Empress Reborn

I found a tavern in Dongshi, and after eating some delicacies such as cut carp and Tianhua 饆饠, Li Lingyue took Shangguan Wan'er to stroll around Dongshi again.Thinking that the sisters of the Su family hadn't been here for a long time, she asked her maid to give Su Muzhen some Kaiyuan Tongbao, and asked her to take her sister to go shopping in Dongshi alone, so as to buy some new year gifts for the people in Shanfang.

During the Shangyuan Festival, the East Market was more lively than before. Li Lingyue took Shangguan Wan'er's hand and wandered around in various stores, but she asked people to buy anything that Wan'er looked at more than twice.But in a short while, the carriage with people was filled with all kinds of strange toys.

Seeing Shangguan Wan'er picking up another clay doll and staring at it carefully, Li Lingyue waved her slender hand, and the servant came up to pay the bill.

Shangguan Wan'er lowered her eyebrows and smiled slightly, put the doll back, stopped her and said: "No need, there are already several clay dolls in the car."

But Li Lingyue didn't obey, she turned her head and glanced at the maid, who cleverly handed Tongbao to the shopkeeper.Li Lingyue pushed the doll that Shangguan Wan'er liked into Wan'er's arms, bent her eyebrows and said with a smile: "The ones in the car are different from this one, let's keep them."

The doll was pushed in her arms, Shangguan Wan'er had no choice but to stretch out her arms to hold it, lowered her head, and thanked softly, thinking that she had just bought a car full of things, Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but feel that it was a bit expensive, so she raised her head and said to Li Lingyue : "I also bought a lot of things. Didn't you say that you want to take me to listen to the vulgar lectures? If you go on shopping, will you miss the time?"

Li Lingyue naturally knew what Shangguan Wan'er meant. Since Wan'er didn't want to go shopping anymore, she didn't force her. She ordered the servants to pack the carriage out of the seats for two people, and she led Shangguan Wan'er back to the carriage.

The closest temple to Dongshi is Jianfu Temple. When Li Lingyue and his party arrived, it happened to be the beginning of the next common lecture.The servants hurriedly set up the barriers for Li Lingyue and Shangguan Wan'er to sit in.

After the two of them sat down, they heard the sound of "ascension to the seat". Accompanied by the unique sound of drums and pans in the temple, a monk with big ears came from the side door, performed a Buddhist ceremony to everyone, and sat in the middle of the main hall. on the high seat.The sound of drums and pans stopped, and the monk began to chant.

Different from the monk's lectures in the past, the common people's lectures are aimed at the general public, so that everyone can listen to them.When the lecturer is singing, he changes his tone from time to time.Li Lingyue had listened to a lot in the past, so naturally she didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but it was the first time for Shangguan Wan'er to listen to a book, and she was very interested, and when she heard the excitement, she also sighed with emotion.

Li Lingyue saw that she was happy to hear it, and she felt happy, so she raised her hand and asked the servants to donate some Tongbao to the temple.Turning around, she saw Shangguan Wan'er showing sadness.Hearing a common saying would show sadness, her Wan'er is really a soft-hearted woman.Li Lingyue poured a cup of tea and handed it to Shangguan Wan'er, "What's wrong, Wan'er?"

Shangguan Wan'er thanked her, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, but her expression was full of melancholy, "Oh, why is it that Duke Yi of Wei is still unwilling to help Mrs. Xu Mu save the country when they are both married?"

The monk just told the story of Mrs. Xu Mu, the princess of the Wei State in the Spring and Autumn Period. Li Lingyue felt that Mrs. Xu Mu was somewhat similar to Wan'er. They were both beautiful and talented women with poems.After hearing this, she chuckled and said, "Not every monarch is a sensible person. Mr. Xu Mu is a foolish monarch. He is incompetent and has no courage. But Mrs. Xu Mu is a leader among women. If her husband doesn't help her, then she will do it on her own." Save the country, Wan'er, listen—"

A passionate chorus came from the high seat at the right time, "But Mrs. Xu Mu was unwilling to stand idly by, and rushed to Caoyi in person to meet her elder brother Dai Gong, resettled refugees, arranged martial arts training for the people, and occasionally asked for help from Qi State. The Minister of the State of Wei was dissatisfied and accused him of being unseemly for showing his face. After hearing this, Mrs. Xu Mu was furious, "If you don't like me, you can't turn back; if you don't cherish you, I can't think far away. If you don't like me, you can't help ;I don’t care about you, I don’t feel bored.'”

"It's really a strange woman." Shangguan Wan'er also admired her. Seeing that Li Lingyue was enjoying listening to it, she thought about it a few times before asking, "Does the princess also appreciate such a woman?"

Li Lingyue looked at the high seat and nodded, "In my opinion, Duke Yi of Wei is so incompetent. If Mrs. Xu Mu had taken the throne, Wei State might annex Xu State and become a big country."

Shangguan Wan'er was slightly startled, she looked at Li Lingyue without saying a word, but Li Lingyue turned her head and smiled at her, "I think Mrs. Xu Mu and Wan'er are very similar, they are both talented women who don't give in to others."

Does this mean that she appreciates herself too?Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help being a little happy, she pursed her lips and smiled lightly.

Seeing her laughing, Li Lingyue guessed what was going on in her heart, so she also laughed along with her.

The two of them were listening to books and talking and laughing in the temple, while the two sisters, Su Muzhen, were still wandering around in the East City.

"Ning'er, we have bought a few rolls of cloth just now, why did you bring me to pick out clothes. We don't know the size of those people, what if we pick the wrong one?" Su Muzhen was pulled by her sister and walked into the room. I bought a silk shop.

Su Muning looked at the men's hu suit on her sister, and curled her lips, "Sister, today is the Lantern Festival, you see all the girls on the street are dressed so beautifully, sister, why are you still dressed like this?" said Pointing at her, she pointed to a scarlet pleated skirt and asked, "Sister, do you think this one looks good? Speaking of which, sister, why are you wearing a dress that is similar in color to the princess today? Although I won't talk about it today, but This is not very good after all. Sister, you should change into women's clothing. "

Su Muning raised her head, showing a row of neat little white teeth, and smiled sweetly at Su Muzhen.Su Muzhen loved her younger sister's innocent appearance, so she poked her cheek with her hand, and said with a smile: "My sister was specially ordered by the princess to dress like this. Well, Ning'er, we have been shopping for a long time, and we will not be late." Go down, I'm afraid we won't be able to make it back. Let's go there quickly."

Su Muning didn't know why the princess ordered her sister to dress like this. Although her stature was considered tall among women and she looked very handsome in men's clothing, she still liked her ladylike appearance in a skirt.Puzzled, she flapped her eyelashes, took her sister's hand, and walked out as obediently as before.

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With a slap of the gavel, the monk got up and performed a Buddhist ceremony, and this common saying was over.Li Lingyue raised her eyes to scan the sky, and saw that the sun had already started to set, so she stopped wandering around with Shangguan Wan'er, and went directly to the West Market.

I found a restaurant famous for brewing wine in the West City, ordered a few small dishes, and a few people started the dinner.The Jinwu Guards were also selected from those men from famous families, Li Lingyue thought of their hard work, and rewarded them with a table of delicious food and wine.

The few of them were eating at the next table, and Li Lingyue also poured a glass of wine, and sat up to herself, "Wan'er, the night market will open later, where do you want to go?"

Shangguan Wan'er was not very familiar with the layout of Chang'an City, so after listening to it, she just stared at the amber wine in the cup, lowered her head and smiled slightly, "Wan'er listens to the princess."

Li Lingyue loves her cute appearance, if not for Empress Wu's eyeliner beside her, she would have already raised his chin and bullied him.Enduring it, Li Lingyue poured the wine in the glass into her stomach, and then smiled, "Okay, then Wan'er eat more, and I will take you to a good place later."

"En." Shangguan Wan'er nodded.