Chapter 41: Rich and Inhumane
Soon, the outline of a purse appeared again, and she sewed it with her own uneven stitches.
Biyun's paint was also taken back.
She looked at the solid pigment placed in the white porcelain plate, which actually contained ultramarine.
Ultramarine, also known as ultramarine blue, is not cyan but a bright blue powder.
Ultramarine is more valuable than gold. The Regent's Palace is really wealthy. It was just put on a platter for Biyun to take back.
It's just that she can't use it this time.
She took a few small plates and used paint to create different shades of green.
Dip the fine brush into the paint and start outlining.
In her previous life, her Chinese painting skills were almost at the master level.
"It's just two eyes, simple enough."
Biyun picked up a small fan and shook it gently, and the paint dried quickly.
This was the first time she had seen a painting of a purse since she was born.
Not to mention that the painted ones are much better than the embroidered ones.
The girl is really...a genius!
After lunch, Biyun came to the door of the study holding her purse.
"Eunuch Xishun, this is the girl's thank-you gift to the prince. I hope you can present it to the prince."
Xishun didn’t know what it was, but it was definitely not something he could touch.
"Miss Biyun, you should present it to the prince in person."
"May I enter the study?"
The study is an important place in the palace. She is just a little girl, and the prince won't let her in.
Xishun gave her a look that told her to wait a moment and went in to report.
In the blink of an eye, he came out: "Miss Biyun, please come in."
"Your Highness, this is my daughter's thank-you gift to you. My daughter has difficulty walking, so I asked my daughter to bring it to you."
The Regent stared at her hand with interest: "What is it?"
Biyun knelt on the ground, not daring to raise her head. Even though she had met the Regent several times, she still didn't dare to look him directly in the eye. The feeling of oppression was too strong.
"It is... a purse."
"Show it to me."
Biyun stood up and handed it over.
The Regent's expression froze. Is this a purse?
The stitches are not even as good as those of a maid, and you have the nerve to call it a purse!
He swore that he had never seen such an uglier purse in his life.
There is no embroidery thread on the surface of the purse, but instead paint, two green balls, like a pair of eyes.
I can't guess what this is.
"What is this that your girl drew?"
"Yes... the girl said... it was a wolf in the night."
The Regent was speechless for a moment.
After staring at it for a long time, he said, "...A wolf in the dark night has only two eyes glowing green, right?"
Biyun didn't dare to say anything, as they were too close. She could hear the Regent grinding his teeth.
If he says anything else, the prince will beat him to death.
"When a wolf is hungry, the green light is particularly conspicuous. Is your girl saying that she is a wolf? How hungry is she?"
Biyun kept her head down and acted like a quail, but the Regent actually had a sharp tongue.
"Heh~ Let's go back."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Biyun ran as fast as she could, and after running a long distance, she returned to the door of the study.
"Why are you back again?"
"Eunuch Xishun, my daughter said she wants to take a hot spring bath, is that okay?"
Xishun couldn't refuse: "After dinner, I will take the girl there."
Biyun completed the task and ran away quickly.
In the study, the Regent fell into deep thought. Many things in the outside world could not cause any emotional fluctuations in him.
But Bai Qinghuan always manages to break his defense.
"Xishun, prepare two boxes of different colors."
The box was brought over, and the Regent threw the purse into the red box with an expressionless face.
What does she mean by drawing a pair of wolf eyes?
Want to keep an eye on him?
She is blatantly coveting him. She is a lustful wolf, and he will not let her succeed.
Xishun asked carefully, "Your Majesty, don't you want to wear it?"
"You are so ugly, and you are worthy?"
Xishun shut up. It was indeed a bit ugly, but it was done by Miss Bai.
He closed the box and put it away.
"Put it on the antique shelf."
The Regent decided that from now on, anything Bai Qinghuan gave as a gift, if it was the same as the one given to the Third Prince before, would be placed in the blue box, and if it was different from the one given to the Third Prince before, would be placed in the red one.
When the amount of things in the red one exceeds that in the blue one, he will give her a chance, otherwise, forget it!
Xishun had no idea what the prince meant, so he went out to find Shufeng for gossip.
After dinner, Bai Qinghuan was carried by Zhenzhu to take a hot spring bath.
Xishun led the way. The hot spring area of the palace was in the backyard, which the prince had specially built.
Considering that the prince seldom takes a hot spring bath in winter, it's okay for Miss Bai to take a bath.
Bai Qinghuan saw the plaque at the door. On the wooden plaque were engraved a few large characters - Mo Qingchi.
It is straight and horizontal, without any turns, vigorous and powerful, like a straight sword piercing into people's hearts.
Just looking at it makes me feel suffocated.
Just like the Regent, at first glance, your heart will be attracted by his stern appearance, but if you look closely, his eyes can directly see through the hearts of people.
Needless to say, this word was also written by him.
"Mo Qing? It's Mo, how can it be clear?"
Xishun did not answer either, because he did not know the deeper meaning of it.
Moqing Pool reminded Bai Qinghuan of Huaqing Pool, a famous tourist attraction in his previous life.
[In the cold spring, I am granted a bath in Huaqing Pool, where the warm spring water washes my skin smooth and smooth.] 】
This is the beautiful scene of Yang Guifei bathing in the Huaqing Pool described by Bai Juyi.
Judging from the name, Huaqing Pool should be a very large hot spring pool, a royal hot spring pool, so it must be extremely luxurious.
But when I saw the real thing, I found that it was just a puddle, a small puddle several meters square.
The so-called hot spring pool is not as luxurious and beautiful as described in poems.
"Miss Bai, we're here. Please come in."
Xishun stopped outside the door, opened it and let Zhenzhu carry her in.
After entering, Bai Qinghuan's previous imagination of the hot spring bath was completely overturned.
The area of this hot spring pool, calculated based on the area in the previous life, is about 100 square meters.
In the center, a stream of hot spring water is bubbling out. This is running water and there is no need to change the water because it is always clean and fresh.
There was a layer of white mist hanging above the water, like a dream, and Bai Qinghuan felt as if he was in a fairyland.
Looking at the edge of the hot spring pool, it is made entirely of white jade. It is not pieced together but whole pieces. How much jade must have been used?
She remembered that the floor of the Regent's study was also made of this kind of white jade.
There were only four words in Bai Qinghuan's mind: rich and inhumane!
Needless to say, the walls and bottom of the hot spring pool are also made of white jade.
Not to mention the hot springs, the cost of building this hot spring pool is priceless.
She felt like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, who had never seen the world.
Fortunately, no outsiders saw it, otherwise it would have been so embarrassing.
Biyun was also amazed and didn't know how to describe it.
I secretly sighed that I should read more books, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to speak a single word.
Pearl was fine and wasn't too surprised.
Bai Qinghuan looked at her thoughtfully.
Zhenzhu seemed to have seen the world, but there shouldn’t be such a hot spring pool in a Taoist temple, right?
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