Chapter 55 King of Thailand
The royal family's ancestor worship is similar to that of ordinary people, except that it is more grand. Su Ci is a concubine, so she only needs to follow behind and kneel down to pay her respects, and she doesn't have to do anything else.
It was not yet lunchtime when we came out of the imperial mausoleum, so we had to go home in the afternoon.
The sky is clear and the air is bright, the sun is warm and pleasant, and the coming breath of early spring makes the garden a vibrant red and green willow, which is very pleasing to the eye.
Su Ci sat on a stone bench padded with a soft pillow, concentrating on looking at a corner of the garden in front of her, and the charcoal pencil in her hand lightly swept out thin lines.
"Hey, the rabbit ran away again!"
Yanyu and Fulu quickly took the two little white rabbits back to the corner and put a few vegetable leaves there.
"Master, do you want to tie it up with a rope? It will move around so much that I can't paint."
"No, I remember it."
Su Ci didn't stop and lightly drew the outlines of two little rabbits: "Give me a piece of vegetable leaf."
"Here I come."
Yanyu handed it over, then looked behind her master in surprise, then knelt and saluted: "Prince Tai."
Su Ci turned her head, stood up and nodded slightly.
"The King of Thailand."
Xuan Chen shifted his gaze from the drawing paper and bowed, "My Lady Shufei, I'm sorry to bother you."
"No problem."
"The colors in this painting, Madam Shufei, are so vivid. Who painted it?"
"It's not ink, it's just the juice from flowers and leaves."
Xuanchen took two steps closer in surprise, carefully looking at the light yet lifelike colors of the flowers and trees in the painting. Even the gray wall in the corner of the courtyard was painted with soil moistened with water.
It was as if the scene before my eyes had been brought into a painting.
"…The Concubine Shu's painting skills are extraordinary. I have never seen such a painting style before. The brush doesn't even look like ink…"
As Xuanchen spoke, he glanced at the charcoal blocks in the small basket next to him and was surprised.
"Is this charcoal?"
"Your Majesty has a keen eye."
Su Ci shook the charcoal pencil in her hand: "This is the painting method I taught myself when I was young. I couldn't hold the brush steadily, so I got used to using charcoal pencil."
“…It’s truly amazing.”
Xuanchen stared at the woman's fingers that were blackened by the charcoal, and a hint of thought flashed in his eyes.
As rumored, Miss Su Si was born a concubine's daughter and rarely went out. She only loved to plant flowers, plants and trees in the backyard and lived a poor and simple life.
What is rare is that even though she is now a concubine, she can still maintain this simplicity.
"Is there anything else, Your Majesty?"
Su Ci didn't want to have anything to do with this villain, so she didn't speak politely.
In the original novel, the heroine felt sympathy and pity for Xuanchen because she knew his life experience, and she couldn't bear to refuse him outright, so she dragged her feet, which caused the beautiful, strong and tragic villain to turn from love to hate.
"Feel sorry."
Xuanchen looked into the woman's calm eyes and said, "I was just passing by and was attracted by the portrait of the Empress. I didn't realize that I disturbed her while she was painting. I will take my leave now."
"Goodbye, I won't see you off."
Xuanchen paused slightly, nodded, and walked out of the garden, hearing the faint laughter behind him.
When I turned around, I saw the woman in the snow-white fox fur smiling sweetly, holding up the little white rabbit in her hand, and spinning lightly among the flowers.
It seems like a fairy transformed from a flower, brilliant and dazzling.
Chu Yunzhou, who had been standing quietly on the pavilion for a long time, was also dazzled.
…
After lunch, we will set off back to the palace.
When Xuan Yi walked in, he saw the girl in a snow fox fur coat leaning on a soft pillow with two snow-white bunnies lying on her calves.
At first glance, you might think they were three little rabbits taking a nap together.
Really cute.
Yanyu quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, the Queen said she was sleepy right after dinner..."
"Shhh."
Xuan Yi waved his hand slightly, walked forward and gently picked the person up, glancing at the two frightened little rabbits.
"Take him back to the palace."
"…yes."
When Su Ci woke up, she was already in the carriage, rubbing her eyes in confusion.
"Why am I in your carriage?"
Xuan Yi raised his hand to smooth down her slightly messy hair, watching her scratch her eyes and then her face with interest.
"We're almost in town. You can take a nap for an hour."
"Hmm..."
Su Ci stretched lazily and said, "It's just a beauty sleep. I'm bored anyway. Water."
Xuan Yi was used to it. He reached out, picked up the teacup and fed her.
"Hungry."
“…”
Xuan Yi couldn't help but pinch her slightly puffy cheeks and said, "Lazy girl."
"What's wrong with being lazy? I can't afford to be lazy."
Su Ci giggled and climbed up, looking around: "Your Majesty, I want to eat that."
Xuan Yi looked in the direction she pointed, and saw only a very simple food stall on the side of the road. He frowned slightly and stared at the crooked wooden sign.
"Mei Cai, pancakes?"
"Yeah."
Su Ci touched her stomach and said, "I don't want to eat sweet snacks. I really want to eat something salty."
"...Zhuang Yu."
After a while, Zhuang Yu brought in a heavy oil-paper bag, and the smell of burnt food instantly filled the air.
Su Ci sucked her saliva, pinched a piece of crispy pancake and took a bite.
The outer layer is crispy and fragrant, and the inner layer is a soft dough wrapped with chopped preserved vegetables, which is salty, fragrant and chewy.
"Uh-huh!"
Su Ci nodded repeatedly and broke off a piece and put it into the man's mouth: "It's delicious!"
Xuan Yi chewed slowly, not finding it very delicious.
But seeing her with her rosy cheeks, big curved eyes and shaking her head, I couldn't help but laugh and sigh.
This girl is so easy to raise.
**
Su Ci ate too much again, and drank tea to help digest the food, complaining and grumbling.
"If I become a fat woman, it's all your fault. If you dare to look down on me, I'll cry in front of you..."
She must have been using her brain a lot these days, and she had always been strict on dieting to maintain her figure, so she indulged herself a little and ate several meals in a row without realizing it.
“…”
Xuan Yi raised his hand and touched his nose: "No."
"What can't you do?"
The king's carriage was huge. Su Ci stood up, put her hands on her hips, and paced back and forth to digest the food. "These pancakes are fried with lard, which is very easy to make people fat. I think I'll gain three or four pounds from this meal. I have to go running and do yoga when I get home..."
Xuan Yi had no choice but to put his arm around the slender waist and pull her back to sit on his lap.
"I mean, I won't mind you being fat."
"A man's mouth is a liar."
Su Ci pursed her lips and raised her hand to gesture: "Imagine if my face was this round, my eyes were narrowed into a line, I had a double chin, my waist was this thick, and my legs were this big, would you still like it?"
Xuan Yi's black eyes were filled with smiles, and a chubby rabbit appeared in his mind.
"I don't know, why don't you try it and see if I like it."
“…”
Su Ci suddenly held his face, tilted her head and looked into his eyes carefully.
"It's really beautiful, much better than when you're not smiling."
Xuan Yi paused slightly, and the smile in his eyes became a little deeper.
"Don't tease me."
"Who teased you, annoying..."
Su Ci bit her lip slightly, blinked her watery eyes, and habitually rubbed the calluses on the man's knuckles with her fingertips.
"Your Majesty, have you ever heard of Emperor Chong of Jin?"
Xuan Yi's eyes paused, and his thick brows slowly furrowed: "What did the Queen Mother say to you?"
No wonder she was a little abnormal today.
"It's none of the Queen Mother's business."
Su Ci bit her lip slightly and shook her head, her expression somewhat gloomy. "Even a common woman getting married must understand the sins of the Seven Reasons for Divorce. She must consider her husband's family in everything, take concubines for her husband, and continue his family line. She must not be jealous or act rashly."
“…”
"What's more, Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. I am just one of your many concubines. I have no right to be jealous. To be favored by you for a while is already a blessing from my past life."
Su Ci sighed slowly.
"Your Majesty, if one day you no longer like me, can you tell me directly? I won't blame you, I just want to be prepared in advance."
…
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