After spending a day with Yun Qing on the street and buying a lot of things, Qi Xuan's mood improved a lot.
But when he returned to the palace and met Dai Yanxin, his mood instantly went down again.
Qi Xuan frowned and said, "I didn't say that I was unfamiliar with Lord Huang last time, so I couldn't paint well when I was asked to paint."
Dai Yanxin said: "Siling asked Lin painter to make two paintings for Mr. Huang, but Mr. Huang said it was not good. He wanted you to make him a painting, and told Siling that this was his only one. wish."
Qi Xuan was a little bored.
Dai Yanxin said: "I know you don't want to paint, but you don't want to look at the face of the Buddha. King You has nothing to say to us all these years. Now my younger brothers and sisters are asking to come, if you refuse, it would be too unkind."
Qi Xuan felt very uncomfortable, but did not refuse: "You rest early, I will go back to the study to sleep."
If he is in a bad mood, he will stay in the study. This Dai Yanxin had known for a long time: "Okay."
Back to the study, Qi Xuan called the close companion over: "Go to Prince You's Mansion and tell Prince You that I will be there tomorrow morning."
Some things are not easy to say to Huang, it is better to talk to Qiyou directly.
When Qiyou heard the news, he said to Huang Siling a little strangely: "I don't know what's the matter with the third brother? It's such a big night that people still have a message."
Today, I went to Xuanwang Mansion to find Dai Yanxin, but Huang Siling didn't tell Qiyou in advance. At this time, she didn't dare to hide it: "I asked him to paint for my father, right?"
Qiyou was very upset when he heard this: "Paintist Lin did not make two paintings for your father. Either one of those two paintings is good." If the painting is not good, he has nothing to say. But those two paintings are very good. Master Huang was dissatisfied, he was completely picking bones in the egg.
Huang Siling was also very aggrieved: "Father kept begging me, begging me to ask my third brother to paint him a picture. I refused before, but today he grabbed my hand and said that this was his only wish before he died, you say What can I do?" She even said her only wish before she died, what can she do if she is a daughter? He can only do his best to fulfill his wish.
Qiyou felt that Huang Shoushan was completely fussing: "Forget it, I will solve this matter, don't be uncomfortable."
Huang Siling nodded.
Qixuan went to Qixuan early in the morning: "Brother Brother, my father-in-law is just messing around, don't pay attention to him." Compared with Qixuan, Huang Shoushan naturally had to stand aside.
Qi Xuan smiled and said, "Let’s take a look at the paintings Lin Painter painted for Huang Daren. If it is not good, I will paint Huang Daren." If it is a good painting, there is no need to waste his time and energy. Up.
Qiyou hurriedly said: "Brother, there is no need to force yourself."
"Ayou, I know that if it wasn't for this, my younger siblings would definitely not open this mouth." According to his original temperament, even if there is Dai Yanxin, he would not let go. However, it is no longer what he used to be when he was young, and he did everything as he pleased. Now, he will take care of the feelings of those who care.
Qiyou smiled: "Brother, I will solve this matter."
Qi Xuan patted Qiyou on the shoulder, and said, "Don't grind, come with me to Huang's house!" If Qiyou refuses, let Master Huang leave with regret. In the future, Huang will blame Qiyou for this, and the couple may have suspicions.
When he arrived at Huang's house, Qixuan saw the portrait painted by Master Lin and said to Huang Shoushan: "Master Huang, Master Lin painted this painting very well. Even if I paint, it is impossible for me to paint better than him."
Huang Shoushan felt that Qi Xuan was evasive: "Just ask the prince to make a painting for me, even if I die, I have no regrets."
Qi Xuan explained patiently: "Master Huang, if you let me paint, I can only paint the way you are now. No matter how good my art is, this painting won't look good."
Huang Shoushan has been lying in bed for almost a year, and the physical and mental condition of the person who is about to step into the coffin with both feet can be imagined. How could it be better to start painting like this.
Huang Shoushan hurriedly said: "The prince and the prince can paint what I look like 20 years ago." He has seen the painting that Qi Xuan made for Han Jianming. painting.
People get older and their obsessions deepen. He mentioned it to Huang Siling a few years ago while he was ill. Although he was rejected, he still didn't give up. Now that he is seriously ill, he repeats the old saying
Qi Xuan shook his head and said, "Sorry, Lord Huang, I don't remember what you were like 20 years ago."
Huang Shoushan stayed for a while, then said after a while: "How come?"
Qi Xuan shook his head and said, "Master Huang, my memory is not very good. I don't remember the appearance of many people before." Actually, it is not that he has a bad memory, but the number of times he has met Huang Shoushan does not exceed two. Slap, and every time I see it is very short. Therefore, he has only a vague impression of Huang Shoushan's appearance more than 20 years ago. In this case, how would he paint Huang Shoushan's appearance when he was young
Huang Shoushan was disappointed and uncomfortable.
Qi Xuan said, "Master Huang, the paintings I drew are definitely not as good as those of Painter Lin."
Although he was raised very high, Qixuan knew that the artist Lin's painting skills were actually much higher than him.
Before Huang Shoushan could speak, Qiyou said, "Father-in-law, take a good rest, and I and my third brother will leave first if there is something to do." He had a bad impression of Huang Shoushan. When he was young, he spoiled his concubine and concubine's two sons, which was not good to his mother-in-law and Siling. Later, Siling married him, and Huang Shoushan panicked to repair his father-daughter relationship. Then, I wanted him to take photos of the two concubines of the Buddha. Unfortunately, Qiyou ignored him at all.
Huang Siling also has no feelings for the two younger brothers, so he never intercedes for them.
Back at home, Qixuan and Dai Yanxin said, "You tell your younger siblings, I really don’t remember what Mr. Huang looked like when he was young. But if Mr. Huang insisted on me painting, I would paint for him. However, I can only do it. Draw him what he looks like now. It’s just that I’m afraid I won’t be satisfied with Master Huang.”
Dai Yanxin asked: "Master Huang insisted that you paint him, because he wanted you to paint what he looked like when he was young?"
Qi Xuan nodded.
Dai Yanxin didn't know what to say, his prince was grown up by the old British father and the old Zhongyonghou. The prince is very familiar with them, so he can naturally draw them as normal when they were young. But Huang Shoushan and Qixuan have nothing to do with each other at all, how to draw this.
Qixuan said: "You and your younger siblings should talk carefully, don't let them quarrel because of me."
Dai Yanxin smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely talk to my younger siblings." Master Huang's request is completely unreasonable. Even if his husband doesn't paint, he can't be blamed.
Huang Siling wanted Qi Xuan to draw a picture for her father, even if it looked like this. But Qiyou was unwilling. He knew that Qixuan only agreed to paint for Huang Shoushan because of his face, otherwise he would not enter the gate of Huang's house.
Qiyou said with a cold face: "This time, this is the end, you don't go to Sansao anymore."
Huang Siling didn't dare to confront Qiyou: "I see." Qiyou is a bit domineering, and he has the final say on everything at home. However, Huang Siling is not a competitive person, so the couple have been getting along very well over the years.
Not long after this incident, a wealthy businessman named Qiangui asked for a painting in Shangxuan Wang's Mansion, saying that as long as Qi Xuan was willing to paint him, he was willing to pay one hundred thousand taels of silver.
After Qi Xuan heard this, he was so angry that Qian Gui was beaten out.
Within two days, he invited a friend whom Qixuan had made to talk about Xiang. He said that if Qixuan was willing to paint for him, he would pay two hundred thousand taels of silver.
Qixuan knew his friend's intentions, and immediately served tea to see him off.
Dai Yanxin was very keen, and said to Qi Xuan, "Master, I think this matter is strange."
"I have asked the butler to check." He is the prince of the dynasty, and not a poor painter. Qian Gui actually used money to hit him, this man is really fat.
The housekeeper quickly told Qixuan the results of the investigation: "The prince, Qian Gui was drunk and told others that the prince's paintings will be passed on for generations. When the prince paints for him, then his face will not only have light, he said It's not certain that it will last forever." Two hundred thousand one paintings are very exciting to think about, but it is a pity that my prince does not paint, otherwise two hundred thousand silver can be easily obtained.
Qi Xuan asked: "How credible do you think this statement?" If it is twenty thousand taels of silver, it is still possible. Two hundred thousand, no matter how much money is burned, it's useless.
The housekeeper actually wants to say, prince, if you draw a picture for him, you will know the truth or not. However, I thought about this in my heart and I didn't dare to say it. Having been a housekeeper in the Palace of Xuan for more than 20 years, how could he not know Qi Xuan's temperament: "Master, this old slave doesn't know."
Although Qi Xuan didn't promise to paint Qian Gui, the matter went out. People in the capital are all talking about whether Xuanwang Mansion used magical brushes to paint, otherwise why a painting is worth two hundred thousand taels of silver.
Qixuan looked at Qiyou for a drink, and looked at Qiyou and asked, "You didn't get the money expensive, did you?" This money expensive is a maritime merchant, and Qiyou has been in charge of shipping before. Therefore, he suspected that it was Qiyou who was creating momentum for him.
Qiyou laughed straightly: "If I did it, I would have told you so long ago and I still need to listen to you. But speaking, with money expensive, it is estimated that no one will come and ask you to help you paint in the future. "One painting is 200,000 yuan, who can afford it!" No matter how rich you have money, you can't squander it like this.
After thinking about it, Qi Xuan felt: "Indeed, there shouldn't always be people coming to my door to beg me to paint. However, I still think there is a problem with the high price." Dare to ask him to paint.
Qiyou ate a fennel bean and said with a smile: "Brother, this matter will not only cause you no loss, but will help you build momentum." Therefore, he felt that there was no need to pursue it.
When I got home, I saw Dai Yanxin reading the famous post. Qixuan asked, "What?"
Dai Yanxin handed the famous post to Qixuan, and said with a smile: "I showed Xue Yanxiang three candidates, you look at it."
Qixuan took it and took a serious look. After reading it, he asked, "This Gu Kun is already a jury man, why would the Gu family want to marry us?" Normally, eighteen years old is juren. The elders must wait for him to try. Let's talk about dear. If you pass the exam, you can talk about a better and helpful marriage, and if you fail the exam, you don’t worry about no one coming to talk to you. And he was just an idle prince, unable to give Gu Kun any help.
Dai Yanxin said: "This Gu Kun is an adopted son. Mrs. Gu let go and said that when he gets married, she will let him move out of Gu's house and live alone." It means moving out, not separating out. If you move out, you will have no property.
"Really adopted son? Not the outside room?"
Dai Yanxin shook his head and said: "Ms. Gu has not been open for five years, and she hugged an orphan of the same family and raised her under her lap. As a result, Mrs. Gu became pregnant that year, but even if the child is lucky, Mrs. Gu's first two children are girls." Mrs. Gu gave birth to a son, and Gu Kun has already entered the college.
"Is this not in their name?" If you want to put it in their name, you won't say let the children move out.
Dai Yanxin shook his head and said, "No. I was probably worried that it would damage her son's interests in the future, so I didn't put this child under his name." Once he entered the genealogy and put it under their husband and wife's name, it would be righteous. His eldest son is now. The eldest son will inherit 70% of the family's property in the future. If it is not registered, it is an adopted son. Regardless of the industry, their husband and wife have the final say.
Qi Xuan said, "I'll let people find out about Gu Kun's temperament. If it's good, I'll settle it down." It may be harder to live out in the future, but it will be easier to be the master of the house. .
Dai Yanxin nodded.