The night wind blew Shangguan Wan's hair, causing it to tangle on Shangguan Wan's cheek, forcing her to reach out and return it to her original position.

At this time, Shangguan Wan was standing on a high looking building, overlooking the street below.

Many powerful mansions in the imperial capital like to build such a tower, which can look outside the palace, which is due to the fact that many powerful mansions support their families. Sometimes, there is chaos in the city, and each residence is a fortress, which is divided into the inside and outside. If the people inside cannot stick to it, they can observe the situation outside the palace through the tower.

The tower at Shangguan Wan's feet belongs to Princess Xuanzhen, who is now in the princess's mansion.

This princess's mansion is located in the inner city. According to the rules, non-officials are not allowed to build property in the inner city. Even if you are a wealthy businessman, if you have never donated your official positions and have no fame, you are still a civilian property and can only buy property in the outer city. In addition to the mansions of many Duke Houbo, most of them are official houses arranged by the Ministry of Revenue. Officials only have the right to use and have no ownership rights. To put it bluntly, they are still from the court. When they retire to their hometowns, or when they become local officials from Beijing to local officials, these houses will be taken back to the court. The same is true for the residences of all the princes. Their palaces are of course private property, but the palaces are not in the imperial capital, and their residences in the imperial capital are actually under the name of the clan mansion.

However, the princess is an exception. Although the princess is said to be married, she does not live in the same house with her parents-in-law, but builds a princess's house alone to live in. The princess cannot meet the princess at will and has to wait for the princess to be summoned.

When Princess Xuanzhen was still a princess, she was given the princess's mansion by Emperor Shizong. After Emperor Muzong ascended the throne, he felt sorry for his younger sister who was widowed at a young age and issued an order to expand the princess's mansion for her sister. Compared with King Jin, the mansion of King Yan is more generous, with more than 300 rooms and a garden with living water. The imperial capital is not as good as Jiangnan, which is very rare.

During the reign of Empress Mingkong, the princesses were powerful and could participate in the government affairs. It was common for the princess’s mansion to accommodate the guests. However, in this dynasty, the etiquette and law were strict. In addition, the King of Qi was suppressed by Emperor Shizong several times because of the matter of the guests. Even if Princess Xuanzhen was different from other princesses, she did not dare to attract the guests. Therefore, the huge princess’ mansion seemed a little empty, and many of the courtyards were empty, and it was pitch black at night, and only the lights were brightly lit near the main courtyard.

After Li Rushi left the Imperial Capital, Shangguan Wan became the head of Taiping Inn in the Imperial Capital. As she expected, Qingluan Guard did not dare to provoke her. Because of the Songzhu Pavilion, her relationship with Princess Xuanzhen could not be hidden from the eyes of those who were interested, so she simply stopped hiding and began to go out in and out of Princess Xuanzhen's mansion openly.

Not long after, Princess Xuanzhen climbed up to the viewing tower with a lamp and asked softly: "Sister isn't sleeping?"

Shangguan Wan turned around and said, "Sister didn't sleep, right?"

This is not because Shangguan Guan Guan and Xuanzhen Princess Xuanzhen deliberately wanted to be called to each other, but because Xu Wugui, they happened to be of the same generation. Xu Wugui is the uncle of Emperor Muzong and the uncle of Princess Xuanzhen. Shangguan Guan is Xu Wugui's adopted daughter and is considered the cousin of Princess Xuanzhen. It is not easy for the two to use other titles.

Princess Xuanzhen said, "I just got the news that the Empress Dowager sent an envoy to make peace with Mr. Qingping. Do you think this matter is feasible?"

Shangguan Wan was stunned for a moment and said, "Empress Dowager Xie suppressed the rebellion in the city and sent someone to ask Mr. Qingping to make peace. Unfortunately, she was born in the Zhenchuan Sect. If she was born in the Qingwei Sect, the person sitting in the position of Mr. Qingping might be her."

"Time is also fate." Princess Xuanzhen sighed, "Everyone has his own luck. What a genius, Mr. Da, isn't it..."

Shangguan Wan nodded and said, "That's true."

Princess Xuanzhen said, "I took the liberty to ask, when will Mr. Qingping plan to enter Beijing?"

Shangguan Wan said: "Sister doesn't have to be so careful. There is no question of taking the blame or not. This is what you should tell your sister so that she can have a clear mind."

Princess Xuanzhen had a smile on her face, "It's good that my sister can understand."

Shangguan Wan said: "I can tell my sister clearly that Mr. Qingping did not give me an accurate time. No one except himself knows his specific time to go to Beijing."

Unconcealed disappointment suddenly appeared on Princess Xuanzhen's face.

Shangguan Wan changed the subject, "If it were someone else, I probably didn't know why Mr. Qingping refused to go to Beijing for a long time, but I was an exception, but I happened to be an exception. If it was not unexpected, Mr. Qingping should be waiting for the thirty-six days."

Princess Xuanzhen is knowledgeable and has heard of many secrets, and asked, "I heard that after entering the immortal realm, I will get seriously ill. Is it because of this?"

Shangguan Wan shook her head and said, "That is the reshaping of the body of the immortality. It takes 49 days in total. Mr. Qingping had already entered the immortality realm as early as the 15th July Zhongyuan Festival. He had completely passed the forty-nine days in early September, which is not the same as the thirty-six days I mentioned."

Princess Xuanzhen is waiting for the following text.

Shangguan Wan said: "There are five immortals in the Taoist sect, and the earth immortals among the five immortals have five innate magical powers. I don't know if it's a coincidence or the will of heaven. The innate magical powers of Mr. Qingping and his family master are both 'Taiyi magical magical powers', so I have some understanding of this magical power."

"The 'Taiyi Artifact' is extremely powerful. Every time it is used, the power is twice as high. When you use it with all your strength, the 'Taishang Three Clear Dragon and Tiger Array' of the Great Zhenren Mansion cannot resist it. However, there is also a huge disadvantage. Within 36 days, the consumption will be greater than the amount. The first time you use the 'Taiyi Artifact' only consumes 10% of the qi machine, the second time you use the 'Taiyi Artifact' will consume 20% of the qi machine, the third time you use the 40% of the 40% of the 40% of the 40% of the 40% of the 40% of the 40% of the 40% of the 40% of the 40% of the 40% of the 40% of the 40% of the 40% of the 'Taiyi Artifact' can only be used four times without relying on external forces."

"In the battle of the Great Zhenren Mansion on August 15th, Mr. Qingping used the 'Taiyi Magic Art' four times in a row and forcibly broke the 'Taishang Three Clear Dragon and Tiger Array'. As a result, he could no longer use the 'Taiyi Magic Art' within thirty-six days. Now there is a hidden dragon in the imperial capital city, and there is also a dragon in charge. For his own safety, Mr. Qingping must wait until the thirty-sixth time has passed before he set off for the imperial capital."

Princess Xuanzhen suddenly realized, "From the fifteenth day of August, it will be late September after thirty-six days. In other words, Mr. Qingping will not enter Beijing until late this month at the earliest, so it is hard to predict if it is even later."

Shangguan Wan nodded and said, "That's exactly what it is."

Princess Xuanzhen asked, "Now there is still one tenth of a day before the end of the month. What are the plans for my sister?"

Shangguan Wan did not answer immediately, but asked back: "Before answering my sister's question, I have a question that I want to ask my sister. I wonder if my sister can answer me?"

Princess Xuanzhen was stunned and then replied: "Sister, it's okay to ask."

Shangguan Guan said slowly: "Sister should know Mr. Qingping's ambition, which is also the ambition of the master of the family to overthrow the Xu family. My sister is a member of the Xu family, and unlike me, the Xu family, I am a dignified princess, why do you still have to help Mr. Qingping? Is it just to leave a way out for myself?"

Princess Xuanzhen did not expect Shangguan Wan to ask such a question. After a moment of silence, she replied: "If you want to talk about the people of the Xu family, the King of Qi is also a member of the Qi family. His weight is far better than that of me, the princess. Everyone said that if I marry, I will marry someone. For the Xu family, I will be an outsider. The King of Qi is different. He is the leader of the kings and almost becomes the emperor. But even the leader of the kings betrayed the Xu family and wanted to overthrow the Xu family."

"Different." Shangguan Wan shook her head, "The original intention of the family master to overthrow the Xu family was to be the one who could take charge of the world. If the same clan kissed her, she would not kiss her. In essence, it would be the family master to go further. But the sister is different. The sister has reached a high position in the Xu family, and is second only to the Queen Mother Xie Zhi among the women. Even if Mr. Qingping succeeds, there may not be more to give her sister than now. So what is the sister asking for?"

Princess Xuanzhen is able to be at ease among the royal family and the four ministers, so she is naturally not an ordinary person. She said slowly: "Life is less than a hundred years old, and she is always worried about a thousand years. People cannot only look at the present, but also look far away. I do this for the Xu family."

Shangguan Wan didn't say anything.

Princess Xuanzhen continued: "How many years can the court last? Mr. Qingping just accelerated this process. Even without Mr. Qingping, the court would not return to Zhongxing. My sister should know that many diseases are asymptomatic, but once they have symptoms, they are already terminally ill and have no way to recover. The Wei Dynasty is like a patient, and many diseases have begun to appear. It seems not fatal, but in fact it is useless to medicinal stones. It is said that whitewashing peace is like a woman applying makeup to cover up her old state. When the makeup can't cover up the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, it means she is really old. The same is true for whitewashing peace. If you want to pretend to be peaceful, it is really not peaceful."

Princess Xuanzhen paused and said, "I said so much, but in the final analysis, there is only one thing in the final analysis. The Great Wei has no way to make a comeback, and I just tried my best to maintain it. Mr. Qingping has accelerated the process of the fall of the Great Wei, and I have accelerated Mr. Qingping's actions. I have done so much, but I just hope that in the future, the Xu family's children can still leave some incense, so that they will not be doomed."

Speaking of this, Princess Xuanzhen showed a sad look on her face, "In addition, it is my own selfish thoughts. In previous dynasties, when the dynasties were destroyed, the royal family was slaughtered. Even if the royal family women were lucky enough to die, they would become playthings from others. It was really worse than death. When the Jin Dynasty was destroyed by the golden tent, what princess, princesses, queens, and golden branches and jade leaves were abducted, and they became slaves and prostitutes without covering their bodies. I often think, if the Wei Dynasty had come to that day, what would happen to me, the eldest princess? How good would it be? Now I am a meritorious minister, and I will never end like this."
Chapter completed!