Daily life of captives

Early in the morning, Shangguan Ying woke up naturally after sleeping, and then sat in front of the mirror to paint her eyebrows and make up, and it took an hour to dawdle.

"Princess, the imperial palace is already under court. General Changsun plans to leave the palace through Xing'an Gate today."

"Understood." Shangguan Ying put down her eyebrows, "Give me the set of clothes I bought yesterday."

"Yes." The maid took the clothes and waited on Shangguan Ying to change them, "The princess looks really good in this way, she looks exactly like the girl from Houchu."

Shangguan Ying smiled lightly: "Then do I look gentle enough?"

"En..." The maid looked at Shangguan Yingzai carefully, and then said, "Princess, don't tell me, Hou Chu's clothes seem to be gentle from the beginning, princess If she no longer bounces around like usual, she will look like a gentle and dignified lady."

Hearing this, Shangguan Ying took a deep breath: "Let's go, let's surprise General Changsun today."

"Yes."

Shangguan Ying took two people and went out in a rickety carriage. It only took two quarters of an hour from the official post to the front of Xing'an Gate.

The carriage stopped in front of Xing'an Gate, and Shangguan Ying pushed the door open and poked his head out: "Is General Changsun here?"

However, the guard and maidservant sitting on the shaft of the chariot didn't answer. The two of them looked at the gentle man who came on horseback, and their intuition was not good.

"Princess Shangguan, our country invites your country to attend our new emperor's enthronement ceremony in order to continue the friendly relationship between the two countries, but the princess actually planted eyeliners in the palace to monitor our country's government affairs. Isn't that a bit unfriendly? ?" Li Shao stopped beside Shangguan Ying's carriage, and looked at Shangguan Ying with a smile.

Shangguan Ying was startled, then looked up at Li Shao but was very calm: "What are you talking about? Why can't the princess understand?"

Li Shao continued to speak nonchalantly: "They have important matters to discuss this morning, and it may take another hour to finish. If Princess Shangguan wants to visit some places today, why don't I go with you?"

Hearing this, Shangguan Ying lowered his eyes.

Li Shao came here specially to block her.

"You didn't care about it before, why did you suddenly intervene?"

Li Shao chuckled, and said, "I didn't care about it before, because Bo Yi's clumsy appearance is cute, but if you bully him too much, I will be troubled."

Shangguan Ying clenched his sleeves tightly: "Li Shao, this matter is very important to me."

"What does it have to do with me?" Li Shao smiled, "Wei Feng, this is a rare opportunity. Let's take Princess Shangguan to visit our Forbidden Garden today. In this season, maybe we can go hunting."

After saying this, Li Shao turned his horse's head and walked slowly towards the West Forbidden Garden to the west of the palace.

Although the Forbidden Garden is a large piece of woodland for the royal family to entertain, Boyi and the others haven't had time to take care of this area yet, so this place, which is usually heavily guarded by soldiers, is deserted at this time. Except for the outer circle of guards, everyone inside No.

"Yes." Wei Feng walked to the carriage and said to the maid sitting on the shaft, "Girl, please move into the carriage."

"Princess, what should I do?" The maid panicked and turned to Shang Guanying for help.

Shangguan Ying looked at Li Shao's back, then looked at Wei Feng with a cold face, and said compromised: "You can get in the car. Anyway, it's a rare opportunity, so let's go to their forbidden garden and take a look."

The maidservant got into the carriage as she said, Wei Feng sat on the shaft of the carriage and followed Li Shao and Xi Hu in the carriage.

When they arrived at the Forbidden Garden, the group of people who should dismount got off the horse, and those who should get off the car, walked into the West Forbidden Garden.

After entering the Forbidden Garden, Shangguan Ying discovered that the royal garden of Houchu was very deserted. Although it looked like someone took care of it, it was not as lively as a place where the royal family played.

Accompanied by Xi Hu and Wei Feng, Li Shao always walked in front, and never even looked back at Shangguan Ying.

Shangguan Ying pondered for a while, then suddenly asked, "I thought you brought me to such a quiet place because you wanted to tell me something."

Li Shao calmly replied: "I brought the princess here just to give the princess a chance to tell me something."

"Okay, give me the eldest grandson Boyi."

Hearing this, Li Shao's footsteps stopped abruptly, then he turned around unhurriedly, and looked at Shangguan Ying with a light smile: "Shangguan Ying, why do you think I will agree? Because I feel guilty towards you?"

"If it wasn't for you, why would I have to endure another ten years of suffering? Isn't your heart like a mirror?" Shangguan Ying looked at Li Shao proudly.

Li Shao smiled: "My heart is like a mirror. I know that when Shangguan Qi brought you here to propose marriage, he just wanted to be kind to me so that I could help him get more benefits from Li Guo, and even wanted to make Li The country has become Xi Zhiguo's pocket, and I also know that you wanted to marry me at the time, but you just wanted to kill Shangguan Qi with my hands. You all have ulterior motives, so why do you want me to agree? Shangguan Ying, It is natural for me to refuse, and I am worthy of you because of emotion and reason, and the reason why I let you three points is because you agreed with my love at that time, that's all."

Shangguan Ying frowned: "But don't you think you ruined a woman's happiness?"

Li Shao smiled: "You are really flattering me. You are in the country of Xizhi, and I am in the country of Li. There are thousands of miles between you and me. How could I ruin your happiness? As the saying goes, things are rare. People are precious, but as the only princess of the Xizhi Kingdom, how did you get to where you are today? It’s unbelievable."

Shangguan Ying's face darkened completely: "Do you know my situation in Xizhi?"

Li Shao shrugged: "Naturally, I knew it before you came to Li country for the first time. Because you are the only princess of Xizhi country's generation, my eldest sister Huang has always hoped that you can be like you. Just like the empress in history, you became the second empress of Xizhi Kingdom, what a pity, let alone becoming an empress, you are now in a deep quagmire."

"Since you know you won't help me at that time?" Shangguan Ying looked at Li Shao in astonishment, "I said it was just for a show, you can sleep with me after I kill Shangguan Qi, but why didn't you help me?" ?”

"Kill Shangguan Qi?" Li Shao sneered, "How are you going to kill Shangguan Qi? You have lived together in Xizhi for more than 20 years and you have not been able to kill him. Him? If I accompany you to do a scene, then I have to borrow someone to let you kill Shangguan Qi, if I can succeed once, I have nothing to lose, but what if I can't?"

Shangguanying looked at Li Shao in disbelief: "You, you already thought of this at that time?"

Li Shao nodded without hesitation, and said: "Yes, love is just an excuse to impress you. The real reason for rejecting you is because it is too unworthy. Your plan to kill Shangguan Qi will not work at all, but Shangguan Qi is already ready to use you to break into Li country, but at that time, I must not let him in!"

"Just because of this, you can watch me go back and continue to be humiliated? Li Shao!" Shangguan Ying yelled with his eyes wide open.

"Why can't I?" Li Shao smiled calmly, "Compared with Li Guo's interests, what are you? Why do you think that others will take it for granted that they will sympathize with you and then help you? Don't expect others, Because there will be no good people around you."

Shangguan Ying gritted her teeth and said, "I thought you were different."

"It's different?" Li Shao chuckled, "What's the difference? I'm no different from Shangguan Qi. We were both born in a hell. I believe he also knows that sweet soup is not necessarily sweet. It would be painful, I think he also knows how cold the water under the ice layer of the pond is in mid-winter, and he must have had the experience of waking up in the middle of the night and seeing the flash of a knife in front of his eyes. We are all regular visitors to the gate of hell. It's a deal with Li Gui. And these, as a princess, I'm afraid you will never understand."

Shangguan Ying was stunned.

Li Shao said again: "You have always wanted to kill Shangguan Qi, but ten years later, Shangguan Qi is still alive, and you will never succeed if you rely on others."

"Then what do you want me to do?" Shangguan Ying glared at Li Shao angrily, "I'm just a woman, what do you want me to do?"

"If you think you are an incompetent woman, then what else can you do?" Li Shao said coldly, "The Empress Jiuhuang of Xizhi Kingdom is just a woman, a woman just like you."

Shangguan Ying lowered her eyes and said nothing.

Li Shao was not in a hurry, and while enjoying the scenery, he waited for Shangguanying to give an answer, but before Shangguanying could give an answer, eldest grandson Boyi came.

"Li Shao."

Li Shao turned around and was taken aback when he saw the elder Sun Boyi, then smiled helplessly: "Why do you learn like a hunting dog from Wu Ninghe? How can you find me wherever I am?"

"You weren't there when you returned home." The elder grandson Boyi walked past Shangguan Ying and stopped in front of Li Shao, "Are you going out to eat at noon today?"

"Okay." Li Shao nodded with a smile.

Turning his head to glance at Shangguan Ying, Changsun Boyi didn't dare to look straight in the face: "What are you doing here?"

Li Shao just opened his mouth to answer this question, but Shangguan Ying suddenly opened his mouth and answered: "What else can you do? Li Shao is threatening me, he told me to stay away from you, or he will kill me. General Changsun , this princess just wants to be your friend, what about him?"

With a flash in his eyes, Li Shao smiled, and was noncommittal to what Shangguan Ying said, and only looked at Changsun Boyi with a smile.

Only then did Changsun Boyi take a straight look at Shangguan Ying, and then said in a deep voice, "Then you should stay away from me, I don't want to be friends with you."

Shangguan Ying was slightly stunned, and immediately took a step forward, stretched out his hand to grab Changsun Boyi's sleeve, and said: "General Changsun doesn't have to do this, this princess is not afraid of a prince who has lost power."

Unexpectedly, with Shangguan Ying's tug, the elder Sun Boyi was so frightened that he immediately threw away Shangguan Ying's hand, and hid behind Li Shao with one stride: "Princess, please respect yourself."

The back of his head still hurts!

Shangguan Ying was dumbfounded, but Li Shao was amused.

Glancing at Shangguan Ying, Li Shao said to his elder Sun Boyi: "Xi Zhiguo sent someone to monitor the post-Chu government and plotted against him. I have already let Xi Hu catch that person and sent him to the prison. After the enthronement ceremony is over, you will find him This is an opportunity to challenge Shangguan Qi, asking him to analyze the five cities in the east of Zhiguo. At that time, let Yongning and Ding Changzhi help you, Ding Changzhi is very good at being reasonable and not forgiving."

On the easternmost side of Xizhi State, very close to the border with Hou Chu, there are five border towns, which are important military sites. The five fortresses were carefully built by Shangguan Qi for many years. It is said that the last reinforcement has just been completed, and they are easy to defend but difficult to attack. They are still the frontier fortresses of the Xizhi country, but if the attack is successful this time, then these five fortresses will belong to them.

"Okay." Changsun Boyi nodded without hesitation.

Shangguan Ying's face turned pale.

That person was sent by her, and she didn't intend to inquire about the content of the political discussions in the later Chu court, she just wanted to find out when they will go to court, but if Li Shao has this handle in his hands, then he will say Whether it's black or white is not up to her.

"Wait for Li Shao!" Shangguan Ying hurriedly called to stop Li Shao, showing a guilty smile, "Li Shao, that person was actually sent by me, I just want him to help me find out when General Changsun will come down Forget it, if I offend you, I won't do this anymore."

Li Shao looked at Shangguanying suspiciously, and asked in confusion: "Is this important? Ever since I heard that Shangguan Qi built a fortress there, I have always wanted it. I gave you a chance just now. If you don't want it, I will do it now." Take advantage of the opportunity you gave me."

"No, no, no," Shangguan Ying quickly shook his head, "I want the chance you gave me, I'll go back and make plans, I will definitely kill Shangguan Qi before the mission leaves Chang'an, I promise to blame Dong Hai cleanly and beautifully I know that the prince in the small country above has been conspiring with Shangguan Qi to do something unfavorable to Hou Chu in the past few days, and I will definitely get this matter done!"

Those five fortresses are the painstaking efforts of Shangguan Qi, but they are also the strongest line of defense in the east of Xizhi Kingdom, and they are the confidence to defend against Hou Chu. If Hou Chu wants to leave like this, then their east is equivalent to an open door , Hou Chu can drive straight in at any time.

"No need," Li Shao said coldly, "It doesn't make any difference to me whether Shangguan Qi is dead or not. Apart from being clever, he doesn't dare to start a war with Hou Chu at all. I originally only relied on the friendship in the past." I want to help you, but you are not rare. Both of you brothers and sisters think that Houchu is better than Xizhi, and you both think that Houchu is better than Xizhi, so you always think that one day you will make Houchu your own. He tried his best to get married, and you also want to become the mother of a country in the true sense of Hou Chu, but unfortunately, no matter how good it is, it is not yours, and you will never get it."

"Li Shao," Shangguan Ying suddenly knelt in front of Li Shao, "Li Shao, I beg you, if you really use my people to ask Shangguan Qi for the five fortresses, then Shangguan Qi will definitely not let you go." I beg you! I beg you! Help me!"

Li Shao also squatted down, looked at Shangguan Ying, and said, "You know what? Many things don't matter to me, but I hate the person who wants to separate me from Boyi! You know that I am a flower How much effort did it take to finally be able to stay with him? You know, you know it all too well, but you treat me like this. Shangguan Ying, no one in this world owes you anything, this is your life!"

Shangguan Ying cried until the makeup on her face was stained, she raised her head and glared at Li Shao viciously: "Li Shao, I hate you."

Li Shao smiled nonchalantly: "Don't waste your feelings, you will know later that even hatred is a luxury."

After saying this, Li Shao stood up, took the hand of Changsun Boyi and strode away, and Changsun Boyi only looked at Li Shao, no matter how Shangguan Ying cried, he couldn't attract his attention.

After getting into the carriage, Changsun Boyi asked Li Shao distressedly, "Why are you looking for her? Why make yourself angry."

Li Shao rubbed his forehead and said, "Originally, I thought that if Shangguan Ying could become the empress of Xizhi, then Chu and Xizhi could also sign a long-term alliance agreement. Those small countries in the East China Sea and South China Sea that do not pose a threat, at least for more than ten years, do not have to worry about wars, and can focus on the matter of making the country rich and strong, but Shangguan Ying is still unable to support the wall. It is a pity that there is a precedent for the empress."

Elder Sister Huang once said that Shangguan Ying was a smart woman who only lacked an opportunity, but in his opinion, Shang Guanying was just pretending to be smart...or was it that the time had not yet come?

Sitting in the carriage, Li Shao was thinking about Shangguan Ying's affairs, so he didn't notice the carriage was running, so he ran to the door of Wei's restaurant in Dongshi. After getting off the carriage, he turned his head and saw the plaque, Li Shao Suddenly shook his head and laughed.

"You, you were really a weasel in your previous life."

The eldest grandson Boyi curled his lips and pulled Li Shao into the door.

As a result, as soon as Li Shao entered, the shopkeeper of Wei's restaurant warmly greeted him.

"Hey! Why did the third son come in person today? Wait in the private room for a while?"

"Thank you shopkeeper." Li Shao nodded with a smile, then took his eldest grandson Boyi and followed the shopkeeper into the kitchen, and then went up a hidden staircase to the second floor. But Boyi found that they had entered a secret courtyard.

The shopkeeper led Li Shao and Changsun Boyi into a room: "Third Young Master, General Changsun, what do you two think of this room?"

Li Shao sat down directly at the table, and looked around the yard through the open window: "The shopkeeper's place is really full of guests every day."

"Thanks to the third son," the shopkeeper said with a smile on his face, "what would the third son and General Changsun want to eat today? We have a new batch of spring bamboo shoots here today, and they are fresh. Do you want to try it?"

Li Shao nodded and said, "Then listen to the shopkeeper and cook a plate of spring bamboo shoots."

"Okay!" The shopkeeper responded with a smile, "Should I also have a piece of roast chicken? Now I can open the oven and cook it for the third son."

"Then trouble the shopkeeper." Boyi came here just to eat chicken, how could he not?

Mentioning the roast chicken, Changsun Boyi immediately asked: "Shopkeeper, isn't there only [-] roast chickens in the restaurant every day? How can this be cooked again?"

"Uh..." The shopkeeper was a little embarrassed, and turned to look at Li Shao.

Li Shao cast a sidelong glance at his elder Sun Boyi, and said, "How can you ask someone like that?"

The eldest grandson Boyi immediately bowed his hands to the shopkeeper: "Sorry, I'm sorry."

Then the shopkeeper laughed again, and said: "It's okay, it's okay. The roast chicken in our Wei's restaurant is indeed only [-] a day, first come, first served, but there are many nobles in Chang'an City, this nobleman came out Naturally, you don’t have to follow the rules of ordinary people when shopping, but you have to follow the rules of noble people.”

Seeing that the elder Sun Boyi was confused by the shopkeeper's gossip, Li Shao smiled and said: "If you want to make others suffer, you have to spend more money and open the door to do business. Money can turn ghosts around."

"That's exactly the reason!" The shopkeeper laughed.

Changsun Boyi blinked, and asked again: "Then how much do we buy for one?"

The shopkeeper stopped answering again, glanced at Li Shao, and suddenly said: "Third son, General Changsun, the younger one will go and order the kitchen to cook the chicken first, otherwise you two will have to wait for a long time."

"Go." Li Shao waved his hand, and waited for the shopkeeper to leave before he glanced at Changsun Boyi and said, "Why are you asking so many questions? You can eat what you have."

Changsun Boyi rubbed his stomach and said, "I need to know whether what I eat is a chicken or a lump of gold."

Li Shao laughed: "Don't worry, it's not that expensive. Fortunately, you are the only weasel in the house, and I can still afford it."

Changsun Boyi frowned: "You paid for it?"

Li Shao raised his eyebrows, and suddenly leaned on the table and approached Changsun Boyi, smiling brightly, and said: "Dear General Changsun, since you entered Beijing, you haven't brought home any money. Have you noticed that you haven't given it to yourself? Salary?"

Changsun Boyi was stunned, then embarrassed.

Not only him, he seems to have never cared about Yong Ning and Jie Jun... He forgot.

"So... you have always raised me?"

Li Shao nodded, and smiled brighter: "Isn't that right, if I'm not rich, you can drink the northwest wind."

"You, where did you get the money?" Changsun Boyi looked at Li Shao in astonishment.

It has been less than half a year since he entered Beijing, so all the expenses should be borne by Li Shao, right?Could it be that the money warehouse and granary of General Tiance's mansion are really empty?

Li Shao proudly said: "My son saved it specially for raising weasels. It's not too much. If you have three chickens a day, it will be enough to feed you for three to fifty years."

"...I will go to Yong Ning and Xie Jun to discuss the salary tomorrow." How could he forget his salary?Li Shao didn't remind him earlier!

"No hurry," Li Shao said with a smile, "Just a little salary from the court is not enough to do anything. Or do you want some private money? Well...can I give you some pocket money?"

After giving Li Shao a blank look, Changsun Boyi said sullenly, "No!"

Li Shao chuckled, and stopped teasing Zhang Sun Boyi, just waited for the roast chicken to come up, and then pushed it in front of Zhang Sun Boyi, watching Zhang Sun Boyi hesitate and struggle for a long time, but still couldn't resist the temptation to let a The roast chicken that was charred on the outside and tender on the inside quickly turned into a chicken bone, and Li Shao was overjoyed.