Cheng Chi disagreed: "Ji Ying is the wife that Zi Ping asked for, so naturally they have a good relationship." At this point, he paused and hesitated, "There is something... Brother Qin wrote me a letter a few days ago, saying that if Nan Ping agreed, he wanted her to marry Qin Zi'an. Zi'an also came to me for this matter, but as for Nan Ping... I didn't ask too much - she has served me since she was a child, and if I let her marry, she would definitely marry. But does she like Zi'an... Zi Ning has been gone for so many years, and sometimes I still miss what he looked like... Now that he is gone, I can't even have a place for him, right
"I've thought about this matter over and over again, and I can only ask you to help me ask her what she thinks.
"If she doesn't want to, I won't force her. If she wants to, I'll still marry her off with a grand ceremony..."
Zhou Shaojin felt that he understood Nanping a little bit.
Over the years, she has been like a widowed young wife, rarely going out, and would rather live in the past forever.
Wasn’t she the same in her previous life
But only when you really walk out do you realize there are beautiful scenery outside.
Just like her, if she was not as timid and cowardly as in her previous life, how could she have met Cheng Chi and married Cheng Chi
"I'll go ask her." Zhou Shaojin took the task without hesitation.
Cheng Chi smiled and kissed her forehead.
His little girl also slowly began to help her solve her problems.
"Gu Jiunie may come to the capital in a few days." He said to her gently, "Huang Li recommended him to be the Jieshizhong of the Ministry of Justice."
Zhou Shaojin was surprised: "Huang Li, the Huang Li who was at odds with uncle?"
Aren’t the Gu family and the Cheng family close friends
She asked in confusion: "Since this vacancy has come up, why didn't uncle recommend Master Gu Liu?"
Cheng Chi's expression was a little cold, his lips twitched, and finally he pursed his lips and said, "He always thinks that his relatives are not a big deal. When he asks for help, he always thinks of other people's families first, and then his own family, for fear that some stigma will fall on him. But he doesn't know that it's just a small favor for him, but it's a matter of life and death for other families. The restoration of the ninth old master of the Gu family is important, but for the other branches of the Gu family, Gu Jiunie's future is more important. I reminded him at the beginning that since he has taken care of the affairs of the ninth old master of the Gu family, why not help Gu Jiunie find a future. But he was good to me, looking for it and looking for it, saying that he couldn't find a suitable one. I wanted to say it in front of Mr. Song, but who knew that Mr. Song passed away... In just half a month, Jiunie's teacher introduced him to Huang Li. He told Huang Li about his relationship with our family, but Huang Li said it was okay. Jiunie couldn't refuse even if he refused... Didn't you say that Huang Li entered the cabinet before Big Brother in his previous life? Now it seems that even if I help him defeat Huang Li and let Big Brother enter the cabinet before Huang Li, it will be useless. Huang Li is a man who is better than Big Brother in both mind and means... If Big Brother continues to be so confused, who knows what kind of trouble will come out! "
Most importantly, there was a seed of doubt in his heart.
In the previous life, if the second uncle's death was normal, why didn't the Cheng family hold a grand funeral? Why didn't the royal family commend him? If the second uncle's death was not normal, what was Cheng Jing doing
Cheng Chi put his hands behind his back and walked around the room twice in annoyance.
There were few things that could make him show such emotion.
It was as if something angry had made him unable to suppress it for a moment.
Zhou Shaojin hugged Cheng Chi lovingly and stroked his back gently as if to comfort him.
With the warm and soft beauty in his arms, Cheng Chi's emotions slowly calmed down.
He stroked Zhou Shaojin's hair and whispered, "I'm fine... I'm just a little irritated for a while."
"I know." Zhou Shaojin leaned in his arms.
He always likes to keep things to himself.
But the things on his mind are all important.
For example, the entire Cheng family was executed
For example, if things get to that point, what will happen to her, Madam Guo, the children, and the safety of the Cheng family...
Thinking of this, Zhou Shaojin felt a little regretful that he had told Cheng Chi about his past life.
She said to Cheng Chi, "I have done half of the homework you assigned to me last time. Do you want to take a look?"
Cheng Chi painted twelve one-foot square paintings of flowers and birds and asked Zhou Shaojin to frame them so that they could be given away later.
Zhou Shaojin had to help Mrs. Guo with household chores in the morning, and sometimes she had to play with Yun Ge'er in the afternoon. When Cheng Chi came back at night, she had to help him change his clothes and eat. If he was in the study, she had to help him with his writing. The two of them would chat in the evening, and the day would pass quickly. If Cheng Chi was in a good mood... Usually they would stay up late at night. She had to go to greet Mrs. Guo, and she didn't dare to sleep in. She had to make up for the sleep at noon the next day. These twelve paintings were painted by Cheng Chi at home during the Chinese New Year. Now it has been almost half a year, and she has only mounted six of them intermittently.
If she hadn't seen that Cheng Chi was in a bad mood, she wouldn't have brought it up to embarrass herself.
Finding something to divert Cheng Chi's attention, his mood gradually improved.
She herself had been like that before.
Cheng Chi was really interested and said, "Let's go to the study and take a look."
Zhou Shaojin happily went to her own study with Cheng Chi.
It is called a study, but actually it is an ear room at the west end of the main house, because it is used by Zhou Shaojin alone. In addition to pens, ink, paper, and inkstone, books and scrolls, there is also a three-foot square flower rack in the corner. On the clothes rack next to it are hung embroidery threads and knotted cords of various colors. On the windowsill is a plain white porcelain vase with a bunch of bright red pomegranate flowers in it. The air of the boudoir is overwhelming, but there is a comfortable and relaxed feeling.
Cheng Chi likes it very much.
Especially when I saw the Drunkard's Chair in the corner, which was padded with a gold-embroidered mattress.
He could even imagine Zhou Shaojin sitting in the Drunkard's Chair and reading some books when he was not at home.
Cheng Chi couldn't help but lean over and kiss Zhou Shaojin's forehead again.
Zhou Shaojin saw his eyes sweep across the Drunkard's Chair and kiss her again, and her face turned slightly embarrassed.
Last time, Cheng Chi had put her legs on the armchair and had sex with her... That position made her very uncomfortable... and it was out of line.
She didn't know when she burned him... He must not do the same thing as last time...
Zhou Shaojin hurriedly led him to the large desk and took out a mounted scroll to show him.
Cheng Chi was surprised to see that the paintings were mounted in a natural and spacious manner, as if they were born on them.
Some people cannot master this kind of craft even after ten or twenty years.
If you learn from a master, you can become a master.
He thought for a moment and said, "What kind of paper did you use to make the painting center?"
Zhou Shaojin thought he had mounted it well, and asked nervously, "Why? Is it not okay?"
"No, no." Cheng Chi saw her fingers moving, and immediately hugged her in his arms, smiling, "It's mounted very well! You can even start your apprenticeship. In time, all the ancient books in my home can be handed over to you."
Zhou Shaojin breathed a sigh of relief, and a little pride rose in her heart for some reason. There was a hint of complacency between her brows, and she said, "I didn't dare to frame your painting directly, so I took out the flower patterns I painted in the past and framed them. But no matter what, the painting always had some wrinkles here and there, and it couldn't be flat. I thought of many ways, and finally remembered the Chengxin paper my father gave me, which is harder than other papers, so I used that to make the center of the painting... Isn't it great?" She looked up at Cheng Chi, her eyes full of smiles, and her expression revealed an unmistakable expectation.
Cheng Chi's mouth twitched slightly.
Chengxin paper... It is priceless... More valuable than gold... I used Chengxin paper which is getting smaller and smaller... I made the painting center... I wonder if my father-in-law would come from Baoding to teach his little girl a lesson if he knew about it... If those old scholars in the Hanlin Academy knew about it, I wonder if they would stamp their feet and beat their chests...
But when his eyes met Zhou Shaojin's, he felt that it was no big deal.
Things are meant to be used.
What is the difference between writing and mounting
"Very good!" Cheng Chi praised her with a smile, "How did you come up with this idea?"
Zhou Shaojin was immediately overjoyed.
I feel that all the hard thinking during those days has paid off.
"I was thinking about embroidery," she said with a smile on her face. "If you want to embroider well, the material must be stretched tight, and the thicker the paper, the better. Speaking of thick paper, the only one I know is Chengxin paper..."
Cheng Chi said, "Once you have framed all the paintings, we will send them to each family as gifts."
Let them also see Shao Jin's strengths, so that they don't always feel that he is wronged by Shao Jin marrying him.
Zhou Shaojin nodded with a smile.
Cheng Chi's calligraphy and paintings are well-known in Jiangnan. When any relative needs to celebrate, it is a graceful thing to give a pair of Cheng Chi's calligraphy and paintings as a gift.
"Then write a few more words." Zhou Shaojin requested, "The sixth of next month is Daddy's birthday. You write the words and I'll frame them and give them to Daddy as a birthday gift."
Daddy will definitely like it.
"Okay!" Cheng Chi thought this was a good idea.
Zhou Shaojin touched the ink and Cheng Chi wrote. After two hours of writing, they finally picked out the words "Live as Long as the Southern Mountains".
Cheng Chi asked, "Isn't that too simple? How about writing a poem or something?"
"No need." Zhou Shaojin thought that Cheng Chi was so busy. If he wrote a few more words, it would take at least seven or eight days. "This time, we'll just give you these four words. Next time, we'll prepare earlier and draw a portrait of the three elders of Fu, Lu and Shou for Dad."
The two discussed the birthday gift for Zhou Zhen. When they heard the second watch bell ringing outside, Zhou Shaojin embarrassedly urged Cheng Chi to go to bed: "We have to go to the government office tomorrow!"
"It doesn't matter." Cheng Chi said with a smile, "I don't have to attend the morning court."
He is not yet qualified to attend the morning court.
But the two of them still washed up and went to bed together.
Zhou Shaojin thought of Gu Jiunie.
In his previous life, Gu Jiunie did not help the Cheng family. Could it be related to the fact that it was Huang Li who recommended him to be an official
She told Cheng Chi about her concerns.
Cheng Chi smiled and said, "If big brother hadn't been putting pressure on Huang Li, Huang Li might have wanted to compete with big brother. But big brother took the lead when everything was in Huang Li's favor. Logically, Huang Li should have looked up to big brother. If so, he might not necessarily want to compete with big brother. Most likely, he was impressed by Jiu Nie's talent and character. But we won't know the details until Jiu Nie arrives in the capital." Then he comforted her, "Am I not just Song Ge Lao's man in the eyes of others? Don't think too much, go to sleep! With Ji Ying's personality, he will definitely come every day to teach Yun Ge how to swim these days, and when you are busy..."
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※(To be continued)