In the inner hall of the Luling Palace, Li Xian reads and recites scriptures in his room as usual. This is a habit he has developed over the years. He recites scriptures every night to pray for his mother. From the Diamond Sutra to the Great Cloud Sutra, he has basically become familiar with it. Especially since this year, his mother's constraints on him have gradually relaxed. He deeply feels that it is because of his chanting scriptures that make him more pious.

Li Xian is exactly forty years old this year, but his long exile career has made him look a little old, his temples are already pale, the flesh on his face has begun to relax, hanging on his cheeks, his body is obviously fat, and his physical strength is not as good as before. However, his eyes are still very clear and he is not full of resentment because of his abolition of the throne.

Li Xian lived tremblingly under the power of his mother since childhood. He witnessed his brother being executed by his mother for resistance, and gradually formed his cowardly character. He followed his mother when he was young, his wife when he was old, and his daughter when he was old. In fact, he was also very afraid of his young daughter Li Guer. Every time his daughter got angry, he would obey her carefully and gradually develop his daughter's arrogant character.

Li Xian had just finished chanting the sutras tonight and was packing up the Buddhist instruments in the room. At this time, the door was gently pushed open and his wife Wei slowly walked in.

"Didn't I disturb you?" Wei Lian asked softly.

Although Wei Lian was physically disgusted with her husband who became very incompetent and did not allow him to touch her body again, she still respected her husband very much in terms of etiquette. To outsiders, they still followed her husband and wife, respected each other as guests, and were very harmonious, but only the couple knew what exactly.

Li Xian always felt deeply guilty towards his wife. His wife's father died for his recklessness, and his family was also deeply hit by him. In addition, his wife was originally the queen of the mother's etiquette, but she was demoted to Junzhou and Fangzhou with him. This demotion lasted for eleven years, which made him feel guilty about his wife.

Li Xian smiled and said, "I have finished chanting the scriptures. Does the princess have anything to come to me?"

A trace of worry flashed in Wei Lian's eyes. She sat opposite her husband and asked in a low voice: "Tell me the truth, has Xingtang come to Fangzhou?"

Li Xian was stunned, "What does this mean for a good wife?"

Of course, Wei Lian knew that her husband never cared about anything outside. She was usually responsible for contacting the outside world with her eldest son Li Chongrun. She shouldn't come to ask her husband, but today she was shocked that someone ambushed the Dali Temple officials in Yongqing County.

Not only was the ambush, but the sudden appearance of the Dali Temple official in Fangzhou also surprised her. If it were just this, she received news again. The Censor Lai Junchen appeared in Shangyong. This series of news really made Wei Lian frightened and uneasy. He contacted the news brought by his son and Gan Enxin's escape. All signs indicate that someone was going to attack them.

Wei Lian could no longer sit still and could only come to her husband to discuss countermeasures. She said to her husband anxiously: "We have received news that Lai Junchen appeared in Shangyong, the officials of Dali Temple appeared in Yongqing, and some people ambushed the officials of Dali Temple under the name of Xingtanghui. It is said that they killed two people. Do you realize the seriousness of the problem?"

Li Xian was just a cowardly personality, but he was not stupid. He clearly understood the danger his wife said. He was shocked, "Will Xingtang come to Fangzhou?"

"I'm asking you if they have contacted you or Dalang?"

Li Xian shook his head in a hurry, "No"

Wei Lian breathed a little relieved. She thought for a while, then looked at her husband sharply and asked, "Do you have anything else to hide from me? You have to tell the truth."

"No"

Li Xian was also a little panicked and asked hurriedly: "Is someone impeaching me in front of my mother?"

"We don't know this. These people came very suddenly, especially when Lai Junchen came to Fangzhou in person, there must be some major case."

Wei Lian was afraid of Lai Junchen's ruthlessness from the bottom of her bones. Of course, she knew that Lai Junchen was not good, and the kind did not come. If she was an official from the Chafangzhou, she could only send a censor. Lai Junchen came in person, which only shows that he was here for himself and her husband.

"Can your husband write a letter to Shangguan Wan'er-"

After pondering for a moment, Wei Lian carefully put forward her suggestions. They had to be helped by someone. She knew that Shangguan Wan'er was good to her husband. As long as her husband spoke, Shangguan Wan'er would definitely help them.

Li Xian didn't say anything, and after a while, he slowly said: "We didn't do anything out of the ordinary, so let Lai Junchen check it out. I don't think we need to write to Shangguan Wan'er, so we'll let it go."

"What kind of bastard is this?"

Wei Lian cursed her husband viciously and said anxiously: "Who is Lai Junchen? He has made a fuss out of nothing in recent years. Have you done little to frame important officials? Since he came to investigate us, even if we didn't do anything, he would make up things to frame us. Besides, Gan Enxin stole so many letters from you. What if he said that those letters were evidence of your collusion with other royal families? In the past two years, we recruited those warriors. If they found out, the charge of rebellion would be settled, and you and I would die without a single place."

In fact, recruiting warriors has nothing to do with Li Xian. It was Wei's two nephews Wei Bo and Wei Song who secretly did it. She also pulled Li Xian in, just to force Li Xian to write a letter and ask Shangguan Wan'er for help. Li Xian had no choice but to sigh and agree, "Okay, I'll try writing a letter."

Wei Lian came out of her husband and the maid reported to her: "The two young masters Wei have arrived and are waiting for the princess in the side hall."

Wei Lian nodded and quickly walked to the side hall. Her two nephews Wei Bo and Wei Song had been waiting for a long time. Although Wei Lian was trapped in Fangzhou with her husband over the years, she did not worship Buddha and chant scriptures all day like her husband, but actively prepared for her husband's comeback.

In addition to using her eldest son to contact the royal family, she mainly relied on her mother's family. The Wei family saved financial resources for her in Chang'an and recruited warriors. Her two nephews Wei Bo and Wei Song listened to her direct arrangements in Fangzhou.

Wei Bo and Wei Song were discussing something in the side hall. When they saw their aunt coming, they quickly stood up and saluted, "Nephew, see my aunt."

Wei Lian sat down, and a maid served her tea. She picked up the tea and took a sip, and asked again: "You have read all my letters to you."

Wei Bo stepped forward and said, "It is indeed very strange about the assassination of the Dali Temple official. As far as we know, there was no suspicious person in Yongqing County at that time. We suspected that someone from Xiangzhou came to attack and then immediately withdrew back to Xiangzhou. After all, Guishan Town is very close to Xiangzhou."

"It is so difficult to get you two to do something. What happened to Xingtang in Fangzhou last year? Have you found out? And why Lai Junchen came to Fangzhou? What exactly did he want to investigate? Have you learned about it?"

The two brothers looked at each other quietly, lowered their heads. Wei Lian sighed and said, "Okay, since you can't find anything, then leave Fangzhou quickly and take everyone away."

"Wait a minute"

Wei Lian still felt that it was inappropriate. If these two men left, there would be no one available to her. Letting the two brothers stay in Fangzhou was also a force for her to deal with Lai Junchen.

Before the two responded, she changed her mind, "You shouldn't leave for the time being, just stay in Fangling and listen to my orders at any time. In addition, you can find a way to inquire about what Dali Temple and Lai Junchen are doing in Fangzhou?"

At this moment, the eldest son Li Chongrun hurried in and whispered a few words in his mother's ear. Wei Lian was immediately surprised, "Where is the person?"

"People are in the house of a child."

Wei Lian pondered for a moment and said, "I will go with you now."

Li Chongrun, who was once the crown prince, had long been demoted to a commoner. Although he lived with his parents for a long time, after he married his wife and got married the year before yesterday, he moved out of the Luling Palace and built his own mansion near the north gate of the county town. Although he had already opened an independent government, he still had to go to the palace to greet his parents every day.

At this time, night had already fallen and the streets were deserted. There were few pedestrians. A carriage drove directly into Li Chongrun's mansion under the escort of more than a dozen horse-riding warriors, and bypassed the screen wall and stopped in the yard. Li Chongrun stepped forward and opened the car door. Two maids helped Princess Wei Lian walk out of the carriage.

Fangzhou is not Luoyang after all. During the more than ten years of exile, Wei Lian was still relatively free and could enter and exit the palace at will. However, during this period, Wei Lian was also more careful and tried to be careful. She didn't want to be caught by someone with ulterior motives.

Li Chongrun's wife Chai came out and accompanied Wei Lian to the inner hall. The Chai family was the first prominent family in Fangzhou. The family had a huge family and had many talented people. It was Wei Lian who was attracted by this that decided to marry the Chai family, so that his eldest son could get the support of the Chai family.

In the back hall, two women were waiting patiently in the hall. The leader was a female Taoist priest in her thirties, wearing an apricot yellow Taoist robe and holding a whisk in her hand. It was Xie Ying, the leader of Shangqing Tower. She came to Fangzhou and sent a secret letter to Wei Lian on the order of Shangguan Wan'er.

Xie Ying was sitting in the hall and was waiting calmly. Behind her was a tall young woman. Her name was Su Yue, who was originally the third apprentice of Gongsun. Among all Gongsun's apprentice, her martial arts are the most powerful, especially her swordsmanship and magical magic.

Su Yue was also an important part of Shangqing Tower. After Shangguan Wan'er was assassinated in Shaanxi County, Xie Ying arranged Su Yue to be Shangguan Wan'er's personal bodyguard.

Although Su Yue is a daughter, she looks quite like a man. She has strong limbs, a wide face, a pair of thick eyebrows, and a long sword around her waist. She is wearing men's clothing and looks like a majestic guard.

At this time, a sound of ringing bodies came from the hall. Several women surrounded the princess Wei Lian and walked quickly to the inner hall. Li Chongrun followed behind him. Shangguan Wan'er arranged for Xie Ying to come to see Li Chongrun instead of going to find Wei Lian directly. There was also a subtle point in this. Shangguan Wan'er hoped that Li Chongrun could play a role, rather than being entirely dominated by Wei.

But Li Chongrun knew that the matter was important, so he could not move beyond his mother, or decided to report to his mother, and let his mother make the decision. Of course, Wei knew that Shangguan Wan'er was reminding her not to throw Li away, otherwise she would not get support.

Because of this, Wei Lian did not bring her two nephews, nor did she send anyone to the palace, but instead came to her son's mansion to condescend, Li Chongrun naturally entered the decision-making circle.

Xie Ying knew Wei, and she quickly got up and bowed, "Xie Ying met Princess Wei"

"It turned out to be Xie Dao Nu"
Chapter completed!