Chapter 2223 Did the county princess value his face?
What did they hear? Mr. Shanju's paintings?
The paintings by Mr. Shanju, which he hasn't painted in four years, are actually here, two of them!
One of the girls couldn't resist any longer and grabbed Shu Yu's hand, asking eagerly, "Are there really paintings by Mr. Shanju on the second floor? Can we go up and take a look?"
Shu Yu had always thought that Meng Yunzheng's paintings were only famous among scholars and merchants who wanted to make money from his paintings. She never expected that they would also be so famous among the daughters and wives of officials in the capital.
She blinked and slowly nodded. "Yes, if you want to see, you can go up."
The young women couldn't wait any longer and immediately followed the group of scholars upstairs.
The old lady's nanny turned around and went back to the backyard to report.
The students who went upstairs earlier were surprised to find that the top scholar who had been paraded through the streets on horseback the day before was actually there, standing in front of one of the pictures.
Everyone stopped in their tracks and bowed to greet each other.
Meng Yunzheng smiled and said, "Mr. Shanju's paintings are right here. You can enjoy them at your leisure."
Everyone looked up in the direction he was pointing, and what they saw was a golden color that immediately caught their attention.
Meng Yunzheng calmly sat down at the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and slowly sipped it.
There were about ten students who came. Several of them eagerly went to the painting first, while others went to Meng Yunzheng's side.
After all, the other party was the newly appointed top scholar, and a rare scholar in history who achieved the highest score in six consecutive imperial examinations. Now that they had the opportunity to meet face to face, they were equally excited. They mustered up their courage and stepped forward to ask some probing questions.
Meng Yunzheng invited them to sit down and took the opportunity to discuss academic matters with them.
When Shu Yu led the girls upstairs, this was the scene that greeted them.
The girls were surprised to find Meng Yunzheng on the second floor. They couldn't help but glance at the top scholar a few times, their faces turning slightly red.
I had never seen Meng Yunzheng's face before, but I could still gossip about his romantic affair with Shu Yu and Cen Yi.
But a few days ago, when they were parading through the streets on horseback, they all saw the true face of this top scholar.
For a moment, they actually felt that Cen Yi's judgment back then was truly excellent. Look at him, handsome and talented; if such a promising young man appeared before them, they would also be moved.
It's a pity, now that he's taken, they can only admire him from afar.
They all looked at Shu Yu at the same time, who raised an eyebrow and asked, "What's wrong?"
One of the girls couldn't help but ask curiously, "Princess, when you got engaged to Scholar Meng a few years ago, was it because you were attracted to his looks?"
After all, a few years ago, Meng Zhuangyuan was just a commoner with no official title.
Shu Yu sighed, "Of course not, am I such a shallow person?"
But she didn't need to tell them exactly what she liked about them, since they weren't very close.
As they were talking, Madam Qi and the others came over. The old lady said with a smile, "I heard that there is a tea room on the second floor where you can appreciate paintings."
When Madam Qi arrived, the scholars who were admiring the paintings and discussing academic matters with Meng Yunzheng were all taken aback.
This lady is none other than the wife of Grand Tutor Qi.
Meng Yunzheng stepped forward first to pay his respects, and Madam Qi smiled and said, "I haven't had a chance to congratulate you yet, Scholar Meng."
Meng Yunzheng laughed and said, "Please don't tease me, Madam."
(End of this chapter)
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