The beauty is delicate and soft, and he madly criticizes the powerful officials for taking her as th

Yu Tingwan hesitated for a moment and asked, "Can everyone watch it?"

Pei Zhi nodded without hesitation, "Of course."

Seeing that he seemed to have forgotten that he had forbidden her to touch a certain scroll last time, Yu Tingwan was a little curious and slowly approached the shelf in his memory.

Pei Zhi did not follow her closely this time, but stood at the door of the darkroom and looked at her.

The moment she pulled out the scroll, Pei Zhi suddenly remembered it, but he had no time to stop it. He subconsciously said coldly: "That one won't work."

He hadn't spoken to Yu Tingwan in such a stern voice for a long time, which frightened her hands.

The scroll rolled to the ground and the picture was revealed. It was a woman wearing a lotus pattern dress. She tilted her head and didn't know what she was looking at, with a smile on her lips.

"this is me?"

Yu Tingwan would not admit her mistake, she just couldn't believe why Pei Zhi had a portrait of her in the palace.

"Yes, but I didn't draw it."

Pei Zhi didn't know what expression to put on in response to the current situation, so he could only tighten his face and his tone seemed a little cold.

"You asked Dragon-Zhanwei to paint it." Yu Tingwan's tone was extremely determined as she remembered that Chen Xing was good at painting and had once worked as an errand in Yilan Hall.

Pei Zhi was silent for a long time. For the first time, he felt like he was being stripped naked. His tone was a little helpless, "Yes."

Seeing that she wanted to continue looking along the shelf, Pei Zhi breathed quickly and stepped forward to hold her hand.

"stop looking."

"Anything else?" Yu Tingwan understood his reaction immediately.

Her expression was dull, and she even regretted seeing this thing. She never thought that Pei Zhi would do such a thing before she left the palace, "How many more are there?"

Pei Zhi saw her wrist turning red and relaxed, but still hugged her from behind and murmured: "Don't look at it, it's just this one."

She looked at the layer below, and after unfolding it, she found a landscape painting. Pei Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I didn't lie to you."

Yu Tingwan raised her head. The shelf was so tall that the one just now was at the highest level she could reach.

She pointed to the layers above her head. She looked calm on the surface, but in her heart she was inexplicably frightened.

"Help me take down the top ones."

The man behind him suddenly froze, opened his eyes and said nonsense, "It's too high."

Yu Tingwan's voice was trembling, "Don't joke with me, I want to see the pictures above. If you don't let me know, you will never let me talk to you in this life."

Pei Zhi was silent for a long time, then took down the paintings, his face a little pale.

She opened the scrolls one by one, shaking more each time she looked at them.

They were all in the Yilan Hall, walking or sitting. The following are the specific times recorded by Dragon Slayer Guard.

"Wanwan." Pei Zhi saw her expression and reached out to touch her hand, "It's all over. There's nothing to see."

She turned a deaf ear, opened the last volume, and suddenly paused.

The brushstrokes are delicate and the colors are bright. It is clear that the face is not painted, but it still shows a lot of charm. You can tell it is yourself at a glance.

That was her appearance in her wedding dress, without a crown. Judging from the date of signing, the phoenix crown had not yet been finished.

A line of fine print above.

When the mandarin ducks cross their necks, they will live a thousand years, and when the harp and harp are in harmony, they will live for hundreds of years.

He is indeed good at everything, and his calligraphy and painting are impeccable.

"I just drew it casually." Pei Zhi took the scroll in her hand, "If you feel bad about it, you can throw it away. It's not a treasure you like."

"Your Majesty." Yu Tingwan suddenly called him.

He said "hmm", lowered his head and looked at her, asking: "What's wrong?"

Yu Tingwan would never call him out of the blue. She would only take the initiative to look for him when something happened.

She raised her eyes and said, "No need to throw it away."

*

What happened in Shuijing Tower was so big that it spread throughout Chang'an within a day.

Outside the Xie family ancestral hall, several elders were sitting, staring at Xie Xuan.

"Axuan, did you know something in Qingzhou and didn't tell your family?"

The speaker was Taipu Xie. Before she could reply, the middle-aged man on the side asked again: "How did you know that was Princess Wei? What is the relationship between Marquis Pingyang and Princess Wei?"

Xie Xuan groaned for a moment and said dullly: "Princess Wei's surname is Yu, and she and Yu Xiuyun are brother and sister."

Mrs. Xie finally spoke, "She is Zhang Yushu's adopted daughter, how come her surname is Yu?"

The girl surrounded in the middle closed her eyes and looked at death: "Because her name is Yu Tingwan, and she is the daughter of Yu Gongming of Qingzhou. I have said it all. King Wei has not made this matter public, so don't say that I told you."

She closed her eyes and waited for her father to do something to her, but she remained silent for a long time.

He quietly opened his eyes and looked around. Taipu Xie froze as the mountain collapsed in front of him but his expression remained unchanged.

On the day of the wedding, the princess was surrounded by maids and Dragon-Slaying Guards. She covered her face with fans, and later she frequently refused banquet invitations from the nobles. These nobles had not seen the true appearance of the princess.

As for Yu Xiuyun, he has been wandering around Jingyi, who would think that he is related to Yu Xin who is far away in Qingzhou.

The Jingyi gentry knew about it, but because the Xie family was originally from Chang'an, even though they had a branch in Yizhou, they were never regarded as one of their own by the local gentry. When Yu Xiuyun lobbied the Jingyi gentry, he also ignored the Xie branch.

Mrs. Xie said angrily: "You kid, you know such a big thing, why didn't you say anything?"

Xie Xuan lowered her head silently, naturally because once her family found out, they would send her to Pingyang Marquis Mansion.

She didn't want to please Yu Xiuyun, it was too embarrassing.

Her father and uncles made her kneel in the ancestral hall, and the voices of discussions reached her ears intermittently.

"A-Xuan is just too young and hasn't experienced anything, so there's no need to blame her too much." The person who spoke seemed to be her uncle.

Xie Xuan's father became even more angry, "Nothing happened? Is she stupid? She just grew her brain in Shuijing Tower yesterday. King Wei is the brother-in-law of Marquis Pingyang. She doesn't say anything about this?"

"In this case, could it be that Marquis Pingyang was originally a member of King Wei? Otherwise, how could Jing Yi surrender so quickly?"

Xie Xuan's brother-in-law said dissatisfied: "It's unlikely, otherwise Xiangyang wouldn't have been able to carry it for so long, but King Wei should really want to promote the Pingyang Marquis Mansion."

"Then why haven't we seen King Wei send errands to Marquis Pingyang these days? Could it be that he is watching our attitude these days?"

Servant Xie was silent for a long time, then suddenly said: "As long as the princess shows up, everyone in Chang'an will know her origin. As the king of Wei usually behaves, he first asked Zhang Yushu to cover up, firstly to enhance his identity, and secondly, to prevent the civil servants from admonishing him. Now, now We have been married for several months, so there is no need for him to cover up anymore.”

He thought for a moment and thought about the recent banquet in Chang'an, which would be attended by most of the dignitaries.

"The birthday banquet of the eldest princess of Qinghe." Servant Xie said firmly: "After the birthday banquet, it is estimated that the King of Wei will promote her brother's position. If they become good friends by then, it will inevitably be suspected of being arrogant and respectful. Since A Xuan and Ping Yanghou have paid homage to him, , that is the couple, I will send her to the Yu family tomorrow."

When Xie Xuan heard the last sentence, she suddenly felt a little dizzy after kneeling for a long time.

When she stood up and returned to her yard, she suddenly heard a servant coming over and saying, "The Huan family, the Li family, the Cui family, and the Wang family have all sent people here to inquire about the relationship between King Wei and Marquis Pingyang."

Taipu Xie waved his hand and said, "Send them away. If you want to know, go and ask King Wei in person."