Xia Tian followed his aunt out of Mrs. Cui's room. Seeing that his aunt seemed to have something to say, he asked her directly, "Aunt, do you have anything to say?"
"Let's go to my room and talk." The aunt took her arm and went to her yard.
"Wait for me." Fifth aunt came up from behind and took Xia Tian's other arm with a smile.
Looking at the two people on the left and right, Xia Tian suddenly felt a little funny. Are they afraid that he won't go or what?
"My two aunts are like this, do I have to go even if I don't?"
The fifth aunt burst out laughing and was very amused by the posture of the three people.
"I wonder if your aunt has any good news. I'd like to go and listen."
The three of them held each other's arms and went to my aunt's yard.
Entering my aunt's room, which was the side hall of the main house, Xia Tian was still confused. Guests were usually received in the main hall, so why was she brought to the side hall?
My aunt was probably afraid that she would misunderstand, so she started explaining after entering the door, "Xia Xia, this room is warm, come in and take a look."
When I entered the room in the summer, I found that there was a kang in the room.
I didn’t expect that my aunt actually likes this kang!
"You know what, this kang is really much more comfortable to sit on in winter." Seeing Xia Tian's surprised expression, the aunt explained with a smile.
"You don't know, after you went back last time, your aunt started looking for someone to come and make a kang for her.
She said she wanted to try out for herself whether the kang Nian'er was promoting was warm enough, and once she tried it, she couldn't leave it.
The fifth aunt explained to her while teasing the eldest aunt.
In the entire Cui Mansion, only she, the eldest sister-in-law, had a kang in the house.
The others were all from the south, and they didn't feel too cold in the winter because they burned charcoal basins, so they didn't ask them to sit on the kang.
"You are the only one who talks too much." The aunt scolded and pulled Xia Tian to sit on the kang.
"Xia Xia, last time you came back and told me about the Liu family, your uncle was worried, so he sent someone to the capital to inquire about it. That's when he found out you were so powerful."
"What did my aunt find out?" Xia Tian picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then asked with a smile.
She has been involved in so many things in the capital, I wonder what the Cui family has heard.
"There are so many." The aunt smiled and stretched out her hand, starting to count on her fingers one by one. "What about the imperial painter, the teacher of the princes and princesses, the goddaughter of Prime Minister Xu..."
My aunt was counting seriously. When she heard this, she was shocked for a long time and asked if her master was telling the truth.
Could it be a mistake?
But her master said it was true, and she was a little dazed at the time. She didn't expect that Nian'er could be so powerful just by marrying a peasant girl. Wouldn't she be even more amazing now?
Seeing that her aunt was going to keep counting, Xia Tian quickly interrupted her, "Aunt, stop counting. If you keep counting, I'll really believe it."
My fifth aunt was listening and was completely confused, as no one had ever told her about this before.
"Don't be so modest. With your painting skills, you were personally appointed as the emperor's official painter, and you didn't even mention such a big thing."
"What imperial painter? What's going on? Sister-in-law, please explain it to me." The fifth aunt was listening anxiously and interrupted.
Isn't the imperial painter the exclusive painter for the emperor? Why would Xia Xia be the one?
Seeing that she still didn't know, the aunt patted her leg and said, "Oh! This is my fault. I forgot to tell you."
"Sister-in-law, don't talk about anything else first. Tell me in detail first." Fifth aunt urged.
My aunt quickly told me all the news she had heard.
After hearing this, the fifth aunt was also very surprised. She took Xia Tian's hand and looked him up and down for a long time. "Xia Xia, I didn't expect you to be so capable. You are so tight-lipped that you didn't reveal anything to us."
Xia Tian found it funny. The news she heard almost made her a legend.
"Aunt, are you talking about me?" Xia Tian was shocked. When did she become so powerful?
"Isn't it?" my aunt asked with a smile.
With so many things happening, she believed that the rumors must be true.
The main thing is, who would dare to make such a fake royal one?
"It's me. But the rumors are too exaggerated." Xia Tian quickly denied it. She couldn't stand it.
"Fifth aunt, regarding this matter, I can't just brag about myself to everyone I meet. Wouldn't that be like Wang Po selling melons?" Xia Tian joked to himself.
My aunt continued, "In a few days, our old man, your grandpa, will be celebrating his 60th birthday. The whole family will be there, so I'd like to ask you to draw a family portrait for us."
She had heard that Xia Xia was an expert at painting portraits, and the portraits she drew looked exactly like the real people.
Of course, it was a lot of money. Five thousand taels for a painting was more profitable than any other business.
It is Shen Nian’s blessing that he can marry such a cash cow.
"Family portrait?" Xia Tian was surprised. She didn't expect that her aunt asked her to draw a family portrait. She had never drawn this kind of picture before, but it was not a difficult task.
"Well, it's so rare for the whole family to be together, so let's take a family photo as a souvenir."
It is the 60th birthday of the old man of the Cui family. All his sons who are officials in other places are coming back. It is the biggest happy event for the Cui family in recent years. It is also the time when everyone is gathered together, so they draw a portrait to keep as a commemoration.
"Okay, aunt." Xia Tian agreed after thinking about it. It was easy to say and there was no need to rush. Everyone would be together on the birthday anyway.
Seeing that she agreed, my aunt was also very happy.
She knew that Xia Tian was not short of money, so she wondered if she would still accept the job.
"Oh, that's a good idea." Fifth aunt agreed with a smile.
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