Chapter 38: Intentional Temptation
"Toshiyuki. It's time for you to leave Chang'an. Wu Mei looked at Helan Minzhi indifferently, and spit out these words slowly and clearly.
Helan Minzhi was stunned, and unconsciously took two steps back, as if he didn't understand her words, and couldn't say a word. He thought Wu Mei didn't understand what he meant. In fact, Wu Mei not only understood, but designed a series of measures with complex scheming that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve. It's just that in these measures, there is nothing to do with He Lanmin.
On the contrary, his open-mouthed and reckless behavior is likely to cause unnecessary trouble, and she still hopes that she will leave as soon as possible and not cause trouble.
Helan Minzhi's voice changed, "Auntie, do you want to be so indulgent to people who harbor evil intentions against you? ”
Wu Mei shouted: "I don't want to hear someone slandering Tang Ying!" Not a word! These are just groundless nonsense, you can use your brain a little to know that the world is not profitable, what is the benefit of Tang Ying if an orphan girl wants to be unfavorable to me? If she really wanted to, with her skills, I would have died a hundred times! She pointed her chin at his soil-stained robe, indicating that she had seen everything.
Helan Minzhi was stunned by the scolding, and for a while he couldn't tell which was right and which was wrong between Wu Mei and Yuan Tiangang. Wu Mei took a deep breath and softened her tone, "Minzhi." Now we have to leave for Luoyang for the New Year, and then we have to go back to our hometown in Bingzhou to live for a few days. If you go home and help your grandmother take care of the house, you will be rewarded for doing a good job. I won't bother you about the affairs in my palace. ”
Helan Min was unconvinced, "Could it be." That's all for this pair of dog men and women? ”
The three words "dog man and woman" stabbed Wu Mei's face distorted. She married Tang Ying to Jin Lan, if Tang Ying is a "dog girl", then what is she?
So, she slapped the table, which frightened Helan Minyi, "Presumptuous!" You are a wealthy family, how can you say such vulgar words? I tell you, I have heard much of your virtues, but I have not taken any account of you. If you don't know what to do, then the martial arts family doesn't lack you a man! You've got a good memory for me! ”
Her angry voice echoed in the empty nectar hall, causing the flesh of Helan Minzhi's cheeks to tremble unconsciously. A group of palace maids and eunuchs hurriedly rushed into the point and knelt down, waiting for her to give orders.
Seeing that Helan Minzhi was frightened, she turned to a smile and said incredibly kindly: "Send Helan Gongzi out of the city and send two little eunuchs to help Mrs. Daiguo pack her luggage." They will set off for Merge State today. ”
At ten o'clock in the afternoon, Tang Ying returned to the palace. Taking off her hair and hat, she looked at herself in the bronze mirror, the blush on her face had not faded, and the heavy breathing of her beloved man seemed to be still rippling in her ears. She lay on the bed, secretly reminiscing about Li Chunfeng's body temperature and touch, her lips pressed against her delicate porcelain wrist and kissed softly, and subconsciously hugged the quilt tightly.
Closing his eyes, it seemed that Li Chunfeng was lying beside him. He would caress her cheek like an elder, and bury his head in her chest like a child, asking little by little, little by little probing, until the two of them ......
"Shadow Girl." A palace maid knocked on the door outside, "The emperor has come to dinner, and the queen invites you over!" Tang Ying hurriedly got up, tried his best to calm down, and replied, "I know the way." Go right away. ”
Wear a well-fitting but very low-key skirt, and simply comb your hair into braids. Tang Ying walked quickly to the main hall of Zhaoqing Palace.
The emperor and Wu Mei had already begun to eat. Seeing her come in, Li Zhi smiled and nodded at her, while Wu Mei pointed to the chair beside her and asked her to sit down. They have lived together for 8 years and have long been close like a family.
Because she didn't see Wu Shun and the princes, Tang Ying looked around curiously, Wu Mei took a bite of her favorite dish for her, and said softly: "Tomorrow my mother will return to Bingzhou, and my sister will go out to see her off." Hong'a and Xian'er were also taken away by the nurse. Just the three of us today. ”
Li Zhi sighed, "The three of us haven't eaten together for a long time. Shadow came back from Luoyang, this is the first time, right? ”
Tang Ying replied: "Exactly." Who told the two of you to take care of everything all the time? ”
The two looked at each other and smiled, and Wu Mei said, "Look, Ying'er seems to be blaming us for neglecting her." ”
Li Zhi seemed to be very happy, drank half a cup of wine and said, "So we decided to only bring you and the prince to Luoyang for the Spring Festival this time." Is that good? ”
Tang Ying was surprised, "Me? I just came back. "To be honest, she didn't want to go at all. It is rare that Wu Mei and the emperor will not be in Chang'an for several months, and she can finally pass the world with Li Chunfeng in a down-to-earth manner.
Li Zhi saw that her face was embarrassed, and he almost begged for a look, "Shadow." We won't bring anyone this time, only you, you must agree! Tang Ying looked at his expression, listened to his voice, and knew that he had a little headache about getting along with Wu Mei alone, and couldn't help but be a little shaken.
Wu Mei saw everything in her eyes, she ate her meal quietly, and interjected a few sentences in a timely manner, "Ying'er has been in Luoyang for a few months, and she is familiar with the terroir there, so maybe she can take you out of Luoyang to go shopping." ”
Hearing this, Li Zhi looked forward to it even more. He glared at Tang Ying hard, but she had no choice but to agree. Seeing her relieved, Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly served her food in person: "It's so good, you won't be afraid of loneliness with you." ”
"Huh?" Wu Mei raised her eyebrows to look at him with a smile, and he quickly changed his words and said, "I mean, I must be happier with you." ”
Wu Mei nodded, and said to Tang Ying: "After the Spring Festival, you can go back to Chang'an first, and you don't have to go to Bingzhou." ”
Tang Ying saw that the matter was a foregone conclusion, so he nodded and agreed.
The three of them ate for a while, and the dinner table fell silent. Wu Mei finished eating, put down the dishes and chopsticks and asked Li Zhi, "Your Majesty, let's go to Luoyang on this trip, should we bring a historian with us as usual?" ”
Li Zhi was in a good mood, and asked while eating: "That's natural, is Mei Niang already elected?" ”
Wu Mei pretended to be contemplative, and after a while said, "I have heard that Li Chunfeng and Li Taishi are knowledgeable and upright, I want to take him with me." ”
When Tang Ying heard this, the chopsticks that stretched out to pick up the vegetables stopped in mid-air. Li Zhi looked at Wu Mei curiously, slowly chewed and swallowed the dishes in his mouth and said, "He? Mei Niang, although I agree with most of your decisions, it is not a good choice to take him. ”
Wu Mei intimately wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief, "This, what is the reason why the concubine wants to hear it?" ”
Li Zhi beckoned his subordinates to take the dishes and chopsticks away, and analyzed carefully: "Li Taishi's knowledge and character are the best in the court, so naturally he has nothing to say." But you also know that he is old-fashioned and rigid in his thinking, and he has always been unhappy with your interference in government affairs. Don't you see that the historians have written almost nothing about you over the years? ”
Wu Mei disagreed, "In this case, I want to take this opportunity to improve the historians' impression of me." If the courtiers are prejudiced against me, wouldn't they be completely convinced of the judgment of the saint? ”