Even though some celebrities in the capital knew that Duke Dai was now considered a master of poetry and painting, for Princess Xinping, this was not worthy of her immediate attention. In other words, for Princess Xinping, when she saw the content in the painting, she was so angry that she couldn't think about the problem.
I saw that in this picture, there were only two people drawn, both girls, facing each other.
One of them has a graceful figure, a happy expression, and a phoenix crown. Although it is an ink painting, it can be seen that the painting must be a bride. The girl opposite is wearing a flowing Taoist robe and holding a whisk in her hand. She has the same graceful figure, but she is obviously a bride. Female crown (female Taoist priest).
Her looks are all that of Princess Xinping.
Su Ziji painted two people like this. What did he want to express?
"Are you mocking me? You guessed what I was thinking and sent someone a picture to mock me?"
Princess Xinping's heart ached and her eye circles were red. If Su Ziji hadn't been in front of her at this moment, she might have not just stared at the person who sent the painting, but would have pounced on the person who painted it.
It's such a bully. Are you just trying to despise me like this?
She didn't think that Su Ziji specially painted these two women and had the pictures delivered to her as a sign of friendship!
"Drawing a bride, don't you want to tell me that you want to marry me? Even if you think about it, it's impossible! He and I are aunt and nephew, and he knows clearly that this is no longer possible! Someone deliberately sent this thing to me , If not to poke my heart, what else could it be for?"
Thinking of this, Princess Xinping shook the picture in her hand and sneered at the wild Taoist: "Okay, that's great! Your master gave this picture to me, isn't he afraid that I will get angry at you? "
Ye Dao Renzuo faced the angry person of Princess Xinping directly, smiling bitterly in his heart, but he did not dare to show it on his face. He could only lower his head to prevent her from seeing his expression.
"Princess, you are joking. How can a noble person like you express your anger at a little person like me?"
"Really? Then tell Duke Dai that I have accepted the picture."
"Back off!"
Princess Xinping said coldly, needless to say how she felt after receiving the picture, it was not difficult to tell by looking at her increasingly cold face.
The wild Taoist was eager to leave and immediately resigned.
After leaving the gate of the princess's mansion, I looked back. I saw the wild man staring at the drizzle: "The painting of the Lord is really a pen that can solve the princess's predicament. With the princess's intelligence and connections, even if she can't figure it out at the moment, she will figure it out afterwards." I understand my lord’s painstaking efforts.”
It's a pity that there are some things that neither he nor the lord can explain directly. I hope she can see the meaning of the painting soon.
As soon as he left, Princess Xinping swept the cups on the table to the ground. She was about to pick up the painting and tear it into pieces, but when she reached it, she stopped for some reason.
She sobbed silently and said: "How dare you laugh at me like this? This picture is the proof. One day, I will ask you to explain to me what this means!"
Using this excuse to persuade myself, I planned to have someone put the picture away.
Just at this moment, a female official in Pixiang Palace, accompanied by a maid, walked into the main courtyard and came to the entrance of the hall.
"Princess." The female officer saluted.
Princess Xinping was startled, rolled up the picture and put it aside, asked her to stand up, and asked the maid to retreat out of the hall. Her eyes were red and she asked: "Why are you here suddenly? Is the concubine okay?"
She had never worried about her mother-in-law before, but now she was getting scared every day.
"Your Majesty, it's okay. My Majesty asked this slave to come out of the palace to see you just to tell you that it's just a birthday, and it doesn't really matter. Please don't resent the Emperor because of this... You know, Thunder Rain Dew It's all your kindness." The female officer lowered her eyebrows and said.
"Thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness?" After hearing this, Princess Xinping showed a confused and bitter smile.
If she had heard this in the past, she would not have taken it to heart. After all, she had been doted on by her father since she was a child. How could she have ever felt that she was a king and a subject before a father and daughter?
But now, after listening to it, she did not refute.
Seeing that she had indeed listened, the female officer of Pixiang Palace also breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt sad, thinking about how willful she was back then, but now she is like a frosted vegetable.
She has grown up, but if possible, the empress does not want her to grow up.
The female officer thought in her heart and then comforted her: "However, there is no need to worry too much. The empress also said that as long as you have a sense of awe in your heart. Although the queen is your father, there is another saying called the nature of father and daughter. You are the princess , unlike the prince, the emperor has loved you for more than ten years, but he can't really ignore you."
Some comfort made Princess Xinping feel better.
When the female officer came over this time, persuading her was of secondary importance. She brought news about Concubine Wu and said that it was nothing serious, which was the main reason for Princess Xinping's mood to improve.
"Don't leave yet, help me look at this picture." Just before the female officer left, Princess Xinping thought of what had just happened and hurriedly unfolded the scroll and let the female officer see it.
The female officer was puzzled at first. When she saw the unfolded picture, there was a bride and a female Taoist priest. When she looked carefully, she looked a little strange.
"Did you see anything?" Princess Xinping asked, calming down a little. She also felt that if Su Ziji just laughed at herself, there would be no need at all.
The female officer hesitated and said, "I don't dare to speak."
Princess Xinping raised her eyebrows: "Tell me, no matter what you see, if you tell me, I won't blame you!"
The female official then said: "The reason why the princess is dissatisfied by the emperor is actually because of the rumors of an affair with Duke Dai, which is against moral ethics. Therefore, the princess can avoid this as long as she gets married, and the emperor will turn his anger into joy and give The person you drew meant well to give you guidance.”
Princess Xinping had a sullen face. Although she didn't want to admit it, she had to say that the female officer's explanation made sense.
Could it be that her previous guess was wrong? Su Ziji sent this picture not to humiliate herself, but to help her get out of her current predicament?
Feeling upset, she pointed at the female Taoist priest in the picture and asked, "Where's this?"
Painting a bride is to persuade her to get married. Painting a female Taoist priest is to encourage her to get married. Could it be that...
The female officer looked around in panic and found that except for the two of them, the maids were all standing far away, so she lowered her voice and said, "This is to remind you, princess, that you can become a monk or become a Taoist princess."
Princesses who entered Taoism existed in the past few dynasties. Royal princesses might become widows after marriage or were involved in some incidents. In short, in order to avoid trouble, they would temporarily enter Taoism and become a female crown.
However, their female crowns are only in name only. They can usually live in Taoist temples. But in fact, most of them still live in princess mansions, wear female crowns, and live in luxury. They can even hold cultural gatherings in the name of Taoist princesses and invite invitations. Apart from being unable to get married temporarily, it can be said that the differences between guests and friends are not much different from those before joining the Tao.
This is a means to return to secular life at any time, but for Princess Xinping, who has a proud personality, choosing to become a Taoist princess means giving in and compromising. Although she is compromising to the emperor, it also makes her feel uncomfortable.
"I understand." Princess Xinping said after being silent for a while, not wanting to show her vulnerability in front of others.
"You should go back first and tell my mother and concubine that everything is fine with me in the princess' mansion, and ask my mother and concubine not to worry about me."
The female officer responded and left.
After the people left, Princess Xinping's eyes fell on the picture again, and tears flowed down drop by drop. She sat alone in the empty hall, hugging herself, shrunk into a ball, and couldn't help but choke.
