Hearing His Majesty Li Er's question, Wu Cairen knelt down on the ground in a kneeling posture, and made a big salute to His Majesty Li Er. Even though a thin layer of sweat was seeping down her back, her face was still extremely calm, with just the right trill in her voice: "As a concubine, as a woman, she will follow her father before she is married, and she will follow her husband if she is married. If Your Majesty wishes, Concubines dare not disobey."
His Majesty Li Er didn't say yes or no, and didn't stay any longer, he got up and walked away, his sleeves just swept off the "Liezi" on the case.
"Liezi" fell to the ground, just where the martial artist could see.
Wu Cairen didn't get up immediately, until there was no movement around her, she sat down on the ground limply, and sat quietly for a while before picking up the volume of "Lie Zi" in front of her.
She looked down at the scroll in her hand.
It is undeniable that when His Majesty Li Er asked that sentence just now, she was a little tempted. She was only sixteen years old and entered the palace at the age of thirteen. Her father didn't care about her when she was at home. It was rare for her to be able to read a few words, and it was absolutely impossible to want more.
At that time, she was not reconciled, not reconciled that she was not as good as her half-brother in everything, why could her half-brother get whatever he wanted, but she couldn't
Before being selected into the palace, she also imagined what kind of person His Majesty Li Er was, and imagined that she worked hard to win His Majesty Li Er's favor, so that the two half-brothers could only rely on her. Unfortunately, His Majesty Li Er did not Not a person who is obsessed with beauty, she was named a talented person only because her father, a samurai, barely had "the merits of being a dragon".
Only those who live in the deep palace will know how lonely the life in the palace is.
Li Yuanying's existence is incompatible with the entire imperial city. He is like a fish breaking into the deep water. He lives freely and freshly. He can do whatever he wants, and say whatever he wants. , he still makes trouble whenever he wants, and scolds whenever he wants.
Just after calming down and thinking about it, I knew that His Majesty Li Er's words were unacceptable. His Majesty Li Er obviously came here after hearing something. If she complied with joy, what was waiting for her was definitely not the intention to send her to Li Yuanying's side.
Wu Cairen tightly held the "Liezi" in his hand.
Thinking about it carefully, Li Yuanying wasn't such a good choice either. His mother was just a Baolin in the end, and her talent was lower than that.
Whether this preference is true or not is difficult to determine.
After all, His Majesty Li Er used to attack his brothers in the early years, so it is not impossible to use Li Yuanying to play brotherly respect.
In the end, the life and death of these people are all in the hands of His Majesty Li Er. He wants you to be rich and honored for a lifetime, and you will be rich and honored for a lifetime, and he wants you to be prosperous for a lifetime. If he doesn't want to, you won't even be able to see him, and you will be trapped behind a high wall forever in this life.
not free.
It is also difficult to be free.
Wu Cairen sat where he was, without moving for a long time.
The candle was burning quietly, making the scroll in her hand cast a faint shadow on the ground.
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On the other side, His Majesty Li Er left Wu Cairen's residence, did not turn to any of the concubines, but went straight to Li Yuanying's residence.
They looked at each other left and right, and followed quickly, not daring to say more.
Li Yuanying was reading at night with the lights on at the moment, and the book "Liezi" really had some things that he didn't like to read as the martial artist said, but there were still some interesting stories. The "Sophisticated Neighbor" I watched earlier is similar. It is said that a man forgot his ax at the work place, and he did not find the ax when he went back. The more he looked at his neighbors, the more he looked like someone who stole his ax; the next day he found his ax at the work place. , he didn't feel like a thief when he saw his neighbors again!
Li Yuanying was reading with gusto, so Liu Baolin brought him mung bean soup, saying that the weather was still a little hot, so he could drink some to read quietly.
Li Yuanying took the mung bean soup and drank a few sips before asking Liu Baolin if he drank it himself.
Liu Baolin smiled and said, "Of course I drank it." Seeing that half-read books were on Li Yuanying's case, she didn't bother him, but told him to change clothes according to the cold and heat. Cool to remember to approve clothes.
Li Yuanying didn't feel impatient at all, and responded one by one.
Just as Liu Baolin turned around to go out, he saw His Majesty Li Er approaching the door of Li Yuanying's small study at some point.
Liu Baolin hurriedly lowered his head to salute His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er excused her, and told her to step down first, then he lifted up his robe and sat down opposite Li Yuanying.
Although Liu Baolin was worried that Li Yuanying and His Majesty Li Er would start a quarrel, he didn't dare to disobey the king's order, so he could only follow his advice and retreat, and went back to his room to ask people to pay attention to the movement in the small study.
Li Yuanying didn't know why His Majesty Li Er came here, he still remembered the matter of the sunflower garden, put down the mung bean soup in his hand, turned around and ignored His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er didn't know whether to be angry or laugh when he saw that he was giving himself the back of his head. Sizi and the others became more and more lawless when they met him, obviously they all learned from Li Yuanying.
His Majesty Li Er stretched out his hand and grabbed Li Yuanying's collar to make him turn back obediently.
Li Yuanying was suffocated by the collar, and became even angrier. He turned around and angrily pushed away the hand extended by His Majesty Li Er: "I won't talk to you anymore! I won't look for you again, and you are not allowed to come here!"
His Majesty Li Er said: "I can't tell, he's quite angry."
Li Yuanying ignored him.
His Majesty Li Er picked up the volume "Lie Zi" on the case, and said: "Someone stopped me just now, saying that you often go to see Wu Cairen?"
Li Yuanying heard what His Majesty Li Er meant, temporarily put aside his annoyance, and looked at His Majesty Li Er strangely, not understanding why he suddenly mentioned such a sentence. He snorted, "What's so strange about that, I even stopped you to talk about it!"
His Majesty Li Er said: "You like her very much?"
Li Yuanying didn't want to answer His Majesty Li Er at first, but seeing that His Majesty Li Er's expression was not the same as usual, after thinking about it, he hummed and replied: "Of course I like her, she is amazing! When I was in Jiucheng Palace, I told her "Why did Lao Wei and Lao Kong both give me the same one in the Four Treasures of the Study, but I felt that Lao Wei was encouraging me and Lao Kong was laughing at me", so she found "Han Zi" for me, and I finished reading the one in it' You can understand the story of Sophon Suspicious Neighbors!"
His Majesty Li Er listened patiently without saying a word.
The conversation started, and Li Yuanying couldn't close her mouth at all: "Speaking of which, I told her today that Changle has learned both essays and arithmetic very well, and it's too boring to only serve her in-laws in the mansion every day! Brother Huang, you are so boring! As soon as I mention it, I feel that Wu Cairen is a waste in the palace. There are so many women in the harem now, and you are so busy, brother, you can't be favored at all! After a long time, I'm afraid I can't even remember what they looked like .According to me, you should let some girls out of the palace who have no time to pamper them, lest they spend their entire lives alone in the palace! I heard that my sister-in-law let go of three thousand court ladies!"
His Majesty Li Er said indifferently: "You dare to say anything, even dare to intervene in the affairs of the harem."
Li Yuanying remained silent, and continued to implement the principle of "don't talk to the emperor brother again".
His Majesty Li Er said: "Since you have said so, I have to listen." He looked at Li Yuanying, "How about I give you a martial artist?"
Li Yuanying was taken aback, then raised his head to look at His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er's eyes were deep and deep, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry.
Li Yuanying asked in bewilderment: "What did you give her to me for?" He felt that there was no shortage of people around him, and he was not yet old enough to marry. Besides, there is no reason for a younger brother to marry an elder brother from the palace!
His Majesty Li Er said: "Let her do whatever you want her to do, she has to listen to you. How about it? Just treat her as my exchange for your corn and peanuts."
Thinking of how powerful Wu Cairen is, Li Yuanying was a little moved, but he hesitated after thinking about it, and said, "Brother Huang, you are at a loss, she is so powerful! Besides, she may not necessarily want to come by my side, if she doesn't If you are happy to come here, if you are not happy here, you might as well not come.”
His Majesty Li Er said: "If I let her come, she has to come. What's there to be happy? You said you asked me to let people out of the palace, why didn't you think about whether they would like it or not?"
No matter if you were born in a wealthy family or an ordinary family, you may not be able to get married as you wish, maybe your life would be worse than staying in the palace!
At the beginning, Empress Changsun released three thousand maids, but it was because it was in the early years of Zhenguan, and the people needed to recuperate. The reduction of court ladies was firstly to reduce the expenditure in the palace, and secondly, to ease the urgent need of the people to marry and encourage the people to have more children. Children, add more newcomers to Datang.
Li Yuanying really didn't think about this.
Thinking of the group of refugees and beggars he met at the foot of Mount Li, Li Yuanying calmed down.
His Majesty Li Er said: "How is it? Have you thought about it?"
Li Yuanying said: "Can I tell you tomorrow?"
His Majesty Li Er took a deep look at him, nodded and said, "Okay, it's up to you. If you don't tell me tomorrow, your corn and peanuts will be given to me for nothing."
As soon as Li Yuanying heard the corn and peanuts, he got angry and got up angrily to push His Majesty Li Er. After pushing His Majesty Li Er up, he continued to push him towards the door, saying bluntly: "You should go ,I'm going to sleep!"
His Majesty Li Er laughed heartily, not annoyed by his subordinates, he strode out of Li Yuanying's small study room, took his left and right and left.
After Li Er Majesty left, Liu Baolin came over and asked Li Yuanying why His Majesty Li Er came here.
Li Yuanying didn't talk to Liu Baolin, only said that His Majesty Li Er came to coax him and said that he would give him some compensation. Now he reluctantly decided to talk to His Majesty Li Er, but he hasn't figured out what he wants!
In Liu Baolin's opinion, no matter how delicious the corn and peanuts were, it was nothing compared to His Majesty Li Er's favor. Only with His Majesty Li Er's heart can my son live a comfortable life in the future! She was afraid that her son would make too much noise and offend the Sacred Heart, and she was also afraid that if she taught her son to be respectful to His Majesty Li Er and abide by etiquette like others, His Majesty Li Er might never look at him again, after all, such people abound Yes.
Liu Baolin could only take Li Yuanying's hand and persuade him: "Since His Majesty has come in person, don't be angry with him again."
Li Yuanying hummed twice, neither agreed nor refuted, and just coaxed Liu Baolin to sleep.
Early the next morning, Li Yuanying went straight to Wu Cairen.
Wu Cairen didn't sleep well last night, and looked a little haggard.
Seeing Li Yuanying running over carelessly, Wu Cairen's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't stop thinking of what His Majesty Li Er asked last night.
Li Yuanying saw that the martial artist lost a little bit of his usual calmness, and asked with concern: "What's the matter? Are you sick? Did you invite the imperial doctor to take a look?"
Seeing that Li Yuanying behaved as usual, Wu Cairen also laughed, and replied: "It's nothing, I just didn't sleep well last night."
Li Yuanying also felt that Wu Cairen didn't seem to be sick, so he nodded and asked Wu Cairen to sit down and talk.
Wu Cairen didn't want to have more contact with Li Yuanying, but he couldn't say anything too cold to Li Yuanying, so he sat down and asked, "Your Highness, have you finished reading Liezi?"
Li Yuanying said: "Not yet. It's all the fault of Brother Huang. He came to my place suddenly last night, which made me lose my mind to read!"
Wu Cai's heart jumped twice.
Li Yuanying couldn't hide his words, and regardless of whether Wu Cairen was curious about what Li Er Majesty was looking for him, he told Wu Cairen how Li Er Majesty went to see him last night. When it was mentioned that someone stopped His Majesty Li Er to inform him, he still found it strange, and murmured to Wu Cairen in bewilderment: "I asked you to help me find books, what can I tell Brother Huang?"
Hearing what Li Yuanying said, Wu Cairen suddenly loosened the tension in his heart.
Those messy things outside seemed to never touch Li Yuanying's heart.
She laughed and said, "Yes, there is nothing to say."
Li Yuanying felt that he had found a confidant and was very happy. He directly told Wu Cairen the rest of His Majesty Li Er's words. Seeing that Wu Cairen was a little dazed, he pulled the corner of Wu Cairen's sleeve and said, "I didn't agree right away. It’s getting older, but I still want to ask you first before answering Brother Huang. I also told Brother Huang that if you don’t feel happy when you come around me, then it’s meaningless.”
Wu Cairen looked at Li Yuanying fixedly.
The child's eyes were bright and compelling.
Like a star in the sky.
Li Yuanying did not avoid the eyes of Wu Cairen. He didn't promise anything to Wu Cairen, nor did he boast that he would bring her to do great things together in the future. He only asked her seriously: "Will you come to my side? If you want, I will go and talk to the emperor." Brother said, if you don’t want to, I won’t talk about it.”
The author has something to say:
Little prince: Although I don't know what she will do in the future, I still think she is very powerful! (Try hard to attract the second watch!
Regarding whether Emperor Wu should be the emperor, this is not the real history, and whether he is the emperor or not will not affect the empress of the real history. And according to the historical line, if she wants to become the emperor, the current and the next emperor will have to die. In terms of time, it is about fifty years away from now. Therefore, such a long-term matter must not be written (hey), now just play happily! You must know that in the world view of the little prince, being an emperor is a hard job that involves hardships and hardships, the kind that even the king would not be willing to do!