Feng Shu and Feng Yu stayed in the Hou Mansion for dinner. There was no curfew for the three nights of Lantern Festival. The Kyoto Guards were on duty. Zhang Boxi was in charge of patrol tonight. Although Xie Xun did not have to stay up late, he had to go to the Kyoto Guard Yamen to take charge. He stayed at home.
At the dinner, Mrs. Hou was surprised. There were only female relatives at the table. The Hou family did not have so many rules. Xie Xun toasted Feng Shu before starting the dinner.
The fact that Feng Shu went to Ningzhou to take care of Xie Zhang was mentioned in the Zhenbei Hou family letter. Afraid of worrying the women at home, Xie Xun did not inform them and withheld the family letter.
Xie Zhang was able to recover from his injuries so quickly without any sequelae, thanks to the medicines Feng Shu brought from Jiangnan. Ningzhou was in short supply of medicines this year, and the winter was severely cold, so the casualties were serious. In addition to taking care of Xie Zhang, Feng Shu also took care of him.
He obtained a batch of medicinal materials collected from Sangnan, which solved the urgent need of the Zhenbei cavalry.
Feng Shu also accepted his respect. Feng Yu said coolly, "Little Marquis, why don't you go to the Yamen?"
"Third Miss is quite concerned about the affairs of the Kyoto Wei Yamen."
"All the people in Kyoto are looking forward to being protected by the Young Marquis and the Kyoto Guards. You are a great hero in everyone's mind, and Kyoto cannot help you."
"Are you being weird?"
"No!" Feng Yu looked at him innocently, "I praise you sincerely, why did you file a complaint first?"
"Who is the evil one to complain first?" Xie Xun asked in a leisurely manner, "Whatever I want to eat, you pick it up and take it away without eating. The bowl is piled high."
Mrs. Peony is in charge of the Hou's kitchen, and she doesn't know where she learned her exaggerated style. As long as Zhenbei Hou and his son are not at home, they eat very exquisitely. The dishes on the plate are extremely small, and the presentation is exquisite. All the bells and whistles are displayed.
The table was full, and the women were eating vegetarian food. They didn't expect that Xie Xun was eating at home. The dishes were mainly vegetarian. Beef, pork neck and other meat dishes were cut into pieces and placed on a small plate. Xie Xun moved his chopsticks and Feng
Yu took all the meat slices away. Feng Yu took whatever he took. The little Marquis, who was not fond of meat, could only eat vegetarian food.
He doubted that if he held a piece of fish meat, she could bring the whole fish in front of him. Although it was annoying, it was also surprisingly cute. After knowing her for so long, this was the first time he saw her acting petty.
Mrs. Lan had long seen that Feng Yu was deliberately angry with Xie Xun, but she didn't tell her. She also poked Mrs. Hou and Mrs. Mudan into watching a play together. Feng Shu pulled Feng Yu under the table several times, but she still went her own way.
"I eat slowly, I want you to control it!" Feng Yu was angry with him and complained, asking him to see and not eat.
"Be careful!"
Feng Yu raised her hand angrily and shook her slender white fingers. Five hundred thousand taels, pay her back! Xie Xun gave her the last piece of pork neck meat and said with a smile, "Third girl, eat more meat."
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The three ladies all turned to look at Xie Xun. The young Marquis was not afraid of anything, and he had never knelt down so quickly!
Feng Shu couldn't stand it anymore, "Auntie, don't make trouble."
Mrs. Hou only found it interesting. Perhaps it had been a long time since she had seen Xie Xun so relaxed, and he was quarreling with the little girl. She asked curiously, "Zhixu, are you bullying Ayu?"
"Who can bully her?"
"He just bullied me." Feng Yu complained to Mrs. Hou aggrievedly.
Xie Xun leaned back lazily and put down his chopsticks, "Come on, Miss Three, tell me why I bullied you?"
Liang Fengyu didn't dare to talk about the palace banquet and the third prince. He originally wanted to see Fengyu suffer, but Fengyu and several ladies complained, "Ayu was painting in Meilin today. The young marquis said that Ayu was good at painting."
ugly."
"Zhixu is going too far!" Mrs. Lan first scolded Xie Xun, and then asked gently, "What did Ayu draw? Can we see it?"
Feng Shu almost choked and coughed so much that her face turned red. She quickly turned her head to clean up her appearance and stepped on Feng Yu lightly. Don't take out your paintings to embarrass yourself.
Feng Yu had no tacit understanding with Feng Shu in terms of aesthetics. Xie Xun was so happy that he clapped his hands and said, "Nuan Yang, bring over the third girl's paintings for the ladies to appreciate."
Nuanyang had already collected the painting, and after hearing the order, he took it over and unfolded it in front of Mrs. Hou and others.
Mrs. Peony and Mrs. Lan decided that no matter what painting they saw, they could just close their eyes and praise it. Feng Shu was a talented woman with outstanding paintings, and Feng Yu's paintings were not that ugly.
The three ladies looked at the plum blossom picture intently and fell into silence.
From what angle should they praise so that they appear sincere?
Feng Shu covered her eyes and sighed deeply. To be honest, she had doted on Feng Yu since she was a child, but no matter how much she doted on her, she still couldn't appreciate Feng Yu's shocking painting skills.
However, Feng Yu has sincerely felt that she was very good at painting since she was a child, and that others did not appreciate her.
"This painting of chrysanthemums is very... big!" Mrs. Lan boasted from a very tricky angle, "It's very vital."
It's because she has little experience and has never seen this species.
Mrs. Hou asked uncertainly, "Is it a chrysanthemum? It looks like a rose. It's painted... in bright colors."
"Chrysanthemums and roses don't look like this, do they?" Mrs. Peony clapped her hands, "I see, it's an orchid, it's such a big pot."
Xie Xun laughed out loud, and all the guards and maids in the courtyard heard the long-lost laughter of the young marquis. He looked at Feng Yu's shocked expression and laughed and said, "Why are you painting chrysanthemums and roses in winter? She is in the pavilion today."
Inside, painted against the plum blossom tree."
Mrs. Peony was shocked, "Is there a plum tree like this in our yard?"
Everyone, "..."
"This is a plum blossom tree, this is the trunk, these are the branches..." Fengyu moved her fingers lightly in the plum blossom picture, "This is the blooming flower, and this is the flower bud."
Mrs. Orchid asked confusedly, "Why are the plum blossoms bigger than the tree trunks?"
Feng Yu replied matter-of-factly, "Because the flowers are more beautiful than the tree trunks, I deliberately painted them bigger."
The three ladies looked at each other, Xie Xun raised his eyebrows, and suddenly remembered the picture of admiring the moon. It was top-heavy, so the third girl thought her face was pretty, so she painted her face bigger than her body?
The ladies looked at Feng Yu's begging for praise. After a moment of silence, Mrs. Hou said, "I have never seen a painting with such a unique style. It's refreshing."
"Yes, yes, it's very special." Mrs. Peony praised along with Mrs. Hou, "Look carefully, it is indeed a plum blossom. The painting is very imaginative."
Mrs. Lan, "..."
Nuanyang smiled so much that his shoulders shrugged. After all the ladies had tasted it, Nuanyang put away the painting and waited outside the hall. Several ladies had learned Feng Yu's painting skills. It turned out that it was rumored that the third girl didn't like her.
Wenmo calligraphy and painting are real.
Feng Yu was a little disappointed, and she was in a group of people who didn't know how to appreciate her paintings.
Seeing her loss, Mrs. Hou felt extremely soft-hearted and said tenderly, "Painting is to cultivate one's sentiments and please oneself. If you think it looks good, then it looks good. Painting styles vary from person to person, so there is no need to seek approval from others. If you can meet
It's a blessing to have a close friend. If you don't meet one, just appreciate yourself."
Xie Xun couldn't help laughing after saying a few words to comfort Feng Yu's loss, but he didn't expect that Chi Yu would be affected, "I know Xu is not sensible, so I will punish him not to eat meat or fish for ten days."
Feng Yu nodded heavily and gave Xie Xun a demonstrative look, "Good punishment!"