【Chapter 16: Revisiting the Courtyard Palace】(1)
Li Longji's hands were released and clenched, over and over again, how to make a sober decision on weekdays, but now he hesitated. He tried to calm himself down and carefully figure out Aya's thoughts, but found that he couldn't. Suddenly, he felt that the back of his hand was warm, and he looked down to see that Xiao Jiangyuan was holding his fist with both hands.
"Ah Lang rest assured, the saint has not taken the life of the slave to heart. Didn't the Qianniuwei say it? The sage wanted the slave maid to go to the Yeting Palace to stay for a few days, if he wanted to emulate the Great Sage Queen of the past and directly let the slave and maid go over, why did he specifically mention the place of 'Yeting'? If the slave and maid guess correctly, let the slave and maid live in the court, which is the meaning of the princess of Zhenguo. ”
Li Longji's expression did not ease in any way because of Xiao Jiangyuan's words, he looked at Xiao Jiangyuan with slightly squinted eyes, and did not believe her words: "Aunt specially let you live in the court?" ”
"Ah Lang should remember that the slave maid was born in the court."
"So what?"
"Compared to the outside, the court is ...... It's not a good place. ”
Of course, this Li Longji knows it. Seeing that Xiao Jiangyuan said it lightly, he still smiled lightly, but his eyes rippled a little unnaturally, and he immediately held Xiao Jiangyuan's hand with his backhand: "You...... When I was a child, I ...... in the court, "What did I go through?"
He almost forgot that before Shangguan Wan'er took her out of the court, she was still a young child, if you trace back the years she lived in the court, I am afraid that at the beginning, she was really like Shangguan Wan'er, and she didn't enter the court when she was an infant!
She doesn't remember her birthday, she doesn't have any impression of her parents, her complexion is as white as snow, but she was dark at the time, so people jokingly called her "crow slave", he once wondered why she couldn't get fat no matter how she ate, she said at the time, she was extremely thin since childhood......
"None of that matters." Xiao Jiangyuan said lightly, "The important thing is that whether it is for Ah Lang, or for the saint and the princess of Zhenguo, the slave and maid are more valuable alive than dead." The saint and the princess of Zhenguo have done so much, don't they just want to abolish Ah Lang, the slave and maid are Ah Lang's personal attendants, absolute henchmen, and the room for use is naturally very large. ”
Li Longji sneered: "You mean, they will be so naïve and let you deal with me in turn?" ”
If this is the case, with Xiao Jiangyuan's status by his side, her testimony is not small, but where did Aya and Princess Zhenguo get their confidence to make her turn against each other? Xiao Jiangyuan couldn't help but look down on his wisdom too much at the moment.
No, no, she knew more about him than she knew about him after all this time, and she was still serious about saying things to him that she didn't even believe herself...... If on weekdays, people who hear her say this are afraid that there is no one who does not believe it, but he will not.
- She's just trying to persuade him, she wants to go to the court with Qianniuwei?!
"Of course, with the changeable and contradictory nature of the saint, it is indeed possible that he quickly changed his mind, so that he did not listen to the advice of the princess of Zhenguo, and in order to cut through the mess quickly, he directly verified the slave maid and then killed him, and finally pointed all the spearheads at Ah Lang......" Xiao Jiangyuan was still speaking indifferently, but suddenly felt a pain in his hand.
It was Li Longji's hand held tightly, and she only felt that her bones were about to deform, but she only frowned slightly.
"What are you going to do in the court?" Li Longji approached Xiao Jiangyuan and whispered in her ear.
Xiao Jiangyuan struggled, but found that it was useless at all, but it hurt even more. She couldn't help but "hiss" in pain, only to feel Li Longji's grip loosen slightly. She raised her eyes to look, only to see Li Longji staring at her with burning eyes. She sighed lightly: "Ah Lang, the saint has an order, and the slave and maid have to ...... from Ah"
Even if she doesn't want to go, it won't help, will it?
"And what would you do if you arrived at the court?"
"It depends on what the saint and the princess of Zhenguo mean." Xiao Jiangyuan looked directly into Li Longji's eyes seriously and smiled, "No matter what, I won't betray my loyalty." ”
They were so close to each other that the tip of their nose touched the tip of their nose. Hearing this, Li Longji immediately dragged Xiao Jiangyuan into the small jungle on the side, tightly wrapped his arms around her waist with one hand, and pushed her head towards himself with the other. Xiao Jiangyuan only felt that the sky was spinning for a while, and in the next moment, he was already embraced by Li Longji, and his lips also felt hot and soft.
- What is it like?
Her feet seemed to be on top of the clouds, and the vanity made her uneasy. For the first time, her back was slightly curved, and this feeling made her feel even more dangerous. She didn't have the strength, and she was inexplicably unwilling to dodge, or rise to the occasion. Otherwise, what kind of counterattack can she have? Her whole body was imprisoned in the arms of the man in front of her, and any movement would be in vain, wouldn't it?
She couldn't help but close her eyes. It didn't take long for that feeling to fade and her body to be free. Li Longji still held her, and he had never been so gentle with his ears and temples: "I will definitely save you and wait for me." ”
"What does Ah Lang want to do?" Xiao Jiangyuan immediately opened his eyes and pushed Li Longji away.
"What do I want to do? I want to save you! Li Longji suppressed his voice vigorously, "You are just a eunuch, so naturally let them handle it, but what if you are my side concubine?" I told you before, let's just recognize your identity as a woman, and then I will ask Aya to give you my side concubine, not only did you not agree, but you also turned your face and coldly ward with me, but now? Before it's too late, I can't let you die at their hands, I won't let you die! ”
Li Longji was about to turn around after speaking, but was stopped by Xiao Jiangyuan. He just wanted to get rid of it, but he heard Xiao Jiangyuan chuckle: "At that time, Ah Lang went to ask the saint, and the saint would agree?" ”
"At that time, I was in the prime of my reputation, and my words still had some weight, and with the help of the prime ministers, Aya had to rely on it!"
"Why does Ah Lang think that the ministers will help with this, instead of causing the slaves to die?"
"They support the orthodoxy of the Tang Dynasty so much, they won't easily confront me, besides, in their eyes, is it really that important whether you are a man or a woman? Compared with eunuchs interfering in politics, you resume your status as a woman and marry me, and from then on retreat to the harem, and don't ask about political affairs, how do you think they will choose? Li Longji said funny, "Do you really think that they are secretly sighing why you are not a woman, and they are sympathizing with you and I can't be together?" ”
Xiao Jiangyuan has always been clear about this: "But now it is different from that time, Ah Lang is now difficult to protect himself, even the prime minister will not support all of them, so why are you sure that the saint will agree?" ”
Seeing that Li Longji wanted to speak and stopped, Xiao Jiangyuan's lips flashed with an intriguing smile: "It's the people's desire, right?" ”
Li Longji's face changed slightly, and his eyes turned and turned. After being silent for a long time, he shook his head helplessly as if he was self-deprecating and helpless: "In the end, I will retreat and resign as the crown prince. The crown prince is the foundation of the country, how can he say that he will be abolished? If Aya doesn't have a valid reason, he can't abolish me. And you can't afford that reason. ”
Xiao Jiangyuan nodded: "When the time comes, the court will be in chaos, and Chang'an will be panicked, this is the first big gift that Ah Lang has given to the people as the capital of the country?" ”
“…… You think I want to do that? Li Longji said angrily, "If you weren't so stubborn, how could you be where you are today?!" ”
Xiao Jiangyuan glanced at Li Longji fixedly, and sighed: "Actually...... Why is Ah Lang so troublesome? ”
"What do you mean by that?"
"Ah Lang took the initiative to reveal to the saint the identity of the slave woman, it is not impossible."
A hint of surprise immediately flashed on Li Longji's face: "...... Have you figured it out? ”
"It's just that what Ah Lang has to do next is not to ask the saint to give Ah Lang the slave and maid as a side concubine, but to ask the saint to condemn the slave and maid to death." Ignoring Li Longji's sinking face, Xiao Jiangyuan Shi Shi said authentically, "Actually, this method is not the best, if Ah Lang can kill the slave and maid now, and then take the body of the slave and maid to ask the saint for guilt, saying that he has not known people for so many years, and he is ashamed of the position of the country, not only can he get the support of the ministers, and the position of the prince can be kept, but also the army of the saint and the princess of Zhenguo, and then change from passive to active." The most important thing is that Ah Lang's people will only believe in Ah Lang more firmly from now on, believe in the future of Datang, and Ah Lang will stand firm no matter where he is. ”
After a pause, Xiao Jiangyuan said: "This is the best way, but it's a pity that Ah Lang wants too much, and the slave wants too much." ”
"It's me who is too sentimental," Li Longji hooked his lips, "Grandmother said back then that I was too affectionate, both affectionate and ruthless, it was better to be ruthless - who is ruthless?" Your 'deep love' is only for your grandmother, but I'm just a stand-in for my grandmother, right? How can you have a relationship with me, and why do I just not believe it? ”
After a pause, Li Longji said: "In this life, I will never let a woman pierce my heart again and again—even you." ”
The heartstrings were a little tightened, and they were about to break, Xiao Jiangyuan hurriedly took a deep breath, took two steps back, and gave a big salute to Li Longji: "Don't delay any longer, the slave will go here." The slave maid's brother Yang Siqiao once served as the palace commander, and he was also born in the court, if the slave maid had any trouble in the palace, he would send someone to inform Ah Lang, and Ah Lang didn't have to worry. It's just that...... If Ah Lang still wants the slave to live, he will not do anything unless he ......"
"Unless what?"
"Unless the saint really changes his mind and kills the slave and maid directly, the ears and eyes of the righteous brother will do their best to inform Ah Lang of the news as soon as possible, and I hope that Ah Lang will also do his best to go to the saint as soon as possible, so that he will ask for the guilt as the slave and maid just said, and then put all the sins on the slave and maid."