As for the second master of the Wen Yibo Mansion, many people gathered around him to try to get close to him, wanting to know where the painting came from and how much money it cost.
The second master didn't make a fuss and answered all the questions he could.
Now everyone knew that his painting was custom-made in a shop called Yayizhai, and they also knew that he spent a full five thousand taels of silver to buy this painting.
Normally, rare and precious masterpieces by famous people are only worth this price. I didn’t expect that this little-known Mr. Xuanying would dare to charge this price for a painting.
Some people shook their heads. Although they thought the painting was very good and no worse than masterpieces by famous artists, they still felt that five thousand taels of silver was too high a price.
The second master did not say that he was the one who drove up the prices, causing the price of the painting to more than double.
Seeing that everyone liked it, he felt that his goal was achieved.
Here, when the banquet was over and they followed the Second Madam out, Shen Nian was already waiting outside the door.
Xia Tian greeted the Second Madam and got directly into Shen Nian’s carriage.
Mu Feng was still driving the carriage, and Ning Xue sat outside, leaving space for the two masters.
There was a small coffee table in Shen Nian's carriage, on which were placed teapots, teacups and other things.
Shen Nian took out a small stove from under the carriage seat, placed it in a fixed position, lit the stove, and put the teapot on it.
When the water boiled, he poured a cup of tea for them both and drank it slowly.
“Did you see the painting that Master Wen Er took just now?” Shen Nian asked Xia Tian nonchalantly.
“Cough cough cough!”
I was drinking tea in the summer when I was accidentally stung by these unexpected words. I held my chest and coughed for a long time before I felt better.
Then he looked up at Shen Nian with a bit of resentment.
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