To hold a solo art exhibition for Yaya during the Zhenguan period was definitely a rather advanced task.
Of course, this was something that couldn't be rushed. It had to wait until Yaya's drawing level reached perfection.
"Start the lottery draw." Li Chen thought about it and decided to see what kind of reward he would get first. Perhaps with the help of this reward, Yaya's solo art exhibition would be much easier.
"The lottery has begun. The lottery is in progress. The lottery has ended. Congratulations to the host for obtaining equestrian proficiency.”
Horsemanship Proficiency?
The results of the lucky draw were out. Although it was not of much help to Yaya's personal art exhibition, it was still a useful skill.
After all, other than walking, the only way to travel in Chang 'an was to ride a horse or a carriage. With this technique, it would be much more convenient to travel in the future.
After noon, a servant quickly walked into the courtyard and reported,""This morning, the imperial trainer that Old Master instructed arrived, and a young woman came with him.”
Li Chen waved his hand and dismissed the servants. He then instructed the maids to prepare tea for the guests.
Soon, a middle-aged man in luxurious clothes walked in with a young woman in a plain dress.
Coincidentally, Li Chen had already met this young woman during the Qixi Festival. He had also met the man in luxurious clothes at the Qujiang Poetry Meet.
"Sir." Dou Kou couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. She really didn't expect to meet Li Chen here.
"Please move into the hall. The maid is already brewing tea.”Li Chen smiled. He already knew the identity of the other party.
"Dou Shilun, the inspector of Yizhou's Grand Bank, greets Mister.”Dou Shilun cupped his hands and said respectfully.
Then, he turned to his daughter behind him and said,"This is my daughter, Dou Kou. I'm here today to take your measurements.”
Self-introduction was always a form of respect for others. After all, Dou Shilun was an official and Li Chen was just a commoner. He didn't need to be so respectful, but he knew that Li Chen was obviously not an ordinary person.
"Greetings, Mister." Dou Kou bowed to Li Chen and said with a smile. Thinking about how she would be able to see Li Chen's smart and cute daughter in a while, even her smile became much sweeter.
"Hello, Lord Dou. Hello, Miss Doukou. Lord Dou is too polite. Duke Lingyang is famous in Chang 'an, and I have long heard of your reputation.”Li Chen smiled.
Of course, to outsiders, these words seemed to be Li Chen's greetings to Dou Shilun. However, in reality, Dou Shilun was not only a court painter, but also a famous silk craftsman and painter in the Tang Dynasty.
Dou Shilun began to serve as a consultant for Li Shimin, the king of Qin, and joined the army as a clerk of the prime minister. Later, he was promoted to the minister of the government and was granted the title of Duke of Lingyang.
He had studied the system of public clothes and was proficient in fabric design. He was sent by the Tang government to Yizhou, which was rich in silk, to serve as the inspector of the Grand Bank.
On the basis of inheriting excellent traditional patterns, Dou Shilun absorbed the theme and expression techniques of Central Asia, West Asia, and other places to make use of foreign things. He created all kinds of novel brocade with auspicious meanings and beautiful colors. It was very popular at that time and was known as "Lingyang Gongyang".
Including the auspicious brocade, pheasant, fighting sheep, flying phoenix, swimming scales and other clothing patterns, they were all designed by Dou Shilun.
"A tailor is nothing." Dou Shilun smiled modestly. He had secretly received the Emperor's advice. Li Chen's drawing skills were quite superb. Perhaps he could design a series of patterns that were not inferior to the "Duke of Lingyang".
Not long after the three of them sat down, Yaya ran into the hall from the courtyard. Li Chen picked her up and said,
"Yaya, this is Lord Dou. He's here to design your costume. This beautiful sister is here to measure your size.”
"Hello, Lord Dou. Hello, Pretty Sister.”Yaya greeted him in a childish voice.
For a moment, the hall was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
The maid served him tea. Dou Shilun took a sip and said thoughtfully,
"Since the founding of the Tang Empire, there have been more than twenty princesses. Every princess has gone through a coronation ceremony. During the ceremony, the princess's ceremonial dress is the most important, and the patterns on each dress are different.”
"Lord Dou, you have worked hard on the design.”Li Chen smiled.
"If you have any requirements for the princess's ceremonial dress, feel free to say it. Or if you have a good pattern that you like, please give me some pointers.”Dou Shilun said carefully.
In fact, ever since Li Er had secretly instructed Dou Shilun, Dou Shilun had been looking forward to Li Chen's drawing skills. If he designed the pattern, how would it compare to his own Duke Lingyang?
Design a costume?
It wasn't that Li Chen hadn't thought of designing Yaya's ceremonial dress himself. He had even thought of weaving her ceremonial dress himself. After hearing Dou Shilun's words, he couldn't help but have an idea.
"To be honest, I do have some ideas about the ceremonial dress design. Today, with Lord Dou here, I will throw out a brick to attract jade.”Li Chen smiled.
"That's good." Dou Shilun's eyes lit up. His Majesty had praised Li Chen's painting skills. He was lucky to be able to appreciate Li Chen's painting skills.
"Please." Li Chen made a hand gesture, and the group of them went to the stone table in the courtyard.
It was not difficult for Li Chen to design a formal dress. He had countless princess dresses and evening gowns in his mind.
To Dou Shilun and Dou Kou, all of this was refreshing.
When he got closer, he saw Yaya's fake mountain painting on the stone table.
"This mountain range painting was also created by you?”Dou Shilun asked in a low voice.
There were probably no outsiders in the Li Residence. Apart from Li Chen, there were only a few children. However, when Dou Shilun saw this painting, he felt that it was only at the level of his youth and could not be called a "master painter".
Of course, the color and style seemed a little fresh, but that was all.
"This is the fake mountain that my daughter Yaya painted.”Li Chen said with a smile.
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