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Seeing this, She Di frowned, feeling that the atmosphere was a bit unfriendly, and refused to sit down, so she just looked at the county magistrate of the Wu family and said.

The little county magistrate sat in the banquet, looked up at She Di and said, "I called my wife here tonight, and I have something to tell you. Originally, I shouldn't have come forward with this matter, but my parents have no time at this time, and they are afraid of hurting their feelings in person. , and the matter is closely related to me, so I don't care about being rude."

She stood up as she spoke: "It's really not easy for a widowed lady to take care of her. In order to be close to the holy family, the flesh and blood have to be separated, and they will be imprisoned for a long time. I am considerate of the lady, and please understand me. Which daughter doesn't want her husband to be as good as a jade? I know that the two families may have some concerns, but now you may as well tell your wife directly, I will not agree to this matter!"

Hearing this, Shedi's face froze immediately, and then she pulled her whole face down, and said in a deep voice: "Why did the county lord make such a statement, I'm sorry I can't go into details! The concubine will inherit the holy family and enter the servant's residence , the joys and sorrows have nothing to do with the rest. As for the others, there is nothing to say!"

The county lord sneered when he heard this: "Do you think you can get away with a few false words? Haven't you seen the demeanor of a real scholar who is backward in the world? Ask yourself how good your family's humbleness can be? Those vagrants Women must fight for the young king, I am a descendant of the clan branch, and I must not fall behind! If you still want to get married, more than that, and cause me to fight for a husband, I will never let you go!"

After hearing the words, She Di was even trembling with anger, gritted her teeth and said in a condensed voice: "Please don't worry about this, the county magistrate! There is only one concubine alive, and there is only one woman in the world who can choose, and I will never covet power and attract entanglements!"

Seeing She Di's attitude, the little county master of the Wu family panicked for a while, but he still opened his mouth and said, "I feel relieved when Ma'am said so. I didn't intend to enmity with you, but there are some things that cannot be forced. Also, Ma'am, you If you can help me..."

She Di was so angry that her head was buzzing now, she didn't care what the little county magistrate said, she just pushed the door and walked out without looking back.But walking to the shadow on the left side of the hall, he finally couldn't help covering his face and crying.

After a while, a maidservant in the back hall walked around the corridor and whispered to his wife, Shedi took out the brocade handkerchief, wiped away the tears on her face, took a few deep breaths, walked out from the shadows, and nodded to the maidservant: "I'm here."

"Your Majesty has retreated from the palace, please drive back to the palace with your wife."

The maidservant breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Shedi, and had no time to pay attention to her expression, so she said hastily before entering.

At this time, the banquet in the front hall was over, and the layout of the Ningbi Hall was not suitable for guarding, so the Holy Emperor had to transfer to the Dragon Scale Palace.

After returning to the inner chamber of the Dragon Scale Palace, Wu Zetian was still in high spirits, and summoned all the female officials to ask, "The minister has a watch, how many families are greedy for my grandson?"

A female official came forward and presented the congratulatory items that had been sorted out. After Wu Zetian looked it over, the joy on his face became even stronger, and he couldn't help laughing and said: "It's not because there are no good things to love! Yushu is in the court, and the common people ask for visits, but they just want to enter my house as a bride, and it is not that simple! Only a few dead bones in the tomb are not worthy of my son, what are the beautiful things to choose?"

When the female officials heard this, they quickly presented the gifts from the various families involved, and arranged all the boxes and cages in the sleeping hall, each of which was full.There are many things, such as clothes or pei, scarves or crowns, elegant piano and chess, or skillful calligraphy and painting skills, each of which represents a beautiful girl who is waiting for a boudoir.

Wu Zetian paced slowly among the cages, casually flipping through these ingenious offerings, occasionally expressing amazement in his mouth, feeling a little dazzled, and simply returned to the couch, waved his hands and said, "Wait before you enter, each picks what he likes. Advance. If you can get a good match based on this, let Wang Chengqing thank you on your behalf."

After hearing this, all the female officials also smiled and went forward to choose, and placed those utensils in front of the holy emperor's bed according to their own preferences.

With the choice of female officials, it was much easier for Wu Zetian to check again. While playing with the utensils, he listened to the female officials explaining their reasons.

When Shangguan Wan'er came forward with a painting scroll in her hand, Wu Zetian unfolded it, and her eyes lit up immediately.

This is a small painting with a square of two feet. It depicts a corner of the flower fence in the garden. It does not have too many complex tones, but only outlines with thick and thin ink, but even so, it outlines the garden landscape full of blooming flowers and full of life. vividly.

"Wan'er has a deep sense of elegance, and she is truly extraordinary."

Wu Zetian held the small painting to appreciate it for a while, looked up at Shangguan Wan'er and said with a smile: "Which lady cleverly drew this ink painting?"

"It's the wife of Zheng Gao's family, the servant of the Heavenly Official."

Shangguan Wan'er came forward and reported: "This little lady's boudoir name is Wen Yin, she is Zheng Shilang's cousin of the same family. My concubine visited the Sixteenth Hospital a few days ago, and I happened to hear this lady Wen Yin's superb string music on the way, and I already have a souvenir in my heart." .Only based on this, I found out that this lady has a lively and interesting talent, which is really rare."

Wu Zetian nodded after hearing the words, but still said: "If you want to become a famous king's wife, talent is not the first choice, but acting as a king is a good choice. If you don't have a sense of humor, the inner court will inevitably be boring. This How is your wife's family?"

Shangguan Wan'er reported carefully that when she heard that Zheng Wenyin's father was only the county magistrate of No. [-] Middle School, but now he prefers to be in the village, and his brother has no other job, Wu Zetian frowned and said: "The family status is still a bit low. .”

After Shangguan Wan'er heard the words, she smiled and said: "In terms of power, who is more powerful than Tianjia? His Royal Highness enjoys a rich family, and was well-known at the time. If you ask based on power, you will be at the end."

"That's the truth. The power lies with me. Why ask others? If there is a woman who is really beautiful and gentle, who can benefit the royal family, why not share her power to reward her!"

Wu Zetian also clapped his hands and laughed, "Tell the Yiyi family that you will have a banquet at the Zhongliu Cup Hall tomorrow. Please wait and see this Zheng Nv Wenyin."

While speaking, she looked at Yu Zhengshe Di Shi and smiled and said, "Mrs. Zhi's family has a young adult, and Shen Zhi even praised me not long ago. There are many good choices, madam, can you be moved? But the king of Liang said to me a few days ago, Discuss your two affairs..."

After Shedi heard this, her complexion changed suddenly again, and she prostrated herself on the ground and wept, "My concubine is clumsy and wretched, I really dare not pretend to be honorable!"

Chapter 0394 Although King Liang is strong, he is capable

Wu Zetian was just joking at first, but she didn't want Shedi to react like this, after a little bit of astonishment, her face suddenly pulled down, and she said in a deep voice: "What's hidden in it, Madam needs to tell me!"

She Di's mentality is indeed a little out of balance at the moment. Hearing what His Majesty said, Dang Li sadly told her that the little county magistrate of the Wu family had sought her out and made things difficult for her.

After Wu Zetian finished listening, she was silent for a while, then suddenly slapped the utensils in her hands and dropped them to the ground, and said angrily, "Go quickly, bring that disgusting thing here!"

Seeing that His Majesty the Holy Emperor was so furious, all the ladies in the hall, including She Di Shi, panicked.

"Mrs. Huayang enshrines the residence of the Chen Dynasty. She is loyal and diligent. She is my good assistant. How can a mere rice worm raised by the clan be contemptible! Liang Wang and his wife are too old to give birth to children. Arrogant, disrespectful, and immoral loathsome things are attracted together!"

Wu Zetian continued to speak angrily, while she stood up, walked to the place where Shedi's family knelt down, bent down to help her up, and said, "I'm sorry madam, there is such a disgusting thing in my family, I will definitely give it to you." Ma'am, please explain!"

At this moment, the Shedi family no longer had the previous misery, but was replaced by remorse and panic, and hurriedly waved her hands and said: "Your Majesty, how dare I, how dare... Strange things may not be in line with reason, King Liang, Liang The king is in the state, so he may not be able to take good care of the family affairs. The concubine Hua has a secret life, and things are still uncertain. The county master has nothing to do, and there are occasional minor mistakes. It is not, not..."

"Madam, don't need to say too much, go home with peace of mind, rest for a night, don't worry about things. I've lost my manners at the court, I'll take care of it myself!"

Wu Zetian patted the back of Shedi's hand, and ordered the palace officials to come forward and send him back to the dormitory.

After returning to her dormitory, She Dishi was still restless, anxiously waiting for a result.

It wasn't until late at night that an acquainted female official gave a brief account of the result: Liang Wang's seal was cut by two hundred, and Liang Wang's concubine was deprived of her life, and she was sent to the inner Buddhist hall to worship the Buddha. As for the one who caused the trouble The small county head of the Wu family was also sealed off and demoted to be a commoner, and he was not even allowed to command orders or marry.

After hearing this, She Di couldn't help gasping, it was just a trivial and savage deed by the county lord, and she didn't expect Liang Wang's family to be punished so severely.

"Your Majesty judged the matter fairly this time, one mighty one kind, the concubine and others privately discussed it, and all deeply felt the greatness of the king's kindness. Madam no longer needs to be sad because of this, and she can worship with peace of mind, no one can insult her!"

After the female officer finished speaking, she smiled at Shedi again and said, "If it weren't for being blessed with such a benefactor, who in the world would be able to make a fuss for me and the weak!"

"Yes, yes, your kindness is great, but you are loyal and do your best, and don't think twice!"

After hearing the words, Shedi nodded again and again, with a grateful expression on her face, so that her eyes were filled with tears.

After seeing off the female officer, She Di folded her clothes and lay on the bed, but she didn't feel sleepy at all.She has been enshrined in the house for many years, so of course she can understand the deep meaning of His Majesty's actions this time.

His Majesty is getting older, and these female officials are also more frequent staff secretaries, but their existence is very special. Even if they have accumulated meritorious service, they cannot receive normal rewards and conferments like the courtiers from the outer court, so they can only Express this favor in other ways.

It was just that a female official was wronged by the emperor's family, and His Majesty was so furious and punished Liang Wang's family.To be honest, if she was not one of the parties involved, She Di would also be grateful to His Majesty for having no distractions when she heard about this incident.

But now, she has offended Liang Wang's family so badly that there is no room for peace between them.If she is only a mere one, don't care about it. Under the protection of the holy emperor's wings, no matter how much Liang Wang harbors hatred, there is nothing he can do to hurt her.

But she still has her family and her son, so she has to seriously consider the revenge that King Liang will have in the future.Her son had to face such a formidable enemy just at the beginning of his life, but what was the point of living in Gongchen for many years?

That night, Shedi lay on the bed blankly, and before dawn the next day, she hurriedly cheered up and went to the inner hall to pay homage and thank her.However, His Majesty was furious last night, it was too late to fall asleep, and she hadn't woken up yet, She Di worshiped Xie En again outside the hall, then got up and quietly left.

At dawn, when the night wind was strong, Shedi was walking down the corridor, suddenly felt top-heavy, dizzy, and fell directly to the side.When she woke up again, she was already in her bedroom.

"What time is it? I am..."

She Di raised her head and said in a low voice.

"Ma'am awake?"

A gentle voice sounded in the room, without hesitation, Shangguan Wan'er's figure flashed behind the screen.She came forward and bent down to support She Di's back, and said softly: "Madam is in a coma in the outer corridor, and the internal doctor has already seen it. It's just a cold and minor illness, and it can be taken care of. Madam, please rest assured. Your Majesty has returned to the forbidden room." Before leaving, I specially asked my wife to temporarily live in another garden to recuperate, and to allow my son to come and visit me."

While talking, a maid came into the room carrying the decoction. Shangguan Wan'er took the decoction and handed it to She Di. Thank you, Shangguan Yingzhi. Yingzhi doesn’t need to take care of me, just enter the palace quickly and accompany you.”

After Shangguan Wan'er heard the words, she smiled and said: "There is no business today, but the families are leaving the garden in an orderly manner, and the banquet will be given in the afternoon, so I can make it in time. Madam has always been gentle and kind, and she has taken care of the younger generation. Qianhui."

While speaking, she stuffed the soft pillow under She Di's armpit, stood aside and quietly watched She Di finish drinking the soup, and then said, "Madam, if you don't mind, let me make up your temples for you? The younger generation will enter soon, and the face will be more beautiful, which will also make relatives less worried."

After hearing this, She Di's spirit was also slightly lifted: "Then I will have to work with the officials."

She got out of bed, put on a coat and sat in front of the window, and Shangguan Wan'er sat down together, finely adjusting the rouge, while chatting with Madam.

While applying makeup, Shangguan Wan'er caressed his wife's slightly frowning brows with her fingers, sighed suddenly, and turned her head to tell the maidservant: "I remember I still have a piece of Qingdai from the Western Regions in my house, go and get it quickly. Come in and out in a hurry, the utensils The arrangement is messy, you guys go to find it together, go and return quickly."

"Why is it so troublesome..."

She Di said quickly, while Shangguan Wan'er smiled and said, "Madam's eyebrows are deeply lined, which cannot be covered by vulgar materials. I am also generous with fake hands. I visited Mrs. Wei the day before yesterday and received a gift from her."

After several people had all retreated, and there were only two people left in the room, Shangguan Wan'er sighed softly again: "It's hard to be comforted by the common saying. Your Majesty's love is so unbearable. We wait Simple vassals don't need to suffer from this worry, but madam really can't make easy plans."

When Shangguan Wan'er talked about her thoughts, She Di frowned even deeper, with a wry smile on her face, she held Shangguan Wan'er's wrist with her backhand: "Oh, if I knew the situation was like this, I really shouldn't..."

"The matter has come to this point, no matter how distracting thoughts are, it is useless. Only self-respect, more loyalty and diligence, and not letting this holy family do wrong, this is the only way for us who do things to survive."

Shangguan Wan'er caressed Madam Huayang's back, and continued, "As for Madam's miscellaneous worries, inside and outside the palace walls, I can't do enough. Instead of worrying about it, it's better to entrust it to someone who can."

"I haven't thought about this, but it's been a long time since my husband passed away, so the old relationship has been alienated. If it wasn't like this, how could..."

When She Di spoke up to this point, her tone was unavoidably choked up. She had been imprisoned for many years, and even if her deceased husband still had some remnants, but she hadn't moved for a long time, how could she rush to trust her now? The king of power.

When Shangguan Wan'er heard this, she felt a little sad for a moment, thinking of what happened to Zheng's family not long ago.These female officials in the palace seem to live close to each other, and their participation is confidential, but their deeds are hidden, and they have no sense of existence outside.

Although His Majesty the Holy Emperor is favored, after all, the lord of the world has a lot of affairs. If they interfere with each other without scale, causing more trouble than benefit, then what is the use of them?

Feeling that the palace maid was about to return, Shangguan Wan'er whispered quickly: "The king of Liang is angry, it is really worrying. But after counting all the relatives of the clan, the king of Liang is the only one who is in power. We wait for the vassals of the palace to focus on It doesn’t need to be long-term, but for the sake of future generations, it is not completely without choice.”

After saying this, she got up again and used a small sandalwood comb to tidy Shedi's temple hair.After Shedi heard the words, she fell silent for a while.

After dozens of breaths, the palace maids hurried back, put a piece of Qingdai paint on the makeup table and stepped aside.

This paint is delicate and pure in color, and then Shangguan Wan'er applied it with skillful hands. Seeing her appearance in the bronze mirror regained a little spirit, She Di couldn't help smiling and said: "It's rare for Mrs. Wei to serve the king's residence." Still caring about the old affairs in the palace carefully."

After Shangguan Wan'er helped She Di finish her makeup, another palace official came to tell Mrs. Huayang's youngest son, Pei Guangting, who was waiting outside Longlin Palace, so Shangguan Wan'er got up to say goodbye, and left Shendu Garden for the palace.

"Mom, what's wrong with you, Mom? I heard..."

The young Pei Guangting hurried into the house, and when he saw his grandmother, he walked forward eagerly.

Seeing her son, She Di's heavy heart eased a little, and she waved her hand at the table: "Mum just feels cold occasionally, my son doesn't have to worry, come and sit down, Mom has something to ask you."

When Pei Guangting came close, he knelt on the side of the table and looked up at his mother carefully. The worry in his eyes disappeared, but he soon lowered his head and said with tears: "My son is not filial! My mother is sick and hurt, so I can't serve medicine..."

Shedi wanted to raise her hand to embrace her son, but she lowered her hand halfway, and said with a serious expression: "Your mother is in the prison, and you can't enjoy the filial piety of your children. It's not your fault. Mother and son The separation of the two places is not greedy for your vulgar skills of serving medicine and greeting you, if you can hear my son's name as a young man from the mouth of the world, it will be better than many miraculous soups!"

"My son must nurture his talents and do his best to not let his mother down!"

Hearing this, She Di's face softened a little, and he said: "If you feel that you are lonely and difficult to enter, it is not that there is no talent in the world to set an example. His Royal Highness Dai Wang was born in a heavenly family. Self-confessed that honorable people can’t reach it, but they don’t pride themselves on it, relying on their talents to enjoy a high reputation, and often visit and ask for advice, but if they have a sense of gain, it will benefit long-term!”

Chapter 0395 Wang Xixianyuan, the imperial concubine in the palace

In Shendu Garden, on the grassy hillside, Li Tong violently swung the stick in his hand, and the wooden ball flew high, drawing a beautiful arc in mid-air.

However, before the wooden ball reached the highest point, Li Shouli on the other side pushed the mat hat on his head, shook his head and said, "Damn it, take it! Be careful, I'm not talking about you, how can you hit the ball with brute force?" ...and stand aside, let my brother teach you how to make a hole in one!"

While speaking, Li Shouli stepped forward to take Li Tong's place, swung the club in his hand, kept looking up at the hole with colorful flags more than ten meters away, and even took out a brocade handkerchief and threw it into the air to observe Wind direction and wind speed, a very professional look.

Li Tong stood on one side, smiling and watching the second brother put on a show, but when the wooden ball was hit, it actually landed on the grass just a few feet away from the hole, and the surrounding entourage burst into applause , Looking at Li Shouli with a smug face, Li Tong also gave this guy a thumbs up.

After the Shangsi Festival, the two brothers came to this court in the southeast corner of Shendu Garden to hit the ball again after taking a break from their busy schedule.Different from skipping classes and sneaking in in the old years, now we play here openly and aboveboard, with dozens of entourages, each with their own family members, the situation is quite different.

It was Li Tong's originality to play such a game of stepping the ball, but after a few years, his golf skills were far surpassed by Li Shouli. After twenty holes, Li Shouli far surpassed him by dozens of strokes.

It was rare for Li Shouli to overwhelm Li Tong in a certain matter, and he was so excited that he wanted to drag him to continue the competition, but Li Tong ruthlessly rejected him.Occasionally let you win once or twice, stimulate your self-esteem, and compare endlessly, I don’t want to lose face?

He put away his club and walked towards the tent outside Wangchun Palace. Li Shouli caught up, put his hand on his shoulder, and asked in a low voice: "Sanlang, you really don't want to go to the forbidden room to have a banquet? The empress and aunt are already gone." Go ahead, don't you wonder which Liangshu His Majesty will choose for you?"

Li Tong shook his head after hearing the words: "It would be embarrassing to go to that kind of occasion, just listen to the news."

Regarding his grandma's public choice of concubine for him this time, to be honest, Li Tong felt somewhat conflicted in his heart.Today, he seems to be a man of five and six, and he is very majestic, but the basic rights of courtship and mating are still not in his hands.

From the very beginning, he also knew that he did not have the right to choose his concubine, and the more he grew up, the more his grandmother would interfere with this.

When the matter came to an end, he didn't have much curiosity about it. The best result was that his grandma was satisfied and he was also satisfied. The worst result was that his grandma was satisfied and he could only hold back.

Not to mention that he is still married to a wife, his fourth uncle Li Dan and his daughters-in-law can't be seen when they are born, and what can they do when they die?Don't you have to act like a normal person, and occasionally let his mother take him out for a walk and make a big show?

When they were prominent, the feudal lords of the war would smile, and when they were in trouble, they would throw away their wives and children just to survive.No matter how unworthy the world is, if a bone is thrown over, it must be licked.

In the tent, the two women's families are also playing a batting game, which is a more orthodox game nowadays. The intensity is not high, and it tests skills.Li Tong saw his wife holding a cardboard and standing on the sidelines to record, so he stepped forward and said with a smile: "Why don't you enter the game?"

The little lady's hood was lifted behind her head, her little face was flushed with tan, and she said a little wronged: "I'm too good, the young lady and the others won't let me appear on stage!"

"How can there be such a reason? I will count and go out and beat them to pieces!"

Li Tong took the cardboard and pushed the lady back into the arena.

Tang Lingshu cheered, grabbed his stick and ran towards the field, and said complacently as he ran, "Your Highness asked me to come back!"

After this little lady appeared on the stage, she had the spirit of rushing into the herd. After several competitions, she always led by a big score.

Li Shouli acted like an old driver, and took the initiative to step forward to serve as the off-court coaches for the others, but those people still fell behind, beating their chests and chattering endlessly, and were chased away by the embarrassing Li Youniang waving a club all over the field.

There was laughter in the tent, Wei Tuan'er walked to Li Tong's side, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, in the Dragonscale Palace last night, Liang Wang's family..."

She was talking about the severe punishment of Wu Sansi's family, because it just happened and the matter has not spread, but of course Wei Tuan'er has a way to know.

Li Tong was also amused after listening to it. When the situation was deadlocked, it was really a competition to see which team had the highest error rate.He was still figuring out how to destroy the marriage between the Wu and Pei families, but he didn't expect Wu Sansi and his daughter to solve it cleanly first.

"Before leaving the garden, my lady took a chance to meet Mrs. Huayang, and told her that she is a handsome young man from a famous family, and that she is not worthy."

Li Tong didn't expect to be able to form a close alliance with Yuzhengshe Di's family. Besides, no matter how close and prominent these female officials were, they were only the empress' vassals in the final analysis, and there was almost no independence when it came to independence.However, if there is a tacit understanding and a little stand at critical moments, it will help a lot.

Wei Tuan'er nodded quickly after hearing the words, and said worriedly: "Today, His Majesty may decide who the princess is from..."

"Don't worry, no matter which family, the family story remains the same."

Li Tong smiled at her and comforted her, but in fact, he was a little confused.

Which princess to choose is a natural political ally for him to choose, and he can carry out more in-depth cooperation within the rules.But when a newcomer enters the mansion, there is his grandma's will behind him, which will undoubtedly complicate the situation in the mansion. It is normal for Wei Tuan'er and others to be worried.