Nan Yan couldn't help asking: "Duke, what's the matter with this painting?"
Wu Yingqiu stepped forward, and when he saw the painting, his face seemed to be a little dignified, and his eyes fixed on the person in the painting, as if he had returned to many years ago.
Nan Yan looked back at him: "Huh?"
"..."
Wu Yingqiu hesitated for a moment, then pulled his mind away from the painting, then forced a smile, and said, "I don't know, this painting is not the work of a famous artist, but the clumsy work of a veteran."
"The Duke's handwriting?"
Nan Yan was a little surprised.
Although it is not a famous work, it can be seen that the brushwork is proficient, obviously not a novice.
Unexpectedly, Wu Yingqiu, who was an important minister in the court, would have such a quiet hobby.
but-
"My lord, what is this painting?"
"This painting depicts the negotiation between Emperor Gao and the monarch of the Tan Kingdom."
"negotiation?"
"That's right." Wu Yingqiu said with a smile, "Emperor Gao rebelled and expelled the forces of the Tan Kingdom from the Central Plains. This was the last few negotiations."
"oh… "
Nan Yan nodded lightly.
After all, she has been with Zhu Feng for so long, and she has a certain understanding of the war that year. When Emperor Gao founded the country, it was also at the end of the war with the country, and both sides were exhausted.
In the country, other forces also appeared to oppose him.
If the fight continues, the Yan Dynasty is still in its infancy, and I am afraid it will be destroyed in one fell swoop, and the country's mistakes in the Central Plains may also drag down its prestige in the country.
So at that time, there were more talks than fights.
It is said that the area of the old Great Wall was also in the last few negotiations, and Emperor Gao gave up and belonged to the Kingdom of Tan.
This painting obviously records the situation of one of the negotiations.
Unexpectedly, Wu Yingqiu recorded it.
Nan Yan said softly: "Duke Guo—"
Wu Yingqiu said with a faint smile: "At that time, the old minister was just a young general, and I was honored to attend this negotiation meeting."
"..."
"Many years have passed, but I still can't forget it, so I put it into writing."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "The Duke is humble."
In the meeting where Wu Yingqiu was able to participate in the negotiations between the two countries, it was absolutely impossible for Wu Yingqiu to be just a young general. Besides, before Zhu Feng ascended the throne, during the reign of Emperor Gao, he was one of the few founding heroes who survived, and was appointed as the Henan chief envoy.
No matter what kind of quarrel his daughter made with him, or what he did to him, at least Wu Yingqiu made great contributions to the founding of the country.
While thinking about it, Nan Yan took a step forward and looked at the person in the painting.
The center of this painting is of course Emperor Gao. Nan Yan saw that the man in the painting was tall and mighty, with a handsome appearance. Zhu Feng was somewhat similar to him.
The others are all standing beside or behind him.
Suddenly, Nan Yan's gaze focused on one of them.
He was the closest person to Emperor Gao, with a slender figure, handsome appearance, and a bit of a bookish air, but he didn't look weak.
You must know that those who can appear on this painting, that is, those who were able to attend the negotiation meeting at the beginning, are all the elites around Emperor Gao, and this person is not inferior among them, and even has a feeling of standing out from the crowd.
Nan Yan subconsciously said: "He is—"
Seeing this person, Wu Yingqiu raised his eyebrows slightly.
He turned his head to look at Nan Yan, and said in a complicated tone: "He is Ling—" After a pause, he said again: "Bo Wanghou."
"...!"
Nan Yan's breath suddenly sank.
Bowang Hou Siboyan, that is, her—
No wonder Wu Yingqiu paused when he spoke just now. At this time, even Nanyan himself didn't know what to say to clarify the identity of this person.
Of course he is Marquis Bowang, but the relationship between her and him is a bit unclear.
In the past, Nanyan first identified Princess Tana as her mother, and then suspected that he was her father through the relationship between Princess Tana and him.
But now, after listening to Tong Yuhua's dying words, it seemed that she had confirmed that Si Boyan was her father, but her mother had disappeared without a trace.
Nan Yan looked at this man with a complicated expression.
"Marquis Bowang..."
Wu Yingqiu said: "The imperial concubine should be no stranger to him."
Nan Yan's eyes were fixed on the painting, and she said, "No, it's very strange, I haven't seen him before."
She thought for a while, and then said, "Duke, do you still have a copy of this painting?"
"Does the imperial concubine want it?"
"I want one as a souvenir."
"There is still a copy, but it is not in this garden."
Nanyan knew that he might have been placed in Henan's own home.
So he said: "If the Duke is willing to give up his love—"
Wu Yingqiu said with a hearty smile: "It's just the old minister's clumsy work, and it's just a copy. It's the veteran's honor to be favored by the imperial concubine."
"where."
"In this way, wait for the old minister to go back and look for it, and when he finds it, he will send it to the empress."
"Please trouble the Duke."
"Don't dare."
The two gossiped for a while, and they didn't go downstairs until Princess Anping started making a fuss in Ran Xiaoyu's arms.
After leaving the Golden Tower, Wu Yingqiu saluted the concubine respectfully, then turned and left.
Seeing his retreating back, Ran Xiaoyu stepped forward while patting the baby, and said softly, "Why did your empress talk to him so much?"
Nan Yan turned her head and looked at her: "What?"
"Didn't you suspect that he and Arisilan may have a private relationship?"
"Suspicion is suspicion, but no evidence can be found, so we still have to perfunctory in face."
"..."
Liang Xiaoyu couldn't help frowning: "Can't even the emperor catch his fox tail?"
Nan Yan said softly: "This person can survive from the hands of Emperor Gao, which proves that he must have something extraordinary."
"..."
"The emperor wants to build the city of Beiping and move the capital, and he cannot do without him everywhere. Since the emperor does not intend to tear himself apart with the country, then let him stay."
"oh."
Ran Xiaoyu nodded unwillingly.
Her hostility towards Wu Yingqiu and Wu Wan is very deep.
Nan Yan said: "Go back."
The days that followed were very peaceful, and nearly half a month later, they were about to leave for Jinling.
This time by water.
The route was also similar to the route Ashig took when he hijacked her. After leaving Jinlou Bieyuan, he went east to the canal, boarded a boat on the city canal, and turned to Jinling by water.
Of course, taking this route this time, the mood is completely different.
What's more, there is a little Anping princess in her arms who keeps jumping around and is curious about everything around her.
When I walked to the door, seeing the colorful flags fluttering outside the door and the busy traffic, little Anping was very excited. The thick swaddle wrapped around her body was almost torn apart by her struggle.
Nan Yan smiled wryly and said: "This way, she's going to make trouble again."
At this time, a laughing voice came from the front.
"The imperial concubine."