The sun hangs in the sky, reflecting the clouds into orange, giving off a comfortable glow. .
Ming Hibiscus, Xu Nuo sat in front of the desk, took a piece of sheep hair, and carefully sketched the young man's face on the rice paper.
Xu Pingqi stood behind Xu Nuo, looked at her for a moment, frowned slightly, stared at her back, and asked: "Sixth sister, who did you learn this painting technique from?"
"Of course I learned it from dad."
Xu Nuo didn't take it seriously and used simple lines to draw the boy's body and the tea tree behind him.
"The technique you used is the same as the painting of the broken chrysanthemum in the Secret Envoy's Mansion." Xu Pingqi looked at the tea tree in the painting in disbelief, with deep doubts in his eyes.
"Erlang, don't talk nonsense!" Xu Nuo was startled and suddenly remembered her father's warning to her not to paint in front of outsiders.
I was anxious to draw the boy's appearance just now, but I forgot to hide my painting technique.
"Sixth sister, what else are you hiding from your family?" Xu Pingqi turned to face Xu Nuo, placed his hands on the desk, and stared straight into her eyes, not giving her a chance to dodge.
He had already discovered that Sixth Sister was secretly connected with Xiao Silang, and that Sixth Sister seemed to be doing some business outside. Although he didn't know what it was specifically, he had a vague feeling that it was a big business.
Otherwise, Chuntang wouldn't have gone in and out with such a thick account book.
"Erlang, do you know this person? Is he married?" Xu Nuo did not answer and changed the subject.
She didn't want to lie to Xu Pingqi, so she could only avoid talking about it for the time being. If there was a suitable opportunity in the future, she would naturally tell him.
Xu Pingqi sighed, sat down cross-legged, and without pressing Xu Pingqi, took the portrait she had drawn and said while looking at it: "He is not an apprentice learning tea art. He is the boy that Ye Shiwu took with him when he went to the academy. Never married."
After speaking, he put down the portrait and looked at Xu Nuo's face carefully, as if he wanted to see what she was thinking from her expression.
Sixth Sister can't really fall in love with this person.
After all, she had never been so curious about any man.
Xunuo asked the person's name, age, whether he was reliable at work, and the situation at home in detail. After asking, he nodded with satisfaction.
Xu Pingqi was asked and sweat broke out on his forehead.
If Sixth Sister really had such intentions, he might have to tell his mother immediately.
"Erlang, thank you so much for this time. If the formal marriage is successful, I will definitely give you a big gift!"
The promise made Xu Pingqi tense up, his throat moved, and his expression was very tangled.
"I'll show it to Chuntang first to see if she likes it." Xu Nuo happily patted Xu Pingqi's shoulder, took the painting and ran out.
In just one sentence, Xu Pingqi realized that he had thought wrongly. He breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to call Xu Nuo who had already stepped out the door: "Sixth sister, it's better to burn this painting."
"Okay!" Xu Nuo responded and hurried to look for Chuntang.
Chuntang was working as a female worker just now, but now that the sun has set, she has stopped her work and is sorting out her needlework in the room. When she heard a noise, she looked up and saw Xu Nuo smiling mysteriously.
She got up from the couch, saluted Xu Nuo, and asked, "Madam, what's wrong?"
Xunuo waved his hand, found a place to sit on the couch, took Chuntang's hand, and said: "Since that incident, I have been thinking about finding a good family for you, and now I have seen a good one. Man. I want to show you first. If you like it, I’ll go over there and ask them what they mean.”
With just one brush, Chuntang's face turned red.
"Madam, Chuntang is yours, and the marriage is entirely up to you." After saying this, his hands started to tremble.
Last time she acted on her own initiative and was deceived, causing such an embarrassing situation, which caused both her wife and herself to be discussed. Having learned the lesson from last time, she made plans to make arrangements for her marriage solely according to her promise.
"Don't talk about that, first take a look at his appearance and see if you like it." As he spoke, Xu promised to unfold the painting in his hand.
When Chuntang saw the young man's appearance in the painting, her eyelashes trembled and her ears turned red.
Xunuo tilted his head and looked at Chuntang's expression very carefully, and at the same time told her about the boy's situation: "He is a son of the Ye family. Although he is said to be a servant, he has studied with Shishi Lang since he was a child. He was also the one who accompanied Shishiro when he went to Yingtianfu Academy to study. I heard that Erlang said that he had read a lot of books and was also good at tea art. When I saw him today, he had such a good demeanor that I almost thought he was someone from the Ye family. Where's Mr. Lang? If you think it's feasible, I'll ask Mr. Fifteen."
"It's all up to the lady to make the decision." Chuntang took her hand out of Xu Nuo's hand and lowered her head no longer looking at the painting.
Seeing Chuntang's shy look, Xunuo thought she was satisfied with the young man.
Then he went back to his house, burned the painting on a lamp, and trotted to Yingcheng Courtyard for dinner.
After dinner, Xu Nuo told Mr. Lu his thoughts.
Lu agreed very much: "The Ye family has a very good family tradition. Not only has it produced an outstanding son like Shishi Lang, but the servants and maids are also very well-educated. You first go and ask Shishi Lang what he means. As for Chun Tang's earlier Those things should be openly explained and there is no need to hide them.”
"Okay, I understand." Xu Nuo nodded vigorously.
The next day, Xu Nuo visited Ye Mansion again with Xu Pingqi.
Wearing men's clothes, she first helped Xu Pingqi get out of the carriage, and then followed him with her hands down.
Xu Pingqi and Ye Qingchen were very good friends. Before he entered the courtyard, Ye Qingchen greeted him.
"Erlang, after you left yesterday, Song Erlang made a good poem. Did you listen to what your elder brother said? I copied a copy and am about to send it to you!" Ye Qingchen only wore a blue robe at home today, obviously. Not ready to meet guests.
"I rested early yesterday and didn't see my eldest brother. What's the word?" Xu Pingqi asked and glanced sideways at Xu Nuo.
Although they didn't see the eldest brother last night, the three of them had breakfast at their mother's place today, but they never heard the eldest brother talk about Song Qi's lyrics.
Ye Qingchen explained yesterday's situation in detail, and at the end he recited the words and couldn't help stroking his hands after he finished speaking.
Xu Pingqi then praised: "Brother Song is a low-key person with a reserved personality, but such a talent was not discovered until yesterday."
"Yes, we were in the same academy earlier, and we would often discuss each other's ideas. I never knew he was so good at composing lyrics." As they spoke, they walked along the verandah to Ye Qingchen's teahouse.
Ye Qingchen is the person of the Ye family who has mastered the essence of tea art, and is the future head of the Ye family. Therefore, he also has a large tea room here, and the items in the tea room are all shipped from Suzhou.
Entering the tea room, Ye Qingchen skillfully began to wash the tea sets and prepare to order tea.
Xu Pingqi sat opposite the tea table, watching Ye Qingchen order tea and chatting with him. Xu Nuo stood upright and glanced outside from time to time.
After a few cups of tea, the person who had been waiting for a long time finally came in.
The boy handed Ye Qingchen a post.
Ye Qingchen opened it, took a look, put it aside, and said, "I said I was receiving important guests and I am not free today."
When the boy heard this, he withdrew to reply.
