When Xiao Jiaojiao got married, the crippled king stood up and pampered her.

In the following days, after Chen Yuanzhen had dealt with the affairs of the harem, he came to this remote bamboo forest, personally drew the blueprints, personally cut bamboos, personally laid the foundation, and carried stones to build...

As soon as Xiao Tao came to inform her that Di Taiyin would go to Fengchao Palace, she hurried back to wash and change into clean clothes, leaving no trace.

Fortunately, after what happened last time, Di Taiyin didn't talk to her any more.

Every time we get along, we are indifferent and respectful to each other.

When going to bed, Di Taiyin always stayed outside the palace first. He would not enter the palace until Chen Yuanzhen changed into pajamas, lay in bed and covered herself with a quilt.

There was almost no unnecessary contact between the two.

Chen Yuanzhen was badly injured, so there was no need to worry about being discovered by him.

She was busy repairing the bamboo house, and also hoeing the land in the backyard and planting flowers.

He also found an exquisite jade pendant and designed and carved it himself.

Day after day, cold and hot.

Before I knew it, a whole year had passed.

Another winter.

Xiao Tao suddenly ran over and said anxiously:

"Empress, this is bad! The Emperor came here for no apparent reason today!"

Chen Yuanzhen frowned slightly. This forest was too remote and secluded. Normally, the Emperor would not come here.

The fact that he is so idle here must mean that he has encountered some troubles again.

Chen Yuanzhen looked at the bamboo forest that was about to succeed and ordered:

"No hurry, go to the forest ahead and get ready."

She had already thought about it, if Di Taiyin came by unintentionally one day, she would just say that she liked to paint here.

Before it is completed, the imperial platform must not be discovered.

then,

Chen Yuanzhen quickly went to a place half a mile ahead, where there was a long bamboo pavilion that had been built earlier, with countless scrolls hanging inside.

Chen Yuanzhen changed her clothes and tidied her hair.

Hearing the footsteps approaching, she picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, and began to paint.

Di Taiyin walked to this place with a serious expression, and saw a woman in light golden brocade clothes painting in the long bamboo pavilion.

As the pen tip fell, green mountains and clear waters appeared on the paper.

Looking at the paintings in the pavilion, there are all kinds of paintings, including mountain scenes, daisy scenes, stream scenes, fields, etc.

Every painting is fresh and elegant, and you can feel the painter's love for the countryside.

Ditaiyin walked to the pavilion and stopped: "Do you also like this kind of scenery?"

Chen Yuanzhen pretended to have just come to his senses, bowed immediately, and replied:

"Your Majesty, yes...but..."

She pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Where does the word '也' come from?"

During this year, she pretended in every way that she didn't love him and didn't know many things about him. That's why Di Taiyin didn't feel guilty or heavy about her.

Ditaiyin did not explain, but changed the subject:

"Just continue painting. Will I disturb you?"

"Of course not."

Chen Yuanzhen answered politely and continued painting.

Di Taiyin just stood by and watched quietly, looking at the green mountains appearing on the paper and the ripples on the clear lake water below.

Before I knew it, I had been standing there for a long time.

Chen Yuanzhen was nervous, afraid that he wouldn't be able to draw well, but he tried hard to remain calm.

After she finished painting a picture of green mountains and green waters, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Your Majesty."

Di Taiyin's gaze fell on the painting and his long eyebrows wrinkled slightly.

He suddenly came over from not far away and stopped beside her.

"There's something missing here."

It seems like a comment, but also like a soliloquy.

His long, bony hand suddenly reached out and took the paintbrush from her hand.

Chen Yuanzhen clearly felt the cold temperature of his big hand. An electric current seemed to spread from his fingertips to his heart, and his cheeks became hot.

But Di Taiyin did not notice. After he took the pen, he dropped a flying white crane among the green mountains.

Then, the big hand passed in front of her, dipped the paint beside her, and dropped a small boat into the green water.

Just a few strokes of the brush added a lonely silhouette of a person in white to the boat.

He was painting, but Chen Yuanzhen's heartbeat was still accelerating.

Because when Di Changyuan came over to dip the paint just now, they were very close, and her nostrils were filled with his noble and profound scent.

At this moment he was standing next to her, only one or two steps away.

Looking up, you can see his three-dimensional, beautiful, elegant and noble outline.

She was so close to him...

"I am sorry for being presumptuous." Di Taiyin's voice suddenly came.

Chen Yuanzhen finally reacted and understood what he meant, and immediately said:

“Your Majesty, don’t worry about it. This painting was originally just an ordinary landscape painting. With just a few strokes, it has gained the spirit of idle clouds and wild cranes.

It's just the finishing touch, I can't thank you enough."

Di Taiyin glanced at her. This queen seemed to be always so calm, composed, dignified and elegant. She would never be angry or sad.

He returned the pen to her and said, "It is a blessing for the world to have such a queen."

Chen Yuanzhen reached out to take it, smiling slightly without saying anything.

She looked dignified, but deep in her eyes was a loneliness that he had not noticed.

It is a blessing for the world, but it will never be a blessing for him...

She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she wasn't quick enough to take the pen.

Di Taiyin's gaze suddenly fell on her rough hands.

She was the daughter of a Shangshu family, a noble lady. I remember her hands used to be as tender as scallions, but now...

Di Taiyin narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Are there any affairs in the palace that require you to personally take care of them?"

Chen Yuanzhen quickly withdrew his hand and hid it under his sleeve:

“Reply…Reply Your Majesty, it’s not like that, it’s just…it’s just that life in the palace is too boring.

I have nothing to do, and I ground these pigments myself."

She made an excuse and said casually, "It's better to kill time than to be idle.

If you are bored, you can come to this bamboo pavilion to paint."

Di Taiyin, as always, did not doubt her answer and turned to look at the palace in the distance.

Indeed, life in the palace was very boring.

There are only political affairs that never end and palace walls that stretch as far as the eye can see.

He suddenly asked, "You just said that you can grind pigments?"

"Yes." Chen Yuanzhen took out some paint from the cabinet next to him and placed it on the table.

"This kind of malachite can be used to extract malachite, this lapis lazuli can be used to extract azurite, and this azurite ore..."

There were indeed a bunch of nice looking rocks in the jar.

Di Taiyin took a quick look and didn't leave in a hurry. He sat down at the table.

"It just so happens that I haven't made paint for a long time."

Before he became emperor, he often made the colors he wanted.

Later, when he held a high position, he no longer had to do such things personally.

Today he sat down and selected a stone and placed it in the grinding pot.

Chen Yuanzhen saw that he was worried, but did not dare to ask too much, so he sat beside him and helped him grind the small ores.

One afternoon, we sat together for a rare long time.

Before I knew it, it was dark.

At this time, "Huahuahua..."

It suddenly started raining from the gloomy sky.

The winter rain came a little suddenly, and it was drizzling, with no sign of stopping.

There was no one around, not even the attendants or maids were there.

Chen Yuanzhen remembered the umbrella she had prepared earlier. She took it out and handed it to Di Taiyin: "Your Majesty, are you going back?"

Di Taiyin came back to his senses, took the umbrella, and asked her again: "What about you?"

Chen Yuanzhen knew that he would not be willing to share an umbrella with her, so she answered:

"I will stay here to paint for a while. Xiao Tao should be here soon."

After saying that, she stood up and went to the locker to get out a specially made waterproof silk gauze cloth to cover the paintings one by one to prevent the rain from coming in and wetting the paintings.

Di Taiyin cast his gaze toward the surrounding bamboo forest. It was already dark, gloomy and without any light except for an oil lamp which flickered faintly.

As a gentleman, he said, "Together."

He walked over and helped her cover the scroll with silk.

Chen Yuanzhen was a little surprised. When she turned around, she saw the dignified and elegant man not far away.

The wind blew, and the light blue silk gauze curtains fluttered in the wind, but he remained tall and graceful, upright and dignified.

Chen Yuanzhen's fingertips shrank.

He was always like this. He was nice to her in a gentlemanly manner, which always gave her endless fantasies.

But she knew very well that all this had nothing to do with love, but instead seemed even more heartbreaking.

"Queen?" The noble voice of Emperor Taiyin came, interrupting her thoughts.

Chen Yuanzhen came back to his senses and saw that he had reached the steps in the bamboo forest and opened the oil-paper umbrella.

He was saying to her, "Come here, together."

Chen Yuanzhen's heartbeat suddenly started beating faster.

Together……

Let's share an umbrella and go back together...