Empress Reborn

Li Lingyue's Jiji Ceremony is scheduled for the vernal equinox, when the snow has melted and the buds are sprouting, it is a very pleasant day.

Li Lingyue glanced at the bird on the newly sprouted branches and leaves, the corners of her mouth did not have the curvature of others, she nodded, and followed the ceremony officer into the room.

In the main hall, the Emperor and Empress had already entered the main seat, and all the guests were present. Everything matched Li Lingyue's memory.But Li Lingyue obviously found that her heart had changed. She used to look forward to Jiji so much. She looked forward to growing up and recruiting a good son-in-law. She thought her expression at that time must be very agile, not like Now like this, the corners of the mouth are bent, but there is a pool of stagnant water in the eyes.

Three worships and three additions, and the last step is to listen to the teachings.Li Lingyue knelt in front of the chief seat, with her head slightly lowered, listening to the teachings of Li Zhi and Empress Wu, her eyes could not help but look aside, she saw Wan'er in the guest corner.Wan'er was standing, she couldn't see Wan'er's face, but her heart suddenly ached as if being pierced by a needle.

She changed her hair into a bun today, and all the black hair that was usually pulled back was coiled on the top. The bun was high, and there was a gold hairpin with cloud and phoenix patterns on it that Empress Wu had just put on by herself.She felt that she had really changed. In the past, she loved this kind of rich and dazzling ornaments the most, and the hairpin didn't feel heavy at all, but now there was only one, and she felt tired, and she wished she could raise her hand and throw the hairpin away. .

"May my son be cautious in his words and deeds in the future, and have a peaceful life." Empress Wu's concluding words sounded after she had this thought, and Li Lingyue's expression froze. Although she hadn't listened carefully just now, the last sentence was true to her. I really felt the friendship, and her aunt, like Aye, also hoped that her life would be peaceful like a title.only--

She raised her head, glanced at Empress Wu, and saw that there was a smile on Wu's back, obviously looking like a loving mother, she thought her mother still cared about her.It's just that she doesn't know which one she cares more about, between rights and her.A smile of unknown meaning appeared on her lips, Li Lingyue kowtowed according to the procedure, and said: "Although my son is not sensitive, I dare not accept it!"

After the ceremony, the guests dispersed, Li Zhi called his beloved little daughter to his side, and looked at her vacantly, his daughter was wearing a crimson red dress today, with her hair hanging high, she looked like a newlywed charm.He couldn't help feeling a little emotional, and holding his daughter's hand, he said, "Ah Yue has finally grown up."

Li Lingyue lowered her eyes and smiled, thinking: Aye really misses her, it's a pity that they don't agree.She looked up at Empress Wu again, who also smiled at her and said, "Yes, when you grow up, you have to think more carefully about what you do in the future. Don't always treat yourself as a child."

A Niang is saying, won't she always let herself go?Li Lingyue sneered secretly, and bowed obediently, "Daughter, remember."

■

After the ceremony, the next big event is getting married.In her previous life, Li Lingyue's wedding was scheduled in Wanquan County near Chang'an City. At that time, she was a little princess spoiled by her parents. The county, the county gate is short and narrow, and cannot accommodate her Zhai car.When the team marched into Wanquan County, the attendants tore down the wall with their own hands to let the cars in.She heard movement in the car, poked her head out, only to find that the trees on both sides of the road had been burnt, and the ground except for the broken branches were the flowers and fruits thrown by the entourage.

At that time, she didn't stop her, she felt that she didn't need it, all she had to do was enjoy life, she was a princess, no one dared to mess with her, and she didn't have to worry about other people's hearts.But now things have changed, although she looks young, but her mind is mature, she needs the support of the people, so she must not do such a thing.

So when Empress Wu asked her about the wedding, she also stated that she didn't want her wedding to consume too much, so she might as well save the money and give it to Shanfang.Empress Wu agreed, raised her eyes and gave her a deep look, without saying anything.

The wedding was still scheduled for July, at the beginning of July, Li Lingyue received a ceremonial ceremony at Shuntianmen, and will be married and leave the palace tomorrow.That day and night, Li Zhi and Empress Wu felt that their beloved little daughter was about to become someone else's wife, so they went to Fengming Pavilion to see her.

Li Lingyue huddled in Empress Wu's arms, acting like a daughter who was reluctant to leave home, her eyes were red, Empress Wu did not bring Wan'er over, she was going to get married tomorrow, when she left the palace, when would she see Wan'er again?Sobbing, she raised her head from Empress Wu's arms, opened her tearful eyes and said, "My daughter will leave the palace tomorrow, and she has a request."

Li Zhi took pity on his daughter, and immediately said: "Ah Yue has any request, Aye will answer you."

Li Lingyue was a little moved. She looked up at Empress Wu and begged, "Tomorrow my daughter wants Wan'er to accompany her."

"What's so difficult about it? Since you are reluctant to part with her, let her accompany you to the wedding hall." Li Zhi only felt that his daughter and Wan'er were sisters, and didn't think there was any problem, so he agreed easily.

Li Lingyue smiled slightly, but kept looking at Empress Wu.Empress Wu knew that her daughter hadn't really given up on Wan'er, but because of Li Zhi's face, she still nodded, "I will arrange for Wan'er to go to the wedding hall with you."

"Thank you, Aye, Auntie." Li Lingyue threw herself into Empress Wu's arms, with a smile spreading from the corner of her mouth.

The next day was the wedding day of the most honored princess of the Tang Dynasty. Shangguan Wan'er got the permission of Empress Wu and was able to stay by Li Lingyue's side all the time.

Dragging Li Lingyue's chin with her slender hands, Shangguan Wan'er drew her eyebrows with her own pen. Her Ah Yue got married today, and she will be someone else's wife from now on.The ink brush was drawn on the tip of her eyebrows, Shangguan Wan'er's expression was very focused, she knew that the princess would live in another mansion outside the palace when she got married, and there would be fewer people in the palace in the future, she wanted to engrave Li Lingyue's appearance in her heart and treat her When she enters the palace again, she will make a comparison to see if she is doing well.If it's okay, it's fine, if it's thin, then even if she can't touch that man now, she will find a way to vent her anger on Ah Yue in the future.

However, Ah Yue is such a strong woman, how could Wu Youji hurt her?She believes in Li Lingyue's sincerity, she knows that her Ah Yue loves her, and right now she just wants to leave that man alone.But as time goes by and time changes, will his Ah Yue still love her?Shangguan Wan'er lowered her eyebrows, and her expression also showed a sense of melancholy.

Li Lingyue raised her hand to hold her lowered hand, looked at her with the brows she had just painted, and said, "Wan'er, don't worry, although I've moved out, I will come back sooner or later."

Shangguan Wan'er smiled lightly, "If you leave Ning'er in the palace and take her sister out alone, you won't be afraid that the girl will blame you."

Li Lingyue originally wanted to say that she would ascend to the throne of God in the future, but Wan'er's understanding was correct, but she kept Su Muning in the palace and brought Su Muzhen out of the palace because of her own selfishness.Although this is a little sorry for their sisters, it is convenient for Su Muning to accept Shangguan Wan'er's lectures, and Wan'er will not be too lonely alone in the palace, and she also has to deal with her future plans.

Looking at the door, the sisters of the Su family outside the door are embarrassing Wu You and the bride-to-be with a group of court ladies, and it has been less than half an hour.Li Lingyue withdrew her gaze, looked at Wan'er apologetically, stroked her hand and said, "Ning'er entrusted you, Mu Zhen can rest assured, and so can I. I will come back to see you often."

Shangguan Wan'er smiled and said, "I will take good care of her, and will...wait for you."

Li Lingyue smiled happily, she was very happy in her heart, she took advantage of the situation to pull Wan'er into her arms, and kissed her gently on the cheek.Shangguan Wan'er blushed a little, wiped her cheeks with a silk handkerchief, and still did not forget to reprimand: "I just made a mess of your makeup, so I'm not afraid of others."

Li Lingyue snatched the silk handkerchief, dipped in water and wiped it lightly for her, she only had Shangguan Wan'er in her eyes, "Just wait, I don't want to marry her."

Li Lingyue used rouge powder to add makeup to Shangguan Wan'er. After the matter was over, Shangguan Wan'er also picked up a small ivory brush and slowly grinded it in the rouge box. The rouge paste melted in the water and gradually turned into a puddle of red water.Shangguan Wan'er picked up the brush, tapped on Li Lingyue's lips, and then dragged her chin to help her draw facial flowers.She looked at Li Lingyue's cheeks, thick eyebrows and phoenix eyes, exquisite makeup, so gorgeous that it made one's heart palpitate, it came from her hand, but she was going to give this beautiful woman to someone else.

"Okay, it's been nearly an hour, I'll go out and have a look, otherwise I'm afraid I'll touch a black barrier later." A smile curved her lips, and without waiting for Li Lingyue to stop her, Shangguan Wan'er let go and walked out the door.

Outside the door, Wu You was sweating profusely and was wiping his forehead all the time. When he saw the door open, light shone from his eyes. When he saw Shangguan Wan'er coming out, the light dimmed again, and he lowered his head. , gave a weary salute, with a bit of pleading on his face.

The maids all looked at Shangguan Wan'er, but Shangguan Wan'er didn't speak, and the maids started to stop her again.Wu Youji looked at the entourage behind him, but began to write poems again helplessly.He has written nearly ten poems before, and now he is also starting to run out of words. He has no ink in his belly, so he started to recite the poems of the previous dynasty in a panic. Its family and family. Tao’s Yaoyao, there is a truth. The son of Yugui is suitable for his family. Tao’s Yaoyao is like Ye Zhenzhen. The son of Yugui is suitable for his family.”

When the maids heard this, they immediately laughed, "No, no, sir, write a makeup poem for yourself!"

"Ah." Wu You's face turned bitter, and the hot sweat on his forehead became more intense.

Although he has no literary talent, he is an honest man.Shangguan Wan'er didn't want to embarrass him too much and disturb Li Lingyue's wedding. She didn't want to anger Empress Wu, and she didn't want others to gossip about Li Lingyue, so she said, "If you have no words for a while, why don't I write two poems for you?" ?”

Wu Youji also knew that Shangguan Wan'er was a talented woman, and when she heard that she was willing to help, he immediately bowed deeply, "Thank you, Shangguan, for being a talented person!"

Shangguan Wan'er smiled, thought for a while, and sang two poems. The counterpoints were neat, and the level of poetry was three levels higher than that of Wu Youji. Wu Youji admired Wan'er deeply, and looked at Wan'er with admiration.The maid understood what Wan'er meant, turned around and opened the door.

Li Lingyue walked out of the door slowly, Shangguan Wan'er looked at her, and suddenly teased Wu Youji: "Mr. Lang, the princess came out because of my poems, shouldn't she marry me?"

Wu You was stunned, and Fang stopped when he was about to step forward. He looked at Shangguan Wan'er in surprise, his mouth was open, but he didn't know what to say.

Just when Li Lingyue came out of the door, when she heard Wan'er's words, she felt a tug in her heart, but she also grabbed Shangguan Wan'er's catkin with her hands, looking at Wan'er's pretty face with her phoenix eyes, Li Lingyue smiled and said: "My son-in-law ,let's go."

I don't know who the son-in-law was referring to, Wu Youji pursed his lips and smiled bitterly, turned around and followed Li Lingyue to meet Li Zhi and Empress Wu.

Li Lingyue clasped his hands together and bowed slightly, but Wu Youji knelt down and bowed firmly.

Wearing a flower hairpin, nine tree Zhai clothes, and a phoenix crown on her head, their youngest daughter is finally married.Li Zhi stroked his beard and laughed straight, he bestowed Wu You and the official of the third-rank Sanqi regular attendant on the spot, and then gave a few words of urging.Wu You kowtowed to thank you.

After Li Lingyue heard the advice of the two, she hugged her parents one by one, and left reluctantly.And the moment she turned around, Empress Wu's voice came from behind her telling Wan'er, "Wan'er, come back early."

"Yes." Shangguan Wan'er replied.

The corner of Li Lingyue's mouth curled up slightly, and when Empress Wu couldn't see her, she took Wan'er's hand again: A Niang, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you again.

■

The wedding venue was set at the Huaqing Palace in the suburbs of Chang'an, and Li Lingyue rode in a crimson chariot to the Huaqing Palace with the support of everyone.Although the lineup is bigger this time, it has fewer followers than in the previous life. When passing through Shanfang, Li Lingyue specially asked Su Muzhen to send two baskets of fresh fruits to her.

Li Dan is a gentle gentleman, and he didn't make things difficult for him when he got in trouble, so he traveled very quickly on this journey.After a while, the group arrived at Huaqing Palace.

Huaqing Palace had already been set up as a wedding hall, and the hall was filled with red lanterns. Li Lingyue got out of the car with the help of the maid, and stepped on the red felt mat. She turned her head and started looking for Wan'er.Tired of the car driving under the audience in the big court, even though it was covered by a bead curtain, Shangguan Wan'er was still a little worried. She was afraid that what she and Li Lingyue could not resist would do, so she did not agree to Li Lingyue's proposal, and changed into men's clothes on her own. Riding in the entourage with a veiled hat.At this time, Wan'er saw that Li Lingyue was looking for her, the corner of her mouth slightly raised, and she walked over quickly.

Seeing her, Li Lingyue smiled with her lips bent, held Shangguan Wan'er's hand, and the two entered the wedding parlor together.

Witnessed by the guests, Li Lingyue and Wu Youji took a sip of the wine in the small gourd according to the instructions of the etiquette officer.Then there is the candle night.

Li Lingyue is a princess and has the right to decide whether to have sex with her son-in-law.Seeing that the maidservant wanted to undress herself and her son-in-law, she waved her hand and said to Wu Youji, "There are a lot of guests today, you go outside to take care of them first, and drink more wine on the big day. When you come back later, you will stay in the side room Go to bed first. I feel a little unwell today."

Wu You said with concern: "What's wrong with the princess?"

Li Lingyue rubbed her forehead, "Probably because I'm tired from traveling. Go ahead, I'll just rest myself."

"Okay then." Wu You and honestly retreated out of the bridal chamber without having sex.

As soon as he left, Li Lingyue took off her disguise and beckoned with a look of surprise. She asked the maid to continue to help her remove those complicated headdresses, and ordered someone to call Su Muzhen over.When she was sipping the wine just now, she kept paying attention to Wan'er's expression. The corners of Wan'er's mouth were drawn upwards, but her eyes dimmed. When she was sent into the room by the maid, she still smiled and blessed her, intentionally making her angry!

The tight brows gradually loosened, and she suddenly sighed again, with Yi Wan'er's temperament, she might be hiding somewhere drinking now.No, we must find this silly girl before she returns to the palace.

"Princess." Su Muzhen was sad in the house without her younger sister, but at this time she was summoned by Li Lingyue and rushed over immediately.

Li Lingyue nodded, seeing that she looked lonely, she said a few words of comfort, and then hurriedly got to the point, "Mu Zhen, go and help me bring Wan'er here, I have something urgent to find her."

Seeing Li Lingyue's anxiety, Su Muzhen hurriedly took orders to retreat.

After a while, she walked in with Shangguan Wan'er.

Wan'er's face was flushed twice, and her eyes were slightly blurred, presumably she was drunk and was still on the verge of drunkenness.Li Lingyue felt distressed when she saw it, and immediately took Shangguan Wan'er back into her arms from Su Muzhen's hand. She ordered the maid to leave, and told Su Muzhen to send her confidants to guard the door, and then helped Wan'er in.

Shangguan Wan'er sat on the bed, and because she had been drinking, she smiled brighter than ever, "Princess, tonight's bridal chamber is festive, how can you leave the concubine aside."

This girl really knows what to ask!Li Lingyue laughed angrily, she pinched Shangguan Wan'er, and said angrily: "How can you drink alone, you are obviously too strong to drink."

"I'm not drunk." Shangguan Wan'er rubbed her cheeks, looking very cute, she asked, "What's the hurry? Tell me quickly. I have to go back to meet the Queen of Heaven."

"It's late at night, why are you walking at night!" Li Lingyue glared at her reproachfully, she suddenly bent down and removed her and Wan'er's boots and socks together, then picked up a piece of five-color silk cotton from the side of the bed, and wrapped the two of them together. entangled toes.

Shangguan Wan'er was drunk and looked at her in confusion, "Ah Yue, what are you doing? Isn't this what you want to do with your son-in-law?"

"That's right." Li Lingyue smiled coquettishly, but her next move completely woke up Shangguan Wan'er's spirit of alcohol, and she even started to undress one by one.

Shangguan Wan'er was startled by her behavior, her tongue started to get knotted, she asked with trembling eyelashes, "Ah... Ah Yue, what are you doing?"

Li Lingyue noticed that Shangguan Wan'er got up and wanted to escape, so she pulled her back to the bed, and put down the curtain, she raised her eyebrows, and replied as a matter of course: "Of course it's wedding candles."