Rong Chang'an: "Your Majesty, this servant will change your clothes for you!"
Yan Li closed his eyes again and nodded.
After putting on the dragon robe, a servant girl moved over the mirror carved with dragons and painted phoenixes, facing Yan Li. Rong Chang'an took the comb, combed Yan Li's hair, put on a hairpin, and wore a crown.
"Xue'er, do you have any sisters?"
Yan Li's sudden words made Rong Chang'an a little at a loss.
"Why did the emperor ask this question?"
Yan Li: "Can't I ask?"
Rong Changan: "Yes! I don't have any sisters. At home, my parents only have me as a daughter."
"Tell me, where is your home? What do you do for a living?"
Rong Changan: "My family lives in the mountains and I live by hunting."
Yan Li opened his eyes again, with puzzled eyes: "You hunt for a living? You're lying."
"How did the servant lie?"
"I listen to you, and you can speak eloquently. How can an uneducated person have such eloquence? So, I know you are lying. You know that what I hate the most is dishonest people. If you lie, I will punish you your."
Rong Chang'an: "My little eloquence is nothing! It's just that when I was young, I went shopping with my father in the market, and heard stories told by Mr. Shu in the tiles. I learned those idioms from Mr. Storyteller."
Yan Li was silent for a while.
"You don't have sisters, do you have cousins or something?"
Xue'er's eyes are so similar to Rong Changan's, they are not sisters, they should be related by blood.
However, Rong Changan denied it all: "I disappointed the emperor, the servant does not have a cousin. - Your Majesty, the servant has dressed you up!"
Another maid held up the mouthwash: "Please rinse your mouth, Your Majesty!"
Yan Li picked up the cup, took a sip, then spit it into the wash water just now, stood up, and tidied himself up in front of the mirror.
Rong Changan was distressed that he didn't get to sleep last night, so he said: "Did the emperor not sleep well last night? Was it correcting the memorial, or...drinking?"
As a servant girl, one should not ask about the emperor's private affairs, if one were to ask, one would be talking too much.
Yan Li replied casually: "Drink."
Rong Chang'an: "The emperor's dragon body is related to the country and the people, how can we be lighthearted? It is better to drink less alcohol in the future."
Yan Li's eyes were sharp: "You are so bold, you dare to care about me so much!"
Rong Chang'an: "It's the emperor who gave the servants such boldness!"
Yan Li showed displeasure: "In the future, you'd better not ask about such things."
With that said, he walked out of the dormitory. Eunuch Lu was already waiting at the gate of Yong'an Palace, only to hear him shout loudly:
"Let's drive!"
Yan Li sat on his shoulders and went to the morning court.
At noon, Yan Li returned to Yong'an Palace, and Rong Chang'an waited at the gate of the side hall.
"Xue'er, come in!" Yan Li splashed ink on the paper, stopped suddenly, and called out.
Rong Chang'an bowed: "What is the emperor's order?"
Yan Li pointed to the calligraphy and paintings on the wall: "These are the works of ancient sages, some of them are covered with dust, you clean them up!"
"yes!"
Rong Changan found a stool, a feather duster, a basin of water, and a rag. Standing on the stool, I first dusted it with a feather duster, and then wiped it with a rag.
Yan Li frowned: "Stop!"
Rong Changan: "What orders does the emperor have?"
Yan Li looked at Rong Chang'an in disbelief: "How can you wipe the painting and calligraphy with a wet rag? Wouldn't it be useless? Use a dry rag and be careful."
Rong Changan glanced disdainfully at the paintings and calligraphy works on the wall: "Are these papers valuable?"
Yan Li was a little annoyed: "Why is it worthless? It's priceless!"
Rong Changan then counted in the side hall: "One, two, three..."
Yan Li's eyebrows were tangled: "What are you counting?"
Rong Chang'an said: "My servant is counting how many cities there are! Didn't you say that one work is worth a lot? Then there are... thirty works in total, that's thirty cities."
Yan Li heard something in Rong Changan's words, so he put down his pen: "Xue'er, what do you want to say?"
Rong Changan bowed again: "These works are priceless. The emperor must have spent a lot of effort and money. Outside, I don't know how many people are still starving and freezing. If the emperor can spend money on the paintings Wouldn’t it be better to spend the money on calligraphy works on the common people?”
This is really a strange woman, and her knowledge is even higher than him.
Yan Li was silent for a while: "You're right, I should throw away these useless things and exchange money for the common people to buy food and clothes."
Rong Chang'an: "My servant is not saying that calligraphy and painting are not important, but the north has just suffered a drought in summer, and there is no harvest. Now there are no wheat seedlings in the winter, and you will have to starve for half a year in the coming year. As the parents of the people, the emperor should plan for the rainy days for the people. If you are hungry again next year , I am afraid that there will be turmoil in the country.”
"Xue'er"'s foresight and foresight, how could Yan Li compare to it! Is the person standing in front of her really just a servant Xueer
"Your Majesty, if Xue'er is wrong, please don't blame me!"
Yan Li: "What's wrong with you? Every sentence hits the country's sore spot. If you hadn't reminded me, there would be some turmoil in the Dajing Kingdom in the next year."
Rong Chang'an's heart suddenly felt worried: If the people will suffer even more next year, if someone stirs up the flames again, wouldn't it be...
She thought of Ziyan, and thought of Lin Hai and Xiong Yanchao being relieved of their military power. If Ziyan really has a plan, then the summer harvest next year is the best time for her to act! Without a loyal Yan Li by his side, how should he deal with the situation
"Xue'er?" Yan Li called out seeing Rong Changan lost in thought.
Rong Changan came back to his senses: "Your Majesty?"
"What are you thinking?"
Rong Changan smiled: "I didn't think about anything."
How could this fool Yan Li's eyes! However, since she didn't want to say it, why bother to force it.
"Now you can accompany me to the back mountain for a walk, can you?"
Rong Chang'an: "The emperor said, how dare the servants disobey."
Yan Li went straight to the pavilion on the mountain, looking at the snow scene under the sun, it was crystal clear. He didn't speak, but clapped his hands, and Eunuch Lu walked into the pavilion:
"The emperor..."
Yan Li: "Bring me my fife!"
Eunuch Lu handed the flute to Yan Li, and Yan Li played the flute in the wind, sobbing, sad and melodious, it turned out to be "Like a Dream Order, Zeng Ji Taoyuan Deep Cave"
"I once remembered the deep cave in Taoyuan, a song of singing and dancing phoenix..."
Blowing and blowing, the air seemed to be concentrated, even the birds in the sky stopped on the glazed roof of the pavilion, listening quietly.
After the song blew, it took a long time for Rong Changan to pull himself out of the memories of the past.
"Your Majesty, this song is too sad. Your Majesty should play it less in the future."
The mountain wind blew Yan Li's hair and skirts, fluttering like clouds.
"I once had a sweetheart..."
Rong Changan's delicate body trembled slightly: "What's her name?"
Yan Li smiled: "It doesn't matter if I don't mention her name. If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't be where I am today. Later, she did something wrong, and I punished her, causing a lifetime of regret..."
Tears welled up in Rong Chang'an's eyes: "I dare to ask the emperor, did she do anything wrong that you will punish her?"
"She... she killed my prince..." Yan Li's voice was choked with sobs.
Rong Chang'an's voice was choked with sobs, in his heart, he still believed that she killed the prince, which made her very sad.
"From the emperor's words, this servant can see that you know her very well, and she is also an extremely kind person. Do you believe that she would do such a thing?"
Yan Li thought for a long time: "I don't know whether I should suspect her or not. But in front of so many evidences, I have no choice but to believe."