[Wu Zetian colleagues] Wu Lingchun

From the day Prince Li Hong passed away, it was as if a big hole had leaked in the sky, and it rained non-stop for several days.

Drizzle, thunderstorm, torrential rain... all poured down.

Prince, no, it's time to call him "filial piety to the emperor", and the burial has now been completed.

"Filial piety to the emperor" is the posthumous title given by the emperor, and Li Hong also became the first prince who was posthumously named emperor.

And his funeral was completely carried out according to the emperor's funeral.

Outside the hall, it was still raining.

Listening to the pattering rain, Wan'er felt damp and cold in her heart.

In her last life, as a historical researcher, when she looked at this history book from the perspective of a pure outsider, those records about "filial piety to the emperor" were just printed in black and white, lifeless things.

Once she became the person in charge of this period of "history", when she was on the scene and couldn't escape at all, Wan'erfang realized: just a seemingly trivial matter of chasing the former crown prince, what kind of uproar it caused.

When the emperor's posthumous edict was issued, all the officials went crazy.

They went crazy to the emperor and tried their best to persuade him not to do this.Wan'er was in the inner palace, so she heard many rumors about this matter.

It is said that some old ministers cried and tried to persuade the emperor that this move was "improper", and Geng Jie's courtiers "blackmailed" the emperor with official hats on their heads, asking the emperor to take back his order.

Even though the commotion became like this, the emperor did not show mercy to anyone, and he forcibly issued that decree in a rare and forceful manner.

Then, on the day the prince was buried, the emperor fell ill again.

In Wan'er's mind, neither the Tang Gaozong in history nor the current emperor is a person with a strong personality.

On the contrary, Empress Wu is the real strong one.

But this time, after the emperor lost his beloved son and the crown prince of the Tang Empire, Wan'er felt that he was also going crazy——

If it is said that the posthumous title of "filial piety to the emperor" and the burial of the emperor's funeral can be explained by pain and sorrow, then after both Li Hong and Pei passed away, their only child was adopted under the name of Princess Taiping and became Taiping Princess. Princess son, is this the normal way to dispose of it?

This baby, having lost his parents, was supposed to be brought into the palace and raised by his biological grandfather and grandmother, namely the emperor and empress Wu.

Even for the sake of his future, he should adopt one of his uncles.

For example, if adopting to Li Xian, the king of Yong, or Li Xian, the king of Zhou, who is already married, how can there be any reason to adopt to the aunt who is the living daughter?

Because the baby who had just been proclaimed the King of Chu and was named "Longji" by the emperor when he was still in his infancy made Wan'er very uneasy. If Wan'er couldn't think of an answer to this question, she would hardly even sleep. Not practical.

Are there some endings that are predestined?

Wan'er has asked herself many times these days.

She especially wanted to have the ability to see into the future, so that she would have the opportunity to see if this boy, also named "Li Longji", would become the person who was destined to kill her when she grew up.

In the history that Wan'er is familiar with, that Li Longji not only killed Shangguan Wan'er, but also killed his own aunt, Princess Taiping.

In this time and space, will this Li Longji not kill her in the future because he was adopted by Princess Taiping since he was a child?

Wan'er couldn't figure it out.

Taking ten thousand steps back, even if Li Longji can let Princess Taiping go, does it mean that he can let her go?

Many midnight dreams, the instinct to survive, made Wan'er feel evil when she was most vulnerable in the middle of the night: She wanted to find a way to get rid of that baby.

But, not to mention how capable she is to get rid of that child right now, even if she really does, will there be a second "Li Longji" in the future, for example, like the Li Longji in history, as Li Dan's son? Son born?

In other words, if God destined Shangguan Wan'er to die at the hands of Li's descendants, if she killed one Li, would another Li be born, who would take her life in the future?

It's like, as a modern person, she strangely travels to this time and space, isn't this predestined?

Whenever she thinks of these, Wan'er shudders.

She has a sense of helplessness being played by fate.

During the day, when she can think about problems with reason instead of fragile sensibility, Wan'er can find some sense of steadfastness——

Since there is such a parallel time and space, although the cause and development of things will be similar to another time and space, they will not be exactly the same after all.

Maybe this Li Longji was given this name just by chance?

And in this time and space, it is history for people in the future, and future events for Wan'er at this time. How it will progress is still unknown.

Everything is still possible.

Thinking of this, Wan'er's heart became much more stable.

In the past few days, she has thought about the previous situation many times, and probably deduced the most likely reason why the emperor adopted Li Longji to Princess Taiping.

As the saying goes, "When a person is about to die, his words are also good." In fact, it is said that when a person is about to die, he will quickly go through all the people and things in his life for the last time.

When Li Hong was dying, he probably also had such an experience.

He must have seen clearly at that moment.

And in this world, the only thing he misses might be his only son.

In order to keep his only flesh and blood alive, he must have begged the emperor before he died.

The emperor is soft-tempered, and Empress Wu has a strong personality. She can't even tolerate her own son, so how can she tolerate her grandson?

When Li Hong saw this clearly, he knew that they could not trust them.

So what about the Lee Hyun-san brothers?

Not to mention their attitude towards Li Hong, depending on the difference between Empress Wu's attitude towards the three brothers and Taiping, one can know that it is not safe to entrust any one of the three brothers.

Maybe, his son will become a sacrifice for the imperial power struggle in the future.

From this point of view, the only thing that can be trusted is peace.

Taiping is a daughter, and she will marry in the future.Li Longji was adopted under her knees, and he would neither be jealous of Empress Wu nor his uncles. From then on, he would stay away from power disputes and live a peaceful and prosperous life.

Therefore, when Li Hong was dying, he must beg the emperor to do this.

Given that the emperor was in pain because of Li Hong's death, it is entirely possible that he agreed to Li Hong and asked Taiping to agree to adopt him.

After figuring out the joints involved, Wan'er felt a tight pain in her chest.

The love of parents for their children is really...a well-intentioned effort to drain the last drop of blood.

Wan'er sighed silently, her gaze had to be fixed on Empress Wu in front of her.

From Li Hong's passing to the present, Empress Wu never showed any expression related to relaxation, not to mention smiling.

The whole Chengqing Palace seemed to be shrouded in haze. The female officials, maids, and eunuchs, big and small, were all silent. They were more cautious than usual in serving and playing, and they might be a little careless. Just touched the bad luck of the Empress Dowager.

This is again the difference between an outsider and an insider—

Looking at those history books in black and white in the previous life, Wan'er's cognition is that once Li Hong died, Empress Wu accelerated the intensive process of seizing power.

With that posture, she seemed to be applauding her son's death.

But now I am in it, watching Empress Wu, besides handling the funeral related matters for Li Hong in the daytime, assisting the sick emperor to review the memorials, except for the daily washing, eating and other things that she had to do, the rest of her Time is sitting in front of the desk, copying the scriptures one by one, even late at night without stopping.

For the first time, Wan'er realized that Empress Wu, who existed like a paper figure in the history books, was actually a person with flesh and blood and ordinary people's emotions.

However, her willpower is much stronger than that of ordinary people, and she will not easily show her vulnerable and helpless side like ordinary people.

Because Empress Wu is such a Empress Wu, Wan'er's heart tightened.

Sore and sore feeling.

Wan'er didn't know how to explain that feeling, which was similar to pity and distressed.

However, her heart was really hurting, literally throbbing.

Wan'er then forced herself to focus on the scriptures on the desk.

That volume of scriptures is called "All Ways Sutra".

It was written and prefaced by Empress Wu herself after Li Hong passed away.

In this way, she silently pays homage to and misses her son who was born in October and is now sending away with her own hands.

Wan'er watched helplessly as Empress Wu copied the scriptures over and over again.

Roughly speaking, it was copied no less than ten times, right?

Wan'er thought about it.

And looking at the situation of Empress Wu, it means to continue copying.

Wan'er didn't know how many times she planned to copy it.

Although Empress Wu is in her prime of life and has always been in excellent health, it is not a long-term solution to consume such effort.

Wan'er looked at the gloomy sky outside, thinking about how to persuade Empress Wu to take a proper rest without angering her and causing trouble for herself.

Coincidentally, when the time came, a maid from Chengqing Palace brought new tea, snacks and other things.

Only then did Wan'er heave a sigh of relief, she came down in person, took the refreshments, and brought them to Empress Wu's case.

"Tianhou Empress, use some snacks!" Wan'er said softly.

Empress Wu has been writing without distraction, but she didn't hear Wan'er's words.

Wan'er: "..."

Scanning all the people in the hall, seeing that all of them lowered their heads, wishing they could bury their heads under the gold bricks, the corners of Wan'er's mouth twitched, knowing that she had to bite the bullet.

So she took a deep breath and raised her voice: "The Empress Dowager, please use some snacks!"

This sound brought Empress Wu's spirit back.

But it also aroused her anger.

Following the source of the voice, Empress Wu's eyes widened, revealing a bit of murderous aura, and she pushed towards Wan'er.

Wan'er was stared at by that gaze, and a chill ran down her back——

There is a feeling that you will be put to death immediately.

However, when Empress Wu saw that the speaker was Wan'er, her round eyes slowly returned to their usual state, and her face also changed from full of anger to expressionless.

Wan'er felt that it was like she had just been sentenced to beheaded, and the moment the executioner's knife was about to fall on the execution ground, she suddenly ushered in a pardon order.

Wan'er's heart skipped a beat unexpectedly, and survived the catastrophe.

Empress Wu seemed to see Wan'er's pale face for a moment, her brows were slightly wrinkled, and her lips moved.

She seemed to want to say something, but she didn't say anything after all, but just said lightly: "What time is it?"

"It's time for Haishi." Wan'er replied truthfully.

Probably smelling the tea, Empress Wu glanced to the side, then looked at Wan'er.

Wan'er was baffled by her.

Then I saw Empress Wu's complexion showing a bit of relief.

"Wan'er served refreshments?" Empress Wu asked.

Wan'er blinked, not intending to claim credit, so she replied, "Master Zhao was worried that you would be hungry, so he asked Chengqing Palace's small kitchen to make some snacks."

Empress Wu raised her eyebrows when she heard the words: "Did you bring it?"

Wan'er was slightly taken aback, thinking about the emphasis on the meaning of "you" in Empress Wu's words.

Could it be that because "you" brought it, are you willing to eat it for face?

Are you doing me a favor?

Wan'er couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.