Stay Safe and Sound Every Year

On the night when the late emperor passed away, Gu Wanning held the edict asking her to become a nun, her fingertips were cold. It was written by the late emperor himself. She was asked to enter the imperial temple, see the ancient Buddha with green lanterns, and pray for the late emperor. She knelt down and accepted it, thinking that it would only be nine years, so she could just get over it. In nine years, she recited three thousand sutras in front of the Buddha, wore out seventeen futons, and listened to the morning bells and evening drums enough. In the winter of the ninth year, news came that the new emperor had ascended the throne. She thought that she could finally go out. What was waiting was a white silk ribbon. "Gu's Wanning secretly hid the late emperor's edict with evil intentions, so she will die." She didn't understand until she died - what really wanted her to die was not the will to become a monk, but the real imperial edict in her hand. What the late emperor thrust into her before his death was a secret decree "passed on to his younger brother Xiao Hanye". She hid for nine years, thinking no one knew. The moment Bai Ling tightened her grip, she saw the toes of the new emperor's boots stepping on the threshold, and said softly: "My throne is finally secure." Gu Wanning opened her eyes again, the candlelight flickered, and in the bronze mirror was her own face from nine years ago. Tonight is her last night before entering the temple. At dawn tomorrow, the Imperial Temple's carriage will stop outside the mansion. She faced the mirror and slowly curved the corners of her lips. Just being stupid once in your previous life is enough. Gu Wanning took off her plain clothes, took out the crimson skirt from the bottom of the box, put up her ponytail in front of the mirror, drew her eyebrows, and nodded her lips. The woman in the bronze mirror has beautiful features and looks like the daughter of a sinner who will become a monk tomorrow. She opened the door, and the night wind came in, enveloping her with the chill of early spring. "Prepare the car and go to the Regent's Palace." The concierge of the Prince Regent's Palace yawned and opened the door. He was stunned for a moment when he saw the woman standing in the lantern light. "Gu... Miss Gu?" "Excuse me," Gu Wanning gathered her cloak and said in a calm voice, "I would like to tell you that Gu Wanning has a relic of the late emperor and wants to present it to the prince in person." Xiao Hanye met her in the study. The regent had just returned from discussing matters, his cloak was still untied, and his brows were filled with late night weariness. He leaned back in the chair and looked at her with eyes as calm as if she were separated by a thin layer of ice. "Miss Gu came to visit late at night, why?" Gu Wanning did not exchange greetings, but took out the bright yellow silk from her sleeve and placed it on the desk in front of him. "The late emperor's true edict. It is passed down to the prince." Xiao Hanye's eyes fell on the silk and did not move for a long time. After a while, he raised his eyes, his eyes bottomless: "Did you know that secretly hiding the imperial edict is a capital crime?" "The civilian girl knows." Gu Wanning met his gaze, "It is precisely because she knew that she came to ask the prince for help." She spread her words and said - after the new emperor ascends the throne, she, the person holding the edict, will undoubtedly die. Instead of waiting to die, it's better to take a gamble. "The daughter of the people will help the prince to take back the throne. The prince will protect the women of the people and return them to freedom. After the incident is completed, the women of the people will remain anonymous and will never enter the capital." Xiao Hanye looked at her and suddenly laughed. "Miss Gu," he rolled up the edict slowly and held it in his hand, "what makes you think that I will quarrel with that person over this edict?" Gu Wanning's expression remained unchanged: "Because if the prince does not fight, after the new emperor takes the throne, you will be the first to be eliminated." The candlelight flickered, and the study was so quiet that you could hear the wind outside the window. Xiao Han stared at her for a long time, and finally there was a different look in his eyes - not one of surprise, but scrutiny, like a hunter sizing up a prey that suddenly broke into the territory. "Interesting." He stood up, walked around the desk, and walked to her. He was a head taller than her, and when he looked down, he was so overwhelming that it was almost breathless. "You are supposed to enter the temple as a nun tomorrow," he said, "I can give you another way - the Regent's Palace is short of an aunt in charge, are you willing?" Gu Wanning raised her eyes and met those bottomless eyes. "Yes." The next day, the Imperial Temple's carriage returned empty. Gu Wanning put on a lake blue skirt, with the royal palace's badge hanging around her waist, and became the aunt in charge of the royal regent's palace. On the surface, he was in charge of the government's accounts, but secretly he sorted out the court situation and analyzed people's hearts for Xiao Hanye. At first, Xiao Hanye only thought of her as a useful chess piece - this woman had a good memory and a quick mind. She could pick up the in-law relationships and past events of the court ministers at her fingertips. Her regular script was clear and elegant, and her poems were so sharp and sophisticated that even he couldn't fault it. Later he found out that she would also hold back his drink. Someone came to pay tribute at the palace banquet, and she took it calmly, saying that she was taking care of the prince's worries. After three cups, his expression remained unchanged, but when he returned home, he was vomiting so much that he curled up on the couch and huddled into a small ball. He stood at the door and watched for a while, then ordered someone to bring sobering soup, and added: "She is not allowed to drink alcohol on her errands from now on." Later, he noticed that she was looking at him more and more dimly. At first he thought it was fear, but later he realized something was wrong - she really just wanted to complete the deal and escape unscathed. When he took a step closer, she took a step back, with just the right amount of propriety, like a flower blooming on the edge of the cliff, not clinging to or leaning on it, just blooming on its own. For the first time in his life, Xiao Hanye felt ignored. That spring palace banquet, the new emperor and his queen attended the banquet, and all the ministers sat with them. Gu Wanning followed the prince into the palace and stood waiting in the corridor, but was caught by the new emperor. "Isn't this the one from the Gu family?" The new emperor smiled meaningfully, "I heard that you did not go to the imperial temple, but went to the regent's palace as an errand? Why, serving the Buddha is not as comfortable as serving the prince?" After the words fell, the room was silent for a moment. Gu Wanning lowered her eyes and was about to kneel down to apologize when her wrist was suddenly grabbed. Xiao Hanye walked to her side at some point, pulled her behind him, raised his eyes to look at the throne, and spoke in a calm tone, as if he was saying that the weather was nice today. "She is my king's person." Everyone in the house was shocked. The smile on the new emperor's face froze, and the queen's hand holding the cup trembled slightly. Gu Wanning raised her eyes to look at him, only to see his upright back and a cuff that was slightly heated by the sun. After that day, everyone in the government and the public knew that there was a special "aunt in charge" in the Regent's palace, and even the queen had to avoid her when meeting her. Gu Wanning remained calm. He brought jewelry, but she kept it; he asked her what she wanted to eat, and she answered yes; when he left her alone in the study room to discuss matters late at night, she refilled a cup of tea for him and then stepped aside. Sometimes when Xiao Hanye looked at her, he would think of the night he first met her, when she was standing in the middle of the study, her eyes clear and clear, like a sword that had just been unsheathed. Now the blade is still there, but it has learned to hide it. Three years later, the new emperor was deposed. That night when the palace changed, Xiao Hanye personally led people into the Qianqing Palace. The new emperor broke the imperial seal in a hurry and was escorted by the imperial army to kneel on the gold bricks. Xiao Hanye stood on the imperial steps and looked down at him. "The Bai Ling that sent Gu Wanning to death," he said, "I will remember it for you for three years." The new emperor's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe it. "Uncle Emperor... You did it for a woman..." Xiao Hanye didn't answer, turned and left. On the day of the enthronement ceremony, he sat on the dragon throne and watched the ministers kneel three times and kowtow nine times. After the ceremony, he asked Gu Wanning to come to the palace. She was dressed in plain clothes, kneeling under the Danqi, neither humble nor arrogant. "The daughter of the people comes to see Your Majesty." Xiao Hanye looked at her lowered eyebrows and suddenly remembered that night three years ago, when she stood in front of him and said that she wanted to exchange the imperial edict for a way out. "Gu Wanning," he said, "What reward do you want?" She kowtowed, her voice as calm as if she was talking about something that had nothing to do with her. "The daughter of the people is willing to receive a thousand taels of gold, and from now on she will remain anonymous and never set foot in the capital again." The whole hall was silent. Xiao Hanye looked at her and didn't speak for a long time. The spring light outside the palace was just right, shining on her body, making her profile look thin and lonely. She really wants to leave. She was always going to leave. He stood up and walked down the imperial steps. The dragon robe drags on the ground, making a rustling sound. The ministers held their breath, wondering what the new emperor was going to do. He stood in front of her, leaned over, reached out, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her up from the ground. She raised her eyes and met a pair of bottomless eyes. "My kingdom," he said, his voice low so that only she could hear it, "How about I give you half of it?" The spring light outside the hall is beautiful, and you can hear needles dropping inside the hall. Gu Wanning was held by his wrist for a long time, and finally she curled her lips. "Your Majesty," she said, her voice as soft as a sigh, "your business is not a good deal." He held her hand tightly and didn't let go. Minefield: 1. The emperor has a bit of a love brain 2. A bit cruel in the early stage 3. The heroine is very powerful in her past and present lives. 4. Our heroine Gu Wanning has always been a big heroine, a very independent girl with a career and a sense of direction. 5. The plot is bloody and will be very distracting. Purpose: live a good life