The Female Supporting Role Shows Out

Chapter 95

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To show that he was really rich, the wealthy businessman from the capital stayed in Meng Clan Embroidery Shop and waited for his servant to bring the silver banknotes here. Meng Zhong poured him a cup of tea. While chatting with him, he inquired about his background secretly.

Outside the shop, some people began to disperse. They seldom saw such huge embroidery, so they gathered around to have fun. But if you hold them and want to ask where this embroidery is good, they couldn't answer. What kind of art style and aesthetic will were too abstract for them to understand. In their eyes, this painting was just a picture of a horse. Several black silk embroidered horses were galloping on the road like ink paintings. At first glance, it was quite imposing, and then it was the same.

Many scholars still stood in front of the door for a long time, chanting, "骏骨千金产(handsome bones produce a thousand gold)、名王万里归 (famous kings travel ten thousand miles home)。风烟辞大漠 (wind and smoke leave the great desert)，云电赴皇畿 (clouds and lightning pay a visit to the imperial capital)..." and so on.

(Note: this poem is called 胡马图 (Hu Horse Picture), from the Ming dynasty, written by 祝允明 (Zhu Yunming)

骏骨千金产，名王万里归。风烟辞大漠，云电赴皇畿。
立仗容陪舞，从龙敢假威。此来空地类，苜蓿近郊肥。

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"A long time ago, I heard that Miss Meng's embroidery was completely comparable to that of Master Wu (Note: 吴道子 (Wu Daozi)). At that time, I thought it was an exaggeration, but today I know that I am too ignorant. Miss Meng is the best embroiderer in the world. She is invincible." The wealthy businessmen in the capital city looked at the infatuated scholars and gave a thumbs up to Meng Zhong.

Meng Zhong waved his hand with a smile. Just as he was about to apologize, a loud shout came from outside, as if something big had happened. The two of them immediately went out to check.

Because her embroidery was sold at a high price of nearly ten thousand taels of silver, and it shocked so many scholars and won the first assessment in the world, Meng Si was in a good mood at the moment, so she opened the window with a smile, trying to see who was shocked by her embroidery again. However, in the next moment, the expression on her face froze. A deep sense of fear and powerlessness emerged from the bottom of her heart uncontrollably.

A huge painting with a width of ten feet and a height of ten feet was hung in Danyan Embroidery House. On the black cloth, there was a beast with scales, which looked like a lion, or a horse, roaring and roaring. It spat out flames, four-legged lotus, and golden threads all over its body. Its appearance was so intimidating that no one dared to look at it. On top of the ferocious beast sat a Bodhisattva in white gauze, twirling willows in one hand, and holding a jade bottle in the other. His eyelids were slightly closed, and the corners of his lips were slightly raised. He looked sad and happy as if he was crying.

"This is the Guanyin and his golden-haired hou (Note: a mythical creature that looks like a wolf-dragon)!" The passer-by looked up at the embroidered work in horror.

They were all frightened by this lifelike beast. They saw flames burning in its black and red eyes as if it was going to choose a person to devour; the large bloody mouth was roaring, and the sharp teeth stood up one by one, making people chill; the mane on its neck was thick and thick, fluttering in the air as if one could touch it with one's hand; the scales that covered its body gradually turned from pure black too strong red, and golden threads were mixed, faintly flashing with light; when the golden and red two colors extended to the tail, they had turned into real flames. The four claws, which were like steel blades, stepped on the four blooming lotus flowers and spurted a blazing flame from their mouths and noses.