Chapter 459: Return to Beijing
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"Hmph. The woman in white snorted coldly.
"In that case, I am retiring. Shangguan Xiu arched his hand and said.
"Wait. The woman in white stopped him, then walked towards the side door of the temple, and said without looking back, "Lord Shangguan, please come with me." β
Shangguan Xiu was puzzled and asked curiously, "I don't know where the Holy Maiden plans to take me?"
"Meals. The woman in white said expressionlessly: "Some people in the province chew their tongues indiscriminately, saying that the people in the temple have cultivated all the etiquette. β
Hearing her words, Shangguan Xiu couldn't cry or laugh, followed behind the woman in white, and muttered in a low voice: "You little girl really loves to hold grudges!"
"What did you say?" the woman in white stopped, looked back at Shangguan Xiu, and asked in an unkind tone. Shangguan Xiu grinned at her and said, "It's nothing, I just think it's even more rude for people who chew their tongues." β
The woman in white gave him a blank look, snorted again, and continued to walk forward, but the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, revealing an unnoticed smile.
The food in the temple is not in line with Shangguan Xiu's taste, not only are they all vegetarian dishes, but they are also very light, and they have no taste in the mouth, not to mention, the person who eats with him is still a saint, and she has a beautiful little face but is always serious, cold, gloomy, and eating with her is not an easy and pleasant thing. : Black ||Rock | |ι£ε³ε―ε θ΄Ήθ²»η‘ε½ηͺθ§η
After the meal, Shangguan Xiu wiped the corners of his mouth and thanked the woman in white, and before leaving, he couldn't help but ask again: "Are you really a saint?"
Seeing that the woman in white glared at herself, shooting two sharp lights, Shangguan Xiu didn't say a word, bowed her hand, and said, "I'm retiring!"
The matter of Shenchi's shelter against the rebels was finally resolved successfully after the consultation between Shangguan Xiu and the Holy Maiden. After the meeting with the Holy Maiden, Shangguan Xiu did not stay in Shenchi for long, and took the Mengtian brothers and sisters, Xiao Jue, Wu Yufei, Duan Qiyue and others to Shangjing.
Due to the need to wait for the handover of rebel generals to the Shenchi side, the Second Army was still stationed near the Shenchi for the time being, and did not return to Beijing with Shangguanxiu.
Shangguan Xiu and his entourage returned to Beijing in casual clothes, and they did not notify the Shangjing side in advance, so naturally there was no welcome ceremony.
After entering Shangjing City, Shangguan Xiu asked Xiao Jue and others to arrange a place for the Mengtian brothers and sisters, and he himself went to the palace.
Ever since the rebellion of Wei Chi Yao, the palace has always been heavily guarded, with many sentry posts and patrolling Janissaries.
Shangguan Xiu was still a long way from the gate of the palace, but he was stopped by the Praetorian Guards patrolling nearby, and a Praetorian Guard man asked in a deep voice, "Who is it?"
"Shangguan Xiu. Shangguan Xiu handed out his official credentials and said, "I want to face the saint now." β
The Praetorian Guard's face changed, and he hurriedly took the official certificate handed by Shangguan Xiu, and looked down carefully. After confirming that it was correct, he had a straight face, intervened in the salute, and said respectfully: "It turned out to be Lord Shangguan, forgive the villain for having no eyes and no beads, and how much he is offended!" The Praetorian Guard is the royal personal guard, and it can be majestic in front of others, but in front of Shangguan Xiu, he does not dare to have the slightest neglect, after all, Shangguan Xiu still holds the title of Quasi-Guogong.
"Please wait here, Lord Shangguan, and the villain will go to your majesty. β
"I'm tired. "Oh, Lord Shangguan torments the villain. β
The Praetorian Guard said goodbye to Shangguan Xiu and turned around and ran towards the palace. It took more than half an hour for the Praetorian Guard to run out of the palace gate, and when he arrived in front of Shangguan Xiu, he panted and said, "Lord Shangguan, Your Majesty is invited." β
Shangguan Xiu nodded and walked towards the palace.
Although the result of this negotiation with Shenchi was not very ideal, it was barely acceptable, and now that he had returned to Beijing, he should inform Tang Ling.
After entering the palace, under the guidance of the palace maid, Shangguan Xiu went to Tang Ling's bedroom.
When he arrived, Tang Ling was not in the dormitory, and the huge hall seemed a little empty. The palace maid who led the way bowed to him and whispered, "Lord Shangguan, please wait here, Your Majesty will be there immediately." β
"Hmm. Shangguan Xiu answered, and the palace maid withdrew from the dormitory. He walked on his back, pacing slowly through the hall as he surveyed the furnishings around him. There are not too many decorations in the main hall, let alone those common trinkets in the women's boudoir, and the whole layout is empty and cold, which is very consistent with Tang Ling's character.
Shangguan Xiu walked to the bath on the side of the main hall, looked down and looked inside, there was a milky white bath soup inside, with many flower petals floating on it, exuding a faint fragrance, the same as the fragrance on Tang Ling's body. Thinking that this might be the place where Tang Ling bathed and changed clothes, Shangguan Xiu couldn't help but shudder, feeling strange in his heart, and uncomfortable all over.
For a long time, even now, Shangguan Xiu was not too accustomed to treating Tang Ling as a woman. Although she has a woman's face and a woman's body, her style is too ruthless and too strong, and she is more shave than her eyebrows.
He paced to the table, there was a piece of music that Tang Ling had not finished, looking at the dense small characters written with a red pen on the piece, Shangguan Xiu nodded secretly, he didn't think Tang Ling's piece was very good, but he felt that Tang Ling's words were very beautiful, strong and powerful, with hard edges and corners, and there was a hard air in the atmosphere.
If you take out such handwriting and show it to anyone, you won't think that it was written by a woman.
When Tang Ling walked in from outside, he saw Shangguan Xiu standing in front of the table in the main hall, holding the music, looking at it with a smile.
Seeing this, Tang Ling's dark eyes darkened, and while strolling over, he said coldly: "Shangguan Xiu, you have trespassed." β
Hearing her words, Shangguan Xiu unhurriedly put down the music in his hand, turned around, and looked at Tang Ling. Tang Ling was wearing a white dragon robe, a white jade belt around his waist, a jade crown on his head, and dragon boots on his feet, graceful and luxurious, and imposing.
He said indifferently: "It's beautiful." β
Tang Ling raised his eyebrows, he didn't expect Shangguan Xiu's opening remarks to be quite pleasing.
"The handwriting is beautiful. Shangguan Xiu's eyes bent and said happily.
You don't need to add to the following sentence. The little joy that had just been born in Tang Ling's heart was immediately extinguished. When she approached, Shangguan Xiu bowed his hand and said, "The last general will see Your Majesty." β
Tang Ling sneered in her heart, showing nothing on the surface, she waved her hand slowly and said, "Calm down." β
"Your Majesty. β
"I heard that you went to the Divine Pond. β
"It was summoned by the Holy Maiden. β
"Did you see the Holy Maiden?" "Yes. "Is it good-looking?" Shangguan Xiu blinked, looked at Tang Ling, and saw that she was really serious, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's just a little girl." "Oh?" "Eighteen years old. "It was a surprise to me. β
Tang Ling walked past Shangguan Xiu and sat down behind the table. The palace maid on the side wore a tray and served tea. Tang Ling waved to the palace maid, then picked up the teacup and asked slowly, "How do you feel about the saint?"
Shangguan Xiu thought for a while and said, "He has an outstanding temperament and an amazing appearance. β
"Oh?" Tang Ling smiled and asked, "Do you like her?"
"I don't seem to have a reason not to like her. Shangguan Xiu shook his head and smiled. Tang Ling asked this very funny, as a wind person, if anyone dared to say that he didn't like the saint, he would first have to be nailed to the pillar of morality and be whipped and spit on by everyone.
"Don't forget, whose husband you are. Tang Ling took a slow sip of tea, glanced at Shangguan Xiu from the corner of his eye, and reminded quietly.
"Ahem!" Shangguan Xiu coughed dryly, this was not something he was going to talk to her about today.
He changed his words and said: "Regarding the matter of the rebels, the result of my negotiation with the Holy Maiden is that Shenchi will hand over the rebels above the rank of captain, and our army will release ordinary rebel soldiers. β
"Tsk. Tang Ling's small mouth made a dissatisfied sound, she slowly put down the teacup in her hand, and said: "Shangguan Xiu, this is not like your style, you have always been to kill the rebels, even the most trusted ministry around you persuaded you, you didn't listen, why, now you listened to the words of the holy woman?"
You are simply standing and talking without backache and without making concessions, do you really want to fight to the end with the Holy Maiden of Shenchi? He shrugged his shoulders and said, "I can't disobey the will of the Holy Maiden. β
"Then, you can disobey my will?" Tang Ling's mouth turned up, his eyes looked at him deeply, and he picked up the teacup on the table again.
She had just handed the teacup to her mouth, and before she could drink it urgently, Shangguan Xiu suddenly leaned over, snatched the teacup in her hand, removed the lid, and drank it in one gulp.
He rushed from Shangjing to Shenchi non-stop, and then rushed back to Shangjing from Shenchi, but he didn't listen to a good word, but he still complained all over the body, Tang Ling is really stepping on himself as a soft persimmon now.
"Yo! I went to the Cishen Pond and saw the Cisheng Maiden, but my courage became a lot bigger, and I dared to grab tea with me. Tang Ling leaned back, and the old god was looking at him on the ground, and there was no anger on his face.
"I'm here to help you quell the rebellion, not to help the rebels take your throne, I don't expect you to treat me like a benefactor, at least, I shouldn't interrogate me like a prisoner, right?" Shangguan Xiu put the empty cup in his hand and added: "The tea is not bad." β
Tang Ling smiled and asked softly, "Isn't I good enough for you?" Peeking at the music and being rude to me, which of these is not a capital crime? I can tolerate you, doesn't it still show my attitude towards you?"
Shangguan Xiu and Tang Ling looked at each other for a moment, waved their hands and said, "Okay, everything I want to say has been said, if there is nothing else, I will retire first." β
"Shangguan Xiu, don't you care what day my wedding date is set for you?" Tang Ling restrained his smile and looked at him directly.
"Does Your Majesty really plan to marry me?" Shangguan Xiu's figure, which had originally planned to leave, turned back, walked to the table, and said quietly: "The rebellion of the rebels has been quelled, Your Majesty's throne has been stabilized, and the expedient plan has been achieved, does Your Majesty really feel that it is necessary to continue to go to this family business?"
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