Reborn Princess
Chapter 7: Heart to Heart with Him
Shen Lilan then asked, "Your Majesty, you think I don't like these jewellery, right?"
"Actually... everything I said before was against my will, and I like it."
Zhou Cechen tightened his grip on Shen Lilan's wrist.
Shen Lilan felt the force on her wrist. She paused and asked softly, "Your Highness, do you think I am trying to please you by wearing clothes and jewelry that you don't like?"
"I just want Your Majesty to know that no matter what Your Majesty thinks, I really like these things, and I sincerely hope that Your Majesty can be happier."
Zhou Cechen was stunned, and then he heard Shen Lilan say, "I didn't do well in the past, I was too persistent, I was too cowardly..."
Before Shen Lilan could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhou Cechen who said "Shen Lilan".
Shen Xilan looked at Zhou Cechen in confusion. She saw that Zhou Cechen was frowning and thought she had said something wrong.
Then I heard Zhou Cechen say, "Don't underestimate yourself."
"I..." Shen Lilan was afraid that Zhou Cechen didn't believe what he said, and wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by someone who came in.
Shen Lilan and Zhou Cechen looked towards the door at the same time and saw Liuchun standing at the door with snacks in his hand.
"Madam, this is the steamed cheese with sugar that you asked the kitchen to prepare."
Shen Lilan glanced at the glass cup on the tray, then stopped his gaze on Liuchun. Seeing her outfit, Shen Lilan understood.
It really is thoughtful.
Seeing her lowering her head and standing there in a proper manner, Shen Lilan said, "Come in."
After Liuchun entered the room, he placed the glass cup on the table. Shen Lilan subconsciously looked at Zhou Cechen, only to find that he was staring at him.
Zhou Cechen knew what Shen Lilan meant by what he said today.
Since the two got married, Shen Lilan has always done everything to perfection and has been gentle and kind to everyone, and I... am just one of those people.
She has always been gentle and generous. She respects her husband in front of everyone, and only respects him.
Zhou Cechen's eyes darkened when he thought of this. She had never been willing to accept his kindness to her. She always tried her best to keep the distance between them as small as possible.
That was a distance that he could never reach. Every time he took a step towards Shen Lilan, she would take a step back. If he took another step towards her, she would take two steps back.
Zhou Cechen noticed Shen Lilan's eyes and came back to his senses.
He saw out of the corner of his eye that the maid who came in was still standing aside, with no intention of leaving, so he said in a calm voice, "Get out."
After hearing Zhou Cechen's words, Liu Chun realized that he asked her to leave. She didn't say anything else, but retreated obediently.
After Liuchun left, Zhou Cechen said to Shen Lilan, "I don't need you to do anything for me. It's enough for you to stay by my side."
Shen Lilan's eyelashes trembled. Stay by his side? She tried her best to stay by his side in this life.
She would try her best to stay by his side in this life, and she only wanted to stay by his side. Even if she had to be his caged bird, she would be willing to do so.
Zhou Cechen saw that Shen Xilan didn't respond to him for a long time. He didn't know what she was thinking about. Her clear eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, which made people feel distressed.
Zhou Cechen sighed softly. Forget it. When facing her, he always couldn't bear to see her like this. If she wanted to do something, then just do it. Maybe she really wanted to change.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel some anticipation in his heart.
Zhou Cechen looked at the table and saw that the snacks on it were still steaming. He took Shen Lilan's hand, held her wrist and said, "Eat some while the snacks are still hot."
Shen Yanlan came back to her senses when Zhou Cechen took her wrist. She looked down and saw Zhou Cechen holding her hand. She curled her lips slightly and said, "Yes, I will always be by your side."
Shen Lilan's voice was very soft, but in this secluded warm room, Zhou Cechen still heard every word clearly.
Zhou Cechen pulled Shen Xilan and stopped where he was, instead of moving forward.
But in a moment, he reacted, took Shen Lilan's hand and continued walking towards the wooden table.
Shen Xilan followed behind Zhou Cechen, and looking at his tall figure, her nose couldn't help but feel a little sour.
Shen Lilan ate the cheese that Zhou Cechen had served her in small bites. The aroma of the cheese spread in her mouth, mixed with a hint of lily fragrance, and Shen Lilan's mood became cheerful.
She glanced sideways at Zhou Cechen. He was still eating as elegantly as before, and was very pleasing to the eye.
This was the snack she asked the kitchen to prepare for Zhou Cechen. She thought that for people who loved cheese, this steamed cheese with sugar was the most delicious dairy product.
She herself happened to have some knowledge in tasting this kind of food, and Zhou Cechen would probably like it.
……
When Yanci came in, he was a little surprised to see the scene in the room through the bead curtain.
The princess sat in an armchair, flipping through the account book on the table, and from time to time she would circle or draw a few strokes on it with a small goat-hair brush. The prince sat in an armchair beside the table, flipping through the scroll in his hand.
He had never seen such a peaceful and tranquil scene in the palace before. He didn't know whether to go in or out.
Zhou Cechen had already noticed the person coming. Seeing that Yanci had not come in yet, he casually turned a page of the book, scanned a few lines of words, and then said, "Come in."
Yanci had no choice but to go inside.
He bent down and whispered in Zhou Cechen's ear, "Your Majesty, Young Marquis Lu is here."
Knowing that Zhou Cechen was busy with official duties, Shen Lilan thought he was leaving again.
She stroked the pen with her thumb and stared at the account book without reading a single word.
"I understand. Go ahead." Zhou Cechen said slowly.
Zhou Cechen looked up and saw Shen Xilan staring at the account book with a frown on her face, her brush in hand not moving at all. He thought she was stumped by the account book.
His eyebrows moved slightly, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised a little.
"But what difficulties did you encounter?"
Zhou Cechen's gentle voice reached Shen Lilan's ears.
Shen Yanlan looked up when she heard this. She herself didn't notice it. There was a hint of bitterness in her tone as she said, "Your Highness is going to attend to official business?"
"Princess, do you wish me to attend to official business?"
Shen Lilan immediately said, "I don't hope so."
As soon as she finished speaking, both of them were stunned for a moment.
Zhou Cechen thought that she would tell him as she did before that the people needed her and the world needed her, in order to push him away.
It was the first time Zhou Cechen heard her speak to him in such a loud voice. Her voice just now contained a hint of urgency, yet was very firm.
Shen Lilan paused for a moment and lowered his voice before speaking, "I don't want the prince to be always busy with official duties."
Zhou Cechen looked at her steadily and asked, "Why?"
Shen Lilan lowered her eyes and stared at the account book. She answered, "I have selfish motives. I want the prince to spend more time with me."
Zhou Cechen heard this and said, "Princess, you can have more of this kind of selfishness."
Shen Lilan's heart beat faster because of the man's words. She pursed her red lips and turned to talk to Zhou Cechen, but she didn't expect that he had already put down the book in his hand and stood up to pick up the account book that Shen Lilan had placed aside.
The tip of Shen Lilan's nose rubbed against Zhou Cechen's chin.
With a "click", the brush in Shen Lilan's hand fell on the table.
The tips of her ears and neck quickly turned red.
Such a sudden close contact made Shen Lilan a little overwhelmed.
Zhou Cechen saw her panic.
It looks like a lost deer.
Shen Xilan immediately turned her head around, she looked forward and blinked, a feeling of joy welled up in her heart, happiness took root in her heart and slowly sprouted.
Shen Xilan subconsciously lowered her head and saw the account book on the table splattered with ink. She immediately became annoyed and wondered why she let go.
When Zhou Cechen saw this scene, he laughed hoarsely, and the laughter came from his chest.
Shen Lilan's face flushed.
Zhou Cechen followed Shen Xilan's gaze, but his expression changed slightly when he saw the font on the account book.
This font...
He said, "I vaguely remember that the princess had learned a beautiful hairpin flower small regular script, but I didn't know that the princess's thin gold style could also write so freely and outstandingly."
Shen Lilan looked at the words on the account book.
Slender Gold is the font Zhou Cechen often uses. It is difficult to control the strength of its characters because of its casual yet strong, tough yet handsome shapes.
Zhou Cechen also has his own unique style of writing. His characters have a sense of tension and are more vigorous and sharp than the Slender Gold style practiced by others.
After he left in the previous life, I didn’t even dare to enter his yard.
Whenever she was deeply in love with his wife, she would just copy over and over again the letters Zhou Cechen wrote to her on the battlefield, as if he was talking to her.
She practiced for five years, but she just couldn't write in the same style as Zhou Cechen.
Zhou Cechen could feel the change in Shen Lilan's emotions, which was a feeling of loneliness and solitude.
Shen Xilan probably guessed it, he must have noticed that the calligraphy had some of his style.
She smiled bitterly, but did not let Zhou Cechen see her expression.
It seemed like she had to make up a reason to convince him.
Shen Lilan said, "Your Highness should know that my mother is the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion. My grandfather loved to study literature and calligraphy, so under the influence of my grandfather, my mother's favorite thing is to deal with pens, ink, paper and inkstone. My mother can write in many different styles."
Zhou Cechen sat in the armchair in silence and listened to her.
"Even after my mother married my father, she did not give up these hobbies because of the trivial matters in the harem. My mother told me that what she wanted to do most was to teach these to her children."
"It's just that my eldest brother took up martial arts like our father, and my sister's temperament is even more fierce like our father. No matter how much our mother forces her, she can't calm down. So our mother said that she must hand these over to me no matter what."
"So you learned this calligraphy from your mother?" Zhou Ce asked.
"Well, I learned it before, but later I saw your calligraphy in my father's study and thought it was beautiful, so I practiced it secretly. But no matter how hard I practiced, I could never write like the prince."
"Everyone's handwriting has their own style. Your handwriting is very beautiful." Zhou Cechen said.
Shen Lilan said, "I want to write like you."
Zhou Cechen looked away from the account book, looked at Shen Lilan and asked, "Do you like it?"
Shen Lilan's eyes brightened at this moment and he said softly, "Yeah, I like it very much."
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