Yijia Yishi

Chapter 168 Visitor + old friend
But Lu Shuyi went all the way back to Lu's house, and just got out of the carriage, Dongqing hurried over and said: "My wife told you to come and go to her place, she has something to do with you."

Lu Shuyi frowned, gathered her cloak tightly and went to the Champs Elysees Courtyard. On the way, she asked Dongqing, "Do you know why my wife is looking for me?"

"The maidservant doesn't know, but Mrs. Wu sent someone over, as if there is something urgent."

Grandma sent someone?
Could it be that her uncle Wu Cheng caused some serious trouble again?

Lu Shuyi was anxious and hurried to the Champs Elysees Courtyard.

It wasn't until she arrived at the Champs Elysees that she realized that Mrs. Wu was in a hurry to find her because Miss Zheng Liu from Mr. Zheng's family disappeared early in the morning...

Wu's complexion was ugly, her eyes were red, and she could tell that she had cried several times.

"Tell me, a good girl, how can you say that she will be gone..." Wu's voice was sad and regretful, and she said with emotion: "Before, your grandmother was only thinking about promoting the relationship between your uncle and this girl. As for the marriage, now that there is no one, I feel really uncomfortable..."

Wu's heart is exquisite and clear, and she will feel very sad when she hears about such things.

Lu Shuyi had known for a long time that Miss Zheng Liu was not a long-lived person. She also died of a sudden illness in her previous life.

That's why she tried to persuade Yang Shi not to let her discuss marriage with Zheng's family.If the marriage was discussed, the person being criticized now would be her uncle.

"It's a pity..." Lu Shuyi sat next to Mrs. Wu, and comforted her softly, "But human life is not up to us, what can we do?"

Mrs. Wu wiped her tears again with her handkerchief, nodded and said: "You are right, but this child has some fate with your uncle. Although we couldn't discuss marriage before, both families are interested. She is gone, and I will We should go to Zheng's house to see..."

The Zheng family is also a big family in Changle Town, and since the daughter is gone, all the wives and wives in the town will definitely visit and comfort Mrs. Zheng.

But Miss Zheng Liu is not married yet, she will not stay for too long after her death, let alone enter the ancestral grave, the Zheng family will only dig a hole outside and bury her alone.

Lu Shuyi was also a little sad.

It is really pitiful to die young and be buried alone.

"I should go and have a look..." Lu Shuyi sighed, "I'll go with you!"

Wu Shi nodded: "You can go to pay your respects, she is only a few years older than you." Wu Shi said and shed tears for a while.

Lu Shuyi was in a heavy mood.

Early the next morning, she accompanied Mrs. Wu to Zheng's house.

Because Miss Zheng Liu is a daughter who has not been married and has not made a decision, the Zheng family did not make a fuss, but simply arranged the mourning hall.

The mourning hall is covered with white curtains, which looks lonely and heavy.

A young and fresh life disappears overnight, which shows that life is impermanent.

Lu Shuyi accompanied Mrs. Wu to burn incense, and then accompanied Mrs. Wu to see Mrs. Zheng.

Mrs. Zheng was in her early forties, and because of the death of Miss Zheng Liu, she suddenly looked like a teenager. Her hair on the sideburns seemed to be dyed with silver frost, and her eyes were swollen, leaving only a red slit.

When Wu Shi comforted her, she held Wu Shi's hand tightly with tears in her eyes and said, "I worked so hard to raise such a big girl, and she disappeared overnight. Tell me, how will I live in the future? I can't live anymore. ...I can't live anymore..."

Lu Shuyi's nose was sour.

In her previous life, she had experienced the pain of losing her mother, but at that time she was heartless and could not feel the sadness and pain of the eternal separation of yin and yang.

"...I'm not a good mother. When she was alive, I always controlled her too strictly. I didn't care about what she wanted to play or do...I really regret it now. That day she She said she wanted to kick the shuttlecock, but I said it was too cold, so I refused to let her kick it, I... If only I let her kick it..."

Mrs. Zheng cried heartbreakingly, her eyes were full of regret and reluctance.

Lu Shuyi took out her handkerchief and rubbed her eyes.

There are some things we don't want to care about when we are alive, but until you lose them, you will find that some things really don't exist anymore.

On the way back, she lay silently in Wu's arms, the carriage swayed and bumped, and she tightly held the ribbon on Wu's cloak, very attached.

Mrs. Wu touched her soft hair, and said softly: "From now on, you can play as you want, and I don't care about you." She said with great emotion: "Look at how Mrs. Zheng is crying today, and I regret controlling Zheng Liu. The young lady was too strict, and the child didn't let her play more when she wanted to play... At that time, I was wondering if you and Jing'er were also blaming me for controlling you tightly, and for not letting you play well, hey... people Once it’s gone, those things that used to be considered insignificant suddenly feel important.”

Wu's emotion happened to be Lu Shuyi's emotion too.

The time when you are alive is the time that should be cherished the most.

She comforted Wu and said: "You are a loving mother, I am very happy to be your daughter in this life."

There was a gentle smile on Wu's face, and she pinched her cheek: "Before you know it, you've grown up so much, hey... I really don't want you to grow up, and I don't want you to get married."

The daughter who has been brought up so hard is about to discuss marriage, get married, and become someone else's daughter-in-law.

There are all kinds of emotions in Wu's heart, except for reluctance or reluctance.

"Then I won't marry anymore, I will be with you forever" Lu Shuyi teased Wu with a smile.

Mrs. Wu laughed, and there were faint crow's tail lines at the corners of her eyes: "Silly girl, if you don't get married, I won't be sad to death? A family has hundreds of girls begging, and when the girl grows up, we mothers can't stay."

"Then... then what if you don't meet someone you like?" Lu Shuyi asked in a low voice with a blushing face.

Wu Shi pursed her lips and laughed, and said to her meaningfully: "You can't live a lifetime just by liking, I was young too, I understand what you said. But look, how many of our Lu family are We live together because we like it?"

"Little aunt..." Lu Shuyi mentioned Lu Zhaoning.

When Lu Zhaoning got married, he didn't care about the family background of the other party at all. They just married directly out of passion.

Although the old lady Lu opposed it at the time, but now it seems that Lu Zhaoning's choice is not wrong.

She gave up the so-called right family son and brother, but got a man who treats her sincerely.

Then compare Qian Wenchang, who was married to Lu Shujuan.

Qian Wenchang is a scum, so what if he is rich and powerful?He is promiscuous everywhere, and his methods are despicable. This kind of man just piles up mountains of gold and silver for her, and she doesn't even take a look.

Lu Shuyi secretly despised Qian Wenchang again.

"Your little aunt is the most promising girl in the Lu family." Wu agreed, and said, "Although we disagreed when she chose Du Kuan, but now it seems that your sister-in-law is very good and can Just live a normal life.”

Lu Shuyi secretly applauded Wu's understanding and righteousness in her heart, and was proud of having a mother like her.

It was another two days in a flash.

For two days, Lu Shuyi only did embroidery work at ease every day, and when she was free, she went to Master Lu's study to find a copy of "The Minutes of Orchid Grass" to study in the room.

Before she figured out why, Lu Shuqing and Lu Shujing ran over to find her.

Lu Shuqing looked very excited, and said cheerfully: "Mrs. He invited a painter from Beijing to paint us..."

Mrs. He is here?

Lu Shuyi frowned: "When did Mrs. He come here?"

"She didn't come, it was Master He and Cousin Zhao'er who came." Lu Shuqing explained with a smile: "I heard that the painter is one of the three masters in Kyoto, and he is good at painting figures. Mrs. He has invited him for a long time. He agreed to come for a portrait."

She knows about the Third Division of Kyoto.

In her previous life, she also worshiped one of the painters named Wang Xiu as a teacher. Of course, it was all arranged by Mr. Bai that she could meet Wang Xiu and worship him as a teacher.

Most of the painters who came today are Wang Xiu.

Lu Shuyi was a little happy. In her previous life, Wang Xiu taught her a lot and helped her a lot. She didn't expect that he would come to the Lu family to paint as a painter today.

I have to say it was fate.

But Mrs. He Er asked him to come and paint portraits of the girls of the Lu family, I'm afraid there is something weird about it.

Maybe it has something to do with her marriage.

Lu Shuyi took a sip of hot tea, raised her little finger and said indifferently: "I think it's good to look at the painting, but if I sit there motionless and enter the painting, I won't do it."

"I feel quite tired too." With a piece of chestnut cake stuffed in her mouth, Lu Shujing slurred her words: "It's cold and sitting there motionless, forget it, forget it, I won't go..." But she also Not wanting to give up watching Wang Xiu's paintings, he just said: "I also only look at paintings, not portraits."

"How can you do this?" Lu Shuqing pouted a little unhappy: "He is a famous painter in Beijing. I heard that he once painted a portrait of Princess Rurui before. If you don't go, don't you feel regretful and regretful? ?"

Dongmei was also very moved when she heard it, and said to Lu Shuyi in a low voice: "Why don't you go over and have a look? The painter from Kyoto must be amazing..."

Mo Ju smiled and poked her on the forehead: "You girl, you want to go, right?"

Dongmei stuck out her tongue, and looked at Lu Shuyi pitifully: "Go, the painter in Kyoto must be good..."

Lu Shuyi knows Wang Xiu's painting skills. When he was 25 years old, he was invited into the palace to paint Princess Rurui's portrait. He became famous in Kyoto and his net worth doubled.

Everyone in Kyoto, isn’t that proud of having a portrait of Wang Xiu?

It is human nature for Lu Shuqing to want a portrait.

She smiled and said to Lu Shuqing: "We will accompany you to take a look, but I just want to take a look, and you can draw."

Only then did Lu Shuqing feel a little happier, and said in response, "It's more or less the same."

Lu Shuyi got up and changed her clothes, and the three of them went to Old Madam Lu's Fushouju while talking and laughing.

The verandah outside Fushou Ju was already full of maids and women standing in various rooms, they were muttering something in twos and threes, and some simply peeked in through the window cracks, all of them were as happy as if they drank ginseng soup like.

Lu Shuyi coughed.

These people hurriedly bowed their heads to say hello.

Lu Shuyi didn't answer, but told Mo Ju: "I see that the maids and mothers in the other rooms are waiting outside, so you should stay here too, the room is small, there must be no place to get involved."

Wang Xiu is a rare person to see, when he comes, all the masters and wives of the Lu family will definitely come to take a look.

Dongmei immediately looked at Lu Shuyi with a pitiful expression.

The corner of Lu Shuyi's mouth twitched, and she could only say: "Okay, follow me in."

Dongmei smiled immediately, wishing she could slap Lu Shuyi on the face.

Lu Shuyi looked at her with disgust, and whispered: "If there is really no place to plug in, you have to come out."

Dongmei nodded her head, and said, "Okay, okay, just take a look, just a look..."

The corners of Lu Shuyi's mouth twitched, and she carried the corner of her skirt to the room.

The inside of Fushouju was crowded with people, the eldest wife led Lu Wenhui and Lu Shuqi, and the second master Lu also came.

Mrs. Wu did not come, but Aunt An and Lu Shufang were both present.

Aunt An was dressed plainly, and she was thinner than before, looking a little haggard.However, Lu Shufang was dressed very glamorously, her beautiful eyes were full of affection, and she glanced at He Tai from time to time.

Lu Shuyi couldn't help but sigh in her heart, what Lu Shufang is doing now is what she did in her previous life.Sure enough, she was a fan of the authorities. Now, as a bystander, her mood is really different.

The third wife and third master of the third room were also there, the fourth master and fourth wife of the fourth room, and several children of the fourth room were also there.

Old Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Lu were sitting in his hands, Wang Xiu was sitting next to Mrs. Lu, and behind Wang Xiu were He Tai and He Zhaoer.

Lu Shuyi glanced at Wang Xiu quietly, recalling his appearance in the previous life in her mind.

He still looks like a wild crane, wearing a stone-blue cotton robe of plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum, and wearing corner boots. Although he is in his thirties, his eyes are still bright like a boy's.

His eyes touched He Tai who was behind Wang Xiu, and He Tai gave her a slight smile as a courtesy.

But He Zhao'er was not so friendly, her eyebrows were raised high, and she looked arrogant.

Lu Shuyi pretended not to notice, and brought Lu Shujing and Lu Shuqing to meet Wang Xiu first.

The old lady Lu introduced to Wang Xiu with a smile: "These are my three granddaughters, one is thirteen, the eldest daughter of the second bedroom, the other is twelve, the eldest daughter of the third bedroom, and the other is just ten years old, not sensible yet. !"

Wang Xiu's gaze scanned the three of them, and finally landed on Lu Shuyi.

Lu Shuyi was wearing a bright red woven gold embroidered straw cotton beanie, combing a double snail bun, and did not wear any special accessories on her head, only a headband of gilt and silver butterflies, and clove earrings the size of rice grains on her ears. The skin is fair, and the eyes are as bright as tourmalines.

He glanced at Lu Shuyi carefully, and said with his tongue: "This young lady has such a good appearance, if she is in a painting, she must be very amazing."

It is the painter's nature to see people.

Some people are born for painting, even if they are not in painting, they seem to have walked out of painting.

At this moment, in Wang Xiu's eyes, Lu Shuyi seemed to have stepped out of a painting.

In the previous life, Wang Xiu also praised Lu Shuyi in this way. At that time, he also painted three paintings for Lu Shuyi, one was a picture of enjoying flowers in spring, the other was a picture of leaning against a window to look at lotus in summer, and the other was a picture of walking on snow and looking for plums in winter.

Mr. Bai was very impressed with those three paintings, and he still kept one of them.

Thinking of these pasts, Lu Shuyi felt closer to Wang Xiu again, she smiled and blessed her: "Mr. is really flattering my little girl."

He Zhaoer behind Wang Xiu immediately cast a hateful look at Lu Shuyi, very unconvinced.

"No, no, no, this is definitely not a compliment." Wang Xiu smiled and said slowly: "Speaking of which, I have drawn thousands of portraits over the years, at least thousands of them. There are very few people like Miss who are born for painting. Over the years, besides Miss Lu, I have only seen one person, and that is Princess Rurui. The reason why the portrait of Princess Rurui became famous in the capital was also because of how The charm of Princess Rui itself is not just because of my good painting."

What Wang Xiu said made everyone in the Lu family focus on Lu Shuyi. They looked at her every day, and they didn't think there was anything special about Lu Shuyi, except that she was prettier and taller than other girls.

Both Lu Shufang and Lu Shuqi were a little unconvinced.

Is Lu Shuyi really that good?

Is this painter Wang blind?I'm almost holding her up to the sky...

"Mr. Wang has won the prize..." Mrs. Lu was very happy, and said to Wang Xiu with a smile: "Only three of my granddaughters, she looks the best..."

With the old lady Lu's words, the eyes of the eldest wife and the third wife were suddenly a little wrong.

The eldest wife thought, how is her Lu Shuqi's appearance worse than Lu Shuyi's?
She looked coldly at Lu Shuyi, then at Lu Shuqi, comparing the two, and finally came to the conclusion that Lu Shuqi is also a beauty, but Wang Painter didn't pay special attention.

Similarly, the third wife also has such a mentality.

In her opinion, she is prettier than Wu's, and her daughter Lu Shuqing is also prettier than Lu Shuyi, but Wang Painter has no vision.

The third wife sneered disdainfully in her heart, and stopped seeing Lu Shuyi.

Lu Shuyi looked helpless, she didn't say anything, she didn't say anything, but she became the target of public criticism for no reason...

Wang Xiu completely ignored the envious and jealous eyes of the women of the Lu family, and continued to talk to the old lady Lu: "Appearance is second, the temperament of the whole body is the most important..."

"It's sir, you love me..." Lu Shuyi didn't want to get entangled in this matter, she said with a smile: "My little girl has long heard that Mr.'s figure paintings are famous all over the world, but it happens that my little girl also loves to draw very much on weekdays, I don't know if Mr. Can you point me to one or two when the time comes?"

It's not her that the Lu family loves painting the most, but Lu Shujing.

Lu Shujing wanted to interrupt but was too embarrassed to do so, so she could only be anxious.

"Hahaha..." Wang Xiu smiled coquettishly, took a sip of tea and said, "It's easy to say, but there is one thing, the third lady must be included in my painting..."

"Didn't you come here to draw pictures for my cousins?" He Zhaoer smiled courteously, her eyes flashed and landed on Lu Shuyi's face: "The third cousin will definitely be included in the painting, right..."

Lu Shuyi glanced at He Zhaoer, but said nothing.

Wang Xiu didn't say anything else, he just said to Mrs. Lu: "This time Wang was entrusted by Mrs. He to paint for the ladies of the Lu family. Please make arrangements, old lady."

Who wouldn't want Wang Xiu to paint for him?

Not to mention the girls of the Lu family, but the elders of the Lu family, who doesn't want to have Wang Xiu's paintings?

"You are really polite. It is our Lu family's honor that you can come to our Lu family to paint." It was the old man Lu who spoke.

Mrs. Lu was wearing a homely cotton gown made of Hangzhou silk. He was holding a pair of Wenwan walnuts in his hand and gently pinched them back and forth. Turning his head slightly, he said to Mrs. Lu, "Painter Wang is a distinguished guest, you can arrange to It's fine."

The old lady Lu nodded, smiled and said to the second master Lu: "I can save it."

After exchanging pleasantries, Master Wang finally decided to go to the plum garden to paint portraits for the girls of the Lu family.

In the few rooms of the Lu family, only the second master Lu and the third master Lu like calligraphy and painting on weekdays, and the old lady Lu gave them the characters to entertain Wang Xiu.

Master Lu Er happened to ask Wang Xiu for some questions about calligraphy and painting, and this arrangement was exactly what he wanted.

Mrs. Lu talked to Wang Xiu for a while, then left first.

"If you have more time, I, an old woman, would actually like to... also want a painting by you!" Mrs. Lu dared not speak until she saw that Mrs. Lu had left.She was a little embarrassed. After all, at such an advanced age, painting portraits was done by girls who love beauty. What kind of fun did she, an old lady, join in.

But Wang Xiu agreed very happily: "Okay, but if the painting is not good, just don't blame me."

"What you said, can't be..." Mrs. Lu laughed.

It was the first time for Lu Shuyi to see old lady Lu smiling like this, and she immediately had the illusion that the sun was coming out from the west.

Now that Mrs. Lu has opened her mouth, the third wife is naturally indispensable, and immediately said with a smile: "Then, can Master Wang paint a picture for me?"

Wang Xiu agreed without thinking.

It was the first time for Lu Shuyi to see such Wang Xiu. In her previous life, she remembered that Wang Xiu was not so happy.

In the previous life, he would only go to anyone who came to ask him to paint if he liked it, and let Xiaotong dismiss him if he didn't like it.

Mrs. He can move him, it seems that his relationship with Mrs. He is not simple.

Lu Shuyi thought in her heart, and looked at He Tai quietly.

He Tai immediately caught her gaze and smiled at her.

He Zhaoer immediately glared at her like a hyena.

Lu Shuyi ignored He Zhaoer, and stood with her eyes on her nose, nose, nose, and heart.

Later, Mrs. Lu arranged for Wang Xiu to live in Jiahe Courtyard, and sent a group of very appropriate maids to take care of him.

On the way back to the Moon Pavilion, Dongmei had a proud face, and said to Moju with joy, "Didn't you hear that the painter Wang was full of praise for our third lady's appearance, saying that her appearance is the most suitable for painting?" ... Oh my, at that time I looked at the eldest wife and the third wife as if they were not convinced, and the second lady and the seventh lady were also not convinced. By the way, there is also Miss He Jiabiao, I see her Mouth is crooked..."

"Okay, you're the only one with a long mouth?" Lu Shuyi glared at Dongmei, who stuck out her tongue and remained silent.

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