For a moment, Pei Xiaoyuan held his breath.
After leaving the house, Lan Tai lagged behind her by half a body and walked naturally beside her.
The two of them walked slowly under the wind and rain corridor, heading outside while continuing their conversation, which reached Pei Xiaoyuan's ears. At first, the topic was also related to the upcoming captive offering ceremony.
With the end of the war, the captive offering ceremony has become the most discussed issue in and outside the court. Not only the palace, but also the people in the streets and streets are excited and proud. They also regard the upcoming captive offering ceremony as a continuation of the Wanshou ceremony that was suspended a year ago. The rumored painting of the Heavenly Man, Beijing and Luoyang that has been restored in the Chongtian Hall has once again become the focus of attention after a year.
This mural, originally created by Ye Zhongli, was destined to become a symbol of prosperity and prosperity of the Holy Dynasty from the day it appeared. A turmoil, jade shattered, pearls broken, thousands of romantic works destroyed in the war. It was finally able to restore its original appearance. When it wanted to unveil its veil to the world again, it encountered palace coups and border wars. Finally, today, the clouds and fog have cleared, and it has waited for the opportunity to show its true face again. Like a peerless beauty, how can we not sigh for her ill-fated fate.
The only regret is that the beauty is only suitable to be hidden in the emperor's palace. Those who are lucky enough to have a glimpse of her beauty are only princes, nobles, officials and ministers. The vast majority of ordinary people in this world can only gaze at the legendary painting that is beyond their reach through the towering palace walls.
On the day of the captive offering ceremony, the sage will host a banquet for all officials and foreign envoys in the Chongtian Hall to reward meritorious officials. Famous people from all over the world will also have the opportunity to enter the palace to participate in the event and witness the glory together.
Lan Tai said that there was an illiterate but wealthy man who was obsessed with Ye Zhongli's paintings. Although the paintings were no longer made by Ye Zhongli, he still couldn't stop his desire. In order to see them with his own eyes, he spent a lot of money and bribed a large number of Chang'an scholars to spread his name. In just one month, he was included in the list of celebrities as he wished, and his name was written on the invitation list. It was at the last stage that he was discovered by an official from the Ministry of Rites, who removed him from the list and threw him into the Chang'an County Jail to serve as a warning to others.
"Now everyone is laughing at that person, a layman pretending to be elegant and sophisticated, and having such delusions."
"Princess, do you think this is absurd and ridiculous?" Lan Tai told the joke to the princess and laughed.
After hearing this, she smiled and said, "It is true that his behavior is vulgar, but his original intention is not a serious crime. Ask the magistrate of Chang'an County to give him a warning and then release him. There is no need for excessive punishment."
Lan Tai quickly agreed, and said sincerely: "The princess is kind-hearted, and it is a great blessing for that person."
She smiled again.
"Ye Gong once said that there are two kinds of paintings. One is for self-entertainment, to express one's aspirations and interests, and can only be shown to close friends. The rest are all made for people who see the paintings. His paintings are the same. The value of his paintings lies in the fact that people all over the world are willing to see them, and this is also his original intention of painting. There are high and low quality paintings, but the viewers are not divided into high and low. For example, there is a mountain in front of you. Some people admire its majesty, while others can see the way of admiration. How can we judge whether the mountain likes the latter more? Or that the former is definitely not as happy as the latter? If the painting is hidden away after it is completed, even if it is placed in a golden house and jade box, it will spoil the scenery and it will not like it."
She recalled the casual conversation her grandfather once had with her on the road. The corners of her lips curled up slightly and her beautiful, crystal clear eyes turned towards Lan Tai, who had slowly stopped in the corridor and was listening attentively.