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Chapter 63: 063 Princess Yongning herself, respectfully nods to Miss Ye [1 update]

Chapter 63: 063 Princess Yongning herself, respectfully nods to Miss Ye [1 update]

Although she is also a member of the Fang family, Fang Qingya has no particular interest in calligraphy and painting; she prefers dance.

But with years of exposure, she had gained a modicum of understanding.

Who was Princess Yongning?

The blood sister of the King of Yan, the Crown Prince of Daning, the only woman to have ever resided in the East Palace as a successor to the throne.

Only she could command the genuine respect and subservience of the other heirs of Ning Zhaozong.

She was proficient in The Six Arts of a Gentleman and especially skilled at Zither, Go, Calligraphy, and Painting; during her lifetime, she strategized for the Four Directions Nobility and won many battles.

Her name secured in history, her achievements immortal.

Fang Qingya’s expression turned to one of scorn, and she already burst out laughing.

To even dare compare Ye Wanlan and Sheng Yunyi was one thing, but to aspire to match Princess Yongning?

“Qingya, don’t say that,” Sheng Yunyi cautioned Fang Qingya, “Miss Ye, you might not realize how accomplished Princess Yongning was in painting. Despite her young age, her strength is unmatched by anyone. If Miss Ye is interested in Princess Yongning, I have quite a few books here…”

Ye Wanlan didn’t wait for Sheng Yunyi to finish speaking. She stood up, her voice indifferent, “It seems the Fang family does not welcome me, a pity.”

Whether she had painted or not, she knew very well.

No matter how good an imitation is, it’s still just a fake.

“Miss Ye!” Fang Qinghan’s expression changed, “The Fang family definitely does not mean to be unwelcoming. Today was an accident, I will have someone—”

“Big brother, you still side with her, after she bullied Yunyi and now me. How can you do this?” Fang Qingya cried out angrily, “I’m going to tell Dad and Mom!”

“Who’s causing such a commotion?”

A stern female voice rang out.

Madam Fang, dressed in a cheongsam, walked in and handed her handbag to a waiting servant.

She was fifty-eight years old, with three children, yet exceptionally well-maintained, seeming to be only in her early thirties, every move exuding elegance.

“Mom, you’re back. Big brother has been bewitched by Ye Wanlan!” Upon seeing Madam Fang, Fang Qingya immediately turned to tattle, “He can’t tell right from wrong at all!”

If it wasn’t for Ye Wanlan, how would she have ended up in detention?

After telling on her, Fang Qingya looked at Ye Wanlan with triumphant arrogance, “This is my house. Don’t even think about flaunting your power here. The person my mom hates the most is someone who pretends like you. No matter how well you play the act, she can see right through it.”

She ran forward and clung to Madam Fang’s arm, waiting for her mother to stand up for her.

Unexpectedly, in the next second, Madam Fang shook off her hand and lowered her voice, “Fang Qingya, apologize!”

“Mom?!” Fang Qingya couldn’t believe it and almost thought she had misheard, “Why are you also…”

Madam Fang cut her off, “Miss Ye is our honored guest of the Fang family. Show some respect to Miss Ye. Do you want to be kneeling in the ancestral hall again?”

“Mom!” Fang Qingya stamped her foot, “How is she now our honored guest? Yunyi is the one!”

“Fang Qingya, if it weren’t for Miss Ye’s painting that successfully secured the deal for us, the Fang family would have lost at least five billion,” Fang Qinghan said with icy brows and eyes, “Tell me, what have you done for the family all this time?”

“Big brother, stop joking. Paintings can secure business deals? I don’t—”

Fang Qingya hadn’t yet finished saying “believe” when Madam Fang interrupted again: “Xiao Ya, you just got out of detention. You should rest well first. Steward, take the young lady back to her room to rest.”

Steward Fang understood and immediately instructed two servants to “escort” Fang Qingya upstairs.

“Mom, brother, Ye Wanlan is so good at tricking people with her ways, she acts so well, please don’t be fooled by her…” Fang Qingya struggled in vain as she was forcibly taken back to her bedroom.

“Yunyi, I’m truly sorry, but I don’t have the time to entertain you today,” Madam Fang said, turning around, “Perhaps another day? How about that?”

Sheng Yunyi bit her lip, her lips turning pale, “Aunt Fang, I just wanted to invite you to see the painting; I had no ill intentions, I only…”

“Steward, please escort Miss Sheng out.” Madam Fang, as if she hadn’t heard, said with a smile, “Miss Sheng is of Noble birth and highly esteemed. We mustn’t neglect her, lest it reflect poorly on our Fang family.”

“Yes, Madam.” Steward Fang respectfully responded, “Miss Sheng, please.”

Sheng Yunyi took a deep breath, trying hard to maintain a composed exterior, her smile still flawless, “Aunt Fang, you speak as if there could ever be neglect on your part. When have you ever slighted me?”

“Exactly, I just worry about rumors from outsiders claiming that I have ill intentions toward you,” Madam Fang sighed, “It would be unfortunate if it caused a rift between the Fang and Sheng families.”

Sheng Yunyi’s smile began to falter.

She and Fang Qingya had always had a close relationship since childhood, visiting the Fang family often, and Madam Fang had always treated her warmly. So why were there hints of sarcasm and double meaning in her words this time?

Moreover, the Fang family was deeply obsessed with calligraphy and painting; she invited them to view paintings, yet they were not interested?

Madam Fang’s insistence on her leaving left Sheng Yunyi no choice but to leave in an awkward position.

As soon as the door to the living room closed, Madam Fang’s smile vanished instantly.

“Still dare to put on an act in front of me!” she slammed the glass cup onto the coffee table with force, “She really thinks I can’t see through the thoughts in her heart. We’re all cunning as foxes from a thousand years; what’s the act for?”

“Miss Ye, forgive the farce,” Fang Qinghan struggled to find words, “My mother, she previously—”

Before he could finish speaking, his head was pushed aside by Madam Fang’s hand, “Go to the side.”

Fang Qinghan: “…”

He silently retreated to the other side of the sofa.

“Miss Ye, I really can’t thank you enough,” Madam Fang revealed a smile once again, “Your painting helped the Fang Family secure a major business deal that we’ve been unable to close for quite some time.”

The Fang Group had been following this deal for half a year and had invested a substantial amount of capital, but the other party had been refusing to close the deal, to the point where they had almost given up.

However, just a few days ago, when they invited the other party to dine at the old Fang residence, the sight of that painting made them agree to a partnership.

Patriarch Fang and Madam Fang hadn’t expected that the other party would also take a liking to the “Yongning Painting School,” and the painting they bought from Ye Wanlan happened to feature an extremely mature style.

The other party even said that if this piece wasn’t a work from the recent years, it would be able to deceive even Ning Zhaozong three hundred years ago; he wouldn’t be able to tell it was a fake!

“Madam Fang flatters me, Young Master Fang paid for the painting, I sold the painting, it’s a fair deal,” Ye Wanlan said, her gaze unwavering. “As for what you do with the painting afterwards, whether it’s profit or loss, it’s none of my concern.”

Madam Fang was taken aback.

Today was her first meeting with Ye Wanlan, although she had heard of this name many times in the past two years.

Some said Ye Wanlan dropped out of school in her first year of high school, others said she willingly became Zhou Hechen’s body double, and still others claimed she hurt Sheng Yunyi out of jealousy.

But recently, Madam Fang also heard that the Qin Family suffered a significant loss at the hands of Ye Wanlan.

Upon meeting her today, Ye Wanlan gave her an impression of calm composure with an air of sharpness.

Even a great family would have difficulty nurturing such a demeanor.

Where did things go wrong?

“Though there’s nothing wrong with what you’ve said, I still have to thank you, Miss Ye,” said Madam Fang with great respect, “From now on, the Fang Family will be friends of Miss Ye. If there’s anything you need, the Fang Family will be there to help.”

“Oh?” Ye Wanlan raised her eyebrows, speaking leisurely, “Even if it means being enemies with the other four families?”

Madam Fang was startled, “This…”

Even if she dared, she didn’t have the power to do so!

“Just a joke, Madam Fang needn’t take it to heart,” Ye Wanlan said with a small smile, “I have to go now, my family is waiting for me to have dinner.”

“I’ll see Miss Ye out,” Fang Qinghan also stood up.

Steward Fang followed to see the guest out, while Madam Fang stood there for a while before turning to go upstairs.

“Mom, let me out! Let me out quickly!” Fang Qingya was banging on the door of her bedroom incessantly.

“Fang Qingya, what did I tell you?” Madam Fang opened the door and said coldly, “Sheng Yunyi is not truly fond of you. She deliberately led you to call the police last time. Have you forgotten all about that so quickly?”

“Mom, what are you talking about?” Fang Qingya was both irritated and amused, “I called the police of my own free will, and it was all Ye Wanlan’s fault, what does it have to do with Yunyi?”

Madam Fang took a deep breath, “Fang Qingya, think about it, don’t end up causing a big disaster that neither your father, your brother, nor I can save you from!”

How could she have given birth to such a blockhead, fooled around by others.

It was infuriating.

Meanwhile, Fang Qinghan was driving Ye Wanlan home, while Lin Huaijin and Khor Peiqing had just returned from outside.

Upon hearing from Lin Wenli that Fang Qinghan had been over, Lin Huaijin became instantly tense, “What did he want with you?”

The Fang Family was also one of the Five Great Families of Jiangcheng, and if they were involved with Zhou Hechen…

“I sold them a painting that day,” Ye Wanlan recounted lightly, “They used that painting to secure a business deal, so they invited me over. But there was really no need, because I have already received three million.”

“A painting? What painting?” Lin Huaijin was utterly astonished.

Ye Wanlan remained silent, simply raising an eyebrow and looking behind him.

Lin Huaijin turned his head to discover that the painting that had been hanging above the sofa was gone.

After a two-second silence, he struggled to speak, “You’re saying, the painting you drew at the age of thirteen was bought by the Fang Family for three million, and they also negotiated a deal in the tens of millions because of it?”

Ye Wanlan leaned one hand on her chin, “Uncle, your summary is quite accurate.”

Lin Huaijin, “…”

He felt there was something wrong with the world and needed a moment to compose himself.

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**

After leaving the Fang residence, Sheng Yunyi did not go back to the Sheng Family home but instead booked the earliest flight to the Yunjing Art Association.

“Princess Yongning’s authentic work” – these six words were a perfect selling point, and she planned to use the painting to gain more fame, resources, and benefits for herself.

Although the auction had already verified it, a certification from the Yunjing Art Association would be indisputable.

If a reproduction could help the Fang Family negotiate a deal, what about her authentic piece?

While waiting, Sheng Yunyi’s palms started to sweat.

“You’re saying someone has brought in a genuine work of Princess Yongning? It’s impossible; I haven’t received any news of this. Don’t play tricks on me,” said the vice president of the art association.

“That’s why we’ve asked for the vice president to take a look,” the other person said.

No matter how skillfully replicated, a forgery will reveal its true nature and will certainly not escape the discerning eyes of their vice president.