Second, he sighed and said! "Yes, the minister is a young man. It's too real, Chuan! I wanted to help Master Xu, but I was kind enough to help. He didn't want to make any military achievements, let alone go out of the customs, and the minister felt very sorry for him! ”

Li Zhi pursed his lips and said, "Lone originally had no impression of this Xu Jingzong. Judging from today's events, this person has a serious problem with his moral character, and he cannot be trusted or reused! ”

Wang Ping'an nodded again and again, sighing.

After talking for a while, the two went out of the palace together and went out to play, Li Zhi's body was not very good before, but recently. Because of the total movement, the body is getting stronger and stronger. In this way, he prefers to walk around, wander around the city, and observe the suffering of the people!

There was nothing to say during the day, and after dinner outside the palace, Wang Ping'an sent Li Zhi back to the East Palace, and he returned to the Inspiration Temple, took a bath and changed clothes, and looked at the booty of the Ouyang brothers during this time, that is, the subordinates who received it.

After a running conference, Ouyang Li and others screened out a group of people from among the strongest men who could run, about 300 people, and collected more than a dozen from the ring in Furong Garden, planning to find some more. Gather up the number of 400 and form a regiment of soldiers, and the military salary will be paid by Zuo Wuwei, so as to do things, of course, the soldiers will do it for Wang Ping'an!

The newly recruited soldiers were not all in the temple, only forty or fifty people were here, and Wang Ping'an encouraged them warmly, letting them practice martial arts, especially running, which was their strong point. To be big, not the fastest to run. Only run faster. After some encouragement, each person was rewarded with a few golden melon seeds!

Taking advantage of the fact that it was not dark, Wang Ping'an hurriedly returned to the palace and went to Xitai to wait for Concubine Wu.

Before entering the palace, Ding Danruo and Ke Lianwu were afraid that he would be hungry at night. I made a box of dim sum and asked him to bring it into the West Terrace. Wang Ping'an poured himself a pot of good tea, and waited for someone while eating snacks.

After dark, not long after, Concubine Wu came, and tonight she came, but she was not as happy as before, with a little sadness on her face.

Wang Ping'an closed the door and decocted the medicine with her. asked, "My sister and brother are unhappy when they see you." I don't know why, but what didn't go my way? ”

Concubine Wu sighed and said, "Lord Wang." You don't know anything about the palace yet, but you can always hear about it. I've been trying my best to learn how to decoction these nights, but every time I send it to the Manna Temple. It was all brought in by the general manager Shi himself, and then he directly asked me to go back to rest without saying much! ”

The tone of her voice was full of disappointment, and she couldn't figure out why she was so trusted, but she couldn't enter the manna hall to sleep again. Of course, she won't explicitly say that she has not been favored so far, but the meaning in her tone is obvious.

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "You don't also want me to go to Shi Zhongchen and say a few good words for you, right?" After listening to Concubine Wu's words, he smiled and said, "Manager Shi asked my sister to go back to rest early, because I was afraid that I would be tired of you!" ”

Concubine Wu shook her head and said, "Doesn't it seem?" ”

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "Of course not! You. has long been an outcast, but you haven't thought it through until now, if you want to change Wu Meiniang, I guess I would have understood it a long time ago, who told you not to invest in me early, who can blame me now? ”

Concubine Wu is obviously much thinner than Wu Meiniang, it seems that she really wants Wang Ping'an to say something good in front of Shi Zhongchen, but she is embarrassed to speak. And Wang Ping'an didn't dare to speak. He has no interest in Gong Dou, and he has no ability to influence anything, so in addition to muffling his wealth. He couldn't do anything else.

The two had no topic to talk about, and they remained silent. After the medicine was decocted, Concubine Wu left the West Platform and returned to the Manna Palace.

Wang Ping'an stayed alone in the house, thinking, "I don't know if Wu Meiniang will come tonight." He was looking forward to Wu Meiniang's coming, but he was a little afraid that she would come, and his mood was very conflicted.

After Concubine Wu left, about two quarters of an hour later, there were footsteps outside, Wang Ping'an knew that it was Wu Meiniang when she heard it, and she was a little used to hearing her footsteps. It can already be distinguished.

Sure enough, the footsteps stopped when they reached the door. Wu Meiniang said outside the door: "Uncle, have you ever rested?" ”

Wang Ping'an hurriedly said: "Is it Mei Niang, come in quickly, why didn't you come last night?" ”

Wu Meiniang pushed the door in, still carrying a charcoal bucket in her hand, she turned around and closed the door, came to the case, and said, "Uncle, I'm afraid that Meiniang won't be able to come to you to send you charcoal in the future." ”

Wang Ping'an said: "Why is this? ”

Wu Meiniang suddenly showed a smile on her face, she put down the charcoal bucket, sat down, and said, "Uncle, Mei Niang has been promoted to be in charge, and she is in charge of the palace maids in the first hall." More majestic than before. ”

Wang Ping'an sighed and said with a smile: "Yes, which palace do you work in?" It can't be the Temple of Manna, right? ”

Wu Meiniang said with a smile: "Naturally, it can't be the Ganlu Palace, it is in the Lixia Palace, a small palace in the easternmost part, and it is only separated by a wall from the East Palace. ”

"Zaixia Palace, very close to the East Palace? What kind of temple is that? Wang Ping'an didn't know much about the layout of the palace. Wu Meiniang said: "It's a small palace. There are only eight palace maids in it, and Mei Niang is in charge. The sparrows are all sorted! She compared on the table, and said: "Between the Shenlong Hall and the Yansi Palace, there is a wall to the east, which is the Lizheng Hall of the East Palace!" ”

"Lizheng Hall

Er'an was stunned, he didn't know about other palaces, but he knew it. It's the sleeping palace of the East Palace, where Li Zhi lives.

Wu Meiniang nodded and smiled: "Yes, it is the Lizheng Palace, there is a big garden here in the Lixia Palace, which is full of peonies, when the flowers bloom, it is gorgeous, and quiet, it is the best place in the entire palace." ”

"You'll be in charge of planting peonies in the future?". Wang Ping'an frowned. Lixia Palace, Lizheng Palace, as soon as you hear the name, you know that these two halls are connected, or they were once connected.

Wu Meiniang hummed and said: "There are no concubines living in Lixia Palace, and there are no eunuchs, they are all palace maids there, so there is no one on Meiniang, and she is at ease." ”

Wang Ping'an sighed and asked, "Did Uncle Shi promise to restore your identity as a talented person?" ”

"No, you have to wait until tomorrow to open, and when a newcomer enters the palace, you can add the title together. It is estimated that Mr. Shi Da wants not to attract the attention of others, after all, Mei Niang is a person who has fallen out of favor, and she has restored her name for no reason, for fear that someone will gossip. Wu Meiniang said a little depressed.

Wang Ping'an scratched his head and said, "Then if you are not a concubine, you can't sleep, and you are far away from the Ganlu Palace, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to get the emperor's favor!" He said this, but he thought in his heart: "But you are not far from being favored by the prince!" ”

Wu Meiniang's depressed color disappeared again. She said happily: "But at least before the name of the talented person is restored, there is no need to worry about it, and it is also said that if the name of the talented person can really be restored next year, then Mei Niang will be the master of the first house." Although the Lixia Palace is also a palace, the general manager of Shi Da promised Mei Niang."

Wang Ping'an nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "That's good." That's good! But she sighed in her heart, it seems that her fate with Li Zhi is really destined by God. You can't hide from it! Who knows what will happen next year? But this year she will live next to the prince, just one wall!

He "rejoiced" for Wu Meiniang, and said: "When the peony flowers bloom, I wonder if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will go to enjoy the flowers?" ”

Wu Meiniang said: "It should be, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only needs to come in through the Phoenix Gate and follow the wall." It didn't take long to get to the Lixia Palace, and she said: "Mei Niang is a little afraid of the prince, the last time I saw him, the prince was so fierce!" ”

Speaking of the word "fierce", she stuck out her tongue and said: "Fortunately, I told my uncle that if others heard Mei Niang say that the prince was so fierce, I am afraid that they will inevitably complain, and it is possible to kill me."

Wang Ping'an said: "No, with me, Uncle Shi won't be embarrassed for you." Suddenly remembered, Concubine Wu said that it seemed that Shi Zhongchen had punished a group of people, and General Manager Shi was a little distorted, and seemed to like punishing others very much.

Wu Meiniang suddenly said: "Uncle, Meiniang can no longer suffer, it is all thanks to you, if it weren't for you." I'm afraid I'm still waiting outside the Manna Temple. I am worried all day long, my uncle's kindness, Mei Niang will always remember it in my heart! ”

Wang Ping'an sighed. smiled: "My own family, how can I talk about the two families." I don't take care of you. Let me take care of who to go! ”

Wu Meiniang listened to Wang Ping'an's words and was close, and she was also happy in her heart. The two spoke for a while. Wu Meiniang told Wang Ping'an about her family's situation. Like her mother, who was not having a good time, and so on. Wang Ping'an immediately expressed his goodwill, and after he asked the address of Wu Meiniang's family, he told Wu Meiniang that he was willing to take Mrs. Yang to Chang'an, so that their mother and daughter could meet, and as for the residence and all expenses after coming to Chang'an, they were all counted on his head.

Wu Meiniangfu was grateful, and only felt that there was no one in the world better than Wang Ping'an. took such care of her as a helpless little palace maid.

Wang Ping'an said: "Mei Niang, you have been promoted to the palace maid of the Lixia Palace, and you will come to give me charcoal in the future." It's not suitable, I told Uncle Shi, I won't let you come in the future, you can concentrate on planting peonies. ”

Wu Meiniang said: "Meiniang sent charcoal to my uncle." The heart was very happy. I really hope that I can see my uncle every day, and she is true to what she said, and she is now grateful to Wang Ping'an. There are some unrequited thoughts.

The two talked for a while, and Wu Meiniang left Xitai and returned to the Ganlu Palace, this was her last time on duty, and she would go to the Lixia Hall in the future.

Nothing was said all night.

Early the next morning, Xu Jingzong came to Zhongshu Province to handle the formalities, led a team of government soldiers, and went north to the customs. Wang Ping'an personally sent Xu Jingzong out of the city gate.

Before parting, Wang Ping'an said: "Lord Xu, don't blame me, I really didn't know that things would turn out like this, if I knew, I'd rather go." I can't let you go! ”

Xu Jingzong said: "The prince is laughing. Yesterday, the old man lost his temper for a while and said something unpleasant, don't take it to heart! ”

The two of you said one sentence, and I said kind words for a long time.

At the end of the day, Xu Jingzong rode on his horse and said to Wang Ping'an: "Lord Wang, if the affairs outside the gate are too tricky, I will have to help you then!" ”

Wang Ping'an said loudly: "Although Lord Xu can rest assured, he can only play what can help, if I, Wang Ping'an, frown, will not be a master."

Xu Jingzong nodded and said, "It's good to have the words of the prince." "Beat the horse and left Chang'an and rushed to the outside of the pass.