The Moon Over Tang Dynasty

Chapter 161 The Agreement Chapter Three The Thoughts of Old Friends

Liuli was startled, "What are you..." Looking at his slightly sarcastic smile, she suddenly woke up, "What are you planning on? What did you let him get involved with?"

Pei Xingjian sighed, "How could I let him interfere with me? It's easy for a frustrated person like me to meet an old friend two thousand miles away and drink too much. Naturally, I can't help telling the truth and complaining. Although it was difficult for Taiwei Changsun and Prime Minister Chu to reveal the inside story, it was only natural for them to mutter that they were all the reason why they were demoted to Xizhou."

Liuli suddenly realized that she couldn't help but feel angry and amused after hearing what he said was innocent, "If this happens, he will immediately write a letter to you to slander Taiwei Changsun and Prime Minister Chu. And when the emperor got this memorial, he still didn't think that this person was the emperor." Is it the Taiwei’s party?”

Pei Xingjian nodded with regret, "First and second, memorials from officials from all over the country have to go through the Shangshu Province first. Su Nanjin's memorial involves Chang Sun Taiwei and Prime Minister Chu, so they will naturally know about it. As the saying goes, suspicion breeds secrets. The two prime ministers will probably suspect that Su Nanjin knows the inside story. With their nature of cherishing feathers, how can they be willing to let irrelevant people know about it? He is so obsessed with getting promoted back to the capital. No, you should listen more to the words of the ancients."

 In other words, this Su Nanjin offended the emperor and the two giants in the court at the same time with his memorial? It's not hard to imagine what the outcome will be... Liuli couldn't help but laugh, "Do you think this is revenge for personal revenge?"

Pei Xingjian raised his sword eyebrows slightly, "He is a person who only serves as an official and brings trouble to others. For the sake of his own future, he even doesn't care about the wealth and lives of his people. If we don't give him such a big gift, is it possible to just watch him continue to act recklessly?" What's more, he dared to..." He suddenly paused and changed the topic, "This soup cake won't taste good when it's cold. Please sit down and use some first."

Liuli was secretly amused when she saw how careless he was, but she was still a little worried, "This Su Shenjun certainly deserves it, but if he joins you in slandering Taiwei Chu, will it affect you?" "

Pei Xingjian looked at her and shook his head gently, "Don't worry, the Holy Emperor will feel more at ease when he sees this memorial and knows that I am dissatisfied with the Taiwei. As for the eldest grandson, Taiwei and Chu Xiang, how can they be demoted to such low levels for my sake?" A little soldier from more than five thousand miles away wants to offend the Holy One. Go and eat quickly. If you have any questions, it's not too late to ask me after dinner."

His eyes became soft and deep. Liuli suddenly didn't dare to look directly. She lowered her eyes and turned around. Just as she was about to go and sit down, she couldn't help but turned around and asked, "Why did you remember to tell this today?"

Pei Xingjian smiled and said, "I'll tell you when you finish using it."

Liuli wanted to just roll her eyes at him, but she felt it was too much like flirting, but she couldn't rush him outside to enjoy the cool breeze, so she simply sat down with her back to him and opened the food box, which contained a bowl of soup cakes and a plate of side dishes. , it seems that she is doing well, but how can she tell the difference at the moment? He ate it as quietly and quickly as possible, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, stood up and turned around, "I'm done."

Pei Xingjian stood there, his posture not seeming to have changed. He looked at her and sighed, "You don't have to be so hasty. Liuli, it was my mistake before. If anything happens in the future, I won't tell you anything." I will hide it from you again.”

Liuli couldn't help but blurt out, "Then what can't be said?"

Pei Xingjian pondered for a moment and said, "Military and state affairs cannot be told to outsiders. Others' secrets cannot be disclosed to others. Also, I myself am not 50% sure of the matter. Speaking of it will only confuse people's hearts. These are the only three things."

Liuli looked at his calm face and calm gaze, and felt relieved involuntarily. For a moment, she didn't know what to say.

Pei Xingjian's eyes were still fixed on her face, "Liu Li, you also have to do something for me."

Liuli suddenly became alert, "What's going on?"

Pei Xingjian sighed, "Can you please stop going to the government office for inspection along the way? Just follow me in your car when we leave the city, so you don't have to go through the trouble of getting through. I really don't want...what happened today to happen again." He quickly added, "Although not all those who join the army will be like this, the weather today is too cold."

You are petty and petty, but you still refuse to speak out! Liuli tried her best to suppress the smile at the corner of her mouth and said a faint "hmm". She wasn't stupid. Did she have to go to a place like that to enjoy the cold wind just because she wanted to be angry with him?

A bright smile suddenly appeared on Pei Xingjian's face. Liuli rolled her eyes in her heart, "Have you finished speaking?"

Pei Xingjian was startled for a moment before saying, "Who...who is that woman today? Can you tell me?"

 I actually forgot about this! Liuli frowned in annoyance, "Her surname is Liu. She was the most powerful female officer around the Queen. She was cruel and harsh in words. Most people in the palace were afraid of her... I vaguely remember hearing someone mention it. , she was still with the Queen when the Holy One was dealing with the matter of being tired of winning. According to her status, she should not be under house arrest in the Lizheng Palace at the moment, but should also be serving in Yeting. No matter how capable she is, how can she leave the palace safely? Don't think you can get the documents and go to Xizhou!" Pei Xingjian thought for a moment and laughed, "She doesn't have this ability, but some people do."

Liuli opened her eyes slightly, and then said "Oh", she is so stupid! Indeed, besides Wu Zetian, who else has such ability? Thinking about it carefully, when Deng Yiyi inexplicably fell down the steps in the Zhengdian Palace, Queen Wang would choose that time to see the little princess, and this victory-weary incident, how could a few ordinary palace maids do it? Naturally, it was because the queen had people close to Wu Zetian! Queen Wang is actually very self-possessed. Half of her bad popularity is due to her mother, and half of it also comes from the too powerful Lady Liu, right?

Pei Xingjian also sighed in a low voice, "Wu Zhaoyi's methods are really amazing."

Liuli said hurriedly, "That being the case, it's not unusual for Wu Zhaoyi to send her out of the palace. Why would he let her go to Xizhou? Could it be..."

Pei Xingjian shook his head and said, "Don't worry too much, this matter has nothing to do with us. This Lady Liu should be from Chang'an who left before us."

Liuli asked curiously, "How do you know?"

Pei Xingjian smiled and said, "Think about it, preparing the appropriate documents, arranging for people to leave the palace secretly, and finding a suitable caravan cannot be done in a day or two. Besides, this Lady Liu has been in Liangzhou for at least two days. Three days, if we take the south route, we will arrive three days earlier than we set off. How can an ordinary caravan have such speed? If we take the north route, we will definitely pass you on the way. How can cousin An's follow that? Kang Shiro said it’s been a long time? Besides, if her trip to Xizhou is related to you and me, how could she randomly find the Anjia caravan without even asking about its origin? "

Liuli nodded and asked doubtfully, "Then why is she going to Xizhou?"

Pei Xingjian said, "How do I know this? However, it seems that she is in a hurry to go to Xizhou. Logically speaking, this person should be very cautious and patient. But today, in order to win the trust of his cousin, he showed up openly. I guess it was not something urgent, so he She is someone who cares. If I had to guess, I would choose the latter." Seeing Liuli frowning and thinking, he couldn't help but smile, "If you really want to know, you can either find a reason to ask her in private. When she arrives in Xizhou, it’s probably not difficult to know why she asked her cousin to arrange for someone to follow her, so why bother now?”

Liuli glanced at him lightly, which was quite easy to say!

She didn’t know that, looking at her under the light, her eyes seemed to be wandering. Pei Xingjian's heart skipped a beat, and he clenched his fist to control the arm that almost stretched out automatically. Liuli muttered to herself, "She will tell me if I ask her? Where can it be so easy?"

Pei Xingjian's heart moved, "I think that as long as you tell her truthfully why you went to Xizhou, you can probably find out from her why she went to Xizhou. If you don't believe it, we might as well make a bet."

Liuli thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "I believe it!" Betting with Pei Xingjian? Except for Li Chunfeng, she didn't know what happened to those who bet with him, so why did she find such discomfort?

Pei Xingjian looked at her bright smile and felt that his chest was swollen and his teeth were itching. After a while, he sighed, "Liu Li..."

Liuli put away her smile and said seriously, "We have to go on a journey tomorrow. It's late at night, so you should have a good rest."

Pei Xingjian was stunned for a while, but looked at Liuli's eyes that were obviously warm and cheerful even though she had a straight face, and finally smiled, "Okay, it's cold in the morning, so remember to wear more clothes."

When Ayan and Xiaotan came back, Liuli was still sitting in front of the bed in a daze, but the corners of her mouth were slightly raised. Ayan and Xiaotan looked at each other and laughed. Xiaotan came up to help Liuli untie her hair that had been **** all day, and said casually, "That lady who came from the palace was very polite. She asked the maid to pay the shopkeeper a few hundred dollars in advance. The more money was just to hire a few men. You were drinking, and just then you saw her going to thank Mr. Anjia in person. I don’t know what she said, but Mr. Anjia just said he didn’t dare. "

 This is... showing courtesy for nothing? Liuli frowned slightly and thought of the bet that Pei Xingjian was confident about making. After thinking about it for a while, she ordered, "You should pay more attention to her."

Ayan immediately said hello, but Xiaotan blinked in confusion, "Madam, why is this?"

In another room separated by only two walls from this house, Xiao Fu also looked at Ms. Liu in confusion, "Sister, why do you have to lower yourself to be polite to these merchants?"

Ms. Liu sighed faintly, "It's a blessing for you and me to leave there. Is it possible that we still have to think about our previous identities all the time. Maybe when we get to Xizhou, our situation will be worse than these barbarians! After so many years, who can Do you know if you can't find it? You can't go back to Chang'an anyway. You see, this An family caravan uses good horses and carts, and it can pass the public inspection. It is definitely not an ordinary merchant. There are also family shops in Xizhou. Who would have known us? Will you ask for help from others in the future? Now, of course, no one can be too humble. Have you forgotten how Zhaoyi treated others in our palace? "

Xiao Fu nodded thoughtfully and said hurriedly, "One more thing. When Xiao Fu went out to deliver the food boxes back to the stove, she chatted with a Hu maid in the convoy for a few words, and then she found out that they could get it. So, it was because there was a member of the Tang Dynasty official family in the caravan, and the soldiers from Liangzhou wanted to make things difficult for them, but when they saw that person, they changed their faces and let them go without any trouble! "

Ms. Liu's eyes suddenly lit up, "Is it possible that the official also went to Xizhou?"

　　Well, I have seen everyone’s support. Alan, continue to write three thousand words, and continue to ask for pink (well, it doesn’t matter if you don’t have any, if you have, I will continue to look at your pocket, haha), thank you very much!

 (End of this chapter)