Empress Reborn

After another two months, Wen Huaiyi, who was favored by the goddess of fate, finally returned "triumphantly".The Empress Dowager Wu stood on the Tianjin Bridge to personally greet this important official who had made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. She rewarded him generously and bestowed him with a third-rank General Zuo Wuwei on the spot, and named him Duke Liang, which was extremely gracious and enviable.After all, the Empress Dowager Wu invited him into the palace on the grounds of discussing Buddhism with Master Wen.

Empress Dowager Wu spoke vaguely, but everyone with discerning eyes present knew it clearly. The two brothers Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi looked at the ministers around them, and saw that they either flattered that idiot Wen Huaiyi like themselves, or turned their heads away. On the one hand, he tightly closed his lips, not daring to be angry or speak.The two brothers looked at each other silently, and said to each other: The time is indeed ripe.

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After this day, the whistleblowing trend in the court became stronger, and Li Xian's family, who were relegated to Junzhou because of Xu Jingye's conspiracy, were also transferred back to Fangzhou.Li Lingyue sat on the table, thinking of the news that the Li family's clan had been demoted or beheaded in the past few days, she couldn't help but feel melancholy on her cheeks, people do change.

She lowered her eyes to look at her slightly bulging belly hidden under the skirt, and suddenly realized that after this incident, she actually looked down on family affection.Except when Li Xian's two sons were framed and nearly whipped to death, she used divination to change them into exile, and she turned a deaf ear to the deaths of other alien clans.

When the regime changes, sacrifices are inevitable.The Li family was a stumbling block before Empress Wu ascended the throne. Empress Wu took the initiative before the other party attacked, so there is nothing to blame.The world is cruel.As for the man who saved him from disaster earlier, Li Lingyue only hoped that his elder brother would read for his wife's sake and stop being filled with righteous indignation and harming others and himself beyond his control.This time she won't do anything for Xue Shao anymore, the two of them have long had no intersection, she is benevolent, at this moment she just wants to achieve a great cause, and use her heart to make up for Wan'er.

Bu Huo walked slowly, and arrived at Luoyang Palace in a short while.At the gate of Yingtian, she saw Wu Chengsi's two brothers rushing up to help Wen Huaiyi lead the horse, their expressions were so focused that she didn't even notice it, so she couldn't help but sneered.Just as she was about to put down the curtains and move forward, she heard Wen Huaiyi greet her with a casual gesture, without any respect, more like an elder greeting, waiting for her to come and salute.

Li Lingyue smirked secretly, nodded "Yes", lowered the curtain and ordered to move on.Kongliu Wu Chengsi and his brothers looked at Bu Mou in a daze.Wen Huaiyi's complexion was gloomy. He was illiterate at first, but he has been praised by others recently, and his heart felt a little swollen. Princess Qianjin, first-rank ministers and others all flattered him, but Li Lingyue didn't take him seriously. , is really outrageous!With a flick of the long whip, the horse neighed, broke away from the shackles of the Wu family brothers, and galloped away.

Dust and sand splashed up, and he lost his strength suddenly. The Wu brothers fell to the ground unsteadily, but the two of them didn't seem to care. They stood up and patted the dust lightly, then turned and walked out of the palace gate.

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"hiss--"

Suddenly there was a horse cry from behind, Li Lingyue frowned, and before she could look outside, she heard another voice, "Ouch!"

It was actually Wen Huaiyi who I had just seen before.Withdrew the hand that was caressing the curtain, Li Lingyue ordered the two to take care of it, and then continued to rush to Qianyuan Hall.

The hall was majestic, and Li Lingyue looked at her mother who was writing books at the desk in the hall, and called softly, "Aniang."

Empress Dowager Wu didn't respond in time, and only after she finished reviewing the documents in her hand did she raise her head and beckon her over with a smile, "Ah Yue is here, are you okay?"

Li Lingyue took a step, but within a few steps, she saw Shangguan Wan'er coming to greet her, she lowered her voice, and called out with a smile, "Wan'er." Shangguan Wan'er nodded slightly, and moved to her side to support her Go up the steps.

Li Lingyue's heart warmed, but she was still a little dumb. She pressed against Shangguan Wan'er's ear and whispered: "Thank you Wan'er, but my stomach is not so heavy that it is difficult to walk." Glancing at her, this glance was neither happy nor angry, but Li Lingyue completely lost her opinion. She smiled and moved her face towards her, and said with an apologetic smile: "It's up to you."

Shangguan Wan'er's face was still neither salty nor pale, she helped Li Lingyue to sit down, and stepped aside.

Empress Dowager Wu glanced at the silent woman waiting at the side, only to feel that since Li Lingyue talked to her about her pregnancy that day, the child she picked up with one hand seemed to have changed.Although he still treats her with more respect and is still so docile and elegant, but something has changed in his eyes.She still remembers that day, when Li Lingyue told her that she was pregnant, the child was standing beside her, with a faint smile on his face that seemed to be happy for him, so that even she couldn't help but feel distressed .In the final analysis, it is because of her that these two people have come to where they are today, but if the king is only intoxicated with love and does not distinguish between serious and serious, how can he take on this great task?

Empress Dowager Wu curled her mouth, she patted her daughter's hand and asked, "Do you feel any discomfort recently?"

Li Lingyue shook her head, recalled the purpose of coming today, and said, "Aniang, I did a divination yesterday—"

Before he could finish speaking, he heard sobs coming from outside the hall, and then a maid hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, Master Wen, please see me."

A cold light flashed across Shangguan Wan'er's face, and Li Lingyue frowned slightly. She looked at Empress Wu, but found that Empress Wu was also frowning, and ordered Wen Huaiyi to come in in a deep voice.

"Woo, Queen Mother." Wen Huaiyi walked in on his legs, and walked over without Empress Wu's permission, and threw himself into her arms, sobbing pitifully.Empress Dowager Wu stroked Wen Huaiyi's Guangguang's head, and said softly like a child, "Why did you lose sight of me for a while, and your legs fell?"

As if he had suffered a lot of grievances, Wen Huaiyi cried again when he heard it, "Wuuuu, the Queen Mother is in charge of me!"

As soon as these words came out, Li Lingyue understood what Wen Huaiyi was up against before, she moved the corners of her mouth with a fake smile, and glanced sideways at her mother, only to find that Empress Dowager Wu also had some helplessness on her face, "What's wrong? Could it be that there are still people in this palace who dare to bully you?"

Wen Huaiyi choked twice, raised his head as if he was worried, and secretly looked at Li Lingyue, only to find that Li Lingyue was also looking at him with a smile in his eyes, but for some reason it made him feel a little chilly.He hurriedly lowered his cheeks, and hid in the arms of Empress Dowager Wu again sobbing.

How could A Niang like such a thing?Li Lingyue was puzzled, but she was clear about Wen Huaiyi's actions. He was trying to frame her with a cruel trick. He was really petty and ignorant.She met Empress Dowager Wu's questioning gaze and responded indifferently.

When her daughter didn't speak, the Empress Dowager Wu turned her attention to Wen Huaiyi again. She raised his face and asked, "Huaiyi, do you mean that the princess bullied you?"

Wen Huaiyi glanced at Li Lingyue, and nodded timidly as if he had been wronged by the world.

Li Lingyue snorted, but Shangguan Wan'er quietly moved her body, taking advantage of no one's attention, she put the pen beside the desk on the floor, because the floor was covered with blankets, so no one noticed when the pen fell silently.

Empress Dowager Wu looked at the aggrieved man in front of her, and asked quietly: "Then you tell me how the princess bullied you."

"Princess..." Wen Huaiyi complained in a crying voice, "Just now when the little monk saw the princess, he greeted the princess, but the princess ignored her, and even made my attendant startle my horse. The little monk accidentally fell to the ground, and then... ...that's what made the leg slope."

The reason is really interesting.Li Lingyue was dumbfounded, but when she looked at the Empress Dowager Wu, she also looked helpless. She looked at Wen Huaiyi's legs and said, "It seems that the princess is pregnant and has a bad temper, so you should take it easy. Go to the Imperial Medical Office to find someone Look, it's over."

"The Queen Mother..." Wen Huaiyi persisted.The Empress Dowager Wu was too lazy to talk to him, and only coaxed: "If your legs are not good, how can you help me keep an eye on Mingtang matters. I still have something to discuss with the princess, you should step back first."

Wen Huaiyi gritted his silver teeth, looking depressed.Seeing him getting up reluctantly, Li Lingyue suddenly felt that he was being taken advantage of, so she put on a dazed look, and said to her mother: "Mother, do you want to build Mingtang?"

Empress Dowager Wu nodded, and asked, "What's the matter? But what did you count?"

Li Lingyue nodded, hesitated and said: "Mother, the matter of Mingtang is of great importance, it is related to the lifeblood of the country, according to my daughter, the candidate for Jianmingtang still needs to be considered."

Wen Huaiyi was dumbfounded. If he had only been dissatisfied with Li Lingyue before, it had turned into resentment now.He retorted: "Queen!"

Empress Dowager Wu raised her hand to signal him to keep quiet, "How do you say that?"

Li Lingyue replied: "This is a secret, wait for my daughter to tell you slowly. As for Master Wen, my daughter thinks it is more suitable to find scriptures than Jianming Hall."

Wen Huaiyi snorted, he has been looking for scriptures for the Queen Mother since he came back, but how easy is it to find a book with a female ruler ruling the country?What do you know, little girl?

Li Lingyue was not angry with Wen Huaiyi, she still had a slight smile on her face, "Daughter made a divination yesterday, but found a book that suits mother's wishes." Wen Huaiyi said softly: "The title of this book is "Da Yun Jing", I have to trouble Teacher Wen."

Wen Huaiyi's expression was startled, and he sighed secretly: Could it be that this little girl really has great supernatural powers?He was anxious to find out, got up and wanted to go back to look for books, but he didn't want to go in a hurry, he didn't pay attention to the brush in front of him, he stepped on it, and just heard a plop, and then rolled down the stone steps like this.

This time, the flop turned into a real fall, and Wen Huaiyi felt his legs hurt, his dizziness was sore, and his waist was sore. There was really no good place in his body.He whimpered, and the sound of howling made several people in the room frown.Empress Dowager Wu immediately ordered someone to help him go back, and then looked back at the two people beside her, only to find that the two of them were frowning slightly, looking helpless, they really couldn't make a mistake.Suddenly feeling bored, she threw the two of them out on the pretext of reviewing the memorial.

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In the side hall, Li Lingyue and Shangguan Wan'er were sitting side by side on the couch. It was a hot August day, and the maid thoughtfully served a plate of crisps for the two of them.

"Ah, it's Sushan Mountain." Li Lingyue has loved this cold and delicious delicacy since she was a child. Her eyes lit up, and she just squeezed the spoon in the bowl. She was moved by Shangguan Wan'er.

Li Lingyue curled her lips, and stretched out her hand to take a small bite, but Shangguan Wan'er snatched the spoon as soon as she passed by.Now Li Lingyue completely refused, "Wan'er!"

This call was repeated a thousand times, with a faint hint of begging for mercy.Shangguan Wan'er was dumbfounded, but she still had a firm expression on her face, "No."

"Isn't it enough to take a small bite?" Li Lingyue pursed her lips.

It was rare for Shangguan Wan'er to see her as a little girl, so she couldn't help but burst out laughing, staring into Li Lingyue's expectant eyes, she shook her head ruthlessly, "No way."

Li Lingyue lost her strength, and her erect shoulders dropped, she let out a sigh.

"Why do you make it look like I'm bullying you?" Shangguan Wan'er was stunned. She dug a spoonful of Sushan and brought it to her mouth. Seeing Li Lingyue's longing expression, she opened her mouth and swallowed it. "It's sweet and soft, but it's too cold. You are not suitable for eating when you are pregnant. Wait until this time next year, come to my place to eat." After saying that, she smiled coquettishly.

Li Lingyue suddenly felt thousands of peach blossoms blooming in front of her eyes, and the whole world suddenly became enlightened, and all the previous gaffes were worth it.She sacrificed herself again, imitating Wen Huaiyi's appearance just now, and let out an aggrieved "hmm".

Shangguan Wan'er laughed, and asked without hesitation: "Did you offend that thief and bald slave recently?"

"It's just that I didn't show courtesy to him like the brothers from the Wu family." Li Lingyue looked at Shangguan Wan'er's relish, and suddenly felt a little greedy. She immediately looked away, looked at the bright sunshine outside, and was speechless.

Seeing her like this, Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help laughing, she ate to herself, and said casually: "Those two did their best to please the Queen Mother."

"Yes. But right now we really need such a person to pave the way for our mother." Li Lingyue echoed.

The cicadas chirped, Shangguan Wan'er glanced at Li Lingyue, nodded slightly in agreement, then turned around, dug another spoonful of Sushan and put it in her mouth.

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A month later, Wu Chengsi congratulated the Queen Mother on the court hall, claiming that a sacred stone appeared in Luoshui, and the stone body was engraved with the eight characters "The Holy Mother Comes, Yongchang Emperor" and hoped that the Queen Mother would accept God's will and ascend the throne as emperor.The court was boiling for a while. Although they knew the origin of the stone, the ministers who had been suppressed by the cruel officials for a long time only dared to say: God's will is like this, I hope the Queen Mother will obey God's will, and so on.

Their attitude is exactly in line with Empress Wu's wishes.It's just that the Empress Dowager Wu has not yet agreed, she only said that she will go to Luoshui to accept this "treasure map" in person, and after accepting the "treasure map", she added a title to herself, known as "The Holy Mother of God".And when the Wu Chengsi brothers were making the sacred stone, Wen Huaiyi was not idle, watching the monks of the White Horse Temple intensively preaching the Dayun Sutra, saying that the Empress Dowager Wu was the reincarnation of Miluo, and she would surely rule the world.

The monk's tongue was full of lotus flowers, and the common people gradually believed in the truth, and worshiped this woman who had been in charge of the country for many years as a reincarnated Buddha.Officials are not as ignorant as ordinary people, but because of cruel officials, they dare not be angry or speak out.

For a while, only the family members of the Li family were left in the Tang Dynasty cursing angrily, but they were just hiding at home.Empress Dowager Wu's behavior this time is more obvious than when Li Xian was abolished. In addition, she used cruel officials to get rid of members of the Li clan many times before, and her various actions made the Li family panic.One side lives in anxiety for the rest of his life, the other side fights for the light, the two sides make a choice, the Li family is hesitant, so they have to put down their blood pressure for the time being, and ignite it when the signs arise.