Confidante Saisuke

"Wan'er, when you say goodbye to those people, don't tell the situation in Yangzhou. Once the people hear that there is going to be a war, the people's hearts will be unstable, and the situation will be more difficult to control. This matter is very important, so don't leak the news. , do you know?" Wu Meiniang said as she picked up a piece of fish and put it in Shangguan Wan'er's bowl.

Let everyone wait to die together?Shangguan Wan'er stopped her chopsticks, feeling mixed emotions in her heart.However, if the news is leaked, it will put the queen in danger.

Seeing Shangguan Wan'er frowning, Wu Meiniang smiled and pulled her over to sit on her lap: "Wan'er, if there is a legitimate reason for them to leave Luoyang, it's okay. For example, you go back to Chang'an to visit your mother, you You can invite them to Chang'an to play together." Wu Meiniang thought about it, but she gave up the idea of ​​letting Shangguan Wan'er accompany her.Xu Hui had already died for her many years ago.Could it be that today, she watched her die in front of her again?Forget it, let her live and let her live well.

"Don't even think about letting me go back to Chang'an, I will never agree." Shangguan Wan'er said angrily, "I know you are doing it for my own good, but you have to ask me what I think. You If I say that again, I’m really angry.” Turning to Yu Xuanji, the anger turned into worry, “If there’s really no way for Sister Yu and the others to go to Chang’an, then... just forget it.” When they think of Yu Xuanji and Rouge, they will all know Died unexpectedly, Shangguan Wan'er's heart was heavy.

"Think about it," Wu Meiniang smiled and took a mouthful of rice, "Your sister Xuancheng is still in Luoyang. If you want to go back to Chang'an, I can let her go with you." Let Wan'er and Xuancheng be together The last thing she wanted to see.However, if Luoyang is captured in the future and the Li family regains the imperial power, Xuancheng is the real princess, and it would be a good place for Wan'er to follow her.If he wins, he can just take Wan'er back and leave Xuancheng in Chang'an, and the two of them will never meet again.In this way, no matter what the outcome is, it will be beneficial and harmless to oneself.

Shangguan Wan'er hesitated for a long time, and after thinking for a while, Fang said: "Didn't the Empress say that the outcome is still unpredictable? Maybe we won? Yangzhou is so far away from Luoyang, how could those people come to Luoyang so easily? Maybe we will defeat you before we reach Luoyang. I think we should stop scaring ourselves."

Oh, sure enough, I grew up and learned to deceive myself.Wu Meiniang looked at Shangguan Wan'er speechlessly, then turned her head away silently, unable to restrain the joy in her heart.It seems that in Wan'er's heart, she is more important.

When the sun was about to set, Shangguan Wan'er and her party left the palace and went straight to the Taoist temple outside the city.She originally planned to leave the palace after lunch, but Wu Meiniang insisted that the weather was too hot, fearing that she would suffer from heatstroke, so she forced her to take a nap, and then got up quietly by herself without waking her up, causing her to oversleep head.It's all right now, it will definitely be dark when we arrive at the Taoist temple, so we have to go back to the palace tomorrow.

Seeing the happy Cheng Yiwei, Shangguan Wan'er felt guilty for a while.She told Wu Meiniang that Cheng Yiwei could go back to Chang'an.As a result, Wu Meiniang vetoed it. "No. She's gone, who will serve you? Do you know how many times she has cried alone in the imperial garden since you left? Go and see that the bedding and clothes in your room are all clean. It’s people washing and drying you when the sun is shining. And the books on your shelf are the same. It’s not easy to find someone who is as loyal to you as her. Besides, your child will die every day when I’m not in front of me. If you want to cause trouble, Cheng Yiwei should be cautious in words and deeds, and I can rest assured if you keep her by your side." No matter what Shangguan Wan'er said, Wu Meiniang just didn't agree.

You have the final say on everything, and you don't care about other people's feelings at all.The car was halfway there, but Shangguan Wan'er was still full of anger.On the contrary, Cheng Yiwei didn't say much after hearing Shangguan Wan'er's decision not to return to Chang'an. "Yiwei, do you have any other relatives besides your sister? If you have other relatives in Chang'an, how about I ask the Queen Mother to let her let your sister out of the palace?"

Cheng Yiwei smiled, with gentle eyes: "No need, girl. I am only my sister. She is taken care of in Chang'an Palace, but she is the only one outside the palace. In fact, outside the palace is not necessarily safer than inside the palace."

It seemed that there was nothing she could do.Shangguan Wan'er blamed Wu Meiniang a few words in her stomach, watched the sky outside the curtain gradually darken, and planned in her mind what things in the Taoist temple to bring back to the palace.

Yu Xuanji is in the Taoist temple.She was not alone, there was a man beside her, a man Shangguan Wan'er had never seen before.This person has short hair, disheveled and curled on the top of his head, with a red ribbon tied on his forehead.Wearing soap clothes, with a wide red belt around his waist, he holds a long sword in his hand.

Masculinity rushes to the face, accompanied by roughness and toughness.Shangguan Wan'er stood at the door, unable to advance or retreat.Yu Xuanji smiled, and came out of the man's arms: "Wan'er, where did you go so early in the morning? Cui Shi waited for you all day and didn't see anyone. You came back just after he left. What a coincidence."

Shangguan Wan'er only felt that the man looked at her very strangely, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable. "Sister Yu, I'll wait for you in my room, come over later when you're free." Shangguan Wan'er held the door frame and said something awkwardly, then quickly closed the door and walked away quickly.

Yu Xuanji turned his head and smiled and said: "Bohou, this girl is the Shangguan Wan'er I told you about just now. You have seen many women when you travel around, but you may not have seen such a girl. She grew up in the palace The person..." Before he finished speaking, there was another knock on the door.

It turned out to be Qinglian, a maid in Tongming Hall who came with Shangguan Wan'er. "The Empress Dowager Xuan gave an order." The two were stunned and looked at each other.Yu Xuanji guessed that it was because of Shangguan Wan'er, Cui Bohou acted coldly as if he had never heard of it.Yu Xuanji pulled him, he got impatient, got up and opened the window and jumped out.Yu Xuanji was shocked, got up and ran to the window to see: Cui Bohou also left without a word last time.

However, there was no one in the courtyard.Yu Xuanji was instantly disheartened.Qinglian's voice sounded behind her: "Is Miss Yu planning to disrespect the Queen Mother?"

Without speaking, Yu Xuanji slowly turned around and knelt down. "Yu Xuanji takes care of Miss Shangguan wholeheartedly in Xianyiguan. His loyalty is commendable. The reward is five hundred." After Qinglian finished speaking, she patted her hands twice, and two maids came in, each holding a small package in her hand.

Yu Xuanji accepted it blankly, thank you.Watching the three of them go out and close the door, Yu Xuanji sat on the ground, sneered, looked up to the front, and muttered to himself: "It's easy to find a priceless treasure, but it's rare to have a lover."

Shangguan Wan'er was biting the bullet to comfort Rouge, who was beaming at the beginning when she was welcomed into the door, and she was crying when she heard that she was going to leave her to enter the palace: "It's not that I will never come back again. I will come to see you when I have time." Don't be afraid, just go to Sister Yu if you need something, I will ask her to take care of you."

Even though Yanzhi was unhappy in her heart, she didn't dare to put it all on her face, for fear of disturbing Shangguan Wan'er, she would really leave her alone in the future, so she could only beg Shangguan Waner: "Girl, don't forget Yanzhi. If you have a chance, Ask the girl to bring Rouge into the palace, Yanzhi is willing to serve the girl for the rest of her life."

Shangguan Wan'er nodded, pointed to the package brought from her room and said: "This is a little savings I have in the temple. I don't need it anymore, you keep it, maybe you will need it in the future."

Rouge nodded, still with a sad face.Shangguan Wan'er felt ashamed in her heart, and gently hugged her and said some comforting words.Yu Xuanji pushed open the door, walked up to the two of them and sat down, and said to Yanzhi: "Miss Shangguan is packing up, Yanzhi, go and help them."

Rouge nodded and went out.Yu Xuanji looked at Shangguan Wan'er and teased: "With the Empress Dowager, you still dare to flirt with women, don't you want to live?"

Shangguan Wan'er blushed and said angrily, "Sister Yu, don't talk nonsense. Yanzhi is still a child."

"Where is a 14-year-old kid in the world? What's more, she came out of a flat pit, I'm afraid she's smarter than you. Let's not talk about that," Yu Xuanji took out a stack of papers from his sleeve and handed it to Shangguan In front of Wan'er, "Bohou brought this from the south. There is a rebellion in Yangzhou, and they want your queen mother to return to the king of Luling. They even passed the call to action."

Shangguan Wan'er quickly took the stack of papers and looked at them by candlelight.After reading two lines, he closed it again and stuffed it into the sleeve. "Sister Yu... I'm afraid Luoyang is not safe. What are your plans?" Suddenly remembering Wu Meiniang's instructions, she hurriedly said, "Sister Yu, don't tell others about Yangzhou, okay? The queen mother said, if the news spreads People’s hearts will be unstable.”

"Life and death are fate, wealth and honor are in the sky." Yu Xuanji smiled calmly, "If you are destined to live soon, you can't hide. Who can bear God? Besides," Yu Xuanji looked at Shangguan Wan'er had a half-smile, and said, "The governor is targeting the queen mother, under the banner of Kuangfu Li and Tang's royal family. Even the court ministers may not be implicated, let alone a commoner like me. You should be worried about the queen mother." .”

Shangguan Wan'er shook her head: "That's the case. Swords and guns have no eyes, and if the two sides confront each other, it will inevitably hurt the innocent." She asked again, "Since Mr. Cui found out about the news and came to you, he wanted to take you out of Luoyang, right? "

"He's afraid of death, so let him go." Yu Xuanji looked coldly, "I, Yu Xuanji, have nothing to fear. It's you, Wan'er," Yu Xuanji said, holding her hand, "Your Shangguan family is full of families. Zhonglie is famous in the world. If you are with her, the reputation of the Shangguan family will be in jeopardy. With your temperament, can you bear others' verbal criticism? Besides," Yu Xuanji said after a moment of pondering, "The Empress Dowager Chunqiu Already high, even if nothing happens, how long can I stay with you? Have you thought about the future?"

"That doesn't sound like what you said." Shangguan Wan'er smiled, "Isn't Sister Yu a person who is drunk today?" Yu Xuanji also smiled: "I am, you are not. I am afraid that you will delay yourself. Shangguan Wan'er shook her head: "Let's talk about the future."

Yu Xuanji smiled, and stopped persuading.A flash of light flashed in Shangguan Wan'er's mind, and she said, "Sister Yu, that girl Yanzhi is really pitiful, she was sold to that kind of place by her family at a young age, and she never had a good day. Take care of her, if I let her go like this, I really can't bear it. I want to ask Sister Yu to help me send her to Chang'an and settle her properly, okay?"

"The benevolence of a woman." Yu Xuanji laughed and teased Shangguan Wan'er: "Only Yan Zhi is a human being, and no one else is human. Are you forcing me to learn how to be a chivalrous man like Cui Bohou?"

Shangguan Wan'er smiled and thanked her endlessly, regretting that she couldn't send Xuancheng away.However, since those people are fighting under the banner of Kuangfu Li Tang, sister Xuancheng is the princess of the Li family, so it should be fine.