The Princess Of 100 Talents
Chapter #92

Empress An was silent, for some reason these days she felt that she always made Prince Rong a little upset with her. But well Prince Rong covered his regret.

"Well, if it's a noble decision. I'll obey him." Said empress An.

"I understand you don't want to go anywhere at the moment, we haven't even returned to the pavilion after returning home from the eastern border. But I don't want you to continue like this, because I'm definitely not going to like it either."

"I understand, your honor."

Prince Rong hugged Empress An, it felt like he was eager to dispel the sad feeling that his empress was currently feeling.

"Isn't my face very handsome?" Said Prince Rong who was looking again at his writing on the table.

"Your majesty."

Prince Rong smiled, then tightened his embrace.

"My queen, no matter what. I'll never leave you, you don't have to think about what they said to you." Prince Rong.

Empress An nodded, "Good."

Prince Rong smiled, he really did not want anything bad to happen to Empress An, especially if it was done by the prime ministers who continued to urge him and the emperor.

"Now you can continue what you're doing, because I want to see my perfect face painting." Prince Rong said as he let go of his embrace.

"May I paint a noble face without this mask?"

"You can paint it, but I don't want anyone else to see it."

Empress An fell silent, prince Rong's reply was exactly as she had thought.

"I just want you to see me without wearing this mask." Prince Rong said again.

"Well, I won't show the painting to anyone else. And will keep it well."

Prince Rong nodded and smiled.

"I'll have the palace chef prepare a snack for you." Prince Rong.

"Yes, thank you, your majesty."

Prince Rong smiled seeing his empress so obediently. He then walked out of the room.

"Your majesty, do I have to get out of this room?" Said Feng Ying.

"You help me smooth the ink, and then you can get out. And wait at the door."

"Okay, your honor."

Feng Ying then went back to helping Empress An smoothen the ink, to continue painting the rudimentary face of Prince Rong.

Empress An tried to re-scratch her brush on the paper, "In my old life, I may no longer have anyone after my mother left me, but in this life, I still have prince Rong, Feng Ying and the others. I should have been happy and calm, but I made them feel worried and confused."

Feng stopped what he was doing, "Your highness, I've smoothed more ink. You can wear it."

"Thank you, you can get out now."

"Okay, your honor."

Feng Ying walked out of the room, and waited in front of the door for no one to enter.

After Feng Ying came out, empress An began to refine the painting of Prince Rong's face without wearing a mask.

Although only every night Empress An could see the prince's face without a mask, but she was very familiar with the face that always accompanied her sleep.

"He had quite deep and long wounds, even when I wanted to give him medicine for those scars, he refused. And I don't have the courage to give her that medicine again." Said Empress An while continuing her painting.

After that war, the empress deliberately came to the room and painted some paintings, because only then could she reduce a little bit of her sadness and loss towards Madam Xia.

Seriously empress An continued to paint prince Rong's face, and after nearly 30 minutes she managed to make it.

"She has nice eyebrows, and pretty long eyelashes. It's appropriate that many women like him, even if he wears a mask because of the wound." Said Empress An who saw the painting.

Empress An left the painting on the table, and after it dried she would just roll and take it to the room.

For a moment Empress An recalled the day she and Prince Rong got married. Then empress An touched and stared at the jade ring Prince Rong gave her.

"Even he gave her the best ring, and was willing to do anything." Said empress An.

Empress An rolled up a painting of Prince Rong's dried face, then walked out of the room.

"Thank you, ask the chef to take her to the room."

"Okay, your honor."

Empress An nodded then walked towards her room not far from the room where she was painting earlier.

Kraaa

The door of the room opened, empress An saw that prince Rong was not in their room.

"Is he in his reading room?" Gumam Empress An.

Empress An walked into the side room to store the painting, and just as she was about to place it in the closet. Prince Rong who had just finished his bath and was only wearing his trousers came over wanting to take his clothes.

Both of Empress An's eyes were rounded when she saw the body of prince Rong who was right in front of her.

"Yes.... Your honor." Said empress An.

Prince Rong smiled then walked over to Empress An. And immediately empress An turned around, because right now Prince Rong was not wearing perfect clothes.

"Have you finished painting my face?" Prince Rong.

"Be.... Your Honor, I've finished painting it."

"Is that his painting?"

Empress An nodded, at this moment she actually felt very nervous and scared of prince Rong. Even though they had married, but empress An had never seen the body of another person like this time.

Prince Rong took the painting in the hands of Empress An, then looked at it. She looked happy because Empress An painted her face so well.

"I don't know if you're very good at painting." Prince Rong hugged Empress An from behind.

Empress An's body was instantly stiff as prince Rong suddenly hugged her.

"Yes.... Your honor."

"Don't I ever tell you, if it's just the two of us, you should call my name?"

"But..."

"Listen to me, you are my queen. You can call my name directly."

Empress An was silent.

"Are you listening to me, Lin'er?"

Empress An nodded, "I heard, your majesty."

"If you're listening, then you have to."

Empress An fell silent, she really felt very nervous at this moment.

"Lin'er." Prince Rong's words

"Yes.... Li."

Prince Rong smiled hearing Empress An call out her name directly. She really missed her empress calling her name that way.

"Also call me by that if we're just the two of us." Prince Rong.

Empress An simply nodded in response to prince Rong's remark.

"Li... You better wear....."

Prince Rong, unaware that he was wearing only his pants, immediately let go of his embrace.

"Ehem, then, you help me pick and put clothes on."

The two eyes of Empress An were wide open, "Your Majesty."

"You're my queen, and I want you to help me."

Empress An ventured to look at the prince, then slowly nodded.

Prince Rong smiled, then let empress An choose clothes for her.