Chapter 90 I am just feeling a little unwell
"inappropriate."
Pei Yan refused without hesitation, then spoke again in a slightly slower tone: "The Imperial Palace is an important place in Dayuan. Foreign envoys have always stayed in official inns. I hope the princess will respect the rules of our dynasty."
Jiang Shuyi was somewhat moved. After all, it was the first time she had seen Xitian's painting style. What woman didn't like to be painted beautifully? But looking at Pei Yan's cold profile, she knew what to do and didn't say anything, but there was a little regret on her face.
Tuoba Yu'er felt sorry for a moment, then her eyes brightened: "I know, His Majesty Dayuan is afraid that I will do something bad, so how about this, I will still live in the post house, and go to the palace for an hour every day to paint, without any entourage, and His Majesty can also send someone to monitor me."
Without waiting for Pei Yan to refuse, she smiled again and said, "Your Majesty must like this lady very much. Could you bear to make her sad and disappointed?"
Pei Yan turned his head to look at Jiang Shuyi, just in time to catch the regret on her face that she had not yet been able to hide.
He paused for a moment, then asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Do you want her to draw a portrait for you?"
Jiang Shuyi moved closer to him and answered in a low and sweet voice, "I don't understand the affairs of state. If Your Majesty feels it's inappropriate, I won't think about it anymore."
That's what I was thinking.
Pei Yan pondered for a moment and said to Tuoba Yuer, "Concubine Jiang is a concubine of the inner court, and her portrait cannot be circulated outside. So even if I agree to let the princess paint, the finished painting should be kept in the palace. If the princess is still willing, I will fulfill her wish to paint."
Tuoba Yuer's face suddenly looked a little disappointed: "Then...then I will draw two pictures, one to stay in the palace, and the other one will only draw the side profile of the queen, and take it away when I leave Dayuan, is that okay?"
Pei Yan simply said indifferently: "No."
He even felt a little regretful that he had agreed to the painting after a moment of hesitation. He wanted to take the painting away as well. He didn't know what Xitian was planning.
Tuoba Yuer agreed after struggling for a while: "Well, even if I can't take her away, it's a pleasure to paint for such a beautiful lady."
Pei Yan was unhappy.
At night, Jiang Shuyi was lying on the bed reading the last volume of a storybook when she was suddenly turned over and their eyes met.
Pei Yan's face was very indifferent, and he looked down at her without saying a word.
Jiang Shuyi didn't understand what was going on and felt a little nervous being stared at. After blinking and smiling at him, but neither worked, she reached out and poked his waist.
......
regret.
Jiang Shuyi regretted it very much.
She sobbed in Pei Yan's arms for a while, and when she had calmed down, she pushed him away and looked for her book on the bed.
Because I was in a hurry just now, I grabbed it and tore out several pages.
Only the torn pages were found on the bed, and the book had fallen under the bed.
Pei Yan didn't allow her to step over him and go down: "What are you bringing it up for? The bed hasn't been cleaned yet, what will you think if it gets dirty?"
Jiang Shuyi glared at him fiercely with red eyes.
Pei Yan pretended not to see it, and brought her back, holding her in his arms, and stroked her back soothingly: "Princess Xitian may have bad intentions towards you. I am worried. I will watch her paint for you tomorrow."
Jiang Shuyi's eyes still had some moisture in them, and she laughed out of anger: "Even if Tuoba Yu'er had bad intentions, it was only towards Your Majesty. Why would she have bad intentions towards me?"
Pei Yan said calmly: "Didn't she say that you are beautiful?"
Jiang Shuyi finally understood why he suddenly tortured her.
She was bolder this time. She looked up at Pei Yan and asked in disbelief, "The princess just praised my beauty in public, and Your Majesty is jealous again?"
Pei Yan frowned at the word.
He is the emperor, how could he be jealous?
"Just a little discomfort." Pei Yan paused and asked in confusion: "What do you mean by again?"
Jiang Shuyi pulled his arm down and put it on the pillow more comfortably: "I have been too close to Concubine Miao and Concubine Feng, and Your Majesty will feel a little uncomfortable."
She deliberately spoke slowly and emphasized the few words that sounded slightly uncomfortable, with a teasing look in her eyes.
Pei Yan was silent for a moment.
"I don't just feel a little uncomfortable with them, I feel very uncomfortable."
Pei Yan pinched her cheek with the hand that was not pressed down, and said, "They were not on good terms with you at first, but when they saw that you were favored, they became attached to you, slept with you, ate with you, and were very intimate with you. They did not give you any advice to help you win favor, which diverted a lot of your attention from me. It is only now that you have come to understand me."
Jiang Shuyi blinked innocently: "But Your Majesty, it was I who took the initiative to recruit them, and it was I who asked them to sleep and eat together..."
The force on his face suddenly increased.
Jiang Shuyi pretended to cry out in pain.
Pei Yan didn't let go and looked at her: "Do you remember what you promised me on the day when Concubine Hui committed suicide?"
Jiang Shuyi naturally remembered that it was from that time that Pei Yan began to indulge her endlessly, even more than in her previous life.
"I promise that I only have Your Majesty in my heart and eyes. I will always care about Your Majesty and be concerned about Your Majesty's mood."
After answering, seeing Pei Yan's expression as if waiting for her to continue, Jiang Shuyi thought about what she had just said and quickly explained: "That was before. Since I promised Your Majesty, I have never eaten or slept with them again, and I haven't even said a few words to them!"
Pei Yan hummed, and relaxed his grip a little: "And you have to always care about me, too."
Jiang Shuyi hugged him tightly and looked up: "I am concerned. When I saw that Your Majesty was unhappy, I lost all my thoughts. If Your Majesty really eats...if you feel a little uncomfortable, I don't want the princess's portrait. As long as Your Majesty is happy, okay?"
After she said that, Pei Yan softened his heart.
It seemed as if he was being unreasonable, bullying her and threatening her because of unfounded displeasure.
"Since I have promised you to paint, I will not regret it."
Pei Yan rubbed her face, which was so delicate that it turned red when pinched: "I am not a person who goes back on my words, and I will not be unhappy about this."
Jiang Shuyi was relieved when she saw that he did not look unhappy. She acted coquettishly and asked him to carry her to the Imperial Pool to wash.
*
Because of Pei Yan's incident, Jiang Shuyi's enthusiasm for the portrait diminished a lot.
However, at noon the next day, not long after seeing Tuoba Yuer, his interest came back.
Tuoba Yuer wore a gorgeous set of Western Khotan dress and a headdress.
She smiled as sweet as candied fruit: "Madam, would you like to try on this dress? When I saw you yesterday, I felt that you would be very suitable for our Xitian clothes. You will definitely be as beautiful as our goddess after putting them on!"
What woman doesn't like clothes and jewelry? What's more, the dresses of Xitian are brilliantly embroidered with colorful patterns and decorated with many exquisitely carved bells. Wearing them and turning around in them must be both beautiful and pleasant to the ear.
When Jiang Shuyi almost accepted the offer, Pei Yan gently interrupted her: "Princess Jiang is the consort of Dayuan. It is against the rules to include Western Tian clothing in the painting."
"Ah?" Tuoba Yu'er was surprised and disappointed. Finally, she looked at Jiang Shuyi with pity: "Oh, Dayuan has so many rules. The men of Xitian don't restrict their wives' clothes. There are no rules. They even help their wives decorate their dresses... Oh, forget it, the queen looks very beautiful in this dress!"
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