Before Su Chen could react, the stall owner took the portrait back from Old Zhao, wiped his hands clean, and then carefully, as if caring for a baby, put it back on the door.
Seeing the stall owner caring so much for a portrait, Su Chen was very puzzled and asked: "This is just an ordinary portrait, why are you so meticulous?"
The stall owner did not answer Su Chen immediately, but after making sure that there was no problem with the portrait, he turned around and said, "Young master, you must not be a local."
"Well, almost."
Su Chen nodded.
"That's right."
As soon as he heard this, the stall owner immediately became happy and said eloquently: "You don't know something about this. This portrait is not ordinary, because it is a portrait of the Lord Protector!"
"You can't possibly not know, Lord Protector, right?"
"I know."
Su Chen replied with a smile.
The stall owner continued: "It is said that not long ago, the current saint was invaded by evil spirits, which affected the dragon's body. It was the Lord Protector who took action at the critical moment to solve this problem."
"And the way to protect the country is to post his portrait!"
"As long as the portrait of the Protector is posted on the door, it will not only drive away all evil spirits, but also protect the safety of the whole family!"
"Now, the entire city of Chang'an is protecting the Duke's portrait, and it's really effective!"
"Oh, by the way, we, the people of Chang'an City, also gave the portrait of the Protector a kind name, called the Door God!"
Seeing that the stall owner couldn't stop, as if he was not tired after three days and three nights, Su Chen was completely confused!
He really never expected that things would actually happen to this point.
His position as goalkeeper is really inevitable!
The stall owner didn't seem to notice anything was wrong with Su Chen and kept talking.
"Don't look at the small size of my portrait, but its price cost me a full twenty copper coins!"
"Now, in the entire Chang'an City, portraits like mine are the most expensive for sale. If I hadn't contacted my friends, I might not have been able to buy it!"
"No...no..., what did you say?
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When the stall owner said that this thing cost him twenty copper coins, Su Chen was quite frightened.
"Just this thing, they sell it for twenty dollars, how dare you want it?
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“Isn’t this motherfucker trying to steal money?
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"Don't you go back and tell the officials?
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"How can such profiteers encourage their bad habits?
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Lao Zhaoyi kept saying angrily.
"No, this price was not set by the merchants, but by us at Baixin."
"Based on Duke Huguo's contribution to the Tang Dynasty, the price for his portrait is really too cheap!"
Listening to the stall owner's gushing, Su Chen was completely speechless.
If he had known that his portrait could be so valuable, he would have wished he could have created an entire industry chain himself!
Almost nothing but profit!
The cost is negligible!
"What kind of portraits are most posted in Chang'an City now?"
Su Chen asked.
"That's just me!"
The stall owner pointed to the portrait of the Thousand-Armed God and Demon.
I!
Hearing this, Su Chen almost died on the spot out of anger.
What a guy, such an ugly portrait, even if it costs twenty guan a piece, it actually sells the most!
This really made him angry!
"Actually, the portrait of the Protector was not like this at the beginning. It did not depict the mighty temperament of the Protector at all!"
The stall owner hits again with a critical hit.
puff!
Su Chen felt a dull pain in his heart and asked: "Are you sure this portrait can be useful?
Does the Lord Protector really look like this?
To be honest, I was lucky enough to attend the canonization ceremony of the Protector of the Country, and he definitely does not look like this!"
Hearing this, the stall owner frowned and said: "Young Master, you are not the one who said this. What does the Protector look like? Do we, the people of Chang'an City, understand?"
"The Protector's appearance is just like that in the portrait!"
"I can't say they are very similar, I can only say they are exactly the same!"
The stall owner said it with certainty, as if he had seen it with his own eyes and it was indeed true.
Su Chen no longer knew how to communicate with this stall owner. He just felt that he was really going to be angry!
He has never been so insulted since he traveled through time!
This is the worst time he has ever been hacked!
If he himself looked like this, he would wish to commit suicide directly!
"Let me ask you, who said all this!"
Su Chen staggered, and finally managed to stabilize himself without falling to the ground.
"That's what everyone said."
"Not only that, this portrait is not the Protector of the Kingdom after all. It still lacks some charm, otherwise it would really be a divine warrior with a majestic head and horns!"
I#￥!
Su Chen almost couldn't help but want to use swear words and show off a wave of beautiful Chinese, but she still held back.
In order not to be further stimulated, Su Chen left the stall as if he was running away after paying for the items he purchased.
"Master, tell me, what should we do now?
If we just let the common people post this kind of portrait of the door god, it would really damage the image of the young master. How about I send someone to tear it all down?
Then we will arrest all the vendors and deal with them together."
Lao Zhao said.
Su Chen waved his hand and said: "It doesn't have to be like this. Let's forget it. I don't know how many people are doing this kind of thing now. If I really have to manage it, I'm afraid it will be very tiring."
"Let's talk about this later..."
After saying that, Su Chen continued walking in the direction of Tai Chi Palace.
This time, his sacrifice was really too great!
Just to cure Li Er's illness, his image is completely gone!
Moreover, he didn't want to argue with His Majesty Li Er.
Based on his understanding of His Majesty Li Er, he had already thought about what his rhetoric would be like.
What kind of law does not punish the public, what kind of force majeure, what...
There are countless things like this. As long as he wanted to, Su Chen would never be able to do anything against His Majesty Li Er.
Therefore, Su Chen didn't want to waste any more words. He should still think about how to bring this matter to a better ending.
Otherwise, if his reputation is ruined because of a portrait, and he will be infamy for thousands of years, I am afraid that Su Chen will be so angry that he will jump out of the coffin!
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After arriving at Tai Chi Palace, Su Chen successfully attended the wedding of Prince Li Chengqian, but he was completely listless, as if he had lost his soul.
Until Li Chengqian was sent to the bridal chamber and His Majesty Li Er and the ministers started the banquet, Su Chen still had a bitter look on his face.
At the banquet, Changsun Wuji noticed Su Chen's depression, so he took the initiative to step forward and asked: "Duke Protector, what happened?
