Mu Jingrui always felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell it.
Xiao Zhenting's self-deprecation came too suddenly.
"No matter what, he is a dangerous person, and your highness should send someone to keep an eye on him."
"Yeah." Xiao Yujue thought so, "He is very tricky and doesn't know what kind of abacus you will play this time."
The two of them played another game of chess and then they broke up.
"Miss, wear this one," Lutong took out a set of goose yellow gauze for Shangguan Wanning from the cabinet. "This was just a few days ago when the tailor made it to send it. It is elegant and simple. Please give me peace of mind to the Queen Mother.
Wear it just right."
Shangguan Wanning looked back and took a look. "Just it."
After she entered the palace, she invited the queen mother to the palace. She saw Ling Zhiru coming today, and in order to avoid another conflict, she disappeared automatically.
"Miss, we're leaving like this. Wouldn't it be bad?" Lu Tong said worriedly.
"What are you afraid of? I have asked the Queen Mother for advice. Besides, there are so many people in front of the Queen Mother, there are not more than one more, and there are not only one less one less."
Shangguan Wanning saw that the flowers in the imperial garden were blooming very brightly, so she stopped to take a look.
The weather was a little hot, and she felt dry mouth.
"Lutong, I'll wait for you in the pavilion in front. Go and find some water for me."
"yes."
Lutong handed the fan to Shangguan Wanning and took it himself, turned around and went to find water.
Shangguan Wanning walked slowly, stopping from time to time to appreciate the flowers.
Suddenly, she heard a faint conversation behind the rockery, as if... it was Xiao Zhenting's voice.
Shangguan Wanning's heart became alert instinctively.
She hesitated a little and slowly leaned over.
"The prince, the gifts that I sent to Lord Jian have been returned. I have given them three times, and he has returned them three times. I really have no choice."
"I retreated three times. It seems that he really doesn't want to accept gifts. It doesn't matter..." Xiao Zhenting's lips raised, he smiled slightly, and said, "You go and check the people around him to see if anyone needs help.
No matter what, you must let Jian Lu appreciate it."
Shangguan Wanning's face changed slightly, and for some reason, her heartbeat accelerated.
Jian Lu, the official in charge of the six departments, is a seventh-rank official.
In such a huge capital, people like Jian Lu are insignificant, and almost no high-ranking officials will look at him one more time.
I heard that this person studied hard since childhood, but he failed repeatedly in the imperial examination. The reason why he was able to become a seventh-rank official was that the emperor was particularly kind to him.
Jian Lu's only identity that makes people look slightly higher is that her mother was the emperor's wet nurse.
Jian Lu is an honest official and never forms a clique with others. He just focuses on doing his own business well and does not rely on this relationship with the emperor to seek personal gain.
However, Shangguan Wanning had different views on him.
Because, in the last moment when Xiao Yujue and Xiao Zhenting seized power, the person who was guarding the emperor was Jian Lu.
He knew where the emperor put the will.
In fact, this person is the key figure in who can ascend the throne in the end.
Because the will is dead, and people live.
The above Guan Wanning understands Xiao Zhenting. He cannot get up early without profit. How could he take Jian Lu, a mere seventh-rank rank seriously?
He has been trying to win over Jian Lu from now on. What exactly is he going to do?
Shangguan Wanning only felt a chill on her back, and a strong sense of anxiety continued to spread in her heart.
"What is Princess Anning doing here?"
The sound coming from behind brought back Shangguan Wanning's thoughts. She turned around and saw Ling Zhiru walking over with her maid and Shangguan Xiaoxiao.
"Oops."
Shangguan Wan Ning secretly screamed that something was wrong, but she calmed down. She smiled and said, "I saw that the flowers in the imperial garden were blooming brightly, so I walked around and took a look."
"Yeah?"
Ling Zhiru was already skeptical, but at this time Xiao Zhenting walked out from behind the rockery.
"Zhiru." Xiao Zhenting walked past Shangguan Wanning, and did not even look at her, but walked towards Ling Zhiru, "Are you pleased the Queen Mother?"
"Hmph." Ling Zhiru didn't appreciate it, and angrily shook Xiao Zhenting's hand and scolded, "What? It's not enough for you to do anything wrong at home. Do you still have to have a private conversation with those who are not irrelevant when you enter the palace?"
Ling Zhiru pointed at the mulberry and scolded the locust. How could Shangguan Wanning not hear it? Her face darkened and she turned around and was about to leave.
"Some people are really ungrateful and have already betrothed to others, and are still so unpretentious. Are you really not afraid of embarrassing your parents? It turns out that they come from a single root, and they are not good people."
When Shangguan Wanning heard this, she said that such insults were too much, so she took a deep breath and stopped.
"Who is Princess Qin talking about?"
"Who responded, I'm just saying it."
"Yeah?"
Shangguan Wanning stopped leaving, but walked towards Ling Zhiru. She was about to respond when the Empress Dowager came over with a group of palace maids.
"What? The flowers in Ai's palace are not as beautiful as here? Are you all gathered here?"
Everyone bowed and bowed, and Ling Zhi pressed on the Queen Mother like a coquettish act.
"Empress Dowager, I've been wronged, you have to make the decision for me."
The Empress Dowager patted Ling Zhiru's back with a smile and looked at Xiao Zhenting who was kneeling aside.
"The Ai family knows that young people always love beauty and pretty, especially men." The queen mother turned to Ling Zhiru and smiled, "As a good wife, you should have the demeanor of a good wife. The King of Qin has come to pick you up, you
Just go back with him.”
"but……"
"However, the King of Qin should not be too indulgent. He should take good care of his health and the overall situation is the priority."
"Yes, grandson understands."
Xiao Zhenting got up and pulled Ling Zhiru over, said some sweet words and left.
Shangguan Wanning returned home, but her thoughts could not calm down for a long time.
The fact that Xiao Zhenting won over Jian Lu lingered in his mind like a spell.
She thought for a long time and asked Lutong to go out to inquire about Jian Lu's recent situation, and then sent someone to pay attention to his every move.
Shangguan Wanning had thought that Mu Jingrui would win over Jian Lu, but there should be a reasonable reason for her to make such a suggestion.
Did you tell Mu Jingrui that she would be ahead of her?
After a period of heavy rains, the court began to allocate silver to rebuild the homes for the people.
Late at night, a 800-mile official document was sent to the palace, waking up the sleeping emperor.
The new emperor of Xixia succeeded to the throne, tore up the peace treaty with the court, gathered 200,000 troops to attack, and had captured three cities in a row. He confronted the court's men outside the pass, and the generals defending the city died in battle.
The emperor was furious and threw the official document to the ground, scolding angrily: "It's outrageous. Xixia did this clearly because she didn't take my great power seriously."
The emperor rushed to summon Xiao Yujue, Xiao Zhenting, Mu Jingrui and relevant officials to the palace to discuss overnight.