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A few days later, it was the day of the Yan family's birthday banquet. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Although Yan Lide complained of illness, the sage gave him the false position of the crown prince and the prince, and he was dismissed and given the title of special advancement, indicating that his favor to the Yan family is still undiminished. What's more, Yan Liben succeeded as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and still retains the position of real power. As a result, there was still an endless stream of people who came to celebrate his birthday, and the carriages and horses in front of the Yan Mansion almost blocked the street. The house is also the same as in previous years, and it is full of joy and excitement.

Princess Pu Yan sat in the car with a faint expression, silently listening to the noise outside. In fact, the Yan family is no longer able to compare with those years. once thought that she was expected to become the crown princess of the East Palace, which was the time when the Yan family was the most prosperous. After she was demoted to Junzhou with Li Tai, the Yan family gradually fell silent and has not yet recovered. Even now, it is probably still difficult for parents and sisters-in-law to accept the reality of imminent decline.

They have experienced too few ups and downs in their lives, but they cannot accept the fact that life is capricious. However, after experiencing this polishing, the nephews may still be able to revitalize the Yan family, no longer be so impetuous, and no longer follow the crowd and go with the flow. As a family of calligraphy and painting or the Ministry of Industry, it is enough to be a family of supervisors, and if you don't have the ability to control the overall situation, you don't have to think about anything else.

Thinking of this, she ordered her maid to summon Li Hui in: "San Lang, have you had any dealings with the Yan family over the years?" What are your impressions of them? Are there any people in your generation who can be friends? ”

Li Hui replied without hesitation: "The child only thinks that Yan Balang can be handed." However, Hachiro seems to still have a seven or eight-year-old younger brother, Fifteen Lang, who he often takes with him. This son is very intelligent, and his temperament is also steady, if he can worship a famous teacher, he will definitely not be in the pool in time. ”

Yan lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment: "If Balang is in the office, you and Zixian might as well take care of him." As for the rest of the children, don't bother with it. Fifteen Lang needs a famous teacher right now......" She paused slightly and hesitated, "San Lang, do you think Mr. Song is willing to accept another disciple?" ”

"With Mr. Song's temperament, he won't accept disciples when he is idle, he just looks at his eyes." Li Hui replied, "Another day, I'll ask Hachiro and Fifteen Lang." If Fifteen Lang is willing to apprentice, he will go to the vine garden more, and if he can't say it, he will let Mr. Song take a fancy to it. is that Mr. Song doesn't like it, and his old friends are also famous people who are proficient in learning, and it is not bad to worship any one of them. ”

Only then did Yan Shi feel a little relieved: "Even if there is only one left, it will be revived sooner or later, just like a big wave panning for gold." I'm just afraid that my parents and grandparents are too impetuous, which affects the younger generations, and I can't even find a child with a quiet temperament and outstanding character...... At that time, the Yan family will really decline. ”

"Ah Niang, don't worry." Li Hui said with relief, "Hachiro and Fifteen Lang will definitely understand A-Niang's hard work." ”

Yan shook his head and smiled bitterly. She no longer expects the Yan family to have elders who have awakened. At least from the letters her mother Gao has given her over the years, she has not seen any changes. A few days ago, her sister also sent a letter to probe, euphemistically asking Li Hui if there was anything wrong with her marriage, or whether she would take her son into the door or something like that. It can be seen that they are still unwilling to let go of Li Hui's marriage.

After arriving at the Deyan Mansion, Yan Shifu got out of the car, and several sisters-in-law greeted him with extremely enthusiastic smiles. Her expression was still indifferent, and after telling Li Hui a few words, she went to the inner hall to meet her mother Gao. And Li Hui went directly to meet his titular grandfather Yan Lide.

Although Yan Lide is today's birthday star, he did not come forward to greet the guests, but excused himself for being unwell and Yan Liben entertained the guests. Even though he seems to be still there, after all, he has already paid tribute, and most of the guests naturally did not come for him, but wanted to see Yan Liben, the new secretary of the Ministry of Industry. Yan Lide has been up and down in officialdom for decades, and naturally has insight into the thoughts of these people, so he simply fulfilled them and his younger brother.

When he saw Li Hui, Yan Lide squinted his eyes and looked at him carefully, and then gently asked him to sit down and speak. His study is full of Danqing painting scrolls, and the figures, trees, stones, birds and beasts are all lifelike, like spiritual objects. After Li Hui finished his congratulatory speech, he couldn't help but say, "Grandfather, can the child appreciate these paintings carefully?" ”

"Just look." Unexpectedly, he was so interested in these paintings, and Yan Lide was quite surprised. He didn't pay attention to this cheap grandson, if it weren't for the young man in front of him who had emerged in the court for more than a year, he probably wouldn't have noticed him for the rest of his life. After all, in his eyes, only Li Xin, the heir of King Pu, is outstanding enough in the Puwang Mansion, and he is worthy of being the child raised by the first emperor and Empress Wende. The young son who grew up in a remote place in Junzhou, no matter how good it is, what can it be? Lack of knowledge and narrow vision doomed him to not have much success in this life - but he didn't expect that his daughter would teach this child so well.

Li Hui looked at them one by one, and was amazed in his heart. Yan is indeed worthy of being a Danqing master, and the scenes, characters and animals outlined are all soft lines, with a sense of elegance. It's a pity that these two Yan Gong prefer to paint people and animals rather than magnificent landscapes.

"What? Do you think these paintings are bad? Yan Lide keenly noticed the regret in his eyes, and immediately felt a little unhappy. After all, he is an elder, and he is also accustomed to seeing the mountains and small mountains in the art of danqing, so he naturally thinks that this is a contempt and a doubt about his painting attainments.

"Each of these paintings is enough to be handed down to the world, not to mention that you can get something after viewing it for a while, even if you come to see it every day, you must have a different understanding." Li Hui looked at him and explained calmly, "It's just that children love landscape painting more." I didn't see my grandfather painting landscapes, so I was a little sorry. The child's drawing skills are still clumsy, and I wanted to ask my grandfather for advice, but I wonder if my grandfather has time to teach the child? ”

After ...... silence for a moment, Yan Lide sighed lightly, "Do you really like Danqing?" Didn't you listen to your aunt and coax the old man? …… No, how could your aunt be willing to coax the old man now...... Alas...... I'm afraid I don't even want to talk to the old man. ”

Li Hui smiled slightly, and said without hesitation: "My grandfather guessed accurately, the child really heard A-Niang mention the Yan family's Danqing many times, so he thought of learning painting skills from his grandfather." After all, Ah Niang is the enlightenment teacher of children, and even Ah Niang's danqing skills were taught by her grandfather. Moreover, my uncle also said that if the child is interested in building a city palace, he may wish to consult his grandfather. The child is now in charge of building the princess's mansion and the county king's mansion. ”

Yan Lide looked at him abruptly, thinking of his daughter who was studying painting on the bookcase, and thinking of his own group of grandsons who were not interested in being a prisoner, he sighed again: "You take down the box behind you, there is a style map built in Chang'an City and Taiji Palace back then." If you don't think it's enough, there are also style drawings of the Pu Palace, the Jin Palace, and the Eldest Princess's Mansion. ”

Li Hui's eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately took it out to take a closer look. He didn't know much about construction, but he was interested in building his own mansion. So, when he encountered something incomprehensible, he immediately raised his head and asked, and he didn't see any estrangement, as if the old man in front of him was indeed his maternal grandfather.

came and went, and the old and the young were much more harmonious. When Yan Balang brought Yan Shishilang over to greet him, he couldn't help but be surprised when he saw this.

Li Hui said with a smile: "A-Niang is planning to find a suitable gentleman for Fifteen Lang, why can't I worship my grandfather as Mr. Danqing?" ”

Hearing this, Yan Lide was stunned, and Yan Balang and Yan Shilang were even more overjoyed. It's not that they don't want to worship Mr. Good, and it's not that the Yan family can't invite Mr. Good. It's just that the two brothers felt that the two brothers were inappropriate for those famous people in Beijing that their families were fancy, so they delayed it. Aunt Yan's eyes, or the eyes of the cousin in front of them, were far more credible than their own parents.

"The way of our Yan family's family is Danqing." Yan Lide coughed and pretended to be serious, "Even if you two brothers can worship Mr., don't forget to continue to hone your painting skills." King...... Didn't Xuan Qi say that he wanted to worship the old man as a teacher? Draw a painting or a construction style map every month, and give it to the old man for comment when you are free. ”

"Yes." The three young men agreed in unison, looked at each other and smiled.

And Yan Lide finally felt a little relieved in his heart, and the depression he had suppressed for many years seemed to be much lighter.

He couldn't help but think of the fact that he had refused to let the saint be the prince of Shu or the king of Qi - fortunately, he refused on the grounds of illness and weakness, otherwise how could the wayward King of Qi and the cowardly King of Shu be so comfortable as teaching cheap grandsons and grandsons? Anyway, he has reached the age of sixties, so he can just enjoy the fun of teasing his grandson. As for Yan Li's ambition to go further, he really couldn't restrain it, so he just ran into a wall.

At the same time, Wang Zixian took the post given by Yan Balang and brought Wang Luoniang and Wang Xiangniang to Yan's house for a banquet. Although he has a low position, he has gradually left an impression in front of the old foxes, and such a banquet cannot be missed. Moreover, Wang Luoniang and Wang Xiangniang are still young, and they also need to slowly experience in the banquet before they can be independent in the future.

Not to mention that he insisted on meeting Yan Lide, but it turned out that Li Hui and Yan Balang brothers were also there, so they met very happily. It is only said that Wang Luoniang and Wang Xiangniang followed the Yan family's housekeeper to the inner hall slowly, and in the eyes of many nobles or sneering, they always looked calm and calm.

Although the Langya Wang clan is a top gate lord clan, it has long since declined. It was left in the capital, and it was not close to Wang Zixian. The nobles of the family have a pedigree, and naturally know that these two little ladies of the Wang family are not a few branches of the Wang family that have stayed in Beijing for a long time, but they don't look like poor women, so they guess that they are side branches or small clans that don't come from nowhere. For this kind of family, many people naturally despise it, and even when they look at it, they inevitably bring out a few points.

However, the sisters of the Wang family have experienced life and death parting, and they are naturally not ordinary little ladies. These meaningful glances mean nothing to them. The elder brother hoped that they could get acquainted with the internal relations in Chang'an City, and even make one or two close friends, and they naturally understood his hard work. However, it is clear that among these noble ladies who look down on them, there is no close friend to be found, and they have no intention of making friends with them.

The so-called Tao is not the same, and the friends they want to make should naturally be like the brother and the king of Xin'an County.