Peach Blossom at the Bottom of the Fan

Chapter 110 Meeting Mrs. He

If there is one, there are two, and when He Yue made the first move, the others were not polite.

As soon as Gu Sixiao finished drawing He Yue's portrait, they immediately rushed over, begging for Gu Sixiao's portrait with a smile.

Gu Sixiao didn't refuse, but after all the portraits were time-consuming, only two were drawn, and the wives from various prefectures who hadn't come to enjoy the flowers in the garden turned around.

Before approaching, He Yue greeted her with a smile, holding up the portrait in her hand, and shouted, "Mother, come and see my portrait, it's really beautiful!"

"What portrait?" Walking in the middle, the woman accompanied by Mrs. Lin smiled and waved, then turned to look at Mrs. Lin, "Sister, as soon as my daughter came to your house, she seemed to be a different person. At home , but I have never seen her so lively."

"Yue'er likes it, so come here often. I just like Yue'er's character." Mrs. Lin replied with a smile, and several women around her hurriedly responded, praising Mrs. Madam's daughter as the most rare thing.

Even knowing that this is flattery, Mrs. He is also full of smiles. Which mother doesn't want others to praise her children?

After receiving the painting that He Yue handed over, she took a closer look, but was immediately stunned.

"This painting..."

Mrs. Lin approached, took a look, and also praised: "It's really a good painting! I just don't know which painting it is. I think it's not worse than the painter in the palace!"

"Yes, yes!" Mrs. He smiled, but she had a strange expression on her face.

Looking up, she only saw a group of women, and she seemed relieved.

"Yue'er, who drew this painting? It's very good!" Asking softly, Mrs. He's eyes flickered, with a trace of nervousness.

"Sister Gu drew it!" He Yue turned her head with a smile and stretched out her finger.

She didn't pay attention to hearing the word Gu, and Madam He's face became very ugly.

"Miss Gu? I want to see this painter..." As she said, Mrs. He took He Yue's arm and walked forward quickly.

She didn't even notice it herself. At this moment, her steps were a little anxious.

Mrs. Lin glanced at Mrs. He's back in a strange way, and raised her heels to follow. The ladies exchanged winks and followed quickly.

That is the magistrate's wife, who is an orderly woman, and these women are only flattering.

With hurried footsteps, a group of women, whom they had seen earlier, had already greeted them.

Mrs. He didn't stop, she still walked quickly. When He Yue stretched out her finger, she looked over nervously.

From behind a woman, a smile as bright as a spring flower appeared.

With a high nose and big eyes, the gorgeous girl smiled slightly, her bright black eyes seemed to be shining brightly.

This is a beautiful girl, but she is not the woman in her impression.

Suddenly, Mrs. He's feet softened and she almost fell to the ground.

"Mother..." He Yue quickly supported her mother.

"I'm fine," Mrs. He was about to get up, but a hand was already stretched out in front of her.

"Ma'am, are you alright?"

Raising her head, Mrs. He stared fixedly at the girl's bright face, and subconsciously pursed her lips.

"Your name is Gu?"

"Yes, ma'am, my little girl Gu Hua'er." Gu Sixiao replied in a low voice, looking at Madam He with a bright smile.

What do you remember?Mrs. Ho!Seeing you, I really think of a lot!

"Hua'er? You're also called Hua'er?" Mrs. He's arm, which was supported by Gu Sixiao, trembled uncontrollably.

As if being stung suddenly, she shook off Gu Sixiao's hand and stood up suddenly.

"Mother?" Startled by her mother's actions, He Yue called out in a daze.

As if she had just realized it, Mrs. He calmed down, looked at Gu Sixiao, and said lightly: "Your paintings are good! Mama Yu,"

After calling the servant who came over, she took a small box, handed it to Gu Sixiao with a smile, and said lightly: "This, you can take it and play."

Gu Sixiao smiled, and thanked her politely, "Thank you Ma'am, Yue'er was born beautiful, even if I didn't draw it, she can still draw it beautifully."

He Yue smiled and raised the portrait in her hand, "I want to frame this picture and hang it in my room. Mother, do you think this picture is beautiful? Or is it the picture in your room that is beautiful?" Looks good? I think it looks similar!"

She didn't notice the twinkle in Madam He's eyes, but she turned her face away from the portrait in her hand.

The corners of her mouth curled up, Gu Sixiao lowered her head, hiding the smile in her eyes.

He Yue didn't know that the portrait that once hung in Mrs. He's room was also from her hand.

Although she is not the best at portraits of ladies, her painting skills taught by her elder brother are unmatched by ordinary painters.

Many people in Songjiang Mansion know that Mr. Gu is good at landscapes and ladies, and some people ask for paintings in private.It's just that Mrs. He is a female family member of an official family. Although she intends to ask for a painting, she finds it inconvenient.

So when she attended Mrs. He's birthday banquet, she replaced her elder brother Mrs. He and drew a picture of a lady.

Now, when she sees pictures of ladies with a similar brushwork style, how can Mrs. He not think of the painting she was so satisfied with back then?
This is exactly the reason why she specially invited He Yue to ask for a painting.

When she was in Songjiang Mansion back then, her Gu's family had a lot of fawning over Hezhi County. Although she didn't care about the family, she also knew that every three festivals and five seasons, the gift list was sent to the magistrate's mansion like flowing water.

It's not that there is something to ask for a bribe, it's just for peace of mind.

But what is the final result?No matter how many gifts are given, in the end, it is not the same as falling to the point where the family is ruined.

Even if she couldn't find out who was behind the scenes from He Zhifu, she would never let the He family go like this.

Looking away, Mrs. He paid no attention to He Yue for a moment, but Mrs. Lin, who had already followed up, stepped forward to make fun of him, "This painting is very good, and it shows Yue'er's spirit. Miss Gu, I didn't expect you His drawing skills are so good."

Gu Sixiao smiled, "Mrs. has not opened my daughter's gift. If you read it, you should know that my daughter is best at drawing fans."

As soon as the fans were mentioned, Mrs. He couldn't help shaking her body, but He Yue smiled happily at Lin Mo Niang, "That's right, Sister Gu's round fans are so well made, I see, they are exactly the same as those of our Gu family's fan shop in Songjiang Prefecture."

The fans sent to the magistrate's mansion are naturally the best. Although she is not the fan maker, there are many fans painted by her. Madam He, mother and daughter will naturally find them familiar.

Sure enough, seeing the fan, Mrs. He felt even more flustered in her heart, suppressing the feeling of panic, she looked at Gu Sixiao, "Which expert did you learn from for your painting skills?"

"It's a coincidence that, like my wife, my daughter is originally from the Songjiang Mansion..."

"Yeah, also from Songjiang Mansion?" Mrs. He licked her lower lip, feeling her mouth dry and tongue irritated.

Fortunately, Gu Sixiao said in the next sentence: "When I was in Songjiang, I used to learn fan making from a teacher of the Gu family."

"Master Gu?" Mrs. He breathed a sigh of relief, "No wonder—oh, this fan really looks like..."

Staring at Gu Sixiao again, even though she knew that this little lady could not be the one she knew, she still felt uncomfortable.

She still remembered that the lady of the Gu family smiled and waved and called, "Hua'er, come and see Madam..."

Standing in the sun, the beautiful girl is like a willow, graceful and graceful.

She is really a beautiful woman with talent and good looks, but it is a pity that she has disappeared...

Mrs. Lin is alert. Although Mrs. He didn't say anything, she still saw that something was wrong with Mrs. He. She raised her eyes sensitively to look at Gu Sixiao, and changed the topic with a smile, "Madam, the troupe I invited also Here, look, are you going to listen to the play?"

What Mrs. He loves most is listening to operas, and Mrs. Lin also caters to what she likes, and invited the best theater troupe in Jinan Prefecture.

But for some reason, Mrs. He, who usually smiles when she talks about listening to an opera, shook her head, and said in a daze: "I'm not feeling well, so I won't listen to the opera—my sister and some ladies should have fun..."

"Madam is not feeling well? Do you want me to invite the doctor?" Mrs. Lin asked with concern, and the women behind her also greeted her in one go.

Mrs. He just shook her head, looked back and saw that He Yue was talking to Gu Sixiao, and hurriedly pulled her daughter away, "Yue'er, don't go crazy!"

Puckering her lips aggrievedly, He Yue turned to look at Gu Sixiao.

Gu Sixiao smiled, "Don't worry, Yue'er, I will definitely do it if you promise. I will definitely make you a fan that no one has seen before. Although it will not be more precious than Qibao Peach Blossom Fan, you will definitely like it. "

Suddenly hearing the Seven Treasures Peach Blossom Fan, Madam He's face immediately turned pale, pulling He Yue, she didn't say goodbye to everyone, she just turned around and strode away.

"Ma'am, I'll see you off..." Mrs. Lin hurriedly chased after her. The women hesitated, some followed, while others stayed behind.

"Sure enough, she is a court wife, with such a style..."

He said it was grand, but he was insinuating that Mrs. He had no one in her eyes.

If someone is familiar with her, he gently touches her to indicate that there are still a group of young ladies present!
The woman raised her eyebrows and looked around, but she waved at Lu Yurong, "Yurong, can you congratulate your elder sister Lin?"

Lu Yurong stepped forward and responded with a smile: "Congratulations, of course! Mother also knows that Sister Lin is going to make a good marriage?"

Looking at the faces, they are indeed similar, but in fact, if you don't look at the faces, the acrimonious tone when speaking is also full of mother and daughter.

With the support of her mother, Lu Yurong, who was shocked by Gu Sixiao's painting skills just now, raised her head high again, tilted her head, looked at Gu Sixiao, and said with a sneer: "That's what Sister Lin is like. Only a woman with talent, good looks, and a good background can marry into a noble family, just like those daughters of merchants, they can be married to a merchant."

Gu Sixiao could bear such blatant and straightforward ridicule, but Xue Wanying couldn't bear it either.

Even in front of her elders, she still sternly shouted: "Lu Yurong, what are you talking about?! Well, do you think that you are a squire's daughter? Those noble families, the first thing to choose a daughter-in-law is character. People who practice morality will never get married well in this life..."

"You..." Lu Yurong turned pale with anger, and wanted to scold each other, but was already held back by her mother.

"What is there to talk about with such a lowly girl? Yurong, my mother has already said, don't associate with this kind of person - let's go to the front of the theater! Sisters, let's go to the theater together!"

While speaking, she pulled Lu Yurong to turn around, and several women also turned around with her, greeted their daughters, and went to the front yard together.

All of a sudden, the people dispersed, Xue Wanying trembled with anger at being so scorned, but no one looked back at her.

(End of this chapter)