Empress Reborn

In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed.The trees were lush outside, and the birds were chirping. Li Lingyue sat in the mansion, but her face was slightly condensed, her slender wrist was resting on the table, and the doctor in the mansion was making a diagnosis through a layer of veil.

There was fine sweat on the top of the gray eyebrows. Although it was impossible to see through the fine veil, the middle-aged doctor still couldn't help being afraid when facing the second most noble woman in the world. He covered his hands tremblingly and gently held her He felt that the pulse was beating very smoothly, like beads beating in a bowl, so he let go of his tense heartstrings, stood up, bowed happily and said: "Congratulations, princess, you are happy."

Without the expected joyful smile, the person inside the curtain only waved his hand lightly, and said lightly, "Understood, step back." The middle-aged man was startled when he heard that, since ancient times, women are always happy when they hear that they are happy It's rare to be so indifferent like a princess, but he was surprised, but he didn't dare to disobey the princess's order. He bowed down and gave a salute, then stepped back and walked out from the door.

After ordering the maid to remove the curtain, Li Lingyue stood up slowly. She glanced at Linglong, the maid who was about to help her, and stopped the caring words she wanted to say.She raised her head, looked at the lush greenery outside the house, and couldn't help stroking her still flat belly with her right hand. This day finally came, it was hard to describe the sadness and joy.

Do you want to tell Wan'er the "good" news?According to the current situation, we can still hide it for two or three months.Li Lingyue twitched the corners of her mouth, and she couldn't help laughing at herself. This is simply a vicious circle. She has done something wrong and yet keeps running away. It's really not the behavior of a king.What's more, what if Wan'er found out about this matter from elsewhere before she confessed it?

You can no longer escape like this.Li Lingyue sighed quietly, "Linglong, prepare the car, I want to enter the palace."

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It was already noon when Li Lingyue arrived at Luoyang Palace, just as Empress Dowager Wu was taking a lunch break, Shangguan Wan'er was walking towards the side hall.

"Wan'er." Seeing the beautiful woman with an orchid temperament from a distance, Li Lingyue greeted her with a slight smile on her face.

Shangguan Wan'er was also happy to see her, she even moved faster, and rushed to Li Lingyue's side in three steps at a time. She glanced at the worried look of the maid beside Li Lingyue, and felt suspicious, but she didn't Confidentially, he only smiled warmly and said, "The time when you came recently has become more and more unpredictable, but it's because..."

"I miss you." Shangguan Wan'er didn't say these three words because of her thin skin, but Li Lingyue didn't mind, and whispered in her ear.

Shangguan Wan'er was overjoyed when she heard that, she took her hand and asked, "But you haven't had lunch yet? I'll ask the palace servants to prepare something for you?"

Li Lingyue nodded, motioned for the maid to step back, and followed Wan'er in.

The food in the palace has not changed for so many years, and Li Lingyue has long been bored with eating since childhood, not to mention that she is so preoccupied at this time that she has no appetite at all, and she rarely even picks up her chopsticks.When Shangguan Wan'er saw her, she twitched her brows slightly. She took the porcelain bowl in front of her and helped spread a few dishes, and then handed it back, "Why don't you see me? But these dishes don't suit your taste?"

Li Lingyue took the porcelain bowl she handed over, shook her head with a smile, lowered her eyebrows and ate a few mouthfuls, then raised her head, and realized that Shangguan Wan'er hadn't moved her chopsticks, but was just looking at her quietly with a smile on her face. Li Lingyue's heart trembled, Such a lovely person, can she stand what she said next?

"Why did you stop again? Leave me alone, I just ate at the Empress Dowager's place." Shangguan Wan'er smiled with tenderness in her eyes.

Li Lingyue melted into that tenderness, the hand holding the chopsticks stopped in mid-air, Erer, put it on the plate, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "Wan'er, I want to talk to you about something."

It was rare for Shangguan Wan'er to see Li Lingyue's serious appearance, her heart was beating uneasy, and she refilled Li Lingyue's drink in a concealed manner, she pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Okay, after you eat, I will listen to what you have to say .”

Li Lingyue frowned, "Wan'er." She paused, then suddenly changed the subject, "A few days ago, you talked with the Empress Dowager about women's education, and I don't know what the result will be?"

Shangguan Wan'er's hand holding the jug froze, recalling the faint expression on the queen mother's face when she mentioned Li Lingyue when she talked with the queen mother a few days ago, she felt panic for some reason.She put the jug back on the table, folded her hands and said with a smile: "The Empress Dowager has already agreed to open a women's school, but the imperial examinations like men's have to wait. It should be up in the near future."

Li Lingyue nodded, her gaze gradually became complicated as she ate the delicacies that had long since lost their taste.After a while of silence, Li Lingyue suddenly said, "Wan'er, remove the food. I'm done."

Shangguan Wan'er didn't call over the maid who had already retired, but looked at Li Lingyue with anxiety, "Ah Yue, is what you want to tell me good or bad for you and me?"

Li Lingyue looked at the wine glass in front of her, and murmured back: "I don't know if it's good for me or bad, but for you..." Li Lingyue suddenly stood up, knelt down in front of Wan'er, and she saved the Shangguan Wan'er stared at the pair of star eyes with both hands, her eyes were full of guilt and pity, her eyes turned red, she gritted her teeth, and sighed: "Wan'er, I'm sorry. I failed you after all."

The hands in the palms trembled, and Li Lingyue's heart also trembled. She saw that Shangguan Wan'er's gentle eyes were gradually filled with water, and she wished to tear herself apart immediately so that she could vent her anger on Wan'er.Her hands trembled uncontrollably, and she heard Wan'er ask her, "Ah Yue, you have someone else in your heart, don't you?"

Li Lingyue shook her head vigorously as if losing her dignity, she hurriedly argued: "No, no! Wan'er, I only have you in my heart, and you are the only one!"

Shangguan Wan'er's face turned pale, and a shy smile appeared on her lips, and she asked: "Then, did you do something with others?" Seeing that Li Lingyue was silent, the smile on her face became more bitter, "Is it with the son-in-law? You—" she lowered her head, looked directly into Li Lingyue's eyes with her sad eyes, and said sadly, "Do you have his child?"

Li Lingyue was stunned for a moment, then said in astonishment: "Wan'er?"

Shangguan Wan'er shook her head and smiled, "You have always liked to ride a horse, but today you came here in a chariot, and just now you were walking fast, and the maids all looked worried. Seeing this, I don't understand anything."

"Wan'er..." Li Lingyue looked at Shangguan Wan'er, not knowing what to say for a moment.The corners of Shangguan Wan'er's mouth curled up slightly, and she actually smiled, "Ah Yue, you said you only have me in your heart, but was it an accident to do such a thing with him, or was someone forcing you?"

"Wan'er, I..." Li Lingyue looked at the woman who was holding back tears, her heart felt like a knife was piercing her heart.At this time, Shangguan Wan'er said again: "It shouldn't be an accident. With your temperament, if the son-in-law really did something, he is probably dead by now. Is someone persecuting you? The whole world can persecute you There is only one person. The one who can threaten you now should not be me. Is it the throne, Ah Yue?"

The teardrops in Shangguan Wan'er's eyes finally fell in response to the last call. Li Lingyue's breath was stagnant. She stared at the wise woman in front of her for a long time and couldn't calm down. She had imagined all kinds of scenes when she confessed to Wan'er, but she never expected I can be so passive, but Wan'er is a rare intelligent woman in the world.Li Lingyue lowered her eyes, and the suppressed tears dripped down uncontrollably, she replied firmly, "Yes."

"Okay." Li Lingyue's body trembled when she heard the soft word, and she felt that her hands that were held in her palms began to break free. She raised her head hurriedly, and looked at the woman anxiously and pleadingly, "Wan'er , Not everything in this world goes as you wish, it happened, it is my fault after all, but I swear I will never let this happen again. Please, don't give up on me so early, I..."

"How about you?" Shangguan Wan'er struggled a few times, but still couldn't escape from the confinement of Li Lingyue's palm. Is Wan'er such a petty and hypocritical person in her heart?" Taking advantage of Li Lingyue's absence, she pulled her hands out, held Li Lingyue's hands instead, and helped her up, "Since you are pregnant, you should pay attention to your body, otherwise those suffering , isn’t it in vain?”

The smile on Shangguan Wan'er's face was as gentle and tender as ever, Li Lingyue couldn't help being astonished, she looked at Wan'er absentmindedly, Shangguan Wan'er looked back with a smile, put her back on the seat, and glanced at the girl on the table from the corner of her eye. With a full glass of wine, she said softly: "It is not suitable for pregnant women to drink, I will drink this glass for you." She stretched out her hand to grab the wine glass to her mouth, and Shangguan Wan'er drank it down in one gulp.

Li Lingyue was startled again when she saw it, and she suddenly realized that even though Wan'er said that she was not a petty and hypocritical person, no matter how generous a person encountered this situation, she would still feel sad, and Wan'er was melancholy after all.Is it really worth doing this for the throne?Li Lingyue was a little hesitant.

Shangguan Wan'er drank the wine in her glass again, she suddenly looked at Li Lingyue again, "Ah Yue, how old is the child?"

Li Lingyue replied: "It should be less than a month."

He should have told her as soon as he found out.Fortunately, Ah Yue didn't hide it for too long.Shangguan Wan'er smiled wryly in relief, and she asked again: "Ah Yue, the child's father..." Feeling that the words were a bit weird, Shangguan Wan'er stopped talking, but when Li Lingyue heard it, she knew what Shangguan Wan'er was worried about, so she Holding her hand again, he said decisively: "The child will not have a father. He only has two mothers."

"Huh?" Li Lingyue's answer was beyond Shangguan Wan'er's expectations. She couldn't help being a little surprised, and looked up at Li Lingyue's eyes, only to see that those eyes were full of firmness and gentleness. The voice said to her: "Wan'er, this child has only two mothers, one is me, and the other can only be you."

A faint smile could not help showing on her face, Shangguan Wan'er was finally defeated by this sentence.After many years by Empress Wu's side, she has already developed the ability to perceive words and emotions. She knows that Li Lingyue's words before are sincere, but such reasons are still difficult for her to accept. Even though she has been in the center of power for many years, she is very clear about the charm of power desire. But she still couldn't help but feel chilled, her Ah Yue was finally defeated by her desire for power.

Power, power.Shangguan Wan'er stared at the woman in front of her who was wiping her tears carefully, and quietly curled the corners of her mouth.