"What do you mean is that Dou Huaizhen and Sun Qi are also ordered to find out Zhang Qian's words?" More than half an hour later, Princess Taiping frowned and asked after hearing Cui Xi's report.

"It's not the season for outings yet, but they went to Weinan one after another. Apart from finding Zhang Qian, they couldn't figure out who else they could visit!" Cui Shi nodded and answered very affirmatively. "Especially, Sun Qi deliberately set up an eagle and brought a hunting dog in order to cover up his eyes and eyes, but he didn't think about it carefully. Weinan was full of crop fields, and wheat seedlings should emerge in this season, so why would he let him trample on it?"

"Well. Sun Qi was innocent of being the son of the prime minister, but he didn't even learn about his father's three costs." Princess Taiping thought for a while and nodded slightly.

In the Tang Dynasty, trampling on the green seedlings was a serious crime. Although Sun Qi had a prominent family background, if he was bitten by a censor, he would have to be torn to pieces. Therefore, when Sun Qi wanted to hunt this season, his only place was Zhongnan Mountain. He drove an eagle and drove a dog to Weinan, which was purely to cover up.

"His ability is not about leading troops or managing the areas. Making friends with people and having fun together is his director!" Cui Shi turned his head and looked out the window, shrugging with a smile.

"Well, I used him the right place!" Princess Taiping immediately understood it, smiled and shook her head to comment, then looked at Li Gu, and said softly, "Go to the kitchen and ask someone to prepare some dishes Cui Pingzhang loves. Today you both have worked hard, eat and feed in this palace before leaving."

"Thank you, Princess, and give me the meal!" Li Gu immediately squatted down and saluted, then slowly walked out, and easily closed the wooden door of the study for Princess Taiping.

"Tell me, what else have you seen? Or did Zhang Qian say to you something that shouldn't have let Li Gu know?" Listening quietly as the footsteps outside the door went away, Princess Anle nodded at Cui Xi and gave a soft command. From beginning to end, she turned a blind eye to the bruises on Li Gu's face!

"Thank you for your trust in the eldest princess. Zhang Qian told me that I have reported to the eldest princess truthfully just now. There is nothing that cannot be known to Li Gu!" Cui Xi took the conversation and bowed gratefully, "But, on the way back, besides Dou Huaizhen and Sun Qi, I actually saw Gao Yanfu."

"Gao Yanfu? This old guy doesn't want to keep a vigil on the emperor's brother, why are you running around outside if you have nothing to do?" Princess Taiping was shocked and frowned quickly.

"He was not wearing official uniforms, but dressed as an ordinary wealthy man, and did not bring any followers." Cui Shi did not answer her doubts, but continued to report what he saw truthfully. "He and Dou Huaizhen were not the same as Dou Huaizhen. In fact, the first person I saw was him. I found that he deliberately avoided the pedestrians on the roadside, so I noticed Dou Huaizhen's car again! After Dou Huaizhen's car passed by, I noticed that Sun Qi brought the hawks out to hunt."

"Didn't he go with Dou Huaizhen?" Princess Taiping was confused even deeper and her voice suddenly became sharp. "Who did he take the order? Could it be that he was impatient to live and wanted to bury his brother for his death?"

Three years ago, Dou Huaizhen married Empress Wei's nurse as a successor, and then became Empress Wei's confidant and gradually moved away from Princess Taiping. When Sun Quan was young, he had a close relationship with Princess Taiping's other brother, Princess Taiping, Li Dan. If these two people went to see Zhang Qian, who was instructed by her back, Princess Taiping could guess clearly with her toes.

However, the person behind Gao Yanfu was confused by Princess Taiping. As far as she knew, Gao Yanfu had completely lost power since the death of his elder brother Li Xian. The one who controls the public security and the power of the Hundred Cavalry Department is Xue Sijian, the general of the Left Supervisor. Gao Yanfu has never even seen the Empress Dowager and the Little Emperor, so of course it is impossible to become the hawk of their mother and mother!

She hoped that Cui Shi could help her find the answer for something she couldn't figure out. However, Cui Shi did not respond to her inquiry in time, but explained another thing in a low voice.

"So my subordinates were unwilling to let Li Gu hear it before. Although she is loyal to you, she is too curious. If one day it falls into someone else's hands and is tortured, it will be difficult to keep any secret."

"You hit her because she was meddling in other people's business?" Since Cui Xi refused to help, Princess Taiping immediately gave up the idea of ​​continuing to ask for help from him, smiled and asked softly.

"Tell her a little lesson." Cui Xi had no intention of hiding it and nodded calmly to admit it. "Stop her being smart and end up ruining the princess's affairs!"

"It's right, this girl has indeed become a bit arrogant recently!" Princess Taiping smiled and nodded with a smile. Then, she frowned slightly and discussed softly, "Do you want me to change you to serve someone with your personal care? Li Gu is still a little older after all, and she is no longer as beautiful as before."

"Thank you, Princess!" Cui Shi immediately bowed to thank him, "However, Li Gu is very easy to use at the moment. I hope she can use her for a while."

"Okay!" Princess Taiping waved her hand gently, as if she was talking to Cui Xi about the choice of an item. "Since you are still thinking about the old love in your heart, I will fulfill your wishes. When the situation settles, Li Gu will no longer have to run for me, let her concentrate on serving you. I will send another clever and sensible person to run errands for you."

"Thank you for your fulfillment." Cui Shi bowed again with gratitude when he heard this. Then, he looked at Princess Taiping's face and added in a low voice, "I was ordered to go to find out Zhang Qian's words this time, and found that this boy grew up very fast. Compared with that year, he was completely different. If the eldest princess could include this person under her, everything would definitely be successful!"

"Welcome him?" Princess Taiping raised her thick eyebrows and sneered, "I had imagined that before I could take action, Princess Anle had become a lesson in the past. I don't have so many servants to support the female general under his command to chop!"

"The eldest princess's servant has never robbed a man and a domineering woman." I had long guessed that Princess Taiping would not listen to her advice, so Cui Xi continued to reimburse her with a smile. "According to the following observation, he is extremely loyal to the late emperor. If the evidence that the late emperor was poisoned was taken in his hands by the eldest princess, he must have been willing to join forces with the first princess in order to avenge the late emperor."

"Jointly?" Princess Taiping frowned sensitively, then chuckled softly, "I really didn't expect that he was qualified to join forces with me in just two years? It seems that my eyes were indeed very blind at the beginning."

"I dare not! I never mean this!" Cui Shi felt a little trembling in his heart and quickly raised his hand to explain, "Princess, let me listen to the next word. You tried to suppress him back then, but it was not specifically targeted. Chang'an City has always been such a rule. If anyone else, the princess would not look at him differently. Therefore, there is no old grudge between you and him."

"Haha, hehe!" Princess Taiping continued to sneer, covering her face with a thick layer of white powder, but could not show any real expression. "This is true. If I really wanted to deal with him back then, he would have died many times! However, you know this principle, he may not understand it!"

"I am willing to run for the princess with all my strength." Cui Shi felt relieved when she was laughed, and he gritted his teeth and suggested.

"Does he have a good relationship with you? Are you thinking about him so much?" Princess Taiping did not directly answer Cui Shi's proposal, but suddenly frowned and asked.

"The eldest princess is clear and she has little contact with him." Cui Xi felt nervous again and quickly defended her loudly again, "But, I really don't want to be enemies with him."

Afraid that Princess Taiping misunderstood, he paused, and quickly added, "He is not lacking in reputation or financial resources. He still holds a powerful army that is rare in the world. All he lacks is his background and connections. He is the enemy of him, and even if he wins by chance, he will lose half of his life and make others vouch for nothing."

These words are explicitly talking about themselves, but in fact, they remind Princess Taiping that Zhang Qian's strength is not the same as before. She is definitely qualified to fight with Princess Taiping to lose both sides. If Princess Taiping is unwilling to be a corporal, at least don't be enemies with Zhang Qian again. Otherwise, the gain will definitely not be worth the loss.

"I understand!" Princess Taiping heard the advice very rarely, smiled, and nodded slightly. "Since he was beaten to triumph from the time of the Turkic reign, I have made a decision and will not target him deliberately. I will take the news you brought out from him today. If the conditions are not excessive, I will secretly help him so that he can leave Chang'an as soon as possible."

"Thank you for your trust!" Cui Shi heard the sound of the stone in his heart fell to the ground in an instant, and saluted Princess Taiping again seriously. "During the national funeral period, I will not disturb the princess much, so as not to be gossiped about. Let the girl stay with her to accompany the princess and leave first."

"Well, that's fine. You are still half the prime minister after all. Even if you know that there are not many people here, and staying in our mansion for too long will eventually have some impact." Princess Taiping hesitated for a moment and continued to smile and nodded. She did not mention a word about the previous words of the banquet.

"I'm leaving, Princess Wan An." Cui Xi bowed again, turned around and walked out the door quickly. Princess Taiping stood up, walked to the glass window, and looked at him with her eyes.

After Cui Xi's back was guided by the servants, she did not immediately send someone to call Li Gu to check the caliber. Instead, she grabbed a bell made of sterling silver, shook it gently, and then said softly, "Come on, please ask the prince consort to come to my study. I said I have something important to discuss with him."

The pleasant ringtone and her order came into the ears of the maids outside the door. Immediately someone agreed loudly to execute the order. Soon, Wu Youji, who was gray-haired and wrinkled, was invited over.

"The princess has encountered something difficult. I want to ask for advice for her husband?" Wu Youji has always been casual. After entering the door, she went straight to the point without even saying a word of greeting.

"You are sick recently? Why are your hair so white? Your face is so haggard?" Although you have long been accustomed to the fact that Wu Youji is getting older faster than you, Princess Taiping was still shocked by the other party's stale appearance. She blurted out her concern.

"No, I am very healthy!" Wu Youji moved his arms and legs seriously and responded with a smile. "As for hair, I am also a person who is almost obedient. How could he not even have a single white hair?"

"Even if there is, there shouldn't be so many?" Princess Taiping did not agree with the other party's explanation, frowned and whispered. "But what other pills have you taken? I've told you a long time ago that I can't believe that thing at all."

"No, really not!" Wu Youji immediately shook his head into a rattle, "That thing is not eaten by husband. Don't worry, my body is really strong! But you, you work hard all day long, remember to eat more at night."

"Well, I remember!" Princess Taiping felt warm in her heart and nodded obediently, "You also remember to eat more supplements. Stay up late on weekdays!"

"I will remember, the princess doesn't have to worry about me!" Wu Youji smiled, grabbed the teapot and poured tea for himself.

What the two of them said was the most common words between husband and wife, but the more they said it, the more awkward they felt. In a blink of an eye, they fell silent one after another, each sitting on a chair and drinking tea together.

The atmosphere in the room immediately became a little awkward. The maids were afraid of being affected by the fish in the pond, so they quietly retreated and closed the door of the study.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Wu Youji suddenly shook his head and laughed, "Okay, let's not talk about these things. You are a princess, I am a duke. We are born to be an ordinary couple. What is the purpose of looking for me today? Tell me, I'll give you an idea. Whether it's easy to use or not, it's better than you alone."

"I'm fine, can't I look for you?" Princess Taiping raised her eyebrows and asked in a low voice.

"Of course!" Wu Youji nodded with a smile, not willing to have a quarrel with Princess Taiping at all. "But, you sent your personal maid to find me today, saying that you have something to discuss."

"I want to discuss with you. Go out to enjoy the lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month!" Princess Taiping's heart was sore and stubbornly added. However, when she saw Wu Youji's deliberately tolerant appearance, she suddenly lost the idea of ​​continuing to be angry. She sighed and said slowly: "Forget it, don't say these boring words. I do have something to discuss with you. Cui Xi brought me the news just now that Zhang Qian wanted a title of third rank under Pingzhang, and was willing to take his troops to Shayue to take his post!"

"He has a big appetite, and the country's important position can't be given lightly?!" Wu Youji was furious and raised his hand to slap the table. "This requirement cannot be met. Otherwise, once this example is opened, the border generals will inevitably follow suit. In a few years, the third rank of Tongpingzhang's disciples will become a flaw..."

After saying a lot, he suddenly closed his mouth and shook his head gently, "However, the Sailed Leaf is five or six thousand miles away from Chang'an, and it takes one month to go back and forth. He wanted the third rank of Tongpingzhang, which was also a short title. In national affairs, there was no time to interrupt."

Both sides were told by him alone. Although Princess Taiping did not get any advice from it, she made a very easy decision with his reminder, "I will not take the initiative to help him, but I may not be able to stop him. According to Cui Shi, his family is now crowded. Dou Huaizhen and Sun Qi almost left with Cui Shi today."

"Dou Huaizhen is the Empress Dowager, and Sun Qi is the best friend of the Prime Minister's Brother." Wu Youji reacted quickly and immediately speculated some facts hidden behind the four words "There are so many people in the market". "It seems that Zhang Tejin is very popular. Even if he can't get the third-rank title of Tongpingzhang's subordinate this time, he can at least hold the title of Tongpingzhang's subordinate in his hands. You really don't need to be that evil person."

"This is the same thing that I thought of." Princess Taiping smiled tiredly, then nodded slightly to Wu Youji.

"Then why don't you do a favor?" Wu Youji quickly took the conversation and whispered, "Since you can't stop it, if you don't stop it, he won't accept your affection. Why not just push him? In this way, even if he doesn't feel grateful to you in the future, at least he will not continue to be upset about the old sesame and bad things back then."

"You mean, take the opportunity to show goodwill to him?" Princess Taiping's thick eyebrows were raised, her eyes full of disdain, "What right does he have to bypass me and take the initiative to show goodwill to him? He..."

Before she could finish her reason, Wu Youji interrupted with a smile, "Princess, don't be irritated. He is indeed not qualified to treat any princess with a slight tribute, but the princess can't watch others pull him away! If you take the initiative to fulfill his thoughts, even if he doesn't appreciate you, what will others think when they see it?"

"This..." Princess Taiping was stunned, and the disdain in her eyes quickly disappeared.

No matter what benefits the Empress Dowager and the Prime Minister agree to Zhang Qian, they will send someone to help Zhang Qian get what they want, and they will make the Empress Dowager and the Prime Minister be wary of Zhang Qian. From this perspective, they not only need to help this busyness, but also have to do a great job. In this way, Zhang Qian will not only be the one who is someone else's confidant and will be used to deal with him one day.

"Don't hesitate, even people like Guo Yuanzhen can be appointed as the third rank of the Secretariat. No matter how many of them have the surname Zhang, it is not considered a lighter title." Wu Youji overturned his previous words completely and continued to advise with a smile. "In addition, the generals under his command followed him to guard the spirit of the late emperor for most of the month, and they are all loyal and commendable. Especially the Marquis of Liu Cheng, who beat Princess Anle's evil servant, should pay more attention to commendation!"

This is not just a discord between Zhang Qian and Empress Wei, but even the entire Ye Jun was plotted into it. This trick was still very open and upright. Even if Empress Lu could see it, there was no reason to stop it.

Immediately, Princess Taiping's eyes began to shine. She sighed softly and praised with a smile, "My husband is indeed very smart. If I didn't ask you today, I would almost make a big mistake."

"The princess is too much. You are just a fool in the authorities. As long as you take a step back a little, even if you don't have a husband, you will figure it out yourself." However, Wu Youji refused to be praised by him and smiled and bowed gently like a subordinate. "Does the princess have other things that need help planning for her husband? If not..."

"Don't hurry to go!" Princess Taiping stood up and grabbed Wu Youji's sleeve. When she saw the shock on the other person's face, she suddenly realized that the other person was her husband and there was no need to be so nervous.

For many years of marriage, the couple had no common language, nor had they ever experienced a time of understanding. However, in order to allow Princess Taiping to marry Wu Youji, the action of Empress Zetian's Great Sage ordered Wu Youji to kill his wife, but it became an invisible sharp blade between the two. If they were not careful, they would be cut and covered in bruises.

"What else?" Wu Youji quickly put away the astonishment on her face, first smiled and broke free from Princess Taiping's sleeves, then slowly sat back to her previous position.

"There are more than one more thing!" Princess Taiping felt bitter in her heart and nodded with a forced smile. "I have a lot of things happening here recently, but fewer and fewer people can help with ideas."

"Didn't Cui Xi just left?" Wu Youji was stunned and asked with a frown.

"He is indeed resourceful, but I don't know how loyal he is to me now!" The smile on Princess Taiping's face also began to become bitter, and she could not explain helplessly.

"Do you have the credentials that he is no longer loyal to you? Or is it just suspicion?" Wu Youji immediately put away his smile and asked seriously.

"No, but he beat Li Gu today. He knew that Li Gu was my person." Princess Anle did not hide it, and told the truth about what she observed and what she thought. "I feel that he was calling me. However, she could not drive him out of the door just because of a maid."

"You guessed that, he is indeed calling you. However, he may not have lost his loyalty to you, but reminding you that his value is different from the past!" Wu Youji gave his own point of view after a little consideration.

"This..." Princess Taiping was stunned again when she heard it. For a moment, she didn't know whether to be relieved or angry.

"He has become a good figure, so you should not treat him as an ordinary subordinate anymore." Wu Youji understood Princess Taiping's temper, thought about it, and advised patiently. "But he should be placed in the position of an ally, take the initiative to give benefits, and let him advance and retreat with you."

Without waiting for Princess Taiping to refute, he quickly added, "If he is really no longer loyal to you, he will not beat Li Gu. Instead, he will respect Li Gu as much as he wants, and even use his tenderness to make Li Gu willing to use it for her. If you don't believe it, think about whether the ideas he gave you today are similar to those of Wei Fu?"

"This..." Princess Taiping pondered in a low voice, then focused her head. "That's true. He also advised me to treat Zhang Qian well. Even if he couldn't bring him as an ally, at least he should not be an enemy anymore. He also said that he was willing to do his best to mediate for me."

"That's right!" Wu Youji was happy when he heard this, and added with a smile, "If he is already disinterested in you, how could he be misunderstood by you and still plan for you so hard? You are born with a talented and generous strategy, but sometimes you lose your consideration in the details. This will lead to fewer and fewer people under your command."

"Didn't I grow up in the palace from below?" Princess Taiping blushed and responded in a delicate voice. Then, she became suspicious again. "However, Cui Xi returned to Beijing and became a prime minister a few years ago, not because of his recommendation, but because of his other person. Logically, he should have fallen to the other party long ago, at least, he should be on two boats at this moment!"

"Who is so capable that he can even get involved in the matter of becoming a prime minister?" Wu Youji's warning suddenly rose and asked instinctively.

"Shangguan Wan'er!" Princess Taiping answered neatly without thinking.

"Is there another possibility that Shangguan Wan'er just collects money and does not put Cui Shi under her skirt?!" Wu Youji frowned slightly and hesitated to speculate. "Or, is there any sign that Cui Shi is also working for Shangguan Wan'er recently?"

"No?" Princess Taiping frowned and shook her head to deny, "I sent someone to watch his recent moves, but I didn't find out what he did, for Shangguan Wan'er. In addition, he also sent Li Gu to remind me that the emperor's brother might have died of chronic poison, not from a heart attack!"

"Have you checked it? How could this be true?" Wu Youji's attention jumped to the cause of Li Xian's death, and he couldn't wait to ask.

"I didn't find out!" Princess Taiping didn't think Wu Youji's performance was abnormal at all, and responded truthfully, "I sent someone to secretly check the account book of the palace. In the past six months, no suspicious drugs have been found to be in the palace. Among those who can poison the emperor's brother, Shangguan Wan'er's suspicion ranks first. If Cui Xi gave me a reminder, he was instructed by Shangguan Wan'er, I really can't guess what this woman wants to do?"

"If it were her who poisoned the late emperor, of course she would not have deliberately leaked the news and asked others to investigate herself." Wu Youji frowned like a plowed field, dark and deep. The words she said were cold and heavy, "But what if it was not her who poisoned it? She was in the palace and had no courage to investigate, nor could she have the ability to investigate. Therefore, she had to find someone with strength outside to form an alliance. Cui Xi was yours and asked her to help with things, and she was the best candidate for the message!"

"You mean, Shangguan Wan'er wants to form an alliance with me through Cui Xi and investigate the poisoning of the emperor's brother?" Shocked by Wu Youji's wonderful thoughts, Princess Taiping's voice immediately changed tone, "Who does she want to investigate? She is the empress dowager's confidant."
To be continued...