Sheng Tang: What is Liu Jianjun going to do today?

Chapter 37 Liu Jianjun VS Shangguan Wan'er (I felt it wouldn't be good to end here, so I added an extra chapter)
Shangguan Wan'er stared at Liu Jianjun's face for a long time before saying, "Young Master Liu is very clever."

Liu Jianjun remained nonchalant: "Miss Shangguan is also very shrewd."

After saying that, their eyes met. Li Xian sat opposite them and watched them look at each other. Suddenly, he felt that Liu Jianjun and Shangguan Wan'er were quite a good match. They were both equally intelligent.

Although Shangguan Wan'er was three years older than Liu Jianjun, there's a saying that a woman three years older than Liu Jianjun is like a golden brick.

But then Li Xian felt ashamed of his thoughts. Liu Jianjun was right; his mind was full of thoughts of love between men and women.

“Then let’s get straight to the point. I’ll ask and you answer, or you ask and I answer?” Shangguan Wan’er’s words interrupted Li Xian’s thoughts.

Li Xian looked up and found that Shangguan Wan'er's expression was extremely serious, as if facing a formidable enemy. Only then did he realize that he seemed to have never really understood that little girl from back then.

“Xianzi, get out,” Liu Jianjun suddenly said.

Li Xian was taken aback, then instantly realized that Liu Jianjun was probably going to use his beauty to seduce him. But just as he was about to stand up and leave, Shangguan Wan'er refused, saying, "No, I'm worried about you staying here, Young Master Li."

Liu Jianjun thought for a moment and compromised, "Alright, then Xianzi, you can sit there. I'll go first, or you... never mind, ladies first."

Without a second thought, Shangguan Wan'er asked, "Will what you say next represent Young Master Li's meaning?"

"Yes!"

Shangguan Wan'er glanced at Li Xian, and Li Xian nodded.

Liu Jianjun then asked, "What evidence do you have?"

"The original secondment documents."

Why is it in your hands?

“My brother gave it to me.”

"Then why did he say in the first place that he hadn't signed any secondment documents?"

"It's my turn to ask you."

"Okay, you ask."

"Did you return to Chang'an just to clear your name of the treason case?"

"Your offer of terms is not substantial enough; I cannot answer that question."

"This temporary transfer document is key evidence in the original treason case and could easily overturn it!"

"Do you think it matters whether the treason case is overturned or not? The facts have never mattered; what matters is what the people above think!"

Shangguan Wan'er remained silent for a while before speaking, "Alright, it's your turn to ask."

Why did your brother say back then that he hadn't signed any temporary transfer documents?

"It was ordered by Empress Wu."

"What conditions?"

"Protect the women of my Shangguan family."

"Is there evidence?"

"Yes, but I can't give it to you."

"Then it's your turn to ask."

Is this a sufficient bargaining chip?

"enough."

"Then that previous question."

"Ascending to the throne".

Shangguan Wan'er's pupils suddenly contracted, and Li Xian was also somewhat at a loss.

Liu Jianjun speaks too directly... no, both of them speak too directly, to the point that Li Xian's head is buzzing.

Any word these two uttered, even a single one, could be enough to kill them hundreds or thousands of times over.

Of course, I was no exception.

Li Xian couldn't understand why Liu Jianjun trusted Shangguan Wan'er so much, and he also couldn't understand why Shangguan Wan'er trusted Liu Jianjun.

"How do we do it?" Shangguan Wan'er asked again.

"Wait."

"wait?"

"Ah."

“I have evidence of the original treason case, as well as evidence that Empress Wu instructed my brother to tamper with the testimony. I can try to give it to Your Majesty.”

"Not enough." "Why not enough?"

"The sage is seriously ill."

Shangguan Wan'er's expression shifted for a moment before she asked, "You think there isn't enough time?"

"That's definitely not enough!"

"But your status isn't high enough! The imperial edict only states that Prince Li's status as Prince Pei will be restored!"

"What do you want?"

“I can go to the Crown Prince and give him this evidence.”

"No, Xianzi is not dead. These things are not enough to make the Crown Prince and Empress Wu turn against each other."

"Why?"

“Hatred. Just like you, if your Shangguan family hadn’t been wiped out, would you have come looking for them?” Liu Jianjun paused after speaking, then said, “Don’t ask so many questions, it makes you look stupid. I’ll reconsider whether I should cooperate with you.”

Shangguan Wan'er remained silent.

“Besides, even the Crown Prince couldn’t accomplish this,” Liu Jianjun added.

A look of confusion finally appeared in Shangguan Wan'er's eyes as she asked, "Why...why?"

"You'll find out then. Now, tell me the evidence you have."

"Ah."

"I'll hand it over to Empress Wu. I need you to do what you originally wanted to do."

"Internal response?"

"An inside man."

"Aren't you afraid I'll betray you?"

"I was afraid, so I originally planned to send Xianzi away, and then either seduce you or rape you, I would at least get some leverage over you."

After Liu Jianjun finished speaking, Li Xian stared at him with wide eyes.

Shangguan Wan'er's face also flushed red, and she said in embarrassment and annoyance, "Although I am a woman, I would never care so much about a mere physical appearance!"

“That’s right, so Xianzi didn’t go out, did she?” Liu Jianjun still looked indifferent. “Besides, it doesn’t matter whether you care or not. What matters is that you’ve lost your body. A woman of talent, having an affair with an outsider, is something you can’t bear right now.”

"Me now?"

"Never mind that, just tell me whether you agree or not."

This time, Shangguan Wan'er thought for a long time before asking, "Why are you helping me?"

“Because you can realize that I’m helping you,” Liu Jianjun replied.

“Okay, I agree.” Shangguan Wan’er nodded emphatically.

"It's a pleasure to cooperate with you." Liu Jianjun stood up and extended a hand to Shangguan Wan'er.

Li Xian was taken aback, and Shangguan Wan'er was also taken aback.

Then, Liu Jianjun was also taken aback, and gave an awkward laugh.

Just when Li Xian thought Liu Jianjun was about to pull his hand back, he saw Liu Jianjun extend his other hand, grab Shangguan Wan'er's wrist, place her hand on the extended hand, and then hold it, saying, "This is etiquette, a handshake."

Seriously.

A blush suddenly rose on Shangguan Wan'er's face, but she didn't pull her hand away, letting Liu Jianjun hold it.

At this moment, Liu Jianjun actually grabbed Shangguan Wan'er's hand and shook it, saying, "Don't just hold it, you have to shake it!"

Li Xian thought Liu Jianjun's skin was incredibly thick.

This time, Shangguan Wan'er couldn't withstand Liu Jianjun's shamelessness. She pulled her hand away and ran off in a panic: "The edict to restore Prince Li's status as Prince of Pei should be issued tomorrow. Empress Wu will summon Prince Li at that time. You should think about how to deal with it... I, I'm leaving!"

Then, I rushed to the door and rummaged around for a while.

Li Xian couldn't help but remind him, "Pull the bolt up!"

The door was finally opened, and Shangguan Wan'er ran away as if fleeing.

Once Shangguan Wan'er had completely disappeared from sight, Li Xian looked at Liu Jianjun and found Liu Jianjun bringing his palm to his face to sniff it, a lewd grin on his face: "This woman... I really like her!"

Li Xian said irritably, "You were so wary of her before, why do you trust her so much now?"

“Because she needs our help.” Liu Jianjun lay down on his couch. “Now, it’s your turn to worry about how you’re going to face your mother tomorrow.”

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(End of this chapter)