Princess Xiangrui in Huanzhu

Chapter 396

Benjamin sat there for a while, his eyes empty and his thoughts wandering, until he suddenly realized that the brush in his hand had drawn a long black mark on the canvas, which looked particularly abrupt and inharmonious.

He suddenly came to his senses, a look of annoyance and irritation appeared on his face, and then he quickly packed up his painting supplies.

At the moment, he was in a bad mood and unable to stay calm and concentrate. Even if he continued to paint, his work would only be filled with anxiety and restlessness.

Paintings created in this state will inevitably lose their original agility and harmony.

He is serious and sincere about painting. If he can't paint well, he simply doesn't paint.

At this moment, Yue Wanhan walked into Ruyi Pavilion lightly. Yue Wanhan was not familiar with this strange place. After all, she didn't know anyone here except Benjamin, so she could only look for him.

Xiao Qizi noticed Yue Wanhan coming in and immediately went to greet her attentively. His face was full of smiles, which were flattering and fawning: "Miss Yue, you are here, please take care of me."

Xiao Qizi knew that Miss Yue had a special status, being the only daughter of a newly promoted general. If he could please her, he would surely get many benefits in the future.

He is not like that wooden Benjamin, who is not enthusiastic at all.

"Um...Where is painter Ben?" Yue Wanhan looked around, but didn't see Benjamin. She felt disappointed and unhappy. She had gone through so much trouble to enter the palace, but now she couldn't find Benjamin. This made her very disappointed, and she even began to wonder if she was being fooled. Benjamin actually broke his promise?

"Miss Yue, painter Ben..." When Xiao Qizi was about to slander Benjamin to Yue Wanhan as usual, he suddenly heard Yue Wanhan shout in surprise: "Benjamin!"

It turned out that Yue Wanhan finally saw Benjamin looking into the distance at the window sill not far away. She walked towards that direction impatiently, completely ignoring Xiao Qizi who was trying to continue to sow discord.

Xiao Qizi looked at Yue Wanhan who completely ignored him. He felt completely ignored. His face was as gloomy as a dark cloud, and the dissatisfaction and anger in his heart almost overflowed.

However, he was well aware of his low status and position, and was unable to compete with these people at all. He could only swallow his anger and accept it silently.

"What are you looking at! Go do your work!" Xiao Qizi suddenly turned around and shouted at the servants who were watching the fun.

His voice was full of anger, as if he wanted to vent all his anger on them. The servants were frightened, lowered their heads, and left in a hurry, not daring to stay for a moment.

Some servants simply didn't buy it and just rolled their eyes.

We are all servants, there is no need to be proud!

Although Xiao Qizi is just an insignificant little person, he likes to abuse his limited power to bully others and try to show his presence.

However, his behavior did not cause much waves because everyone knew his true nature and were just too lazy to argue with him.

He wanted to act tyrannically but he couldn't cause any trouble.

Yue Wanhan slowly approached Benjamin and stopped when she was about ten steps away from him.

The sunlight shone through the gaps in the leaves onto Benjamin, adding a bit of brightness to him, making him look particularly dazzling. However, Yue Wanhan keenly noticed that Benjamin exuded a deep sense of loneliness, as if he had been abandoned by the whole world.

This kind of loneliness makes people feel pity, as if he is the only one left in the world, standing there alone, silently enduring everything. The depth and sadness revealed in his eyes make people want to know the story deep in his heart.

Yue Wanhan felt that Benjamin must have a story. However, she might not know this saying: "If you feel sorry for a man, you will suffer misfortune for the rest of your life."

But, luckily she didn't lose...

"Benjamin..." Yue Wanhan hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to call him or not. Because Benjamin was obviously lost in thought, as if immersed in his own world. Sure enough, she called him softly once, but Benjamin did not respond at all.

Yue Wanhan was not angry, but slowly approached Benjamin. She stood quietly beside him, carefully tracing his outline with her eyes.

She knew that Benjamin was very good-looking, but not in the traditional sense of handsomeness, but in a unique beauty that was hard to describe. His face was as delicate as a sculpture, with every line just right, exuding a mysterious and charming charm.

Especially his deep eyes, like the twinkling stars in the night sky, deeply attracted Yue Wanhan's attention. Although this idea was a bit superficial, she could not resist the attraction brought by Benjamin's beauty.

"Benjamin." Yue Wanhan's voice was a little louder this time, but not loud enough to scare him.

Benjamin came back to his senses and looked at Yue Wanhan embarrassedly.

"I'm sorry, Miss Yue. I was a little distracted just now."

"It's okay." Yue Wanhan looked away somewhat embarrassedly, but Benjamin didn't notice her unnaturalness.

"I said, just call me Wanhan." Yue Wanhan emphasized again that she felt Benjamin was too unfamiliar.

Benjamin pursed his lips. There was once a girl who was carefree and didn't care about her status, but in the end...

He is no longer the Benjamin who knew nothing.

He knew that he had to keep a certain distance from Yue Wanhan so as not to cause trouble.

But Yue Wanhan was the second girl he had met in all these years who made him feel comfortable, and he didn't want to refuse any of her requests.

After thinking for a moment, Benjamin compromised and said, "I'll still call you Miss Yue when we're out here. How about that?"

Yue Wanhan agreed reluctantly. It was true that it was quite strange to hear her name being called out loud.

"I wonder what kind of painting Wan... Wanhan wants to draw?" Although Benjamin was not in good condition today, he still cheered up and wanted to fulfill his promise to Yue Wanhan.

"Well... why don't you draw me!" Yue Wanhan pointed at herself. Drawing a portrait of herself was also a very meaningful thing.

Benjamin was stunned, but readily agreed.

He took Yue Wanhan to where he usually painted. There was a stool not far away.

Benjamin asked Yue Wanhan to sit on the stool.

After Yue Wanhan posed, Benjamin began his painting with full concentration.

At this moment, Benjamin only had eyes for his paintings and her.

His eyes were so deep and focused that Yue Wanhan was a little stunned.

Benjamin is a very special person, Yue Wanhan thought.