Princess Taiping ran to the Xuanzheng Hall with a heavy heart, and heard the sound of drums and horns in the Hanyuan Hall from a distance, and frowned, could it be that something big happened in the court?

She ran to the imperial study to see that the queen of heaven was no longer here, only Shangguan Wan'er and the other two female officials and eunuchs were left here to sort out some books and copywriting.

When everyone saw Princess Taiping, they hurriedly came forward to pay their respects.

"Wan'er, where is my queen mother?" Princess Taiping asked.

Shangguan Wan'er lowered her eyebrows and bowed obediently, "Back to Her Royal Highness the Princess, the Queen of Heaven accompanied His Majesty the Emperor to the Qide Hall to feast Pei Xingjian and other soldiers who returned from the triumphant victory of Montenegro. ”

"Oh!" Princess Taiping responded stupidly, and actually pounced!

"Does Her Royal Highness have something to order?" Shangguan Wan'er asked softly.

Princess Taiping blinked and looked at Shangguan Wan'er twice, and said in her heart that my queen mother praised Shangguan Wan'er for being smart in front of me several times, and she sat next to my queen mother as a slave and became a personal female official, which is indeed quite magical!

No matter which dynasty or generation, the "small society" of the emperor's harem has never been calmer than the outside world, and it seems to be recognized by history that it is reckless of human life, filth and obscenity, cannibalism, and darkness and blood. The harem system of the Tang Dynasty can be roughly divided into three parts, one is the "inner palace" where the emperor and queen and the princesses and concubines live, the inner province where the eunuchs live, and the main body of the harem - the palace province.

It's like a fairly hierarchical pyramid.

Dianzhong Province, imitating the six departments of Shangshu Province of the imperial court, established the "Six Shang Bureau", such as the Shang Palace Bureau, the Shang Food Bureau, the Shang Medicine Bureau and so on. Each bureau has four divisions with a clear division of labor, which is customarily called "six bureaus and twenty-four divisions".

The Inner Palace, the Palace, and the Inner Servant Province add up to thousands of people, and sometimes tens of thousands. At the bottom of this small society, of course, are lowly slaves and maids such as eunuchs and palace maids. The word "slave and maid" was almost equivalent to livestock in the Tang Dynasty, and there were basically no human rights at all. Especially the slaves and maids in the harem, it is rare for someone to dig a pit to bury them when they die.

Shangguan Wan'er was punished and confiscated as a lowly slave with her mother when she was still in infancy because of her grandfather Shangguan Yi's impeachment of Empress Wu, and underwent "labor reform" in the court. But she miraculously survived in the court, and she was talented and intelligent, and by chance, Queen Wu discovered her "different material", and since then she has been exempted from the body of a slave and has become a female envoy, and has become the queen's personal female official.

The female envoy is a foreign official sent to run errands outside the palace, the official is not big, and it is not worth mentioning in the entire harem.

But Shangguan Wan'er, the female envoy, is the queen's personal female official, and many of the holy decrees are written by her, and the queen of heaven even often asks her to instruct the courtiers to perform folds on her behalf - such a female envoy, I am afraid that ordinary concubines and prime ministers can't afford to provoke!

Shangguan Wan'er's experience is like flying from the mud to the colorful clouds overnight, and it has become a legend in the harem. This is far more magical and inspirational than a poor student becoming a high-ranking official's favorite minister, it is simply a "miracle of life"!

"Except for Shangguan Wan'er, all the rest of them retreat!" Princess Taiping ordered, and said in her heart that since the queen mother praised Guan Wan'er for being smart, and she was about the same age as me, why didn't I ask her?

"Yes......" The palace people all retreated.

"Wan'er, this palace has some questions for you." Princess Taiping sat down dignifiedly, with an extraordinary bearing and a little charm of her mother.

Shangguan Wan'er stood beside her politely, "Please show the princess." ”

"Hmm......" Princess Taiping blinked her eyes and pondered for a moment, "tell this palace, have you ever really liked someone?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er didn't change her face, "No." ”

"How dare you deceive Hongu?" Princess Taiping suddenly raised her voice.

Shangguan Wan'er hurriedly bent down and arched her hand, "The slave doesn't dare!" ”

"Slave?" Princess Taiping snorted lightly, "Wan'er, not only are you not a slave or a female official, but you are also a female official who even scares you three points from my father's concubines, and you are more favored by my mother than those princes and ministers—is it because of this that you don't take me as a princess in your eyes, and dare to deceive at will?" ”

"Slave...... Wan'er would never dare!! Shangguan Wan'er hurriedly knelt down and was very panicked with her forehead on the ground.

The difference between the lord and the minister is like an insurmountable chasm, no matter how favored Shangguan Wan'er is, she will not dare to be a little presumptuous and arrogant in front of Princess Taiping. If she didn't even have this awareness, Shangguan Wan'er would never have survived in the harem to this day, and she would have become the personal female official of the queen of heaven.

"Humph!" Princess Taiping snorted again, and her little hand slapped on the low table, "You dare to deceive!" - Your little peach powder secret, do you still think that this palace really doesn't know the way? ”

Shangguan Wan'er trembled all over, and was really frightened at this time, and said in a cold sweat in a low voice: "Her Royal Highness the princess is very quiet, the wall has ears, don't spread the word to outsiders, otherwise Wan'er will die and will not be redeemed!" ”

"It turns out that you also know how to be afraid." Princess Taiping saw Shangguan Wan'er's panicked look, and smiled secretly with a little satisfaction, "Get up!" - Now that this palace asks you again, you need to answer sincerely! ”

"Your Royal Highness Princess Xie! The princess just came to ask, Wan'er must know everything, and she must have said everything! Shangguan Wan'er stood up embarrassedly, her delicate face was full of panic, and cold sweat was overflowing from her sideburns.

"It's the same question as before." Princess Taiping looked sideways at Shangguan Wan'er, "Have you ever really liked someone?" ”

"......" Shangguan Wan'er bit her lip and hesitated for a moment, then nodded lightly, "Yes." ”

Princess Taiping didn't seem to be surprised by this answer at all, and didn't ask who the person she liked was, but said anxiously: "Then you quickly tell this palace, what is it like to like someone?" How do I know if he really likes me? Why is it that liking someone is sometimes very happy and sometimes not distressed? Why do I miss it so much, but I don't speculate when I meet, and I'm still very angry because of it? Why am I so sad and scared when I'm angry? I really wanted to run to see him now, but I was afraid that he would be angry and ignore me...... Hongu, what should I do? ”

Shangguan Wan'er blinked her beautiful eyes with a flowing wisdom, stunned.

"You're going to say it quickly!" Princess Taiping urged urgently.

"Your Highness, such matters do not seem to be appropriate to be discussed in the Imperial Study. It is a matter of His Royal Highness's privacy, and if it is heard by others, it is inappropriate. Shangguan Wan'er bowed her hand obediently and respectfully, "Why don't you pick a secluded place, and Wan'er will tell His Highness in detail?" ”

"Good!" Princess Taiping was refreshed, "Just go to Longshou Pond and Wuyue Pavilion!" ”

Shangguan Wan'er was slightly stunned, Wuyue Pavilion? …… Could it be that Princess Taiping already knew about the intimate things that I was broken by Xue Shao when I met him that day?

……

Xue Shao and Li Xianyuan returned to the mansion, and the tea and rice had already been prepared. The two chatted while eating at the banquet, and talked about some things about Xue Yuanchao.

Although Xue Shao can remember some of the major events and big people of this era, he doesn't have a "Baidu" in his brain after all, and many details are not clear. So Xue Shao deliberately inquired more about Xue Yuanchao's heirs and relatives here in Li Xianyuan, and the strategy he pondered in his heart gradually came up with specific implementation methods.

After the hurried meal, Li Xianyuan was still drinking wine there, and Xue Shao had already returned to his study and began to rummage through the cabinets.

The moon slave hurriedly came to serve, "Why don't you order the moon slave if you want to find something?" ”

"I have a post called "Yu Mo Lan Pavilion Preface", where did I collect it?" Xue Shao asked.

"Son, wait a minute, the moon slave will take it!" The woman rolled up her sleeves and easily moved away from the two large heavy boxes that stood against the wall.

These two large boxes were just moved in when they moved in recent days, and they were all filled with some books, paintings, stickers and jade antiques that Xue Shao had collected in the past.

Behind the two large boxes, the moon slave opened a hidden secret pavilion on the wall with a few strokes, took out a simple and thick bamboo tube from the middle, and filled it with a delicate painting scroll, and said: "This post is a family heirloom left by the king of the Ming Dynasty, which is extremely precious, and the moon slave does not dare to slack off, so he asked the skilled craftsman to dig out an iron organ dark pavilion in the study, which is specially used to collect this sticker." Because it was only completed today, the moon slave didn't have time to tell the son, and asked the son to forgive the sins! ”

"Mingfu Jun" is referred to as Mingfu, which is the honorific title of the county order of the Tang Dynasty, and also refers to the honorable elders and gods.

"You're doing a good job, what's the point?" Xue Shao put the scroll back into the bamboo tube and took it in his hand, "This paste of "Yu Imitation Orchid Pavilion Preface" is indeed extremely precious, it is the most valued by Emperor Taizong in this dynasty, the famous calligrapher Yu Shinan, copied Wang Xizhi's Orchid Pavilion Preface. It is said that the real "Orchid Pavilion Preface" has been brought into the Zhaoling Tomb by Emperor Taizong for burial, so this authentic work of "Yu Imitation Orchid Pavilion Preface" can be called a treasure of the world! …… My father, who was a down-and-out colt and a degraded princess, didn't leave anything special for me when he left, except for this sticker and painting, which is still valuable, and can be regarded as a family heirloom! ”

Valuable?

Yue Nu looked at Xue Shao a little worriedly, "Childe deliberately took out this sticker today, why did you use it?" ”

"Don't worry, I'm not that defeated. It's certainly useful to bring it out at this time! Xue Shao smiled and handed the scroll to the moon slave, "Take it and go out with me." ”

"Yes, Childe!" The moon slave carefully took the scroll and didn't ask any more questions.

Xue Shao went to the dining room, Li Xianyuan was still drinking alone, shaking his head and chanting poetry, and he was getting rid of a self-satisfied wine bag and rice bag.

"Immortal Li Chang, I have something important to go out. All you have to do is eat and drink here. Xue Shao smiled, "But there is one thing, I have to bother you to do me a favor!" ”

"Brother Xue has something...... Only, just command! Li Xianyuan drank so much that his tongue was a little bigger.

"Recently, I had to have a chance encounter with Pei Xingjian. Hear clearly, it's a chance encounter! Therefore, it cannot be in the imperial city, nor in his home, nor in the army camp. Xue Shao said, "You help me arrange it." ”

"Huh?" Li Xianyuan was originally a little drunk, and his eyes were a little sluggish, but this time, his eyes instantly straightened again, "Xiaosheng Yijie Jiupin Si Li, how to arrange Pei Xingjian's whereabouts?" Hugh said that Pei Xingjian was thrifty, a little eunuch sweeping the floor in this imperial city, and Xiaosheng couldn't arrange it! ”

There was a "horn click".

Xue Shao threw a piece of golden cake in front of Li Xianyuan, "After the matter is completed, I will give you another piece." So that you can live happily for a while in Pingkangfang! ”

Li Xianyuan's eyes flashed with light, and he flew up with a claw to pocket the golden cake, "I am willing to go to the soup for Brother Xue, and I will never give up!" ”.

[Ask for collection, by the way, ask for red tickets! ] 】