Chapter 269: Let’s grab it!
Two days passed in a flash, and the small color grading room in the Ou Mansion was completed.

After Ou Zanghua left the court, he had one more thing to do, which was to go to the color mixing room and mix various colors with six dyers.

During this process, perhaps due to his advanced painting skills, he unexpectedly mastered the two skills of color mixing and dyeing without realizing it.

He couldn't help but feel a little emotional. If he could still wear it back, just relying on these two skills, he could definitely become an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage.

If you open a Tik Tok account and attract some fans, you can continue to pass on the ancient craft.

Afterwards, Ou Zanghua and six dyers worked together and spent several days to finally come up with the color of sapphire blue.

After writing down the formula, the six dyers set off for the imperial farm of Weiyang Palace and worked with Cheng Zhirou to dye a piece of cloth to see the quality.

But after the six dyers left, Ou Zanghua ordered his servants to renovate the color mixing room and turned it into his own studio. Every day after get off work, he would stay in the room for a while.

He wanted a unique pattern, but he always felt like he wasn't getting the right way.

Seeing that Ou Zanghua was somewhat addicted to this, Liu Qing changed into training clothes, stayed by her husband's side, and helped him.

"Qingqing, don't you feel bored?" Ou Zanghua couldn't help but ask as he looked at Liu Qing standing beside him.

"It's not boring when I'm with my husband. It's just not boring when I'm alone." Liu Qing looked up at her husband and said with a smile. Her voice was as sweet as if she had eaten a whole spoonful of honey.

Ou Zanghua laughed, raised his hand and slid it across Liu Qing's face, leaving a blue mark.

Liu Qing pouted and asked in a panic, "Oh, will this be impossible to wash off?"

"No, I tried."

"what?!"

Seeing his wife's confused look, Ou Zanghua smiled even more happily. He looked out the window and suddenly his eyes lit up. It doesn't matter if it can't be printed out. I can just draw it and then hand it over to professionals, right?

After figuring it out, he couldn't help but hug Liu Qing and spun around, laughing and saying, "Sure enough, Qingqing is my lucky star!"

Liu Qing exclaimed, and quickly reminded: "Husband, put me down quickly, I haven't washed my hands, there is paint!"

"Oh, it's just a mere piece of paint, it's nothing to worry about! Give it a kiss first~"

At the morning court the next day, Emperor Zhengde was looking for Ou Qing while listening to reports from his ministers.

As a result, he didn't find anyone in the Ministry of Rites circle, nor in the circle of the Nine Ministers.

He immediately called Zhang Yong over and asked with some concern, "Why didn't I see Ou Qing today?"

"Your Majesty, Ou Dongqing submitted a memorial this morning, saying that he had caught a cold and felt unwell last night, so he asked for a day off." Zhang Yong quickly replied in a low voice.

"Ou Qing has profound internal strength, how could he catch a cold? This must be something serious!"

Emperor Zhengde frowned slightly and ordered, "Let the imperial physician take a look. If any precious medicinal materials are needed, take them from the inner storehouse."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhang Yong responded, and after stepping back, he nodded to the young eunuch next to him.

The clever one came up immediately, and after listening to the message from the ancestor, he quietly walked out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony from the side.

Afterwards, the young eunuch brought a white-haired imperial physician to the Ou Mansion.

Ou Zanghua, who was originally painting in the study, immediately used his Qinggong skills to fly from the study into the bedroom after hearing Hua An's report. He took off his coat and lay down on the bed.

Afterwards, the young eunuch followed the imperial physician into the slightly dim bedroom. When they saw the right assistant minister with a blue face, they were both stunned.

The young eunuch came back to his senses and said, "Lord Ou did not attend the morning court today. His Majesty was very concerned and sent the imperial physician to treat you."

"Ahem." Ou Zanghua coughed awkwardly and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I just caught a cold and my face turned blue. I am really sorry for causing Your Majesty to worry."

The old imperial physician felt Ou Zanghua's pulse with a constipated expression on his face. Although he was old and had poor hearing, his eyesight was still good, and he could tell whether the complexion was blue or green.

With such a strong pulse, he could easily kill a tiger, or even a cow.

So Minister Ou asked for leave because he was embarrassed to go out with such blue skin on his handsome face?

It is a bit unconventional.
The young eunuch looked at the old imperial physician's changing expressions with a look of worry, his face turning blue. How severe is this cold?
Ou Zanghua also stared at the old imperial physician, and his other hand silently moved to his armpit. When he was about to give the old man a "General's Order", he slowly withdrew his hand and said, "It is indeed a cold symptom. I will prescribe a prescription. Sir Ou will recover after taking it for five days."

Huh?
They are friendly forces?!

Ou Zanghua was a little surprised, but then he realized that the Imperial Medical Bureau was under the Ministry of Rites, and he was his immediate superior, so no wonder he would be helped.

After realizing this, Ou Zanghua looked at the old imperial physician with a much gentler look, "Thank you, old doctor, Hua An!"

"Master, I am here."

"Take the doctor's prescription and go get the medicine later! Don't forget the consultation fee."

"Yes!" Seeing this, the eunuch next to him asked, "Master Ou only asked for one day's leave. Is it enough for him to recover?"

The old imperial physician looked at Ou Zanghua nervously, and he didn't know how to respond.

Ou Zanghua sighed and said leisurely, "Well, I know a little bit about medicine. Cold symptoms are easily contagious. Let's rest for two more days. When the condition stabilizes, we can report for duty. What do you think, old doctor?"

"Lord Ou is right. I think so too." The old doctor immediately nodded and agreed with this statement.

After hearing this, the young eunuch bowed and said, "In this case, please ask the old imperial physician to go back to the palace with me and report to His Majesty!"

"it is good."

The old imperial physician left a prescription for treating cold symptoms, looked at Ou Zanghua again, and asked in a low voice: "Does Lord Ou really understand medicine?"

"I didn't understand it before, but I can learn." Ou Zanghua laughed awkwardly and said a little embarrassedly.

".Then I recommend that Lord Ou read "The Prescriptions for the Holy Benevolence of the Great Peace"."

"Thank you, old doctor."

The old imperial physician looked helpless, he couldn't understand why his own minister had to paint his face light blue. Even if he wanted to take sick leave, it shouldn't stop there, right?
He returned to the palace with the young eunuch and reported Ou Zanghua's situation to Emperor Zhengde.

After hearing that it was just a rare cold, Boss Zhu was a little hesitant. This shouldn't be the case!

It was a pity that the morning court had not yet ended, and he could not leave his ministers behind to check it out. He could only nod and agree to Ou Zanghua's request to rest for two more days.

Ou Zanghua, who was reluctant to go out of the house, didn't expect that there would be such a benefit. He almost couldn't help but pull Qingqing into the color grading room again.

But this time the Hengshan heroine learned her lesson and definitely did not go in.
Ou Shilang felt a little disappointed, so he had to go in by himself and start working seriously.

He took out the sapphire blue cloth he had used in previous experiments and drew the bamboo with just a few strokes.

But the more I looked at the bamboo, the more unhappy I felt. The feeling of imperfection was so torturous.

Without saying a word, Ou Zanghua added the remaining achievement points to his painting skills.

In an instant, many painting masters created works in his mind, including Guo Xi, a painter from the Northern Song Dynasty, Wang Meng, a painter from the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, Xia Chang, the first person to paint bamboo in the Ming Dynasty, and Zheng Banqiao, a painter from the Qing Dynasty.
He was like a sponge, constantly absorbing the knowledge and experience of these painting masters, then integrating them and eventually making them his own.

I don't know how long it took before my consciousness returned to my body.

Ou Zanghua clicked on the plug-in and saw that the painting proficiency column had turned into painter.

He looked at the bamboo he had drawn again and finally realized what was wrong.

The reason why bamboo is called a gentleman is because its branches are tall and straight, green all the year round, and proudly defy the snow and frost.

When literati write about bamboo, they use it to symbolize people's good qualities such as integrity, perseverance and fearlessness of danger and obstacles.

Therefore, Ou Zanghua's previous paintings were merely sketches and reproductions of bamboo in nature, and did not depict the gentlemanly character behind the bamboo.

This is the difference between a painter and a painter. Some people live comfortably all their lives but cannot overcome this hurdle.

Some people will realize their mistake after being demoted a few times.

Ou Zanghua, who realized the true meaning of painting through his own efforts, seemed to be assisted by God and completed four paintings of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum in one breath.

Looking at the four paintings, he smiled with satisfaction. This was exactly the effect he wanted!
High-end items should be as exquisite as works of art.

After the paint dried, he called Hua An and ordered him to send the four paintings to the Weiyang Palace Imperial Farm, and asked Cheng Zhirou to find a way to print them on the cloth.

Ou Zanghua thought of those manufacturers in later generations who liked to produce series of products, and decisively included one in this batch of fabrics, which was called the Four Gentlemen Series!
In addition, different prints should be given names, such as A Courtyard of Fragrant Snow, Golden Cores and Flowing Clouds, Throwing Books and Having a Midday Dream, and Phoenix Hairpin Reclining.

You said you don't understand why it's called this?
Sorry, you may not be suitable to be our customer.

Well, the more irresistible this kind of style is, the more it can attract those who have too much money to spend and like to pretend to be cultured.

Hua An carefully took the cloth, walked out of the Ou Mansion quickly, and personally took a carriage to Tongzhou.

After arranging all this, Ou Zanghua stretched and then couldn't help but touch his chin.

Don't worry about the reputation points. With the help of Lao Liu, Cheng Zhirou and Xiang Cheng, they will increase automatically every once in a while.

This is the achievement point.
It’s really useful, I have to grab a few for myself.

Then he thought of two unfinished tasks under his hands, compiling "Music of the World" and "Years in the Capital".

"Music of the World" needs the assistance of envoys from various countries, but this cannot be rushed and can only be done slowly.

But "Beijing Years" was much simpler, as the information was already available and he only needed to summarize and process it.
(End of this chapter)