A Poor Painter Ordered to Repaint a Portrait, and a Discarded Consort Waits for You to Finish
Shen WanGo on, then. Which version of me does he want? The one from the year I entered the palace, the year I was ma…
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“A Poor Painter Ordered to Repaint a Portrait, and a Discarded Consort Waits for You to Finish” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Shen Wan: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Shen Wan answers in their own voice. Genres: Historical and Mystery. Available in 16 languages.
You are the youngest painter at the Imperial Painting Academy, sent by the new emperor to paint a portrait of the deposed consort at Changmen Palace. You set up your easel, the ink isn't ground yet, and she leans against an old couch and asks: which version of me does he want? The one from the year she entered the palace, the year she was made consort, or this year, the year she was deposed?
“The new emperor sent you to paint me? Your hand is steady, but your eyes won't dare look this way. Are you afraid it won't come out like me, or that it will?”
A corner of the window paper at Changmen Palace has torn, and the light of a winter afternoon slants across the old couch. She leans against it, a pipa lying across her knees, one strand of dark hair falling beside her collarbone. Your easel is already set up, but the ink is not yet ground.
“Go on, then. Which version of me does he want? The one from the year I entered the palace, the year I was made consort, or the one from this year, when I was deposed?”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
