Chapter 1115: A red apricot comes out of the wall

Wang Huaiyou said, "It seems that you are about to be promoted to a concierge. When the time comes, don't forget me."
When Zhou Zizhang returned home, he wondered what was wrong, and how he could hear Wang Huaiyou's blessings.
Three days passed in a flash. After these four days, Zhou Zi Zhang took a bath and changed clothes specially, dressed neatly, and came to Prince Rui's Mansion.
Who knows, when the gatekeeper saw him, he immediately asked, "Are you here to apply for the consort?"
Zhou Zizhang nodded, "How do you know?"
The doorman said, "Come with me."
Zhou Zizhang followed the doorman and came to the entrance of the study that had come three days ago, and found a dozen young people standing at the door. Zhou Zizhang secretly counted, plus himself, exactly twelve people. It seems that if you want to be successful in the consortium, you must stand out from the twelve.
Zhou Zizhang looked around and found that the little Fuzi with the sharp-mouthed monkey cheek was chatting with the younger generations, so he squeezed forward and asked, "Little Fuzi, where is the lord?"
Xiao Fuzi said, "Oh? Your name is Zhou Zizhang, right? I still remember you. Because there are too many people who came to apply for the application, the prince said to let you wait outside the door first, and I will arrange it later."
Zhou Zizhang was a little dazed, and said in his heart, this competition is really fierce, so many people, chatting with those young offspring, they are all born in Bingchen. And just like themselves, all of them are well-educated scholars who are preparing to participate in the provincial examination. It seems that he has no advantage among them.
As soon as Xiao Fuzi saw Zhou Zi Zhang coming, he immediately went to the study to report.
Prince Rui was enjoying tea in his study, and the noise of people outside did not seem to affect his interest in tea tasting.
"Master, Zhou Zi Zhang is here."
"Well, I never thought, your trick of posting a notice really works. In the past three days, so many people have come."
"Yeah, who would have thought that Zhou Zizhang would come in the first three days, and it will take another three days before the Master begins."
"However, among these people, the most outstanding looks will be a few weeks away from Zi Zhang."
"Master, it seems that you have been tossing for a long time, and you still like Zhou Zizhang the most, but now, what should you do if such a group of people come all at once?"
"Of course it is the selection, the most talented one. I will come to test them later."
Xiao Fuzi hurriedly gave a thumbs up, "It's still the prince who is better at chess, and you must do it like a real pick."
Prince Rui said with a smile, "Little Fuzi, you have been with me for so long, and finally you have learned. My daughter is a daughter of gold. Even if she is married, she must be talented. Now you let the servants put on the door of the study. Put on the desks, chairs, pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and later I will test them myself."
Xiao Fuzi said, "I see."
Xiao Fuzi immediately went out and ordered the servants to set up tables, chairs, pen, ink, paper and inkstone for those who came to participate in the selection.
All the servants immediately began to talk, moving tables and chairs, and got busy.
In a moment, ready to stop.
Those young people who came to apply for the job also found their seats and sat down.
Prince Rui walked out of the study and coughed and coughed, "Today is the day when this king chooses his daughter's son-in-law. The son-in-law that this king wants to choose must be born in Bingchen year. I believe that everyone here is a man born in Bingchen year. The requirement must be a handsome talent."
At this time, a young man who came to apply for the application asked, "Prince Rui, as soon as the students heard that Gege was choosing a son-in-law, they all enthusiastically applied for the application. Now, can the students be given a glimpse of Gege's beauty?"
Prince Rui coughed twice, his face sank, and his heart said that my daughter died early. Can you see it?
Seeing this, Xiao Fuzi immediately retorted, "Bold! Gege is a daughter of gold. Isn't it what you inferior people want to see? It really makes sense!"
The man knew he was reckless, and immediately fell silent.
Prince Rui said, "This king chooses his daughter's son-in-law, so naturally he wants to choose the most talented one. Now this king has a question for everyone, and he will make a painting with the title'A red apricot comes out of the wall'. The painting can best express the artistic conception of this poem, so this king will hire whoever is his son-in-law. Okay, let's start now. Hand in the paper in an hour."
As soon as Prince Rui's voice fell, everyone immediately began to draw with their brushes.
Obviously, a red apricot came out of the wall from the seven-character quatrains written by Ye Shaoweng, "A Garden Is Not Worth".
The full text of the quatrains is that Xiaokou Chai Fei will not open for a long time. The garden was full of spring, and a branch of red apricot came out of the wall.
How to express the artistic conception of this poem?
Zhou Zizhang frowned, and after pondering for a long time, he started to draw.
An hour later, Xiao Fuzi came to collect the papers, and Prince Rui followed Xiao Fuzi and checked the examination papers one by one.
Eleven of the twelve people present painted walls covered with moss, and a red apricot sticks out from the side of the wall. Of course, everyone painted very well, and the composition and color are excellent. Every picture is worthy of being called. It is a rare masterpiece.
Prince Rui glanced over the examination papers one by one, full of praise. The paintings of these eleven people can be said to be evenly matched.
The young people who came to apply for the job heard the praise of Prince Rui, and felt happy.
Zhou Zizhang sat on the last table, and of course the last one to hand in the examination papers.
Seeing Prince Rui complimenting other people's paintings, Zhou Zizhang was not nervous, but with a smile, calmly waiting for Prince Rui to come and collect the paper.
When Prince Rui and Xiao Fuzi walked up to Zhou Zizhang, picked up the examination papers and looked at them, they praised them, "Wonderful! This painting truly reflects the artistic conception of a red apricot coming out of the wall."
Zhou Zizhang smiled and said, "It is an honor for the students to be appreciated by Lord Rui."
Prince Rui said, "Zhou Zizhang, how did you conceive the idea before you put up the pen? Why do others spend all flowers while you paint a woman?"
Zhou Zizhang said, "Apricot going out of the wall originally meant that a married woman had misbehavior. The students here are just showing this in painting."
The prince Rui said, "Wonderful, it is really wonderful! These ideas are truly masterpieces of the ages. This feminine red is delicate and beautiful, the wall is covered with dark moss, and the dim wall implies a boring marriage. Women are not willing to boring marriages. Fettered and derailed, this metaphor is on paper."
When everyone heard the words, they immediately gathered around, and they couldn't help but be stunned.
It turns out that Zhou Zizhang's painting is a wall covered with moss. A pretty woman in a red dress sticks out her upper body beside the wall. The woman's temples are scattered and half exposed, with a frivolous appearance. The woman wears heavy makeup, and the wall around the woman is deliberately made of dark moss, which makes the woman more attractive and unwilling to be lonely.
Everyone couldn't help but praised in unison, "This painting is superb, and the woman in the painting has a slutty attitude, which fits the meaning of the woman with a red apricot coming out of the wall. We are willing to give up. We lose to you and are convinced."
The eleven young people admitted that they were inferior in their skills and willing to give up, so they said goodbye to Prince Rui and Xiao Fuzi and left the palace together.