The next day, after waking up, I lay in my bedroom, my eyes hurt so much that I couldn't open them.

Xie Yu had already gone to court. Yuzhu told Lin Li the bad news that the token to leave the palace had been taken away by Xie Yu, and guards were sent to guard outside the palace.

There was a moment last night when she was really shaken. Perhaps there should be other women in the palace.

They like Xie Yu so much, they will definitely take good care of him.

Lin Li also knew that she was living a twisted life and always made Xie Yu unhappy. When you love someone, doesn't it mean that you want him to live a happy life?

Instead of this, it would be better to let Xie Yu go, but she really couldn't bear to do so.

Now, Xie Yu did this because he was afraid that he would leave suddenly.

She sat on the chair absent-mindedly, letting Yuzhu dress her up. "Miss, what color clothes do you want to wear today?"

Last night, the young lady and the emperor seemed to have had a quarrel, and their servants did not dare to interrupt.

"It's up to you." As the saying goes, women dress up to please themselves, but Lin Li didn't have that thought in mind right now.

Maybe she was too sensitive last night and was wrong, but she blamed the mistake on Xie Yu. Because all the things piled up together, she was really annoyed.

"Miss, the Emperor has asked that he have breakfast with you."

"understood."

Yuzhu inserted the last hairpin into Lin Li's hair and said, "Miss, the Queen Mother's birthday will be in a few days. Have you thought of a gift?"

This year is the first time that Lin Li celebrates the Empress Dowager's birthday in the palace. She doesn't know what gift to give her and is undecided.

The Empress Dowager has seen all kinds of good things, so the gift Lin Li sends can't be too stingy, it has to be presentable.

However, the most urgent thing is that Lin Li really wants to leave the palace to relax.

Moreover, what the Empress Dowager wanted most was for Xie Yu to select a concubine for her. She wanted a woman who could give birth to more children for the royal family.

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Lin Li couldn't eat anything for breakfast, so she asked Zhou Yue to make her a bowl of porridge.

Sitting opposite Xie Yu, the two stared at each other. Lin Li didn't want to say anything to him. It would be best if it continued like this. When Xie Yu got tired of it, she could leave the palace.

Xie Yu cleared his throat, "The Queen Mother's birthday is coming soon, Madam, have you thought of a gift?"

"No." Lin Li said these two words lightly without even looking at Xie Yu.

"In that case, Madam, you don't have to worry about it. I have already selected the gift. You can just send it in our names."

After taking a few sips of porridge, Lin Li put down the bowl and wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief. "The gift sent by the emperor is naturally the best in the world. Since the emperor has said so, what else can I say?"

To be honest, Lin Li didn't want to be tied to Xie Yu. When the time came, wouldn't it be better to give the Empress Dowager what she wanted most?

The house returned to its former quietness, and the sound of snow falling outside seemed to be audible.

"A few days ago, a Western painter came. His skills are first-rate, especially his oil paintings, which are lifelike."

(The fictional history is a bit fanciful.)

"Really?" Lin Li was not interested in anything, especially she didn't like painting, so she didn't care about any Western painters.

"He will paint a portrait for the Queen Mother these days. In a few days, I will ask him to paint for you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, but I'd better paint for Your Majesty first. I'm not in a hurry."

I've heard that Xie Yu's painting skills are pretty good, but Lin Li seldom watches him paint.

Somehow, I seem to remember a scene where Xie Yu and Meng Ranyue were painting together. They were painting each other. I don't know when this memory came from. It could be a dream, or it could be reality.

"I remember that the emperor also liked to paint in the past. May I take a look?"

If this is true, then this painting must be well treasured by Xie Yu.

He was naturally happy that Lin Li was willing to talk to him. At least the atmosphere was not so awkward.

"Of course, my paintings are in the study room of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Madam, you can come and see them anytime. When I have time, I will copy one for you."

After breakfast, Xie Yu went back to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to review memorials. It was heard that he wanted to stay with Lin Li, but Lin Li drove him away and rejected him.

"Yuzhu, bring me my cloak. Let's go to the Imperial Garden to see the plum blossoms."

Since she couldn't leave the palace, Lin Li could only stroll around the Imperial Garden.

At this time, all other flowers had withered and only the plum blossoms were in full bloom. Xie Yu even said that he would accompany me to see them, but in the end, I had to go see them alone.

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