Chapter 17: Secrets in Ancient Paintings

Yan Laohe's childish face is in good spirits, and at a glance, he is highly respected, and standing there makes people respect.

I hurriedly returned the salute with respect.

"Elder Yan is polite, you are here, this Lingyun Pavilion is shining, why don't you let me know in advance if you want to come, I will send someone to pick you up."

Elder Yan seemed very satisfied with my reaction, and the smile on his face was even worse.

"Hahaha, the old man is also doing nothing, just when he arrived nearby, on a whim, he came to bother."

I hurriedly led the way in front, Yan Lao was old, and it was really undeserving for him to stand here.

"Ling Xuan is not here, so I have to accompany you today, Yan Lao, please."

When he got upstairs, Yan Lao saw Xue Nan and Shen Lang nodding slightly, although these two had not spoken last time and were not familiar with each other, they were also exempt from the politeness of meeting for the first time, and when they saw Yan Lao nodding, the two of them stood up and greeted Yan Lao respectfully.

Yan Lao smiled faintly, looked around the second floor, looked at the "Gonggao Zaifu" engraved on the north wall, and couldn't help but sigh.

"This pavilion master is really a character, I don't know how much ability and self-confidence he has, he actually built this Lingyun Pavilion to compare himself to Emperor Taizong."

At this moment, a hearty laugh was heard from outside, and at the same time, a hearty voice reached everyone's ears.

"I was domineering with the name of the picture at the beginning, and I got this Lingyun Pavilion on a whim, but I didn't expect it to develop in a decent way."

Hearing the sound, it turned out that Ling Xuan had returned, only to see him change the decadence and depression of the previous few days, and walk towards us with a smile on his face.

"I have something to go out these days, I just came back and saw a magpie hovering on the Lingyun Pavilion, I guessed that a distinguished guest was coming, and I asked my subordinates, it turned out to be Boss Yan coming."

"Han Chuan, you too, Yan Lao finally came once, you don't know how to serve tea, Xiao Yan, come and pour tea for Yan Lao."

Ling Xuan looked at Yan Lao with a smile, probably because Yan Lao was there, he didn't explain why he suddenly came back, nor did he explain the whereabouts of Chunting.

I saw him teasing in a joking tone, and at the same time ordered Ling Yan to come and pour tea.

"Pavilion master, don't blame Han Chuan, I also just arrived, uninvited, the pavilion master won't be surprised, right?"

"Where, Elder Yan is serious, please sit down."

Everyone greeted each other and sat down one after another.

"I don't know what Elder Yan's intention is when he comes here today?"

After sitting down, it was Ling Xuan who was the first to speak, and since he was back, I didn't have to stand up and say these words.

"Nothing happened, I just happened to walk nearby, remembering the interesting story of the auction day, and before I knew it, I arrived at this Lingyun Pavilion to ask for a cup of tea."

Elder Yan looked sincere, it seemed that he didn't have anything to do this time, just casually strolled here and came to have a look.

After chatting for an afternoon, there is really nothing important, what he said is nothing more than some secrets that outsiders don't know in the antique business, or commenting on some famous works, after all, Yan Lao is here at his age, and his experience and experience are comparable to us.

Everyone talked happily, and before they knew it, it was already dark.

"It's not early, the old man will go back first, and he will come back to bother him again today."

Yan Lao saw that it was getting late, and although he was a little reluctant, he still said goodbye in his mouth, and got up to leave.

"It's getting dark, Elder Yan walks slowly, next time you want to come, let me know in advance, and I'll send someone to pick you up."

Ling Xuan got up to say goodbye, his words were sincere.

With a casual glance from the corner of Yan Lao's eyes, he happened to see the ancient paintings and geographical maps that I had forgotten to put away just now, and he sighed unconsciously.

He walked towards the ancient painting, Shen Lang probably felt that the matter was very important and wanted to go and put away the ancient painting, Ling Xuan saw Shen Lang's thoughts and silently blocked it.

"The pen is delicate, the idea is unique, and the word is ...... Could it be that this painting is from the hand of the right minister?! ”

Yan Lao carefully looked at the painting, recited words in his mouth, and finally asked excitedly.

Yan Liben, "Danqing deification" and the world to take the rule, the official to the right minister, the people of the time praised "the left phase Xuanwei desert, the right phase is known as Danqing".

"Exactly, I also learned by chance that I came back to check it carefully, and only then did I know who it was from, and it was regarded as a treasure, Yan Lao really had a vicious eye, and he actually recognized this as Yan Gong's true work at a glance."

Ling Xuan's face was as usual, and he calmly explained to Elder Yan.

"Good, good. Good! ”

"This Lingyun Pavilion is indeed the land of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, not only is there a large number of talents, but even this collection makes the old man ashamed."

"I wonder if the Pavilion Master is willing to cut his love with me?"

I could see the excitement in Yan Lao's expression, and his mouth was full of applause, as if he wanted to take this painting into his pocket.

"I'm afraid that it will be difficult to fulfill Elder Yan's wishes, Lord Chunting is also full of praise for this painting, so I naturally don't dare to transfer this painting to you at will."

It is a secret that has been inherited for thousands of years, and ancient paintings naturally cannot be given to Yan Lao, I was thinking about how to say it, but I didn't expect Ling Xuan to use Chunting as a shield.

"That's a pity, since Chunting likes it, the old decay can't win people's love, in a few days I will send someone to copy a pair and hang it at home, you should have no opinion."

It can be seen that Yan Lao also knows who Chunting is, and when it comes to Chunting, Yan Lao can only endure the liking in his heart, and come up with a remedy in a frustrated tone.

"That's nature, although Brother Ting likes it, he is not an unreasonable person, if you like it, you can send someone to copy it, or you can come to this Lingyun Pavilion to watch it at will."

Ling Xuan smiled faintly and comforted Elder Yan.

"That's good, that's good, the old man is really going to leave this time, and you friends will have a period later."

Hearing Ling Xuan say that although he couldn't give it to him, he could still watch it at will in the future, Yan Lao's face showed joy again, and he turned to say goodbye.

"It's just strange, Yan Gong's paintings generally don't have inscriptions, and this painting not only has inscriptions, but also hides the name of the place......"

"Elder Yan, wait a minute!"

Yan Lao was talking to himself as he walked, the second floor was not big, and we naturally heard the sound of talking to himself, and found that Yan Lao could actually see the mystery in the inscription, everyone's hearts were shocked, and Ling Xuan hurriedly shouted to stop Yan Lao who was leaving.

"Pavilion Master, what's the matter?"

Elder Yan turned his head and asked curiously.

"You say that the inscription of this painting has a hidden place name?"

Although Ling Xuan's face was calm as usual, we could feel his forbearant excitement.

"Yes, you're all smart people, don't you see?"

Yan Lao's expression did not seem to be fake, nor did he have a trace of ridicule, as if he was surprised why we still had to ask him about such a simple matter.

"This painting is still in a short time, and I haven't carefully considered it in a hurry, and I hope that Yan Lao will give you advice."

I took a step forward, bowed deeply to Elder Yan, and asked politely.

"Come, look."

Yan Lao looked puzzled, but he still pointed to the ancient painting, so that we could see the clue clearly, and the place where he pointed was the poem in the painting.

Thirty has not more than twenty, southbound only to see a peak, the old things of the six dynasties go with the wind, 100,000 flowing water to the west and east.

"Thirty but not more than twenty, from Li He's poem "South Garden", but it is not the original intention to use here, but an anagram."

"The first sentence means that 'thirty' does not have 'twenty', the word 'twenty' is deducted from the word 'thirty', 'ten' and 'ten' are subtracted to offset it, and 'three' is subtracted from 'two', and only "one" is left by subtracting 'two' from 'three'."

"The remaining 'one' combined with the word 'yu' at the end of this sentence is not a 'gold' character?"

Yan Lao talked eloquently, and everyone finally came to their senses.

We have been trying to analyze these four inscriptions from various angles, but we have forgotten the most basic anagram, if it is not for the visit of Yan Lao, I don't know when we will be able to discover the mystery.

When Ling Xuan heard Elder Yan explain this, he suddenly smiled, and there were four big characters clearly written on his expression.

I see.

As smart as he is, he may have known the mystery of this poem from Yan Lao's thinking.

"I see, thank you Elder Yan, I understand."