[Red House] Ban'er's Road to Imperial Examination

When Wang Yue came back to his senses, he found a child about his age standing beside him. The child was wearing gorgeous clothes and followed by three or four servants with downcast eyes. Although he was still a young child , but the aura around him has already taken shape, and one can tell at a glance that he is a child from a wealthy family.

Wang Yue looked up for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "I don't know if this young master is..."

Fearing that he was too young and ignorant to say something wrong and offend someone, John introduced him with a smile: "This young man is a child of an old friend of Father Charles. This child has been mentioned by his father before. Father Charles, he was curious and wanted to come over, who knew you were painting and saw your superb painting skills, so he wanted to ask you to draw a painting for him."

After Father John finished speaking, Tu Hui also took advantage of the momentum and said, "Young Master Wang's painting skills are really rare. I heard Father John said that you can draw portraits of people you have never met just based on what other people say. I will celebrate my birthday sometime, and I intend to find a birthday present for his old man, but I can’t find anything that suits me after searching. I just heard Father John’s introduction and asked Mr. Wang to draw a picture for me. , I wonder if Prince Wang is willing?"

When Wang Yue heard this, she subconsciously raised her eyes and glanced at John. Seeing him nodding with a smile, she felt relieved that John would never cheat him.

But even so, Wang Yue subconsciously said a few words: "It turns out that it is like this, and I would like to thank you for your love, but my painting skills are still just a beginner's level. I am afraid that the painting is not to my liking. Wouldn't it delay my son's time?" time?"

Tu Hui just smiled, and said: "I believe in Father John, and I think Mr. Wang is good at oil painting, so he should be good at sketching. Why don't I talk about my grandfather's characteristics first? Mr. Wang draws a sketch first." Come out, if the painting is similar, then I will carefully draw a portrait for me, if it is not the same, then I will say something else, I don’t know what the prince wants? But please rest assured, the prince will give me a reward no matter whether I look like it or not.”

As soon as Tu Hui waved his hand, someone came forward and held out three bank notes, all of which were in denomination of 50 taels. If this was the deposit, it would be 150 taels, but the deposit was so much, all I don't know how many taels of silver there are.

Seeing this, Wang Yue can only sigh, in this world, the rich die rich, and the poor die poor!

Seeing the silver, Wang Yue's heart was moved. From the very beginning, he planned to paint to earn a pen fee, but now it's just a few years ahead of schedule. If he can earn the money back, the family will have a good year this year. Moreover, he can also buy dozens of acres of land, which is enough for him to take the government examination and the hospital examination.

But this heartbeat was only for a moment, Wang Yue quickly restrained his thoughts and began to think in his heart. Although silver is tempting, it is not easy to participate in this kind of thing

Taking the pains to give grandfather a portrait as a birthday gift, it seems like a filial act, but it will inevitably involve the matter of everyone's sons competing for favor, this kind of thing is not easy to cling to.

If he mixed in in the previous life, he would mix in. Wang Yue didn't care about the consequences. Anyway, his family background is good enough, and he is not afraid of offending others.

But in this life, he is just a humble man, even if he passed the exam, he is just an ant that can be crushed to death in the eyes of those big families.

Wang Yueqian has seen a lot of big families competing for favor. One party overwhelms the other. If the other party is broad-minded, it’s fine to come back later. who helped them.

Wang Yue didn't want to get involved rashly, and would become cannon fodder for the children of the family to compete for favor.

Seeing the worry in Wang Yue's heart, Tu Hui was secretly surprised. He thought that no matter how talented this child is, he should be in the way of painting. In addition, the child's dress does not look like a wealthy family. Giving the full amount of money, Tu Hui was confident that persuading him to agree was a very simple matter, but he never thought about this child so much. Is this child really only seven years old?

Forget it, he himself is only eight years old!All of them are only one year older than him. Could it be possible that only a genius like him is allowed, and other children are not allowed to be as precocious as him?

When Tu Hui thought about it this way, he felt that it was not worth making a fuss about the kid thinking so much.

Has he seen too few children who think too much?

"Don't worry, Prince, it's just a portrait and it doesn't have much to do with it. Even if there is something, it's aimed at me, and it will definitely not affect Prince Wang."

And John also assured in English: "King, this is a rare opportunity. I think you should seize it. If you are worried, I will tell the public that you are an apprentice of Father Charles. Father Charles still has some opportunities before His Majesty the King." He is sympathetic, for his sake, these princes and nobles will not make things difficult for you casually."

"Thank you for thinking of me, but..."

"King, don't worry so much. You are just a child. When the time comes, you just need to draw according to their requirements. You will get both money and goods. You have nothing to do with me. I think you should worry about another point. You are not willing to accept his request now. , will offend him?"

John's words immediately awakened Wang Yue. Indeed, he was worried about offending the kid's opponent, but never thought about whether he would offend the kid?In case it's a brat, there's going to be a lot of trouble.

Thinking about it this way, Wang Yue immediately made up his mind. It was just a painting, and the hatred would be on this child. Who would pay attention to who painted the painting?

"With Father John as the guarantor, I have nothing to worry about. Why don't you tell me about your grandfather's characteristics, young master."

Saying that, Wang Yue took out the rice paper and pencil, fixed the paper on the shelf, and said, "Sir, please tell me."

Tu Hui opened his mouth without hiding anything. As his description deepened, a face of an elderly man in his 60s appeared on the rice paper. Looking at the painting, Tu Hui's eyes became more and more surprised.

"What do you think, little boy?"

Tu Hui walked to the easel, took off the drawing paper, and examined it carefully. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it. Seeing him like this, Wang Yue stopped talking. After a while, Tu Hui raised his head and said, "No wonder Father John respects you so much. , your drawing skills are really wonderful, worthy of a divine skill!"

"I don't dare to be the compliment of the young master. The young master has contributed a lot, so I will try my best!"

Tu Hui is used to seeing those who rush to stick to him, who try their best to please him just to please him, and those who blindly evade for fear of getting involved with him are really rare, and this boy is still about his age, and he usually feels that For the first time, Tu Hui, who was too naive among his peers, felt that it might not be a bad thing to find a companion to read, but... it was a bit inappropriate after all, what a pity!

"Can Wang Gongzi's painting be painted in the style of this mural?" Hong Hui asked while pointing to the mural on the wall. Or believe it?"

"I believe, my grandfather has been fond of alchemy in recent years."

"Oh, so." Wang Yue had another guess about the identity of the child. Alchemy is nothing more than seeking longevity. To have this kind of thought must be high and powerful, and ordinary people can't afford this.

Speaking of it, Wang Yue also felt that this world was a bit strange. After hearing the conversations of his parents at home, he found that he had traveled to ancient times. When he could see things clearly, he thought that he might have been in the Ming Dynasty. After all, the styles of clothing and furniture are similar to those of the Ming Dynasty. Quite alike.

But once in a while he heard Tianshou 50 years from his father, which shocked him a lot, Tianshou?I have never heard of this year name. It seems that there was no emperor with this year name in the Ming Dynasty.

When he was in school, he took advantage of his convenience to look through the history books in the bookstore, only to find out that the dynasty he belonged to was a dynasty called Daqi. , this time it was not Li Zicheng who invaded the capital and destroyed the Ming Dynasty, but a man named Tu Zheng led his subordinates to destroy the Ming Dynasty, and drove the mighty Manchus out of the pass, and then he went around to quell the chaos , and finally unified the world and established the Daqi Dynasty!

Because Daqi was founded by the Han people, the clothes are naturally no longer the long robes and jackets that often appear on TV, but continue the style of the Han people. Although there are differences with the Ming Dynasty, there are generally similarities.

In the bookstore, Wang Yue looked through many travel notes and history books of the Qi Dynasty, as well as some expositions about Qi Taizu's decrees. The more he read, the more he felt that he was a bit of a time traveler, but he should be more cautious, and he didn't make drastic changes as soon as he came up. Reform, but a little bit of progress.

After his death, his son succeeded to the throne, who is now the Taishanghuang. He inherited the will of the Taizu Emperor and was also promoting reforms. Some stagnation.

But even so, the efforts of the past few decades are not in vain. This place is very different from the feudal dynasty in Wang Yue's memory, so he will not be too uncomfortable.

But I don't know who the deceased time-traveling senior is. He should be a very outstanding person. It's a pity that I didn't have the chance to meet him!