Empress Reborn

At first Li Lingyue was worried that Empress Wu would blame Wan'er for her recklessness, but unexpectedly in the palace, Empress Wu just ordered Wan'er to continue with the previous work, and instead called her as an accompanying guest to a side room.

Once inside, Empress Wu ordered all the palace servants to go out and sat on the main seat. Her appearance was still dignified, but her expression was a little sharper than in the morning, "Taiping, what do you mean by saying earlier?"

Taiping, not the intimate Ah Yue.Li Lingyue became vigilant, she looked at her mother with a serious face, and couldn't help admiring it, it's a Niang, she was so straight to the point.Eyebrows curled up, Li Lingyue didn't show panic on her face, she just approached and answered: "What did Aunt ask?"

"You know it yourself." Empress Wu frowned, seemingly very displeased, she didn't like her daughter pretending to be confused.

Li Lingyue has been with Empress Wu for a long time, so she naturally knows her temper. Seeing that she is getting impatient, she no longer pretends, and said bluntly: "If what mother asks is what my daughter only said to you, then it is The meaning of the words. The daughter was born by you, so she is naturally on your side."

Empress Wu narrowed her eyes slightly. She was a little surprised when she heard Li Lingyue say that at that time, but now she saw that she was indifferent, not afraid of him like other sons, and felt a little strange.She began to wonder what Li Lingyue had done this year.There was a slight smile on her lips, her appearance was no longer serious, but gentle, "Speaking of which, I haven't asked my son what's interesting this year."

It's finally set.The corners of Li Lingyue's mouth were slightly curved, showing an excited look, and said the words he had prepared in advance, "Aniang, my daughter has indeed encountered an interesting thing this year. It is a bit miraculous and no one else knows about it. My daughter Just tell my mother."

"Oh?" Empress Wu saw that Li Lingyue showed the look of a little daughter, and she also put on a loving mother's appearance, listening with great interest.

Li Lingyue approached Empress Wu, pretending to be mysterious, and said: "Aniang, do you know? My daughter met an immortal in a dream. The immortal said that her daughter has a root of wisdom, so she accepted her as a lay disciple and taught her the magic of divination and divination." Spell."

If I tell others about this, I'm afraid I won't believe it, but Empress Wu has always believed in ghosts and gods. Hearing what his daughter said, he became interested, "Oh? There is another matter?"

Li Lingyue nodded, "Yes. At first, my daughter thought it was just an ordinary dream. Who would have thought that since that day, my daughter would dream of that fairy from time to time, and according to the fairy's instructions, she pinched her fingers and counted. I hit it!"

"I don't know what my son has planned?" Empress Wu asked with a smile, looking a little hesitant.

Li Lingyue was glad that she had lived an extra life, and she was able to tell this lie with ease, "My daughter knew that our army was fighting the Turks, so she calculated it, and the result was exactly as my daughter calculated—our army won a complete victory!"

Empress Wu was slightly startled, she believed her daughter's words, but also hesitated, because this news came last month, if her daughter knew about it, it was okay.However, she still doesn't believe that her daughter, who is about to reach Jiji, will use this matter to deceive her.After all, this is of no benefit to Li Lingyue, on the contrary it will annoy her.Then when her daughter said that, she was hinting to her that she had counted something.

"I didn't expect my son to have such supernatural powers." Her eyes narrowed slightly. Although Empress Wu was smiling, she looked panic-stricken. She said, "I don't know what else my son has gained?"

Li Lingyue admired her mother's majesty, her complexion was still the same, but there was a flaw, her fingers trembled slightly, she smiled and said: "Mother, the secret must not be revealed."

"Can't my mother also say that?" Although she still looked majestic, Empress Wu's voice was softer than before. She naturally noticed her daughter's trembling fingers and knew that her daughter was still afraid of her, so she felt relieved.

Li Lingyue looked at Empress Wu in embarrassment. She gathered Empress Wu's cuffs and begged: "The immortal said that if you reveal the secret, you will die. A Niang, my daughter promises that this matter will not harm you. If you encounter something that is not good for you If your daughter loses her life, I will tell you about it."

Empress Wu's eyes lingered on her daughter's face, seeing her timid look, she stopped asking questions.After a moment of silence, he suddenly changed the subject, "Ah Yue, you seem to care a lot about Wan'er?"

Li Lingyue looked at Empress Wu suspiciously.

Empress Wu said: "There are many women in the palace, but I think you only love to be close to her."

Li Lingyue said inwardly: "It seems that A Niang has discovered something. I think it was A Niang's idea that Wan'er didn't come that day.She hooked the corners of her mouth, and replied with Empress Wu: "Because daughters, like mothers, like those talented women who don't give up to men."

She was just unintentional, but she didn't expect these words to poke Empress Wu's heart, and recalled that gentle woman who loved poetry and prose in her mind, Empress Wu lowered her eyes.She didn't speak, so naturally Li Lingyue wouldn't open her mouth, she just quietly looked at her mother, secretly astonished: Could it be that A Niang also...

Li Lingyue couldn't believe it, she stared blankly at her mother, and suddenly, seeing her mother opened her eyes, she gave her a meaningful look.This made her a little helpless, "Mom?"

Empress Wu waved her hand, "It's almost noon, tell your servants to prepare for the banquet."

"Yes." Knowing that Empress Wu wanted to be quiet, Li Lingyue bowed down and withdrew.

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During lunch, Empress Wu had returned to her former dignity. Li Lingyue couldn't ask her about the past, so she sat there quietly and helped her mother and Wan'er pick up dishes from time to time.After dinner, Empress Wu wanted to take a break for lunch, so Li Lingyue also resigned.

Back in the Fengming Pavilion, Li Lingyue was still a little puzzled: she is also a person of some morality, and she can't misread the actions of Empress Wu just now, that's what she looks like when she recalls something.She had fooled Empress Wu with the fact that she was able to figure it out before, but Empress Wu probably thought she had counted something after hearing what she said, and that's why she showed that look.

"I really didn't expect A Niang to have such a past." Li Lingyue pursed her lips and sighed softly, she was still a little puzzled, since A Niang was also in love with a woman, why did she treat her and Wan'er like this?Could it be that A Niang was injured by that woman before, so she hated the feeling of grinding the mirror?

Frightened by her own thoughts, Li Lingyue couldn't help shaking her head and smiling wryly, she really loves to think too much.So what if the mother doesn't allow the two to fall in love?Does Li Lingyue still care about that now?But whoever she likes, she has never missed it!As it was before, so it is now.

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At night, as Li Lingyue expected, Su Muzhen brought her younger sister to ask for instructions: "Princess, my sister has some questions and wants to ask your husband. I wonder if the princess will allow me to take her to see your husband?"

Li Lingyue was waiting for this sentence at night, and when she heard it now, she readily agreed, "Ning'er is eager to learn, how can I delay her. How about this, I will take you there myself."

Su Muzhen cupped her hands, "Thank you, princess."

Li Lingyue rode in front, and sister Su Muzhen followed behind. Because of her young age, Su Muning did not ride a horse, but rode with her sister on the same horse.When Li Lingyue turned her head to look at them, she would always see Su Muzhen holding the rein and protecting her younger sister with concern.

Mu Zhen really loves this younger sister.Li Lingyue sighed in her heart, and a faint smile appeared on her face.

After they arrived at Shangguan Wan'er's residence, Li Lingyue first took Su Muning to listen to her husband's explanation. After clearing up the confusion, she asked Su Muzhen to accompany her sister to practice calligraphy. Entered the inner hall.

After they arrived at Shangguan Wan'er's residence, Li Lingyue took Su Muning to listen to her husband's explanation. After clearing up the confusion, she asked Su Muzhen to accompany her sister to practice calligraphy. She took Shangguan Wan'er into the house under the pretext of having something to do. temple.

"What's the matter with the princess?" She was not in the outer hall to discuss, but had to run to the inner hall... Shangguan Wan'er asked, but she couldn't help but feel ashamed.

Seeing her forced smile, Li Lingyue knew that she had doubts in her heart, but she didn't expose it directly, she just smiled and said: "It's nothing, I just want to talk to Wan'er about my daughter's private room." She pulled Wan'er to sit on the couch again, "Come on, let's sit and talk slowly, but I kicked out all the maids in the palace, you are not allowed to make other excuses and stop calling me Ah Yue."

"Princess..." Shangguan Wan'er hesitated to speak, although she is new to love and doesn't know much about those specific love affairs, but she is not stupid, and Empress Wu has repeatedly reminded her to understand.She probably also saw that she had a good impression of her daughter, but she didn't want to have further development with her daughter.Empress Wu was the lifesaver who allowed her to escape from Yeting, and also the master who could bring her and her mother back to that purgatory with a single word.She couldn't and didn't dare to disobey Empress Wu, but she also longed to get along with Li Lingyue intimately.The dilemma between the two made it difficult for her to make a choice, and she wished she could tear herself apart.

"Wan'er." Li Lingyue clasped her hands, her eyes filled with firmness but tenderness, and her voice was even softer and sweeter, "I like it when you call me Ayue."

Just such an ordinary sentence pierced Shangguan Wan'er's heart.Shangguan Wan'er's face was slightly startled, the scale in her heart was tilting heavily to the right, and she couldn't help answering, "Okay, Ah Yue."