Feng Lingbo wears a woman's high bun, with fair complexion and clear eyes. After marriage, her figure has become plump. She is very affectionate with her husband Xu Miao. If Feng Lingbo had a vague admiration for Chen Caozhi in the past, it has turned into a warm one now.
Feng Lingbo has no brothers or sisters. She regards Chen Caozhi as her biological brother and is especially concerned about her adopted brother's marriage——
Liu Shangzhi, Chen Caozhi, Gu Kaizhi, Xu Miao, Chen Shang and others were having a banquet in the main hall. Feng Lingbo was talking to Xiaochan in the small hall, and listened to her husband Xu Miao and his adopted brother Chen Caozhi drinking and laughing through the curtain.
Xiao Chan told everything she knew about Mr. Cao Zhi and Mrs. Lu. Feng Lingbo was both happy and worried, and wanted to see Lu Weirui. Xiao Chan said: "Miss Lu often goes to Waguan Temple to see Mr. Lu.
While you are painting, Madam Lingbo can go to Waguan Temple to meet Madam Lu."
At this time, I heard that a visitor was coming. Yuan Tong from Chen County and Zhuge Zeng from Langya came to invite Chen Caozhi to argue with Zhu Yingtai. If Chen Caozhi won, he would give them 600,000 yuan as a gift to Zhu Yingtai.
If you want to stay away from marriage for the rest of your life, you must quit Jiankang and return to Kuaiji——
Xiao Chan said: "Young Master doesn't know how to gamble. When the old mistress was still alive, she said she would not allow Young Master to gamble with others."
Feng Lingbo smiled and said: "Arguing is not gambling."
Xiaochan said: "Mr. Zhu and my young man are good friends. How could my young man ruin the marriage of Mr. Zhu for 600,000 yuan?"
Feng Lingbo nodded and said: "Xiaochan is right."
As expected, Chen Caozhi refused. Yuan Tong and Zhuge Zeng had heard that Zhu Yingtai and Chen Caozhi were classmates in Wu County. They thought that Chen Caozhi would not be able to lose face, so he said: "Zhu Yingtai will never marry if he loses the argument."
This is just a joke. We won't be so harsh. This is actually a warning to him. Shangyu Zhu's desire to marry Xie's girl is nothing more than an idiot's dream."
Zhu Yingtai is Xie Daoyun, Xie Daoyun is Zhu Yingtai, how can they get married! Others don't know, but Chen Caozhi understands, but no matter what, he cannot accept this argument.
Yuan Tong and Zhuge Zeng said goodbye sadly.
It was almost Haishi, and Liu Shangzhi also said goodbye and returned to his apartment, making an appointment to go to Waguan Temple to see the murals tomorrow. Liu Shangzhi had now moved out of the Lu Mansion and rented a spacious three-heyuan house outside Zhuque Gate. He also invited Chen
Cao Zhi moved to live with him, but Gu Kaizhi refused.
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "My third brother and I are going to live here in Changkang for a long time. Although there is a homestead donated by Jiang Hujun on the bank of the Qinhuai River, we are short of money and unable to build it."
Gu Kaizhi said: "If you want to build a house, I will give you 300,000 yuan and lend you another 700,000 yuan. I will report to the family tomorrow."
Liu Shangzhi smiled and said: "The four surnames of Wu County, Gu, Lu, Zhu and Zhang, are absolutely incomparable to the Liu family of Tang Dynasty. I will tighten my belt and grit my teeth and donate 100,000 yuan."
Gu Kaizhi laughed.
Xu Miao said: "Then I will write to my father and give him a donation of 100,000 yuan."
The Xu family belongs to the common people in Nandu. Although they have some land in Jingkou, compared with the Gu family, and even compared with the Liu family, the largest common people in Qiantang, it is relatively difficult to donate 100,000 yuan.
Chen Caozhi shook his head and said: "I won't consider this matter for now. I am still in debt to build the square castle in Chenjiawu, Qiantang. Where can I still afford to build a house in Jiankang? If there is a suitable one, I will rent an apartment."
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Gu Kaizhi said: "What are you renting? Just live here. Could it be that the third brother and Zizhong feel like they are living under someone else's roof?"
Chen Shang and Chen Caozhi said in succession: "No, no."
Gu Yuezhi and Gu Minzhi returned from a visit to Zhang Mansion and ordered the steward to send Gu Kaizhi to meet him. Gu Kaizhi saw him so late and his father wanted to summon him. He didn't know what was going on, so he hurried over to see his father and uncle.
Gu Yuezhi said: "Hutou, I heard that you drew a picture of the Three Heroes of Jiangdong and presented it to me for a look."
Gu Kaizhi painted three portraits of his ancestors, Gu Rong, Lu Ji, and Lu Yun, with the intention of reconciling with the Lu family. He reported this matter to his uncle Gu Minzhi and his maternal uncle Zhang Andao. Gu Minzhi was an official in the imperial censor, Zhongcheng, and Lu Shi, the minister of the five soldiers. Lu Na, the Minister of Zuo Min, often met each other in Taicheng and other gatherings, but never talked to each other. This was really ridiculous to Xie, the king of Nandu, and Gu Minzhi also felt that the old grudges from forty years ago had nothing to do with it. It is necessary to be grudged so far, but whether to reconcile with the Lu family will have to wait for the arrival of his brother Gu Yuezhi. Zhang Andao has promised to mediate——
Gu Kaizhi immediately ordered his servant to go to the study to get the completed painting of "Three Heroes of Jiangdong". Gu Yue twisted his silver beard with his hands, looked closely at the portraits in the painting, and asked: "Lu Shiheng, what is the basis for the portrait of Lu Shilong?"
Gu Kaizhi said: "It was Chen Zizhong who borrowed the portrait of Erlu painted by Cao Buxing from Miss Lu for me to copy."
Gu Yuezhi smiled, nodded and said: "The painting is good and has charm. Who wrote the poem about Erlu's Missing Wife and the postscript on this painting?"
Gu Kaizhi said: "It was written by Chen Zizhong."
Gu Yuezhi said: "There are only a few words in the postscript of the painting, describing the friendship between the two Gu and Lu families, which makes people think and feel wistful."
Gu Mingzhi said: "What do you think, brother? Can the Lu family reconcile?"
Gu Yuezhi said: "Back then, it was Lu Shiyao who humiliated my late grandfather, saying that my late grandfather led northerners to go south and harmed the interests of the Wu people. Later, didn't Lu Shiyao also join the court as an official, reaching the rank of Da Sikong? If we want to talk about reconciliation, Mrs. Lu should be the first to come forward to reconcile with me, Mrs. Gu. Don’t ask me, Mrs. Gu, to show my kindness first, but Mrs. Lu doesn’t appreciate it. Wouldn’t it be a shame to spread the word!"
Gu Mingzhi said: "Lu Naduan is very generous and will not be ungrateful. Although Lu Shi is said to be a serious man, but having a good relationship with Gu and Lu will bring about hundreds of benefits and no harm. What can he refuse to do? Moreover, there is Zhang Changzong. Zhang Andao mediated, using the picture of the three heroes with a tiger head as a guide, my brother and I will not come forward for the time being, and we will see how Lu will express his position?"
Gu Yuezhi nodded and waved his hand for Gu Kaizhi to go down and have a rest.
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On the second day of April, Chen Caozhi and Gu Kaizhi went to Waguan Temple to paint. The portraits on the east and west walls of the Main Hall of Waguan Temple could be completed today. Xu Miao, Feng Lingbo and his wife followed them. Gu Kaizhi had already sent someone to Wuyi Lane to invite the Xie Mansion. Zhu Yingtai, the steward came back and said he had not seen Zhu Langjun, and the steward of the Xie Mansion agreed to tell him on his behalf.
Just after Chen Caozhi and others went to Waguan Temple, Banli came to the Gu Mansion to inquire. Banli sprained his foot last time and rested for a few days. Today he felt that he could walk without any problems, so he came here to see if Chen Langjun was doing well. When I learned that Chen and Gu had gone to Waguan Temple and the mural could be completed today, I returned to Lu Mansion to report to Lu Weirui. Lu Weirui immediately asked his stepmother Zhang Wenwan for instructions——
Zhang Wenwan had been feeling unwell for the past two days and didn't want to move around. He said, "Rui'er invites Atong to go and bring more servants with her. Don't let things like last time happen again."
Lu Weirui sent people to Zhang Mansion to inform Zhang Tongyun, and ordered people to prepare two ox carts and took six tribesmen to escort them. They met with Zhang Tongyun and headed to Waguan Temple. Zhang Tongyun was frightened by the five Zhu Lingbao men last time. This time I had to ride with Lu Weirui, and I was a little scared when I left Qingxi Gate.
Lu Weirui smiled and said: "A Tong, what are you afraid of? We have a large number of people this time. Also, those few people had their legs broken by Xiao Sheng last time and couldn't walk for three months. How can they come back to provoke us again?"
Zhang Tongyun burst into laughter and said, "Wei Rui, I admire you so much. You are calm and courageous. You are much better than me."
Lu Weirui smiled and said nothing, thinking: "I'm not afraid of those people, I'm only afraid of my second uncle."
Lu Weirui got off the car in front of the mountain gate and entered Waguan Temple. She saw that the main hall was still closed. Ran Sheng came up to greet her and said that Xiao Langjun and Gu Langjun were both there, and that Xu Langjun and Mrs. Feng were also in the hall.
Lu Weirui had met Xu Miao in Wu County, and Chen Caozhi also told her that Xu Miao had married his adopted sister Feng Lingbo, and they immediately entered the palace through the side door to meet her.
When Feng Lingbo saw Lu Weirui, his first feeling was: "This is really the perfect match for my adopted brother. Only such a pure and beautiful woman can be worthy of my adopted brother."
Feng Lingbo was half a year younger than Lu Weirui, but married women often felt that they were more mature than unmarried women. Feng Lingbo regarded Lu Weirui as his sister. He and Zhang Tongyun first paid homage to the Buddha together, and then sat on a futon under the west wall to talk.
, while Chen Caozhi and Gu Kaizhi were each putting final touches on the murals behind the curtains on the east and west walls, and they met Lu Weirui and Zhang Tongyun before they could.
About half an hour later, Gu Kaizhi came out from behind the curtain first and said with joy, "I'm done, where's Zi Zhong?"
Chen Caozhi responded: "I still need a moment."
Xu Miao, Feng Lingbo, Lu Weirui, and Zhang Tongyun stood up to see the statue of Vimalakirti Bodhisattva painted by Gu Kaizhi. At this time, Liu Shangzhi strode in and said with a smile: "Xianmin, Changkang, look, who is here?
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Xie Daoyun, who was wearing a turban and an undershirt, stepped forward and saluted Xu Miao: "Brothers of the immortal people, a virtuous couple, I wish you all the best."
Xu Miao quickly returned the gift, and Feng Lingbo also came to see him. That year, Xie Daoyun and Chen Caozhi returned to Kuaiji together. When passing through Qiantang, Xie Daoyun went to Feng's house with Chen Caozhi to visit, but Feng Lingbo did not come out to meet him at that time, so it was the first time he visited Feng.
I saw this Zhu Yingtai once, and I didn't agree with his powder and incense.
Xie Daoyun paid homage to Lu Weirui and Zhang Tongyun respectively. Lu Weirui had met Zhu Yingtai before in Wujun. When they met again, she immediately remembered the doubts in her heart. She always felt that the Xie girl seemed familiar, but she just couldn't remember it.
She had seen her somewhere before. When she saw Zhu Yingtai, she suddenly realized that she thought the Xie girl looked like this Zhu Yingtai——
Of course, Lu Weirui did not think that Zhu Yingtai was Xie Daoyun. She was just a little curious about how the two were so similar. However, considering that the two were cousins, it was not surprising that they had similar looks, so she did not think too deeply about it.
Gu Kaizhi was outspoken and said with a smile: "Brother Yingtai, yesterday Yuan Tong of Chen County and Zhuge Langya asked Zizhong to argue with you and offered Zizhong 600,000 yuan, but Zizhong refused."
Xie Daoyun raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "It's a good thing. Why refuse when someone offers you money?"
Gu Kaizhi said: "If Zi Zhong beats you, wouldn't it mean that he will ruin your good deeds?"
Xie Daoyun asked: "Zizhong thinks he will be able to defeat me?"
Chen Caozhi smiled behind the curtain and said: "How dare you? I'm worried that I will lose to Brother Yingtai in an argument. Then I will lose face and not get 600,000 yuan. Isn't it sad?"