It just so happened that in Jia's mansion, Aunt Xue's concubine Xiangling learned poetry from Miss Lin, a cousin in the mansion, and it was being spread in Beijing as a beautiful talk.

Shui Rong looked at Qingwen's handkerchief, and suddenly thought of an idea that would have the best of both worlds, which would not only distract Qingwen, but also give him a legitimate reason to go to her often.

Within a few days, Qingwen received the embroidery village that she often went to consign to sell handkerchiefs, saying that there were frequent reactions from regular customers that her handkerchief patterns were too old and the color matching was also very old-fashioned.

Fortunately, the shopkeeper of the embroidery village is also an acquaintance with her, and she has not cut off her supply, but just said that she should think about it this time, and then buy her goods.

Qingwen listened to the shopkeeper so well aware of the righteousness, and was embarrassed, and planned to take back the handkerchief, but the shopkeeper's repeated requests asked Qingwen not to be divided because of this, Qingwen thought that her own batch of handkerchiefs, just don't charge money, so she still put the handkerchief in the embroidery village to sell.

After the shopkeeper and Qingwen agreed to continue supplying, they hurriedly returned to their embroidery village.

"But it's settled?" Shui soluble face expressionless painting on the desk, I haven't painted for a long time, let's practice first, lest the maid feel that her painting skills are not good, and want to find others.

"My lord," the boss of the embroidery village came back and replied, running profusely sweating, and he didn't even have time to wipe the sweat, and said: "It's been negotiated, the subordinates have already told Miss Qingwen about the problem of her handkerchief, and Miss Qingwen also said that she will improve it well." ”

Shui Rong carefully looked at the Hanmei picture he had drawn, nodded with satisfaction, and then said to the shopkeeper: "In that case, you can go down, run a sweat, go back and rest." Then he went out.

The shopkeeper was a wounded soldier who had retired from the north, and after the severance pay was paid, he went home but was abandoned by his family for silver, and after hearing about it, he and the veterans like him, according to their respective strengths, arranged work to do, this veteran was very grateful for this, and just heard that Shui Rong was so concerned about an ordinary soldier like him, and his heart was warm.

Although the prince's face was like ice, he was really meticulous and thoughtful to them, so he couldn't help but say more to Zhibai: "Zhibai guard, that Qingwen girl's embroidery and patterns are actually the top, and the guests who come to the store have never been picky about her embroidery, I don't know why the prince still wants to let Qingwen girl study embroidery." ”

Zhibai was originally going to say something, but Zhimo grabbed the conversation, "Miss Qingwen's matter, the prince has his own arrangements, let's just do it." ”

The shopkeeper suddenly realized, "I understand, I understand." "It turns out that Miss Qingwen was arranged by the prince, if it weren't for what Zhimo said with his own mouth, he would never have imagined that the maid who lived in Jiafu so deeply was actually arranged by his master, and the admiration for the water in his heart was suddenly like a surging river, endless.

Zhimo looked at the shopkeeper like this, and knew that the shopkeeper didn't understand it yet, but it was not easy to say much about these things, so he and Zhibai went to chase the water dissolved.

Back in the house, Qingwen is thinking hard about how to improve her embroidery level, in fact, she also knows that the best way is to worship a calligraphy and painting gentleman, seriously learn calligraphy and painting, so that the problem of patterns and color matching can be easily solved, but she is a maid, how can she please Mr.

Even if someone doesn't mind her identity and is willing to teach her, her net worth of a few hundred taels of silver can't afford to pay the shackles of a good gentleman, but if she hires a cheap one, she can't learn anything, it's completely meaningless.

As for Xiangling Bailin's teacher, Qingwen had also heard of it, but Qingwen didn't have this idea.

Although there are several girls in the house, not all of them have Xiangling's face, and although the ladies in the house are all piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, they are proficient in everything.

Among them, only the fourth lady cherishes the spring, proficient in painting, a few days ago Jia's mother also ordered her to draw a picture of the joy of the Grand View Garden, framed and sent to the palace, in order to relieve the palace concubine Niangniang's thoughts of missing relatives.

But Miss Xichun is not as easy to talk as Miss Lin, because she is the youngest daughter in the family, and she is a young lady from the East Mansion, she has always grown up pampered, and she is not pretentious to the people in the East Mansion on weekdays, even if she is her sister-in-law, Mrs. You, let alone a maid to herself.

Qingwen for her own learning to paint,Worried about it for several days,Shui Rong looked in the dark and felt distressed,Originally, according to the plan, I couldn't tell Qingwen too quickly,I can teach her to paint and calligraphy,But Shui Rong looked at her sweetheart all day long,Within a few days,I went to Qingwen and recommended myself。

Seeing this, Zhibai Zhimo on the side sighed deeply, fortunately, this Qingwen girl they checked, she is an authentic Central Plains person, otherwise if she is a spy sent by the enemy, the death of her own prince may be in the flick of a finger.

So at the end of the month, Qingwen, who had not seen water-soluble for a long time, saw someone holding a large number of painting scrolls, stepping on the night, and saying that he would come to teach her to paint.

"Does the prince really want to teach me how to paint?" Qingwen was very surprised and asked Shui Rongdao, after all, Shui Rong is a military general, but now he said that he wanted to teach himself to paint, which is really unbelievable, just like Zhang Fei said that he can embroider.

Shui Rong looked at Qingwen like this, and knew that she was surprised not that she would come to teach her to paint, but that she was surprised that she could paint, and instantly felt that she was despised, either that she had not accepted herself, or that she felt that she was just a reckless man who could only fight?

Isn't it the kind of weak scholar she likes, the kind of red sleeves that add fragrance? So he opened the paintings he had painted these days and spread them on the table, among which there were flowers, birds, insects and fish, mountains and rivers beauties, everything, Qingwen was stunned.

Shui Rong was very satisfied when she saw Qingwen being frightened, now she definitely wouldn't feel that she was a big old man who could only fight, in order to verify to Qingwen that she was not lying, she used the pen and paper that Qingwen had been drawing patterns on the table these days.

Qingwen took a closer look at these paintings, although the content of the paintings is different, but it can be seen that the techniques are all from the hands of one person, and look at the water dissolved on the side of the painting, although it is only a few strokes, but in terms of style and technique, it is indeed the same as these paintings.

Qingwen has been a maid by Baoyu's side for so long, although she is not very proficient in Qingqin, chess, calligraphy and painting, but her appreciation level is still very high, and these paintings in her hands are higher than many paintings collected by Jia Zheng.

Qingwen's evaluation of water solubility in her heart suddenly went to a new level.

"Why does the prince suddenly want to teach me painting, I am just a slave, and I don't deserve the love of the prince." Qingwen said gloomily

。 As soon as Shui Rong saw her like this, she felt flustered, and felt that there was another layer of fog between herself and her, and hurriedly said: "Don't you still understand my heart for you." “

"But"

Shui Rong put down the paintbrush, stepped forward and hooked Qingwen's chin, forcing her to look at herself: "No, but, whether you want it or not, sooner or later, one day, I will marry you as a princess." Little girl, don't you want to run. “

When Qingwen heard this, she was ashamed and shocked, she was ashamed that the sky was blue, he actually put these tiger and wolf words on his lips, and was surprised that he actually wanted to marry himself as a princess.

Then Shui Rong said: "Every night in the future, I will guide you to paint for half an hour, don't want to escape." With that, he hurriedly pulled away.

Before Qingwen could react, she heard someone at the door walking towards her house, and she realized why Shui Rong left in such a hurry just now, she must have been afraid of being seen and affecting herself.

So Qingwen hurriedly carried the scroll to the bed, covered it with a quilt, kicked off her shoes again, sat on the bed, and pretended to be about to go to bed.

"Sister Qingwen can sleep?" Outside, the voice of a young woman in the courtyard was heard.

"Not yet, girl, wait for me." Qingwen immediately lowered half of the curtain and opened the door with her shoes on her back.

At the door is the rough maid in the courtyard silly eldest sister, although the person is simple, but very much loved by Mrs. Wang, she does not know gold and silver, Mrs. Wang often appreciates her cakes and fruits.

"I don't know what Madame told me to do." Qingwen pulled the stupid eldest sister in, and then asked. "The second master is coming back soon, and the lady said that she wanted to make clothes for the second master, so she called the sisters to go." The silly eldest sister looked at Qingwen's shoes, and the embroidered flowers on them followed Qingwen's movements as if they were alive, and the silly eldest sister was afraid that the birds on them would fly away, so she stared intently.

Qingwen saw that she was looking attentively, so she pointed to the patterns on the shoes and asked, "Do you like these patterns, if you like them, how about I embroider the face of the shoes for you next time you make shoes?" “

This girl's heart is not open, although she is a little stupid, but because of this, she has a simple nature, Qingwen has seen too much right and wrong in Jiafu, so she can't help but like a person like the stupid eldest sister with a simple nature, and I think that Mrs. Wang likes this girl is also the truth.

"Okay, okay," the silly eldest sister was naturally happy when she heard this, and she was already thinking about the last time Mrs. said that the next time she bought clothes, when would it be.

Qingwen cleaned up, and saw that the stupid eldest sister was counting her fingers about how she would make clothes next time, and she didn't notice the mess on her bed and the unfinished paintings on the small table, and she was relieved.

Then Qingwen locked the door and followed the stupid eldest sister to Mrs. Wang's house. Mrs. Wang was not in the house at this time, and she heard Qiu Fu say that she was going to the old lady's house to discuss with the old lady what to send to Baoyu this time.

It turned out that the stupid eldest sister misheard when Mrs. Wang commanded, it was not that Baoyu was coming back, but that the Spring Festival was approaching, and Baoyu would not come back for the New Year this year, and the master and lady in Jiafu planned to send him some things over.

It seems that Mrs. Wang has made up her mind this time to let Baoyu become a talent, otherwise she will not let him come back during the New Year.

Qiu Fu and Qingwen discussed it and decided to make five sets of winter clothes for Baoyu now, and Qiu Fu planned to make clothes with the most fashionable Yun He Jin in the capital this year, so as to show his master's wealth in Guilin County.

But Qingwen disagreed, Baoyu went to study, and at the same time to make friends with future imperial court reserve officials, Guilin County has not been a rich place since ancient times, if Baoyu is too luxurious alone, it will inevitably attract people's attention, which is not conducive to learning, and is not conducive to Baoyu's usual interpersonal communication.