Chang Anqing

Chapter 250
It was a beautiful spring day, and swallows were carrying tree branches to and fro under the eaves, flapping their wings, chirping, and it was very lively.

A secluded courtyard in the Shangshu Mansion is being guarded by hermit guards at the moment, and a timid figure is seen coming from afar.

When I got closer, I saw a woman in her forties carrying a food box, wearing plain blue hair and old coarse cloth clothes, with a dull broken silver hairpin in her hair, and saluted carefully.

"Head up."

Hearing this, the woman quickly raised her head, but she looked like a middle-aged man, her skin was greasy and rough, she looked like the person who delivered meals on weekdays.

"Go in."

While speaking, the locked far door behind her was pushed open, and the woman tremblingly saluted again, and walked in cautiously.

After entering, pass through the front yard and come to the front of the house.

It can be seen that this courtyard is not big, and it can be seen at a glance, so not to mention hiding a person, even a bird can be seen clearly.

When the woman came to the front of the house, without saying a word, she stopped and bowed to the woman in the corridor.

As soon as the old woman signaled, the maidservant next to her nodded and stepped forward to uncover the food boxes one by one, picked them up and tasted them one by one, and then closed them again to signal to the old woman.

"Go in."

After all, under the signal of the woman, the people in the corridor stepped aside and let the familiar woman who delivered meals go in.

Once inside, sandalwood is overflowing, and when you enter the inner room on the right, you can see a woman in plain clothes kneeling on the futon, facing the compassionate Avalokitesvara, muttering words.

"Second lady, it's time to eat."

Seeing that the woman didn't look back at all, the woman put down the dishes one by one, instead of retreating, she leaned forward and called out in a very low voice.

At the same time, the woman kneeling there shuddered, opened her eyes, turned her head and looked at the familiar face, but was extremely shocked.

Mingming's face was still the face of the woman who brought her meals on weekdays, but the person in front of her was talking to her.

"The food delivery person is a dumb slave, who are you!"

Seeing Yuanshi's vigilant eyes, Qiao Zhuang's evening makeup didn't say much, so she took off the plain silver hairpin on her head, twirled it gently, and then took out a small roll of paper from the hollow space and said quickly: " When you see this, you understand."

Hearing this, Yuanshi took a look suspiciously, his pupils froze immediately, and tears gradually came out.

Because it was clearly written by her daughter Liniang, and it was also stamped with the seal that Liniang gave her when she was seven years old.

"Concubine De learned about the second lady, and ordered her servants to come and find out the truth."

After finishing speaking, Wan Zhuang turned her head and glanced outside, and said quickly: "Your maidservant can't stay here for long, please write down what you want to say here, and your maidservant will go to the palace on her own."

While talking, seeing a thin piece of paper handed over by Wanzhuang, Yuanshi just took it with a choked up voice, and couldn't help asking: "Is Concubine De okay?"

"Don't worry, Concubine De is now deeply favored, everything is fine, the only thing I am worried about is Er Niangzi."

Hearing Wan Zhuang's words, Yuan Shi nodded, and Wan Zhuang retreated outside and said: "The maidservant is going out first, and I will come in to collect the dishes as usual later, and please Er Niangzi to prepare earlier."

When Wanzhuang exited and only Yuan Shi was left alone, seeing the familiar handwriting, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Grace, grace, my son, what use is that grace—"

Yuan Shi murmured softly, and the tears that fell wet the thin paper and blurred the ink on it.

When night fell, the Hall of Qingsi was silent. Shangguan Yun, who was wearing a thin shirt, was standing behind the desk practicing calligraphy. It seemed that his pen was flying like a snake, but his state of mind was already messy and noisy like glass beads dropped on the ground.

After about a moment, following the sound of the curtain being lifted, Shangguan Yun looked up and saw Luzhu enter and refill a cup of tea for her.

"Forget it, clean up and take a shower."

While speaking, Shangguan Yun dropped his pen, looked at Luqiao and said, "Go and find out if His Majesty is coming tonight."

Seeing Lu Qiao who stood with her head bowed, her eyes tightened, she who always liked to go to the Zichen Palace, but now she showed that she couldn't see clearly the joys and sorrows, something strange had already occurred in her heart.

After sending Luqiao away, Shangguan Yun took a bath under the service of Luzhu alone.Amidst the lingering water, the scent of flower petals and flower dew immediately hits the face.

"Has Luqiao changed in the past few days?"

Hearing Shangguan Yun's inquiry, Lu Zhu, who was serving behind her, hurriedly said: "By going out to buy things, Lu Qiao met her elder brother, but I don't know what she said specifically."

"Keep staring, don't let up."

"Yes."

After responding, Luzhu knew what Shangguan Yun was nervous about, so without waiting to ask, she opened the silver hairpin in her sleeve and handed over the thin paper inside.

"Miss."

Hearing Luzhu's soft call, Shangguan Yun turned his head to look at the page with a difficult expression, he hesitated for a moment before taking it, and unfolded it gently.

However, when he read each word, Shangguan Yun's face became paler, his eyes seemed to be baptized by a storm, and he was really shocked.

Originally, she thought that when A Niang was locked up by Shangguan Ji, it was the Shangguan family who were reminding her and beating her.

Now when she saw A Niang's reply, she realized that it was much more than that.

From the very beginning, they had planned their way. On this way, whether she or A Niang, they were just pawns that could be manipulated and discarded at any time.

"Miss?"

Seeing Shangguan Yun's breathing gradually stagnated, his chest heaving more and more violently, and when an unbelievable anger even appeared on his face, Lu Zhu nervously went to help him up.

With only a slight sound, Shangguan Yun tightly grasped the paper in his hand, almost using all his strength to force himself to calm down.

"I will not be manipulated by them, I will never be manipulated by them!"

When she heard Shangguan Yun's condensed and intimidating voice, before Lu Zhu could ask, she felt herself being held tightly.

"Immediately send these to Princess Yuling and tell her that I am willing to form an alliance with her."

After all, Shangguan Yun raised his head, fixedly looked at Luzhu and said, "The premise is that she must protect Auntie as she promised!"

Lu Zhu, who was still in the mist at first, saw Shangguan Yun's abyss-like icy eyes when she heard the words. Hearing these words, she understood a little in her heart, and immediately said with a shudder: "Yes, slave girl will go now."

When Lu Zhu handed the paper to Li Sui in the dark, and Li Sui saw Yuan Shi's reply to Shangguan Yun, she knew that everything was done.

Sure enough, the Shangguan family is now intensively preparing to unite with the Turks, kill Zhao Yi, punish Yang and Li, poison the emperor on the day of the coup, and elect Zhao Wang in the clan to succeed him.

Concubine De is still childless now, King Zhao is just a baby, if she guessed correctly, as long as Shangguan Yun has an heir before the emperor dies, King Zhao will only be a pawn to block arrows and will not live long.

Even if Shangguan Yun has no children, in the future Shangguan Ji will force Bohai County King Chen Zhiyan to have a son with her granddaughter Shangguan Shi and become his puppet emperor.

Let him also become the second Yang Chongyuan of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Colluded with foreign enemies, killed the king, corrected the edict, and established a new emperor.No matter which one it is, it is enough to send the Shangguan family to the execution ground.

That's why the Yuan family who happened to hear this was locked up in secret.

"Miss, do you really want to form an alliance with Concubine De?"

Hearing Nian Nu's worried voice, Li Sui handed the paper to her silently. When he saw Nian Nu's face changing instantly, he said, "Don't worry, Concubine De is helpless and has no choice."

Nian Nu nodded when she heard the sound, and understood Shangguan Yun's situation, but somehow remembered the former Queen Yang.

It turns out that in this Daming Palace, every gorgeously dressed person has a time when he can't help himself.

"Concubine De is quite favored now, why not visit the Shangguan Mansion in the name of the Son of Heaven, or call her mother into the palace for a short stay?"

Hearing this, Li Sui looked back and sat under the window and said, "Far water can't save near fire, not to mention that it will only scare the snake, which is suspicious. The reason why Shangguanji shut down the Yuan family now and didn't tell Concubine De is just Concubine De still has room to make use of it, so there is no need to tear her face apart, but if it really threatens the lives of the whole family, with his means, she can kill Concubine De before she visits the Yuan family. .”

What's more, today's emperor still needs eagle dogs like Shangguan.

She has a deep understanding of such a situation where she is afraid of the mouse, and she is even more aware of the helplessness in it.

(End of this chapter)