After Mingyu entered, Chu Xin waited alone outside. This painting was very important, and he had to get it in person.
Only if this painting was painted by the Prince of Nanliang, Chu Yi had no reason to refute, otherwise he could always refute it in any other way.
The wind at night was getting colder and colder. Chu Xin rubbed her hands that were slightly red from the cold and saw a white figure in the distance.
Did Yuan Heng come here in person?
Chu Xin bit her lip and greeted him with a smile.
"Why did His Highness send it here in person? I heard that His Highness is weak, so he could have asked his subordinates to send it here."
Chu Xin was quite embarrassed. It was really embarrassing for her to ask Yuan Heng, who was weak, to make this trip in person because of herself.
"It's okay for me to deliver the little things in person," Yuan Heng wrapped his cloak tightly around his body. He was not familiar with the terrain in the palace. He turned left and right and finally found this place. The location of Zhongcui Palace was relatively remote. It's really hard to find.
He reached out from his sleeve and took out the orchid picture he had just drawn. He put a lot of thought into it.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Seeing the orchid picture, Chu Xin's eyes lit up, and she immediately took it with both hands and looked at it carefully. The orchid painting was so lifelike and beautiful!
More importantly, this picture was sent by Yuan Heng himself, so Chu Yi had no reason to say anything.
But when I went to pick up this picture, I saw that Yuan Heng's hands were also red from the cold. I felt a little guilty. After all, it was because of one of my scenes that Yuan Heng had to work so hard. I felt really guilty. I feel sorry for myself.
"Your Highness, I know that you are a good person and have only met me once, so you are willing to treat me sincerely, so I will tell the truth and tell Your Highness the truth..."
Chu Xin told everything in detail. People treated her so sincerely. If she kept hiding it, she would really feel a little ashamed.
Yuan Heng raised his eyebrows with some understanding. In fact, he had heard these words at that time. Things in the harem were complicated to begin with, and he had no intention of getting involved.
I'm just curious, how will Chu Xin face this difficulty?
When Chu Xin mentioned the broken red lantern aggrievedly, he probably guessed what it meant, and could only sigh that it was quite smart.
He knows how to use his name to silence others, not to mention that the King of Chu's birthday is coming soon. As the prince of Nanliang, he came all the way to Chu, so he must give himself some face.
"If the orchid picture I drew by myself can help the princess solve a problem, it will be considered a fate."
Yuan Heng slightly raised the corners of his lips. When he was in Nanyang, everyone treated him as a broken treasure and carefully cherished it. But the more he was like this, the more he disliked this feeling.
He knew that his body was weak, but he was not so weak. Just like this time when he came all the way to Dachu, wouldn't he be able to survive it?
"Allow me to thank His Highness once again. Your Highness is really a wonderful person."
Chu Xin was really grateful from the bottom of her heart for being willing to help like this even though she only had a one-time relationship. This Nanliang Prince Yuan Heng was really a very good person.
"Princess Xin'er is so polite. Since the things have been delivered, I feel relieved. It's getting late, so I'll go back to Lin'an Palace."
Yuan Heng nodded, then turned and left.
In fact, he really enjoyed the feeling of walking on the palace road like this. If he were in Nanliang, he would definitely be subject to a lot of restrictions, but now he felt free.
Chu Xin watched Yuan Heng leave, picked up the orchid picture and looked at it from left to right. The picture was really beautiful, and she was suddenly reluctant to take it for business.
Chu Yi's temper would definitely turn him into anger. Wouldn't it be a real pity if he just tore up this orchid picture?
Why not draw another one exactly like this one?
Since she already had this idea in her mind, she just started working on it. Chu Xin turned around excitedly and ran to the study room. She spread out the paper, picked up a brush and dipped it in ink, tracing the orchid picture stroke by stroke. With.
She had only just learned the painting skills, and it was a bit difficult to copy them in such a rigid way. Either this painting was wrong, or that painting was missing, and soon there were many discarded paper balls on the ground.
Chu Xin scratched his head irritably. It turned out that this orchid picture was so difficult to draw. Yuan Heng's painting skills were really good!
She couldn't draw one picture after another well, and she lost so much confidence. She had just learned to draw not long ago, how could she draw exactly the same picture all at once?
But she couldn't bear to see the orchid pictures drawn by Yuan Heng himself being wasted like this. Seeing how lifelike and beautiful the orchids were, she really wanted to keep them for herself.
While she was sitting on the chair feeling irritable, Chu Xin's eyes suddenly lit up and she had an idea.
Place the orchid picture drawn by Yuan Heng squarely in the center of the table, then pick up a thinner piece of paper, place it on top of the orchid picture, and lightly outline the traces of the orchid.
And she only needs to print these traces and trace them lightly. After trying a few more times, she will be able to distinguish the fake from the real one.
After drawing three or five paintings, Chu Xin became more and more proficient, and probably found out how Yuan Heng painted the strokes. After the last painting was completed, it was exactly the same!
"Xin'er," Xie Ruling just watched for a while and didn't want to disturb her. Now she watched Chu Xin finish the painting and walked in directly.
"Mother!"
Looking at the orchid picture she drew, Chu Xin was really happy, with a touch of excitement in her tone.
"Who painted the painting you copied? It seems to me that he has some skills. The orchids painted with just a few strokes are lifelike. It seems that he has practiced for a long time!"
Xie Ruling picked up the picture drawn by Yuan Heng and looked left and right with admiration. She thought it was very beautiful.
In fact, the picture that Chu Xin copied only had its shape. Anyone who understands it would be able to understand the difference just by looking at it. But at first glance, it can be considered that the fake can be confused with the real.
"I also like this painting very much, so I can't bear to see it destroyed. I want to preserve this painting well!"
Chu Xin said happily.
"Well," Xie Ruling nodded, "I came back late today, but something happened that I don't know about?"
I don't know what Zheng Yinghuan's temper was about. He called all the concubines over and scolded him several times. He was afraid that some anger in his heart was vented on the concubines.
Chu Xin recounted what had just happened, and with this orchid picture, she felt confident.
"You mean this picture was painted by Prince Nanliang himself?"
Xie Ruling was a little surprised. Prince Nanliang had no friendship with Chu Xin. It was just a casual relationship, and yet he was willing to help each other to this extent. He was indeed a prince with a good temper.
"Yes," Chu Xin nodded with a smile and touched the drawing paper several times with her hand, "Mom, I think he is a really good person, but he is sick and I feel bad about it, so I told him everything. of."
"Let's just say it. When your father's birthday is over, he will eventually go back and you will never see each other again. This is not a big deal."
Xie Ruling smiled indifferently. It was certainly a good thing to get help from the prince.
"Mother, what will happen to Chu Yi when she sees this painting tomorrow?"
Chu Xin smiled mischievously. Chu Yi likes to embarrass others so much, and likes to use his power to overwhelm others, so he must feel the taste of swallowing it in one breath tomorrow!
"Don't worry about this, but Prince Nanliang painted it with his own hands. She doesn't dare to do anything. After all, she is a guest who is far away from me. How can she let the guest lose face?"
Xie Ruling smiled silently on Chu Xin's face, held Chu Xin's hand and sat on a chair beside her, and poured two cups of tea with her own hands.
"It's precisely because I know that I came up with this method. I like to make things difficult for others. How can I have the magnanimity of a princess?"
Chu Xin drank a cup of tea and muttered quietly.
In fact, the most embarrassing thing he suffered after leaving the cold palace was from Chu Yi. He really didn't know where he offended him.
If they really wanted to count, it was Chu Yi who plotted against her first. Those charcoal fires were clearly sent by Chu Yi himself, and then he pretended to deny them.
So I really don't understand where Chu Yi's resentment towards her comes from. If we really talk about it, she should hate Chu Yi.
"The noble concubine is so virtuous, what else can she say?"
For the whole hour just now, she felt like she was being used as a punching bag. Zheng Yinghuan didn't know what kind of stimulation she got, and she kept talking about trivial matters.
"Mother, what happened to the imperial concubine?"
Chu Xin asked curiously.
"The envoy from the Northern Qi Dynasty has arrived, but the gift he brought is a beauty. That beauty is unparalleled and charming, and is very popular with His Majesty."
There was a hint of irony in Xie Ruling's words. Fortunately, she guarded her heart. It was precisely because she guarded her heart so tightly that there was no chance for anyone to hurt her a second time.
I'm afraid Zheng Yinghuan is going to be very angry. He took all precautions, but he didn't expect that the Northern Qi envoy would send a beauty over, let alone that this beauty would catch His Majesty's attention so easily.
"What beauty? Isn't she beautiful? Is she more beautiful than all the concubines in the harem?"
Chu Yi wondered, it’s not like there weren’t any beautiful concubines in the harem, otherwise how could she be fascinated by a little beauty?
Is there really only one beauty in heaven and earth who can conquer a country?
"Maybe it's partly for the sake of the two countries' reputation, but mostly because that beauty is indeed attractive enough. It's not a big deal."
Xie Ruling smiled and shook her head. I'm afraid this incident made Zheng Yinghuan very angry. She was so angry that she scolded the concubine for so long. It seemed that it really left a heavy mark in her heart.
"The beauty's name is Huan Meizhu. She lives up to her name, and her appearance is as charming as a peach blossom. Her eyes are especially alluring. Maybe it's because of this that she caught His Majesty's heart?"
Xie Ruling laughed to herself as she spoke. Fortunately, when she came out of the cold palace, she was not arrogant and immersed in feelings.
In fact, His Majesty has never had any feelings for her. If she makes the same mistake as eight years ago again, she would be really stupid!
\"So the imperial concubine is unhappy because of this matter?\"
Chu Xin's tone was a little cheerful and a little relieved.
As a noble concubine, you must be more generous. If you care about these trivial matters, how can you be worthy of being a noble concubine in charge of the harem?
