Chapter 30

Since its release, the novel "The Female Painter of the Tang Dynasty" has generated a lot of buzz on the Taxue Forum.

That's too much of a gimmick.

Whether it's February Sky updating eighteen chapters in a row or the two big shots taking turns giving rewards, either of these two things alone would be enough to spark discussion among a large number of gossipers, let alone the fact that they both happened at the same time.

The comment section of "The Female Painter of the Tang Dynasty" has long been abuzz with excitement, and now the forums are just as lively, with posts everywhere discussing "The Female Painter of the Tang Dynasty" and the February Sky.

As a seasoned surfer, Li Qinqin naturally didn't miss out on this wave of popularity on the forum. She spent almost the entire day on the forum, except for checking for updates.

Most of the posters on the forum have good intentions.

It's nothing more than marveling at February Sky's diligence and extra chapters, or expressing envy that she has a wealthy patron.

Li Qinqin finds these kinds of posts very comforting, and she always leaves a comment below: "That's right, being a fan of February Sky is just this wonderful."

I am honored to be a part of it, truly honored.

Since becoming a fan of February Sky's books, she feels like she has found her tribe, and she is happy whenever she sees others praising February Sky.

But as the saying goes, "a large forest has all kinds of birds," and for every person who praises the beauty of February, there is someone who criticizes it.

Li Qinqin had no idea where these trolls came from. They clung to Er Yuetian like some kind of filthy thing. Whenever Er Yuetian made a move, these trolls would swarm over and find all sorts of ways to slander her.

[The drama queen is back again this month]

Upon accidentally glancing at the post title, Li Qinqin rolled her eyes to the sky.

She knew without a doubt that this place was full of anti-fans of February Sky. What good things could these people possibly say about February Sky?

Oh!

She sneered, mentally preparing herself before clicking in. She wanted to see how much more they could smear her after what happened today!

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- LOL, the clown is up and about again.

-I'm really fed up with this month's sister. Can't she just keep a low profile and focus on writing her book? She's always the one doing the most shows.

- You're so ungrateful! You should thank her for performing for us; otherwise, we wouldn't have so much fun to watch every day!

- Yes, yes, thank you [eye roll]

- Grateful [smirk]

- Hahahaha, you really nailed the sarcastic tone.

-Hmph, isn't Fei Hong's reputation ruined by these kinds of dramatic writers?

-Do you really think everyone is stupid? Who would spend over 200,000 yuan to vote for a small author? Do you really think that publishing a good book makes you a literary genius?

Even the most popular writers aren't as dramatic as her. People like Fuyou, Wenrou Yidao, and Qingfeng Xulai... aren't they all good writers who make a name for themselves through their writing? She's just too cunning. I seriously suspect that this donation was orchestrated by her.

- No need to doubt it, it's 100% self-directed and self-acted.

- I laughed. Yesterday, I kindly analyzed the situation for my friend, but she just wouldn't believe me and insisted that February weather was fine, which left me speechless.

- You can cut ties with friends who have this level of intelligence.

- Fei Hong doesn't care either; authors like this should be kicked out of the novel writing world.

-Can't you just tell her to get lost? Every time I open the Feihong app, her novels are on the homepage. It makes me want to vomit!

-She can't just leave. She's Princess Fei Hong. Didn't you see that the last time we reported her for data fraud, nothing came of it?

-This makes me angry. Feihong's official account even issued a statement to clarify. Clarify what? Don't they know in their hearts whether they fabricated the story or not?

-Tsk, all I can say is that they have powerful connections and are not to be trifled with.

- That's a lot of energy.

- The top executives at Feihong are no good either. They're all blinded by greed. They'll promote whoever can make money for them. That's how capitalists are.

From now on, authors won't need to write books properly anymore. Writing well is useless; creating something outrageous is the most effective. As long as you can go viral, even if what you write is garbage, people will still pay to read it.

- Additionally, some people spent money to tip.

- Hahaha, how ironic!

- In short, honest people suffer the most, and honest authors suffer the most.

- And her adding extra chapters is also a good thing. In reality, it's just her deliberately using other authors to highlight herself. Everyone else is adding extra chapters, but she is, which makes her stand out!

- Yes, yes, I knew something was off. The author I follow hasn't been feeling well lately, and even regular updates are a struggle. Then this news about the extra chapters this month came out, and my comment section is flooded with requests for more chapters. I can't imagine how devastated the author must be seeing this.

That's pitiful.

- Damn month, you've harmed countless people.

Please, February Sky, give Feihong Novel Network some peace and quiet. Stop doing things like maliciously adding chapters that harm the collective interests of the authors!

......

Li Qinqin finished reading the entire post with a completely bewildered expression.

She thought there might not be any normal people in the post, but she was still too conservative; these people had gone so far as to ignore reality and do whatever they wanted.

What does it mean that Feihong's top management and Eryuetian are in cahoots?

When someone reported data fabrication for "Back to High School," Fei Hong officials took it very seriously, investigated the matter on the same day, and issued a clarification announcement. However, in the mouths of these people, it became that black-hearted capitalists were trying to cover up the truth, and that they, the ones who reported it, were the real messengers of justice.

This is utterly upside down!

Damn it, anyone with a serious mental illness wouldn't say something like that.

Li Qinqin was furious, but her anger quickly and strangely disappeared.

Because she saw the four words "malicious extra chapters," this was the first time in her life that she had seen extra chapters associated with malice.

February Sky diligently writes and has a large backlog of chapters. She kindly gives readers extra chapters as a bonus, so readers see new chapters and the author gains new income. It's clearly a win-win situation, but in the mouths of this group of people, it's transformed into February Sky engaging in malicious competition and using other authors to highlight herself.

Li Qinqin: ...

Li Qinqin calmed down immediately and forgave the group of haters.

Forget it, why bother arguing with them? They're just a bunch of pathetic people with intellectual disabilities who don't even realize it.

She was about to leave the thread.

Before leaving, she made a point of adding the group to her favorites. She decided that whenever she felt angry at the world or at life, she would come and see these silly kids so she could cheer herself up again.

A group of people far more pitiful and pathetic than her are striving to live their lives, so what reason does she have to give up on herself? At least compared to them, she has normal values ​​and sound logic.

Yes, that's right, then I'm very excellent.

Li Qinqin had an epiphany. In an instant, she felt that the world was vast and the heavens and earth were at her feet.

Thank you, Xiao Heizi.

She was sincerely grateful.

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Haters are, after all, only a minority.

When Xu Ying entered the forum the next day, she saw mostly positive things. She casually clicked in and enjoyed a wave of praise from netizens before happily returning to her desk to continue writing.

[At the end of the sixteenth year of Zhenguan.]

That winter was unusually cold, and there were far fewer people on the streets of Chang'an. Yan Huaijin also stayed at home all day and refused to go out.

Everything was calm and peaceful.

The only thing worth mentioning is that the second daughter of the Imperial Censor Wang got married, and her husband was none other than the rumored prince of the imperial clan.

When Yan Huaijin heard Hongzhu mention this at home, he recalled the beautiful figure he had first met in the suburbs of Beijing and couldn't help but sigh.

Marriage is arranged by parents and matchmakers.

Women in ancient times were always powerless to control their own lives.

She was just lucky to have such good parents, which allowed her to stay at home and breathe a sigh of relief until now.

Initially, everyone in the capital was waiting to see the Prince Yi's mansion make a fool of itself.

In this household, Prince Yi is forty-four years old, his eldest son is twenty-three, his second son is sixteen, and Wang Erniangzi is eighteen. Wouldn't this cause an uproar?!

To everyone's surprise, the mansion was peaceful and quiet.

It is said that Prince Yi's two sons are very respectful to their stepmother, and the stepmother treats them with gentleness and courtesy, which makes outsiders quite bored.

The focus of everyone's attention gradually shifted.

At this time, the seventeenth year of the Zhenguan era had arrived.

In February of that year, the emperor suddenly issued an edict to rebuild the Lingyan Pavilion and to bestow honors upon twenty-four meritorious officials, ordering that their portraits be painted and displayed there.

The person commissioned to paint was Yan Huaijin.

The government and the public were shocked.

Whether it was the emperor wanting to reward the meritorious officials who helped him conquer the country, or choosing a young girl to paint the portraits of these officials, every single incident caused endless debate in the court and among the common people.

However, the sage had already made up his mind on this matter, and there was no room for maneuver.

The group had no choice but to give up.

When Yan Liben returned home and saw his daughter's carefree attitude, he shook his head.

"I never imagined that one day I would actually fight against my own daughter in the imperial court."

Today in the imperial court, many people are speaking out in his defense.

Since the sage ordered someone to paint the picture, he should have sought out Minister Yan Liben. How could he bypass his elders and seek out a junior in his own family? This clearly shows a disregard for Minister Yan's reputation and the principles of filial piety.

That's really ridiculous.

Yan Liben knew he had been used as a pawn. Those who spoke up for him were not genuinely concerned for his well-being; they were merely using the pretext of helping him to attack his daughter.

These old fogies just can't stand seeing women gain power.

Yan Huaijin immediately declared in court: "Your Majesty, in terms of painting skills, my daughter's technique is as skillful as this old minister's; in terms of ingenuity, she far surpasses this old minister's..."

The student surpasses the teacher; he can only be happy that his daughter is successful. Do these guys really think he would stand against his daughter for the sake of the Three Cardinal Guides and Five Constant Virtues?

joke.

Upon hearing Yan Liben's words, everyone in the court was immediately speechless.

The emperor was also very pleased, so in order to compensate Yan Aiqing and reward Yan Huaijin, gifts were sent to her home in abundance.

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Yan Huaijin was ordered to paint.

However, before she could paint, she received an imperial decree to enter the palace and meet the emperor.

"Let's go, Madam Yan."

The eunuch who came to deliver the imperial decree was about to lead her into the palace.

Yan Huaijin quickly looked down at his clothes: a short jacket and long skirt, with a long shawl draped over his shoulders. There was nothing improper about it, so he respectfully followed him.

As Yan Huaijin walked toward the Taiji Hall, he felt inexplicably excited.

Emperor Taizong of Tang! This is the living, breathing Emperor Taizong of Tang! Is she finally going to see his true face today?

Back in the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Li Shimin, only sixteen years old, followed his father Li Yuan in raising an army in Taiyuan, thus beginning his legendary career of conquering all directions.

In the battles of Qianshuiyuan, Baibi, and Hulao, he achieved remarkable victories. Due to his outstanding achievements, Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan, appointed him as the General of Heavenly Strategy, placing him above princes and dukes.

Unfortunately, his achievements were too great, which aroused the jealousy of Crown Prince Li Jiancheng. In order to protect himself, Li Shimin had no choice but to fight back, which led to the famous Xuanwu Gate Incident in history.

In front of Xuanwu Gate, Li Shimin led his ambush troops to kill Crown Prince Li Jiancheng and Prince Qi Li Yuanji.

In the same year, Emperor Gaozu abdicated, and Crown Prince Li Shimin ascended the throne.

......

As Yan Huaijin was pondering, the eunuch suddenly stopped. She looked up and saw that it was Taiji Palace.

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Author's note: I'm a little late updating today because I had to put on a clip.

And hehe, was my portrayal of the scathing villain vicious enough? [Milk tea emoji]