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Daming Palace!Hanliang Palace!
Empress Wu, who had come down from the morning court, knelt again in front of the mourning hall and recited scriptures for Yang.

Cui Daizhao waited quietly at the side. After Empress Wu had finished reciting scriptures and offering incense, the two moved to the front hall. Cui Daizhao then opened his mouth to report:

"Returning to your mother, Sun Yuyi, who was treating the prince, left Chang'an with his family three days ago. On the way, he was robbed and killed by bandits. The whole family survived! In addition, the ten generals of the Eastern Palace have also changed!"

Empress Wu frowned, and after a while, she said sadly: "It seems that the prince has been wary of me, the queen mother, for not a day or two. What did I do wrong that he is so wary of me!"

Cui Daizhao couldn't answer Empress Wu's confusion, but just nodded and pleaded guilty: "The servant has neglected to observe, please punish me!"

Empress Wu glared dissatisfiedly at Cui Daizhao who was lying on the ground, and quickly recovered her expression:

"It's not your fault. I didn't let you send people to the East Palace. I thought he was a filial son, but unexpectedly he is also a foodie. Hey! Get up!"

"Thank you, ma'am!" Cui Daizhao stood up and asked in a questioning tone: "Then, will the maid continue to go to the East Palace..."

Cui Daizhao halfway through the words, the intention is self-evident, Empress Wu shook her head:
"He's suspicious of me, and it won't help if he tries to insert someone in. I've been away from the Eastern Capital for a few days, so send me someone to keep an eye on the Eastern Palace!"

"Yes! Empress!"

Empress Wu thought for a while, and continued: "The crown prince is safe, and Xian'er has no reason to stay in Chang'an anymore. Before he leaves, let some officials from the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War go to Yongwang's mansion more often!"

Cui Daizhao was slightly surprised: "Your Majesty, you mean that you want to support King Yong?"

Empress Wu corrected: "It's not to support him, but to help him accumulate some strength and restrain his disobedient brother!"

"The servant understands, the servant will do it now!" Cui Daizhao bowed and was about to retreat.

"Wait!" A stern look flashed in Empress Wu's eyes, and she ordered to Cui Daizhao in a deep voice: "Give some of the evidence of those gangsters' corruption and perverting the law" to Dali Temple, and I have to let them know that there are people jumping in the hall. How happy you are, how miserable you are if you lose!"

Cui Daizhao was shocked, and from Empress Wu's brief words, it indicated that a new political storm was about to sweep Chang'an!

……

When Empress Wu was giving orders in Hanliang Hall, Li Lingyue was trying to explain to Wan'er the origin of the things in her cloth bag in the attic of Taiye Pond.

Wan'er was playing with a jade book knife in her hand, looked at the jade in front of her, then at Li Lingyue, and still asked worriedly:
"Tell me honestly, where did you get these jade articles? Did you steal them?"

Li Lingyue looked miserable, and raised her fingers in the air to reassure:

"Sister Wan'er, I swear, these are really my own. Look at this seal. It looks like jade, but it's actually just a stone similar to jade. It's worthless. I just like it when I look at it. Find someone to build such a thing, you have to believe me!"

Li Lingyue lied to Wan'er without blushing or beating her heart.

At the beginning, she found a huge piece of Khotan jade in her small treasury, so she took it out of the palace and asked craftsmen to make a bunch of jade products.

During the Tang Dynasty, Lantian jade was popular among nobles, but Khotan jade was far less famous than later generations.

That time when she went out of the palace to find someone to make jade, Li Lingyue fell into Yang Xiuxiu's hands because of this, and almost lost her life.

The huge piece of Khotan jade was divided into two parts, one half was made into two seals, and the one given to Wan'er was engraved with the four characters of "Shangguan Wan'er"; the other half was made into two book knives, two pairs of Bracelets, two pen holders.

According to her idea, she and Wan'er each hold a set, as a token to witness their best friend's relationship.

It could be seen that Wan'er liked the things Li Lingyue gave her very much, especially the book knife, which was specially used to cut rice paper. She rummaged through it a few times and asked suspiciously:
"It's strange, these book knives and bracelets are two pieces, but this seal, why is there only one for me, where is yours, and what is the engraved word?"

"Ah! I'm left at home, and I'll show it to you later when I have a chance!"

Li Lingyue stuck out her tongue. Hers was naturally engraved with 'Princess Taiping', and even the princess's title 'Taiping' was engraved on it in advance, so naturally she couldn't show it to Wan'er, otherwise the princess's identity would be exposed, and she would even show it. The ability to predict oneself.

"Why do you have to engrave a seal? Our daughter's family doesn't need this thing!" Wan'er muttered suspiciously.

Li Lingyue slapped her head and pretended to be suddenly enlightened. At first, she thought that Wan'er would become the housekeeper next to Empress Wu, and she would need to use the seal at that time, so she made it in advance.

According to the normal engraving, the bottom of Wan'er's seal should be engraved with "Shangguan Shizhao". In order not to reveal her identity as a time traveler, she deliberately engraved the name "Shangguan Wan'er".

Wan'er accepted Li Lingyue's gift generously, and asked suspiciously: "You came to see me today, you should not just give me these things, right?"

Li Lingyue secretly praised Wan'er's intelligence, no longer hiding her clumsiness, and said directly to her:
"Sister Wan'er, to be honest, I may have to leave Chang'an and go to Dongdu for three years. I came to see you today to say goodbye to you."

Shangguan Wan'er's face instantly became lonely, and she asked eagerly:
"Why did you leave? What are you doing in Dongdu?"

Li Lingyue pretended to be embarrassed and said: "You should have heard that the princess's grandmother passed away, and the empress and the princess are going to Dongdu to mourn. Unfortunately, my mother was selected as an accompanying servant, so I can only go with her!"

Wan'er's eyes were flushed, and she said reluctantly: "Are you worried that your mother is gone, and you are lonely by yourself, in fact...you can move to my side, and my mother and I will accompany you!"

Li Lingyue pretended to be helpless and sighed: "Hey! The emperor's order must not be violated. Besides, my mother is not in good health. I am not by her side. I am worried that she will fall ill before she arrives in Dongdu! Sister Wan'er, can you understand?" me?"

Shangguan Wan'er bit her lip with her white teeth, and she nodded after a long time: "Okay, then you go, I'll wait for you to come back here!"

"Don't!" Li Lingyue immediately refused: "Sister Wan'er, you can't be like last time, just because you can't see me, you don't think about food and drink, and lovesickness becomes sick!"

"No!" Wan'er blushed and denied it.

"Okay, okay! I'm just pretending to be emotional!" Li Lingyue grabbed Wan'er's arm and said, "Promise me that you will eat more every day and grow fat. Miss Wan'er like this is the prettiest!"

"Go away!" Wan'er shook off Li Lingyue's arm, carefully put the jade away, looked at Li Lingyue, hesitated again and again, and summoned up her courage to say:
"If we still meet here three years later, would you be willing to take Wan'er as your confidant?"

Li Lingyue was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Wan'er suddenly said this.

Seeing that Li Lingyue didn't answer, Wan'er forced a smile:
"Stand here and don't move, let me leave first, so I won't be too sad!"

After finishing speaking, Wan'er turned around and went down the attic.

Li Lingyue held on to the railing, watching Wan'er's figure gradually disappear before her eyes, the feeling of parting disappeared in her heart.

"Goodbye! Sister Wan'er!"