Empress Reborn

A greedy joy swept away the vast mist and cooled a pool of warm water.Shangguan Wan'er snuggled into Li Lingyue's arms, listening to her heart beating, said lightly: "Just now you saw it too, there are two more little gentlemen beside the Zhai family."

"En." Li Lingyue replied indifferently, she tied Shangguan Wan'er's hair, and looked like a frivolous son of a family, "Fifth or Liulang of the Zhang family."

"How do you know clearly?" Shangguan Wan'er looked up at her with surprise in her eyes. She only met the Zhang family brothers recently, and Li Lingyue knew about them when she was away all the year round. Could it be that she noticed these two handsome men before she left? Mr. Xiaolang?

"Don't forget, I am the master of Taiping Temple, I can divination, and I have great supernatural powers." Li Lingyue teased, seeing Shangguan Wan'er glanced at her, she hurriedly put her face on Wan'er's cheek and coaxed her softly, "Don't worry , I'm not interested in those two faces."

Shangguan Wan'er felt good in her heart, but her tone was still not salty, "Today all the officials are wearing court clothes to welcome you, but he is dressed in white lotus flower clothes. You should know why."

Li Lingyue rubbed Wan'er's face with her lips, and said with a soft smile, "Don't worry, my lady, Ah Yue would not dare to think about it. But—" She recalled that in her previous life, Zhang Changzong had Wan'er suffer from tattoo punishment, her eyes turned pale He sank down, "I should always meet them."

"That's right. Those two were recommended by Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi. I heard that they had inquired about you before." Shangguan Wan'er smiled sweetly.

Li Lingyue thought that she hadn't returned in the past three years, but she made Mrs. Shangguan hurt Acacia, and she felt uneasy.Rubbing her chin against her collarbone, she lightly kissed Wan'er's lips, coaxing: "It's late at night, let's go and coax Xuan'er to rest."

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The crescent moon hangs alone in the sky. When Li Lingyue and the two passed by, they saw Xiao Xuan'er holding a scroll, sitting upright and reciting with Su Mu, "The heaven and the earth are mysterious and yellow, and the universe is prehistoric."

"The sun and the moon are in full bloom, and the sky is full of stars." Su Muning guided, and from the corner of her eye, she suddenly caught a glimpse of Li Lingyue and Shangguan Wan'er coming, she hurriedly stood up, bowed and said, "Princess, sir."

"Are you teaching Xuan'er to learn "Thousand Characters"?" Li Lingyue spoke kindly.Su Muning replied respectfully: "Yes, since the princess and sir are here, Ning'er will leave first."

Shangguan Wan'er sensed the disappointment in her disciple's eyes, and softly agreed to her, "Go back and rest."

Su Muning saluted the two of them again, and then walked away.Xiao Xuan'er looked at Su Muning who was leaving, and then at Li Lingyue and Li Lingyue who were coming in. The corners of her mouth that were originally high suddenly collapsed, and she muttered softly, "Aniang is a bad person, she scared Master Ning away."

Xuan'er's voice was not loud, but Li Lingyue's ears were sharp and her eyes glanced over. Seeing the little guy buried in the book with guilt, she couldn't help but looked at each other with Shangguan Wan'er, who was narrowly watching her, and Li Lingyue walked over , she asked Xiao Xuan'er, "Auntie will reward you for studying so hard, and take you out for an outing tomorrow, okay?"

Xiao Xuan'er looked up at her, although his skin was still a little rough, but the man had a friendly smile, and his eyebrows and eyes were beautiful, as if he was very similar to Shangguan's mother.She curled her lips, stood up, moved her two legs and ran to Wan'er's side, and wrapped around Shangguan's mother's legs with one small hand, "Shangguan's mother, Xuan'er is sleepy and wants to sleep."

Seeing Li Lingyue's expressionless face, Shangguan Wan'er patted Xuan'er's head lightly, and asked softly, "Don't Xuan'er want to be coaxed by my mother? Your mother is the general who swept the Turks, and she is not inferior to Mrs. Ning." General Su who told you."

Xiao Xuan'er looked at Li Lingyue in a dazed way with her big eyes flashing, then suddenly tilted her head, and asked tentatively, "Aniang, can you tell stories?"

Li Lingyue looked at her daughter's eccentric appearance, with a smile on her face, she replied: "Of course."

"Then..." Xiao Xuan'er looked up at Shangguan Wan'er, and pleaded childishly, "Mother Shangguan, can Xuan'er let you and Auntie accompany me tonight?"

This girl is clearly still worried about being with her.Li Lingyue snorted coldly, she didn't know why that girl liked Tie Wan'er since she was born, did she follow her?

Shangguan Wan'er looked at Li Lingyue, and said with a soft smile, "You can. Your mother will tell you a story tonight, and I will watch you fall asleep with her."

The big eyes lined up with a smile, and Xiao Xuan'er looked satisfied.

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"Conquest is not like the court. Every day, I eat and sleep in the open. Even with your status as a mother, there is no one to take care of you. There are no wells in the Turkic wilderness. Water is more precious when traveling. Sometimes I encounter lakes, even if I really want to jump down to wash them Washing the dust, but I had no choice but to hold back and lead the generals to bend down to fetch water." Li Lingyue slowly recalled, a small hand was wrapped around her cuff, she thought the little girl felt sorry for herself, so she lowered her head and asked softly: "What's the matter, Xuan'er? But Auntie's speech is boring?"

Xiao Xuan'er shook her head, retracted her small hands, blinked her eyes and said to the two of them: "Just now Xuan'er was still wondering why Shangguan's mother and A'Niang didn't come out of the bath all the time, so that's the reason." It must be A Niang It stinks so much that Shangguan's mother was there to help her wash it for so long.Xiao Xuan'er nodded resolutely, looked at Shangguan Wan'er distressedly, and looked at Li Lingyue complicatedly, "There is a lot of water in the house, Auntie must wash it more, and make up for it."

What a considerate daughter.Li Lingyue curled the corners of her mouth, and smiled not so sincerely, "Yes. Auntie will take your Shangguan mother to bathe more."

Shangguan Wan'er glanced at her, and Li Lingyue smiled teasingly, "Xuan'er, can I continue telling you stories?"

"Okay." Under the call of her daughter Tiannuo, Li Lingyue started talking after arriving in the ancient city of Yunzhong. Shangguan Wan'er listened carefully. Li Lingyue's voice was gentle. something happened.Seeing that before Su Muzhen led the army to Sijie, Xiao Xuan'er fell asleep, and Li Lingyue stopped speaking, "Little girl really fell asleep, I just started." She stroked her daughter's forehead Broken hair, leaned down|put a kiss on that soft little face, stood up lightly, looked at Shangguan Wan'er and smiled ambiguously, "Xuan'er is asleep, Wan'er, we should sleep too."

There was a trace of blush on her delicate face, Shangguan Wan'er glanced at her, "You specially wrote to let Mu Zhen stay in Turkic, could it be related to that Princess Sijie?"

Li Lingyue responded, "Yes, don't disturb the little girl to sleep, let's go back and talk."

Shangguan Wan'er nodded, and let Li Lingyue walk back with her arm.

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Three years ago, after being rescued by Zhou Jun, Ashina Fuli followed Su Muzhen to fight in the north and south.The two of them have known each other for a short time, but because they are both fierce generals and have a lot of research on warfare, they have become closer after a few months.On the night when Zhou Jun broke through Qibi, Li Lingyue held a banquet to celebrate with the Khans of Qibi, Tongluo and other clans, so as to relieve the hardship of many days of war.

Turkic people love wine, and they like to talk about friendship with wine. The khans of Turkic tribes saw Su Muzhen's bravery in their eyes and toasted one after another.It was not easy for Su Muzhen to refuse, and she toasted one by one in return. She was a little dizzy after drinking strong alcohol.Drowsy, she stood up and apologized to leave.When Ashina Fuli saw her, he hurriedly chased her out and led her back to the house.

"Dengtuzi's drinking capacity is really bad, he got drunk after just a few drinks, his face is really hot, lie down quickly, I'll wipe you with a towel." Ashina Fuli placed Su Muzhen on the couch, Turning around, she found a towel and handkerchief and put it in the copper basin to soak it, but when she turned her head, she saw Su Muzhen talking nonsense on the couch.

"Oh, Auntie, don't worry I will take good care of Ning'er, you can go at ease." Eyes closed, Su Muzhen's face was full of sadness, "Ning'er don't cry, sister will protect you."

"Sister?" Ashina Fuli raised her eyebrows. She had doubts about Su Muzhen's identity when she was on the same boat earlier, but now she is more certain after hearing what Su Muzhen said. Wiping Su Muzhen's forehead with a wet silk handkerchief, she looked at General Su who was still calling "Ning'er, Ning'er", and suddenly thought badly: Is it true, just verify it. ?

Moving his slender hand down, Ashinafu smiled slyly.

At the end of the night, Su Muzhen also woke up from the dream. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Ashinafu resting on the side of the couch with her chin resting. She presumably took care of her drunk all night, her heart suddenly softened. He wanted to get up and hug Fu Li to the couch, when he saw Fu Li opened his eyes, "Wake up, do you still have a headache?"

Su Muzhen shook her head and spoke very gently, "It doesn't hurt anymore, thank you, go back and rest."

"No hurry." Ashinafu smiled vaguely, she stared at Su Muzhen, making Su Muzhen feel hairy, always felt that something happened last night, worried: "Princess, what's wrong?"

Ashina Fuli continued to smile, and asked casually like asking the price of vegetables, "Deng Tuzi, are you a woman?"

"Boom..." A muffled thunder sounded in her head, and Su Muzhen was stunned for a moment. She looked at Fu Li in shock but at a loss, and asked, "You... how do you know?"

Ashina Fuli chuckled, glanced at Su Muzhen's thin quilt and said dumbly: "You can tell by looking at your clothes."

Su Muzhen lifted the quilt and looked inside anxiously, her pale face suddenly turned red, what clothes?She has no clothes on at all!

"You—" Su Muzhen hesitated to speak.Ashina Fuli clasped his hands, and replied cheerfully: "What's the hurry? Dengtuzi, have you never seen me? Reciprocity, we are even. No wonder you don't want to take responsibility, that's how it is." .”

The blush spread on her cheeks, Su Muzhen wanted to cover her ears and get under the bed, she gritted her silver teeth secretly, worried that Ashina Fuli would leak the matter, and blamed her for being contemptuous of herself. Ask softly: "Princess, can you go out first, let me change clothes."

"I know you are thin-skinned, don't worry I won't tell outsiders, you change it." Ashina Fu gave her a look, and walked out with a smile.

Su Muzhen sighed.After this incident, she went to look for Li Lingyue, hoping that Li Lingyue could send Fuli back to Sijie.

Li Lingyue couldn't help covering her lips with a smile when she heard her finish talking, "It's actually because of this reason that Fuli knows your identity, which is indeed a hidden danger for you. But Fuli is brave and good at fighting and is familiar with Turks, so he is more suitable than you and me." Negotiate with other tribes, if she leaves, I won't give up without talking about you."

"Princess..." Su Muzhen hesitated. She also considered Li Lingyue's words. After getting along for a few months, she and Fuli got along very well, and they were always at a disadvantage in the battlefield. If Fuli really left, she would feel bad in her heart. Abandon.However, Fu Li will not leave. If the news is revealed, it will not only affect her, but the whole war will be affected. ash.

Li Lingyue also understands Su Muzhen's concerns, but in her opinion, if Fu Li learns that Su Muzhen has driven her back, the possibility of this happening will be even greater.She persuaded softly: "Mu Zhen, what do you think of Fu Li?"

"Minister..." Su Muzhen was thinking, stringing together the bits and pieces of the two people's acquaintance, she suddenly realized that perhaps Fu Li had discovered this secret long ago, she remembered that when she thought about the battle, Fu Li made side attacks Saying that she looks like a woman, and asking her about her past, is she worrying too much?Su Muzhen pursed her lips and replied: "The princess is free and easy, generous, informal, brave on the battlefield, and quite strategic in the war. It is the minister who judged the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. Please forgive me, princess."

"What crime do I forgive you?" Li Lingyue smiled softly, "Go and have a good talk with Fu Li, I think she also has something to say to you."

"Yes." Su Muzhen backed out.

Contrary to what Li Lingyue said, Ashina Fuli did have something to say to Su Muzhen. When she saw Su Muzhen walking out of Li Lingyue's tent, she greeted her and asked unexpectedly, "Deng Tuzi, don't you want the princess to drive me away?" Shall I go?"

Su Muzhen was startled, and lowered her head like a guilty conscience, "No... yes, I'm sorry."

"Forget it, look at you like this, even if you did it, it didn't work. Okay, tell me in the account." Ashina Fuli turned around, and Su Muzhen followed.

In the camp, Su Muzhen saw Ashina Fuli come in and sat silently, so she bowed and walked over, "Princess."

Ashina Fuli raised her head, stopped her apology, and curled her lips helplessly, "Excuse me. I told you the truth. Ever since I saw you, I suspected that you were a woman. Later, when we rode together, it became even more serious." Suspicion, originally I planned to wait for you to tell me yourself. But last night you were drunk and said something wrong, so I couldn’t hold back my curiosity and searched for the answer myself. This is my fault. I apologize to you. I know that middle-earth women are weak, There is a reason for you to dress up as a man and join the army, but I believe that the women of the Great Zhou Dynasty rule the world, and one day you will be able to gallop on the battlefield as a woman. Before that day comes, I will not talk too much, you can rest assured."

"Thank you, princess." Su Muzhen's heart softened, and her words were soft beyond expression.

Ashina Fuli waved her hand indifferently, told her to take a seat, and then asked curiously: "You always say Ning'er, I know Ning'er is your sister, your real sister?"

"Yes." Su Muzhen replied.Ashina Fuli felt a little more comfortable in his heart, and asked again: "Since we have talked about it, and you are my savior, don't be so cautious. You are the general of the Zhou army, and I always call you a disciple. That's not good, how about you and I call each other by name?"

"This..." Su Muzhen hesitated, she had already called the other party Fuli in her heart, and now Fuli mentioned it, which surprised her a little.

Ashina Fuli said calmly: "If you are afraid of being gossiped by others, then we can call you that in private, or do you want me to call you Dengtuzi more than calling you by name?"

Su Muzhen was dumb, and sighed with her forehead: "In this case, I will be rude, Fuli."

"Yes." Ashina Fuli responded happily, "Brother Qin."

"Pfft." Su Muzhen couldn't help laughing, and she responded sincerely to Chicheng, "Just call me Muzhen."

"Mu Zhen?" Ashinafu felt happy in his heart.

Su Muzhen explained: "That's my real name, Su Qin is just a pseudonym."

"Su Muzhen." Ashina Fuli read silently, raised her head and smiled with satisfaction, "Okay, I'll call you Muzhen from today on."

After the two talked, the distance became closer.On the way to battle, before the tent was set up, Ashina Fuli used the excuse that both of them were women and he was afraid of the cold, so he stuck to Su Muzhen to rest. Su Muzhen couldn't resist, and others had already regarded Fuli as a Mrs. Su, there is no gossip, only a person in the dark treats each other coldly, but there is nothing to do.

Over the past three years, the two have not only looked down upon each other in battle, but also experienced a qualitative improvement in their relationship.After hearing that Li Lingyue received the emperor's decree and returned to the palace, Su Muzhen hurriedly begged: "Princess, can you let me stay?"

Li Lingyue asked why.Su Muzhen said that she was worried that her sister would not be able to accept that she would bring back a "sister-in-law" to her, and she was also afraid that Fu would not be able to leave the grassland.Li Lingyue understood, so it was appropriate for Su Muzhen to guard the frontier, so she kept her.

These things, Li Lingyue picked and said to Shangguan Wan'er.After hearing this, Shangguan Wan'er shook her head, "It's why Mu Zhen didn't come back, it's pity for Ning'er, Ning'er misses her every day."

"Then I'll find a reason to call Mu Zhen back?" Li Lingyue joked.Shangguan Wan'er gave her a white look, "Take it as if I don't know your thoughts, Mu Zhen staying in the frontier is beneficial to you, now is not the time for her to come back."

"A lady is clever." Li Lingyue embraced her and rubbed her affectionately.

Since coming back, it has become more and more boring.Shangguan Wan'er got out of her arms, and seeing that she was about to wrap herself around her again, she said solemnly, "Shut up. I want to talk to you about something serious. As for these..." She glanced at Li Lingyue's injured and expectant eyes, He took a soft breath, "Let's talk in a while."

"A Yuewei is obedient to what the lady says." Li Lingyue responded with a smile.

Shangguan Wan'er calmed down and said: "I told you in the letter before that at the beginning of the year, the Crown Princess Liu and the side concubine Dou of the East Palace were summoned into the palace, but they disappeared and no bones have been seen so far. The Crown Prince wants you to come back. I will naturally beg you. However, you should know what will happen to them."

Li Lingyue nodded, of course she was dead.

Shangguan Wan'er continued: "Zhai's family is getting old, it's different now, since the brothers from the Wu family sent the two sheets, she gradually won't let me stay by her side."

Li Lingyue knew that Wan'er meant that her mother's suspicions were getting worse, so she took Wan'er's hand and said lightly: "I understand, apart from you and those two faces, the one who is most often brought by my mother is Wutuan, right?"

"As expected of Daoist Li, she indeed has great supernatural powers." Shangguan Wan'er pulled the corners of her lips, with a sad expression on her face.Wu Tuan'er once had a grudge against her because she had eaten a cane cane, and this time he was favored even more by others, and he always came to find her bad luck.Although she has never been favored by her, she is still disgusting.

Li Lingyue also knew that because of Wan'er's relationship with herself, her mother would not trust Wan'er like she did in her previous life, but those who dare to provoke her are really tired of life!She snorted, "It seems that it's been a long time, and she has forgotten the taste of the board. Well, let me remind her."

Shangguan Wan'er saw that she was venting her anger, covered her lips and smiled, "I didn't say this to tell you to teach her a lesson. Don't worry, she can't touch me yet." Lowering her voice, Shangguan Wan'er The son pointed, "Ah Yue, I heard that the brothers of the Wu family instructed her to falsely accuse the two concubines."

"Oh? Those two from the Wu family are really vicious." Li Lingyue curled the corners of her lips, her smile was flirtatious but tinged with coldness.

The dark clouds covered the moonlight, and the sky in Luoyang was about to change again.