Kyuutei Sumi Eshi Monogatari

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Shaolan, who works at a diner in the downtown area, has a hobby of painting. Her unique style of painting uses ink and water to express colors through shading, and she is loved and called the "artist of the downtown area." Eventually, her reputation leads to Jiang Zun, the deputy director of the Dragonfly Ministry, asking her to paint a picture for the Emperor to take to the palace for a matchmaking session. The reason is that the Emperor, who has never met his consorts, wants to use this as an opportunity to become interested in his consorts...