The emperor's departure from the palace to pray for blessings was stopped by Ning Yan, but the matter was far from over. Within a few days, the rumor that the eldest princess was imprisoned in the emperor spread in the imperial capital.

Restaurants, teahouses, streets and alleys are talking about this everywhere. There are even more good people who set off the rumors in the palace about the eldest princess seeking power and usurping the throne, so as to vigorously criticize the eldest princess's regent, believing that it is always against heaven for women to be in power. At the beginning, many people still insisted on believing Ning Yan, but gradually the rumors intensified, and the wind direction began to change.

People who unswervingly believe that the eldest princess is dedicated to the country began to waver, after all, it is impossible to come out of nowhere, so many people say this, and the fake will come true.

The human heart is such a fickle thing.

At this time, the wind and rain in the city did not affect the peace of the little princess's mansion at all, and Ning Yan leisurely picked up the pen and practiced calligraphy. She is good at writing delicate Xiaokai, and Gu Mingxuan's favorite kind of writing is rarely written. I always didn't dare to try before, but now I write and write, but I feel that there is a pleasure in the flow of water.

Qingluan stood to the side and hung his head dejectedly, pinching a lock of hair and playing with it.

Ning Yan looked at her funny: "What's wrong?" The sky hasn't fallen yet! ”

"But it's about to collapse!" Qingluan wanted to cry without tears.

"If it collapses, there is still a big man on top, and it can't be pressed against you after all." She laughed as she put pen to paper.

"I'm still in the mood to joke. It's only been a few days, and Aunt Gu went out to buy vegetables and heard discussions everywhere...... And now the rumors are not good for you, princess. Let's hurry up and think of a way! Qingluan pinched the corners of his clothes and rubbed them around, worried.

Ning Yan sighed and said helplessly: "You see what you said, the rumors have been so powerful in just a few days, which means that someone is doing something behind their backs." We are in the light and in the dark, and our hearts are powerless. ”

"Someone...... Hands and feet......" Qingluan muttered, "I know! It's Yun Xiu! ”

Ning Yan gave her a white eye of "who else can there be if it's not him" and sneered: "It's really a good strategy, no matter what I decide, he has a trick waiting for him." If I promise to pray for blessings, Concubine Yue will definitely be able to return to the palace smoothly, and the first thing she will do if she returns to the palace is to take away my power; If I don't agree, he can just let out the wind and fan the flames, and I can't ignore the three of them to force me to let go of power. ”

"Qingqing...... Is trust really hard? She lay on the couch, her eyes on the blue sky outside Xuan, and there was a faint gloom between her eyebrows.

Qingluan shook her head vigorously: "Princess, it's not your fault. ”

Ning Yan smiled bitterly: "What I once wanted to do most was to hand over Donghe'an to Zheng Yu safely, but I could accompany Ah Xuan to travel the world, visit famous mountains and rivers, and walk the road we didn't finish back then." But if I want to hand over the Donghe I worked so hard to raise to a group of people with bad intentions, I am always unwilling. Donghe's hundreds of years of foundation, Master's dying entrustment may be ruined. ”

"So Qingqing, I'm distressed right now......"

Qingluan looked at Ning Yan worriedly, and suddenly there was a spirit. "Princess, wait a minute, I'll be right back." Ning Yan was a little surprised, and when she saw Qingluan running from the other end of the corridor with a pot of wine, she couldn't help but sneer.

"It is said that getting drunk relieves a thousand sorrows, maybe you will know what to do after a few drinks." She filled the white porcelain cup with wine and carefully served it.

Ning Yan smiled: "This osmanthus is stuffed...... It should be Dingbo's private collection! ”

"Ding Bo has hidden a lot, he won't know if he has one less pot."

Ning Yan held the wine glass in one hand and held the cloud sleeve in the other. Put it in the nose and smell it carefully, the faint fragrance of osmanthus mixed with the rich aroma of wine came to the nose, which made people feel shocked. A cup of belly, fragrant and long, hearty.

"Sure enough, it's a good wine, Qingqing, you can also taste it."

"Yes, yes." Qingluan filled Ning Yan's cup again, poured another cup for herself, and then sipped it one by one.

Ning Yan drank very quickly, taking a sip of one cup, and drank five or six cups in a blink of an eye. "Okay, princess, Ding Bo once said that this osmanthus brew has a lot of stamina, and you can't drink more."

"Pour!"

A smile tugged at the corner of her lips, her fair little face flushed, and there was already drunkenness in her eyes. Qingluan resigned herself to pouring her wine, but wondering if she shouldn't let the princess drink.

"Qingqing, you get married!" Ning Yan sat on the couch, bowed her head and hugged her knees, her long hair just wrapped around her whole body and covered her face. She curled up in a ball, looking skinny and small, so lonely.

Qingluan's hand shook, and the flask almost fell to the ground. She was stunned for a moment, and asked softly, "Princess, is Qingluan doing something wrong?" There was already a slight tremor in his voice.

After a while, just when Qingluan thought she was asleep, a muffled voice came: "No, you did a good job." But...... The princess's mansion is no longer safe, this place is already the target of public criticism, and too many eyes are staring here. So...... Get married! Leave the Imperial Capital! I will let you marry in the name of my righteous sister, and I will not let you have the slightest grievance. ”

Qingluan cried out loud: "Princess, Qingluan doesn't leave, I won't leave!" ”

"If you don't go, wait for death?" Her voice was clear and calm, without a hint of drunkenness.

"Even if I die, I will die in the princess's mansion!"

The woman in white buried her head slowly raised her head, looked ahead with confused eyes, and said in a low voice: "However, the situation after that may not be under my control." Do you know why he took me away that day and asked Ah Xuan to save me? I've been thinking about his purpose these days, but now I've finally figured it out. His purpose from beginning to end was only on Ah Xuan alone, he knew that his legs were crippled, and even he knew that he was running out of time, so ...... He deliberately trapped us in a water prison to aggravate his condition. How ridiculous you say......" she laughed slowly.

It was only at this time that Qingluan understood that their princess was really drunk. She is such a calm and self-controlled person, and many things are pressed in her heart. If you don't get drunk, everyone gets drunk, if you don't get drunk, how can you say so much.

……

The next day, a letter came from Guilanshan. The letter was brought by Lu Li himself, and there were only four words in the letter: "Retreat is advance." ”

The moment Ning Yan saw the letter, she raised her eyebrows and smiled. It just coincides with her thoughts, and it's just that.

It didn't take long for another rumor to arise in the imperial capital, saying that the eldest princess had already decided to end the martial arts and go to Fahua Temple to burn incense and pray for blessings. Not long ago, I even went to Fahua Temple to discuss matters with the abbot Master Yuankong. The wind is turning too fast, and many people are confused.

There are also many smart people who can see that this is just a game for the high-ranking people to use the mouths of all people. And all these things are just a game of chess.