The lady of Chongxi has supernatural powers and is favored by the powerful official

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But he had never seen this kind of painting before!

With just a few strokes, not only is a person sketched out, but the person's spirit is also perfectly expressed.

Nangong Yu was thinking, this guy said he could draw, it seems he really can. And his technique... is very sophisticated!

Nangong Yu now believes that with her painting skills, it might be possible for her to paint an unfamiliar person.

Nangong Yu was about to ask her where she learned how to paint when a little girl who stayed at the second gate came over and replied:

"My Lord, Madam, the Crown Prince, and the Young Madam. Butler Zhou said someone from the Zhu family has arrived. It's the Third Master of the Zhu family."

Zhu Huaizhen, the third master of the Zhu family, is Nangong Su's cousin. He is currently the person in charge of the general affairs of the Zhu family.

When he heard that it was someone from the Zhu family, Nangong Yu lost interest and looked at his father and said:

"I'm here to find you."

Nangong Su was a little annoyed, but he stood up and went out.

Xie Qingrou didn't care at all about Nangong Su's departure. She just smiled and asked Gu Ruoxi:

"Then can those who haven't seen the painting Xi'er mentioned try it? I want to draw a middle-aged woman."

Gu Ruoxi started to prepare again. After listening to Xie Qingrou's description, she began to write. If there was anything inappropriate, Xie Qingrou would point it out.

When a vivid female portrait appeared, Gu Ruoxi smiled and said:

"Mom, this guy looks a bit like you."

Xie Qingrou said with tears in her eyes:

"This is my mother. She is almost seventy years old now, maybe even older. I haven't seen her for twenty years since I left home."

Gu Ruoxi was very surprised. Wouldn't she go back to her parents' home after getting married? But she didn't ask. She had heard about Xie Qingrou's hardships here from Madam Yang and also heard some stories from the flowers and plants.

Her suffering is different from the suffering of ordinary people struggling to survive. So if she says she is suffering, many people may say she is pretentious, but only by experiencing it yourself can you know what it feels like.

Gu Ruoxi said comfortingly:

"It's okay, Mom. I can help you draw her now."

After changing a piece of paper, Gu Ruoxi began to draw Madam Xie's current appearance based on the previous painting.

This time the painting took a little longer, mainly because I was unsure about the hair and headwear.

Because she was not very familiar with the dress of this era, she could only imagine the headdresses of the two old marquis ladies she had seen.

Xie Qingrou looked at the old mother drawn by Gu Ruoxi. Although her face was kind, she still looked old. Compared with the old mother she had just drawn based on her description, the traces of time were too obvious.

As she watched, Xie Qingrou began to shed tears.

Nangong Yu, who was sitting aside thinking, was stunned when he saw the portrait of his grandmother.

He had seen both of these pictures of his grandmother. When he was a child, his grandfather took him to Jiangnan, and he had seen his grandmother in her middle age.

A few years ago, when the emperor had not yet ascended the throne and was still the third prince, he followed the emperor to Jiangnan to study with his uncle as a companion. During his stay there for nearly half a year, he naturally met his elderly grandmother.

Nangong Yu could only be described as shocked when he saw the two images. What kind of method was this that allowed a person to draw a person based on a description, and also draw what she would look like decades later based on this person.

"Madam, the young master of the Xie family is here."

Qingfeng came over to reply, and Xie Zixuan came over.

Xie Qingrou looked up and saw Xie Zixuan walking in the yard with eunuch Xiao Linzi following him.

Seeing them coming, Nangong Yu gave Jiuhuan a look, and Jiuhuan came over and stacked up the two paintings in front of Xie Qingrou and Gu Ruoxi, and covered them with a white sheet.

He seemed to be helping to clean up, and was inconspicuous.

Eunuch Xiao Lin seemed not to have seen it, and stepped forward to greet Xie Qingrou and Nangong Yu with a smile:

"Xiao Linzi has met the Marquis's wife, the Crown Prince, and the Young Madam."

After the ceremony, Xiao Linzi said:

"The Emperor wants to host a banquet for Mr. Xie in the palace, so please invite the Marquis, the Marquis's wife, the Crown Prince, and the Young Madam to the palace to accompany him."

Nangong Yu nodded:

"Okay, but it's not good for the young lady to enter the palace like this. I'm afraid it will disturb the emperor. Go back and help me report to the emperor. If she doesn't come again, it means that the emperor agrees that she doesn't need to enter the palace."

Xiao Linzi looked at Gu Ruoxi. Although she was no longer wearing a veil, there was still a little red on the white cloth on her face. It looked like blood seeping out.

Xiao Linzi quickly lowered his head, answered yes, and then left quickly.

Xie Zixuan then said:

"I am here to go to the palace with you. What's wrong, aunt? I see your eyes are red."

Xie Qingrou uncovered the white paper and showed him the two paintings.

Xie Zixuan knew that his aunt was a skilled painter, and after seeing the portrait, he said in surprise:

"Has my aunt's painting style changed? But she has brought out my grandmother's charm. This doesn't look like an ink painting. No, this style is not my aunt's style."

While appreciating the paintings, Xie Zixuan expressed his opinions.

Xie Qingrou took a deep breath to calm herself down and said:

"Zixuan, is your grandmother like this now?"

Xie Zixuan suddenly thought that his aunt had never returned to Jiangnan. How could she paint what his grandmother looked like over the years? But this didn't seem like Nangong Yu's style.

But he still nodded and said:

"Well, even my grandmother has a dress with the same pattern, the only difference is the color. My grandmother's dress is dark green."

Xie Zixuan looked at Nangong Yu:

“Is this a new way of painting?”

Nangong Yu nodded:

"Mother only remembered what my grandmother looked like 20 years ago, so she told Ruoxi what she looked like 20 years ago. Xier then drew what my grandmother looked like now based on this picture."

Looking at Xie Zixuan's shocked and unbelievable eyes, Nangong Yu added:

"She has never met her grandmother, and she has barely met many members of the Xie family."

Nangong Yu looked at the two paintings again and said:

"But, it's enough for us to know this ability."

Nangong Yu intuitively felt that Gu Ruoxi was trying to hide these abilities.

A girl who is not outstanding at all, suddenly has all kinds of amazing skills.

Xie Zixuan also nodded. Even his aunt and grandfather who was good at painting could not do such a thing.

After Xie Qingrou heard about the color of her mother's dress, she asked Qingqiu and the others to bring her painting supplies, and she would color the painting in the pavilion, so that her mother could be seen more vividly.

Xie Zixuan and Nangong Yu looked at each other and confirmed that Gu Ruoxi's ability really could not be revealed to others. Nangong Yu also told the people serving here that the ones nearby were the maids with the name Qing and Jiuhuan Qingyi, so they could naturally be trusted.