"So Master and I rushed in to get a glimpse of the true appearance of the painting, but the painting had already been sealed into the painting box by Shu Litao. He even said crazily that he wanted to take it and donate it immediately. Your Majesty Gucheng!”
"Master and I didn't think much about it at the time. We were both happy for him. After all, he was able to regain his strength and paint new paintings. It can be seen that he was not knocked down by His Majesty Gucheng's words. Although we couldn't wait to take a look at the painting , but he had no choice but to take the painting box and hurried to see His Majesty."
When Shu Jue heard this, he hurriedly said: "What happens after that? His Majesty Gucheng saw grandpa's new painting. Isn't he very happy? Since grandpa said it was the most stunning beauty in the world, it shows that he must be very satisfied with the person in his painting. , and His Majesty the Gucheng will definitely be very satisfied, right?"
Kong Xian shook his head and said: "That's what happened... We were just like Miss Shu Jue, but unexpectedly that night, Shu Litao was kicked out of the palace by His Majesty Gucheng!"
Hearing this, even Lan Jin couldn't sit still and asked hurriedly: "Why is this happening? Is His Majesty Gucheng still dissatisfied with that painting?"
Kong Xian shook his head and said: "We don't know the specific situation, but after asking around, I heard that Shu Litao hurriedly went to see His Majesty that night with a painting box in his arms, and Your Majesty did indeed summon him. The palace servant who served Your Majesty said , Your Majesty opened the painting box and stared at the figure in the painting for a long time..."
"Have you been staring at the person in the painting for a long time?" Lan Jin was startled, thinking that his Majesty should be very satisfied with the painting!
Kong Xian nodded and said: "Yes, I heard from the palace people that His Majesty Gucheng sat in the main hall carrying the painting and looked at it for a while. Suddenly he closed the scroll and put the scroll back on the scroll. In the box, he said to Shu Litao, "This is indeed the most stunning beauty in the world, but she is not my queen. Shu Litao, what do you mean?"
Shujue seemed to understand something when he heard this, and frowned: "Could it be that the picture that grandpa painted back then was not the queen? But someone else?"
Kong Xian nodded and said:
"Yes, the person in the painting is not Queen Mengzhu, but she is a stunningly beautiful person. Shu Litao reported back to His Majesty Gucheng that the person in the painting came from my mind. There was a moment of beauty in my mind. The person in the painting emerged, so he drew the person in the painting by some strange coincidence. Although the person in the painting came from Yu Chen's imagination, her beauty is unparalleled by anyone in the world. Don't you like this beautiful woman, Your Majesty? "
"His Majesty Gucheng replied, the person in the imagination is even more beautiful than the beauty in reality, which is beyond our reach. Although you created this beauty, the beauty in this painting is more seductive than the fox clan's charm. Worse, it will only make people shake their minds, lose their direction, and eventually be swallowed up by a painting."
"Shu Litao then replied, Your Majesty has a keen eye. I have indeed incorporated the charm of the fox clan into the painting. The day this painting was born, it has been able to lose the hearts of anyone who sees her, so I think your Majesty will definitely fall in love with the painting." Middle woman."
"His Majesty Gucheng was very angry after hearing this. Shu Litao, what is your intention to use the beauty in the painting to seduce the king? Shu Litao replied, I think the beauty I painted is absolutely impeccable, but I painted it for Queen Mengzhu. His portraits are also the best in the world."
"And Your Majesty actually said that I failed to paint the charm of the Queen. This shows that it is not that the painting failed to capture the heart of the Queen, but that the Queen failed to capture His Majesty's heart. Therefore, I ventured to think that the person Your Majesty loves must be that difficult person in the world. The beauty I have found is stunning, and there is no man in the world who does not love beauty, and the beauties painted by me, with all the beauty in the world, will surely capture your majesty’s heart and make you happy!”
"His Majesty Gucheng closed his eyes after listening to Shu Litao's words. He suppressed his anger for a long time and said, the only person I love in my heart is Bai Mengzhu. She is the queen I have chosen from thousands of people. No matter how beautiful you are in your painting, Even the most stunning beauty in the world cannot move my heart!"
"Shu Litao said, since the person your Majesty loves is Queen Mengzhu, how can you bear to tear up my paintings? I have been studying painting for many years, and I think that the paintings in my hands cannot be compared to anyone, and they must be excellent. . I dare to ask Your Majesty, since you have Queen Mengzhu in your heart, why do you want to tear up the transformation that represents Queen Mengzhu."
Hearing this, he said extremely: "Grandpa is a persistent self-confessed person. He is very conceited about his paintings, that's why he said this. Unfortunately, he didn't know about the grudge between His Majesty Gucheng and Queen Mengzhu at the time, so he just ignored it." I can’t figure out the situation!”
Kong Xian smiled and said: "Hahaha! My junior brother is simple by nature and is obsessed with painting. How can he understand the emotional disputes between men and women? He will actually have children in the future, and he will have a granddaughter like you. It’s incredible!”
After Shujue heard this, he explained: "Actually, my grandfather has been obsessed with painting all his life and has never been married. I am not his biological granddaughter, but an abandoned baby he picked up on the road. He saw that I was from the fox tribe, weak and pitiful, and couldn't bear it. Throw it away and raise me up like this, naming me Shujue.”
Kong Xian frowned slightly, nodded and said, "That's it."
Lan Jin, who was sitting cross-legged on the side, frowned slightly, looked at Kong Xian, and asked: "Mr. Kong, according to your account, there was something wrong with His Majesty Gucheng in what happened back then. If it weren't for the fact that there was something not known to outsiders between him and Queen Mengzhu, How can we vent our grievances on Shu Litao?"
Kong Xian nodded, and then said: "But His Majesty Gucheng was in trouble at that time, because even he himself couldn't figure out why the person who had obviously made an oath of love and affection to him wanted to assassinate him on the wedding night. Later, It’s like he’s become a different person, he has no feelings for him anymore, and he doesn’t even know where he went wrong.”
Lan Jin nodded and sighed, thinking that Shu Litao was also unlucky to have offended His Majesty Gucheng at this juncture. It was obvious that his frankness had contradicted Jun Gucheng at that time, and Jun Gucheng had been suppressing the unlucky feeling in his heart. The anger that was vented everywhere was directed at Shu Litao.
Kong Xian said: "Because Shu Litao contradicted His Majesty Gucheng, he was eventually kicked out of Fox King City by His Majesty."
Shu Jue stretched out his hand and patted the table, and said angrily: "Your Majesty Gucheng is so hateful! It's so unjust to drive my grandfather out like this! It's so unjust!"
Kong Xian took a sip of tea unhurriedly, then glanced sideways at the hazy mountains in the distance, and said calmly: "This matter cannot be entirely blamed on His Majesty Gucheng. According to the palace officials at the time, His Majesty Gucheng drove away When Shu Litao was a child, he once said that your paintings have reached the pinnacle, and the beauties you paint are breathtaking and can disturb people's minds. Since you have become obsessed with the paintings, I can no longer keep you in the palace, otherwise There will be endless troubles in the future, today I will expel you from the palace, and you will not be allowed to set foot in the Fox King City again in the future!"
After hearing this, Shu Jue frowned and thought carefully, and then said: "Grandpa's painting skills are indeed very good, and the beauties he painted can indeed bewitch people's hearts. Even when I was painting, I often entered the realm of ghosts and gods, and I always felt that There was another pair of hands controlling my hands to paint, and after the painting was completed, the beauty in the painting was indeed more beautiful and moving than the real person. Even when I looked at her eyes, I would feel an inexplicable heartbeat, as if I was next to her. She will come alive in the painting in a second. Grandpa said that if one day the person in the painting can come back to life, then my paintings will reach the pinnacle!"
Kong Xian raised the bamboo ladle on the side, raised his head and laughed: "A painting will always be a painting, how can it become a living person? If this is true, wouldn't the painting become a spirit? Hahaha! Hahaha!"
Thinking of this, Kong Xian suddenly paused, then lowered his head and sighed: "Maybe your grandpa is right, his paintings have indeed become fine!"
Lan Jin was confused and asked: "Mr. Kong, what do you mean?"
Kong Xian said: "After Shu Litao was driven out of King Fox City, the painting he dedicated to His Majesty was also sealed by Your Majesty and then handed over to the painter's workshop for safekeeping. I am very curious about Shu Litao's last masterpiece. , I have always wanted to see what the most satisfying masterpiece of this genius lunatic looks like, but unfortunately that painting was sealed by His Majesty Gucheng, and we dare not open it rashly to have a look."
Shujue was overjoyed and stood up and said, "So grandpa's painting of a beautiful woman is still in the painter's workshop?"
Kong Xian nodded and said, "That's right."
Lan Jin said: "Where is the painting? I wonder if we can take a look!"
"Commander Lan wants to see it, of course you can!" Kong Xian then brought the two of them into the Tibetan Painting Studio.
There are various paintings placed in the painting room, and a large number of scrolls are piled up. One of the simple painting boxes is placed in an inconspicuous place, but there are two opened seals on it.
Lan Jin asked: "The seal on this painter?"
Kong Xian hurriedly said: "Please forgive me, Commander Lan! This painting has been hidden in the painter's workshop for many years, and His Majesty Gucheng has never mentioned it. Later, the fox king of the Jun family changed, and there were several fox kings, and no one cared about this painting anymore... ...I have been guarding this painting for many years, and I was really curious about the appearance of the person in the painting, so I finally got drunk and boldly opened the seal on the painting box and took out the scroll."
Lan Jin said: "It doesn't matter. It was just a misunderstanding at the beginning. You opened the painting box and now it's not a big deal. Now that the painting box has been opened, we can just see who the legendary beauty in the painting is. What a look."
Kong Xian smiled and said: "Hahaha - I'm afraid I will disappoint you!"
"What do you mean?" Zhu didn't understand. Suddenly Kong Xian stepped forward to open the painting box, took out the scroll with both hands, and then presented it to Lan Jin.
Lan Jin frowned slightly, and opened the scroll with Shu Jue. As the scroll was slowly opened, a strange fragrance slowly hit his nostrils.
Auras of light flickered inside the scroll, and dots of golden sand shimmered on the scroll, but there was nothing inside the scroll. It turned out to be a piece of white paper!
Lan Jin was shocked and asked in confusion: "Mr. Kong, why is this painting blank?"
Kong Xian frowned and said: "This has been something that has puzzled me for many years. That day I opened the painting box and opened the scroll with great expectations. I found that it was blank inside, which I couldn't understand!"
Shu Jue said: "Could it be that my grandfather's painting was switched?"
Kong Xian shook his head and said: "I thought so at first, but I thought it was impossible. After all, this painting box still has the seal of His Majesty Gucheng. Since he saw this painting many times, no one has opened it to look at it. Moreover, There is also your grandfather’s signature on the drawing paper!”
