Chapter 16: The Cold and Arrogant Master is Actually a Great Enemy
The man was immersed in his own emotions, not knowing that the butler had misunderstood the meaning of his words, and he walked into the study in extreme silence and loneliness.
I walked to the desk in confusion and sat outside in silence until it gradually got dark.
Suddenly he remembered that he should write a letter to inform his brother about what happened here. After all... she was originally a maidservant of Shao Quan.
Shao Quan felt a strange sourness in his heart and closed his eyes.
The faint twilight outside the window shone in obliquely, casting a silent shadow on my face.
Shao Quan spread out a piece of letter paper and started grinding ink.
As I was thinking about it, I thought of Shi Li again.
It was also dusk that day. She stood beside him, with her sleeves rolled up a little, and stood beside him, holding the ink stick and grinding it carefully.
The ink streaks are pitch black, and the fingertips are delicate and white, really... beautiful.
Shao Quan took a deep breath, put down the ink stick and picked up the brush.
The ink in the inkstone was too thick, and the ink on the letter paper was particularly dry, making even the words ugly.
Shao Quan couldn't help but frown and let the ink drip onto the letter paper, ruining the letter he had just started.
Finally, he shook his head helplessly, changed the letter paper, ground the ink again, and a trace of desolation appeared on his pale face.
From then on, no one stood beside him to grind ink anymore...
"Sister, do you like the black inkstone that Jiangnan sent? I have collected several of them. I will ask someone to bring them to you later!"
Shi Li looked at the young emperor sitting opposite her in confusion.
From the moment he stepped into the palace, he was extremely enthusiastic towards her, with an eager smile on his beautiful face, without any trace of the gloomy and cold look he had when they first met.
It was really hard for Shi Li to adapt to such a big change.
But when he mentioned "black inkstone", Shi Li remembered something else.
The first time she ground ink for Shao Quan in his study, the housekeeper gave her an inkstone with special care.
Then he said to her, "This is the black inkstone that your Excellency treasures very much. Although one corner is broken, your Excellency has never been willing to replace it."
Black inkstone...
"What's wrong with my royal sister? What are you thinking about so intently?" Seeing that she hadn't spoken a word, Xiao Jin frowned and asked in surprise and worry.
Shi Li came back to her senses, suppressed her nervousness and smiled at him, "Wu Yan? I like it very much."
"Really? Ma Wei!" When Xiao Jin saw Shi Li smiling at him for the first time, he stood up excitedly and asked someone to open the private vault and take the black inkstone.
This was not the end yet. When the two of them were having dinner together, Xiao Jin's performance made Shi Li even more nervous.
No matter which dish was on the table, as long as she picked up something with her chopsticks, Xiao Jin would immediately ask someone to move the plate in front of her.
This happened several times, and finally there were many plates in front of Li.
Shi Li didn't know where to start eating.
She suspected that Xiao Jin deliberately didn't want her to eat well.
But the truth is -
Xiao Jin had been waiting for so many years, and just wanted to be better and better to his precious sister who was lost and finally found.
But she forgot his identity and the bad impression Li left on her when they first met.
Li felt quite uncomfortable while eating the meal.
I always feel that there are unruly people... Bah! There is an emperor who wants to harm her.
After finally finishing the meal, it was getting late, so Xiao Jin finally got up and prepared to leave.
Shi Li breathed a sigh of relief, forced a smile, and accompanied him to the palace gate.
"Don't come out, my dear sister. It's windy outside. I will welcome you tomorrow."
Xiao Jin turned around and said to her with a smile, then left with satisfaction.
He felt that he had communicated with the imperial sister very well today.
Although the imperial sister is a little shy and afraid of strangers, she should like her imperial brother very much.
I don’t know where he gets his confidence from?
Shi Li put on a fake smile and didn't relax until she could no longer see the emperor's back. Her shoulders also relaxed and she walked back to the bedroom with tired steps.
Tired...
In order to help Shi Li adapt to life in the palace as quickly as possible and to prevent her from being bullied by ignorant people, Xiao Jin kept Yueying with her temporarily.
Later that night, Shi Li stood in front of the window in thin pajamas, looking at the hazy night outside in a daze.
Yueying came from behind and put a warm robe on her.
"Princess, be careful not to catch a cold."
"Thank you, Moony."
Shi Li smiled back at her.
At the moment, the person who can make her relax the most in the deep palace is Yueying.
Although this girl was also ruthless and cut her fingers with a knife as soon as she arrived, she was still much better than the moody emperor.
Yueying smiled and walked to Shili, "Princess seems to be afraid of His Majesty?"
Although Xiao Jin felt good about himself and Shi Li was pretending to smile, Yueying was a bystander and could see through Shi Li's nervousness and fear at a glance.
Shi Li shook her body and answered as tactfully as possible: "Your Majesty is the ruler of the world, so you are naturally majestic."
This answer made Yueying couldn't help but laugh.
Shi Li looked at her in confusion.
She was speaking so seriously, why was she laughing?
"The princess probably doesn't know how much his majesty is looking forward to meeting her." After laughing enough, Yueying explained for Xiao Jin with a curved brow.
It turns out that for so many years, Xiao Jin has been obsessed with finding his sister.
In order to avoid being used by someone with ulterior motives, he dared not look for people in a high-profile manner and only dared to use his own confidants.
However, the news could not be hidden from those who were always keeping an eye on the emperor. In just over ten years, Xiao Jin had seen seven or eight fake sisters.
These girls were carefully packaged by someone, and then pretended to be found "accidentally" and sent to Xiao Jin in a dignified manner.
Every time, the greater his hopes were, the deeper his disappointment would be after the conspiracy was exposed.
As time went by, I didn't even dare to hold out hope anymore.
"That's why Your Majesty acted like that when he saw the princess for the first time today."
Yueying finished speaking and looked at Shi Li seriously, "In order to find you, His Majesty cut his wrists countless times. If the princess is interested, you can take a look at the scar on His Majesty's wrist when you see him again."
After hearing this, Shi Li fell silent.
She was not a heartless person. After listening to Yueying's words, she put herself in Xiao Jin's shoes and thought about it.
It couldn't be more tragic.
"I understand. Thank you Yueying." Finally, Shi Li sighed and said to Yueying gratefully.
[Wow, from now on I will be your Majesty's die-hard fan! Don't let anyone stop me! ]
[Host, please be smart and be a good and sensible sister from today on! ! ! ]
[Ah! There is true love in the royal family~]
Amidst the moving comments, there were other voices.
[So, you heartless and unfaithful women, have you forgotten the powerful man by Daming Lake so quickly? ]
[Although His Majesty is very kind, my heart will always belong to Wen Yu, and no one can take it away~]
When Shi Li saw the barrage mentioning Shao Quan, the smile on her face faded again and she shifted her gaze to look out the window.
The bright moon is in the sky, and the moonlight is falling brightly.
The shadows in front of the courtyard are as gentle as water.
I wonder what Shao Quan is doing now?
The wound on his back has not healed yet, but he works hard every day.
It turns out that she could give reminders from the side, but now she doesn’t know if he will listen to what the butler says?
Shi Li lowered her head and pinched her cuffs that were embroidered with floral patterns.
She actually felt that her old clothes were also very good and there was no need to dress so fancy.