palace road to the end, and the huge square sank slowly along with the jade steps.The golden morning light shone down, and the neatly armed guards who were on patrol walked magnificently in front of them at the most rigorous pace.

Along the way, whether it was the guards, eunuchs, or young maids who stopped to salute, they could feel the unique sense of pride in serving the most noble people.

The sound of five nights leaks to remind the arrow of dawn, and the ninefold spring is drunk with fairy peaches.

The flags are warm in the sun, the dragons and snakes are moving, the palace is breezed, and the sparrows are high.

Cigarettes are full of sleeves at the end of the court, and poems are made into pearls and jade.

If you want to know the beauty of silk in the hands of the world, there are phoenix hairs in Chishang today.

While looking around, Su Shiqing followed to the "Golden Palace" in the imperial garden.

Those gorgeous pavilions are surrounded by pool water, and the lotus leaves are lifted by the wind, green and clear.Exotic flowers and plants are planted all over the courtyard, which are very bright and beautiful, and the precious flower trees are also tall and straight.It's summer, and the wind blows the flowers, and thousands of them spread on several floors, like a carpet made of thousands of flowers, which is very beautiful.

On the top of the red vermilion lacquered gate hangs a blue gold-rimmed wooden plaque, on which the three big characters "Jinhua Palace" are inscribed.

Before the banquet started, princes and ministers gathered together in twos and threes to chat.Shao Erxue took Su Shiqing to the outside of the crowd, and straightened his clothes for him. The warm hands and eyes made him feel at ease instantly.

The faint and thrilling fragrance of flowers on Shao Erxue's body penetrated into the tip of Su Shiqing's nose, and it was unknown where it got from.

at this time.

There were mixed footsteps outside the quiet hall.The busy maids and eunuchs suddenly knelt on the floor in unison as if they had received some kind of customary order.

The slack air suddenly became tense.

"The emperor, the empress dowager, and the empress are here!"

The clear and clear shout of the general manager penetrated into the ears of everyone.

Su Shiqing came back to her senses, and hurriedly knelt down with everyone.

Accompanied by the sound of footsteps, he saw gold-embroidered dragon robes and dragon boots, as well as a group of concubines in beautiful costumes passing in front of him.

"Everyone loves to be flat."

A thick and joyful voice sounded above everyone's heads, and then quickly disappeared in front of everyone, and walked into the hall.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The princes and ministers sat in order according to their ranks, but Su Shiqing had no rank, so he could only sit on the outermost side outside the hall, and he could hardly see the figure of the emperor.