Xiao Yuanzi couldn't guess the meaning of her words, so he said respectfully: "Master, please give me some instructions."
"Tomorrow, take some money out of the palace to meet my elder brother and ask him to find someone in the capital who is good at copying calligraphy and can distinguish the fake from the real. But now..." Wei Jingxuan dropped the plum branch in her hand, clapped her hands and stood up, saying: "
You have to help me go to Yanxi Palace first, and also go get the landscape painting that the emperor rewarded me with a few days ago."
"Master..." Xiao Yuanzi was about to ask again, but Wei Jingxuan already said: "You will know later, let's go."
Seeing what she said, Xiao Yuanzi had no choice but to suppress his curiosity and helped Wei Jingxuan to Yanxi Palace. When she arrived, Xianyue was still taking a nap, and she waited for a while in the side hall before seeing Xianyue.
Seeing Xianyue coming out, Wei Jingxuan quickly knelt down and said: "I, my concubine, see you, my queen, and I will be blessed."
Xianyue said with a smile: "Mr. Wei is pregnant, so there is no need to be polite. Just sit down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." After Wei Jingxuan sat down again, Xianyue looked at her and said in surprise: "When I saw Mr. Wei today, why did he look thinner than the previous days? I'm not in good spirits either."
Wei Jingxuan said respectfully: "To tell you the truth, after I became pregnant with the dragon fetus this time, my acid and vomiting was much more serious than the previous two times. It was difficult to eat, and I was inevitably a little thin."
Xianyue said with concern: "Have you asked Dr. Zhuang to take a look at it?"
"I've looked at it and prescribed medicine, but it doesn't have much effect. Dr. Zhuang told me to let my concubine eat something light and try to avoid greasy and meaty food. After four months, the situation will improve."
Xianyue nodded and said: "It's harder to be pregnant, but it's worth the hard work to give birth to a prince for the emperor." After that, she said to Zhichun beside her: "Go to the warehouse and get two boxes of blood swallows for Wei Guiren.
go back."
Wei Jingxuan quickly declined and said: "These blood swallows were sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the empress. How can I use them?"
"You are pregnant with twins and grandsons, why can't you use them?" After saying that, Xianyue said to Zhichun again: "Why don't you hurry up and get them."
Although Zhichun was full of reluctance, he still understood the importance and left as he was told. After she left, Xianyue said: "Actually, Mr. Wei is not feeling well. He should rest in Yimeixuan. There is no need to come here to say hello."
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Wei Jingxuan smiled and said: "I won't hide it from you, I actually have something to ask for, but I don't know if your Majesty will agree to it."
"Oh?" Xianyue raised her eyebrows and said, "I wonder what it is?"
Wei Jingxuan took the scroll from Xiao Yuanzi and presented it to her personally: "I wanted to learn painting before and was looking for a painting that I could copy. After learning about it, the emperor appreciated this painting. What do you think, my empress?"
After Xianyue unfolded the scroll and looked at it carefully, she nodded and said: "At first glance, this portrait looks like it came from the hand of Dong Qichang of the former Ming Dynasty, but upon closer inspection, there are still differences, and there is no seal of his at the bottom. It should be from the later Ming Dynasty."
It is a work imitated by others; however, the ink used is bright, clear, solemn, and gentle, which is very suitable for Dong Qichang's painting style, and it is considered good."
"Yes, although this painting is not too expensive, I like it very much and want to write an inscription on the painting. However, the words "Concubine" are really hard to read. If I add it, I am afraid it will directly destroy the painting. Fortunately, Xiao Yuanzi reminded me
I say that my concubine is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, so I have the courage to come and ask my concubine to write an inscription. I hope that my concubine will agree to my unkind request." After saying that, she stood up and saluted again, with a very sincere look on her face.
Xianyue didn't expect that Wei Jingxuan's so-called request was this, and it was hard to figure out her intention for a while. While she was thinking about it, Wei Jingxuan said again: "Is your Majesty unwilling to agree to my concubine's request?"
Xianyue came back to her senses and said warmly: "I am afraid that my clumsy handwriting will damage the things that nobles like Wei, and when the time comes, I will not have the same paintings to compensate you."
"Your Majesty is so humble that even the Emperor admires your inscriptions. It is a great honor for me to have your inscriptions written by your Majesty."
Xiao Yuanzi suddenly knelt down and said: "My master has always admired your Majesty so much that I dare to beg you to agree to your request."
Xianyue's eyes flashed slightly and she said: "In that case, I just agree. Get up."
Hearing this, Wei Jingxuan said with joy on her face: "Thank you so much, Madam."
When Sui Xianyue went to the study, Wei Jingxuan whispered a few words into Xiao Yuanzi's ear while no one was paying attention. The surprise was like a flash of a bird in the latter's eyes.
When they arrived at the study, after spreading the scroll on the table, Xianyue said, "What words does Mr. Wei want me to inscribe?"
Wei Jingxuan smiled and said, "I don't know much about this, I just have to make the decision."
Xianyue nodded, and after Qi Kuan polished the ink, he took up the pen and wrote a seven-character poem on the scroll. After he put down the pen, Wei Jingxuan said happily: "Thank you for giving me the ink treasure!"
"As long as Mr. Wei likes it." With that said, Xianyue handed the scroll to Xiao Yuanzi who was leaning forward. At this moment, Wei Jingxuan suddenly let out a cry of pain, bowed up, and covered her abdomen tightly with both hands, her expression
Very painful.
Seeing this, Xianyue hurriedly came over and said, "What's wrong with Mr. Wei?"
Wei Jingxuan shook her head and said, "I don't know, but I suddenly felt a severe abdominal pain."
At this time, Xiao Yuanzi, who had rolled up the scroll in a hurry, also came over and asked in a worried voice: "Could it be that the master just walked too fast and caused the fetal gas to move?"
Hearing this, Xianyue hurriedly said: "Qi Kuan, hurry up and send the imperial doctor over."
After Qi Kuan left, Wei Jingxuan's abdominal pain gradually eased. By the time Zhou Minghua arrived in a hurry, there was nothing serious and her pulse was quite stable.
Xianyue said in relief: "Fortunately, nothing happened, otherwise I really don't know how to explain it to the emperor."
Wei Jingxuan said with a guilty look on her face: "It's all my concubine's fault. I frightened the empress. I deserve death for my crime."
"I'm not blaming you, I'm just worried about you and the baby in your belly. You must be careful in the future and don't be careless. Do you understand?"
Wei Jingxuan said gratefully: "I will be careful, thank you for reminding me." After resting for a while, she stood up and left.
After the palace door was closed again, Xianyue's smile disappeared in an instant, and she turned back to the desk. After reading through it, she said coldly: "As expected, I went to the Three Treasures Palace for nothing."
Qi Kuan heard something was wrong, so he came over and said, "Master, what happened?"
Xianyue picked up a stack of paper in the upper right corner of the desk, pulled out the third one and said: "I will practice one calligraphy sheet every day. What I wrote the day before yesterday was the "Encouragement to Learning" chapter of "Xunzi", but you see
What does this look like?"
After Qi Kuan read it carefully, he frowned and said, "I remember that when the master wrote this, I was also here. It was written five days ago. It's called... called..." He heard Xianyue mention it, and he had no choice but to say
I am not familiar with these articles and it is difficult to remember them at the moment.