Chapter 1331: Discussion on Painting

Since the elder brother asked solemnly, Tianhui gave a little careful answer: "Prince Jian is a square and well-known person, and the sixth princess is well-educated. Not only that, as the prince, the concubine's legitimate son, can also be not arrogant or extravagant and treat her concubine's sister well. It can be seen that she is a kind-hearted person. Don't worry, brother, since it is a marriage that both father and mother are satisfied with, he will not be as worried as his brother."

When Tianyou heard this, he just smiled with his lips and let go of the heart that was holding in his heart.

He came over to find the girl to ask questions. In addition to worrying about the sixth princess' temperament, he also wanted to inquire about the sixth princess's impression of the sixth princess.

After all, when the sixth princess enters the door, in addition to being his wife, he also has to be a daughter-in-law and a sister-in-law.

Listening to my sister's words, I knew that my mother was satisfied with the Sixth Princess and that my sister also had a good impression of her.

Although Tianyou held on and didn't laugh out loud, the joy between his eyebrows and eyes could not be hidden. After chatting with his sister for a few more casual words, he went back to the Kuiyuan leisurely.

Tianhui only felt so funny that she murmured: "This is really crazy!"

While talking to himself, I thought that not only my elder brother would marry his sister-in-law after the Mid-Autumn Festival, but my second brother would also have a lord at the end of the year.

Tianhui supported her chin, thinking that the one who hurts her brothers the most in the future would not be hers, so she couldn't help feeling a little sad.

Immediately, thinking of the children that Gu Na and Cai brought when she came to visit, she thought it would be better to marry her sister-in-law earlier and give birth to a few nieces earlier, so that the house would be more lively in the back.

But she forgot how could she stay at home for the rest of her life...

The happy events in February seem to be uninterrupted.

During the days when the seventeenth prince was promoted to prince, the twenty-first prince Yunxi added the eldest son of the sage.

Yunxi has not yet married the legitimate wife, but she had two concubine daughters before, and now she has the eldest son. The royal family emphasizes the development of branches and leaves, and does not avoid the concubine's son, so this is also a happy event.

Given the relationship between the Cao family and the twenty-first prince, even if they are not as close to each other princes, it is not easy to neglect them, otherwise the Cao family will become snobbish.

Chu Yu, after receiving the news, he prepared a gift.

On the tenth day of March, the day before the youngest prince was on duty, just as Tianyou was on duty, Chu Yu instructed Tianyou to send the youngest prince's full moon gift to the elder brother's house after get off work.

Tianyou has been in the guard office for nearly a year and is much more familiar with the twenty-first prince than in his early years.

After the turn was over, he went to the prince's office.

The 21st prince is one year older than Tianyou. Since he has not yet been awarded a title in Kaifu, he still lives in the study room every morning, following other brothers and nephews to study, and in the afternoon, he is in the study room of the prince, learning painting with a Hanlin.

Tianyou knew his daily routine and did not intend to delay his learning of painting. He thought of delivering the full moon gift, so he said goodbye.

The twenty-first prince asked someone to send out Master Hanlin, leaving Tianyou for a long talk.

Seeing this, Tianyou felt he was surprised, but he didn't show it on his face.

The twenty-first prince first asked Cao Yong how he was, and then asked Cao's new house. He mentioned the Li family going south, which was a hammer in the east and a *** in the west, and it was all free.

Although Tianyou found it strange, he still answered it one by one.

Perhaps the twenty-first prince also felt that this was boring. He coughed twice and said, "Have you heard of Mr. Banqiao?"

Tianyou blinked and said, "What Master Twenty-one said is Mr. Zheng, who has been famous for painting bamboo in the past two years?"

The twenty-first prince nodded quickly and said happily: "That's right. I heard that Mr. Banqiao has an old relationship with the Cao family. Is Chengyi familiar with him?"

Tianyou seemed to understand the reason why the Twenty-first Prince treated each other today. Who wouldn’t know that the Twenty-first Prince has loved to hold paintbrushes since he became sensible, and when he grew up, he loved to paint and became a fool.

Remembering his father's warning, Tianyou said carefully: "Mr. Zheng has an old age with Mr. Jiang from our mansion. When he entered Beijing in his early years, he lived in Cao's mansion for some time, and then planned to be released from office. No matter what, he didn't know."

When Zheng Xie entered Cao's Mansion to serve as a western seat, Tianyou was already in his teens and had already become sensible.

My father sent Zheng Xie out early, and then he deliberately or unintentionally cut off contacts between the two families, and his intention was not hidden from Tianyou.

Zheng Xie loved the boy. When he was teaching in the Cao family, Tianyou and the others were at this age. If it spread, it would be inconsistent with their brothers’ reputation.

No matter how others think about male style, Tianyou can't stand this and has no good feelings for Zheng Xie.

As for Zheng Xie’s friendship with his father, Tianyou hid. In addition to painting, the 21st prince also loved words. If he was asked by Cao Yong, he would not be beautiful.

After all, the career is dangerous, and the handwriting and ink are not flowing outside or not.

The twenty-first prince seemed to be sympathetic: "He lost his official position as early as the 61st year of Kangxi, lived in Yangzhou, sold paintings to make a living, and became famous in Jiangnan for his good painting of bamboo."

In addition to sympathy, the 21st prince also had longing when he mentioned Zheng Banqiao, and seemed very upset that he had no chance to see Zheng Banqiao.

His biological mother is a stunning Jiangnan, and he is also a mother with red lips and white teeth, and she can stand up to be a handsome boy.

Looking at the twenty-first prince like this and thinking about Zheng Banqiao's hobby, Tianyou felt so strange that he felt nervous.

The twenty-first prince saw that Tianyou did not answer, and thought he did not like Zheng Banqiao.

As Zheng Banqiao's scholar and as a scholar, it is impossible to become an official without the help of the Cao family. If Zheng Xie knew how to be a man, he would be a crazy person and be careful to be an official, he would be a man and would not discredit the Cao family.

But he relied on his temperament to offend Shangfeng and was dismissed from office by Xunyuzi. What he lost was not only his future, but also the kindness of the Cao family.

If you are sensible, you should try your best to remedy it, and make up for the two relationships.

But as Tianyou meant, after Zheng Xie lost his official position, he cut off contacts in the capital, which was a bit too petty.

It is reasonable that the Cao family doesn't like to pay attention to this person anymore.

However, the twenty-first prince was obsessed with Zheng Xie's calligraphy and paintings, so naturally he thought about Zheng Xie's goodness.

In his opinion, Zheng Xie is not as powerful as the power and dares to contradict the peak, which is a righteous and unyielding character; he is not without his pride and does not cling to the powerful family like other officials, which is a kind and respectable thing.

Therefore, he had to defend Zheng Xie: "There are so proud of the literati. Mr. Banqiao's strengths are not in his career. In the end, he has let Lord Cao down for his kindness. When the emperor opened his house, he would ask him to go north. At that time, he would ask him to apologize to Lord Cao."

Tianyou waved his hand and said, "How can my father care about this? Master Twenty-first should not take it seriously."

After such a long opening remark, the twenty-first prince finally mentioned the main text, which was to ask for a calligraphy and painting of Zheng Banqiao in his early years.

It was Zheng Banqiao who had lived in Cao's mansion and had old friends with Jiang Jian, so I thought there would always be Mo Bao left behind.

This Tianyou is unknown, so it is difficult to respond immediately, and said, "After all these years, I really don't know if it is there. After all, Mr. Zheng was not famous when he entered Beijing in his early years."

The twenty-first prince just wanted to think just in case. Seeing that Tianyou did not directly veto him, he felt hopeful, and said with sincerity, "Then please take advantage of it. As long as it is Mr. Banqiao's calligraphy, no matter how calligraphy and painting are written, you can help find a pair."

He was so earnest, Tianyou could only say that he could do his best.

When he returned to the mansion, Tianyou and Chuyu reported the news of sending the full moon gift, and mentioned Zheng Xie's calligraphy and paintings.

Inviting Zheng Xie to the palace as a palace is one of the things Cao Yong regrets the last time.

Injuring the reputation of his sons, even Chuyu had no good feelings for Zheng Xie and said casually: "I know if your father has it? If not, ask Mr. Jiang. The first time the 21st prince spoke, he always had to match his wishes."

When Cao Yong came back from the yamen, he heard that the twenty-first prince wanted to ask Zheng Xie for calligraphy and paintings, so he took Tianyou into his treasure house.

Here are the ancestral things, the treasures given by the emperor, and the dowry of Li and Chu Yu.

In the corner, there is a sandalwood box more than three feet long, which looks like the paint color is not too old.

Cao Yong first took out a bunch of keys in a dark grid, then picked out one of them and opened the sandalwood box.

When the sandalwood box is opened, it is filled with scrolls of calligraphy and paintings.

Cao Yong didn't expand it and took out two small-sized pieces and handed them to Tianyou.

Tianyou opened it and was surprised.

It is Zheng Xie's calligraphy and paintings, which are made of high-quality frames.

After looking at another painting, which was also a calligraphy and painting by Zheng Xie, Tianyou looked at the sandalwood box and couldn't help but swallow and spit out: "Father, is it all calligraphy and paintings by Mr. Zheng?"

Cao Yong smiled proudly and said, "I met you and are also a talented person. I always have to leave some magic treasures for my thoughts."

While speaking, he locked the box again, put the keys back, and told his son: "Don't rush to send the calligraphy and paintings. It took a few days to talk about it, and you don't have to send them all. You can keep it for a while." He pointed to the box and said, "This one has been stored in the warehouse for several years, so continue to store it... If you want to exchange it for gold and silver, don't take action early. It won't take fifty years, and you have to wait for thirty years... If there is no shortage of gold and silver at that time, you can also leave it for future generations..."

When Tianyou heard this, he admired his father for being aware of people, and on the other hand, he was a little hesitant and asked, "Is my father sure that Mr. Zheng will become a master of calligraphy and painting?"

Cao Yong said: "When he was out in the early years, I was not sure whether he could become a great master. If the officialdom had wiped out his madness, then there would be a missing master of calligraphy and painting in Shilin. But judging from Zheng Xie's situation in recent years, he is more suitable to be a literati than an official..."

Tianyou nodded and said, "I live in Yangzhou and my reputation has spread to the capital. If I don't have real skills, I will not be so respected by the Twenty-first prince. But my son thinks that Mr. Zheng's character is different from Mr. Jiang, and he doesn't seem to be willing to be ordinary. I probably still have to go to the imperial examination and official career..."

It is indeed a historical celebrity who has seen it. For Cao Yong, Zheng Xie is not like the one recorded in history books, who wrote "rarely confused" but the big-headed child he met in Jiangnan in his early years.

Even though he didn't want Zheng Xie's reputation to affect his son, he did not really make up his mind to let go. Instead, he gave hundreds of taels of silver in the name of Jiang Jian and greeted the Cheng family in Yangzhou.

Although Zheng Xie still sells paintings in Yangzhou, his situation is pretty good and he will no longer lose his relatives and children for poverty and despair...

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