Chapter 20: The Wedding (5)

With the heavy main gate slowly opening, a group of people appeared outside the door.

"Second brother, let's go into the house and talk. The two have looked at each other for so many years, and Yuan Zhixun, the first time he was a younger brother, came to visit, and Zhize's performance looked a little exaggerated.

"Big brother, don't bother, it's just some trivial matters, don't bother. Yuan Zhixun politely refused Zhize's kind invitation, and still stood in front of the door, without any intention of going in.

Zhi Ze didn't force it, after all, the two of them were fighting-for-tat before, and now let them hold hands and pretend to talk and laugh, it is estimated that both of them will feel uncomfortable.

Today's Yuan Zhixun is very different from his image in my heart in the past, dressed in cloth, coupled with the innate literati atmosphere, saying that he is a prince, and he looks similar to a scholar.

Realizing that I was looking at him, Yuan Zhixun turned around and slowly saluted me: "Junior brother Yuan Zhixun has seen my sister-in-law. ”

Originally, he thought that if he saw that the legendary princess of Hanzhong was me, he would definitely jump up in surprise like Yuan Zhiyu, but his expression was as calm as stopping water, and he did not show the slightest surprise.

After some greetings, Yuan Zhixun made his intentions clear: "I heard that the eldest brother is about to get married, and the younger brother specially brought a gift to the eldest brother." ”

Yuan Zhixun waved his hand, and a small servant behind him respectfully stepped forward holding a narrow cardboard box.

Seeing that we were all curious, Yuan Zhixun pointed to the carton and said with a smile: "Big brother, this is a landscape painting that the younger brother specially asked for from the painting saint Gu Weiyong, and I hope that the eldest brother will accept it with a smile." ”

When Zhi Ze heard this, his face showed a rare look of surprise, and he hurriedly took the carton with both hands, carefully handed it to the next person, and said in his mouth: "The courtesy is heavy, the courtesy is heavy." ”

Seeing that Zhize was happy to accept it, Yuan Zhixun also showed a faint smile on his face: "As long as the eldest brother is happy, it's fine." ”

"Hugh said that Mr. Gu's painting is to have your personal handwriting of Guan Neihou, and he is also happy for his brother. "Looking at Zhize's happy appearance, I really don't understand, it's just a painting, so happy.

"The younger brother is clumsy, and he is only afraid of polluting the eldest brother's hall. Yuan Zhixun looked at ease. I couldn't help but mutter, what a stingy ghost, giving a painting as a gift?

After only standing for a cup of tea, Yuan Zhixun was about to leave. Zhize didn't force him to stay, but just asked before leaving: "The wedding date is approaching, can the third brother have time to come to the banquet?"

Let Yuan Zhixun eat and drink with people who are incompatible with him, this is too exaggerated. Imagining Yuan Zhixun and Wang Situ drinking happily, I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

My abrupt smile focused everyone's attention on me, and Zhize, who had an embarrassed expression, glared at me sternly, not wanting Yuan Zhixun to just smile and say: "Big brother, my father ordered me to supervise Jizhou recently, and I will leave soon, thank you for your kindness." ”

As soon as Yuan Zhixun walked on the front foot, I was hit by Zhize's shock. "What kind of occasion is this, what is laughing at it, inexplicable. Zhize himself said, and couldn't help laughing, it seems that he also guessed the reason why I laughed just now.

"You brother, you are really stingy, such a broken painting should be a congratulatory gift?" I glanced at the somewhat cold cardboard box with disdain, and vented my dissatisfaction.

As soon as I said this, everyone around me had surprised expressions on their faces, staring at me as if they were looking at aliens.

Only Zhi Ze knew that I was crazy because of my practice, and I knew very little about this era, so he patted me on the shoulder and said: "Gu Weiyong is a well-known painting saint in the world, but he has a strange temperament and rarely paints for others. His paintings are hard to come by, and even if you have a thousand gold, you probably can't buy a real painting of him. ”

I realized that I really had no eyes, and the carton became a pile of gold and silver jewelry in my eyes.

The question is, since that painting saint rarely paints for people, what kind of ability did Yuan Zhixun rely on to ask for this painting from him, could it be that he took a fake painting to fool us.

"Can't be fake!" Zhi Ze shook his head: "The second child has always liked Danqing ink, and he is very compatible with those painters." ”

I didn't expect Yuan Zhixun to still like to paint, no wonder Zhize compared his paintings with Mr. Gu's paintings just now.

Time flies so fast, in a blink of an eye, it's twenty-one. Early in the morning, I asked Wanyun to go out for a walk, look at and buy some accessories, and take a break by the way.

Before I reached the main entrance, I heard a commotion outside the door. It stands to reason that in recent days, as the wedding date is approaching, there is an endless stream of people who come to the house to give congratulatory gifts, and there is a lot more noise in front of the door than in the past, but this time the situation seems to be a little abnormal.

"This official, please inform us..." Although a voice was old, it sounded respectful.

Then the messenger shouted loudly: "No! Didn't I tell you, the prince and the princess are very busy, and they don't have time to come out to see you hillbillies!"

When I went out to look, I found that the guards were surrounded by a group of plainly dressed villagers, and several ox carts loaded with things were quietly parked aside, surrounded by a crowd of people watching the excitement.

"What's going on?" I cleared my throat and asked, and several guards saw me coming, as if they had seen a savior: "Niangniang, these hillbillies are clamoring to see you and the prince!

Before I could react, I heard one person shout, "Look, it's really our young lady!" and a group of people immediately fell to their knees.