Chapter 113 Chapter 113



Chapter 113 Chapter 113

Inside, Yan Yingqi was talking to Mr. Shen. Although they had different titles, Mr. Shen was also very talented. He is now the chief priest of the Imperial College. Yan Yingqi never looked down on anyone. He took a sip of tea and said, "This tea is not bad. When I came to their house before, my daughter always gave me some tea with a light taste, which was not tasty."

"At our age, we can only drink some tea. A colleague came to see me a few days ago. When he was young, he was a heavy drinker. He liked to drink morning wine every morning. Now, after drinking in the morning, the joints on his hands began to swell. Now he has to retire due to illness, which is quite sad." Old Master Shen shook his head.

Yan Yingqi thought about it and realized that he didn't have a single gray hair, so he naturally didn't want to be called old, especially since his wife, Xie, was getting younger and younger. Last time, when he and Jingci went to the lantern market, some people even said that Xie was his daughter. Therefore, Yan Yingqi, who used to love roast duck, would stop eating when he saw the oily dish. He would also drink wine, but he would only take a few sips.

But when Mr. Shen said this, Yan Yingqi just smiled slightly.

Seeing Shen Linfeng and Zhou Lingguang coming in together, Yan Yingqi looked normal. The second master Shen was also very good at cultivating his energy, and he was calm. When Zhou Lingguang saw the enemy who had harmed his father in the past, he felt a surge of anger in his heart, but he finally controlled it.

At this time, Shen Linfeng played a role. He seemed to be unaware of the undercurrents and just smiled and said, "Old Taishan, I recently got a famous painting that seems to be painted by Guan Tong in the Five Dynasties. I would like to invite you to appreciate it."

Yan Yingqi said, "Guan Tong? I heard that he is good at painting autumn mountains, cold forests, villages, wild ferries and other scenes, which make people feel as if they are in the scene. Where did he get this skill from?"

"It's a coincidence. When I went to the book house, I originally wanted to find a collection of poems from the Five Dynasties. There was a painting covered in dust in the corner. I thought many people didn't know the value of it, so I bought it at a low price. I think Old Taishan is a versatile person. He is good at calligraphy and music. He is proficient in Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Taoism. He is most indifferent. Therefore, I think you are the most suitable person to appreciate this painting. I have kept it and asked someone to frame it. Now I invite you to appreciate it." Shen Linfeng said with a smile.

Zhou Lingguang had always thought that Shen Linfeng was a very cool person. Now it seems that he is really good at flattering his father-in-law. It seems that his father-in-law is in a good mood. He even patted Shen Linfeng on the shoulder and said, "Nowadays, everyone is only going for the fame. There are not many people who can really see the value of a job."

"In addition to Guan Tong's painting, there is another painting with a different name, but I can't figure it out. Please teach me, Old Taishan." Shen Linfeng was completely confused.

Yan Yingqi readily agreed.

For a moment, the father-in-law and son-in-law were in great joy. Wen Qilang was also a strange man. Although he came to attend the birthday banquet today, his actual purpose was to please Yan Yingqi. He deliberately said, "I specially asked someone to send peonies from Luoyang to your home. I know that my father-in-law loves to grow flowers, so I asked the craftsmen to come with him this time."

With these two role models before him, Zhou Lingguang was a third place winner in the imperial examination and had a wide range of experience over the years due to his family background. Naturally, he talked about everything under the sun with his two brothers-in-law while flattering Yan Yingqi.

Anyway, everyone likes to hear good words, this is definitely true.

The only one who came later was Xu Sijia, who was still thin-skinned. When he saw Shen Linfeng wielding a sword and persuading people to drink, he was even afraid that Old Taishan would suddenly get excited and ask him to perform something.

Shen Linfeng is not only good at sword dancing, but also good at games. Yan Yingqi was also a playful person when he was young. Now that he is older, he likes such vigorous and heroic young people.

Yao Niang placed all the items used for the Zhou-year-old ceremony on a long table. On the top were seals, scriptures of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, pens, ink, paper, inkstones, abacus, silver, account books, jewelry, flowers, rouge, food, toys, shovels, spoons, scissors, rulers, embroidery threads and patterns.

She put her daughter on the table again and urged, "Sister Fu, bring whatever you like to me, okay?"

Although our sister Fu is still bald today, Yao Niang thoughtfully put a small hat with a bright red ribbon on her daughter. She wore a goose yellow gauze dress with a creamy white skirt. Yao Niang also prepared a bright red scarf for her daughter. But she was afraid that she was too young and her feet would be tangled, so she took it off when she walked.

Sister Fu was walking in the middle of the long desk. She was most familiar with rouge and powder. She always watched Yao Niang do her makeup. The small flower hairpin in the middle of her forehead was cut off by Yao Niang and pasted on her.

She immediately hugged the rouge and refused to let go. Just when Yao Niang thought she wanted the rouge, she heard someone beside her say, "If you take the rouge and dress up well, you will definitely be a great beauty in the future."

But she didn't expect Sister Fu to put the rouge directly in her hand and said with a smile: "Here, mother."

Yao Niang laughed: "You kid."

In fact, Xie was also watching from the side. When she saw Yao Niang and Ruo Fu, she suddenly remembered that her daughter was also this little when she was raised in her lap, and the mother and daughter were also so close.

Finally, Sister Fu chose a few flowers, and everyone praised her, saying that she would be prettier than flowers in the future and would be a beautiful baby. This was how the ceremony ended.

Yan Yingqi came over and held his granddaughter for a while, but he was convinced that Sister Fu looked like someone from the Western Regions, and he became more and more curious. Shen Linfeng saw his father-in-law holding the child so skillfully, and said, "I didn't expect that Old Taishan could hold the child so well. No wonder Yao Niang always told you not to learn from others, just learn from Daddy."

"I was the one who brought up Jingci. How can we call ourselves raising a child if parents don't take care of the child themselves?" Yan Yingqi said confidently.

Shen Linfeng smiled and said yes.

Mr. Shen was very jealous of Yan Yingqi. Everyone was talking about how good it was to have a daughter. Now it seemed that having a daughter was still a good thing. With so many sons-in-law trying to please him, even he regretted not having a daughter.

But it doesn’t matter if you don’t have a daughter, you have granddaughters.

Wang was originally depressed about having a daughter. She was used to comparing at home and always wanted to be better than others in everything she did. She got pregnant a year later than Yao Niang and wanted to surpass her, but she didn't expect to have a daughter herself.

She was not happy, so Mr. Shen Er told Mrs. Shen Er that they wanted to raise their granddaughter as their own: "I think the daughter of the Yan family, even the eldest sister Yan, has found a good home. If the son-in-law can be treated as a half-son, we will raise our granddaughter as our own."

Mrs. Shen was lonely as she had no children, so she naturally agreed. Wang then felt relieved and prepared to hold another banquet.

There are people in this world as lucky as Yan. She doesn't need to go out to socialize, as there are many people who want to associate with her. She even has a generous dowry and a lot of inheritance from her eldest son, so she doesn't have to worry about anything.

Actually Yao Niang felt that they were greedy. If they were minor officials, it would be good to socialize with higher-ups, but Second Master Shen was the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, and Third Master Shen was now promoted to Right Vice Minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War. They were both first-class officials, yet they were still not satisfied and wanted everything. The people they associated with were all kinds of people, and who knew what would happen in the future.

After Ruofu's birthday party, Yaoniang will also celebrate her 18th birthday this year. She has grown a year older and her relationship with Shen Linfeng has become more mature. She no longer gets angry easily, or gets sad over the slightest thing from Shen Linfeng. Now she handles things more maturely.

Just like now that she is pregnant, Yao Niang is not anxious, but rather much calmer.

The seventh day of the seventh month is the day for praying for cleverness and skill. Zhou Lingguang specially came to Yan Ningxin's house to give her a headpiece, and the two also met.

The two of them knew each other before, and now they met again with mixed feelings. Yan Ningxin lowered her head and smiled slightly: "You and I are not strangers, why are you giving me this?"

Zhou Lingguang stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Yan Ningxin's charming face: "Although this marriage was decided very quickly, I am also willing in my heart. I grew up in the Yan family since I was a child. When I was young, I was ignorant and always felt that I had experienced the ups and downs of life, and I was quite cynical. But now that I am in the officialdom, I know that the Yan family treats me with deep friendship, and you and I have been getting along well since we were young. Don't complain that my salary is too low. This crown I made for you is just too small."

Each of the Yan sisters has a crown, which was made by Yan Yingqi for his daughters. Although Yan Ningxin is not able to move freely now, her allowance has returned to normal. This summer, she just cut out eight new sets of clothes and made a set of small golden phoenix headdress.

However, she opened the box and looked at the headpiece Zhou Lingguang had given her. The crown beside it was fine, but the peach blossom hairpin with gold beads was made of tourmaline and was pink and tender. She was not a little girl at this age, but she could still get such a pink hairpin. Yan Ningxin was always straightforward and couldn't help but say, "I like it very much. It's not small at all."

Zhou Lingguang also seemed to be relieved: "As long as you are happy, I have rented a house in Baima Lane. It is not big, with only two entrances. I brought the drawings and would like to ask you how to arrange it. Tell me any ideas you have."

For the first time, Yan Ningxin felt at home, a feeling she had never felt before at the Yan family.

She has many brothers and sisters in the Yan family, but they all have their own factions and are not easy to get along with. None of them are really close to her. Even she and her biological father can only say a few words throughout the year, let alone move anything in the house, which is simply impossible.

Now, regardless of whether Zhou Lingguang really loves her or not, he respects her very much.

"Okay, I'll take a look." Yan Ningxin said happily.

Zhou Lingguang also accompanied her in talking. Xie and Zhen heard what happened and felt relieved. Xie was fine. Now her daughter and son-in-law were in a stable relationship. Yan Ningxin could not make trouble. So these things had nothing to do with her. Zhen said honestly, "I was horrified by this marriage. I didn't expect that they get along so well."

Mother Wei laughed and said, "This may be a matter of tying up each monkey in a different way. Besides, I think the old Master Shen didn't have the same method as Master Zhou."

Zhen snorted coldly, "I think the Shen family is also looking down on people. Seeing that Yao Niang is favored, Shen Linfeng sent a very nice crab. As for the eldest sister, they took advantage of her because she has no brothers and no mother, so they treated her poorly. But this Zhou Lingguang is really willing to do anything to curry favor with the rich and powerful."


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