Chapter 180: Rendezvous
Yu Xinlan in Qin Hanzhen's impression has always been high and self-controlled, like this kind of girlish little action, she still saw Yu Xinlan do it for the first time.
At this time, Yu Xinlan's expression was also rare and girlish. She was a little embarrassed, and asked Qin Hanzhen a little shyly: "Third sister Qin, I heard that Ling Zu has many collections of famous family scriptures?"
Qin Hanzhen blinked and said modestly: "It's not a lot, a little, in fact, most of them are facsimiles." ”
Actually, no, Qin Bai really has a lot of famous scriptures, of course, there are also facsimiles, but there are also many authentic works. The emperor has always been willing to compensate for this brother-in-law, and after Qin Bai returned to Beijing, he was very sensible and low-key, and never caused trouble to the emperor, which was simply a model for his relatives in this dynasty. Out of love and guilt, the emperor can be said to be responsive to Qin Bai in some aspects. Qin Bai often entered the palace, but not every time he happened to meet the emperor when he was free, and when he was waiting, he often borrowed the books in the palace to read, or admired the famous calligraphy and paintings in the emperor's Qianqing palace. The emperor also knew about his hobby, so he changed the calligraphy and painting decorations in his palace seasonally, so that Qin Bai could often see something fresh and see more famous works.
Not only that, if Qin Bai wanted to lend out the treasured ancient books and famous calligraphy and paintings collected by Ouchi, the emperor almost never hesitated. Therefore, Qin Bai has a lot of facsimiles of famous family texts, all of which he carefully observed and figured out after he lent out the real thing, and he also took the opportunity to teach Qin Hanzhen and Qin Jian a lot of things, so that the juniors also benefited. And if he encounters a genuine handiwork that Qin Bai particularly likes, he doesn't say it himself, but the emperor notices it, and every time he celebrates his birthday or New Year's Festival, he will give it along with other things. The emperor's brother-in-law treats his brother-in-law really well. Qin Bai was also grateful to his heart.
Qin Hanzhen clearly knew that there were some good things in his grandfather's study room. But if her wealth is not exposed, she can't afford to shout everywhere, so if she is moderately modest, she can also pull less hatred.
Yu Xinlan was not fooled by her modesty, and people did not hate her. Shoushan Bofu has been a scholar for generations, Yu Xinlan has been familiar with poetry and books since she was a child, loves calligraphy and painting, and is a famous talented woman in Beijing, the genuine one. She focuses on the essence of her own problems.
Qin Bai's collection of those famous texts and facsimiles!
"Do you want to take a look at my grandfather's collection?" Qin Hanzhen blinked and repeated Yu Xinlan's request.
Yu Xinlan nodded, her face flushing slightly. In fact, she is not used to this situation, and she is quite embarrassed: "I know that those calligraphy and paintings are very precious, and I dare not expect to be able to lend them, I just want to see them." "Of course, it would be better if she could copy it again.
Qin Hanzhen hesitated. The relationship between their Yongjiahou Mansion and Shoushan Bofu is not close, and she and Yu Xinlan have only been in contact twice more times in the past two months, and they can only be regarded as general friends at present. Grandfather Qin Bai's collection is not easy to see even the Xu family brothers and the Lu family brothers, that is, Qin Hanzhen, the granddaughter, can appreciate it from time to time, and Qin Jian and Zhao Mo, the two familiar juniors, can occasionally come into contact with it relatively frequently. Such a precious antiquity, Qin Hanzhen didn't dare to promise it easily.
She could only say to Yu Xinlan: "I have to ask my grandfather what his old man means, and I don't dare to make my own decisions." ”
Yu Xinlan expressed her understanding: "This is how it should be. "After all, it's a famous Fa Ti, and it's also rewarded by the palace, how can it be casually seen by outsiders?
The two little girls made an appointment, Qin Hanzhen would ask his grandfather what he meant, and then try to send a letter to Yu Xinlan before the end of February. If everything goes well, on March 3, Yu Xinlan will come to visit Yongjiahou Mansion. If Yongjiahou Qin Bai has any doubts, Yu Xinlan is also willing to wait, April, May, June...... Even if it takes a lifetime!
Qin Hanzhen noticed Yu Xinlan's deep heart, her sincere love for calligraphy and painting, and felt a little closer to her. When I talked to her, I was a little less polite and reserved. Cai Yuanzhen, Yu Xinlan and others are actually friends of Qin Jinhua. Qin Jinhua caused Qin Hanzhen to his circle of friends, Qin Hanzhen seemed to get along well with everyone, but strictly speaking, they were all Qin Jinhua's friends, not her friends. Now after a period of contact, Qin Hanzhen felt that Cai and Yu seemed to be becoming his friends.
It made her feel quite happy. In this way, in the future, she will no longer have to stay at home every day in the capital, except for dealing with her grandparents and grandmothers, communicating with Zhao Motong, reading and painting, and not having any social life, so boring, right?
The Spring Banquet is not a formal large-scale banquet, and the dishes to be eaten are relatively simple. Everyone has been used to eating this month, and they will eat a lot more in the future, which is lackluster, so it will be over after eating. However, the female music team invited by Yao's family today played the piano flute very well, lined with the spring breeze, and the gorgeous garden scenery was unique. The wives and grandmothers present all liked it very much, thinking that their Spring Festival banquet had not yet been held, or that there were other banquets to be held in the future, so they all inquired about the name of the female music team and the contact information of the class owner.
The guests were very happy. Today's weather is very good, the scenery is very beautiful, and the girls and women are waiting attentively. The dishes are above standard. The female guests who came to visit were all people who knew how to observe etiquette, and except for a few people who made a little unpleasant, they did not deliberately make trouble to make people suspicious. What's even more rare is that they met more than 20 children of famous families in Beijing at one time, and none of them had any family appointments, which simply pulled a group of young talents who were qualified to be their sons-in-law or grandsons-in-law in front of them, lined up, and let them observe and choose. Such an opportunity is rare on weekdays.
Some people soon have the object of their hearts, presumably it will not take a few days, the official media in the capital will be busy; there are also people who hesitate between more than one candidate, enjoying the pain and happiness of being indecided; and even some people can't wait for the end of the Spring Banquet, the two families have reached a consensus with each other, and they have directly found all the matchmakers during the banquet, and even exchanged Geng posts, just wait for each to go home and ask someone to look at the eight characters, and then they can make a marriage agreement.
At the end of the banquet, many wives and grandmothers were still a little unsatisfied, or gathered in twos and threes to talk, or communicated more with their future in-laws, and some called their children to one place to see how they got along and whether they could see each other. Obviously, the Spring Festival banquet is almost over, but the garden is still very lively, and no one says that they want to leave in advance.
Yao had to continue to be busy greeting the guests. In fact, she hopes to have more exchanges with Mrs. Yunyang Hou and Mrs. Shoushanbo. Just now, these two ladies praised Qin Jian, but they didn't mention family matters, she was a little reluctant to give up, and wanted to pull her daughter in front of the two ladies to show her face. As for the children of the Xu family and the Lu family, they have been left to fend for themselves by her.
Xu Shi coldly noticed the attitude of the eldest daughter-in-law, and was unhappy, but she still had no hands to beat her daughter-in-law at the moment. She is more concerned about the progress in the palace. Qin Bai took Qin Zhonghai and the Su family brothers into the palace, and he has not come back yet, and he doesn't know how things are going, how does the emperor plan to send down the Xihou Mansion in Zhenxi?
In addition to worrying, she also had to worry a little about the male guests at the Spring Festival Gala Pavilion. Today, only Qin Shutao is entertaining guests on behalf of the Qin family. Qin Bofu in the second room can't be counted on, he has already calculated if he doesn't pull his hind legs. The Qin Jian brothers are all juniors, and it is not easy to entertain the guests of the younger generation. Qin Shutao was alone, and he didn't know if he could support the audience. Although there is still a Lupu who can help him, he is only the son-in-law of the Qin family after all, and he is still the son-in-law of the second room who has long been separated.
Xu Shi walked away for a while, and only then did he come back to his senses, but found that his youngest daughter Qin Youyi had left her seat at some point. She hurriedly whispered to the girl beside her, "Where is the second aunt and grandmother?"
Brother Parrot hurriedly replied: "The second aunt and grandmother just walked away, saying that they were bored and wanted to go to the garden to breathe. ”
Xu Shi understood, and her daughter was also anxious about waiting for an unknown result. She sighed and said nothing more. Anyway, in her own garden, what else can Qin Youyi do?
Of course, Qin Youyi will not have an accident in her mother's garden, but it does not mean that she will not encounter an accident.
She was standing at the entrance to Merlin, a little embarrassed and wondering whether to move on.
Not far from her in front, behind a thick old plum tree, the eldest and young grandmother of Pei Guogong's Mansion was grabbing her daughter Pei Yin and scolding: "Can you understand something?!What do you think is the situation of your family?! Do you think our family is the Guogong Mansion, you are the daughter of the Gongfu, you have a noble status, you are amazing, you can marry whomever you want? You can scold whoever you want?! I have said it again and again, this is what your grandfather and father meant, and you should take it in your mouth, and then you will only be happy with yourself. Why don't you want to think about what you are without your grandfather and father?
Pei Yin was scolded by her mother and cried, very aggrieved.
Seeing that her daughter was crying pitifully, Grandma Pei was also a little soft-hearted, and slowed down her tone slightly: "I know what you're thinking, but those people are not willing to climb up if they don't want to climb up." Could it be that I didn't hint in front of other people's wives? If people don't answer, what can I do? Our family is also a national mansion, and your grandfather's face is here, and there is no reason to stalk him. Be reserved, too, and stop dreaming. Which one of the candidates I told you is bad? Family background, appearance, and talent are all of the highest quality, and they are all young talents with bright futures, and they will never insult you. In this way, we are not sure if we can say it. What do you dislike here?!"
Pei Yin choked up a little angrily and said: "People are not happy, I am not happy! The same is to be disliked, why don't I find what I like?"
Grandma Pei couldn't help but poke her daughter's head hard: "Confused things! What if you haven't been disliked? Even if it is the result of being disliked, we can try to find something more sure to achieve, maybe it will be done? You stop messing around, listen to the arrangement of the family." How old is your grandfather now? He has been paralyzed for all these years, he can only lie in bed, eat some porridge and water, cannot write or move, and cannot even speak clearly, just like a living dead, and has to worry about his children and grandchildren, is it easy? You don't have to worry about it, just let someone worry about it!"
Pei Yin was still crying there. Outside Merlin, Qin Youyi listened thoughtfully.