After the juniors of the main family pay their respects, the juniors of the side branches also come forward to pay their respects to the old lady.

Compared with the younger generations of the main family, the side branches are much inferior, and most of the guests are not interested, and they are all waiting for the birthday gift that An Ruolan and the others said.

Finally, everyone finished their birthdays, and everyone unanimously looked at a group of young masters and young ladies led by An Wensheng, and opened their mouths to urge.

Everyone exchanged a look, some were nervous, some were complacent, and some were full of confidence.

I don't know the meaning of the painting, like An Wenqi and a few people, they are naturally nervous, because with An Ruodan's blue sketch in front, they are worried that they will be compared. But those who know the meaning, such as An Ruolan and a few people, are much more relaxed, and they are sure that their gifts will not be lost to anyone.

In the urging of the guests, An Wensheng stepped forward, bowed his hand, and said, "Grandson, this is a birthday gift for grandmother." ”

"Good!" The old lady smiled and looked forward to it.

Looking at each other and smiling, An Wensheng and An Ruojin came out as representatives, and according to the agreement, the brother and sister took out the scroll in the carved sandalwood box, one left and one right, and slowly opened the scroll.

The picture scroll unfolds, a lively and agile, different looks of the kittens jump on the paper, with gorgeous and rich peonies, colorful butterflies, and exquisite and rich pavilions, the whole painting is full of innocence and childlike fun, people can't help but smile when they see it.

"This is the Peony Pavilion?" The old lady looked at the scroll in amazement, and recognized the scenery in the painting as the Peony Pavilion in the Hou Mansion at a glance.

"Yes, grandmother." An Ruojin replied with a smile.

"Okay, okay." The old lady looked left and right, and the more she looked, the more she liked it, as if she was infected by the lively kitten in the painting, and her smile was much more relaxed and joyful.

Seeing that the old lady was happy, the guests praised one after another.

Seeing this, Fang Cai was still nervous, and the few people who were afraid that their grandmother would not like the gift relaxed and showed a happy smile.

An Ruolan glanced at An Ruodan lightly, and the smile on the corner of her mouth deepened.

An Ruodan's face was very ugly.

How so?!

It's just a child's play of a kitten fluttering butterfly, although the painting skills are slightly better than hers, but the meaning of the artistic conception is mediocre less than half of hers, such a vulgar painting, how can it be compared to her empty valley orchid map?!

Biting her lower lip unwillingly, An Ruodan tightened her veil, she knew very well that it was her grandmother's attitude that made this mediocre painting full of praise from the guests.

An Ruoxian is also unwilling, if it weren't for the phoenix tail piano being replaced, and someone had heard "Yunshui Zen Heart", where would it be An Ruolan's turn to be in the limelight today?

Thinking about it carefully, whether it is the replacement of the phoenix tail qin or the recognition of "Yunshui Zen Heart", they are all related to the Meng family, and they are all the Meng family members who are close to An Ruolan......

It's An Ruolan again!

The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she became, An Ruoxian glanced at the elated An Ruolan and the others resentfully, and then her eyes fell on An Ruodan, who looked depressed.

A flash of inspiration flashed through her mind, and she had an idea.

Quietly walked to An Ruodan's side, An Ruoxian pulled her sleeve and called in a low voice, "Sister Dan." ”

After coming back to her senses, An Ruodan quickly restrained her expression, squeezed out a few smiles, and said softly: "What's the matter with Sister Xian?" ”

The mouth is gentle and kind, but the eyes are full of contempt and disdain.

If it weren't for his reputation, An Ruodan wouldn't want to talk to the lowly outer room girl.

An Ruoxian saw the contempt in An Ruodan's eyes clearly, and immediately her eyes were cold, but she didn't have a seizure, in order to achieve her goal, she had to be patient.

Lowering her eyelids slightly, covering the coldness under her eyes, An Ruoxian scratched the back of her head pretending to be innocent and ignorant, and asked puzzledly: "Sister Dan, obviously your blue sketch is better, why does everyone say that this kitten picture is good?" ”

An Ruodan couldn't help but be stunned, and was suppressed with unwillingness and jealousy, because this sentence broke through the confinement, like a flood and a beast, and instantly occupied her heart.

Unconsciously clenching her cuffs, she said to herself with empty eyes: "Yes, I don't think my blue sketch is worse than this picture of a kitten fluttering butterflies." ”

She's no worse than anyone else!

Why should you let someone who is inferior to yourself weigh on your head?

An Ruojin is just a few people, she can't tolerate An Ruoyan being better than herself!

can't compete with herself in front of her father, and her mother-in-law doesn't care, why does An Ruoyan press on her head?

She can't succumb to her grandmother's eccentricity!

The bottom of her eyes lit up, An Ruodan smiled at An Ruoxian, and said, "Sister Xian's eyes are wise, no wonder Aunt Fifth loves you so much." "The smile is a little more sincere.

It's done! An Ruoxian hooked the corners of her lips without a trace.

Sure enough, An Ruodan is a stupid person, otherwise she wouldn't have so obviously wanted to step on her sister-in-law's daughter-in-law, you know, even if she succeeds, she will offend the most powerful son-in-law in the house, so that she will have a good life in the future? Besides, the grandmother was already eccentric.

I thought it would be a little difficult, but I didn't expect it to be so easy to provoke success, it seems that An Ruodan is more ambitious and narrow-minded than she thought.

With a mocking smile, An Ruoxian silently retreated, and the rest was none of her business.

The old lady was still admiring the scroll, An Ruodan straightened the sleeves and skirts, with a gentle and decent smile, Ying Ying stepped forward, and said to An Wensheng: "The eldest brother and the second sister are really filial, and they know their grandmother's preferences so well, but my sister has a question, and I hope that the eldest brother can solve my sister's doubts." ”

first raised and then suppressed, An Ruodan still has some speaking skills.

Her volume was not small, and it immediately attracted the attention of many people, and in an instant, the guests all quieted down and looked over.

It's not that An Ruodan deliberately embarrassed An Wensheng, but who called An Ruoyan and An Wensheng and others in the same boat? wanted to pull down An Ruoyan, she had to implicate everyone, of course, she didn't want An Ruojin and others to be too proud.

An Wensheng frowned slightly, his eyes were slightly cold, An Wenqi was a little impatient, if it wasn't for An Ruoyan pulling him, he would have scolded him.

The faces of the dozen or so people who participated in the painting were all difficult to look at, they didn't expect that at this juncture, An Ruodan would still have to look for trouble.

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, An Ruodan became more and more convinced that this painting had no meaning, or the meaning was shallow, and she couldn't help but be a little bolder.

After a pause, she said leisurely: "This question was asked by my sister before painting, when my sister mentioned painting orchids to highlight her grandmother's elegant temperament, but her sister insisted on painting peonies, and her eldest brother also said that peonies are more consistent with the profound meaning in the painting, why is this?" What is the meaning of the painting? My sister has never figured it out, so I asked my eldest brother to give me advice. ”

After all, humbly blessed the body.

Whether it is a painting or a piano, they all pay attention to artistic conception, and the picture of a kitten fluttering butterfly in front of them, everyone really can't see any profound artistic conception, and the painting without artistic conception, even if the painting skills are good, it is in vain.

When An Ruoyan said this, the guests were very curious about the profound meaning of the painting.

An Ruolan sneered in her heart, pretending to be innocent and puzzled, and asked, "Didn't Sister Dan say before, didn't you fail to give your opinion?" Why do you say that you put forward an opinion, and everyone disagrees? How do you talk over and over again? And you don't ask sooner or later, why do you ask now? ”

Her question was sharp, and it was directly clear that An Ruodan was lying before, so that An Ruodan couldn't answer.

The guests began to whisper.

In the midst of everyone's discussions, An Ruodan was both weak and embarrassed, her eyes wandered left and right, but she didn't dare to meet An Ruolan, who was scorching, and in a hurry, she couldn't help blurting out: "I'm just too curious, so I can't wait to ask questions, I also asked my father before, but my father asked me to ask my eldest brother in person." ”

This excuse seemed to give her confidence, she showed an aggrieved look, and looked at An Wensheng almost pleadingly.

She lifted An Erye out, and her posture was also very low, and An Wensheng couldn't say anything to refuse.

An Erye on the side had a black face, An Ruodan was lying, she had never asked him about painting, and he didn't even know about painting together with his brothers and sisters.

Second Master An regretted it very much, because he loved An Ruodan too much in the past, and he loved her so much that he dared to take advantage of her.

Compared with Second Master An's regret and anger, the second lady is worried and angry, An Ruodan pointed out her sister Yan alone in front of so many people, obviously to embarrass her sister Yan'er, because even she thinks that peonies are not as easy as orchids to win the favor of the old lady with a noble background, and it is a little vulgar to use peonies with pictures.

She never knew that An Ruodan was so scheming, and at the same time, she was also annoyed that she had not managed this bold concubine well in the past.

The old lady's expression was still indifferent and calm.

The guests urged again to let An Wensheng say the meaning of the painting.

An Wensheng coldly glanced at An Ruodan, who seemed to be gentle and low-key, but was actually arrogant, and was about to speak, Zhou Yuhan suddenly said loudly: "Wonderful! It's wonderful! ”

As soon as Zhou Qixian spoke, the attention of the guests shifted instantly.

Many people didn't know why, and asked: "Dare to ask Lord Zhou, what is the beauty of this painting?" ”

Zhou Yuhan smiled mysteriously, and did not answer directly, but pointed to the painting: "The name of this picture is Kitten Fluttering Butterfly, what do you think it means?" ”

"This ......" the crowd couldn't answer, frowning and pondering.

The one who has a little bit of an organic spirit, and after a little use of his brain, he understood, stroked his palm and smiled: "I see!" Wonderful indeed! ”

Hearing this, those who had not yet figured it out immediately asked eagerly, "What does it mean?" ”

The man didn't hide it, and said with a smile: "The kitten flutters the butterfly, the cat butterfly, the elderly." ”

"Cat butterfly? Elderly! Everyone suddenly realized, and they couldn't help but slap their hands excitedly: "It's really wonderful!" ”

The person who first figured it out smiled leisurely and said: "The eighty or ninety years old are old, and the peony is rich, and the meaning of this painting is longevity and wealth." ”

Zhou Yuhan agreed, and said: "It's not just that, everyone see." He pointed to the vivid kittens in the painting, "There are ten kittens and ten butterflies in the painting, and a pair of cats and butterflies represent eighty or ninety years old, and ten pairs are not eight or nine hundred?" This is the meaning of longevity and longevity, and there is also the meaning of perfection, coupled with the kitten's lively and cute, intelligent and clever, it is to have the meaning of health and peace, and eternal youth. ”

"Longevity, wealth, health, peace, youth, and the filial piety of children are all contained in this painting."

With Zhou Yuhan's explanation, everyone nodded in agreement. R1152