Xiang Nan then went to find He Shen.
"Mr. Ji, what kind of wind is blowing today? It actually brought you here." He Shen asked with a smile when he saw it.
"My lord, Ji will not go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "I'm here to ask for your help."
"Mr. Ji asked me for help?! This is really new." He Shen was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile, "Okay, if you have anything to say, please tell me. As long as He can do it, I won't refuse."
"Master He, I hope you can help me persuade Chen Weiyuan to write a letter of divorce to Miss Xiangyun." Xiang Nan said immediately, "If you have any conditions, Master He, you can just ask for it. As long as Ji can do it, I will It’s also an indispensable definition.”
"What's the meaning of Mr. Ji's words? Chen Weiyuan and I are strangers to each other." He Shen was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then smiled.
"Sir, you don't tell lies in front of a real person. If you don't know Chen Weiyuan, then who sent the servant Afu next to him?
If it weren't for your support, how could Chen Weiyuan, a bookseller, dare to come to my thatched cottage to ask for someone? Xiang Nan looked at He Shen and smiled and said, "Master He, Ji is here to sincerely ask for your help." If you continue to be conceited, Ji will have no choice but to leave. "
After Xiang Nan finished speaking, he stood up and left.
"Slow down!" He Shen waved his hands quickly, "Since Mr. Ji is so sincere, He can't refuse him. Well, I can help. However, I want the three treasures in Mr. Ji's hands."
"What three treasures?" Xiang Nan asked.
"The Great Scroll of Landscapes by Dong Yuan of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the "Praise to Taoism" handwritten by Fan Zhongyan of the Song Dynasty, and the "Yuanshe Tie" written by Zhuge Liang written by Wang Xizhi of the Jin Dynasty!" He Shen said immediately.
"Master He is indeed well-informed. Yes, those three ancient paintings are all in my hands." Xiang Nan nodded, "Since Master He wants them, Ji is willing to donate them."
"Master Ji really agreed?!" He Shen was shocked when he heard this.
These three ancient paintings are extremely valuable. I don’t know how many people have lost their money and want to get these three ancient paintings into their pockets. Even the emperor coveted it.
Xiang Nan wanted to exchange these three ancient paintings for a woman, which was really unexpected.
"Ji Xiaolan just said that as long as I can do it, I will do it without any hesitation." Xiang Nan nodded.
Although the three ancient paintings were precious, they were of little use to him.
First of all, Ji Xiaolan is not short of money. In addition to the official salary every year, he also has Bingjing, Tanjing, enstipend, Lumi, etc., which is enough for his living needs. Naturally, he would not be able to sell his paintings for money.
Secondly, because Ji Xiaolan in the play failed to rescue Xiangyun, he finally burned the three ancient paintings, which shows that he is really an infatuated person. If Xiang Nan can exchange these three ancient paintings for Xiangyun now, it will be regarded as fulfilling Ji Xiaolan's wish.
"Mr. Ji is truly a lover." He Shen exclaimed, "But does Mr. Ji think it's worth exchanging these three priceless ancient paintings for a woman?"
Together, these three ancient paintings are worth one million taels of silver, and can buy Huanghua Girl for tens of thousands of people. But Xiang Nan only wanted to change to a woman, and a married woman. In He Shen's opinion, this was a very loss-making business, and he would never do this.
"Although ancient paintings are expensive, it's hard to find a close friend." Xiang Nan smiled, "A scholar can die for a close friend, let alone three paintings?"
"Mr. Ji is such a sweet-tempered person, and I admire him." He Shen said with emotion, "Mr. Ji, let me take this opportunity to have a word of confidence with you.
With your talent, knowledge, and courage, you can make all the difference in the government. But you often fall into the trap of being pedantic. You always get dizzy when you see a woman, which is hard to do. "
Xiang Nan smiled and said, "My lord, I am not a fish, so how can I know the happiness of a fish? Wealth, glory, fame and wealth are not what I want. Being able to spend my life with my best friend is enough to comfort me."
"Mr. Ji is very advanced." He Shen said with a smile.
"Farewell!" Xiang Nangong said with cupped hands.
…
After Xiang Nan left, He Shen found Chen Weiyuan and asked him to write a letter of divorce to Xiangyun.
He has long been salivating over Ji Xiaolan's three ancient paintings.
Whether you collect it yourself or donate it to the emperor, it is a beautiful thing.
As for Chen Weiyuan, it was just a dog he took in. A small bookseller, a common man, he could make Chen Weiyuan unable to live or die with just a few words.
It is naturally a trivial matter for him to write a letter of divorce to divorce his wife.
"Master He, you want me to write a letter of divorce?" Chen Weiyuan asked in confusion, "Don't you still want to use this to ruin Ji Xiaolan's reputation? As soon as I write the letter of divorce, our plan will be over."
Now that he has written a letter of divorce, Xiangyun is no longer his wife, and it is useless for him to arrange it.
"Hey, writing a letter of divorce will make things easier." He Shen waved his hands and said, "Although Xiangyun lives in Ji Mansion, there is no proof, how can we arrange it?
But now, Ji Xiaolan wants you to write a letter of divorce. This is the biggest excuse. Ji Xiaolan was charged with abducting women and forcing people to divorce their wives. Taken together, Ji Xiaolan would never be able to recover. "
"This..." Chen Weiyuan hesitated for a while, "Sir, if I divorce Xiangyun, the manuscript of "A Dream of Red Mansions" will never be found again."
"If you can't find it, you can't find it." He Shen waved his hands indifferently.
Chen Weiyuan wanted to find the manuscript of "Dream of Red Mansions" because he wanted to make money by printing books. But even if all the scholars come to buy his books, they will only earn tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Even if Chen Weiyuan dedicated half of the profits to him, it would only be 10,000 to 20,000 silver. But now he has taken three ancient paintings, each of which is priceless, much more valuable than the manuscript of "Dream of Red Mansions".
"Sir..." Chen Weiyuan was still a little unwilling.
"A Dream of Red Mansions" doesn't matter to He Shen, but to him, it is the best opportunity to make a fortune.
He had been planning for several years to obtain the manuscript of "A Dream of Red Mansions", and even sent his wife to be an undercover agent.
Now if he can't get the manuscript, all his hard work will be over.
"Why, you didn't listen to what I said?" He Shen couldn't help but said with a straight face when he saw him evading in every possible way.
"Don't dare, don't dare, I will write it now." Seeing this, Chen Weiyuan nodded quickly.
His business still relies on He Shen's protection. Otherwise, the prefect who ransacked a house, the county magistrate who exterminated a family, or any official could kill him.
"Huh, you know what's going on." He Shen nodded.
…
Chen Weiyuan immediately wrote a letter of divorce with resentment, pressed his fingerprints, and handed it to He Shen.
The next day, He Shen handed the letter of divorce to Xiang Nan, "Mr. Ji, you are fortunate to have lived up to your fate."
"It's really refreshing to work with adults, Ji admires me." Xiang Nan nodded, and then handed the three ancient paintings to He Shen as promised.
"Mr. Ji really kept his word, good, good, good!" He Shen said excitedly. He was really excited to buy three ancient paintings.
The authentic works of the calligraphy sage Wang Xizhi, the handwriting of the famous Northern Song Dynasty official Fan Zhongyan, and the landscape paintings of Dong Yuan, the great master of the Five Dynasties. Any one of these three items can cause a sensation in Liulichang. Now they all belong to him.
