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After Gu Huayan left, only Gu Qingyi and Gu Yinian were left in the room.

However, Gu Yinian didn't seem to want to talk to her. Instead, he neatly spread out the paper. From the looks of it, it seemed like he was prepared to write.

Gu Qingyi was stunned for a moment. She didn't understand what he meant.

"Father?"

Frowning, Gu Qingyi lightly bit her lips.

He quickly went through what he had just said in his mind. After confirming that he hadn't said anything wrong, he frowned even more.

Only then did she realize that she really didn't understand her father at all.

Judging from the way he treated Gu Huayan just now, he should have been full of anger. Since he allowed her to follow him, he must have something to say to her.

However, at this moment …

She did not believe that her father would be so bored as to call her over just to watch him practice.

"Could it be ink?"

After a long time, Gu Yan Nian slowly raised his head and stared emotionlessly at Gu Qingyi.

Mo Mo?

Gu Qingyi was stunned for a moment, but she still nodded her head lightly: "A little."

Actually, she really didn't know how to use Ink Daylily in the past.

After all, he had followed his master before, running around everywhere. He could still be considered familiar with the weeds, but he really didn't know anything about this Mo Mo.

In his previous life, in order to make himself a qualified lady of a noble family and a qualified wife, he had specially studied …

On the day when he had the best relationship with that man, that man had also once praised him with a smile that the ink was very good, just right and thick … At that time, he had also blushed from his endless shyness. In his mind, he had imagined that in the future, he would be able to accompany him by his side day after day. He would also be able to study at night with his red sleeves …

Unfortunately …

"Haha …"

However, later on … Gu Qingyi couldn't help smiling bitterly …

Sure enough, women are all stupid. Sometimes, just a casual word from someone else is enough to make you lose your sense of direction.

At that time, just a few casual words from that person would have intoxicated him for a long time … If he said he was good, he would be excited for a long time and work even harder to do better … If he were to show the slightest bit of dissatisfaction at times, it would be as if the sky was falling on him, and he would go and study without a care for his life …

"What's wrong?"

With a slight raise of his eyebrows, Gu Yan Nian looked at Gu Qingyi with a puzzled expression.

Realizing that she had lost control of herself, Gu Qingyi hurriedly shook her head and shrugged her shoulders: "It's nothing, it's nothing. I'm just thinking about past matters."

"Oh, so it's like that." Upon hearing this, Gu Yan Nian nodded his head with an understanding expression, his face slightly sinking.

Gu Qingyi clearly knew that he had misunderstood, but she didn't say anything.

She knew in her heart that what she had said before was completely different from what he had thought before …

"Help me, Mo Mo."

Gu Yan Nian waved his hand and pointed at the inkstone.

Gu Qingyi did not dare to slack off in the slightest. She quickly walked up to him and quickly rolled up her sleeves. She neatly filled them with water and ground them …

He was extremely proficient in every movement and movement, moving naturally and smoothly.

It had to be said that this person was very strange at times. Some things could never be forgotten once they were learned, even if they weren't deliberately recalled … Or... The body is far more honest than the head. Once it remembers, it will always remember …

Gu Yan Nian frowned slightly as his gaze landed on Gu Qingyi's hand.

His deep eyes slowly dimmed.

This is not a little bit.

With such proficiency, it was unlikely that he would be able to master it in a short period of time.

My own daughter, how much suffering has she suffered since she was a child? How had she grown up in the years she hadn't seen? What had happened to her?

Gu Yinian's gaze was dark and unclear. His slender fingers subconsciously curled into a fist as a sharp light flashed across his eyes.

Unfortunately, in the empty study room, there was only Gu Qingyi with him. Gu Qingyi's hand was covered in ink, but her thoughts had flown somewhere, so she naturally wouldn't see him …

If she saw it …

"Sigh!"

Gu Yan Nian silently gazed at the little girl beside him. He lightly sighed and casually picked up the brush …

In the large study room, it was quiet. A ray of sunlight shone through the window into the room and onto the two people sitting at the table, casting a long shadow.

Gu Yinian flicked his wrist, causing it to dance in the air. Gu Qingyi, on the other hand, just stood there blankly, watching silently with her mouth agape …

After an unknown period of time, Gu Yinian finally stopped.

"This... "This is …"

On the pure white paper, a lively and lively woman appeared. Although she knew it was painted on, but … However, Gu Qingyi couldn't help but wonder if she would walk out from the paper …

Just because... Just because it was so real.

That frown and smile was vivid and lifelike …

Staring at the woman in the painting, she did not know why, but she felt her nose sour and she felt like she wanted to cry.

"She … she is your mother."

Clenching his fur tightly in his hands, Gu Yinian's eyes were dark and unreadable. His tone was frighteningly low, to the point where he didn't even notice that his body was stained with ink.

Yes, the woman in the painting was Princess Anping.

His former wife.

The woman he once thought would be his companion for life, but it was a pity …

In his entire life, he was born into the underworld. When he was young, he would always go out of his way to eat, and never once did he ever think that one day he would become a man above others.

Until she appeared.

No one knew what she meant to him …

Everyone thought that he was forced to marry her all those years ago because the Emperor wanted to restrain him. But only he knew that he had waited ten years for this day … Yes, ten years …

Because of her, he wasn't afraid of death.

No matter what kind of danger he encountered, he would always rush to the front.

It was her appearance that made him understand that other than eating, there should be other goals in life.

If it wasn't for her, perhaps she would be a mud-limbed dude who rushed about everywhere for the sake of eating a mouthful …

"Father... You, you drew so well... "I didn't expect father to be so adept at alchemy …"

Gu Qingyi's gaze fell onto the woman in the portrait. Her throat felt a little dry and her head was filled with thousands of thoughts. However, she couldn't say anything when the words reached her mouth.

Yes, this was the first time she knew that her father could draw.

She remembered that although her father was a noble prince, he was above everyone else, and he held a heavy soldier in his hand, so he responded with a hundred calls.

But his wild father disliked many people, especially those scholars who called themselves Qing Liu. In their eyes, no matter how high or mighty their father was, he was nothing more than a slob who didn't even know two characters. He was not worthy to be with these learned men.

In her previous life, although she wasn't really close with her father, she had heard quite a few things about him.

The one who caused the biggest trouble was a bunch of civil servants who called themselves Qing Liu. They collectively impeached their father, saying that he was nothing more than a clown who didn't recognize the words' big fight '. Other than having brute force, he didn't understand anything, let alone ruling a country, because such a person didn't deserve such power.

However …

This Dan Qing, this kind of painting, even someone who prided himself on being a scholar might not be able to draw it.

Carefully taking a look at the painting, Gu Qingyi's eyes were filled with amazement as she looked at Gu Yan Nian with admiration.

"Hehe, I only know this one."

After a long while, Gu Yan Nian lightly coughed, and a trace of unnatural red appeared on his face. He quickly lowered his head and put away the pen.

It was true that he was born in the wild.

Although he had steeled his heart to study and asked quite a few teachers for advice later on, it was a pity that he was still too old to stop reading the Military Strategy. If he had to write, he really couldn't do anything about it. Even the children of ordinary families looked much better than his calligraphy skills, not to mention those scholars who had studied calligraphy since they were children.

As for Danqing …

He had no idea what it was.

The only one he could draw all these years.

After so many years, she had deeply engraved it into her mind.

As long as he held the brush, his fingers would be able to draw her without any hesitation.

An Ping.

In her memory, every frown and smile still clearly appeared before her.

"Eh …"

You only know how to draw this one?

Gu Qingyi was slightly stunned. She couldn't help but stare blankly at Gu Yan Nian with her mouth wide open.

He looked at the person in the painting quietly. His usually cold eyes were filled with gentleness.

Yes, it was gentle, so gentle that it seemed as if water was about to spill out.

He stood there silently, the corners of his mouth curled up and his eyes were filled with a gentle light. The resolute expression on his face had softened quite a bit …

He should love his mother very much, right?

For some reason, Gu Qingyi suddenly had a feeling in her heart.

Father should have loved Mother very much. Only when he loved her deeply, yes, loved her, not loved her, would his eyes have such a light …

Only a person deeply in love would have this kind of radiance in their eyes …

Even in his previous life, when he was at his best with that man, he had never used such a gaze to look at him.

Gu Qingyi stood quietly at the side, her breathing slowing down.

She was afraid that she would break this beauty.

Suddenly, she was a bit envious.

Yes, I'm envious, I'm so envious of my mother. To have someone who loves her so deeply, even though she had already left for so many years, but … In her father's heart, she was still alive, and she had always lived in the best years of her life. His painting of his mother was still young, still beautiful …

Suddenly, she understood why so many people believed that she was not the child of her parents.

She suddenly understood why so many people were discussing this matter behind her back in her previous life …

In her previous life, she had never seen her mother before. It was said that … It is said that after my mother left that year, my father burned all of my mother's portraits …

At that time, she still harbored deep hatred, thinking that her father was a heartless person.

His family had left, but he was unwilling to even leave a portrait behind.

Originally …

So it turned out that his mother had always been living in his mind, so he didn't need to use a portrait as a memorial. In his heart, his mother had always been alive, so there was no need for a portrait.

For some reason, his eyes felt sour …

Gu Qingyi tried her best to hold back her tears and forced out a smile. She pretended to be relaxed as she said: "So mother has always been in father's mind, then can you give this painting to me? "Qingyi has never seen mother before."

She suddenly realized that her father had not called her to his study to teach her a lesson, nor did he have anything to say to her.

Instead … Instead …

He had probably painted this portrait just for himself.

Did he realize just now that he was envious of those children with mothers …?