Chapter 54 Prime Minister Xia's Blow

The queen turned and entered the hall, and said: "You can hide behind the screen, I will let you see clearly how amazing this Chen Linglong's talent is."

The queen sat down and took a sip of tea when Nanny Yang led Chen Linglong in.

Kneeling all the way, her forehead swelled up and began to ooze blood, making her stand unsteady.

The queen glanced at Mrs. Linglong, called Yang Nanny to come, whispered something in her ear, and Yang Nanny turned and went out.

Prime Minister Xia went to pull Concubine Mei over. Concubine Mei was unwilling, but after Prime Minister Xia said a word to her, Concubine Mei pondered for a moment, and then came.

But when they came to Jingning Palace, Madam Yang stood guard at the door and said, "Ms. Concubine Mei, Prime Minister, please invite the two of you to the West Wing for tea first. Your Majesty has something to say to Madam."

Concubine Mei was startled, Jingning Palace is a place she often comes to, knowing that the hall in the west wing can see everything in the main hall through the bead curtain.

What kind of medicine does the queen sell?

She exchanged glances with Xia Cheng, and followed Nanny Yang to the west chamber.

The west chamber and the main hall are actually separated by a layer of bead curtains, but there is a black brocade curtain behind the bead curtains, so no one in the main hall can see the west chamber.

Nanny Yang took the two of them in and then left. Concubine Mei hurriedly opened the curtain and looked through the beaded curtain.

Everything in the main hall can be seen by the eyes, and all the conversations can be heard by the ears.

The queen helped Mrs. Linglong up herself, and said with a smile: "Madam, I take the liberty of inviting you here because I want to ask you for one thing."

Mrs. Linglong was a little uncertain about the queen's attitude, but she didn't dare to offend her, and said, "Just say what the queen has to say."

The queen beckoned, and asked someone to take out a scroll, and slowly displayed it in front of Mrs. Linglong.

Mrs. Linglong was taken aback for a moment. She recognized this scroll, which was given to Prime Minister Xia by her back then, and Prime Minister Xia was also attracted by this painting to bring them together.

This is a landscape painting, not a sketch. It is all colored, and the tone is very well used. Moreover, this tone cannot be adjusted by the studios in the palace today.

This paint is specially made.

Prime Minister Xia also saw this painting, and remembered the past with Mrs. Linglong. The sweetness of the past washed away the disgust that had arisen before. Looking at this painting until now, he is still shocked.

It goes without saying that the painting is good, but the use of this color is really seamless. When the painting unfolds, people feel as if they are in it. The green mountains and green waters, the birds flutter their wings, and the flowers bloom and fall. The image is vivid. The painting immediately amazed him.

However, this painting has always been hidden in the warehouse, how could it be in the queen's hands?

Prime Minister Xia naturally didn't know that Xia Wan'er stole this painting from the warehouse and gave it to the prince. The prince didn't like calligraphy and painting, so he gave it to the queen.

"I heard from my palace that this painting was given to Xiangye by my wife." The queen spoke with admiration, "It's true that the painters in the palace can't match it."

Mrs. Linglong looked a little complacent, "The empress praised it absurdly. This painting was just made by my concubine at will, and it can't be regarded as a shocking work."

The queen's eyes widened, "You can make such a high-quality painting at will. If you concentrate more, wouldn't it be more amazing? Madam's talent is really beyond Yuan's comparison."

Mrs. Linglong brushed back the strands of hair that fell when she knelt down and kowtowed just now, with a reserved smile on her face, "Your Majesty, it's just that the concubine doesn't bother to compare with Yuan Shi."

The queen smiled, "So, this painting is indeed made by Madam?"

Madam Linglong said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely true, but the concubine has sworn in front of the Buddha that she will never paint again."

After hearing this, the queen raised the scroll and shouted sharply: "Come here, take down this traitor who intends to overthrow our Great Zhou Dynasty!"

Madam Linglong was stunned, she stared blankly at the two guards rushing in from outside the hall, she didn't know what happened, she was just talking about the picture scroll, why did she suddenly involve the traitors.

Prime Minister Xia wanted to rush out in the west chamber, but was stopped by Concubine Mei who saw the way. Concubine Mei shook her head at him, "Don't go out."

Prime Minister Xia also felt that things were a little weird, so he stood still and watched the subsequent development.

Two guards took down Mrs. Linglong, and Mrs. Linglong screamed: "Your Majesty, what does this mean? How can I be a traitor?"

With a cold face, the empress ordered someone to unfold the scroll again, pointing to the flower in the lower right corner, and said sharply: "Are you still saying that you are not a traitor? This painting, where the pear blossoms bloom and the hibiscus flowers fail, is a hidden conspiracy. Refers to Li Hua, the Murong family won the world from the hands of the Li family, and there is a hibiscus character in Taizu's characters, now you are referring to the hibiscus flower defeating Li Huakai, isn't it intentional to overthrow the court? Do you dare to say that you are not a rebellious minister? Thief?"

Mrs. Linglong was so frightened that she hurriedly broke away from the guard's hand and knelt on the ground, trembling, "Your Majesty the Empress, I have something to hide. This painting was not made by my concubine, but by Mrs. Yuan."

This subversion of the imperial court is a capital crime, how can she bear such a heavy responsibility?

As soon as these words came out, Zi'an, who was hiding behind the screen, smiled slowly. It turned out that this painting was indeed made by his mother, but how did Mrs. Linglong obtain this painting? And hasn't mother seen the painting in her hand?

And why did the painting fall into the hands of the queen?

Zi'an also understood the queen's intentions, she knew that Prime Minister Xia must be hiding not far away, and he could see the scene here.

After overturning Chen Linglong's impression in his heart, he will slowly develop a heart of disgust, even if he won't turn his face in a moment, but he has already buried a factor that is about to explode.

In this process, she and her mother could steal a chance of life in the mansion, because Madam Linglong naturally didn't have much energy to deal with them if she wanted to win back Prime Minister Xia's heart.

The queen will not completely solve her predicament, because the queen just wants to use her to treat King Liang's illness, and all she needs to ensure is her temporary safety. Once the king of Liang is cured, the queen will not care whether she lives or dies.

Zi'an understands a little better, that is, when her marriage with the Prince Regent is finalized, the Queen's guns will definitely be aimed at her, so she will definitely leave some room for Madam Linglong today, so that she can use Madam Linglong's hand to suppress her. Own.

Prime Minister Xia's face was completely dark, he could hardly believe what he heard, he subconsciously resisted this fact, and even had the urge to turn his head and leave.

This news was shocking to him, even more shocking than Xia Zian's marriage to the Prince Regent. His nearly twenty years of complacency suddenly turned into irony. He believed that the most talented woman in the world would commit herself to be him Concubine.

He had always thought that Yuan Shi was too sharp in his early years, and many people boasted that it was because of fame rather than talent. He even felt that he was instigated by the outside world to pursue Yuan Shi crazily back then.

After seeing the painting painted by Chen Linglong, he realized that real talented women are low-key and calm, unlike Yuan Shi, who plunged headlong into the circle of fame and fortune.