Traveling through the Tang Dynasty: The Concubine Goes to War

It was a sunny day with a clear blue sky and no clouds. At this time, in Changle Palace in the Chang'an Imperial Palace, the palace maids were busy cleaning the palace. Yunxi, wearing a simple and elegant long dress, sat at the desk and practiced calligraphy to pass the time. Her handwriting was beautiful and neat, just like her gentle and moving.

At this time, Xiaohong walked in, bowed respectfully to Yunxi, and said softly, "Your Majesty, Donggong Xiaowan comes to ask for a visit." Upon hearing the news, Yunxi's face showed joy. She immediately put down the pen in her hand, stood up, and anxiously ordered, "Hurry up and pass it on!" She walked quickly to the palace door, feeling very excited.

Not long after, Xiaowan followed Xiaohong and walked into the hall with light steps. She was wearing a light blue gauze dress, with a graceful figure, a beautiful face, clear and bright eyes, revealing a lively aura.

When Xiaowan saw Yunxi, a trace of joy flashed in her eyes. She smiled and bowed to Yunxi, saying softly, "Greetings to the Queen Xi."

Yunxi hurried forward to help Xiaowan up, and said softly: "Please stand up quickly, there is no need to be so polite between you and me!" However, she seemed to suddenly realize that her behavior was a bit inappropriate, and hurriedly ordered Xiaohong: "You should leave for the time being, I have something to ask Xiaowan."

"Yes!" Xiaohong responded, and then slowly left the room. After Xiaohong left, Yunxi took Xiaowan's hand and walked to the couch and sat down together.

"Have you been well during the days I was away from the East Palace?" Yunxi asked with concern.

"Everything is fine, but Sister Yunxi..." Xiaowan hesitated to speak, seeming to find it difficult to start.

"What's wrong? Just tell me whatever you want to say." Yunxi patted Xiaowan's hand gently, encouraging her to continue.

"I'm here today because I want to tell you something important." Xiaowan finally plucked up the courage to speak.

"Oh? What's the matter? Is it related to the prince?" Yunxi asked anxiously.

"Well, yes. The prince...he ordered the eunuch Xiao Lizi to secretly investigate the relationship between you and Yang Fumu." Xiaowan said worriedly.

Yunxi was a little surprised when she heard the news, but she quickly regained her composure. She frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said, "I didn't expect him to do this... He has really grown into a little adult. Maybe I should explain it to him..."

"Sister Yunxi, what should we do now?" Xiaowan asked.

Yunxi smiled slightly and said firmly: "In that case, let's let the facts speak for themselves." Then, she explained some things to Xiaowan.

After listening to this, Xiaowan kept nodding her head. Then they chatted about some trivial things in life.

Then Xiaowan left Changle Palace and returned to the East Palace.

One day later, Xiaowan sent someone to deliver a letter to Yunxi, so Yunxi disguised herself as a palace maid and successfully left the palace with the token given by the emperor.

On the other side, in the Crown Prince's East Palace, Xiao Wan was whispering something to the Crown Prince, who kept nodding.

At this moment, Shangguan Yu came in.

"General Shangguan, Aunt Wan said that there are many new and interesting things outside the palace. Is that true?" the prince asked curiously.

"Your Highness, you are interested in things outside the palace! How about I take you outside the palace to have a look?" Shangguan Yu said with a smile.

"Okay, okay!" said the prince happily.

"But I'm afraid that my father will blame me if he finds out." The prince suddenly thought of the majestic emperor.

"We will go on a secret visit to understand the people's sentiments. I believe the emperor will not do anything wrong if he finds out about it in the future." Shangguan Yu said.

So, the prince changed into casual clothes and got on the carriage with Xiaowan to leave the palace. At the palace gate, the guards saw that it was the carriage driven by Shangguan Yu and knew that there must be an important person sitting inside. At this time, Xiaowan deliberately opened the curtains a little to let them see a corner of her face, so the guards did not ask any more questions.

They left the palace smoothly. In the carriage, Xiaowan reminded the prince of things he needed to pay attention to outside the palace and told him that he could only call him "Young Master" outside the palace. The prince agreed to everything.

The carriage drove along and finally stopped in front of a busy market. The prince got off the carriage excitedly and looked around curiously.

Xiaowan and Shangguan Yu carefully protected him.

The prince was dazzled by the wide variety of goods in the market. He excitedly touched this and looked at that.

Suddenly, the hawker's cry caught his attention.

"Come and have a look at these freshly baked pastries!"

The prince was attracted by the aroma and walked straight towards the pastry stall.

Xiaowan hurried to catch up, worried that he might be in danger.

Shangguan Yu silently watched his surroundings and remained alert.

In front of the stall, the prince picked up a piece of cake and began to eat it with relish.

"It's delicious! Aunt Wan, General Shangguan, you can try it too."

He turned and looked at Xiaowan and Shangguan Yu.

Xiaowan smiled and nodded, picked up two pieces of cake, handed one to Shangguan Yu, then took out her purse to pay the bill.

The prince was surprised to see Xiaowan paying. In the palace, usually the palace maids and eunuchs served the food and he just ate. He had never seen such a novel thing as paying.

"Aunt Wan, what are you giving them?" the prince asked curiously.

"Oh, so that's how it is! Haha..." The prince laughed as if he had suddenly realized something. He was full of curiosity and desire to explore this new world.

"Thank you for bringing me out to play, it's so much fun." The prince expressed his sincere gratitude. This trip out of the palace allowed him to experience a different life and feel the liveliness and vitality of the people.

The three of them continued to stroll around the market, enjoying the rare relaxing time. They tasted various snacks, admired the dazzling array of goods, and felt the strong atmosphere of fireworks.

As they were strolling, Shangguan Yu drove the carriage and unknowingly arrived at the door of a quiet mansion. The mansion seemed particularly quiet, surrounded by green trees and beautiful environment.

The prince looked up and saw the words "Gongming Furenfu" written in large golden letters. These words sparkled in the sunlight, revealing a sense of majesty and dignity.

"Who lives here?" the prince asked curiously. He had never heard of this place before, and a sense of curiosity surged in his heart.

"Are you curious, sir? How about we go visit the owner of this place?" Xiaowan suggested. She saw the curiosity in the prince's eyes and wanted to satisfy his curiosity.

"Okay, let's go and have a look." The prince agreed without hesitation. He jumped off the carriage like a little adult and walked towards the mansion with Xiaowan and Shangguan Yu...