Chapter 85: Zhu Mansion's Birthday (1)
Fan Ning was overjoyed. It was rare that this little girl discovered her conscience. He quickly introduced Zhu Pei to two other stones.
"These two Taihu stones, one is called Santan Yingyue, belong to the top-grade Taihu stone, and the other is my name, called Jinniang Wuyi Stone, belong to the high-quality Taihu stone."
Zhu Pei suddenly fell in love with the second stone, "I like Jinniang's dance clothes stone, this name is well-known."
She tilted her head again and asked, "Why are you called Jin Niang Wuyishi?"
Fan Ning smiled and said, "Then let me ask you first, what is the wind of the Wei and Jin Dynasties?"
Zhu Pei thought for a while and said, "Wang Youjun's words float like a wandering cloud, agile as if a shocking dragon, Tao Yuanming's poems are pure and elegant, entering a leisurely state. The literati of Wei and Jin Dynasties were sad about falling leaves in the vigorous autumn, and liked soft strips in the fragrant spring. In short, it was just a sentence, elegant and elegant, naturally unrestrained."
"Well said!"
Fan Ning secretly praised Zhu Pei for his good summary, and pointed to the Taihu stone and said, "Look at this Taihu stone fairy looks elegant, like a dancer dancing casually, with a fluttering skirt and a bony stone. Is it the style of the Wei and Jin Dynasties? So it is called Jinniang dances in the clothes."
Zhu Pei was so happy that he clapped his hands, "Well, I said that when I was fighting stones!"
She quickly ordered the servants to carry the stone into the mansion. At this time, Fanning handed her the gold-painted wooden box, "This is my birthday gift to your grandfather, you can transfer it to him!"
“What is it?”
Zhu Pei took the wooden box and asked curiously: "It's also a stone?"
"No, this time there are two bottles of wine."
"liquor?"
Zhu Pei frowned slightly. The Zhu Qiong Yu Liquid brewed by Zhu's mansion is also famous in the capital. How could this brat give you two bottles of wine?
Fanning smiled and said, "Don't underestimate this bottle of wine, it is unique in the world. If your grandfather hadn't celebrated his birthday, I wouldn't have taken it out."
"Look at what you said, it has the mysterious meaning of the Wei and Jin dynasties."
Zhu Pei pursed her lips and smiled, "I'll give it to my grandfather to try it. What does Fanning wine taste like?"
She winked Fanning, "Come with me!"
Fan Ning followed Zhu Pei into Zhu Mansion through the side door. The main hall in the distance was crowded with people, but this side was very quiet.
"There are all wealthy families and powerful people from all over the country. If you are interested, I will take you to get to know each other?" Zhu Pei asked him jokingly.
"I'm going there, aren't they fooled by monkeys? Don't go!"
Fan Ning knew it well and called out that the prodigy was coming, ensuring that everyone would watch. Those who studied poetry and question scriptures might even break themselves up into parts for research. He didn't have the interest to accompany him.
Seeing that Fan Ning was quite talented, Zhu Pei was happy in his heart and smiled and said, "I will take you to the back house, and it will be quiet there."
"Zhu Pei, is your family doing the wine business?" Fanning found the opportunity and asked in a low voice.
"My grandfather doesn't do wine business, but my third grandfather has several main stores in the capital, and is considered a big wine merchant. What do you ask about this?" Ju Pei looked at him strangely.
Fanning was a little embarrassed to speak, but if she didn't seize the opportunity, it would be fleeting.
He had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "There are two bottles of wine in the box. Take one for your third grandfather to taste it and let him evaluate it."
"oh--"
Zhu Pei suddenly realized and looked at Fan Ning with contempt, "I thought I would be a little promising when I became a county senator? As a result, my nature was hard to change, and I was still a little wealthy fan."
Fan Ning clasped his hands and begged, "I am poor and my family is almost out of trouble. You are the old man, and I will give you that piece of Jinniang dance stone."
"Hmph! Whoever cares about your broken stones? Whether to help depends on your yamen's mood!"
Fanning already knows Zhu Pei very well, a typical knife-like mouth and a slander. Since she said that, things will be obvious. Fanning was in a good mood for a moment.
They walked onto a long covered bridge. It was early spring, and the plum blossoms were just beginning to bloom. The fragrance was radiant inside the bridge, and clusters of pink and white on both sides were particularly beautiful and dazzling.
There are still two acres of vegetable fields far away, which are yellow and full of rapeseed flowers.
"Zhu Pei, are you Mrs. Zeng?" Fanning suddenly thought of the old lady last time when she saw the vegetable field.
"She is ready! I think of you all day long, and I expect you to water her vegetables."
Fan Ning laughed silently, "Okay! I'll go and water her vegetables later."
Zhu Pei gave him a blank look, "There is no vegetables for you to water now, why don't you help me water the flowers!"
"I am a guest of your family. Are you embarrassed to let me water the flowers?"
"Hmph! I know you are not sincere."
While quarreling, the two of them quickly walked across the bridge and entered the back house directly. There were a few guests here, almost all of them were female relatives. They were dressed up in a floating and flowing style, showing off their full postures. The whole back house was full of charm and full of fragrance.
Most of them gathered in groups of three or five, watching the flowers and fish, and chatting about homely affairs.
Fanning scratched his head with an awkward look on his face, "Zhu Pei, I'd better go somewhere else! This is full of female guests, so it's not convenient for me."
Zhu Pei covered his mouth and giggled, "You are a little brat, who would take you seriously? You even said that you are inconvenient. What's wrong with you? You're so funny!"
"Ape!"
A lady in her forties walked next to her, wearing a white embroidered robe. She had a slender figure, elegant and luxurious figure, black and shiny combed into a tall cloud. Her face was covered with snow-white skin, and her pair of phoenix eyes were particularly sharp.
"Auntie, when did you come?"
Zhu Pei's tone was a little cold. Last time his aunt was encouraged by Xu Ji, asking her not to participate in the child prodigy competition. Zhu Pei is still a little resentful.
"When will you go and see your cousin? He was beaten so badly, hey! The old man is so cruel."
"That's what he deserves!"
Zhu Pei said coldly: "If you don't do a good job, you must be a gentleman on the sidelines. If you want me to say that breaking one of his legs will allow him to learn from his lesson."
Fan Ning suddenly understood that they were talking about Xu Ji, and that Xu Ji seemed to be beaten very badly.
Although Fan Ning did not have any news about Xu Ji, it was as expected.
In order to exaggerate, he not only opened a shop in the Xu family, but also put his father and uncle in the danger of losing his official position. It would be strange if the ungrateful playboy is not severely punished by his family.
Wang's face suddenly darkened. Why did his niece speak so badly?
She glanced at Fan Ning and said a little dissatisfied: "Whose yamen is this little official? How can he enter the inner house casually?"
Fanning smiled, "Fanning is here!"
"You are..."
Wang's face changed, and he took two steps back in shock, staring at Fan Ning. Slowly, her eyebrows were raised, and her eyes were filled with anger, "You have caused my nephew so much. Get out, you are not welcome here!"
Zhu Pei's face suddenly became gloomy. She said to her aunt with dissatisfaction: "This is my family. Fanning is the guest I invited. Please respect me!"
"You! You... you actually talk to outsiders." Wang's eyes turned black in anger.
At this time, the female relatives around him looked here and talked secretly. It seemed that Ape had a quarrel with her aunt. Who was the little official? Ape was protecting him.
Fan Ning gently gave Zhu Pei aside, he smiled faintly and said to Wang: "If Madam is smart, I should be more polite now. I am the miserable. If I make a big deal, Xu Ji is suspected of stealing. Do he still want to participate in the imperial examination?
The wife’s husband is an official! Will the court tolerate a tax-evading official in the temple? There is also a son. Even if the son passes the Jinshi, he may be dismissed from his fame. I will say that. If the wife still wants to make trouble, I will accompany him to the end!"
After saying that, he smiled at Zhu Pei and said, "Zhu Pei, let's go!"
Zhu Pei was really dissatisfied with his aunt. He married the Xu family and thought about the interests of the Xu family all day long, but never thought that he was her niece.
She ignored her aunt and took Fanning to her yard.
Wang stood there motionless. Although her face was covered with lead powder and she could not see her expression, her neck was red and her eyes were shining with shame and fear.
"Ah Dai, don't pay attention to my aunt. She is simple-minded and has never had much knowledge."
Fanning smiled, "I won't care about such a small thing!"
Soon, they came to a yard, which was where Zhu Pei lived, covering an area of five acres. There was a large garden in front of which was a small bridge and flowing water. On both sides of the flowing water were seven or eight uniquely shaped top-grade Taihu stones.
There is also a small hill with several lush trees planted on the hills. At the top of the hill is an octagonal white jade pavilion.
Behind are two red lofts, one is Zhu Pei's bedroom, and the other is Zhu Pei's living room and study.
"Brother!" Zhu Pei shouted to Tingzi twice.
Fan Ning found that there was a young man sitting in the pavilion, with a fat body facing away from them, and he seemed not to hear Zhu Pei's shouting.
Zhu Pei had no choice but to say to Fan Ning: "It's my prince above. He is just like you. I'll go and bring wine to my grandfather. You can sit with him!"
Fan Ning suddenly remembered what Zhu Yuanfu said to him. Zhu Pei had an elder brother who was fifteen years old and had an intelligence equivalent to a three or four-year-old child. He had been living in the capital.
He nodded, "You go! I'll accompany him."
"My prince has the best temper, you are not allowed to bully him!"
Zhu Pei asked the maid in the yard a few more words, and then he left with the wooden box in his arms.
Chapter completed!