The emperor set foot in the Yunyan Pavilion, although Zhou Cairen allowed Wanning and Xiao Feiyan to serve in front of him, but of course the two also understood what the emperor meant, he said that there was no need to serve.

The emperor gave an order, and the two did not dare to delay, so they could only decide to leave.

was about to withdraw, but Wan Ning was stopped by Zhou Cairen: "Wan Ning." ”

Wan Ning turned around and said respectfully, "You commanded." ”

"You go and find the pillowcase that I painstakingly embroidered for the emperor and bring it over."

"Yes."

Subsequently, the maids all withdrew, and only the emperor and Zhou Cairen were left in the room.

The emperor turned his face and said, "Women embroider things for men, all of which are purses, sachets, and the like. The delicate stitches all reflect the careful thinking of the daughter's family. I haven't gotten anything yet, so it's better for you to embroider a pillowcase for me as soon as you come. Is this how you please your own man? ”

Zhou Cairen couldn't help but smile: "Your Majesty, you don't know, the poor concubine's embroidery skills are too poor." I don't even like what I embroidered, how can I make you like it? I had to start with the simplest, and no matter how bad the pillowcase was, it would only be used in the Cloud Smoke Pavilion, and it would only be visible to you when you were resting here, and others would not see it. The poor concubine must practice embroidery hard, and the embroidered purse will be given to you. You won't be ashamed to wear it, and you won't lose the face of a poor concubine. ”

The emperor moved to the side and motioned for Zhou Cairen to sit down. Zhou Cairen walked lightly and sat down beside the emperor.

"As long as it's embroidered by talented people, whether it's good or bad, I like it."

"The coarse things embroidered by the poor concubine are really untouchable. The poor concubine came from a slightly poor background, but she couldn't reach the fact that everything was exquisite, and the poor concubine was really not good at it because of the compulsory course for a young lady from a big family like embroidery. Fortunately, there is a lot of time now, and you can learn slowly. ”

The emperor said with concern: "It's okay to learn, don't be too tired." ”

"The poor concubine obeys."

Zhou Cairen couldn't tell how warm he was in his heart, and gently leaned on the emperor's sturdy shoulder.

The emperor lowered his head slightly to look at her, and asked slowly, "You have been in the palace for a few days, are you still adapting?" ”

"It's all good."

"Are the people in the palace still satisfied? There's nothing wrong with that, right? Have you had a good day? The Emperor asked. Before Zhou Cairen could answer, he said again: "There are a few people in your palace, so I can't do it, so I'll arrange a few more for you." ”

Zhou Cairen knew that Wanning must be reluctant to do this, and besides, he didn't like it either, but he was annoyed and tired when there were too many people.

"The personal maid was brought by a poor concubine, and she was a proper person carefully selected by the Gao family, and there was nothing wrong with her. There is no need to trouble the emperor to arrange servants for the poor concubines, there are too many people and it is noisy. The servants are all conscientious, and the daily necessities are readily available, and the emperor is concerned. Zhou Cairen thought for a while, and then said, "What about the emperor?" For a moment, she seemed to feel that something was wrong, "Forget it, don't ask." ”

The emperor was naturally confused: "What? ”

"The poor concubine also hopes that she and the emperor will be like an ordinary husband and wife, who have not seen each other for a day and can greet each other on an equal footing. Since you asked how the poor concubine is doing today, the poor concubine also wants to ask the emperor how happy you are today, what is not going well? ”

"What is this, as it should be, you can ask. So why not ask? ”

Zhou Cairen turned his face, sat up straight, raised his legs playfully, and said a little melancholy in his tone: "Because you are the emperor, just asking casually is interfering in court politics." It's just that none of the affairs you are facing should be asked by a poor concubine. She looked at the emperor and said, "Besides, yesterday you were upset by what the poor concubine said." But if the emperor is unhappy, it is not what a poor concubine should say. ”

"I'm not going to be upset about something like that."

"You're not upset?"

The emperor replied lightly: "Not really." ”

"The poor concubine asked something that shouldn't be asked, and I was just curious."

"What?"

"Do you blame Lord Zuo?"

"I believe that in this capital, and in front of human life, he still doesn't dare to be presumptuous. He can't make much waves alone, I have asked others, the young man in Zuofu is indeed seriously ill, and he was not cured later, so he has a poor life. ”

Zhou Cairen hugged one of the emperor's arms and said, "Your Majesty, you are so great, you have personally asked about this kind of thing." It's obviously for the first term of office, but he caused trouble among the people, and you have to worry about it. ”

"Occasional oversights are inevitable, someone will remind him. I am confident that this will soon be put to rest. ”

Zuo Linghong's matter can be regarded as the end of it. Passing without wind and waves like this is not what Wan Ning wants.

The emperor's words made Wan Ning, who was just about to come in, hear it clearly, she drooped her face and came in with a pillowcase embroidered by Zhou Cairen in her hand.

Zhou Cairen knew that the situation was not good as soon as he saw her face.

I saw Wan Ning politely hand over the pillowcase: "Cairen, the pillowcase you embroidered by yourself, the slave maid brought it to you." ”

"Very well, you go down."

But Wanning was not so well-behaved, and saw her unexpectedly kneel down in front of the emperor. "Your Majesty, the murder case on Lord Zuo is not this one."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wan Ning seemed to regret it, she didn't know where she got the courage to say this to the emperor. She didn't even hope that the emperor would listen to a word.

After kneeling for a moment, she got up and said in a panic: "The slave has retired." ”

"You're so daring! I actually overheard me talking to a talented person. ”

Sure enough, it was a scolding.

"Your Majesty, it's the poor concubine's maid who is not sensible, and she must be cleaned up when she turns back. Let's talk well and don't let her affect our moods. After that, Zhou Cairen said sharply to Wan Ning, "Why don't you hurry down?" This made the emperor unhappy. ”

"The slave obeys." Wan Ning responded in a low voice.

As soon as she turned around to leave, the emperor snapped, "Come back!" What do you think of me, come as you say, and leave as you say. I've never seen such an arrogant woman. ”

The emperor had already ordered to "come back", and Wan Ning did not dare to disobey and dare not go out further. After retreating, he knelt down obediently: "The slave is reckless." ”

"What did you just say? Lord Zuo's murder? A maid, you are so bold to frame the court officials. ”

Zhou Cairen still pleaded for Wanning: "Your Majesty, it's the maid's fault." She didn't sleep well last night, and now she's still dreaming and talking. You have a lot of adults, so don't worry about her. ”

Wan Ning changed her mind and thought that this was an opportunity to explain the facts to the emperor. She still failed Zhou Cairen, and still said: "Your Majesty, it's not the first time that Lord Zuo's evil deeds have led to the destruction of other people's families. Right now, this person cares about people's lives, do you really not care about it, Your Majesty? ”

Zhou Cairen said sharply on the side: "Wanning! ”

You don't need to look at it to know that the emperor must be on fire at this moment, and the Zhou Cai people next to him are about to be frightened.

Wan Ning knew that she had offended the emperor and had failed the talented people. Kneel there with your head bowed, waiting for their punishment.