Confidante Saisuke

Recently, Lai Junchen, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, has been quite irritable.A few days ago, he received an order from the Minister of Dali Temple to try to make Zhao Daosheng, a servant who was said to be favored by the prince, confess to the crime of occupying the people's land.Originally, such an order was nothing more than a piece of cake for him.No matter how stubborn the prisoner is, there is no one who will admit to being killed when he comes to him.Unexpectedly, Zhao Daosheng looked very weak, but he was born with a tough bone, and he desperately refused to move.Without his own signature and affidavit, the prince would not be able to get through.It seems that his trial skills are still lacking.

While he was meditating, the old servant came in to report, and a scholar went out to see him.Scholar?Lai Junchen's eyelids twitched, his mansion has always had no scholars as guests.

"Let him in."

After a while, someone arrived.The person who comes here is a white shirt with a folding fan, and he is personable.However, watching him walk a few more steps, Lai Junchen understood that the person who came was a woman.It's just because the person's steps are light and graceful, and there is a subtle fragrance from the place where he moves.

"Students pay their respects to Lai Shaoqing."

"Girl, you don't need to be too polite." Lai Junchen gave a help.

The person who came slowly raised his head: "Lai Shaoqing's gaze is like a torch, Xiao is overconfident, and Lai Shaoqing laughed at him."

A woman surnamed Xiao?Lai Junchen's brain immediately worked rapidly.The visitor said with a smile on his face, "I am Xiao Jing, and I am in Chongwen Hall."

It turned out to be a lobbyist for the prince.Lai Junchen suddenly realized: "So it's Xiao Xueshi, Lai has been disrespectful."

"Lai Shaoqing is busy with business, so I won't go around the bush." ​​Xiao Jing smiled nonchalantly, and said, "I came here for the glory and wealth of my lord."

It turned out to be for Zhao Daosheng.The prince is naturally powerful, but he is not as big as the emperor.Although the crown prince is the future emperor, the one in Luoyang can only be respected right now.Lai Junchen smiled calmly: "Lai is a person who works for the emperor, and the glory and wealth are all in the emperor's words, but I don't know what Xiao Xueshi has to teach?"

"Hahaha," Xiao Jing laughed suddenly, without any femininity, "My lord, it seems that I came here for nothing this time. Forgive Xiao Jing's blunt words, my lord should think carefully about where the glory and wealth come from. Let's go. My lord will figure it out one day, but come out and talk to Xiao Mou, I hope Xiao Mou won't be made to wait too long."

Looking at Lai Junchen who had been silent all this time, Xiao Jing added another sentence: "Don't come again when the opportunity is not lost. Mr. Lai is a smart person, so he must understand, right?"

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Lai Junchen to reply, Xiao Jing went away by himself, leaving behind Lai Junchen with obscure eyes.

The moonlight in Chang'an is like water.Xiao Jing walked slowly under the moonlight.After she got the news that Zhao Daosheng had entered Dali Temple, she immediately looked for the Jiali of the three chief executives of Dali Temple, and finally determined that Lai Junchen was the breakthrough point.If this matter is not successful, it will be benevolent. If she loses the trust of the queen, she will definitely apologize with death.Xiao Jing looked up and let out a long breath, Tianhou followed the emperor to Luoyang for nearly three months, she must be busy with sickness all day, I don't know if I have time to enjoy the moonlight in summer.I don't know if I will be lucky enough to be her brother one day.

Wu Meiniang is secretly satisfied with an unexpected joy these days.For more than twenty years, whenever she had nightmares one night, there would always be restless nights for as many as one month and at least seven days.After having a nightmare last time, Shangguan Wan'er insisted on coming to keep her company every night for the next few days, but she actually slept very peacefully because of this, and no more nightmares to bother her.This is really weird.Wu Meiniang muttered to herself.But it's time for her to let Wan'er go back. When she gets up early every day, no matter how slight her movements are, Shangguan Wan'er will always be woken up by her.Anyway, seeing that seven or eight days have passed, it should be fine in the past.

Shangguan Wan'er naturally refused to obey, she could vividly remember the scene of Wu Meiniang trembling in her arms that night, how could she let Tianhou face those things alone.Wu Meiniang repeatedly coaxed and lied, and repeatedly promised to call her over next time she had a nightmare, so Shangguan Wan'er returned to the side hall.

Seeing the perfume Cheng Yiwei put on the dowry, Shangguan Wan'er smiled and walked over to pick it up and uncorked the bottle to smell the fragrance, Cheng Yiwei smiled and said: "Girl, the businessman said that this can be sprayed on clothes. If you like it, I will sprinkle it on your clothes in the future, put it on the cage to smoke, and keep your clothes with this fragrance."

"Don't, don't, don't," Shangguan Wan'er waved her hands again and again, "Although this perfume is fragrant, it is not a herbaceous fragrance, and it is not natural enough. You should let them smell the floral fragrance as before. This, I will smell it. It is like I just think these rouge powders look good, I bought them for fun, don’t put them all on my face.” Thinking of the last time I went to see Wu Meiniang with a good makeup, what Wu Meiniang saw was the makeup. She, Shangguan Wan'er, still has conflicts in her heart.

Seeing those rouge and gouache, Shangguan Wan'er remembered something: "Yiwei, the money we borrowed from that old lady last time has not been returned to her yet, let's go out of the palace today and pay her back."

Cheng Yiwei was busy instructing the maids to dry the clothes these days, and rarely had the chance to be with Shangguan Wan'er. Hearing what Shangguan Wan'er said, she was very happy: "Okay, girl."

The two of them searched for the place that the old woman had told them that day, and found a tall courtyard.A young servant came to answer the door, looking at them with surprise.Cheng Yiwei stepped forward to explain.After hearing this, the boy refused to let them in, and closed the door again and told the old lady to come out to meet them.Thinking of the old lady's friendly behavior that day, Shangguan Wan'er and Cheng Yiwei looked at each other in blank dismay.

After about half a cup of tea, the old woman came out to confess her crimes and asked them to come in.The two of them followed the old woman in, and the young servant just now smiled and bowed to each other.

"Are you Shangguan Wan'er?" The old lady who was pouring tea for them stopped and looked at Shangguan Wan'er in surprise?

"Aunt Zhu met Wan'er before?" Shangguan Wan'er tried hard to recall, but still couldn't remember where she met the old woman in front of her.But she has always been indifferent to everything, and it is normal for her to forget.

"It's a long story. You know that there is a Princess Xuancheng in the Holy Spirit today, and I am her nanny. I used to see Wan'er when I lived with the princess in Yeting. Wan'er was still young at that time, so I remember I can't help it." Aunt Zhu said, and pulled her up with a smile, "Princess often saw you at that time, and always praised you for being smart. Come, Wan'er, come with me to see the princess."

Shangguan Wan'er was astonished, followed Aunt Zhu to get up and walked out of the house, and Cheng Yiwei followed behind them, worrying a lot.Princess Xuancheng and Empress Tianhou have a sworn feud, and it is not a good thing for Wan'er to get close to this princess.

Aunt Zhu brought Shangguan Wan'er to the main room. A woman in white was sitting and playing the piano.Seeing everyone coming in, she stopped.

"So Wan'er has grown up so much? That's right, after so many years, we are all so old, Wan'er should grow up too." Princess Xuancheng patted Shangguan Wan'er's head in surprise.

Shangguan Wan'er smiled embarrassedly.She doesn't think Princess Xuancheng is old at all, she looks only six or seven years older than her.When Princess Xuancheng asked about Shangguan Wan'er's life in the palace, Shangguan Wan'er felt very close to Princess Xuancheng for some reason, so she said it all at once, and of course concealed the secrets about her and Wu Meiniang.After hearing this, Princess Xuancheng was surprised that the empress, who was always ruthless, loved Shangguan Wan'er so much, but she just wanted to live well.Their elders all forged enmity with the empress, and whether they live well or not depends on that one's words. Now that Wan'er has won the favor of that one for some reason, she just wants to be happy for Wan'er.

Cheng Yiwei sat on the side and worried secretly, the girl really doesn't know what is serious, no matter what she says or whoever talks nonsense, it's not good to cause trouble.Just as she was about to try to divert Shangguan Wan'er's words, Aunt Zhu got up and pulled her out, telling the princess to have a good chat with Shangguan Wan'er.Cheng Yiwei saw that Shangguan Wan'er didn't stop her, so she had to go.

Seeing Princess Xuancheng's dignified and elegant demeanor, but also revealing a trace of grace, Shangguan Wan'er was very envious.Probably this is what a woman looks like, and it really is completely different from myself.Shangguan Wan'er thought about herself, she described her as mediocre, without any ladylike attitude, no wonder Tianhou would dislike her for not being a woman.

"Wan'er, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell or are you tired?" Princess Xuancheng couldn't help asking when she saw that Shangguan Wan'er, who had been chattering just now, quieted down.

Shangguan Wan'er bit her lip and looked at Princess Xuancheng: "Sister Xuancheng, what should I do to become like you?"

me?which kind?Princess Xuancheng looked strangely at Shangguan Wan'er who was also looking at her eagerly.Shangguan Wan'er turned her head in embarrassment, looked outside and said, "I think, Sister Xuancheng should be the woman mentioned by Tianhou, and I also want to become a person like Sister Xuancheng."

Xuancheng suddenly realized, and smiled disapprovingly: "It's also simple, but it's just some court etiquette, and there's nothing to say about learning to play the piano and painting with the masters. If Wan'er thinks it's fun, come to me, and I will teach you. How about it?"

Shangguan Wan'er said yes repeatedly.The matter was settled.On the way back to the palace, Cheng Yiwei chattered endlessly, complaining that she was so shallow to the person she met for the first time, and she didn't understand taboos at all.Shangguan Wan'er was only thinking about what she would look like in Xuancheng, whether Wu Meiniang would look at her with admiration, but she didn't hear a word of Cheng Yiwei's words.

Xiao Jing looked at Lai Junchen who asked her to come to the restaurant for a while: "Since Lai Shaoqing already understands, let's open the skylight and speak honestly. Lai Shaoqing, do you remember the Ming Qingyuan case last year?"

That was a big case in Gyeonggi that caused a sensation in Chang'an City. How could he not know that Junchen was the young minister of Dali Temple?Lai Junchen nodded and did not speak, he knew that Xiao Jing must have something to say.

"Your mission this time is to get Zhao Daosheng to admit the matter." Xiao Jing added, "What I want is for Zhao Daosheng to admit it himself, not to sign and draw."

Lai Junchen pondered for a while, with a look of embarrassment on his face.His boss asked him to force Zhao Daosheng to admit that he had seized the people's land, but he couldn't do the job even after all the hard work.Now Xiao Jing wants him to try to get Zhao Daosheng to admit to assassinating the court order official, then Zhao Daosheng is not a fool, this matter is even more remote. "Ming Qingyuan is a fifth-rank censor doctor personally appointed by the emperor. If Zhao Daosheng admits to it, it will be a death penalty. How can he submit?"

"Don't worry, I can guarantee him not to die, and..." Xiao Jing smiled slightly, dipped her hand in tea and wrote six words on the table: Pingkangfang, Wei Yunshang.

After the two discussed, Lai Junchen got up and walked towards the door.

"Come to Shaoqing," Xiao Jing called Lai Junchen, and when he turned around, he said with a smile: "After this matter is over, besides giving Dali Siqing a copy of the essay, prepare a copy, and Xiao will present it for you." Give it to the queen."

In the blink of an eye, Lai Junchen immediately understood.If Zhao Daosheng admits to killing Ming Qingyuan, the crown prince will not be able to escape the responsibility, which is completely different from the intention of the emperor's secret decree, and his boss, who claims to be the minister of the Tang Dynasty, will not allow him to close the case like this.

"Scholar Lao Xiao is here." Lai Junchen cupped his hands, pushed the door and went out.

The author has something to say: Xiao Jing shouldn't have confessed to Zhao Daosheng and the memorial.However, the prince's writing was too wordy, so he quickly speeded up the pace and finished the matter.