Chapter 253 Wan'er: If you don't believe in fate, that's my fate!
In this era, the number one city in the world is called Chang'an.
The second-ranked city is called Luoyang.
They are the Eastern Capital and the Western Capital of the Tang Dynasty...
The two Kyotos are 835 miles apart.
It's definitely not far if you say it's far, and it's not close if you're saying it's close.
Before Li Zhi and Empress Wu, they visited Luoyang three times. For this purpose, a royal road was specially built between the two capitals, which was the most stable and comfortable.
But now, there are already a large number of disaster victims walking on this road.
In normal times, people would naturally not dare to walk along the royal road. At most, they would look at both sides.
But now that the disaster is spreading, people are starving to death, and they are rushing outside the customs, so naturally they can no longer take care of it.
Li Zhi didn't care about this kind of thing, and the prince even changed his plan and went on the post road with all the officials.
At this time, he and the Crown Princess were sitting in a large and closed royal chariot. Shangguan Wan'er was sitting next to the Crown Princess and happened to ask about this matter.
The prince said: "There are many post houses along the post roads, which are the roads used by hundreds of officials. If we occupy the royal road, and the officials will occupy the post roads, the hungry and cold people will have to squeeze into private roads.
If we give up the royal road now, we can save more people in the end."
Wan'er blinked: "Your Highness is so kind."
The prince smiled: "Wan'er, you are still young and don't have a deep understanding of these things, so there is no need to flatter me."
The Crown Princess took a spoonful of butter cherries and said: "Tell your master, don't be too lazy to work. He usually disappears when he comes up with an idea. Among all the officials, he is the most idle."
The prince gently pulled her sleeve.
The Crown Princess ignored him and started to feed Wan'er: "Is there anything you can't say? He is appointed by His Majesty to assist you. He has only been seen a few times. Aren't the ministers around you always asking about him recently?"
The prince whispered: "Yuanfang is right to do this."
The fullness of the cheese and the sweetness of the cherry fruit, Wan'er ate happily, thinking that if the master always followed the prince, wouldn't he become a thorn in the side of the prince?
The saint appointed an assistant to the master. Such an arrangement was not done with good intentions. When the master and the princelings became incompatible, they would have to surrender to the saint.
She was influenced by what she saw and heard, and after getting some advice from her fat uncle, she felt like a mirror, but she leaned into the ear of the naive Crown Princess: "Master is the laziest. I usually teach myself, and the Crown Princess has never taught me anything.
There are so many!”
A smile overflowed from the Crown Princess's eyes: "Then why don't you call me Master?"
Wan'er said firmly: "No, no, there is only one master, Wan'er is so loyal!"
The Crown Princess hugged her, grinning from ear to ear: "What a lovely child!"
"Princess, the medicine is ready."
At this moment, Cao Zhen said softly outside the car.
Wan'er opened the curtain, took the soup and smelled it carefully.
The Crown Princess comes from a family of military commanders. She has been practicing martial arts since she was a child. She even pretended to be a female ghost in Wu Minzhi's case. Although she didn't scare anyone, she is indeed physically strong.
After she becomes pregnant, she will not miscarry under normal circumstances, but she must not be drugged.
Therefore, these anti-fetal decoctions were personally prescribed by Liu Shenwei, Sun Simiao's true disciple, and prepared by Cao Zhen and other most loyal servants.
After the doctor tried it, Wan'er smelled it with her nose to see if it tasted different from usual before giving it to the princess to drink.
The Crown Princess had great mood swings during her pregnancy and was a little impatient, but the Crown Prince said seriously: "You can never be too careful!"
The princess then hummed, took the medicine, and drank it slowly.
Wan'er completed today's task and couldn't wait any longer: "I'll go find Master and convey the Crown Princess's message!"
The princess said reluctantly: "Come back soon!"
Wan'er responded crisply and ducked out.
As soon as they got out of the imperial carriage, the long motorcade came into view, and it was impossible to see the end of it. No matter how many times I saw it, I still felt shocked.
And Wan'er is now the little celebrity beside the prince. When he saw her coming out, a forbidden soldier immediately led the pony over.
Wan'er jumped up, thanked the imperial guards, sniffed, and headed to the back of the convoy.
But not far away, she suddenly felt a cold gaze stabbing her body. She immediately clamped her legs under the horse's belly and whispered: "Hurry up!"
Unexpectedly, the foal was trained so well that everything was stable, and the horse's hooves continued to move forward.
And an old voice came from behind: "Where are you going in such a hurry?"
Wan'er's palms trembled slightly, and she finally tightened the horse's rope, turned around on the horse, and said hello: "Shang Gong!"
An old woman came to her on horseback.
This old woman is dressed as a female official, her hair is as silver as silk, her face is deeply wrinkled, her waist is slightly stooped, and she has a somewhat kind look on her face.
From her appearance alone, one would not know that she is the deputy chief of the Meihua Internal Guard, a minister who specializes in training the guilty girls of Yeting to become secret spies.
Shang Gong is an official name, established by Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian. She is one of the "Six Shang" female officials in the inner court. When the two saints Dugu Jialuo and Yang Jian came to court, Shang Gong's power was not small.
In the Tang Dynasty, Shang Gong was the fifth-rank female official. Although she was not the same as the fifth-rank dignitaries in other dynasties, she still had real power in the palace.
This old woman was named after an official, and no one knew her last name. They only knew that she had been in the palace when Li Yuan became emperor and had been in the palace for three dynasties.
At this time, her cloudy eyes rolled and she said slowly: "Wan'er, you haven't come to visit me in the palace since you came back. I'm very sad!"
Wan'er lowered her head slightly.
Shang Gong looked at her and smiled gently, like a kind grandmother: "You have grown taller, you are almost nine years old!"
"I remember that when you were six years old, I took you with me. You were only so young, but you picked up things very quickly. I was very happy at that time and trained you as my heir!"
"Wan'er, if you are unhappy, you can say it. Don't live up to your talent!"
Wan'er finally raised her head, her eyes no longer dodging: "Shang Gong, Wan'er will remember your kindness to me..."
Shang Gong smiled and heard the child continue: "Although you never let me see the empress, you taught me something that I couldn't learn on the same day, and you didn't let me eat, and you let me see the bloody end of those sisters when they were punished, and you also asked Yong Wuying
Needless to say, you are very kind to me!"
Shang Gong's smile faded slightly. Unexpectedly, a six-year-old child actually remembered it clearly, and said with sincerity: "You don't know that good medicine is bitter to the taste and loyal advice is offensive to the ears!"
Wan'er shook her head: "The advice you taught me is how to observe the approach, use flattery to gain favor, and obtain secrets."
"You also make me call everyone "sir" and always try to please others. Over time, you will despise yourself."
"Later I realized that you just wanted me to despise myself so that I would listen to you in everything!"
Shang Gong's eyes narrowed: "What you said is really beyond my expectation. Is this what you think in your heart, or is it what others taught you?"
Wan'er's experience and knowledge are still shallow, and she has been confused for a long time, but now she no longer hesitates: "At first, it was what Master taught me, and later it was what I thought in my heart!"
Shang Gong sighed: "My child, you are still young and don't know the dangers of the world. Many people's fate is determined as soon as they are born!"
"You were carried into Ye Ting when you were still a baby. Your life should be so humble!"
"On the contrary, I am giving you unnecessary extravagant hopes, which is what will harm you!"
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"Old man, what are you farting at?"
At this moment, a ferocious sound came from behind, and Shang Gong was shocked when the horse he was riding was hit hard.
Shang Gong stretched out his skinny palm and pressed the horse's neck. The horse immediately lowered its neck and turned around obediently.
A group of internal guards came to the rear, led by two broad-bodied officials.
One has kind eyebrows and a kind face, while the other is not a good person in appearance. He continued to scold: "If you dare to call Xiao Wan'er mean in front of her, have you asked our internal guards?"
Shanggong said calmly: "This Wuwei is a fifth-grade Shanggong, please don't lose your etiquette!"
Qiu Shenji waved his hand: "What fifth-grade female official? Do you really think that the palace is the same as the outer court? There are also third-grade eunuchs in the palace. Do you let them stand in front of me and dare to say a word loudly? Why are you pretending to be dignified?
roll roll roll!"
Shang Gong saw that this person was not stingy, and he did not mince words: "I have your Majesty's trust, and I am the Meihua Internal Guard. You should not be presumptuous!"
Qiu Shenji sneered: "Don't scare me with the Plum Blossom Internal Guard. I tell you, I eliminate evil and do good, and I am not afraid of criticism! But you, a despicable old man, would take advantage of even a child, if he were not alone, without a family or relatives.
, I must let you see how powerful I am!"
Shang Gong's expression finally darkened for a moment, and a sinister look appeared on his brows.
As an old palace maid who has lived in the palace all her life and has never been married, saying that she has no family or relatives is too accurate.
But she actually misunderstood.
Qiu Shenji regretted that she could not squat at the door of her house to block her son and grandson, and that she would not be able to raid her house in the future. She did not mean to insult her intentionally.
Shang Gong stopped talking to Qiu Shenji and looked at the fat man next to him with the same kind-faced face: "Does this Wu Wei know Wan'er's surname?"
Di Renjie stroked his beard and said, "Of course I know. After she is a Shangguan minister, how can she be insulted lightly!"
Shang Gong said calmly: "Please be careful, she is the guilty daughter of Ye Ting, and her grandfather Shangguan Yi also died for treason!"
Di Renjie said: "I'm afraid Shanggong doesn't know that Li Jiyi has already wanted to clear Shangguan's wife of her sins and restore her original surname. She also wants to find out whether her grandfather Shangguan Shilang has been framed for rebellion!"
"As for Shangguan Shilang, he is not only the Western Taishi Shilang, but also a literary master. His poems are exquisite and graceful. They were in the Shangguan style at the time. His surname dictates the style of poetry. He is my number one in the Tang Dynasty!"
"If Shang Gong wants to embarrass Madam Shangguan, he must ask us first!"
Di Renjie passed the Ming Jing major. When he took the exam when he was young, Shangguan Yi was still a literary master. He respected her very much. Even if he didn't have a relationship with Li Yan, he would definitely take care of Shangguan Wan'er's affairs when he encountered it.
Not only him, all the men in the Shangguan family were wiped out, leaving only orphans and widowed mothers. Civil servants who sympathized with Shangguan Yi and hated Empress Wu would all help.
At first glance, they seemed to be kind-hearted people, but they started to confront each other tit for tat.
The kindness on Di Renjie's face carries a sincerity that comes from the heart. He is both compassionate and capable of using thunderous means.
Shang Gong's kindness is more like a layer of skin stuck to his face, which sticks very firmly, but is not a real face after all.
After looking at each other for a moment, she realized that she was about to be suppressed by this person's aura, her face finally changed, and she realized one moment and another moment.
When Empress Wu was in power, naturally no one dared to mention official rituals, but now the prince oversees the country!
What was most unacceptable to her was that Wan'er raised her head, her brows filled with determination, and she finally lost the fear of the past:
"Master said that not believing in fate is my destiny! Shanggong, please come back. I, Shangguan Wan'er, will never be humble all my life!"