Changqing Ci

There was no one in the room, the little apprentice was too close, and his breath was so gentle that Wei Lingci had to put down the chopsticks in his hands, and backed away a little, with a warm smile on his face. , which surprised and delighted her, her heart was turbulent, and her face was the same, probably referring to Xun Changqing at this time.

The flames in the eyes gradually ignited, and Wei Ling's smile disappeared, "Changqing, you have grown up, now you should learn to think for yourself instead of just asking for my opinion."

Is this for advice?It was obviously a temptation, but Wei Ling's words were pretending to be true, and Xun Changqing returned without success. She knew exactly where the crux of the problem was, but she just bypassed it, picked up nonsense words back to her, and treated her like a child of seven or eight years old. Only this is exactly the same as the previous life.

She picked up the chopsticks without saying a word, ate a few mouthfuls casually, then got up and left.

Above the sky, floating clouds floated, and a gleam of moonlight entered through the window.

When Xianyu entered the room, she looked at the dishes on the table with only a few chopsticks moved, and saw the young lady sitting there firmly, but she did not put down her chopsticks for a long time. She didn't know what she was thinking, so she stepped forward and asked: "Miss, do you want to take a bath?" Is it? Xianyun has already prepared hot water, and it feels more comfortable to wash, so the little princess went back to the house to rest."

Xianyu always talks more, for fear that the master will not understand her own words, she explains very straightforwardly. Compared with her, her elder sister Xianyun talks a lot less. very different.

Wei Lingci nodded, and when he got up and stepped into the corridor, his eyes were full of moonlight, and his footsteps paused, "Is someone coming to see me today?"

Xianyu also stopped in her tracks, "It's still in the future, I guess it will come later, will you wait or let her come tomorrow?"

The cold wind blowing made her eyes blurry, her eyes were a little sleepy, Wei Lingci suddenly felt a little tired, looked up at the bright moon, thought for a while, and said lightly: "I'll just wait."

Although the two people's rooms are located in Tangqing Garden, they are spread out east and west. When Wei Lingci returned, the lights in the east room were brightly lit. Xun Changqing was tired from shouting and hadn't rested yet. She stood for a while, and then turned back to her room when the lights went out.

The furnishings in the palace are antique, porcelain vases, and floor tiles. They are much better than ordinary people's homes. Compared with Lingyun, the environment here is much better.

It is conceivable that there is a difference between heaven and earth, clouds and mud. When Xun Changqing was at home, he was beautiful and precious, but a child stayed silent for five years. Wei Lingci remembered his previous life, when Xun Changqing first entered Lingyun, but At the age of five, she yelled that it was not good to be on the mountain every day, which caused her a headache for several months, and she gradually became well-behaved after getting used to it.

In this life, Xu is older and has become more sensible when going up the mountain. No matter what the hardships are, she gritted her teeth and endured it. This made her worry a lot.

After taking a bath, Wei Lingci changed his clothes and sat in the room waiting. After an hour, a woman in a skirt came in slowly. The white gauze on her face was soft, and she could not see her face, but her eyes were full. It is astonishing as heaven and man, shining like water.

Wei Lingci only opened his eyes slightly, and put this stunning face in the transparent air, "What do you see me for?"

The woman took off her white gauze, looked around cautiously, and when she realized that there was no one there, her tone relaxed a little, "You are so courageous, you dare to stay in Pingnan Palace, even assassins dare to enter when Ana Yanran is around, just like you Live here with the little princess, without adding guards?"

If there is a pun in the words, Wei Ling's words seem to understand, "Before the princess disappeared, there was an assassin? Why didn't the housekeeper know?"

"Ana Yanran keeps it a secret, if no one is alarmed, no one will know about it."

Wei Lingci's eyes were aggressive, and he followed closely: "Since no one in the house knows, how did you know? Could it be that you are the assassin?"

"I don't have the ability to come and go without a trace in front of Ana Yanran. That night I just came here to take a look. A man in black came first, entered the study, and came out after a cup of tea. Ana Yanran chased after him. I came out, I am not good at martial arts, so I had to come back first. But after inquiring for a long time, I have not heard the news of the assassin entering the palace."

The two people in the room stood one by one, while Xianyun stood guard outside. Seeing that the two had been talking for a long time, she gently closed the door.

This is not a big deal, perhaps an assassin came to steal, and the princess fled after being discovered. If it was an ordinary assassin, how could he avoid the guards of the palace;

Everyone knows that Prince Pingnan's mansion is the residence of a military general, and for a little money, he passed through the guards and entered the heavily guarded study. He was afraid that if the money was not obtained, his life would already be lost.

Not for money, but for power.

The atmosphere was suddenly subtle, the woman glanced down at Wei Lingci who was still thinking, tapped the table with her fingertips, and said again: "One more thing, on the first floor tonight, Shao Tang threatened that His Majesty would kill the little princess, I don't know if it is true or not. "

Wei Ling returned to his senses, and the mark between his brows under the lamp slowly dissipated. He smiled at the woman and said, "Shaotang people are greedy for vanity, and their literary talents are mediocre. They are just sons. Shao Tang looked down on his status as a concubine, in fact, Shao Lanheng only got the style of his father, you are laughing at Shao Tang's words."

The woman was startled, it was the first time that Wei Lingci spoke so clearly and vividly, after thinking for a while, she suddenly realized, "Tomorrow these words will be spread all over the streets and alleys, and will also reach His Majesty's ears in the morning and later."

The two had their own thoughts, and they were silent for a while. Wei Lingci spoke first, "It's better for you to avoid entering the palace, after all, this is the place where everyone in the imperial capital is staring at."

"Then how do I notify you?"

"Xianyun will contact you later."

After the two reached an agreement, the woman was led by Xianyu, carefully avoiding the guards of the palace, and left the palace through the back door.

Xianyun took a step forward and carefully reminded: "Miss, is it dangerous for you to trust Hanri like this?"

Hanri knew their identities, but they didn't even know where Hanri came from, so the two were too biased, and it didn't suit Wei Lingci's personality, which was cautious in the past.

Xianyun acted safely, and it was common to ask this question. Wei Lingci also said frankly: "I have no enmity with the Shao family, but the Shao family is always targeting the Pingnan Palace. Is this a secret in the court, but Hanri is targeting the Shao family?" , but you and I only know that she has hatred and I have no hatred, she should try her best to put all her hopes on Pingnan Palace and us."

This is using Hanri to deal with the Shao family. Behind Hanri is the first floor, which cannot involve the core of the court, but the Pingnan Palace can. It is not easy for her to bring down the Shao family. She can only pin her hope on Wei Lingci up.

The two are just using each other.

However, Wei Lingci didn't care about Hanri's resentment with the Shao family. What she wanted was Hanri's determination to deal with the Shao family. As for how to deal with it, that was Hanri's business.

The house on the east side turned off the lights very early at night, but it was also lit up early the next day. As soon as Wei Lingci took a rest in the house, Zijin came in and called Xun Changqing to get up.

The night was hazy, and the oblique light still hit the window.

Xun Changqing had been running around for several days, and he was already very tired, and because he slept late last night, he felt that he had to wake up as soon as he closed his eyes, and his eyes were all gone when he looked at Zijin. She leaned against the pillow, her eyes were sore, and only He asked, "Has Master got up?"

Zijin was looking for the clothes that should be worn today in a side cabinet. Hearing this, the hand on the door stopped and turned to look at her: "Miss Wei also entered the palace? Your Majesty only summoned the princess, but never summoned her." .”

Xun Changqing froze for a moment, then pulled the corner of his mouth lightly, and patted his head, "I forgot, this is the Imperial Capital, not Lingyun Mountain."

After returning to the palace, I felt that the aches and pains all over my body were ignited like flames. Xun Changqing rubbed his shoulders and had to get up. He walked to the wardrobe and saw dozens of brand-new skirts. So many clothes?"

Zijin was also surprised, no wonder the butler said that the princess's clothes had already been prepared. After thinking for a while, she said, "I guess it was arranged by the princess. I know you have to come back, so I made the clothes in advance."

How did Concubine Mu know that she would come back, Xun Changqing called out the maid in the yard loudly, with a slightly expressionless face, he just said: "Who made these clothes?"

Tangqingyuan is uninhabited, but there are always maids who clean it all the time. When the two maids came up and down, they saw that the princess was as cold as ice, and thought that the clothes were not to their liking. They looked at each other, and pushed the responsibility to the high-ranking person, "This is arranged by the princess." Every year when the seasons change, the concubine will prepare the princess's clothes, in case you come back suddenly and have no clothes to change."

The other person hastily echoed: "Yes, it was arranged by the princess, and has nothing to do with the slaves."

Such a big movement naturally woke up Wei Lingci who was still asleep. She put on her clothes and came over, and saw the kneeling maid who was silent, and asked Zi Jin with her eyes. The latter stood in front of the cabinet door and backed down a little. distance.

After seeing the clothes in the closet, they are gorgeous and beautiful, and they should be the popular styles in the imperial capital this year. The princess has been missing for so long, and she has prepared the clothes so well. There is no false heart.

Xun Changqing was full of doubts, one level deeper than one level, as if the fate of this life was arranged by the concubine mother, and the apprenticeship was abrupt, but because of the intersection of the two families in the previous life, she did not have doubts, but now it seems , She went to Lingyun, I'm afraid it was the meaning of the concubine mother.

It's just why the concubine mother let her go to Lingyun, and why did she know that she would come back? What's hidden in it?

Wei Lingci's expression didn't change much, he waved his hand to let the maid back down, looked at Xun Changqing with sad eyes, felt a little sore in his heart, glanced at the pale sky, and urged: "You should enter the palace, go in earlier The palace is waiting for His Majesty, sincerity is enough."

"I know," Xun Chang answered dryly, and then cheered up again, suppressed the slight sadness in his eyes, and looked at Wei Lingci with a smile, "Master, you can go back to sleep for a while. The mansion is waiting for me to come back."

Wei Ling turned around and motioned to the maid outside to bring in hot water, "It's okay, change your clothes first, so as not to catch the wind and cold."

Xu Shi Wangfei didn't know Xun Changqing's preferences, so she bought a few pieces of clothes of various colors. Zijin chose a green lotus-colored skirt, with green leaves on the cuffs, embroidered with hidden stitches. Refreshing all over.

Wei Ling wrote the words and someone took the fox fur and tied it for her, "Be careful on the road, and wait in the palace when it's cold. Your Majesty and you, a junior, don't care so much."

After the people left, Xianyun stepped forward and said, "Why don't you teach the little princess how to reply."

Wei Lingci looked at the watery night outside, "If she doesn't know these things, then all these years will be wasted teaching her, she can handle them herself."

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In the Hanyuan Hall, all officials gathered.

The palace servants led Xun Changqing into the side hall and waited, served a cup of tea and then left. Xun Changqing didn't want to drink tea, so he sat here leaning against the back of the chair with his chin resting on his back.

I don't know how long I waited, but when she was drowsy from the charcoal fire in the hall, there was a voice chanting long live outside, she immediately regained her spirits, stood aside, and when the yellow dragon robe came into view, she was busy. Kowtow to salute.

The emperor passed by her, leaned over to help her, and said with a loud smile: "You are so old, and you were still a child when you left, wearing men's clothes all day long, I should send you to your father's army camp, give me Go to war."

Xun Changqing stood up and saw the emperor sitting on the dragon chair, she pulled the corners of her lips lightly, forced a smile and said: "Your Majesty, Changqing used to be ignorant, so I made you laugh."

Xun Ziqian could hear titles like Your Majesty every day, but when he said it from Xun Changqing's mouth, he was slightly surprised. He raised his eyes to look at the girl, and under the bare face, the two bruises under the corners of his eyes were a bit conspicuous , the winter was unbearable, and she was also wearing thin clothes, he sighed softly: "Changqing, do you know why I insist on you coming back?"

The emperor asked this question directly, leaving Xun Changqing at a loss, her heart and chest were tormented on the fire as if she had been hollowed out, she hesitated and shook her head, with a faint mist in her eyes, as timid as a frightened little rabbit.

Xun Ziqian thought that she was a child, he paused in his heart, and didn't want to make things difficult, "You are still a child, and you can't understand the unnecessary words, I let you come back just to comfort your father and king, Lingyun Mountain is the world of Jianghu. It is inconvenient for you to stay here for a long time, so feel free to live in the Imperial Capital."

The emperor regards her as a child, so she will do what a "child" should do first. If she asks too much, it will make people suspicious. She is just a butterfly surviving in the wind and rain. When the wind and rain hit, she will disappear with it. .

She stood where she was, biting the corner of her lips, her eyes condensed with tears, "Your Majesty, when will the concubine mother come back? Commander Yuan said that she has gone to the southwest. Can I also go to the southwest to find my father?"

Yuan Qingming's words were the words of the emperor, and she pretended to believe what the emperor said, which is not a bad thing.

"Her," the emperor frowned fiercely, the corners of his lips curled slightly, but his smile was vague: "Come on, it's better for girls to stay in the Imperial Capital. There is a girls' school in the Imperial College, you can go to study, if someone bullies you I want you to tell me that I am your uncle emperor and I will make the decision for you."

Xun Changqing complied, and someone led them out of the palace, thinking that Xun Ziqian seemed to dislike women as emperors, and Xun Yisu's talent compared with the three princes, I don't know how much he won, but he She would rather marry her far away than pin her hopes on her.

Or maybe in the eyes of men, women are not suitable to participate in government affairs. The female officials established by the late emperor these years are useless. If it continues, I am afraid that the system of women taking the imperial examination will be abolished.

After leaving the palace gate, the field of vision widened a bit, and the light mist in the morning added a little hazy state, the carriage passed by from the East Market, the sound of hawking came one after another, and the tempting aroma of food came along with the wind, Xun Changqing lifted the curtain of the car , After taking a look, they are all special dishes of the Imperial Capital.

One day when I have free time, I should bring Master over here. The two of them stay on the mountain all day, and they don't know what the world is like.

After putting down the curtain, Ma Hua walked forward slowly, but stopped suddenly after traveling half a mile, and the whole carriage swayed downwards. Xun Changqing quickly grabbed the window to stabilize his figure.

Lifting the curtain of the car, it seems that I hit a pedestrian, the coachman and the person who was hit are arguing, but at this time they are all people, the carriage of Pingnan Palace is a bit eye-catching, besides, it is useless to argue, if you hit someone, you will pay more Yinzi is, standing here for no reason makes people watch the excitement.

Xun Changqing asked the coachman to pay some money, and he lowered the curtain himself, but the car hadn't left for a long time. When he was wondering, there was a shrill scream outside, and when he opened the curtain again, the pedestrians who had just watched the excitement looked around Scattered, the cold light of the collision of swords made this winter morning even colder.

The man in black was only one person, with a black scarf covering his face, and a long sword in his hand. It was obvious at a glance that he was not an ordinary person. The driver had already fallen into a pool of blood, with a dagger stuck in his chest, which should have been stabbed by a thrown dagger. die in the middle.

But when she just returned to Beijing last night, someone couldn't wait to do it, and assassinated her in the daytime. She was a little bit bolder, and I'm afraid she was even a little bit stupid.

It's just that the pedestrians all ran away, leaving only the guards, the assassin and her in the huge market.