He raised his eyebrows imperceptibly: "He also participated in the scientific examination?"
"Yes, he took the lock-in test, but..."
After hesitating for half a second, Eunuch Quan said cautiously, "But he didn't write any answers or any policy arguments."
"Um?"
If he doesn't answer questions or write policy papers, why does he use it as a reference
Do you want to reserve a room
Eunuch Quan carefully stole a glance at the emperor, and seeing that he didn't seem angry, he gained some courage:
"I heard that during the exams he either slept or scribbled on rice paper."
It was obvious that Master Xie couldn't bear to hear this. He glanced at Eunuch Quan with some displeasure and bowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, please listen to what this old minister has to say."
"Young Master Su is not scribbling, he is just answering the questions in his own way."
"Oh? Why did you say that, Master?"
This time, Long Jingyuan was really curious.
Tutor Xie was the mentor of all the princes back then, and his talent and ability are beyond doubt.
It's rare that he maintains it so much, as can be seen from the graffiti.
"The Emperor will know as soon as he sees the young prince's painting."
Master Xie didn't say much. He walked to the door of the hall and took the scroll from his attendant.
He carefully took out the paintings inside and placed them neatly one by one on the long table.
Long Jingyuan gently shook his bright yellow sleeves and slowly walked to the table.
The other ministers who had previously slandered Su Qiao and the Marquis' Mansion looked at each other and walked away.
Master Xie looked at the paintings with satisfaction and pointed to one of them and said, "Your Majesty, please look. He has painted five paintings in total."
"First, let's look at the painting skills."
"You see, although the brush and ink are not of the highest quality, with just a few strokes, he was able to simply outline a mood. This is really not easy."
"To be honest, even I don't have the confidence to do it."
A strange light flashed in Long Jingyuan's eyes, and his deep gaze slowly swept across the paintings on the table, finally stopping on the fifth one.
It was a landscape painting.
The painting shows a wooden house with a yard, surrounded by lush forests.
In the yard, there is a stone table, a stone bench, and tea on the table that is emitting white mist.
Seeing this scene, somehow, Long Jingyuan felt as if something had stung his heart, and he trembled slightly.
Kind of... familiar.
Seemingly familiar.
But he knew very well that he had never been here and had never seen such a scene.
He frowned slightly, and there was a rare hint of confusion in his eyes.
After hearing what Master Xie said, several ministers who gathered around were in disbelief.
"Master Xie, you are not kidding, are you?"
They admitted that Young Master Su's paintings were indeed good, but Master Xie was a little too exaggerated.
Prime Minister Chu, who had always been at odds with Master Xie, stroked his beard and said meaningfully:
"Taifu Xie, are you acquainted with the young master who just returned from the Su Mansion?"
By praising that kid so much, does it mean that the Marquis' Mansion has gotten close to the Xie's Mansion
Taifu Xie's expression straightened up: "Prime Minister Chu, this old man and the young master have never met before."
It was when he was marking the papers for random checks that he heard the invigilating official talking about the young master of the Su Marquis Mansion. Curious, he flipped through the papers for a few times, but he was unexpectedly shocked.
"Your Majesty, please take a look at this first picture."
"This is a complete map of the stars. There are seven stars in the east, seven stars in the north, seven stars in the west, and seven stars in the south, which together make up the twenty-eight stars. The four directions of east, south, west, and north represent the Azure Dragon, Vermillion Bird, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise respectively."
"The four spirits of heaven are to rectify the four directions."
“The person who painted it must be very familiar with the stars, otherwise it would be impossible to paint it exactly.
Although the objects in the painting are simple, whether it is the half moon in the sky, the clouds in the night sky, or the starry sky, they are all vivid and lifelike, as if they are right in front of you. "