The emperor kept Shen Nian behind as he had some official business to attend to.
Xia Tian then followed him to the Queen's palace.
"Mrs. Shen, please sit down first. I will ask someone to prepare things first."
Xia Tian thanked the Queen and sat aside waiting.
She had just said on the way that she couldn't finish the painting today, but the three little kids didn't understand and insisted on finishing it right away.
There was no other way, so she agreed to come over and draw a simple sketch for each person.
The people in the Queen Mother's palace moved quickly. Before she finished her cup of tea, the drawing board and other things were ready.
"Then who should go first?" Xia Tian asked the little princes and princesses while standing in front of the drawing board with a paintbrush.
The drawing board was not placed in the house. With the consent of the Queen Mother, it was placed in the pavilion, where the scenery was also good.
"Brother Crown Prince, come first."
A few little kids even knew to give way to the prince.
"Let my younger brothers and sisters come first!" The prince now turned into a little adult again.
The little ones looked at the Queen Mother, and seeing that she agreed, they happily let their nanny lead them one by one to stand in their favorite positions.
Xia Tian wrote down everyone's appearance, then quickly drew a rough outline of each person and put it away.
She drew a smaller cartoon character for each person, and the little ones were satisfied. They agreed to let her bring it back after she finished drawing.
The drawing board had not been collected yet, and several little kids surrounded her and asked questions.
"Can you draw dogs? I love dogs."
“I like bunnies.”
"I like bunny rabbits, too."
In the summer, looking at those cute little babies talking in baby voices, my heart melts.
"I can draw. Do you want me to draw?"
"want."
"I want one too."
"Okay, little princes and princesses, please wait a moment."
Xiatian picked up the brush and drew a cartoon dog with a big head and a small body. He handed it to the little prince who loved dogs.
"Wow, you're amazing!"
"I want the little rabbit." The two little princesses looked at her eagerly.
"Okay, please wait a moment, princesses."
She quickly drew two identical little rabbits and handed them to the two little princesses.
The three of them happily ran to the Queen to show off.
"Mother, look at my little rabbit."
"Mother, my little puppy is prettier."
"They all look good, they all look good." The Queen quickly praised with a smile.
Xia Tian looked at the Crown Prince who was standing aside silently and asked with a smile, "What does the Crown Prince like? I can also draw it."
"I like horses. Can you draw them?" the prince asked modestly with his hands behind his back.
Xia Tian nodded and drew a galloping horse for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
After all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was still young, so he happily showed the cartoon version of the horse drawn by Xia Tian to the Queen Mother, who praised it equally.
Xia Tian was watching in surprise, thinking that the emperor and empress in the palace were all old-fashioned, but he didn't expect that they were so reasonable in some things.
After making the princes and princesses happy, Xia Tian finally escaped. When she left the palace, Chen Nian was already waiting for her outside.
"Is the painting finished?" Shen Nian said as he helped Xia Tian.
After getting on the carriage, Xia Tian took the scroll from Ningxiang's hand and said, "It's not finished yet. I only drew a few simple cartoons for the little princes and princesses. I have to take this portrait back and finish it slowly."
Xia Tian showed the scroll in his hand to Shen Nian.
Curiously asked, "Brother Shen, why did the emperor keep you here?"
"The Emperor wants to promote me to the position of Vice Minister of War!"
"Minister of War?" Xia Tian was puzzled. "Isn't the Minister of War that Lord Liu?"
"Yes, it's him."
Lord Liu is Minister Liu, the father of Liu San, who tried to kidnap Wen Jin and the others in the plum forest behind Lingwu Temple.
"He was transferred?"
"No, he was demoted and transferred out of the capital due to his recent incompetence."
In fact, it was mainly because Liu San's death was a huge blow to Mrs. Liu. She often tried to commit suicide and asked Lord Liu to catch the murderer. As a result, the people who had been bullied by Liu San in the past jointly sued Lord Liu.
The emperor felt that he was not controlling his children well enough, so he found a reason to send him away.
"I knew this Lord Liu would end up like this sooner or later. With his style of indulging his son in evil deeds, he definitely wouldn't be a good official."
Xia Tian felt that the emperor had done a good thing this time.
Shen Nian nodded in agreement.
"So, Brother Shen, does this count as a promotion?" Xia Tian asked with a smile.
"Well, he hasn't been officially appointed yet." Today the emperor just gave him a hint in advance.
"Since the emperor has told you this himself, it must be confirmed." Xia Tian clapped his hands happily, "I'll cook tonight, and we can celebrate secretly first."
"Okay." Shen Nian responded with a smile.
"Oh, Brother Shen, what rank is the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War?" She didn't know what rank it was. Shen Nian's current official position was Langzhong of the Ministry of War's Chariot and Vehicle Department, a fifth rank.
"From the third rank."
"Wow! That's a jump of three levels!" Xia Tian exclaimed. It's good to have people above you. Promotions are achieved by jumping levels.
“Yeah.” Shen Nian’s lips curled up slightly.
"Then I will be the wife of a third-rank official in the future. Can I walk around freely?" Xia Tian joked.
Shen Nian laughed, “You can walk sideways now.”
"Hey, I took it seriously!"
In the evening, Xia Tian prepared a large table of dishes in her small kitchen to celebrate Shen Nian's promotion.
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