On the night of the coup, although Xiao Jiangyuan gave Li Longji a step, he treated him the same as before, and there was no delay in doing things, but in his understanding, Xiao Jiangyuan was originally the kind of person who was difficult to be affected by emotions, but Li Longji still felt that something was wrong. At first, he thought he was thinking too much, until these two days and nights were quiet, he would always find Xiao Jiangyuan in a daze.

Since the coup d'état, Li Longji has lived directly in the palace, Xiao Jiangyuan is his personal attendant, and now there is no one else who can change shifts with Xiao Jiangyuan, so Xiao Jiangyuan has been living with Li Longji. Of course, Li Longji slept on the couch in the main hall, and Xiao Jiangyuan slept in the middle of the room.

Thinking of Xiao Jiangyuan's reaction when Shangguan Wan'er died, Li Longji only felt uneasy. Several times he wanted to ask Xiao Jiangyuan, didn't she know why she had to kill Shangguan Wan'er? Even if she really didn't know, he was willing to explain it to her well, but he was afraid that Shangguan Wan'er would have too deep a relationship with her, and Xiao Jiangyuan's feelings for him were not obvious and were still in the bud, wouldn't it be uprooted this time?

But these two days have been too busy. The young emperor still doesn't know how to take care of things, Aya doesn't care about things at all, the eldest brother knows how to avoid suspicion, and it is inconvenient to take care of things, as for the aunt, she is now following the young emperor every day, for fear that if she doesn't see it, the young emperor will change the idea of "Zen position", and then things will not be able to be cleaned up, after all, the young emperor is the legal inheritance to the throne, and no one can abolish him if he is not at fault - it is impossible to have another palace coup.

These people are excluded, except for Li Longji, there is no one left who is qualified to take charge of affairs.

In fact, he is not bad, at most he participates in discussions and makes a decision, and after the decision is made, the specific things will be done by his own officials. Liu Youqiu is now a member of the Zhongshu House, starting from the edict of the abolished Empress Wei on June 20 to the present, all kinds of appointment and dismissal systems are flying around in front of his eyes like snowflakes, and all the articles need to be drafted by the Zhongshu Sheren. Liu Youqiu was thinking every time she started writing, if Shangguan Zhaorong hadn't died, these edicts would definitely not be a problem for her, and they would be much more eloquent than herself.

Why didn't Li Longji know about this? However, no matter how much resentment was still revealed under Liu Youqiu's arrogant expression, he only pretended not to see it - one Xiao Jiangyuan is enough, where did you come from to coax you? You dismantled my desk that night, and I haven't cleaned you up yet.

Now that he finally has a chance, he doesn't want to let it go, let alone let her hide.

Xiao Jiangyuan first invited Li Longji to sit down and brought him a cup of tea. Her movements were as gentle as the wind blowing when the willow branches were swaying, which made Li Longji feel a ripple in his heart.

Li Longji took the teacup and looked down, his gaze was certain. He leaned forward and grabbed Xiao Jiangyuan's wrist with one hand: "This ...... You're still carrying? ”

Xiao Jiangyuan was slightly stunned, and saw that Li Longji was looking at the colorful longevity wisp on his right wrist, and said, "Could it be ...... Can you pick it? ”

Shall I not pluck you? Li Longji sneered and said: "The longevity of the Dragon Boat Festival can be taken off at the first rain after the festival and placed in the roadside water, so that all the filth and evil qi can be taken away." ”

"That's ......" Xiao Jiangyuan nodded, "That slave missed, isn't it still with filthy demons and evil companions?" ”

"Do you believe that?" Li Longji said disapprehantly, "I think that when the filthy demon meets you, it is really better to hide far away." As he spoke, he let go of Xiao Jiangyuan's hand and retreated to sit down, "You and Shangguan Zhaorong...... Is it really a master and apprentice? ”

Xiao Jiangyuan's expression did not change at all, as if Shangguan Wan'er had no connection with her anymore: "There is no name of master and apprentice, but there is the reality of master and apprentice." ”

"When?"

"Ah Lang knows that the slave maid was born in the court, and it was Shangguan Zhaorong who brought the slave and maid out back then, and personally taught the literacy and reading of the general history, and also brought the slave and maid to the Empress Zetian."

"There are so many female slaves in the court, why did she bring you out and be so good to you?"

This slave didn't know, but the slave thought that maybe it was because the slave and Shangguan Zhaorong were quite similar when they were young. Empress Zetian also said that Shangguan Zhaorong and slaves are sometimes like a person. ”

Li Longji nodded: "Even my grandmother said so, no wonder she is between life and death, but she is still obsessed with you." She thinks that since you and her have the same background and experience, the road you will take in the future and the result of things should be the same - you should become the same person as her. It's a pity, no matter how similar you are, you are not her after all. ”

But why does she have such an obsession? Li Longji thought about it, but finally didn't say anything.

Xiao Jiangyuan bowed his hand: "Speaking of which, the slave maid also wants to thank Ah Lang for making Shangguan Zhaorong clear, so that she will have no regrets and worries when she goes." ”

Li Longji said a little self-deprecatingly: "You don't hate me for insisting on killing her, and you still have to thank me?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan's mood still didn't have any ups and downs. She smiled slightly when she heard this, and said slowly: "Fang Cai Ah Lang didn't ask the slave maid if Shangguan Zhaorong deserved to die, the slave maid's idea is actually the same as Ah Lang's. She's damned, she's certainly damned. She swayed left and right, she didn't know loyalty, although it was a help, it was also a hidden danger, Ah Lang didn't need her to help, but she had to guard against this hidden danger. Killing her is the easiest way, but the trouble it will cause later......"

Li Longji put the teacup on the low table with some eagerness: "What I asked is, don't you hate me?" ”

“…… Why do slaves hate Ah Lang? ”

"You!"

"Ah Lang, calm down first and listen to the slave maid." Xiao Jiangyuan sighed lightly, "The slave maid is not yin and yang, but is talking to Ah Lang calmly, isn't it?" What the slave said was true. It's just that...... The slave didn't expect that ...... she was silent for a long time before she shook her head helplessly, "I didn't want her to die." ”

This sound seemed to be sad and sighing, and the end note was long, reaching the bottom of Li Longji's heart.

"However," Xiao Jiangyuan added, "I don't want to be willing to do it, and it has nothing to do with whether she deserves to die or not." And even if she deserves to die, she doesn't necessarily deserve to be killed. From the perspective of the overall situation, it is feasible for Ah Lang to do this, and the slave and maid have already said what is feasible, and as for the impracticality, Ah Lang should know better than the slave and maid. ”

"Isn't it my aunt who seems to be my mother, and she has a very good relationship with Shangguan Zhaorong? Because they have a good relationship, everyone will think that they are the same party from now on. The news of my insistence on killing Shangguan Zhaorong will reach my aunt's ears sooner or later, and she will think that I deliberately cut off her arm. She was depressed enough in the first emperor, and now she wants to get a piece of the pie in the court, and seeing my nephew, who has an unstable foundation, crossing the river and demolishing the bridge like this, and obviously not easy to control, she will definitely not let me go. ”

"In that case, Ah Lang still insisted on killing her."

"Shangguan Zhaorong has gone through three dynasties, the female prime minister of the inner court, keeping her is to leave a big help to my aunt, even if she is loyal to me, I will not feel at ease. Is there less time she has the first two ends of the rat? Even though I admired her talent, I had to let her die so things could be easier. ”

"Princess Taiping agreed to cooperate with Ah Lang at first, probably because she fell in love with Ah Lang's identity as a concubine and not a chief, thinking that once Ah Lang was out of control in the future, she could use this as a reason to deal with Ah Lang. Ah Lang scared the snake so early, he was not afraid of ......"

"Why aren't you afraid? But I have to choose one of the two options. I don't want to take that risk, at least on my aunt's side, everything is still to be expected. ”

In the past two days and nights, Xiao Jiangyuan has been thinking about these things, and now they have been answered, and his mood is much more comfortable. What if her Ah Lang startles the snake? Whether Princess Taiping can fight her family Ah Lang is not yet known, and everything has not yet begun. Since she decided to follow him, she will go with him.

She will do her best not to let him lose.

Seeing that the tea was already cold and the sky was dark, Xiao Jiangyuan got up and went to help Li Longji, signaling that it was time to return to the palace. Li Longji seemed to have something to say, and opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything. Xiao Jiangyuan kept his eyebrows lowered and lowered his eyes in a regular manner, and he didn't see the change in Li Longji's expression at all, and only heard a few familiar light coughs.

Li Longji pushed away Xiao Jiangyuan's hand and stood up by himself: "It seems that I am a sick seedling, I need your help?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan smiled silently, only turned sideways to dodge, and let Li Longji go first.

It stands to reason that Li Longji and Xiao Jiangyuan are right to show their humility one after the other. But every time Li Longji took a few steps, he stood still and turned around to look at Xiao Jiangyuan, and every time he clearly had something to say, but as soon as he saw Xiao Jiangyuan's low eyebrows and pleasing appearance, he was so annoyed that he didn't want to say anything. He drank several times to order Xiao Jiangyuan to keep up with him, but Xiao Jiangyuan was too obedient and refused to walk side by side with him at all.

But what he wanted to say to her now, if he turned around and said it, it would seem too deliberate and rigid, too sincere and not close enough. But if he doesn't say it now, he doesn't know when he will be able to say it. The sooner these words are said, the better, and if it is too late, he mentions it suddenly, but it is abrupt and difficult to explain.

Although Xiao Jiangyuan lowered his eyes, Li Longji's repeated footsteps could still be seen clearly. She knew he had something to say to herself, and she thought about what he would say, but she didn't open her mouth and didn't comply. She suddenly found that with Li Sanlang as the mainstay, she could have a lot of fun on weekdays - different from when she served Empress Zetian back then, when Empress Zetian was looking for her fun.

It tasted fresh, and she enjoyed it tightly.

Seeing that the Qianqiu Hall where he was temporarily staying was in front, it was inevitable that there would be more people, and when the time came, Li Longji was even more embarrassed. He gritted his teeth, finally stood on his feet, leaned back with one hand, grabbed Xiao Jiangyuan's wrist, and pulled her in front of him.

He glanced at Xiao Jiangyuan fixedly, took a few deep breaths, and finally said with a serious face: "I didn't calculate you. ”

Xiao Jiangyuan tucked the corners of his lips to prevent himself from laughing, and looked up blankly.

Seeing Xiao Jiangyuan's expression, Li Longji rolled his eyes lightly: "You don't come." That night, you asked me to let Shangguan Zhaorong live, and I didn't speak not by acquiescence, but because I couldn't do it, how could I promise you? ”

“…… Then why didn't Ah Lang just refuse? ”

"You...... Looking at me like that at that time, how could I refuse......" Li Longji's gaze drifted, covered his lips with the back of his hand, and coughed lightly.

Xiao Jiangyuan was a little curious, and saw that there were not many people passing by, and they all lowered their eyes, so he took two steps forward. She slowly raised her eyes, stared at Li Longji's handsome face, and asked softly, "Is that so?" ”

The swan song of the Tang Dynasty