Wait a minute, heroine

Not far away, Fushou Palace.

Not long after the sun came up, the Queen Mother, who always went to bed late and got up late, was awake at this time because she had been sleeping with Li Ren yesterday and was sent back before dawn.

But there was nothing to do in the palace, so the Queen Mother still stayed on the phoenix bed, sitting cross-legged and practicing her useless picture of bathing in fire.

The dormitory is neat and elegant, solemn and solemn, but also lifeless. Fortunately, the "Picture of a Hawker Selling Chickens" on the wall adds a different kind of humor to the overall composition.

Just as the Queen Mother was quietly cultivating immortality, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the palace. Hongyu hurriedly ran in and knocked on the door:

"The Queen Mother... The Queen Mother..."

The Queen Mother fluttered her eyelashes and opened her eyes:

"uh-huh?"

"Young Master Ye seems to have entered the palace. I just went to Changle Palace to collect the cold melons from Shazhou as tribute, and saw Prince Jing and Young Master Ye going to Cheng'an Palace..."

?

The Queen Mother blinked and looked at the 'pictures of beautiful men' on the wall. Then she sat up, took a stool from the dressing table, placed it on the wall, and took off the scroll...

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Inside the Minglongtan waterside pavilion.

Ye Jingtang held a 108-pound Junshan heavy sword and slowly practiced the moves of the Dragon Slaying Order.

With Ye Jingtang's physique, it is no problem to carry something weighing one hundred kilograms with one hand, but picking it up and commanding it like an arm are two different things.

Chi Longhuan's first sword weighs just over four kilograms, and the explosion depends entirely on physical strength; if you hold a hundred kilograms of sword and use the eight-step mad knife method to explode instantly, it is very likely that the person will go out, and the knife and arm will still stay in place.

The Dragon Slaying Order's "bowing back and flicking the sword" relies on a unique luck method to concentrate all the strength of the body to instantly speed up the heavy sword.

Then the heavy sword is controlled by inertia. As long as the sword becomes powerful, the speed will become faster and faster, and the force will become stronger and stronger, achieving the effect of "killing a dragon with three swords first".

Although the Dragon Slaying Order is a heavy sword, due to its special starting hand, the speed of the sword is second only to the Eight-Step Crazy Sword among sword techniques.

With this sword technique, only when encountering the eight-step mad sword, you need to take a step back and trade space for sword time.

Compared with other sword techniques that are not fast enough, the 'step forward and bend back to flick the sword' combines strength and speed to the extreme. The only drawback is that it relies on inertia to follow.

But you can see that you can't catch it, and a large blade weighing hundreds of pounds is flying in front of you. If you hit it, you will die. It really takes a lot of courage to rush forward and take advantage of the loophole.

Ye Jingtang believed that he was very skilled in swordsmanship, but after pondering for a long time with a heavy knife, he found that the best solution was to stab him directly to death with a nine-foot spear. What a fuss.

The spear is recognized as the king of hundreds of soldiers. It can deal with all the bells and whistles in one-on-one combat. It is completely unreasonable to fight with short soldiers. The spear leader ranks seventh in the world and the eighth leader in the fourth. This is because the above six are all skilled in hundreds of soldiers. The immortals can also use big guns, and they are good both internally and externally. It's not just that they can't use guns.

Xuanyuan Dynasty could only be ranked eighth in the world. It was not because he was less talented than the spear leader, but because he specialized in swordsmanship, he was destined to be beaten by the spear. The same was true for Zhou Chiyang.

But defeating the Xuanyuan Dynasty with a spear is just a vendetta, and you can't get the title of 'Sword Chief'. And the adoptive father lost to the sword. Obviously, you can't take revenge like this. If you want to fulfill the adoptive father's last wish, you have to kill Babu Kuang. Give the knife a good sharpening.

Ye Jingtang concentrated on studying sword skills, almost forgetting himself.

Dongfang Liren didn't mind being left out, so he stood with his hands behind his hands outside the waterside pavilion and looked at him carefully.

Niaoniao was a bit boring. He spread his wings and swayed around Dongfang Liren's feet, kicking the fat-headed snake sister's shoes with his claws. He was probably practicing the 'Eagle Claw Skill'.

Just when the two of them were seriously contemplating their martial arts, footsteps suddenly came from the lakeside.

Step, step, step...

Two whispers can still be heard faintly:

"Empress Dowager, I'm afraid it won't be good for you to go in. What if Prince Jing is having an affair with Mr. Ye..."

"What nonsense are you talking about in broad daylight? I just went in to take a look..."

…

Ye Jingtang paused with his sword and turned around, only to see two women walking out of the corridor on the side of Cheng'an Hall.

In the back is a beautiful palace maid, holding a scroll in her hand, and in front is a woman in very gorgeous palace clothes, wearing a colorful phoenix and cloud shoulders, with gold and jade beads, her hair is tied into a very noble double-knife bun, with her hair inserted diagonally. With the wind-patterned gold hairpin, she walked slowly and lightly without any sway in her steps, and her demeanor could be said to be extremely elegant.

The woman's cheeks are round and soft, with a small cherry mouth and a pair of big jewel-like eyes. She looks very noble, but not so much that people dare not look directly at her. She gives people a sense of peace and tranquility, which is the kind that wealthy families like very much. Daughter-in-law, no matter how beautiful and charming she is, is so arrogant that people can tell who is the eldest lady in the family at a glance.

Seeing this, Dongfang Liren walked outside the waterside pavilion and bowed politely:

"Queen Mother, why are you here?"

Ye Jingtang met the Queen Mother once, but the last time the Queen Mother was wearing a house dress, she looked like a wealthy lady. I really didn't realize that the Queen Mother looked so good in formal clothes. She looked like a mother to the world. He walked out of the waterside pavilion and raised his hand to salute. :

"The common people were frightened at night and paid their respects to the Queen Mother."

"No gift."

The Queen Mother walked to the lakeside with graceful steps: "I am bored in the palace and wanted to talk to the Holy One. When I found that he was not there, I came here to have a look."

He said that he wanted to jump over the lotus leaf and stone.

The stone is level with the lake surface and is relatively long. It would be dangerous for an ordinary woman to walk on it.

Seeing this, Dongfang Liren flew up, jumped across the lake like a dragonfly, and came to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother looked very well-behaved, and raised her hand consciously, letting Dongfang Liren hold her waist, and then she was carried up into the air, heading towards the waterside pavilion.

Because Dongfang Liren was very tall and the Queen Mother was relatively petite, from a distance she looked like a silver-robed prince holding his beloved concubine in his arms while walking through the water.

When Ye Jingtang saw Ben Ben's cool and neat movements, he felt a little sigh in his heart, feeling that the relationship between mother and daughter who were not biological children was really good.

But Benben never disappoints!

Dongfang Liren's Qinggong is pretty good, but his status means that he can't often bring people with him. He just used the Dragon Slaying Order, which consumed a lot of energy. Walking on water and gliding waves also requires extremely high physical skills.

Dongfang Liren hugged the Queen Mother with one hand and tapped the lake twice. Maybe he wanted to pay attention to his elegant posture in front of the Night Terror Hall. As a result, he was distracted and his steps became noticeably heavier:

Wow~

Water splashes on the lake!

Dongfang Liren's eyes suddenly widened a bit.

The Empress Dowager, who was about to crash, had not yet noticed Cunben's mistake, but Ye Jingtang could tell that there must be a 'plop--' when she fell again.

Ye Jingtang's smile froze slightly, and then he rushed out of the edge of the water pavilion and came closer like black lightning.

Huh?

When the Queen Mother saw Ye Jingtang rushing over, she was still a little confused, and then suddenly realized that she began to tilt and fell towards the lake.

"Why?!"

The Queen Mother quickly hugged Dongfang Liren's neck.

Dongfang Liren's face turned red instantly, and when he found Ye Jingtang rushing towards him, he stretched out his right hand.

Pa~

Put your palms together!

Ye Jingtang stepped on the water, and before the two fell into the water, he grabbed Dongfang Liren's right hand, pulled it up, tapped his toes on the lake, and jumped back to the edge of the water pavilion.

Phew~

Three figures rose into the sky above the lake.

The moment passed slowly.

Dongfang Liren looked into Ye Jingtang's eyes, and could clearly see the emotions in Ye Jingtang's eyes:

"Eh~~~~Tsk, tsk, tsk...it's so hot on your eyes..."

? !

It was supposed to be a very romantic scene, but Dongfang Li's eyebrows were raised, and he just wanted to kick this angry young man away.

The Queen Mother, who was in a false alarm, leaned in Li Ren's arms with surprised eyes.

Tread——

The three of them fell outside the waterside pavilion.

Ye Jingtang let go of Cunben's hand and just pretended that nothing happened.

Dongfang Liren's face turned red, and he pretended that nothing had happened, and looked at the Queen Mother:

"Queen Mother, please go in and talk."

Seeing that the two of them acted like nothing happened, the Queen Mother naturally didn't say anything. She waved and asked Hongyu by the lake to come over on her own:

"Is this Mr. Ye? I heard that you have a good literary talent and recently got a painting. Come and taste it."

Um?

Who did you listen to?

Ye Jingtang was confused and turned to look at Dongfang Liren next to him.

Dongfang Liren knew that the Queen Mother lived in seclusion in the deep palace and it was very lonely. A small thing could be remembered for a long time. He was not surprised at all by this purpose, but his eyes hinted:

Praise hard!

The Queen Mother walked into the waterside pavilion in a dignified manner and sat elegantly on the futon, with Dongfang Liren sitting next to her.

Hongyu held the scroll and ran over from the lotus leaf-like jumping stone. She did not enter the water pavilion, but stood on the lotus leaf stone and delivered the scroll to Ye Jingtang.

Ye Jingtang did not enter the waterside pavilion. He stood outside the door and took the scroll with both hands solemnly, and began to look at it carefully. Well... it was the "Man Carrying the Sun and Moon on His Shoulders" that he saw last time.

The scroll must have been cropped, and this time the portrait is centered...

"grumble……"

Birds jumped curiously onto their shoulders, looked at the scroll, and tilted their heads slightly, probably because they didn't understand.

The Queen Mother carefully observed Ye Jingtang's expression and asked:

"What do you think, Young Master Ye?"

Ye Jingtang didn't have any painting or calligraphy skills. As long as the painting resembled a person, it would be good in his opinion. Benben had already hinted that he would praise it vigorously. He definitely couldn't say it was not good. After a while, he thought:

"Well... I have little talent and little knowledge. If there are any mistakes in my review, please don't blame me, the Queen Mother."

"But it doesn't matter."

"This painting, in my opinion, is a masterpiece. Judging from the style of painting, it is abstract...no, freehand style; the man seems to be looking around blankly; there is a three-eyed golden crow on his shoulder, It should be a metaphor for carrying the sun; other places are blank, just like the sky, well... this painting should be describing a man standing alone against the sky and the sun, wondering why he is not understood by the world..."

"...?"

Dongfang Liren's eyes widened, he was shocked, and thought to himself: You didn't even realize that this painting is you? What are you talking about? It's over, it's over, the Queen Mother will have to suffer for another half a year...

Hong Yu, who was next to her, was filled with surprise and said to herself: Hey, hey, I didn’t realize that Mr. Ye, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, is a better flatterer than I am...

When the Queen Mother heard these words, she realized that Ye Jingtang really didn't see what she was drawing, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then she no longer felt depressed!

Seeing that the Queen Mother was getting more and more unhappy, Dongfang Liren hurriedly interrupted, with a calm expression:

"Night Terror Hall, it's inappropriate for you to be so self-proclaimed, isn't it?"

Self-promotion?

Ye Jingtang's words stopped abruptly and he looked at the portrait again...

Could this be me?

No, it seems really...

There is a knife hanging on the waist, and this should be a bird on the shoulder...

Ye Jingtang tilted his head slightly, while Niaoniao tilted his head almost 180 degrees. He was probably thinking about the ball and how to look like it.

Fortunately, Ye Jingtang didn't react slowly. He was shocked in his heart, but on the surface he still nodded slowly:

"No wonder, I just said that it seems familiar. Hmm... the intention of the painting of the empress is too lofty, and ordinary people who have no ambitions like a sparrow really dare not think of it in themselves..."

The Queen Mother could tell this time that Ye Jingtang didn't even mean what she said, so she raised her hand and said:

"It's so highly rated that I will give this painting to you. I hope that one day you can stand up to the blue sky and the bright sun and become a pillar of the Wei Kingdom."

Ye Jingtang felt that he should be flattered, so he put the painting away:

"Thank you Queen Mother for the reward."

Dongfang Liren waved his hand quietly:

"The Queen Mother's calligraphy treasure, remember to offer it properly when you go back. If it is damaged, it will be a crime of beheading. Okay, you go and do your errands. I will summon you again if I have anything to do."

"I'll resign!"

Ye Jingtang felt relieved, held the scroll in his hands and bowed, and quickly left the waterside pavilion.

Bird Bird was very polite. He stood on Night Terror Hall's shoulder and turned around, raising his wings:

"Ji~"

Dongfang Liren raised his hand slightly to say goodbye.

The Queen Mother's eyes brightened slightly, but she realized that this little pet was not hers, so she stopped talking.

After the Night Jing Hall disappeared, the Empress Dowager's eyes showed resentment and she stared at Dongfang Liren.

(→_→)

Dongfang Liren stroked the Queen Mother's back gently: "I think the Queen Mother's paintings are very good. He is a rough man. He doesn't know how to appreciate paintings. Queen Mother, don't take it to heart..."

The Queen Mother thought about it for months, but no one recognized what she drew, and she felt really bad:

"I'm not stupid. You go find someone for your mother to teach me how to draw. If you don't teach me well, huh..."

"Okay, I'll go look for candidates right away..."

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