Chapter 64: Heart Racing

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  He Lan Minzhi's study was a forbidden place in the Korean lady's mansion, where no servant dared to enter. Although the door of the study was not closed, the somewhat strange "intimacy" between Chen Yi and He Lan Minzhi had not fallen into anyone's eyes. However, Chen Yi still felt a bit uneasy, fearing that some uninteresting person would suddenly appear, discover the abnormality between him and He Lan Minzhi, or make wild guesses.

  Looking at Chen Yi's strange expression, He Lan Minyue seemed to know what he was thinking and smiled lightly, saying: "Chen Gongzi... oh, Ziying, this is Brother's study, he rarely receives guests in his study, today he brought you here, it shows the degree to which he looks at you differently, don't be uncomfortable, if you want to look at something, just take a look, I'll accompany you, and I'll also tell you about Brother's affairs."

  He Lan Minyue's expression was even more calm and composed than his, Chen Yi felt a bit embarrassed, hurriedly straightened up, making himself look more spirited, and put on what he thought was a natural smile: "Minyue, your brother is really multi-talented, the calligraphy and paintings in this study are all his handiwork?"

  "Most of them are!" He Lan Minyue showed a mischievous and slightly proud smile, pointing to the painting that Chen Yi had just praised: "Some of them are Minyue's works, hehe, this painting, as well as those two calligraphy pieces, were done by Minyue. What do you think?"

  Chen Yi had just found out that this seemingly decent painting was actually the work of He Lan Minyue, which shocked him. But after seeing those two calligraphy works, he was even more shocked in his heart. Those were two pieces of very well-written calligraphy works, with powerful strokes and a bit of masculinity, also with a sense of flair. No matter how you looked at it, it didn't seem like the handwriting of a young girl, it should be from a man's hand to make people believe.

  He Lan Minyue looked like she was only 14 or 15 years old, an age that would be equivalent to a primary school graduate about to enter junior high in later generations. Her painting skills were so impressive that Chen Yi, a man with a psychological age of over 30 and a master's degree from a later generation, felt ashamed and admiring. He even thought that He Lan Minyue's works were comparable to those of Yan Liben, which were hanging on the wall, without being inferior in any way. Her calligraphy skills were also not inferior to those of her brother, He Lan Minzhi.

  According to Chen Yi's estimation, it would be impossible for any 14 or 15-year-old girl in later generations to reach such a level. It is not an exaggeration to call He Lan Minyue a "prodigy"! She is a rare woman with both talent and beauty, with extremely high value in all aspects!

  "Minyue, your painting skills are really exceptional and admirable!" Chen Yi sincerely praised, "I am inferior to you, ashamed! In the future, I must learn from you more often!"

  Shame is real, the so-called quality education of later generations is really not good, even after graduating from university, in terms of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, it's not worth comparing with the ancients, the gap is unknown tens of levels, I feel a strong sense of inferiority about my own level being mediocre.

  After crossing over to the Tang Dynasty, he met He Lan Minzhi and He Lan Minyue, a brother and sister duo whose talents were already so impressive. From what he had seen of their works, this pair's talents were not ordinary at all, and it was possible that he would see even more outstanding aspects of them in the future.

  He Lan's siblings' talents were so outstanding that they left Chen Yi deeply shocked, let alone the great master Yan Liben, who was famous in history for his painting and architectural design. If he saw that famous figure, he didn't know how much shame he would feel! Thinking of this, Chen Yi glanced again at the painting by Master Yan hanging on one side, and once again confirmed that he absolutely did not have the ability to paint such a work, even if he was beaten to death!

  Thinking about having to interact with these people in the future and watching their outstanding talent performances, Chen Yi didn't know if he would feel inferior and be unable to hold his head up.

  "The young lady should say so, making me and my brother ashamed to death! Our talents are far inferior to yours!" He Lan Minyue blinked her big cute eyes, looking at Chen Yi with a shallow smile, "The font you write is different from ordinary people, very characteristic, giving people a sense of dignity and comfort! Your poetry is even more amazing, all these years, I haven't read many poems that make me feel so nostalgic, please don't say such things about me and my brother, compared to you, we should be ashamed to death!"

  Chen Yi was quite embarrassed, pinched his nose and shook his head: "Minyue, this is my true words, your talents are really far better than mine. In front of you, I can only feel ashamed! Except for being slightly skilled in medicine and occasionally reciting a few crooked poems, other aspects are not worth mentioning!"

  "Ziying, why are you being so humble today? On that day at the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, didn't you show great confidence? Hehe!" He Lan Minyue imitated Chen Yi's mannerisms from back then, pacing back and forth in the study, shaking her head and reciting that poem "Youthful Journey"!

  "Minyue, you're teasing me!" Chen Yi couldn't help but enjoy the adorable sight of He Lan Minyue shaking her head and swaying back and forth. "Luckily I didn't make a fool of myself that day, or else you would have laughed me to death..." As soon as he mentioned what happened at Zui Xian Lou, his enthusiasm returned, and his embarrassment disappeared. He also remembered a doubt that had been lingering and couldn't be dispelled, so he immediately asked: "By the way, how did you happen to be at Zui Xian Lou that day?"

  "I often go there! That day I was with my brother, as soon as you entered the wine house, I noticed you! I always felt that you looked familiar, like I had seen you somewhere before, but couldn't remember," He Lan Minyue said with a nostalgic expression, slightly smiling: "When Xu Zhu came out and proposed that the guests in attendance compete in poetry, I thought to myself that you would definitely come up with some good poems, and sure enough, you really did present a great poem! Hmph... how could the two poems by my cousins compare to yours? Ah, right, do you... know that it was me who stood up to cheer you on that day?"

  "I also found out later, when I saw you at Qujiangchi!" Chen Yi smiled and looked at He Lan Minyue with a curious expression. "I really thank you and your brother for helping me that day, otherwise I would have gotten into trouble!"

  "What's there to thank for!" He Lan Minyue snorted, "Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi, those two cousins of yours, have done this more than once. They rely on their aunt's power and often do whatever they want, stirring up public resentment. Their aunt is also very annoyed! On that day, my brother must have intervened in the matter. After you clashed with them, my brother went to the palace and told our aunt about it. Later, our aunt summoned them to the palace and scolded them severely, warning them not to do such shameful things again! Unfortunately, I haven't been to the palace for a long time, or I would have also told our aunt about what happened that day!" He Lan Minyue said, suddenly changing her expression, giggling: "Those two cousins usually think they are very good at martial arts and learning, but didn't expect to be humiliated by you several times in one day. I think next time they see you, they will be so ashamed! Ziying, my brother and I are both curious, why did you lose some of your memories, but still have such great skills in medicine, poetry, and martial arts?"

  "I'm not sure why it's like this, maybe it's just instinct." Chen Yi scratched his head, putting on a very helpless look. "I always feel like some things are about to come back to me, but I just can't remember them. I've forgotten too many things, otherwise..."

  "What if not?" Seeing Chen Yi stop, He Lan Minyue curiously asked: "If not, will you have more surprising performances?"

  "I guess so!"

  "Hehe, I'm looking forward to the day when you recover all your memories and have even more surprising performances!"

  "Aren't you afraid I'll let you down?"

  "Definitely not!" He Lan Minyue shook her head firmly, "Brother said that Sun Daozhang told him you're a very unusual person who understands many things others don't know. I believe you'll definitely do better and surprise us, won't let me down!"

  Without waiting for Chen Yi's response, He Lan Minyue added another sentence, "From the moment I first saw you, I knew you definitely wouldn't disappoint me?"

  She said with a very proud and confident look, as if Chen Yi's excellence had added glory to her.

  "What?! Is it really so?" Seeing He Lan Minyue like this, Chen Yi's heart skipped a beat.