stayed in Yunchen Palace for a few days, Shangguan Wan has been serving by the empress's side, and she didn't have much contact with Li Chongrui, but Liu Siluo came to the palace every day to accompany the empress to talk, and always talked to herself.

I don't know why, looking at Liu Siluo's gentle appearance, but I can feel the alienation in her bones, as if she is forcing herself to do something, and when others are not paying attention, Liu Siluo always frowns. Shangguan Wan remembered the advice of the fourth princess to herself, and she also thought about not making too many friends. I also heard King Ji say that his wife was resourceful, and she also contributed a lot to the matter of King Alcohol at the beginning.

Shangguan Wan herself is a deep-minded person, thinking twice before acting, and when she meets a thoughtful woman, she also intends to stay away, there are too many battles in Chang'an, which is dazzling, and the tigers in the court and the responsibility on her shoulders are sometimes overwhelmed. Except for Princess Qiong'an and the fourth princess, who are similar in age to herself, she has no city to talk to herself, and she doesn't like to get involved in the dealings of the ladies in the court.

I only feel that the faces under the fat powder, and the hearts of people under the cover of gorgeous clothes, always reveal a little bit of calculation and calculation coldly. Shangguan Wan doesn't like it, but she can do things by herself, the court is stormy, and the palace is treacherous, if you don't count others, others will even count you.

Back in the palace, it was almost evening that day, and the empress Liuliu Siluo finished dinner and sent the official to send her off.

Liu Siluo's soft voice sounded, but it was a well-informed look, which made people unable to find faults: "Lord Siqing, I may call you Wan'er like the mother emperor?" I don't have any friends, I don't know if Lord Si Qing is willing to make friends with me, Chongyu feels sorry for me, knows that I don't like noisy and flashy, and never forces me to go to those banquets. ”

"Where did the princess say, you are the body of the princess, the body of a daughter, and I just relied on the empress to raise love, so I became the secretary of the Jinxuan Division. He was born as a criminal again. If you want to be a friend, you have lifted me up. If there is anything else on her mind in the future, if the princess does not dislike it, Wan'er is willing to listen. The princess and I are friends to promote me, but if I are friends with the princess, I am afraid that some gossip will come out again. ”

Liu Siluo's expression changed, and then she said gently: "It's because I didn't think it through." ”

Sending Liu Siluo away, Shangguan Wan exhaled heavily, but saw Qiong An hiding at the gate of the palace covering her mouth and smiling secretly.

Shangguan Wan walked over, Qiong An coughed twice and said with a smile: "Ha, Wan'er, my gentle third sister-in-law, but you are also well-read, and you usually have a fourth sister-in-law with me, you never look like this." ”

"Don't laugh at me, Princess Ji is also a gentle and quiet person, but my current status, and making friends with her is also asking for trouble. His Majesty hated the friendship between his ministers and princes. Such an obvious matter, the princess is just not thinking about it. Shangguan Wan said.

"Wan'er, good Wan'er, you often take Qi Xin out of the palace, after returning from Yunchen Palace on the outskirts of Beijing, the mother emperor gave you a mansion, as well as Jin Xuansi, I only heard the palace people talk about it, and they also said that you have solved a few strange cases. Can you take me out of the palace to take a look? Although I often pestered my second brother to take me to the city gate, I could only hide in a corner of the city tower on any festival and watch the lights of the thousands of homes below. Qiong An pulled Shangguan Wan's sleeve and shook it gently.

Shangguan said helplessly: "Qiong'an, you are the empress's youngest child, I will take you out of the palace without permission, the empress knows, and she must not pick up my official skin." ”

While the two were talking, Qiong'an's eyes lit up, and a voice sounded behind Shangguan Wan: "Qiong'an, if you want to leave the palace, you have to ask the mother emperor for permission, what's so difficult about this?" ”

Li Chongrui was wearing a blue robe, with a jade pendant tied around his waist, and several jade gardenia patterns were worn on the rope of the jade pendant, and the robe was embroidered with a pattern of purple qi coming from the east, and he held a plain fan in his hand, and the fan pendant was a delicate unicorn.

Shangguan Wan turned her head, stunned, and remembered the hosta on her head today, but the coral bracelet on her hand was related to him, and her mind was chaotic for a while, and she subconsciously covered the wrist of her left hand with her right hand. Only slightly blessed him to say goodbye.

Li Chongrui said: "Now Lord Siqing still owes me a gift, and I have waited a lot." ”

Before Shangguan Wan could reply, Qiong An chattered Li Chongrui and said, "Second brother, I just want to go out of the palace to go around, even if it's just to go to Wan'er's own mansion to sit down?" ”

Li Chongrui rubbed Qiong'an's head, and then said lightly: "What's so difficult about this, it's for my brother to ask for a will for you, but you can't say that you will go to Wan'er's mansion, just say that you will go to my mansion to have a little fun, otherwise the mother queen will have to be careful." ”

He saw Shangguan Wan covering his wrist again, and when he looked closely, a corner of the coral bracelet was revealed between the gaps in his fingers, and he chuckled: "If you bring the bracelet, you will bring it, and it is not something to hide, Lord Si Qing is still afraid that others will rob it?" ”

Shangguan Wan's face was dyed red, but she uncomfortably removed her hand, and her fair wrist really carried the coral bracelet, Li Chongrui smiled with satisfaction.

The empress was already quite doting on Qiong'an, and when she saw her pitiful eyes, she also allowed it.

The carriage stopped at Shangguan Wan's mansion, the small courtyard was exquisite, and the layout inside was also according to Shangguan Wan's preferences, whether it was the bamboo window sash in the corridor, or the red-tailed carp in the small pond in the courtyard, there was a rattan armor in the courtyard, which was a grape trellis, and a set of pear blossom wood tables and chairs were placed under the shelf, and there was a bamboo tea set on the table, and there was a small stove next to the table for making tea.

Joan looked around the yard, and finally was attracted by the carp in the pond, so she found someone to bring some fish food, and fed the fish. Li Chongrui also turned around, sat down under the grape trellis, the water on the stove had been boiled, and Shangguan Wan said lightly: "The tea here is not as good as His Royal Highness, but this tea is called Biluochun, and there is another name, called Buddha Touching Heart." ”

Li Chongrui: "Oh? Buddha tempting? It's a chic name."

Shangguan Wan gently brewed three cups of tea, put her hands in front of Li Chongrui for a cup, Li Chongrui took a sip: "Even the Buddha is tempted, what about you?" ”

She said uncomfortably: "The fragrance of tea naturally makes me tempted." ”

Li Chongrui saw that she was pretending to be confused, and he just smiled.

Shangguan Wan took out a brocade box from the room: "I don't know how to do what he likes, think about it, remember that the empress once rewarded me with some Shu embroidery and a piece of Kunlun jade, although it is not precious, I found someone to carve a piece of gardenia in the shape of a brocade, the brocade bag wrapped outside, I embroidered it myself, and your clothes are very compatible, purple air comes from the east." ”

Li Chongrui couldn't hide a smile in his eyes: "Why gardenias?" ”

Shangguan Wan said: "Last time you said that the homonym of gardenia is Zhizi, I think I can also promise you peace in my life." ”

"I promise you to see all the flowers, you promise me peace for a lifetime, do we make a covenant?"

"Yes, I made a promise."

"Me too."