Xie Ling said, "Okay." He walked out of Qingyin Pavilion with Chen Qingzhi, and as soon as the two of them left Qingyin Pavilion, Xiao Zhengde immediately called a person to come, and whispered a few words in his ear, the man nodded slightly, and quietly left the crowd and walked towards the outside of Qingyin Pavilion.

Xiao Tong saw all this, and couldn't help but be suspicious of Xiao Zhengde, and secretly ordered two guards to follow the man during the banquet.

……

To Xie Ling's surprise, the place where Chen Qingzhi brought her was not the harem dormitory in the inner garden of the palace, but an inconspicuous and remote temple in the city of Dongfu.

Xie Ling was surprised: "Why doesn't Wu Shuyuan live in the harem?" ”

Chen Qingzhi replied: "Implicated by her son, His Royal Highness King Yuzhang, His Majesty moved her to this temple and let her meditate and repent. ”

"And how long has she been here?"

"Three years, since the second prince Xiao Zong was sentenced to flee the Wei State, she was secretly sent here by His Majesty, saying that it was to protect her safety."

"Keeping her safe?" Xie Ling asked even more surprised.

Chen Qingzhi replied: "Yes." ”

"Your Majesty treats Wu Shuyuan like this, it can be seen that you still have old feelings for her, but why did you send her to this temple to protect her safety?"

Xie Ling asked, Chen Qingzhi shook his head and replied, "I don't know about this." ”

Xie Ling smiled and said, "General Chen used to be His Majesty's most trusted personal guard, if even General Chen didn't know, then no one else in this world could guess His Majesty's thoughts." ”

Chen Qing was stunned, and naturally heard the meaning of Xie Ling's words, but he still smiled and did not answer.

Xie Ling asked: "General Chen, have you ever thought about asking Your Majesty for an order to send troops to the Northern Wei Dynasty, taking advantage of the civil strife in the Northern Wei Dynasty to build immortal feats and establish a good name for all generations?" ”

Chen Qingzhi was even more surprised, looked at Xie Ling, and saw that this little man had a cunning gaze, but he seemed to be able to break through the world, and his eyes were even full of pride in looking down on the world.

In Chen Qingzhi's astonishment, she said mysteriously: "Soon, a month later, it will be an opportunity for General Chen, and at that time, I hope that General Chen can accept me, so that I can also have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and let General Chen be driven away." ”

Saying that, Xie Ling also gave Chen Qingzhi a big gift.

Chen Qingzhi smiled and said disapprerovitically: "You little man, at a young age, before you enter the office, you want to go to war, and there are no children of the scholar clan as bold as you in the entire Jiankang City, this kind of joke can't be made." ”

After saying a word jokingly, Chen Qingzhi handed over a rose jade plate to Xie Ling, and said solemnly: "Okay, if you have anything to say, go in and ask Wu Shuyuan!" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has only bought you two quarters of an hour, and after two quarters of an hour, whether you have finished your words or not, you must come out of this temple. ”

"Why is that?"

"How can you have so much, little man, why? Go for it! You're running out of time. ”

Xie Ling had no choice but to accept his fate, bid farewell to Chen Qingzhi, and quickly walked into the temple, with a jade plate from the crown prince Xiao Tong, the guards guarding the temple door really did not embarrass her.

Xie Ling looked for the route on the map again, and found a bedroom where Wu Shuyuan was, as soon as the door opened, he smelled a musty smell coming to his nose, Xie Ling couldn't help but hold his breath, and then took a step into the room, and when he looked closely, he saw a woman with unkempt hair sitting on the edge of a bed and dressing up in the mirror, humming a little song in her mouth, this scene looked very weird.

"You are Wu Shuyuan?" Xie Ling asked.

The woman was stunned for a moment, and as if she didn't hear, she continued to comb her hair, ignoring Xie Ling.

Xie Ling didn't come any closer, but found a slightly clean collapse, stroked away some dust on it, and simply sat down, intending to have a long talk.

"I know you're not crazy, and you're just trying to win Your Majesty's sympathy by pretending to be like this. It's a pity that you are here all year round, and if you don't see Your Majesty again, he will naturally not see you like this. ”

"Actually, I still know one thing, although Xiao Zong was conceived in July, but he is not the son of Xiao Baojuan, in fact, he is the son of Emperor Xiao Yan of Liang, before Xiao Yan became emperor of Qi, you have secretly communicated with him, and you have already been pregnant, but it is a pity that Your Majesty will not say this, and no one else in this world will know, so as soon as your son was born, he was criticized and excluded by other brothers."

"It's just that what I don't understand is, as a mother, why do you still tell your son that he was pregnant in July, which caused him to have a grudge against his father and brothers, until he even fled to the Northern Wei Dynasty in the end?"

When Xie Ling said this, the woman was really emotional, turned around and glared at Xie Ling and roared: "That's because he is sorry for me, he said that if I help him win the throne, he will make me the queen, but what is the result?" He killed my husband, and although he included me in the harem, he never mentioned the matter of the queen because of my identity, and he deceived me! ”

"If he hadn't deceived me, with Xiao Baojuan's favor for me, I would have been able to become a queen in the future!"

Xie Ling was slightly stunned, from the meaning of this woman's words, it is not difficult to guess that this woman must have secretly helped Xiao Yan and made a lot of contributions before Xiao Yan became emperor in the Qi Dynasty, and as a palace concubine in Xiao Baojuan's harem, all she could do was to confuse people with beauty, or get some information from Xiao Baojuan's mouth!

And since ancient times, women who have been used as "intermediaries" will not have a good end, and Wu Shuyuan can still be accepted into the harem by Xiao Yan after the destruction of the previous dynasty, which is already a great luck.

It's a pity that this woman doesn't seem to be easy to satisfy.

Xie Ling said: "You should be glad that Your Majesty did not listen to the opinions of the ministers and killed you like killing Concubine Pan, do you really think that as a concubine of the former dynasty, you can still be the queen of a country after the establishment of the new dynasty?" ”

Wu Shuyuan's eyes changed, a pale face was full of sadness and unwillingness, speaking of which, Wu Shuyuan's facial features were very exquisite, otherwise she would not stand out in Xiao Baojuan's harem, so that Xiao Yan would rather go against the minister's wishes, and also incorporate this red face into his harem, but although the facial features are exquisite, the skin has been pale and colorless, like a flower that has not been rained for a long time, gradually withering and withering.

"Xia Meixi, Zhou Baoxi, and even the story of Xizi Diao Chan, you should have heard of it, Lao Tzu once said: Nothing is more than desire, no more harm is greater than not being satisfied, and resentment is for the position of a queen who can't be asked, and in the end even his only son was lost, and he ended up like this, do you still think it's worth it?"

As soon as Xie Ling said this, Wu Shuyuan suddenly roared: "Don't say it!" But he couldn't help it, and cried bitterly on the desk next to him.

At this time, Xie Ling stood up and continued: "Do you want to know how your son is doing in the Northern Wei Dynasty now? ”

Wu Shuyuan snorted, although she didn't answer, she had already pricked up her ears, and listened to Xie Ling continue, "Yes, your son was very courteous to the Empress Dowager Hu when he first arrived in the Northern Wei Dynasty, but now the Northern Wei Dynasty is already at the peak of fire and wolf smoke, and within a month, the rebellion launched by King Pan will tear the Northern Wei Dynasty apart, and the Empress Dowager Hu will also die at the hands of the ministers, under such a chaotic national situation, do you think your son can still live there in peace?" ”

Wu Shuyuan suddenly raised her head and glared at Xie Ling viciously: "What are you telling me about this?" It was he who abandoned me and fled to the Northern Wei Dynasty, what could I do? What can I do? ”

As she spoke, she buried her face between her hands and wept bitterly: "I don't want to, I regret it, I shouldn't have told him that, I shouldn't have let their father and son kill each other!" But what can I do now? I can't do anything? I can't do anything! ”

Xie Ling squatted down and whispered in her ear, "Maybe I can help you?" ”

"Can you help me?"

The woman, who was already crying with tears in her eyes and even despair, raised her head sharply, and when she saw Xie Ling's appearance clearly, she was slightly stunned.

"Who are you?"

She seemed to be extremely frightened, slowly moved her body back, pointed at Xie Ling and asked, "Who are you?" ”

Xie Ling's eyes were cold, and he suddenly had doubts in his heart, and after a long moment, he said: "You don't care who I am, you tell me first, why did you ask the prince Xie Jingxiang to write that long door fu back then?" How much do you know about Xie Jingxiang's death? ”