Long live Emperor Wu!

Chapter 17 His Highness King Jin is easy to talk to

The two met just at the end of the bookshelf.Jin Wang Li Shan took the book list from her hand, looked at it twice and said:
"They're all over there, follow me."

He walked in front, and Wu Rou followed obediently. Although she was taller than him, she was three or four steps behind, pretending to be obedient, more like an obedient child.

King Jin's kindness emboldened Wu Rou's courage, and she took the initiative to say:
"In the past two days, Empress Chongrong asked me to memorize so many names of married women that it made me dizzy. If it wasn't for errands, I would have thought she was deliberately making things difficult for me."

Li Shan glanced back at her, his eyes a little unclear, and after a while he said:

"She does mean to make things difficult for you. You don't need to memorize the roster. Just have a rough understanding of it. Because the titles change frequently, it's useless to memorize them."

"Ah?" Wu Rou paused. She could guess somewhat, but after hearing the confirmation from others, she still felt unhappy.

Prince Jin walked into a row of bookshelves, raised his head, and glanced over the spines of each volume, while searching, he said:

"But don't worry, she probably wants to test you. Now that she has passed the test, she won't embarrass you in the future."

Wu Rou followed silently and asked:

"Why does Your Highness know?"

"You guessed it, Xu Chongrong is talented and arrogant, but not arrogant or blind. She loves my father very much. She probably felt a little uncomfortable after hearing that you were granted a title for your beauty, so she deliberately made things difficult for you.

But if you are not as shallow as she thinks, she will naturally not make things difficult for you anymore. "

Wu Rou suddenly felt inferior and said angrily:
"I'm afraid it's really a bit shallow... When I was outside the palace, I, Aye, often praised me, so I thought I was pretty good. But since I entered the palace, I have seen all capable people, and I feel that everyone is better than me."

She glanced at King Jin's figure again, seemingly envious, and added:
"For example, Xu Chongrong can compose poems at the age of eight, and he still has a photographic memory... I guess Aye is a naive person, so he just knows how to coax me."

Jin Wang Li Shan still glanced at the bookshelf and said casually:
"Talents are different from talents. Some people speak well, and some people are pragmatic and capable. You, Aye Warrior, are a capable official and do good governance. When he praises you, he should be praising you for being smart, decisive, and able to get things done."

"His Highness knows about me?!" Wu Rou was very surprised and took a few steps forward, getting closer to him.

King Jin found another book and handed it to her gently and dignifiedly, saying:

"Of course, listen to what my father said. Back then..."

King Jin hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head slightly.

At that moment, it seemed that the entire library became sad along with him.

He went on to say:
"Back then... my mother was seriously ill. I heard that you, Aye, were also ill. My father told me about him and sent an imperial doctor from Chang'an... they died of illness in the same year, so I remember it clearly."

Wu Rou's voice also became heavier, she lowered her head and said:

"...I remember it too."

Neither of them spoke anymore, both immersed in their own sorrow.It was quiet in Hongwen Hall.

Suddenly, the palace door rang, and there was a long and gentle "squeak" sound.

Wu Rou turned her head and could see where the door was, but she didn't see anyone.

"No one, maybe it was blown by the wind." She said.

The silence in the hall was broken, and the heaviness just now was swept away. Both of them were a little embarrassed.

King Jin walked a few more steps, casually took out the two remaining books on the list, put his hands on the books in Wu Rou's arms, and said:

"Finished, let's go."

Wu Rou turned around to leave, but suddenly turned around again and asked:
"Your Highness, do you have to use the title given by His Majesty? Is it okay if you don't?"

Li Shan said:
"It's just a title, as long as you can distinguish it. My father is not that overbearing. He will not punish others if they don't use the name he gave them."

Only then did Wu Rou become happy, Qingli's gentle eyebrows curved with a smile, and she said:

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Wu Rou walked through several rows of bookshelves holding the book, bypassed the desk and reached the door, only to see a five-year-old girl leaning against the door.

The female doll bit her fingers, tied two round pull-back buns on her head, wore a simple slanted singlet, the pink singlet covered her knees, and wore loose lantern pants and pink tiger-toe shoes. She flashed with a pair of big eyes. looked at her.

Wu Rou felt that her heart was about to melt, and she was about to ask: Who are you?
Outside the door, she saw Arthurs who had followed her and bowed his head respectfully. He looked a little nervous when he looked up at her.

The smile on Wu Rou's face suddenly froze. How could she forget that she was in the palace.

If a little baby appears in the emperor's harem, it must be rich or noble, and maybe it is some princess.

She hugged the book, and her already slumped shoulders drooped again. As soon as she crossed the threshold, she saw a row of palace maids standing on the wall outside the door, all in the same posture as Arthur.

She handed the book in her hand to Arthur, who took the opportunity to remind her in a low voice:
"This is Princess Jinyang."

Wu Rou turned around smoothly, bowed to the little baby flawlessly, saluted, and said:
"I've seen Princess Jinyang."

It was as if she had known each other from the beginning and was ready to have her hands free to salute.

"No gifts." The little doll stood up straight, let go of the hand biting her fingers, and said in a sweet voice, still looking at her with bright eyes.

The serious little doll is even cuter.

Wu Rou couldn't help the loving smile on her face and looked at the little baby who refused to leave.

"Is the princess here to see His Highness Prince Jin? Why don't you go in?" "Well... when the adults are talking, you can't interrupt them casually. This is polite." said the little baby, looking very serious.

Wu Rou couldn't help but wonder: Are all Queen Changsun's children so cute, good-looking, good-natured, precocious and intelligent?

"Who are you? I've never seen him before." She tilted her head and started biting her fingers unconsciously again.

Just as Wu Rou was about to answer, King Li Shan of Jin came over, gently and dignifiedly took her hand down, and said:

"Rhino, you bit your finger again."

Princess Jin quickly hid her hand behind her back, then took his hand with the other hand, raised her face and said:

"Brother Jiu, I'm not going to sleep anymore. I want to go see Yudou. Let's go see Yudou together."

She only reached King Jin's chest. They were both children, but King Jin acted like an adult, holding her hand and saying softly:

"It's not possible now. The imperial concubine may still be taking a lunch break. We don't want to disturb her. We'll go back later, okay?"

"Yeah... okay." The little doll was a little reluctant, but still agreed.

"I will accompany my brother to the palace to read for a while, and I will tell you a story." He said, pulling Princess Jinyang inside.

Before leaving, he turned his head and glanced at Wu Rou. His eyebrows were soft and he seemed to be a little apologetic, but the apology was also noble and not very obvious.

The way Wu Rou looked at him, for some reason, Xiao Qu's words suddenly came to mind.

He said that His Royal Highness Prince Jin is the person most like Queen Wende.

If Empress Changsun was like him, then she thought she could understand why His Majesty the Emperor loved her so much.

If Empress Changsun was still alive, she would definitely love her very much.

Who could not love such a noble, gentle, fairy-like woman?

On the way back, Wu Rou kept imagining the appearance of Queen Changsun. In the end, it seemed as if she had actually seen her. The more she thought about it, the more intimate she became.

She felt that she was so magical that she kept her head down while walking without looking, and even knocked her foot on the stairs.

Arthurs who followed her quickly reminded:

"careful!"

She was holding the book and had no hands. She could only lean towards Wu Rou with her shoulders slanted. The Hu woman had a wider frame and she was a head taller than Wu Rou. She was behind Wu Rou, which made people feel safe.

"Thank you." Wu Rou said embarrassedly, smiling.

"What are you thinking about, so obsessed?" She asked without looking at her, her eyes evasive as if worried.

"Nothing..." Wu Rou noticed her expression and was very surprised and asked:
"What's wrong with you? You seem to have something to say?"

Arthur lowered his head and struggled for a while before saying:

"Cai Ren said that as long as it is for your own good, it doesn't matter if you are a little stupid and do the wrong thing. Cai Ren will not blame you."

Upon hearing this, Wu Rou turned around and said seriously: "Yes, I said so. Don't worry, I will do what I say."

She happened to be standing on the third step, finally a little taller than Arthur.

Arthur's golden hair turned white in the sun. She bent her body further and said:
"Cai Ren, you are His Majesty's woman, so you should be careful. The way you looked at His Royal Highness Prince Jin just now... was unusual. If others find out, I'm afraid it will cause a disaster."

Wu Rou was stunned for a moment, then she covered her mouth and burst into laughter, making her branches quiver with laughter.

Since Aye's death, she hasn't smiled so happily for a long time:

"Hehehe... Hahahahaha... What are you thinking? He is still a child. Yes, I like him. I also like Princess Jinyang... Which adult wouldn't like a well-behaved and cute child when he sees it? Hahahaha... …”

Arthur's body became stiffer and stiffer, and sweat seemed to break out on his head.

She didn't know whether she was frightened because of Wu Rou's words "I like him", or whether she was panicking because she misjudged her master's thoughts.

Wu Rou reached out and patted her shoulder and said:

"Arthur, don't be nervous. Thank you for the reminder. I appreciate it. I will go back and reward you later."

Arthur slowly breathed a sigh of relief, stretched his body holding the book a little, and followed Wu Rou.

"By the way, who is Yudou?" Wu Rou suddenly remembered.

"Yudou is the nickname of the little princess. When Queen Wende passed away, the little princess was only two years old. She was afraid that she would be lucky enough to celebrate her birthday, so she didn't have a title and only had a nickname. Now Concubine Wei is responsible for raising her."

"Oh, yes, I remembered that Queen Wende has three sons and four daughters. The two princesses are already married. There should be two more young ones in the palace."

She smiled again and asked:
"Are all Queen Wende's children so cute? I haven't seen the rest yet. Have you seen them?"

After hearing this, Arthur thought for a while and said:

"Have you seen...their appearance?... This slave dare not judge the appearance of my masters."

"Forget it, I won't ask you anymore. Next time I will ask His Highness King Jin directly. His Highness Jin King is easy to talk to."

(End of this chapter)