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Since the painting was only done when there was sufficient daylight, it took many days to complete the entire painting.
They often stayed under the same roof from sunrise to sunset. Since the weather is now in the middle of autumn and winter, there is not enough sunshine, so most of the time needs to be spent waiting for the sun to go to the right position, so that the bright sunshine can fully highlight the beauty of the beauty.
I saw Murong Yan with her hair hanging down her shoulders, her hair in a tapered bun, her face covered with gauze and light makeup, with only a hint of yellow on her forehead, thin eyebrows and long eyes.
She has gilt earrings in her ears, and a silver bracelet on her hand, with a gray-haired cat nestled under the bracelet. She wears a silver-white brocade dress with wide sleeves on her upper body, with golden bird patterns embroidered on the collar and hem. Solid color pleated skirt with purple silk belt at the waist.
This Xianbei witch sat like this, looking graceful and elegant from a distance, but not daring to blaspheme when looking up close.
Zi Chai is wearing a flying bun and a variegated narrow-sleeved long skirt. There is also a wide louver pleat sewn at the cuff. When she raises her hands and feet, the pleat will spread out gently like a skirt, like a flower bud waiting to be released. He exposed his wrists which were more tender than the petals and stamens of flowers.
She was born early and was leaning against the window, holding up the birdcage with a smile on her face. This subtle and subtle beauty conveys youth and vitality to others, as if the silver and black hair are no longer a sign of aging, but make people think that there really are girls with naturally white hair in this world.
At present, it can be known that the tone of the entire painting is warm and harmonious, and the composition is harmonious. Apollos used delicate brushstrokes to depict two aristocratic women who were "playing with cats and walking birds" at home. Their mentality was relaxed and their actions were amiable. If Apollos had not heard them personally admit that they were still wandering in the wilderness yesterday, no one would I believe these are two fake "princesses".
During the same period of several days, Bai Feng and Su Qing left early and came back late every day. They did not leave any messages, nor did they chat too much with the two "princesses". They would only give them some advice when they happened to meet them. He said: "Remember, don't go out without permission!" Other than that, there wasn't much communication. They were mysterious all day long and didn't know what was going on.
One morning, just as Apollos' painting was about to be completed, Murong Yan and Zichai disappeared after the two young masters went out.
Apollos hurriedly asked the servants who knew about it, and then he found out that the two "princesses" had asked the servants for two sets of men's clothes the day before, just so that they could sneak out today.
Apollos looked at his unfinished painting, looking at the two still blank faces, and couldn't help but thought to himself: "It seems that the seclusion of life for many days has made these 'little wild cranes' feel uncomfortable. Maybe they can get better if they go out for a while." state?"
Under the influence of such thoughts, Apollos acquiesced to their private departure this time and only sent two boys out to look for them, but he did not solemnly tell them to find them as soon as possible.
In this way, Murong Yan and Zichai took off their fancy clothes and put on the attire of ordinary literati and guests. They imitated men's hairstyles, put on fake beards, walked here and there, and set foot on a completely unfamiliar long street.
"I heard my young lady often say that if a man doesn't care about you, he's probably going to drink wine! Sister Murong, why don't we go to the major pubs first?" Zi Chai rolled up her sleeves that were too long and covered her mouth. whispered.
Murong Yan looked at the dazzling array of vendors and shops on both sides of the road, hesitated for a moment, and replied: "Okay, I want to see what shameful things they are doing!"
After that, they began to visit various taverns and restaurants non-stop. After being kicked out for not bringing any money, they finally found some clues in a tavern called Ji Le Lou.
This tavern not only honors the Buddha in the most conspicuous position, but also has real monks chanting sutras in the lobby.
As everyone knows, most of the drinkers and gourmets looked at them like apes roaring, and the secretly sleeping prostitutes and clients never concealed their evil thoughts and swaggered through the market under their noses.
There were many large and small screens in the tavern to separate the seats. Among them was a seat that shouted the loudest and loudest. Sitting on it was a young man hugging him from left to right. He had a beard on his face and acted frivolously. . There were several girls ranging from thirty to fifteen who circled around him just to make him feel happy and happy.
"Wine, bring the wine! Woman, beautiful woman! Come again, give me a drink!"
Sometimes, he would even ride on the Bodhisattva and act wild, pointing directly at the monks who were chanting sutras and roaring: "You bald donkeys, don't chant today, I'll give you a hundred taels, go and have fun inside!" "
When they first saw this scene, both Murong Yan and Zi Chai were stunned. Until the waiter walked up to them and explained: "This is our Young Master Tong, Tong Yao! He is so generous and forthright, and there are also those tantric monks who practice the Buddha's joy, and they don't care about any irregularities! 2 Sir, what would you like to drink? What kind of girl do you want?"
When Murong Yan heard the name "Tong Yao", she immediately understood the details and immediately replied: "Brother, we are here to find someone, so you don't need to receive him."
After saying that, Murong Yan led the timid Zichai into the Paradise Building. They passed by screens, some with their doors ajar, and some with their doors open. There was ridicule and laughter everywhere, and music and music every night.
There was only one place where behind the screen, not only was the door not closed, but it was also quiet. There were three people sitting at the table, two young gentlemen and a musician playing the pipa.
The two young men were both dressed as barbarians, wearing mink hats and red coats embroidered with fox fur. Their faces were covered in dust, obviously from running around for days.
Murong Yan didn't need to take a closer look, she immediately recognized that the two people were Su Qing and Bai Feng, so she immediately walked away through the crowd with Zi Chai.
I saw Bai Feng and Su Qing pretending to evaluate Le Ji's pipa skills in detail, but in fact their eyes never left Tong Yao. They all knew exactly where Tong Yao went to make trouble, which woman he took to drink, and who he beat.
However, the fact that Murong Yan and Zi Chai suddenly came to their door was beyond their expectations. For the two of them, this fact was very surprising - two young men who had never met before came in angrily. They first sent the Pipa Girl away, then sat in front of them and asked questions repeatedly.
"You two gentlemen are so elegant. Why don't you invite your friends when you go out to have wine?"
"Mr. Su, when you go out to do things, you don't say anything first, which makes Zi Chai worried every night."
"Yes, they are busy doing big things and left us in the hands of a big man with golden hair. If anything happens to us, you won't even have time to regret it!"
After several fights in the air, Su Qing recognized the other party first. He stretched out his hand to make a comforting gesture, and asked the other party to speak in a low voice, saying: "You also know that it is not easy to tell a woman when you go to such a romantic place... Besides, Brother Bai He didn’t want to make any noise, but Apollos happened to be covering us up, so it was a matter of course that we asked him to paint your portraits.”
Murong Yan smoothed a few hairs that hung in front of her eyes, took a long breath, and snickered: "Tell me, what did you find out? Can I, 'Murong Yan', help you two brothers?"
"Murong Yan?" Su Qing said she didn't know what to say. She turned to Bai Feng and asked, "Do you still like to play this kind of game of pretending not to know each other?"
"Yan'er, you shouldn't come here. Besides, Tong Yao looks like an ordinary playboy. It must be that his parents hope that their son can calm down his temper as soon as possible, so they ordered him to marry the younger sister of the Zhao family. "Baifeng took a sip of tea, stared at Tong Yao who was acting mischievously in the distance, and continued: "Brother Su and I really don't have anything we can do now."
Murong Yan said: "Brother Bai, how do you know that there is nothing I can do? The two of us have experienced many disasters. How often did I not secretly help?"
Seeing Murong Yan's confident look, Bai Feng couldn't help but smile and said, "I'd like to hear the details."
