Chapter 418 (1/2)

Li Xian is not a simple accompaniment to the five aunts. Recently, Li Xian is totally opposite to Li Hong. He is getting closer and closer with Wencheng and Honghua. At the beginning of Wencheng's forced return from Tubo to Chang'an, Li Xian once offered Wen Cheng a brilliant plan, that is, to suggest Princess Wencheng follow the example of the previous generation of Zanpu Songzan Ganbu and ask for the royal family.

It is better to let one of the two princesses, Yiyang or Gao'an, marry in the past, so that the actual control of Tubo can be guaranteed back to Tubo.

Wencheng nodded with a smile. When she wanted to understand, she didn't know that Li Hong had already acted. Not only Li Hong, but also Wu Mei and Li Zhi, suddenly asked Li Hong to look for Xiao Shufei. When talking about the marriage between Yiyang and Gao'an, Li Hong was still confused. Until Xiao Shufei said something, it might be related to Princess Wencheng's return to Chang'an, Li Hong Only then really understood, why long father and long mother so anxious to marry Yi Yang and Gao An's intention.

In the high wall of the nine immortals gate, Xiao Shufei is looking at a large group of palace ladies and eunuchs at the door in surprise. The familiar and strange scene makes her mind of being indifferent to desires for many years suddenly become palpitating.

When I was Xiao Shufei, I was like this every day. The maids and eunuchs around me and the wing screen behind them symbolized the honor of her concubine. Whether she was in the imperial palace or went out of the palace with her majesty, it was so magnificent.

Now, I have always been a green lamp and a maid in waiting. As for the honor of the lady, I only occasionally appear in my dream.

”The queen arrived.” A loud and clear voice sounded at the nine immortals gate.

Xiao Shufei looked at the Queen's special honor guard with a complicated expression. Accompanied by the maid in the palace next to her, Xiao Shufei bit her lips tightly. After a long time, she gradually calmed down, and her face was again wearing that calm smile.

”Xiao, the daughter of the people, has seen the queen.” Xiao's wife and concubine should be polite to her mother.

”Get up. I haven't set foot here for many years. I almost forget that there is an old friend here.” Wu Mei looks at the guard of honor behind her with satisfaction. Accompanied by Wang Lou, she slowly walks to Xiao Shufei's courtyard.

As soon as she stepped into the neat courtyard, Wu Mei saw the row of green brick houses. In front of the house, there was a grape trellis planted by Xiao Shufei herself. The green grapes were not mature at this time, but they were drooping in strings, which seemed elegant.

Under the grape trellis, there is a shady place covered by grape seedlings. There are two bamboo chairs in the middle and a table in the middle of the bamboo chairs. There is nothing else in the courtyard except this.

Xiao Shufei lowered her head and led Wu Mei to walk in the courtyard. The maiden opened the door at the first time. Xiao Shufei whispered, ”please, Queen.”

”No, I'll talk to you for a moment. This courtyard is elegant and chic, good. ” Wu Mei looked around again. Apart from the high walls around it, which blocked some sight, it was a perfect place for self-cultivation.

Xiao Shufei smiles and says nothing. She takes the lead to walk under the grape seedling shelf. Her arm is empty in the air. Please move under the grape trellis.

Wu Mei sighed approvingly and praised again: ”it's not bad. It's really suitable for self-cultivation. Sit down.”

”Thank you, Queen.” Xiao Shufei did not refuse and sat down in another bamboo chair.

At this time, the maid of the palace had already made tea and brought it over. However, she did not put it on the table between them at the first time. Instead, she went to Wang Lou, the eunuch behind the queen. Naturally, she understood the rules of the palace. Besides, it was the first time for the empress to come here for many years.

When the maids wanted to come, it was the same thing whether the queen would drink the tea she made herself, because of the relationship between the queen and Xiao Shufei who were fighting in the back palace many years ago.

But unexpectedly, she just brought the tea to the eunuch, ready to let the eunuch check first, the Queen's faint voice came to her ear.

”Let's go. I'm thirsty after walking all the way.” Wu Mei's look relaxed beckoned and stopped Wang Lou's inspection.

”Yes Queen. ” The maiden saluted Wu Mei, and then carefully put the tea on the table.

Xiao Shufei picked up the white teapot on the table and filled Wu Mei's white china cup with tea: ”please, Queen.”