Sheng Weiqiao was surprised. She looked where Huan Yehe pointed and spotted Sheng Weirao drawing something on the table with the fingertip that seemed to have dipped in water or wine. Zhao Li had seated himself beside her, and he nodded from time to time as he studied her work.
Sheng Weiqiao's lips twitched, and she said, "Ah, you weren't here at that time. Fifth Cousin seems to be intrigued by painting. He drew a painting just now, of which Fourth Sister pointed out one flaw. That was how they got acquainted. I guess they're now talking about painting techniques."
"Fifth Childe Zhao is renowned for his passion for painting indeed. To perfect his painting, he even gave up his imperial examination." Huan Yehe gave a subtle smile as she raised the cup and vibrated the wine inside, "The Zhao Family exhorted him to study in vain, and then they gave up. They decide to let him be, so long as he doesn't put shame on his family. But Old Madam Qin still takes
Then Sheng Weiqiao remembered that they were supposed to send their congratulation to Princess Gaomi when the banquet reached a climax in compliance with the custom in Chang'an as Madam Qi had told her before the banquet started.She said to Sheng Weirao in a hurry, "It looks like I must get going now."Sheng Weiqiao entered the yard through the side door with Madam Qi, where Princess Gaomi's grandchildren, including Princess Jianan, Yuan Donglai, and other young girls, were waiting for them. Crouching down, Princess Qingfang was smoothing the collars of Rong Lingtiao and Rong Lingsui.Madam Qi went up to express her gratitude, "Thank you for taking care of them."She then questioned the servants who just stood by why Princess Qingfang took up their jobs of looking after the two girls.The two wet nurses stumbled over their words. And Princess Qingfang offered to explain, "They had nursed the children, but the t
After a while, the maid brought a few paintings. Sheng Weiqiao unfolded them before Zhao Li and Zhao Tao to prove that these paintings were all authentic. Then, she asked them to take those paintings away.Having seen them off, Sheng Weiqiao got down to preparing for Sheng Weirao's blind date. However, Zhao Brothers whispered to each other after getting out of the Prince Mizhen Mansion. Zhao Tao said, "Fifth Brother, did you hear what Cousin Weiqiao said? She told you not to discuss painting with Princess Fuchang. Moreover, we are not familiar with the Sheng Family. It's a little embarrassing for you to ask about Princess Fuchang's matter directly."Zhao Li frowned, "No one in our family has supported me to study painting over the years. Now, I managed to meet a peer who also knows the tricks of painting. I just talked a few words about techniques and modulation with her. Why do you think that much?"Zhao Tao said, "Fifth Brother, it's n
"Let's go back!" Said Sheng Weirao. She felt a headache when seeing Zhao Li. In especial, after hearing that Zhao Li had gone to the Prince Mizhen Mansion to borrow paintings from her cousin Sheng Weiqiao, she became more regretful for commenting Zhao Li’s painting, which caused trouble for Sheng Weiqiao.Therefore, when she saw Zhao Li at that time, she frowned and turned to say to Zang Wanzhou, "Don't disturb them."They had walked a long way in the garden. Sheng Weirao became uncommunicative after the accident. However, after all, this concerned her marriage. Actually, it did not matter to her whether she got married or not. Anyway, the Sheng Family could afford to support her. Even if the Sheng Family did not want to support her forever, she could make a living with the fifty thousand taels Madam Feng's sister had given her. After all, her living standard was not as high as Sheng Weiqiao's.Even when she got old, she could count on t
"Then go quickly! Don't keep our father waiting too long." After hearing what the maid said, Sheng Weiqiao just stopped chatting with Rong Shuihe who just frowned at the maid's words. Being worried that Rong Shuihe would refuse Gaomi King's invitation Gaomi in public and other people might laugh at Gaomi King Family for it, Sheng Weiqiao gave his arm a push, whispering, "There are a lot of people at the moment... Father won't call you if it's not important.""The reason why he's calling me now is definitely that he wants to help his beloved eldest son, Young Lord Rong Qingzhuo, do something to offer amnesty and enlist all pirates, controlling all seas." Rong Shuihe showed a touch of boredom and snorted coldly, "I've been working on this for a long time. He wants me to do it myself while he also wants to control every step. Am I his subordinate who would come to him whenever he called?"But for Sheng Weiqiao's sake, he finally decided to go there. Bef
Empress Meng said coldly, "Of course, her subordinates will help her! After she was beaten by Guangling King's Young Lord, they will rush to accuse him before Guangling King. Then Guangling King will punish him. Although the Young Lord hates his father, for the sake of blood, he can't do anything to fight back Guangling King. It's natural that the Young Lord will make more trouble for Side Princess Meng... This kind of cycle lasts until Side Princess Meng recently became pregnant. Because her subordinates became serious for the sake of her baby, beginning to prevent the Young Lord from approaching Side Princess Meng rashly.""..." Sheng Weiqiao pondered for a while, then frowned and said, "The Meng Family did this for... the Chunbo Lake Navy?"Although Meng Guiyu had lived a secluded life since his sister married into the Guangling King Family as side princess and he was promoted to Left General Weiwei, Sheng Weiqiao knew that Meng Guihuan was not qu
The invasion of Ruru was very sudden!So all officials of the imperial court were caught off guard.Most importantly, in just a few days, the news was spread all over the country, and the whole country was in an uproar. The spearhead was directed at Gaomi King and the Meng Family who were in power.Some people said that Gaomi King was the chief culprit. They thought, "Gaomi King was duplicitous and ambitious. He was disrespectful to the Emperor and unfilial to the Empress Dowager. He still coveted the throne. He recruited people to form his own party, which threw the imperial court into turmoil. He even intervened in the army of Beijiang. Zhou General had devoted half of his life to this elite troop of the country. Gaomi King turned the troops into a useless army with slack alert. The army even didn't send messages to Chang'an until Ruru captured three cities continuously! As early as the reign of Emperor Muzong, father of the Deceased E
"My cousin?" Sheng Weiqiao said in surprise, "When did he come to Chang'an?"Sheng Weiqiao thought that the cousin that the maid said was from the Feng Family. She thought that her grandfather and grandmother might have other plans, so they asked juniors to Chang'an.Not only Sheng Weiqiao but also Madam Feng's sister thought so. She asked seriously, "Does he injure seriously?"Before the maid answered, Madam Feng's sister had already dragged Sheng Weiqiao to the main reception hall, "Let's go and have a look!"However, when they arrived at the main reception hall, they found that there was a misunderstanding because Madam Feng's sister didn't know the man who was surrounded by anxious Senior Master Sheng and Old Marquis Xu. Sheng Weiqiao was also stunned at the threshold. She carefully identified the man for a long time before she asked uncertainly, "Cousin Shen, is that you?""Big Weiqiao?" The man wore an ind
"But we could do nothing about it at present." Hearing this and thinking for a while with her eyes closed, Empress Meng said calmly, "Both Gaomi King and the Meng Family are not idiots for us to mess up with. Even you could see the whole picture, not to mention them. They would doubt it for sure. Then they would never let go of Mizhen."Noticing the gaze from Meng Guiyu, the Empress was deep in meditation, "You mean... Shu Sisters?"Shu Sisters had already fixed their eyes on Rong Shuihe as their adopted son, or more accurately, as someone they could count on when they got old. Shu Sisters would do anything to ensure that Rong Shuihe got all benefits.Although Empress Meng didn't get along with Shu Sisters, she would not bother to come to and provide them with secret information. If so, the Meng Family would definitely hunt her down in the first place. Empress Meng only needed to let out the news to Shu Sisters in secret. After all, Shu