"Why doesn't the girl drink tea? Are you not used to it? Come on, give this girl a cup of new tea that I just purchased from Yan Guo this year." The man said with a smile, his words were very enthusiastic.
"No need, I don't like drinking tea." Liu Luoyi said coldly, she looked up at the man, who was handsome, but darker.
Generally speaking, it's not as good as her, Liu Luoyi thought to herself, so she calmed down, looked away, and watched the layout of the house. With many gems, it is extremely rich.
Liu Luoyi's heart froze for a moment. Judging from the decoration of the mansion, this person's family was very solid. She frowned and looked at the man with even more hostile eyes.
The man seemed to have not noticed, and was still chatting, he suddenly paused, and smiled apologetically: "After talking for so long, I haven't asked the girl Fang's name yet, the next surname is Baili, and her name is Ming Yuan. , my father was named Hou Ye because of his merits, so the people called me Xiao Hou Ye."
Prominent family background. Liu Luoyi felt like a great enemy in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face, she still said lightly, "Liu Luoyi."
"It turned out to be Miss Liu, the princess came back from the country of Yan, and only brought Miss Liu with her. Presumably the girl must have a friendship with the princess, and she is also my friend of Baili Mingyuan. I will use tea instead of wine and respect the girl ." Baili Mingyuan picked up the teacup on the table and drank it.
Liu Luoyi became more and more irritable, she politely drank the tea in front of her, then got up and said, "Little Marquis, I have something to do today, so I will leave first."
She nodded and strode out the door, but Baili Mingyuan didn't catch up, so she could only say goodbye at the back.
There was another bamboo horse, and she never told her that Liu Luoyi walked with her head down and felt very uncomfortable. She kicked a stone on the side of the road, and suddenly remembered that Yu Chili said she was not a princess.
Then the so-called baby kisses her without knowing it, and she feels more comfortable now.
Before she knew it, she had already walked to that quiet alley, and the maid beside her respectfully opened the door for her. She walked in slowly, found a piece of paper with the words "selling paintings" written on it, and hung it up. On the door.
She didn't expect anyone to come, she was just bored.
She hadn't painted for a long time, but she was not unfamiliar. With a few strokes, she sketched the back of a woman. As the ink on the inkstone became less and less, the woman on the paper became more and more formed. The woman was holding a sword and her long hair was caught in the wind. Roll up, very cool.
Liu Luoyi paused for a moment, then suddenly raised the corners of her lips and smiled helplessly. She originally drew her brushes like the maid in front of her, but in the end she became Yu Chili.
One day I haven't seen her, and I miss her very much. Liu Luoyi put the portrait in front of her, holding her chin and looking at it carefully, she suddenly had an idea, picked up the brush and redrawn, and added a phoenix crown to Yuchili.
At the end of the painting, she smiled more and more happily.
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door, and the maid went to open the door, but she exclaimed, almost kneeling on the ground, and was supported by the person who came.
When Liu Luoyi heard the movement, she looked up and froze in place. She hurriedly covered the portrait on the table under a wad of rice paper, and then got up to greet her and wanted to salute.
"Don't be too polite, this king came back from the school grounds, and routinely inspected the people's conditions. Seeing that there are more stores here, I thought of coming in and have a look." The king of the Northern Territory stood at the door, looked around the house, and then walked slowly. came in.
He was tall and tall, and as soon as he entered the door, the whole room seemed a lot smaller.
Liu Luoyi didn't dare to speak, she always had a kind of reverence for this king, and at this time, she only dared to bow her head, for fear of being seen by him.
"You are the descendant brought back by Li'er, don't be afraid." The King of the Northern Territory reached out and patted her on the shoulder, her strength was still very strong, Liu Luoyi did not bend down as she stood firm.
"The door doesn't need to be closed." The King of the Northern Territory instructed the maid, and then strode into the house, looking at the pen, ink, paper, inkstone and cinnabar powder on the table, a little surprised, "These are all yours?"
Liu Luoyi still lowered her head and nodded. Fortunately, the King of the Northern Territory did not close the door, and the voices of the pedestrians outside were very clear, which made her feel less oppressed.
"She's still a talented girl. How about drawing a portrait of this king?" The King of the Northern Territory was in high spirits. He sat down on the chair with a big horse, indicating that Liu Luoyi could start.
Liu Luoyi never expected that this king would be so close to the people, she bit her lip and dared not refuse, so she could only bite the bullet and go forward.
"This king has not had a portrait for a long time, and the northern region is still a martial artist, so there are few good painters. When I went to Yan Kingdom that year, I got a good painting, which showed the mighty and heroic appearance of this king incisively and vividly. That painting is still hanging today. In this king's study." The King of the Northern Territory looked very excited when he talked about this.
Liu Luoyi smiled unnaturally, picked up the pen, but did not dare to drop it.
"Don't worry about it, you are Li'er's friend, even if the painting is ugly, this king will not blame it." The king of the Northern Territory said with a hearty smile.
Liu Luoyi gritted his teeth, and then he dared to do it. Soon, there was no other sound in the room except for the sound of rustling painting. The nervous feeling gradually disappeared, and she became more and more devoted, carefully depicting the might of the emperor in front of her.
For Liu Luoyi, painting is sacred. As long as she is immersed in it, she will no longer care about the surrounding environment, especially when the painting gradually takes shape, her inner joy cannot be expressed.
Before I knew it, an hour and a half had passed, and then Liu Luoyi put down the pen in sweat and let out a sigh of relief.
Looking up, the king of the Northern Territory had already fallen asleep on the chair, and was snoring for a while, but the maid was brave enough to call forward and wake him up.
The King of the Northern Territory stood up, strode to the table, and took the painting handed over by Liu Luoyi. The moment he saw the painting, his eyes burst into amazement. He looked up and down, and praised again and again.
"I don't know why, this king looks a little familiar with your paintings, but your paintings are tougher, okay, okay!" He held the painting, and he couldn't put it down.
"Good painting, this king has a reward, come here." The king of the Northern Territory said loudly, and a follower walked in from outside and handed over a money bag full of gold ingots.
Seeing this, Liu Luoyi was so frightened that she hurriedly waved her hand, but she couldn't stand the majesty of the King of the Northern Territory, and lowered her head to take it.
"Good painting skills, good offspring!" The King of the Northern Territory looked at Liu Luoyi in admiration. The more he looked, the more he admired it. He patted the table heroically and said, "Do you want to stay in my Northern Territory?"
Liu Luoyi's eyes widened.
"There are few painters in this palace. It is very rare for someone with such skill at such a young age. If you want to stay in the Northern Territory, this king can give you an official position to take charge of this matter, how about that?"
Liu Luoyi was shocked and speechless for a moment, the King of the Northern Territory saw her like this, he smiled and waved his hand: "No hurry, you discuss it with Li'er, if you agree, ask Li'er to report back to this king. ."
"You have other paintings, take them out and show them to this king."
Liu Luoyi hurriedly shook her head when she heard the words, and said in a low voice, "The girl was not brought."
The King of the Northern Territory glanced at it and saw the corner of the rice paper exposed. He stretched out his hand to take it. Liu Luoyi was startled and hurriedly stepped forward to block it.
It's a pity that her movements are not as fast as the King of the Northern Territory. The next moment, the painting completely appeared in front of the King of the Northern Territory.
"This... looks very familiar..." The King of the Northern Territory stroked his beard and looked carefully.
Liu Luoyi was so flustered that she didn't know what to do. She clenched her sleeves tightly with her hands, almost rubbing out a hole. She kept praying in her heart, praying that she didn't draw like that, and the king of the Northern Territory couldn't see that it was Yuchi. Leave.
"Isn't this Li'er? It's just that the back looks so similar, okay." The King of the Northern Territory said, and then his expression turned a little puzzled, "It's just that this body is Yan Guo's wedding dress?"
Liu Luoyi didn't dare to answer, she kept twisting the floor tiles with her toes, and she didn't dare to raise her eyes.
The King of the Northern Territory glanced at Liu Luoyi again, then looked at the painting in his hand, and then slowly put it down without saying a word.
"It's getting late, and it's inconvenient for this king to disturb you. If you want to do that, please tell Li'er." The King of the Northern Territory smiled kindly, and then strode out the door.
The entourage outside the door followed and asked in a low voice, "Wang, does this work? You want to reward the princess' friends to ease the relationship with the princess, and you don't have to give her an official position directly."
"Noye, this descendant is really talented. For more than ten years, this king has never found a painter as good as the female painter of Yan Guo. Her painting this time really shocked this king."
The King of the Northern Territory opened the painting and looked at it with a smile.
After a long while, he happily said: "It's really majestic, Yushu is in the wind!"
The entourage lowered his head and smirked, not daring to speak.
In the room, Liu Luoyi breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly folded the painting on the table and put it into her sleeve, feeling very anxious, she comforted herself, it was just a painting, and it wouldn't make people think too much.
But she was in no mood to stay any longer, so she hurriedly locked the door and returned to the palace.
For the next few days, every day she went out, she would run into that little Marquis named Baili Mingyuan. He seemed to have an informant beside her. Express your admiration and longing for the princess.
From time to time, I would ask about the princess's current preferences, and then imagine the future after becoming a concubine. The longing on her face often made Liu Luoyi's fists itchy.
On this day, Liu Luoyi deliberately did not go out, but she was still entangled by the people sent by the little Marquis. She insisted on inviting her to participate in some martial arts banquet. She did not want to go, but she could not resist the persuasion of the people who came. After all, it was the Marquis. It is difficult to drive away the people who are here, and I don't want to disturb the others in the palace.
In desperation, she had to go and see.
The poetic and pictorial meanings of the frequent competitions with Yan Guo are different. The Huiwu Banquet, as the name suggests, is a competition. All the men and women in the house hold various weapons and chat and laugh. Liu Luoyi stands in the middle, looking very weak and out of place.
Baili Mingyuan stood beside her, and from time to time, someone came to speak to him respectfully, calling him the concubine, and from time to time he mentioned the name of the princess, which made him radiant and laughed again and again.
Liu Luoyi was angry in her heart, but she didn't know how it happened.
"The princess hasn't returned to Egu, and the matter is undecided, how can you call it that." Baili Mingyuan smiled, very satisfied, but pretended to have an expression like this.
"Little Marquis has already been selected by Wang as the consort, and it will be announced to the world in two days. We just shouted a few words in advance." Someone greeted him respectfully.
Looking at Baili Mingyuan who was shaking with laughter, Liu Luoyi rolled her eyes and walked away from him, trying to calm down.
"Miss Liu, don't leave. Think about it for me, what should I say when I ask the princess for a kiss?" Baili Mingyuan jumped over with very short eyes, and approached Liu Luoyi to ask for advice.
"No, she won't agree." Liu Luoyi said lightly.
"Why not, everyone agrees with my marriage with the princess, and if the marriage is right, how could the princess disagree." Baili Mingyuan laughed.
"If I say no, I won't. Don't waste your energy, little Hou Ye." Liu Luoyi looked at him coldly, turned around and wanted to leave. It was too noisy here, and she stayed upset.
"Stop! Who are you, our little prince is the emperor's concubine, you dare to speak madly in this mouth?" A man appeared out of nowhere, grabbed Liu Luoyi, and pulled her to a stagger, almost fall.
He was full of tendons and looked very fierce.
"Let go." Liu Luoyi frowned, trying to get rid of the man, but couldn't resist his strength.
"Stop! What are you doing!" Baili Mingyuan just wanted to step forward to persuade him, but he was pulled behind by someone on the side who called him protection, and was surrounded by a group of people, making it difficult for him to break through.
"I said, let go." Liu Luoyi clenched her fists, and she met the man's gaze with no fear in her eyes.