[Wu Zetian colleagues] Wu Lingchun

"Master, do you think it's a coincidence?" Empress Wu looked at Xue Jieyu with a smile.

Wan'er felt that her expression really resembled a big bad wolf waiting for its prey to throw itself into the net.

If Empress Wu knew that Wan'er dared to slander herself as a big bad wolf, Wan'er's little life could be directly confessed here.

Wan'er only slandered for a while, because she was really sweating for Xue Jieyu——

No matter how powerful Xue Jieyu was, she seemed a little too innocent when facing the old fox, Empress Wu.

In such a short while, it is the big bad wolf and the old fox, and Wan'er's slander is enough to make her die again and again.

"Coincidence? Not necessarily." Xue Jieyu said lightly.

Empress Wu raised her eyebrows and asked with interest, "What does the Master say?"

"When Your Majesty was the prince, Guo An used to serve His Majesty's pen and ink in the Chongwen Palace. Because of his wisdom, he was taught calligraphy by his old age. He always respects the old man as a teacher. Every birthday, the empress must know about it?" Xue Jieyu's tone carried a sneer at Empress Wu's control of the harem.

She only called Empress Wu the "Empress Empress", and she absolutely refused to call her "Queen of Heaven" according to the fashionable title.

Wan'er's heart made Xue Jieyu even more nervous.

Empress Wu didn't mean to be angry at all, on the contrary, the smile on her face deepened.

"The Venerable Master studies the Dharma intensively, and his skills are truly amazing! I haven't said who that person is yet, but the Venerable Master already knows that it is Guo An?" Empress Wu had a slight smile on her lips.

Wan'er felt that behind this smile, there might be a great murderous intent.

Now that Master Guo is being pointed at, what does Empress Wu want to do?

In the name of Master Guo celebrating Xue Jieyu's birthday, did Xue Jieyu and Master Guo deal with it together?

Both of them are teachers respected by Wan'er. She appreciates Xue Jieyu's detached demeanor and appreciates Guo An's kindness of teaching for many years.

How could she just watch them being tricked by Empress Wu?

Wan'er's chest was agitated, and Huo Di rushed forward, bowing down in front of Empress Wu: "Empress Tianhou, this servant has something to say!"

Empress Wu and Xue Jieyu didn't expect her to appear suddenly, Xue Jieyu couldn't sit still and stared at her nervously.

And Empress Wu, how could she be willing to have her rhythm disrupted by others?Opening his mouth, he was about to reprimand Wan'er and shut up immediately.

Wan'er expected that she would not allow herself to talk too much, so she simply turned her heart away, regardless of Empress Wu's permission, and said loudly: "Yesterday, Master Guo ordered my servant to come to give this... the Venerable Master a copy of Buddhist scriptures. The servant is here Waited for an hour under the big sun outside Jing'an Palace, but was finally driven away by this master, and really taunted the servants!"

Xue Jieyu frowned.

Empress Wu was in a hurry to stop Wan'er, but after hearing what she said, she was not in a hurry, but looked at her with a smile that was not a smile.

Wan'er's heart tightened when she was stared at by Empress Wu who seemed to be watching her performance.

But now is not the time to ponder whether she will die even worse in the future, Wan'er can only bite the bullet and continue: "... I think, slave girl, although the status of slave girl is low, but she is a member of the palace school. The palace school is Created by the first emperor, it is the grace of His Majesty and the Empress Dowager to enlighten and train the people in the harem! This master ridiculing the servants is equivalent to despising the authority of the Empress Dowager Tian!"

After saying these words, a thin layer of sweat was already on Wan'er's back, and her heart also slipped into her throat.

Anyway, the more she made Xue Jieyu despise authority, the more she could guarantee the safety of Xue Jieyu and Master Guo.

Otherwise, if Empress Wu really wanted to do something to Xue Jieyu, would she have to wait until this time?When Xue Jieyu communicated with Shangguanyi back then, she did it.

Wan'er couldn't predict how Empress Wu would react after hearing her rhetoric.

This woman is so powerful that she can't reach it, even if she wants to fill up the hem of Empress Wu's clothes, she has to be given extra grace.

Under Wan'er's quick wit, she can only guess her general psychological trend according to what Empress Wu has done in the past.

Sure enough, Empress Wu's reaction was beyond Wan'er's expectation, and she laughed out loud, "What a clever mouth!"

As she spoke, Empress Wu leaned slightly, her eyes stared at Wan'er: "You mean to let me deal with the Venerable Master?"

Wan'er's scalp was blown by her gaze, and her mind went blank for a moment, unable to function.

So, what is the correct answer?

Should I say that I should be punished, or should I not be punished?

Wan'er felt that her mind was suddenly clogged with so many balls of cotton, she was completely out of her control.

Just an approaching look, that's all, it made her bear such pressure!

So... so scary!

Empress Wu, who has been demonized, doesn't care whether Wan'er is afraid or timid, she seems to have suddenly found a cat to tease.

Teasing this cat is much more interesting than dealing with those servants who are only servile and obedient, or old men who only know how to babble nonsense and claim to be advocating courtiers!

Empress Wu then said leisurely again: "I guess, you want me to deal with the Venerable Master, right? But it's very difficult!"

When Wan'er heard her say "difficult", she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Wan'er knew that she would not touch Xue Jieyu.

However, Empress Wu's next words immediately made Wan'er froze in place: "According to what you said, the Master and Guo An colluded, and I only deal with the Master. What can your master Guo do? Gong can only deal with him too!"

After all, Wan'er still has little experience, because of Empress Wu's words, she immediately fell into the entanglement of "protecting Master Guo or Xue Jieyu? What should I do to save both of their lives?".

Seeing that her face was pale and her big eyes showed a sense of bewilderment, the corners of Empress Wu's mouth curved even wider.

Xue Jieyu couldn't stand it anymore: "Why does the empress have the same knowledge as a child?"

Empress Wu let out a "ha": "The Master thinks this girl is still a child? Can a child say these things? Even back then..."

She fell silent suddenly.

Xue Jieyu turned to her slowly, and said meaningfully: "How was it back then?"

Wan'er also raised her head in surprise.

"Back then... huh! Back then was back then, now is now!" Empress Wu, who recovered from her gaffe in an instant, turned back into that superior woman again.

Xue Jieyu was silent.

Empress Wu glanced at Wan'er's face, then immediately turned her gaze back, and soon she said to Xue Jieyu with a smile: "Will the Master not accept this generous gift? The Master still thinks that this gift is too thin some?"

Xue Jieyu raised her eyebrows, obviously understanding what she was talking about.

"It's just a Buddhist scripture, it's hard for Guo An to think about it...it's nothing new." Xue Jieyu lowered her eyes and said.

"If so, what's new?" Empress Wu refused to give up.

"A handful of old bones, a person buried halfway in the loess, what's new?" Xue Jieyu said coldly.

"That's not necessarily the case!" Empress Wu disagreed.

She tried her best to insist, but Xue Jieyu couldn't resist, so she simply stopped talking.

"Shangguan Wan'er?" Empress Wu turned to Wan'er.

Wan'er looked at her nervously: "The servant is here."

"Do you want to save your Master Guo?" Empress Wu said bluntly.

Wan'er's temple twitched: What do you mean?

Her eyes widened slightly, seeming to be more dazed.

Empress Wu's fingertips moved involuntarily on the side of her clothes, feeling an urge to touch those pure black pupils.

She thought of the fawn that escaped from her bow and arrows during a hunt one year: the eyes of that fawn were so wide open in surprise, pure black, full of confusion and bewilderment.

However, the deer finally escaped.

How did she let it escape?

Empress Wu narrowed her eyes, which caused a dangerous sharpness to burst out of her eyes.

"I will give you a chance." Empress Wu said.

a chance?

Wan'er suffocated, feeling that this so-called "opportunity" might not be a good thing at all.

"Six years ago, what did you say when you begged me to allow you to study in the palace?" Empress Wu said.

In fact, Wan'er had already said this answer when she met her on the way to Jing'an Palace.

At that time, Empress Wu didn't take this matter to heart.

but now……

Wan'er Fuzhi thought of a certain possibility in her heart, and she swallowed with difficulty: If it is what she thinks...

"The slave girl said at the time that if she failed to achieve anything in the palace school, she would be willing to accept the punishment." Wan'er said solemnly.

The moment she said it, Wan'er felt as if she was standing at a crossroads in her life.

"Then now, I will see if you should be punished!" Empress Wu said solemnly.

After that, he called Zhao Ying and said, "Prepare her calendered paper, as well as brush and ink, and take her to the quiet room in the east chamber."

She seemed to be extremely familiar with the environment in Jing'an Palace.

Zhao Ying hurriedly agreed, and stepped forward to urge Wan'er: "Miss, please come here!"

Wan'er looked at Zhao Ying, then raised her head to Empress Wu: "What does Empress Dowager want the servants to write?"

Empress Wu smiled lightly: "Aren't you smart? If you guess right, you can also reduce your punishment by first class."

The corner of Wan'er's mouth twitched: whoever said that, she will definitely be punished?

"Does Empress Dowager want her servants to copy this "Amitabha Sutra"?" Wan'er asked.

As she spoke, she couldn't help but look at Xue Jieyu who was silent at the side.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a custom of transcribing the "Amitabha Sutra" to celebrate the birthday of the elders. This is to let her...

Empress Wu refused to give her an answer at all, and urged: "Go, go! If you copy a wrong word, you will be punished!"

Wan'er shuddered: You are not allowed to copy a single word wrong?So that long Buddhist scriptures?

"I don't want to copy, it's too late to regret it now." Empress Wu laughed.

Can Wan'er regret coming?

If she dares to regret it, believe it or not, the future will be even more unpredictable?

Up to now, Wan'er can only do her best.

"My maidservant respectfully accepts the decree!" Wan'er Zhuang said solemnly.

After all, get up and follow Zhao Ying.

Seeing Wan'er's figure disappearing from sight, the sound of footsteps gradually becoming inaudible, and the surroundings returned to silence again, Empress Wu turned to Xue Jieyu with a smile: "The Master is really calm."

Xue Jieyu looked up at her: "I'm afraid I will disappoint the Empress."

Empress Wu disagreed: "The aptitude is excellent, if the mind is calm enough, wouldn't the Venerable Master not be tempted?"

"Be tempted?" Xue Jieyu sneered, "Cultivate another person, and let the empress control it?"

Empress Wu's complexion suddenly changed.

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Wan'er: You seem to be teasing me?