Confidante Saisuke

Early the next morning, Shangguan Wan'er and Yan Zhi checked out of the room and went to the market to find a carriage.Yanzhi stood next to Shangguan Wan'er, glanced at the carriage waiting to pull guests, and gently tugged on Shangguan Wan'er's sleeve, "Girl, look at the corner, there is a woman waiting to pull people there. Let's sit It's her car, it's more convenient on the road." Shangguan Wan'er looked over, and sure enough there was a woman sitting on the shaft with a whip in her hand.This woman is very strong, waving the whip in her hand at will, talking and laughing loudly with the male coachman next to her.Shangguan Wan'er didn't like her being noisy, after thinking about it, it was all trivial things, so she nodded without worrying about it.After Yan Zhi negotiated the price with the female coachman, the three of them set out on the road.The female coachman was indeed very talkative on the road. While reporting her family name, she asked Shangguan Wan'er and the others about everything.Yan Zhi saw that Guan Wan'er was frowning frequently, so she got up and walked to the female coachman, and started talking with her.Shangguan Wan'er closed her eyes and leaned against the car wall quietly.

A group of three people walked day and night like this, heading towards Bazhou every day.Although there were no other delays along the way, the female coachman and Yanzhi negotiated the price on a daily basis, and the daily meal and hotel expenses were all paid by Yanzhi. The next trip is in the humid and hot land of Shu, so the journey is not fast.

At noon that day, the sun was shining brightly, and the speed of the two horses, which had been walking for half a day, gradually slowed down.Seeing this, the female coachman discussed with Yanzhi: "Little girl, let's find a place to eat." Yanzhi nodded, pointed to the front and said, "Okay. Madam Fan, let's stop in front." That is The kind of simple food stalls that passers-by often see in places where there are no shops in front of the village or behind.The owner built a shed randomly with branches and set up a few tables.However, there was a lot of noise, and it seemed that there were still many guests.Aunt Fan stopped the carriage by the side of the road, Yan Zhi and Shangguan Wan'er went under the shed, and Aunt Fan went to settle the carriage by herself.

There are already three or four tables of guests in the shed, most of them are dressed as scholars, some are holding folding fans, and some have a long sword on the table.The guests at several tables were toasting from a distance, and some were shouting from a distance, presumably they were traveling together.Shangguan Wan'er didn't have time to worry too much, so she chose a table away from people and sat down.Yan Zhi reported the meal to the host, and came to sit down with her.He picked up the upside-down cup on the table and prepared to pour water for Shangguan Wan'er, but when he turned the cup upside down, he saw something greasy and sticky inside, so he went to the owner's house to ask for water to wash the cup.Aunt Fan came in and saw this scene, she curled her lips: "It's inevitable to make things easier when traveling outside, how can everything be as comfortable as at home. Girl, auntie, let me be fair, I watched the little girl busy all the way. , you will enjoy peace and happiness. Although there is a difference between master and servant, you should also feel sorry for others, don't take yourself too seriously. When you go out, don't put on airs too much." Aunt Fan rambled non-stop.Shangguan Wan'er just kept silent.When Aunt Fan saw Shangguan Wan'er's appearance, she also became angry, and slapped the whip on the table vigorously: "Girl, fortunately, you are still a lady from Luoyang, don't you know how to answer when others speak? Is this how people behave? I think you are not as polite as a little girl." Yanzhi was listening behind the stove, her head was like a bucket, and she was suffering from the fact that the cup was not always clean, so she couldn't go back quickly.

At this time, someone at the table suddenly asked loudly: "These girls are originally from Luoyang. Then do you know that there is a big joke in Luoyang recently." Aunt Fan looked back at the speaker, and said with a smile: "Where are you?" .These two girls are from Luoyang, and I’m from Guangyuan.” Someone next to him gave the speaker a push and said, “Stop talking nonsense. If you know any jokes, tell them to make everyone happy. Be careful, we let you pay for our drinks alone.” The man snorted, “I’ve never seen such a disrespectful person. Please do so. Everyone here, drink as much as you want, it’s mine.” “Hey Ai ai" A man in blue coarse clothes persuaded: "You two haven't seen each other for a few years, why do you still make trouble every time you drink? After drinking, go to sleep in the carriage." At the beginning, the man drank the wine in one breath , Just put down the wine bowl and get up.Someone next to him held him down: "Brother Shen, what kind of joke is there? I waited for a long time with my ears, but I didn't hear where the joke was." Seeing that someone responded to him, the man became happy, picked up the wine jar and poured it on again. Poured a bowl, took a sip and said: "This joke is related to the current queen mother. Luoyang has forbidden anyone to tell it or listen to it. If someone from the government catches it, it will be punished. I dare say it, everyone. Do you dare to listen?" Shangguan Wan'er's heart skipped a beat, she couldn't help concentrating.The person next to him pushed him vigorously, regardless of the fact that most of the wine in his bowl was spilled: "Brother Shen, I haven't seen you in three or four years, but you are still as virtuous as you are. You have to make a detour when it comes to big things, so as not to piss people off." I just don’t open my mouth. If you don’t say it, I don’t like to hear it.” The man looked at him, and then at others.Everyone held back their laughter and did not speak.The man snorted: "You don't like to listen, so I won't talk about it. But, you spilled my wine, you have to pour it back for me." The man next to him just put food into his mouth, and ignored he.The man put down his wine bowl heavily and was about to speak.The man in blue got up and walked to him, picked up the wine jug and poured wine for him, and said, "They don't want to hear it, but I still want to hear it. I'll pour you wine and tell you a joke. You give this to my brother." Don’t you save face?” The man turned around and said with a smile, “Of course I have to give Ziqian brother face. That’s how it is. After the death of Emperor Gaozong, the queen mother raised a female pet in the palace...” Shangguan Wan'er's heart skipped a beat, and she clenched her chopsticks tightly.At this time, someone interrupted: "This is all so many years ago. Brother Shen, you have been in the mountains for too long, and you are talking about the old emperor's calendar as a new thing." Traveling outside the customs, I heard many people talk about this. The prime minister Shangguan is such a high-spirited person. Back then, he knew that fighting against that temptress would be a dead end, but he still wrote a memorial for the abolished queen. It is a pity that his descendants were unworthy and lost him. I really don't know what a shameless and shameless person Shangguan Wan'er is, who can do such disgusting things with people who have genocide with her. She is not afraid that her ancestors will die underground." Another person shook The fan sighed: "I think that Shangguan Wan'er is really pitiful. All her youth was buried with an old woman. She was old before she had time to enjoy the love between men and women. It's a pity, how unlucky a beauty has been since ancient times." Shenzhi's man waited patiently for him to finish, and hurriedly took up the conversation: "You are just talking about the old imperial calendar. What I'm telling you is what happened just this year. Fewer men went in. Then Shangguan Wan'er felt that she was out of favor, so she ran to the Queen Mother and said that she had a competition with those men who was better at serving others, but in the end she lost, so she ran to the Royal Garden and cried all night." Shangguan Wan'er heard this His face was pale, and he didn't know where he was.

Someone gasped and exclaimed: "You mean they serve that woman together. This scene, really, is very glamorous when you think about it." Someone next to her yelled loudly and said: "This temptress is really shameless. Fortunately, Emperor Gaozong treated her so well, and she didn't think of kindness at all. This will make Emperor Gaozong lose face." At this time, someone interrupted: "I have heard about this too. I also came from Luoyang. I am here While drinking in the restaurant, I heard people say that Shangguan Wan'er was kicked out of the palace because she couldn't compete with those men and couldn't hold back her anger. She made the palace go crazy and made the queen mother impatient." "This woman Abandoning the ancestors, doing all the things that are against morality and morality, it is God's judgment to end up like this. It's a pity that Shangguan Prime Minister was not famous for the first time. Having said that, "a man in white waved his fan, stroked his beard and said: " We can tell the world about this. Let the world see if such a shameless woman is worthy of being a queen mother, let alone want to reverse yin and yang and climb on top of a man to become emperor. Let those soft bones Take a look," he slapped the fan on the table, "Even if you are shameless, ignorant of your conscience, and are willing to be someone else's cow or horse, they will only treat you as a dog. If you like it, they will feed you a few mouthfuls of delicious food." Yes, I’m making fun of you, if you don’t like it, just kick it aside.” Everyone present cheered loudly: “Well said.” At this moment, a man stood up, took out something from his sleeve and gave it to the shopkeeper, and told the shopkeeper a few words.The shopkeeper smiled and nodded.The man turned around and walked to Shangguan Wan'er's table. Seeing Shangguan Wan'er's dull expression, he said to Yan Zhi, "Girl, my brothers are drunk and talking nonsense. You have the right to take it as a joke and relieve your boredom. Don't worry." Seriously." After speaking, he took out a piece of silver and stuffed it into Rouge's hand.Aunt Fan smiled and stretched out her hand: "My brother, I heard that too. What about mine?" The person who came also smiled and gave her a piece of silver: "Don't be surprised. Just listen to it." Aunt Fan put the silver in her arms with a smile : "Taking money from people, □□. Brother, don't worry. My ears are open, but my mouth is closed."

Rouge couldn't tell whether Shangguan Wan'er's expression was sad or angry, so she shook her hand worriedly, and softly persuaded: "Girl, let's eat first. After eating, let's go back to the car and rest." Shangguan Wan'er looked He glanced at Rouge, didn't make a sound, and didn't look at what was on the plate, just took it to his mouth.I couldn't eat a few mouthfuls, I just felt that my chest was blocked and I couldn't breathe, and my body was hot and cold for a while.He forced himself to eat a few mouthfuls without incident, and the food he ate before suddenly reached his throat.Shangguan Wan'er covered her mouth, hurried to the outside of the shed, and spat it out with a wow.Rouge who ran out after her quickly patted her on the back, watching her spit out everything she ate just now.Shangguan Wan'er casually supported a tree next to her, and murmured repeatedly: "Why did you do this to me? Why did you do this to me?..." Shangguan Wan'er thought that it was Wu Meiniang who deliberately wanted to humiliate her when the news spread all over the world. A heart seems to be torn apart, which is unspeakable.

Yan Zhi ran back to fetch water and came back to rinse Shangguan Wan'er's mouth. Seeing that she was sweating, she hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat.After the two of them went back to sit down, Aunt Fan supported Shangguan Wan'er's shoulder, looked at her face, and said gently: "The girl is from the north, and she is not used to the weather in Sichuan, so she might have a heat stroke. The wilderness here is also There is no place to ask for a doctor, so bear with me, girl. It will be fine when you get to the town ahead." Shangguan Wan'er raised her head and said with a forced smile, "Thank you. I..." Before she could finish speaking, she heard a joking voice and said with a smile: " You said that our queen mother is quite old, and this man and woman go to battle together, hehe, can she bear it?" At this time, a woman's voice came from outside the shed: "It turns out that all men in the Central Plains are like this. They don't accept others. As an emperor, I don’t have the ability to rob it openly, so I just dare to hide in this place where no one is around.” Suddenly, several people shouted angrily: “Who is talking nonsense?”

In a blink of an eye, a woman appeared at the entrance of the shed.What a beauty.Everyone's heart moved, and they all forgot the previous discord in an instant.I saw that woman was about 30 years old, with a smile like a flower, eyes full of waves, and her gestures and gestures carried an incomparable charm, which really made people sway.The few people who were still angry just now forgot what happened just now after seeing this woman.The woman was full of smiles, stretched out her hands to brush the long hair hanging from her ears, swayed, walked to Yanzhi and sat down, stretched out her hands to touch Yanzhi's hair, and asked softly: "Little sister, I'm watching you and your sister outside. It's been a long time. Your sister is probably suffering from heatstroke. I have medicines for relieving heatstroke here, which can make your sister go away from heatstroke immediately. Do you want it?" Everyone heard the woman's tactful lingering, wishing they were Rouge.Rouge was stunned when she heard that.Although she has been in Pingkeng for a long time, she has never seen such a dazzling woman. She couldn't help asking: "Do you really have medicine?" Don't worry. I'm fine. Yanzhi, let's go." The woman seemed to have never heard of it, and said to Yanzhi: "So your name is Yanzhi. It's a nice name. We have a mountain there, called Yanzhi Mountain. I often go to the mountains with other girls to pick flowers and plants to make rouge. Sister, you are so beautiful, and the name rouge is just right. I am thinking of giving myself a name from the Central Plains. Hearing your name, I am I have an idea. Your name is Yan Zhi, then I will be called Qing Dai. Sister Yan Zhi, what do you think of my name? From now on, you can call me Sister Qing Dai."

Shangguan Wan'er was in a daze, and she became even more irritable when she heard the girl chattering endlessly, so she stood up and wanted to go out, not wanting to get stares in her eyes when she stood up, she hurriedly supported the corner of the table. "Girl." Aunt Fan and Yan Zhi saw Shangguan Wan'er almost fell, and cried out together.The girl who just named herself Qingdai smiled and asked the store to bring a bowl of wine. She took out a silk bag from her bosom, put a pill in it, and pushed the bowl to Yanzhi: "Sister Yanzhi, Let your sister drink the wine and lie down for a while to keep it."

Yan Zhi didn't dare to make decisions, she only looked at Shangguan Wan'er.Aunt Fan interjected and said, "Young lady is from the Central Plains. I'm afraid you won't be used to the medicines on the grasslands. I'd better bear with it and go to the town ahead to see a doctor." Shangguan Wan'er smiled miserably: "I am You don't need to be so careful with a life like a weed." After speaking, he picked up the bowl and drank it.

"Okay." The Qingdai girl clapped her hands and said to Yan Zhi: "Sister, you and I will help your sister to rest on the flat ground outside. I promise it will be fine in a while. But, "The Qingdai girl held it with a smile Yanzhi's hand, "I also have a small request. I am new to the Central Plains, and I am not familiar with the place. I see that you are all women, and I want to go with you on the journey. You have to promise me." Before Yanzhi had time to say What, Mrs. Fan agreed first: "Okay, the girl will follow us. We can walk together, relieve boredom and take care of each other. Rouge, you and this girl can help your sister back to the carriage and rest. "

Yan Zhi saw that Shangguan Wan'er did not object, so she worked with that Qingdai girl to help Shangguan Wan'er out.The eyes of the group of people next to her followed the Qingdai girl for a long distance, and they reluctantly looked away until they could no longer see her.