Zhao Qu followed Shen Zhonglei's gaze and said in surprise: "Is this an authentic work of Master Wan Quan? I didn't expect you to have such a good collection. I have to appreciate and study it."
Shen Zhonglei's eyes were a little erratic, as if he saw something else through the scroll.
Fortunately, he quickly came to his senses, and after seeing the house with Zhao Qu, they had lunch together, and then he and Mrs. Xu said goodbye and returned to the main courtyard.
Mrs. Xu had lunch in the inner room with Mrs. Zhao at noon, and also met the two daughters of the Zhao family. After that, she also visited the old Mrs. Zhao. She thought that everything was well received.
Back in the main room, he was still talking to Shen Zhonglei: "Now it's almost the twelfth lunar month, and it's already the end of the year. It's hard to let the Zhao family celebrate the New Year on the road, why not just stay here and celebrate the New Year?"
In a few days, I am planning to make new clothes for the New Year for everyone in my family. I will also prepare the clothes for the Zhao family. I happen to have a few pieces of material that my brother brought back from the capital this fall. They are in fashion in Beijing.
The girls cut their clothes just right..."
She muttered to herself for a long time, but never heard Shen Zhonglei's response. She couldn't help but look up at him strangely, but she was faced with Shen Zhonglei's angry expression.
"Master..." Ms. Xu thought he was still angry about what happened in the morning, so she hurriedly explained, "The maid Yihao brought this time was very careless. She broke Duobao Pavilion and Bisha Cabinet before and never said anything.
, now I know that my family will use the Dongkuaoyuan to entertain guests, so I was so frightened that I hurriedly sent someone to replace the Duobao Pavilion and Bisha Cabinet in the room, which wasted time..."
Who was Shen Zhonglei who was angry about this? He slapped the table and asked: "Where did that painting come from?"
Mrs. Xu's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. Could it be that Shen Zhonglei knew exactly what was in Mrs. Liu's dowry?
Seeing that Mr. Xu was hesitating and speechless, Shen Zhonglei became even more angry and said: "When we renewed our relationship, my mother said that you were good. The reason why I agreed was that you came from a small family and should know the truth and be a good person.
You've been good to Shu'er, and you've done well over the years, but now that Shu'er is about to reach the age of hairpins, you actually start to think about the dowry her mother left for her?"
Mrs. Xu was dumbfounded by the training. She was choked by Shen Zhonglei's last words, and her eyes instantly turned red.
"Master, I have been in the Shen family for more than ten years. If it were anything else, I dare not say that there are no mistakes in what I did. There will always be some things that I can't reach. But if you say that I plot Tianshu's things, then
You have really wronged me!"
"Are you still quibbling?" Shen Zhonglei became furious after hearing this. He stood up suddenly, kicked over the chair in front of him and said, "Then tell me, where did you get that painting by Master Wan Quan? Could it be that you went to the street?
Is it a fake that I bought? Xu Yurou, Xu Yurou, if you want to lie to me, you have to be smarter! Let me tell you, I not only tasted that painting with Yaxuan back then, but also copied it together, not to mention that it was only more than ten years ago.
, I will recognize it even if it turns into ashes!"
Mrs. Xu had an old blood clot in her chest. It was really uncomfortable to hold it in, and she couldn't help but said: "Yaxuan Yaxuan, you only have Yaxuan in your heart! Open your eyes and see, I am the one who has been with you for more than ten years.
The person who gave you children, am I no better than a painting?
"That painting was just a temporary painting I borrowed from Tianshu to entertain Mr. Zhao and his family. If you don't believe me, you can ask her! You accuse me without even listening to my explanation. Although I come from a small family, Yes, but I wouldn’t do such a thing.”
After Shen Zhonglei listened to Xu's explanation, although he hadn't gone to confront Shen Tianshu yet, he actually believed most of it.
Although Mrs. Xu has always been a bit partial and cared too much about her parents' family, she has always dealt with matters of right and wrong and has never had any problems.
He was also in a moment of impatience just now, and now he realized that he might have blamed the wrong person. He felt a little embarrassed for a moment, but he couldn't let it go and apologized, so he simply waved his sleeves and left.
Mrs. Xu boldly vented her anger, but did not get any response. She watched Shen Zhonglei fluttering his sleeves and left, facing the empty room, and finally fell on the couch and sobbed.
Shen Zhonglei left the courtyard angrily. He didn't know where to go for a moment, so he simply went straight to Shuangtang Courtyard.
Shen Tianshu had already prepared to take a nap. He was quite surprised when he heard that Shen Zhonglei was coming. He did not expect that he would come so quickly.
As she stood up and put on her clothes again, she asked Mingyu in a low voice: "How does father look on his face?"
"The master's face doesn't look very good. Could it be that the madam is blowing some pillow wind again? It's better for the girl to be careful about what she says later."
Shen Tianshu did not find many scenes of father and daughter getting along from the original owner's memory.
Compared with other people in the family, Shen Zhonglei treats his eldest daughter quite well, but he puts all his thoughts on official matters and rarely cares about the affairs of the back house, so the relationship between father and daughter is not that good.
"Father." Shen Tianshu came to the main room and saw that Shen Zhonglei's expression was not very good.
However, the moment he saw his daughter, Shen Zhonglei's expression relaxed a bit.
"Shu'er is getting more and more like your mother now!" Shen Zhonglei had just missed his late wife because of Master Wan Quan's paintings. Now that he saw his daughter, the feeling was even worse, and his nose felt sore for a while.
Shen Tianshu lowered his head slightly and said softly: "Unfortunately, I was too young when my mother passed away, and I have no memory of her."
When Shen Zhonglei heard this, he immediately fell into memories.
"Yes, you were only a few months old at that time. At that time, I held you and stood in front of your mother's spirit. I wished I could follow your mother. It would be better to be a pair of ghost mandarin ducks underground than to be separated by yin and yang. , not allowed to meet each other.
"But just when I was thinking this, you suddenly burst into tears in my arms. I looked down at you, and tears flowed out all of a sudden. You are the flesh and blood of me and Yaxuan. You were still so young at the time. I have lost my mother, how can I bear to abandon you and make you an orphan..."
Seeing Shen Zhonglei's eyes moistened and his face full of sorrow, Shen Tianshu couldn't help but reposition this cheap dad in a higher position in his mind.
When she was cleaning up the warehouse, she discovered that in the dowry left by the Liu family, many books, calligraphy and paintings had their handwriting.
It is not difficult to see between the lines the beauty of the two newlyweds singing in harmony.
For example, on the mounting paper on the back of the painting she lent to Xu, there were the emotions that Shen Zhonglei and Liu left when they tasted the painting together.
The reason why Shen Tianshu lent this painting to Xu was because he wanted to test Shen Zhonglei, but he did not expect that the effect would be so immediate.
That day, the father and daughter chatted for a long time.