It's been a few days since I've been out of the palace.

Although the emperor allowed Wanning to return to the Li Mansion, she and Yan'er knew that they could not ignore the rules of the palace too much, so they returned to the palace on the same day.

As soon as she returned to the palace, Wan Ning locked herself in the side hall of Yunyan Pavilion. Only Yan'er and Lian'er came in occasionally, and Zhou Cairen couldn't come over to comfort him even if he saw how unhappy Wanning was because he was preparing to welcome the emperor.

Before she knew it, it was time for dinner, and Yan'er knew that Wanning definitely had no appetite because she was in a bad mood, so she deliberately made a few of her favorite dishes. The food was already on the table, and Wan Ning was still quietly staying inside. If it weren't for the upset in her heart, this would not be her usual one, she would have a meal and a shelf, and ask someone to invite her.

"Miss, it's time to eat. In the past few days, you haven't eaten well, and if you go on like this, your body can't stand it. ”

Wan Ning cast a melancholy look at Yan'er: "Sister Yan, I have no appetite. ”

"Miss, no matter how unsatisfactory you are, you still have to live, you still have to eat, let alone for a man. Let's eat, today's meals are all made for you by the slave maid, and they are all your favorite food. Even if you're angry, you'll have to eat enough to be strong. If you don't eat when you're angry, it's not quite like Miss. The way you look can only prove that you care too much about the young master. ”

Yan'er's agitation method worked, Wanning now doesn't like others to say that she cares, plus she is kind-hearted, and she is the most unwilling to live up to the wishes of others. finally moved her delicate body to the dining table, and sure enough, they were all her favorite food.

She sat down, raked a few mouthfuls of rice into her mouth, sandwiched all kinds of dishes several times, and forced herself to eat the whole bowl of rice. Seeing Wanning's way of eating, Yan'er was really distressed, and she didn't know whether she was doing right or wrong.

Wan Ning sat at the table for a while before she said lazily, "I'm full, Yan'er, you can go down." ”

After dinner, it was not completely dark.

Count the time, no accident, the emperor will come to Yunyan Pavilion tonight. Wan Ning sat on the couch and couldn't help but look into the courtyard, she never saw the emperor come up, and what came into view directly was the two maids working hard to water the flowers, the flowers were blooming very gorgeously, all kinds of flowers looked at from a distance, very beautiful.

She thought that if she went out to fold a few branches and came back to insert the bottle, the house would have a sense of freshness, and the fragrance would overflow, maybe the mood would improve.

When you come to the front of the flower bed, no matter how beautiful the flowers look, if you look closely, there are still a few decayed ones, and your mood is also defeated. The flowers in front of her can make her see God. Occasionally pluck a few petals, spread them out into the palm of your hand, and stroke them, which makes you even more fascinated.

"What are you doing? So focused. A familiar voice rang out.

Wan Ning turned her head and saw that it was the emperor who had come. She calmed down and said calmly: "Greetings to the emperor." ”

The Emperor stared at her for a short time, and felt that she was not as cheerful as before, and could see that the past two days had not been very pleasant. "Flowers, you can only look at them from a distance, not play with them. Don't you think that these flowers are extraordinarily beautiful when you retreat into the distance? ”

"Your Majesty, you are Shengming. The slave and maid also found that when they looked out of the house, they were very beautiful, and they did not see any signs of decay at all. When you get up close, all of their shortcomings are exposed. Therefore, the slave maid's idea of breaking a few sticks and inserting bottles in the first place was wrong. It's like the way men and women get along, if you don't have possession from the beginning, but just look at it from a distance, she will always be a beautiful existence. Once possessed, it becomes blasphemy, and in the eyes of men, she becomes increasingly full of holes. ”

A faint smile appeared on the emperor's face: "Wanning, are you necessary?" Seeing a few flowers makes me feel so deeply! You say that the shortcomings of these flowers are exposed, what are the shortcomings? ”

"The slave maid thinks that time has decayed the once delicate flowers, turning their advantages into weaknesses. Maybe the slave lost her words. The decay of flowers is a natural phenomenon, not a shortcoming. In fact, everyone loves flowers that are in full bloom and delicate. What's wrong with the decaying flowers? So I have a lot of sympathy for the decaying flowers in front of me. They have also been loved deeply, and they deserve sympathy to be reduced to this. ”

The emperor seemed to have caught a glimpse of the most blooming and beautiful of all the flowers, and he stretched out his hand to break the head of the flower, facing himself: "But I have to say that the beauty of delicate flowers is better than that of decaying flowers, and everyone has a love for beauty." Like you said, decaying flowers have had beautiful moments and have been loved, and the world treats all flowers fairly. ”

"Yes, maybe this is a man, who always likes a woman's most delicate moments, and possesses her in her best moments. So in this world, I only see the new people laughing, and I don't see the old people crying. Your Majesty, you are powerful, and no one dares to disobey your order. You say that the moon is square, and no one dares to say that it is round. You said that all flowers in the world should be loved equally, and that's it. ”

"Say what?" The emperor said as he turned to leave, "Silly standing in the courtyard at night looking at the flowers. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, you are here, slaves and maids should not be neglected. However, Your Majesty, you should go over and accompany Zhou Cairen first. She has been preparing to welcome the emperor, don't let down the talent. ”

The emperor did go to the main hall first and accompanied the talented people to dinner. About half an hour later, he came to the side hall, probably he just wanted to talk to Wan Ning. An empty vase is placed on the table, which is very conspicuous. Wan Ning really stood stupidly in the yard for a long time, and after all, she didn't break a few branches and come back to insert the bottle.

Wan Ning, who was practicing calligraphy, finished writing the last stroke peacefully, raised her head and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, you are here." ”

He sat down on the couch and said, "The vase is ready, but it's just a few flowers, why don't you break it?" ”

Wan Ning slowly walked in front of the emperor and replied, "Your Majesty, don't fold." Is the flower that is folded back and inserted in the vase necessarily loved? It's better to put it there and watch it from a distance, and it's a big deal to quietly let it wither in the end. Poor flowers don't have to endure the cruelty of being loved to being abandoned. ”

Originally, he asked so casually, but it aroused Wan Ning's emotion, he tried to divert her attention and said something happy: "Wan Ning, I went to your father's grave today to pay tribute to your father, and I should also." ”

This is a great grace, Wan Ning immediately knelt down: "Slave and maid bow thank God." ”

"Get up, I also hope that your father will be at ease."

Wan Ning thought of her father at this time, she missed her very much, she couldn't control the excitement in her heart, and tears couldn't help but flow. The emperor himself wiped the tears from her face.

"The slave is out of order."

"It doesn't matter. Missing relatives is human nature. It's just that you don't seem to be in a good mood, and you seem to miss your loved ones especially tonight. ”

"Your Majesty, you Shengming, you can see through the mind of the slave maid at a glance. Everything I once had, I didn't want to lose, I still lost. ”

"If you want to, you will have it immediately, with glory that no other woman can match. I know what you're worried about, and I'll do my best to be a man. You have lost both parents, and you should take more care of you. ”

Wan Ning didn't want to refuse the emperor in one bite, so she knelt down again. What the emperor said, she really couldn't think about it. was originally extremely depressed, but when I thought of my father at this time, everything about him instantly came to my heart. How Wan Ning wished that her father could come back to life, and she really wanted to see him again.

"The slave dared to ask the emperor, Zuo Linghong, as an official of the imperial court, should be reasonable. But why did he hate my father so much that he had to put him to death? ”

Emperor 1510 told the real reason why Zuo Linghong hated Li Zhenghang, and he killed Zuo Rui, the most promising member of the Zuo family, in order to promote a coup d'état. Wan Ning finally knew the ins and outs, it turned out that her father was killed in order to be loyal to the emperor, so he lost his life.

"I confess that your father was great. He didn't report the incident to me afterwards, and he took everything on his shoulders. Zuo Linghong's personality, I understand, pay a little attention, probably not cause disaster. ”

"Then why does the emperor still use such a traitorous villain?"

"Why?" The emperor glared at her and said, "What do you little girl know!" When the water is clear, there are no fish, and governing the country is much more complicated, and everyone has to use it. ”

Wan Ning smiled desolately: "So my father is going to die unjustly." ”

She even felt a little resentful of the emperor in front of her.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that in a clear world, there will definitely be no tragedy like my father's. The father is high and powerful, but he still can't protect himself, and the height of the temple can make personal grievances rampant. At the beginning, you gave an order to demote your father to Sichuan, so that Zuo Linghong had a chance to take revenge. In a clear world, there will not be any unjust cases. After his father's death, the court was still in a miasma, and no one questioned his father's death. For example, Lord Gao Junming, whom you have always valued, not only did he wave his authority, turn the clouds and rain, easily manipulate a group of officials, tarnished his father's reputation, and plundered the Li family's property, but he knew that Zuo Linghong had poisoned his father, but he still recommended it to you, and you also promoted Zuo Linghong to an official. Is this really a clear world? ”

"Wanning, you are so big, you really don't understand the truth of people taking tea and cooling?"

Before the emperor's words were finished, Wan Ning took over the conversation: "In their opinion, even if you rehabilitate your father, what's the use?" Since ancient times, there have been countless unjust cases, how can one by one be clarified? Your Majesty, do you want to say this? Under your rule, no one dares to stand up and call for justice, and you have no responsibility at all, Your Majesty? You can't even shelter an upright person, what face do you have to face the world? ”

"Say no more!" The emperor's heart was on fire, and his tone was full of the majesty of a monarch. But he knew that Wan Ning was completely because she missed her father too much, so she said something disrespectful. He got up, intending to leave.

Wan Ning had once again succeeded in provoking the Emperor to the knees, and she didn't even know where she got the courage to say this.

After the emperor took a few steps, he turned back sharply and took a step closer to her: "Li Wanning, if you have a remark about the government in the future, I won't be able to save you!" ”

Wan Ning, who had already disregarded life and death, was still shocked by the emperor's majesty.

Long Yan was furious, and the emperor left the side hall without looking back.