The Empress Behind the Veil

Chapter 197 Pictures of Beautiful Women

Finished speaking, Funing raised his eyebrows and smiled. Then, he waved his hand to order the two bodyguards from the Beifeng Country who dressed according to the Beifeng State model to present the gift to the Emperor.

Emperor Zhaolie's face still looked cold and he did not say anything either. He only looked back to give permission to the troops behind him. After obtaining permission from the Emperor, the troops immediately advanced forward to receive the reward.

After receiving the gift box, the soldiers opened it slowly. Everyone there was already very curious about what was inside the box.

When the carved wooden box was opened, it smelled a soft fragrant aroma. Qin Ruojiu immediately glanced towards the box and saw that there was a white scroll inside the box. The scroll was surrounded with soft fur which made the thing look very luxurious and quality.

The palace troops took out the scroll very carefully and placed it in front of the Emperor. Everyone was waiting for Kasiar to open the scroll.

Emperor Zhaolie took the scroll slowly then looked towards Qin Ruojiu for a bit. Qin Ruojiu who had looked so soft and callous was gone, now all that was left was the cold-looking Qin Ruojiu.

When the scroll was opened, Qin Ruojiu's breath immediately felt tight. Not only him, even everyone who was there was also shocked and looked towards the Emperor.

The painting was like a magic that was able to attract everyone's attention to it.

The woman in the painting was wearing a white palace dress with slightly wide sleeves. The woman smiled gently and looked very graceful. Inside the painting looks feminine style women who dress up like the style of women from the State of Beifeng. There is also the value of grandeur and luxury within the woman. From this painting it can be seen that the ability of the painter who painted this painting is very good, he is able to make the woman in this painting look like a perfect jade that is not stained. The woman inside the painting was just a simple goddess. In addition he also put up some randomly scattered pearls in his shiny, black hair. The woman's clear and gentle gaze and smile made the woman in the painting look so beautiful and charming.

When he saw the painting, Emperor Zhaolie's eyes looked a little complicated. After which, he immediately raised his hand and placed it in front of the painting and rubbed the lips and eyebrows of the woman inside the painting slowly. His eyes looked so obsessed and at the corner of his lips was a bitter smile.

Qin Ruojiu had once seen Emperor Zhaolie's gaze like that. He showed this kind of eye gaze when Emperor Zhaolie was hugging him and called out Li Qing's name slowly.

Although Qin Ruojiu sat beside him, but he could clearly see all the expressions and gazes of Emperor Zhaolie's eyes. Suddenly his heart felt tight, it felt like there was a knife impaled in his heart. When he saw that scene, it seemed like something was willing to drip out of his eyes. Qin Ruojiu instantly raised her head and looked towards the dark and boundless sky. Finally he managed to save back his tears that were about to drip out.

The atmosphere there was quiet.

Prince Funing who was there immediately looked towards the Emperor with a stern look then said in a cold tone, “Emperor, this is my sister's painting. My sister still misses you. So he invited a painter to paint him wearing the dress he was wearing when he first met you. In addition, he also wanted to dress himself to look the same as at that time and had the painter describe himself carefully and in detail. Then he asked me to give you this painting in person. If the Emperor feels that what I am doing right now is a bit too far-reaching and could hurt the Queen, please forgive me. I am Beifeng Funing I have to do my job until it is done. If the Emperor does not like this painting, you can immediately return it!” Obviously he had already seen the painting-obsessed Emperor, but Beifeng Funing had instead deliberately spoken like that. At that moment, the atmosphere inside the palace felt very strange.

Qin Ruojiu did not say anything. He just fell silent and lowered his head. At that time, everyone who was there could also see for themselves that the Emperor looked so obsessed and fond of the woman in the painting. So what is he still doing? Whatever he was doing right now only made himself even more humiliated.