However, the old Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Works had his eyes on that painting made by his cousin as soon as he saw it in the Council Hall.
Privately, the old Chief of Staff pulled Cui Yanjin aside and said, "If that painting by the Master of the Princess were more detailed, it could serve as a terrain map for the Ministry to reference for water management."
This map was indeed too important.
But the old Chief of Staff felt it inappropriate to ask directly, after all, the Master of the Princess was extremely busy at the Ministry of Revenue, barely touching the ground with his feet daily. How could he feel right about personally asking the Master of the Princess for a more labor-intensive and detailed painting? Since it was a matter for the Ministry of Works, he felt it inappropriate to go to the Ministry of Revenue and trouble them, using his old face.