Prince in the same boat

"Yongfan... oh no, Brother Yongfan! You...you are really good. You are really good at it! Compared with you, oh bah, that Wanyan Haozhen is a fart, what's 'both civil and military', Isn't 'The Style of a Gentleman' the same as catching white foxes and letting them go when I was 12 years old! But even such a small thing like sesame and mung beans is full of excitement, for fear that others will not know it, and show it off after so many years! Pretentious..." Seeing Xia Yongfan's complexion was not very good, Duo Long thought she was secretly hating Ziwei for being bullied, so he kept on burying someone and made him extremely unbearable.I don't know it at all, but the other party is actually distressed because of the smashed big glass mirror.

A NC Yan just came, and now a Roaring Horse pops out!

But fortunately, it has nothing to do with him, Yong Fan felt more or less at ease.

As he talked, Yong Fan's complexion also looked better, and he secretly planned that Longyuan Building is just across the street from his own shop. Recently, he has to be careful about this, neither he nor Ziwei can get close to Longyuan. One step up!And Duolong, so they are all brothers, can you let him provoke Xiaobaihua!

As soon as I got back to the shop, I saw the shopkeeper Zhang Shun waiting there. Seeing him coming, he hurried forward and said, "Young Master, the shopkeeper Zhou from Mu Huanji is here, and he brought a person who said he has something important to do." Looking for you."

"Mu Huan Ji?" Duo Long seemed to be in a fog, at a loss, apparently forgot what happened more than half a year ago.

bring someone to look for?Xia Yongfan's heart moved, could it be... Could it be that person!

Forcibly hiding the excitement in his heart, Xia Yongfan smiled slightly and said, "Got it." He and Duolong went straight into the back hall of the shop.

At the stone table in the back hall sat a middle-aged man in a brocade suit, his back was facing them, and beside him stood an old man who bowed respectfully. When he saw the two stepping in, his face was overjoyed, and he hurried forward to salute , Said: "Beizi Duolong, Mr. Xia, the villain has been waiting for a long time."

"It's you!" Duolong was taken aback, and only then did he recognize the old shopkeeper who knew the old shopkeeper who had embarrassed him.

Yong Fan smiled and said, "Why is shopkeeper Zhou offering such a big gift? Do you have any new stationery for me?" In the past six months, Yong Fan often went to Mu Huan Ji to buy some stationery, and found this shopkeeper Zhou Even proficient in the six arts, especially love painting.Xia Yongfan liked painting in his previous life, and he once specialized in Western light and shade painting. In this life, Xia Yuhe can be regarded as a small talent, and often teaches Yongfan to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.It's a pity that apart from painting and music, Yong Fan is really not proficient in other things.

In order to complete the plan in his heart, Yong Fan would do what he likes, and would often take some paintings to judge with shopkeeper Zhou, and they felt a little confidant to each other.

Shopkeeper Zhou respectfully said: "I have obeyed the order of my master, and I am here to introduce Mr. Xia..."

The man with his back to them turned around and saw that he had a pretty face. He took a closer look and said, "You are Xia Yongfan? You are really good at martial arts. You were able to defeat three with one just now. Ah, this Isn't it Duolong, seeing how successful you have been these few days, I didn't expect to make trouble with others again?"

"Ah!" Duolong exclaimed in surprise after seeing the man's face clearly: "Prince He, why are you here?"

"Why can't I come?" He and the prince walked in front of Duolong, knocked on Duolong's bare forehead with a fan and said, "My lord originally thought that you had learned to understand things in the past half a year, but I didn't expect that you still Dogs can’t change their eating habits, Duolong, he’s getting more and more capable!”

Duolong slapped him with a sad face, and then explained with a playful smile: "No, no, it's not the young master, it's that female lunatic, it's a few of them making trouble." Then he explained the ins and outs of the incident.

Looking at shopkeeper Zhou again, he said, "This is your master, my lord, so that Mu Huan Ji is your shop?"

"Hmph..." Prince He knocked on Duolong's forehead again, then turned to look at Yongfan, this time he couldn't help being surprised.

Just now, he just glanced at him briefly, and Duolong diverted his attention. Now that he took a closer look, this young man had a good appearance: feather eyebrows, star eyes, and picturesque facial features.

Slightly stunned, Prince He came back to his senses, looked at him with a different meaning in his eyes and said: "I heard from my servant that I met a young talent, and he was able to see through the inscription on the jade ball on the 'Qingyan Water Lotus Tube'." What’s more, you’re also proficient in western painting skills, you really are a good-looking talent, just now I saw you fighting with others! Heh... I didn’t expect that your kung fu is not bad?”

This and Prince Hongzhou is the father of Yongfan in this life, the only surviving younger brother of Emperor Qianlong, and the famous "absurd prince" in the history of the Qing Dynasty, but judging from the meaning of his words just now, he actually saw what he did. There is already a sense of scrutiny.Moreover, Yongfan's bluffing to play tricks on shopkeeper Zhou may have really deceived this old antique, but he obviously couldn't hide it from Prince Hongzhou. He may have seen through it. It seems that this prince is not easy to fool, and he is also a thief Master.

At the beginning, Yong Fan plotted against Shopkeeper Zhou, and he was waiting for Prince He. Although Hong Zhou had seen through the little trick to punish Shopkeeper Zhou, he might not know his purpose. As long as he operated carefully, his plan might not fail to succeed.

"My lord is laughing at you." After thinking for a while, Yong Fan neither knelt down in fear like ordinary people in the market, nor did he pretend to be noble, but bowed in a manner that was neither humble nor overbearing: "Yong Fan was young and ignorant." , although sometimes he likes to mess around, but he is not a naughty boy who does not know how to advance and retreat, and causes trouble. Maybe what Yongfan did just now was too aggressive, but he is fair and at ease, and Yongfan does not think that he has done anything wrong. Yongfan Just such a younger sister, the mother entrusted the younger sister to Yong Fan before her death, if Yong Fan can't even take care of the younger sister, it is not only not what the elder brother said, but also unfilial to the mother."

The astonishment in Hong Zhou's eyes remained the same, but he had indeed let go of his vigilance a lot. Judging from his performance just now, Xia Yongfan's reply was neither humble nor overbearing, and he didn't show any sincerity or fear. Really arrogant and arrogant.

Thinking of this, Hong Zhou felt a lot more relieved, he was a good person, he had sent someone to inquire about Yong Fan before he came, and he knew that Yong Fan came to the capital alone with his younger sister, and he had no relatives or friends Friends look after.The poor one I saw was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old child. I heard that he was an illegitimate child. I don’t know his father, and his mother has passed away. He came to the capital after being cast aside in his hometown in Jinan. But it's sympathetic after all.

Just now on the front street, I happened to see this young man in order to protect his sister and others, and he was neither humble nor overbearing in his dealings with others. After knowing his identity, he didn't flatter him at all, but it just suited his nature. I liked it very much, and when I entered the shop, I saw that the front hall and the backyard were well-organized, the environment was elegant, and the character and appearance were also elegant and handsome, so Prince He was very satisfied.

Thinking of this, the prince and the prince, who originally felt that the shopkeeper of his shop was being tricked, put away the trace of unhappiness in his heart and nodded slightly.

"Just now Yongfan was talking nonsense for a while, and asked the prince to make amends. I don't know what is the reason for the prince's grand visit today, whether he has taken a fancy to the goods in Yongfan's store, or something else. If you can help, Yongfan Fan will definitely try his best." Yong Fan should have called himself a villain or a petty one, but when he thought of the identity of this prince, he couldn't get up as a 'villain' or a petty one.

"Well, it's nothing. I just heard from my servant that you are proficient in Western painting skills and have seen it before. The result is really good, and it is not bad compared with that Lang Shining. And I heard that you have opened two monopoly. Shops for foreign goods, Lord, let’s take a look, what kind of rare goods, I heard that even those pedantic academicians from the Imperial Academy are flocking to them.” Apparently, Prince He is very interested in the western goods sold by Yongfan.

"My lord praises it. Yong Fan is really ashamed. How dare he compare himself to the artist Castiglione? As for those western goods, if the lord likes these wonderful things, Yong Fan can deliver them directly to your door." Yong Fan thought in his heart. Yixi, it seems that his strategy of using paintings as bait was successful, and his hard work was not in vain.

"It's not ridiculous, you are really good at painting. I have already asked Castiglione to look at it, and even he was amazed, saying that your painting skills are very strong. I just don't know how you, a Qing Dynasty, learned the authentic Western style. Foreign painting skills." Prince He asked curiously.

"Returning to my lord, when Yong Fan was young, he had studied Western painting skills with a Western missionary for several years, and he only used brushes in his spare time, and it was just a rough mastery. He never thought that he would be able to make Mr. Castiglione like him. "Yongfan said humbly.

Castiglione is an Italian, whose original name was Giuseppe Castiglione. He was born in Milan. In the 54th year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, he came to China to preach as a monk of the Catholic Jesuit Society. Then he entered the palace and entered the Ruyi Pavilion. He became a court painter. He worked in the design of the building, successively served in the Kang, Yong, and Qian dynasties, and has been engaged in painting in China for more than 50 years.Xia Yongfan's painting skills can be affirmed by him, that is definitely quite good.

"Well, I don't want to gossip. I have something to ask for your help this time. That master's concubine Erniangyu liked the foreign paintings you drew very much. The concubine herself likes to draw. She The Thousand Autumn Festival of the old man is coming. On that day, you will come to the master's house to paint for the concubine. If you paint well, the master will protect you from now on. Although you are a man, you are here alone with your sister It is not an easy task to make a living. With the cover of the master, no one will dare to bully you in the future, what do you think?"

Okay...Of course, I've worked so hard to plan and wait for this day. If I can make friends with this beloved prince, I will be one step closer to my commitment to Xia Yuhe's status.

Thinking of this, Yong Fan still cautiously said: "It is Yong Fan's blessing that the prince can look up to him. It's just that Yong Fan's mother passed away not long ago, and she is still wearing a filial piety. How important is the concubine's life, let Yong Fan paint for the concubine Obviously there will be some... taboo."

"Hmm..." After looking at it with Prince Hongzhou, he realized that the young man was indeed wearing blue patterned clothes on a white background. Although they were all made of silk brocade, he really looked like a plain look of his mother's passing away and still keeping a filial piety.After thinking for a while, he said: "It's okay, I don't mind this, as long as you don't wear sackcloth and filial piety to paint that day, then it will be fine."

Yong Fan knew it was absurd to be with the prince, but he never thought that he would be so outspoken, and something related to his mother Qianqiu would involve such an unlucky word as wearing hemp and mourning.

Immediately holding back her smile, she gave a slap and said: "Since the lord does not think Yong Fan's vulgar painting skills, then Yong Fan is also willing to help. As for the matter of letting the lord take care of him... Yong Fan came from a humble background, with little luck, so he dare not Prince Gao Pan. Yongfan believes that with his own efforts, life can still be passed on."

Prince He didn't expect Yongfan to say this, he was stunned for a moment, couldn't help but smiled and said: "You, you have a stubborn temper, okay, you have a backbone. A few days later, on the day of Concubine Qianqiu, I will let the housekeeper come to pick you up After saying that, he glanced at Duolong who was a little timid and said: "Hmph, you kid will come too that day, don't be as oblivious as before. Otherwise, if I don't smoke you, I will also peel you a layer of skin !"

"Yes yes yes... What you said, my lord, is that I have changed it a long time ago. I originally expected to ask Master Zhang Jia to arrange an errand today. Isn't that Wanyan Haozhen who messed up the pornography?" Duolong looked at and the prince with a smile.

"Huh!" He patted Duolong on the forehead with the prince, and Zhang Shun entertained him, bought a big glass mirror in the front hall and left.

Shopkeeper Zhou took a look at Yongfan before following the prince, and continued with a cautious smile: "The concubine herself also likes painting, especially all kinds of expensive painting utensils. If you can bring the 'Yanshan Qingshi inkstone' 'Go, let the concubine to open her eyes, the empress will be very happy."

"That's natural." Yong Fan seemed to have expected it a long time ago, and agreed with a smile.

At this moment, Prince He just turned his head and saw Yong Fan's heartfelt joyful smile.His appearance was originally handsome and unconventional, but at this moment the corners of his lips were pulled up, the pear dimples loomed, and for a moment it seemed as if the sun and the moon appeared together, shining brightly.Countless people and the prince were also taken aback, and said inwardly: "Monster!"