Long live Emperor Wu!

Chapter 23 Haven’t you fallen into my trap?

Wu Rou put the cat in the box, covered it with a basket for drying scented tea, and looked through the hole in the basket at the black cat inside, fluttering with its teeth and claws.

She waved the red ribbon twice, and the black cat inside bared its teeth and barked at her.

Wu Rou was amused for a while and found it boring. When she raised her head, she saw that the four maidservants all had earth-colored faces and were worried.

But no one said a word.

Wu Rou smiled, with an innocent look on her childish face, as if she was coquettishly coquettish, and comforted them and said:
"Looking at how scared you are, I know I'm a little bolder, but I'm not reckless.

After all, it is a cat, and the person I imprison is not His Highness Prince Jin himself.Besides, what would happen even if His Highness Prince Jin knew about it? He is said to be kind-hearted. I can't play with his cat for a while and he will kill me, right? "

"Then what's the purpose of hiding this cat?" Arthur's face didn't look much better and he asked tremblingly.

Wu Rou looked at the cat and was silent for a while, looking a little anxious, and said:
"I have something to ask him, but he has a distinguished status and lives with His Majesty. If he doesn't want to see anyone, who can disturb him? If he starts looking for a cat in two days, I will give the cat to him. He sent it over and took good care of the cat in the past two days."

"Yes, but... I'm just afraid that others will find out."

"You know it once you know it. At worst, His Royal Highness Prince Jin or Empress Chongrong will teach me a lesson. What a big deal it is." Wu Rou said indifferently.

Caiyi said hesitantly:
"... Talent is really... If this slave knocks over a plate, he will be very scared."

The three springs and four autumns were also uncomfortable, and he said anxiously:

"Then... Your Highness, Prince Jin, please hurry up and find the cat. It's best if we send it away now."

"Yes, this cat can meow. What if Empress Chongrong comes to inspect? Ah... my heart is beating so fast."

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What can His Highness, Prince Jin, lack?
As a small talent, the only person who can flatter him is a mouth that can chat.

When Wu Rou appeared in front of King Jin holding the cat, the ten-year-old King Jin raised his eyes and looked at her, his eyes full of boredom after seeing everything.

Although he is a fairy boy, his gentle and calm face does not even show boredom.

"I heard that His Highness was looking for a cat... the bell happened to be in my yard, so I brought it to His Highness." Wu Rou said bravely.

King Jin had a cold face, said "Thank you", and asked the guards following him to pick up the cat.

There was eight steps in between.

Obviously he doesn't want to have any more contact with her.

Logically speaking, she should leave, but after finally meeting her, how could she be willing to leave just like that?

So in a blink of an eye, he smiled at King Jin and asked delicately:
"His Royal Highness King Jin is annoying me. I don't know what Wu Rou did wrong last time to annoy His Highness King Jin. Your Highness, just say, I apologize and I will change it."

King Jin frowned slightly, looked at the cat in his arms, and said in a gentle tone:
"It's nothing, it's just what Wu Cairen wants, I can't help."

Wu Rou felt a thump in her heart, thinking that the palace was full of human spirits, and even a child's eyes were very poisonous.

If you want to build a relationship with King Jin, I'm afraid you can only seize on his soft-hearted and kind-hearted characteristics, and rely on clever words and lies, which may not work.

Wu Rou's mind was spinning rapidly, changing her strategy in her mind, thinking of what to say to turn the tables, and then her eyes fell on the shoulders of Jin Wang Li Shan again.

He wore the patched clothes again today, with a heavy single bun hanging on the back of his head, and a finger-width headband wrapped several times, which did not stop the thick hair from loosening, and a few strands of hair fell on his cheeks with sweat. , a healthy complexion...is a different kind of beauty.

Not far behind him is the racecourse in the inner garden of the palace. Next to the racecourse, I heard that there is a huge polo ground. His Majesty and the royal family members like to play polo, and competitions are held from time to time.

Wu Rou guessed that for a child as self-restrained and polite as His Highness Prince Jin, he could be seen with his sweaty hair disheveled, probably because he had just gone to play polo.

Just like the first time they met, this patched dress was probably used for playing polo.

Wu Rou's mind went back and forth a thousand times, but in fact it was only for a moment. Her pupils shrank and she said seriously and pitifully:
"Why can't His Highness help me? I came from Taiyuan Mansion, and when I arrived in the palace, I had no relatives or friends, and I didn't understand anything. It was Your Highness who took the initiative to help me, and Wu Rou was naturally grateful.

It's just that Your Highness has a noble status and a kind heart, and dares to answer my questions. If I ask others, they will not only think that I am stupid, but also think that I have offended Tianjia and dare not answer.So when I had doubts in my mind, I naturally thought of Your Highness. "

King Jin Li Shan held the cat in his arms and saw that everything was normal. It was lying lazily in his arms and taking a nap because it was daytime. He breathed a sigh of relief, looked up at Wu Rou and said bluntly:
"...If it's about my mother, I have no comment. Regarding my father, I can't comment either."

Wu Rou bit her cherry-like red lips slightly and said directly:
"I don't ask them, I ask about His Highness."

Prince Jin was about to turn around while holding the cat in his arms. After hearing this, he paused for a moment and then turned back in a dignified manner.

Although there was still a feeling of alienation and rejection on his face, it seemed to be mixed with some guilt after misunderstanding.

He raised his chin slightly, which was obviously an arrogant action, but it made him make a candid gesture of admitting his mistake, and said:
"go ahead."

A glimmer of light flashed through Wu Rou's clear and hazy eyes, and she said:

"Wu Rou has an unknown matter and has been worried about it for a long time. As a nobleman of Tianhuang and His Majesty's beloved legitimate son, His Highness has the dignity of the Tian family to take care of, so why do you wear patched clothes?
You should know that wealthy people usually don’t wear patched clothes.If it is for the sake of frugality, does it seem like trying to gain fame and reputation by being frugal like this? "

In fact, she no longer thinks that it is just for fame and reputation. Since entering the palace, she has heard a lot about Empress Changsun and has a very good impression of her. Even though she does not understand the use of saving this, she no longer Questioning her original intention.

But now, in order to talk to King Jin and establish friendship, she even spoke more eloquently.

Sure enough, as soon as this question came out, even the guards following King Jin felt that she was being bold and looked at her with shocked and angry eyes.

King Jin looked at Wu Rou's eyes flashing, and when he saw her looking at him calmly, the resistance in his heart lessened, and he said slowly:

"The clothes you see are the regular clothes of a first-class king. Although they are inconspicuous, none of the patterns on them are printed or dyed.

The white of the clouds is silver thread, the rolling waves are the feathers of the blue bird, the piping of the cuffs is gold thread, etc... The materials of the clothes alone are not only expensive, but also rare.

A skilled weaver can weave half a foot of raw linen cloth in a day. However, the fabric of this kind of clothing has complex warp and weft and fine silk threads. With a special loom, it can only be used to weave half a foot in a day.

Not to mention the manpower and material resources spent on shaping these threads before putting them on the loom.

The Queen Mother once said that as a royal family, for the sake of order, some things have to be used, but on this basis, one should try to be as frugal as possible.Because even if they are frugal, they are still more luxurious than ordinary wealthy households. "

King Jin glanced at Wu Rou again with the end of his eyes as he spoke, as if specifically to refute her statement that "ordinary rich people don't wear patched clothes."

Although he was a child, Wu Rou was still shocked when this calm look came over him.

She swallowed, bowed and said:
"Wu Rou understands. Thank you for your teaching. Your Highness, please forgive me."

King Jin said:

"Wu Cairen, if it's this kind of problem, I can clear up the confusion, so that you don't have to speculate privately and go astray. From now on..."

He paused because he saw Wu Rou's face raised in joy.

It was a smile that resembled someone who had finally succeeded.

...It's just similar, but he can't be sure.

She has a pair of gentle and beautiful eyebrows, which are a bit otherworldly, but she has a narrow and narrow nose that is slightly mean, and a full and beautiful small mouth.

It is very contradictory but inexplicably harmonious to form a beautiful face, which is a mixture of refined and utilitarian.

King Jin thought that this might be a strategy of hers, a strategy to continue to find out the details of the relationship between his mother and his father from his mouth.

But even if it was true, he couldn't tolerate others misunderstanding his mother's character and wisdom.

He lowered his eyebrows, a hint of boredom flashed across his slightly furrowed brows, and said as if he had compromised:
"If you have any more questions, you can go to Hongwen Hall to find me."

After saying that, he turned around and walked away with the cat in his arms, taking away the eunuchs and chamberlains who followed him.

Wu Rou straightened up and turned around to leave.

The moment she turned her back, the smile on her face became brighter and she said proudly in her heart:
"Hey! He is a child after all, four years younger than me. No matter how mature and smart he is, haven't you fallen into my trap?"

(End of this chapter)