Confidante Saisuke

It took about half a cup of tea for Shangguan Wan'er to leave, Wu Meiniang got up to straighten her clothes, "Let's go." Master Jinghui replied respectfully: "Yes, Queen Mother." into a yard.Master Jinghui stopped, turned around, and folded her hands together: "Queen Mother, the old nun prepares everything herself, and no one knows about it." Wu Meiniang hummed, walked to the door of the house, paused slightly, and pushed the door open.

On the table facing the door, there is a black memorial tablet with the inscription "The seat of the bright moon".Wu Meiniang looked at the memorial tablet silently for a while, then picked up the incense beside it and lit it on the candle, bowed a few times, and inserted it into the incense burner. "Sister Hui, Li Tang's world will soon be mine. You should hate me even more now." Wu Meiniang chuckled, "If ghosts could really hurt people, would you have killed me long ago?"

Master Jinghui stood outside the door for a long time before she saw Wu Meiniang coming out.The two slowly left the yard. "Queen Mother, old nun has the guts to ask, the Queen Mother used to come here alone, why did she bring Shangguan Wan'er here?" Wu Meiniang slowed down, and after a while she said: "In my life, I didn't plot against others, It's just that others plot against me. Only this child, with a clear mind, has nothing to ask for and nothing to use. I don't need to plot against her, and she won't plot against me. Counting and counting, she is actually the only one who makes me feel at ease." Jing Master Hui pondered for a moment, and then said: "The old nun looked at Shangguan Wan'er with a seven-point bright moon appearance. Listening to her words, although she is still a little childish, she is also a bit unquestionable. The old nun is worried. In a few years ..." Before Master Jinghui finished speaking, Wu Meiniang interrupted her, "She is not Mingyue. Her Shangguan family was killed by me. Jinghui, if it were Mingyue, she would still have no grudge against me. Really?" Master Jinghui nodded: "That's true. Mingyue is a person who can distinguish between likes and hates, so she won't let herself be so indulgent." Wu Meiniang continued: "A few years ago, I also found that Wan'er was stubborn like an official. Temperament, I tried many methods, but it didn't work. I think it's something in her bones, and I can't change it. It didn't work out, so I had to keep her far away from the affairs of the court. As for the affairs in the palace, it's nothing It’s okay to let her do the big things.” Master Jinghui replied: “Since the queen mother has made a decision in her heart, the old nun will not talk too much.” Wu Meiniang hummed and said: “I’ll go there again. Clean it up." Master Jinghui bowed and retreated, and Wu Meiniang continued to walk forward.Pass through a narrow wooden door, walk up the slope, and walk tens of meters to the edge of a cliff.

In the afternoon of early spring, I stood at the vent again.After a while, Wu Meiniang felt a little cold on her body.She took a few steps away and stood in a place slightly sheltered from the wind. He entered the palace at the age of 14, met Xu Hui at the age of 16, and fell in love at the age of 19. At the age of 26, they met in the Imperial Garden and were bumped into by a palace maid and reported to Emperor Taizong.Originally, the intimacy of the women in the harem was not a big deal, and I wanted to say that the palace maids misunderstood and fooled it, but Xu Hui recognized it.Later, Taizong asked two candidates: one to die and one to live.Xu Hui put all the responsibility on her, saying that she took the initiative to seduce herself, and she was willing to die to apologize.Later, Emperor Taizong died, and Xu Hui also died of a hunger strike.Seeing that he was about to be sent to Ganye Temple by a decree, fortunately, he met the new emperor Li Zhi by accident.Later, when I came to Ganye Temple, I met Jinghui, a friend in need.Just when he was ordered by Li Zhi and the then Queen Wang to quietly store his hair, Xu Hui suddenly appeared.It turned out that Taizong didn't really kill her, but let her pretend to be locked in the room, and then let her go in the middle of the night.At that time, I really didn't know how to choose.Seeing that she could return to the court, Xu Hui was also reluctant to let go.hesitated.However, my stomach is getting bigger and bigger, and I can't hide it from anyone.Xu Hui also found out later, what she said at the time: repay kindness with revenge, hypocrisy.Later, he forced himself to go with her, otherwise he would tell Li Zhi about the two of them.In desperation, I had no choice but to ask her out and let her wait for me for a few years.At that time, he swore that he would come back to pick her up, but she insisted on going with her immediately.Later, the two of them quarreled more and more fiercely. Was he possessed at that time?Pushed her off a cliff.The first person he killed in his life was his lover.After all, it was the first time to kill someone, so he panicked and ran to tell Jinghui.Jinghui's reaction turned out to be to ask if anyone knew about her and Xu Hui's coming out, and then let herself go back to sleep.The next day, Xu Hui was found missing in the temple, and he searched all over the mountain.Who would have known that Xu Hui was lying under the cliff at this time?If you can't find it later, you won't look for it.After a few more days, I found Jinghui and quietly went to the bottom of the cliff to look for it, but there was no one alive or dead.After that, he went back to the palace to fight with Concubine Xiao Shu, the Queen, and the eldest grandson Wuji.Fight this, fight that, kill.More and more people are fighting, and more and more people are being killed...

"Tian Hou, is it really you?" Wu Meiniang was in deep thought when she suddenly heard Shangguan Wan'er's voice.She turned her head, and she saw Shangguan Wan'er and her party of three.

Shangguan Wan'er walked over quickly, and reached out to touch Wu Meiniang's face: "It's so cold here, why is Tianhou standing here alone?" The tentacles were cold, and she hurried to touch her hands, it was also cold.Shangguan Wan'er pulled Wu Meiniang up and left, but Wu Meiniang stood still.Shangguan Wan'er looked back at her.

Wu Meiniang said: "I will stand for a while. You go back and wait for me first." This must be the reason for coming to offer incense today.Shangguan Wan'er suddenly realized, but she didn't dare to ask further questions.The cold, oppressive aura emanating from Wu Meiniang's body was just telling her not to approach.Shangguan Wan'er hesitated and didn't want to leave.

Wu Meiniang knew it at a glance, so she said, "Let them go back first." Shangguan Wan'er immediately waved to Cheng Yiwei to signal her to go first.Cheng Yiwei and the little nun behind her left.

Shangguan Wan'er took off her cloak and tied it on for Wu Meiniang.Wu Meiniang lowered her head slightly, and waited for Shangguan Wan'er to fasten the cloak, then took her into her arms and closed the cloak.Shangguan Wan'er reached out to cover Wu Meiniang's hand to warm her.

"Wan'er, if one day in the future, you find that I am worse than you imagined, what will you do?" Wu Meiniang asked suddenly. "The Queen of Heaven... Is there anyone in the imperial court who opposes the Queen of Heaven?" Shangguan Wan'er asked cautiously.Wu Meiniang shook her head: "It's worse than that." Wu Meiniang didn't understand clearly, Shangguan Wan'er thought for a while and said, "I don't know what Tianhou said. But, no matter what happens, I always accompany you For the Queen of Heaven."

Wu Meiniang couldn't help sighing: "Wan'er still doesn't approve of me." It's just because of love that she chose to tolerate.Where is the bottom line of this tolerance?If you find out that I used to be able to kill my lover with my own hands, will you still love me?

Shangguan Wan'er slowly replied: "Wan'er doesn't understand the affairs of the imperial court. But Wan'er has also read some history books, the monarch always has to consider the general situation of the world, and can't just care about personal likes and dislikes like us. For example, Zhilan is in power. Don’t hoe. Wan’er knows how little she knows, so she will try her best to understand Tianhou’s decision.”

Wu Meiniang smiled, and continued: "Wan'er still remembers why I beat Wan'er back then. I didn't ask Wan'er what she thought of me afterward. I think Wan'er can't accept me like this."

Shangguan Wan'er asked gently: "Is it because of fear?"

Wu Meiniang was startled, and couldn't help asking: "What did you say?"

Shangguan Wan'er clasped Wu Meiniang's hand and put it on her waist: "Kill Princess Anding to gain power, kill Emperor Xiaojing and Prince Zhanghuai to gain power. I think the Queen of Heaven is afraid of being ruled by others after losing power. , just like when His Majesty Taizong passed away, he had to go to Ganye Temple to become a monk."

Wu Meiniang pinched Shangguan Wan'er's chin, making her face herself: "I don't know when my Wan'er became so smart."

Shangguan Wan'er smiled and still covered Wu Meiniang's hand: "Because there is only Tianhou in Wan'er's world. Tianhou's emotions are Waner's emotions. Wan'er always thinks about Tianhou, thinking how to make her more beautiful." Get closer to Tianhou. Is Wan'er overstepping?"

Wu Meiniang had mixed feelings in her heart, she didn't know how to answer for a while, so she could only talk about him from left to right: "I always thought Wan'er was stupid, but now it seems that I am stupid."

Shangguan Wan'er shook her head: "Because the only person I really care about is Tianhou, and other things are inevitably not considered carefully. Moreover, Tianhou has already taken care of many things for me, and I am used to relying on Tianhou." Wu Meiniang After being silent for a long time, she suddenly said: "I want to hear Wan'er make an oath." Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but smile: "What kind of oath?" "Swear to never leave me."

Shangguan Wan'er took a step forward, turned around to close the cloak, and swore with her hand: "God is above, no matter what Wu Meiniang has done in the past, and no matter what she will do in the future, I, Shangguan Wan'er, swear that I will never leave her side. If you violate this oath, heaven and earth will destroy you, and you will die a bad death." Wu Meiniang hugged Shangguan Wan'er in her arms: "Wan'er, you must remember what you said." Shangguan Wan'er nodded and wrapped her arms around Wu Meiniang's waist: "The Queen of Heaven Don't worry, Wan'er remembers."

Because of the long delay on the mountain, it was already dark when the two returned to the palace.After taking a hasty bath, I rested without mentioning it.On the second day, Shangguan Wan'er was awakened by the call of the maid outside the door.Then she was surprised to find that Wu Meiniang was still in her arms.Probably because I was too tired yesterday.Shangguan Wan'er called softly in Wu Meiniang's ear, only to hear Wu Meiniang hum in a low voice.Shangguan Wan'er immediately felt that something was wrong, reached out to touch Wu Meiniang's forehead, and found that it was hot.Shangguan Wan'er has been with Wu Meiniang for many years, and she has never seen such a serious illness, so she hurriedly got up and asked the maid to call the imperial doctor.Tuan'er came over after hearing the news, and asked Shangguan Wan'er, Wu Meiniang, who was always in good health, why she came here.Shangguan Wan'er said a few simple words.Doctor Liu, who had been taking Wu Meiniang's pulse, rushed to her. After taking the pulse, she let out a sigh of relief: "It's an evil wind invading the body. The Queen Mother went out to offer incense yesterday, and there was probably a strong wind in the temple, and she caught wind and cold. I prescribed ephedra aconite Asarum Decoction, Wushang Palace sent people to prepare the decoction, three times a day, and gave it to the Empress Dowager. My minister will come over sooner or later to check the Empress Dowager's pulse. If there is anything wrong, please tell Wushang Palace." Tuan'er and Imperial Physician Liu each Disperse.

I really can't take care of people.The first time she went out of the palace with Tianhou, she caught a cold.Shangguan Wan'er sat by the bed, filled with guilt.After a while, the maid came in and reported: "Miss Shangguan, Xueshi Xiao is in the side hall, please come over to Miss Shangguan." Shangguan Wan'er glanced at Wu Meiniang who was still asleep, stood up and walked out.

"The Empress Dowager is always in good health, why is she caught in the wind and cold?" When Xiao Jing saw Shangguan Wan'er coming in, she didn't bother to say hello and asked right away.Shangguan Wan'er was filled with guilt: "Yesterday, Tianhou and I stood on the mountain behind the temple for a while, it was windy there, so..." Xiao Jing glanced at Shangguan Wan'er, and finally said: "Wan'er and I have always been friendly, I will Don't shy away. The Queen Mother has always been healthy, but after all she is old..." Shangguan Wan'er's face suddenly changed: "Sister Jing." Xiao Jing looked at her.Shangguan Wan'er turned her head and looked aside: "I know better than anyone else how the Empress Dowager is. Her body is far stronger than you and me. Sister Jing, don't worry." Xiao Jing nodded: "That's natural. Wan'er, I It means that the Empress Dowager usually has to put her heart into the former court, and sometimes it is inevitable that she does not cherish herself in daily life. The palace people around the Empress Dowager have never dared to disobey her wishes, knowing that the Empress Dowager does not cherish herself, but also wisely protect herself. Since you are always by her side, in Her eyes are different from others, so you might as well persuade her to take care of herself." Shangguan Wan'er nodded silently: "This matter is indeed wrong with Wan'er. Thank you sister Jing for warning." Xiao Jing smiled: "I also know that the Queen Mother is in Wan'er My heart is very heavy, but it's just a few words in vain. Alright, I'll read the scriptures, and you can go back and take care of the Queen Mother."