The corners of Luo Lan's mouth raised slightly, and a look of disdain came to her pretty eyes again. She looked at Leng Zi'an, raised her eyebrows and said coldly:
"Uncle Emperor, we haven't competed yet, how can we decide who will win or lose? Is it possible that Uncle Emperor can predict the future?"
As soon as she said these words, Leng Zian's proud expression suddenly stopped, followed immediately by a contemptuous tone and disdainful expression.
"Hmph! The name of the number one painter in the capital is not for nothing. Since Princess Yu is not convinced, let me ask for your paintings."
His tone was still sarcastic.
Leng Yu beside him had a cold expression and his handsome eyes were fixed on Luo Lan.
Win or lose, if someone wanted to be disrespectful to her Lan'er, he wouldn't tolerate it.
At this time, Luo Lan waved her hands, and two other palace ladies came forward and lifted her painting up. The people present couldn't help but burst into laughter after seeing this simple painting.
"Hahaha... what is this painting?"
"You really don't know anything about painting. You just draw something to fool people."
"It seems that Princess Yu will definitely lose this time."
"..."
Amidst everyone's discussion, the emperor's face looked very ugly. From the painting painted by Princess Yu, he could feel that it was perfunctory.
The Wu family father and son looked at each other proudly, and then grinned triumphantly. The meaning in the smile was very obvious.
Looking at the two paintings in front of everyone, anyone with a discerning eye can tell that in this game, the Wu family father and son will definitely win.
Leng Zian even waved his hands proudly at this moment, while stroking his few mustaches, he said proudly:
"Princess Yu, what else do you have to say? Can you be declared a loser in this round?"
Luo Lan glanced at the painter's painting, then looked at his own painting, shook his head helplessly, then bowed to the emperor and said:
"Your Majesty, please allow me to explain the artistic conception of this painting before it is too late to decide whether to win or lose."
Although the emperor looked ugly, he did not want to be angry with his daughter-in-law in public, so he could only wave his hands impatiently.
"If you have anything to say, say it."
Luo Lan twitched the corner of his mouth, raised his eyebrows and said softly:
"Father, please look at this painting. Luo Lan painted it for you. What do you think the pattern on it looks like?"
The emperor said coldly without hesitation: "Like an iron bucket."
"Then what's in this iron barrel?"
"ginger."
The emperor's tone became a little stiff. This Princess Yu really gave people a feeling of being pushy. Originally, she won the first two games, and the emperor's impression of her improved a little, but she asked these inexplicable questions here. No wonder The emperor's face looked ugly.
Luo Lan twitched the corners of his mouth proudly, raised his chin slightly, his brows flashed with crystal eyes, and he raised his eyebrows proudly:
"What the emperor said is absolutely true. The one below is a bucket, and the bucket contains ginger. Does the shape of this ginger look like a mountain?"
As soon as she said this, Leng Yu, who had been sitting aside and pondering, suddenly said in surprise, as if he had suddenly realized something.
"What do you mean, madam, the meaning of this painting is: a bucket of wealth?"
As soon as he said these words, Luo Lan immediately winked at him, and then nodded proudly,
"What Prince Yu said is absolutely true. I just said that I would give this painting to the emperor, so although this painting is simple, the meaning is very clear. The emperor will always dominate the country."
"Hahaha……"
When the emperor heard her words, he suddenly raised his head and laughed. At this time, these simple words became majestic in front of him, which made him fall in love with him more and more, especially Leng Yu and Luo Lan. When King Fan said in front of him that he had unified the country, he suddenly felt that the anger he had just felt disappeared instantly, and his joy increased a lot.
At this time, the Wu family father and son suddenly became speechless, and Leng Zian also fell silent and stopped talking.
At this time, no matter how bad Luo Lan's painting skills were, no one would comment on her paintings anymore.
Everyone changed their contemptuous attitude and began to praise her paintings.
"Okay, although this painting is simple, the meaning is not simple at all. It's really wonderful."
"Unify the country, the emperor will be safe, and a hundred blessings will come."
"..."
All the words of the people fell into the ears of the emperor. On the first day of the New Year, the emperor's face was naturally filled with joy after hearing these words.
Seeing the disdain on the faces of the Wu family father and son, Luo Lan took two slow steps and came to the picture of a tiger descending the mountain. He glanced lightly and said with a solemn expression:
"I dare to ask this painter, what is the meaning of the picture of a tiger descending from the mountain you gave to the emperor on New Year's Day? Who does this tiger represent?"
As soon as she said this, the emperor suddenly realized that during this annual banquet, he planned to seize the opportunity to seize Wu Hong's military power, but so far he has not found an opportunity. Now it seems that the opportunity has come.
So, he slapped the table hard, and Long Yan said angrily:
"Bold General Wu, does the tiger you asked the artist to draw represent yourself? Are you going down the mountain to hurt me?"
As soon as the emperor said these words, Wu Hong suddenly felt that the situation was not good. He stood up from his seat in a hurry, knelt on one knee, and kept explaining in a panic,
"Your Majesty, the general has no such intention. This painting is the work of the artist alone and has nothing to do with the general."
The painter was trembling with fear at this time. He knelt on the ground, his body was shaking, and could not say a word. He never thought that his best painting of a tiger descending a mountain would make the emperor misunderstanding.
The emperor did not point the finger at the painter, but coldly snorted to Wu Hong again:
"General Wu, you hired the painter. How could he be so bold without your permission?"
"emperor……"
Seeing that something was not going well, Wu Yuanzhang hurriedly came to Wu Hong's side, bowed to him and said:
"Your Majesty, I don't recognize this painter Hong'er. He was invited by the old lady. It has nothing to do with Hong'er. Your Majesty can send someone to the city to find out. This painter is best at painting tigers. The tiger in the painting has sharp eyes and is quite charming. The imperial style naturally represents you, the emperor, and it also indicates that your status, the emperor, is unshakable and no one dares to shake it."
After saying this, he looked at Wu Hong with a cold face and explained again:
"Hong'er, can you bring the military talisman? If you bring it, leave it to the emperor for temporary custody to show your sincerity to the emperor."
His words hit the emperor's fancy. He squinted at Wu Hong and waited for him to speak.
Unexpectedly, Wu Hong directly cupped his fists and said:
"Back to the emperor, the general's military talisman is still in the military camp and has not been carried with him. When the general led the troops to fight, the military talisman was of little use. The general's soldiers were loyal to the emperor to the death. How could a military talisman be used to give orders? Understand?"
The meaning of his words was clear. The people in his hands did not listen to the words of the military symbols, but only listened to the words of people.
It seems that Wu Yuanzhang deliberately mentioned the painting of military symbols to Wu Hong. He wanted to use the military power in Wu Hong's hands to calm the emperor's unfounded anger.
After all, the painter's painting was really not instructed by their father and son, and they would not be stupid enough to use a painting to demonstrate to the emperor.
As soon as he finished speaking, Leng Zian also echoed:
"What Taishi Wu said is absolutely true. I also think that the tiger in the picture of the tiger descending the mountain has the style of the emperor. Together with the picture of the bucket of mountains and rivers, it means that the emperor's kingdom is stable and no one can shake it."
