Song Jiyun couldn't help but laugh and cry.
Even if the Fortune and Prosperity Gourd Vase was a replica of a famous painting provided by the Hong Family, it still required precise adjustments based on the size of the vessel, to not stray from the original painting's artistic conception. How could it possibly be drawn casually?
Yet Yuan Yunzhong had already turned around and called for the servant boy to bring her pigments and a palette, urging her, "Start soon, and finish soon."
Seeing his insistence, Song Jiyun had no choice but to change her mind and instructed Xiang Zhan to notify the Kiln Factory's Chief Steward and the Store Manager to come over early the next morning to discuss matters.
Xiang Zhan left with Xiao Liuzi by her side.
Song Jiyun prepared the colors, spread out a piece of Xuan paper, and sat upright at the desk, starting to draft the sketch.
Yuan Yunzhong stood silently behind her with his hands clasped behind his back.
