Cai Ling nodded slightly, held A Luo's hand and walked in. Entering the hall, she bent her knees and saluted Hong Li who was sitting behind the imperial desk. The latter smiled and waved: "Come, come to me."
After Cai Ling got up, he pointed to a line of words written on the paper and said, "Do you recognize all these words?"
The words on the paper were not complicated. Cai Ling had learned them all before and read: "The wise are happy with water, the benevolent are happy with mountains; the wise are active, the benevolent are quiet; the wise are happy, and the benevolent are long-lived." Then she said: "Your Majesty,
Did I read it wrongly, my concubine?"
Hongli smiled and said: "You read it correctly, every word is correct. I remember there are some words that I never taught you. Did you learn them yourself?"
"Yes, I know how to read and write when I have nothing to do. The emperor is proficient in poems, songs and poems. How can I dare to embarrass the emperor? However, although I recognize this sentence, I don't understand it very well.
What does it mean, can your Majesty explain it to me?"
Hongli naturally agreed and said: "This sentence comes from the Analects of Confucius. It says that smart people love water, virtuous people like mountains, smart people are active, virtuous people are quiet, smart people are happy, and virtuous people live long."
Cai Ling smiled and said: "Why do I think this sentence is talking about the emperor?"
"Why do you say this?" Facing Hongli's inquiry, Cai Ling said: "The emperor has always liked landscapes, is good at riding and shooting, and has the ability to govern the country. Isn't he the smart and benevolent person written above?" She said
As he spoke, he reached behind Hongli and quietly untied the bright yellow hair rope from his braid.
Hongli did not notice Cai Ling's action and said with a smile: "I also hope to be a wise and benevolent king."
"Although I don't know much, the emperor goes to court every day and is diligent in political affairs. He has long been a wise and benevolent monarch." Cai Ling untied the hair tie from Hongli's braid that had not been untied for a long time, but she did not dare to
The movements are too large, the palms of the hands are sweating in a hurry, and the breath is slightly unsteady.
Hongli noticed this abnormality in her and said sadly: "What's wrong? Why does her breathing suddenly become rapid?"
Cai Ling said uncomfortably: "It's nothing, maybe it's because the earth here is too hot, and I feel a little stuffy." At this time, Hongli's hair rope was finally untied and fell behind the chair. Cai Ling secretly relaxed.
After taking a breath, he pretended to be unintentional and said: "Hey, why did the emperor's hair rope fall off?"
Hongli looked back and saw that the bright yellow hair rope had fallen behind the chair. He said carelessly: "Xiao Wu must have not tied it carefully in the morning, so it fell now."
When Xiao Wu, who was standing under His Highness, heard these words, he quickly said: "I'm wronged. I tied them very tightly in the morning, but I don't know why I let them go now."
Cailing picked up the hair rope and joked: "I wonder if I would be honored to comb the emperor's hair?"
"You girl, your words are getting weirder and weirder." Hongli scolded her with a smile, then ordered Sixi to get a comb and let Cai Ling comb his hair.
Cai Ling held the hair comb tightly and slowly combed it down from top to bottom. When she reached the end of her hair, she said, "Your Majesty, your hair is a little split at the end. Last time I heard that Tang Jiu
Speaking of which, there is a comb with hollow comb teeth that can be put into hair care products. When combing hair, the comb teeth stick to the hair, and the effect is very good."
Hongli said in surprise: "The teeth of the comb are hollow? Is there such a comb?"
Cai Ling tried her best to use a casual tone and said: "Yes, when I heard it, I also felt very strange, but Tang Jiu said that he had seen it with his own eyes. The pure concubine also gave the comb to Nala.
When I found out about it, I thought it was very good, so I wanted to ask Concubine Chun for a comb, but Concubine Chun said she had never seen a comb like that, which was really strange."
Hongli frowned and said, "Is Tang Jiu talking nonsense?"
"My concubine thought the same way at the time, so I asked Tang Jiu carefully after I returned. He said that he had definitely seen it without any panic. It was really strange."
After Cai Ling said these words, the Yangxin Hall fell silent, and Hongli sat in his chair without saying a word. Such silence made Cai Ling uneasy, and she couldn't guess what Hongli was thinking.
After Cai Ling tied the hair rope for him, Hongli took the hair comb from his hand and gently fiddled with the comb teeth with his fingers. He raised his eyes slightly and fell on A Luo, who had been standing quietly aside, "You
She used to serve Nala, has she ever received a comb as a gift from a pure concubine?"
"When I got back to the emperor, Concubine Chun did give Nala a comb. The slave was there at the time, but Concubine Chun never mentioned the hollow teeth of the comb. Nala has been using it as an ordinary comb."
Hongli's expression changed slightly, he looked at Aluo and said, "Is it true that pure concubines were not mentioned at all?"
A Luo raised his head, met his gaze calmly, and said affirmatively: "Yes, I remember it very clearly and didn't mention a word."
Cai Ling pretended to be strange and said: "This is strange. Since this comb is so special, why didn't I mention it when I sent it to you?"
Hongli ignored her and continued to ask: "When Nala used it, didn't he find that the teeth of the comb were hollow?"
A Luo thought for a while and said: "Usually, the slaves comb Nala's hair, but they didn't find that the comb was hollow. Besides, Nala is not used to using that comb, so he usually puts it in the makeup box and rarely uses it.
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Cai Ling said tentatively: "Your Majesty, you ask this, but what's the problem?"
Hongli came back from his deep thoughts, waved his hand and said: "Nothing, I just felt a little curious, so I just asked casually, but thinking about it, the pure concubine probably forgot to mention it for a while."
This answer was completely different from Cai Ling's expected answer. Originally, based on his guess, Hongli should have pursued the question and then sent Tang Jiu to ask questions. Why did he pass it off so lightly? Didn't he have any doubts about the Su family? No,
It shouldn't be like this.
Thinking of this, Cai Ling couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty..."
"Your Majesty is right. I also think that the pure concubine was forgotten for a moment." It was A Luo who interrupted Cai Ling's words. She was also very nervous about Hongli's reaction, but she was calmer than Cai Ling.
Knowing that this was all, it was not appropriate to say more, at least at this moment. So when he found out that Cai Ling wanted to speak, he quickly stopped her and stopped her from continuing.
Hongli was quite dissatisfied with A Luo's sudden interruption. After giving her a cold glance, he said to Cai Ling: "What did you want to tell me just now?"
After being interrupted by A Luo, Cai Ling calmed down a bit and smiled uncomfortably: "After being interrupted by A Luo like this, I also forgot what I wanted to say."
Hongli nodded slightly and said: "I suddenly remembered that there are still some things that have not been dealt with. You go back first, and I will tell you tomorrow."
Cai Ling looked at Hongli in astonishment. Since Hongli had told her that she was here, he should ask her to sleep with him. Why did he let her go back after just saying a few words? Could it be that she said something wrong just now and offended Hongli?