After time travel, I ate glutinous rice bran in ancient times

"Butler Lu, why did the old lady suddenly want a portrait today?" Wang Yugui asked Butler Lu as they walked.

Butler Lu smiled and said, "Today, the old lady actually wants to paint a portrait of the young lady's son."

"Oh, it's a portrait of Miss Lu's son." Wang Yugui smiled when he heard it.

It is now becoming popular for wealthy families to paint portraits of their children, and he has taken on a lot more business for this purpose.

Housekeeper Lu smiled and said, "Yes, our old lady and the lady are reluctant to let the young master leave the Lu Mansion, so the young lady has not returned to the capital for the time being."

"Madam, I was thinking of asking you to draw a few portraits of the young master. Later, send someone to bring them to the capital so that our son-in-law can also see what the child looks like."

"Oh, so that's why Miss Lu gave birth to a little boy, but the son-in-law didn't come back?" Wang Yugui nodded and asked again.

Housekeeper Lu laughed: "Yes, isn't the son-in-law working in the capital? He can't leave!"

"Our Wangtian County is far from the capital. It takes a long time to go back and forth. How can we just go back whenever we want?"

"That's right. Is Miss Lu still going to Beijing?" Wang Yugui asked again

Wang Yugui had seen this Miss Lu once from afar at the foot of the embroidery building that year when she threw the bouquet to find a husband.

He might be able to see his true appearance today, and Wang Yugui is quite looking forward to it.

Steward Lu said: "Our young lady will not be returning to the capital for the time being. She has to stay in the mansion to take care of the young master."

"Madam, Master, the Madam is reluctant to let her go. Hey, our Master only has one daughter, so she must stay by his side."

"Our master said that after a year or so, we will not let you stay in the capital anymore."

"I've quit my job in the capital and will return to Wangtian County to help the master run his business!"

Wang Yugui listened and laughed, thinking to himself: It seems that Cui Xiucai has failed the imperial examination many times and has no hope for a career in officialdom. He probably doesn't want to take the exam again in the future.

That’s great. This way Mr. Tan won’t have to compare himself with Mr. Cui all the time.

However, it seems that it is not easy for Cui Xiucai to be a son-in-law. He still has to listen to Mr. Lu.

"Does the young master in your mansion have a name?" Wang Yugui asked again

Housekeeper Lu smiled and said, "Yes, yes, it's the name our master gave us, Lu Shengbao!"

"Ah, Lu Shengbao?" Wang Yugui was surprised.

What name did Mr. Lu give to his grandson? It sounds like the name of a foreign country, Luxembourg!

Of course, Mr. Lu didn’t know that there was such a castle country in Europe.

Lu Jin smiled: "That is to say, the little son of the Lu family is a treasure from birth."

"How is it? Painter Xiao Wang, is this a good name for our master?"

Lu Jin was very proud of his master. Wang Yugui nodded quickly: "Well, this name has a very good meaning and is very auspicious!"

"Of course, it was our master who gave us the name, so how could it be wrong? Our young lady's name was also given by our master." Lu Jin felt even more proud after hearing what Wang Yugui said.

Wang Yugui knew Miss Lu's name: Lu Hongyu.

It seems that Mr. Lu likes to use words like jade and treasure when naming.

……

The two chatted as they walked and soon arrived at the Lu Mansion. As soon as they entered the mansion, Wang Yugui felt that the mansion was full of joy.

Everyone had a smile on their face, and the Lu family was in harmony. After a while, a servant mentioned the young master...

Old Madam Lu and Madam Lu also had happy expressions on their faces and looked very good.

Seeing Wang Yugui coming, the two ladies smiled. Old Madam Lu smiled and said, "Little Painter Wang, how are you these days? I haven't seen you in the mansion for a while!"

"Thanks to the old lady, I'm fine," Wang Yugui said with a smile

He added: "I would like to come to the mansion every day to pay my respects to the old lady and the lady, but I am afraid of disturbing the old lady and the lady."

"So, every day I can only wish the old lady and the lady good health in my heart!"

"Haha, oh, Painter Xiao Wang is getting better and better at talking." Mrs. Lu was delighted when she heard this.

Mrs. Lu also laughed: "That's right, Painter Xiao Wang has become much more sophisticated."

"I remember that when he first came to our house to have his portrait painted, he was very reserved!"

"Ha, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, old lady. Actually, I'm quite reserved right now," Wang Yugui said with a smile.

He hurriedly said, "Just like a few days ago, I heard that there was a young master in the mansion."

"I wanted to come to the mansion to congratulate, but I was afraid of causing trouble. I hesitated for a long time at home before I painted a festive painting and sent it to you."

"My mother even blamed me for giving such a small gift!"

"Haha, it's not light, not light, Painter Xiao Wang, I saw the painting you gave me, it's very festive, just what I want." Mrs. Lu laughed again after hearing this.

Mrs. Lu also smiled: "Painter Xiao Wang, your gift of paintings is the best. We all love to see your paintings!"

"Well, the old lady specially invited you here today to paint a portrait of our baby!"

"Oh, Shengbao is the little boy Miss Lu just gave birth to, right?" Wang Yugui nodded and smiled.

Madam Lu smiled and said, "Yes, after the child was born, his father hasn't seen him yet."

"Master Painter Xiao Wang, please draw a few more pictures for me today. When someone comes to Beijing, I can take them to him so that his father can see what his son looks like!"

"Oh, okay, old lady," Wang Yugui nodded hurriedly, and said with a smile, "If the old lady and the lady don't mind, I can come to the mansion every year to paint a few portraits for Young Master Shengbao."

"People say that children change every year, so it would be interesting to draw them!"

"Dear Painter Xiao Wang, you are right. This is what I, an old lady, mean. From now on, all portraits of our Shengbao will be handed over to you. Haha." After hearing this, Old Lady Lu laughed again.

Madam Lu also smiled, looked at Wang Yugui, and asked, "Master Wang, I heard that the young master of the Tan family also asked you to paint his portrait?"

When Wang Yugui heard this, he was surprised. Oh, this wealthy family communicates with each other very quickly. Did the Lu family also know that he painted a portrait of Miss Tan's brother?

"Yes, ma'am, you are talking about Young Master Tan Mengcong, right?" Wang Yugui smiled and nodded.

Mrs. Lu also smiled and nodded: "Yes, Mrs. Tan also praised you to me, saying that you are worthy of being a famous painter in the city, and your painting skills are indeed outstanding!"

After hearing this, Wang Yugui was delighted: Hey, I knew that Mrs. Tan is very satisfied with me, her future son-in-law.

"No, no, Mrs. Tan is so kind," Wang Yugui said modestly.

As everyone was talking, they suddenly heard a young woman's clear voice coming from the door: "Is the young painter here?"

After hearing this, Wang Yugui hurriedly turned around and saw a woman in red walking in with an old maid and two little girls.

The old woman was holding a small baby in her arms.

It was another red dress. Wang Yugui remembered that on the day when Miss Lu threw the bouquet, she also wore a red dress and a red veil.

This should be the long-lost Miss Lu.