Chapter 90: Cao Song's Warning
Zhao Yan lives in a courtyard outside the city, and he is addicted to living here, so he generally doesn't go into the city much, but he knows everything about his discussions in the West Garden Elegant Collection, and even the things that were born in the court, this is not that he deliberately inquired, but Cao Song and Hu Yanping, two fox friends and dog friends, come almost every day, these two people are well-informed, whether it is a teahouse or a restaurant, they can't escape their ears and eyes.
Zhao Yan didn't worry about the affairs of the court at all, anyway, Zhao Shu and Empress Dowager Cao were on top of it. As for the outside world's comments about him, he never took it to heart, saying that he was a good person, Zhao Yan would not thank him, because for his sensitive identity, too positive evaluation did not have any benefit; said that he was not good, and Zhao Yan would not resent it, because Zhao Yan had made too many mistakes before, and the consequences had to be borne by him.
"Third sister, don't move, otherwise I won't be able to draw!" On the grass in the back garden of the courtyard, Zhao Yan held a charcoal in one hand and shouted to Princess Shoukang, who was sitting not far away, while painting.
"I'm the same as the second sister, you can just watch the second sister draw me." Princess Shoukang carried the two hind legs of the little meat ding, ignored the other party's dissatisfied "woo", and said without raising her head, Cao Ying and Princess Bao'an were sitting beside her, and Zhao Yan was painting portraits of the three of them, but Princess Shoukang was active by nature, and it was more difficult for her to sit there quietly than to ascend to the sky.
For Princess Shoukang's answer, Zhao Yan could only smile bitterly, although Princess Shoukang and Princess Bao'an are twins, and there is almost no difference in appearance, but the temperament of the two is diametrically opposite, one is lively and active, the other is quiet and virtuous, these must be expressed from the demeanor and actions of the characters, which is so easy to draw?
"Third brother, I didn't expect you to be able to draw, but I don't know what you'll paint us like?" Princess Bao'an also smiled at this time, she still didn't know about Zhao Yan's beating of Wang Xu, and she didn't know that Zhao Yan's painting skills had been rated as a must-have in the Great Song Dynasty painting world by the outside world, so when Zhao Yan proposed to paint them today, Princess Bao'an didn't have much hope, just played with her younger brothers and sisters.
This is the third day that Princess Bao'an came to the other courtyard, and Princess Bao'an has left all the troubles at home behind in the past three days, coupled with Zhao Yan, Cao Ying and Princess Shoukang, which makes her mood very happy, and her body is also recovering very quickly.
"Second sister, my husband's painting is not ordinary, don't be scared when you see it later." Cao Ying also joked at this time, and deliberately made her words ambiguous, so that Princess Bao'an thought that she was talking back, and regarded Zhao Yan's painting as a joke in her heart.
Cao Ying and Princess Bao'an and Princess Shoukang used to be good girlfriends, but now although the relationship has changed, it makes their relationship more intimate.
Zhao Yanyun's pen was flying, and it took more than an hour to complete the painting, and then he said to Princess Bao'an and the three of them with a proud face: "Second sister, come and see how I painted?" ”
Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Princess Shoukang, who had been waiting impatiently, immediately left the poor little meat and walked over quickly, although she had long known Zhao Yan's painting skills, but she had never had the opportunity to see Zhao Yan painting, this time it was also the first time to see Zhao Yan's painting, but when she saw herself in the painting, she was also stunned for a moment.
Princess Bao'an only played with her younger brothers and sisters, and didn't care much about Zhao Yan's words, when she was helped by Cao Ying to the painting, she turned out to be stunned like Princess Shoukang.
I saw three girls sitting on the grass in the painting, among which Cao Ying had a bright smile on her face, and was talking happily with Princess Bao'an, Princess Bao'an was also smiling, but with a little weakness in her smile, and Princess Shoukang was half-bowing her head, teasing the cute little meat, with a naughty smile on her face. The three girls have different expressions, showing their different personalities, plus Zhao Yan's sketches restore the faces of the three girls on the drawing paper, making the characters on the painting seem to come to life, no wonder Princess Shoukang and Princess Bao'an will be stunned after seeing it.
"Third brother, this ...... Did you really paint this picture? Princess Bao'an finally asked with an incredible face, as an older sister who grew up with Zhao Yan since childhood, no one knows Zhao Yan better than her, and it is precisely because of this that it is even more difficult for her to accept that Zhao Yan has changed so much all of a sudden.
"Second sister, I already told you just now, you will definitely be shocked when you see your husband's painting!" At this time, Cao Ying opened her mouth and said with a smile, the fewer people who knew about Zhao Yan's encounter with the immortals, the better, so she didn't want Princess Bao'an to ask again.
"Some time ago, it was rumored that the third brother cured the eldest brother, and many people listened to it as a joke, but now it seems that the third brother seems to have many skills that we don't know!" At this time, Princess Shoukang also woke up from the shock, and glanced at Zhao Yan meaningfully at the moment.
"Hehe, there are some things that my father won't let me say, so don't ask the second sister and third sister, and even if you see me flying in the sky in the future, don't be surprised, because I definitely have this ability!" Zhao Yan didn't want Princess Bao'an and Princess Shoukang to know too much, so he directly moved Zhao Shu out.
Sure enough, Princess Bao'an and Princess Shoukang immediately stopped asking more after hearing it, and instead focused on the painting in front of them, most of the girls in later generations like to take pictures, Da Song did not have a camera, so the portrait replaced the photo, and now the three girls saw that Zhao Yan could paint their appearance, movements and demeanor so realistically, naturally they all liked it very much, but soon they quarreled about the belonging of this painting, after all, there was only one painting, but they had three people, and everyone wanted to bring the painting back, And the painting can't be cut, which naturally leads to disputes.
Of course, this kind of dispute belongs to the quarrel between girlfriends, and the ownership of the painting is actually not important, not to mention that Zhao Yan, the author of the painting, is still here, so the final quarrel came out quickly, first Cao Ying is Zhao Yan's wife, so she was quickly kicked out, because Zhao Yan can paint another painting for her at any time, and finally Princess Shoukang and Princess Bao'an reached an agreement that this painting belongs to Princess Bao'an, and as for Princess Shoukang, she got Zhao Yan's promise to paint her a separate painting again.
Zhao Yan and their lunch were eaten directly on the grass, but after lunch, the grass became hot again, so at this time Zhao Yan and they found a gazebo to sit down, and then took out the cards to play. The cards made by Zhao Yan last time immediately fascinated Cao Ying and others, and now they have swept the entire county king's mansion and have a tendency to spread outward.
Just when Zhao Yan and they were happy, Cao Song and Hu Yanping, who must arrive every afternoon, also killed again, and at that moment Zhao Yan asked Mi Xue to play cards for him, and he personally went to entertain the two, but as soon as Cao Song saw him, he immediately stretched out his hand and said: "Third brother, give me a few pieces of soap produced by your family!" ”
"Go!" Zhao Yan knocked Cao Song's hand away and said, "Didn't I already give you a few pieces last time, why did you run out so quickly?" ”
Since the last time Cao Ying and Princess Shoukang advertised soap at the banquet, the novel name of soap quickly spread throughout the aristocratic and wealthy circle of the entire Great Song Dynasty, especially some noble ladies saw that others had it but they did not, and they were even more unhappy, and they inquired about the way to buy soap, and Cao Ying also took advantage of this shareholder trend to redecorate several stores in the county palace in Tokyo, and then made it a store that sold soap.
"Haha, Brother Jiu'er asked for soap not for his own use, but for giving it away, for example, Xue Ning'er was given two pieces by him, and I don't know who to give it to this time?" Hu Yanping laughed at this time.
"What's wrong with me giving away, you two are full men and don't know how hungry men are hungry, now the three of us are left with me as a bachelor, if I don't work harder, how will I ask for a wife in the future?" Cao Song argued for himself with confidence.
"Hehe, if you really use soap to please your wife, it's okay, but if you give soap to a woman like Xue Xing, you don't want to marry a ** woman and go home, right? If that's the case, then you have to wait to be beaten to death by your father! Zhao Yan immediately exposed Cao Song's lies and said, no matter how bad Cao Song's reputation is, he is also a noble child, and his wife's background will definitely not be too bad, usually he and those ** women are just messing around, but if he dares to marry home and be a wife, he will definitely be laughed to death.
"What's wrong with Xue Xing, she is a decent Qing person, it's a pity that she doesn't look down on me, otherwise I would really dare to marry her home." Cao Song is a duck, and he was still hard-mouthed at this time, but then he said with a pleading face, "Third brother, please give me a few more pieces, your soap sells so expensive, and you have to grab it in advance every day, otherwise you can only buy it from the black market at a high price, and now a piece of soap has been fried to twenty times, which is twice as expensive as what your family sells, during this time my father has been very strict with my pocket money, and my brother really can't afford it now." ”
Seeing Cao Song's pleading look, Zhao Yan also softened in his heart, so he had to agree to give him a few more pieces, but Hu Yanping next to him also immediately spoke: "Third brother, you can't favor one over the other, and prepare a few pieces for me later." ”
"What do you want soap for?" Zhao Yan and Cao Song both asked a little puzzled, Hu Yanping married Cao Ying's third sister, this third lady of the Cao family is famous and powerful, and Hu Yanping is very strict, especially for women, Hu Yanping can go to gambling and fighting, but he just can't go.
"Hehe, my lady brought back a piece of soap after the last party, but the aunts, sisters-in-law and sisters at home are very red-eyed, and they can't buy it if they want to, and now there is a free soap, so I naturally can't miss it!" Hu Yanping also smiled, although he has a problem with his brain, he is not stupid, why not take advantage of it?
After hearing this, Zhao Yan had no choice but to agree, and sent it out dozens of times in the blink of an eye, if it was like this every day, he would have to go bankrupt. At this time, Cao Song seemed to have finally remembered the purpose of coming today, put away his joking thoughts at the moment, and warned with a stern face: "Third brother, you'd better not enter the city during this time, so as not to get into trouble!" ”
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