Chapter 456: The Prince’s Resentment

The four of them sat back, King Qi Zhao Mo and King Shen Zhao Zhi were still angry, but Zhao Kai still smiled and waved the fan and said to Chen Ao: "Brother Chen and that King Wang are old acquaintances?"

Chen Ao said: "It's not a very old acquaintance, I've only met a few times."

Zhao Kaifeng said meaningfully: "This person's calligraphy and painting are not simple, and he is also very good at imitating the paintings of famous artists such as Gu Kaizhi. It is said that the art of treasure appraisal is also great. This time he was favored by the great emperor, so he was ready to introduce it to His Majesty."

Chen Ao just smiled and said, "What does this have to do with me?"

Zhao Mo couldn't help but say, "One mountain does not allow two tigers. Lord Shen must be careful. If Your Majesty values ​​him, he may be a lucky minister in the future."

Chen Ao understood what they meant. The eldest prince introduced Wang Xianggong. This Wang Xianggong's level was not lower than Chen Ao. If he could really understand the emperor's intentions, it would be a bad idea. There was a rift between the eldest prince and Shen Ao. This Wang Xianggong was the eldest prince. Chen Ao and Wang Xianggong had a grudge, so it would be a problem again at that time.

But Zhao Kai said this, but it was a bit like sowing discord. Chen Ao complained in his heart, "Damn, I have been sowing others for the rest of my life, but today I have been discordated by others."

Seeing Chen Ao's look of a grudge, Zhao Kai said sincerely: "Brother Chen, tell you the truth, you don't have to see you. My father has long thought about getting a "Princess of the Female Master", but he sent people to search everywhere, but he never found the original. However, there was a copy from the Sui Dynasty that lost the charm of Gu Kaizhi." He paused and continued: "This time the eldest prince wanted the eldest prince to copy a "Princess of the Female Master" and present it to the palace during the Spring Festival. If he could really copy Gu Kaizhi's charm and his father's face was very happy, he would definitely summon him to the Academy of Calligraphy and Painting."

Zhao Zhi echoed: "Mr. Shen, the third prince means that we cannot let the eldest prince take the lead. He can copy his king. Can you, Lord Shen? I have heard that Mr. Shen is very good at making old things and copying. Why not use fakes to make the real ones and let the eldest prince see your power."

Chen Ao gave him a blank look and said, "It's easy to say. You have to carefully choose paper and ink."

Zhao Zhi laughed and said, "Mr. Shen is joking. We don't know how much oil and water you, the Minister of the Honglu Temple, have you made? You have to worry about this little money? Well, you just nod your head and I will prepare these things for you. To be honest, I just can't stand the face of the eldest brother flattering his father. He looks honest and loyal every day, but he is the one who thinks the most."

Chen Ao thought about it and didn't want to see the king's name enter the Academy of Calligraphy and Painting. When he thought of the arrogant look of the eldest prince just now, he thought to himself: "Take me a look? Humph, I'll see who will laugh to the end!" Chen Ao is the kind of person who is not afraid of being afraid after making up his mind. No matter what prince he is, he will offend anyway, so it's better to offend him.

After thinking about it, Chen Ao slammed the table and said, "Okay, this matter is settled. But I agreed in advance that Chen did this for both himself and for your Highness. At that time, the eldest prince will be angry, so don't think about being out of the matter. Let's lose all our losses."

Zhao Zhi and Zhao Mo quickly promised, saying that the eldest prince was nothing, and they might not be favored in front of his father. They were just a person who was born early, and everyone worked together to beat him up.

Zhao Kai said in a deep voice: "Don't you know that you and I are already on the same boat? Can you get rid of your relationship with Duke Wei?"

The eldest daughter of Weijun Gong Shi Ying married Zhao Kai. If Shi Ying had no small calculations, it would be a lie. Chen Ao nodded and said, "I will feel relieved if there is the third prince."

Chen Ao came out of the Confucius Temple with his wife, but Chen Ao was still a little confused. Damn, after wandering around, his buddy became the third prince party. Is this wronged? It's really inexplicable!

However, the third prince and Shen Ao do have a lot of relationship. Although the two of them don’t move around, they always have a kind of connection. They avoided it for so long, with Chen Ao’s current power, they wanted to watch the game of fighting for the throne on the wall. Although Zhao Ji was healthy, living for another twenty years was not a problem, but the princes had grown up. If they didn’t follow the third prince to play soy sauce today, maybe the eldest prince would take the throne in the future and the Shen family would not have a good life.

After returning to the mansion, he was speechless all night. Early the next morning, Zhao Zhi rolled up his sleeves and came excitedly, saying that Zhao Mo had been called into the palace and could not come, so he sent his pen and ink.

Chen Ao pulled him, gave him a blank look, and said, "With the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, how can you not add fragrance without ***?"

Zhao Mo widened his eyes and said, "What are you doing in Tianxiang? You are painting, not visiting a prostitute. Do you also want to ask Fangsi's singer to play the singing songs?"

Chen Ao's eyes were faint and he said dignifiedly: "You don't understand now. Li Shaobai can only write poems when drinking, and Shen Dazi is willing to paint with a beautiful woman. This is called mood. I have never been to the Jiaofangsi. Your Highness might as well take me to see the world!"

Zhao Mo laughed and said, "You are favoritism. I can't go to the Jiaofangsi. Those censors are too nervous and will definitely report to their father's place tomorrow, and they say I'm not doing my job properly."

Chen Ao stood up with his butt and raised his legs: "Forget it, I will slowly brew my emotions. You can come back in ten days and half a month."

Zhao Mo pulled his forearm and said, "Brother Chen, you are an important official in the court. How can you play with a child's temper? After ten days and half a month, the end of the year is coming, so it will be too late to do it again. Why not do this? I will take this as a loss and be yours and give you a good idea?"

Chen Ao wanted to vomit disgusted: "You think beautiful."

Zhao Mo polished him for a while, and Chen Ao had to take him to the study and spread the paper. Zhao Mo wanted to polish the ink. Chen Ao thought of the ***-in-the-scent verse and immediately became alert: "Your Highness, let's wait, I'll polish this ink myself, just watch it from the side."

Zhao Mo was so happy that he pulled a small stool to sit aside, and laughed and said, "Then I'll watch it on the wall."

Chen Ao picked up his pen and he had read the copy of the female master's picture in later generations. In this world, there are many copies of it, so the layout and structure of the whole painting are well-known.

However, this picture of Gu Kaizhi almost represents Gu Kaizhi's all achievements. His meaning is based on the brush, and no one in the world can compare with the charm of the painting. What's more magical is that even if ordinary painters accidentally get the charm, they inevitably lack some detail in the brush skills. Gu Kaizhi is different. Not only is his handwriting meticulous, but his brush lines are tight and continuous like spring silkworms spinning silk, they can be said to be the master of famous paintings in the world.

To imitate this kind of painting, you must pay attention to the painting method and also take into account the portrayal of charm. The most difficult part is the layout. A best painter is often extremely exquisite in layout, and if you don’t know how to layout, no matter how powerful his writing skills are, they will only fall into a inferior way. The wonderfulness of Gu Kaizhi’s layout lies in his thinking, which can often think of what ordinary people cannot think of, but it is extremely wonderful. For example, the "Princess of the Female Master" makes people even more amazing when they see it.

Copying layout is the most difficult. If an ordinary person has a seven-point similarity, it is already a complete achievement; if you need to make progress, unless you think about it day and night and constantly experience it.

Chen Ao dipped ink, but couldn't do it for the moment. He clearly felt a little, but he felt hesitant that he didn't know where to start. He frowned, fell into deep thought, completely ignored Zhao Mo beside him.

An hour passed quickly. When I saw the meal, Chen Ao still had no ink. Zhao Mo, who was beside him, couldn't help but say, "Brother Chen, are you painting?"

Chen Ao sighed, threw down his pen and said, "No, go for dinner first and draw it later in the evening."

Zhao Mo seemed a little depressed: "It turns out that painting copy is so difficult!"

Chen Ao put away his pen and ink and said with a smile: "It is not difficult to copy a picture, but it is not easy to achieve the real state of being just like the original one."

Zhao Mo's eyes lit up: "It's exactly like the original one? Brother Chen isn't he joking?"

Chen Ao said with a straight face: "Who is joking with you?"

Chen Ao took Zhao Mo to the backyard for dinner. Children like Zhao Mo who grew up in the palace were the most well-behaved. When they saw Zhen Zhen and the others shouted at each other, making Zhen Zhen and Ruoer and Moer couldn't help laughing. Zhao Mo praised his sister-in-law for their beautiful national beauty and were very good at doing things. Fortunately, he was only a half-year-old child. If he was a few years older, Chen Ao would have beaten him long ago.

Speaking of which, Zhao Mo and Zhou Ruo were still kissing each other, so they were particularly close to Zhou Ruo and swore that they would take a few moisturizers from the harem to use. Chen Ao, who was neglected, hit his hand with chopsticks and said, "Your Highness, eat."

"Oh, eat." Zhao Mo immediately lowered his head and pulled the food, suddenly raised his head and said, "Brother Chen, you have been married for a year, why don't you have children yet?"

The restaurant was silent in an instant, and Chen Ao coughed awkwardly: "This..."

The three women's faces were also a little strange, and they were both ashamed and a little touched.

"Brother Chen, don't be afraid. There is a prescription in the Imperial Hospital. If you are that... that, then you will ask for the prescription from where, haha, you must be even better than my father."

Chen Ao turned his face down: "Eat your meal well, how could you have so many things? If you talk nonsense, I will turn against you!"

Zhao Mo was shocked and dared not speak any more.

Chen Ao was also surprised. He had no problems, why didn’t he have children yet? The three ladies didn’t move. If they said there was no problem, then their luck would be too bad. No, they had to work hard in the future and be diligent to make up for their shortcomings.

After using the meal, Chen Ao pulled Zhao Mo to the study again. This time he picked up the pen and felt a little. He carefully put the ink on the drawing paper. He breathed a sigh of relief. Then he turned the pen and slowly outlined the lines.

Seeing Chen Ao move his pen, Zhao Mo looked around with his hands behind his back with enthusiasm, and did not dare to say anything at all.

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Chapter completed!