Painting Doctor Jinhua

Gao Changgong's expression changed immediately when he heard Yuwen Hui's request. He continued, "Master Yuwen, the genius doctor is just a common woman, not a concubine of the East Palace. How can you summon her at will without regard for her wishes?"

Hearing this, Yuwen Zhi seemed to have discovered something extraordinary, and continued: "Prince Lanling is so nervous, could it be that Prince Lanling also likes such a beauty?"

"That would be even better. Since everyone likes her, why not invite her to the East Palace so that everyone can enjoy her together!"

Yuwen Hui asked without any hesitation.

The crown prince Chen Shubao was still hesitant, and at this moment, another eunuch in the East Palace shouted loudly: "Your Majesty has arrived——"

As the whistle sounded, a tall figure slowly approached, surrounded by a group of guards.

This was the new emperor of the Chen Dynasty, Chen Xu. Chen Xu, who was nearly forty years old, was well maintained. Although he had a beard, he had a handsome face, and one could vaguely see the handsomeness of his youth. At this time, he was not wearing the imperial robe that symbolized his status as an emperor, but wore a wide-sleeved gown, a white robe, and a white gauze hat like the scholars.

When Chen Xu walked into the Eastern Palace, Chen Shubao, Chen Shuling, Chen Bogu and a group of scholars from the Eastern Palace immediately rushed to greet him.

"Your son did not know that your Majesty was coming and was unable to come to greet you. Please forgive me!" Crown Prince Chen Shubao bowed.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!" The rest of the people saluted in unison.

Chen Xu looked at the officials of the Eastern Palace and the envoys from Qi and Zhou who were gathered together, smiled slightly, raised his hand and said, "Gentlemen, please stand up! No need to be polite, return to your respective seats!"

"Today I am not here to see you as the Son of Heaven. Like you, I am here to drink wine, recite poetry, and admire beauties!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" A scholar answered with a smile, picked up a cup of wine and drank it all.

"Oh, by the way, what kind of beauty were you talking about just now? What kind of beauty could win the favor of Lanling King?"

Chen Xu suddenly asked. In fact, he didn't care what kind of beauty it was. He had seen too many beauties in his life. He had seen the most beautiful woman in Southern Liang, Princess Liyang, and his brother's favorite male favorite, Han Zigao. He had seen one of them as a gift to the powerful official of Eastern Wei at that time, and the other died at his hands.

No matter how beautiful a person or thing is in this world, it is nothing but a passing cloud. You may be obsessed with it when you are young, but when you reach a certain age, you will feel that it is nothing special.

There is only one thing that you can never forget, no matter how the world changes, even if a beauty turns into dry bones.

Hearing the Southern Dynasty Emperor's question, Yuwen Hui did not hide anything and said directly: "Your Majesty, we have long heard that there are many beautiful ladies among the noble families in Jiankang. The genius doctor who has recently gained a great reputation in Jiankang is the daughter of the eldest daughter of the Lanling Xiao family. I heard that this woman is not only an excellent doctor, but also has learned a skill called painting and dancing, which is unique. So I implore Your Majesty to summon this woman to see her."

It was an "edict" rather than a summons. Such an unreasonable request was already very arrogant.

Yuwen Hui was so used to bullying Chen Xu's family, who were once hostages, that he even dared to ask for the emperor of Chen. Yuwen Xun saw that Chen Xu's expression had obviously changed, and quickly scolded Yuwen Hui: "This is simply nonsense! How can you trouble Your Majesty with such a small matter? If you really admire your name, you can visit me another day!"

After that, he bowed to Chen Xu and said, "My brother is arrogant and rude. Your Majesty, please forgive me for making a fool of myself. Your Majesty, please do not pay attention to such an impolite request!"

Yuwen Hui frowned angrily.

At this time, Chen Xu actually asked: "If she doesn't come today, will you go to visit her in person another day?"

When asking this question, Chen Xu caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye and saw that Gao Changgong had clenched his fists.

Yuwen Xun smiled and said, "It's just talk, just talk, Your Majesty, don't take it seriously!"

Chen Xu smiled in an ambiguous way and said, "It just so happens that I have been wanting to see this miracle doctor recently!"

What kind of woman could have caused such a stir in Jiankang less than two months after returning there, causing both Prince Lanling and Minister Xu Ling to speak up for her, forcing him to temporarily dismiss Xiao Jian from his position as Palace Attendant and confine his own sister, Princess Yunyin, to house arrest?

In particular, Xu Ling showed him a painting: The spring beauty in the garden cannot be contained, a red apricot blossoms out of the wall!

He had only seen such divine painting skills in one person before!

Although there are always talented people in every generation, he still doesn't believe that there is anyone in this world who can compare to her!

But Chen Xu's words made everyone present think deeply:

He wanted to see her, too? If the Emperor of Chen also fell in love with this miraculous doctor, what did it have to do with them?

You can't compete with the Emperor of Chen for a beauty, right?

Chen Shuling's face turned even darker, and he didn't know what was going on in his heart. He cursed Chen Bogu for coming up with such a bad idea. Not only could he not use Envoy Zhou to take the young lady away, but he also made a lot of "rivals in love"!

Now, even my father has become interested!

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When the eunuch brought Chen Xu's imperial edict to the Xiao Mansion, Xiao Jian and Princess Yunyin were angry with each other. Princess Yunyin could not leave the mansion, so Xiao Jian came out alone to receive the edict. He thought that the emperor had pardoned their crimes and reinstated him. Xiao Jian was overjoyed. But when the eunuch asked, "Where is your granddaughter Xiao Jinyu? The emperor wants to see her!" Xiao Jian was completely stunned!

"Looking for her? But she's not in the Xiao Mansion?"

"She is your Xiao family's granddaughter. If she is not in the Xiao Mansion, where is she?"

"Although she is my granddaughter of the Xiao family, she wants to split the family, and I can't do anything about it! Wu Zhongguan, you see..."

"Divide the family?" Eunuch Wu didn't care whether the family was divided or not. The most important thing now was to find this young lady, so he pulled Xiao Jian and said, "No, Eunuch Xiao, you have to take me to find her. His Majesty has specified that your granddaughter must come to the East Palace to see him today. If I can't even do this job well, how can I face His Majesty!"

Xiao Jian had no choice but to bring Eunuch Wu to Jianxi Hutong where the Early Spring Courtyard was located. He saw that the plaque with the three words "Early Spring Courtyard" above the courtyard had been replaced long ago, and now hung with two large words "Xiao Mansion". Moreover, these two words were written in vigorous, elegant and handsome strokes, quite in the style of the two Wangs. Xiao Jian was actually fascinated by it for a moment.

Not only that, the door of the mansion with the name "Xiao Mansion" was also hung with white silk and white curtains, as if a funeral ceremony had just been held.

Eunuch Wu felt it was ominous after seeing this, but he had to stay because of his mission. Just as he was about to move forward, he saw a person suddenly fall down from above the yard.

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" a thin young man blocked the door and shouted.

The eunuch immediately said with a smile: "Pass on the emperor's order, and summon Xiao Changshi's granddaughter Xiao Jinyu to the East Palace to see the emperor!"

"What order? Whose order? My wife is busy and won't see anyone today!"

Zhuifeng, who was guarding the door, said rudely.

Xiao Jian was anxious, and quickly stepped forward and said, "Where did you come from, you kid? You don't even know the emperor's order. This is the order from the emperor, and you have to obey it. Go and tell your wife that the emperor wants to see her!"

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"Your Majesty wants to summon me? Chen Xu?" Xiao Jinyu was also surprised when he heard the news.

Now that Chen Xu is the king of a country, it is impossible for him to meet her, a sister-in-law who has no official position, for no reason. Someone must have said something in front of him that made him make this request.

"I heard that the envoys from Zhou and Qi were both attending a banquet at the Crown Prince's East Palace today, and Your Majesty also went. I don't know what they talked about during the banquet, but Your Majesty even sent an imperial edict here..."

Before Fenghuang could finish his words, he saw an arrow shot diagonally from the sky and hit the threshold with a bang. When he was about to catch up, Ling Ye brought someone in.

Xiao Jinyu saw that this person was the young guard beside King Lanling!

"Let me go, let me go, I am your wife's benefactor, I have testified for your wife before!"

Xiao Jinyu smiled: "Let him go!"

Ling Ye obeyed the order and let go. Lu Yu immediately walked up to Xiao Jinyu and said, "My dear, you have been in the limelight recently and have caused a lot of trouble. My prince asked me to tell you a message: A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. It is said that it is a crime to possess a treasure. My dear, you have medical skills, talent, and beauty. You are bound to be the object of competition among the powerful and wealthy!

Young lady, think carefully about how to meet the King of Chen. There are not only envoys from Zhou and Qi in the Prince's East Palace, but also the King of Shixing and many scholars. "

"Okay, thank you for letting me know! Thank you, too, Prince!"

Seeing her incredibly beautiful face smiling slightly, Lu Yu couldn't help but smile too. He felt his heartbeat slow down, and hurriedly bowed and left, still sighing in his heart: My God, with a face like this, I'm afraid those powerful people in the East Palace will pounce on her like hungry wolves. How can this young lady have any peace?

"Ayu, let me go with you!" After Lu Yu left, Xiao Xian said with concern.

Xiao Jinyu nodded with a smile and looked at Fenghuang again.

"Change my appearance again. Still have my mother's face, but make it look paler and more haggard."