Chapter 232 Young Master Zhao
Qin Xiaoning walked outside until the afternoon before returning to the Zhao Mansion.

As soon as she entered the door, she happened to meet Juxian and Ling'er who were waiting outside. Before Qin Xiaoning came closer, she saw Ling'er calling out, "Brother, brother," and ran towards a man who was coming towards them not far away.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wang smiled and said to Qin Xiaoning, "Our young master went traveling a while ago and has just returned."

Qin Xiaoning looked over and saw that the man was about 20 years old, wearing a moon-white brocade robe with a brown cloak on the outside. The man had an upright posture and looked somewhat like his mother, Jiang Nu, with a gentle and amiable look.

When Qin Xiaoning looked at the young master of the Zhao family in a gentle voice, the young master of the Zhao family also looked in her direction.

The little girl was so striking that it was hard to ignore her.

As the young master of the Zhao family approached, Juxian went to greet him, took the package from the child behind him with a smile, and greeted him. At this moment, Qin Xiaoning also walked slowly to the door. The young master of the Zhao family had a little doubt on his gentle face and subconsciously looked at her.

"This is Miss Qin, a student of an old friend of Master, who is currently living in our home."
Xian Chao briefly introduced the situation to the young master of the Zhao family.

Qin Xiaoning was about to step forward to greet him, but the young master of the Zhao family, after a brief moment of surprise, stepped forward to greet Qin Xiaoning first: "My name is Zhao Yuan, nice to meet Miss Qin."

Qin Xiaoning lowered her eyes and replied politely, "Greetings, Mr. Zhao."

After a brief greeting, they entered the house together. Qin Xiaoning went straight to her own courtyard, while Juxian and Ling'er accompanied Master Zhao to the front yard.

After returning to the house, Qin Xiaoning carefully wrote a piece of calligraphy with the fine brush, ink and rice paper she had just bought. After lunch, Song Zhi couldn't wait to take it out for framing.

The master and servant were eager to make money, not because they were short of money at the moment, but because they wanted to verify as soon as possible how much the word could be sold for.

Since it concerns their future livelihood, both the master and the servant are naturally concerned.

In the evening, Songzhi brought back the framed calligraphy. As soon as they entered the house, the little maid gulped down a cup of tea, wiped her lips, and hurriedly said to Qin Xiaoning, "This young master of the Zhao family is a very nice person. When I went out to frame calligraphy, I happened to run into him going out to the clinic. When he heard that I was going to frame calligraphy, he enthusiastically recommended a shop for me. For his sake, the shopkeeper confiscated the money."

Qin Xiaoning frowned upon hearing this, raised her hand to take the framed calligraphy, and said to Song Zhi in a deep voice: "We shouldn't take advantage of others. In the future, we have to be careful in the Zhao family and have less contact with his son."

Songzhi didn't understand what Qin Xiaoning meant for a moment: "I think he is a good person." Then he added: "Mr. Zhao is still praising your good handwriting."

Qin Xiaoning raised her eyes to look at the little maid, and said in a cold voice: "We are staying at someone else's house, do you want to annoy them before you give up?"

Glancing at Qin Xiaoning's cold face, Song Zhi finally reacted and said hurriedly, "Not really, we are fine. When we ran into her at the gate when we returned today, Miss Juxian invited you to the front yard, but you refused. We have been cautious enough."

"It's better to be more cautious." Qin Xiaoning looked at the framed calligraphy carefully and said to herself, "Tomorrow, you pretend to be a book boy and take this calligraphy to one of the two large calligraphy and painting galleries. Ask how much silver it can be offered. If it can be offered for forty taels, you will sell it."

Songzhi said, "I will go to both of those big calligraphy houses and sell it to whichever one offers the highest price."

Qin Xiaoning shook her head and said, "No need to do that. Just sell it to one of them. You don't need to ask the other one."

Songzhi asked the reason, and Qin Xiaoning just said: "Just do what I say."

The next day, Songzhi went out with the calligraphy after breakfast. Qin Xiaoning was practicing calligraphy in the room. The lady surnamed Wang came in and said with a smile, "The lady is free today. She has set up a banquet in the front yard. Please invite Miss Qin to come over."

The Zhao family was really busy. According to etiquette, they should have had a reunion dinner when the young master of the Zhao family returned yesterday. But I heard that Jiang Nu went out to see an emergency patient yesterday and didn't return until midnight. So the reunion dinner was not eaten until noon today. Qin Xiaoning heard that Jiang Nu wanted to invite her over, and hurriedly replied: "I appreciate Madam's kindness, but I have something else to do, so I won't go."

The Zhao family members are all cheerful, and the maid surnamed Wang is also a cheerful person. Upon hearing this, she advised, "Our Madam is busy, and we haven't formally entertained the young lady since she came to the mansion. Then today, she finally has some free time, and Madam specifically asked to invite the young lady to come over for a gathering. Why are you refusing like this?"

Qin Xiaoning said, "I do have something to do. I'll go talk to my wife after she finishes her meal."

The woman had no choice but to go down and report the truth.

At noon, Songzhi came back. As soon as he entered the yard, he rushed into the house. Qin Xiaoning was practicing calligraphy. Seeing her like this, he guessed that the calligraphy was sold for a good price.

She put down the wolf hair brush in her hand, lifted her skirt and went out. Songzhi ran up to her in two or three steps and hugged her tightly.

"A Ning, that calligraphy was sold for forty-two silver coins. A Ning, forty-two taels."

With so much silver, you can almost buy a small yard.

The little maid was so excited that she almost lost her mind.

This price was already within Qin Xiaoning's expectations. The girl was calm and pulled Song Zhi into the house. The maid took out the hot silver from her arms, still immersed in excitement.

"A Ning, don't do anything else from now on. Just stay at home and write. Your handwriting is really valuable."

The little maid looked at Qin Xiaoning, as if she was looking at a gold ingot, with a rich light shining in her eyes.

Qin Xiaoning was amused and replied, "Scarcity makes things valuable. I can only sell two pieces of this calligraphy a month at most."

Before Qin Xiaoning could finish, Song Zhi rushed to say, "You can only write one piece of calligraphy in such a short time, but you only sell two pieces a month. That's too uneconomical."

Qin Xiaoning smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. I wrote less, but the price will get higher and higher. In less than two years, this calligraphy can be sold for one hundred taels."

Songzhi was so surprised that he could fit an egg in his mouth: "My dear Aning, you are really capable. I knew that if I followed you, I would not be poor."

The master and servant were talking happily here, and the maid named Wang came in and said with a smile: "What are you two girls talking about? You look so happy. I can hear your laughter from a long way away."

Qin Xiaoning exchanged a perfunctory greeting and asked, "Has Madam finished her reunion dinner?"

They had originally agreed that she would go over and talk to Ms. Jiang after they had dinner.

The woman sighed slightly, "What reunion dinner? Madam barely managed to have some time to eat with the young master. The master had to see a patient and couldn't leave, so he didn't come back. The old man was invited to the government office to discuss the establishment of a medical guild, so he also didn't make it back."

Doctors are kind-hearted, and the Zhao family is really busy.

Qin Xiaoning heard this and asked, "Is the Madam in the backyard now?"

Knowing that Qin Xiaoning was trying to avoid the young master of the Zhao family, the woman smiled and said, "Madam is alone in the backyard. I came here on your orders to invite the young lady to come over and talk."