As night fell, under the leadership of Zheng MiChang, Gao Hanwen entered Shen Yishi's mansion with him.
Shen Yishi's mansion is extremely luxuriously decorated. On both sides of the door stand a lifelike stone lion. Judging from the stone used, it can be seen that it is expensive. There are two huge gilt copper buckles on the painted red door. , used for knocking on the door. There is a plaque on the door with the words Miao Qu Zhai.
Entering it, there are many unnamed plants planted on both sides of the road. Even in winter, they are green and green, making people feel happy. The door is closed, blocking out all the hustle and bustle outside, and making the house even more tranquil.
As soon as the two entered it, the housekeeper greeted them.
I saw the butler with a smile on his face, and bowed respectfully to the two of them: "I guess you are Master Zheng and Master Gao, please come in quickly, my master has been waiting for you for a long time!"
After that, he didn't look at the two of them and just led the way ahead.
Gao Hanwen deliberately slowed down and asked Zheng Michang, "Brother, what kind of banquet is this?"
Zheng Michang shook his head, pretended not to know, and responded: "Brother, I just received the invitation today. Let's go! Let's go in and have a look."
Gao Hanwen wanted to ask a few more questions, but seeing that Zheng Michang had already followed the butler's pace, he also followed in out of trust for his elder brother.
"You two are finally here, it's so easy for Shen to wait!"
As soon as the two entered the door, Shen Yishi stood up and took the initiative to greet them. At this moment, he was still wearing the same rags, and there were many delicacies on the table beside him.
"Who are you?" Gao Hanwen asked curiously when he saw that the visitor had an extraordinary bearing and was wearing rags.
"I am Shen Yashi." Shen Yashi said, stroking his beard with a smile on his face.
Hearing that Shen Yishi revealed his identity, Gao Hanwen looked around and couldn't help but wonder: "I wonder why Boss Shen invited the two of us to come to this wonderful restaurant?"
Hearing Gao Hanwen's words, Shen Yishi's expression changed, he sighed helplessly, and his mood became depressed: "To be honest, Shen took the liberty to invite you two to come, and he really has something that he needs your help with. "
"Is it a business matter or a private matter? If it's a business matter, you might as well go to the Yamen and talk about it. The government will give you justice!" Zheng Michang, who had not spoken since entering, said.
"Please sit down and talk about private matters." After Shen Yashi said this, he asked Zheng Michang and Gao Hanwen to sit down.
"Come on, I, Shen, will toast you two adults first!" After Shen Yishi said this, he picked up the wine pot and poured a glass of wine for Zheng Mi Chang and Gao Hanwen each. However, when pouring wine for Gao Hanwen, his hand moved slightly. move.
"Please!" After Shen Yishi said this, he drank all the wine in the glass without looking at the two of them.
Reluctantly, Zheng Michang and Gao Hanwen had no choice but to drink all the wine in their glasses.
After a glass of wine, Shen Yishi turned his gaze to Gao Hanwen. After hesitating for a moment, he finally stated his purpose: "I'm brave enough to want a painting of Gao Hanwen's calligraphy. How about it?"
"How about three thousand taels of silver for refining the pen?" Seeing that Gao Hanwen wanted to refuse, Shen Yishi said immediately.
"I wonder what Boss Shen wants my calligraphy treasure to be used for? I am currently just a seventh-grade official serving in the Governor's Mansion of Zhejiang Province. If you want a calligraphy treasure, you should ask the gentleman next to me! He is the chief envoy of Zhejiang Province, and also Are you afraid that I can’t protect you?”
Seeing that Shen Yishi didn't respond, Gao Hanwen continued to add: "Or do you want to use me to get in touch with my teacher's line?"
When Gao Hanwen said this, his expression became colder and colder. Unexpectedly, Shen Yishi just sighed deeply: "I didn't mean that. I asked for this calligraphy treasure for my daughter!"
Hearing these words, Gao Hanwen was stunned for a moment, and all the words he had organized in his mind were stuck.
"My daughter's name is Shen Yun, and I redeemed her from a brothel! She had a rough life since she was a child. She was sold into a brothel by her parents when she was eight years old. Later, when I saw how pitiful she was, I redeemed her and raised her with care."
"I know that Mr. Gao was a great talent who was famous in the capital before he became an official. He was also a disciple of Yan Shifan, an important official in the court. I don't know where my daughter got a few lines of your poems by chance. She seems to have entered As if possessed by a demon, I locked myself in my room, excerpted it every day, and recited it every night, treating you as my close friend."
"Actually, she used to peek at you on your only way to study, but because of her bumpy life experience, she didn't dare to take a step closer. This silly kid secretly hid it from me and thought I didn't know."
Shen Yishi said with a look of love on his face.
"Boss Shen, I..."
After listening to Shen Yishi's story, Gao Hanwen showed a hint of shame on his face.
"It doesn't matter. This time I heard the news that you came to Zhejiang to take up a post. This girl was so happy that she didn't sleep for two days and two nights, so she entrusted me to ask for a copy of Mr. Gao's calligraphy to relieve her lovesickness."
Shen Yishi's face still had a sincere expression, and he didn't take what Gao Hanwen said before to heart at all.
"No problem, Mr. Shen, I'll write it now. As for the retouching fee, forget it." Gao Hanwen waved his hand and agreed to Shen Yishi's request.
After hearing this, Shen Yishi was overjoyed and immediately asked his servant to prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
"Come on, Mr. Gao, I, Shen, give you a toast!"
After Shen Yishi finished speaking, he filled Gao Hanwen's wine glass and raised his own wine glass.
Gao Hanwen did not refuse and drank all the wine in the glass.
After the second glass of wine was in his stomach, Gao Hanwen felt his lips were chapped, his whole body was hot, his head felt dizzy, and his heart became anxious, eager to find something to vent.
But he still managed to finish writing. As soon as he finished writing, he staggered and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Zheng Mi-chang next to him had quick eyes and quick hands and helped him up.
"Master Gao, what's wrong?" Shen Yishi noticed Gao Hanwen's strangeness, his eyes were full of worry, and he wanted to step forward to help.
"It's okay. Maybe it's been too long since I haven't drank. I'm too drunk. I'll be fine after I rest for a while." Gao Hanwen waved his hand, rejecting Shen Yishi's kindness.
After a short rest, the dizziness in Gao Hanwen's mind disappeared. Gao Hanwen felt more and more thirsty and his body became hotter and hotter. When Shen Yishi saw this, he stood up and poured him a few glasses of wine.
"Father!" A clear and melodious voice was heard in everyone's ears. Following the sound, a young woman in tulle appeared in front of everyone. After saluting everyone, she looked towards Gao Hanwen was about to fall unconscious.
"Yun'er, why are you here?" Shen Yashi said, with a hint of blame in his tone.
"Father, my daughter was really too curious, so..."
Before she even finished speaking, the woman blushed with embarrassment, and behind her was the maid in charge of holding the piano.
"Come on, Yun'er, dad will introduce you to me. This is the tall man you have admired for a long time!"
"My little girl has met Mr. Gao." The visitor looked at Gao Hanwen lovingly, bowed slightly, then sat down and started playing the piano.
The melodious sound of the piano fills the room, making people relaxed and happy, as if they want to forget all the troubles in the world.
After a long time, after playing the piano, Shen Yun looked at Gao Hanwen and asked with a smile.
"Master Gao, how do you like this song?"
"good very good."
Gao Hanwen forced himself to salute and looked away from the girl.
"Master Gao is feeling unwell. Please send him to the wing to rest on behalf of my father."
"yes."
