After coming out of Mi's house, Shen Xiu and Li Miao'er got on the carriage. Li Miao'er didn't wait for the carriage to start moving and asked, "Are you really sure that you can cure Miss Mi Er?"
"Why do I think the second girl of the Mi family is suffering from a mad disease? This mad disease is not easy to cure!" Li Miao'er worried for Shen Xiu, "You are not related to the Mi family, why would you agree to this? If you really want to
For that double-sided embroidery, at worst, when I go to Jiangnan again, I will buy one for you at a high price."
Shen Xiu knew that Li Miaoer was doing it for her own good.
"Auntie, you don't have to worry about me. Miss Mi Er's illness is actually not crazy, nor is it serious. She just suffered a little stimulation and will be fine as long as she takes care of herself."
Li Miao'er said: "As long as you are confident. If you can't cure Miss Mi Er and people from the Mi family make things difficult for you, you must tell me. I, Li Miao'er, have some connections in Fucheng, and I won't just watch you suffer the consequences of the Mi family."
Bullied."
Li Miaoer has a straightforward personality and a clear distinction between love and hate. When Shen Xiu fell in her eyes, she regarded Shen Xiu as her own sister. Now she was worried that the Mi family would be detrimental to Shen Xiu, so she said this.
Shen Xiu was moved in her heart, "That's not true. My husband-in-law has some friendship with Tao Ziqian, and I have helped him myself. For Tao Ziqian's sake, the Mi family will not make things difficult for me."
When Li Miaoer heard her mention Tao Ziqian, half of her worries disappeared. At the same time, she asked curiously: "Have you ever seen Tao Ziqian? What does he look like? I heard that Tao Ziqian is a famous talent in the city. Many girls want to
Marry him."
Shen Xiudao: "He is quite handsome, and he is as gentle as jade."
If Wei Yan is like a piece of rough jade left in the mountains, then Tao Ziqian is like a piece of beautiful jade that has been carved.
With a distinguished family background and a pampered life, Tao Ziqian has a gentle and jade-like temperament from the beginning to the end.
Wei Yan, on the other hand, does not have such a good family background, and his temperament is more bookish. His whole person is like uncarved jade, still retaining a sense of simplicity.
From an outsider's perspective, Tao Ziqian is naturally more attractive.
However, Shen Xiu felt that Tao Ziqian came from a wealthy family and lacked the enterprising spirit.
In front of Li Miao'er, Shen Xiu naturally wouldn't say it out loud, but only praised Tao Ziqian for his good birth and good temperament.
Tao Ziqian, who was praised, was sitting in the banquet room at this time. He came here on a whim and did not post anything in advance.
Qu Huan and Yuan Ziwen happened to go out, so Wei Yan was the only one to entertain him.
Tao Ziqian glanced at a volume of ancient books spread out on the table, smiled and said, "Brother Wei is really hardworking. I think everyone else has gone out to relax, so it's hard for you to still sit still."
After the government examination is over, the next step is to wait for the results to be released. This is the most relaxed time for the candidates. Everyone goes out in twos and threes to relax on the street and pick out some gifts for their families.
Wei Yan said calmly: "The street is too noisy. I like to be quiet, and I would rather read in the room for a while."
Tao Ziqian actually likes to be quiet, but as a child of a noble family, sometimes it is inevitable to attend some banquets. At this time, hearing Wei Yan say this, he felt a little envious. He envied him that he could hide quietly in his room without socializing.
Read a book inside.
"It's a good thing for Brother Wei to work hard like this. But if you work hard for a long time, you have to be loose and loose. I will hold a peony banquet in another courtyard the day after tomorrow. If Brother Wei is free, why not come to the other courtyard to look at peony and relax a bit?
Feeling."
After Tao Ziqian finished speaking, he was afraid that Wei Yan would decline, so he added two more sentences, "For this peony banquet, I will only invite some familiar scholars to enjoy the flowers and write poems together. Brother Wei, please don't refuse. Brother Yuan, if
If you have time, you can come and join in the fun."
Wei Yan wanted to refuse, but Tao Ziqian had already said this, so he could only agree.
Tao Ziqian sat for a while and then left.
When Yuan Ziwen and Qu Huan came back, Wei Yan told them about Tao Ziqian's invitation to another courtyard.
Qu Huan said: "I won't go. Those things like appreciating flowers and writing poems are really not suitable for me."
He had just delivered the peony embroidery screen to Manfang Embroidery Workshop. Shopkeeper Zhou was very satisfied after seeing it and immediately placed the peony embroidery screen sent by Qu Huan in the lobby.
If the peony embroidered screen sells well, Qu Huan will send someone to deliver the message back, so he has no time to attend the peony banquet.
When Tao Ziqian came out of the inn, he originally wanted to go home. But he remembered that there was still an exquisite screen missing in the other courtyard, so he went to Manfang Embroidery Studio.
When Shopkeeper Zhou saw his young master coming, he naturally greeted him with a smile.
Tao Ziqian came in and said, "Shopkeeper Zhou, I'm going to hold a peony banquet the day after tomorrow. Do you have a more exquisite embroidered screen here?"
As soon as Tao Ziqian finished saying this, his peripheral vision glanced at the peony embroidered screen placed in the lobby.
"Was this embroidered screen recently embroidered by Bai Xiu Niang?" Tao Ziqian asked as he walked in the direction of the embroidered screen.
Shopkeeper Zhou said: "This embroidered screen was not embroidered by Bai Xiu Niang. This embroidered screen was sent by Shen Xiu Niang."
While he was talking, Tao Ziqian had already arrived in front of Xiuping.
He was a little far away just now, and he only noticed that the patterns on the embroidered screen were very gorgeous. When he got closer, he realized that the peonies embroidered on the embroidered screen were not painted using traditional painting methods, but a very novel technique.
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Tao Ziqian looked again and again in front of the embroidered screen, and felt that this painting method placed great emphasis on color. The peonies on the embroidered screen were not only dense but not gorgeous, but also showed a sense of publicity.
Against the backdrop of the current emphasis on restraint, the peonies on this embroidered screen appear particularly unique.
Tao Ziqian looked at the peonies in front of him, and somehow he thought of his own heart that had been suppressed by ethics.
There are some things that I no longer want to do, but in order to live up to the expectations of my family and parents, I still have to do it.
Tao Ziqian had done things like this that went against his inner thoughts countless times. He felt depressed and sad inside.
Now seeing this enviable display of peonies, Tao Ziqian sighed silently. Carrying the expectations of his family and parents, he probably would not be able to live in such a display of publicity in his life.
Since I can't live so openly, it's good to look at this peony painting from time to time.
So he sighed silently and ordered shopkeeper Zhou to send the embroidered screen to another courtyard.
Shopkeeper Zhou was originally thinking about how to return Shen Xiu's favor, so he put this embroidered screen in the lobby to attract the attention of the guests.
I just didn't expect that before I could attract any customers, I would be spotted by my young master first.
But this is also a good thing.
If my young master wants to hold a peony banquet, he must invite guests. If there are too many guests, someone will definitely notice the embroidered screen, and by then the embroidered screen may even become famous.
Shopkeeper Zhou thought of this, so he specially found two smart guys and asked them to quickly deliver the peony embroidered screen to another courtyard, so that it would shine brightly on the day when his young master entertained guests.