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Chapter 18 Adopting Shangguan Wan'er
On December [-]th of the first year of Linde, the Imperial Prison reported that Cui Xuanzhe, the former censor, committed suicide by committing suicide, and that Shangguan Fu, a slave of Shangguanyi's family who was the head of Shangguanyi, crashed into a wall and died. General Xue Rengui of Yulin blocked the scene and ordered the officials of the Ministry of Punishment to cooperate with the review to find out the truth. However, after several days of turmoil, there was no final decision. Flying into the inner court like snowflakes, the emperor was very troubled by it.

On December [-]th, Lu Wang Lixian and Zhou Wang Lixian jointly published the book, saying that although Dali Temple is in danger of dereliction of duty, it is not out of the heart, and it should be punished. Now that the suspect is dead, the case of Shangguanyi is irrelevant. There are many doubts in the evidence, and it seems that the original punishment should not be applied. If he is released, he may be suspected of frivolous indulgence.As soon as this memorial came out, there were many disputes among the ministers, both those who were in favor and those who opposed it. The original situation of besieging Dali Temple by the ministers disappeared for a while. Fortunately, Emperor Gaozong immediately approved the memorial. This was the end of the uproar, and Li Xian's name of "Wise King" was spread all over the world.

"The mist covers the makeup moon, and the wind shocks the cicadas. The book is waiting to be returned, and the tears are full of white clouds."

On a small hill at Wuli Pavilion in the east of Chang'an City, Shangguanyi in a gray robe stood silently in the snow, looking back at the misty Chang'an City with blurred eyes, letting the falling snowflakes fall like a sculpture. All over the body, but he never moved a bit, his mood was hard to calm down, he couldn't help thinking of the old work "Zhaojun's Complaint" he sang last year, the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, and he chanted it in a low voice, his tone was full of bitterness meaning.

Relegated to Aizhou (now Qinghua, Vietnam), this is where Shangguanyi is about to take office, and it is also the place where Zhu Suiliang, a generation of famous officials, was married ten years ago. He once ridiculed Zhu Suiliang for his ignorance of current affairs, but now, that person who is ignorant of current affairs has been replaced by himself. When he thought of Zhu Suiliang's failure to return to Chang'an after his death, Shangguanyi's heart felt like a mountain. Generally sink.

"Father, it's time to go."

Just when Shangguanyi was in a state of confusion, the emaciated Shangguan Tingzhi walked cautiously behind her and reminded her in a low voice.

Yes, it's time to go, even though there are countless reluctance and memories, it is still time to go, Shangguanyi shook his head bitterly, took a last look at Chang'an City, turned around stiffly, and said nothing. After reading Shangguan Tingzhi's words, he walked silently to several carriages down the hill, his back was bleak and lonely.

"Father, look, someone is coming!"

Shangguanyi had just walked a few steps when Shangguan Tingzhi's surprised voice suddenly came from behind.

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Shangguanyi's body froze first, then turned around abruptly, hurried to a high place, put his hands on his eyebrows, and nervously watched a car speeding up from Chang'an City. Shangguanyi's face calmed down when the carriage drove to the point where the emblem could be clearly seen, and rushed down quickly, regardless of what his son was muttering beside him. He got out of the small hill and stumbled towards the direction the carriage was coming.

"Officer Shangguan Yi welcomes His Royal Highness King Zhou."

The carriage galloped all the way until it was not far from Shangguanyi, and then it stopped slowly. The curtain of the carriage moved, and Li Xian, who was dressed in a white fox fur robe, was escorted by Gao Miao and walked down from the carriage. Before he landed, Shangguan Yi has already greeted her, and she is very respectful and can't wait to salute.

"Sir Shangguan, you don't need to be so formal. Xiao Wang planned to come to see you off early in the morning, but he was delayed due to common affairs. Fortunately, he finally caught up." Li Xianping raised his hand peacefully, signaling Shangguanyi to excuse himself, Then he smiled and explained a few words.

"Your Highness, what is the virtue and ability of the prisoner, dare to trouble you to come here, the prisoner..."

During all these years when Shangguanyi was the prime minister, she had never paid attention to such an unknown prince as Li Xian. Even if she met him every time the emperor had a banquet, he seldom looked directly at him. The inconspicuous little guy became Shangguanyi's savior this time, and Shangguanyi couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion, and was choked up for a while, and was speechless—there are rumors in the market that Shangguanyi can use a sword The rest of his life was due to Lu Wang Li Xian's desperate rescue, but Shangguanyi himself knew that this matter was actually done by Zhou Wang Li Xian, just because Li Xian's performance on the execution ground was obviously better than the seemingly incomparably majestic Li Xian—— Although Li Xian didn't speak much, they all focused on the key points. Others may not see the strangeness, but after decades of official career, how can they not understand who is the one who is really in charge of the overall situation.

Alas, poor old man!Looking at Shangguanyi's excited look, Li Xian felt a little uncomfortable. Of course, it was not because he was grateful for Shangguanyi's tragic experience, but to remind himself to act cautiously. After all, the road of politics has always been tolerant. Don't make any mistakes, if you are not careful, you will be doomed, especially when you are facing an enemy like Wu Meiniang, you must be more cautious.

"Sir Shangguan is traveling thousands of miles to Aizhou. The road is difficult. Please take care of yourself. Xiao Wang has prepared some money. Maybe it can help you." Li Xianshi couldn't bear to see Shangguanyi sad, so he waved his hand with a smile and signaled Gao Miao took out a small small box from the car and handed it to Shangguan Tingzhi who was following him.

"Your Majesty's great kindness, the offender will never forget it. If it is possible in the future, the offender, the offender will definitely do the work of a dog." Although Shangguanyi didn't know why Li Xian went to such lengths to save his family, he knew that This kindness is as deep as the sea, and he is afraid that it will be difficult for him to repay it in his lifetime, so this simply and incomparably expresses his intention to contribute.

Future?How can there be a future, alas, poor old man, let alone a future, even if you are old in Aizhou, you will not be able to reach it!Faced with Shangguanyi's vote, Li Xian was not excited at all, because he had already guessed that Shangguanyi's ending would be bad. In fact, Li Xian didn't come here to buy Shangguanyi's heart, but had other thoughts. Therefore, Li Xian didn't say anything to accept Shangguanyi's offer, but just smiled and nodded: "Your Majesty, you are very polite." Well, well, Xiao Wang really has something to discuss with the boss here, please borrow one to talk."

"Okay, please, Your Highness!"

Shangguanyi couldn't figure out what Li Xian's intention was, but she didn't hesitate too much. She nodded and waved Li Xian to the side of the road.

"Sir Shangguan, I just heard that your mansion added a new girl half a year ago, she seems to be called Shangguan Wan'er, right?" Li Xian asked with a smile on his face after the two walked to the side of the road away from everyone.

"Yes, there is indeed such a thing. I don't know why your Highness..."

Shangguanyi originally thought that Li Xian's move was either to accept her in private, or to ask her about the secrets of the court, but she never expected that Li Xian would ask her granddaughter who was not yet a year old, so she couldn't help but froze. Yes, and stood there for a while, then hesitantly answered half of the words.

why?It's a long story to say. Shangguan Wan'er in the previous life was a talented woman with excellent looks. Li Xian had a deep affection with her. After ascending the throne for the first time, he just got his wish. He said that in the future, the reason why Li Xian would do his best to reverse the case for Shangguanyi in his previous life was because he loved Wu and Wu. He could save Shangguanyi once this time, but he was absolutely powerless to save him a second time. It is obvious that he does not want his lover from the previous life to be buried in the conspiracy prematurely, and it is inevitable to rescue him, but the reason is not enough for outsiders to understand.

"Well, it's like this. Xiao Wang thinks that Aizhou is far away and is located in a place of smog. Wan'er is afraid that she will have to go through such hardships when she was born. If the old man can rest assured, she will be fostered in the Xiaowang's mansion first. It would be good to go back home when the boss is still in court, I wonder if Shangguan can rest assured?" Li Xian really couldn't explain the secrets clearly to Shangguanyi, so he could only vaguely put forward a reason Come.

"This……"

The more she listened to Li Xian's explanation, the more confused Shangguanyi became. She couldn't figure out what Li Xian was doing. You must know that although Shangguanyi only had one son, she had three grandsons, all of whom were young, and the oldest was only six. It's just a few years old, if Li Xian wants to be considerate of the children, then he should leave a grandson behind, how can he keep a girl like Shangguan Wan'er for no reason, so how can he not make Shangguan Yi complain.

Explanation?No matter how you explain it, you can't explain it clearly. If you say more, you will only make more mistakes. It is up to Shangguanyi to make a decision on his own.

"Forget it, Wan'er is young, and she really suffers from the ups and downs. Since she has been wrongly loved by His Highness, how dare the offender refuse to obey her orders, so I will hand her over to His Highness, and it will be up to His Highness to be a slave or a servant in the future." Shangguanyi is a straightforward person. , although he couldn't figure out why Li Xian took in his granddaughter, he didn't hesitate too much. After pondering for a while, he readily agreed.

"Don't worry, Lord Shangguan, Xiao Wang will definitely not make Wan'er feel wronged in the slightest, but with Xiao Wang around, there will be no time for Wan'er to suffer!" Hearing Shangguan Yi speak, Li Xian was a little nervous at first. Finally settled down, smiled and cupped his hands, and replied with a firm tone.

"Your Highness, wait a moment, the prisoner will go and bring Wan'er here." Shangguanyi didn't say any more nonsense, and after bowing her hands in return, she strode towards her own convoy.

"Your Highness, this is the dog's daughter-in-law, Sun, and the old granddaughter Wan'er in her arms." After a while of commotion, Shangguanyi led a haggard young woman with a baby in her arms, and walked back, fisted at Li Xian, and simply said Introduced a sentence.

"My servant greets His Highness."

Shangguanyi's daughter-in-law, Sun Shi, is not too old, not yet thirty, and she was originally a pampered person, but after being imprisoned for several months, she has been tortured to the point of aging, her face is as pale as paper, almost bloodless, When saluting Li Xian, his movements were extremely stiff, and his whole body was on the verge of falling.

"Madam Shangguan, please be polite. This is Wan'er." Li Xian accepted Sun's gift frankly, but his eyes were attracted by the red-faced little guy in Sun's arms.

"It's my little girl. My family is very grateful for Wan'er to be taken in by Your Highness." Sun obviously couldn't bear to let her daughter leave, but she didn't dare to disobey her father-in-law's order. She reluctantly hugged Wan'er tightly in her arms, and gently After shaking, he hesitantly handed Wan'er over to Gao Miao who had followed him.

"Let Gu hug me." Before Gao Miao reached out to pick it up, Li Xian stretched out his hand first, and hugged Shangguan Wan'er from Mrs. Sun. Looking down, he vaguely remembered Wan'er's peerless past life His face and eyes couldn't help but become a little crazy.

(End of this chapter)