Chapter 52 Painting

A good... young man from a good family? And... still responsible?

Ning Yuan was stunned when she heard this, and asked tentatively: "How... do you want me to be responsible?"

He is the only son in the family and an important official in the court. She can't marry him back to their Ning family.

I'm afraid she can't even be married.

The reason why he didn't lock her up is probably because he knew that even if he locked her up, she would have to be released sooner or later, and the shock effect would be almost zero.

According to Shen Yan's personality, he should choose a way to get rid of the trouble once and for all.

... Kill her?

Probably not.

Although her father didn't care about her particularly, her father was very face-conscious. If he let his daughter die unclearly, where would he put his old face?

Maybe he could poison her and blind her, then make her mute, and then marry her back to the Shen Mansion.

In this way, she can no longer peek, and she won't tell anyone what happened today, and outsiders won't notice anything unusual.

What a vicious mind!

Combined with his harmless smile now...

Ning Yuan froze in place, with a chill from head to toe.

Shen Yan stared at her vigilant eyes and sighed in his heart.

He knew that Ning Yuan was a homosexual.

But he didn't expect that after he sold her body to this extent, Ning Yuan actually thought that he would poison and blind her?

Would he be so unscrupulous to her?

... Or did he look too fierce?

He tightened his lips, softened his cold expression, and said helplessly: "Actually, I don't know how to let you take responsibility. I have lived for so many years, but this is the first time that a woman has seen my body naked."

"Tell me, if this gets out, how can I get married?"

Ning Yuan was stunned for a moment: "Ah...?"

Wouldn't he say that he would marry her reluctantly?

"No, it doesn't matter. I believe that people who truly love you should...shouldn't mind these accidents. After all, this is not what you want..." She tried to comfort him.

Hearing Ning Yuan's inner voice, Shen Yan knew that the engagement could not be rushed.

He had to change his approach and cultivate his feelings with her patiently.

"Although it was an accident, can Miss Ning say that she is at peace in her heart and has never had any intimate thoughts?"

Ning Yuan hesitated to speak: "I..."

Shen Yan said: "Miss Ning, since you are unwilling to fulfill the engagement with me, why don't you put yourself in my future wife's shoes and think about it."

"If you knew that there were other women coveting your husband, would you be unhappy?"

"...Maybe a little bit."

"As you said, she is someone who truly loves me and is my wife. How can I bear to see her unhappy?"

"So, should I eliminate this hidden danger before marrying her?"

"I should..." She didn't expect that a man like Shen Yan would think so much about his wife, "so...how to eliminate it?"

"You blush because of me, and it's ultimately because you haven't seen me enough." He said seriously.

"Well, I have nothing to do today. You might as well copy a picture here, take it back and hang it on your bedside and look at it carefully every day. When you get tired of it and stop thinking about me, I will be relieved."

Ning Yuan:?

Did she hear it right? He wanted her to draw his portrait?

And look at it carefully every day?

"That's not good..." She declined.

"What's wrong with that?" He raised his eyebrows, "The Book of Poetry says that when we grow old together, old age makes me complain. You see, the deep love of youth cannot resist the passing of time. This is the reason why we grow tired of each other." He

raised his hand, took out the stored paper and ink from the box on the cabinet, and handed it to her carefully.

"Remember, you have to strive for realism, so that it will work."

*

The evening breeze blew gently, and the sky was full of stars.

Ning Yuan sat in front of the desk, looking at the drawing paper in her hand, and had a headache for a while. A lady

from a noble family would always ask a teacher to teach her the six arts, but she had no interest in painting, and her stepmother had no intention of cultivating her, so she could only learn the techniques of painting, and her paintings never had soul. It is not difficult to depict a man's appearance, but if you want to depict him to the core, you must paint his soul. When Shen Yan saw that she had finished the painting, he nodded and made a few changes for her, and only then did this lifelike painting come into being. On the drawing paper was Shen Yan himself, with a loose outer robe that was gathered around his thin waist, a strong chest, and a broad back. However, outside of this extremely tense body, he had a calm and casual temperament. Although his clothes were disheveled, he held a scroll in his hand, which immediately changed the lewd scene and added a lot of leisure. This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you. It was as if they were taking a nap together on a leisurely afternoon. When she opened her eyes hazily, she found that he had woken up and was sitting by the window in his clothes. ... Ning Yuan's face was inexplicably hot. She put the drawing paper on the table and cursed herself for not living up to her expectations. Didn't she say that she would get tired of looking at this painting all the time? Why did she think about their life together after marriage as she looked at it? And... Didn't she go to find Shen Yan in the first place to find evidence that he was a ghost? Help, how could things develop to this point! Just when she was frustrated, someone knocked on the wooden door, and the girl's timid voice came over: "Sister." Is it Ning Li? Why is she here? She pressed a few books on the drawing paper and hid the painting. "Come in." Ning Li pushed the door open and walked in, wearing a green dress. Ning Yuan's already troubled heart was covered with a layer of shadow when she saw her. She retracted her gaze and asked calmly, "What's the matter?"

"It's almost Daughter's Day. The Empress has sent invitations to all the families, inviting the women and unmarried men of the right age to attend the Qiqiao Banquet. There will be a needle-threading show. In addition, each young lady can prepare an embroidery fan. The winner... can make a wish to the Empress. Mother asked me to tell you to prepare well."

She said "hmm" lightly.

What is there to prepare?

Her needlework is only at the level of mending clothes for others. This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you. This is a skill she has acquired because the family has been strict with her monthly allowance.

As for embroidering a prosperous scene, it is absolutely impossible.

She doesn't even have the best embroidery thread.

However, Ning Li's embroidery skills are very good. I think she must be very interested in this palace banquet. She came to her specially this time, and she must have something to ask for.

"Do you have anything else?" She looked up at Ning Li.

Ning Li lowered her head and hesitated for a long time, then said awkwardly: "I heard that your mother left you a copy of "Embroidery Album Illustrations", which is the only copy. Can you lend it to me to have a look?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she hurriedly added: "Of course... If you want to keep it for your own use, it's okay."

Ning Yuan knew Ning Li's personality.

She would never take the initiative to ask her to borrow it.

Ming Wei must be afraid that she would work hard in secret, so she wanted to take the initiative.

"How is your mother?" She asked with a chuckle.

Ning Li was panicked for a moment: "...I can walk now."

As expected.

But she was always reserved outside and didn't want to be in the spotlight, so it was okay to lend it to her.

She pondered for a moment and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go find it for you."

"Thank you." Ning Li shrank her neck.

She went into the inner room and searched for a long time, took the book with a slightly curled corner in her hand, and turned back to find Ning Li.

But as soon as she raised her eyes, she saw a scene that suffocated her.

At this moment, Ning Li was kindly tidying up her desk and moving the book she had pressed on the drawing paper.

When she pushed the door open, she did not close it, and the evening breeze was lifting a corner of the drawing paper.

This book is exclusively sorted out by the LK team for you. The pages are fluttering, and it is already in danger.

For the first time, she felt her heart skip a beat.

She paused, her feet sped up, and she hurriedly shouted, "Ning Li!"

Ning Li looked up in shock.

Unfortunately, she was still a moment too late. The drawing paper flew off the desk and directly hit Ning Li's face.

She took it down, saw the drawing paper, her pupils trembled, and then her face slowly turned red.

Ning Yuan walked up quickly, snatched the drawing paper back, and pressed it back on the desk.

You could hear a pin drop in the room.

She was a lady from a noble family, and it was too easy for people to misunderstand that she secretly kept such an unsightly portrait of a man next door in her room.

If it got out, how could she marry her lover in the future?

Not to mention her lover, I'm afraid all the men in the capital would avoid her?

But she couldn't explain it.

Could it be that because she peeked at Shen Yan bathing, Shen Yan forced her to draw a picture of him taking a leisurely bath?

... This sounds ridiculous.

Moreover, what is the relationship between Shen Yan and Ning Li?

She could have just taken a look at a painting like this and then put it down, but she looked at it for so long. She

even blushed!

"Who told you to touch my things?" Her knuckles turned white as she pressed on the table, and her voice was filled with anger.

Ning Li had never seen her get so angry at her before. Her nose immediately became sour and her eyes were covered with a layer of timid mist: "Why are you so angry? I just want to do something for you..."

"It's not like I don't know what's going on between you two..."

Ning Yuan never expected that she would not apologize first, but would actually blame her for getting angry for no reason.

She pursed her lips, put the book in her hand aside, grabbed Ning Li's arm and pulled her out.

"I won't lend it to you, go away."

Ning Li liked her weak appearance. Compared with her, Ning Yuan was much more plump and had to do some rough work from time to time.

Relying on this, she pushed Ning Li out of the door effortlessly and slammed it shut.

The sound of the door closing was like a slap on Ning Li's face.

She just accidentally looked at her painting.

She recognized her brushstrokes.

It's just that there are some stronger lines, which should be added by Shen Yan...

She didn't even want to compete with her for the position of Mrs. Shen Yan. She even

thought that it would be nice to marry Shen Yan as a concubine and share a husband with her sister.

But now she realized that Ning Yuan was not as generous as she was.

She was quite possessive of Shen Yan, and her previous idea of ​​Ehuang and Nuying was almost impossible to realize.

She returned to the main courtyard in a bad mood, and said to Mingwei who was walking in the courtyard for rehabilitation: "Mother, I didn't borrow it."

Mingwei sneered: "I knew she wouldn't lend it to you. She is jealous of you, so how could she be willing to see you in the limelight."

"...Not entirely, she wanted to lend it to me at first."

"Humph, she was just pretending, she is always good at pretending."

"No." She shook her head and still helped Ningyuan keep the secret, "We had some friction because of Lord Shen, so she didn't want to lend it."

"So, you have to fight for your mother, win the first prize in the needle threading game, and ask the queen to find you a marriage."

"Shen Yan is not the only good man in the world. Since he doesn't like you, you can marry a better one. You don't have to rely on him. Marquises and princes are also good."

Ming Wei thought about Shen Yan's ruthless look towards her and still felt a little scared.

Ning Li just nodded lightly.

She had her own ideas in her mind.

She had wanted to ask the Empress to assign her to Shen Yan as a concubine after she won the first prize, but now she didn't want to give in. She

wanted to be Mrs. Shen.

She was not as stingy as Ning Yuan. If Shen Yan really liked Ning Yuan, she would not mind her being a concubine.

*

Inside the house, Ning Yuan's anger subsided a little.

She stared at the book "Illustrated Embroidery Manual" and thought of another person who was also good at embroidery.

Yang Zhiyi.

She had a hard time in Yang's house, and she could give it to her.

When she won the first prize, she would see if she had any wishes that she could ask the Empress for, and her life would be better in the future.

She then swept the drawing paper.

The man in the painting did not change, but her mood changed.

She looked at him and couldn't help feeling unlucky and a disaster.

She was very angry.

...But what exactly is she angry about?

Is she just angry that Ning Li found out?

In the past, Ning Li even witnessed him carrying her into the courtyard, but she was not angry at that time. Why is it that now she just looked at this painting and blushed, but she cares so much?

But Shen Yan's method really works. The more she looks at this painting, the more upset she becomes.

I think in time, she will be able to ignore him!