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Chapter 212 Don't Trust Her, The Little White Rabbit Is Fake!

"Your Majesty ordered that although the common man Lixian was included in the red book of crimes in the Zongzheng Temple, but his youngest daughter is a daughter of the clan's direct lineage. Now that she has reached the age, follow the practice of clan princesses, princesses, and ji, and ask the court painter to draw a picture and earn money. Zongzheng Temple's inner warehouse..."

Miaozhen didn't pretend to be a secret, and announced with a loud voice.

Zongzheng Temple is an institution for the royal family affairs of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is in charge of the clan roster of the emperor's nine clans, and the royal family is the leading model for thousands of families in the world.

Right now, drawing a portrait of a woman from the direct descendant of the clan like Su Gu'er who is still registered in the register should be in line with a certain cumbersome rule.

But since this is the practice of the clan princesses, princesses and Ji, why did it take a long time to wait until Su Gu'er was 17 years old, which was earlier than the age of 15 and Ji Li?

It can only be said that regulations are dead and people are alive.

It doesn't matter whether the rules are sometimes enforced, what is important is to find out the attitude behind the person who uses this rule as an excuse.

All eyes were attracted by Su Gu'er and the long blank scroll in her hand.

Su Gu'er looked down at the blank scroll, slightly shifted his peripheral vision, and looked at Ouyang Rong who was not far away, as if he was blessed in his heart.

The latter seemed to realize that she was looking at him, and the young county magistrate nodded indifferently.

When Miaozhen saw Su Gu'er for the first time, she seemed to be a little surprised by her appearance and temperament, so she couldn't help turning her face to look at her a few more times, and the coldness in her voice lessened, and said:

"This is a gift from His Majesty. Your Majesty heard from His Royal Highness Princess Changle that the little granddaughter who lives far away in Longcheng has grown up in her boudoir. Her young appearance is very similar to her when she was young. She also has a strange new makeup with plum blossoms on her forehead. Your Majesty Take a look."

Just being raised by the people below, who are a little interested, take a look at it, and send someone to copy the painting, it is considered a great gift.

Thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king.

Su Dalang couldn't help sighing when he saw how his sister was being treated... That grandmother, who had never masked her face, treated girls differently than boys, right?

Looking at Ouyang Rong tacitly, Su Gu'er lowered her eyebrows and looked north, bowing her knees and saluting:
"Thank you for your grace, Bao'er and his family all wear His Majesty's virtue, and they all change their minds and are willing to be subjects."

Li Xian also followed, holding jade in both hands, kneeling facing north, weeping with gratitude, raised his sleeves and wiped his eyes:
"The king's kindness is mighty, the sinners leave the idle and fearful, filled with remorse, long live long live the saint."

Seeing this, Ouyang Rong murmured in his heart, turned his head and looked north at Luoyang, thoughtful.

When he realized something, he turned his head and glanced at Miaozhen.

The latter didn't look sideways, and silently watched Li Xian's family, not knowing what he was thinking, so he didn't look at Ouyang Rong again.

This woman is not as simple and reckless as I thought before... Ouyang Rong said silently in his heart.

Seeing that Li Xian and Su Gu'er had finished thanking each other, Miao Zhen turned her face and said:
"Okay, trace it as soon as possible."

An accompanying old court painter came forward, surrounded by maids in white dresses who were holding trays and handing pens to him.

Paint on the spot.

In front of the Su Mansion, the scene quickly unfolded.

The old painter stroked the long gray beard, and said to Su Gu'er, who was sitting on the embroidered stool as lightly as a lady:

"Your Highness, please take off your veil."

The veil slides down the curve of the cheek like milk.

The paintbrush held by the old painter's fingers stopped in the air, and he said in a daze:
"Your Highness, it's better not to paint on your eyebrows. Your Majesty wants to see His Royal Highness's true appearance."

Seemingly being watched by everyone, it was a bit untrue, Su Bao'er lowered her autumn eyes and frowned slightly:
"No makeup today."

She raised her head and glanced in front of her, and said with some misunderstanding: "Can't you paint the plum blossom makeup on the forehead? Then I'll wash it off."

"Ah... no, no, no." The old painter was stunned, and hurriedly waved his right hand, but accidentally threw the ink on the brush onto the white dress of the maid next to him, and the ink dripped.

The old painter hurriedly stopped drawing his brush and looked around apologetically, only to find that the maids around him were motionless, staring blankly at Su Bao'er who had taken off her veil and lowered her eyebrows, and didn't notice that ink was splashed on her body for a while.

Not only them, Miaozhen and other court envoys who came to Dragon City for the first time today were all staring intently, attracted by that plain face.

Crescent eyebrows are full, red lips and white teeth, fairy appearance without appearance.

A plain face is far better than a beautiful bride.

Especially the little plum makeup on her forehead made her desolate face, which doesn't like to smile, look a little more delicate and lively, just like the finishing touch.

At this moment, a strange silence fell in front of the gate of the Su residence.

Of course, Ouyang Rong, who had met the beautiful woman a lot, and her family members Li Xian, Wei Mei, Su Dalang and others who were familiar with her, were no strangers to it.

The maids looked sideways frequently.

"When you look at Qingcheng, and then look at Qingguo, the ancients are not deceitful." The old painter caressed the white beard and sighed.

"It really looks like Your Majesty." Miao Zhen nodded lightly.

Even in terms of beauty, she is even better than her. After all, Su Bao'er is sixteen or seventeen years old, so she must be very tender, youthful and beautiful.

Of course, Miaozhen must not talk nonsense about these things involving His Majesty, but just think about it in her heart.

The old painter reminded: "This forehead ornament called Luomei makeup does not need to be washed off, Your Majesty also wants to see the makeup of His Highness."

Su Gu'er nodded, without smiling the whole time.

Some court ladies were attracted by the falling plum makeup on her forehead and whispered.

The old painter took a deep breath, concentrated his attention, and traced the painting with a serious expression.

Unbeknownst to the old painter, Miaozhen and other palace officials, this portrait of His Royal Highness painted with falling plum makeup was sent back to the Luoyang court in a hurry, and it slowly spread. This made this plum makeup look popular in the Forbidden City for daily court makeup, and even later spread to the common people, becoming a fashionable makeup look emulated by folk girls, officials, and kabuki dancers...

Of course, Ouyang Rong didn't know this at the moment. Right now, he noticed the verbal reactions of Miaozhen, the old painter and other people in Luoyang Palace. He couldn't help but look at the well-educated and ladylike girl on the embroidered stool. The corners of his eyes twitched slightly. I was speechless.

"Hey, don't be fooled by her appearance. This is not a docile little white rabbit. She is just pretending to be well-behaved. You haven't seen her in private. She dares to say anything bold. She has a more temper than a man in her heart." Strong and sharp..."

Ouyang Rong sighed slightly.

It's just that when he suddenly thought of the identity of the Su family's exposure, he became a little silent.

……

Just after noon, Luming Street became lively due to the surprise visit of Luoyang envoys.

I didn't know that there was a "new family" living in Luming Street today.

There are only two people in this new family.

One is a peach-eyed young man in purple soap clothes and well-dressed, and the other is a man in short-sleeved linen clothes with Xianbei sideburns and a long wooden box on his back.

As soon as they got off the big boat at Penglang, the two, who looked like masters and apprentices, left the palace team and went straight to Luming Street.

Even arrived at Luming Street one step faster than Miaozhen and others.

Similarly, Wei Shaoxuan and Qiu Qi passed by without looking at the Longcheng County Government who was responsible for maintaining order here.

Diagonally opposite Su Mansion, not far away, there was a big mansion whose doors had been closed for a long time. Today, the front door suddenly opened. Soon, two strange figures greeted it. With a "creak", the door closed and closed again.

Wei Shaoxuan and Qiu Qi entered the courtyard.

On the open space in the courtyard, a Persian businessman who had secretly bought the house earlier greeted him warmly with a bright smile.

Not only in the yard, but also in the whole house, there are no servant girls.

Three people get together.

"Mr. Qiu, Sixth Young Master... How do you look at this elegant house? Not only is it very close to the Su Mansion, it's on the opposite side, and it's also very suitable for quietness and safety. The villain has already sent someone to decorate it inside and out... ..."

The Persian businessman was eloquent and flattering.

Wei Shaoxuan has been looking around since he entered the door. At this moment, he caught a glimpse of a tall building not far from the back house, which is much higher than the outer wall. He walked past the Persian businessman without turning his head, and said:
"You're doing well, Boss Li. Let's go and watch the show first. The good show is coming. Everyone says that the road to the enemy is narrow. Yifu-father, Boss Li, go and see if our sister Miaozhen can make use of it. Do something unexpected, heh, this will save us from having to do something later, and unexpectedly encounter such a good thing."

Wei Shaoxuan was in a good mood, and walked towards the tall building in the back house together with Qiu Qi.

Boss Li was stunned for a moment, and quickly followed.

After burning incense, a carved wooden window on the top floor of a certain high-rise building was pushed halfway.

The view here is really good.

Beside the half-covered window, Wei Shaoxuan lowered his eyelids, glanced down, nodded, with a satisfied look on his face.

Below, on the Luming Street in front of the Su Mansion, the scene can be seen at a glance.

In a short while, Wei Shaoxuan, Qiu Qi, and Boss Li saw with their own eyes that Miaozhen and other Luoyang palace people who had hurriedly rushed from below blocked the door of the Su residence.

Wei Shaoxuan looked down and watched with relish.

Qiu Qi suddenly said:
"The prince inadvertently revealed in front of His Majesty that Mr. Di and other court ministers gave gifts to Li Xian's young girl's birthday. Instead of being angry, His Majesty even sent palace officials to give gifts to Li Xian's family. It was forgotten in the past. It is not a good sign for the family to be paid attention to by His Majesty again."

Wei Shaoxuan's face became serious, and he asked deeply: "Does the foster father think there is another mystery behind this matter?"

"It's about the Yingzhou Rebellion, His Majesty's attitude may have changed." Qiu Qi said coldly.

Wei Shaoxuan didn't look at the fun in the street below for a while, he put away his cynical expression, and frowned:

"The current situation in the court is indeed delicate. Your Majesty's attitude is unclear. The court and the opposition seem to be calm, but in fact there are undercurrents and various temptations. No one can say whether the matter of Li Xian's family is also a temptation. Your Majesty's temptation to the father and the prime minister. ..."

Qiu Qi hugged his chest and said suddenly: "The balance scale in your Majesty's hand is about to tilt."

Wei Shaoxuan raised his head: "So this tripod sword is even more critical."

The righteous father and son looked at each other and nodded in tacit agreement.

Boss Li at the side looked carefully at the faces of the two masters, and he couldn't help asking in a low voice: "Young Master Liu, what do you mean, there is still a chance for Li Xian's family? Does Your Majesty have other thoughts?"

"Opportunity?" Wei Shaoxuan turned his head to look at Persian businessman Li Li, and smiled suddenly: "Maybe, maybe not, but now that my adoptive father and I are here, they must be gone."

"Uh Sixth Young Master, why is this?" Boss Li frowned and thought hard.

Wei Shaoxuan turned his head, overlooked the Su Mansion, patted the railing lightly, and said leisurely: "Oh, isn't this son a gift for the father? This is a big gift, so let's send their family down. Be a little careful."

Wei Shaoxuan sighed.

Boss Li shrank his shoulders slightly: "But will we be too...too bold? Has His Majesty acquiesced, and will it arouse the wrath of the government and the public?"

Wei Shaoxuan looked at Boss Li with strange eyes, and asked in doubt:

"Hey, what does this matter have to do with us? What about being angry or not.

"Boss Li, think about it, one day, a monstrous vision suddenly appeared in Longcheng, and a tripod sword was born, causing thunder and torrents, and the whole city fell into chaos. Fleeing from the floods, he died accidentally at the hands of rioters and thieves. This remote village always had floods. Li Xian’s family was so rich, but they were targeted by gangsters, took away their belongings, and dumped their bodies in the wild. This is a remote corner of the south of the Yangtze River. It’s the norm in times of disaster, isn’t it?”

Wei Shaoxuan patted Boss Li's shoulder with the palm of his hand, the more he patted it, the more he spoke, his tone gradually became quieter.

Boss Li couldn't help shivering, his eyes rolled around, his face was slightly worried, and he added:

"Mr. Qiu and the Sixth Young Master take action. Of course, their family is doomed, but it is not safe enough to pretend to be a bandit to rob and kill for money... In case His Majesty and the officials are suspicious, send the Onmyoji Qi Refiner in the palace to come. Investigate, chase after, what to do if you catch clues? These qi refiners are too difficult to deal with."

Qiu Qisheng said coldly: "Take the tripod sword first, and then destroy the Su residence."

"Father is right."

Wei Shaoxuan nodded, smiled at Boss Li and said:
"The birth of every tripod sword will be recorded in the annals of history, because in the past, almost only the great unified dynasty with great national power had enough luck and output stable resources to give birth to the tripod sword, so this is the symbol of the prosperous dynasty. If we The Wei family can present a newest tripod sword, and the person holding the sword is a child of the Wei family, what is it if it is not destiny? Your Majesty is also surnamed Wei, and has always loved auspiciousness. She will like the gift of the father, this is the real destiny. !"

He shook his head again and sighed:

"The current situation is not good for the Wei family. Because of the chaos in Yingzhou, His Majesty may have to make a decision, but if you can take out the tripod sword, not only can the father and king completely turn the tables, but also wipe out the forces of King Xiang and the Baoli faction. It can also take advantage of the situation to offset the impact of the 'accidental death' of Li Xian's family, His Majesty will not pursue it, but as for the rest of the court, who dares to investigate carefully?"

"The villain understands." Boss Li's face turned serious, and he bowed his head respectfully.

"Who is this?"

By the window, Wei Shaoxuan, who looked down at the movement below from time to time, suddenly let out a soft "Huh", pointed to a slender young figure on the street below and asked.

Boss Li took a step forward and followed Wei Shaoxuan's line of sight. He couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile:
"It's Ouyang Lianghan, the local county magistrate... The Liu family we support has been tormented by him, almost affecting the sword making at the sword shop. Now Liu Zian can't wait to eat his meat raw..."

　PS: I’m away from home, I’m in Nanchang, it’s not very convenient
　　
　
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