Chapter 145: Why Is This Person Like You? (2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Luo Ning had no interest at first, but when the scroll unfolded in front of her, revealing the Vendoring Selling Chickens Painting, her eyes moved, and she sat up a little. “Is this the empress dowager’s own painting?”
Ye Jingtang nodded slightly and observed carefully. “That’s right. It’s the only one in the world. Heroine Luo, what do you think?”
Luo Ning didn’t know how to complain as looked at the painting. “Isn’t Empress Dowager Qin from Jiang Province? Why are her painting skills…”
“It’s normal for a tiger girl from a family of generals not to know how to paint. Speaking of which, the empress dowager is young. Have you seen her?”
“Jiang Province is the granary of the country, and the Qin family controls the navy of Great Wei. The emperor died when the empress dowager was on her way to the capital. Because the deposed emperor wanted to win over the Qin family, she became the empress dowager. The empress couldn’t ascend the throne without the help of the Qin family. Such an aristocratic family is completely different from the aristocratic families in Jianghu. How could 1 possibly know them?”
Ye Jingtang didn’t know much about the Imperial Court, so he only nodded slightly.
Luo Ning had been born and raised in Jiang Province. Although she was from a Jianghu aristocratic family, she was still a woman from an aristocratic family. Her skills in zither, Go, calligraphy, and painting were not low. After carefully observing the brush strokes, she was slightly surprised. “Although the painting is average, this painting method does have some resemblance to Daoist Xuanji’s.”
Ye Jingtang blinked. “Where do you see that?”
Luo Ning pointed at the man’s clothes. “I stayed on Void Jade Mountain for a period of time. Daoist Xuanji taught me how to paint portraits. First paint the bones and then the skin. This technique is exactly the same as what Daoist Xuanji taught me.”
Ye Jingtang was slightly surprised. “Heroine Luo, you know Daoist Xuanji?”
Luo Ning didn’t really want to talk about these old matters and said casually, “I’m quite famous in Jianghu. What’s so strange about knowing me her?”
Ye Jingtang felt that it made sense. She was the number one beauty in Jianghu…
Now that she was in his arms, he felt a sense of accomplishment…
As his thoughts strayed, his mind became chaotic.
The curves of Luo Ning’s waist were perfect. Her buttocks were very plump, and the weight was just right. Through the fabric, he could feel the smoothness of her skin, making him feel as if there was a soft jade ball sitting on his lap.
Ye Jingtang was hugging his consummated wife. There didn’t seem to be a reason for him to stick to the path of a gentleman…
Luo Ning was originally looking at the painting, but she slowly felt that something was wrong and frowned. “Move the saber. The handle…”
Luo Ning looked back and saw Ye Jingtang’s saber placed at the side…
What’s the thing poking me…
?!
Luo Ning’s cold face trembled and gradually turned into a February peach blossom. Her eyes widened a little, and she was about to become ashamed and angry.
Ye Jingtang said solemnly, “Don’t be angry. I didn’t move. It’s just a normal reaction. If I didn’t react, then you should be angry.”
Luo Ning gritted her teeth, moved a little farther away, and continued to appreciate the painting.
But how could he continue watching?
Ye Jingtang looked at Heroine Luo, who was shy and angry but couldn’t flare up. Even though he knew that it wasn’t gentlemanly, he became even more excited.
Sensing the awkward atmosphere, Ye Jingtang grabbed the book beside him. “By the way, I found a unique book from the previous dynasty today. It can’t be bought on the market at all. Heroine Luo, do you want to examine it?”
When Luo Ning saw that the book was framed with golden threads, she knew that it was a treasure hidden by a famous person. In order to find something to suppress the distracting thoughts in her heart, she took the book. “You’re reading books now? Are you really going to become an official?”
“Reading is to increase your knowledge. It has nothing to do with being an official.”
Dongfang Liren had been afraid of being discovered, so she had wrapped another layer around the cover to hide the title of the book. After opening the book, Luo Ning saw annotations from famous writers. Then there was a lifelike picture of a sword-wielding beauty.
When Luo Ning, who was in a state of confusion, saw the portrait of the beauty, her eyes lit up. She suppressed her thoughts and looked at it carefully. “This painting… seems to be the work of the Painting Saint of the previous dynasty. The craftsmen in charge of engraving and printing were definitely from a big…”
Ye Jingtang saw the surprise in Heroine Luo’s eyes and smiled. He turned around and leaned against the bedhead, letting Heroine Luo lean on his shoulder.
Luo Ning had to be hugged anyway. Sitting on the bed was better than sitting on the little thief, so she didn’t struggle. She leaned quietly in his arms and read the book earnestly.
Luo Ning could be considered well-read, but she had never read this book before. Although the book was exquisitely made, and the diction and writing style were quite gorgeous, the content was written in vernacular. The beginning was a beautiful and charming heroine being accidentally injured and fainting. It was full of descriptions of her figure, such as her icy skin, jade bones, otherworldly…
Luo Ning felt a little strange. When she read the part where the male lead in the book carried the Daoist nun back to his house to treat her injuries, she couldn’t help saying, “Why is this person… like you?”
Ye Jingtang said solemnly, “Far from it. I didn’t touch you when you fainted.”
You just force yourself on me when I’m awake, right?
After thinking about it, Luo Ning decided not to argue with the little thief and continued to read because the plot was indeed fascinating. The more she read, the more entranced she became, and she forgot about the little thief behind her.
Whoosh, whoosh…
The pages turned, and the room fell silent except for the sound of summer insects.
Buzz-
Ye Jingtang was reading the book with his beautiful and cold wife in his arms. He was even more focused than Luo Ning.
When she read the key plot, she turned the page, and a lifelike illustration appeared in front of her eyes.
The sword-wielding heroine was powerless to resist, her eyes filled with grief and indignation.
The little thief kissed her and groped her…
?!
Luo Ning’s face flushed red as she hurriedly closed the book. After thinking about it, she felt that something was wrong. She tilted her head and glared. “Little thief, did you learn those methods from this?”
Ye Jingtang felt that Heroine Luo’s reaction was really similar to the heroine’s in the book. He said gently, “Men understand these things when they reach a certain age. It has nothing to do with learning.”
Luo Ning thought so too. Because she wanted to see how the heroine would deal with the little thief afterward, she continued to turn the page.
Ye Jingtang was looking at the illustration. Seeing this, he raised his hand and pressed it down. “Wait, I haven’t finished reading it.”
?!
Luo Ning’s eyes turned slightly cold. She calculated the time and realized that it had already been more than fifteen minutes. She quickly closed the book. “Time’s up. This is Yunli’s bed. Go buy your own bed yourself. Do you really want me to pay for it for you?”
Ye Jingtang was still unsatisfied, but he didn’t say anything and only reminded, “You can read this book to relieve your boredom, but don’t ruin it. It’s a unique treasure of the Imperial Court. I have to take responsibility if you destroy it.” Luo Ning was baffled. “How could I destroy the book?”
Ye Jingtang knew that Heroine Luo meant what she said. No matter how embarrassed or angry she was later, she would at most beat him up and not burn the book. He immediately stood up, took out a red packet, and placed it on the dressing table.
Luo Ning was leaning against the head of the bed, reading the book. When she saw this scene, she was slightly puzzled. “What is this?”
“The red packet Third Lady gave you. Yesterday was purely a misunderstanding. Heroine Luo, don’t take what happened yesterday to heart. I’ll go out first.”
Red packet? Luo Ning pondered for a moment and felt that something was wrong. Is she treating me as a junior or a concubine?
judging from yesterday’s situation, the latter is more likely…
Luo Ning took a deep breath and wanted to say something to Ye Jingtang, but he had already run away…
