Murong Shuqing came to the table, bowed his body and said, "Shuqing, please greet everyone." It stands to reason that Murong Shuqing should greet everyone one by one in accordance with the rules, but she thought it was troublesome, and the word "everyone" replaced everyone.
Qi Yu rarely had the chance to go back to the capital, and she hadn't seen Murong Shuqing for many years. Seeing her standing in front of everyone with a simple smile and a light smile, she couldn't help but think of Qi Yue many years ago, the one she loved and petted. Little sister of many years. Seeing Murong Shuqing's eyes also filled with praise and pity, she said loudly, "Shu Qing is worthy of being Yue'er's daughter."
Qi Yu's hearty compliment attracted everyone present to also compliment, which made Chu Qing, who was not happy, even more angry. I saw her Yingying got up and raised a smile. When everyone looked at her respectfully, she said aloud. : "I heard that Miss Qi was of a peerless splendor in those days, her poetry and poetry were perfect, she knew everything about chess, calligraphy and painting, singing and dancing was one of the best in the capital. Miss Murong must have done her best. Today is the day of Xiang Xiang's birthday, so why not perform a performance? Qu, to express congratulations on longevity, and let you all have the honor to see Fenghua again."
Many years ago, when she heard that Murong Shuqing and Xuanyuan's brother had a marriage contract, she sent someone to investigate Murong Shuqing, but she was a spoiled businessman's daughter, neither talented nor good at poetry, and today she wants Murong Shu. Shame on Qing.
This princess is not stupid. The Qi family will naturally benefit from praising Qi Yue so perfectly. In order to maintain her mother's reputation, her daughter should indeed show some talent. It's a pity that she is no longer a pushy little girl of seventeen or eighteen years old. Besides, she really doesn't have any talents to show off. Murong Shuqing admitted generously: "Princess is wrong. Shu Qing was stubborn since childhood, with mediocre talents, and he was not as good as his mother."
Just because you don't have talent and talent, you have to perform. Chu Qing is secretly proud of herself, and she still smiles generously and elegantly on her face: "Miss Murong, why should you be humble, Qi Yue's daughter, how can her talent be mediocre? Besides, today's birthday banquet. On top of that, it should be a beautiful thing to take a song as a ceremony and a song as a congratulation."
Chu Qinggui is a princess, and what she mentioned is indeed elegant and beautiful, and the people celebrating her birthday on the side all responded and applauded. If Murong Shuqing refused, it would be stingy and hypocritical. Chu Qing looked at Murong Shuqing standing aside with a smile on her face, to see how you refused.
Murong Shuqing nodded slightly and said with approval: "Princess is very true." Just when Chu Qing thought she was successful, she suddenly changed the topic and smiled, "Shu Qing has already prepared a gift for Grandpa, to congratulate her. Longevity."
Before the princess had another seizure, He Xiangjun smiled and said, "Okay, Shu Qing has a heart." After speaking, he pulled Murong Shuqing to sit down. She doesn't know her granddaughter, she has been spoiled since she was a child, where is there any talent, although it has not been seen for three years, it is indeed different from the past, but this song and poetry, how can it be learned overnight. Seeing Shu Qing's embarrassment, she knew how she was willing to make a fool of her precious granddaughter.
He Xiangjun's favoritism made Chuqing even more annoyed. Since she was a princess, she couldn't believe that Murong Shuqing could not be cured today. Does she have a gift? She wanted to see if she could compare to her royal eight-treasure glazed lantern and the out-of-print calligraphy and painting of calligraphy master Liu Ruoxi.
Chu Qing said casually: "Where is your congratulations? Let this palace also see and see."
Murong Shuqing, who had already sat down, sighed in her heart, how did she provoke this arrogant woman, if it was because of Xuanyuan Yi, then Lu Yi's scolding at noon was really heartwarming.
The princess has already spoken, and the mules and horses have to be taken out for a walk. Murong Shuqing instructed Lu Yi to let Qin Rui move the congratulatory gifts that had been put in the hall out of the hospital again.
Everyone looked at the three gifts displayed in the front yard. They were of different sizes. One was a half-human-high red silk brocade box. .
Murong Shuqing didn't get up, still sitting next to He Xiangjun, ignoring the curious eyes from everyone, and ate pastries and tea by himself.
It was Lv Yi who walked to the front of the courtyard. She came to the half-height brocade box and gently opened it. The crisp voice was accompanied by the faint fragrance wafting from the box. Lv Yi said softly, "The Murong family presented this gift for Master Qi. The first gift - snow ginseng, I wish Master Qi and Madam Qi a long life and a long life."
In the half-human-height brocade box lay two ginsengs that were almost two feet long, glowing pink and lustrous, and the plump and moist ginseng body seemed to drip out of water.
Snow ginseng grows on the top of snow-capped mountains that do not melt all the year round. In that extremely cold place, the growth rate of snow ginseng is extremely slow. This wrist-like snow ginseng can be said to be invaluable, and even rich people may not be able to buy it.
Isn't it just two ginsengs, Chuqing didn't care, there were a lot of people in the royal coffers who had never seen the world.
Compared with Chu Qing's self-righteousness, Xuan Tianxing was secretly amazed. Chu Qing didn't understand the difference between Xue and ordinary ginseng, but he couldn't understand it any more. The queen mother had been unwell in the past few years, and she searched the entire palace and found five snow ginseng with three fingers thick. Murong Shuqing could find two such top-quality snow ginseng, which made him admire the modest and elegant woman in front of him.
Before everyone could stop exclaiming, Lu Yi had already arrived in front of the cabinet that was taller than a person. After the cabinet was disassembled by the housekeeper, he saw a huge red silk-covered object inside. It looks like a screen.
Green leaning hands rose and fell, and what caught everyone's eyes was indeed a screen.
Like a fresh ink painting, it outlines the jagged woods in a thick or light way. As the sun sets in the west, it seems to be transparent, the screen reflects the sun, and there is a faint light.
"Shu Qing, this is..." Qi Zhonglin liked this screen very much, but he was also very curious about the material of the screen. Neither cloth nor silk, yet so smooth and translucent.
"Shiping." Murong Shuqing replied calmly.
Shiping? Such a large screen is actually made of stone, and what I thought was an ink painting was actually a texture made of natural stone. There is only one kind of stone that can form such an incredible and exquisite picture, and that is Yuhua Stone. However, the general Yuhua stone is only the size of a fist, such a huge Yuhua stone is really unheard of, never seen, let alone so ingeniously cut into thin slices to make a screen.
The third gift, Lu Yi did not open it, but handed it to Murong Shuqing.
The first two gifts, one is rarer than the other, everyone is curious, what exactly is in the square box that Murong Shuqing is holding in his hand, Qi Yu's interest is also hung up, and some can't wait to say: "Shu Qing, what is this third gift? Take it out."
Murong Shu smiled lightly, and raised his hands lightly, the wooden box was opened immediately—
"Ink inkstone?" When Murong Shuqing took out the items inside, many people let out a disappointed voice. It wasn't something unexpected. Qi Xiang liked calligraphy, and it was common for him to dance with ink. Furthermore, the gift should be a precious and rare one. The pitch-black inkstone in Murong Shuqing's hand had no features at all, and it was a big disappointment.
The outstanding performance of the first two gifts made Chu Qing also stare at the wooden box closely, but it turned out to be an inkstone that even the servants in the palace could not see. She couldn't help laughing, she thought it was something extraordinary. 's baby!
However, no one at the main table made a sound, but still carefully observed the dark inkstone. Since Murong Shuqing would personally give this gift, there must be something strange about it. On a closer look, the jet-black material is not like ordinary stone or clay pottery. Although it does not have a bright luster, it has a delicate complexion and a silky texture.
Qi Zhonglin took the inkstone from Murong Shuqing's hands and played with it carefully. The inkstone was square and quite thick, with scales-like patterns carved on all sides. Under the stroking, it is as smooth as muscle, delicate and firm.
As if remembering something, Qi Zhonglin tapped the wall eagerly, only to hear a low, muffled sound, which was not clear, as if he was sucking away all the strength he was receiving.
After listening to the muffled sound, Qi Zhonglin exclaimed, "Mo Yan!" He couldn't put it down, stroking and admiring, ignoring the doubtful and amazed glances from all directions.
In the front yard, everyone looked at each other, wondering why Qi Xiang was so excited and excited. It was indeed an inkstone. Everyone had seen it for a long time. Why did Qi Xiang seem to have suddenly discovered it in the end
Qi Xiang was addicted to playing with the inkstone, afraid that he would not be able to solve their confusion, so they had to turn their eyes to Murong Shuqing, only to see her sitting calmly, smiling faintly, and had no intention of explaining.
After looking at it for a long time, he couldn't see the clue. Qi Yu frowned, turned to look at Murong Shuqing, and asked, "What is this?" He has never seen an old man so fond of a thing, what kind of treasure is it
Qi Yu's question is also what everyone here wants to ask, so the front yard is full of hustle and bustle, and no one wants to miss the answer.
"Mo Yan." The clear and indifferent voice made everyone disappointed again. They naturally knew that it was an inkstone, but what was so special about this inkstone
Murong Shuqing chuckled lightly, she didn't plan to tell them, besides, she was indeed right, the name of this inkstone was "Mo Yan". It is made of rare rock graphite jade unique to the bottom of Xuanbing Lake, the largest lake in Cangyue Country. It is used to make ink, keep warm and sharp, and the ink is fine and easy to dry. Because of its black ink, it is named Moyan.
Inkstones are extremely rare, and there may not be five of them in the world, and most of them are hidden in Cang Yue. Murong Shuqing worked hard and took a long time to find this rare treasure for the old man she respected and admired. It's normal that other people can't see it, so it's okay to let them think it's an ordinary inkstone.
Isn't it just a broken inkstone platform, what's so beautiful, isn't Qi Xiang old confused? Even Brother Xing has been staring at the inkstone, what Chu Qing thinks, it is also something that cannot be placed on the table.
She couldn't see Murong Shuqing's leisure time, Chu Qing still refused to let her go.
"The Murong family is worthy of being a member of the East Corner. This gift is also novel and unique. I have admired Miss Qi for many years. Now that I have seen Miss Murong today, I must ask for advice. You won't disappoint me!" The sarcastic words, no matter how slow, could hear Chu Qing's intention to embarrass Murong Shuqing.
It's just that Prince Rongning and Qi Xiang didn't speak, so everyone had to keep silent and watch the change.