Chapter Thirty-Three: Seeking Color, Knowing Temperament

Since Cai Xiaoxiao came back, he has not rested.

It's not brain-burning, it's physical work, and I really haven't been idle for a moment.

It's rare that the things that should be busy are almost busy, and the people who should be seen are also seen. It's time to relax and relax, and there's a tough battle ahead.

The weather is good today, and Cai is thinking about going outside.

"Fan'er, the weather is good today, this palace will take you to the garden for a walk. You've worked hard all this time. ”

"These are the things that slaves and maids do, and slaves and maids don't work hard."

"This palace knows, you are the most well-behaved." Cai Yu'er hugged the fan and kissed her forehead, which scared the fan a lot.

"This is heavenly etiquette, don't be shy. Okay, let's go. We went to the garden. ”

Thinking about it, the ancients were really chic and didn't have so many excuses and worries, and they really said they would go, but I didn't expect it to become a luxury in modern times.

In the gazebo not far from the garden, there was a loud shouting of scolding.

This voice simply ruined the current scene, this sharp voice, Cai Xiaoxiao was Zhang Meiren's voice for a day.

I really know people and faces, but I don't know my heart, I didn't want to hit this beauty, but it was like this in private.

But think about it, Zhang likes opera every day, and there is nothing wrong with this temperament.

Cai Xiaoxiao and Fan Er walked in quietly and watched Zhang Meiren's performance.

It turned out that Zhang Meiren was teaching a eunuch a lesson. The eunuch bowed his head, knelt on the ground pitifully, and did not dare to speak.

His face was red and swollen, and there were some bloodshot marks. It seems to be a mark left by Zhang Meiren's slap.

Cai Xiao naturally couldn't get used to it, and strode over.

When they saw the queen mother coming, they hurried to salute.

Cai Xiaoxiao naturally can afford this ceremony. Cai Xiaoxiao sat on the stone bench, and Zhang Meiren stood aside.

Here, the queen is much higher than Zhang Meiren's rank, and without the queen's meaning, how dare Zhang Meiren sit down.

Cai Yuyu took out the queen's frame and tone, looked at Concubine Shu dignified and serious, and said, "Zhang Meiren, what's the matter?" ”

"Back to the queen's mother, this dog slave was broken, and the emperor rewarded the teacup to the concubine." Zhang Meiren's words are a little arrogant. But also in ancient times, how could there be any human rights in this minion.

But Cai Xiaoxiao didn't care about this.

"It seems to be a clumsy dog minion who offended Zhang Meiren. Although Zhang Meiren is not as good as Concubine Shu, she has won the emperor's favor. However, it is still a little bad to keep such a clumsy dog slave around. If you don't pay attention to anger the emperor that day, let the emperor be angry with Zhang Meiren, and indifferent Zhang Meiren, even if you kill this dog minion, you won't be able to get back the emperor's favor. Zhang Meiren might as well give this dog slave to the palace, which is not favored by the emperor, and has no chance to offend the emperor. What do you think, Zhang Meiren? Although Cai Xiaoxiao said that he was not favored, his expression was also smiling. But this tone is definitely the tone of the lord of the harem, domineering.

But didn't Cai Xiaoxiao blush when he said this? Could it be that the emperor is less offended by you!

Where is Zhang Meiren willing, she is still angry, and she has not yet taken this dog slave out of anger. But since the queen has spoken, she has no choice, and what she said is quite reasonable.

"You dog slave don't hurry up and thank the queen mother, you will follow the queen mother in the future, so you can wait, do you hear?" Zhang Meiren admonished in the tone of a former master.

"The slave must do his best to serve the queen." The minion said as he kowtowed.

"Then the palace will leave first, and the fan will take him back to the palace." Since Cai stood up, he waved his sleeves, but the sleeves were too big, and he knocked over all the cups on the table to the ground, crackling and shattering to the ground.

Looking at the fragments in this place, Cai Xiaoxiao pretended to be very embarrassed, and said very apologetically, "Zhang Meiren, this palace really didn't mean it. ”

What can Zhang Meiren say? Tie Qing's face still had to smile and flatter, "It's okay, it's just a few cups." ”

"No, I can't. Fan'er, when you return to the palace later, you go and pick out a good tea set and send it to Zhang Meiren's Palace. ”

"Yes, sissy."

"Niangniang really doesn't need it, just these few cups, it doesn't matter." Zhang Meiren was afraid that the cup given by the queen would not dare to use it, so she kept refusing.

"I didn't expect Zhang Meiren to be so generous, good. You don't have to send this tea set to Zhang Meiren Palace. ”

"It's a sissy."

"Then the palace will go back to the palace first."

"The concubine sends the queen."

After the queen left, Zhang Meiren was very angry, and muttered, "I'm angry with this palace." Looking at the fragments of a place, Zhang Mei's heart ached, after all, it was a reward from the emperor

Back at the Zhaixiu Palace, Cai looked at the injury on the eunuch's face, "Fan'er, you go find a doctor for him, and let the doctor take a good look." ”

"Niangniang, it's just some skin trauma, it's not in the way." The minion knelt on the ground and kowtowed again. "The slave Xie Niangniang saved her life, but the slave is lowly and can't stand the queen's kindness."

"Get up." Cai Xiaoxiao seems to understand the meaning of this, the imperial doctor is specially for the emperor to see a doctor, and where is the emperor after seeing the slave. Cai had no choice but to give up, "What's your name?" ”

"If you go back to your mother, the slave is cheaply named Wandefu."

"Your parents gave you that name?"

"If you go back to your mother, your parents gave it to the slave before the slave entered the palace."

"It's a good name, and the name chosen by my parents is not expensive, but I just hope for you." Speaking of hope, Cai Xiaoxiao seemed to realize that he had said the wrong thing, and quickly changed the topic. "When you arrive at the Zhaixiu Palace, no matter how big the mistake you make, the palace will bear it for you. You can rest assured that you will be on an errand in the Zhaixiu Palace, and if anyone comes to trouble you, you will come and tell the palace. ”

"Minion, thank you for your grace." He knelt down again and gave thanks.

"Get up." Cai Xiaoxiao really can't stand their cumbersome and undignified etiquette.

"Xie Niangniang."

"How old are you?"

"Hui Niangniang, the slave is only 18 years old."

is so young, 18 years old, Cai Xiaoxiao has just started college. Look at this minion, I don't know how many years I've been in the palace.

"Fan'er, you take him down to deal with the injury."

"Yes, sissy."

Fan'er took Wan Defu down, gave him a place to live, and then took out the medicine and gave it to him, and told him, "Niangniang is kind, I hope you will not live up to Niangniang's kindness to you." ”

"Sister Fan'er, if one day the slave does something, I'm sorry for the queen's mother, you will cut me with a thousand knives." Wan Defu said sincerely.

"A thousand cuts can't make up for the damage you did to the queen." Fan'er really cares about Cai Yu, and her tone naturally doesn't seem so kind.

"Sister Fan'er, if it weren't for today's queen mother, who rescued the slave from Zhang Meiren, the slave would definitely be beaten by Zhang Meiren, and she might not give the slave food for several days. In this minion, you have to be bullied by other minions. Niangniang's life-saving grace will be remembered by the slave for the rest of his life. "Wan Defu is sincerely grateful to the queen for saving her life.

"I hope you remember what you said today." After listening to Wan Defu's words, Fan Er was somewhat empathetic, and his tone was kinder.

The ministers of the court want to fight each other, the harem ladies want to fight each other, and the slaves and slaves naturally want to fight each other.

The emperor has clairvoyance and ears, and the emperor naturally knows the whole process.

The emperor was worried that he couldn't find any reason, so he trained Cai Yuxuan well, but he didn't expect this reason to take the initiative to send it to the door.

It is also often standing by the river, how can there be no wet shoes.

For lunch on this day, Cai Xiaoxiao went to the Qinzheng Palace for dinner as always. It's just that he doesn't know that there is a script waiting for him behind this!

"I heard that you asked for a slave from Zhang Meiren yesterday." While eating, the emperor pretended not to care and said.

Cai Xiaoxiao was a little unhappy in his heart, and his tone was naturally not as cute and playful as before, but he looked a little angry and angry. "The emperor even knows about this?"

"As the Son of Heaven, can there be anything in the world that I don't know."

"The emperor is wise." This praise of Cai is obviously a little ironic and a little deliberate. The concubine just saw that Zhang Meiren broke a cup because of the slave, and the slave's face was swollen. Isn't human life as good as a cup? As for hurting people so badly. As the lord of the six palaces, the concubines should have taught the concubines in the harem to be kind. Only when the harem is kind, can the emperor handle the government with peace of mind. ”

This is not bad at all, and Cai Yuyu has not done anything wrong.

"If a slave makes a mistake, why shouldn't the master punish him!" The emperor is also on the same page as Cai Xuan.

"When I was a concubine, I once broke one of my father's most precious bowls. After the break, my dad didn't blame me, but first asked me if I was hurt. My dad told me that no matter how precious an object is, it is just an object, and the person at the moment is the most important thing. Although the item is damaged, the emotions placed on the item have long taken root and grown in the heart. The concubine was very lucky, because her father did not let me be bullied because of his early death; Nor was he corrupted or framed, exiled from his family, or enslaved or a slave because of corruption. The concubine is also very lucky, my father is the prime minister, I don't have to worry about not being able to support me, starving to death, and selling the concubine to the official family as a slave with tears in her eyes, and letting others beat and scold. Cai said it as if he had been greatly wronged. The tone is a little rushed, a little straight.

When Gonggong Li, who was standing next to him, heard this, his eyes were a little moist. Quietly raised his sleeves and wiped his tears, but none of them noticed.

In fact, Cai did break one of his father's bowls when he was clear. And this bowl is a bowl used by a comrade-in-arms who was born and died with his father.

Later, this comrade-in-arms died in the line of duty again. This bowl is very precious to his father, but his father told him that he can buy and make it again when things are gone, but if there are no people, they will never be there.

When Dad said this, there was a faint sadness and sigh in his obvious tone.

Later, Dad also told Cai Xiaoxiao the story of this comrade-in-arms uncle.

Cai Xiaoxiao felt very guilty, and glued all the pieces one by one with 50 glue, and injured his hand for this.

Dad told Cai that even if the object was damaged, it couldn't prevent that friendship from taking root in people's hearts.

"It seems that I've indulged you too much on weekdays, and it's time to ground you." The emperor knew what Cai Yu was trying to express, and the emperor also understood.

In fact, the emperor just wanted to find an excuse to ground Cai Xiaoxiao. Because Cai Xiaoxiao still hasn't realized his mistake, he just let this matter collide, so he can only plan it.

Cai Xiaoxiao put down his chopsticks and said angrily, "If you are grounded, you will be grounded." Then he stood up and saluted impatiently, "The concubine will go back to the Zhaixiu Palace and be grounded, and the concubine will retire." "After saying that, he turned around and left, it was a decision.

An old man with a strained face is about to catch up with the bitter gourd.

The emperor sat on the chair and was really aggrieved. It's just that there are some things that the emperor can't tell the truth yet, and he can only find a covered topic to talk about.

The emperor looked at Gonggong Li who was standing next to him, "Li Yue, why did your parents send you to the palace in the first place?" ”

"Back to the emperor, my father died early, there were too many brothers and sisters in the family, and my mother couldn't support us alone, so she sent us to the palace, even if we only had a mouthful of food to eat, it was better than starving to death."

Gonggong Li has been by the emperor's side for many years, and it can be said that the emperor followed the emperor and took care of the emperor when he was still alive. In the emperor's eyes, Li Xiangquan can be regarded as a person he trusts and is close to.

Who would be willing to give their children to others as slaves? As long as you don't starve to death, even if it's a little bitter, it's your own child and your own heart.

"Didn't I go too far just now?" The emperor seems to be beginning to realize that he has gone too far. After all, this Cai Xiaoxiao also left the palace for the emperor, and only met with Prince He, and Prince He's actions were just to confuse the other party.

Although human reason knows this, it has never been able to fight the level in the heart.

"Back to the emperor, what this slave said doesn't count, it has to be said by the queen's mother." It's really too much, but it's not right, and it's really a success to answer like this.

The queen was grounded, except that the emperor knew the real reason. Including Cai Xiaoxiao, they all thought it was related to Zhang Meiren's request for Wang Defu.

In this way, Wan Defu naturally felt guilty, and hurried to the queen as soon as possible, knelt down and apologized, "It's all bad slaves, and I ask the mother to punish you." ”

Cai Xiaoxiao was a little confused, "What are you doing?" Hurry up. ”

"The minions all listened to the people in the palace, and the mother was grounded by the emperor because of the minions." Wan Defu knelt on the ground and said very inwardly in his heart.

This harem is really gossip, and it really has ears on the wall. In this diligent palace, there are the emperor, Cai Xiao, and Li Yue's father-in-law, and they can all be known to the entire palace.

It seems that Cai Xiaoxiao did not tell Fan'er about this.

"Get up. Blessings and misfortunes depend on them, and blessings and misfortunes depend on them. Although this Miyamoto is grounded, it is not necessarily a bad thing. If you don't get up, this palace will really return you to Zhang Meiren. Cai looked at the clothes and smiled, and his voice returned to the cute and playful voice of the past during the day.

"Slave Xie Niangniang. Niangniang was grounded, and asked Niangniang to comfort the minions, the minions are really damned. "Wonderford was very self-reproachful.

"Alright. It's rare to be grounded in this palace, and if you have a few days of free time, you don't have to keep chattering in your ears in this palace. Cai said with disgust.

"Yes, the minion obeys."

Seeing that the queen doesn't care, the fan naturally doesn't care. This is why Cai Xiaoxiao didn't tell Fan'er that he was grounded.

Now that he is confined to the Zhaixiu Palace, Cai Xiaoxiao naturally can't leave the palace. Naturally, you can't go to the emperor's diligent palace for lunch.

Cai Xiaoxiao is also idle, it seems that this grounding is really deep in Cai Xiaoxiao's heart.

This queen was grounded, and some people were naturally very happy.

It's really a few happy and a few sad.

Although Cai Xiaoxiao was grounded, the emperor was not grounded. It doesn't matter, the emperor can pass the lunch to the Zhaixiu Palace.

When the emperor arrived at the Zhaixiu Palace, even if Cai Xiaoxiao was reluctant, he still had to go out to greet him, and he also needed to force a smile.

It's just that Cai Xiaoxiao is smiling so strongly, it's better not to laugh, it looks very embarrassing.

"What are the dishes for the queen's lunch at noon today?" The emperor deliberately found a topic and asked.

"This concubine doesn't know, you have to ask the fan. Wait, Your Majesty, the concubine will go and ask you! Cai said deliberately hypocritically.

"Forget it, sit down."

"Your Majesty." Extremely reluctant, extremely unwilling.

"Does the Queen know why I am grounded in you?"

"The concubine is not as beautiful as this harem, the concubine likes the emperor. The concubine blamed Zhang Meiren and wanted to intercede for the slave who broke the emperor's imperial cup, not only pleading but also returning to the Zhaixiu Palace. The emperor wants to ban the feet of the concubines, and the concubines naturally understand, and it is normal for the emperor to protect his shortcomings. The concubines all know it. Cai Xiaoxiao deliberately looked so aggrieved that he couldn't do it, and he wanted to pretend not to be aggrieved. It's just deliberately on the emperor of anger, and it's also a bit self-defeating and self-defeating.

"The queen is blaming me?" The vinegar in the emperor's heart came up again.

"The concubine doesn't dare."

"It seems that you haven't realized your real mistake yet, so you should kneel down for me and reflect on it." The emperor is really a little angry.

Cai Xiao knelt down, but his mouth was not forgiving. "The concubines are ignorant and don't know, and ask the emperor to make it clear."

"If you don't know, then continue to kneel until you understand." Your Majesty is about to be ruthless.

"Your Majesty, the concubine's knees hurt, can you not kneel?" It seems that the emperor is going to move seriously, and the heroes don't suffer immediate losses. Cai Xiaoxiao quickly changed his tone and expression, and began to be coquettish, pretending to be pitiful, and sympathizing.

Cai Xiaoxiao didn't go to any film school or opera school back then, which seems to be a pity.

The emperor looked at the queen, a little angry and a little distressed, "You have learned to bargain with me, right, no." ”

Cai Xiao pursed his lips, a little unconvinced, but very aggrieved, "The ancients said that those who don't know are not guilty, and the emperor can't be like this." ”

"It's not going to work if you're coquettish at this time." The emperor is still righteous in his words.

What's the situation, Cai Xiaoxiao really doesn't know how to please the emperor at this time. Suddenly, Cai saw the aroma of the food, turned his head, and saw through the bead curtain that the food was being served on the table outside.

Cai Xiaoxiao's heart lit up, and he forgot it. It seems that Fan Er has already prepared lunch, and he can't get along with lunch.

So Cai Xiao knelt, walked to the emperor's leg with his knees, and then put his head on the emperor's lap. Raising his head and coquettishly said, "Your Majesty, don't miss lunch time and hurt your body." Anyway, the head of the concubine is only temporarily placed on the neck of the concubine by the emperor, if not, the head of the concubine will be placed on the emperor's lap and left to the emperor's disposal. ”

The emperor finally became a little cheerful in his heart, and pushed Cai Xiaoxiao's head with his hand, and then stood up, "I don't want to look at your head when I eat." With that, he walked out.

Seeing this, Cai quickly stood up and followed the emperor.

After lunch, the emperor's mood was much better, and he didn't seem to be so angry. However, the queen's grounding has not yet been lifted.

Cai Xiaoxiao is now grounded in the Zhaixiu Palace, and he can't go out, and no one outside can enter the Zhaixiu Palace to see the queen. Cai is really a little bored.

But now it seems that Cai Xiaoxiao's grounding is not a disaster.

It's just that I don't know if the hurdle in the emperor's heart has passed, or if he has just been temporarily suppressed from the toxicity.