Hearing A Dian's voice, Chang Suining knew that someone was coming, so he responded: "Here he comes."
Seeing Chang Suining salute him and then leave, Yao Yi sighed anxiously and helplessly in his heart, he didn't even finish his words!
What Chang Sui Ning wanted to say has already been said. She only needed to identify herself to Yao Yi, and there was no need to say anything else.
Looking at the figure walking away calmly, Yao Tingwei, who had been holding back what he wanted to say, was extremely anxious and had no idea what to do. What he said was that he didn't care about his life or death at all!
When Chang Suining, who didn't care about Yao Tingwei's life and death, returned to the front hall, most of the female relatives had left. Yao Xia, who had just followed her mother to find a monk to interpret the signature, happened to return.
She called out "Sister Chang" and ran over to hold Chang Suining's arm as usual.
"How many days does Sister Chang plan to stay in the temple?"
Chang Suining: "Three days at most."
Yao Xia then said: "After Sister Chang returns to the city, I will go to Sister Chang in Xingningfang!"
Chang Suining just smiled and did not answer, but asked her: "How did you practice riding and shooting recently?"
"It's very handy!" Yao Xia said confidently: "I shot twenty arrows yesterday and hit three of them!"
Chang Suining smiled and nodded, this "handy" thing was quite extraordinary.
"By the way, Sister Chang, have you heard about the Ming Dynasty female historian who was given the title of princess and is going to Tuyuhun to get married?" Yao Xia said, "It's about the morning meeting today."
"I heard." Chang Sui Ning was worried.
Previously in the Confucius Temple, and even further back in the Guandi Temple, Chang repeatedly called her a "misfortune star". At first she didn't take it seriously, until that day when Chang wanted to say more,
Mingluo suddenly stopped...
The shouting stopped, in her opinion at that time, it was very obvious.
So, the reason why Chang dared to kill her without any scruples was because he was instigated by some kind of "bad luck star" from Mingluo?
But judging from Mingluo's reaction that day, this matter was something he did without authorization. If it were magnified a bit more, it might be called deceiving the emperor and concealing it from his superiors.
No matter whether the Holy Emperor wishes "Chang Sui Ning" to die, it is certain that the Holy Emperor will not tolerate Mingluo's deception.
Therefore, the inherent political needs of this marriage were also taken into consideration to further save and replenish the reputation of the Ming family. However, for Mingluo, it was also a real abandonment.
Tubo's plans were very big. Even if Princess Dasheng married Tuyuhun, Tubo would only wait and see cautiously for a period of time and would not be able to truly retreat.
After all, a marriage proposal at a time when national power is declining and internal affairs are in turmoil is not a long-term plan.
The only thing that can make the eager wolf retreat is the knife in his hand and the tall and powerful body of the person holding the knife.
If you want to save Dasheng, you must first quell the civil strife.
The current civil strife in Yangzhou is intensifying. Is it the result of long-standing dissatisfaction with the Holy Emperor, or is it someone secretly adding fuel to the flames? Or is it the coexistence of the two?
Chang Sui Ning's thoughts drift away.
After separating from Yao Xia, Chang Sui Ning wanted to go to find Wujue, but on the way he met a seven or eight-year-old young monk. He put his hands together and saluted her and said: "Female donor, there is a donor named Li.
Waiting for you by the mountains and rivers."
Chang Suining nodded to him: "Thank you, little master."
She had not made an appointment with the donor named Li to meet today, but she could guess who it was.
Chang Sui Ning only hesitated for a moment, then walked towards the back mountain.
Now that he is in front of her again, if she doesn't accept some benefits, she will be sorry for what he has done these days.
As soon as I approached the back mountain, I didn't see him, but I heard the sound of flute first.
Chang Suining approached and saw a thin figure standing by the river, holding a Xiao in his hand and wearing a fur coat.
She walked over and looked at the green mountains on the other side of the river with the other person. She did not speak until the other person finished the song, and the last wisp of the sound drifted away with the river water.
"This is the place where I spoke to Mrs. Chang for the first time." Li Lu dropped the hand holding Xiao by his side and said with a smile: "At that time, I was very curious about the lady of the Chang family who dared to fight with the idol.
What kind of girl is she?"
"So it was no coincidence that the Crown Prince and I met here that day, right?" Although Chang Sui Ning was asking, he already had a definite answer in his heart.
From that time on, Li Lu had already set his sights on her and the Chang family, or he had set his sights on her and the Chang family a long time ago, but that was when he really started to take action.
"Yes." Li Lu admitted it frankly. He said: "At first, he had a purpose in approaching Mrs. Chang, but later he was impressed by Mrs. Chang. This is also true."
Chang Suining didn't bother to listen to the second half of his sentence, after all, it wasn't important.
Li Lu seemed to sigh lightly, looked at the other side, and said slowly: "Everywhere is becoming more and more unsettled. This capital is not a place where Mrs. Chang will stay for a long time. I wonder what Mrs. Chang plans to do next?"
Chang Sui Ning seemed to think about it for a moment, then opened his mouth and said, "I haven't thought about it yet."
"Now that the war situation is difficult, General Chang will not be able to return to the capital for a year and a half." Li Lu said about the affairs in the army: "There are countless voices in the court to impeach Li Yi, and there are countless voices suggesting that Yi Shuai, and when the King of Huainan died of illness, Li Yizhi
My heart may be shaken..."
He added: "Speaking of this, I remembered something. The servant in my family who went to congratulate the King of Huainan on his birthday mentioned something to me a few days ago -"
"When he was about to leave the Huainan Prince's Mansion, the King of Huainan was already seriously ill. At that time, Li Yi ordered his entourage to send a message back to the palace to visit his father. The messenger said that Li Yi missed his father and wanted to come back in person, but was stopped by General Chang.
Because of this, the two of them had a dispute."
Chang Sui Ning frowned slightly.
She could understand that Li Yi wanted to fulfill his filial piety, but the coach was not allowed to leave the team without permission during the war. This was the most basic military rule. What's more, after losing the first battle and the coach leaving the camp privately, how could the morale of the army be at ease?
As a deputy general, there is nothing wrong with Lao Chang's dissuasion.
"According to what my servant reported, the person who was treating General Chang was dissatisfied with his words, and Princess Huainan was also extremely sad and angry. She believed that General Chang was deliberately suppressing her due to his power and did not take the Huainan Palace into consideration——
"
When Li Lu said this, he sighed: "If King Huainan recovers from his illness, this matter can probably be solved, but King Huainan didn't last more than two days and went west..."
Li Yi was unable to see his father for the last time, so he was afraid that Chang Kuo would be blamed for this regret.
There is no right or wrong in some things, but that can't stop people's minds from being controllable.
There is no need to say more about the rest - Li Yi has already expressed dissatisfaction with Chang Kuo. If Li Yi really has different intentions later, Chang Kuo, as a lieutenant general with great prestige in the army, is destined to be the opponent's biggest obstacle.
At that time, Chang Kuo may be killed.
There was no need to listen to Li Lu talking about the friction between Chang Kuo and Li Yi today. Chang Sui Ning had already thought of the danger involved.
But she still asked: "Is what Crown Prince Rong said really true?"
"This is what my servant heard with his own ears, and there is no way it is false." Li Lu said, "If Mrs. Chang doesn't believe it, she can ask him to come and ask Mrs. Chang herself - I don't think this mere servant has any skills.
You can fool Mrs. Chang’s eyes.”
Chang Sui Ning did not comment, but asked: "The Crown Prince told me this just to inform me?"
"Of course not." Li Lu said: "I have the intention to relieve General Chang's difficulties, but I have to first obtain Mrs. Chang's wishes."
Chang Sui Ning said nothing for a while and just looked at him.
Li Lu: "Sending some money and food can alleviate General Chang's temporary difficulties, but it cannot stop the real murderous intention."
This is referring to her sending food and grass in an attempt to help each other. Isn't it meaningless?
Chang Sui Ning was so happy that he looked at her like this. "Chang Sui Ning" was indeed just a girl who knew nothing about military matters. The only way she could think of to help her father was to use up all her family wealth to send money and food——
Since you don't know anything, you have to ask him: "I wonder if the prince has any good ideas to save my father?"
"If there is any change in Li Yi, I can ask someone to help General Chang take the opportunity to seize the command of the army." Li Lu said.
Chang Suining laughed in his heart, so that's it.
Therefore, there were also people from Li Lu among the rebel army.
She seemed to think for a moment before trying to ask: "What are the conditions for the prince's help?"
Li Lu looked at her with a smile and did not rush to answer, but said: "Actually, today I came to say goodbye to Madam Chang."
"Your Majesty is going back to Yizhou?"
"Yes." Li Lu said: "My mother has been ill for several months and has not recovered. She misses her son while she is ill. My father sent a message to the capital to ask me to return to Yizhou. The saint has given permission."
Chang Sui Ning is clear.
The timing and title were chosen very well. At this time, the Holy Emperor had no spare power to hold Prince Rong's son captive, and there was no reason not to allow him to go back and fulfill his filial piety.
"From now on, I will no longer be a hostage." He smiled as if he was mocking himself, but also seemed to be relieved, and said: "In the west of Yizhou, the sky and the earth are vast. I wonder if Mrs. Chang would like to return with me?"
"If Mrs. Chang nods, Lu Ke will shamelessly ask the saint to grant the marriage. Then you and I can return to Yizhou to prepare for the wedding, and Mrs. Chang can naturally stay away from the capital."
The young man's eyes were sincere: "When the time comes, Chang and Li will be one family, and the Chang family will no longer have to worry about anything."
Hearing that he even put the surname Chang in front of the surname Li, Chang Suining really had some admiration for him.
This person kept trying to "win over" the Chang family again and again. To this end, he failed and tried hundreds of other ways. He was so persistent. Did he really have no other plans? She always felt that the other party was like this
Behind a clear goal, there may be an equally clear plan hidden.
Looking at the sickly young man in front of her, she felt that although the opponent tried his best to show "equity" and even "held her up high", he still couldn't conceal the aura of a chess player.
Chang Suining glanced in the direction of the maple forest not far away, and the vivid girl's face seemed to flash before his eyes.
"The prince is so determined to win. If I continue to refuse to agree, will the prince's people in the army get rid of my father and replace him?"
He just said that he has the ability to help her father win the leadership of the army. Isn't this ability a kind of deterrent?
Li Lu smiled and asked in a very warm tone: "If I say yes, will Mrs. Chang agree?"
Chang Suining looked at him.
Li Lu laughed again: "It's just a joke."
Chang Sui Ning also smiled half-heartedly, joking? Not necessarily. Even if the possibility was only one out of ten, she couldn't risk Lao Chang's life, could she?
What a disgusting chess player.
"I have no intention of threatening Mrs. Chang." Li Lu sighed with a hint of helplessness in his eyes: "Is it really so unbearable that Mrs. Chang would rather fall into a desperate situation and risk her life than stand by my side?
"
Chang Suining feels that his definition of "unintentional threat" and "side by side" should have some misunderstandings that are beyond the scope of ordinary people's cognition.
After a moment of silence, she looked in the direction of the other side and asked, "The Crown Prince just said, can I ask the Crown Prince's servant in person?"
"Exactly." Li Lu asked with a tone of acceptance: "Does Mrs. Chang want to see him?"
Chang Suining said "hmm": "I want to know more about my father."
"It's just a coincidence that all the military news is in his hands, so he can tell Madam Chang in detail."
Chang Suining: "I also want to understand the situation in Yizhou with the crown prince."
Li Lu smiled and said: "Ms. Chang is really cautious——"
Chang Suining: "Isn't it better to be cautious?"
"Very good." The smile in Li Lu's eyes deepened a little: "Be cautious and considerate. It shows that Mrs. Chang is finally willing to try to understand me and Yizhou."
"That's fine. Madam Chang can give me an answer after we have a detailed discussion."
Now that he has been shaken, he has the confidence to convince the other party.
Li Lu looked at the girl beside him with a smile, not hiding the admiration and admiration in his eyes. If he could bring this girl back to Yizhou, he would be worthy of his pledge.
At this time, two monks came to the river to carry water. Li Lu looked at the swaying water on the river and asked with a smile: "Does Mrs. Chang like boating?"
"Alright."
"Nalu then boldly invites Mrs. Chang to go on a boating trip tonight and make tea and talk in detail. How about that?"
Dayun Temple is full of the eyes and ears of the Holy Emperor, so it is not suitable to sit down and talk about Yizhou for a long time.
Since we want to have a good conversation, we naturally need to find a quiet place to go.
It's perfect for a night boating trip where no prying eyes can come close to disturb you.
Chang Suining nodded and agreed to the proposal.
After Li Lu made an appointment with her, the two of them left the back mountain one after another.
…
In the afternoon of that day, after Chang Suining arranged everything properly, he had a long talk with Chang Sui'an.
After she left Changsui'an, she went back to the Zen room where she stayed to change clothes and prepare for her appointment.
"...No, I have to find Master Wujue!"
After his sister left, Chang Sui'an looked solemn and uneasy, and called the sword boy to push him to see Wu Jue: "I want Master Wu Jue to persuade Ning Ning!"
The sword boy pushed him and hurriedly went to look for Wu Jue. On the way, the sword boy asked: "Mr. Lang, what happened?"
Chang Sui'an looked like he was about to lose his head in anxiety: "...The Crown Prince Rong mentioned the request to marry Ning Ning again today, and Ning Ning actually agreed to him and said she would return to Yiyi with him.
state!"
The sword boy was shocked: "Isn't the girl unintentional towards Prince Rong?"
"So Ning Ning must have her reasons, but she refuses to tell me clearly..." Chang Sui'an said: "Now that my father is not at home, only Master Wujue can persuade her!"
After saying that, he quickly looked around and lowered his voice: "Don't talk about this matter. I will definitely persuade Ning Ning to give up this idea."
The sword boy nodded, but his expression was not optimistic: "I am afraid no one can persuade the girl to make up her mind..."
The master and servant hurriedly went to look for Wujue.
After the two of them walked away, a trace of the hem of a monk's robe quickly disappeared from the depths of the path beside them.
…
Soon, the news from Dayun Temple was sent to the palace and reached the ears of Emperor Shengce.