Yan Qing went out of the house and closed the door lightly, and the deeper and heavier nights were especially cold, and the bright moon could not be seen in the night sky, and on the dark corridor, she returned to her house by the faint candlelight in the room.

"Lady!" Su Jin put down the book, brought a hot water to warm her hands and asked, "Are the children asleep?"

"I'm asleep, I haven't finished telling a story yet!" Yan Qing smiled and warmed his hands, took a sip of boiled water and looked at him: "Husband, somehow, I suddenly feel uneasy in my heart, and I always feel that something will happen."

The third group of flower and bird paintings came to the conclusion that Mr. Yin Qing was slightly inferior in pen power. Therefore, this game is considered to be won by Mr. Ye.

However, with two wins and one loss, it was Hongyantang who won today's painting competition.

Mr. Ni was stunned for a while and didn't come back to his senses, thinking that Boss Ni, who was a dignified Shizun Art Gallery, had lost to two nobodies. He sank a deep breath of anger, he was disgraced at the moment, how could he gain a foothold in the future?

Yan Qing chatted with Su Jin for a few words, looked at Mr. Ni with a smile, turned to his side and asked, "Mr. Ni lost this painting competition, is he unwilling? I'm sorry! At this point, I hope Mr. Ni will keep his promise and remember what you said yesterday.

"Hehe! What did Ni say yesterday? What did he promise you?" Mr. Ni spread his hands, obviously trying to play tricks.

Yan Qing also smiled, unhurriedly took out a piece of paper from her sleeve pocket, she unfolded the paper in black and white, picked it up and showed it to Mr. Ni and said: "I know that Mr. Ni has a bad memory, so I wrote it down for you, fortunately, Mr. Ni accidentally got stained with ink clay yesterday, and accidentally left a five-finger handprint on it."

"You...?" Mr. Ni looked surprised, and clenched his right hand behind his back, it turned out to be a trick played by this woman, heh! He smiled: "Who would believe that it was Ni's handprint? Mrs. Su!" He looked around and approached Yan Qing's side and continued in a low voice: "I hope Mrs. Su will take care of Ni's face, as for the calligraphy and painting and forty-eight taels of silver, Ni will definitely return it to Mrs. Su, how about it?"

After he finished speaking, seeing that Mrs. Su was indifferent, he couldn't compromise for a while: "Then it's either like this! I'll give another forty taels of silver, how about it?"

Yan Qing smiled and said, "Mr. Ni is too underestimated of me. If Hongyantang loses today, I think Mr. Ni will remember what you said, right? I can't help but tell you that Hongyantang will not only not disappear in Qingyang Street, but will survive well now and in the future. And Mr. Ni, today we must keep our promise and apologize to us Hongyantang in front of all the painters."

"You... Why don't you know how to lift?", Mr. Ni asked angrily.

"Mr. Ni, let's save some time for everyone! Not everyone is as idle as Mr. Ni, if it weren't for your idle troubles this time, you wouldn't have faced this situation, wouldn't you?" Yan Qing didn't eat his set, and he didn't mean to take a step back.

"What about Ni's insistence?" Mr. Ni hardened.

"The Gongzi of the County Mansion is my husband's close friend, as long as I hand over the note to him, it will not be as simple as a few words of apology!" Yan Qing admits that he is not a bully.

Listening, Mr. Ni sighed heavily, glanced at the woman beside him, looked at the painters who walked to the stage and said: "Everyone, today's painting competition has been divided into winners and losers, here, I Ni has made an agreement with Mrs. Su before, if Hongyantang wins... If I win, I, Ni, will return the calligraphy and painting and forty-eight taels of silver, and apologize to Hongyantang, I shouldn't think I want to bring down Hongyantang..."

Boss Ni's sudden apology immediately made the painters talk about it, as if they had recognized Boss Ni's personality after today's painting competition.

Yan Qing ignored the discussion under the painting stage, and reminded Mr. Ni: "Mr. Ni is done, have you forgotten something?"

"What else?" At this moment, Mr. Ni was eager to dig a hole in the ground.

Su Jin only learned from the lady in advance that Mr. Ni used the paintings and calligraphy sold by the painter to the gallery to stir up trouble, and wanted to compete with Hongyantang. He did suspect Mr. Ni's motives, but he didn't think that Mr. Ni had evil intentions and took this opportunity to put Hongyantang to death.

He advised: "If Mr. Ni forgets to say anything that should be said, don't hesitate to look at that piece of paper and tell you bluntly."

"Mr. Su, you... No need!" Mr. Ni didn't want to see the black and white words again, he coughed twice and said helplessly: "Ni will see Mr. Su once in the future, and he will have to say sorry to Mr. Su once."

"Then did you say it now?" Yan Qing asked him.

Hearing this, Mr. Ni looked at her angrily, but when he saw that this woman was not afraid of him at all, he coughed and said, "Mr. Su, I'm sorry."

"Hmm!" Su Jin nodded, then turned around and continued to chat with Uncle Feng about the calligraphy and painting "Sweeping Leaves in the Monk's Room".

Mr. Ni saw that he was so unpopular here, so he said goodbye to all the painters and took his own people to say goodbye first.

As soon as Mr. Zhuang saw this person leave, the haze in his heart also disappeared, and he happily walked in front of Su Jin and Yan Qing and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Hongyantang for winning this painting competition, and thank you Mr. Su and Mrs. Su for their careful teaching to Luo'er, so that he can paint a masterpiece today, and give me Zhuang a face."

Su Jin said with a smile: "Mr. Zhuang is polite, Zhuang Gongzi can have today's achievements, thanks to his hard work."

"What the husband said is right! This "Flower Garden Frolic", Zhuang Gongzi first took the trouble to paint, until he got bored of painting, he can still insist on painting, and his attainments in calligraphy and painting are probably how he came about, right?" Yan Qing said, looking at her husband.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and couldn't help but envy others.

The painting competition has not yet made the painters happy, although it is over, but in the eyes of many painters, even the unknown pawns of Hongyantang can paint masterpieces, so Mr. Su and Mrs. Su's calligraphy and painting, isn't it amazing?

So much so that Su Jin, Yan Qing and others went back to the gallery, and they were followed by many painters who rarely stepped into Qingyang Street.

They watched and watched Mr. Su's calligraphy and paintings in the art gallery, and were also attracted by Mrs. Su's calligraphy and paintings.

When leaving, each person made a generous move and bought two or several paintings and calligraphy that they liked.

Wait for the gallery to be free.

Several people sat around the table, Yan Qing recalled the situation of today's painting competition, and expressed her worries: "Actually, I felt that this matter was not simple yesterday, and the ultimate goal of Mr. Ni was to make Hongyantang disappear on Qingyang Street from now on.

Aunt Li and Xiaoyu were shocked when they heard Xiaoqing's statement, and they couldn't help but feel a sense of fear.

At this point, Su Jin also expressed his doubts: "All the paintings and calligraphy sold by Hongyantang must have the seal of Hongyantang on the painting, as far as I know, the Shizun Art Museum has strict control, and foreign paintings and calligraphy are taken there, and they must go through six inspections before they can be transferred to the hands of the shopkeeper, not to mention how the calligraphy and paintings fell into the hands of Mr. Ni?

"My husband has analyzed it very thoroughly! I have the same thoughts as my husband. At today's painting competition, Mr. Ni lost face because of yesterday's big words, and with his villainous heart, he will not let us go easily!" Yan Qing said lightly, without fear of Mr. Ni.

Several people were silent for a moment, each with their own thoughts.

Mr. Zhuang can't tolerate anyone who is unfavorable to Hongyantang, aside from the fact that he learned to paint in a private school, as we all know, Mr. Su and Mrs. Su's painting skills are amazing, just by virtue of this, he said: "Mr. Su and Mrs. Su, please rest assured! Who dares to do bad to Hongyantang, don't say that you don't agree, and I Zhuang will not agree." This matter will be handed over to Zhuang to find out, and within two days, Zhuang will give you a definite answer!" Instead, he smiled at Zhuang and said: "Luo'er, learn to paint with your master and master, and leave in advance for your father." In the evening, my father will come to the gallery to pick you up again."

Zhuang Luo nodded violently and said, "Do you want me to send you?"

They sent Mr. Zhuang away, put the matter aside for the time being, and returned to the gallery to continue their busy business.

Feng Zicheng took a painter to the second floor to watch the calligraphy and paintings.

Su Jin stayed in the hall to entertain the painters.

In her spare time, Yan Qingjiao taught Zhuang Gongzi to learn to make modern paintings, and when she was busy, she asked Zhuang Gongzi to practice her painting skills on a painting.

In short, avoid her own cranky thoughts that are useless.

Aunt Li brought a plate of osmanthus cakes over, and saw that Xiao Qingzheng was teaching Zhuang Gongzi to learn to paint, she said: "Now look, Zhuang Gongzi learning to paint is not like a joke, I heard you say, Hongyantang won today's painting competition, and there is half of Zhuang Gongzi's credit, right?

Yan Qing smiled and said, "I can smell the fragrance of Aunt Li's osmanthus cake from afar, Zhuang Gongzi, didn't you just say that you were hungry?

Aunt Li took a piece and handed it to Zhuang Gongzi, and said with a loving smile: "Zhuang Gongzi likes to eat, this plate is here for you, when you are full, you can paint well."

"Hehe!" Zhuang Luo took the osmanthus cake and devoured it, and the corner of his mouth was stained with a mouthful of cake powder.

"Look at this child!" Aunt Li smiled and hurriedly poured a cup of tea, handed it to Zhuang Gongzi and instructed: "You eat slowly, your younger brothers and sisters are not here, no one is robbing you, it's all yours"

Yan Qing helped Zhuang Gongzi paint and swept away the cake, just half an hour, the osmanthus cake on the plate, only two pieces left, she said to Aunt Li: "Today the children have a day off, they also want to follow, we persuaded a few words, obediently stay in the private school to play"

"Xiaoqing!" Aunt Li said meaningfully: "We do our own business, we have never dealt with outsiders very much, and we have never formed any bonds..."

She seemed to think of something and asked: "If you want to say that you have formed a bond with outsiders, it is nothing more than Lu Zhenghu and Master Fang, could it be that they instructed Mr. Ni...?"

Yan Qing followed Aunt Li's train of thought, thought about it carefully, and thought it was unlikely: "The Lu Family Painting and Calligraphy Museum is located on Shu'an Street, and since I went to the mansion to paint, I have nothing to do with Lu Zhenghu. As for Lord Fang, it is even more impossible. Okay, Aunt Li, let's not think too much, let's wait for Mr. Zhuang to find out something, let's make plans."

"Okay!" Aunt Li felt that what Xiaoqing said made sense, and they were guessing wildly now, to no avail, she took the empty plate and said, "Then you teach Zhuang Gongzi to learn to paint first, I'll go to the back hall, heat up the chicken soup, and serve it to you later."

"Thank you, auntie!" Yan Qing was grateful for her and the gallery's hard work.

After a busy afternoon, it was evening time.

Mr. Zhuang came to the art gallery to pick up Mr. Zhuang, he came with two paintings and calligraphy, and when he entered the hall, he called Mr. Su and Mrs. Su to sit around the table.

He handed two paintings and calligraphy to Mr. Su, and then handed Mrs. Su one, and when he saw that they were looking at the paintings and calligraphy, he asked, "What do you see?"

"Shizun Art Museum?" Su Jin's gaze stayed on the seal in the calligraphy and painting.

Yan Qing asked puzzledly: "Where did Mr. Zhuang get these two paintings and calligraphy?"

"Oh!" Mr. Zhuang said truthfully: "I don't know if you can recognize Qi Xiangluo, the eldest prince of Qifu? These two paintings and calligraphy were given to Zhuang by him, and this is the case! Zhuang and Qifu Embroidery Zhuang have business dealings, a year ago, in order to negotiate Zhuang's business, the eldest prince of Qi had the intention to send these two paintings and calligraphy, but neither of them was Zhuang's preference. I vaguely remember the day I went to Luo'er's study to watch him paint, and I threw it in Luo'er's study. It wasn't until this afternoon that Zhuang instructed the people in the house to sort out the calligraphy and paintings that Mi'er had made, and then found them again."

"These two paintings and calligraphy were given to Mr. Zhuang by the eldest prince of Qifu?" Yan Qing thought thoughtfully, even so, what can these two paintings and calligraphy mean?

"Hmm!" Mr. Zhuang asked again, "Do you recognize the eldest prince of Qifu?"

"The third prince and Mrs. Qi, we have a private relationship, and as for the eldest prince, we have never met yet!" Su Jin said.

Yan Qing continued her husband's words and said: "I met the eldest prince of Qi once, in order to help Mrs. Qi save the business of the embroidery village, I met him in the embroidery village on Jinxiang Street."

"Well, that's right!" Mr. Zhuang told them: "These two paintings and calligraphy have been found, and I have sent someone to check whether the Shizun Art Museum and Mr. Qi have any friendships? Recently, Mr. Qi and Mr. Ni have been very close!

Mr. Zhuang told them all the facts he had checked, although he did not directly say whether the painting contest had anything to do with the eldest prince of Qi, but the incident happened too coincidentally, if it was said that the eldest prince of Qi hated the couple for helping the third prince and his wife through the difficulties in business, and secretly borrowed the hands of others to deal with Hongyantang, it is also said in the past.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhuang! Before that, we were still at a loss, we didn't know what was behind the scenes, and there was really no countermeasure, now it's okay, we have a number in our hearts, and we know who to watch out for!"