"Knock, knock, knock."
The emperor changed the subject with an unnatural look on his face, but before he could finish his words, there was a knock on the door, followed by Sayuri's somewhat immature voice, "Sister Huan, I've brought you medicine!"
Seeing Lin Chunhuan's expression, he was about to open the door, so the emperor quickly stopped him and said, "I..."
"It's okay, Sayuri is mine, she won't tell anyone."
Lin Chun smiled happily, and although the emperor was still a little hesitant, he finally let go of his hand.
After all, the person speaking outside sounded very childish and didn't seem threatening.
Sure enough, the door opened and Sayuri's thin figure came into the emperor's sight.
Sayuri is really thin. She has just arrived at Hongxiu Tower and has been serving Lin Chunhuan since she arrived. Although she can eat well and wear warm clothes here, she still hasn't had time to gain weight in such a short time.
However, Sayuri's eyes are very beautiful. Upon closer inspection, she is somewhat similar to Lin Chunhuan. This is why Zhuang's mother arranged her to be next to Lin Chunhuan.
In Hongxiu Tower, there was a little maid serving her, and he had to use the money he earned to support her. If it weren't for Xiao Baihe's eyes, Lin Chunhuan would not have been willing to support another person.
"Sister Huan...who is he?"
Sayuri was a little dazed, but there was not much surprise in her eyes. She looked quite natural when she entered the room, as if she did not find it strange that there was an extra monk in Lin Chunhuan's house.
Lin Chunhuan smiled and replied, "He's my friend."
"Don't be nervous, little monk. Lily came to me two months ago. She's a poor girl. Her family wanted to marry her brother, but they had no money, so they sold her here. Most of the girls in the building came here this way. As you said, Madam Zhuang is a good person. She's the only one willing to take these girls in."
Lin Chunhuan's voice was very soft, as if he was talking about something ordinary.
But after hearing this, the emperor was full of disapproval, "Poor thing, if you want to marry your brother, you can just sell her to a rich family as a maid, why did you go to this brothel?"
Lin Chunhuan's hand that was touching Sayuri's head froze for a moment, and he looked at the emperor and smiled.
The laughter made the emperor a little confused, "What is Ah Huan laughing at?"
What are you laughing at?
Of course, she was laughing at herself. She actually thought it was ridiculous that an emperor could empathize with women of their status!
Lin Chunhuan suppressed his smile and shook his head gently. "Nothing, I just think... you're right. Sayuri's parents don't love her, so they don't care about how she will live in the future."
"All the girls here are like this. They are never loved."
The emperor was a little at a loss.
He intuitively felt that he seemed to have said something wrong, but after thinking about it, he couldn't feel where he was wrong. He just felt that Ah Huan's attitude towards him seemed to have become much colder in an instant.
However, he was the emperor and never had to care about what others thought. Since he couldn't figure it out, he shook his head and stopped thinking about it. Instead, he looked at Sayuri with a smile.
Sayuri is about the same age as his imperial sister, but she is the only one who can live a high and mighty life as a princess in Kyoto, dressed in fine clothes and fed with delicious food, and be served by others.
But one can only live in this small Hongxiu Building, serving others all day long. Only in this way can he have a full meal.
It had nothing to do with anything else, but his compassion as a human being made him feel a momentary touch for Sayuri. He walked up to her and asked softly, "Sayuri, is it you?"
"Are there many girls of your age in this Hongxiu Building?"
Lin Chunhuan had no intention of stopping all this. She let Sayuri appear out of the emperor's slightest pity.
Sometimes, a little mercy from someone higher up is enough to save someone.
And she didn't even need to teach Sayuri what to say specifically. She just needed to watch quietly from the side and see Sayuri pulling out the compassion of the monk emperor bit by bit.
After all, Sayuri's past experiences, the scars and sorrows, every one of them is true!
It was a tragedy that could not even be described in a storybook.
As for the bowl of medicine that Sayuri brought, Lin Chunhuan drank it expressionlessly. It tasted so bitter that it made her shiver, but she had to drink it.
The purpose of being sick has been achieved. Now she has to get better so that she will have the energy to deal with the dirty things that will happen next!
About half an hour later, Sayuri left with the empty medicine bowl in her hand, looking bewildered. She scratched her face and looked at the big brother with red eyes in confusion.
"Sister Huan, I'll be busy first, then."
Smiling and nodding at Sayuri, Lin Chunhuan waited until she closed the door before walking up to the emperor, whose eyes were red from crying. "I just drank some medicine, why are you crying like this?"
"How can there be people in this world who live such a miserable life..."
"Is it hard? Sayuri?" Lin Chunhuan sat side by side with the emperor on the ground beside him. This posture was the easiest way to let people down and build closer ties. "Actually, Sayuri is relatively well off. At least, even though her family doesn't love her, they don't abuse her. She doesn't have enough to eat because no one else does."
"Four years ago, a girl came to Hongxiu Tower. She was so pitiful. When she came, there was not a single piece of healthy skin on her body..."
Lin Chunhuan talked a lot.
But this time, the emperor listened very carefully and seemed to have forgotten that he should leave. Unlike Lin Chunhuan's indifference, his heart and eyes were filled with shock!
He really... never knew that in this seemingly rich country, there was actually a group of people living such a hard and painful life.
He had heard a lot, so much so that even though it was his first time in this place, he could call out the name of every girl in the building.
Mother Zhuang, born into a prominent family but abandoned by her family for refusing marriage; Yinyin, who loves beauty; Taohong, who has a gambling-addicted brother; and Yanming, a talented woman who has never been to school but can write beautiful poems...
He had never seen anyone in Hongxiu Tower, but they appeared vividly before him.
Until dawn, Lin Chunhuan hugged her knees, with a hint of fatigue between her brows, but her eyes were full of excitement. The reason was simple: she saw the seriousness in the emperor's eyes.
"And you?"
"What?"
Lin Chunhuan asked subconsciously, but the emperor took a deep breath and looked directly into her eyes. "Ah Huan and I have talked about so many people, so what about you? Who are you?"
"Where are you from? Why are you in Hongxiu Tower? What stories do you have?"
Blinking his eyes, Lin Chunhuan smiled as he listened to the emperor finish speaking. Before the emperor could react, his slender fingers, as delicate as green onions, had already touched his lips.
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