Tranquility

"This painting is a fake!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Tangning.

Tangning was not afraid at all, and added, "No, it's not a fake, this painting is a fabrication!"

If the sentence just now was a fake, everyone thought it was possible, but Tangning's last sentence made everyone sneer.

This "Picture of Embroidered Girls" is very consistent with Master Huiyi in terms of the color of the brush and the artistic conception.It is very difficult to create a new picture scroll with other people's painting style habits.

"Impossible, I bought this painting for 4000 taels, how could it be fake!"

Ding Guangqi couldn't sit still now, he spent a lot of money on this painting, originally intending to shock everyone at this party and get Qiao Hanyun's attention.

Although his Ding family is rich in the world, it is because they are so famous that they cannot take off the label of merchants. Although there are unspoken rules in the officialdom, there are also the most basic rules, that is, one's background, even if one is tested seriously His top three have been compared to Mrs. Ru, not to mention that his father only donated his fame, so no matter how hard his father worked hard, he only got the position of the head of the sixth-grade Ministry of Industry, and he is about to retire in this position. How could his father be in a hurry.

Ding Guangqi's eldest brother has a talent for reading, and he has won the honor of Juren at the age of nearly thirty. Although he is not as talented as Tang Ning, he is much better than ordinary people; playboy.

Ding Yun's plan was very good. The eldest brother is an official, so he can't manage business affairs, so the family business will be put under the name of the second child. The second child has been afraid of his elder brother since he was a child, and his ears are soft. Undefeated, the two brothers support each other, the government and the business are integrated, and Ding Jiafei's prosperous days are just around the corner.

Unexpectedly, the last imperial examination fraud case dragged the boss down. Fortunately, the Ding family has some foundations, which saved the boss from exile.

The boss was exempted from fame, so naturally he could only inherit the family business and become a businessman, but Ding Guangqi would not be fair in this way.Since he was a child, he knew that he would inherit the family business. How could he be reconciled now that the cooked duck was flying away.

So the dog-headed military adviser next to him came up with such an idea, tried his best to please Qiao Hanyun, and then hooked up with Qiao Geng to see if he could upgrade his father to a higher level and please him. How many points can I get.

Ding Guangqi has been currying favor with Qiao Hanyun for some time, and he has given away a lot of money, but Qiao Hanyun only went from not even looking at him to occasionally looking at him.

Ding Guangqi spent a lot of money this time because he was determined to break the boat. Tangning's looks really liked him, but these were nothing compared to his family's future.

"What evidence do you think my painting has!"

Tangning cast a contemptuous glance at Ding Guangqi, then walked to the front of the embroidered girl picture to take a closer look.

It is indeed a painting that cost 4000 taels. The author has first-class painting skills and grasps Master Huiyi's painting style perfectly. The woman in the painting looks lazy, leaning on the window lattice leisurely, and the embroidered plum in her hand has taken shape , The furniture and furnishings in the house are all drawn very carefully.

Tangning started with the brushes, "Firstly, Master Huiyi didn't use such a thin brush when painting a beautiful woman's nose; let's talk about the color, the paint that Master Huiyi used was prepared by himself, elegant and concentrated, light and hazy; The painting is obviously a bit heavy in color..."

Having said that, if everyone was here, they would definitely praise her. Unfortunately, Tang Ning played the piano to Niu, except for Qiao Hanyun, everyone else was in the dark.And Qiao Hanyun's expression was indifferent, obviously he didn't intend to intervene, Lin Zizhang next to him leaned forward, intending to say a few words, but Qiao Hanyun glanced at him from the corner of his eye, and he shrank back nonuo.

Tangning had no choice but to use her trump card:

"Judging from the pictures of the beauties of Master Huiyi in his collection, there is always a faint melancholy between the brows of the beauties in his paintings; and the beauties in this painting have a relaxed expression and are ignorant of worldly affairs..."

"So what? Master Huiyi has never produced a picture of an embroidered girl. Maybe he painted this kind of beauty and no one discovered it."

Ding Guangqi immediately retorted that these were all told to him by the painting seller at that time.

Tang Ning was not angry when she was interrupted, and continued, "The reason why the beauties in Master Huiyi's works have that kind of temperament is because they are all half-blind and their right eyes are invisible. Therefore, he It is impossible to draw a picture like the beauty embroidery."

Tangning's words shocked everyone.

"impossible!"

"absurd!"

"It's nonsense. I have seen many authentic works of Master Huiyi. Those beauties have star-like eyes. How could they be blind?"

"Hmph, a sensationalist dares to speak nonsense here!"

Ding Guangqi laughed loudly, and the flesh on his face trembled: "You can eat food indiscriminately, but you can't talk indiscriminately. You say those beauties are blind, but what proof do you have? If you don't have proof, you have to kowtow to me." Apologize!"

Tangning took a sip of tea slowly, "If what I say is true, what should you do?"

Ding Guangqi was taken aback. He knew Tangning's identity. Although he had some unspeakable relationship with Mrs. Lin, he accidentally overheard his father talking about Tangning with his elder brother. Tangning seemed to be of low status, so he must be the carpenter's son.

It was also because of this that he dared to blatantly tease him, but he didn't expect that the other party would not only be provocative, but would also leave no room for it. It's just that Tangning's words were so unbelievable that he didn't believe him at all, so he was naturally not afraid, "If you really have evidence, then I will give it to you." You kowtow."

Tangning had already calmed down by now, and even had a smile on her face, "I don't need to kowtow to apologize, Brother Ding, if I show evidence, Brother Ding can just give me your black jade pendant and lotus jade pendant. "

Following Tangning's gaze, everyone saw that there was indeed a black jade pendant hanging around Ding Guangqi's waist. Judging by its luster, the quality of this black jade did not seem to be very good. I don't know how Ding Guangqi would wear such a cheap thing.

Ding Guangqi didn't expect Tangning to ask for this, so he hesitated for a while, but he couldn't save himself, so he gritted his teeth and agreed.

With the bet, the drama became even more interesting. Seeing that the two had reached an agreement, everyone turned to Tangning, waiting for him to present evidence.

Tangning didn't care about the crowd, she only looked at Qiao Hanyun who was sitting in the chief seat, "You can tell if it's true or not by looking at the original work."

So everyone's eyes turned to Qiao Hanyun again.

Qiao Hanyun's face was calm, but she was puzzled in her heart. Of course, he had studied his paintings carefully. He didn't realize that the beauty was half-blind.

The corner of his mouth curled up in a faint sarcasm. Anyway, his paintings were undoubtedly authentic, so he wanted to see what kind of ugly Tangning could come up with.

Soon, Qiao Hanyun's "Nine Heavens Ring Peitu" was brought in by two maids. Qiao Hanyun cleaned her hands, lit incense, and unfolded "Nine Heavens Ring Peitu" by herself.

The moment "Petu of Nine Heavens" unfolded, everyone was fascinated for a moment, and Tangning was no exception. He was even more fascinated.

In the painting, the woman is dressed in white gauze, layered upon layer, rolled up in the wind, like a white lotus just blooming, ready to move.

She rested her right hand lightly, and withdrew her right hand, and what she played under her finger was exactly the Fuxi style of the famous piano Jiuxiaohuanpei.

In addition, there is no more ink on the scroll, and the woman seems to be sitting out of thin air, and there is only one person and one piano left in the world.However, upon closer inspection, it does not seem to be completely blank, it seems to be surrounded by clouds and mists. When everyone looks at it again, the clouds and mists are actually floating, with the beautiful woman's sleeves fluttering, attracting everyone to be addicted to it. Gradually, it seems to be true. Hearing the sounds of immortals beyond Jiuxiao, it was vague, dreamlike but breathtaking.

Qiao Hanyun was very proud of seeing everyone lose their composure. This "Nine Heavens Ring Peitu" is the top-level work of Master Huiyi, so it is naturally extraordinary.

After a long while, everyone came back to their senses, and only then did they realize that the original work was indeed the original work. In front of this picture, the "Picture of Embroidered Girls" has really been compared to the mud.

But even though everyone knew the truth, they were unwilling to let Tangning go. Compared to Cai Cai, they were even more unwilling to believe that such a masterpiece, such an extraordinary woman, would have flaws.

"Brother Tang, I don't know why the beauty you mentioned is invisible to the right eye. We can see that the eyes of this beauty are like autumn water, very clear."

Tangning smiled quietly, took out a magnifying glass from her sleeve, and placed it on the beauty's right eye.

"Everyone, please take a closer look."

Qiao Hanyun was the closest, and was the first to go forward. He looked at it for a while, then grabbed the mirror and put it over his left eye. Then he threw the mirror away, and suddenly laughed, which was very different from his usual elegant and dusty appearance.

"So that's how it is, Miaozai! Miaozai!"

Suddenly, he frowned again, and said to himself: "No, no, if this is the case, it should be because the left eye can't see."

Seeing his performance, everyone was even more amazed. They rushed forward and tried to grab the magnifying glass, but Tangning insisted on holding the mirror herself. Just kidding, the magnifying glass must be used carefully, otherwise it could catch fire.

"So it turns out that there is a figure in that beauty's eyes!"

"I think it should be Master Huiyi himself?"

"Look at my eyes, do you see you in my eyes?"

"Since there is someone in the right eye and no one in the left eye, it stands to reason that the left eye should be invisible. Could it be that Zi'an is wrong?"

"What exactly is this glass, and why can you see a figure, it can't be the ghost of you, Brother Tang, right?

Everyone was discussing and asking questions around Tangning, Tangning's head was getting dizzy.He hurriedly moved away from the painting to draw the crowd away so as not to damage the original painting in the chaos.

Everyone was excited for a while, and then sat back to their seats one after another.

"Everyone, since I have presented the evidence, I wonder if I can win Brother Ding's jade pendant?"

Ding Guangqi's face was extremely ugly, and he wanted to renege on his debts. However, he couldn't save his face under the watchful eyes of everyone, so he took off the jade pendant and threw it to Tangning.

Tangning put away the jade pendant, smiled with a good temper, ignored Ding Guangqi, and continued:

"My teacher once collected a picture of a beautiful woman of Master Huiyi. Later, I got this mirror by chance and discovered the secret in the beauty's eyes. This mirror is an imported product. It was invented by Westerners. I don't know what it is called. I found that everything I saw through this environment was magnified, so I made my own idea and named it a magnifying glass.

But this mirror needs to be used with caution. Just look at this piece of paper. When the magnifying glass is so far away from the paper, it will form a bright spot on the paper. It takes half a cup of tea to wait..."

In less than half a cup of tea, the paper in Tangning's hand lit up, startling everyone. Qiao Hanyun's face turned pale. Originally, she wanted to buy a magnifying glass and study it privately, but now she wanted to inquire. It's done.

Tangning handed the mirror to the crowd, and the others tried it out and found that it was exactly as Tangning said.In fact, glassware has already appeared in Dazhao, but it is relatively rare.When the magnifying glass was introduced into Dazhao, it was generally used by craftsmen for carving, but because the magnifying glass was too expensive for ordinary craftsmen to use, the magnifying glass was only used in a small range.And these literati didn't pay attention to craftsmen at all, so how could they think of using their tools.

Tangning's magnifying glass was dug out from the pile of things brought by the second brother. Along with the magnifying glass, there was also a pocket watch, but there were red and sapphire embedded around the pocket watch, and Tangning didn't bring it with him when he was mourning.

"After discovering this secret, I'm not sure if it's only the picture in the collection of my husband. Therefore, I brought this scene here today to prove it."

"As for the fact that the beauty is invisible to the right eye, that's just my inference. When you look at the woman in the painting, does her face turn to the right when she looks at the Nine Heavens Ring?"

When everyone heard the words, they went to look at the woman in the painting, and it was true.

"As for why Master Huiyi drew his figure in the right eye, I guess it should be a wish from him. Since the woman can't see the right eye, Master Huiyi painted himself in the right eye. , instead of seeing things, and at the same time, there is also the hope that the other party can really see me with his right eye."

Tang Ning's words, some people nodded their heads, while others disagreed. At this time, there was no second picture of beauties to verify, and everyone started arguing again. Some people even borrowed mirrors to get together in the "Picture of Embroidered Girls" look there.

This made Ding Guangqi's face even more ugly, without further ado, he took his own painting and bid farewell to Qiao Hanyun. At this time, Qiao Hanyun returned to the state of not even looking at him.

Tang Ning's astonishing discovery at the painting appreciation meeting soon shocked the entire painting world. Many people who had Master Huiyi in their possession secretly used a magnifying glass to study it in private, and found that it was exactly as Tang Ning said. Since then, Tang Ning's name has been spread In the ears of the upper class figures in the painting circle.

And after Tang Ning made a comeback, she returned to the Lin Mansion to thank the guests behind closed doors, preparing for the Spring Festival in half a month's time.

As for those never-ending debates about how beautiful people can't see, what does it have to do with him?

At night, in a certain room in the Lin Mansion, all the lights were turned off, and the surroundings were in total darkness. Only in the palm of a slender hand lay a lotus jade pendant emitting yellow light...