Wentang

Chapter 755 Novel and Ten Miles of Red Makeup
Written by Li Shu?The eldest grandson Wugou shook his head: "No, it should be written by Cuilan, written by Shu'er."

She knew her daughters, both of them.

The eldest daughter is no less talented in calligraphy and painting than her, but her literary talent is average.The younger daughter is very talented and talented in literature, but she doesn't have such unconstrained ideas.

Only Yue Shan can write such fantasy stories.

Wu Chang asked curiously: "The book written by Master? Is this the book written by Master this retreat?"

Changsun Wugou said: "Probably not, this is a collection of fantasy novels, it should be the stories he usually uses to coax Qianshu and Yuhu."

"Oh." Wu Chang was a little disappointed, she thought it was written by this retreat.This time, Yueshan has been retreating for more than a year, and not a single word about the new book has spread, and everyone is eager to read it.

She thought she could see it in advance, but she didn't expect it was just a short story to coax the children.

The eldest grandson Wugou said with a smile: "Don't underestimate this collection of stories, it has a lot of meaning. Not only is it suitable for children to read, adults will also gain something from reading it."

"Oh?" Wu Chang said in surprise, "It's so good-looking? Then I'll have to ask Master for a set later."

Changsun Wugou chuckled lightly, his words sounded like a bandit, and he looked like a member of the Li family.

She flipped through the bibliography and found that the book in her hand contained seventeen stories.

There was still a stack of unpackaged white papers on the table under the weight of the paperweight. I picked it up and flipped through it. It was a new story that was being written, and it hadn't been completed yet.

Handing the book to Wu Chang, she went to look at the books on the bookshelf at the back.

Most of the books are familiar, but soon she saw a strange book, Jinwu Zangjiao.

She was sure that Li Shu didn't bring this book out from the palace, but got it after arriving at Yue Shan's house.What kind of book would have such a name and be placed on the shelf closest to my daughter.

She pulled out the book curiously, and saw that the author on the cover was Layman Qingshan.Although the title Changsun Wugou is very unfamiliar, she is very familiar with this handwriting, it was written by Yue Shan.

After thinking about it for a while, I know that this is the name Yue Shan chose for himself.

When did he write such a book?Why never heard him say it.The golden house hides the beauty, is it an interesting story between husband and wife?But if this is the case, why did it appear in the study of the youngest daughter?
With such doubts in mind, she opened the book.The title page is a painting of a lady. It looks like it was drawn by my eldest daughter, but the characters are very strange.

There is another sentence next to the portrait: She was too young at that time to know all the gifts of fate, and she had already marked the price secretly.

what does this mean?The more I read, the more confused I became, so I just opened the book and read it.

It turned out to be a legendary novel similar to a biography, about Chen Ajiao, the first queen of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

No wonder it is called Jinwu Zangjiao. Doesn’t this sentence refer to Chen Ajiao? Then the painting of beautiful women in front should also be Chen Ajiao.

The beginning of this book is a large section of scenery description, which describes the magnificence and luxury of the mansion of Tang Yihou Chen Wu and Princess Guantao.

The second paragraph is that Princess Guantao is about to give birth, and countless servants and maids mobilize and invite the best stable woman.There was also a servant who went straight into the harem with a token and met the Empress Dowager Dou...

The third paragraph describes how anxious the Empress Dowager Dou was and how caring Emperor Han Jing was. The mother and son decided to go out of the palace to visit in person.

In the fourth paragraph, amidst all the attention, a baby girl was born, named Chen Ajiao.

After only reading these four paragraphs, Changsun Wugou was surprised several times. This kind of writing technique is really unprecedented.

Even if there are scene descriptions in the current legendary novels, they only have three or five words, and they will not waste too much ink on them. The main focus is on the plot of the story.

But this novel is completely reversed. The first paragraph of two to three hundred words is all about describing the scenery, and the three paragraphs of nearly six hundred words only talk about one thing, Chen Ajiao was born.

But it was this kind of description that deeply attracted her and made her full of curiosity about the future of this baby girl.I really want to know what happened to her, why there is such a comment on the title page.

Anyway, there was nothing to do now, Wu Chang was also concentrating on reading the book of One Thousand and One Nights, so she sat down on the chair, picked up the book and began to read it.

In the follow-up, Yueshan still continued the style of scenery description. Every now and then, it was a long description of Baishizi. Sometimes even the description of the clothes of the characters required a lot of pen and ink.

But it is also through this extreme description that she has an intuitive understanding of the prosperity and extravagance of Princess Guantao's mansion, as well as the image of Chen Ajiao's celestial girl.

Later, some illegal and unkind plots of Princess Guantao are described.For example, forcing Tang Mu's food tenants and her own tenants to pay high rents, and giving her all kinds of treasures and playthings for her enjoyment, without any regard for the lives of the people.

For example, a servant in her house killed the people, and after that servant gave her treasures, she came forward to protect the servant.The government was afraid of her power and dared not pursue her.

When faced with these dark things, Chen Ajiao, who has no concept of good and evil, was very curious.Princess Guantao told her that those people were untouchables, and they were born to be enslaved by them or something.

The result is that she has no concept of right and wrong, good and evil, and only knows how to enjoy and do as she pleases.If you are happy, you can save people, but if you are not happy, you dare to hit people casually.

When he saw this place, Changsun Wugou shook his head repeatedly, feeling very resentful towards Princess Guantao.I am very sympathetic to Chen Ajiao, a good child was taught badly by her mother.

In fact, she can guess the following content without reading it. What kind of good children can such a mother teach?Combined with the history books, the ending of this book must be a tragedy.

But even so, she still wanted to continue reading.

Just when she was about to continue looking down, Li Lizhi's voice sounded outside the door: "Mother, what book are you reading so fascinated, I didn't hear you after calling you several times."

"Ah? Lizhi, you guys are back." The eldest grandson Wugou said joyfully.

Wu Chang also hurriedly put down the book and stood up to greet him.

Only then did the two sisters Li Lizhi and Li Shu walk in hand in hand to salute their eldest grandson Wugou.

The eldest grandson Wugou said happily: "You are back, have you seen your father?"

Li Li said: "I've seen it. He is discussing important national affairs with his brother. We didn't understand it, so we came to find our mother and sister-in-law."

The eldest grandson Wugou said: "Men will talk about those important family and country affairs, ignore them. What does Daoist Sun say?"

Two small dimples appeared on Li Shu's cheeks, she was obviously in a good mood, and said, "Daozhang Sun said that his condition has improved compared to before."

The eldest grandson Wugou said in surprise: "Really, let mother take a good look."

She looked carefully, and found that Li Shu's expression was much more lively than before, and her face was a little more bloody.Although it still looks weak, it doesn't feel as weak as before.

He said again and again: "Sure enough, it's much better than before, but I have to thank Daoist Sun and the others."

Li Lizhi also said with a smile: "You should have let my little sister live here a long time ago, maybe her body has recovered. Fortunately, you wake up in time, otherwise my little sister will suffer for a long time .”

The eldest grandson Wugou was not angry either, and said with a smile, "It's my fault, it's my fault. Haha..."

Wu Chang said from the side: "Your Majesty is also reluctant to part with the little lady, it's not too late to come here now, isn't the little lady in much better health?"

For a while, the four of them chatted very happily, mainly about Li Shu's life here.But Wu Chang, who was not neglected, would also tell some interesting stories about Li Xiang.

Later, when we were chatting, we talked about books, Changsun Wugou picked up the two books and said, "Who wrote this book?"

Li Lizhi replied casually: "One Thousand and One Nights is a story about my elder brother coaxing a child. My younger sister thought it was interesting and recorded it."

"The Jinwu Zangjiao was written by my brother for fear that I would be bored. I really liked it, so I showed it to my little sister, and she also liked it very much."

Speaking of this, the happiness in the eyes seems to overflow.

The eldest grandson Wugou said: "I don't know the blessings you have cultivated in several lifetimes, but I think it's too much for Cuilan to love you so much."

Wu Chang also smiled and said: "Yes, the relationship between Master and Changle has envied many daughters' families."

Li Shu also showed a longing expression, which daughter's family would not want to have such a husband.Originally, she had reached the age to talk about marriage, even if she didn't get married, she should be engaged.

But because of physical reasons, no one dared to open that mouth, and every time she thought about it, she felt very disappointed.

But this kind of daughter's family's thoughts are definitely not willing to reveal in front of outsiders. She has been used to hiding her thoughts since she was a child, so no one noticed her abnormality.

The eldest grandson Wugou picked up the Golden House Zangjiao again and said, "Do you have any other copy here? If so, I will take this copy."

Li Lizhi looked at Li Shu, and said in embarrassment: "My brother wrote this set."

But Li Shu smiled and said, "A while ago, I copied a set by hand, if you like it, you can take it."

Unexpectedly, Changsun Wugou smiled and said: "I want the set written by Cuilan, and you can keep what you wrote for yourself."

Li Lizhi snickered and said, "My mother won't be afraid that my little sister will be sad when she says that."

But Li Shu said as it should: "Brother's handwriting is indeed better than mine. I heard that the manuscripts of all his works are originally in the hands of my father. Mother must have taken this book back to give it to the old man."

The eldest grandson Wugou said gratifiedly: "Shu'er still knows how to be a mother best."

At this moment, Li Shu glanced at Li Lizhi and said, "My sister's picture of ten miles of red makeup is ready, do you want to see it?"

Changsun Wugou's eyes widened all of a sudden, and he said, "Really?"

Li Shu seemed to have succeeded in playing a prank, she covered her mouth and smiled and said, "Really, it's a treasure hidden away. I just glanced at it by chance, and she refused to give it to me if I wanted to take a closer look."

Li Lizhi gritted her teeth and said viciously: "Well, you have no conscience, I love you so much for nothing, and you actually betrayed me."

Li Shu took her hand and said: "I just want to see it, sister, let us watch it."

The eldest grandson Wugou stood up directly, and said without doubt: "Come on, you don't know how to show me the picture after it's finished, it's really unfilial. Come on, show me there."

Li Lizhi knew that she couldn't hide it, so she brought everyone to her study and took out a small box from a large special box.

Open the small box, and there is a 'chubby' scroll lying inside.

She cleared the table and carefully unfolded the scroll.

"Wow!" Seeing the content of this painting, the three of Changsun Wugou opened their mouths wide in surprise.

The scroll is one foot wide and ten meters long. It begins with the marriage of a daughter in the palace, with ten miles of red makeup in the middle, and ends with the marriage of Yue's mansion.

The most eye-catching nature is the ten-mile long road decorated with red silk.

But the beauty is that Li Lizhi didn't put too much pen and ink on the red makeup itself, but on the crowd of onlookers along the way.

It was really a sea of ​​people and an empty alley. Both sides of the road were crowded with people, and there were still people running towards the side of the road in great strides in the distance.

Everyone's clothes and expressions are different. From the beginning to the end of this painting, no two people are the same.

Changsun Wugou couldn't help asking: "How many characters have you drawn in total?"

A blush appeared on Li Lizhi's face, and said: "There are four people in 310 1314, my brother said that [-] has the meaning of a lifetime."

"Hiss." It was Wu Chang, who took a breath and said, "There are 310, [-] and four people, each of them is completely different, how did you do it?"

Li Li said: "Nothing, just observe more. Go outside to observe the characters first, and keep them in your heart when you encounter unique characteristics. When you come back, draw the image of that person on the manuscript paper before perfecting it. Keep drawing until you are satisfied, and then draw it. This figure is added to the painting."

Wu Chang said in disbelief: "It's so complicated, how long have you been painting this painting?"

Li Lizhi said without thinking, "Six years, four months and twelve days."

Wu Chang said with admiration: "I admire your perseverance, and I envy your affection for Master."

For this daughter, the eldest grandson Wugou also felt admiration for the first time. It takes more than 2000 days to paint a picture, which is really beyond the reach of ordinary people.

As for the artistic achievement of this painting, not to mention the unique painting technique formed by combining ancient techniques and sketching techniques, just one thousand 310 four lifelike portraits of characters represent everything.

The eldest grandson Wugou, who is also a master of calligraphy and painting, also saw more things. For example, the initial technique is still relatively young, which means that the technique of the painter has not yet achieved great success.

The further you go, the more mature your painting techniques become, and by the time two-thirds of the scroll is reached, it has reached its peak.

This is not only a painting, but also the process of the birth of a master of calligraphy and painting, and the meaning is even more extraordinary.

It can be said that it is impossible for Li Lizhi to draw a second painting of this kind of painting, and this characteristic endows this painting with more meaning.

After all, things are rare and expensive, and only one item is the most valuable.

Just like Yue Shan's Enlightenment copybook, Li Shimin regards it as a treasure, and it is listed alongside the Lanting Collection, and everyone who has seen that copybook also thinks it is a treasure.

Now, there is another similar treasure.

And Li Shu is the most innocent of these people. Her focus is all on the red makeup, and she can't hide the envy in her eyes.As for the artistic achievement, the feeling is not so deep.

Although she also wrote a good Feibai style, compared with her mother and sister, she can't do it well.Her handwriting can only be said to be good, and she has not even touched the threshold of a calligrapher.

And she has no idea of ​​further research, let alone painting. She can only say that the tiger she draws is a tiger, and the cat she draws is a cat, that's all.

This cannot be blamed on her, firstly, her body does not allow her to study calligraphy and painting, and secondly, she is indeed more interested in novels and stories.

The eldest grandson Wugou stared at the painting and looked at it again and again, his love was beyond words, and finally he couldn't help but asked in a pleading tone: "Lizhi, how about giving this painting to my mother for a while? Don't worry, I will be fine." Bring it back to you."

(End of this chapter)