Confidante Saisuke

Cheng Yiwei sat in the gazebo, thinking about something.It has been two years since the girl went to Yeting, and she doesn't know how she is doing or if she is sick.I secretly went to Yeting to visit several times but was blocked back.When those people heard their names, their faces changed. No matter what they said, they would not be accommodating at all, and they would not even look at what they offered.Judging from the situation, I'm afraid it's the Queen Mother's will that he is not allowed to meet the girl again.

Cheng Yiwei sighed again, got up and walked back.Since Shangguan Wan'er left, she was worried day and night, and she blamed herself a lot.That day when Shangguan Wan'er saw Xuancheng for the first time, she felt something was wrong, but she didn't try her best to stop it, because she didn't want to cause a catastrophe, and Shangguan Wan'er almost died in Huangquan.After finally raising her for half a year, her body recovered, she was slightly relieved, and Tuan'er brought back the Queen Mother's order and sent her to Yeting as a punishment.After thinking about it, Cheng Yiwei felt that it was her own fault, knowing that the Queen Mother and Concubine Xiao Shu had such a big festival, why did she still see the girl dating Princess Xuancheng, causing trouble to her upper body.

"Hey, isn't this Sister Cheng? Are you strolling in the garden again? I'm really envious of being so leisurely." A court lady who came towards her looked at Cheng Yiwei and clicked her tongue.

Cheng Yiwei didn't need to look up to know that it was Qingxia again.Qing Xia was originally serving Shangguan Wan'er in the side hall with her.Later Xiao Jing was summoned by the Empress Dowager to the palace to be an edict-making female official, and often stayed in the palace due to complicated affairs. It happened that Shangguan Wan'er went to Yeting at this time, and Qing Xia was called to serve Xiao Jing.Everyone knows that Xiao Jing is a celebrity in front of the Empress Dowager, and even the court ministers are courteous to her.The maid next to her naturally also rose with the tide, and became superior.

Qingxia looked at Cheng Yiwei, just raised her head and smiled at her without saying a word. Her brows were full of worries, and she couldn't help but feel happy. She continued to herself, "Why is Sister Cheng unhappy again? Could it be the time when she misses the past again?" Right? Oops, at that time, Sister Cheng followed that Shangguan Wan'er to be domineering, which made us envious. But the old saying is good, 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, I didn't expect that today we lost a indivual."

Although she heard Qing Xia's sarcasm, Cheng Yiwei just didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile: "I didn't cherish my blessings back then, and I ended up in this situation. Qing Xia, you should learn from my mistakes and never repeat my mistakes. "

Qing Xia sneered: "I didn't expect you to be so stupid. It's been so long and I still haven't figured it out. Let me tell you. Do you think that your fate today is that you can't serve others? It's a big mistake. I Let me tell you, the most important thing for us slaves is to follow the right person. If you follow a good master, you are a good servant. If you follow a worthless one, no matter how smart you are, it is useless. Just like my master, Xiao Xiao The bachelor is much stronger than Shangguan Wan'er. You see, she is so valued in front of the queen mother, but when she sees the queen mother, let alone the queen mother, she is respectful and respectful when she sees the ministers. She is even polite to us slaves Unlike your master, if the queen mother treats her a little better, she will not know the heights of the heavens and the earth, and no one will pay attention to her."

Qing Xia just talked at length, but Cheng Yiwei was so angry that she couldn't speak.Qing Xia laughed at herself for changing, why make up girls?When he wanted to make a theory, he was afraid of causing unnecessary disasters, so he swallowed his anger and said: "Qing Xia, you still have something to do, I won't delay you, don't turn around and miss your business."

Qing Xia slapped his head, as if he suddenly remembered: "Hey, I'm talking nonsense with you here, and I have forgotten the serious things. Me, seeing that Xueshi Xiao has been reading memorials until late at night these days, I am afraid that she will get sick from exhaustion. Come on, I'm planning to go to the kitchen to get someone to make a bowl of soup. If Xueshi Xiao gets tired, no one will read the Queen Mother's memorial, and it will delay the big thing. Hey, I won't tell you, I'll go gone."

Finally, when Qing Xia left, Cheng Yiwei also returned to the side hall.She planned to take out Shangguan Wan'er's books while the sun was shining.Although Shangguan Wan'er went to Yeting, she doesn't know when she will see her again, let alone if she will come back.However, since she was here for a day, she had to take care of things for Shangguan Wan'er.

"Pei Zhongshu, Xian'er is still young, and he has not been taught by the ministers like his elder brother. It is inevitable that he is inconsiderate in handling political affairs. Since the late emperor left Pei Zhongshu to Xian'er to be his advisor The purpose of ordering the Minister is to let Pei Zhongshu teach him more, and ask Pei Zhongshu to understand the painstaking efforts of the late emperor." In the Palace of Ganlu, Wu Meiniang spoke sincerely and affectionately.

"Empress Dowager," Pei Yan said solemnly, "Since the emperor is the Ninth Five-Year Honor, with golden words and eloquent words, and shoulders the important responsibilities of the Tang Dynasty, how can he use words to escape. Veteran ministers have their own responsibilities, but the emperor You must also do your duty as the Son of Heaven..."

Wu Meiniang saw that Pei Yan put on the posture of a Confucian scholar again, so she hurriedly interjected: "Aijia also knows that the emperor is doing something wrong. But the emperor is already in charge of the government after all, and Aijia's going to discipline the Pope will make people suspicious and doubt Aijia. Hold on to power. The Ai family has had enough infamy over the years, and I don’t want to be stabbed in the back by the people of the world. I also ask Pei Zhongshu to take care of you.”

Pei Yan sighed.He also grew up reading the books of sages and sages, so he doesn't know the truth that the rooster Sichen Kingdom is about to perish.However, the current emperor doesn't know how difficult it is to keep a job, so he just has fun, and even promotes the queen's father by leapfrogging.All kinds of bad deeds forced him to come back to the queen mother and ask her to come forward to teach the emperor.Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother, who had always regarded the courtiers as too authoritative, changed her usual behavior and blindly shirked it.Could it be that the death of the first emperor hit her too hard?

Seeing Pei Yan withdraw again in disappointment, Xiao Jing, who stood by the side, frowned slightly and said, "Queen, Xiao Jing doesn't understand why the queen has repeatedly rejected Pei Zhongshu's request. Since the death of the former emperor, the emperor has been in charge, and the queen mother has to Retreat to the palace. Now that Pei Zhongshu invites the queen mother to come forward, isn't this a great opportunity to get out of the harem? Xiao Jing is dull, I don't know why the queen mother refuses?"

Wu Meiniang patted the brocade cushion beside her and signaled Xiao Jing to sit down: "Xiao Jing, I see that you look bad today, did you stay up late to study last night? Of course it is a good thing to work hard, but the future will last forever, so don't rush it for a while. It’s not worth the loss.” Seeing Xiao Jing still standing, she shook her head with a smile, “Okay, now there’s no one else, so it’s okay to sit.”

Xiao Jing just pleaded guilty and sat down, Wu Meiniang continued with a smile: "Are you worried that I am old and my heart is also old?" She reached out to stop Xiao Jing's defense, "Are you afraid that I just want to be like those old women? Guarding his son and hugging his grandson to live. I tell you clearly, no. The Ai family will not let themselves be slaughtered. The Ai family will not take action now, because the time has not come. Right now, both inside and outside the court are interested in the big Tang, Aijia will be criticized by Wan Fu if he acts rashly now. Aijia is not afraid of being scolded, but if everyone opposes Aijia, Aijia will have nothing to do. So, what Aijia can do now is to wait, wait for that A group of stubborn guys understand that this Tang Dynasty cannot do without Aijia."

Xiao Jing looked at Wu Meiniang with confidence in her chest, and her heart was surging: "The queen mother forgives the sin, it is Xiao Jing who is impatient."

"Young man," Wu Meiniang patted Xiao Jing's hand with a smile, "a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, it should be full of vigor. It's not normal to look forward and backward. Okay, go down and rest quickly, don't stay up late in the future, for a while I can't get busy right now."

Xiao Jing stood up and saluted: "Yes, Queen Mother."

After Xiao Jing left, the Ganlu Hall fell silent.Looking at the magnificent and empty hall, Wu Meiniang, who has always been strong, gradually felt a trace of desolation and loneliness in her heart.

It is now the second year of Hongdao. Gaozong passed away a few months ago, Prince Li Xian came to the throne, and recently began to take charge of the government.The court officials who had always been worried that Wu Meiniang would endanger the Li family community finally breathed a sigh of relief, and finally watched the crown prince ascend the throne safely and become the emperor, while Wu Meiniang retreated to the harem.Hearing the report from the eyeliner inside and outside the palace, Wu Meiniang laughed at how naive these courtiers are.As early as the 27th day when Li Xian was in mourning for Emperor Gaozong, she had already arranged all the important affairs, from the capital to the localities, from civil servants to military commanders, and arranged her own people for all important positions.I don't know what else these people want to do.It's a pity that no one shares the feeling of being confident about winning.

After a while, Liu Niang entered the palace: "Queen Mother, it's almost sunday, shall I let them prepare the lunch?"

How long has he been in a trance?Wu Meiniang woke up from her trance, nodded, "Okay." Then she blamed her, "Ah Liu, from now on, just let a court lady come and talk about this kind of thing, you don't have to always come here by yourself."

Liu Niang smiled: "As I get older, I need to walk more, otherwise this old bone will be even more useless." Since Shangguan Wan'er went to Yeting, she has been searching for Wu Meiniang to find another caring and agreeable one. A docile person came over, but he couldn't find a suitable one.

"Queen Mother, this old slave thinks it's inappropriate to send Qing Xia to Xueshi Xiao's side." Liu Niang tasted some of the dishes on the table, and ordered the maid to bring her a bowl of porridge.

"Inappropriate? Why did Ah Liu say that?" Wu Meiniang couldn't help smiling, it seemed that Ah Liu couldn't handle the food on the case.

Liu Niang then told Wu Meiniang the conversation between Qingxia and Cheng Yiwei in the imperial garden, and finally said: "Qingxia is a clever kid, but he is too vain, and his intelligence is all exposed. Xiao Xueshi She is the one who approves the memorial for the Empress Dowager, and Qing Xia is by her side, and when she hears and sees something, she is afraid that she will gossip around for the sake of showing off and cause trouble."

"Well, that's what happened." Wu Meiniang nodded and smiled, stretched out her chopsticks to pick up a slice of beef, "It's just right, I just want to see if Xiao Jing can take care of people. If you only know how to work hard, then your intelligence is limited." Wu Meiniang knew in her heart that Xiao Jing probably wouldn't let Qing Xia make a mistake.Xiao Jing's behavior in the Prince's Mansion has already made her realize that Xiao Jing is a person who can take advantage of the situation. Such trivial matters as taking care of servants are originally trained by a family like the Xiao family since they were young, so it is not worth mentioning at all.

It's just that it's too cool.Thinking of Li Xian being deposed as a commoner, Xiao Jing urged himself to find an opportunity to bestow the death of the prince, so as to avoid the trouble of raising a tiger.She has been assisting the crown prince in the Chongwen Museum for so long, and the crown prince has treated her kindly, even conferring on her as a female scholar, she can persuade herself to kill the crown prince without changing her face. It is really chilling to have such a decision at such a young age.

There is a kind and affectionate one, but it makes me worry even more.Wu Meiniang thought of the unruly Shangguan Wan'er, and snorted: "Ah Liu, how is Shangguan Wan'er doing these days?"

It was Shangguan Wan'er again.Liu Niang frowned, but still replied: "The empress dowager forgives the sin. A few days ago, Ye Ting ordered her to wash the chamber pot..."

Wu Meiniang laughed out loud, and the maid at the side hurriedly handed over the teacup towel.After Wu Meiniang cleansed her mouth, she laughed loudly: "Wan'er loves clean people so much, can she endure this kind of hardship?" Asking a beautiful girl to wash the chamber pot is worthy of Ye Ting, how can she ruin people? best at it.

Liu Niang shook her head: "I heard from the Ye Ting Order that since Shangguan Wan'er went to Ye Ting, no matter what work he gave her, she never said a word, and she didn't respond when others bullied her." After the second flogging, Shangguan Wan'er resented the queen mother and wanted to seek revenge.It's just that the Empress Dowager insisted on not executing Shangguan Wan'er, so she had to be strictly guarded to prevent accidents.

"Hmph." Wu Meiniang ignored the pity in her heart and said contemptuously, "Aijia just wants to let her know what kind of life she, Shangguan Wan'er, should have lived if it wasn't for Aijia's doting. Let her suffer and grow up Memory, see if she is still stubborn?"

this……!According to the Queen Mother, is it necessary to transfer Shangguan Wan'er back again? !Never!Liu Niang turned pale with shock, and hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, this Shangguan Wan'er has already harbored resentment towards the Queen Mother. If the Queen Mother is kind, just put her in Yeting, that's all. Don't let her come back."

Resentment?Wu Meiniang didn't take it seriously: "There are many people who have resentment towards the Ai family in this world, and the Ai family is not afraid. There are plenty of ways to convince her." She really didn't believe it, so with Shangguan Wan'er's little ability, Wanting to play tricks under her nose, daydreaming.

Seeing Wu Meiniang's confident look, Liu Niang felt powerless.

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