Along the way, Xu Ran saw many of the Snowy Night Emperor's beautiful concubines.
To be honest, their looks could only be said to be not bad, but they couldn't be compared to the women around him. He didn't know if the Snowy Night Emperor was blind to find so many women, but Xu Ran indeed didn't see many good-looking women along the way.
But thinking about it, it was understandable.
After all, many of the Emperor's concubines were married to powerful forces or even officials. It didn't matter if they were beautiful or not, as long as the political goal was achieved. So it was normal for the quality to be different.
But it didn't mean that the Snowy Night Emperor didn't have any beautiful concubines.
If he didn't have any, how did Xue Ke give birth to them?
Xu Ran snuck into the harem.
There were no guards here. To be precise, there were no normal men here. There were only eunuchs and maids.
In the palace.
Xue Ke was still admiring the painting that Xu Ran made for her. She was getting more and more fascinated by it and couldn't help but be shocked by Xu Ran's artistic achievements.
As a princess, unless she was really suited for cultivation, she wouldn't pay much attention to it. It was good enough for her to have a little bit of cultivation.
More importantly, she learned royal etiquette, zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
A princess would get married sooner or later and represent the royal family. So she started learning all kinds of etiquette from a young age, as well as zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. She learned from Tang Yuehua in Yue Xuan to become a true noble.
It was also because of this that she understood how exquisite Xu Ran's painting was.
Last time, she couldn't help but bring this painting to Teacher Tang Yuehua. Teacher Tang Yuehua was even more surprised than her. She was amazed by the person who painted this painting and said that Xu Ran's achievements in this field far surpassed hers. She wanted her to bring Xu Ran to her.
It was a pity that Xu Ran's whereabouts were unknown, and it was extremely difficult for her to see him.
Now, her marriage with the First Prince of the Star Luo Empire was basically set in stone.
In order to form an alliance to better deal with the threat of the Martial Spirit Hall, this marriage couldn't be changed no matter what.
In front of the interests of the country, everything seemed so insignificant.
Between her and Xu Ran …
"Princess, are you still looking at it?" A pretty maid asked.
Although she was also amazed by the painting's ingenuity, the princess was too infatuated.
She either stared at the painting all day long or embroidered something by herself.
Could it be that the man in the painting is the First Prince of the Star Luo Empire?
Something didn't feel right.
When had the princess ever met the First Prince of the Star Luo Empire?
Furthermore, the man in the painting was extremely handsome and perfect, and he didn't seem like a member of the Star Luo Empire's imperial family.
Could it be that the princess has fallen in love with someone else?
Hiss, she instantly panicked and shut her mouth, not daring to say or ask anything.
We don't know anything.
"What do you know?
You will never understand the essence of this painting. "
Xue Ke said. She stroked the painting with her palm, especially Xu Ran's handsome face. She couldn't help but be a little dazed.
He didn't know if he was infatuated with the painting, the person, or both.
All of a sudden, just as Xue Ke was admiring Xu Ran's painting, the sound of a flute was heard. It sounded like weeping and complaining, instantly bringing Xue Ke into a special state.
That kind of beautiful flute music and beautiful rhythm made Xue Ke intoxicated.
She had never seen such beautiful music before. Just a little rhythm was enough to make one immerse in it and imagine a hazy scene.
Wonderful, this was simply too wonderful.
"Could this be Xu Ran?"
Xue Ke's heart thumped wildly. For some reason, Xu Ran's face appeared in her mind.
Such beautiful flute music. In terms of musical techniques, it was even better than Teacher Tang Yuehua's.
Besides Xu Ran, she didn't know who else would be able to do this.
Xue Ke hurriedly put on a pair of slippers and ran out without caring about her ladylike demeanor.
She was wearing a pale golden dress, which made her look even more noble and beautiful.
"Xu Ran?"
She walked out and followed the direction of the sound.
Xu Ran was sitting on the roof of the palace not far away. He was holding a white jade flute in his hand, and melodious music was coming out from the flute.
He was wearing a black robe, and his long black hair was tied up in a bun. His pitch-black and incomparably deep eyes were like black gemstones, and they were filled with boundless magic that wanted to tear people into his body.