Chapter 1062 – Your Hairs Disorderly (2/2)
Chen Changsheng drew back his gaze and said to Tang Thirty-Six, ”She said to me that if she really planned to do something, she would tell me.”
After breakfast, Tang Thirty-Six returned to the Orthodox Academy. He needed to communicate with Wenshui as quickly as possible so as to make arrangements for if the capital suddenly fell into chaos.
Xu Yourong came to the Li Palace.
As he watched the beautiful woman arrive with the gradually brightening day, Chen Changsheng suddenly felt nervous.
”I spent the entire night talking with your senior. I'm a little tired.”
Xu Yourong covered her lips and carefully yawned.
Chen Changsheng noticed the hint of undispellable fatigue on her face and felt a little heartache.
”Then you should quickly rest.”
Xu Yourong smirked at him. ”Is there nothing that you want to ask me?”
Chen Changsheng answered, ”If you're willing to tell me, you'll naturally tell me.”
Xu Yourong smiled and said, ”So let's take a walk outside and see if it can energize my spirit.”
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Last night, Luoyang had been abnormally cold. The chilling tide traveled along the winds, traveling from east to west, and so this morning, the temperature in the capital rapidly dropped and snow began to fall once more.
Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong walked through the snow-shrouded Li Palace, with priests and deacons keeping a fair distance from them.
Their footprints were the only ones in the massive plaza, and the picture seemed rather cold and deserted.
Her hands held behind her, Xu Yourong casually strolled amongst the halls, avidly examining them.
In terms of temperament, she was like a retired minister who had gone back to their hometown and had suddenly had the idea to go to the market.
Chen Changsheng felt it rather amusing, and then he felt it rather cute, and then he remembered that the Tianhai Divine Empress also liked to walk around like this.
Xu Yourong stopped. She stretched out her hand and pushed a disorderly strand of his hair back behind his ear, and then she laughed.
Chen Changsheng had a slight obsession with cleanliness and always performed his tasks seriously. His head of black hair was always impeccably combed, so this sort of sight was a rare occurrence.
This could only mean that his mood today was also somewhat disorderly.
”Yesterday, I arranged to meet Prince Chen Liu in the Orthodox Academy because I wanted you to meet him with me, but you had something to do back then, so I met him alone.”
Xu Yourong said, ”I said to him that I was going into the palace tonight and I hoped that he could seize this opportunity.”
Chen Changsheng had not expected that this topic would be brought up so suddenly. He subconsciously asked, ”Opportunity?”
”To him and the Prince of Xiang, the rift between you and Shang Xingzhou is their only opportunity.”
Xu Yourong continued, ”But your and my strength alone is not enough to make the situation fall into chaos, so they will not act recklessly.”
Chen Changsheng noted, ”Unless you can convince Senior to stand on our side.”
Xu Yourong replied, ”Yes, so he will definitely go to Luoyang and find Shang Xingzhou to speak of this matter, perhaps even help me complete this task and have your senior brother stand on our side. At the very least, he can convince Shang Xingzhou that your senior brother will stand on our side.”
Chen Changsheng said, ”If we fail, he and the Prince of Xiang will have their opportunity.”
Xu Yourong agreed. ”Correct, and this will also be our opportunity.”
Chen Changsheng was quiet for a while, then said, ”Many people will die like this.”
”The Empress once said that only by seeking peace through war can peace exist.”
Xu Yourong said, ”What I seek is the method that will spill the least blood.”
The sudden ringing of a bell from deep within the Li Palace interrupted her words.
Several Red Geese flew through snow and into the distance.
The priests and deacons who were deferentially watching the pair from a distance looked around. They seemed to hear something and broke into joyful expressions.
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