Chapter 123, if you want to vent your anger, there is a way
"Father, what's the quality of the previous painting?" Yu Wanniang smiled slightly and pointed her slender white fingers on the certified painting.
Yu Ruiwen bent down and touched it carefully.
"Father, touch this painting again." Seeing Yu Ruiwen's silent comment, Yu Wanniang said again. Yu Ruiwen put down this painting, went to the other one and touched it, and then returned to the previous painting again.
After touching it, his brows slowly wrinkled.
"Father, do you feel something is different?"
"It's slightly different." Yu Ruiwen returned to the previous painting and touched the Kia carefully again.
Yu Xi smiled sweetly: "Father, compared with the previous paintings, this one feels better, right?"
"Yes, there are some differences, but not big." Yu Ruiwen stood up straight and said.
"Since the difference is not big, why should Third Sister go out of her way to bring it up?" Yu Yuxi said disapprovingly.
"The difference is not big, but the price is a lot different. In history, it is said that Mr. Zhang lived in Shu, and later he was even more worried about food and clothing. When his life was so difficult, he naturally would not choose the high-priced raw materials sent all the way from the capital, but
We just use the Shengxuan produced in the Shu region. Records of the Shu region say that although the Shengxuan produced in the Shu region was not as good as the Shengxuan produced in the capital, it was pretty good."
Yu Xijiao said calmly.
"So what? There may be friends passing by and giving Mr. Zhang some birthday gifts." Yu Yuxi asked back, "Mr. Zhang has some friends who are from the capital."
After saying this, Yu Ruiwen nodded slowly.
"Father, of course it's not just this place, there's also this place, you see." Yu Xijiao pointed at the inscriptions on the two paintings.
Yu Yuxi also came over, and after seeing clearly the signature above, she didn't directly interrupt, but looked at Yu Ruiwen first.
"Father, do you think these two signatures are exactly the same?" Yu Xijiao asked.
Yu Ruiwen was stunned. He had seen this place many times before and felt that the inscriptions were indeed the same. But now after hearing what Yu Xijiao said, he looked carefully around and thought for a while before confirming: "They are exactly the same.
The writing style is the same."
"Since father likes Mr. Zhang's paintings so much, he should be very clear about Mr. Zhang's experience, right?" Yu Xijiao was not in a hurry to talk about the paintings, but also asked about Mr. Zhang.
"As a father, I really want to read the detailed records of his life experience."
"Then my father must know that after he arrived in Shu, he wanted to do something in his career, but failed, and then got involved in some things, and even offended the local Shu officials?" Yu Xijiao continued.
asked.
"I know, Mr. Zhang and Guan Tu are really... I don't know what to say. They offended local officials, were implicated in a case, and were later convicted. Although they were released in the end, they suffered a lot in prison.
He went through a lot of hardships and was tortured, which almost destroyed Mr. Zhang's hand. The incident was later mentioned in Mr. Zhang's autobiography. It took three months for his hand to be able to paint again, but it still didn't work.
Very complete.”
Yu Ruiwen sighed.
Torture is often used on female prisoners. It is a punishment of pinching the prisoners' fingers. It should not have been used on this old man. Moreover, he was just implicated at the time and did not need to be tortured. However, someone secretly tampered with it.
, someone tortured him in the cell.
Fortunately, there was a high-ranking official in Shu who liked Mr. Zhang and extended his hand to save Mr. Zhang's painting hands.
"The time when my father saw this painting should have been exactly three months after the incident. This painting is also known to everyone. It was Mr. Zhang's first painting after his criminal conviction. Mr. Zhang himself later said that he painted this
When I was drawing, my hands were not fully recovered, especially when I was writing, I lost a little bit of strength, and my handwriting was far inferior to before. Father, if this is the case, how can this signature be exactly the same?"
Yu Xi said softly.
As she spoke, the room became quiet for a while, and all three people fell into deep thought.
The incense burner in the window, the light smoke curling up, makes people calm and calm.
The signatures are indeed the same, and they look real. However, Yu Ruiwen really likes this Mr. Zhang’s works and knows his life well. After studying carefully, he nodded: “Indeed, these words cannot be exactly the same.
, otherwise there would be no saying that the writing would be as good as before after half a year.”
Time coincided with this period of history, Yu Ruiwen slapped the table: "This painting is actually fake, and it lied to me that it was real. I will go find him now."
"Who is father going to find?" Yu Wanniang asked with a smile when she saw how angry he was.
"It's Marquis Yangshan who actually told me that it must be true and cost me a lot of money." Yu Ruiwen said angrily, reaching out to roll up the painting.
Marquis Yangshan was a highly valued minister by the emperor. He was one of the few ministers among the nobles who had a title and was highly regarded by the emperor. He could not be compared with Yu Ruiwen, a laid-back relative of the emperor.
"Father, I bought this painting as soon as I bought it. My father must have agreed to it at the time. Now if we make trouble again, it won't look good." Yu Xijiao comforted Yu Ruiwen.
"Father, it's just a lie. Next time you have your heart. If you go to Marquis Yangshan like this, you will definitely make people laugh." Yu Wanxi also advised.
"Although I thought it was true, if he hadn't repeatedly said it was true and if he hadn't repeatedly stated that he wanted to buy it, I wouldn't have spent such a high price." Although he received gentle words from his two daughters, Yu Ruiwen still said
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he stamped his foot vigorously, "I just said why was he so nice to me at that time? He wouldn't be so affectionate on weekdays."
The more I thought about it, the more suspicious it became. In the past, when we met twice, we would say hello at most. Sometimes we wouldn't even say hello, just pretend we didn't see him.
"Father, you have said it yourself. This is your own wish. It is useless to complain now. You need to be more careful next time." Yu Yuxi advised.
Yu Ruiwen sat down heavily on the chair. He also knew that his two daughters were talking about it, but he couldn't swallow it. If Marquis Yangshan hadn't stirred up trouble at that time, why would he have bought a fake one at a high price?
The more I think about it, the harder I can swallow it.
"Father, if you want to be angry, there is a way." Yu Xijiao rolled her eyes.
"What's a good idea?" Yu Ruiwen suddenly sat upright.
Yu Yuxi snorted coldly and looked over. Does a little girl from the countryside really think that she has the ability to face the favored courtiers? She really doesn't know how high the sky is!
"My father and Marquis Yangshan were interested in the painting together. At that time, Marquis Yangshan and his father were still competing for the painting, so the price was raised?" Yu Xijiao said with a chuckle.
"Yes, if it weren't for Yang Shanhou, why would I pay such a high price?" Yu Ruiwen didn't care about the money before. Now that he knew it was fake, the more he thought about it, the more he felt distressed. The price was several times higher than before.
"Since Marquis Yangshan also likes this painting, and he specially competed with his father for it, why don't my father send the painting to Marquis Yangshan's mansion now? Just give it to Marquis Yangshan. A gentleman will not take away someone's love." Yu Xi
Her charming eyes raised slightly, and she chuckled.
"He made me spend so much unjust money, why should I send it to him? It's good that I didn't call his house." Yu Ruiwen said angrily.
"What father said is that Third Sister probably doesn't know who Marquis Yangshan is. It was Third Sister who just arrived in the capital and is not very familiar with some of the powerful people in the capital," Yu Yuxi said.
These words are mocking Yu Xijiao.
Yu Xijiao pretended not to hear, and suddenly lowered her head to Yu Ruiwen's ear and whispered a few words.
After finishing speaking, Yu Ruiwen was startled for a moment, and then burst out laughing. He looked at his little daughter and reached out to tap her forehead: "You, this little girl, look a lot like me when I was young. If this thing comes to pass, as a father,
I’ll give you a big gift.”
Although Yu Yuxi tried hard to hear clearly, she had no choice but to lean in and listen, so her voice was really low and she spoke quickly. When she wanted to listen carefully, she had already finished speaking, and she could only hear Yu Ruiwen's laughter.
"No big gift is needed, my daughter just wants to go to Zhengyuan Hou Mansion." Yu Xijiao covered her forehead, took a step back, and said coquettishly.
"What did you go to see at Zhengyuanhou Mansion?"
"My daughter just wants to give Lanxuan County Lord some more incense." Yu Xijiao said.
"You kid..." The smile on Yu Ruiwen's face gradually faded, and he looked at Yu Yuxi aside and said, "Xier, go back first. I have something to say with your third sister."
This was something she didn't want Yu Yuxi to hear. Yu Yuxi was completely unwilling. She had something to say here, but now she was interrupted by Yu Xijiao, but she couldn't say it in front of Yu Xijiao, so she could only step back temporarily.
.
When he retreated outside the door, his smiling face suddenly turned gloomy.
"Girl, shall we go back first?" the maid whispered.
"No hurry, wait!" Yu Yuxi looked back at the study, a trace of resentment flashed in her eyes, and then turned into a stern expression. Her father had always been the only one talking to her, and she would not be disturbed, but now she actually let herself exit first and stood still.
In the corridor outside the study, Yu Yuxi looked cold.
In the study room, Yu Ruiwen frowned, stretched out his hand, shook his hand and said, "Jiao'er, the matter of Zhengyuan Hou Mansion is over here."
"Father, why? Mr. Lanxuan County is my daughter's benefactor. There is no way to repay a great favor, so I have to give you my own heart." Yu Xijiao said.
"Are you really just here for the three incense sticks?" Yu Ruiwen frowned and stared at her for a while and asked.
"If you find out..." Yu Xijiao hesitated.
"What did you find? Did you find something wrong with the Zhengyuan Marquis Mansion?" Yu Ruiwen pointed at her angrily, "You are the daughter of the Xuanping Marquis Mansion. You have nothing to do with the Zhengyuan Marquis Mansion. At most, you are a daughter of the same clan. How can you do this again and again?
You are not involved in this matter, and besides, you are still an unmarried daughter. If word of this spreads... it will be hard to say in the future."
How important is the reputation of her daughter's family? Yu Ruiwen doesn't want her daughter to get involved in the affairs of Zhengyuan Hou Mansion and end up misrepresenting the reputation.
"The few words you said on the street before were inappropriate. You are just a daughter of a boudoir." Yu Ruiwen was afraid that Yu Xijiao wouldn't understand, so he made it clearer, "In that situation, even if
What you said is right, and you shouldn’t say it. From now on, our house and Zhengyuan Hou’s house will have to be far away from each other."
Yu Ruiwen originally wanted to say this to his younger daughter when he came back, but later saw that she didn't take any action, so he calmed down. Now that the old matter is brought up again, Yu Ruiwen couldn't help but mention a few words to his daughter.
"Father, I know, but...I'm afraid I can't get far now." Yu Xijiao said with a bitter smile.