Chapter 276: Retreat in the face of difficulties
Returning to the capital, Luo Qingluan felt like a world away.
The scene of singing and dancing, the street is very lively, like a prosperous world. But only Luo Qingluan, who has experienced the cruelty of the front-line battlefield and the danger of epidemic outbreaks, can feel the preciousness and beauty of peace.
If it weren't for Nalan Ye leading 100,000 soldiers to defend the border against the harassment and attack of the Southern Wei Dynasty, would these noble officials in the capital be able to enjoy the luxury brought by this tranquility? But even Emperor Xichu didn't understand, he just thought about the stability of the imperial power and the stability of the country, for his own sake, he didn't care about Nalan Ye's needs at all. If it weren't for the fact that Nalan Ye still had military power in his hands, I am afraid that he would have been ordered to marry Princess Duanrou a long time ago, right?
As soon as he came back, he heard a lot of rumors, and even Su Yi was worried about Luo Qingluan, so he came to the Chu Palace's mansion to talk about it. Luo Qingluan was also relieved and rejoiced, fortunately, he happened to be back, otherwise...... I'm afraid that Emperor Western Chu is really going to be furious, thinking that there is something wrong with the Chu Palace?
"Qingluan, you are back, I heard that Your Majesty has been angry for the past few days, and I suspect that the King of Chu may be ......" Su Yi was worried, but he couldn't say it directly, and said: "But it's good for you to come back, go to the palace and tell the queen mother, Your Majesty knows, naturally it's fine." ”
As she spoke, she looked at Luo Qingluan carefully, and lowered her voice: "Qingluan, are you serious...... Did you really follow the King of Chu to the battlefield? ”
Feeling Su Yi's concern, Luo Qingluan smiled slightly.
She just helped this girl before, but she didn't expect her to remember herself, and it seems that she is indeed a kind and good girl. Nangong Qing can have such a woman as a concubine, and the harem will definitely reduce a lot of incidents in the future.
"yes, I went, and I only came back yesterday." Luo Qingluan admitted directly.
If when she came back last night, the housekeeper didn't tell Emperor Xichu that he already knew the news of her departure, then Luo Qingluan would naturally hide it to the end. But last night's housekeeper's anxious expression had already made Luo Qingluan understand that not only Emperor Xichu knew, but even all the ministers knew, and thought that Nalan Ye took her out to fight with the intention of rebellion.
For this kind of speculation, Luo Qingluan scoffed, if Nalan Ye wanted to rebel, would he have to wait until now?
Before the words came out, Luo Qingluan saw Su Yi's face change, and said anxiously: "Ah, Qingluan, did you really go to the front line?" It's so dangerous, why did you go as a girl. Do you know that Your Majesty is so angry about this, I heard from my grandfather that His Majesty is still angry in the court, if it weren't for Dongwan Kingdom......"
The words stopped abruptly, and Su Yi thought of Princess Duanrou, which was also the main purpose of her coming here to find Luo Qingluan.
On the one hand, she was worried about Luo Qingluan, and she didn't know if she really left the Chu Palace, but now she knew that it was too late. Su Yi wanted to comfort Luo Qingluan, wanting to see if there was any way to avoid it, although she couldn't think of any good way, but after all, she was worried about her, and it was also appropriate to express her feelings.
"Su Yi, do you want to talk about Princess Duanrou?" Unexpectedly, Luo Qingluan was very calm, he didn't care about it at all, but smiled slightly, and he was in a good mood.
Su Yi was a little surprised: "You know? So how do you ......?"
"You're trying to ask me why I'm not in a hurry, isn't it sad?"
"That's right, Qingluan, I didn't expect Princess Duanrou of Dongwan Kingdom to ...... actually likes King Chu, she should know that King Chu has married you? Su Yi frowned and said, "King Chu is such a heroic person, I don't think it's strange that Princess Duanrou falls in love with her, it's just that ...... After all, the King of Chu has already married a wife, but she is like this as a princess, doesn't she force the King of Chu to divorce you? ”
"Don't worry, Su Yi, I know Nalan Ye, he won't." Luo Qingluan said lightly.
"I'm not worried about King Chu!"
Su Yi nodded: "It is rumored that the King of Chu is as cold as frost and has never been shy about women, even Princess Wan'er has been rejected if he likes him, but since the King of Chu is willing to marry you and does it in a big way, it proves that the King of Chu really likes you." Qingluan, I understand that the King of Chu is affectionate to you, but this matter is not only between you and him, Princess Duanrou has made it clear that she wants to use Her Majesty to test you, it can be seen that she is determined to win the King of Chu, otherwise she will not come all the way to come for nothing, you have to be careful! ”
On the way back, Luo Qingluan thought about this problem, if it was someone else, she didn't have to pay attention to it at all, no matter who coveted her man, she would definitely clean it up to death. This time, Xiao Ningyu was menacing, although the means were neither soft nor hard, but it showed her determination, and her identity determined that Luo Qingluan could not mess around.
But she is not in a hurry, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and we will see.
Seeing that Luo Qingluan didn't speak, Su Yi thought that she understood the difficulty, and couldn't help but be anxious for her, after thinking about it, Su Yi said: "Qingluan, I know that the queen mother is very good to you, why don't you go and beg the queen mother, maybe it will be better for her to talk to Your Majesty." ”
Su Yi's idea, although Luo Qingluan thought that it would not be very effective, also thought of this.
She has a great favor to Queen Wang, and she will have something to do, so she naturally wants to find Queen Wang. Even if you can't decide this matter directly, if Queen Wang also speaks, Emperor Xichu won't completely ignore it, sometimes the pillow wind is still very effective, and it will be a matter imperceptibly.
After Luo Qingluan expressed his attitude and said that he would go to the harem tomorrow to meet Queen Wang and ask her for help, Su Yi left with confidence. Before leaving, he also reminded her that if there was a need for her, she would do her best.
Silently keeping Su Yi's kindness in mind, Luo Qingluan began to think about how to solve this matter.
Since this matter was provoked by Xiao Ningyu, the key to solving the problem is also in Xiao Ningyu, it is best to think of a way to make Xiao Ningyu retreat and take the initiative to leave. There is no need to offend Dongwan, nor does it have to make Emperor Xichu lose face, so that it can be regarded as the best of both worlds.
To do this, Luo Qingluan must understand the reason why Xiao Ningyu likes Nalan Night, if she can make her dislike Nalan Night, or 'empathize and don't love', then it will be the simplest.
Immediately summoned Yong'an, Luo Qingluan asked him to dispatch the people of the Dark Night Hall to investigate this matter, Yong'an was also worried about Luo Qingluan, but seeing that her expression was normal and she didn't seem to be particularly anxious, she was relieved.
After Yong'an left, Luo Qingluan didn't rest, she had too many things to deal with after being away for so long. She also had to find someone to ask about what happened in the capital, and Nangong Yu was naturally the best candidate.
"Come on, go to the Second Prince's Mansion, and invite the Second Prince to come to me, there is something to discuss."
The butler replied respectfully and quickly left.
Half an hour later, the second prince Nangong Yu came in a hurry, as if he was even more anxious than Luo Qingluan, his eyes lit up when he saw her, and he said directly: "Oh, my aunt, you're back, you don't know what's going on in the capital for a while, you sneaked away to see Nalan Ye and was poked out by the fifth brother." ”
I already knew the news from the housekeeper, but Luo Qingluan still had a look in his eyes: "I know, Nangong Yu, you sit first, don't worry, I will deal with it." ”
"I'm really sorry, I didn't expect that the fifth brother would keep monitoring your whereabouts, and he would openly say it to his father in the court." It was obviously Nangong Chen's doing, but Nangong Yu was very sorry, with an embarrassed look: "Princess Chu, I apologize to you on behalf of my fifth brother, don't worry, I will never let ...... go"
"No, I'll do it myself." Luo Qingluan said calmly.
"What, you ......"
"You heard it right, don't be so surprised, I'm going to do it myself." Luo Qingluan glanced at Nangong Yu, who was making a fuss, and didn't raise his eyelids: "Whoever dares to betray me, I will naturally clean him up, whether it is Nangong Chen or someone else." ”
Suddenly a layer of cold sweat broke out on his body, Nangong Yu originally wanted to help Luo Qingluan teach Nangong Chen a lesson, but now he felt a little worried about him. I don't know what tricks Luo Qingluan has in his head, but I'm afraid that Nangong Chen, who knows how to rectify, will be bitter and regret not being at the beginning, right?
He naturally knew that Nangong Chen had problems with Luo Qingluan before, and the two used to be an unmarried couple, but this would be like this, one was unwilling, and the other was ruthless, it was really impossible to reconcile anymore.
By the time Nangong Yu told him in detail what had happened in the court at that time, Luo Qingluan had already understood everything. This is not just Nangong Chen's provocation, but the Western Chu Emperor has long been on guard against Nalan Night, and Nangong Chen's words are just a fuse. The effect of the rope is just at this moment.
It seems that only by letting Nalan Ye never take charge of the army, Emperor Xichu can be completely assured, he not only needs Nalan Ye to be a famous and powerful minister who can deter the enemy, but also prevent him from supporting the army one day. Emperor Xichu's suspicion and hypocrisy made Luo Qingluan feel even colder, if it was her, I was afraid that she would have left it a long time ago.
If you want to solve this problem completely, I am afraid that it will ......
She thought of one thing, if she said it, she was afraid that even Nangong Yu would be shocked, that is, she would simply change the emperor. Emperor Xichu doesn't trust Nalan Ye, so he simply let Nangong Qing be the emperor, according to the friendship and character of Nangong Qing and Nalan Ye for many years, I think this problem can be solved.
But now, she's the same.
"By the way, Nangong Yu, Princess Duanrou is already here, right?" Luo Qingluan asked.
Nangong Yu nodded: "The princess and her entourage have just arrived and stayed in Honglu Temple, although we all know the purpose of Princess Duanrou's trip, but Ziqing did not come back after all, so at least on the surface, Princess Duanrou did not openly advertise that she wanted to marry the King of Chu." Belch...... I mean, Princess Chu, I think you can go into the palace and ask the queen mother what she means, if the queen mother is willing to help you talk about it, then the father and the emperor will be much better. When the time comes, we will think of a way to let Princess Duanrou retreat, and everyone will be happy. ”
Entering the palace to find Queen Wang, this was originally Luo Qingluan's plan for the next day, and it seemed that he also thought the same as Su Yi. In that case, she should try it even more. At least where the queen is, she is absolutely willing to go to her.