Confidante Saisuke

Standing in front of Luoyang Palace, looking at this palace that swallowed all her joy and happiness, Shangguan Wan'er was at a loss.From then on, the sky is high and the earth is wide, only my own shadow is with me.After standing silently for a while, Shangguan Wan'er turned and left.

Li Xuancheng hadn't woken up yet when he heard his servants report Shangguan Wan'er's visit.Seeing that it was still early outside, I couldn't help but want to go to a bad place.Getting up in a hurry, without even caring about dressing up, she hurried out to welcome Shangguan Wan'er in.

"Wan'er, what happened?" Seeing Shangguan Wan'er's expressionless face, Li Xuancheng's heart sank again.Everyone knows what the Queen Mother is going to do, so Wan'er won't argue with the Queen Mother on this matter, right?It's just that since Wan'er is safe and sound, no matter what happens, it's fine.

Shangguan Wan'er tried hard to respond with a smile, but in the end she didn't laugh, and luckily she didn't shed tears either.The cavity is empty, and I don't know where my heart has gone.The bad thing is that he obviously didn't think about anything in his mind, but he couldn't concentrate all the time, and he was so slow that he knew something was wrong. "Sister Xuancheng, I can't tell you what happened. I just hope that no one will know about it."

Li Xuancheng saw that Shangguan Wan'er's expression was very different from the past, and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore. Wan'er will stay with me for a few days, can I relax with Wan'er?"

Shangguan Wan'er sighed: "Sister Xuancheng, why did she forget about you last time? I will only hurt you if I live here. Even if you are not afraid, what about the people in this yard? You can't let them all follow Death. Besides," Shangguan Wan'er paused and looked up, "I don't want to stay in Luoyang anymore. I just want to get out of here quickly."

Li Xuancheng was startled.Shangguan Wan'er also told her before that she wanted to go outside, but she made it clear that she would not leave Luoyang.Now that it is so abnormal, it must have something to do with the Queen Mother.However, Shangguan Wan'er refused to say what was going on.Li Xuancheng had no choice but to follow Shangguan Wan'er's words and asked, "Where does Wan'er want to go?"

Shangguan Wan'er sighed, and said, "Telling sister Xuancheng will harm sister Xuancheng. Don't ask sister Xuancheng."

Why can't I say it again?Li Xuancheng couldn't help being anxious, walked up to Shangguan Wan'er and supported her shoulder and asked, "Wan'er, what happened?"

Shangguan Wan'er just shook her head, and finally said: "Sister Xuancheng, I came to ask you for some money."

It was the first time Li Xuancheng discovered that Shangguan Wan'er was so stubborn, so he thought for a while and asked: "If you travel all over the world, you will get a lot of money. How can a woman like Wan'er carry it? Besides, Wan'er, it's too dangerous for you to go on the road alone. .” Li Xuancheng felt weak for a while.Shangguan Wan'er was obviously hit so hard that she wanted to hide.However, he had long been trapped in Luoyang by the Queen Mother's decree.Without the Queen Mother's will, it is impossible to leave Luoyang City.

Shangguan Wan'er shook her head: "Not so much, it's enough for me to get to Bazhou."

Bazhou?Li Xuancheng immediately grabbed Shangguan Wan'er, and hurriedly persuaded: "Wan'er, don't get angry with the Queen Mother about this kind of thing. If you really offend her, she will really..."

Shangguan Wan'er still shook her head: "I'm not angry. Prince Zhanghuai's subordinates have saved my life, but I have caused them to be killed. Even if I live by idling and don't pay for my life, I should give their souls away. Go back to the prince. Otherwise, I will live with a conscience."

Li Xuancheng was confused, but he also understood where Shangguan Wan'er was going, and became even more anxious: "Wan'er, don't you know what she wants to do? Aren't you slapping her face by going to Xian's place at this time? Wan'er, Don't get angry with this kind of thing. If you are really unhappy, just stay with me for a while, okay?"

Shangguan Wan'er said coldly: "If she wants to kill, she can kill it. Sister Xuancheng, let me go on the road quickly. If there is any further delay, she will probably suspect that you are instigating me. Let me deal with her and me. She'll come straight to me."

Li Xuancheng couldn't help but hugged Shangguan Wan'er in his arms, and cried: "What did she do to you? Wan'er, you are already the only descendant of Teacher Shangguan, you can't treat your life so lightly. .Do you want me to watch you die?"

"I won't die." Shangguan Wan'er gently comforted Li Xuancheng, "She won't kill me."

Leaving from Li Xuancheng, Shangguan Wan'er went straight to Mingyue Lake.She had asked Wu Meiniang when she was recovering from her injuries, and she knew that the thirteen people were buried on the spot.After finding thirteen mounds, Shangguan Wan'er burned incense and paper one by one, and pulled out the weeds from the graves.Then he took out a black jar, took a handful of soil from each grave mound and put it in the jar, told them that they would take them back to Bazhou, wrap the jar and put it in the bag.After everything was over, Shangguan Wan'er kowtowed at each grave, stood in front of the plum tree for a while, and then left.

Slowly walking out of Luoyang City, looking at the road leading to nowhere, Shangguan Wan'er decided to hire a carriage.Luoyang is not less than a thousand miles away from Bazhou, so walking would take too much time.But... Shangguan Wan'er laughed at herself, what would she do with the spare time?This kind of inseparable and lonely life will probably last forever.A day is as long as a year, and a year is repeated like a day.

Shangguan Wan'er was lost in thought when she suddenly heard a woman's voice full of surprise: "Shangguan girl? You are Shangguan girl, right?" Immediately afterwards, someone grabbed her by the sleeve.Shangguan Wan'er turned her head slightly, a girl in light green clothes was looking at her.Shangguan Wan'er thought about it, but she didn't know this person in her memory, but the other party knew her, and she was about to ask who the other party was.The girl couldn't wait to say: "Miss Shangguan, I am Yanzhi. Do you remember Xianyi Temple? When you were there, you paid for my ransom, do you remember?"

Shangguan Wan'er remembered it all at once, and couldn't help feeling ashamed.After entering the palace at that time, she never thought of Rouge again, and she never asked anyone to see how Yan Zhi was doing. "Rouge, so it was you. You are different from that time, I didn't recognize you. How have you been doing these past few years? I remember asking Sister Yu to take you to Chang'an at that time. Did you come back later?"

Faced with Shangguan Wan'er's string of questions, Yan Zhi smiled all over her face: "Girl, it's a long story. I'm living in Xianyi Temple now, would you like to come and sit with me for a while?" After finishing speaking I hesitated again, "My place is very simple, there is nothing, and I will neglect the girl."

Shangguan Wan'er took her hand and walked forward: "Then let's go. I haven't been to Xianyi Temple in these few years. I also want to see what it looks like there."

Xianyi Temple is still the same as before, except that the doors and windows are older, and the trees are taller and denser.In the past, I am gone, Yangliu Yiyi.Today I come to think, rain and snow are falling.It was mid-spring at this time, but Shangguan Wan'er's heart was already wrapped in ice, and she couldn't feel even a hint of spring.

Shangguan Wan'er followed Yan Zhi to her room.Yan Zhi hurriedly poured tea for Shangguan Wan'er, ran to the window and opened it, thinking that it was still cold at this time, hurriedly closed the window, and was going to buy incense from the Taoist priest to scent the house.Shangguan Wan'er hurriedly held her back: "Rouge, don't be busy. Sit down and talk." After speaking, she picked up the teacup and poured her a cup of tea in front of her.

Rouge held the teacup in both hands and lowered her head.Shangguan Wan'er suddenly remembered that she hadn't seen Yu Xuanji yet, so she hurriedly asked: "Sister Yu took you to Chang'an back then, what happened afterwards? Didn't she come back with you?" Yanzhi shook her head, and said slowly: "Sister Yu and After I went to Chang'an, I found a Taoist temple to live in. Later, Yu girl took in a green girl as a maid. Yu girl often associates with those talented scholars. I don't go to her often, and I don't know. Then one day the government They suddenly sent people to arrest Miss Yu, and dug up Luqiao's body from behind the house where we lived. The government said Miss Yu killed her."

Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but gasped, Sister Yu killed someone?Yanzhi raised her head and said hastily: "I know Miss Yu and Miss Yu are very good friends. After Miss Yu was arrested, I took all the gold the girl gave me to the government, trying to rescue Miss Yu. But the government People say that there are too many people who know about this, and they can't cover it up, and Sister Yu must die. I have no choice but to bury her after Miss Yu dies."

It turned out that Sister Yu was dead.Shangguan Wan'er nodded lightly: "What happened later? Why did you come here?"

Seeing that Shangguan Wan'er's tea was no longer steaming, Yan Zhi got up and poured out the tea, then refilled another cup, then sat down and said, "I don't know what to do in Chang'an by myself. I think the girl is in Luoyang, I met the girl in Xianyi Temple, so I thought about going back to Xianyi Temple. Maybe one day the girl will come to Xianyi Temple again, and then I will ask the girl to decide where I go." Shangguan Wan'er was a little ashamed, holding her hand Yanzhi's hand apologized: "Yanzhi, I am sorry for you. I should have someone visit you. You shouldn't have to bear so many things alone."

Rouge shook her head, and gently withdrew her hand: "Young lady and I are neither related nor related, so you don't need to do anything for me. If the young lady hadn't redeemed me back then, I might not have survived to this day." Gritting her teeth, she said: " I'm just sorry girl. After I arrived in Xianyi Temple, I had no money on me. I don't know anything. Those ladies despise me for staying in Pingkeng, don't want me to be a maid, and think I'm dirty. I can't help it , and then went to Pingkeng again..." Yan Zhi lowered her voice as she spoke, tears fell drop by drop onto her clothes.Seeing that, Shangguan Wan'er couldn't bear it, she got up and went to Yan Zhi's side to hug her, and comforted her: "It's all my fault. I should take good care of you. Don't worry, I won't let you do these things again in the future." Yan Zhi desperately shook her head in Shangguan Wan'er's arms, her sobbing gradually became louder, and finally she cried out.

When it calmed down, it was already dark.Yan Zhi went to the Taoist temple to buy food, fearing that Shangguan Wan'er would not be able to enter, so she looked at Shangguan Wan'er anxiously.Shangguan Wan'er was at ease, and finished eating leisurely.Only then did Rouge feel relieved.When it was time to light the lamp, Yan Zhi took Shangguan Wan'er to take a bath, hurriedly wiped her body, and rushed back to buy a new quilt to spread on the bed, and spread her quilt on the floor.Shangguan Wan'er came back to look, frowned and said: "This bed is enough for two people to sleep, you put the quilt on it. Besides, it is still cold at this time, lying on the ground for one night, my body will definitely not be able to bear it." Yan Zhi said with a smile: "It's all right. I made a thick bed, so nothing will happen." Shangguan Wan'er didn't say a word, and went to move the quilt on the floor.Yan Zhi hurriedly stepped forward to stop her, and said, "Girl, girl, I'll just move up."

Nothing to say all night.Waking up the next day, Rouge quietly got up first and prepared a set of toiletries.After Shangguan Wan'er got up, he waited on her to dress up.While combing Shangguan Wan'er's hair, Yan Zhi said, "Girl, the gouache I have here is not good..." There are good ones in the shops in the city, but I can't afford them.Rouge was frustrated for a while.Shangguan Wan'er hummed, and said, "I don't need those." Rouge relaxed and concentrated on combing Shangguan Wan'er's hair.

The two finished their breakfast.Shangguan Wan'er asked: "Yanzhi, I know a friend, would you like to go to her place?" Shangguan Wan'er thought about it last night, but she knew only one person in Xuancheng.Apart from her place, there is really no other place to put rouge.Yanzhi didn't answer, but asked instead: "Girl, I saw you standing by the roadside yesterday. Did you go out alone?" Yanzhi had heard many rumors about Shangguan Wan'er and Wu Meiniang in the market, so it is reasonable that there are not many people around you. No one will follow.But she didn't see any servants following Shangguan Wan'er yesterday.

Shangguan Wan'er nodded: "I have something to go to the south, and I will not come back. I will put you in a proper place this time, and I won't let you suffer any more." Yan Zhi summoned up her courage and said, "Girl take Can I go together? I can be a good maid for the girl. As long as the girl doesn't dislike it." Shangguan Wan'er thought for a while, then shook her head: "Rouzhi, what I do will probably cause disaster, and if you follow me, you will be hurt. You might as well stay in Luoyang." Yanzhi hurriedly said: "I'm not afraid. The girl is the only person who treats me well in this world. I just follow the girl. For the others, I..." Yanzhi bit her lip and paused. "I know that the girl's friends are very good people, but I want to be with the girl. I will never do those things again in the future. Girl, you trust me." Shangguan Wan'er heard these words familiarly, Not daring to think about it, he quickly calmed down and agreed.