The emperor praised the Gu Ruizhou brothers loudly, saying that he was very relieved to have the Gu family stationed in the north.
After a cup of tea, Lin Jinyan stopped writing, and two waiters unfolded the painting. A landscape painting of the sun shining on the mountains appeared on the paper.
The ink-colored mountains are vigorous and majestic, and the pine trees on the mountains stand tall and straight. The rivers at the foot of the mountains are winding, and a small boat floats on the water.
The sun hung high over the river. There are several thatched cottages by the river, smelling of fireworks.
After the emperor took a closer look, he couldn't help praising:
"What a beautiful painting with ink and ink. With just a few strokes, he can outline the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers, and everything facing the sun. It shows that the painter is solid and has an open mind. Good! Good! He is worthy of being a descendant of the Taifu."
Queen Mother: "Bring some over and have a look."
The chamberlain bent over to the Queen Mother's desk and raised the painting respectfully.
The Queen Mother looked at it carefully and nodded: "It is indeed very good. The paintings in my daughter's house usually focus on flowers and plants, and there are few paintings of mountains and rivers. Such paintings, if not done well, will look petty."
Hearing this, Gu and Lin's family looked at Lin Jinyan with smiles.
Queen: "This girl is not only good at painting, but also has a good temper. She is really lovable."
The Queen Mother looked at Lin Jinyan, her smile widened:
"She has been popular since she was a child, but I didn't know she had such good painting skills when I was young."
Concubine Rou smiled and said: "At the last flower party, the Lin family brother and sister, one painted and the other wrote poems, but the one who came out on top is naturally good."
When the emperor heard this, he looked behind Lin Yanqing:
"The Grand Tutor's grandson is here today?"
Lin Jinan stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, your Majesty."
The emperor waved his hand and said: "I remember that you are about to end in Chunwei, so you just wrote a poem for me to read."
Lin Jinan responded obediently, and the waiter put the paintings back on the table. Lin Jinyan stood by the table and whispered:
"Brother, do you know the meaning of my painting?"
Lin Jinan looked at his sister and smiled brightly:
"Let me guess."
The boy's smile impressed the little princess's eyes and even penetrated her heart.
After looking at the painting carefully for a moment, Lin Jin'an wrote as if he had a mind to it. He wrote a poem in one stroke and landed on the blank space above the river.
The chamberlain unfolded the painting again, and Zheng Cheng stepped forward and read out the poem word for word.
Lin Jinan turned his head and looked at Lin Jinyan, as if to say:
Is your guess right?
Lin Jinyan pursed her lips and smiled, the two of them understanding each other tacitly.
The little princess, who had been staring at Lin Jinan, saw the interaction between the brother and sister, and couldn't help comparing her. She glanced at Chu Chengyao subconsciously, paused for a moment, and then immediately looked away.
After reading the poem, the emperor leaned on the table and laughed loudly:
"Hahaha, thousands of miles of mountains and rivers? It's a good metaphor and a longing. I have the desire to return to the world. If Tianchu sons and gentlemen all have this heart, why worry about not being able to dominate the world. Taifu, with these two grandchildren, the Lin family can be considered a successor. Hahahaha cough cough cough."
The laughter caused the emperor to cough uncontrollably, his face flushed with exertion, and he burst into tears, showing his old age.
Although everyone had different thoughts when they saw this, they all had a look of concern on their faces.
He took the tea from the queen, drank it, stopped coughing, and waved his hands to tell everyone not to panic.
When the emperor was completely fine, the Queen Mother directly rewarded her winnings to Lin Jinyan's brother and sister.
After the brother and sister thanked each other and sat down, the Queen Mother said she was tired and wanted to go back to the palace to rest. Before leaving, she asked the Emperor to drink less and asked Concubine Rou to keep an eye on them.
Concubine Rou agreed with a smile and glanced at the queen from the corner of her eye, feeling secretly proud.
The queen didn't care on her face, but she was cursing secretly in her heart.
(End of chapter)
