"Can you see clearly that the person is the one in the painting?"
Si Mingming said: "It's him, especially the mole under his lip is very conspicuous."
"Then don't provoke him. Let him come to us on his own. The next batch of fragrant dew will be made here. Now I need you to send someone to pass on the message and have them return to Wuling County after delivering the goods."
"Madam Su, please rest assured. The brothers who went north to deliver the fragrant dew will return to Wuling County. My wife has already sent Wei Xiao to Fenglin County in advance. After they have delivered the goods, they will go north to Wuling County."
Xiao Lingyu said, "Then Master Su and I will be making the fragrant dew in the main courtyard for the next few days. You shouldn't show up in public anymore. Tai Zhuo must have seen you at the Ruyi Inn. If he comes here and sees you, it might arouse his suspicion."
Xiao Lingyu thought that this person was not only good at divination, but also very smart. At first, he calculated that Xiao Xier was in a village south of Beiyi. Now he just relied on the fragrant dew to temporarily delay him. It was still unknown whether he could fool him away this time.
"Okay, Madam Su, I will follow your arrangements." Si Mingming was about to turn around and leave when Su Xingyi stopped him.
"Xiao Yu, I'm going to take people to buy the ingredients for making the scented lotion. You should take a good rest and wait for me to come back."
Xiao Lingyu nodded, "Okay, go ahead, I'll wait for you at home."
"Master Su, the flowers and liquor have been bought." Si Mingming took Su Xingyi to see the flower pots around the Su Mansion.
"Not enough... Oh, that's enough." Su Xingyi thought of it and took a bottle of Xiao Xier's fragrant sweat. "You also need a filter cloth and a mortar and pestle."
Afterwards, Su Xingyi arranged for Zhu Xu to stay behind to guard, and took Su Yun, Su Ying and Wang Lin to go shopping.
Not long after Su Xingyi left, Xiao Lingyu lay down on the couch. As soon as she closed her eyes, the figures of Su Ning'an, Su Ningjie, Su Ningwen, and Su Ningxi appeared in her mind. She couldn't help but mutter to herself, "What are the children doing at this hour? Is An'er painting? Is Wen'er poring over his books? Is Jie'er counting silver? Will Xiao Xi'er be unable to sleep without her in her arms?"
Xiao Lingyu suddenly felt that the world was too backward. He really wanted to have a video call with his children...
"Mom suddenly came into my mind and I can't write anymore." Xiao Xier, who was concentrating on practicing big characters, suddenly threw down the pen.
Su Ningwen closed the book and said, "I can't read any more."
Seeing that the two of them were also thinking about their mother, Su Ningjie smiled and said, "Maybe mother is thinking about us right now too."
"Really?"
"We miss our mother, and she will naturally miss us too."
"Then why is big brother still painting? Shouldn't he be like us, interrupted by mother and unable to continue painting?" Xiao Xier looked at Su Ning'an who was painting in the yard.
Lu Yuan and Lu Yao were followed by Nuan Yu, Nan Xiang and other maids who entered the yard with milk tea and listened to every word Xiao Xier said.
Seeing that Su Ning'an was painting very seriously with a smile on his face, the two sisters quietly walked over to see what he was painting.
Anger was actually drawing Madam Su!
The sisters quickly covered their mouths and noses with handkerchiefs, fearing that they would scream and distract Su Ning'an.
The three siblings looked at the expressions of the two sisters and quickly ran out of the room to find out what was going on.
The woman in the painting is lying on a soft couch with her head supported by one hand, her eyes slightly closed, as if she has fallen into a light sleep or is thinking.
Seeing Su Ning'an put down his brush, Xiao Xi'er hurriedly said, "You drew Mom because you were thinking about her, right?"
Su Ningan nodded, "Does my painting look good?"
"It's beautiful, it's beautiful. Mother will definitely like it when she sees it. Keep it well and show it to her when she comes back."
Su Ning'an smiled and said, "I will draw a few more portraits of mother and show them to mother when the time comes."
Su Ning'an looked at his younger brothers and sisters, thinking that when he took out a large box of their mother's portraits, their eyes would be blinded.
"Brother, I forgot something important. Please wait for me." Su Ningjie turned around and went back to the study.
Soon, Su Ningjie took out a small brocade box from the room and said, "Brother, you will rely on painting to support your family in the future. You need to add a touch to this painting so that others will know it is yours. Here, use this to add a touch."
Su Ning'an was confused and opened the brocade box, only to find a jade seal inside.
"Ning Anjun?"
Su Ningjie smiled and said, "Brother, do you like this elegant name?"
"I like it." Su Ning'an nodded repeatedly, "Second brother, I'm sorry to bother you with my affairs."
"I'm your second brother. Your business is my business. Print it and see."
Under everyone's expectant gaze, Su Ning'an dipped the seal in ink and printed the three large characters "Ning'an Jun" on the painting.
"Second brother, do all of Big Brother's future colored paintings of beasts need to be stamped with seals?"
"Yes, sister. Only in this way will the world know that the first color picture album was the picture of a hundred beasts created by big brother..."
"Children, has your mother figured out color printing?" Lu Yuan looked at the four brothers and sisters expectantly.
Once color printing technology came out, not only would the Su and Lu families make a lot of money, it would also be a good thing for the imperial court.
As far as she knew, the four countries had not yet invented color printing. If Beiyi invented it first, it would be a huge event for the court.
"When mother returns from Wuling County, she will take me to study color printing. As early as next year, big sister will be able to see my first color book of beasts."
Lu Yuan was very excited. Xiao Lingyu wanted to discuss it with her as soon as he came back from Wuling County. The Lu family's movable type printing workshop would definitely come in handy.
"Then Big Sister wishes you and your son success in your research. I'm looking forward to your first color atlas of beasts."
Su Ningan said: "Big sister, I will work hard on my painting, and I hope you can feast your eyes on it."
Lu Yuan rubbed his big round head and said, "Big sister believes in you, you can do it."
"Sister, it's getting late. If you don't drink milk tea now, it will be time for dinner." After saying that, Lu Yao pulled Xiao Xier into the room.
"Yes, let's go in and have some milk tea."
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Yan Wei hid in the dark and observed Tai Zhuo's every move. How could this man have the aura of a superior?
Yan Wei carefully searched for the big shots in the capital in his mind, and this person was not an enemy of the Xiao family at all!
"Lu Yuan."
"Sir, Lu Yuan went south to Fenglin County and hasn't returned yet."
Tai Zhuo's face instantly darkened when he heard that. His sharp eyes made his follower Ding Ren tremble inwardly, and Ding Ren knelt down with a thud.
"Sir, I was wrong. Please give me another chance. I will pay attention to my accent."
Tai Zhuo said in a deep voice: "This is Beiyi. If you are not careful, you will lose your life."
"Yes, I know I was wrong..."
Tai Zhuo suddenly turned his head and glanced out the window. "Alright, this won't happen again. Go outside and see if there's anyone suspicious."
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