Outside the Li Mansion, the gorgeous princess stood in a carriage, but inside the carriage was the high-spirited King Qi Wanyanliang. He was tall and majestic, with a dignified appearance. He was dressed in a moon-white, wide-sleeved Confucian robe, and was dressed in dark blue. Long coat, with auspicious patterns embroidered all over the top and bottom, four jade pendants and a sachet around the waist, a gray plush collar on the shoulders, exquisite pearls and jade hanging from the collar, and the hair braid is tied with a tiger pattern gold crown.
His eyebrows are thick and slightly raised, his face is delicate and smooth, and his nose is high, making him intimidating at first glance.
"Fourth brother, look, Qingya is here!" The moment the princess lifted the car curtain, Wan Yanliang immediately raised his head, as if his eyes suddenly brightened.
Qingya pursed her lips and nodded gently with a bright smile: "Your Majesty!"
He sneered, and with a mature and hoarse voice, he gestured for her to sit down on the table next to him with his arm: "King Gu has been waiting for a long time. Why is your Li family bigger than Qi Guo Mansion? It's so difficult to leave. .”
She held up her skirt and sat down, and replied coquettishly: "If the king talks like this again, I will go back!"
Just as he was about to stand up, Wan Yanliang pulled him back: "Qingya, I deliberately teased you."
The carriage was running, and the two of them sat side by side and looked at each other, full of affection. Wan Yanliang glanced at her yellowish hair, then looked at her carefully and said: "Qingya, I haven't seen you for nearly half a month. You seem to have lost weight." .”
Wan Yanying sat opposite her, looking at the two of them with deep meaning in their eyes, she lowered her head and smiled quietly with her lips pursed in amusement.
Qingya lowered her face and replied: "No, the king is overthinking. I'm fine."
Wan Yanying sighed: "Hey, fourth brother, you don't know how Mr. Li treats Qingya. He is always a stick! Either he doesn't let her eat, or I don't pretend to invite her to practice calligraphy and painting every time. , please take more care of her, otherwise Qingya will starve to death if she is not beaten to death!"
Wan Yanliang gently pulled Qing Ya's swollen hand, but it caused her a burst of pain. Seeing that her jade bones were protruding from hunger, she became angry and rushed out immediately: "He hit you again? Then Li Shi, If it goes too far, the lonely king will go find him immediately!"
She grabbed Wan Yanliang's clothes with some concern and replied: "Your Majesty, it's okay, you must not act so impulsively!"
"But he will go even further. Look at the beating on your hand. Which daughter in Ningcheng is not pampered now? My little sister, the solitary king would not even say a word to her. How could she be so delicate? Do you bear this pain?"
Qingya pretended to be happy, and immediately pulled his sleeves to let him sit down: "It doesn't matter, I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child, and my body is strong. These small pains are not serious. You should also think about yourself carefully. Are you right?" The Prime Minister is very talented, so His Majesty is already a little wary. If there is any conflict between me and dad again, someone will say that the Prime Minister is bullying the weak, and they will accuse you of any crime at will."
After hearing this, Wan Yanliang felt that what she said made sense, and looked at her distressedly: "Then you have to endure it forever?"
"I just have to learn not to dangle in front of his eyes, and I don't want to confront dad head-on. It's hard for an upright official to deal with household affairs. If the king interferes, it will be detrimental to both you and me."
"Hey, it's really hard for the lonely king to see you like this, but the lonely king can only provide you with what you need, and he can't protect you."
She still smiled sweetly: "With your Majesty's concern, I feel much more comfortable."
"Fourth brother might as well marry Ya'er as soon as she grows up! In this way, it's only natural for you to protect my brother!"
Wan Yanying suddenly came up with this idea, but she lowered her head and thought for a long time: "But although it is easy to say, it is really difficult to handle. Firstly, the biggest problem is that Mr. Li is absolutely unwilling. Secondly, even if Qingya marries her, It’s also a lady’s name.”
After hearing this, Wan Yanliang thought deeply. When he saw her lowering her head, he beat his chest and said confidently: "Madam is also a lady of the country. I don't want to be wronged. Qing Ya, you should think about it carefully. The lonely king is already here." Make plans.”
The sonorous and powerful voice of his words convinced her, so she did not ask him what his plans were. Anyway, no matter what happened, she believed in him and would do something.
When the carriage stopped, the driver shouted: "Your Majesty, the government has arrived!"
The three of them got out of the car, and Wan Yanliang entered the house first. Qing Ya and Wan Yanying walked side by side wearing curtains and hats.
Wanyanying's Mu Rouxuan has tidied it up very beautifully, and it looks very grand from a distance. Such a large garden is like the palace of an emperor and princess.
The winter snow had not been swept away, but a road was opened between the two plum trees. The three of them followed the road to the house. Wanyanying and she sat side by side on the desks on both sides. Next to the drawing paper were small porcelain inks filled with various colors. plate.
Most of the elegant painting skills and pipa skills were taught by Wan Yanliang. Like him, she loved painting pictures of handsome horses and beautiful women. As he painted it, over and over again, a white horse galloped in the wilderness, its graceful appearance vividly reflected on the paper.
He came close to her, admired the elegant painting for a while, and then praised it: "Your painting skills have improved, but the horse picture has too much white space, and there is always a feeling that the meaning is not fully understood. The lonely king thinks it should be changed."
Wan Yanliang admired Han culture very much. He sang Confucian songs and was proficient in poetry and calligraphy. He often drank tea and discussed Taoism with Han officials, played the piano and studied painting. He was outstanding in literary talent, and his poems and paintings were read by literati, poets and wise men all over the world. With emotion and praise, Qingya has been congenial with him for several years and has been deeply influenced by his calligraphy and painting skills.
He explained while teaching: "Painting is about freehand brushwork, and the white space must be just right. When you write, be slow when you should, and don't hesitate when you should be decisive. Look at the horse you painted, it really looks like a girl's house." The horse you ride on doesn’t have half the heroic spirit of galloping across the wilderness.”
She raised her head and said, "Look, I just let the king teach me for a short time, and then I became proud. The king is very knowledgeable and talented. I am not as good as you. Otherwise, how could you be the teacher and I be the student?"
He turned his head and looked at her: "King Gu taught you so much, learned painting and played pipa, how did you repay me?"
She smiled and said, "It's good that your Majesty understands these words, so I won't say more."
"Okay, King Gu naturally understands. Come, pay close attention to how Gu writes."
He sat quietly and watched him add his brushes. When he was painting, he was very serious. His posture seemed gentle and gentle from the south of the Yangtze River, but also had some strongness from the north. Through the window, his handsome side face came into view. She herself You have to concentrate on looking at his paintings, but you turn your attention to him unconsciously.
"That's good! Doesn't it look better like this?"
After he finished revising, he looked at her and spoke. Suddenly he met her gentle eyes, and then he grabbed her head and said, "Why are you distracted? King Gu taught you not to learn well."
Seeing this, Wan Yanying laughed from ear to ear. She lightly covered her lips: "Oh, how can a horse be as good-looking as a handsome man!"
She immediately blushed: "What's wrong? Isn't it just for others to look handsome?"
He gently touched her head, picked up the beads and silk flowers in her hair between his fingers, and said, "Okay, I'll look good when you get married!"
Wanyan Ying was a little jealous, shook her head and put her hands up: "I really can't stand the fourth brother anymore!"
"What's wrong?" After hearing this, he turned his head and looked at Wan Yanying's shy look.
"Obviously I like to date Qingya, but you still won't let me and Kening get together!"
The Tu Dan Kening mentioned by Wanyan Ying is a man from Yushu Linfeng of the Tu Dan family. He is taciturn but gentle and affectionate. He serves as the commander of the imperial army in the inner palace. Wanyan Ying has known him since childhood and has always wanted to one day It could be a good match, but Wan Yanliang dotes on her very much and will never let the two get closer.
"What's so good about that boy? What makes you obsessed every day? You are the sister of the prime minister. You can't choose any good man in the world, so you have to choose him," Wan Yanliang said plausibly, and turned his head after speaking.
Qingya saw the brother and sister bickering and found it very interesting, so she gave her advice: "Your Majesty, I also think Tu Shan Tongjun is a good man. If the princess likes him, you don't have to be so prejudiced."
After she finished speaking, she winked at the princess. He glanced at her, then looked back at the princess, and said: "Okay! Sure enough, you two are close friends, and now you are going to work together to stew the prince. "
"Fourth brother is really boring. In the palace, I think about you and the little ladies that I can't stand. If I hadn't met Qingya, you would still be surrounded by warblers every day, giving you a headache. Brother himself got an advantage and acted like a good boy. From now on, I won’t help my brother to make appointments with Qingya.”
"You won't help..."
Wan Yanying was stunned: "What's the matter? If you dare to bully me, I will tell you..."
"Ya'er also fell in love with the fourth brother for some reason. Just look at how different he is. My Jurchen tribe is good at martial arts. I have five brothers and three sisters. Brother Chong and the eldest sister went there early. Brother Yan is very good at swordsmanship. Brother Xiang and Brother Gun are both brave and diligent, and the second and third sisters are also excellent in riding skills. But who would have thought that the fourth brother, as the pillar of the Qi Kingdom, is different from others. They are all poems, books and classics, and I like some Han Chinese things."
"Look again, the fourth brother is powerful and tall, with a majestic figure and a king-like appearance. Others will feel fear at a glance. It's a pity that he has been assimilated into the Han culture. He behaves in a gentle and graceful manner."
His glances were full of ridicule: "What do you, a little girl, know? Han culture naturally has its own advantages. Otherwise, why did the great Wei Dynasty work so hard to Chineseize it?"
Qingya immediately stepped forward to persuade her to make peace: "Okay, let's stop arguing! I'm studying painting!"
"No, the lonely king is going to explain it to her today! Come on, come over!"
Wan Yanliang pulled the princess in front of him and talked for a long time. The three of them argued so much that they even forgot about the paintings on the side.
Qingya watched the two brothers and sisters quarreling, but still deeply in love. She couldn't help but moisten her eyes and lower her head slightly, clasping her fingers. This kind of family affection was so close in front of her eyes, but it was so strange in her heart.
