Outside the flower hall, a small head with a flower bud poked out from behind the big banyan tree that the three of them were hugging.

"Little brother, you can really see it clearly here!"

Xie Jinci was excited, and his eyes stared at the banquet for the ladies separated by the screen without blinking.

Shen Changfeng's voice came from above: "I can see it more clearly here, does my sister want to come up?" ”

Xie Jinci raised his eyes, and could only see the slender legs of the young man hanging lazily in the dense branches and leaves.

She glanced at the place where she was standing, and except for the banyan tree in front of her, the other three sides were empty, but anyone who passed by would surely see her.

Hardly hesitating, the little girl raised her face and cried out in a low voice, "I'll go up!" ”

"Give it to me."

The boy leaned over and handed his palm down.

As soon as the little girl grasped his hand, her body flew into the air, as light as a feather, and landed steadily on the thick branches.

Facing the young man's smiling peach blossom eyes, she was slightly stunned.

Little Brother ...... Pulled her up so easily?

He looked so thin, but his arm strength was somewhat unexpected.

"What does my sister think of me? The show is about to begin. ”

Shen Changfeng nodded her cheek and straightened her gaze, "I know I'm good-looking, in the future, you have a chance to see it, don't rush it." ”

Xie Jinci: "......"

What to do? I want to kick this cheeky guy down!

In the flower hall, two clever maids took the scroll from Chen Yuwei's hand, and slowly unfolded it under the expectant gaze of everyone.

There was no exclamation, no praise.

Everyone was breathing, and their faces became embarrassed and ugly.

Mrs. Guo stared at the painting even more, her expression shocked and her face full of disbelief.

I saw that the picture of the birthday celebration of the pine crane, which should have been flawless, was messily distributed with mud and scratches, and there were even some red marks similar to blood stains mottled and twisted on the picture.

If you look closely, it is actually a "death" word!

The towering green pines are broken and dilapidated, and the dancing cranes are even more dirty and messy!

There is no trace of joy, but there is an inexplicable yin owl-

Very unlucky!

There was a crisp sound of "bang", and everyone's eyes neatly moved from the scroll to the main seat.

Old Lady Jiang's face turned blue with anger, and the hand that smashed the cup froze in mid-air tremblingly, and she didn't have time to take it back.

"You, you! …… What the hell is going on?! ”

"Mother is angry! The daughter-in-law doesn't know what's going on, but this painting was still good when it was sent to the gift room! ”

Mrs. Guo fell to her knees, shaking her head in panic, not knowing what she thought, her blank eyes suddenly became sharp.

She exclaimed, "I see! It's the Qin family, it must be the Qin family! ”

The ladies began to whisper, and some even covered their mouths and snickered.

The unusual movement in the glass screen quickly attracted the attention of the male guests in the front hall.

Shen Teng gave the guests a smile, suppressed his anger and came to the flower hall, and when he saw the unfolded picture scroll, his face suddenly gloomy to the bottom.

The storm is coming.

……

"Little brother, are you leaving? I haven't finished reading it yet! ”

Xie Jinci was lifted by the back collar and walked back, pouting, looking reluctant.

Shen Changfeng smiled and let go of his hand, "If my sister doesn't think it's a big deal, just go back and see, when the time comes, you will be interrogated, don't confess me." ”

"What? Still going to be cross-examined? ”

The little girl hurriedly caught up with him, her little hand grabbed his sleeve, and her immature face couldn't hide her regret, "Then I won't go back...... Little brother, what's wrong with that painting? What the hell have you done with it? ”

"Shhhh

The young man held her hand, and he was in a good mood, "It's made by a cat, phew, it's a dumpling." ”

The birthday banquet came to an end, and Xie Jinci followed Shen Changfeng back to the academy, temporarily away from the intriguing mansion.

The days flowed like a stream, and she studied her homework while creating new drawings, although she didn't sell them for a few dollars, but her painting skills and creativity improved by leaps and bounds.

This afternoon was a riding and archery class, and Xie Jinci, as usual, sat in the stands on the edge of the school field, holding a book of poetry and reading it carefully.

The students gathered in the center of the school field and were assessed by Xue Fuzi in turn.

Although everyone's level is uneven, they have all reached the passing standard, and there are also outstanding ones, such as Shen Changfeng and Lu Jinghuai.

Of course, Qian Jiaren is an exception.

He couldn't even get on a horse, let alone draw a bow and shoot arrows.

Xue Fuzi stood with his arms crossed, his tall and sturdy body was like a mountain, and his bronze face had fierce facial features, and he stared at the trembling thin young man in front of him with hatred.

Qian Jiaren took out a handkerchief out of nowhere, covered the corners of her eyes and said aggrievedly: "Master, it's useless for you to look at people like this, people really can't go up!" ”

Xue Fuzi's eyebrows jumped, "You try again!" ”

"No, Master! People are so weak, can you really bear to force others to get on the horse? Oh my God, where has all your compassion gone? Boom ......"

Qian Jiaren was crying and played the bitter card.

The corners of Xue Fuzi's mouth twitched, pressed his eyebrows hard, gritted his teeth and said, "You...... Alas, you've been taking riding and archery classes for three years, so you'll have to learn how to ride a horse, right? Now that you can't even get on the horse, how can I explain to the sacrificial wine? ”

"Master, don't worry, the sacrificial wine won't care about this, if he really wants to blame, people can carry it themselves, and it will definitely not affect the master!"

Qian Jiaren said, secretly giving Jiang Zhaoyun a look on the side.

The latter comprehended, and stepped forward in a few steps to hug his fist towards Xue Fuzi: "Master, I have a few questions for you about archery!" ”

Xue Fuzi was really helpless against Qian Jiaren, so he had to go down the stairs and solve Jiang Zhaoyun's doubts.

Qian Jiaren, who was at ease, had nothing to do for a while, her eyes wandered around, and fell on the small figure in the stands in the distance.

He hurriedly stepped on the lotus step, waved his handkerchief and shouted softly: "Words, people are so boring, let's talk!" ”

The little scholar with a thin yellow face raised his eyes from the book and smiled sweetly at him, "Young Master Qian, have you finished the assessment?" ”

"Hey, don't mention it, people don't even think to learn such rude things as horseback riding."

Qian Jiaren sat down next to Xie Jinci, glanced at the book in her hand, and said with a smile: "Ci'er, you are really studious, if people have half of your hard work, you will have to come back sooner or later!" ”

"If Mr. Qian really has the heart to take the top prize, it is not too late to work hard."

Xie Jinci laughed at him generously, and he had long lost the restraint he had when he first met.

Qian Jiaren held her hand, as if she had met a bosom friend, "Ci'er, sure enough, you still know people!" Other people's minds are not above merit and fame at all, although reading broadens my horizons, but I prefer to do what I like. ”

The soft and weak young man's eyes were bright when he said this.

Xie Jinci's heart moved, and Xiaolu's eyes showed reverence, "I heard Gongzi say that you like to design clothes, and you have opened your own ready-to-wear shop." Mr. Qian, a person who is willing to pay for his ideals, will definitely succeed! ”

"Word, you're the first person to say these things, you...... Do you really think people can succeed? ”

Qian Jiaren's eyes were shining, and her slender fingers wrung her handkerchief restlessly.

Xie Jinci nodded solemnly, "Yes, it will!" ”

The two discussed their life ideals, which naturally led the topic to design ideas.

Qian Jiaren pulled Xie Jinci out of the stands and came to a sandy place.

"Words, you see!"

He picked up a branch, squatted on the ground and drew as he spoke, "It's winter, so let's take winter as the theme." Nowadays, women are chasing horse-faced skirts, and the skirt naturally needs to be unique to be brilliant, and the top can be matched with a placket, collar, pipa placket and other styles, you can first draw out the categories one by one, and then compare and screen ......"

Xie Jinci looked at his smart and familiar brushwork, and secretly marveled.

Within a quarter of an hour, three different styles of winter clothes appeared on the sand, all of which were exquisite.

"Young Master Qian, you are so powerful!"

The little girl had envy in her eyes and praised from the bottom of her heart.

Qian Jiaren was a little embarrassed to be praised, and waved her hand with a red face, "Ci'er, do you really think so?" ”

"Hmm!" Xie Jinci nodded again and again.

She also picked up a branch, squatted down next to Qian Jiaren, and said softly: "Mr. Qian, I've been trying to design jewelry recently, can you help me see how I paint?" ”

"Really? Do you also draw drawings? ”

Qian Jiaren affectionately hugged the little girl's thin shoulders, as if she had found a little sister with a common hobby, and she was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth, "No problem, you can draw, maybe you can draw better than others!" ”

Xie Jinci curled the corners of his lips, and he was not embarrassed, just with a thick layer of sand, he seriously painted the lotus step shake he had designed before.

Crisp and lifelike.

"Words, you're so talented!"

Qian Jiaren was so excited that she almost jumped up, hugged the little scholar, and almost didn't strangle the other party.

"This step shake you designed is a perfect match for the blue summer dress that someone designed last year! Words, have you sold this drawing to someone else? If it is not sold, people are willing to pay fifty taels of silver to buy it! ”

"Five, fifty taels?!"

Xie Jinci was dumbfounded, and his little hand holding the branch was clenched so tightly that it was broken alive.

Qian Jiaren's eyes fluttered, and she coughed lightly, "Of course, if you are too little, people can add a little more......"

"Mr. Qian, is this drawing of mine really worth so much silver?"

Xie Jinci clenched his hands tightly, and his shoulders trembled uncontrollably.

In addition to the surprise, there is more of a kind of anger that has been deceived, and it surging like a surge.

You know, when she sold the drawings to Fu Tinghan, she only got three dollars!

Qian Jiaren saw that her expression was wrong, and she thought that she had said something wrong, so she carefully considered it: "Naturally, it is worth it, otherwise...... Seventy taels for you? ”

"Thank you for Mr. Qian's affirmation, but I have already sold this drawing to Ying Yunxuan."

Xie Jinci gritted his teeth, "I suddenly remembered that I had something very important to do, and I asked Mr. Qian to bring the Book of Poetry back for me after school." ”

After she finished speaking, she didn't wait for Qian Jiaren's reply, and ran out of the school field.

Qian Jiaren wrung her handkerchief blankly, looked at the lotus flowers on the sand, and sighed regretfully.

On the school field, a pair of peach blossom eyes quietly paid attention to everything that happened on the side of the stands.

The young man with a beautiful appearance watched the little scholar in Tsing Yi run away, pulled the reins, and rode his horse to Qian Jiaren's side.

"Reply! You're just in time, come and see this step, but the words are drawn...... Huh? Fuqing, where are you going? You haven't seen what anyone has drawn yet! ”

Qian Jiaren squatted in front of the sand, only to feel a strong wind passing by his side, and when he raised his eyes again, Shen Changfeng had already flipped off his horse and strode away from the school field.

Qian Jiaren tilted her head in confusion, "What's wrong today?" The words are abnormal, and Fu Qing is also abnormal, and no one has ever seen Fu Qing skip class......"