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Chapter 31: The Emperor's Reward

"Princess Duanyi, please wait here while I go to report to the emperor and come back quickly." Eunuch Su was about to turn around but was stopped by Yun Wan.

"Eunuch Su, stay here." Yun Wan presented the most cherished luminous pearl to Eunuch Su, which was a gift from the old lady to her mother. "Eunuch, thank you for your hard work. Yun Wan is very grateful for your long journey to save Duanmu Mansion from fire and water.

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"Princess Duanyi's words are serious. This servant is under the order of the emperor. After the report is finished later, you can thank the saint in person." Eunuch Su asked the young eunuch to accept Yun Wan's gift. Although he didn't know what was in the box, he

At first glance, the exquisitely carved rosewood cannot be filled with small items such as handkerchiefs and sachets, right?

"Thank you, Eunuch Xie, for reminding me that there is a painting here. Please present it to the Emperor for review first." Yun Wan politely sent the painting that her father had treasured for many years to the Emperor, and told Eunuch Su: "This painting is a gift from my father to the Emperor."

It took more than ten years of hard work to find it. He heard that the emperor liked wood carving, and he specially asked Zhang Sengyao to carve this golden nanmu painting box. It was a pity that my father could not present it to the emperor in person.

I don’t know if the emperor likes it, so I have to trouble my father-in-law to present it on my behalf.”

"Princess Duanyi is really thoughtful. I went into the palace to tell the emperor clearly, please wait a moment." Eunuch Su took the painting box and turned around and entered the Xuande Palace.



"Princess, why hasn't Eunuch Su come out yet? I'm so anxious." Xue Qing was afraid that if Yun Wan stood outside for too long, she would catch a cold and suffer from stomach problems.

"Xue Qing, don't you and I have anything to complain about under the Emperor's feet?" Yun Guan was afraid that Xue Qing would say any disrespectful words, so she scolded her sternly.

"Princess Duanyi, please come in." Eunuch Su had just accompanied the emperor to appreciate the paintings for a while. When he saw that it had been half an hour, he quickly reminded the emperor that the person who sent the paintings was still waiting outside the palace. After receiving the emperor's permission, he quickly came out to invite

Yun Wan enters the palace.

"Okay, thank you for your kind words, Eunuch-in." Yun Wan knew that Eunuch-Su would definitely say good things for her, otherwise they wouldn't be able to wait so long.

"Princess, you are polite, but you are only allowed to go in by yourself and explain the origin of this scroll to the emperor. It's okay to say more." After Eunuch Su gave the order, he led Xue Qing to the side hall to wait.

In order to calm down her nervous mood, Yun Wan took a few deep breaths, lifted up the thick golden brocade curtain and entered the main hall. She found that the emperor was fascinated by the paintings, so she knelt quietly in front of the hall, firstly for fear of disturbing the emperor, and secondly for fear of frightening him.

To the emperor.

"Coming?" After a while, Shen Yixiang turned around and found Yun Wan kneeling down.

"My little daughter, please pay your respects to Your Majesty. May Your Majesty live forever and be rich and prosperous." Yun Wan kowtowed to the Emperor three times after she finished speaking, "Thank you for your generous grace, which saved the Duanmu Mansion from the crisis."

"Excuse me, Duanmu Chongze devoted himself to me, I will remember this love!" Shen Yixiang nodded as he said it, with a regretful expression on his face that could not be hidden.

"If my father could sense His Majesty's thoughts, he would rest in peace. When he was alive, he would often mention that there is no way to repay the kindness, but to be able to use His Majesty's favor is the blessing that Duanmu Mansion cultivated in his previous life." Yun Wan said carefully every word.

With.

"Do you know anything about the origin of this painting?" Shen Yixiang said thoughtfully.

"This is the second volume of Luo Shen's paintings. Twenty years ago, the Holy Spirit ordered everyone to search for this painting to no avail. My father has always been thinking about this. Every time he thinks about it, he is filled with regrets, but he never gave up the hope of searching. Finally, it was hidden in a temple.

Jingge discovered this painting and caught up with the painter Zhang who was carving a Zen wall in this temple, so he begged for a painting box. It was precisely because he knew that it was to be presented to the Holy One that he dared to carve the auspicious decoration of dragons and phoenixes." Yun Wan did not dare.

Facing the holy face, I wonder if the emperor likes this vivid wooden carving box.

"Gu Kaizhi's paintings are really exquisite, and the painting box with Zhang Sengyao's carving is simply a treasure in the world. Duanmu Chongze took the trouble to do it." Shen Yixiang remembered that he had actually ordered someone to look for this painting twenty years ago. At that time,

When Concubine Yi passed away, he was very sad. Concubine Yi had liked Gu Kaizhi's paintings when she was still alive. Shen Yixiang found many scrolls for her, but the only one missing was the second volume of the Luo Shen Fu. He once ordered Duanmu Chongze to go there three times.

Jiangnan searched for this painting to no avail. The person who loved painting had been away for so long, and now the person who was looking for the painting had passed away. He had no time to leave this painting for Shen Yixiang to appreciate alone, which doubled his sense of loss, and the pain of missing him was even more unbearable.

Resolve.

"Your Majesty, you are an elegant person. Painter Zhang once commented that Mr. Gu was the finishing touch, while he himself only painted the flesh and blood." Yun Wan heard this from her mother. At that time, her grandmother insisted that Yun Wan learn calligraphy and painting.

I had no choice but to teach her to appreciate paintings first. Only by learning to appreciate paintings can we know why and how to paint?

"What you said is very good. I will keep this painting well and go to Su Rui to receive the reward." Shen Yixiang was completely attracted by the painting and did not even look at Yun Wan.

"Thank you for the reward." Yun Wan left in a hurry. She didn't expect to see the emperor so soon. She only gave the painting to fulfill her father's wish. She didn't want to get the emperor's reward. But for Shen Yixiang, everyone close to him

All ministers are greedy people.
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