After many years, when she returned to the Lanyue Hall again, Tao Yao was a little uncomfortable, as if she was in another world, she went around and around, and she actually returned here. If it weren't for the fact that she was staying in the main hall this time, and she couldn't see Princess Taiping anymore, she really felt that she had never left.

"Thinking that the county lord has not entered the divine capital for many years, this time entering the palace, it should be more desirable to live in the previous residence, so Wan'er dared to arrange it." The palace beauties on the side are tall and tall, with delicate faces, and they are even more graceful in action, like a peerless beauty who has walked down from the picture of a lady, just one glance is enough to confuse people's hearts: "I don't know if the county lord is still satisfied?" If there is anything else that needs to be added, just tell me directly, and Wan'er immediately instructs someone to take care of it. ”

"No need, Zhaorong is very thoughtful, I don't have any opinions." Smiled and replied, Tao Yao looked at the acquaintance in front of her who had changed a lot, but for a while she was full of thoughts.

When she first met Shangguan Wan'er, this woman was still dressed in simple and rigorous female official clothes, meticulously carrying out every will of Wu Cao, and was the first person beside the empress to be in charge of the edict in the palace. Unexpectedly, after Wu Caodu abdicated and lived in seclusion, she could still hold power in the palace, and she turned into Li Xian's woman. Not only was he named Zhaorong, but even his mother Zheng was also benefited by it, and was named Mrs. Peiguo, which is really a typical example of a person who has attained Taoism and a chicken and dog ascended to heaven. If she didn't have full scheming and means, Tao Yao wouldn't believe it anyway.

"The county lord is too polite." Shangguan Wan'er smiled implicitly and closely: "Wan'er just acted according to His Majesty's instructions, and she didn't deserve a word of praise from the county lord." ”

"Then thank you, Your Majesty." Bending towards the location of Li Xian's bedroom, Tao Yao seemed to sigh inadvertently: "Speaking of which, I am also very close to Zhaorong, and the first old acquaintance I saw when I said goodbye and returned to my senses was you, which alleviated a lot of the sense of right and wrong." ”

Shangguan Wan'er was slightly stunned, as if she didn't expect the girl in front of her to say such a thing so bluntly. However, she has been through the wind and rain in the deep palace for a long time, but she will not lose her temper easily because of this, and even the curvature of the corners of her mouth has not changed a single minute before responding: "But isn't it, if it weren't for the mercy and love of Your Majesty and the Empress today, let Wan'er still be in charge of the edicts in the palace, I'm afraid I won't be able to see you, the county lord." It is Wan'er's honor to be able to explain one or two things for the county lord, and I would like to thank the county lord for his kindness. ”

It's really leaky, and he deserves to be the person who can be favored by Wu Cao and Li Xian. Tao Yao pretended not to care and smiled, but she thought about it silently in her heart. Listening to Shangguan Wan'er's meaning, although she is now Zhaorong, her power in the former harem is as always, or there is a trend of more prosperity. Among them, in addition to Li Xian's appreciation and pampering, I am afraid that Webster's support is also indispensable. And judging from Webster's consistent temperament, why shouldn't she be such a generous woman, so what's the mystery here?

"The county lord is tired of driving, he should also have a good rest, if there are no other instructions, Wan'er will retire first." Not caring about Tao Yao's inquiring color hidden in the depths of her pupils, Shangguan Wan'er Yingying bowed and prepared to leave: "His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress Mother have issued a special decree, so that you don't have to go to ask for peace today." If there is anything, let's talk about it tomorrow. ”

"Okay, I got it." Tao Yao nodded leisurely, and it was not until Shangguan Wan'er's slender figure disappeared at the end of the outer corridor that she withdrew her gaze and sighed silently.

"The Shangguan clan is also a famous family for a hundred years, and it is really powerful to be able to raise such a daughter." Hongfu stood behind Tao Yao, and the expression on her face was also a little strange: "It is said that once the son of heaven and a courtier, with the character of Emperor Wu, it is not easy for her to become the first confidant, and now even His Majesty can be subdued, such means ......"

"She's not an ordinary Miss Shangguan." After knowing that he was going to return to Shendu, Tao Yao had an in-depth understanding of the key figures in the current court. It was collected little by little by Gao Xianzhi in Beijing over the years, not to mention the details of everything, but it was far from the information in her father's hands that could be compared: "Her grandfather Shangguan Yi was originally the prime minister of Gaozong's time, and he was killed because he drafted an edict abolishing Emperor Wu for Gaozong at that time, and even her father Shangguan Tingzhi was not spared, so that she was just born and was sent to Yeting with her mother Zheng. ”

"What?!" Hongfu couldn't hide the shock on her face: "Did Shangguan Zhaorong grow up in the Ye Court?" "That's the place where the slave of sin is punished, and it is no more harsh and miserable, where she can grow up like this? You know, Shangguan Wan'er is a well-known talented woman in the gods, and her poems are widely circulated among the people, but I didn't expect it to be such a background.

"Yes, maybe it's a family background, and she's naturally smart." Tao Yao slowly paced back to the hall: "It is also because of her extraordinary talent that Emperor Wu will pardon her status as a sin slave, and then let her serve by her side." ”

It's just that it's hard to say whether this grace has bred a man who knows how to repay his kindness or has saved an ungrateful snake. After all, in Shangguan Wan'er, all the suffering she has suffered all her life comes from Wu Cao. If it weren't for this woman who ascended to the throne as a queen, her family would not have perished at all, and she would not have fallen from a famous lady to a slave and a maid. Although the female officials around the emperor seem to have a high status and prestige, after all, they still have to act according to people's eyes, and if they are not careful, they will lose everything, and where is it better to stay by their parents' side and be pampered all the way to grow up? Even the young Shangguan Wan'er didn't have such a concept, presumably her mother Zheng would spare no effort to instill in her, she and Wu Cao were probably destined to be unable to communicate from the beginning.

"This ...... Isn't the Martial Emperor worried that she will retaliate at all? Hongfu was even more confused: "This can be said to be a deep feud in the sea of blood, why do you want to put Guan Zhaorong by your side?" "Isn't this heart a little too big?

"Emperor Wu is a virtuous lord who is suitable for talent, Shangguan Wan'er's talent is obvious to all, and it is normal for her to cherish her talents." As she gets older, Tao Yao is more and more able to figure out Wu Cao's thoughts: "And she believes that there is no need for suspicious people, and there is no suspicion in employing people, and the behavior of the above official Wan'er is enough to dispel all her vigilance." "It's like forcing the palace, she always feels that there is Shangguan Wan'er's shadow behind her, but this woman has nothing to do with it on the bright side. If she can even do these things without revealing a trace, and make the world's eyes focus on Zhang Cambodia and others, then it is not impossible for her to hide from Wu Cao.

probably understood a little bit of Tao Yao's meaning, and Hongfu involuntarily gasped: "This is inevitably too terrible." I only hope that these people will look at the obscurity of Yongwang Mansion, and don't involve the county lord in it. ”

Don't you pull her in? Tao Yao hooked her lips, but she showed a grim smile. I'm afraid it may not be, right? From the moment she stepped into the Divine Capital, she was already standing in the middle of the game.