Xie Ning originally thought that the emperor didn't say anything when he saw her, maybe Chen Jieyu didn't make a fool to sue.

Whoever thinks she will sue.

The emperor suddenly asked at this time, Xie Ning was very surprised, and he really didn't know what to say for a while.

"You know why she sued you, right?"

The emperor asked again, and Xie Ning nodded along with him.

"Then you don't want to argue for yourself?"

Xie Ning was stunned, lowered his head and thought about it: "The concubine doesn't know what to say. ”

"It doesn't matter, I'll wait for you to think about it, and then I'll talk about it when you're ready."

But she really didn't know what to say.

After a long silence, Shainin spoke.

But what she said also surprised the emperor.

She didn't mention the camellia that day, nor did she mention Chen Jieyu.

She talked about what happened before entering the palace.

"The concubine once went to office with her uncle for two years, and when she returned to her hometown, she changed the waterway near Rongcheng. The canopies were painted black, so strong that it would not be soaked through the rain. The color of the sails is also old. Because of the rain, we were stranded for three days in the small inn west of the city gate. ”

The emperor asked, "How old were you at that time?" ”

"The concubine should have been seven or eight years old that year, right?" Shainin thought for a while: "I don't remember very clearly. ”

Although the emperor didn't know why Xie Ning brought up the past events of nearly ten years ago, he felt that her words were very beautiful, attracting him to want to know what was going on.

In the past three days, my uncle also made friends with people, it was an old gentleman who had returned to his hometown, and my uncle talked to him very well, the two played chess, tasted tea, and borrowed a fishing rod and clothes from somewhere, so they had to go out fishing. Braved the rain, not a single fish was caught, and he was drenched...... The concubine also went with her that day. It was raining at the ferry, and no one was seen that day, and one boat after another was moored there. When I came back, my aunt got angry and said that my uncle would lead me to mess around, forcing us to quickly change our clothes and drink ginger soup. ”

"And then?"

"The next day, when the sky cleared, everyone left the store and went their separate ways. We carried the old gentleman all the way south, and we never heard from him again. ”

Xie Ning didn't know how he remembered what happened at that time.

She forgot about it very quickly, because there were a lot of new things she encountered during the trip, and there were many more interesting things than that. Fishing in the rain is actually very dull for a child, and she can't sit still.

But Xie Ning remembered that he wore a pair of small tang clogs that day, stepping on the bluestone slab ground with accumulated water, and the water in the puddle was splashed by her stepping, and the bottom of the clogs knocked on the slate to make a regular and crisp sound.

The experience of treading water in the rain is the part she remembers the most.

The emperor glanced at her.

"Done?"

Shainin nodded.

Rao is emperor is well-informed, and he was also amused by her answer.

"Does your answer have anything to do with my question?"

Shainin shook his head honestly: "It doesn't matter. Your Majesty, the concubines have told you a story, so don't you ask about the flowers, right? ”

Is this still a bargain?

The emperor shook his head and said with a smile: "The story is good, listening to you say this, I want to go to see the rainy ferry, and I want to go fishing in the rain once." But if I ask, you have to answer it too. ”

Xie Ning had a bitter face, the emperor was really not easy to deceive.

"Actually, the concubine also thought about explaining this matter to the emperor first." Xie Ning felt very awkward, his head hung down slightly, and his eyes fell on the green and warm tea cup.

The emperor leaned forward: "How did you want to explain it at that time?" ”

Was it her delusion? Why do you think the emperor is looking forward to it in his tone?

Xie Ning also thought about how to tell the emperor about this, according to Qinghe, he must emphasize that he is pitiful, helpless and innocent, everything is Chen Jieyu, she is domineering and arrogant, bullying people first, and the fault is not Xie Ning at all. Qinghe also signaled to her that men should not like women who are too strong, but women who can be coquettish will always have more pity.

But Xie Ning has always had a peaceful temperament, and she is not too good at talking, she can't imagine that she twisted her body in front of the emperor and pinched her throat and said, "The emperor wants to be the master of the concubines".

Chen Jieyu must be able to say it, Xie Ning can imagine how she will pretend to be aggrieved in front of the emperor and put all the fault on others.

"Concubines, concubines......"

Xie Ning's face was about to turn red, but he couldn't say it.

The emperor watched her head lower and lower, and after waiting for a while, Xie Ning said vaguely: "The concubine is not intentional, please don't be angry...... Even if you have to be punished, you must be punished lightly. ”

The emperor suddenly burst out laughing.

He laughed so freely, so wantonly, while laughing, he pushed the tea table away, grabbed Xie Ning's hand and walked forward, Xie Ning was completely defenseless, and plunged into the emperor's arms.

The emperor's chest was shaking, his ears were pressed against it, and the laughter he heard was completely different from just now.

The laughter she heard now seemed to be deeper and mellower, and her heart was beating wildly.

"Chen Jieyu said that your mouth is as sharp as a knife, but why didn't I see it?"

Xie Ning stammered a little: "The concubine is not like a knife, that is, the concubine does not want to bully and contradict others, but she can't let others bully casually." ”

Perhaps the emperor had finally laughed enough, he stopped, held her in a position, and gently lifted her chin with his other hand.

Xie Ning passively raised his head and met the emperor's gaze.

They were so close that she even saw her stunned look in the emperor's dark eyes.

"You can be sharp with your teeth from Chen Jieyu, why did you become clumsy in front of me?"

Does she have it?

Hmm, it seems like there is, right?

But she still can't answer the emperor's question.

The emperor asked again: "Say." ”

"Concubine, concubine ......" Xie Ning's face was hot, and he didn't have to look in the mirror to know that his face must be red: "The concubine is afraid that if she says the wrong thing, the emperor will blame." ”

"That's not right."

What's wrong with that? She's telling the truth.

Maybe not all of it, but it's certainly not a lie.

"Think about it again, why?" The emperor was closer, and his lips were almost touching hers when he spoke, and Xie Ning was so nervous that he was about to purse his mouth and hold his breath.

Xie Ning's head seemed to be full of mushy pulp, boiled by the abnormal body temperature, and was bubbling and bubbling, unable to think of anything, unable to understand anything.

"Concubine, I'm afraid the emperor will be unhappy."

"Well, anything else?"

Anything else? What else?

Shainin really couldn't think of it.

His breath was blowing on her skin, and the tip of her nose and lips were itching.

The emperor's eyes are so dark and so deep, like the night sky, which is about to suck people in.

Shainin felt dizzy under his gaze. Her body shook slightly, and her lips greeted her as if she had her own consciousness, and pressed it to the emperor's lips.