"Where have you seen this painting?!" Qin Wan said that just now, and Yue Ning also became a little interested.
Qin Wan stood up, "I've seen it at Uncle Weiyuan's house. This painting is hung in their main hall. I remember it very clearly. On the wall on the left after entering the door, there is such an identical painting!"
The corners of Yue Ning's lips curved slightly, "That's a coincidence, it seems that the painting in the Yanmo Painting Museum is very good—"
Qin Wan stared at the painting on the wall in a daze, and suddenly had some thoughts in his heart, "The yamen went to investigate a lot of people, but they probably haven't investigated the side of Wenwan, calligraphy and painting. Could it be that Mr. Wu and the people from the Yanmo Painting Museum know?"
"Even if it's not easy to know Ning, what about Hu Dequan and Zhao Jiaxu..."
Having said that, Qin Wan's eyes lit up slightly, "Zhao Jiaxu is a teacher, he often paints and sells them, maybe he sold them to the Yanmo Painting Studio, what about Hu Dequan and Wang Shouchang..."
Qin Wan muttered to himself while thinking, Yue Ning looked a little terrified, "What are you talking about? Is this painting related to the murder case? Don't scare me."
Qin Wan shook his head, turned his eyes to look at the sky outside, it was getting late at the moment, the sun was setting, and it would be dark in another hour, Qin Wan pulled Yue Ning's hand, "Go, don't you want to know What's going on with this case? Let's go to the ink painting gallery! Go and see the paintings—"
Yue Ning didn't understand what Qin Wan meant, and while being dragged by Qin Wan, she said, "What do you mean, we're going to the art gallery now? It's getting dark—"
Qin Wan's eyes dimmed, "I just go when it's getting dark!"
It was rare for Yue Ning to see that Qin Wan didn't act according to common sense. After thinking about it, she knew that she must have a deep meaning, so she didn't say much. .
The carriage moved forward slowly, Yue Ning said, "What are you going to do? What does that painting prove? Why are you going to the gallery now?"
Qin Wan thought for a while and said, "The painting hanging in the first deceased's home is your "A Thousand Rivers Race", the second deceased is a teacher, and often sells paintings to several art galleries. Let's see if the Dye Ink Painting Gallery accepts the painting of the second deceased."
Yue Ning stared, "Do you suspect that the case of the dead man has something to do with the gallery?"
Qin Wan shook her head, "That's not true. There's no evidence right now, so I can't be sure. It's just that I suddenly discovered such a coincidence. I want to follow this coincidence to investigate and see if it's really related."
Yue Ning understood, "Four people died in a row. If the painting gallery is related to the two dead people, it would be a great coincidence. Then it will be very interesting to check the third and fourth people." The real murderer may be found!"
Qin Wan nodded, "That's it, and, tonight is a very special night."
Yue Ning hurriedly said, "What kind of special method?"
Qin Wan narrowed her eyes, "According to common sense, the murderer should kill the fifth person tonight."
Yue Ning let out a soft "ah" in shock, "So let's go to the painting gallery to see, if anyone is strangely absent from the painting gallery, and it happens that the painting gallery has something to do with other dead people, then the murderer is someone in the painting gallery ?”
Qin Wan nodded, "That's exactly what it means, so we're going to stay longer in the gallery tonight."
Yue Ning rolled her eyes, "I have a solution! It's not a problem to stay until midnight!"
Qin Wan looked at Yue Ning's cunning and smiled slightly.
When the carriage had gone for two incense sticks, it arrived in front of the Yanmo Painting Gallery. As soon as it got out of the carriage, the young man at the door stopped. Seeing Qin Wan and Yue Ning coming, he hurried forward to salute. Are there? Are all the masters in the gallery there?"
The servant quickly laughed and said, "You two princesses, please come in. Everyone Ning is here, resting in the backyard. The other masters, Master Zhao and Master Song, have gone out to paint for others, and the others are here."
Yue Ning nodded, "Well, I also want to invite the masters to come to the house to paint, but I don't know how well everyone paints. If you are not busy today, I want to see how everyone paints later."
The Marquis of Anyang is a relative of the emperor, the servant did not dare to be negligent at all, so he quickly agreed, first ordered the servant to go to the backyard to call Ning Buyi, then sent Qin and Wan upstairs, waited for the best tea before retreating .
Ning Buyi quickly went up to the second floor. Today he was wearing a green shirt, elegant and elegant, and his face was still covered with makeup, but it was not obtrusive. From a distance, one could only think that his complexion was jade-like and handsome. Yat.
"I pay my respects to the two princesses. The two princesses are great, and I am far away from you."
Qin Wan waved his hand, "Get up, get up, come today, I'm going to disturb everyone Ning again."
Ning Buyi hurriedly said, "What does the princess need to do next?"
Qin Wan looked at Yue Ning, and Yue Ning said, "That's right, we have been back in the capital for a while, I heard that it is fashionable to ask painters to paint portraits in the capital, so I asked you to find some masters to paint some pictures for my grandmother , I just don't know which master is a good painter, so I want to come and see for myself... "
Ning Buyi must have known the reason for Yue Ning's visit, Ning Buyi smiled, "It's simple, I'll find a few of their paintings, the Princess will know what to do after seeing them one by one."
Ning Buyi turned around to leave after finishing speaking, Yue Ning smiled and said, "I don't want to see the paintings, I heard that there are several masters in the art gallery, I want them to make a painting for me on the spot, and I will see who draws the best Whoever looks the most like him will be invited into the mansion!"
Yue Ning's request is naturally unreasonable, but she has a noble status, is not short of money, and is Ning Buyi's benefactor, so Ning Buyi smiled without hesitation, "Of course there is no problem, but usually a painting requires Two hours, if you want to paint finely and realistically, it may take longer, the princess is sure to paint today? How about I let them start painting for you tomorrow morning?"
Yue Ning waved her hand, "I just don't want to waste your time, wait until tomorrow, who knows if they will survive?"
Ning Buyi hurriedly said, "As long as the princess speaks, no one's affairs are as important as the princess's order."
"No, no, it's not good to have so many, it's just that the hardworking masters will go home later today..."
If she is appreciated by Princess Taichang, her reputation in Beijing will be greatly improved. This kind of opportunity is something that everyone can only wish for, so why go home later? !
Seeing that Yue Ning had made up her mind, Ning Buyi said, "Okay, please wait a moment, princess, I'll go get ready!"
Yue Ning nodded, and Ning Buyi quickly backed out.
Yue Ning blinked at Qin Wan, "How?"
Qin Wan couldn't help laughing and said, "The princess is so smart! I didn't even think of this idea!"
Yue Ning knew that Qin Wan must have hundreds of ways to achieve her goal, so she just cooperated with her, so she couldn't help laughing, and the two whispered a few more words, and soon, Ning Buyi took four painters upstairs , the four painters looked a little nervous, but they were all full of ambition and eager to try, Ning Buyi said, "This place is too small, please ask the princess to go to the backyard and let the four of them paint on the porch, so as not to waste the princess's time —”
Yue Ning looked at Ning Buyi, "Huh? Do you still have to keep staring at me?"
Ning Buyi laughed, "Painting portraits is indeed the way to go. If the princess is not used to it, how about I put a gauze curtain in the pavilion in the backyard?"
Yue Ning said everything, if she didn't cooperate with this matter, she would look like she was messing around, Yue Ning looked at Qin Wan with a wry smile, "Well, fortunately, there is a Princess Yongci accompanying me today."
Qin Wan covered her lips and laughed, and went downstairs with Yue Ning.
The two-story building facing the street of the Dye Ink Art Museum is the main part of the art gallery, and the yard behind it is the warehouse and Ning Buyi’s resting place. Although the yard is not big, the rockery corridors, waterside pavilions and pavilions complement each other, making Ning Buyi a beautiful place. Elegant man, the yard is also extremely elegant. In order to make Qin and Wan feel comfortable in the pavilion, Ning Buyi ordered someone to serve refreshments, hung gauze curtains, and put cushions on the benches. When Qin and Wan entered, Ning Buyi It was not easy and ordered people to hang bright lights in the yard, making the whole yard as bright as day, and the bright lights reflected each other like a river of stars. The pavilions between the stars were exquisite. Under the pavilions, there were two beautiful people, Yue Ningben Huan Ku waited for the painting to be very hard, but seeing Ning Buyi put so much effort into it, he also felt happy.
In the corridor directly opposite the two, there are bright lights hanging high, and the painting tables are arranged. Four masters are standing in the corridor with pens, and there is a child grinding ink beside them. The night is gradually falling, and when the night completely covers the courtyard, the scenery surrounded by bright lights It became more and more refreshing. The cool breeze in early summer came slowly through the gauze tent. Qin Wan made tea for Yue Ning himself. Yue Ning smelled the tea fragrance lingering in her nose, and she was glad that she used the right method——
Not long after, Ning Buyi came in with a few picture books, "After searching for a long time, I only found this one. I have to wait for a long time. The two princesses can take a look at these to pass the time."
At the beginning of painting, the four painters stared at Yue Ning carefully. Yue Ning was not used to it at first, but gradually she didn't care. After a while, the four painters started to paint, and Yue Ning couldn't stop staring at the painter. .
While making tea, Qin Wan invited Ning to take a seat, "We came here suddenly, causing trouble for Ning everyone, is everyone busy tonight? Don't be delayed by us—"
Yue Ning also immediately said, "Yes, yes, everyone, if you have something to do, go and do it."
Ning Buyi laughed, "I've been very free these few days, not to mention the two princesses are here, I have to accompany you no matter what, not only me, but the servants outside dare not despise you two."
Qin Wan poured Ning Buyi a cup of tea, "So everyone stayed?"
Ning Yi said conveniently, "It's nothing, even other guests, we have to treat each other with courtesy!"
Qin Wan and Yue Ning looked at each other, and Yue Ning hurriedly said, "I think Ning's art gallery is not small, how many people are there to paint and work here now? If there are too many people invited, wouldn't it be impossible to paint?"
Ning Buyi smiled, "I'm not counted right now, there are six painters in total, each with a painting boy, and there is also a shopkeeper in the lobby, plus three other guys who are responsible for receiving guests, today the two painters bring their own The painting boy is out."
Yue Ning and Qin Wan knew what they said, and Qin Wan said, "Are all the paintings sold here painted by their own painters?"
Ning Buyi shook his head, "That's not true. There are also paintings sold by scholars and literati outside, but our requirements are relatively high here, and we don't accept ordinary paintings."
The dyed ink painting gallery enjoys a high reputation in Lin'an City, so naturally not everyone who sells paintings dares to come.
Yue Ning hesitated to speak, but Qin Wan didn't ask Zhao Jiaxu, so she held back. Since Ning Buyi wanted to be with her, Qin Wan and Yue Ning also chatted with Ning Buyi. Buyi's ancestral home is from Huzhou. His family was originally wealthy, and he wanted to make him an official, but he prefers to paint. Because of this, he broke up with his family in the early years and worshiped his master to learn painting. After leaving the family, although the family accepted him, the family has been defeated, and his parents have died of illness one after another. He has a very normal relationship with the uncle in the family, so he went all the way to Beijing to open a painting gallery.
"I'd rather be an ordinary person than dare to do it. No wonder I have achieved what I want to do. If my family prevents me from doing it, I will probably give up..."
Ning Buyi smiled wryly, "I was young and frivolous back then, my family was not bad since I was a child, and I didn't know the sufferings of the world. After I left home, I realized that the world outside is very dangerous. But at that time, there was no way to go home. I wouldn't go back if I didn't make a name for myself. , and then I went home with great difficulty, but my parents passed away one after another, which is also my biggest regret.”
Things in the world are really not as expected, Yue Ning felt a little bit of sympathy when she heard this, "Master Ning has the current reputation in Beijing, and it can be regarded as a small accomplishment. The girl we met that day, why did Master Ning treat others?" So indifferent?"
Ning Buyi blushed slightly, "I made the princess laugh, Shishu's family is a big family in Huzhou, and the family is full of literati and officials. Although I am also half a literati, I am definitely not tolerated by their family. Agree, I don't want to implicate her, so it's better to explain it to her earlier."
"Her family is in Huzhou? Didn't she come all the way for you?"
Ning Buyi smiled wryly again, "That's not the case, it's her family who wanted to marry her to the capital, and brought her to Beijing after the New Year, if all goes well, I'm afraid she will get married within the year..."
The marriage of children has been ordered by parents since ancient times, and Ning Buyi has no choice but to refuse that infatuated girl. Yue Ning is a little embarrassed, "Sorry, I didn't expect it to be like this."
Ning Buyi sighed, "Your Majesty, don't be sorry, my parents are gone, and everyone decides for me about the marriage, so I just let it be. If there is a destiny, I will marry a wife and have children. If there is no destiny, I will accompany the painting." Wouldn't it be nice!"
These words were quite heroic, Yue Ning held up the teacup, "Master Ning is free and easy, I will offer you a glass of tea instead of wine!"
Qin Wan also raised the teacup, "You can't leave me—"
While the three of them were waiting to paint, they also had a good chat. Time passed by, and they sat in the pavilion for more than an hour before they knew it. Seeing that it was getting late, Ning Buyi ordered someone to buy it again. Seeing him being so enthusiastic and thoughtful, Yue Ning almost forgot that he was skeptical when he came here today. After midnight, several painters completed the paintings one after another. Tang Shangchao, just saw two pictures, Baiying suddenly walked in quickly from the outside.
Walking up to Qin Wan, Bai Ying whispered, "Miss, something happened at the mill."