flstandardbreds Chapter 140 Hidden Mystery
Chapter 140 Hidden Mystery
The quiet atmosphere in the room was interrupted by the nurse's report:
"Miss, someone came to the concierge and said that Zheng Yan sent someone to pick up the book and is waiting at the concierge!"
Wang Jinyi suddenly remembered the medicine boy whom she had mistaken for Chen Zhiyuan.
"Oh! What should I do, mother?"
"Don't worry, Grandfather has already sent your seal, try it first!"
Wang Jinyi sent her wet nurse back to her room to get Zheng Yan's "Red Star Over China".
The mother asked Qing'er to take out an exquisitely carved lacquer box. After opening the lacquer box, Wang Jinyi was surprised that the stone could be so beautiful.
In my previous life, I had seen many kinds of strange stones, but they were all treasures that were beyond my reach. Now, they have become my own collectibles.
The three stones are a round hibiscus stone lead seal, a neat chicken blood stone name seal, and a lustrous Qingtian stone foot seal.
The four characters "Wang Jinyi Yin" were engraved on the seal in small seal script. The mother opened the box, took out the seals one by one, and let her daughter see them one by one.
Wang Jinyi was both excited and nervous. Her mouth was open and couldn't close, leaving it in an "O" shape. She stared at the three seals with raised eyebrows.
Wang Jinyi held her mother's arm tightly and looked at each seal from left to right. Seeing her daughter like this, her mother simply put the seal in her daughter's little hand. Wang Jinyi held it carefully and couldn't let it go.
This is a beautiful, lustrous stone like jelly, with a variety of colors.
Wang Jinyi stared at the seal stone intently, and his mother asked with a smile:
"Jin'er, do you know what a seal is to a scholar?"
Wang Jinyi's mind was pulled away from the jelly-like stone, and he asked in confusion:
"What is it?"
The mother took the seal and put it in the seal box with great care. Then she turned to face her daughter and looked her directly in the eyes:
"A seal is a symbol of self-identification for literati. Most people associate their personality and character with the seal. A seal is a gift of social identity. It is both a representation of personal behavior and an element of your personal cultivation.
This is the reason why Grandfather carved these seals for you! He has high hopes for you! Jin'er should keep it in mind. "
Wang Jinyi was truly grateful for his family's appreciation, but also a little ashamed. After all, this talent was brought over from his previous life. It was not his real cultivation here. As a porter, he was valued so much that he felt a little uneasy.
There was a slight sense of embarrassment, a sense of being unworthy of one's position. What was going on? Wang Jinyi lowered her head and pursed her lips, fiddling with her belt with both hands in front of her, feeling a little at a loss as to what to do.
The mother noticed that her child seemed to be under pressure, so she asked:
"Does Jin'er like these seals?"
"I like it, I like it very much."
"Jin'er, you must take your seals seriously and make them play their greatest role to help you 'become famous and honor your family', okay?"
Wang Jinyi nodded firmly.
"Ah."
My mother then took out an exquisite little box decorated with flowers and gently opened it. Three colorful stones appeared before her eyes. The bottom of the box was lined with black leather, which further highlighted the beauty of the three colorful stones.
The mother showed the seals to Wang Jinyi one by one. The characters on the seals were all mirror-imaged small seal characters.
Wang Jinyi didn't know what was engraved at first, but after looking at them all, Wang Jinyi guessed that these were the three seals of "Stars in the Night Sky" that he designed.
The seals all have star patterns. The square seal has stars outside the characters. The long round seal has characters arranged in an oval shape at the bottom of the seal, with a few solid stars on the top as embellishments:
The cutest thing is an irregular transparent stone with pink spots like flowers scattered on it, which turns out to be the seal with the word "Jin" on it.
"These are the three 'Stars in the Night Sky' paintings you drew. Grandfather helped you carve them into three seals."
Wang Jinyi was amazed at the beauty of the three stones, and his surprise was beyond words.
The mother looked at her daughter's face filled with love, and she excitedly held the Furong stone seal tightly, refusing to let go.
"Jin'er, these are the rare stones that your grandfather has treasured for half his life. He asked a master of calligraphy and stone carving to carve them for you in order to encourage you to make progress in calligraphy and painting in the future."
Seeing her daughter's fondness for the game, the mother continued:
"Jin'er, these are all casual seals. You can choose one to sign your book for your fans."
"Mother." Wang Jinyi really wanted to thank her relatives for their love, but she felt that gratitude was too light.
"Jin'er, name seals can only be used in formal occasions and correspondence. Girls rarely use name seals for the sake of their reputation. In comparison, these few casual seals carved for you are more useful."
Well, girls do need to be careful, and not give others a handle to attack them in daily life, so as to avoid being taken advantage of. These are easier for Wang Jinyi to understand, after all, she has an adult soul, and knows that she still needs to avoid omissions in life.
Wang Jinyi felt that this was just like herself in her previous life, where she never casually signed her name on a blank piece of paper. She had followed this common sense as a creed in her previous life, so she could naturally understand her mother's reminder that women should not use their name seals easily.
The mother reminded:
"Jin'er, choose a seal and use it to sign for the book fans."
"Well, this is something to think about carefully."
Wang Jinyi lowered his head and walked back to his seat and sat down again.
The purpose of writing these notebooks is also to promote the name "Stars in the Night Sky" so that Chen Zhiyuan can recognize me when he sees this name. Wouldn't it be even better if there was a famous chapter to help?
Among these seals, the one that allows Chen Zhiyuan to recognize himself the most is undoubtedly the one with the separated character "瑾" hidden inside. As long as you pay attention, it is easy to see the hidden character "瑾".
The original purpose of writing the book was to find Chen Zhiyuan, so this seal with his own name on it best suits him.
Thinking of this, Wang Jinyi jumped down from the big chair, walked to his mother, pointed at the seal and said:
"Mom, I've made up my mind. I want to use this!"
So the mother and daughter laid out the desk, opened the title page of each book, prepared the cinnabar mud, and the mother's big hand held Wang Jinyi's small hand, and the two of them formally stamped their private seals on the pages of the book.
Just like that, the seal with Wang Jinyi's careful thoughts finally flew out of the yard of No. 9 Yongxing Lane.
When Zheng Yan returned to the backyard of Guangjitang, opened the package and turned to the title page, he saw "Stars in the Night Sky". The idol used a seal instead of a signature, which made Zheng Yan a little disappointed.
I thought the idol would sign for me personally, but he actually used a seal, and it wasn't the idol's real name, so I sat at the table in a daze. Doctor Zheng came back from the front hall to drink tea and wash his hands. Seeing that his great-grandson looked a little disappointed, he came over and sat opposite Zheng Yan, asking with concern:
"What's wrong? Miss Wang didn't sign for you?"
Zheng Yan opened the title page of the book and pushed it to his great-grandfather. When the old doctor Zheng saw that it was a mark left by an idle seal, he smiled knowingly.