Shuangjiao

"Just asking this?"

Wen Xueqing could feel that Lingrou suddenly became cold.

"Uh... ah... this..." Wen Xueqing faltered, "Just, just this..."

She obviously didn't do anything bad, but when Lingrou saw it like this, Wen Xueqing somehow felt that her shoulders were a little cold, and she couldn't help but want to shrink her neck.

I just felt warm...

Lingrou chuckled softly: "I thought you would talk about how to repay me, and even if you don't repay me, you should try your best to refute it."

Without waiting for Wen Xueqing to say the next sentence, she said: "What is the relationship between you and the emperor's grandson, and what is the relationship between me and the prince."

Wen Xueqing turned her head, not daring to look at her: "I didn't mean to pursue it, you...return the things to me!"

Ling Rou smiled coldly: "Wen Xueqing, if I don't come in time tonight, what will you do?"

She pulled out the dagger from the sleeve and threw it far away: "Those people don't care who you are, they will kill you if you have to."

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She could think that the person who would take advantage of the chaos to investigate the city defense must be a stranger. She knew that Wen Xueqing was bold, but she really didn't expect that she would come here alone.

If she missed it, or just took a step too late, wouldn't Wen Xueqing just...

Lingrou's chest trembled, and her back was covered in cold sweat.

Raising her hand to take the dagger that was still warm, Wen Xueqing felt a strange feeling, and looked at her in disbelief: "You...are you caring about me?"

"no!"

Ling Rou subconsciously blurted out.Wen Xueqing suddenly remembered the duplicity theory that Princess Lekang said.

"Are you worried about me?"

"no!"

Wen Xueqing changed the question: "Aren't you afraid that something will happen to me?"

"no!"

Wen Xueqing burst out laughing.

Lingrou: "..."

"You lied to me?!" Ling Rou's cheeks were hot, and she felt annoyed.

How could I do such a thing myself.She really wanted to see Wen Xueqing again before, but she didn't want to meet again under such circumstances.

Wen Xueqing shrugged: "Who told you to be duplicity."

Ling Rou said angrily: "Obviously you are the one who lied to me! Leading me to say such things."

"What? Did you say anything?"

Wen Xueqing is in a good mood.

Just now, Lingrou looked at her with burning eyes, which made her heart beat faster unconsciously, and now she can be regarded as a comeback.

"Tonight is indeed dangerous, thank you."

Now that Ling Rou knew, Wen Xueqing didn't want to bother to defend herself anymore, if there was no Ling Rou just now, she might really be doomed.

"You took such a big risk, and you still don't know which party is here to investigate?" After reaching this conclusion, Ling Rou became even more angry.

"There must be more than one faction coming to investigate tonight," Wen Xueqing asked, "Are you here with Prince Wei?"

Ling Rou carefully confirmed Wen Xueqing's question, and then replied: "No, I don't know when he came."

Wen Xueqing was very concerned about this, not just when Wei Su came, but also how much she listened to their words.

I don't know if the group she met belonged to King Wei.If not, then who?

Wen Xueqing was thoughtful.

It must not be a coincidence that Prince Wei's son appeared here.If that group of people belonged to the king of Wei, he could obviously leave without seeing the two of them.

Why do you still have to take the initiative to show up and talk to them?

Wen Xueqing thinks Wei Su is very strange.

Wei Su was at odds with his cousin, the crown prince. If he wanted to seize power and wait for the opportunity, like his father Wei Miao, then it would be perfectly normal.But he turned around and made friends with King Li again, and he didn't explicitly reject the marriage proposed by King Li and the Ling family.

Doesn't he want his son to inherit his father's business?

Wen Xueqing didn't quite believe it.

Through Wei Su, she easily thought of another person——Zhang Xiao.

She won't just forget about the Linzhou Shenhu Gao family.

In addition to the Gao family's relationship with King Zhao of Hezhou in the south, Gao Qi, as the heir, was also entangled with Zhang Xiao, a woman who came from Wei.

Zhang Xiao's identity is so obvious, her late husband and Wei Su are brothers.

Unable to figure it out for a while, Wen Xueqing decided to go back first.

She was able to come out alone for so long because she ran away quickly while Princess Lekang couldn't react, and it would be unreasonable if she came back later.

After returning, she has to go to Princess Lekang to confess her punishment and make amends.

"For the grace of saving your life, just owe it first, maybe there will be a need in the future."

When Wen Xueqing said this, she was right. She didn't think she would be late.

"Thank you, Miss Ling," Wen Xueqing smiled brightly, bowed to Lingrou, and then left.

"Wait a minute!" Ling Rou still wanted to call her back, but Wen Xueqing had disappeared into the crowd.

It was only then that she thought of something strange about Wei Su - he was indeed amazed by his appearance, but he had always been indifferent, and he shouldn't have taken the initiative to make friends with them.

What the hell is Wei Su here for?

===

When Wen Xueqing came out from Princess Lekang and went back to her room, she saw Wen Wulang standing at the door waiting for her with a smile.

"Zhenzhen, you are so courageous, you dare to go out alone." Wen Wulang's eyes were cold, and his tone was cold.

"Fifth brother..." Wen Xueqing touched her nose, "Auntie is not angry."

On Goro lifted the corner of his mouth and pulled a smirk, lifting his chin.

Wen Xueqing understood, and immediately invited Wen Wulang in and served hot tea.

After taking a sip of the hot drink, Wen Wulang's expression eased a lot: "Tell me, where did you go. You'd better be honest and don't force me."

The lunar eclipse was too sudden tonight, not to mention the chaos in the palace, and there were also many young people outside the palace who were just about to move.

Knowing that she couldn't hide it, Wen Xueqing confessed honestly: "I went to the city gate."

Wen Goro's expression changed instantly.

When Wen Xueqing went to the city gate, she definitely didn't want to climb up to look at it.

He drank all the hot tea in one gulp before he could barely calm down.

"Don't do such dangerous things again. If something happens to you, what will happen to your mother and uncle?"

Wen Xueqing finally came back safely.

Not chasing after the past, Wen Wulang asked: "You didn't tell your mother where you went, did you?"

"No." Wen Xueqing shook her head, "I still know this."

"You know it too," Wen Wulang finally couldn't help it, and slapped Wen Xueqing on the forehead, "You still dare to go if you know! Next time if you do this again, I'll send you back to Linzhou!"

Wen Xueqing dodged his hand: "Fifth brother is like this again."

Wen Goro: "What's the matter?"

In front of Wen Xueqing, Wen Wulang seldom puts on airs of his elder brother. In the past, when family members beat Wen Xueqing on the forehead, she seldom avoided it, and she always showed it clearly.Wen Wulang squinted his eyes and looked down at Wen Xueqing: "Do I want to see you go into danger without stopping, and then collect your body?!"

"How could it be so serious..." Wen Xueqing shrank her neck, "I'm back, haven't I?"

Wen Wulang sneered "heh": "Take it as if I don't know what you're planning in your mind? Don't look for trouble, just play when you want, and other things have nothing to do with you. What does it have to do with you when the sky falls and stands tall?" relation."

Wen Xueqing was taken aback, did everyone think so?

Think about it too, except that she forcefully broke up the marriage contract.The rest were taken care of by the elders, including Princess Lekang who made the decision to bring her to Luoyang.

"I'm already old enough." Wen Xueqing emphasized, "I'm already an adult, why do you still treat me like a child?"

From childhood to adulthood, she followed what Mr. Wen learned, but in the end, she still had to rely on them.

It's not what she thought.

Wen Xueqing said: "I can do a lot of things, not just relying on you."

Wen Wulang: "What can you do? You shouldn't be going to the city gate tonight!"

"Five brothers didn't even ask who were there?" Wen Xueqing seldom saw such a serious Wen Wulang.

"I don't ask, just because people who go there will only be people with different hearts." It is self-evident, Wen Goro doesn't think it takes effort.

"I don't have any other thoughts, why should I go? What's more, it's useless to go. Can I take action to stop it?" Those who really have different intentions must find ways to make it happen. an opportunity.

"At least we can know who it is and make preparations..." Wen Xueqing mumbled.

"There are only a few in total, who else can it be?" Wen Wulang sneered, "How do you prepare, military power is not a small thing to play with."

Even the king of Wei and the king of Zhao had to do his best to have a legitimate title to control the military power.

"It's not as simple as you think." Wen Wulang said, "If it's true...you can't do much, the most important thing is to protect yourself."

Wen Xueqing was silent.

According to what Wen Wulang said, she shouldn't have taken the risk tonight.

"I see. Thank you, brother five, for your guidance." She was a little disappointed.

"Zhenzhen..." Wen Wulang frowned, "We are brother and sister, so don't be so polite."

"It's late at night, fifth brother, go back and rest." Wen Xueqing got up to see him off.

Wen Wulang took a few steps, and suddenly turned his head to look at her: "Zhenzhen, I don't mean to blame you, I just don't want you to have an accident."

"I know," Wen Xueqing smiled, "My fifth brother is different from my aunt."

"what?"

Before Wen Wulang could react, Wen Xueqing pushed him out, "See you tomorrow morning, fifth brother."

===

This lunar eclipse brings many things.

Perhaps Wen Goro felt that there was no need to pay attention to the city defense out of certainty.But Wen Xueqing felt that this trip was not meaningless, at least she knew Wei Su, the prince of Wei.

On the other hand, in the court, many courtiers took advantage of the variation in the number of months to write to the emperor, asking the emperor to rectify the harem and restrain his relatives.Empress Wei and the princess followed suit to defend.

Wei Su, who was in Luoyang, was also dissatisfied with the remarks, and bluntly said that the moon is the leader of all yin, and none of the concubines, princes and ministers can escape.The near ministers can no longer rely on them, so they ask the emperor to seek another wise man, who will be promoted to Yingjun, so as to strengthen the dynasty.

The multi-party fight made the emperor who had no judgment even more confused.

There is no one around to make a decision, so he can only rely on the eunuchs around him to take back part of the power.

Because of the previous lunar eclipse, Princess Lekang became hesitant to follow Queen Wei's suggestion to match Wen Xueqing with Liu Xiancong.

Although Liu Xiancong is a member of the royal family, it is her own brother who is sitting on the dragon chair now, and she still hopes that he can sit on the chair more stably.

She is not just such a nephew, even if Liu Xiancong is the prince's son, she has no confidence seeing the prince's crooked appearance.

Seeing that Princess Lekang brought the roster and many portraits into the room, Wen Xueqing and Wen Wulang looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

The two of them had nothing to do, so they lit a charcoal fire in the house, and found some roasted meat, talking about current affairs while eating.

Since Wen Xueqing went out alone on the night of the lunar eclipse, Wen Wulang didn't want Wen Xueqing to go out again.

As long as she stays in the house, she can do whatever she wants, even if it is a sensitive government affairs, he is willing to tell her, and he just begs her not to take any more risks.

Wen Xueqing didn't care, as soon as the weather got cold, she didn't want to move anymore.

Luoyang is no better than Linzhou, a single leaf can hit eight nobles, and the remaining two are probably relatives of the emperor.

Wen Xueqing is not going to mess around in Luoyang.

As soon as Princess Lekang entered the room, she was frowned by the smell in the room: "You two are squatting here to eat this?"

"Why are you squatting?" Wen Wulang got up from the charcoal fire and greeted Princess Lekang: "Mom also comes to some. If it doesn't taste good, I will eat it all."

"If it doesn't taste good, you still eat it."

Princess Lekang shook her head and refused, the meat from the two of them was too ugly, she couldn't eat it.

Wen Wulang smiled: "It can't be ruined, right? His Majesty even issued an edict a few days ago, saying that you should be frugal for the New Year."

The palace has always been extravagant, and the emperor likes to enjoy himself, and he only tells his subordinates to do things quickly when they come to the end.

Princess Lekang: "There is still some time before the Chinese New Year, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs has started preparations so soon?"

Wen Wulang: "This year's autumn harvest does not have much taxation. Once the King of Zhao and the King of Wei come back, His Majesty will not even be able to pay the salary."

Princess Lekang shook her hand, and the portrait on the roster rolled to the ground: "Really, don't joke, it's not funny."

"What does mother think?" Wen Wulang smiled, "Wei is still fighting the Xiongnu. When the weather gets cold, the Huns will rob them if they can attack. Weidi is colder than here."

Princess Lekang looked out.

The weather was getting colder, and small snowflakes fell from the light gray sky. The snowflakes, like fine salt, fell to the ground and melted quickly.

——It's snowing in Luoyang.

Wen Wulang followed her and looked over: "It's snowing, if you want to go back to Linzhou, you have to hurry up, if it's later, the river bed will freeze."

The land route takes a long time and is not easy to travel. If the weather is colder, there may be heavy snow blocking the road.

Princess Lekang looked at the portraits all over the floor: "You...your father wrote to tell you?"

"Father didn't say this," Wen Wulang said. "He never urged his mother, but he was worried that his mother would not be in Luoyang for a long time, and the human relationship would be cold and warm, and he would not be used to it."

Princess Lekang suddenly lowered her head: "I...I see."

She ignored the things she had brought and hurried away.

Wen Xueqing was dumbfounded: "Amazing, fifth brother."

Wen Wulang stretched out his folding fan, raised the end of his eyes: "Learn hard, maybe you will be able to use it in the future."

When he finished posing and closed the fan, the roasted meat on the stove was gone.

Wen Wulang gritted his teeth: "Zhenzhen, is it not good for my little lady to eat so much, she will get fat."

"I also think it's not good for Mr. Wang to eat too much, and he will get fat." Wen Xueqing smiled back, "I have a good heart, sister, and I will solve this trouble for brother."

Wen Goro: "..."

This recipe for roasting meat is what he asked for from the barbarians, and it is very fragrant with just a few ingredients.It's the first time for both of them to do it by themselves. Although it doesn't look very good, it tastes really good.He just ate two slices, and the rest went into Wen Xueqing's stomach.

Wen Xueqing: "Brother, I can do it again, but I just need to finish what I just said."

"Just now?" Interrupted by Princess Lekang, Wen Wulang forgot what he said.

"Speaking of the young lady of the Ling family." Wen Xueqing asked, "You said just now that the son of Prince Wei would not marry the young lady of the Ling family, but why did the emperor's grandson suddenly intend to marry the Ling family?"

"The Ling family has more than one young lady." Princess Lekang hesitated. It is not surprising that Empress Wei and the Crown Princess have other plans.

Wen Xueqing said: "But, obviously, Ling Rou is the most suitable candidate."