Chapter 91 Painting
Jiang Shuyi immediately looked at Pei Yan pitifully.
Pei Yan stared at her for a few seconds, then turned and told Cheng Shouzhong: "Please accept the dress. Although Concubine Jiang cannot wear it for a painting, she can wear it on a daily basis, so it won't be a waste of the princess's kindness."
Tuoba Yuer's eyes widened instantly: "Ah?"
She just asked Concubine Jiang to wear it into the painting, and she didn't say she was going to give it to her as a gift!
Pei Yan: "It is impolite not to reciprocate. Cheng Fu, go and select some fine silk and give it to Princess Tuoba later."
Tuoba Yuer had to swallow back the words she had not said and thanked him with a smile.
The weather is not too hot today, so I chose to paint in the Imperial Garden.
Jiang Shuyi was sitting on the swing reading a book. Tuoba Yuer said that it was not tiring and looked good like a painting.
Pei Yan was also sitting at a stone table not far away reading a book.
Unlike Jiang Shuyi, the books he reads are very serious.
Occasionally, when turning the pages, he would glance at Jiang Shuyi, worried that her waist would be sore from sitting for too long.
Jiang Shuyi really couldn't sit still for long.
The swing was unstable and had no soft cushion. It was tiring for her neck to bend down to read. After only a quarter of an hour, she looked a little impatient.
Pei Yan was about to speak, but Tuoba Yuer put down her brush and sighed, "Your Majesty, I can't continue like this. How about we continue another day?"
Jiang Shuyi didn't want to suffer for nothing, so she stood up and walked towards Pei Yan.
She wanted to change her mind and didn't want to paint anymore.
Pei Yan saw this meaning from Jiang Shuyi's slightly drooping face, took the book from her, pulled her to stand in front of him, and said softly: "If you are tired, don't draw. I asked the imperial kitchen to prepare your favorite sea bass soup and milk cake at noon. Have a good sleep after eating."
It was obvious that Jiang Shuyi was just being pampered and going back on her word. After hearing Pei Yan's words, she actually felt that she had suffered a great injustice and needed to be comforted.
Tuoba Yuer looked at them, and with a helpless look, she took down the paper with only half of her face painted on it from the easel, and walked towards them: "Hey, since Your Majesty doesn't want me to paint for you, then forget it. I can't take this paper away, so please dispose of it as you wish."
Jiang Shuyi knew that today's incident was her fault and she had troubled the princess in vain. She was about to say a few polite words, but was stunned when she saw the drawing paper in Tuoba Yuer's hand.
There were painters in the palace, but they only painted the same face for all the concubines, and relied on emphasizing their clothes and accessories to distinguish who was who. Although this painting of Tuoba Yuer only had half of her face painted, it was surprisingly lifelike, and exactly the same as she looked when she looked at herself in the mirror.
She looked at Pei Yan in surprise, and seeing that Pei Yan was also staring at the drawing paper without saying a word, she realized that it really was like the real thing.
Pei Yan felt someone poking him gently on the back. He looked up and saw Jiang Shuyi's eyes sparkling. She looked at the drawing paper, then at him, with a face full of hints. He then realized that she had changed her mind again.
He took the drawing paper and looked at it for a moment, confirming that he didn't know how to draw in this way.
"Please forgive me, Princess. Concubine Jiang is weak and will feel uncomfortable sitting for a long time."
Pei Yan placed the drawing paper on the stone table and looked at Tuoba Yuer gently: "How about this, Princess, come to the palace once a day and draw for Concubine Jiang for a quarter of an hour. The rest of the time, I will send someone to take Princess to play in the capital. There are many beautiful places in Dayuan that can also be painted."
Tuoba Yuer had a confused look on her face.
"Your Majesty, if I paint for an hour every day, I can finish the portrait of the Queen in three days at most. But if I only have a quarter of an hour, it will probably take half a month..."
"Only half a month." Pei Yan said gently, "Since your brother wants you to come and marry, he is probably not in a hurry for you to go back."
Tuoba Yuer:......
Perhaps her sore spot was touched, her expression suddenly changed from energetic to gloomy.
Jiang Shuyi wanted to paint, so she took a step back: "Actually, painting for 25 minutes a day is fine!"
"no."
Pei Yan interrupted her, and when she looked at him with grievance, he said in a calm and reasonable tone: "You couldn't sit still for a quarter of an hour today, and I don't know how uncomfortable you would be for two quarters of an hour. I paint to make you happy, not to make you suffer."
"Your Majesty is so kind to the Queen."
Tuoba Yu'er looked at them enviously, her face dimmed for a moment, then quickly brightened up again: "Okay, a quarter of an hour is a quarter of an hour, anyway, brother really doesn't care when I go home, so I will leave the palace today and not disturb His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Queen!"
Pei Yan ordered Cheng Shouzhong to send Tuoba Yuer away and remember to take the rewarded silk with him.
As soon as Tuoba Yuer left, Jiang Shuyi sat on Pei Yan's lap, hugged his neck, and looked at him with shining eyes.
Pei Yan realized something and tilted his head. Sure enough, the next moment Jiang Shuyi came over but kissed nothing.
He laughed.
Jiang Shuyi was so angry that she tried to get up and leave but was held down. Then she felt something cool and soft on her lips.
Her mind went blank.
This was the first time Pei Yan took the initiative to kiss her outside the bed.
It was just that the timing was not right. This was the Imperial Garden. Aside from the palace maids who were used to the surroundings, what if one of the concubines who came out to visit the Imperial Garden saw us...
Jiang Shuyi's ears turned red, but she did not push Pei Yan away.
Just see it, they are the emperor and his concubine, it's reasonable!
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On the fourth day when Tuoba Yuer was painting for Jiang Shuyi, Pei Yan did not follow.
Tuoba Yu'er was surprised: "Where is the Emperor? Isn't he always with the Empress?"
After three days of getting along, Jiang Shuyi no longer disliked this lively and generous princess. After sitting on the swing, she told her, "Your Majesty is busy with government affairs today and has no time to come over."
Tuoba Yuer suddenly realized: "No wonder, if His Majesty is free, he will definitely be with the Empress!"
Jiang Shuyi smiled happily.
"Your Majesty is really good to the Queen," Tuoba Yu'er said with a smile while adjusting the easel, "Just like, just like the hibiscus bird my brother raised. He takes it with him wherever he goes and does not allow the bird to leave his sight for a moment. He raises the bird to be more noble than a human!"
Jiang Shuyi stopped smiling.
No one would be happy if being compared to a bird.
Tuoba Yu'er seemed to have just reacted, and quickly stood up, waving her hands and saying, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I didn't mean to scold you! Xitian has a request from Dayuan, and I wouldn't dare to scold His Majesty Dayuan's favorite concubine even if I had ten guts. Ah, I didn't say that if Xitian became powerful, I would dare to scold Your Majesty! I really didn't mean that, I am willing to swear to our goddess!"
Before Jiang Shuyi could even get angry, she was dispelled by this incoherent explanation.
While painting these days, Tuoba Yu'er never deliberately spoke to Pei Yan. Since he had no intention of entering the palace, he naturally would not be hostile to her.
Jiang Shuyi said nothing, opened the book in her hand, and asked casually, "If I carry it with me wherever I go, won't the bird fly away?"
Tuoba Yuer's face suddenly showed some pity: "Its wings have been clipped, so it can't fly far, but this bird is still disobedient. Once, when it saw other birds circling freely in the sky, it tried desperately to fly over to join them. My brother was displeased, so he broke one of its legs and locked it in a golden cage for a few months. After that, it became completely obedient. It behaved well when it saw my brother, and would even go over to rub against my brother."
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