Xie Jingyan rubbed his temples while supporting himself in his wheelchair. He didn't explain, and Shen Wan didn't ask either. She pushed the wheelchair to the garden, strolled around for half an hour, and then returned to Moyuxuan.

After entering the courtyard, Xie Jingyan turned to Shen Wan and asked, "Where's my portrait? Isn't it finished yet?"

Shen Wan, "..."

How can that bastard have such a good memory?

She thought he was just saying it casually and didn't take it seriously. She didn't expect him to actually ask her to draw his portrait and hang it on the wall. But looking at a portrait is not as good as looking at the person directly.

Shen Wan didn't speak, and Xie Jingyan raised an eyebrow. "Why aren't you saying anything?"

Remembering that she wouldn't allow Xie Jingyan to break his promise, Shen Wan quickly said, "I've been too busy these past two days, I'll go back and paint now."

After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Xie Jingyan sitting in his wheelchair, blocking the entrance to the courtyard.

Yinshuang glanced at Xie Jingyan, then at Shen Wan, and followed Shen Wan away.

Xie Jingyan, "..."

Chen Feng came over and pushed Xie Jingyan into the study.

However, Xie Jingyan arrived outside the study but couldn't go in. Shen Wan heard the sound of wheels rolling and handed him the book Xie Jingyan hadn't finished reading from the desk, saying, "I need to use the study."

Xie Jingyan said, "I won't stop you from painting."

Shen Wan said, "I can't draw you like this."

Xie Jingyan, “…???”

Should she listen to what she's saying?

Why can't you draw his portrait?

However, Xie Jingyan did not object; he wanted to see how he was perceived in her heart.

Xie Jingyan, being very agreeable, took the book and went back to his room to read it.

Shen Wan let out a soft breath, then turned around, tidied up her desk, and laid out drawing paper.

She couldn't draw it if Xie Jingyan wasn't there, and she had no clue what to do even when he wasn't around.

Xie Jingyan definitely wouldn't be happy to draw someone in a wheelchair, and besides, he can walk for quite a while now, so he can only draw people standing up...

Thinking of Xie Jingyan standing up, the shock she felt in this life was far less profound than that in her previous life.

Shen Wan picked up her brush, dipped it in ink, and began to draw on the paper.

I spent the whole morning drawing, and my arms were so tired I could barely lift them before I finally finished.

Silver Frost said, "It's really beautifully drawn."

It's not that her paintings are beautiful, it's that she's good-looking.

Haitang knocked on the door and entered the study, saying, "Your Highness, it's time for lunch. The Prince wants you to finish your lunch before continuing to paint."

She absolutely had to finish the drawing today, but thankfully she has already done it.

After a busy morning, Shen Wan was really hungry, so she went back to her room for lunch. As for the painting, she left it on her desk, and Xie Jingyan would see it when he entered the study.

Inside the room, the maid had already laid out the food, which looked and smelled delicious. The aroma filled the room as soon as you entered, making your stomach rumble.

Shen Wan ate heartily, and Xie Jingyan put food on her plate, saying, "Eat slowly, I'm not in a hurry."

Shen Wan looked at him. "It's already finished."

After waiting all morning, why didn't she show him her finished drawing? Was it too ugly for her to show him?

Xie Jingyan was not a patient person, so he immediately ordered the maid, "Go and bring the portrait."

Haitang dared not disobey.

He quickly retrieved the painting from the study and showed it to Xie Jingyan.

After Xie Jingyan finished reading, Shen Wan looked at him.

Upon first glance at the portrait, Xie Jingyan looked quite surprised, but after looking at it a few more times, his brows furrowed.

He had never worn the jade crown worn by the person in the portrait before, but it looked somewhat familiar.

Xie Jingyan found it strange, but his attention was quickly drawn elsewhere, and his already furrowed brows furrowed even more.

Upon seeing this, Shen Wan asked, "Isn't it pretty?"

"Oh no, their eyes are too melancholy, it makes me feel very uncomfortable."

His eyes looked as if someone owed him money and hadn't paid it back. Anyone who could make him look like that must owe him at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. If you looked at him a few more times, you'd feel like you were already bankrupt.

Why did he look so melancholy in her eyes? Xie Jingyan looked at Shen Wan suspiciously. Shen Wan's face was calm, but her heart was pounding wildly.

In her previous life, Xie Jingyan had stood up, but she was always depressed. She was so focused on her painting that she forgot about this.

Shen Wan said, "If the painting isn't good, then I'll paint it again."

Shen Wan waved for Haitang to take the painting down. Haitang had already walked outside the beaded curtain when Xie Jingyan's voice came, "Put it in the study."

Haitang dared not disobey Xie Jingyan's orders.

Shen Wan didn't dare ask and buried her head in her rice.

After finishing his meal, Xie Jingyan went to his study and stared at the painting for a long time. Suddenly, he remembered something and looked at Chen Feng, "What did the Emperor bestow upon me on my birthday?"

Chen Feng replied, "What the Emperor bestowed upon you was a jade crown."

"Go and get it."

Chen Feng was somewhat confused.

The Emperor bestowed this upon me, but I only glanced at it before having it thrown into the storeroom. Why do I suddenly want it again?

Chen Feng had someone bring the jade crown. When he saw it, he also felt something was wrong. "The one the prince is wearing in the portrait of the princess is this jade crown."

This jade crown was a gift from Eunuch Yuan, who said it was the one the Emperor often wore before his ascension to the throne. In other words, the Emperor never wore it again after his ascension. It has only been in my possession for a few days, and I have never worn it either. Where did the Princess see me wearing this jade crown? If it was just a random drawing, it's not something that can be done casually.

Seeing Xie Jingyan's furrowed brows, Chen Feng said, "Why don't you ask the Princess Consort?"

He wanted to, but the woman was very tight-lipped. Whenever she encountered a question she didn't want to answer, she would brush him off with the excuse that it was a dream.

If he asks her now, she'll definitely tell him it was something she dreamed about.

He waited.

He waits for the day she opens her heart to him.

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