"Hmm?" Lian Hua was about to pour some more honey water, having found it refreshing, when she hesitated at the words, realizing His Majesty hadn't heard her. So she repeated, "Reading scripts is not only harmless but actually beneficial!"
"Not that sentence."
"Ah?" If not that sentence, then which one? That was the point she'd wanted to make.
The Emperor spoke with a hint of urgency, "The one after that!" He was on the cusp of grasping that inspiration.
Lian Hua, puzzled by his reaction, followed up, "If enlightenment and literacy were taught using fun and easy-to-understand scripts, who wouldn't love to read, this sentence?"
"Yes, that's the one!" The Emperor's eyes sparkled as he hugged Lian Hua and kissed her several times, calling her a clever little spirit, which left her giggling nonstop.
He couldn't help but get up and pace back and forth, a concept breaking ground in his mind.
