In addition to the paintings of the four Wumen schools, the long pages of the book list also lists more than a dozen masterpieces of famous masters of the Song and Yuan dynasties, with a total of thirty axes of paintings alone.

The collection of calligraphy and paintings in the Ming Dynasty is in full swing. Although these great painters of the Wu School of Painting are not far away, their paintings have been sold to a very high price. For example, Tang Yin's landscapes, fine works cost thousands of taels of silver per piece. Shen Zhou's are similar, Qiu Ying and Wen Zhengming are a little cheaper, but they can also cost one or two thousand taels of silver.

Not to mention the works of famous artists in the Song and Yuan dynasties. The most precious one is Su Dongpo's paintings and Mi Fu's inscription on running scripts. It is an unparalleled treasure in the world and a priceless treasure that cannot be bought for no amount of money. If Mr. Zhao had not had the unique status in Jiangnan, this painting would not have been in his hands at all.

He knew that Zhang Juzheng had a very high appreciation and was a collector of the Ming Dynasty. His ordinary famous paintings could not be seen by idols, so he endured the pain of giving up.

There is no way, I can't bear to leave my children and can't get a wolf, and I can't bear to leave my baby and can't get a wife.

It’s a pity that compared with these seniors, Xu Wei’s paintings are now a scumbag. Firstly, he is still alive, which is not conducive to hype. Secondly, this guy’s paintings have many fakes, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false. Because many of them are copied by himself, they cannot be sold at all. Otherwise, Mr. Zhao would save a lot of money.

In addition to paintings, there are dozens of original calligraphy works of various types; dozens of pieces of embroidery brocade in various colors; several kinds of jade artifacts and cultural relics; several jewelry; and two hundred kilograms of white sugar and rock sugar filled with glassware...

After Gu finished reading the gift list, the ringing bell on the table had been walking for a full quarter of an hour.

She picked up the teacup and took a sip, suppressing her shock.

I was secretly shocked in my heart. I always heard my husband say that Zhao Hao is the richest in the Ming Dynasty today... at least one of them. She didn't feel anything, but after seeing this gift list, she realized that what her husband said was true.

"You kid is really a fool," Gu closed the gift list and said calmly: "I dare not accept such a valuable gift. Even if I accept it, my master will return it to you."

Zhao Hao thought to himself, where is this? The gift my godmother gave me back then was ten times that of this one?

Only later did I realize that my godmother was beaten to the pot and she was not losing money.

"These external things are not as good as Xiao Jing's hair." Mr. Zhao said with a sincere look on his face: "This time my nephew came here to confess to my aunt about my affairs with Xiao Jing. Compared with what I asked, this gift is simply worth mentioning, and it can only be regarded as a sign of a sense of innocence."

"Oh, you kid..." Gu said with a sad face: "Since you already have a county lord, why can't you let our Xiaojing go?"

"Auntie, listen to my nephew's words." Zhao Hao lifted his robe and gritted his teeth and knelt in front of Gu, "Mingyue, Xiaojing, and I have known each other for thousands of days. The so-called love over time is nothing more than this. When I realize it, it is already 'love that does not know where it arises. Once it goes deeper, those who live can die, and those who die can live'. Mingyue Xiaojing couldn't bear to separate, so I came to the door with shamelessness and begged Mr. Zhang and aunt to give Xiaojing to her nephew."

"The love does not know where it arises, and it goes deeper. Those who live can die, and those who die can live..." Gu Yuyou repeated it and gradually became dull.

~~

At this time, a new imperial examination student who had just left Nanchang and was about to go to Beijing to take the exam suddenly burst into tears for no reason.

His father was walking in the same boat with him and was also preparing to go to Beijing to take the exam. Seeing his son crying again, he couldn't help but ask strangely: "Son, why are you crying again?"

"I don't know, I just want to cry..." Mr. Xiao Tang thought for a while, but couldn't figure it out, so he had to smile bitterly and said, "Maybe it's sorrow of separation."

"Then you are really sensitive." Lao Tang shook his head helplessly.

"By the way, dad, I remembered the storybook, and it seemed the most appropriate song "Good Times and Beautiful Scenery" given to me by Mr. Zhao." Tang Xianzu felt embarrassed to change the topic.

"Oh, what's the story?" Tang Shangxian asked with interest.

"The story of Du Liniang's resurrection of the soul," said Tang Xianzu excitedly, "Look at the beginning, isn't the part where Miss Du travels to the garden and thinks about the spring?

The Ming Dynasty's urban culture was very developed and the storytelling books were popular, including long-form works such as "Water Margin", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Jin Ping Mei", as well as short stories such as "Du Shiniang's Angry Sinking the Treasure Box", and "White Snake Yongzhen Leifeng Tower".

Among them, "The Record of Du Liniang's Resurrection of Resurrection" is a very famous book. Tang Shangxian is naturally familiar with it. He knows that in the story, Du Liniang is the daughter of the prefect, and is as beautiful as a flower. She has been smart and clever since childhood, and she reads all books and is well-versed in history. She has a piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the female red needles are all in no time. She is particularly fond of mocking the wind and chanting the moon and sad about the spring.

It was mid-March of spring and the scenery was harmonious. The lady took a maid named Chunxiang and went to the back garden of the mansion to enjoy it. She walked into the garden. She saw the real water of the rockery and the green bamboos and flowers. She surrounded the green marsh and planted with green willows. The forest was towering with green peaks, and the peach blossoms were bright red by the side. The pink butterflies were passing through the flowers, and the dragonflies were whispering. The purple swallows whispered between the beams, and the yellow orioles on the willows were seen...

This young lady is a literary youth. She is now in the age of spring. When she sees the spring scenery in the garden, the meaning of love is everywhere, and the little animals are also paired up.

So I was sad about the scene. I thought that I was 28 years old and had no partner yet. I couldn't help but whistle, and I was unhappy. I rushed back to the fragrant pavilion and sat alone and felt bored. I felt the evening of spring. I became more envious of the good things that Guo Hua met Yueying when he happened to meet Yueying in the past, and Zhang Sheng met Cui. The beautiful and talented man who secretly made a secret appointment to steal the date.

As a result, she created a scholar in her dream and started dating. After waking up, although she knew it was Nan Ke's dream, she still couldn't stop missing the scholar. Gradually, this love affair became a heart disease, and in the end, the medicine stone died... It led to the later resurrection story.

"It turns out that the colorful flowers are blooming everywhere, and it seems that they are all given to the broken wells and dilapidated walls. How can the beautiful scenery be enjoyed by the sky? Whose courtyard is flying in the morning and rolling in the evening, clouds and green pavilions, rain and wind, smoke and waves painted boats. The people in the prime screen are so scary about this time..."

Tang Shangxian thought for a moment, then sang it as a sign, and then praised it: "How wonderful, it is so wonderful that when Du Liniang visited the garden, she sang this passage of "Zao Luo Rou", which was indeed natural. Just like the world is made of heaven, it should be like this!"

"Yes, people say, 'Article is natural, and I got it by hand'. I didn't believe it at first, but now it seems that it's not possible to believe it." Tang Xianzu nodded happily and expressed his feelings:

"Women in the world are more than Du Lin's mother? They will fall in love with their dreams and become sick and cannot get sick. So they will die after drawing the scene in their dreams. And three years after their death, she will be able to resurrect because of the person in the dream. People like her are the real lovers..."

As he said that, he held the railing with his hand, his talent surged: "When love doesn't know where it arises, it goes deeper, and those who live can die, and those who die can live. Those who live cannot be killed or die, and those who die cannot be reborn are not the ultimate of love. Why is the love in dreams not true? Are there few people in the world who dream?"

After saying that, he couldn't help crying again.

This time, the father and son only thought that he was moved by Du Liniang and did not think about it elsewhere...

"What a 'love that doesn't know where it arises, and goes deeper, the living can die, and death can live...' With my son's words, I can be familiar with Du Liniang. I see that this script of "Resurrection" must be worthy of 'Good Times and Beautiful Scenery'!"

Tang Shangxian, who was still not aware of his son's famous quote, was confiscated by Zhao's surname, and was still applauding him there.

"Well, I feel that too." Tang Xianzu nodded, wiped his tears and said, "Otherwise, I wouldn't be so sad."

~~

Beijing, Dashamao Hutong.

After repeating the sentence "I don't know where love arises, but when it goes deeper, the living can die, and the dead can live," Gu was stunned and said nothing for a long time.

Mr. Zhao knew that he had copied this sentence from Tang Xianzu's inscription on "The Peony Pavilion" and had a miraculous effect!

He had Xiao Zhuzi, so he naturally knew that his daughter followed her mother. Gu was also a master of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. He liked to recite poems and write pairs, and mocked the wind and the moon.

Mr. Zhao knew very well that it would be better to use a few words and poems to touch her and make her feel moved by herself, and she would convince herself and make herself guided.

Grasp this point, the rest will be simple:

First of all, it is impossible for Gu to have never watched "Du Liniang's Resurrection of the Soul" and "The West Chamber" and so on. He also knows that his daughter must have watched it.

Then, after Gu learned that his daughter had a free love relationship and fell in love with the same person as the little county lord, he could not reflect on what went wrong with his education. He would definitely think that his daughter had too many romances and wanted to imitate those "unfaithful" ladies and pursue love in a rebellious way, so that she would be seduced by the bad boy.

Zhao Hao was very confident about this, because whether it was the Ming Dynasty or four hundred years later, all parents in the world were like this - if there was a problem with their children, they always looked for the cause objectively, and refused to admit that it was their own problem.

So Mr. Zhao first used generous gifts to open the way to help Gu reduce his disgust towards him. After laying the groundwork, he threw out the sentence "I don't know where the love arises, and when it goes deeper, the living can die, and the dead can live" as the key to open Gu's defense!

Because these four sentences are the best portrayal of Du Liniang.

Love is unknown, and it goes deeper - it means that she actually developed a deep love for Menglang.

The living can die, and the dead can live - it means that she died because she missed Menglang and was born because Menglang became true.

Zhao Hao believed that these four sentences were enough to remind Gu of Du Liniang, and then to think of his daughter, and then to worry that she would be like Du Liniang, because she could not meet a good man, and eventually died of longing for her?
Chapter completed!