Chapter 51
Qing Dynasty Palace Discussion Group.
This is a reading and exchange group established by a deep-seated fan of "Legend of the Qing Dynasty".
The group currently has only eleven members, because the group owner has strict requirements. She stipulates that each ID has only one chance to answer questions, and must answer twenty questions correctly before a person can be allowed into the group.
The fact that there are many questions to answer and only one chance to answer them undoubtedly greatly increases the difficulty of joining the group.
However, the group leader doesn't care about the number of people; she cares more about the quality of the group members. The people in the group today are all handpicked by her, people who have a 100% understanding of "Legend of the Qing Dynasty." She firmly believes that they are the true kindred spirits.
Lily: Consort De is mighty! She actually turned the tables and killed Consort Hui!
Consort De arrives and I still don't kneel down: Hahaha, this is so satisfying! I thought Ma Lu had forgotten what Consort Hui had done to her, but I didn't expect she was waiting for the baby to be born. After the baby is born and she finishes her postpartum confinement, our heroine will immediately find an opportunity to take revenge.
User 798784893: I was so excited to see this when I just woke up!
Orange C American: You guys are so fast! I just finished reading the update and I didn't expect there to be any activity in the group.
Creamy pasta is the best: killing two birds with one stone, Wen Changzai can finally go offline.
Give Me Back My Son: How is the female lead's brain so clever? She actually used the spy that Consort Hui planted in the palace to trick her, hahaha, making her confront Consort Wen head-on, hahaha!
Romance to the death: My poor darling, she still got dragged down into the river with me. My dear Malu, hurry back to the palace for a hot bath, please don't catch a cold!
I am a little seaweed: There's nothing we can do about it. Only if the female lead falls down with her can she clear her name. Otherwise, everyone will know that she has a grudge against Consort Wen. If Consort Wen and Consort Hui both have something to do with her, people will definitely suspect her.
Garfield, the gossip-loving cat: If I were Consort Hui, with a son and a good family background, I would just stay home and live an honest life. Calculating others all day only leads to getting yourself into trouble, which is a losing proposition.
CXXSKA: It's probably because she has a son and a good family background that she looks down on the female lead.
Creamy pasta is the best: Wait a minute, where's the group admin? @DuckDuckLearningToTalk
Group owner - Duckling Learns to Speak: I'm here, I'm here. It's pouring rain here, and I couldn't check my phone while I was outside.
Romance to the Death: It's pouring rain. Is the group admin from Bincheng? It's been raining a lot in Bincheng lately.
I am a little seaweed: That's not necessarily true, I, Yuncheng, am also here.
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The conversation in the group gradually veered off course, with everyone shifting from discussing the plot of "Legend of the Qing Dynasty" to talking about the unpredictable summer weather.
This summer was indeed hotter and rainier than in previous years.
As she walked upstairs, the little duckling fiddled with her wet hair. The rain outside was too heavy, and the umbrella in her hand was useless; she was still soaked to the bone.
When she got home, the first thing she did was take a shower and change her clothes.
After she finished showering and drying her hair, she finally had the energy to pick up her phone again and check the group messages. Those ten people in the group were quite talkative; in the short time she was showering, there were already 99+ messages.
She slowly scrolled down from top to bottom, and halfway through she saw a member's thought that it would be great if February could ask someone to draw character illustrations for the female characters in "Legend of the Qing Dynasty".
Romance to the Death: What exactly do the headdresses, cloaks, and flowerpot shoes described in your novel look like? I really want to know! Can anyone draw them?
CXXSKA: Yes, yes, and have you noticed that the author always describes things in great detail, such as what clothes the concubines wore and what tassel jewelry they wore? Just hearing about it makes you feel how exquisite and beautiful it is!
Creamy pasta is the best: I agree.
Lily: I want to know what those incense smell like. I can only say that the author is very good at naming things, such as "Goose Pear Tent Fragrance" and "Six Rhymes Fragrance". Just hearing the names makes them smell so good!
The little duckling's gaze lingered on these few sentences of conversation for a long time, and gradually, a bold idea emerged in her mind.
Should we try contacting February Sky?
She is a middle school art teacher.
She started learning to draw in high school and attended one of the top art academies in China.
After graduation, she wanted to try her luck in a big city, but her parents wanted her to stay by their side and live a stable life. She couldn't go against her family's wishes, so she applied to a school in her hometown and was accepted as an art teacher by a middle school.
She never expected that less than two years after returning home, her parents moved to another province because of her younger brother's girlfriend from another province. Instead, she, who initially didn't want to stay, ended up living alone in her hometown, a small fourth-tier city.
"Don't worry, we'll only be there for a while. We'll definitely come back to retire later!"
The duckling tries to talk: "..."
She was very disappointed.
She always knew that her parents favored her younger brother, and she felt sorry for him, so she never complained. She thought that her parents loved her at least, but loved her brother so much.
But now, looking at what they've done, she can't fool herself at all.
Saying she'll come back when she's old is just to avoid putting her younger brother in a difficult position. They're still capable now, so she'll go and help her brother. Once they're completely useless, she won't be a burden on him to come looking for her, his daughter, to take care of him in his old age.
Oh.
She has probably really grown up; she can now understand the subtext that she couldn't understand before.
Because of her parents' departure, Yaya was listless for a long time.
Later, she finally figured it out. She cheered herself up and decided to make money and leave. The only way she could think of to make money was to take orders online. She thought her drawing skills were pretty good, so she simply registered an account on Dayan and posted her works every now and then.
Two months have passed since she first posted her work, and her account has gained several thousand followers. Several people have also asked her to create custom paintings.
That's not enough.
With her limited number of fans, it would be far from enough to convince Eryuetian to authorize her role in "Legend of the Qing Dynasty" for creative purposes.
The ducklings didn't give up on learning to talk.
She really loved "Legend of the Qing Dynasty", not only because the story itself was good, but also because the novel accompanied her through that depressing time.
Each time she immerses herself in a novel, it allows her to temporarily forget the troubles of the outside world.
Not confident that she could persuade Er Yuetian with words alone, Ya Ya decided to draw first. She hoped that her drawing would show Er Yuetian her sincerity and perhaps then he would soften and agree.
Let's get right to it.
As soon as Yaya learned to speak, she picked up her phone, went to Feihong Novel Network, and read "Legend of the Qing Dynasty" from beginning to end again.
She has read "Legend of the Qing Dynasty" countless times since it was updated, but this time it was different. This time she wanted to compile all the external descriptions of the characters in the book.
The novel contains many descriptions of the characters' clothing and appearance. By the time Yaya had collected most of these passages, it was already past midnight.
Her stomach was growling with hunger.
Too lazy to cook, Yaya quickly made herself a bowl of instant noodles to fill her stomach, then returned to her computer drawing tablet and sat down to put the images in her mind into words.
She had never seen headdresses or flowerpot-shaped shoes before.
She knew that what she drew based on her imagination would inevitably differ from what February Sky had in mind, but that didn't matter. She just needed to do her best to make sure she wouldn't regret it.
the next day.
In February, a new message appeared in the private messages of a person named "Duckling Learns to Speak," along with a picture and self-recommendation.
Xu Ying didn't log on to Dayan often, and by the time she suddenly felt like checking out the trending topics for "Wu Zetian," it was already five days later.
She receives many private messages in the background.
It's strange. She understands when people who like her send her messages, but those who don't like her still insist on sending messages. Aren't they just making trouble for themselves?
She opened the private messages one by one, and among the many messages, she saw the picture of Malu's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet sent by Yaya Xueyu.
Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Imperial Noble Consort organized a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet for the concubines and court ladies.
At this banquet, Ma Lu had just given birth and was enveloped in the warm glow of motherhood. The description of Ma Lu's clothing and appearance was also emphasized, as this was the first time Ma Lu had been received by court ladies after giving birth.
The drawing of the ducklings learning to talk is very beautiful.
However, she painted the flowerpot soles as flat, thick-heeled shoes, and the headdress was something she couldn't imagine using the ancient Yu Kingdom's hairstyle...
Even though there are some discrepancies in the details of the painting, the flaws do not detract from its overall excellence, and Xu Ying truly felt her sincerity in this work.
She agreed to cooperate.
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Since sending a private message to February Sky, YaYaXueYu has been anxiously and expectantly waiting.
But February Sky didn't reply for a long time, which gradually cooled her excitement. She thought, maybe he didn't see it, or maybe he saw it but pretended not to.
Just when she was about to give up, she received a reply from February Sky.
February Sky: It's very well drawn, I like it very much.
February Sky: Let's work together.
February Sky: How can I not charge you? I'm planning to have you draw all the concubines whose names I can think of in the novel. I'd feel bad troubling you if you didn't charge me.
Oh my god!
Yaya, sitting in the office, covered her mouth, somewhat incredulous that Eryuetian had agreed to the collaboration so easily, and that she was such a kind and considerate person, even offering to pay her royalties.
Waaah, she felt like crying.
If she weren't sitting in an office right now, she might actually be crying.
February Sky even sent her her private contact information, saying that it would be more convenient for them to communicate if they added each other as friends. She quickly copied the account and added her as a friend.
Xu Ying saw the friend request in time and accepted it immediately.
Duckling Learns to Talk: Hi, this is Duckling Learns to Talk, who sent you a private message.
February Sky: Hello.
February Sky: Regarding the character illustrations, please wait for me. I have some thoughts that need to be sorted out, and I will explain them to you in detail tomorrow.
Duckling learning to talk: Okay, no problem.
Xu Ying's idea was actually for her to draw these things herself first.
She recently signed up for some online drawing classes.
However, drawing takes time to practice. Although she has mastered some drawing skills, her drawings are still at the elementary school level, or rather, at the middle school level.
She doesn't have high expectations for her drawing skills; as long as the ducklings can understand her drawings, that's enough.
She'll explain it to her verbally later, and I'm sure Ya Ya will be able to understand it given her drawing skills.
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