0p0 Chapter 189: Escaped 1 calamity
Chapter 189: Escaped 1 calamity
"My beloved, you are thinking about me. How could I blame you?"
"It was me who was too impatient and didn't consider your health."
"How about this, I won't sleep with you today. Let me sit in your bedroom for a while, how about that?"
Concubine Li could not refuse Emperor Jingyang's words.
Because she knew that this was the best result she could get for herself.
If she goes further, even Emperor Jingyang will become suspicious of her.
Concubine Li immediately wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and spoke with a smile, but that smile seemed forced.
"Then I will ask my servants to prepare a table of wine and food."
Emperor Jingyang agreed, "Okay!"
Concubine Li bowed and left, and Emperor Jingyang turned and went into her bedroom.
Concubine Li's bedroom is not big, but it is warmly decorated. There is a Ruyi round table in the middle of the room, and a large square couch on the inside of the wall, covered with a velvet carpet with a Ruyi flower pattern. Screens with beautiful landscape paintings are hung around it.
Looking further inside, there is a desk and a chaise longue placed by the nanmu window. On the small table next to it is a purple gold incense burner in the shape of a small animal with incense burning in it. The whole room is decorated in a low-key and elegant style, yet also very extraordinary.
Suddenly, Emperor Jingyang saw a bulge out from under the desk, revealing a long black box.
He walked over, reached out and pulled the box out from under the desk.
When Concubine Li came in from outside, she happened to see Emperor Jingyang opening the box and taking out the painting inside.
Concubine Li: "!!!"
She was so frightened that she almost fainted on the spot, but cold sweat broke out on her temples and her sharp voice pierced the sky.
"Your Majesty, don't open it!"
She rushed over and tried to take the painting back from Jingyangdi's hand, but he dodged it with his backhand and pushed it against the desk.
The entire painting was completely unfolded and came into the eyes of the two people.
The man in the painting is wearing a purple dragon-patterned python robe and has flowing black hair. He stands on the top of the mountains, holding a golden cup in his hand, overlooking the crowd, looking like an emperor.
Who else could it be but me?
Emperor Jingyang raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "My beloved concubine, why are you so excited? Is there anything in this painting that I cannot see?"
Concubine Li: "..."
She was slightly startled, but before she could react, she heard Emperor Jingyang continue, "You are so boring. You keep everything in your heart and don't tell me."
"If I hadn't seen my beloved concubine's painting today, I wouldn't have known that you were so deeply in love with me that you even drew my appearance when I was young and secretly looked at it in the study every day."
Concubine Li: "..."
Concubine Li: "!!!"
Jingyangdi must have something wrong with his eyes. Who told him that the person she drew was him?
Others may not know, but Concubine Li knows very well in her heart that the man in the painting is her lover.
Moreover, Emperor Jingyang also knew this person.
Seeing that she didn't answer him, Emperor Jingyang didn't get angry. He smiled and said:
"My beloved concubine is indeed the most famous talented woman in the capital. This painting is very much in my heart. But why did you cover my face with ink? Are you saying you don't blame me, but in fact you still blame me in your heart?"
Concubine Li: "..."
The corner of her mouth twitched, and the stone in her heart was relieved.
She was now extremely grateful that when Jianlan came to see her in the morning, she was frightened, and the ink on the wolf-hair brush happened to drip onto the man's face, just blocking his appearance.
This also made Emperor Jingyang mistakenly believe that the person he painted was him.
Unexpectedly, Jianlan accidentally helped her escape the disaster.
"Your Majesty, you are too kind. I can't thank you enough, so how dare I blame you?"
"You are the king of a country, a man of heaven, and a god-like figure in my heart. With my painting skills, how can I paint your majesty?"
"Painting the face with ink just satisfies my thoughts about the emperor at every stage. When I miss the emperor, I take it out and look at this painting, as if the emperor is with me every day."
When Concubine Li said this, her expression was gentle, her eyes were hazy and her cheeks were a light peach pink, giving her a sense of beauty.
But only she herself knew that she was thinking of another man at that moment.
And those words were actually what she wanted to say to that man.
Emperor Jingyang was obviously pleased!
It turns out that in Concubine Li's heart, he is so good?
Emperor Jingyang stepped forward, held Concubine Li's hand, and looked at her lovingly.
"My beloved, I am so lucky to have a caring and considerate woman like you by my side. I am so happy."
The warm breath sprayed on her neck, giving Concubine Li goosebumps all over her body.
She wanted to pull her hand away, but she didn't dare to act rashly for a moment, fearing that this moody man would be dissatisfied with her.
The man moved closer and closer, his eyes burning and biting, as if he wanted to tear her apart and eat her.
Concubine Li was extremely nervous. She knew that what that bastard Emperor Jingyang had just promised at the door was all bullshit.
He agreed not to touch her, but now the other party obviously has bad intentions.
Concubine Li knew clearly that at this time she could only rely on herself to save herself.
Just when she was extremely anxious, Jianlan's voice rang out at the door.
"Your Majesty, Madam Concubine Li, I have asked the imperial kitchen to deliver the dishes you requested. Do you want to eat now?"
Concubine Li was delighted and quickly broke free from Emperor Jingyang's arms. She said softly:
"Your Majesty, why don't we eat first? It would be bad if the food gets cold later."
The beauty broke free from his arms. Emperor Jingyang was dissatisfied, but he did not make things difficult for her.
"Alright, I'm hungry too, so let's get some food served!"
After Emperor Jingyang finished speaking, he strode to the table and sat down. Concubine Li ordered the palace maids to bring in the dishes, and she personally served Emperor Jingyang.
When he saw the dishes on the table clearly, Emperor Jingyang frowned slightly.
"My beloved, don't you know that I am allergic to the smell of lamb? Why did you ask someone to make Longmian Herb Lamb Chop Soup?"
"Also, this glutinous rice chicken. I don't like eating glutinous rice. Eating it will make me unable to sleep at night and cause toothache. Don't you know this?"
Concubine Li: "..."
The dishes she served were all her favorites. Why would she care whether Emperor Jingyang liked them or whether he could eat them?
She immediately knelt on the ground with fear on her face.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was negligent. I will have the dishes removed and replaced."
Emperor Jingyang took a quick glance and found that there were eight dishes on the table, four meat dishes, three vegetable dishes and one soup. At least four of them were things he didn't like, and he immediately lost his appetite.
"No need, it's all ready, you can eat it yourself, I'm going to Rong Fei's place tonight."
"Zhang Fugui, please go to Liuxiu Palace."