In the back hall of Changle Palace, Zhou Yi fell silent after hearing Li Mu's words.
Li Mu saw that she didn't answer for a long time and couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, can't I?"
Zhou Yi glanced at him and said lightly, "Yes, but there are many rules for painters in the palace. Even if you want to learn, they may not be willing to teach you. If they don't want to, I can't force them."
Li Mu nodded and said, "Of course. If they don't want to, I can only find someone else."
Zhou Yi walked to the front hall and glanced at Mr. Mei. She said, "Mei Wei, go to the Secretary Department and find a painter to teach Li Mu how to paint. Say it's under my orders."
Mr. Mei bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Zhou Yi added, "If the painter doesn't want to, don't force him."
Mr. Mei looked up at her and met her eyes. He nodded and said, "I understand."
Li Mu wanted to choose his own teacher. He walked to Mr. Mei and said, "I'll go with you."
"You stay." Zhou Qiong glanced at him and said in an unquestionable tone, "As an official of the imperial court, you left your post without my permission for more than a month. I haven't punished you yet. You stand here for fifteen minutes and reflect."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Li Mu sighed, and obediently stood where he was. Although he had wanted to give the Empress a surprise, and at the same time, try to find an inheritance of the Art Dao, he had also violated the rules of the Imperial Court, and should be punished.
Moreover, he wasn't a primary school student. Standing for 15 minutes wasn't a punishment at all.
Li Mu stood in the hall. Zhou Yi didn't sit down. She walked to him and said, "In addition, without my permission, you're not allowed to dig people's graves. If there's a next time, it won't be as simple as standing."
Li Mu said sincerely, "I know my mistake."
No matter what, entering someone else's tomb was always immoral. Moreover, it was disrespectful to the dead. He was not Thousand Illusions, and did not really like this.
With the Empress's permission, for example, entering the White Emperor Cave and getting the page of the Tomes of Arcane was a reasonable archaeological excavation. Or, for the sake of passing down the Painting Doctrine, visiting the tomb of the Painting Saint from a thousand years ago was justifiable.
In order to unravel the mysteries of the Ancient Era and explore the ancient history, it was not only the Demonic Dao, but also the Righteous Dao cultivators.
If there were similar situations in the future, he could just apply to her first.
In Changle Palace, Li Mu stood obediently as punishment.
In the Secretary Province, Mr. Mei had already summoned three court painters.
Although their cultivations weren't high, they were all existences standing at the pinnacle of Great Zhou's painting and calligraphy world. They represented the pinnacle of Great Zhou's art.
An old man bowed and asked, "What orders do you have, sir?"
Lord Mei said indifferently, "You are the most experienced and skilled painters in the palace. Li Mu, the Imperial Secretariat's official, is currently learning how to paint. He wants to find one of you to teach him."
The white-haired old man stepped forward and said, "I admire Sir Li's actions very much. I'm willing to use all my life's knowledge to teach Sir Li painting skills …"
The other middle-aged man didn't dare to show weakness and said, "It's my honor to teach Sir Li. I'm also willing to teach him all my painting skills …"
The last young man said, "If Sir Li is interested in painting women, you can come to me at any time."
Mr. Mei glanced at them and asked, "Your painting skills can't be easily taught to outsiders, so no one will teach him, understand?"
The old man was puzzled and asked, "Why?"
The middle-aged man was surprised and said, "Our master didn't set such a rule …"
The young man was puzzled and asked, "Why is that?"
Mr. Mei said coldly, "You don't have to ask why. If Li Mu asks, just say so. If anyone wants to teach him, they don't have to come tomorrow …"
The three men's expressions became serious and they immediately spoke.
"Yes, sir!"
"Understood!"
"Understood …"
…
After Lord Mei left, the three of them looked at each other with puzzled expressions.
"One moment he's allowed to teach, the next moment he's not. Is he going to teach or not?"
"Of course not. Didn't you hear what Commander Mei said at the end? Whoever dares to teach him can pack up and go home tomorrow!"
"Let's listen to Commander Mei. She's by His Majesty's side. Her wishes are His Majesty's wishes. We can't go against his orders …"
"If he wants to teach, then teach. If he doesn't want to teach, then don't teach. What is His Majesty playing at? Oh right, I remember that His Majesty also likes painting. The Art Saint's original work is in His Majesty's hands. If he doesn't want us to teach him, does His Majesty want to teach him himself …"
"Shh, be careful with your words …"
…
Changle Palace. Li Mu had been standing there for 15 minutes. He was eating the grapes given by the Empress while waiting for Mr. Mei to return.
Li Mu was quite confident about this matter.
Although many people in Fairy's Capital didn't like him, there were even more people who liked him.
He wasn't loved by everyone, but with his status, it shouldn't be a problem to hire a few court painters to teach him painting.
Moreover, the Empress had given him a verbal order not to force them. It was just a casual remark. Everyone knew that the Empress favored him the most. If anyone dared to refuse, they wouldn't have to come to work tomorrow …
Soon, footsteps could be heard outside Changle Palace.
Mr. Mei walked in and bowed. "Your Majesty, none of the three painters are willing to teach him."
Li Mu was stunned. Then, he asked in disbelief, "Why?"
Lord Mei explained, "They said that their painting skills are not taught to outsiders, so they can't teach you."
Zhou Yi glanced at Li Mu and said calmly, "Since they have such a rule, I can't force them. You'd better find someone else."
Li Mu couldn't accept this fact. He personally went to the Secretary Province and found the three painters.
The old man said apologetically, "Lord Li, I'm really sorry. Please forgive me for not being able to help you. I once swore to the heavens that I wouldn't teach my painting skills to anyone else. Otherwise, I'd be struck by lightning and die a horrible death …"
Li Mu looked at the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man immediately said, "Same for me …"
The young man also immediately said, "Same for me …"
Li Mu shook his head and said disappointedly, "I finally know why the art of painting was cut off. If the painters in the past were like you, it would be strange if the art of painting didn't change …"
Li Mu had been curious before. Daoism was easy to get started with, and it was easy to get started with it. Furthermore, it was open to the public and did not hide anything. It served them right to flourish.
Even if it was harder to learn the art of painting, could it be harder than Legalism?
Nowadays, Legalism still appeared often, but there were no painters. This might be the reason.
However, Li Mu couldn't force others to follow this rule. At most, he could only lament their misfortune and be angry at their incompetence.
After returning from the Secretary Province, Mr. Mei suddenly said, "Why don't you let Her Majesty teach you?"
Li Mu was stunned. He asked, "Does Her Majesty know how to paint?"
Mr. Mei rolled his eyes and said, "Why do you think Her Majesty likes to collect the works of the Art Saint? Her Majesty has liked to paint since she was young. Her painting skills are comparable to the top painters in the palace. "
Li Mu knew that the Empress liked to play with flowers and plants. He had known her for so long, but he had never seen her paint.
However, there was no need for Sir Mei to lie to him about such things. How could a person who didn't know anything about painting like a painting be his favorite thing? Moreover, when the Empress had commented on his painting, she had seemed to be quite professional.
Li Mu sighed softly. He felt like he had searched for her thousands of times in the crowd, but when he looked back, she was in the dim light.
It was just that the light was too dazzling, and Li Mu didn't notice it for a moment.
It turned out that the Empress was the person he had been looking for.
…
Changle Palace.
Wanwan looked at the table full of dishes and said in surprise, "What's the occasion today? Why are there so many dishes …"
Xiao Bai looked and said, "They all seem to be Sister Zhou's favorite."
Wanwan said, "I like them too."
Xiao Bai muttered, "As long as it's edible, you like it …"
Li Mu patted their heads and said, "Today is your Sister Zhou's birthday."
Every dish on the table was made by Li Mu himself, and they were all the Empress's favorites. He hadn't made so many dishes for a long time. This time, he had to be more attentive since he had a favor to ask.
After eating and drinking, the two lively girls went out to digest. Li Mu looked at the Empress and asked with a smile, "Are these dishes to your liking, Your Majesty?"
Zhou Yi nodded and said, "Yes, you are very considerate."
Li Mu struck while the iron was hot and said, "Your Majesty, I have a presumptuous request …"
Zhou Yi said indifferently, "What is it? Say it."
Li Mu raised his head and said, "Mr. Mei said that Your Majesty's painting skills are unparalleled. I would like to ask Your Majesty to teach me how to paint …"
Zhou Yi thought for a moment and said, "For the sake of these dishes, I agree. Mei Wei, prepare the brush and ink …"
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