The Moon Over Tang Dynasty

Chapter 65 No matter what, no regrets

The promenade surrounding the mountain on the north **** of Wannian Palace is the coolest place in the harem. The promenade is backed by the cliff and faces the valley. It winds and twists along the mountain. When you sit on the railing, the breeze blows on your face. Not only does Liuli love to come This sitting place is also the favorite place for the palace maids and eunuchs to come in their spare time.

At this moment, the sun is at its strongest, and the small groups of people who used to be on the corridor are nowhere to be seen. It is so quiet that you can clearly hear the sound of the mountain wind blowing. Liuli stood next to a vermilion pillar. The coiled dragon painted on the pillar was very vivid, and the scales seemed to be slightly raised. Her slender fingers were stroking the pattern on the pillar, her face was calm, but her ears were a little twitchy. red.

Pei Xingjian stood less than two steps away from her, looked at her silently, and then whispered for a while, "Liu Li, it's my fault that you were so frightened today. It won't happen again in the future."

Liuli subconsciously wanted to say "It doesn't matter", but suddenly felt that something was wrong. He told the emperor about the engagement. It was not "such a big shock" anyway. What he meant was... She couldn't help but raise her head, "Why are you Know?"

Pei Xingjian’s smile was as bright and clear as the sky behind him, “Of course I know.”

Liuli became more and more confused, "What on earth do you know?"

Pei Xingjian looked at her confused expression, and the smile on his face deepened, "Of course I know everything." After a pause, he added, "I just didn't expect that you didn't mention me."

Liuli's eyes widened in surprise. He knew everything? What he meant was that he knew that the Holy Emperor wanted to admit her into the palace, and he also knew that he would not agree. He just didn't expect that he had not revealed the engagement with him, so he went to tell the Emperor himself? Could it be that the time he chose, the words he exchanged, and the request he chose were already settled? Is he too smart or too confused? Since he knew everything, didn't he know that this would probably anger the emperor? Or, he didn't hesitate to anger the emperor, but he also wanted to say...

 There seemed to be something rising in her chest. Liuli turned her head away, not daring to let him see her eyes. After a long time, he suppressed his emotions and whispered, "How did you know? Are you really good at pinching and calculating?" He was clearly ordered to go to the front hall, so how could he know what happened in the palace? Even the **** at the door wouldn't let him listen outside! Could it be that he really knew everything with just a few clicks like in the legend?

Pei Xingjian had a dumbfounded look on his face, and after a moment he shook his head helplessly, "What are you talking about? Do you need to be able to do calculations to know this? Just being able to observe words and expressions is enough." Last night he heard the chamberlains discussing, some How did the Kudi painter save everyone's lives? I was pleasantly surprised at that time, but also a little worried. Today I saw the way Sheng looked at her when she entered. What else don't I understand? What's more, the Holy One also said, "When it comes to saving the driver, I almost forgot"! When he had calculated the time and thought of what to say in reply, the Holy Sage's face and the look in her eyes told him everything: she had indeed declined the reward, but she did not say anything about herself. !

Liuli lowered her head and thought about it, and finally understood something vaguely. She couldn't help but sigh, "Since you can observe words and expressions, couldn't you see that the Holy One was almost angry? You still said it without caring, if it weren't for Zhaoyi Now, we still don’t know what will happen today.”

Pei Xingjian laughed softly, "Liu Li, you always underestimate me."

Liuli was startled, and Pei Xingjian looked at her calmly, "Since it is an agreement between us, and you are not afraid, what should I be afraid of? Is it possible that you have always only thought about taking this matter on your own? How on earth are you going to put me in this position?" Who do you think you are?"

Liuli felt like she had nothing to say, and stayed silent for a long time before saying, "I just think that maybe it's not necessary to say it. In fact, Zhaoyi has already begged for me, so you don't have to say it in such a hurry."

Pei Xingjian shook his head gently. He should have said it earlier, he should have believed her more, but in the end he still hesitated for a moment. As for what happened later, how could he not say anything? He said today that even if His Majesty was a little annoyed for a moment, it wouldn't really matter. But if he didn't say it, there would be too many people in this palace who were eager to please His Majesty. No matter how smart and cautious she was, how could she resist such a move? How calculating? No matter what, he couldn't let her take such a risk.

Seeing that Liuli's expression was a little heavy, he simply laughed and said, "Of course I'm a little anxious. If you don't want to tell me, is it because I'm very shameful?"

Liuli looked at his relaxed smile, and suddenly felt a little bitter in her heart, "Why can't you see others? I'm afraid that if I say it, everyone will say that I'm crazy." She has nothing and is nothing. Hu Nu actually wanted to marry a man from a well-known family with a promising future. Not to mention others, she herself felt a little crazy - maybe even crazier was the guy in front of her who always smiled slightly?

Pei Xingjian pondered for a moment and nodded seriously, "That's right. You dare to marry the famous Tiansha Lone Star. You are not crazy!"

Liuli was stunned for a moment, and finally burst into laughter. Pei Xingjian looked at her smiling face, and a soft smile appeared on his face. Liuli couldn't help but blush on her face and turned her head away. She turned her head after a while, but saw that he was still staring at her. There was no way she could misread the content in his eyes again. It was definitely not the pity and sympathy she had suspected before. She only felt a tremor in the deepest part of her heart, but she just kept thinking about it. The question that lingered in my mind popped up again. I endured it for a while, and finally said, "Jun Pei, in fact, Liuli has no virtue, no talent, no talent..."

Pei Xingjian was obviously startled, "You still call me Mr. Pei?"

Liuli gritted her teeth and said, "Keep the promise..." But she couldn't ask this directly.

Pei Xingjian obviously understood what she meant. He lowered his eyes and raised his head after a while. His face was full of sincerity, "I don't know why. Can you let me go back and think about it carefully?"

Liuli looked at the narrowness hidden in his eyes, her teeth felt a little itchy, and she couldn't help but roll her eyes at him. Pei Xingjian couldn't help but laugh, "Liu Li, actually I've always wanted to ask you, how come you trusted me alone? Why aren't you afraid that I will lie to you?"

Liuli said honestly, "Because you are Pei Shouyue." Pei Xingjian wanted to laugh, but when he saw Liuli's clear eyes full of seriousness, his heart couldn't help but soften, but suddenly he remembered something, and his face slowly turned pale. He became somewhat condensed, sighed for a while, and said softly, "Liu Li, I'm not as good as you think. Sometimes I actually think that maybe this is called taking advantage of others' danger. Originally, I wanted to wait until I had the opportunity to let him go. Now it seems that it may not be possible. If we stay in the capital, there are some things..." His voice slowly dropped.

Liuli looked at him in surprise. What on earth could make him so embarrassed that he couldn't speak out? Could it be that he already has many illegitimate children? Or…

Pei Xingjian was silent for a moment, sighed deeply, and looked down at Liuli, "All in all, there are a lot of things involved between me and my tribe. Speaking of which, I would rather be a lone star in the sky than have these troubles, but I don't I know if dragging you in is right or wrong, maybe you will blame me and regret it, but... I won't let this bother you for too long. "

Liuli felt relieved. Compared to her wild, absurd and terrifying thoughts, what was the involvement between him and his tribe? Since she is a clansman, she does not have to face it every day. If it bothers her again, will it be more terrifying than the first three years she endured at Kudi's house, and more complicated than the intrigues in this palace? Seeing the deep worry in Pei Xingjian's eyes, she smiled and said, "You said these words in front of the Holy One today. If the Holy One is angry with you and distances yourself from you, will he be resentful or regret it in the future?"

Pei Xingjian shook his head. How could he regret it? He only regretted that he didn't believe her more and tell her earlier so that she would be less frightened and tormented. I have always been conceited that I can never make mistakes when judging people, but in the end I still didn’t dare to believe her. After all, with such merits in entering the palace, I think she will have a high ranking. How many women in the world will still remember such a vague person? Oral agreement? And what can I give her?

Liuli lowered her head slightly, her tone soft but decisive, "I won't regret it either."

Pei Xingjian looked at Liuli and felt that his chest was so full that he couldn't say a word.

The two were silent for a long time. Pei Xingjian suddenly said, "Liuli, your father's official status should have been decided this winter. I wonder if you will be able to leave the palace by then?"

Liuli was so surprised that she looked at Pei Xingjian with wide eyes - he said he could pinch and count? Then how could he know that he asked Wu Zhaoyi for this favor yesterday?

Pei Xingjian saw her surprise, but he just smiled and said, "It's just an official leaving the country, it's not a big deal. Before I came with you this time, I paid a visit to your relative, and he was very willing to do so."

In shock, Liuli gradually came back to her senses and couldn't help but laugh. When she saw Pei Xingjian looking at her in surprise, she couldn't help laughing and said, "You don't know something. Yesterday Zhaoyi asked me what reward I wanted to ask for. I begged her to find an official position for my father." Unexpectedly, Pei Xingjian had already started to take action! Shouldn't he be as clear as water and as bright as a mirror and never take such a back door?

Pei Xingjian couldn't help but laugh, and shook his head again after a while, "I can naturally manage such a small thing, why bother asking Wu Zhaoyi?"

Liuli felt a little guilty. She actually... didn't expect that he would do it at all. She was used to planning and fighting for everything by herself, and she was used to never placing her hopes on others. Unexpectedly, after planning for more than two months and taking such a risk to win the favor, this guy in front of me would actually have planned it long ago without saying a word. She couldn't help but glance at the burned black pavilion at the bottom of the mountain. It turned out that she had really been busy in vain! In fact, she was not sure that she would be able to save him before. She lit the fire because she wanted to save more people and lead the way for the emperor and Wu Zetian. Anyway, what she asked for was not too much, but Looking at what happened last night, if it weren't for her, there would really be someone else to arouse Wu Zetian and Gaozong... Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore, this matter is too profound and complicated, and she can't figure it out at once.

She gathered her thoughts, but saw Pei Xingjian looking at her, so she had to smile quickly, with a somewhat flattering smile, "I naturally have to listen to Zhaoyi about leaving the palace, but I think I should be able to come out next year."

Pei Xingjian's eyes lit up, "Liuli, can we get married next year?"

 Next year? Liuli suddenly remembered something and her heart sank.

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Well, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, private lifelong marriages were also recognized by the law - of course, the premise is that they cannot conflict with the marriages set by the parents. Pei Jiumu has this problem.

 (End of this chapter)