Long live Emperor Wu!

Chapter 29 Are you in a better mood?

King Jin withdrew his gaze and stopped talking.

To be honest, Wu Rou's question is a bit treacherous if you look at it from top to bottom.

Has he lost his support?Isn't it just to curse my father to death?
But the crime was too big, and he didn't want to shout and kill someone just because of someone else's words. Besides, he could feel that Wu Rou was more sentimental about himself and had nothing to do with him.

Sure enough, Wu Rou lowered her head and said to herself:

"...I also think my question is silly. What is His Highness afraid of? Although he is young, he is already a prince. Aye is the emperor, his brother is the prince, and his uncle is Changsun Wuji. If His Highness's life is to be turned upside down, I'm afraid The whole world must be turned upside down first.

...Only a little girl like me would be afraid. "

Wu Rou looked at the void with desolate eyes and murmured:

"Lately, I have been thinking that a woman does not have a home. Her parents' home is not her own home, it is her parents' home. After marriage, her husband's home is not her own home, but her husband's home.

If his parents die, he may be kicked out.Even if her husband dies, he may still be kicked out... Why can't a woman have a home of her own? "

Wu Rou looked at King Jin with hazy eyes, sincerely wanting an answer.

But King Jin is also a child after all. He has never thought about such a question, and it is impossible for him to know the answer.So I suddenly stopped.

Upon seeing this, Wu Rou sighed in disappointment, stood up from his seat, bowed to him in a polite manner, and left silently.

……

……

"Why do you feel so discouraged recently?" Xu Chongrong looked at Wu Rou with a little surprise on his indifferent face.

Wu Rou was squatting down to serve her tea. When she heard that, she withdrew her hand, gently touched her face, and said:

"No... isn't Arou always like this?"

Xu Hui sneered arrogantly and said:
"The little girl is young after all. Her mind is erratic. She is happy and unhappy now. Tell me what you are worried about. If I am in a good mood, I might be able to help you solve it."

I want to be promoted, I want to have a child.Empress Chongrong, wish me a helping hand!

Wu Rou shouted in her heart.

But she must not say it, and Xu Hui will definitely not help her... She doesn't have any children herself, so if she speaks out, she won't be beaten immediately.

But she couldn't miss Xu Hui's opportunity to help her, so she rolled her eyes and said:

"I've been in the palace for a long time... I haven't communicated with anyone outside the palace. I don't know how my mother and sisters are doing..."

"This is not simple. Low-level concubines in the palace cannot communicate with the outside world, but second-level concubines can. If you have a letter, I can ask my family to pass it on for you. What are you going to say?" Xu Chongrong said this. At times, he raised his chin and sounded arrogant, but not annoying at all.

Wu Rou couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips, thought for a moment and said:
"...It's nothing, I just want to tell my mother that while I am still somewhat favored in the palace, I can quickly find a reliable marriage for my sisters.

I'm afraid this will be the case for the rest of my life, but at least my mother and sisters will have a better life, so they won't have to be bullied by the two brothers again. "

"Reliable? What does it mean to be reliable?... You are not very old, yet you are still worried about your sisters' marriage? Your mother is not without ideas. Why don't you say she doesn't know?"

Xu Hui's tone was always rude, but now with the added sarcasm, it seemed even more reproachful.

Wu Rou's face turned red and she quickly said:
"No...it's not that I want to be my mother-in-law. My mother-in-law doesn't know that my mother attaches more importance to marriage. This has never changed when I entered the palace. I'm worried that they won't understand. , missed this opportunity.

In the future, if time passes and my brother knows that I can't impress His Majesty in the palace, they will still bully my mother. "

They have been together for such a long time. Xu Hui knows more or less about Wu Rou's family affairs and sympathizes with her.

After hearing this, she looked at her steadily for a while and said:

"This is not easy...your brother has taken the title of Duke Ying. Although the title is just a virtual title with no real power, it is noble in the end.

If you can frighten them by entering the palace yourself to serve His Majesty, who do your sisters have to marry to be useful?Besides, it’s not like you can marry just because you want to.

After all, your father was a timber merchant, and your two brothers... have no talent and have not passed the imperial examinations. It shows that their abilities are mediocre and their future is not promising.If it were a serious marriage, this condition would not be enough in the eyes of the nobles in Chang'an City.

Or...whose family do you want your sisters to be concubines for based on their beauty? "

Wu Rou kept listening, her heart getting heavier and heavier, but in the end she quickly waved her hands and said:
"No, no, no... my status as a concubine is inferior to others. The concubines of ordinary families are only made by slaves. I can't waste my sisters' lives."

"Then what are you going to do?" Xu Chongrong asked.

Wu Rou lowered her head and couldn't answer.

She wanted to let her sister climb a high tree and find someone to rely on, but who would she look to?

Seeing that she was in trouble, Xu Chongrong felt pity for her, so he thought for a while and said:
"It's not impossible... As the saying goes, among the third-rank officials in front of the prime minister, sometimes there are people among these little people who can control people. If you have connections, go to the cronies of various princes and use your strength."

When Wu Rou heard this, she raised her head, her eyes lit up, and she weighed it carefully in her heart.

Then Xu Hui raised her chin proudly and analyzed for her:
"Although their positions are not high among the cronies of various princes, they are under the care of the princes of the Tian family, have close contacts and friendships, and can speak well.

If you get married then, because of your low status, you won't have to pay much attention to it. You can go back to your parents' house from time to time. If you encounter your brother being treated harshly, you can also ask the prince to help teach you a lesson. "

Wu Rou nodded and said happily:
"...Moreover, I am in the palace now and have access to all the empresses and princes. If I can find any empress who will take pity on me and make the decision to arrange a marriage for the prince's cronies, it is no better than letting my mother-in-law go out and ask for help. ?" The more she spoke, the more hopeful she felt. She happily held her shawl and covered her mouth, looking at Xu Hui with bright eyes, full of gratitude:

"Thank you for your advice...Since I entered the palace, I have benefited a lot from following you. I have never wasted a day."

When Xu Hui heard what she said, her cold and arrogant face couldn't help but smile. It was very light, but she quickly stopped her smile and said:
"As long as you don't mind my bad temper."

She glanced at Wu Rou again with the end of her eyes, looking up and down, as if appreciating:
"To be honest, there are not many people in the palace who know good from evil like you. They are all afraid of me and think that I like to seize power. I find faults and thorns every day and dominate them."

Wu Rou replied seriously:
"Your Majesty is just doing things seriously, she is not what they think she is at all!"

Xu Hui smiled again after hearing this, and her indifferent eyebrows became much softer.

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……

When it comes to finding someone to have a relationship with, the first choice is definitely Prince Jin.

His Royal Highness Prince Jin's brother is the Crown Prince. If he can be the wife of His Highness the Prince's confidant, then if the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future, she might be able to become the wife of the prime minister?
At that time, Xu Hui reminded her that a high position is not necessarily the best. The best thing is to be able to go home often.

Otherwise, what if you have a high position?
It's like she became His Majesty's wife, but she couldn't leave the palace and couldn't communicate with her.

It all depends on the shock of the unknown future.

If the Wu brothers closed the door and treated her mother harshly.They never see each other, so who can know?

So what if you know?Isn’t it beyond reach?

Wu Rou made up her mind and went to Hongwen Hall to wait and wait for King Jin.

Since the last time they met, Wu Rou said a few words and left, making King Jin feel quite abandoned.

So when I saw her this time, I planned to pretend that I didn't know her, ignore her, and do whatever I needed to do.

But Wu Rou seemed to have lost her memory, and came over with a smile on her face. She was obviously a head taller than him, but she looked more like a child than him. When she saw him, her eyes lit up as if she were seeing candy.

King Jin felt something was wrong.

"His Royal Highness Prince Jin has been coming here a lot recently... What a coincidence, we have bumped into each other again." Wu Rou said flatteringly.

Jin Wang Li Shan felt a thump in his heart, fearing that Wu Rou would think that he was waiting for her on purpose.

Although, he did have a little bit of this idea in his mind.

It's all because of the pitiful words she said when we last met...

See you today, it’s okay again.

"We are going to fight Tibet recently...I am just curious and want to read the documents about Tibet." King Jin said with a sullen face.

Wu Rou was stunned. She had never heard of this before. She chased after King Jin and asked:

"Are we going to fight again? Why? Tubo is...in the southwest of the Tang Dynasty, right?"

King Jin breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that she did not doubt his excuse.So while pretending to look for a book, he said:

"The Tubo people used to ask for a marriage from the Tang princess, and they wanted people and things, but my father refused. Later, they held a grudge and sent troops to invade our territory of the Tang Dynasty. After receiving the war report, my father naturally wanted to fight back."

"...Will the fight take a long time?" Wu Rou asked worriedly.

King Jin thought for a while and said:

"It shouldn't take long. My father has been fighting for many years and has many soldiers and generals. In terms of strength, the Tang Dynasty has never been afraid of anyone."

"That's right." Wu Rou was completely relieved. She had grown up listening to the legends of the Tang Dynasty. She, Aye, was a disciple of the dragon, and she was proud of her. She often liked to talk about this.

King Jin turned sideways, glanced at Wu Rou, and finally asked:

"...Are you feeling better?"

His voice had the freshness of a young man, and was gentle but also a little green and awkward.

When Wu Rou heard this, her eyes flashed, she looked at King Jin with tears in her eyes, she smiled and said:
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness King Jin. I'm much better."

No matter when, I feel sincere concern and concern, and my heart will feel warm.

What's more, King Jin is dignified and calm, like a crane and a fairy boy, and he naturally has the illusion of gentleness and power.

Being worried by him is like being favored by gods, and the healing effect is multiplied many times.

She understood more and more how Concubine Wei felt when she met the Queen for the first time.

Even if it is self-deception and mostly based on my own imagination, I feel relieved that the feeling of being healed is not fake.

(End of this chapter)