Chapter 168 The Emperor Paints
Wu Junnian's side.
He ran all the way because he was worried that Nanny Qin would catch up with him and stuff some banknotes into his mouth.
I wanted to look back to see if anyone was chasing me, so I didn't look at the road ahead.
"Bang……"
"hiss--"
"Doctor Wu, you are so bold as to disturb our concubine!" a palace maid shouted.
Wu Junnian was startled to find that he had bumped into a palace maid.
Behind that palace maid, there were several other palace maids surrounding two beautiful women dressed in palace dresses.
He quickly bowed and apologized.
"It's Wu's fault. I was running too fast and bumped into you two. I hope you can forgive me."
Wen Wanqin was the one who was almost hit by him, but fortunately the palace maid Su Jin stepped forward and blocked her way.
Seeing that her maid was fine, Wen Wanqin had no intention of pursuing the matter.
She simply waved her hand and said softly, "I think Doctor Wu must be in urgent need of help. We are not petty people and will not blame you."
Doctor Wu hurriedly thanked them, "Thank you both for your generosity."
Lin Fujia glanced at the medicine box Wu Junnian was carrying, then looked in the direction he was running from and asked, "Doctor Wu, you ran out of Bixi Palace in such a hurry. Did something happen?"
Wu Junnian's heart skipped a beat.
With Concubine Wen's instructions in mind, he would naturally not tell the truth.
But in the entire harem, apart from these two talented women, there were only the Queen and Concubine Wen.
He couldn't say that he came here to see a palace maid or nanny.
Wu Junnian straightened up and explained, "Replying to Lady Lin, Concubine Wen had a headache, and I was in a hurry to return to the Imperial Hospital to deliver some herbs. That's why I didn't pay attention to the road. I'm really sorry."
After hearing his answer, Lin Fujia still had some doubts in her heart, but she didn't dare to ask any further questions.
Wu Junnian hurriedly bowed and said goodbye: "My two talented people, I have important matters to attend to, so I will take my leave first."
"Take care, Doctor Wu."
Wu Junnian didn't dare to run again this time.
After the others had gone far away, Lin Fujia wanted to continue moving forward, but was stopped by Wen Wanqin.
"Sister Lin, the Imperial Concubine is not feeling well today. We cannot disturb her. Let's go back to Wencui Palace."
After being conferred the title of Talented Lady, the two lived in the east and west side halls of the Wencui Palace.
There were no high-ranking concubines in the main palace, and the two of them had company, so they lived a comfortable life.
But Lin Fujia shook her head when she heard this: "Sister Wen, since we are all here and we know that Sister Wen is not feeling well, we must go over and show some concern for her."
Wen Wanqin glanced at Lin Fujia meaningfully and said:
"Noble Concubine Wen has always treated Sister Lin as a sister, so Sister Lin's concern is justified. Then I will return to the palace first. After Sister Lin has seen Noble Concubine Wen, she will also go back early to play chess with me."
After saying that, Wen Wanqin exchanged a greeting with her, then turned around and left leisurely.
Lin Fujia looked at her departing back, pursed her lips, and continued to walk towards the Bixi Palace.
Inside the Tourmaline Palace.
Seeing Lin Fujia coming, Wen Li'er hurriedly asked someone to prepare tea and snacks.
The two of them were still chatting and drinking tea as lively as before.
Wen Li'er asked someone to bring Xiaoxiao over and taught him to call her auntie.
As a result, Xiaoxiao always shouted: "ji...ji..."
His naive and persistent look made the two of them burst into laughter.
After laughing enough, Lin Fujia looked at Wen Li'er carefully.
Seeing that she didn't look unwell, he didn't ask any questions, but just picked up the tea and took a sip.
In the afternoon, the two painted a picture together and played two games of chess.
Wen Li'er also invited Lin Fujia to have dinner with her.
After Lin Fujia left, the laughter and noise in the Bixi Palace continued until Xiaoxiao fell asleep.
At night, Yan Shixu came.
Wen Li'er hurried forward to greet him.
"Your Majesty, is dinner ready?"
Yan Shixu shook his head.
His eyes were filled with joy as he glanced at her belly and replied, "Not yet."
Wen Li'er hurriedly ordered Qingzhu to go to the kitchen and ask Chef Li to prepare another meal.
Yan Shixu hugged her and let Wen Li'er sit on the chaise longue.
"Is there anything in particular you'd like to eat?"
Wen Li'er was puzzled: "Your Majesty, I have had dinner and am very full now..."
Yan Shixu nodded: "What do you want to eat tomorrow? I'll have someone prepare it for you."
Wen Lier: “???”
She looked at Yan Shixu suspiciously, thinking that he must be too happy to have a son today.
Wen Li'er laughed and said, "There are so many delicious foods in my palace that I can't think of anything in particular I want to eat. I'll tell Your Majesty when I think of something."
Yan Shixu nodded and asked her what she had done today.
Wen Li'er took out the two paintings and showed them to him.
"Your Majesty, I painted an owl today. Can you guess which one I painted?"
Yan Shixu's eyes wandered between the two paintings, and he pointed to the one on the right that depicted an extremely realistic portrait of Xiaoxiao and said, "This one is definitely not yours."
Wen Lier: "..."
She stared at him with her big eyes and asked, "Which painting do you think is better, Your Majesty?"
Under her expectant gaze, Yan Shixu pointed at the chubby child in the painting on the left and said insincerely, "This painting has a bit more charm."
Wen Li'er immediately smiled so hard that her teeth were showing.
She handed both portraits to Qingmei and said, “Have them framed tomorrow and hang them in Xiaoxiao’s bedroom.
Yan Shixu became interested after hearing this.
"Prepare paper and ink, I will also draw a picture."
Wen Li'er knew that he had excellent painting skills, so she quickly turned into a lackey and helped him spread paper and grind ink.
Yan Shixu glanced at Wen Li'er, his eyes falling on the white rice paper.
Wen Li'er hurriedly handed over the wolf hair brush.
Yan Shixu sat at the desk with a smile on his face, dipping the wolf hair brush in thick ink.
Outside the window, a breeze blows, and the dead branches sway.
His writing is as smooth as a dragon or a phoenix, with smooth strokes and vivid artistic conception.
Soon, the outline of a figure was sketched in the painting.
Wen Li'er let out a soft "eh", this isn't Xiaoxiao.
Before long, he painted a picture of a beautiful woman.
The woman was wearing a gorgeous palace dress, her long black hair was like a waterfall, her eyebrows were full of affection, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised with a gentle smile.
Wen Lier blushed a little: Isn’t this her?
But the emperor painted her too beautifully.
Then, his pen moved to the side.
After several sketches, a little fat baby was depicted.
The little boy was wearing a brocade robe, with his head tilted back and grabbing the woman's sleeve, an innocent smile on his round face.
His eyes are big and bright, and he is grinning, looking extremely cute.
Wen Lier exclaimed, "Your Majesty's painting is so good! Xiaoxiao's painting is exactly the same! He also painted me very beautifully."
Yan Shixu sneered: "Who said I drew you? How shameless."
"Ah? Isn't it my concubine?"
Wen Li'er bent down and put her face in front of him.
"Your Majesty, please take another look, is it me?"
Yan Shixu poked her face away: "No."
Seeing that he was so confident, Wen Li'er looked at the woman in the portrait carefully again.
The more I look at her, the less she looks like me. She is not that pretty.
Wen Li'er was angry: "Your Majesty, who is this woman? She wants to kidnap Xiao Xiao, and I won't allow it!"
Yan Shixu: "..."
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