Long live Emperor Wu!

Chapter 18 Your Majesty likes her?
In the next month, apart from going to greet the woman with the highest status in the Zhaoqing Palace in the morning, Wu Rou immersed herself in studying. From morning to night, a stack of notes on the desk was wiped out.

There was no way around it. There were many unfamiliar words in the Torah and she didn't know how to explain them. Later, she borrowed a book of word definitions, took notes, and finally understood the words according to the explanations...

Those days, it was quiet.

His Majesty never looked for her again. Xu Chongrong knew that she was studying hard and never asked about her again.

So every morning when she opened her eyes, Caiyi went to the kitchen to get her food. She spent three spring and four autumn cleaning the house, while Arthur followed her, opening the windows, grinding ink, and blowing the fan.

At night, she unknowingly lit the lamp, Caiyi prepared the bathing soup, and went to wash. After washing, she returned to the desk and studied hard until the drums of the night ban in the palace sounded. Just went to bed.

When I was at home in the past two years, the days when I got up early in the morning and went to night to make things difficult for me, I was beaten and scolded at every turn, and I had to work hard without enough food, it seemed like a lifetime ago.

She was lying on her side with a cooling pillow on her head and a cotton and linen sheet covering her body.

There was a large ice cube placed next to the bed for cooling off, and Arthur fanned her through the ice cube, sending a slight cool breeze over, which was very comfortable.

Arthurs said that originally the fifth-level talents did not have ice cubes to relieve the heat, but it was already autumn and there were enough ice cubes in the icehouse, so Xu Chongrong allowed them, the low-level concubines, to use them.

"Arthur...I have heard before that in those harem stories, there are many scenes of fighting for favor and killing children, poisoning and framing, and stealing the limelight. But after entering the palace, I didn't hear any rumors. Is it because I don’t have enough status to reach you?”

Arthur lowered his head, seeming to be thinking about something, and after a while he said:

"No, as far as I know, the ladies with higher status, especially the four concubines, are in harmony with each other. They all have their own children, and there are no rumors of fighting for favor. On the contrary, those who cause trouble are all Even the lower-ranking concubines and maidens lost their lives due to jealousy."

Wu Rou was surprised for a moment, and suddenly remembered the palace maid Xiao Qu had said who was beaten to death for trespassing into Wude Hall.

"Oh...that's really strange. I don't have a high status and no one bothers me."

Xu Chongrong's embarrassment is no longer an embarrassment to her. Someone urges you to study and make progress. The more such embarrassments, the better.

"Someone is looking for it..." Arthurs said.

"What?" Wu Rou didn't react for a moment.

Arthurs raised his eyes and glanced at Wu Rou, then lowered his eyes and said:

"It's just that Cai Ren doesn't know. Cai Ren was given a title by His Majesty the day before he went to bed. He is still famous for his beauty.

Everyone knows that His Majesty has always liked talented women, and Talented is the first of its kind.So there was quite a stir in the harem, and many people wanted to see Cai Ren, except the fourth concubine. "

Wu Rou blushed. Only a few people probably knew what was going on with this account.

"The fourth concubine?...Yes, I have never seen any of the four concubines. Empress Chongrong said that only the ninth concubine is qualified to visit and pay her respects. We, the ladies of the world, are under the control of the ninth concubine."

"Well, that's the truth, but that's not what I said. The fourth concubine has a noble status. If they are curious about talented people, it is normal for them to go and meet him, but none of them are curious.

Except for them, all the concubines in the palace had sent people to inquire about him, but they only inquired secretly from outside and did not come directly. "

"Why?" Wu Rou asked, half raising her body from the bed.

She didn't think it was strange that the fourth concubine wasn't curious about her. She was just a nobody, but it was strange that others didn't dare to come.

"Because Empress Chongrong is strict and has a bad temper, she doesn't give face to anyone except the fourth concubine. Everyone in the palace is afraid of her. Talents live in her palace. They have to meet Empress Chongrong first. So I didn’t dare to come.”

Wu Rou thought of Xu Chongrong's pale, pale face without makeup, which indeed gave people a feeling of alienation and indifference.

Moreover, she is really arrogant...but people have the right to be arrogant.

Wu Rou lay back again and said:

"Afraid of what she will do. She is just strict and not harsh towards others. If she wanted to, let alone ice cubes, I can't even spread out a mat. But although she despises me, she has never been short of money. It shows that she is a good person.”

The two bastard brothers from the Biwu family treated her much better.

Arthurs shook his head while shaking his fan and said:
"There are only four ninth concubines, and the other three are just meaningless and not easy to manage. Basically, she is the only one responsible for supervising the four virtues of the harem. In addition to not going to the fourth concubine, she also has the other three second-grade concubines in the palace. , and she has to patrol the rest from time to time.

If she was dissatisfied with anything, she would punish people to copy the first four volumes of the "Women's Rules". There was a joke among the palace maids in private, saying that the dogs that passed by the queen's sedan chair had to behave themselves. , neatly. "

"Pfft..." Wu Rou covered her mouth and laughed.

It was already late at night, and the louder laughter seemed shrill, so she quickly covered it with her other hand.

Although the palace was very big and the dormitory where Xu Chongrong lived was far away from her, she was just afraid that she would know.

She doesn't know why, but she feels Xu Chongrong is more and more cute now.

……

……

The one month deadline has passed.The books Wu Rou read were all placed on Xu Chongrong's desk. Xu Chongrong held a book in his hand, gently opened a page with his slender fingertips, and asked:
"Qin Maqin, what do you mean?"

"As the lightest of the five services, all the great-great-grandparents, great-uncles and grandparents, clan uncles and parents, clan brothers and unmarried clan sisters, cousins ​​with foreign surnames, parents-in-law, etc., all serve."

I guess there is nothing left to ask. This last question is just the most basic concept.

Wu Rou stood there and saw that she was still wearing green clothes, but the color was heavier and more ink-colored. The bun on her head was as thin as hers. There were only two jade hairpins, which were also ink jade, which complemented her skin. She is getting whiter and more transparent, and seems to be cool and refreshing in summer.

A word suddenly popped into Wu Rou's mind: ice muscle and jade bone.

After spending time together, she fell in love with Xu Hui even more, so she spoke out of nowhere:
"Empress Chongrong, I have read your poems, they are really good."

After hearing this, Xu Hui put down the book in her hand and looked at her with dull eyes, unable to distinguish her emotions and anger:
"Which one?"

"In "The Pian of Xiaoshan", I looked up at the secluded rock and looked forward to it, and caressed the osmanthus branches to contemplate. When I met a thousand-year-old man, why did I go alone in Tsuen."

Wu Rou's clear voice was like that of an oriole, and when she recited the rhymed poem, it sounded as good as singing.

Xu Hui seemed to be moved by the rhythm of her voice, her eyes flickered slightly, and then she said:
"I wrote this when I was a kid, and it's not very good."

Wu Rou looked at her indifferent face, and for a moment she didn't know whether she was showing off and boasting, or whether she was self-deprecating and slapping her in the face. She looked at Xu Hui without saying a word and thought:

Empress Chongrong, how did your temper endear you to His Majesty's favor?Your Majesty is so generous because of your love for talents?

Xu Hui looked at her and said:

"Your expression seems to be saying, how can His Majesty stand if I have such a weird temper?"

Wu Rou was immediately shocked and turned to dust, her body trembled, and then she covered her face and said in horror:
"I...I...can my queen read minds?!"

Xu Hui suddenly laughed and looked at her, showing her white teeth.

She seemed to feel that smiling made her feel uncomfortable, so she immediately suppressed her smile and returned to her usual indifferent look, saying:

"I can't read minds, it's just what everyone else thinks."

Wu Rou seemed to taste a little loneliness from her words, but she wasn't sure. After all, Xu Hui was so arrogant, so she didn't know how to answer her words for a while.

But Xu Hui spoke, she was very serious and said:
"Actually, I am the same. I still can't figure out why Your Majesty likes you so much."

Wu Rou was worried and finally decided to tell her the truth:

"Your Majesty doesn't like me, he just wants to help me."

Unexpectedly, Xu Hui shook his head and said:

"You don't understand, the joy of the Supreme Being can be carried by the wind. If he clearly stated which inkstone he likes, people all over the world will flock to it and do their best to offer it to him. By then, there will be nations all over the world, no matter businessmen, travelers, or traders. , whether voluntary or not, you will live and die for it.

Originally, the whole world knew that His Majesty loved talents and virtues, and even the women he brought into his harem were all people known for their talents and virtues, including me.

When I entered the palace, it was because the song "Xiao Xiaoshan Pian" was widely circulated.So now that poetry is flourishing in the world, even women are proud of the ritual of reading poetry, let alone the court in front of them.

But you gave His Majesty the reputation of being lecherous. "

As Xu Hui spoke, a look of disappointment gradually appeared on her face, and her voice became much lower, and she said:

"It is impossible for His Majesty not to know the meaning of what he has done. If he can do this, he must like you very much."

"Your Majesty, he really doesn't..."

Wu Rou had just finished speaking when Xu Hui interrupted her and said:

"Like is not only the love between a man and a woman, maybe you impressed him in other places, you don't know."

Wu Rou was completely stunned.

This was something she had never imagined.

Suddenly, the day came to her mind, when the emperor stretched out his arms and the palace servants served him to put on the emperor's crown, and said to her calmly:

"...My lustful reputation has finally been established."

She didn't think it was a big deal at the time.

Or maybe she thinks it's a big deal, but doesn't really realize the impact.

Now she couldn't help but ask, why was His Majesty willing to help her?
like her?What is it about her that deserves a wise king to like her like this?
(End of this chapter)