Chapter 8: Hard to describe with a clever pen (Part 2)
After I finished drawing the background, the eyebrow pencil stopped moving.
"Hurry up and draw Madam!" Xiaozhu urged eagerly.
He Ran suddenly closed his eyes, and after a while slowly opened them. His eyebrow pencil was tracing back and forth on the face of the person in the painting, but he couldn't put down the stroke.
Xiaozhu said anxiously: "It's not like you have to draw a very similar painting, but it's so difficult! I can continue painting at this stage, isn't it just a frowning look?"
He Ran shook his head and said: "This kind of painting does not pay attention to physical resemblance, but only seeks spiritual resemblance. But the most difficult thing to paint is her expression. This painting method uses exaggeration, but once her expression is exaggerated, she will no longer be her." "[
Su Xiyao was a little embarrassed by what she said, and scolded: "Then why don't you paint any more!"
He Ran was suddenly overjoyed. He threw aside the painting that was about to be completed, and drew an image of the beautiful woman shouting loudly on the paper below. Although only the side of her face was shown, her beautiful eyes were wide open, and her lips were tilted up. The eyebrows and the open mouth can completely imagine the whole look, which is somewhat similar to her coquettish look just now, but much more stern.
Xiaozhu was very happy to see it and wanted to praise him, but when he saw that he was not stopping, he had to hold back.
Xiaozhu in the painting is still the same. His own demeanor has changed. He is no longer so carefree. Instead, he lowers his head in fear, with an obvious snicker on his slightly tilted face. In this way, Su Xiyao It seems that because of the unfavorable situation, he became angry and looked for trouble.
Before he could finish drawing the background, Xiaozhu was laughing so hard that he covered his stomach, and Mrs. Nuanyu also couldn't stop laughing.
Xiaozhu was out of breath and said to Mrs. Nuanyu: "I can't do it anymore. The more I look at it, the more I want to laugh. I can't stop looking at it. It makes me laugh to death. This is so bad. I painted Madam like this."
Su Xiyao bit her cherry lips and wanted to be angry and laugh at the same time, her pretty face was so suppressed that it turned red. Finally, when he finished the painting, she snatched it away, rolled it up and put it in her sleeves, holding back her laughter and spat: "You just Arrange it for me. When did I scold you for playing chess? I accept this one!"
Xiaozhu picked up the one that was still on the side, rolled it up and put it in his sleeve, and said with a smile: "I will keep this one."
Mrs. Nuanyu joked: "They all have it, you owe me one, draw it quickly."
He Ran didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I used it to pay off my debts, why did I end up painting it for you instead?"
Mrs. Nuanyu refused: "I don't care, whatever they have, they must have mine."
At this time, Mingqin Chaduo happened to come over and asked with a smile: "What is the share? Is there any share for me?"
He Ran threw down his eyebrow pencil and jumped up like a rabbit and ran out.
Walking to the front door of the house, Hong An ran over and asked if he wanted to prepare a car.
He Ran was thinking about whether to go see Su Ge. He hadn't talked to him in detail for a long time, but he was afraid that he would give her a cold face. When he was hesitating, a big man in his forties came over.
Honggan stopped him alertly, asked about it, took something, and came back to report to He Ran: "He said he was a secret envoy, his name was Chijiao." He handed over a brocade box.
He Ran opened the brocade box and saw that it still contained the painting that Qi Min tore up before. Seeing that the emissary was sent by Qi Min, he nodded slightly and turned around to enter the side hall.
He Ran waved the guards to go down, and Chi Jiao handed over a letter.
The letter was written very simply, but it was very evocative. Qi Min insisted that he repaint the painting and hoped that he could hand it back in Jingqu City. Jingqu was the new capital of Zhao State, and the implication was self-explanatory. .[
Looking at Qi Min's familiar font, He Ran's heart stirred. Ever since he listened to Mrs. Nuanyu's analysis last time, he had always felt sorry for Qi Min. Now that she had made it clear that she hoped to renew their relationship, how could he refuse? .Whether this was Mo Ju's idea to urge Yi Guo to send troops, he believed that Qi Min's heart was true.
"Is the Queen Mother okay?" he asked calmly.
Chijiao replied: "The Queen Mother is in good health and is diligent in government affairs every day. The Queen Mother has ordered that if the military advisor asks, she should be told that she is in a bad mood."
He Ran sighed softly, and after a long time he said: "What will happen to Ju Ran?"
"I'll die." Chijiao replied respectfully.
He Ran nodded, spread out the paper and picked up a pen to write a reply, but he didn't finish writing for a while. Finally, he shook his head and wrote only seven words: "I would rather die than violate my love." After sealing it, he handed it to Chijiao. , instructed: "This matter involves military aircraft. I can't write too much, otherwise it will be wrong if it falls into the hands of outsiders. You can report back to the Queen Mother and say that we have just conquered Shunguo, and the army is exhausted and needs to rest for a while. There are also I just lack an excuse, um..., that’s all, the Queen Mother will understand.”
Chi Jiao hid the letter, lowered his hand and said, "Is there anything else you would like me to report to you, military advisor?"
He Ran said silently, he had thousands of words to say to Qi Min, but how could these words reach the ears of others. After a while, he opened his mouth and said: "Please take care of yourself, Queen Mother, He Ran will apologize to you in person in the future."
Chi Jiao kept it in mind, and when the military advisor finished speaking, he just sat there, neither sending himself away nor saying anything else. He didn't dare to say anything, so he had to stand with his hands hanging down.
After a full meal, He Ran came back to his senses and ordered someone to fetch a valuable jade pendant and handed it to him. He smiled and said: "Everyone I sent was given a generous reward by the Queen Mother, and I also I can't treat you poorly, go ahead and report back to the Queen Mother, I will send someone to present more after a while when the winter peaches are ripe."
From the corner of his feet, he could see that the jade pendant was of extraordinary quality. He thanked him profusely and left happily.
After sending the envoy away, He Ran sat up again with a desolate expression. He not only missed Qi Min, but also recalled Xi Qun, who had been sent to Kang State twice as an envoy. Then he worried about the attack on Zhao. This man who sent troops It’s so hard to find excuses. In an era where morality is valued, what matters is that the attack has a good reputation. There must be an explanation for the war between the two countries. If the name is not correct, the words will not go smoothly. This is related to the morale of the people and the military. What’s more, after finding an excuse, the war will begin. How to fight.
I don't know how much time passed, but Xiaozhu's voice sounded from the entrance: "Why don't you go back? Why are you hanging out here?"
He Ran woke up from his deep thoughts and was shocked to find that it was already dark.
Xiaozhu complained: "You just sat like this for more than an hour?"
"I didn't even realize it." He Ran said and suddenly grinned: "I can't do it anymore, my legs are numb, I have to lie down, I can't move."
Xiaozhu was angry and resentful, helping him lie down on the seat, beating him and yelling: "How old are you? If I don't come, why don't you sit here and die!"
Back in the inner house, dinner was already laid out. Su Xiyao frowned and asked, "Why are you limping?"
Xiaozhu glared at He Ran and said: "I didn't go anywhere. I was in a daze in the lobby. I sat there for more than an hour. Hong'an and the others didn't dare to disturb him, and they were afraid that he would lose his mind, so they looked for me. I don’t know how long I’ll have to sit down if I don’t call him. His legs are numb from sitting, so he’s fine.”
Zhuyin's bright eyes flashed, and he said unintentionally: "You guys should go back and ask, maybe he won the letter of another beautiful lady. Apart from this, nothing could make him so lost."
"I use the heart of a villain to judge the heart of a gentleman. I am meditating on national affairs." He Ran sat down and glanced at her.
"Sister Nuanyu, do you believe it?" Zhuyin asked, smacking her tongue.[
"Xin" Mrs. Nuanyu said absentmindedly, pointing to a plate of vegetables and said: "Try it, this fish tastes good."
Mingqin Chaduo burst out laughing, she could understand everything now.
He Ran said angrily: "Believe it or not, I'm not asking you to believe it. Go back to Zangxian Valley the day after tomorrow and send someone to ask Lin Talented Lady to see if she can finish her work." He took a mouthful of Mrs. Nuan Yu. He put the green vegetables in his mouth, tasted them and said, "It tastes good. Fish must be fresh."
Mrs. Nuanyu laughed and scolded: "You are a mouthful!"
He Ran smiled and said: "You are poor enough now."