82 Mrs. Xu's visit
After he had recovered, Xiao Tingyun came to greet him.
Xiao Hezhou was painting with a brush, fully immersed in his painting.
When the servant Huiwen saw Xiao Tingyun coming, he wanted to report to his master, but Xiao Tingyun stopped him with a look and put his index finger between his lips, "Shh..."
Huiwen smiled and nodded, then walked out the door carefully.
Xiao Tingyun was left silently waiting for her third brother to complete his masterpiece.
Xiao Hezhou curled his smile, without even raising his head, and said, "You came and you didn't make a sound?" His hands did not stop, still waving the pen vigorously.
Xiao Tingyun paused. He wanted to hide and scare him, but he didn't expect that he would be scared first.
I simply walked into his study room with a swagger, "Third brother is so serious, how can I disturb him."
"How can you be considered a disturbance?"
Xiao Hezhou laughed softly and took the time to glance at his sister.
Seeing that the person was lying comfortably in his chair, he picked up a travel book and flipped through it.
"You're really rude."
Xiao Tingyun raised his eyebrows, "Really? They are clearly brothers and sisters."
Xiao Hezhou completed the final step with a stroke of his pen, then stood up and nodded with satisfaction.
"What are you drawing? Why are you so serious about it?" Xiao Tingyun put down his travel notes, stood up and walked to his side.
Xiao Hezhou painted a landscape painting spanning thousands of miles.
The whole picture has a suitable color tone. The tall trees are still standing tall under the snow, and the mountains and forests complement each other.
The sky is dark, there is a river at the foot of the mountain, the water is flowing downstream, and there is an old man fishing in a boat on the river, the mood is lonely and distant.
"Third brother's painting skills have improved again!" Xiao Tingyun praised, "This picture of an old man in a straw hat and raincoat fishing in a cold river in a boat is worth a poem. What do you think, third brother?"
Xiao Hezhou nodded after hearing this, then frowned, "But I always feel like something is missing? But I can't think of it for a while..."
Xiao Tingyun rolled her eyes, smiling, "If Third Brother is not afraid that I will destroy your flowers, how about letting me have a try?"
"Why not?" Xiao Hezhou gave his seat to Xiao Tingyun without any hesitation.
Xiao Tingyun took a thinner pen, drew a few strokes on the bow, then dipped it in some red paint and added a touch of red in the center.
In an instant, lights appeared, and the feeling of loneliness was filled with hope.
"Great! Ayun, this is simply a stroke of genius!" Xiao Hezhou stared at the painting with delight.
"The smoke clears and the sun rises, but no one is visible. A sound of "Ei Nai" appears, and the mountains and waters turn green. Looking back at the sky, the middle stream flows downward, and the clouds chase each other on the rocks without any intention."
Although the overall feeling is still cold and lonely, a ray of light is like a guide in the dark night, and the old man has a home and is no longer alone.
"I'm glad that Third Brother doesn't mind." Xiao Tingyun put down his pen and said jokingly.
Xiao Hezhou was so pleased that he couldn't wait to say, "How could it be?! I will be taking this painting to a calligraphy and painting banquet tomorrow, it will surely astound everyone."
"Ah?" Xiao Tingyun was confused, and hurriedly reminded Xiao Hezhou, "Third brother, don't mention that I was involved in this."
"how?"
Xiao Tingyun raised his eyebrows, "If someone denigrates this painting, it will also clear my suspicion."
"Hahahaha..." Xiao Hezhou laughed loudly, "Don't worry, I won't betray you!"
The laughter seemed to be unaffected at all. Xiao Tingyun had wasted her time to come and see if her third brother was hit by the autumn examination.
I wanted to comfort him, but he was in the mood to attend the calligraphy and painting banquet. It seems that he has a first-class mental quality.
Xiao Tingyun thanked him profusely for his kindness and then left immediately.
On the way back, she met Xiao Tingqi. She suddenly stopped her and spoke hesitantly.
What's the matter that you haven't explained clearly for such a long time?
Xiao Tingyun put on an impeccable smile and counted to one, two, three in her heart. If she didn't say anything, she would turn around and leave!
In the end, she still hadn't left by the time she got to ten, because Xiao Tingqi pulled her hand and led her to a pavilion with fewer people.
It was the first time that Xiao Tingyun saw the feeling of harmonious coexistence with Xiao Tingqi.
"Can you tell me now?" Xiao Tingyun was helpless. What on earth should she say? She looked so guilty.
Xiao Tingqi looked around and wanted to get closer to Xiao Tingyun's ear to tell her.
As a result, Xiao Tingyun mercilessly pushed him away, staring at a fairy-like face and saying the most ruthless words, "That's it, thank you!"
Xiao Tingqi stomped his feet and glared at her, "You!——".
call--
Xiao Tingyun let out a long sigh, "This is Xiao Tingqi. You looked like that just now and I thought you were possessed by another spirit!"
Xiao Tingqi rolled his eyes at her and said, "You really feel uncomfortable if you don't get scolded for a day, right?"
Xiao Tingyun approached her desperately and said in an infuriating tone, "Yes~"
"I'm talking to you seriously!" Xiao Tingqi couldn't argue with her, so he had to yell.
"Oh, go ahead."
Xiao Tingqi was a little stunned by the straightforward agreement, "Oh... that..."
After being disturbed by her like this, Xiao Tingqi's thoughts suddenly seemed to be blacked out and he couldn't remember anything.
He scratched his head, his eyes lit up, "Hey! I remember now."
"Well, grandma and the others are meeting guests in the main hall." Xiao Tingqi said in a low voice, feeling a little embarrassed.
Xiao Tingyun nodded. Just meet the guests. Why should she be embarrassed?
"Then what?"
Xiao Tingqi paused, incredulous, "You don't even know this?!"
Xiao Tingyun was confused, "What should I know?"
"Oh! Just for us... for us to see..." Xiao Tingqi couldn't say it out for a long time.
Her face turned red, revealing the little girl's thoughts.
"Meet each other?" Xiao Tingyun looked at her expression and said these two words carefully.
Xiao Tingqi was shocked, his eyes were sharp, and he nodded vigorously, but he couldn't say a word!
Heyyo!
Xiao Tingyun took a step back. This man's eyes were too scary, just like the eyes of fire and golden pupils.
"You guessed it right! It's this (相看)!" Xiao Tingqi lowered his voice when he said the word "相看", which really made him look like he was trying to cover up something.
"Whose guest is this?"
Xiao Tingqi told him all the news at once. "It was Lady Liu, the eldest lady of Duke Xu's mansion. She was General Xu's mother. I heard that she was also a famous beauty in the capital when she was young. Unfortunately, she didn't go out often. When she did go out, she would go to Guanghua Temple to burn incense and stay for a few days."
Xu Huaili's mother?
Xiao Tingyun thought about the story about Madam Liu for a long time.
All I remember is that as for Xu Huaili's marriage, she firmly disagreed with Li Yunran marrying her son and tried to stop the two of them many times.
Unfortunately, Xu Huaili only has this cousin in his heart. He is obsessed with Bai Yueguang and is hot and cold towards Li Yunran. The relationship between the two is neither close nor distant.
The mother's obstruction was undoubtedly a catalyst, adding fuel to the already cold relationship and making it quickly burn.
"Hey?!" Xiao Tingqi waved his hand in front of her eyes, "What are you thinking about? Are you stupid?"
Xiao Tingqi was a little excited, "Mrs. Xu must have come here for Xu Huaili. I didn't expect Zhang Hanyue to have no more thoughts and come to our house instead."
Xiao Tingyun was speechless. "They don't necessarily come here to see each other, right? Are you imagining things?"
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