Chapter 79 Don’t Care About True or False
"Lu Wanning." Chen Wenjian said to her back as she walked to the door, "What if I tell you that what you saw and heard may not be true?"
She turned around and looked at Chen Wenjian. "It's baffling. Although I don't know who Lu Wanning is that young master is talking about, I would like to advise you that there are some things that you don't have to worry too much about whether they're true or not. After all, the results are there, aren't they?"
The result was that she died.
He died at the hands of Chen's mother, who was determined to pave the way for him.
To be honest, although Lu Wanning didn't know how many things from his past life he had dreamed about, he had to admit that the pleasure of revenge now was much stronger than when he knew nothing.
After all, no matter how much hatred you have towards someone who knows nothing, your punches will just be like lightly falling on cotton.
And now, she looked at Chen Wenjian's sudden fluctuation due to her words, and a feeling of pleasure suddenly filled her chest.
That's how it should be.
After leaving Chen Wenjian in Huichun Hall, Lu Wanning and Hu Yan went back to change their clothes.
Sang Mingyue had already gone out to discuss the source of goods for the Treasure Pavilion. Before leaving, she planned to hand over the shop to He Maosheng, but He Maosheng felt that it was not safe for her to go out alone, so he wanted to follow her.
Therefore, all the ongoing construction work in the shop will have to be temporarily managed by Lu Wanning.
It’s not a big deal, she can still handle it.
But for some reason, ever since Qi Muchao went to Yanzhou, she has felt a moment of palpitations from time to time.
Counting the days, he has been gone for a few days. I think he should have arrived in Yanzhou by now.
Before leaving, Lu Wanning mentioned to him that he would send her a letter when he arrived. Perhaps the letter was already on the way.
After calming down and packing up, the master and servant went to the Treasure Pavilion.
The decorations in this treasure pavilion are all based on Sang Mingyue's ideas.
The craftsmen worked very quickly, and now we can vaguely see the outline of the work.
It seems that Sang Mingyue wants to develop in the direction of elegance.
Lu Wanning went up to the second floor. As soon as she stepped onto the stairs, the person who was about to come down upstairs called her with some surprise.
"Prince Princess?"
Lu Wanning looked up, a little surprised, "Shen Mo?"
Shen Mo nodded, took a step back, and waited for her to come up.
After going up to the second floor, Shen Mo bowed respectfully to her and said, "Those calligraphy and paintings of mine are only sold for a small price thanks to the praise of the Crown Princess, so that my life is not too tight."
It was just a simple favor. What's more, when she married Qi Muchao, Shen Mo had already sent her a lot of calligraphy and paintings to express his gratitude.
So Lu Wanning waved her hand and said, "I only praise Mr. Shen because his painting skills are indeed superb. Otherwise, even if I praise Mr. Shen to the sky, it may not have any effect."
Shen Mo knew she was trying to shirk responsibility, but he didn't continue to dwell on it. He just smiled and said, "In any case, I have to thank the Crown Princess."
Others don’t understand how much those favors mean to him, but he himself knows it clearly.
When his mother was ill in his early years, he borrowed some money from the moneylender to pay for his mother's medical treatment.
But in the end, his mother's illness could not be cured and she passed away. He paid back the money year after year and had already paid back the debt many times over.
But it's like a bottomless pit that can never be filled.
He had originally planned to sell the remaining calligraphy and paintings, leave the proceeds to the debt collectors, and then leave this world in peace.
Lu Wanning's unintentional action not only made his calligraphy and paintings more valuable, but also saved his life.
"By the way," Lu Wanning was a little confused, "What are you doing here?"
Shen Mo excitedly made way for Lu Wanning and pointed towards the room where he had just finished a task. "Miss Ming hired me to write inscriptions and paint on the second-floor wing rooms. I've just finished one. Would you like to go in and take a look, Princess?"
Lu Wanning was actually quite curious, "Okay."
She followed Shen Mo inside. Shen Mo pushed open the door of the wing room and said impatiently, "Prince's Concubine, please take a look to see if there is anything wrong. Now I can make some changes."
Inside the wing room, the entire wall was covered with poems written by Shen Mo himself.
The cursive handwriting has a bit of unruliness, which makes people want to take a closer look at the content of the poem.
But as she looked at it, Lu Wanning was surprised, because she had never seen the poems on the wall, whether in her past life or this life.
"Did you write this?"
Shen Mo nodded. "On weekdays, when I have nothing to do, I like to write poems and paint. I asked Miss Ming before, and Miss Ming has read these poems. They will not cause any trouble here."
This wasn't a question of whether it was a hassle or not. Lu Wanning was quite puzzled. "With such talent, have you ever thought about taking the imperial examination?"
In the past, hearing Mrs. Chen nagging Chen Wenjian to pass the imperial examination and bring honor to the Chen family, after hearing it so many times, one can't help but have the illusion that any man with some talent in this world would want to prove himself through the imperial examination.
But Shen Mo just laughed, with endless mockery hidden in his eyes.
"The temptation of fame, wealth and power is indeed great. I am just an ordinary person, so I have naturally thought about it. But for someone like me who has no power or influence, even if I pass the exam, I will only be a stepping stone paving the way for others."
Seeing the hint of hatred in his eyes, Lu Wanning knew what must have happened.
She had no intention of interfering with other people's thoughts and lives, and nodded when she heard this. "Fame, wealth, luxury, and good food might not be as comfortable as the life we have today."
Shen Mo laughed at this, "That's quite good indeed. Princess, do you know how much this calligraphy and painting of mine can fetch now?"
How can I guess this?
If I guessed too little, it would seem like I was looking down on him. If I guessed too much and still didn't achieve the goal, I was afraid Shen Mo would feel disappointed.
So she just shook her head and asked, "How much?"
Shen Mo didn't keep the secret and held up two fingers. "Yesterday someone came to me to order a landscape painting. The reward was two hundred taels."
"That's indeed a lot." Lu Wanning was shocked. She thought to herself that a landscape painting costs two hundred taels now, and if Sang Mingyue comes, she will need several walls. How much silver will that cost?
She was still thinking happily that Shen Mo's paintings were now worth two hundred taels, and the prices of the paintings he had sent to the palace before must be quite high now. She could sell them and take them with her when she left.
Before she could finish her thought, there was a loud bang downstairs.
Hu Yan quickly said, "I'll go down and take a look."
Fearing that something might happen downstairs, Lu Wanning and Shen Mo also quickly went downstairs.
I saw a group of burly men smashing the first floor with sticks as thick as their arms. The workers didn't dare to stop them because they were so desperate.
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