She paused for a moment and said, "This is my job, which is to draw pictures for the imperial concubine."
Jiang Qi looked at her paintings for a while...
"No..." Jiang Qi shook his head.
"What's wrong?" The woman's face also showed a trace of surprise.
"Here," Jiang Qi's hand stretched out the spacious sleeves of his robe and clicked on the imperial concubine in the painting, "there are other feelings."
Seeing that she was silent for a long time, Jiang Qi raised his head, turned around, and met her eyes again at close range.
Neither of them expected that their eyes would be so close this time, and they both blushed involuntarily.
She covered her mouth and smiled softly, "I really can't hide anything from the young master...Young master, you are not from the palace, are you?"
Jiang Qi straightened up, pretended to look outside, and said, "Of course not."
"Actually... I am just a maid in the palace. Because I have some talent, I learned art from the painters in the palace, and then I painted specifically for Concubine Yang and hung it in Emperor Xuanzong's bedroom."
At this time, she paused for a while before saying: "But, I envy her so much..."
"Why?"
"It's not that I envy her for her wealth and splendor. The prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty is exclusively for her. I just... envy her for having someone who really wants to be good to her. You must know that, too, the young master. A maid who enters the palace may be a good person in her lifetime.
I can only die alone in there."
The woman looked at the grand fireworks that were suddenly set off outside and turned her head back. She looked at the floor with a slightly bitter look in her eyes, "It's a very trivial feeling...Young Master can just forget about it."
"No." Jiang Qi suddenly said firmly.
"Eh?"
"The pursuit of happiness is everyone's right, you don't have to belittle yourself! And... I think you are much prettier than Concubine Yang. Li Longji is really blind to look down on you!"
"Ah... Young Master, trouble comes from your mouth, be careful what you say!"
She looked anxious, stretched out her hand to cover Jiang Qi's mouth, and looked around guiltily. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw no one was around. Just when she was about to put down her hand, she realized what a transgression she had just done!
When her hand stopped awkwardly in the air, her mind was almost in a mess. This young man was not only dressed gorgeously, but he could also enter the building of flower calyx. Compared with his status, which must be either rich or noble, how dare she dare to treat a mere palace maid?
Is this young master doing anything?
What are you doing, Shi Xuan!
But at this moment, her hands were suddenly brought together, and the warmth came from the back of her hands. Even though it was midsummer, she didn't feel the heat at all, she only felt a trickle of warmth in her heart.
It seemed to melt her once-frozen heart.
"Clouds think of clothes, flowers think of appearance, Yang Guifei's beauty can even be described in poetry, how can I compare with her?" Shi Xuan lowered her head, holding the soles of her shoes with her toes, and even wanted to carve out a three-bedroom apartment.
"But……"
Shi Xuan suddenly raised her head, with indelible humility and newly born expectation in her eyes, looking forward to someone who could truly treat her well.
Jiang Qi's eyes seemed to be warm enough to melt ice, and he said softly: "In my eyes, all the beauty in the world cannot compare to you. Poems can describe Yang Yuhuan, but your beauty cannot be described in any poem!"
In Shi Xuan's eyes, Jiang Qi at this time seemed like the one who was destined to bring her out of the sea of suffering... and gradually fell into a trance.
At this time, the fireworks outside reached their climax, even turning the night into day.
The firelight filtered through the balcony, illuminating the faces of the two people looking at each other.
The possessed Jiang Qi clapped his hands. As expected of him, he really knew how to tease, and his timing was really good.
However, looking at it from an outsider's perspective, I really don't have much experience. Could it be that he really likes Shi Xuan?
Thinking about it now, Shi Xuan's smile after enlightening him at that time still remains in his heart. His previous life was also connected with Shi Xuan. Could it be that he really has been inseparable from Shi Xuan in these two lives?
Did he hang himself on this tree?
This seems good...
Jiang Qi's inner monologue is over, but the world is still moving.
In the previous life, Jiang Qi let go of Shi Xuan's hand, but to her, this moment of separation was like the separation between life and death, so reluctant to let go.
And in the next second, Jiang Qi pinched Shi Xuan's shoulder, and with a strong force, Shi Xuan, who had completely let go of his guard, was shaken by a sudden force all over his body.
Plop——
A touch as soft as jade swept through their bodies and their souls.
The young master's chest is so reliable...
The two of them came to the balcony together. She leaned her head on Jiang Qi's shoulder, nestled in the arms of a man she liked like a bird, and watched the fireworks together.
This is such a cruel thing for a woman who is meant to stay in the palace forever.
Because she had to go back, she had to separate from Jiang Qi.
"Shi Xuan..."
Just when she was thinking wildly, Jiang Qi interrupted her thoughts.
"do you love me?"
Shi Xuan was a little helpless, but she still answered frankly. If everything dissipates like a bubble after tonight, then just think of it as a sweet dream...
"I like it. I think I will never like another man in my life. I only like you, Mr. Jiang."
The possessed Jiang Qi trembled again. Deep in his heart, was he expecting Shi Xuan to say this sentence?
At that time, he probably only regarded Shi Xuan as a spiritual friend and had no intention of doing so. It was only now that they saw another pair meeting that they began to rejoice at how lucky their fates were to meet that night.
Fortunately, one day more than 700 years later, the two lovers can meet again, even if they do not remember each other.
Maybe I know what he means.
Jiang Qi held Shi Xuan's hand harder, "I will redeem you from the palace, Shi Xuan, wait for me!"
Shi Xuan put her hand on Jiang Qi's chest, feeling the beating of love, and smiled: "Don't force yourself too much, even if I can't get out, or you have someone you like again, I will always wait for you
.”
Jiang Qi shook his head, "Don't say that, in this life, in the next life, in the next life, in the next life... I, Jiang Qi, will not marry anyone other than you, Shi Xuan!"
After hearing this, Shi Xuan raised her head and looked at his determined eyes. Even though she knew that a man's mouth was a lie, at that moment, she chose to believe it.
"Well! We will definitely meet again!"
Tears of joy flowed from the corners of his eyes and across his face.
Yes, we will definitely meet...
The world stopped at this moment, all pedestrians stayed still, sycamore leaves floated in the air, and Chang'an City was still prosperous.
The long axis of time begins to move.
One rainy night after that.
"Father! Why can't you take Shi Xuan out!? Didn't you promise me that you can redeem it!"
Above the high hall, a graceful middle-aged man sat on the Taishi chair, and below him was a poor man kneeling, looking forward to it, hoping that his omnipotent father could help him.
"Hey, you didn't say that the maid you want to redeem is a famous person around the emperor. Dad asked, Shi Xuan is now Yang Guifei's royal painter, and she is still being married by Yang Guifei. The imperial concubine is the one who proposed the marriage.
The best place for a palace maid to end up."
"Marriage? What is marriage?" Jiang Qi looked confused.
"Because Shi Xuan was favored by Concubine Yang, she was allegedly married to the fourth son of the Minister of Justice. The minister was also a high official. With Concubine Yang's recommendation, she would definitely be a royal wife, and she would not have to worry about her future treatment.
"
The fourth son of the Minister of Punishment, isn't he a dandy who is full of oil, incredibly fat, and only knows how to eat and be lazy?
Jiang Qi, who is possessed by Jiang Qi, can most feel his own grief and despair at this moment.
"How... could this happen? I promised her." Jiang Qi murmured to himself, his eyes having lost their luster.
"There is nothing your father and I can do about this matter. Concubine Yang is now deeply loved by Emperor Xuanzong, and her orders are even more enforceable than the emperor's orders. Moreover, to refute the concubine's wishes is to refute her face. She doesn't
Happy, our whole family will suffer."
"Son, dad has found some pretty good young ladies here for you. Why don't you take a look? You can marry as many as you want! Daddy will make the decision for you!"
Jiang Qi listened silently, then knelt straight, raised his hands, and slowly knocked his proud head on the ground.
Men do not kneel down easily, but before the time comes, they kneel down to their parents.
"Father, my son's trip may be in jeopardy, but this is my son's lifetime request. Please allow me!"
Father Jiang quickly thought of what he was going to do as an unfilial son. He sighed deeply, waved his hand and said, "Okay, I'll be unlucky when I become your father. I hope no one will take over your mess next time."
After sighing for a while, Father Jiang said again: "Son, a person's life is all about living with one thought clear. Otherwise, life will lose its meaning. Whatever you want to do, just do it."
Jiang Qi kowtowed again and pounded the ground, "Thank you! Father!"