Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

Give calligraphy and give it a handle

At lunch, Nangong Jingnv suddenly put down her chopsticks after eating two mouthfuls, and said, "Except for Chuntao and Qiuju, everyone has stepped back."

"Yes."

"Chuntao, bring some money and lead a few people to Cheng Ji's stall on Dongsan Street, and buy all their sweet-scented osmanthus brews."

"Your Highness, the wine cellar of all kinds of fine wines rewarded by His Majesty is almost out of capacity, do you still want to buy?"

Nangong Jingnv frowned slightly, pursed her lips and did not speak.

Qiu Ju tugged at the corner of Chun Tao's clothes: "Your Highness told you to go, you just go."

Chuntao hesitated to speak, but stopped when she saw Qiuju's warning gaze, gave a slap and backed away.

After Chuntao left, Nangong Jingnv asked Qiuju again: "How many taels of silver are there in the treasury?"

The astonishment in Qiu Ju's eyes flashed across. Although she was not sure why Nangong Jingnv, who had never asked such questions, suddenly asked, she calmed down and replied, "Your Majesty, please go get the account book and show it to Your Highness."

"No need, do you have 500 taels of silver?"

Hearing this, Qi Yan and Qiu Ju couldn't help laughing: How insatiable is this Princess Princess?The dignified Wei country's most favored princess from the first generation, with five thousand households in the city.How could there be no 500 taels of silver in the treasury.

"some."

"Then you take 500 taels and give it to the son-in-law."

"Yes." Qiu Ju sent another blessing to Qi Yan: "Master, 500 taels of silver is too heavy. I wonder if I can exchange it for Tongbao bank notes?"

"Sister Lao Qiuju is here."

Nangong Jingnu suddenly gave her so much money, Qi Yan understood after a little thought.It must have been her words of complaining about her lack of money last night that entered her heart.

Nangong Jingnu pondered for a moment, then said: "The son-in-law has built a private house outside. From now on, all the expenses in the private house will be paid from the account of the Princess Mansion, have you written it down?"

"Here."

Nangong Jingnv instructed again: "This matter must not be publicized."

"Yes."

Qiu Ju frowned and exited the Imperial Dining Hall, she couldn't help feeling: Your Highness loves the son-in-law very much!

Although the consort's mansion has not been completed yet, how many princesses in the world would allow a consort to set up a private residence?What's more, all the accounts have to be taken from the princess' mansion?

As a member of the royal family, concubines are not allowed to take concubines for life, but there are also some concubines who have some emotional discord and cannot separate and set up private houses secretly, doing the act of hiding the beauty in a golden house.

If you meet a master with a strong temper, you know that the son-in-law's private house can be dealt with according to family law.Even if they are mild-tempered, few sons-in-law dare to bring up the matter of setting up a private house...

However, the son-in-law is so young, and he is newly married to the princess, Yaner should not do such a messy thing, I just hope that the son-in-law can be consistent, so as not to hurt His Highness's heart.

Qi Yan quietly finished a bowl of porridge, swallowed the last mouthful and said: "Your Highness, my salary can still support the outer house."

"Don't forget to bring money when you go out in the future."

"His Royal Highness allowed the minister to go out?"

"This palace has never restricted your freedom." Nangong Jingnu said in a muffled voice.

Qi Yan didn't speak any more, and sat beside Nangong Jingnv, and waited until she put down her chopsticks before saying: "I'm done eating, too."

"I'm going to visit Second Sister in a while."

"The minister is also out of the mansion. This year's reward has not been distributed yet, and the servants in the mansion should wait anxiously."

"Go."

Qi Yan asked: "When will Your Highness return?"

"I will spend the night at Second Sister's house tonight, and I won't be coming back."

Qi Yan thought for a while: "Can the minister stay overnight in the private house?"

"what ever."

Qi Yan didn't know what he did wrong to make Nangong Jingnv so unhappy.She vaguely felt that there might be something wrong with the "Lay Shepherd", but she didn't have time to investigate further.The closer the day of returning to Yongzhou to worship the ancestors, the more important things are waiting for her.

Qi Yan put the 500 taels silver note that Qiu Ju gave into her bosom, walked out of the mansion for about two or three miles, went to a bank, hired a carriage after coming out, and drove to Qi Mansion in the south of the city.

Seeing the Patriarch's return, the concierge hurriedly opened the door of the mansion, Qian Yuan, the steward of Qi's mansion, brought a group of servants, maids and mother-in-law to the door to greet Qi Yan.

Qi Yan handed the brocade box to Qian Yuan: "Get up, let's go in and talk."

"Yes."

Closing the door of the mansion, Qi Yan stood on the steps and looked at the servants and said, "According to the etiquette, I should go back to the mansion before the Shangyuan Festival to distribute the rewards to everyone. But you also know that I have a special status now. Please accompany everyone."

"Where is the master, it is a villain's blessing to be able to work in Qi's mansion!"

"The master has a lot of work to do every day, and the servants dare not bother."

"My lord has broken the villain."

Qi Yan waved her hand: "This is your first year in Qi Mansion, the reward money must be made up."

After finishing speaking, he signaled Qian Yuan to open the brocade box, inside was neatly stacked 100 taels of silver: "Princess Zhenzhen is sympathetic, this 100 taels is a reward from His Highness."

All the servants knelt on the ground together, and called out to Qiansui three times: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness."

"Get up."

"Thank you sir."

Qi Yan took out another money bag from his bosom, it was the twelve taels won by the lantern riddles yesterday, on the way Qi Yan added another money bag to make up the twelve taels.

She handed the money bag to Qian Yuan: "These twelve taels are my happy money for you. If you have a family, take it home to subsidize the family, or save it as the capital for marrying a wife and having children. The kitchen will prepare a table for the evening, Let's have a meal together."

"Thank you sir!"

"Qian Yuan, come find me in the study later."

"Yes."

Qi Yan came to the study, found a pair of framed blank scrolls in the cabinet, and spread them on the table.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk."

"Master, little source of money."

"Come in."

"Yes."

"It's just in time to grind ink for me."

Qi Yan went to the window, opened the window and looked into the distance.

After a while, Qian Yuan said: "Master, Moyan is ready. Would you like to try?"

"Ah."

Qi Yan rolled up his cuffs before coming to the case, took a medium-sized brush, dipped it in ink, and drew a line on the straw paper: "Excellent."

"Thank you, Master, for your compliment."

Qian Yuan pressed one end of the scroll winkingly, Qi Yan took a deep breath and wrote: "Jade House Spring Jingjia Nine Years"

The lotus drain is drained in a year, and the crispy Bijing is frozen into wine.Xiaochun's material is steep and still deceiving, and the spring's slenderness comes to the willow first.The beautiful woman advises Qian to live long, and the cypress leaves and pepper flowers are fragrant and emerald.Thanks to the acquaintances and seldom acquaintances, only the old and distant mountains.

Signed: Gift from Layman Shepherd.

A poem was completed in one go, Qi Yan exhaled shallowly, looked at her own work and said with a little regret: "Learning is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will fall back, and writing is like learning. However, I haven't practiced for a few days, and my technique is so unfamiliar. Ashamed."

"Where is the master? From the villain's point of view, this painting is a masterpiece, and the majestic atmosphere is the best." Having said that, Qian Yuan couldn't hide the shock in his eyes.

He used to work in the Xie Mansion, and he gained some experience with Xie An, a well-off scholar, and the reputation of Shepherd Shepherd is like thunder.

It is said that in the twelfth lunar month of the seventh year of Jingjia, two official princes in the capital fought for the authenticity of the Shepherd Layman.

This matter once alarmed the Ministry of Punishment, because both of the two adults held important positions, the Ministry of Punishment directly reported this matter to Heaven, asking His Majesty to make a decision.

Because of this, Jiang Wei was ordered to be executed by the emperor, and he was ordered to be executed after last autumn...

For a time, this mysterious layman shepherd became famous, and countless literati traveled all over the major study rooms to look for the authentic work.

It's a pity that there are very few masterpieces of layman Muyang handed down, one of which was listed as evidence and sealed up in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, one was bought by a mysterious person, and the owner of the study kept one for himself.

Qian Yuan remembered: Xie An also ordered someone to carry the money to the study to ask for it in person, but the owner of the study said: The last "Jiucheng Palace Liquan Ming" sticker was taken away by the nobleman...

Xie An gave the owner of the study 100 taels to find out about the Layman Shepherd, but the boss refused to accept it, as if he kept secret about the Layman Shepherd.

Many people who were lucky enough to witness the authentic handwriting of Shepherd Shepherd spoke highly of his calligraphy, and some people speculated that Shepherd Shepherd should be around forty years old, because the profound writing power and understanding of calligraphy are by no means a matter of time. become.

It's a pity that only three works of this mysterious lay shepherd have been handed down, and they disappeared like a flash in the pan.

Qian Yuan never thought that Shepherd Shepherd was actually the third-rank son-in-law captain of the dynasty, and his master: Qi Yan!

No wonder the owner of the study refused to speak up when faced with a lot of money, so could it be that the "noble person" who took away the stickers of "Jiucheng Palace Liquan Ming" was a member of the royal family?And put a password on the boss of the study?

Qian Yuan read Qi Yan's poems carefully several times, and quickly grasped the mystery.

The last sentence of the poem: Thanks to the acquaintances and seldom acquaintances, only the old mountains and the old.

It was about the friendship between Qi Yan and Xie An. Qi Yan was poor and poor at the beginning, but lived in a dilapidated small courtyard without even a decent earthen wall.It was Xie An who personally brought people to visit Qi Yan, and gave Qi Yan an important gift and one of his own houses.

And isn't Xie An's watch word exactly "Yuanshan"?

Seeing this level clearly, Qian Yuan respected Qi Yan, and "two yuan and one flower" deserved its name.What Qian Yuan admired the most was not Qi Yan's literary talent and calligraphy, but his understanding of humanity.

This young man who is only 19 years old is so sophisticated in his conduct.

Not to mention the value of the writing itself, the most important thing in this poem is euphemistically expressed: Qi Yan's gratitude to Xie An for his kindness, and his wish for the friendship between the two to remain the same.

There is one more thing that surprised Qian Yuan the most: signature.

Qi Yan's inscription wrote "Shepherd Layman" instead of Qi Yan.

There are two intentions implied in this, first: Qi Yan is a son-in-law with a sensitive identity, while the "shepherd layman" is just a wanderer who thinks his identity is mysterious, and he is willing to have an equal friendship with Xie An.

Second: Qi Yan's status is not what it used to be. If others know that he used to sell calligraphy for a living, and was a merchant as a scholar, he will definitely be criticized.

This painting is equivalent to telling the other party his secret openly!Xie An is a businessman, and Qi Yan took the initiative to give him the handle in Shangyanshang, which not only showed his trust in Xie An, but also gave Xie An the opportunity to speak to him.

Even a servant like him can understand this level, and Xie An will definitely understand it too.

At the same time, Qi Yan is also telling Qian Yuan one thing: he regards Qian Yuan as one of his own.

After understanding this truth, Qian Yuan looked at Qi Yan differently.

After all, he has been with Xie An for many years, Qi Yan is just a son-in-law with no real power, maybe someday he will go back to Xie's mansion when the foreign house is dispersed.

But today Qi Yan blatantly brought a reward from His Royal Highness Zhen Zhen, which is equivalent to telling the servants in the mansion: The princess knows that he has a foreign house, so feel free to be loyal.

Qian Yuan lifted the hem of his clothes, and knelt down on the ground: "I didn't expect that the master is a famous shepherd layman. The villain has admired the master for a long time. Today I can see the true face of Lushan Mountain. I am very lucky."

Qi Yan chuckled: "The butler please hurry up, Qi Yan can't afford such a big gift when he is young."

"Master, I don't know if I should say something or not."

"A family, but it doesn't matter."

"Yes. Master, your current identity is not what it used to be. If the identity of Shepherd Layman is spread, it may not be beneficial to your reputation. Why don't you rewrite it and sign it with your real name?"

But Qi Yan took out the seal of Shepherd Shepherd from her bosom and put it on the next note, said indifferently: "Brother Yuan Shan is kind to me, since I, Qi, have a sincere friendship, I won't have any doubts. The sky is rich, and there are countless rare treasures in the mansion. But my family is too poor, and I have been receiving many blessings from Yuan Shan, but there is no return. I feel guilty and sleepless at night. Fortunately, God has given me some Just a little writing and ink, this handwriting is still eye-catching, Brother Yuan Shan is good at ink, so giving this handwriting to him will make the best use of it."

Qian Yuan said sincerely, "The master is open-minded, has a unique vision, and the villain admires him."