Chapter 6329
Liu Xiang's parents were very happy to hear this. After all, their Liu family has been going downhill in the court. It would be a good thing if their daughter could be favored by the emperor and the empress dowager.
"Oh, I heard earlier that Liu Aiqing's daughter is a great painter, so let's do it together." The emperor nodded.
Liu Xiang could only stand up and salute first. The two girls were arranged to a place not far from the emperor, and they prepared things and started painting.
After Liu Xiang stood up, the concubines also saw her clothes clearly. They wanted to know where such beautiful fabrics were bought. Why didn't they have them in the palace? However, due to their physical condition, they couldn't ask directly.
So they could only wait patiently, thinking that they must ask the palace people to ask clearly later.
The two sat together to paint, and Liu Xiang whispered, "You pulled me to paint together, isn't it stealing your limelight?"
"I don't want this limelight. You paint well, I believe you will definitely paint better than me." Ping An whispered.
Liu Xiang was somewhat helpless. This girl really didn't like to be in the limelight, but she reminded him, "You have to paint well. If the emperor is not satisfied with your paintings, you should be careful about your father's official position."
"Don't worry!" Ping An was not stupid. Of course, it was impossible for the emperor to be dissatisfied with her.
The banquet began, singing and dancing began, and some young ladies from noble families prepared programs. The atmosphere of the banquet was very good. The emperor and the empress dowager were very happy.
After the two finished the paintings, someone presented them to the emperor.
The two girls knelt in front of the emperor.
After the emperor saw the two portraits, he laughed and said happily, "Great! The paintings are so good, reward! A big reward!"
Ping An and Liu Xiang hurriedly thanked them. The people below didn't expect that the two paintings could make the emperor happy. You know, their emperor is famous for being deep and rarely smiles.
Everyone was curious about what the painting looked like.
The emperor saw everyone's curiosity and asked the palace people to show it to everyone.
The level of the two paintings is comparable, but there are some differences. Liu Xiang's painting adds a sense of ink and wash, but with Ping An's guidance, it is also lifelike and almost indistinguishable from the real person.
Not to mention Ping An's, it is really accurate to the hair.
"Your Majesty, I have also painted a few different you, do you want to see it?" Ping An bowed respectfully.
"Oh, take it out and show it to me." Of course the emperor wanted to see it.
Ping An took out another one to show the emperor. Liu Xiang was really worried for her. She thought that this girl was really bold. She actually painted Your Majesty like a child. What if the emperor was unhappy?
Ping An had his own ideas. He thought that the emperor would only be happier after seeing it, and it was impossible for him to be unhappy.
This is a relatively long and narrow painting. Two palace servants opened it for the emperor, the empress dowager, and the queen.
When the painting was opened, the emperor was stunned for a moment, and then laughed again. This time, even the empress dowager couldn't help but cover her face with a handkerchief and laughed.
Ping An's painting was actually a cartoon character, and he made the emperor look cute and adorable, with a childish look.
The emperor laughed so hard that tears came out, and he kept saying that he would be rewarded.
The people below were all dumbfounded, wondering what Luo Qingqing had drawn to make the emperor lose his composure like this.
"Oh, this painting is too cute, it looks exactly like the emperor when he was a child!" The queen mother was also very happy and liked this painting very much.