Empress Reborn

It was night, Empress Wu called Li Lingyue to the palace to talk.Li Lingyue was not surprised by this. She knew that even if Empress Wu built the Crane Mansion in the future, Li Zhi's position in her heart would never drop.In the past, she didn't understand that her mother worked so hard to win the throne, but before she died, she voluntarily asked to be buried as a queen. Now that she thinks about it, she should be ashamed.The relationship between her Aye and his mother is very complicated, but it is true that she has loved deeply.

Li Lingyue felt that the night was very bad, and as expected, as soon as she entered the palace, Empress Wu sent the maid away, and said bluntly: "You heard what you said just now. According to my mother, Xue Shao is a good boy. It is also considered suitable, why don't you recruit him as a son-in-law."

Empress Wu said this very plainly, without any anger, but Li Lingyue heard it was full of persecution, she immediately softened her expression, her eyes showed sorrow, and she squirmed her lips and said: "Mother, it's not that you don't know that my daughter treats Wan Son……"

"Wan'er?" Empress Wu interrupted Li Lingyue, looking at her daughter's begging face, her expression suddenly softened, "Ah Yue, you are still young, and you don't know the difference between admiration and love. Wan'er is one of the peers you have come into contact with. The most special thing is that she has a gentle personality, but she has the toughness of a literati in her bones. You think she is very beautiful, so beautiful that she compares with all other men you have met, so you admire her and wish to be the same She gets along more and knows more. You think it's love—" After a pause, Empress Wu's words suddenly became melancholy, she smiled, and continued: "Actually, it's just a kind of worship for extraordinary people."

Li Lingyue kept looking at Empress Wu, and she found that when she said this, Empress Wu's eyes suddenly became farther away, as if she was looking at others through her.Is it my old lady?Li Lingyue couldn't guess the answer. She knew that Empress Wu's words were to wake her up and make her give up, but she finally lived again, so how could she give up?

Shaking her head with a wry smile, Li Lingyue's eyes were full of determination, "Aniang, my daughter understands. Wan'er is naturally an excellent woman, she is worthy of admiration, but my daughter is not only admiring her, but a deeper love for her! Admiration just thinks that she is very nice and wants to get along with her very much, but cuteness is that besides that, she still... still wants to..."

Xu Shi's next words were too explicit, and Empress Wu interrupted her again, "Okay, you don't have to say it."

Li Lingyue closed her words, she pressed her red lips into a line, and looked at her mother sadly.Empress Wu's heart softened, she sighed, and said: "If you insist on wanting Wan'er, after you get married, Auntie can give Wan'er to you and let her be a female historian in your house."

Empress Wu had already retreated, but Li Lingyue didn't intend to appreciate it. Before she could think about it, she flatly refused, "Thank you, Aunt, for your kindness, but my daughter doesn't want to."

Empress Wu frowned slightly, and she looked a little dissatisfied. Li Lingyue smiled shyly when she saw this, and explained: "Aniang, you know Wan'er's talent and learning. She is such an outstanding little lady who is an ordinary female historian in my mansion." , simply wronged her."

Empress Wu stared at her daughter. Her daughter was not dizzy at such a young age to get along with her lover, but she would still worry about the future of her lover. This really made her look different.However, while being surprised, she couldn't help becoming vigilant. If her daughter did this, she just wanted to put an eyeliner by her side so that she could control her every move, and would it be for the Li family or herself?

Empress Wu's expression became unpredictable again, she looked at Li Lingyue and asked, "You don't want Wan'er to leave my side?"

Li Lingyue was startled, she didn't expect A Niang to think of that, her thoughts were really deep.Twirling the corners of her lips, Li Lingyue tried her best to look sincere, and said to Empress Wu: "If possible, my daughter really wants Wan'er to leave. My daughter is not as good as A Niang. A Niang is the most extraordinary woman in the world. Wan'er followed A Niang." Only mothers can shine, and following me will only drown out her talents. My daughter doesn't want to ruin her because of her own selfish desires..."

Empress Wu didn't say yes or no, her expression was still difficult to distinguish between joy and anger, "You are too arrogant to belittle yourself. If you can do this, how can you be a mortal." She didn't give Li Lingyue a chance to refute, and then said: "Since you If you don't want Wan'er to enter the mansion, the mother will also give you a grace. You are allowed to choose a son-in-law yourself."

Should she be married after all?Li Lingyue looked bitter, she closed her eyes, feeling a sense of loss in her heart: Is it still going to break her heart?Tears poured down her eyes, Li Lingyue remained silent, letting her heart twist into a ball.After a long time, she opened her eyes, looked at Empress Wu with reddish eyes, and said with a shy smile, "Since Auntie insists on letting your daughter marry, please choose a day to pass all the children of the right age from the Wu family to the palace." bring it on."

"Are you going to be the bride of the Wu family?" Empress Wu obviously didn't expect her daughter to say this, a smile appeared on her lips, no matter what the purpose was, if her daughter became the daughter-in-law of the Wu family, she would be considered a member of the Wu family. The Wu family naturally turned to her.

Li Lingyue nodded.She had already promised Wan'er not to look at Xue Shao again, so naturally she would not break her promise.Choosing the Wu family, apart from knowing that Empress Wu will force her to remarry in the future, it is also to find a familiar one, so that she will not consummate the house or do something with that person, so that he will not dare to cause trouble.

Empress Wu didn't know Li Lingyue's intentions, she only thought her daughter was showing her loyalty to her, her eyes softened, she beckoned, and embraced Li Lingyue like a loving mother, gently wiping her daughter's tears.Although she didn't speak, she was determined in her heart that if the future son-in-law dared to talk about the past between her daughter and Wan'er, then she would not let her off lightly.

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The next day, Empress Wu ordered someone to send a letter to the descendants of the Wu family, calling them to the palace for a small gathering, on the grounds that Yuanzheng was approaching.Not all the martial arts disciples live in the capital, by the time they all arrived, it was already the fifth day of the first lunar month.

Sitting beside Empress Wu, Li Lingyue glanced over the faces of the Wu family disciples present one by one. She hadn't seen them for many years, but she could still recognize them.The man who sat across from her and stared at her without hesitation was Wu Chengsi, who was also the man who Empress Wu wanted to be her second consort. Think twice, he once wanted to get involved with his own Wan'er, and the two of them were also ambitious, intending to seek the throne.

The corners of Li Lingyue's lips twitched slightly, and she gave a cold smile to Wu Sansi, who was toasting with her, and skipped the face whose smile was gradually hardening, and found the man with a handsome face and drooping forehead in the corner——she Wu Youji's second husband.

He has been a soft bun since he was a child.Li Lingyue slandered, holding her wine glass high, she called out to Wu You, "Lang Jun, Taiping respects you."

Wu Youji was stabbed by the people around him before he realized that His Royal Highness, the most honorable princess of the Tang Dynasty, actually made a toast to him. His face burned, and his heart skipped a beat. He held the wine glass with trembling hands, and he raised the drink high. Sprinkled some wine glass, said with trembling gums, "Princess, please!"

Li Lingyue suppressed her dissatisfaction, took a sip of wine with a smile, put the glass on the table, glanced at Empress Wu, and left the table already feeling unwell.

She knew that Empress Wu understood what she meant, and she would be betrothed to that soft bun in a few days. She had already decided to just perform a wedding with him and not do any practical matters, but why was she still in her heart right now? Is it painful to pull and pull?

Frowning lightly, she stepped onto the pony, flicked her whip and began to gallop aimlessly.

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"what!"

The horse galloped recklessly in various places in the palace, and unknowingly came to the courtyard where Shangguan Wan'er often went. Li Lingyue woke up after hearing the woman's scream, and she quickly tightened the reins to stabilize the horse and jumped off the saddle.

"Wan'er, how are you? Are you hurt?" Shangguan Wan'er was startled by the horse and fell to the ground. Li Lingyue bent down and hugged her, holding her hand, and checked her.

Shangguan Wan'er was ashamed by this intimate behavior, she blushed slightly, seeing Li Lingyue so worried, she was a little moved in her heart.Patting Li Lingyue's hand, Shangguan Wan'er smiled wryly, "I'm fine. Where are you going in such a hurry? Aren't you going to the Queen's banquet?"

Li Lingyue held her hand back, put away the dull expression on her face, and smiled, "Looking at a group of flattering people, it's not as important as looking at my family's Wan'er, while Auntie is away, let's go, I will show you around go shopping."

There is no woman who doesn't like to listen to love words. When Li Lingyue said this, Shangguan Wan'er nodded in agreement.Li Lingyue helped her get on the horse, put her slender arms around her waist, smelling the fragrance of Shangguan Wan'er's hair, she rode like a horse.

After a while, the two rode their horses slowly along the path by the lake.Li Lingyue rested on Shangguan Wan'er's shoulder, Shangguan Wan'er smiled slightly, thinking about what Li Lingyue said before, and asked casually, "Why were you so reckless just now? Is there something urgent, or—" After a pause, Wan'er The words suddenly softened, "What happened at the previous banquet that made you unhappy?"

Li Lingyue was stunned, such a kind and considerate girl, how could she bear it when she knew what was going on in her life?Thinking in her heart, Li Lingyue remained silent, and Shangguan Wan'er thought she was really wronged, she turned her head and pressed her cheek lightly to comfort her, "I know, I can't stop you from what you want to do, but Zi said :'No haste, no small gains, haste makes waste, and small gains lead to great failure.' Take your time, I am not in a hurry. You must not create a gap with her because I offended the Empress."

Wan'er's words made Li Lingyue feel even more guilty. Li Lingyue hugged Wan'er's hand tightly and thought to herself: Rather than letting Wan'er know from A Niang that she is about to marry someone else, she might as well speak up.With a long sigh, Li Lingyue said to Wan'er as if she had made up her mind: "Wan'er, I have something to tell you."

"You said."

Shangguan Wan'er's voice was still so soft, Li Lingyue took another deep breath, "Wan'er, I..."