When the emperor approached, the palace maid beside the woman saluted the emperor.

However, the woman did not salute.

She just carried a basket with osmanthus flowers and smiled at the emperor, "Slave Zhou Yingying, I have seen the emperor." ”

Ying Zhan stood in front of the girl with her hands in her hands.

He squinted his eyes and glanced at Chu Xiu Gong behind the woman, "Are you from Chu Xiu Palace?" ”

Zhou Yingying: "If you go back to the emperor, the slave maid lives in this Chuxiu Palace, and she is also one of the nine women sent by Qiu Yuanguo. ”

Of the nine women, only she and Princess Wuyang were not summoned.

So they are not formal concubines yet, they can only call themselves slaves.

Li Zhong heard that this was one of the nine beauties sent by Qiu Yuanguo.

looked at the other party's behavior of not knowing the number of etiquette, and immediately reprimanded with a sharp voice, "Bold slave, seeing that the emperor actually didn't salute, is this the etiquette of your Qiu Yuanguo?" ”

Hearing Li Zhong's reprimand, Zhou Yingying was not annoyed.

She just raised her clear phoenix eyes and looked at the emperor.

Zhou Yingying blinked her phoenix eyes, "Your Majesty, in Qiu Yuan Kingdom, when people see the emperor, they naturally have to salute." But in Hotaru's eyes, there is no difference between the heavenly family and the commoners, you and I are mortals, aren't we? ”

said so, but she still made up for the previous salute and blessed the emperor.

Even though she was in the northern border country and knew that Qiu Yuanguo was in a bad situation, she still defended Qiu Yuanguo, "Of course, this is just my personal thoughts, and it has nothing to do with Qiu Yuanguo's national style." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was shocked, but they had to pretend that they hadn't heard anything.

Li Zhong thinks that Zhou Yingying really dares to say this.

If she says such a rebellious thing, she is not afraid of moving her head?!

Li Zhong took a step forward and was about to continue to reprimand that Zhou Yingying, but he heard His Majesty the Emperor laughing loudly there.

Moreover, the emperor also waved his palm and asked Li Zhong to step aside.

In this regard, Li Zhong had no choice but to retreat behind the emperor again.

Li Zhong was a little puzzled by His Majesty the Emperor's behavior of not being angry but laughing.

If you say such a big rebellion, it is clearly to despise the heavenly family and the emperor.

If it is said from the mouth of others, the emperor will definitely be angry and lose his head.

However, when these words came out of Zhou Yingying's mouth, there was a feeling that she couldn't say it.

It seems that she did not despise the heavenly family and the emperor, but simply did not know the stakes.

It's just naïve to think that she and the emperor are ordinary mortals.

So, is it because the emperor is not angry but laughs?

Or is it because Zhou Yingying was sent by Qiu Yuanguo?

Or is it because Zhou Yingying's appearance is familiar?

Thinking of this, Li Zhong glanced at Zhou Yingying again.

This one gave birth to a melon seed face, long eyelashes, big eyes, and fair skin.

A clean goose egg face, with a pear vortex on each side of the face when the cherry is smiling.

She also has a pair of big smart eyes that are as sharp as glass beads.

Although she doesn't dress up well, as long as she sees her smiling, it seems that her heart will be screwed into her, and she feels very fresh.

No wonder the emperor was fascinated by this person, even he also felt that Zhou Yingying was comfortable.

This is different from the concubines in the harem, especially when she carries a basket, she has a different charm.

That's the kind of ...... The innocence of nature out of the world.

This is the first one to carry a basket in the harem like this.

Moreover, Li Zhong always felt that this person was inexplicably familiar.

After Ying Zhan laughed, he looked at the basket that the girl was carrying, "Why do you pick so many osmanthus flowers?" ”

When Zhou Yingying heard this, she was a little flustered, "Emperor, emperor, can't you pick the flowers in the palace casually?" ”

The man didn't say yes, he didn't say no, he just said lightly: "Since you know, why do you still take someone to pick osmanthus?" ”

"I, I, I'm ......" Zhou Yingying knelt down anxiously, "Your Majesty, the slave promises not to commit it next time." ”

Seeing the girl kneeling down in a panic, a smile appeared on the corner of Ying Zhan's mouth, "Didn't you say it, I am also a mortal, why are you kneeling down now?" ”

Zhou Yingying bowed her head as if she had made a mistake, "The slave maid has done something wrong, so she naturally has to admit her mistake, besides, although the slave maid thinks that the Son of Heaven is also a mortal, she also knows that there should be rules in the palace." ”

Hearing this, the emperor smiled heartily again.

He glanced at the palace maid beside him, and the palace maid helped Zhou Yingying, who was kneeling.

The palace maid also talked to Zhou Yingying about the rules, "Miss Zhou, the flowers and trees in the palace really can't be moved easily, but those are marked with stone tablets, which have special significance, and the osmanthus you picked is not very particular." ”

Hearing this, Zhou Yingying raised her head and glanced at the emperor coquettishly, "Then the emperor is still scaring me!" ”

was so coquettishly scolded by the woman, and the emperor, who had always been calm and calm, was slightly stunned.

The mysterious and deep ink pupils fell directly on the girl's face, a little shaky.

After a long time, the emperor withdrew his gaze, clenched his fists and coughed lightly.

"I didn't scare you, it's just that you have a weak heart." As he spoke, the emperor shifted his gaze to the woman's clothes, "After you entered the palace, didn't the Shangfu Bureau arrange palace clothes for you?" ”

Zhou Yingying looked down at what she was wearing, "If you go back to the emperor, the female officials in the palace have prepared new clothes for me, but I am used to wearing coarse cloth clothes." ”

"......" Ying Zhan raised her eyebrows, maybe she had never seen a woman who didn't like beautiful clothes.

After a long time, the man asked seemingly casually, "Where is your house, and how many people are in your family?" ”

When Zhou Yingying heard this, she lowered her head gloomily, "The slave maid is just a peasant girl in a small mountain village in Qiu Yuanguo, and I am the only one in the family. ”

The short reply makes people hear the sadness in her words, which is distressing, but there is no sense of humility.

And it is not easy for a person like her to maintain her innocence.

Ying Zhan bowed her head slightly after hearing this, and a clear disappointment flashed in her eyes, and she didn't continue the topic.

For a while, the atmosphere was a little cold, and the surroundings were quiet.

Zhou Yingying pursed her lips, and finally raised her head and looked at the emperor.

She showed the basket in her hand to the emperor, "Your Majesty, the slave maid picks this osmanthus to make osmanthus cake, and the osmanthus cake is ready, do you want to come and taste it?" ”

The girl had a sweet and innocent smile on her face.

It seems that she really just invited the man in front of her to eat osmanthus cake.

Other than that, it means nothing else, not at all.

Ying Zhan was silent for a few breaths, and finally replied without any emotion: "No." ”

After saying that, he didn't stay long, and left with his minions.

Leave the sweet and innocent girl standing in place.

After walking away, Ying Zhan lightly instructed Li Zhong: "You let people check this week." ”

Li Zhong: "The emperor means that there is something wrong with her life experience?" ”

But when he looked at Zhou Yingying's innocence, it didn't seem to be a fake.

"Not really." Ying Zhan stared straight ahead, "From the first time I saw her, I knew what the hell Qiu Yuanguo was doing. ”

Li Zhong: "The emperor is wise. ”

Since the emperor didn't suspect Zhou Yingying, he asked him to investigate.

Then, it is purely curious about Zhou Yingying's life experience and wants to understand this person.

So, Li Zhong bowed his head and followed the emperor, wondering what attracted the emperor to this Zhou Yingying?