Just now, the Empress Dowager insisted on rewarding Xia Tian, probably because she had thought of this situation.
He must have thought that after this was over, many people would come looking for Xia Tian's portrait. Since the Empress Dowager didn't take advantage of others, other people would have to offer something of equal value in exchange.
As soon as these old ladies heard what Shen Hui said, they understood that if they wanted Mrs. Shen to paint their portraits, they not only had to seek her consent, but also prepare the money.
These people weren't short of money, so after hearing what Shen Hui said, they all smiled and nodded, "Of course, painting a portrait isn't easy, and we definitely won't be short of money."
Shen Hui then chuckled and joked, "Then I would like to thank all the old ladies for their support on behalf of my sister-in-law. I believe she will definitely agree for the sake of money."
"Then we'll be waiting." The old ladies also said with a smile.
Shen Hui did not hide the fact that Xia Tian painted to make money.
Before this, she didn't know that Xia Tian was Mr. Xuanying, but she had heard of Mr. Xuanying's name and rules.
Two paintings a month is basically a fixed rule, and only if the money paid is enough can an extra one be added.
Shen Hui didn't think about the money-conscious guy in any other way. She just thought that she must be selling paintings to make money.
Xia Tian didn't know that Shen Hui had already gotten her a large business without her knowledge.
He will continue to laugh and joke with Hu Mengyao and others.
When the banquet was over, when Xia Tian wanted to find Shen Hui to thank her, Shen Hui had already left.
After a while, Shen Nian came over. As she followed Shen Nian to the palace gate, she always felt that someone seemed to be looking at them intentionally or unintentionally.
Seeing Xia Tian’s bewildered look, Shen Nian suppressed a laugh and whispered, “They all know that you are Mr. Xuanying.”
"Oh?" Xia Tian didn't expect that it would spread so quickly.
After leaving the palace, he had only taken a few steps when he was stopped by Prime Minister Xu and Madam Xu.
After the two sides exchanged greetings, Madam Xu spoke first, "Prince Shen, Madam, I'm sorry for being so abrupt."
"No problem." Shen Nian nodded slightly, "Is there something wrong with Prime Minister Xu and Madam Xu?"
"Just now I told my master that the wife of Mr. Shen is Mr. Xuanying, and my master wanted to ask Mr. Xuanying to do a painting. Now, he can't wait to go home." Madam Xu glanced at Prime Minister Xu with a reproachful look.
Prime Minister Xu was frank. "I have always liked Mr. Xuanying's paintings, so I wanted to ask Mr. Xuanying if I could customize one for you."
Shen Nian looked at Xia Tian.
Xia Tian smiled and said, "I wonder what kind of painting Prime Minister Xu would like to order?"
"I prefer landscape paintings, so I'll order one." Prime Minister Xu said, stroking his beard.
Xia Tian pondered for a moment and asked, "Does Prime Minister Xu have any specific requirements for the landscape? Or could you please describe it in detail?"
"There's no requirement for this. Mr. Xuanying can express it as he pleases, but it must be eight feet long."
"The painting Prime Minister Xu wants is quite long, so it may take two months to deliver it."
Prime Minister Xu nodded in satisfaction, "Okay."
After discussing the painting, Shen Nian said seriously, "Prime Minister Xu, this painting is quite long, and the silver is quite a lot."
Prime Minister Xu paused, then reacted and pointed at Shen Nian, laughing, “You kid, are you afraid that I will default on my debt?”
Shen Nian raised her eyebrows slightly, and Madam Xu quickly pulled Prime Minister Xu away.
When they returned to the Marquis' Mansion, before they could even sit down, the maid came in and announced, "Prince, Madam, the Marquis invites you to his study."
The two looked at each other and understood why Marquis Wu'an wanted them to come over.
Xia Tian changed his clothes again before following Shen Nian to the study of Marquis Wu’an.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw Marquis Wu'an sitting behind a desk with nothing on it except writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone.
Wu Anhou looked up when he saw them coming in and pointed to the chair next to him, "Sit down."
Shen Nian and Xia Tian exchanged greetings before sitting down.
Neither Wu'an Hou nor Shen Nian spoke. After waiting for a moment, no one spoke. Xia Tian helplessly asked, "I wonder what Dad wants us to do?"
She was tired after a whole day and wanted to have a good rest. Since neither of them said anything, it was a waste of time to sit here, so she had no choice but to ask first.
Otherwise, who knows how long they will have to sit there!
Wu Anhou was silent for a moment before he asked, "Um, is Mr. Xuanying really you?"
Xia Tian nodded, "Yes, this is the pen name I gave myself."
Wu Anhou was curious, "Aren't you from a farming family? How did you become such a skilled painter?"
"Dad, do you want to know this?" Xia Tian smiled. "I'm not afraid that Dad will laugh at my daughter-in-law for being too arrogant. I've had a photographic memory since I was young. I can basically copy everything I've seen.
When I was little, I saw my uncle drawing, and my daughter-in-law was more interested in it. I started sketching on my own, and then I slowly figured it out.”
Xia Tian seriously fooled Marquis Wu'an.
The original uncle did know a little bit about painting because of his studies, but it was not even entry-level. However, it was a good excuse to use it half-truthfully.
When Marquis Wu'an heard Xia Tian say this, he was shocked. He didn't expect that the daughter-in-law he looked down upon was actually a genius.
Today in the palace, he was shocked when many people suddenly said that his daughter-in-law was Mr. Xuanying, who was famous in the capital but no one had ever seen him.
How come I never thought there was any connection between these two people?
Some people came to him to ask questions, which left him confused. Some people even wanted to buy paintings from him.
It seems that it is true, his daughter-in-law is really Mr. Xuanying.
Wu Anhou was silent for a moment before asking, "Did you really sell a painting for five thousand taels?"
Xia Tian nodded. Even if she said that only one painting was sold for that amount and the others were not sold at such a high price, no one would believe it.
Besides, today the Empress Dowager said in front of everyone that one of her paintings would cost five thousand taels of silver. If she asked for less, wouldn't that be a slap in the face of the Empress Dowager?
Wu Anhou didn't know what he was thinking of. He turned to the desk, took out a small box, and handed it to Shen Nian.
When Shen Nian opened it, he found a box of silver bills, each with a denomination of one hundred taels.
Shen Nian was puzzled, "Father, what is this?"
"Didn't you say that a painting costs five thousand taels of silver?" Marquis Wu'an said in a somewhat unnatural voice.
Xia Tian suddenly realized that Marquis Wu'an also wanted a painting, but was too embarrassed to say it directly, so he took out the silver first.
"Dad, do you want a painting too?"
"Well, you can draw anything." Marquis Wu'an turned around embarrassedly.
Xia Tian glanced at Chen Nian, took the box and put it on the table, "Dad, if you like Mr. Xuanying, just say it directly, no need to pay. Can your daughter-in-law really ask you for money?"
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