The owner of the calligraphy and painting shop was very disappointed upon hearing this.
He has been in this industry for many years and has appraised countless calligraphy and paintings, but none of them can compare to the one in front of him.
Therefore, in his view, this calligraphy must have been written by a reclusive Confucian scholar.
He had originally planned to personally visit the great scholar to request a calligraphy piece. If he could obtain the scholar's calligraphy, his business would surely more than double.
Unfortunately, the girl was unwilling to reveal the other person's name.
After some thought, he compromised and asked, "Young lady, would you be willing to sell me this calligraphy?"
Seeing that he praised the calligraphy so highly after only one glance, Wen Nongnong thought to herself, "This boss seems to have good taste."
However, she had no intention of selling the calligraphy on this trip, so she was somewhat taken aback by his question.
But she couldn't help but say, "That depends on how much money you're willing to spend."
The owner of the calligraphy and painting shop quickly held up one finger, "It's worth at least this much."
Wen Nongnong asked, "Ten thousand taels?"
Upon hearing this, the owner of the calligraphy and painting shop looked surprised. "Ten thousand taels? Miss, are you trying to rob me?"
Wen Nong Nong rolled her eyes at him. "This calligraphy of mine is worth ten thousand taels of gold. You have no taste. I don't want to sell it to you." The other party definitely didn't know Gu Linchao's courtesy name, otherwise those three characters alone would be worth ten thousand taels of gold.
Although the owner of the calligraphy and painting shop had the ability to appreciate calligraphy and paintings, his knowledge was still somewhat limited, and he couldn't even recognize Gu Linchao's private seal.
"I'm not selling this calligraphy, but you can frame it for me," Wen Nongnong said.
Although the owner of the calligraphy and painting shop thought the calligraphy was rare, ten thousand taels was still too expensive.
I never expected this young girl to ask for such a high price.
That's outrageous!
He shook his head, feeling a little regretful, but didn't dwell on it.
Instead, he honestly helped Wen Nongnong frame the calligraphy.
After the calligraphy was mounted, Wen Nongnong returned to the Prince's Mansion.
She even brought the framed calligraphy to the study.
"Your Highness, look, what is this?"
As soon as she entered the study, she excitedly showed it to Gu Linchao.
Gu Linchao was engrossed in his work when he heard this. He paused for a moment, then looked up at her.
When he saw the framed calligraphy in her hand, he was visibly taken aback. "What is this...?"
“Your Highness, don’t you remember? This is the calligraphy you wrote for me this morning.” Wen Nongnong explained.
Gu Linchao naturally remembered this matter, but he was somewhat surprised when he saw the framed calligraphy.
He paused for a moment and then said, "It's just a piece of calligraphy, no need to go to such lengths."
Wen Nongnong said solemnly, "How could these be ordinary characters? This was written by Your Highness yourself, and it is unique in the world. Naturally, I must treat it with utmost care. Not only that, I will hang it in my room and admire it every day."
Upon hearing this, Gu Linchao's handsome face flushed slightly.
She wanted to watch it every day...
Although he felt she was exaggerating, Gu Linchao had to admit that he felt extremely pleased by the girl's words.
At the same time, he felt a strange sense of satisfaction.
This feeling made him even happier than if he had won a battle.
Wen Nongnong did not notice his strangeness and said to herself, "Your Highness, I'll go back first. I need to hang this up."
Upon hearing this, Gu Linchao put the pen back on the pen holder, hesitated for a moment, and called out to her, "Wait a moment."
Wen Nongnong looked at him questioningly, "What's wrong?"
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