After passing through the Imperial Garden, out of the Shunzhen Gate, there was already a prepared carriage. Sitting in the car was a handsome young man, and he took a closer look, wasn't it Cao Ziqing. also understood why Xuan Ye would let Mu Hui accompany him.

Liang Jiugong did not go out of the palace with him, there were only four of them along the way, two masters and two servants.

Chunxi had been wondering why she could suddenly take her out of the palace, but she didn't ask.

When she arrived at the bazaar, she forgot about it and walked around.

"If you see what you like, buy it." Xuan Ye suddenly walked behind Chun Xi and said softly. She was happy in her heart, and this was not a heart-warming sentence.

Looking at her slightly red face, Xuan Ye also felt that it was right to bring her out.

"Today's market is so lively." Mu Hui walked on the crowded road, wanting to see the rare things on the street, but she was afraid that she would lose her master and be in a dilemma.

"Today is the Shangyuan Festival, and it is naturally very lively. At night, there is a lantern festival on West Street, which is the most lively time. Cao Ziqing patiently explained.

"Shangyuan Festival? Today? Oops, look at me, I forgot it. Chun Xi walked ahead, but he didn't leave Cao Ziqing's words behind, and when he heard that there was a lantern festival, he hurriedly pulled Xuan Ye's sleeve.

"We'll go back tomorrow morning, and you can go wherever you want today." Xuan Ye smiled knowingly.

With Xuan Ye's promise, Chun Xi was even happier, where could this woman stop shopping. Look here and there, if you fancy what you don't want to buy, you will be pulled by Xuan Ye to buy it, and then let them send it to the same place, where someone has already prepared silver and waited.

"Third brother, there is a study there." Chunxi saw Yufeng Zhai not far away, dropped a sentence and walked over surrounded by the crowd.

Xuan Ye hurriedly followed the footsteps and chased after him, and Cao Ziqing and Mu Hui also followed.

Chunxi walked into the store and was immediately attracted by the calligraphy and painting inside. Although this painting is small, it is full of all kinds of calligraphy and paintings, and several of them are rare treasures in the world, and I don't know where this shop came from.

"Madame, how is this painting?" Xuan Ye suddenly pointed to a hundred flowers on the wall and asked.

"This is a hundred flowers by the Ming Dynasty painter Sun Kehong." Chun Xi recognized it at a glance, and saw the seal on it, and she was even more sure that for her who loves painting, this painting really attracted her. She couldn't help but reach out and want to touch it, but the boss in the distance suddenly spoke: "Madam, wait, this painting is a masterpiece, don't touch it at will." ”

Chun Xi lowered her head embarrassedly when she heard this: "I'm really sorry." But the touch of her fingertips made her a little puzzled.

"If you want it, you can buy it, and your husband can't afford to pay this bit of silver. Take it back and do whatever you want. Seeing that her face changed slightly, Xuan Ye immediately reached out and wanted to take out the silver.

"It's not." Chun Xi shook his head and stopped him: "This paper-"

"What's wrong?"

"Although I don't know what kind of paper Sun Kehong used at the beginning, the paper used in this painting is the black silk produced by Mo Yunzhai in recent years." Chunxi hesitated for a moment before she said what she thought, but it was only a slight touch, and she was not very sure.

"Madame is saying that this painting is fake." Cao Ziqing, who has been behind him, also felt sick when he heard it, this painting does look some years old on the surface, and the painting style is the same as Sun Kehong. If it's fake, it's also a master of imitation painting.

"That's right." Chun Xi was a little hesitant at first, but when he saw the words mentioned in the painting, he affirmed: "Although this painting is imitated well, this character is a big failure." ”

"Madame really has good eyesight." A deep male voice sounded beside him, and he turned to the side to see a man in scarlet clothes looking at him with a smile.

Chun Xi smiled and gestured: "Do you think this is the case too?" ”

"It's not just this hundred flowers, but a third of the paintings and calligraphy in this house are fakes." The man in scarlet said with a smile, his voice was not loud, as if he was afraid that the store would hear it.

These words made everyone on the spot wonder, and just as Chun Xi was about to ask what was going on, he was pulled away by Xuan Ye.

With an inexplicable expression, she looked at the man who was holding her little hand tightly. I didn't have time to be moved, I just thought about the words of the son just now.

"Why did the third brother suddenly pull me out?" Chunxi was dragged away and asked him anxiously.

"It's not good to talk about the authenticity of a painting in someone's store." After walking a long way out of the painting house, Xuan Ye stopped and explained.

Chun Xi nodded again and again: "That's right." But I should also call that boy and ask what is going on. It is too undesirable for such a thing to happen at the feet of the Son of Heaven. ”

"Master, you see." Mu Hui suddenly pointed to the shop that had just come out of Yufeng Zhai.

"As soon as we left, we left in a hurry, there must be something strange." Chun Xi muttered.

Xuan Ye nodded at the moment and instructed Cao Ziqing: "Follow up and take a look." "I called Mu Hui again and said something.

Cao Ziqing received the order and immediately followed, and Mu Hui also left immediately.

Chun Xi's face was worried and confused, but he was pulled to his side by Xuan Ye: "I heard that there is a flavor building in front, and the eight treasure ducks there are a must, and the shopkeeper is from Suzhou, the authentic glutinous rice eight treasure duck." Let's try it first. ”

"But-" Chun Xi was about to say something, but was pulled away by Xuan Ye, and he didn't have time to think about anything else. Looking down at the little hand that was clenched, I couldn't help but throb in my heart, and I wanted to hold on like this.

Entering the flavor building, as soon as he sat down, he saw Mu Hui coming over in a hurry, with a person behind him.

Chun Xi took a closer look, and Fang saw clearly that the person was the scarlet-clothed young man he met in Yufeng Zhai. Only then did he understand that Xuan Ye had asked Mu Hui to invite someone over just now.

"Childe, please be seated." Seeing him coming, Xuan Ye hurriedly got up and treated him politely.

"The contemptible surname is Ai, the third in the family, this is my wife, dare to ask your Excellency what to call him?" Seeing the other party sit down, Xuan Ye smiled.

"Under the surname Zhang, the name Pengrong." The man in scarlet clothes saluted and said.

Xuan Ye did not hesitate, and said directly: "I invited Zhang Gongzi to come this time, I want to ask what Gongzi said in the study just now." ”

Before Zhang Pengrong came, he understood the meaning of this trip, so he said without reservation: "In fact, most of the calligraphy and paintings in the study in the capital have imitations. Nowadays, counterfeits are prevalent in the city, and many dignitaries who do not know calligraphy and painting have been deceived. In fact, they just bought it back to show off, and it didn't make the slightest sense at all. It is precisely because these people have taken a fancy to these that they have thought of making money with counterfeit products. ”

"How can it be justified? At the feet of the Son of Heaven, it was so rampant. Chun Xi was angry when he heard this, but Xuan Ye on the side seemed extraordinarily calm.

"Actually, I went to the study today to find out about it. It's just that now I can't find anything except how many imitations there are in the painting. Zhang Pengrong looked embarrassed and sighed.

"Oh? Childe is from the government? Xuan Ye hurriedly asked.

Zhang Pengrong shook his head: "It doesn't count." It's just that Kangxi won the Jinshi in the ninth year and chose the Shujishi, and there is no official rank. ”

"That is also the future pillar of the Qing Dynasty, but why does Gongzi want to take charge of the affairs of the government at this time?" Xuan Ye praised.

"There are many injustices in the world, and I just want to do my best, and it can be regarded as accumulating blessings for the people."

"It's hard for the son to have a patriotic heart, but he hasn't been in an official position for so many years. It's really not the court's. Chun Xi said, looking at Xuan Ye, but only to see him nodding slightly.

"Where the words. The selection of people by the imperial court has also been strictly selected, and it is not good at writing, and you can be a good official with a sincere heart. Zhang Pengrong didn't seem to agree with Chunxi's words so much, and there was no blame for the court in his words.

"Sooner or later, Gongzi will become a virtuous minister of the Qing Dynasty." Chun Xi felt that this person was quite personable and praised him.

"Mrs. Cheng's kind words."

chatted with Zhang Pengrong for a long time before asking Mu Hui to send him away.

"Third Master." sent Zhang Pengrong away, and Cao Ziqing also returned.

"How?" Xuan Ye asked.

"I followed the shopkeeper of that house, and saw him enter the alley, and went around for a long time before entering a courtyard, but he never came out. I asked people to stay there, and then I went back and forth. ”

Xuan Ye nodded, indicating that he already knew, and he tore off the eight-treasure duck on the plate and sent it to Chun Xi. Chunxi's heart warmed, and she opened her little mouth shyly.

"Is it delicious?"

"Hmm." Chun Xi lowered his head slightly, not daring to look at him. She broke Xuan Ye with such a coke, and she was happy to tear off the duck meat with her own hands and feed it to her. made the two people who were stunned on the side feel envious. They glanced at each other, then quickly turned away.

"You eat too." Seeing them like this, Xuan Ye hurriedly reminded: "You don't have to be rigid outside, just eat." ”

"Yes." The two smiled awkwardly and picked up their chopsticks and moved. I didn't forget to secretly watch Xuan Ye and Chun Xi's actions. Occasionally glancing at each other, they immediately hurriedly moved away.

It was getting dark, and she was taken to West Street. Although it was lively and happy along the way, the things in the study during the day made the four people feel a little unhappy, and it was not enough to enjoy it.

The West Street Lantern Festival is the grandest and most lively Lantern Festival at this time of year. Here, there are not only all kinds of lanterns, but also juggling, dragon and lion dances, beating Taiping drums, and even setting up a stage to invite the best troupe to sing.

"Master, why don't we guess too." Mu Hui casually took out a lantern riddle from the lamp, opened it and read: "Wearing warm-soled boots and a mountain beard on the side, he is patrolling at night, squinting his eyes day and night." Guess an animal, what is it? ”

"It's a cat." Chun Xi was puzzled and thought, and immediately answered.

"It's boring, another one." Mu Hui took the riddle from another lamp and read: "A little girl, born in the middle of the water, wearing a pink shirt, sitting on a green boat. ”

"Lotus." As soon as Mu Hui finished reading, Xuan Ye guessed it, and Mu Hui suddenly felt even more boring, but she happily read the next one, and then the next one. Until the end, she didn't even finish the lantern riddle, and Cao Ziqing guessed the answer to the riddle, she really lost interest, and the whole person was lifeless. Looking at her appearance, Chunxi couldn't help but laugh at her, and after laughing, she proposed to put out the lanterns. This rekindled her interest.