The ceremony was about to begin, and Wen Jin's grandmother held the nanny's hand and sat in the middle of the hall.
The other respected people sat on both sides. The hall was quite large, and Liu and other ladies also sat inside.
Like in the summer, they could only stand behind their parents or watch the ceremony on both sides outside the hall.
With the butler's shout, "The tribute begins!" Wen Yibo took the lead and began to go in one by one to present the tribute.
Wen Yi Bo is Wen Jin's father.
What Wen Yi Bo presented was a red coral that was more than one meter tall. When the thing was brought out, everyone's eyes widened. The main reason was that the red coral was not only tall, but also dazzling. The old lady sitting at the top of the table smiled so hard that she couldn't close her mouth.
Only when children and grandchildren are filial will they prepare gifts with care.
Some of the old ladies’ sisters who sat in the upper seats, who were also the old ladies of various mansions, were envious and could not stop praising her.
"Uncle Wen Yi is truly filial. Such a large coral is not easy to find."
"Well, you put in a lot of effort. This is what we found. It's not easy to bring it back."
"Old sister is so lucky!"
"No, no, who in your family is unfilial? We are all filial children."
The birthday girl listened to the words of the old sisters, speaking modestly, but happy in her heart. Who doesn't want their children to gain face for them in such occasions?
After Wen Yibo presented the gift, the coral tree was also carried away.
The next person to come up was the second master of the Wen Yibo Mansion. He held a long box in both hands. He walked forward and knelt down to kowtow to the old lady before standing up, opening the box and taking out a scroll.
"My son wishes mother a long and healthy life with blessings of pine and crane." As the second master spoke, he slowly opened the scroll with both hands and showed it to the old lady.
"Wow~" Everyone exclaimed in amazement as the painting unfolded.
It's not that this "Pine and Crane Longevity Picture" is novel, but that the painting is incredibly realistic. No one has ever been able to paint as realistically as the real scene.
That's why they all sighed.
The old lady was even more delighted when she saw the scroll. "Second brother, you are so thoughtful. Come on, show it to everyone present."
The second master was also in high spirits and finally won a game in Renqianzaka. In previous years, the eldest brother had always been in the limelight, and this year it was his turn.
So as to avoid being criticized by others for being a loser in the second master of the Wen Yibo Mansion.
After hearing his mother's praise, he took the painting and showed it to the people around him.
Looking at everyone's reactions to the painting, he knew that his five thousand taels were well worth it.
"Who created this scroll? Why is the skill so superb?" An old man who loves painting began to inquire.
"He is a gentleman who has emerged recently, known as Mr. Xuanying." The second master said proudly.
"Oh, I haven't heard of this." The old man stroked his beard and thought for a while and said.
"I've heard that someone first bought a painting called 'A Tiger Descending the Mountain,' which was created by Mr. Xuanying. It's said that the tiger in the painting is so lifelike that it seems like it could jump out of the painting."
"I've heard of it, but I haven't seen it."
"Has anyone seen this Mr. Xuanying?"
"No, I heard that this person produces two paintings a month and can also accept custom orders, but no one has ever seen him in person."
There was a lot of discussion in the hall. Xia Tian was standing outside the hall and heard everything everyone said clearly.
I couldn't help but sweat in my heart. If this vest is exposed in the future, will everyone be surprised?
The second master put away the painting when he saw that the effect was achieved. The nanny beside the old lady came over and took the painting away.
Others then began to continue offering gifts.
There were also people preparing scrolls later, but no one's gift was praised so highly by everyone.
The second master was so proud of himself for a moment that he kept looking at his elder brother, which made Wen Yibo so angry that his brows were furrowed.
Ningxue couldn't help laughing when she saw that her wife's paintings received such high praise, and she kept looking at her wife.
Xia Tian rolled his eyes, wondering why this girl was joining in the fun.
He ignored Ningxue and turned to talk to the second young lady.
"Sister-in-law, did you see that painting just now?" Shen Ning asked.
"I see." Xia Tian touched his nose.
"Do you think anyone can really draw something so realistically?"
"Yes, didn't you just see it?"
"Alas, it's a pity that I was standing too far away and couldn't see it clearly." Shen Ning sighed with a bit of regret.
"Second sister likes painting?" Xia Tian asked curiously.
"Well, I learned it when I was little, but I wasn't very good at drawing."
"Just practice more." Xia Tian didn't know what to say. Painting required not only perseverance but also a little talent.
She had never seen what Shen Ning's paintings looked like, so it was not easy for her to comment on her painting skills.
Ningxue couldn't help laughing when she saw the lady and the second young lady seriously discussing her paintings and pretending not to know.
This earned him several eye rolls from Xia Tian.
After the gifts were presented, the birthday banquet officially began.
Xia Tian sat directly with Shen Ning, and Chen Lan and the others also sat at a table with the sisters they were familiar with.
Here, men and women are seated separately at the banquet, separated by a not-so-big lake.
Since getting off the carriage, Xia Tian has been following Second Madam Zheng all the way and has not seen Shen Nian again. When watching the ceremony just now, they just glanced at each other from a distance without saying a word.
The main reason is that most of the people here are women, and it is not convenient for male guests to come.
Otherwise, it would be very rude if someone saw you doing this.
At the birthday banquet, many people were still discussing the painting of "Pine and Crane Longevity" while eating, and Xia Tian felt embarrassed to hear it.
When Chen Ning saw Xia Tian like this, he thought that she was not used to this kind of banquet and was a little restrained.
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