The eldest lady has never seen the Master Kang in Xu Xi's painting, so she has no way of knowing whether Xu Xi's painting looks like him or not. It is a matter of great importance, so she naturally wants to confirm it. After much thought, the best way to paint Aunt Zhou is

good.

This is her confidant. Even if Nanny Zhou doesn't want to, she will not have any objection for her as the master. And she is old, it doesn't matter even if the portrait is seen by others. As long as she tells Xu Xi to paint it and give it to Nanny Zhou

Grandma, I think Grandma Zhou won’t have any other ideas.

When Xu Xi saw the eldest lady lost in thought, she knew that things were promising, and she kept waiting for her to speak. Although the picture was not Po Wen but Aunt Zhou, Xu Xi was also very happy.

Things did not deviate from the track and were still developing in the direction she hoped.

"Of course it's no problem." Xu Xi said, "I draw very quickly, and I can finish it in half an hour. After dinner, ask Aunt Zhou to come to Pinming Residence to find me."

"Okay." The eldest lady saw that there was hope that the matter would be resolved. Her whole person was different from before, her eyes were brighter and her mental state was much better.

She stood up and said, "I'll ask someone to pass the food around." She looked at the old lady and said, "Mom, how about Sister Xi and I eating at your place?"

She didn't want to go back to the main room for dinner.

Facing Zhao Jingli's face, listening to him calling her "mother" affectionately, thinking that this child she had carefully raised might be the son of the Wei family, who exchanged him for her own child in order to seize the throne.

She also suffered a lot by leaving her child homeless, which made her feel like a knife. She was so uncomfortable that she couldn't eat, and she didn't know how to treat Zhao Jingli.

The old lady didn't think about it at first. When the eldest lady asked Xu Xi to paint a portrait of Grandma Zhou, she still felt strange.

She knew Mr. Zhu. Mr. Zhu had always had a stable temperament and was very considerate. She would not let Xu Xi, who had been tired for a day in the academy, paint a portrait for a servant just because of curiosity.

Seeing that Ms. Zhu was now much more energetic, the old lady suddenly had an idea and understood what her daughter-in-law was thinking.

Her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Okay, okay, you're going to have dinner with me. It's too late for me to be happy. As we get older, although we like peace and quiet, sometimes it's too quiet and we miss the excitement," she said with a smile.

Upon seeing this, the eldest lady also knew that the old lady understood her intention.

She understands the old lady's worries best. But despite this, the old lady still supports her to find out who her real child is, and the eldest lady is very grateful.

"Thank you, mother." She thanked her and hurried out to order the food to be passed around.

Xu Xi stood up: "Then I'll go back and wash my face and change my clothes before I come back."

The old lady nodded with a smile, her attitude became more and more intimate: "Go."

After a while, Xu Xi returned to Rongxi Hall and the food was delivered.

The old lady looked at Xu Xifen's meal and said to her: "We, grandma and grandson, eat alone, why don't we eat together in the future, it will be more lively."

Naturally, her portions are more than Xu Xi's, one or two levels higher. She is an old person, and her appetite is only small, so she can't eat that much. She often sends dishes that she doesn't like very much to the big room.

The second and third bedrooms will be rewarded to whoever performs well. However, most of them are given to the eldest bedroom. But even so, there are still many dishes left, and those who don't use chopsticks much are given to the servants in the courtyard.

Rather than waste it, it would be better to let this capable granddaughter eat it and sell it to the eldest daughter-in-law at the same time.

She could tell from the moment Mr. Zhu slapped her in the face that Mr. Zhu loved Xu Xizhen as if she were her own child. If she was good to Xu Xi, her eldest daughter-in-law would definitely be happy.

Sure enough, after hearing this, the eldest lady became happy and said to Xu Xi: "Yes, by eating with grandma, you are fulfilling your filial piety for us."

Naturally, Xu Xi is not happy to accompany the old lady to eat. Her regular dishes also include four dishes and one soup, including meat and vegetables, and you can order dishes according to your own taste, as long as it does not exceed that limit. You can feel free to eat alone

, no one cares whether you eat slowly or fast, you can eat whatever you want.

But when you eat with an old lady, you have to follow a lot of rules, and you also have to accommodate and take care of the old lady, which is very tiring.

But after the two of them said this, what else could she do? She naturally smiled and said "Okay", and she had to stand up and give the old lady a gift to thank her for favoring her.

The eldest lady stood and handed the old lady two chopsticks of food. She didn't sit down to eat until the old lady repeatedly asked her to sit down.

The old lady said to Xu Xi: "Look, this is the reason why I don't let them eat with me. When I eat at the same table, your eldest aunt will be very tired. She not only has to take care of me, but also takes care of the whole family. Usually, she has to take care of me.

She's tired enough. If she can't even eat well, how can her body and bones recover? I've been through this too, so I understand your aunt very well. I don't want to be an annoying old lady."

"Thank you, mother, for being considerate of me." The eldest lady said with a gentle smile on her face, "You are not an annoying old lady, you couldn't be nicer."

Although there are conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, in general, Mrs. Zhu is still very grateful to the old lady.

Probably because she only had a biological son like Zhao Yuanxun, and apart from their big house, the house was full of outsiders. The old lady was indeed very kind to her, and she was considerate and caring in every way.

In addition, even if the old lady didn't like the second and third bedrooms, she never tried to fiddle with the two concubine daughters-in-law like other old ladies from other families. Even if she didn't like the Wei family and the Su family, she tried her best not to see them but to keep her heart pure.

Go out of your way to make things difficult.

From this point of view, Mrs. Zhu really feels that her mother-in-law is a very good person.

The old lady is not a rigid person who pays attention to rules. She will occasionally say a few words during the meal. The atmosphere is not uncomfortable, and the three of them enjoy the meal happily.

After dinner, Xu Xi directly asked Qing Feng to take the things to the Rongxi Hall and draw a portrait of Aunt Zhou who was sitting there.

The eldest lady and Grandma Jin walked around the yard with the old lady twice, then sat around behind Xu Xi and watched her paint.

In order to train herself, Xu Xi once ran to the street to draw portraits for people in her previous life, and her hand speed was acceptable. Now she only needs to prove to them that the portraits she draws are very similar to real people, and she does not need to pay attention to the use of lines. She should try to use

Shorthand is just the way to go.

She wanted to find out her life story as soon as possible, so as to prevent Wei from acting like a monster all day long and annoying people.

So with just a cup of tea, she finished painting the portrait of Grandma Zhou.

The old lady and the eldest lady were watching from behind. When Xu Xi just drew the eyes, they were already amazed. They just tried their best to endure it in order not to disturb Xu Xi. When Xu Xi drew the nose and mouth, even though some shadow parts were still there.
Chapter completed!