Lady Changning

Chapter 222 Ten Years, Long Time No See (2)

Huangfu Zimian didn't notice that there was another person in the private seat who was paying close attention to him. He looked at the painting seriously. It was so familiar, where did he see it?This painting was completed almost in one go, which shows how deep the painter's skills are. If you say that you can only add one stroke, you should be more cautious, otherwise the painting will be ruined.

This is a market full of fish and dragons, and Fengqiuhuang is not a place where literati often come. How could anyone think of doing this here?If it wasn't for Xuan Jing and the children asking him to come shopping, he wouldn't have thought of coming here, and he came here in person, probably because of that Zijing's clear eyes, which are always hard to refuse.

Huangfu Zimian was still unable to write. He searched for the missing things in the painting. Some were familiar and some were unfamiliar. Finally, he looked at the brush on the floor of the waiter in the shop. Without thinking, he bit his index finger and drew a blurred red on the waterside pavilion. Is it because of the girl's back that he feels familiar?Is it because of Xi Changning's back?

The shop waiter took off the scroll on the wall and ran upstairs before he could recover, "I wonder what the two ladies think?" He said, spreading the scroll on the table.

The fuzzy back drawn with bright red blood is very eye-catching, the blood is not dry yet, Xi Changning touched it lightly, but was so sticky that he dared not touch it again.

"Give this painting to that young master, and we will also pay for the things he bought."

The shop waiter nodded, blew on the scroll to speed up the air-drying, then rolled up the scroll and went out. Seeing that young master was talking to the shopkeeper, he hurried over.

"My lord, the lady gave you the scroll, so you don't have to pay for these things."

Huangfu Zimian looked at the scroll in his hand, and accepted it without refusing, but he still put the money for these pastries on the counter.

"My lord, remember to come here often." The old shopkeeper looked at him with twinkling eyes, as if looking at an old friend whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

Huangfu Zimian only thought that he was inviting guests, so he nodded with a smile, and when he was about to leave, who knew that he bumped into a reckless young man full of arms.

"Brother Zimian, why are you here?" It turned out that this young man was Xi Yu.

Xi Yu looked at Huangfu Zimian who appeared here in surprise, and then asked the waiter for what he wanted to buy.

"It's been a long time since I ate it. I really miss the taste here. It's a pity that I secretly drank fourth sister's sweet-scented osmanthus wine when I was a child. Now Feng Qiuhuang doesn't buy it." Xi Yu said regretfully to the old shopkeeper.

Huangfu Zimian originally wanted to go first, but unfortunately, Xi Yu grabbed him tightly and found an empty seat to sit down. The noisy Xi Yu quickly melted into Feng Qiuhuang's atmosphere.

The old shopkeeper went to the inner hall, then staggered to their seats, and a wine jar that seemed to have been stored for a long time appeared in front of them.

"The boss is gone, this is what he left behind. Meeting a regular customer today is considered hospitality."

Xi Yu was quick, thanked the old shopkeeper, and opened the wine jar. The aroma attracted all the tables in the lobby to look sideways.Huangfu Zimian was also attracted by the aroma, and what surprised him even more was that the wooden sign hanging on the wine jar was exactly the same as his own. What secret is this Fengqiuhuang family hiding?He also came to investigate more than ten years ago, but at that time the store had changed people, and no one knew him.

Thinking about it this way, he felt that this old shopkeeper seemed to be the person who had a strange look but said he didn't know him more than ten years ago, so he stopped the old shopkeeper.

"Shopkeeper, have you ever known me? Or have you met me?"

The old shopkeeper was obviously flustered when he was asked this question, but the young master told him not to talk nonsense, so he shook his head and said he didn't know him.

So Huangfu Zimian was very disappointed. Could it be that the emperor's power is so powerful that everyone in the capital is full of lies?Who the hell could tell him what was true?
"That's the smell. The fourth sister's wooden sign seems to be brought back at that time. Hey, it's really the same." Xi Yu held the wooden sign on it and looked at it, then looked at the wooden sign on Huangfu Zimian's waist. He suddenly lost the joy of drinking.

It's exactly the same, now these four words are dangling in Xi Yu's head, plus the previous fourth sister Xi Changning's, there are three yuan, what's going on?At that time, the fourth sister was sadly holding the wooden sign. Could it be that she was thinking, sweet-scented osmanthus?

"Xi Yu, can you recall how your fourth sister got this wooden sign?" Huangfu Zimian had to grab Xi Yu, the only one who was still related.

Xi Yu was frightened by Huangfu Zimian's eager eyes, so he had to try hard to think back, only to realize that the fourth sister, Xi Changning, was full of secrets, if he could figure it out, he would definitely be as smart as the fourth sister people.

"How did she get it? I remember that she seemed to have it when she went out and came home. She was very precious. She shared the sweet-scented osmanthus stuffing and osmanthus cake she bought with us. I always go to her Where are you hungry for something to eat?"

These words made Huangfu Zimian a little disappointed, but he finally figured it out, there must be something happening between him and Xi Changning.

Xi Yu was so greedy that he even carried away the wine jar, Huangfu Zimian only wanted the wooden plaque on the jar, this wooden plaque has no inscription on the back, it is different from the one on his body, it should be hung up temporarily to show the difference.But he couldn't help but ask the old shopkeeper.

"When will your boss come back from the shopkeeper, can I meet you?"

The shopkeeper's eyes dimmed immediately, "It's been more than ten years, and I haven't come back. I'm afraid I will never come back."

Huangfu Zimian was a little shocked, but he didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only say a few words of comfort before leaving.

Mingyu, who had been hiding in the stairwell, was so frightened that she broke out in sweat. Seeing that they had all left, she returned to the private seat.Xi Changning is leisurely.

"Do you know who it was just now? Young master, Xi Yu. Unexpectedly, he has grown up to be so big, just like Fifth Yiniang." As he spoke, Mingyu couldn't help thinking of always teasing Xi Yu when he was still in Xi's mansion more than ten years ago. It's been so long.

Xi Changning covered her mouth and hid her smile, she never thought that she would get such a reward after going back to Feng Qiuhuang. She lay on the window sill and watched the carriage slowly go farther and farther through the crowd.

At this time, an old man stood outside the door and knocked on the door. Mingyu recognized at a glance that it was the shopkeeper downstairs, and immediately invited him in to help him sit down.

"How is the old shopkeeper recently?"

"If I hadn't seen the wall just now, I wouldn't have known the two ladies had come." The old shopkeeper couldn't help feeling sad when he thought about the meeting between Caicai and his son Huangfu Zimian.

Xi Changning saw his thoughts, "Old shopkeeper, everyone has their own destiny, you don't need to be sad. He will come again, if he has the heart, there will be results."

This sentence was also spoken to herself.

In the carriage

Xi Yu looked at the wine jar in his arms full of joy, as if he had picked up a treasure, but he always felt that something was pressing on his back, which was very uncomfortable, so he had to feel it behind his back, and took out a scroll.

"Brother Zimian, is this yours? Why did you put it in the car? What if you lose it?" Xi Yu handed it over.

"It was just a gift from a lady in Feng Qiuhuang." Huangfu Zimian briefly explained the matter.

Xi Yu was not at ease, and opened the scroll to see what a good painting Huangfu Zimian could not praise.As soon as he took a look at this painting, Xi Yu was startled, isn't this...

"Brother Zimian, can you see that lady?" Xi Yu asked eagerly, frowning together.

Huangfu Zimian shook his head, but seeing that Xi Yu was so nervous, he couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"

"Brother Zimian, can't you see where this is? This is the Tayue Pavilion where my fourth sister lived before she got married. More importantly, the Taifu once asked my fourth sister to paint, and I added it to the painting by myself." A few strokes, and the ligatures are all written by me."

There is no such a coincidence in the world, not to mention that Tayue Pavilion is the backyard of Xi Mansion, not everyone knows what it looks like. The Tayue Pavilion in this painting is detailed and even the surrounding scenery is roughly the same, except for the same .

"Brother Zimian, I don't know if I think so too much. Is my fourth sister not dead? Although this painting is Tayue Pavilion, Yue'er's favorite painting was planted on the shore of the lake ten years ago, so there is no such painting at all. This grass is gone."

Xi Yu didn't know if what he said was clear enough. Those who can draw this painting must be familiar with the Tayue Pavilion in Xi's Mansion, and they have been familiar with it for ten years. What happened ten years ago?The only thing that changed the Xi family was the death of Xi Changning.

"Where are the paintings? Do you still have the paintings from that time? Xi Yu." Huangfu Zimian felt his heart tremble, as if he had touched the layer of veil separating him from Xi Changning.

Xi Yu tried hard to recall, "The painting disappeared. Fourth Sister took it to the Imperial Palace Academy, but never brought it back."

Huangfu Zimian suppressed inexplicable emotions, but the trembling of his hands would not deceive him, he would never forget Xi Changning, whether he had memory or not.He lifted the curtain of the car, "Go back to Fengqiuhuang."

The coachman was so frightened that he could only turn around, but the crowd seemed to be even bigger than before, and the speed of moving forward was simply not fast enough.He couldn't wait any longer, couldn't wait for a moment, lifted the curtain of the car, ignored Xi Yu's shout, and flew away with lightness kung fu.

"Shop er, where's the lady?"

"Let's go, just go."

Then Huangfu Zimian stood among the crowd, hoping to find some clues about the man's departure, but the noisy voice made him unable to think about the whole thing quietly.The voice in my heart asked myself over and over again, is it her?is it possible?

Wangfu
Huangfu Zimian brought the painting back to the palace and nestled in the study alone, with the scroll spread out, staring at it intently, he felt a little lost and blamed himself, did he miss something?
The maid and the butler outside the door called for dinner several times, but he ignored it. In the end, only Xuan Jing dared to barge in, followed by three children.

"Are you on a hunger strike here alone?"

After Xuan Jing asked, Huangfu Zimian realized that he had been staring at the painting for so long without knowing it.Just about to put it away, Xuan Jing and the children rushed over.

"It's not..." Xuan Yu is always the first to do bad things, this time Xuan Jing learned his lesson and immediately covered his mouth.

Hadn't he already agreed with the three of them last night that Xi Changning should be consistent with him? The two children, Zi Bin and Zi Jing, understood. Why does this kid go in one ear and out the other?

"I didn't come to you for anything else. It's just that your concubine is going to drive Qing Yidao to death, and she won't even take a bite of the medicine prescribed for her." Xuan Jing shifted the matter.

Huangfu Zimian was not surprised, Princess Jing had done this not once or twice, no matter how persuaded she was, she was willing to drink some medicine only if he went to her personally.In fact, he also understands these reasons, probably because he is also avoiding, so he doesn't want to think about these things seriously.

The three children were lying in front of the table, looking at the back figure in the painting, discussing in a low voice.

"Didn't your mother draw this? It didn't take long to see that Mo has been working. Could it be that the godmother has also come to the capital?" Although Xuanyu likes to make trouble, but he is a big kid, and he knows that his father has something to hide from him at a glance.

Brothers Zi Bin and Zi Jing looked at each other, and then at Huangfu Zimian and Xuan Jing who were talking about something. What's going on?

Xuan Jing noticed that the twins looked at him with a strange look, probably wondering about the painting, he coughed twice, "This painting is not bad, but it doesn't look like the handwriting of any famous artist." Said he was not helping.

"This painting was given by a wife of Feng Qiuhuang, but it's a pity that I didn't see the real person." Huangfu Zimian was very concerned about this matter, and his tone was full of regret.

Xuan Jing chuckled, stepped forward and pushed the twins, "Both of them are good at writing and drawing, why don't you show your skills?"

Xuan Jing was very helpless, he felt that he was like a laborer, and Xuan Yu next to him laughed at him, so he could only stare blankly.

The two brothers Zi Bin and Zi Jing are rushing the ducks to the shelves. They don't know what kind of medicine Xuan Jing's godfather bought in his throat. He was just talking about the princess. Why did he talk about painting in a blink of an eye and just changed the subject? It's him too.

"Next time, I'll go and see Jing'er first." Princess Jing is very self-willed now, and her illness will be delayed again and again.

Xuan Jing had no choice but to compromise, "How about this, the three of you are painting here, the prince and I will go to see the princess first, and come back later to appreciate your paintings."

The three children nodded, and Huangfu Zimian also comforted them, not wanting to hurt the hearts of the children, "We will be back later, I also bought Feng Qiuhuang's cakes, and the housekeeper will bring them to you later .”

In contrast, Huangfu Zimian's gentleness is very popular among children, even the noisy Xuanyu nodded strangely, God knows this child doesn't eat sweets at all.

As soon as the two left, the three obediently began to draw.If he had to decide between the three, Xuanyu would not know where he would be dumped. He didn't like this kind of thing that needs to be done calmly, so he sketched two flowers and didn't know what they were. Even if the flowers are over.

But the twins are different, they are all taught by Xi Changning, although they are different, they are outstanding.Especially Zi Jing likes painting very much, so he imitates Xi Changning's brushwork very similarly. As for Zi Bin, compared to painting, his calligraphy is more proficient.

"Okay." Zi Jing looked at her painting with satisfaction, so it was not as good as her mother's, but she knew the technique was exactly the same at a glance.

The two elder brothers put away their paintings immediately after looking at them. Why should they compare their shortcomings with others' strengths?But Zibin felt that he should not do it if he agreed, so he inscribed on Zijing's painting without authorization, and wrote it according to the painting on the table.

Xuanyu tore up her painting directly, "If you don't look closely, you really think it was drawn by the same person, why didn't the godmother teach me well?"

Zi Bin rolled his eyes. When Xuan Yu was taught, he either chased dogs or caught chickens. He couldn't learn not to blame his mother.

The three of them saw that Xuan Jing and Huangfu Zimian hadn't come back yet, and they had finished eating the pastries brought by the butler on the table, they felt very bored and wanted to go out to play.In the end, he bumped into Nian'er who was about to enter the door, and Xuanyu's aunt, Xi Yueer, was by her side.

"Why are you here?" Nian'er still remembered what happened last time, and she held a grudge.

Xi Yue'er heard that Nian'er's tone was wrong, and hurried up to smooth things over, "Yu'er, where is the prince?"

"Auntie, you are late. The prince and my father went to the princess's yard." Xuanyu felt that Nian'er was not friendly, so she consciously stood in front of her younger brother.

"I asked why you are here?" Nian'er didn't like being ignored, so she asked again loudly.

Now even Xi Yue'er didn't know what to say, she comforted Nian'er in embarrassment, "Nian'er, shall we go find your father?"

Nian'er shook off Xi Yue'er's hand, and walked in front of the three of them, "I will ask you again, why are you here? This is my father's study, and he hates others touching his things."

"I'll just say it again, my father brought me here, and the prince asked us to stay. You have to ask your father." Facing Nian'er who was yelling, Xuanyu felt that her sister was too much. It's so cute. After speaking, he took the two younger brothers and left.

Nian'er was so angry that she learned to behave like an adult with her hands on her hips, watching them leave angrily, and then acted like a spoiled child at Xi Yue'er with red eyes, "Aunt Yue'er, they bullied me."

Xi Yue'er thinks it's just that the children's fights are not enough, but Nian'er is Huangfu Zimian's child, and she still wants to get along with her peacefully when she gets married, so she can't help being a little biased.

"Nian'er, don't be sad, I'll go talk to your father and Uncle Xuan Jing later, and ask them to apologize to you."

This made Nian'er feel better. When she saw something on her father's table, she ran over to look, "Who is this?" She pointed to the blurred back of the girl.

Xi Yue'er was also curious, she stepped forward to take a look, but she was very surprised, isn't this Tayue Pavilion?It was the residence of the fourth sister Xi Changning back then, and the girl in the painting is flying in red. Although it is blurred, it is undoubtedly the fourth sister.Why is there such a painting in Huangfu Zimian's study?

Nian'er looked very angrily at another painting that was not completely dry, it should be a copy, but the brushwork is exactly the same as the original painting, although it is not as pure as fire, but if it goes on like this, it will definitely be a master of painting in the future.Could it be that this painting was drawn by one of the three children just now?
Before Xi Yue'er could figure it out, Nian'er had already tore up the painting, even the original painting.I don't know why Xi Yue'er didn't regret seeing the painting being killed, but she still felt a little relieved. Could it be the reason why everyone mentioned the fourth sister Xi Changning in front of her and Huangfu Zimian recently?
"Nian'er, how can you tear up the painting?" At this moment, she felt that her thinking was wrong, and hurriedly stopped her.

Nian'er threw the torn painting into the wastebasket, "Don't worry, Aunt Yue'er, I won't blame me for being so fond of my father. Why did the three of them always fight against me?"

Xi Yue'er felt that Nian'er was so vengeful at such a young age, she was so surprised that she couldn't say anything.After that, Nian'er dragged her out of the study as if nothing had happened.

　In a hurry, oh~~~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)