Long Ruoqing was adopted by Long Yunfeng's father and was conferred the title of princess. She was Long Yunfeng's child bride. When Long Yunfeng became an adult, they could get married and be conferred the title of empress or consort. According to the original plot, Long Ruoqing would die in the end. However, the first part couldn't be changed, so the second part could only be changed. If the last part couldn't be changed, please forgive me.
After returning to the royal study, he went through the memorials again. When it was almost evening, he went to see Ruoqing again.
"Teach me how to draw that painting?" Ruo Qing took out a long brush and looked at him.
For Long Yunfeng, with his grandmaster level painting skills, no matter what kind of painting he made, it would be as easy as taking something out of his pocket.
It was the same for teaching others to paint. He had countless ways to turn someone who didn't even know how to hold a brush into a true expert in a short period of time. And for someone like Long Ruoqing who had high talent and attainments, it was even easier.
Long Yunfeng shook his head and smiled."Ruoqing, can you rest for a while today? I want to draw you a picture, okay?”
"For me?" Long Yunfeng walked forward, set up the drawing board, laid out the paper, and moved it to the door, just opposite Long Ruoqing.
He said softly," I've painted mountains, rivers, beasts, birds, flowers, and trees, but I've never painted a person. Today, I want to try to draw a peerless beauty. Aunt, are you willing to help me?”
The System said,"Shameless, when did you draw anything?"
His longing expression made the softest part of her heart feel a gentle impact.
Almost involuntarily, she nodded her head gently and stood there, quietly waiting for his description.
Long Yunfeng's gaze carefully swept over every part of her body, from her beautiful and cold face to her jade-like neck, to her chest that was propped up by her clothes, to her slender waist…he didn't miss a single inch.
His gaze seemed to have a kind of invasion. Long Yunfeng even felt as if his entire body was being gently caressed by him. His gaze kept wandering, avoiding his gaze.
From the beginning to the end, Long Yunfeng didn't start writing. He only smiled faintly while carefully observing his 'future daughter-in-law'. After a full minute, Long Ruoqing's body began to twist slightly under his gaze. He suddenly closed his eyes and his right hand began to quickly dance on the paper.
Long Ruoqing quietly heaved a sigh of relief and quietly slumped on the chair.
She had clearly not done anything. She had only stood there quietly for a short while, but she felt a deep sense of exhaustion.
It was as if his gaze had drained her of all her strength. Her gaze fell on Long Yunfeng's face with his eyes closed and didn't move away for a long time.
This was the first time Long Ruoqing was so focused and looked at him so carefully. Because she didn't have to worry about him finding out.
Her gaze went from his forehead to his eyebrows to his eyes…over and over again. It was so familiar, so unfamiliar, so…that she was infatuated.
Time passed quietly in the silence. The only sound left in the world was the sound of the brush rubbing against the paper.
Long Ruoqing's gaze gradually became unfocused due to her wandering thoughts.
Sister Ruoqing, I'm done." A voice woke up Long Ruoqing who was in a daze.
At this moment, Long Yunfeng's gaze was constantly switching between the drawing board and her body. His face was full of smiles as if he was seriously comparing them.
Long Ruoqing's heart was filled with anticipation. She strode over to Long Yunfeng, and a peerless beauty appeared in her line of sight…The lake water was like a mirror, and the light boat rippled with the waves. A fairy-like woman quietly stood in the boat, her appearance absolutely beautiful and otherworldly.
Dressed in a light blue dress, her skin was as smooth as flawless jade. Her eyes were flowing, and her beautiful face without makeup was reflected in the water, making her even more beautiful.
Under her long and curved eyebrows, her bright and deep eyes were even more beautiful. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, bringing a faint smile that would make people lose their souls.
His shoulders were as sharp as knives, his chest was proud and straight, and his waist was twisted. It was so slim and beautiful that it made people unable to resist the temptation of his spirit.
If someone were to see such a beautiful woman, they would definitely be dazzled and feel that this woman should only exist in heaven. How could they see her so many times in the human world?
There was even a poem written beside it.
There was a beauty in the north, peerless and independent.
A glance can topple a city, and a second glance can topple a country.
How could he not know that the city would fall and the country would fall? It's hard to find a beauty again!
Looking at the painting and the poem, Long Ruoqing was stunned.
"Is this person me?" Long Ruoqing was entranced by the sight. Her gaze seemed to have been pulled and fixed on the painting that had just been completed, and her mouth overflowed with a dream-like voice.
"Other than Ruoqing, how many people are worthy of the words peerless beauty? Don't tell me you don't even recognize yourself?”Long Yunfeng's eyes were filled with infatuation as he tried to reach out and caress the face of the person in the painting.
"Look, your smile is so beautiful in the painting. I believe that as long as you smile, all the men in the world will fall head over heels for you. Do you believe me?"
“……”
"However, I know that you haven't smiled for a very long time. Even in front of me, you've never smiled. If you like this painting, can you…secretly smile for me to see?”Long Yunfeng turned around and looked at her expectantly.
The softest spot in her heart suddenly became very warm, and there was an indelible pain in the warmth.
Her lips moved slightly a few times, trying hard to curl into a smile. She tried again and again, but she could not really smile.
"I forgot." She shook her head.
It had been an unknown amount of time. Perhaps ten years ago, or perhaps ten and a half years ago, she had already forgotten how to smile.
"Xiao Feng, I'm a little tired. Can you go back first?"”
"Okay, then you have to rest more." Long Yunfeng didn't deliberately stay and walked out.
"Lil Feng, why did you reject the marriage proposal of that Great Jin envoy today?”Long Ruoqing asked when Long Yunfeng was about to leave.
News of Long Yunfeng rejecting the marriage proposal immediately spread, and the entire Forbidden City was in an uproar. Some people felt that this was the true Great Qin and that Great Qin needed a ruler who was tough on outsiders.
"Do you want to hear the truth or lies?”Long Yunfeng didn't turn around.
"So what if it's the truth? So what if it's a lie?”Long Ruoqing asked.
"The lie is that I don't want you to marry into the bitter cold north, and the truth is that I'm Great Qin's Emperor, and you're a concubine that Imperial Father found for me. If I can't even protect my own country, citizens, and women, do I still deserve to be the Emperor? If a country wants women to maintain peace through marriage, that's a cowardly act. If there really comes a day, I realize that I really can't protect this country.”Long Yunfeng looked up at the blue sky and white clouds.
"I will use the last of my strength to kill the enemy and die on the battlefield. The battlefield is my home. This is my responsibility and my destiny.”
She immediately fell silent. This future husband of hers had grown up, but the responsibilities on his shoulders had become heavier and heavier. He was the ruler of Great Qin, and he had to take on everything.
The Ming Dynasty was the dynasty with the most backbone in the history of China! Compared to the so-called strongest Han and Tang dynasties, the Ming Dynasty was not inferior at all!
The long-term threat to the Ming Dynasty was the Mongolia, while the Han Dynasty was the Xiongnu.
Ignorant people always relished the fact that Emperor Mingying was captured in Tumu Castle, but Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty was also surrounded by Xiongnu soldiers on Mount Bai for seven days and seven nights! The final solution was that the Han Dynasty would send gifts to Chanyu's wife and ask her to blow pillow talk, so that Han Gaozu could live.
On the other hand, the Ming Dynasty flatly rejected the Mongolia's demand for property in exchange for Emperor Yingzong. Emperor Yingzong would rather die than surrender. In the end, the Ming Dynasty defeated the Mongolia with a new monarch.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent troops to the northern expedition against the Xiongnu, while Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty personally led his troops to conquer the Mongolia five times. "Those who dare to offend our strong Han will be killed even if they are far away!”It did not apply to the entire Han Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty had a similar glory.
Compared to the Tang Dynasty. That's right, the Tang Dynasty was strong and the four seas were in awe. But what about after the Great Tang? An Lushan's rebels, Huangchao bandits and Tubo barbarians had all attacked Chang 'an.
Comparatively, during the An Lushan Rebellion and the Huangchao Uprising, Emperor Xuanzong and Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty both abandoned their capitals and fled south to Shu. There had never been such an example in the Ming Dynasty.
Everyone knew that Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty moved his capital from Nanjing to Beijing. One of the reasons was called " The Emperor Guarding the National Gate ". When they were invaded, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty personally guarded the National Gate.
When Emperor Chongzhen was in Beijing, the situation was very critical. Someone advised him to move the capital, but he did not go. Someone advised him to escape to Nanjing, but he did not escape. He climbed the coal mountain and hanged himself to die for the country. He was loyal to the country.
No matter how much pressure the Ming Dynasty faced, they did not bend their knees and surrender, nor did they cede territory and pay reparations.
Even in the late Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was still divided into two groups to deal with the Manchu and Li Zicheng. They never gave up the hope of "recovering the whole Liao". In the several battles to defend Beijing from Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty to Emperor Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty was even more determined. Even when the army was at the gates of the city, they would rather die than move the capital." The emperor guards the gate, and the country dies when the king dies." This was rare in the history of the Ming Dynasty!
Since he had come to this world, he did not want to be unable to protect his own girl. If a country needed women to maintain peace, it would prove that he was incompetent.
"Sister Ruoqing, were the dumplings sent by the palace maids a few days ago delicious?”Long Yunfeng asked again.
"Mmm, it's delicious!" Long Ruoqing replied with a smile.
She swore in her heart that she would only smile at her husband in the future.
"I'm going to the military camp tomorrow. I'll cook for Sister Ruoqing when I come back.”
Long Ruoqing was instantly stunned. She thought that the imperial kitchen had made it, but she didn't expect it to be her husband. It should be known that in this era, scholars advocated for gentlemen to stay away from the kitchen, but she didn't expect her husband to cook for her.
" Sister Ruoqing, let me ask you a question," Long Yunfeng said.
"Do you like me?"
“……”
"It's okay. If you really don't like me, if you don't want to be locked in this cage! It doesn't matter where you want to go. I'll respect you.”Long Yunfeng saw that Long Ruoqing was silent and didn't force her, so he left.
The figure disappeared from sight, and the footsteps gradually faded away.
In the empty room, there was only Long Ruoqing and her heart that was in chaos.
She walked up to the painting that had been made for her, and her gaze stopped on it again, unable to move away.
Unknowingly, her eyes were already covered with a faint layer of mist.
Today, she smiled, but she also cried.
Ever since her parents passed away and she was brought into the palace, she thought that she would not smile anymore.
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