Ten Miles of Spring Breeze in Red Mansions

The second day after Lin Daiyu returned to the Lin Mansion, Princess Boping arrived by car.

She and Nanny Li are old acquaintances, and when they met, they smiled and said, "Mommy is the best at keeping healthy, but we have to take good care of her body."

Nanny Li said, "It's just that I learned some superficial lessons from the empress, it's not worth mentioning."

She re-planned Lin Daiyu's daily life according to the method of health preservation, such as taking a nap at noon to nourish her heart and so on.

Ming Yilan knew that she was being self-effacing, so she didn't say much, and asked Lin Daiyu, "After all, I can rest assured that you are in my own home. I have already told Nanny Yu that although you are not old, you are still young." You can't be called young anymore, your body needs to be recuperated slowly, but you have to learn everything about housekeeping first."

Lin Daiyu was like a boy when she was a child. She studied poetry and essays, but the housekeeper didn't understand much. It's just that she is naturally intelligent.

So she didn't panic, and smiled to show that she knew.

Seeing that she was so sensible, Ming Yilan was very relieved, and patted her head, "I'm afraid that you will be alone, but I'm also afraid that you will often live with me and catch my bad luck."

She often has such sentimental words about her life experience, either avoiding or laughing at herself about her widowhood.

Lin Daiyu in turn persuaded her softly, "The princess said such things again, wouldn't it make me sad to hear it."

Ming Yilan squeezed her pink face, and wentssiped a few words about sister Yanqin's recent situation.

Lin Daiyu suddenly remembered the picture album that Jia Baoyu had wet, and a look of guilt appeared on her face, "There is one more thing I haven't had time to tell the princess."

"What's the matter? Let me hear."

Bai Nen's little hands were almost twisted into knots, "I accidentally got wet in the picture album that the Princess admired me, and the one with peony in the middle is all gone."

Ming Yilan intentionally frightened her and said, "It's not good. This is drawn by Gui Shilang himself. Except for the one in Jinshang, there is only this one. What do you think should be done?"

Lin Daiyu tightened her hand, and Ming Yilan laughed, "Okay, well, since I gave it to you, it's yours. Your elder brother Yan is learning painting with Gui Shilang, and I'll cheat you to play with it when the time comes." .”

"Is that the author of the "Xiaoshan Painting Book"? The painting book not only records the paintings of the ancients, but also refers to his own techniques. It is really exquisite. It turns out that Brother Yan is learning painting from him." Lin Daiyu unconsciously showed envy meaning.

Ming Yilan said, "If your father is in the mansion, you can still ask him to teach you painting, but now you are alone in the mansion, I'm afraid you can't. Well, if you want to ask, just pass it to me, and I will let Ji My brother is going to ask for advice for you. Although it is not as good as teaching in person, if you have his comments, you can also benefit a lot."

Lin Daiyu was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked Xue Ying to fetch her usual proud exercises, a sketch of orchids and a picture of magnolias, the former freehand and the latter meticulous.

Ming Yilan unfolded, "I think you and Ji Geer draw similarly, and you will definitely get an excellent one."

However, Lin Daiyu felt uneasy, "It's just a crude study, I don't know if it will catch Gui Shilang's eyes, he is everyone in the court."

Ming Yilan chatted with her a few times, and returned home after dinner.

As if pinched, Yan Ji came to pay her respects as soon as she finished washing and changing her homely clothes.Yan Ji is very filial, except for accidents, such as being detained by Ming Yifeng's grandparents and grandsons for dinner, the rest of the time he never misses.

Seeing that his mother looked very good, Yan Ji couldn't help joking, "I don't know if Sister Lin has some kind of elixir. Every time my mother sees her, she is so happy that I want to steal my teacher."

"Every mother wants a girl. People in the market say that a girl is a mother's little padded jacket."

"It can be seen that my son can only do his best by being a shelter from the wind and rain. It is very rough."

"Since you went to school with brother Yu, you have also learned to talk poorly. Be careful to annoy your uncle, and beat you two."

Yan Ji smiled gently, but cunning flashed in his eyes, "Uncle won't be annoyed, but Gui Shilang is hard to say. Brother Yu picked up a branch of Magnolia yesterday and said that he wanted to put it in a painting. What a coincidence, Gui Shilang raised it Those who were going to be painted in the Hundred Flowers Collection there almost had a turtle painted on their faces and were driven back to the Guangwang Mansion."

Ming Yilan laughed, "Brother Yu's personality is exactly the same as your uncle's."

Qiu Xin brought up Lin Daiyu's painting, and Yan Ji was a little puzzled, "Mom is also interested in painting recently?"

Ming Yilan was a little cautious, "This is your sister Lin's. She admires Gui Shilang very much, but she didn't have the opportunity to learn painting from him, so I took her back and wanted you to help Gui Shilang take a look. You But be sure to put it away, and don’t leave it alone.”

Yan Ji said, "Don't bother, just say it's mine. It's not a handwriting that can tell the way."

Ming Yilan nodded and said yes, "After all, I have seen the world, it is different from that bumpkin in Jiangnan."

The bumpkin son didn't take it seriously, and instead responded, "It's good to be indifferent and ignorant. Thanks to Uncle."

Sometimes they learn painting in Guangwang's mansion, and sometimes they fight in Gui Shilang's mansion, just depending on Gui Shilang's interest.

This day was chosen in Guangwang Mansion.

Yan Ji greeted King Guang and Ming Yifeng first, and then went to Wen Daozhai in the outer courtyard to wait for the class.This is actually Ming Yifeng's outer study, so it was set aside for requisition.

At the gate of the courtyard, a young man in brocade clothes was looking in, and cautiously asked the servant beside him, "How does Gui Shilang look?"

Yan Ji walked over lightly and patted Ming Boyu on the shoulder.

Ming Boyu was startled by him, and turned his head to stare at him, "Cousin, you are so unkind! You scared me."

"Cousin was the one who scared me. I was caught off guard. I thought the palace had been broken into. What are you doing sneakily?" Yan Ji put his shoulders on his shoulders, smiling with a successful prank.

Ming Boyu poohed at him, "Don't push me, I'm going to sue you with my aunt."

"Then I can only complain to my uncle, and each other."

As soon as the door was pushed, an old man with a fluttering goatee came out, and the old man said in a loud voice, "Why don't you come in, why don't you wait outside for the old man to invite you?"

Yan Ji patted Ming Boyu, "Let's go, class is over."

Ming Boyu bumped him with an elbow, and then calmed down a little, and changed his face again in front of Gui Shilang, "Teacher, you are in good spirits today, and you look very good."

Gui Shilang looked at him with a half smile, "Brother Yu, how about we learn how to draw magnolia today."

"I really knew I was wrong, and I didn't know that you kept that flower on purpose, hehe, but our master and apprentice really have a good understanding, we all like the same magnolia tree." Ming Boyu smiled playfully. .

Yan Ji cupped his hands and called out to the teacher, and said in a warm voice, "My cousin also knew he was wrong, and asked the teacher to let him go. This morning, I brought two pairs of exercises for the teacher to taste."

"You still want to taste your work?" Gui Shilang gave him a sideways glance, "Huangkou kid."

Yan Ji had long been used to his bearded and staring eyes, and he showed him the magnolia map and orchid sketch. Gui Shilang didn't think it at first glance, but he was just an ordinary beginner in his eyes, but it was different when he looked at it again.

Magnolia is delicate and elegant, and orchid grass is even more elegant and unique.

Although the pen is still immature, it contains infinite aura.

He stroked his beard and smiled, "Brother Ji, did you really draw this?"

Yan Ji looked at Ming Boyu, and whispered a few words in Gui Shilang's ear on tiptoe. Before Gui Shilang could react, he thought of the eldest lady Cheng Lin was talking about, and couldn't help secretly envious of Lin Ruhai, who really gave birth to a good girl. daughter.

Ming Boyu couldn't hear them, and saw the two of them playing charades, he couldn't help but said anxiously, "Cousin, you are not kind, what are you talking about?"

Gui Shilang glanced at him, "Are you talking about drawing a turtle on your left cheek or your right cheek?"

Ming Boyu stuck out his tongue and went to the edge to draw by himself.

Gui Shilang pointed to Yulan and said, "The brush used here is still a bit blunt and not smooth enough. If it is thinner, it will feel better when it is in bud. As for this orchid grass..."

He paused and continued, "I often tell you that people are judged by paintings. Both of you have not yet been able to draw your own strength of character, but this bluegrass is different. It is abundant but not chaotic, and you can look up and down freely. You can see that it is painted. The same is true for people, Hui Zhi Lan Xin."

Ming Boyu was a little puzzled, but he could vaguely guess that it was painted by a female family member. Could it be the painting of his aunt?

Yan Ji said, "Thank you teacher for your advice."

He thought that sister Lin must be very happy to know Gui Shilang's comment.

Gui Shilang dipped his pen and ink, and wrote a poem in the blank space of the orchid sketch, "Graceful flowers and long green leaves, it is difficult to hide the fragrance in the valley when the wind blows. It is admirable not to be admired by others, even if there is no one, it will be beautiful."

Yan Ji watched from the side, and said with a smile, "I think this painting has caught the eyes of the teacher."

Gui Shilang kept writing, and even drew a butterfly on a leaf of orchid grass. The whole painting came alive because of this little butterfly, as if the fragrance of orchids was in his nose.

He pressed his private seal on the inscription, and he was satisfied.Seeing Yan Ji standing on the side all the time, he glared at him and said, "Don't think about deserting, go and practice your pen."

When Yan Ji went back, he showed Ming Yilan the blue sketch, and Ming Yilan was very happy, "Your sister Lin must be happy. Gui Shilang is really discerning, and I think the words Huizhi and Lanxin are very appropriate."

He hurriedly asked someone to send it for mounting, and waited to bring it to Lin Daiyu when the time came.

After a few days, Lin Daiyu was very happy when she saw the painting.Afterwards, Tuo Ming Yilan sent paintings to Gui Shilang from time to time, and Gui Shilang gave mixed reviews, and Lin Daiyu felt that it benefited a lot, but she didn't know how to thank everyone.

She didn't sleep well the night before, and was lazy when she got up early, so Xueyuan combed her hair.

Seeing her pouting her lips coquettishly, Mammy Yu raised her voice slightly, and said with a smile, "Girl, the master has sent you a letter."