"Miss Qingcheng, I'm sorry you can't go in."
Following Si Chengfeng's instructions, Hua Qingcheng came to a side room in Qingrong Courtyard where Shan Zuo was imprisoned, but was stopped by two fully armed guards guarding the door.
"I just went in to talk to him for a few words." Hua Qingcheng looked at the two of them with a little displeasure, but they were just following orders, so she would not vent her anger on them.
"Please don't make things difficult for me, Miss Qingcheng. The person imprisoned in this room is a criminal who intends to assassinate the emperor. I am here to guard him under the order of the general. If anything goes wrong, I will not be able to bear the consequences."
Although the guards at the door spoke politely, they adhered to the principles that needed to be adhered to and refused to compromise at all. Hua Qingcheng couldn't help but sigh in her heart at the strictness of General Feng's military management.
"Then do you know where the general is now?" Hua Qingcheng had to settle for the second best. No matter what, she had to find someone who could make the decision first.
After pondering for a while, a guard at the door said to Hua Qingcheng, "It should be in the study of the general of Yaoguang Courtyard. Miss Qingcheng, you can go and try your luck."
"Thank you!"
After hitting a wall, Hua Qingcheng had no choice but to leave Qingrong Courtyard and head towards Yaoguang Courtyard where Feng Cailan and Yu Jingyang lived.
Everyone in the General's Mansion knew that a distinguished guest was coming today, and as long as the guest wasn't going to a forbidden area, no one would stop him. Therefore, Hua Qingcheng easily entered Yaoguang Courtyard and arrived at the door of the General's study.
The guards guarding outside had already been withdrawn. An Yi, who was hiding in the dark, did not stop Hua Qingcheng when he saw that the person coming.
“Knock knock knock~”
"Mother, are you there?"
Nalan Yunzhi, who was painting at the desk in the room, paused when he heard the words and almost spilled ink on the painting.
"The door is unlocked, come in."
Hua Qingcheng, who was standing at the door, immediately heard a powerful and majestic voice coming from inside.
After pushing the door open, Hua Qingcheng saw the familiar dashing figure. Although Feng Cailan hadn't found him, finding the emperor would be fine.
"I, Hua Qingcheng, pay my respects to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long, long live the Emperor!"
Although she had never seen a living emperor in her previous life, she had at least seen some costume TV movies. Hua Qingcheng imitated the people on TV and kowtowed to Nalan Yunzhi.
"Stand up!"
Nalan Yunzhi personally stepped forward and helped Hua Qingcheng up from the ground.
"It seems that you already know my identity." Nalan Yunzhi had a smile on his face, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
"Qingcheng didn't know that the emperor was a supreme being. If I have offended you, please forgive me."
Hua Qingcheng bowed to Nalan Yunzhi in a very standard manner, which surprised Nalan Yunzhi a little.
"I didn't expect that even though you grew up in the countryside, you could understand etiquette and manners so well."
Nalan Yunzhi smiled slightly and thought: As expected, a dragon gives birth to a dragon and a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix. Even a stranded dragon or a fallen phoenix can still soar into the sky.
However……
"I guess I have to thank my good mother and father for this." Hua Qingcheng smiled slightly, "My mother is a scholar. She opened a private school in the village and taught me. She was the teacher who taught me how to read since I was a child."
"When I was ten, my father arranged for me to be a particularly outstanding child husband, my current doctor, Lang Mu Lige. Although he is a man, he is well-read and has excellent calligraphy and painting skills. My handwriting was not good before, but since Lige taught me, I have made great progress."
Hua Qingcheng had been away from home for several days now, and she really missed her husbands at home. When she mentioned Mu Lige, Hua Qingcheng was like a couple in love, her face filled with happiness.
"It seems that you are very satisfied with your current life." Nalan Yunzhi glanced at Hua Qingcheng and asked casually.
"Wife, children, house, car, money, 'five sons', I think it's okay!" Hua Qingcheng said very Versailles.
“No ambition!”
Nalan Yunzhi's mouth twitched slightly when he heard this. It turned out that the land of gentleness was the tomb of the heroine.
"Maybe everyone has different values. The meaning of my current hard work is to make the people I love and the people who love me live a better life. Seeing the happy smiles on their faces is my greatest happiness." Hua Qingcheng was not at all annoyed by being called unambitious.
"If I give you another chance, how much would you spend on my calligraphy and paintings?"
Nalan Yunzhi returned to the large desk, looked at Hua Qingcheng with interest, and then picked up his pen again to continue creating the unfinished painting.
"One or two."
Hua Qingcheng did not follow Si Chengfeng's instructions, but answered truthfully.
"oh?"
"Hahaha……"
"Interesting! It's really interesting!"
"You are indeed someone who can catch my eye."
After Nalan Yunzhi finished the last few strokes, he put the brush aside and waved to Hua Qingcheng.
"come over."
The other party was the emperor who was high above everyone else, so Hua Qingcheng could only move to the desk after hearing that.
"First, take a look at my new paintings."
Nalan Yunzhi turned the painting over to Hua Qingcheng and looked at her expectantly. After all, she was probably the only one in the entire court and harem who could give a fair evaluation.
Looking at the painting on the desk, Hua Qingcheng rubbed her chin, thought deeply for a moment, and said, "This charcoal seller riding a mule is really well drawn. Although the emperor holds a high position, he is able to vividly depict the vicissitudes of life on the faces of the people living at the bottom, as well as the misery and hardship of life. This mule is also painted very vividly. I can almost hear its heavy breathing through the paper."
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