Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 893
Li Qinzai was carried out of the Taiji Palace by four palace people. As soon as he left the palace gate, Li Qinzai miraculously sobered up.

As expected of the wine in the palace, the quality of the wine is really good. What's even more amazing is that it can only be drunk in the palace, and there is nothing wrong with it outside the palace.

Smiling and thanking the stunned palace man, Li Qinzai turned and left.

Outside the palace gate, Liu Ah Si and other trilogy came up to welcome him.

Li Qinzai waved his hand and said, "Find a remote corner, let's wait."

Liu Ahsi took the order, and everyone stayed away from the palace gate, gathered under the wall at the other end of the square, and then squatted down together, like a group of street gangsters waiting to extort pocket money from elementary school students.

After waiting for about half an hour, a carriage slowly drove up from the end of Suzaku Street. The speed of the carriage was a bit fast, and it was obvious that he was in a hurry to enter the palace under the temporary order.

Li Qinzai stood up and stared at the carriage. He saw that the carriage stopped outside the palace gate, and an official in purple official uniform got out of the carriage.

Xu Jingzong.This old guy can be clearly identified from a long distance.

Seeing Xu Jingzong adjusting his clothes outside the palace gate, then the palace gate opened a line, and Xu Jingzong entered under the leadership of the palace staff.

Li Qinzai smiled, waved his hand and said, "Let's go back to the Duke's residence."

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Xu Jingzong stayed in the palace for more than an hour, and then resigned from the palace.

For more than a hour, there were only Li Zhi and Xu Jingzong in the Anren Hall. No one knew what Li Zhi and Xu Jingzong said, but some palace people saw Xu Jingzong walking out of the hall, sweating profusely, and looked embarrassed.

After Xu Jingzong left, Li Zhi poured himself another cup of wine, took a leisurely sip, took another piece of well-stewed beef, smacked his mouth, and murmured: "It's still a little tasteless..."

Surrounded by the maids of honor, Empress Wu quietly approached the hall.

Wang Changfu, who was standing outside the hall, hesitated for a moment, and was about to stop Empress Wu, but Empress Wu frowned and gave him a cold look.

Wang Changfu froze, hurriedly bowed to salute, and silently stepped back two steps.

Empress Wu straightened her clothes, straightened her body, took a deep breath, and instantly showed a warm and gentle smile on her face. She walked lightly into the hall with lotus steps.

Seeing Li Zhi sitting alone in the hall, pouring himself a drink, Empress Wu approached and said softly: "Why is your majesty drinking by himself, isn't he lonely? Why don't you sing and dance to entertain him?"

The moment Li Zhi raised his eyes to look at Empress Wu, his eyes were as cold as thousands of years of ice, and there was a bit of gloom in the coldness. With such terrifying eyes, Empress Wu couldn't help taking a step back even though she had experienced many storms.

Immediately, Li Zhi's eyes quickly thawed in the spring breeze, and a smile appeared in an instant.

"It turned out to be the queen, haha, I almost mistook the person."

Empress Wu forced a smile and said: "Your Majesty drank alone and looked very lonely. It was the fault of my concubine, who did not take good care of Your Majesty."

Li Zhi smiled: "The emperor is lonely, and the empress has lived in the palace for many years, so she must know the pain in the palace."

Empress Wu said quietly: "Yes, living in the deep palace for a long time is not only painful, but also has all kinds of last resort..."

Li Zhi frowned: "What is the queen's last resort?"

Empress Wu smiled bitterly: "The concubine is in charge of the harem, and there are tens of thousands of people in the palace. It is said that it is a palace, and it is no different from a small city. There are constant theft and bullying every day, complaining, crying, domineering, and dealing with these people's behavior all day long. All the concubines feel that they are about to go bad."

Li Zhi smiled and said: "The empress has worked hard, and I am also very tired. You and I might as well leave the Taiji Palace and find a leisurely place. It just so happens that the renovation of the Luoyang Palace has been completed. Why don't you and I choose a day to visit Luoyang?"

Empress Wu said with a smile: "If Your Majesty has such an elegant mood, the concubine is of course willing to accompany His Majesty."

Speaking of Empress Wu kneeling and sitting opposite Li Zhi, seeing a wine cup on the low table, Empress Wu's pupils shrank slightly, and said with a smile: "Did someone drink with Your Majesty just now?"

"That's right, as soon as Jing Chu left, that guy's alcohol capacity is too poor, and he was drunk after drinking a few cups."

"Jing Chu returned to Chang'an? The concubine especially misses Jing Chu's cooking skills."

Li Zhi hummed, and said: "Jing Chu has also worked hard these past few days, from Zhuangzi to Chang'an, back and forth several times, I heard from Baiqisi that Jing Chu only brought Wu Minzhi back to Zhuangzi yesterday, and today he came to Chang'an again. "

Empress Wu's eyelids twitched, and she fell silent for no reason.

Since Wu Minzhi was mentioned, it meant that Li Zhi's words had already been pointed out, and it would be a bit ignorant to avoid the topic.

After a long time, Empress Wu sighed, and said: "Chenqie's niece is also fateful, and she has no blessing to honor His Majesty's favor... I really didn't expect that Chenqie's two cousins ​​are so cruel."

A coldness flashed in Li Zhi's eyes, he poured the wine and drank it all without saying anything to her.

Empress Wu was about to cry, her eyes were red, she took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes, choked up and said, "Although my niece is unfortunate, your majesty's mood is more important. I think it's better to choose a few more beautiful concubines for your majesty to enrich the harem." , Your Majesty will be lonely in the future, so it is better to have someone who understands and interprets to accompany you."

"What do you think, Your Majesty?"

The words are artful, although she still refuses to admit it, but Empress Wu also implicitly proposed a solution.

Translated into vernacular, you don’t need to pursue Mrs. Wei’s death. I can allow a few beauties in the harem. Mrs. Wei is beautiful, and other women are not bad. They have everything they should have. I'm so excited, wouldn't it be nice to find some fresh ones for you?

So, how about letting this matter go?
Li Zhi smiled again, and the smile became colder.

Is this really a Nabunamei thing?

You have been drifting away recently, I really want to cure you, it's as simple as that.

"The empress has a heart," Li Zhi said sincerely, "It is a great fortune for me to have the empress as my wife. I have no worries to have the empress in charge of the harem and assist me in handling the government affairs."

Empress Wu also smiled, very sweetly.

At this moment, the hall was peaceful, as if nothing had happened to the couple, they had resumed their previous concubine love, and their love was endless.

Empress Wu even sat down and drank a few cups with Li Zhi, until her cheeks turned slightly red, Empress Wu bid farewell to Li Zhi.

After walking out of the main hall, Empress Wu's face suddenly turned cold, and she quickened her pace and walked towards the harem.

A court lady followed behind her step by step, and said in a low voice: "Queen, this servant has just inquired. Your Majesty summoned Weinan County Marquis Li Qinzai into the palace. After drinking with His Majesty for half an hour, Li County Marquis got drunk and was carried out by the palace servants. the palace."

Empress Wu was stunned: "Have you been drunk in half an hour? Li Qinzai can drink more than this..."

The maid went on to say, "The Marquis of Li County's drinking capacity is not clear to the servants, but after another half an hour, the right minister Xu Jingzong entered the palace according to the order, and left after having a private conversation with His Majesty in the Anren Hall for more than an hour..."

Empress Wu thought about it quietly for a while, then her complexion suddenly changed, and her voice became tense.

"Not good! Hurry up and call Li Yifu into the palace!"

The maid didn't know why, but she turned around quickly and ran towards the palace gate.

Empress Wu's complexion became more and more ugly.

Li Zhi summoned two people into the palace today, at this moment she seemed to understand something, her heart beat faster and her face turned pale.

(End of this chapter)