Shen Shuyi came to Li Zhan's side, her eyes fell on the inkstone, she picked up the ink stick and turned it back and forth on the inkstone.
Li Zhan put down the memorial and was about to pick up the brush to dip it in ink when he saw the girl pacing around.
He frowned and asked, "Do you know how to grind ink?"
Shen Shuyi stopped, feeling her hands were a little sore, she shook her head, "Prince, isn't this how you grind it?"
Li Zhan, "How can you grind ink without adding water?"
"Your method of grinding ink is also wrong."
Shen Shuyi lowered his eyes slightly, "Your Majesty, I have never ground ink before..."
A hint of surprise flashed in Li Zhan's eyes, "Then can you read?"
When he saw the little princess shaking her head like a rattle, he pinched his eyebrows.
The princess of a country is actually illiterate and cannot read or write.
Shen Shuyi seemed not to notice his expression and added smugly.
"My mother said that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent, so I don't need to be able to read!"
"Shut up." Li Zhan's forehead veins throbbed.
"How can my maidservant be illiterate?"
"Stand still. I will only teach you once. If you don't learn, you will be punished."
Shen Shuyi stood up immediately, but asked fearlessly, "What punishment?"
Li Zhan cut her off with a glare.
"Add a small amount of water."
"oh."
"Pick up the ink stick again."
"good."
Shen Shuyi added a little water to the inkstone, and when he picked up the ink stick, the man's words came from above his head.
She turned slightly and saw the tall Li Zhan standing behind her looking at her.
"You're holding the ink stick the wrong way. You should hold the top of the ink stick with your index finger, and the sides with your thumb and middle finger, perpendicular to the inkstone."
"Also, switch to your left hand."
"oh..."
Shen Shuyi changed his hands, “Your Majesty, what next?”
"If you keep pushing the mill in the same direction at a steady pace, you can draw a circle."
Shen Shuyi tried, but he was always unsure of the speed and splashed the water in the inkstone.
She was a little nervous and wanted to look back at Li Zhan's expression.
At this moment, a warm big hand covered the back of her hand, and a man's mellow voice came.
"Press hard and push lightly. Grind slowly at the beginning for a finer ink. Later on, you can speed up as you become more proficient."
"Add water in small amounts while grinding. Adding too much water at once will cause splashing."
Li Zhan didn't know whether the girl in front of him understood or not, so he helped her grind it for a while, and only withdrew his hand when he saw that the ink was evenly distributed.
He put his hands behind his back, feeling the delicate touch still lingering in his palms.
Chen Shuyi felt that the more he ground the ink, the more comfortable he became, and the ink he produced looked good.
She looked up at Li Zhan who was sitting back at the desk and smiled.
"Your Majesty, do you think this is okay?"
Li Zhan picked up his brush and dipped it in ink. The ink spread on the paper and was too light, so the words he wrote on it lacked spirit.
"Not bad. Next time, add a little water. The ink should be thick enough to absorb the ink into the paper."
"Okay, but Your Highness, I don't know what level of micronization is considered..."
Li Zhan thought again that she was illiterate and must have never written anything.
For a moment, he felt a headache about this.
Shen Shu saw him pinching his eyebrows, and quickly came behind him, pressing his warm fingers on the side of his head.
"Don't be angry, I think I'm quite smart, it won't be difficult to learn..."
"You men can all read, but how can a princess like me not learn?"
Li Zhan was so angry that he almost laughed when he heard her arrogant voice.
"There is no princess from any country in my palace."
Shen Shuyi rubbed his head behind him and nodded in agreement.
There is a killer in your house, and there is really no princess.
"You are just my..."
Shen Shuyi rolled her eyes, “Yes, I am your little maid!”
Li Zhan suddenly felt the force of his hands increase. "You're pressing so hard, are you trying to hurt me to death?"
He turned around and looked at the little princess with his deep eyes, as if there was a probe in them.
Shen Shuyi found that Li Zhan's eyes were black and bright, as if they could see through people's minds. He had a high nose bridge and pursed thin lips, and he looked extremely majestic at first glance.
What's more, he was too tall, with broad shoulders and a strong chest, and even his hands were much bigger than hers.
Just as she was lost in thought, the man stood up.
Shen Shuyi subconsciously stepped back and bumped into the bookshelf unexpectedly.
“Ah, it hurts…”
"What are you hiding from?" Li Zhan put his hand behind her head and pulled her over, as if hugging her in his arms.
He looked at her head carefully, "Where did you hit it?"
Shen Shuyi was really hurt and tears suddenly overflowed.
Li Zhan had never coaxed a woman before, so when he saw the tears at the corners of her eyes, he raised his hand to wipe them away.
Because he couldn't control the strength well, the little princess's delicate face was rubbed red.
Looks pitiful and... seductive.
"Here..." Shen Shuyi pulled his hand to the place where he was hurt.
Li Zhan touched the bulging bump and sighed.
"Flustered."
"Go back and rest."
Shen Shuyi sniffed, "But I haven't ground the ink yet..."
"That's enough. Come and grind it tomorrow afternoon."
Shen Shuyi nodded, “Okay, I’ll ask the kitchen to make less sweet pastries later!”
"I...I learned from the cook!"
…
The next day, Chen Shuyi was woken up by Li Zhan while he was half asleep.
The man stood beside the bed and called out to the girl who was sleeping soundly on the bed.
"Little Princess, get up and put on your official uniform for me."
Shen Shuyi opened her eyes, stood up limply and walked to him.
She bit her lip, picked up the clothes and helped Li Zhan put them on. Then she took the belt, walked around behind the man and buckled it.
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