Five days later, Daming Palace officially mourned for the Empress Dowager Shen, and the Son of Heaven personally named "Empress Ruizhen".

At the same time, Master Zhen Luo also decided to live in Chang'an for a long time and live here for the rest of his life. Li Chun couldn't resist her, so he had to send someone to renovate the Qing Xiu Garden, settle her down, and make it convenient for him to go out of the palace to visit from time to time.

October of the second year of Yuanhe quietly passed in this turmoil. Li Qi's rebellion, the cancellation of the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, and the funeral of Empress Ruizhen only attracted temporary attention, but it was not as suspicious as the news of the closure of Anguo Temple for rectification.

The Tang Dynasty, which has been established for more than 100 years, has already cultivated a strong heart, and the people of Chang'an have gradually become numb, or not strange. Except for the "Anshi Rebellion" and the "Jingyuan Mutiny" in which the Son of Heaven abandoned Chang'an twice, there was no news to make them panic.

The days passed like flowing water, everything seemed to be calm and waveless, and the city of Chang'an was as prosperous as ever. Until the last day of October, an uninvited guest came to the Eldest Princess's Mansion.

At that time, the Xilingyue brothers and sisters were playing Shuanglu, and they also pulled Xiao Yi to point out for them, and when they heard the news of Zheng Wanniang's arrival, Xiao Yi took the initiative to stay and pack up the chessboard, and the other two went to the outer hall to meet the guests.

If it weren't for Zheng Wanniang's visit, Xilingyue would have almost forgotten that there was still her. After all, too many things have happened in the past two months, and Zheng Wanniang has been silently living in Fuwang's Mansion, and all the turmoil seems to have nothing to do with her, and it is as quiet as if it does not exist.

I haven't seen her for two months, she has lost a little weight, her face is haggard, and she looks sad and miserable. Xilingyue was shocked when she saw it, and asked, "Wan Niang, is there something wrong with the prince?" ”

Since Li Chengxuan's ban was revoked, Xilingyue has never seen him again, and neither has Guo Zhongting. The eldest princess skillfully avoided every opportunity to meet, not wanting to leave any suspicion for the Son of Heaven.

I only heard Bai Juyi say that after Li Qi's rebellion, the saint summoned Li Chengxuan to secretly enter the palace twice to discuss the strategy of dealing with Zhenhai. After all, Li Chengxuan had lurked and investigated in Zhenhai, and he had a better understanding of the situation in the entire Zhenhai and even the strength of Li Qi's troops.

When she heard the news, Xilingyue even felt lucky, glad that Li Qi chose such an opportunity to rebel, giving the Son of Heaven a step down, and also giving Li Chengxuan a chance to be reborn.

Seeing that Xilingyue misunderstood her intentions, Zheng Wanniang hurriedly replied: "No, the county lord has misunderstood, the prince has been very good recently, it is Wan'er...... Wan'er has something to do with herself, so she can turn to you and the county princess. ”

Zheng Wanniang seemed to be a little embarrassed. Xilingyue and Guo Zhongting glanced at each other, and the former asked: "Wanniang, let's get acquainted, you are the benefactor of the prince, if you have something to say, you can say it directly." ”

Unexpectedly, Zheng Wanniang fell to her knees with a "plop", and quickly kowtowed to their brothers and sisters: "Wan'er asks the county prince and the county lord to be the masters and send Wan'er to the palace." ”

"Into the palace?" Xiling Yue was surprised, "What are you going to do when you enter the palace?" ”

Zheng Wanniang lowered her eyes and shed a few tears: "The two of you also know that Wan'er was forcibly accepted as a concubine by Li Qi...... Now that he has rebelled, no matter whether he wins or loses, the ladies in his house will all be enslaved in the court, and Wan'er is worried about ......"

"What's there to worry about, you have already been given to the prince by Li Qi." Guo Zhongting said comfortingly, "Your life in King Fu's Mansion will not be disturbed, and no one will send you to the court." ”

Zheng Wanniang shook her head: "The county prince misunderstood Wan'er's meaning." Although Wan'er is an ignorant woman, she also sees some clues from the prince...... The prince must have provoked the saint's anger...... If the saint learns that he has accepted Li Qi's concubine, I am afraid that he will ......"

Zheng Wanniang didn't continue, but Xilingyue already understood.

Since Li Qi openly raised troops, Shengshang quickly gathered troops from all over the country to attack from Xuanzhou, Hangzhou, and Xinzhou, and the two sides were fighting in full swing. The elder brother attacked the rebels and thieves in front, but the younger brother secretly took in the concubines of the traitors...... With the sage's heart knot for Li Chengxuan, if the sage knows about it, there is no need to think about it, it will be another dragon's anger. If you teach someone else to instigate it, it should be a storm.

Thinking of this, Xiling Yue also realized that the matter was very serious, and hurriedly looked at Guo Zhongting and asked, "Should we discuss it with our father and mother?" ”

Guo Zhongting pondered for a moment and looked at Zheng Wanniang: "Wanniang, you just said that you want to enter the palace?" ”

Zheng Wanniang nodded: "Wan'er has already inquired, and the family members of the guilty ministers will definitely be sent to the court." Wan'er didn't want to go to the court, but she didn't want to stay and burden the prince, so she just wanted to ...... I hope that the county lord and the county lord can say hello to the palace and let Wan'er be a palace maid. Even if it was discovered afterwards, one Wan'er had broken away from Li Qi, and the other was that the prince did not keep me in the mansion privately, presumably the saint would not blame the prince, let alone embarrass me as a slave. ”

"But the palace is dangerous, once you enter the palace, you will ......" Xiling Yue worried about her.

Zheng Wanniang wiped away her tears with a handkerchief: "You don't have to worry about Wan'er, you don't have to worry about food and clothing in the palace, you have a lot of money every month, and there will be a severance fee when you leave the palace in the future, which can ensure that Wan'er has no worries for a lifetime." If Wan'er serves the nobles well, maybe she can find a good errand for her brother, this path is the best. ”

Xilingyue frowned slightly when she heard this, and wanted to say something, Guo Zhongting had already reacted first, and asked, "Do you want to serve my aunt?" ”

Zheng Wanniang still lowered her eyes: "Wan'er's status is low, and she doesn't dare to think about it." But if you can say a word in front of Guo Guifei...... Wan'er was grateful. ”

Guo Zhongting groaned slightly, and replied, "Okay, you go back and wait for news." ”

Zheng Wanniang raised her head and showed a slight smile: "The county prince ......"

Guo Zhongting put on a lazy smile: "Hey, it's a matter of raising your hands." A month at most, go back and wait. ”

Zheng Wanniang left with a thousand thanks, and shed a few tears before leaving.

Guo Zhongting watched her bypass the photo wall, her handsome smile immediately disappeared, and he turned his head to look at Xilingyue: "This Zheng Wanniang is really good at drilling." ”

"That's too much." Xiling Yue couldn't help but retort.

Guo Zhongting sighed helplessly: "My stupid sister, do you really think that she is worried about the prince before entering the palace?" ”

Xilingyue was silent for a moment and did not answer. In fact, she also saw that Zheng Wanniang didn't mention entering the palace in the early morning, and she didn't mention entering the palace later, so she didn't bring it up until Li Chengxuan was grounded...... Well, although the will of this grounding has been revoked, anyone with a discerning eye can guess that the Holy Lord and the Blessed King are siblings. Zheng Wanniang obviously saw Li Chengxuan lose power and was afraid of being implicated.

Xilingyue sighed: "This is also human nature." ”

"Human nature?" Guo Zhongting chuckled, "Then she should take a sum of money and leave directly, why do you need to ask for it in front of you and me?" ”

(End of chapter)