Hibiscus Tent: The Prime Minister’s palm is reborn

Five miles outside the city, next to the official road.

Liang Qian stood under a big willow tree, watching the morning sun rising slowly in the distance.

The autumn wind makes the branches above head sway, and also makes the corners of people's clothes rise and fall.

Wang Tingyue glanced at the people waiting on the road, then returned his gaze to the person in front of him and warned, "Be careful on the road."

Liang Qian tied up the small bag and nodded silently.

Wang Tingyue handed her the reins and sighed softly: "If nothing unexpected had happened, what would you have planned when everything was settled?"

Liang Qian took the reins and said nothing.

Wang Tingyue understood: "If I guess correctly, you designed to eliminate the hidden dangers and arranged the follow-up. You plan to leave Jinye once the situation stabilizes, right?"

Liang Qian looked at him and did not deny it.

In today's court, there are no longer ministers who monopolize power. Instead, there are people of equal strength who check and balance each other.

As for the harem, it was even simpler. The new emperor Gao Zitun was far from being old enough to get married. Now that Gao Hao was dead, all the concubines were either guarding the mausoleum or going to Yuetai Temple...

If there is still any threat, the only ones left are King Pengcheng and King Langya.

This time she goes to Yuezhou to find Yuwen Jue, she will definitely not sit idly by.

Wang Tingyue was still thinking to himself, his eyes moving slightly, hoping that she would not blame him then.

Liang Qian was preoccupied with something and didn't notice that the gazes directed at her were strange.

She thought for a while, then raised her head and said, "Ms. Meng is too mild-mannered and has no opinion of her own. When I was here, I could still keep an eye on her, but if I leave like this, I'm afraid—"

Wang Tingyue's expression returned to normal, with a slight smile on his face, and said: "I understand what you said. Don't worry about Meng Tao. I will order people to secretly keep an eye on the Meng family. As for the palace, there are Gongyang Jing, Xiahou Zhao, and Gu Ya. Nothing will happen. Besides, if there is any situation, I will definitely send someone to tell you."

Liang Qian thought about it and nodded, but she still felt uneasy. After hesitating, she said, "Then Ao Rubin——"

"Liang Qian, your bad habit really hasn't changed at all?" Seeing the person hesitating like this, Wang Tingyue frowned and interrupted.

Liang Qian opened her eyes wide and looked at Wang Tingyue in surprise.

When she was a child, Wang Tingyue would only call her by her name in a stern manner when he wanted to teach her a lesson.

Liang Qian was a little puzzled: "What's wrong with you? Why are you so angry for no reason——"

"Seeing you like this, how can I not lose my temper?" Wang Tingyue sighed and stopped beating around the bush with her: "What you just said, wasn't it what we have already discussed in the past two days? But when it comes to departure, you are still dithering. Tell me, are you really worried about Jin Ye, or do you have other concerns in your heart?"

Liang Qian's eyes dimmed, and she lowered her eyes without saying a word.

Seeing that she was silent, Wang Tingyue knew that she must have some unresolved issues.

"If he wasn't seriously injured and in critical condition, would you really plan to leave early and never see him again before he came to Jinye?"

Liang Qian was slightly stunned and opened her mouth: "No, I——"

She didn't know how to continue. This was what she had planned at first.

Wang Tingyue sighed, cast his eyes towards the few people and horses waiting on the road, then turned to a place farther away, his voice low and light.

"Ah'an, do you remember the time when you and the Master came to visit our house and happened to see my brother and I competing in martial arts?"

Liang Huan nodded.

It was a summer afternoon. She went to the palace with her grandfather. As they walked through the courtyard and passed by the lotus pond, they saw several young men fighting with small wooden swords.

When she took a look, it was obvious that they were using their numbers to bully the few and the big to bully the small.

Wang Tingyue said, "It was that time when I accidentally hurt my brother. My father wanted to punish me, but it was the Grand Tutor who interceded for me."

Liang Qian looked at him silently, lost in her memories.

Wang Tingyue smiled with a hint of sigh, and continued, "It was also on that day that your brothers ridiculed you, saying that you would marry a bastard as a new wife when you grew up, but you were not angry at all, and you smiled and said to them with your chest puffed out, "I'll marry you."

Liang Qian lowered her eyes and nodded: "Yes."

Wang Tingyue smiled and said, "Actually, I've liked you since then."

Liang Qian narrowed her eyes slightly.

Wang Tingyue smiled bitterly: "At that time, I thought that as long as I grew up, I would be able to create a world for myself with my own abilities, and tell everyone openly that I love you, and then marry you as my new wife in a dignified manner... Unfortunately, it was not until later that I realized what I had missed..."

His smiling eyes were covered with a layer of autumn mist, which was moist and made people feel sad.

It was Wang Tingyue, whom Liang Qian had never seen before.

Wang Tingyue looked at her in silence for a while, then smiled slightly, his voice a little dry: "For so many years, these have always been secrets that I could not tell you. Today, I can finally confess to you."

He took a slow breath, looked away, and then looked back at Liang Qian.

"Do you know why?"

Liang Qian nodded gently: "I understand."

When a person can face the past, it means he has truly let it go.

There was a slight heat in Wang Tingyue's lowered eyes. He couldn't help but reach out his hand and hugged the person tightly, closing his eyes and sighing.

Liang Qian did not push him away, but stood there obediently.

After a long time, Wang Tingyue let go of his hand.

"Ah'an, don't do anything that will make you regret for the rest of your life."

Liang Qian raised her wet eyes and looked at him.

Wang Tingyue's eyes were sore, but he still smiled and said, "The late emperor gave you the imperial seal that day, and he also ordered people to send you to Zhou State several times--"

He shook his head and sighed: "You said, we can all see it so clearly, why can't you see it clearly? What are you avoiding?"

Liang Qian's lips moved slightly.

Wang Tingyue patted her head and said, "Okay, go quickly. Yuezhou is in a critical situation. There is no time to waste."

Liang Qian responded softly: "Okay."

News came from the front line that after Zhou Jun conquered Yuezhou, he suddenly withdrew his troops and returned to Luoan. It was said that the remnants of the rebels took advantage of Zhou Jun's absence to start a rebellion in Luoan City.

When Liang Qian first heard the news, she was half-believing and half-doubting.

It was not until that evening when Wang Tingyue risked his life to go to the palace to find her that she learned the truth.

It turned out that Yuwen Jue did not return to Luoan as rumored, but was still in Yuezhou City. However, his old injury relapsed and his life was hanging by a thread.

Even more unfortunate is that Chen Dechun, who had always been treating him, was captured by the rebels of Qi State, and there was no suitable doctor to be found in Yuezhou City for a while.

Not to mention that the location of the old injury is special, there are not many doctors who can treat it with confidence. In addition, it is a special period, and if any rumors are spread, it will definitely cause a huge uproar.

This matter was of great importance, so Qingzhu, Yuchiyuan and others did not dare to alarm others. In desperation, they thought of themselves who were in Jinye.

Fortunately, Yuezhou and Jinye are not too far away. Feng Ting stayed up all night for several days and rushed back to Jinye to find Wang Tingyue.

……

For both public and private reasons, she cannot ignore Yuwen Jue.

Liang Qian said no more and got on the horse.

Wang Tingyue looked past Liang Qian and exchanged a glance with Feng Ting in the distance.

Liang Qian held the reins tightly, thought for a moment, and said to Wang Tingyue, "Jinye is now in your hands. I will come back once the matter in Yuezhou is settled."

Wang Tingyue smiled and nodded: "Okay, go quickly."

Liang Qian stopped hesitating and pushed hard with her legs, causing the horse to gallop away.

The sound of hooves.

Only after the figure completely disappeared did Wang Tingyue turn around and slowly walk back to the city.

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Yuetai Temple.

As soon as the woman left, someone hurried in.