Tang Dynasty: A Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls for Li Er at the Start

Chapter 70 The mistress of this mansion will not bear the surname Wu in the future.
What a coincidence that he ran into Sister Wu's family when he was moving?
And they even lived in Yonglefang.

Moreover, according to my memory, Wu Shihuo did not seem to settle down in Chang'an. After being recalled by Li Shimin, he was transferred to the position of Governor of Yuzhou.

After that, he went to Jingzhou, and his family members went with him. Later, after he passed away, Wu Meimei and her two daughters were driven out of their home by their half-brother.

They moved from Jingzhou to Chang'an.

Perhaps Wu Shiyue did indeed purchase property in Chang'an. After all, he was a duke, so it wouldn't be surprising if he bought a house there.

But this is just too much of a coincidence.

Wenrou, seeing him lost in thought, didn't dare to disturb him.

Holding the sugar figurine given to him by someone, he secretly put it in his mouth.

Wen He turned her head and saw her smug little face.

"Forget it, who cares who arranged it? Yonglefang is so big, we might not see them again in the future."

Although Li Er had previously arranged for Wu Meimei to be Li Lizhi's playmate.

But that was in the deep palace. At most, he would go to the East Palace to teach those three little ones, and he might not see them again in the future.

Wen He reached out and gently rubbed Wenrou's little head.

The latter was startled and quickly covered her mouth with her hand.

"Brother."

"Eat up, but don't eat too much in the future, or you'll lose your teeth."

This sugar figurine must have been a gift from Li Lizhi.

Last night, the little girl suddenly lost a tooth, so Wen He stopped giving her candy. She must have told Li Lizhi about it today.

That young princess must be feeling sorry for her little sister.

Not long after, Fang Zheng, looking apologetic, hurried over.

"Your Excellency, the road ahead has been cleared."

"Ah."

The steward nodded and then drove the carriage toward Wen He's residence.

Bored on the journey, Wen He got out of the carriage. The steward, thinking he was in a hurry, smiled and said, "Young master, there's no need to rush. There's still a long way to go."

"It's alright, it's just stuffy inside. By the way, we'll be spending a lot of time together in the future, and I still don't know your name."

Those whom Li Shimin assigned to his side could not leave unless they died.

Since you're going to be spending a lot of time together, you should at least know each other's names.

"This old servant, Wenzhong, was bestowed upon me by His Majesty when I was still a prince." He smiled with pride.

Wen He was taken aback.

"It was actually bestowed by His Majesty; I am truly ashamed."

Judging from his age, he must be over forty. To be given a name by Li Yuan, this old steward must have a rather unusual background.

No wonder Li Shimin sent him to monitor him.

"No, no, I'm just a disabled person. I made some mistakes back then, and it was thanks to Your Highness's help that I was able to survive. In the future, I will definitely serve the young master wholeheartedly."

He laughed heartily, as if he were talking about his own affairs.

What he actually meant was to tell Wen He that although his name was given to him by Li Yuan, Li Shimin had saved his life.

Therefore, there is no need to worry that he will betray Li Shimin in the future.

But Wen Zhong didn't know that Wen He didn't care at all.

Historically, after Li Yuan abdicated, he had absolutely no chance of being reinstated.

Even if he wanted to restore the monarchy and regain power, no one would listen to him.

After all, Li Shimin had already begun eliminating dissidents and winning over the hearts of the people even before he ascended the throne.

Not long after the carriage had gone, a caravan suddenly appeared in front of them.

Not far away, in front of a grand mansion, a beautiful woman was leading two girls by the hand as they stepped down from a luxuriously decorated carriage.

Wen He glanced at it and was immediately surprised. The four large characters "Duke of Ying's Mansion" were clearly written on the gate of the mansion.

"Is one of those two little girls Wu Meimei?"

He couldn't help but be curious, but the two little girls were about the same height, and from such a distance, he couldn't tell who was older or younger, so naturally he didn't know which one was the legendary Sister Wu.

However, since the other party was all women, Wen He realized that it wouldn't be good if she were discovered spying on them.

He then averted his gaze and was about to enter the carriage when he heard Wenzhong say, "Young master, we've arrived."

what?
Wen He was stunned. After hesitating for a long time, he turned his head in astonishment to look at the place Wen Zhong was pointing to.

On the gate of a similarly sized mansion directly opposite the Duke of Ying's mansion, the words "Gaoyangzi Mansion" were prominently displayed.

"Is this my home?"

Wen He pointed to the gate and asked Wen Zhong incredulously.

Wen Zhong nodded with a smile: "This is the place. His Highness specially chose this residence for you."

That's it!

I knew there weren't that many coincidences.

I specifically chose this place to stay!
Wen He slapped his forehead, only then realizing that when he was talking to Li Shimin about Wu Zetian, he had inadvertently revealed that she was Wu Shihuo's daughter.

No wonder Wu Shiyue was still in Yangzhou, while his family had already arrived in Chang'an.

Only Li Er (Emperor Taizong of Tang) has the power to do this. With a single decree, Wu Shihuo (Wu Shihuo) couldn't wait to send his family to Chang'an.

"Li Er wouldn't really want me to marry Sister Wu, would he?"

Wen He suddenly felt a chill on her neck.

A time traveler from the future marrying a future empress—this is no joke.

If Li Shimin were to grow old and perceive them as a threat, exterminating their entire family and confiscating their property would be a simple matter of a word.

He couldn't help but feel uneasy.

"His Highness instructed this old servant to tell the young master that he can rest assured that the mistress of this mansion will not bear the surname Wu in the future."

Although Wen Zhong didn't know why His Highness the Crown Prince wanted him to say those words to him when he saw Wen He in shock.

This young master Wen is only ten years old. Can he understand the meaning behind these words?

"Really?" Wen He's tightly furrowed brows immediately relaxed.

"Yes, that's what His Highness said," Wenzhong nodded truthfully.

"That's good, that's good." Wen He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and smiled like a sunny and cheerful young man.

"Brother?"

Hearing his soft, gentle voice from inside the carriage, they curiously peeked out.

Upon seeing this, Wen He immediately picked her up and pointed towards the mansion gate: "Xiao Rou, this will be our home from now on."

"Our home? Then aren't we going back to the village?"

"I won't go back."

"Does that mean no one will bully us anymore?"

"Yes, no one will bully us anymore."

Looking at the little girl's reddened eyes, Wen He knew that she must have been thinking about the old days again.

They were bullied by the villagers, who pointed at them and cursed them as jinxes.

Wenrou tightly hugged Wenhe's neck with both hands, forcing back her tears and humming in response.

At this moment, the mother and her two daughters in front of the Duke of Ying's mansion across from them also noticed this side.

The woman frowned as she looked at them, who had only one carriage and a dozen or so servants, yet lived in a mansion of almost the same size as their own.

"Where did this run-down family come from, moving on the same day as us? What bad luck!"

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