158. Portraiture
Finally coaxing him to loosen his sleeves, I went to the table and poured a cup of tea before coming back, and let him drink it from my hand before tucking the quilt for him, afraid that he would feel stuffy and leave a gap. When I was about to turn to leave, my waist was grabbed from behind, but I couldn't wrap one hand around it because my belly was so big that I could not wrap it around me anymore, and my other arm climbed up and dragged me up.
I instinctively scolded: "Ah Ping, don't come nonsense!" "He's drunk too much, and if he goes crazy, he won't care, and I can't let him mess around. But he was silent, hugged me tightly, but he refused to let go, and after struggling for a while, I was sweating all over, and when I turned my head, I saw that his eyes were closed, as if he was asleep and like he was dreaming.
There was a smell of osmanthus wine in his nose, and the dim light made his silhouette very soft. People who have seen it for so long still can't get tired of looking at that face every time they look at it so closely, especially when he closes his eyes and sleeps with some red cheeks, like an ignorant child. I couldn't help but hook the corners of my mouth, since he was already asleep, let him be, and I could only sleep most peacefully when I was lying in his arms.
Now that my body is sinking, I basically lie down and fall asleep quickly. In the haze, I seemed to have a dream, and I dreamed that a gaze came from nowhere, and I couldn't see anyone in all directions, so I couldn't help but panic. There was a figure in the dark, I approached step by step, Zhu Di's silhouette was faintly visible, I wanted to ask if it was you? But suddenly, I felt a sudden chill around me, and subconsciously turned my head, and saw Ah Ping staring at me with strange and indifferent eyes, and my heart fell little by little, getting heavier and heavier.
When I woke up from the dream, I opened my eyes and met the same black pupils as in the dream just now, but my eyes were not as indifferent, I just looked at me lightly and flatly, and carefully observed that Ah Ping was wandering, and the whole was in an unconscious state.
Outside the window, it was still dark, and the oil lamp was about to burn to the end, and the fire was flickering. It should be early, since I was pregnant, I slept until three poles in the morning before I got up, and even then I still felt that my back hurt.
I patted Ah Ping's face, saw his eyes focused, and asked, "Why don't you sleep?" Is it the wine that wakes up dizzy? ”
After a moment of silence, he drilled into my neck, "No, I can't sleep." "I don't know if it's my delusion, listening to his tone feels a little fragile, waking up drunk and waking up like this? I gently put my arm around his shoulder, "Come with me for a little more sleep, it's still early." I closed my eyes again after hearing him obediently respond, but in an instant I heard him whisper in my ear, "Lan, I want it, can I?" ”
Suddenly opened his eyes, frowned and refused without thinking: "No! It's been almost six months, don't mess around. ”
"But Old Man Jiang said that he would be able to have a house in five months."
The black line at one end, Old Man Jiang couldn't say anything, so he just told him about it. "That's not good, you see that my belly is so big now, can I still do it?" He glanced down at my belly, "Do it sideways." ”
"......" co-authored that he was thinking about these things just now, and even the posture was studied.
Ah Ping's body was pasted, making me feel the hardness under him, and there was a hint of loneliness in his voice: "If you really don't want to, forget it." I looked at his close face, and I seemed a little sullen. I had to sigh lightly and said, "Don't let you come nonsense, if the child has any abnormalities this time, I won't forgive you." ”
He also seemed to be worried when he heard it, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "I must be very light, very light, and I will never hurt you and the child." ”
After listening to his assurance, I didn't stop it, in fact, after the pregnancy, my body became extremely sensitive, and I was already emotional after a few provocations from him, and he kissed for a long time before entering, and then I couldn't stand it until I finally came in.
This time, he really didn't come nonsense, but he was moving very lightly. I thought it would be a long time, although there was no discomfort, but I was always worried that the child would be affected, I didn't think that he would send me to the end of the retreat, and then took my hand to help him play with it, so I could only helplessly let him, gasp for breath and then moaned, his whole body softened. And my hands were also a little numb from his grasp, and both of them were sweating.
After hugging me for a while, I heard him get up behind him, quickly brought a basin of warm water, and twisted a towel to gently wipe it for me. I couldn't help but look back, the oil lamp had gone out at some point, and I could only see the silhouette of him sitting on the edge of the bed in the dark. It's rare to see him so quiet afterwards, and in the past, he would always not hug me and say some meaty words, and he would not give up until he took advantage of me.
"Ah Ping." I call softly.
He answered, "Hmm." ”
"Why is it so quiet?" There is no need to be polite and detour with him, so he asks if he feels confused. I heard him reply, "I'm a little worried." ”
I couldn't help but laugh when I heard this, the person I wanted was him, but after doing it, I was worried there, it turned out that he was actually quite nervous. It's so good, it reflects a man's sense of responsibility. When he was done cleaning up, he lay back down, still locking me tightly in his arms, not afraid that he would want to rise again, but ......, "Isn't it hot?" ”
He sniffed my hair vigorously and muttered back, "It's not hot, I want to sleep with you." ”
No matter how old this man is, there will often be childish times, forget it, let him go. When I woke up again, it was already dawn, and there was no Ah Ping around, so I should have gone out to socialize again.
I didn't expect that when I walked out of the room, I saw Ah Ping holding a book and sitting behind the table looking at it, and I couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Why didn't you go out today?" He looked up from behind the case, "I'm not going out today, have you woken up?" I'll ask Green Lotus to bring you the mouthwash soup. Seeing him get up and leave, he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No need to call, I'll just go over and freshen up." ”
"Then I'll accompany you."
Smiled and nodded, he rarely had time to stay in Orchid Garden, and I was happy.
I got up late and couldn't sleep for a while after lunch, so Ah Ping and Yan Qi moved the table to the yard and wanted to paint, so I sat in a chair and was his painting model. At first, I didn't think it was boring, but after a long time, I became impatient with one position, and when I got up and walked over to take a look, I almost didn't vomit blood. Where is my portrait on paper? I sat in a chair with a shallow outline in the background, and the main tone of the painting was the scenery of the Orchid Garden.
If you don't paint me, why do you want me to sit there for a long time? Thinking about it, I felt annoyed, turned around and walked into the house. When the front foot entered the door, Ah Ping followed up with the back foot, hugged me from behind and coaxed: "Don't be angry, there is a reason for this painting." ”
"If you don't come, you will know to coax me with good obedience."
"The conscience of heaven and earth is really not to deceive you. I thought about this painting for a long time before I decided to paint it, and I was going to give it to my grandfather as a birthday gift at his birthday party. ”
I rolled my eyes and asked, "How did you come up with the idea of using this painting as a birthday gift?" "I don't know what it's in, but there's no reason to take a painting of his own daughter-in-law and give it to his grandfather.
But Ah Ping took my hand and said, "You go out with me and take a closer look at that painting." ”
When he returned to the courtyard to look at the painting again, he didn't see anything special except for the delicate and soft brushstrokes. And the silhouette of my sitting can be described as a few strokes, there is equal to nothing, but it is not overlooked, but it seems that the appearance is a little different from mine, and it seems that Ah Ping's portrait is very poor.
Ah Ping asked in his ear, "Do you see it?" ”
"See what?" I couldn't help but wonder, but I saw him smile and said, "Daughter-in-law, your head is not as bright as before, do you think about who this Orchid Yuan originally belonged to?" ”
Queen Ma, he and Zhu Yuanzhang have said it before. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and Lan Yuan, a vague outline, ......, "You are drawing your imperial grandmother?" Ah Ping nodded, and said with a slight emotion: "Yes, I don't have a specific image of the imperial grandmother in my memory, but I vaguely remember that she always sat in a chair and held me in her arms at that time." ”
"You're going to give this painting to your imperial grandfather? Can he see that this is your imperial grandmother? ”
"You don't have to see it, if the imperial grandfather has a concern in his heart, then even if it is not like him, he will remember it; And the reason why I didn't look for the portrait of the emperor's grandmother to paint this picture clearly was because I didn't want to make the emperor's grandfather sad on a good day. ”
I was stunned, and Ah Ping's mind was also delicate. His original intention was to make Zhu Yuanzhang happy, there was no need to paint the portrait of Queen Ma to arouse Zhu Yuanzhang's sorrows, just keep a thought and tug at the heartstrings.
The anger just now suddenly dissipated, and I had a hunch that Zhu Yuanzhang would like this painting.
The ink was blue, and no more strokes were added, and after the air dried, Ah Ping asked Yan Qi to put the painting away. He looked at me with a blanket look, "Do you want me to paint another portrait of you?" I hurriedly waved my hand and shook my head: "No need, I have to sleep in a chair to draw another painting." I resolutely no longer obey this kind of thing, and Ah Ping saw me like this and said, "Then you will paint me." ”
"Huh?" I couldn't help but be stunned.
Seeing that he was really uncomfortable, he smiled and sat down upright in the chair, "Let's start." ”
"How do you know if I can draw?"
"It's okay, daughter-in-law, no matter what you paint me in, I don't mind."
Isn't this active begging? Want to make up for my anxious waiting? Look at the white paper on the table and the brush on the side, and then look at the peaceful and upright Ah Ping, Yan Qi had also heard these words when he had put it down and painted it, and he was looking at us with a smile and an expression of waiting to see a good show.