Mo Yanliang

Chapter 206 Winter Solstice ([-])

Yan Jingshen is not interested in calligraphy and painting, but his master Hu Sanbu also has some faults of literati, and occasionally likes to be arty.

In order to collect the calligraphy and paintings of celebrities from the previous dynasty, he even sold a lot of his ancestral property.

Among them, the works of Chu Li are the ones he admires the most. Unfortunately, with the financial resources and connections of the Hu family, even Chu Li's early works can only be seen from the sidelines.

As for the most precious work of sealing the pen, I really dare not even think about it.

These twelve fans are said to have been collected by the royal family of the previous dynasty, and others have only heard of their names but never seen them.

After the fall of the former dynasty, most of the collections in the palace were destroyed in the fire, and a small part was lost to the people.

Yan Jingshen never expected that Chu Li's sealed work would appear in front of him like this.

If he can decide, what he wants to do most is to give these twelve fans to Hu Sanbu in return for his ten-year upbringing.

Anyway, this red sandalwood screen is also very precious, and it would never be rude to send it to Xia's family as a birthday gift.

But neither of these two things belonged to him, and the concubine only asked him to help choose them, rather than handing them over to him.

That being the case, why would he hesitate?
Taishi Xia is the grandfather of Devil Pepper, and if the twelve fans belong to him, it is equivalent to the Devil Pepper.

In the future, if he marries devil peppers, he may have a chance to get them.

Even if it is just to lend it to the master to observe for a few days, it is better than asking Yan Chengyu for it.

He quickly made a decision: "I think fans are more suitable. The Xia family has been rich for generations, what kind of good things has the Grand Master not seen?

Master Chu Li's works are very rare, especially this kind of sealed works, which are truly rare.

I think the Grand Master will be very satisfied when he sees this birthday gift. "

Ming nodded: "Shen'er's idea is quite reasonable, the concubine mother obeyed you, and used these twelve fans to celebrate the grand master's birthday."

She ordered the servant girl to find a box with a simple and elegant style, and carefully put away the fan.

"Shen'er, come and sit." Ming smiled and sat down, pointing to the chair beside her.

Yan Jingshen sat down as he said, and asked with a smile: "Is there anything else you want to explain?"

Ming said with a smile: "The grand master's gift was prepared by the prince a long time ago, we didn't spend half of our time thinking about it.

But tomorrow is Miss Xia's birthday, although it's not a special birthday, it's not a birthday, so it must not be underestimated.

After all, you are already a student of Fourth Master Xia, so don't miss this great opportunity to curry favor with him. "

Yan Jingshen nodded: "Thank you, Concubine Mu, for reminding me, I know all about it."

Ming said again: "Then have you thought about what to give?"

"This……"

Of course, Yan Jingshen would not forget to prepare a gift for Xia Yueliang, but it is not appropriate to publicize this kind of thing for the time being, even the Ming family can't say it.

Ming continued to laugh and said: "It's normal for boys to be careless, especially since you didn't have the opportunity to get in touch with girls before, it's not surprising that you don't know their preferences.

The concubine mother has a lot of precious things in her hands, but I haven't had much contact with Miss Xia, and I don't know her preferences. "

Yan Jingshen said: "Miss Xia San is different from ordinary girls. She likes to dress plainly and rarely even wears accessories."

"Shen'er really doesn't understand girls. We serve the country with more emphasis on culture than martial arts, not only the children of nobles, but even noble girls have been studying since they were young.

The more books you read, the better your taste will naturally be.

Ladies all know that being fancy is not the same as being good-looking, so they know how to dress up at a very young age.

Miss Xia is the apple of the eye of Fourth Master Xia, and her taste is unmatched by other noble girls.

It's really not easy to give her a gift that satisfies her. "

After some high-spirited talk, Yan Jingshen felt that he still underestimated the Ming family.

Her father's official position is not high, but her knowledge is far superior to many women with more noble status.

No wonder the Empress Dowager chose her to be Princess Bosi, and even Princess Changning was willing to associate with her.

"My concubine's knowledge is far beyond what I can compare, so I will trouble you to prepare a birthday present for me."

Ming sighed softly: "Shen'er is really delayed. Boys in other mansions have reached your age and have already been served by them. How can they not understand these things."

"Mother, my son doesn't need..."

"Mother and concubine are not confused." Ming patted him on the shoulder: "The daughter-in-law is not there yet, how can you randomly put people around your son?

I will never let my daughter-in-law go through the hardships I have suffered in my life. "

"Mother Concubine..." Yan Jingshen was quite shocked.

Men in this era are seldom single-minded, and women seem to be used to their husbands being flamboyant.

Even taking a concubine for her husband became a measure of a wife's eligibility.

Many women may have been suppressed for a long time, and they have put all their energy into tossing their daughter-in-law, wishing that they could let their daughter-in-law suffer three times for the hardships they have suffered back then.

The Ming family has experienced far more hardships than most women, but she said such a thing, which is really impressive.

There was a wry smile on Ming's lips: "You are the emperor's grandson, the marriage is decided by His Majesty, and the mother concubine cannot decide many things.

So you have to hurry up, take advantage of the influence of Master Xuanzheng's comments, and walk in front of His Majesty more often.

As long as His Majesty is made happy, no matter what, it is easy to discuss. "

"Thank you, Consort Mu, for your suggestion."

"You are a real child, why are you so polite between mother and child?"

Yan Jingshen smiled and said, "By the way, there is something I forgot to tell you."

Ming said: "If you have anything to say, just say it."

"That's right, I went to De'an Palace a few days ago."

Ming raised his eyebrows: "Have you gone to pay the Queen Mother a peace?"

"Yes."

"Did her old man embarrass you?"

"Why does the concubine think so?"

"It's not all princes, the queen mother has taken care of him for so many years, there is hard work even if there is no credit.

But he... Forget it, there's nothing to say about these things.

What did the empress dowager say to you, did you mention the concubine mother? "

Yan Jingshen said: "The empress dowager treats me very well, and she mentioned the concubine mother several times. My son can tell that she still misses you very much."

Mingshi smiled wryly again.

Almost half of her suffering in this life came from the Queen Mother.

But without the queen mother's marriage proposal, would she be able to live a better life than now?
But Jing Shen said again: "I also met Princess Changning, she treated me very kindly."

Ming was taken aback.

"You went to Luoyun Palace?!"

In fact, she hadn't seen Princess Changning for many years, and in her impression she was still a teenage girl.

But the marriage between Princess Changning and the third master of the Xia family failed, and she has heard about all kinds of things that happened after that.

A person who has locked himself in the house all year round, and even the emperor and empress may not be able to see him, is willing to see Shen'er?
(End of this chapter)