Chapter 37 (1/2)
Tuoba Zhi dismounts and talks with the young man enthusiastically. Looking back, he points to the carriage that Murong Zhining is sitting in and takes the young man to the carriage.
Tuoba then pulled up the curtain of the carriage, helped Murong Zhining out, and said, ”this is Miss Murong, the surname of Nanjin people. I have the honor to go back to Nanjin with Miss Murong. ” The prince of royal guards made a series: ”I have met Miss Murong in liankun.” Murong Zhining replied: ”I've heard from you for a long time. I'm going to pester you for two days Lian Kun replied boldly, ”it's my pleasure to receive such a distinguished guest as Miss Murong. The shelter is right in front. Miss Murong, please. ”
Tuoba LAN jumped out of the car and shouted, ”even when my brother saw sister Murong, he ignored Lan'er?” Even Kun smiled, ”Oh, my sister is coming. Please hurry up.”
Lian Kun and Tuoba Zhi walk in front of each other. They talk as they walk. Tuoba LAN takes Murong Zhining's hand and looks around. A group of people soon arrived at the front of a large courtyard. There was a huge plaque on the door, which read ”zicui garden”. The courtyard is red brick and green tile, with the Zhumen of Douyan, in front of which stand two big stone lions with extraordinary momentum. Two rows of servants stood respectfully on both sides of the gate and welcomed them into the courtyard.
The yard is very spacious, with all kinds of strange flowers and plants. A neat row of bluestone paths leads to the hall in the yard. A charming and well-dressed woman came out, and Lian Kun put his arms around her and said, ”this is my new five ladies.” As a housemaid had already informed her, Mrs. five made a gesture of asking directly: ”Mr. Tuoba, Miss Tuoba, Miss Murong, please come in.” Tuoba laughed and joked: ”I said that brother Lian didn't want to stay in the prosperous place of the capital. He used to be a treasure house in this quiet place.” They look at each other and laugh.
In the hall, there are four eight immortal chairs on the left and right respectively. Beside each chair, there are tea tables with seasonal fruits and delicate snacks. Mrs. Wu is very sensible and sensible: ”my husband and I will accompany the distinguished guests to have a rest first, and I will go down to supervise the cooking in the kitchen, so as not to neglect the guests.” Tuoba to boxing: ”thank you, sister-in-law, sister-in-law if you have something to do.”
Tuoba talks with Lian Kun excitedly, but Lian Kun's soul is broken. His eyes occasionally glance at Murong Zhining.
Murong Zhining looks around at the calligraphy and painting on the wall in the hall, approaches a landscape painting and stops to watch it. Tuoba blue peeled an orange and sent it to Murong Zhining's hand: ”what is elder sister looking at?” Murong Zhining stared at the painting on the wall: ”this is Mr. Yan Liben's new snow map of the river and mountains. I didn't expect that liangongzi's house could collect such a good painting.”
Lian Kun strolled to the painting, but a pair of eyes lingered on Murong Zhining's face: ”Miss Murong is very knowledgeable, but this one is a fake. Someone owes me a lot of money and can't pay it back. I'm deceived to say it's Yan Liben's real work, but I don't have much vision. Alas! ”
Murong Zhining put her face close to the painting, looked at the signing and the inscription carefully, and looked at the half column incense time: ”congratulations to Lian Gongzi, this painting is indeed the real work of Yan Liben. Come and have a look.”
Tuobazhi also came here with interest. Murong Zhining pointed to the inscription on the painting and said: ”this is the authentic Yan style. Most of the inscription in Yan Liben's calligraphy and painting are in seal script. However, the regular script in this painting is influenced by his writing habits. It is very smooth when the pen is closed, which many imitators fail to notice. You see, I heard a master of painting appreciation said that Mr. Yan has a strange habit of using ink to press a finger mold on each painting. Of course, the hidden position of the finger pattern of each painting is different. ”
Tuoba Zhi and Lian Kun are learning from Murong Zhining's appearance. They look closely at the picture. Sure enough, between the two pines, there is a ink pattern that is very similar to the pattern of fingers and gongs. Murong as like as two peas, he continued to point to a circular seal on the painting. ”I have seen other genuine works of Mr. Yan, and I remember all the worn spots on the seal, exactly like this seal.”
Even Kun's and Tuoba's eyes were shining at the same time. Both of them looked at Murong Zhining as if they were appreciating a treasure. Murong Zhining then shook her head: ”unfortunately, you can see the postscript on these mediocre people. It's like a dog's tail and a sable's tail. It almost destroys this good painting. The value of this painting may be reduced by these inscriptions and postscripts, but it is still a good collection. ”
Even kunchong Murong Zhining made a gift: ”Miss Murong is very knowledgeable. I'm impressed. If Miss Murong didn't remind me, I would really be a fake.” Murong Zhining still looked at the painting and said, ”I'm flattered. I don't dare to be.”
Lian Kun pulled Tuoba Zhi to one side: ”where did brother Tuoba get such a beautiful little lady from, and she is still so knowledgeable? Why don't I have your luck? How about giving her to her brother? ” Tuoba gave him a look: ”what do you think others are? You want it? She's not a girl of the average family. Don't make a mistake. ”