"Haha, okay, okay, I have handed over this little friend of Duke Zhongguo to me. From now on, whenever you have time, you can go to Hanshan Temple and I will sweep the couch to welcome you." Master Awakening once again put his hands together, and Shen Ao's expression There were too many verses and Buddhist sounds in the words. He had to find a place to reflect on and study them. Now he didn't want to stay here for a moment, so he turned around and walked towards the direction where the Empress Dowager was sitting. He raised his hand and said Amitabha.
"Master, go ahead and come to Ai's house when you have time. I still want to eat your lectures on Buddhism." The Empress Dowager still had a smile on her face.
"I say goodbye." After Xingxing nodded lightly, he turned around and left. The one who walked away was chic and elegant, without even saying hello to the emperor. Such behavior can only be done by an outsider like him. Bar.
But at this moment, Emperor Qianwen didn't go to see Master Awakening at all. Instead, he kept repeating in his heart the words "I don't know the true face of Mount Lu, I only live in this mountain."
With Emperor Qianwen's knowledge, it is not difficult to understand this sentence. It is precisely because of this that he can feel the true meaning of this sentence. It is impossible to see clearly what is happening in the circle. Thinking deeply for a while will only make people more aware of it. If you have the opportunity to step out of the confusion, many things will become clear at a glance.
Shen Ao has made another great achievement. Even people like Master Awakening say they admire him. No matter what the reason is, Shen Ao, a Zen master, has been mentioned. If you are not convinced, you can try it and see. Can your words make Master Awakening agree and admire him?
"Okay, okay." At this time, the Queen Mother already had a smile on her face and clapped her hands. Just this happy look was something that no one else could show her. "Watch and enjoy."
It’s time to watch the rewards again.
As soon as the Empress Dowager said these words, she didn't know that she attracted the envious eyes of the prolific one. At this moment, the eldest princess spoke, "Mother, wait a minute, the gift that I gave you will fall on the head of Duke Zhongguo. Why don't you let him draw a picture for you and then reward it together."
"Huahua, um, I've long heard about Duke Zhongguo's wonderful paintings, and the Ai family has long wanted to see them." The Empress Dowager chuckled, then nodded again, looking at Shen Ao with indescribable affection in her eyes.
It turns out that the main gift from the eldest princess is a painting. Everyone knows it now, but no one is making any mocking noises. After all, Shen Ao's painting skills have long been recognized by everyone. The eldest princess hanging in Guochang Longzhong The portraits of Su Xun and Su Xun were placed there, and everyone had seen how many contemporary paintings they had, and everyone admired them, and no one had any intention of provoking them, which is enough to prove everything.
"Come here, put some paper and ink on it." After receiving the Empress Dowager's permission, the eldest princess gave instructions to the female official Zhuyun beside her, and a painting object that had been placed in a side hall was carried to the main hall.
Everyone has already acknowledged Shen Ao's high painting skills, but few people have ever seen him paint with their own eyes. At this moment, they all became energetic and stared at Shen Ao intently. Prince Xiang even thought with malicious intent. It would be better if Shen Ao behaved abnormally and made the Empress Dowager look nothing like her, and was reprimanded or even dismissed.
But this is destined to be impossible. Shen Ao has always done things without moving, moving like a rabbit. He will not do anything he does not have confidence in, let alone such a public occasion.
When the painting tools were brought up, Shen did not take action immediately. Instead, he looked at the Queen Mother carefully and asked her to take off her reading glasses.
The Empress Dowager agreed one by one. She was still smiling as she sat there, with the kind light of an old man on her face. She did not show any discomfort at all because of Shen Ao's observation.
Sighing at the Empress Dowager's strong character, Shen Ao made another careful observation and discovered several unique details on the Empress Dowager's face. After starting to have the outline of a portrait in his mind, he came to the painting tools and moved them. Got the pen.
Shen Ao's speed was very fast, so fast that it was almost impossible to write. After just a few strokes, the general outline of a human figure appeared, followed by mouth, nose, ears, face and other objects. It was a wonderful stroke. With a wave of both hands, the empress dowager's face appears on the paper. Finally, the finishing touch comes. When those smiling eyes appear on Shen's rice paper, people can't help but marvel, a living emperor. The Queen Mother printed it on the paper, and those eyes seemed to be looking at her.
From the time I started writing to the time I stopped writing, it took about thirty minutes to burn a stick of incense, and the painting was completed. Zhuyun on the side was already accustomed to the strangeness, so he stepped forward and gently raised the portrait high, and first walked around the place to ensure that everyone could see it clearly. After that, it was delivered to the Queen Mother.
"Oh, is this the Ai family? Haha, the painting of the Ai family is too beautiful." The Queen Mother no longer squinted her eyes this time, but opened them as wide as possible, as if looking at a peerless treasure. Look at yourself in the portrait.
Shen Ao still used some skills to remove some of the deep wrinkles on the Empress Dowager's face, making her look much younger, which attracted the Empress Dowager's praise.
I had only heard about it before, but now I finally saw it with my own eyes. Everyone was impressed by Shen Ao's painting skills. Even the prince and Prince Xiang were speechless at this moment. Why, the empress dowager was in such a good mood and so happy, they still wanted to Jump out and say something against it?
That's not nit-picking, but rather a problem with their brains, and they are the ones who might be reprimanded.
"Mother, the painting is here. You have plenty of time to look at it. Now why don't you give a good reward to the loyal duke?" The eldest princess gently held the empress dowager's arm and said coquettishly.
Guo Changlong's situation has been very good since Shen Ao took charge; if it weren't for Shen Ao's relationship, she wouldn't have known where to go to cool off now; her cooperation with Shen Ao had always satisfied her, and today he helped her give a gift to her mother, especially Under the painting, there was also an inscription from Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess to send a message to the Queen Mother for her 60th birthday, which made the Eldest Princess like it even more. Of course, at this moment, she must strive for some benefits for Shen Ao.
"Yes, yes, I want to give you a good reward. In this way, if you have any wishes, you can tell me, and the Ai family will try their best to satisfy you. Even if you can't, he will agree to it as long as the emperor is here." The Empress Dowager's eyes flashed. He was so happy that his eyes narrowed to a slit, and his words shocked everyone in the audience into speechlessness.
This was no longer a simple reward, but a wish for Shen Ao. At this moment, when everyone looked at Shen Ao, they couldn't hide the jealousy in their eyes.
The Empress Dowager has a noble status, but she rarely stands up and says something. Once she does so, even the emperor must try his best to satisfy her, so as to show the kindness of mother and filial piety to her son.
Shen Ao originally just wanted to take care of his errands, but he never thought that the Empress Dowager would value her so much. This was a bit beyond his expectation. However, he did not agree immediately, but first glanced in the direction where the Emperor was sitting.
When Shen Ao looked at Emperor Qianwen, the other party's eyes also happened to look over. The two looked at each other, and the warning in Emperor Qianwen's eyes was very strong.
Although he didn't say anything, Shen Ao understood a lot from this look. The emperor was warning him not to go too far. Shen Ao could only sigh in his heart and said, "I have a wish."
"Oh, what is your wish? Tell me." The Queen Mother asked with a smile.
Others in the hall were also staring at Shen Ao. They really didn't expect that Duke Zhongguo would actually mention his wish. It was just a polite word from the Queen Mother, but he actually took it seriously.
Concubine Zhao and the eldest princess also stared at Shen Ao nervously, fearing that he would say something "excessive" that would eventually make the empress dowager and even the emperor unable to come to the stage. If this was the case, it would really be a good thing turning into a bad thing. .
In front of everyone, everyone was staring at her, but Shen Ao didn't blush or breath, and said in a steady voice: "I wish the Queen Mother to live as long as heaven, and to be blessed and healthy forever."
"ah!"
"What? What kind of wish is this? This is auspicious words, okay?"
Suddenly, the crowd was in a frenzy, and everyone was talking like people in the market.
Emperor Qianwen was also stunned, and then he laughed. Is this Shen Ao still very sensible? It seems that he will find opportunities to compensate him in the future.
The Empress Dowager even laughed out loud, "Okay, Duke Zhongguo petitioned heaven for Aijia's body, and Aijia was very moved. But these are just auspicious words, not really a wish. Let's say another one."
It didn't count. It seemed that the Empress Dowager really wanted to reward Shen Ao heavily. This really gave Tian a great face. Everyone now understood that the Empress Dowager was not just perfunctory, nor was it a whim, but she was serious. I am happy and want to reward Shen Ao heavily.
Shen Ao originally wanted to deal with the past. Now he is not short of money and is living a good life. What he wants to do most is to use what he has learned to make more money and indirectly change the society. But now It seems that this is not possible.
"I have one more wish. I hope that God will bring you good weather and that the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe."
Shen Ao spoke again, this time not to bless the Empress Dowager but to bless the entire Daqian Dynasty.
"Hahaha." This time, even Emperor Qianwen couldn't help but be happy. He was also thinking in his heart whether he had gone too far. Shen Ao was just a sixteen-year-old child. How could he be too tall? Demand, based on the things he did, made the Empress Dowager so happy, what does it mean to satisfy his wish?
The Empress Dowager looked even more delighted, "Okay, this is a good minister for Da Gan. But this is a blessing to the country, so it still doesn't count. Let's talk about another one."
"Okay." Shen Ao nodded, and then his thoughts surged, and he continued: "The Empress Dowager's sixtieth birthday is a prosperous occasion for the entire Daqian Dynasty, and all the people of Daqian are also praying for the Empress Dowager today. I hope that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor will give you an opportunity to enjoy themselves with the people, and the people here will pay 10% less in taxes this year."
