"Duke Liang, please rise." Concubine Xiao, who was standing on the window sill and looking out at the night scene, slowly turned around and shouted to Wan He who was saluting behind her, asking Wan He to stand up. Then, Concubine Xiao turned around and said to Wan He who stayed behind. The eunuchs and maids waiting around said: "I have important matters to discuss with Liang Guogong. You all should step aside."
"Yes," Concubine Xiao said. Those eunuchs and maids dared not say anything. They all exited the attic honestly. As soon as they retreated, only Wan He and Concubine Xiao were left in the attic. Wan He's heart skipped a beat. Now, he was really alone.
"Liang Guogong," while Wan He was muttering in his heart and thinking wildly, Concubine Xiao slowly walked to a wicker chair and sat down. She stared at Wan He with her beautiful eyes, lightly opened her red lips, and said: "Now the late Emperor After he was killed, you did not let the King of Yue inherit the throne. Instead, you pushed Gao'er to the dragon throne. I know the reason why. I have no other ideas. I just want Gao'er to be peaceful. An'an, be happy. Over the years, I have never let Gao'er know about the dirty things in the palace, and I don't want Gao'er to know. But Liang Guogong understands what I mean."
When Concubine Xiao said this, Wan He immediately understood what Concubine Xiao meant. Obviously Concubine Xiao was also a very smart woman. She knew very well that Wan He only wanted a puppet when he pushed Xiao Yang Gao to be the emperor. , In this regard, there is no difference between Wan He, Li Yuan, and Wang Shichong. When a certain time comes, Wan He will take little Yang Gao off the dragon chair, which is also logical. Therefore, Concubine Xiao does not have too many ambitions. She just hopes that by then, Wan He just don't hurt Yang Gao.
Regarding Concubine Xiao's request, Wan He hesitated for a moment. Although Concubine Xiao said it so simply now, the temptation of power is irresistible. Now that Yang Gao has ascended to this position, even though he is young, he is still If you can maintain this innocence, there is no guarantee that Yang Gao will not have other ambitions in a few years. By then, Yang Gao will become the second Yang Dong. This is not what Wan He wants, so Wan He I didn’t dare to give Concubine Xiao too many guarantees.
Seeing Wan He hesitate to speak, Concubine Xiao also showed a trace of embarrassment on her face. Since she had stayed in the palace for such a long time, Concubine Xiao naturally understood the things that happened overtly and covertly, and also knew what Wan He was hesitating about. The concubine knew that she and Yang Gao, who were orphans and widowers, had no right to force Wan He to make any promises, but when it came to her youngest son, the concubine Xiao had to make a living. Thinking of this, the concubine Xiao seemed to have made up her mind. Having made up his mind, he bit his red lips with his jade teeth and said, "Dong Guo Liang, what do you think of the scenery of Xiaozhu Palace in this palace?"
Wan He couldn't help but be stunned, but he didn't understand why Concubine Xiao suddenly changed the topic again, but it happened that Wan He didn't need to answer the difficult question. Wan He couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Originally, with Wan He's shamelessness , if someone else asked Wan He, Wan He wouldn't have to think about it at all, just lie and get over it. But facing Concubine Xiao, for some reason, Wan He just couldn't tell a lie. This will lead to the embarrassing situation just now. Now that he has finally overcome the dilemma, Wan He replied without thinking: "The empress's Xiaozhu Palace is elegant but not cliché. It is really rare in the palace." The place of cultivation is just the perfect foil for the empress’s noble and elegant temperament,”
Wan He said these words smoothly, and naturally they were what Wan He was thinking, but no matter how you look at them, they don't look like what a minister should say to the Queen Mother. After saying this, Wan He was dumbfounded. , But he couldn't take back these words. Wan He could only lower his head and pretend to be stupid. When Concubine Xiao heard Wan He's words, she was stunned for a moment, and then a red cloud flew over her cheeks, and her beautiful eyes She glanced at Wan He, and her teeth sank into the vermilion lips again. Then, Concubine Xiao also hummed softly: "Yeah, I don't know. Compared with Chunnuan Palace, this Xiaozhu Palace of mine has more advantages. What's the difference?"
When Concubine Xiao mentioned Chun Nuan Palace, Wan He was startled for a moment, but soon he was sweating profusely. Chun Nuan Palace was the palace where Yang Guang's most beloved concubine, Concubine Wan Gui, lived back then. The first time Wan He and Concubine Xiao met was in the Spring Warm Palace. However, the first meeting of Wan He and Concubine Xiao was too embarrassing. The two of them were framed by Concubine Wan Gui, causing Wan He to They happened to bump into Concubine Xiao who had just come out of the bath. Although the matter was covered up later, the two never mentioned it again and pretended that it had never happened. But today Concubine Xiao suddenly mentioned it. This made Wan He's heart skip a beat. It was getting worse and worse. Is this Concubine Xiao trying to settle an old score?
Wan He was sweating in his heart, but he didn't dare to let go at all. He coughed a few times, then shook his head and said: "Well, ahem, although Chun Nuan Palace is luxurious, it is too tacky and magnificent. But it is hard to compare with the elegance and elegance of the Xiaozhu Palace, ahem, the concubine Wan Guifei’s arrogance, extravagance and lust, which corrupted the palace, is a lesson learned from the past.”
Wan He was so determined to pretend to be stupid that he simply raised the banner and talked nonsense, but refused to accept Concubine Xiao's advice. It was just that Wan He was talking nonsense, but his eyes just didn't dare to talk to Concubine Xiao. Concubine Xiao looked at each other, always lowering her head and looking at her toes.
Wan He's appearance was so angry that Concubine Xiao had a toothache. Concubine Xiao's pretty face was livid, and her jade hands were clenched into fists, turning white from excessive exertion. However, she thought that for her son, Concubine Xiao He could only endure it, hesitated for a while, and then said: "I didn't expect that Duke Liang had such an insight into the scenery, so I don't know which courtyard in the palace he liked the most. By the way, that Yuan Shu How is the pavilion?"
Yuanshu Pavilion, after hearing these three words, Wan He's body froze immediately, and his heart suddenly stopped. At this moment, Wan He's mind was blank, except for these three words mentioned by Concubine Xiao. The words kept echoing in Wan He’s ears.
Yuanshu Pavilion is just a small pavilion in the palace. Except that Yang Guang and Concubine Wan Guifei often went there to hang out, not many people in the palace knew about it, and Wan He, as a foreign minister, should not know about it. Yes, but Wan He knew about this pavilion and was deeply impressed by it. There was only one reason, and that was the Yuanshu Pavilion where Wan He and Concubine Xiao spent their spring night together.
After a long time, Wan He's brain finally recovered. With great effort, he turned his already stiff neck. Wan He looked at Concubine Xiao with a face full of surprise. Her mouth was so big that it could be stuffed into it. Ten eggs, and Concubine Xiao's cheeks were already blushing with embarrassment. When she saw Wan He's eyes looking over, Concubine Xiao's face was also panicked, and her beautiful eyes immediately drifted away, not daring to talk to her. Wan He looked at each other, and for a moment, the atmosphere in the entire attic simply froze.
Time passed bit by bit, but the two of them still maintained the same appearance. No one dared to speak, they could only stand in front of each other like this. The sweat dripping from Wan He's body was almost soaking his feet. , but Wan He didn't feel anything at all. He just looked at Concubine Xiao in surprise, but didn't know what to say to Concubine Xiao.
After that incident, Wan He could still remain normal with Concubine Xiao. That was because Wan He thought that Concubine Xiao had fainted and didn't know anything. But now Wan He suddenly discovered that Concubine Xiao not only knew, but also didn't know anything. The place where this incident happened was at Yuanshu Pavilion, and I remember it clearly. Now Wan He was really dumbfounded. If she were an ordinary woman, Wan He would have taken advantage of her, and at most she would have used a TV Bringing someone into the palace with a sedan chair, even if she can't be a wife, being a concubine, with Wan He's current status, is not an insult to the other party. But the problem now is that Concubine Xiao is not an ordinary woman, the late emperor's Concubine, as the biological mother of today's son, if you really want to calculate it, Concubine Xiao is still Yuerong's stepmother. If you calculate it like this, Wan He and Concubine Xiao are nothing, a**, if you don't do it well, you will have to be dipped in a pig cage Yes, thinking of this, Wan He couldn't help but shudder, his legs became weak for a while, and he almost collapsed and sat down.
At the same time, Concubine Xiao's heart was in a mess at the moment. Concubine Xiao was not a promiscuous woman. This was the most essential difference between her and Concubine Wan Gui. She was selected to enter the palace and became Yang Guang's wife. Even if the concubine was favored by Yang Guang, she was never pampered. Later, because Yang Guang doted on Concubine Wan Gui, he gradually left her in the cold. She did not become jealous because of this, but instead treated her with a little love. Yang Gao lived an ordinary life. In Concubine Xiao's heart, she planned to live such an ordinary life and raise Yang Gao to grow up. She did not want Yang Gao to be rich and noble, but only wanted him to be safe and be an idle prince. I am satisfied.
But all this changed because of that night. Concubine Xiao had left the banquet with Yang Gao early that day, but she didn't expect that just when she had settled Yang Gao and prepared to rest, she She felt dizzy, and when she woke up, she saw Wan He jumping around in panic in the room.
Concubine Xiao was indeed panicked at that time, but her calm temperament still kept her calm and did not reveal any flaws. As for Wan He, he was so frightened at the time that he naturally did not notice that Concubine Xiao woke up. As for what happened next, It also let Concubine Xiao know that she must have been framed by Concubine Wan Gui. After Concubine Xiao was brought back to Xiaozhu Palace by Elder Jiao, Concubine Xiao also thought about taking revenge on Concubine Wan Gui, and also thought about tarnishing her innocence. Wan He was killed, but before Concubine Xiao could take action, Concubine Wan Gui died. As for Wan He, Concubine Xiao couldn't do it. In the end, she simply forgave Wan He and hid the matter forever. In her heart, if it were not for Xiao Yang Gao this time, Concubine Xiao would never tell the truth in her whole life.