[Wu Zetian colleagues] Wu Lingchun

Before Empress Wu left Zichen Palace, she looked back at Princess Taiping in a daze.

The emperor said a lot, and his spirit was a little weak, but he was still very happy when he thought that he had found a satisfactory husband for his daughter.

He believed that Empress Wu looked back at Taiping because if Taiping were to get married, many details would need to be taken care of by mothers, and their mother and daughter must have something to say, so he waved his hand generously to Taiping: "Send it for me." Your mother is going back to Chengqing Hall."

Taiping was dazed, and Fang bowed to the emperor nonchalantly, and accompanied Empress Wu back to Chengqing Hall.

Back at Chengqing Hall, Empress Wu took Taiping directly to the sleeping hall.

She took Taiping's hand, and the mother and daughter sat down on the couch.

Empress Wu sent everyone away, including the people in Chengqing Hall, Taiping's entourage, and even Wan'er.

There were only two of them, mother and daughter, in the room.

Empress Wu stared at Taiping's face that could not be seen to be happy or worried, and some worries welled up in her eyes.

"You and A Niang tell the truth, do you want to marry or not?" Empress Wu asked straightforwardly.

Taiping was startled again by her question.

Want to marry?Don't want to marry?

In Taiping's eyes, there was a daze.

Her reaction made Empress Wu even more worried.

"Aniang only has you as a daughter, what can you say?"

Empress Wu said, put her arms around her daughter's shoulders, and said: "If you want to marry, A Niang will buy the best dowry for you, so that you can marry into Xue's family in a glorious manner, and no one will dare to underestimate you in the future." You. If you don't want to marry..."

Empress Wu looked down at her daughter: "...Auntie will find a better family for you."

Xue family.

Better people.

In Taiping's ears, he only heard the words go.

Looking around the Tang Dynasty, is there any "better family" than the Xue family?

In other words, when it comes to marrying, is there anyone more suitable for her to marry than the Xue family?

It has always been a tradition in the Tang Dynasty that princesses, especially favored princesses, mostly marry their sons.

In other words, their future mother-in-law is their aunt.

In this way, on the one hand, the married princess will not be treated harshly by kissing each other, and on the other hand, it is also a way for the royal family to win over the clan.

Father Huang has many sisters, but the one with the best relationship is Aunt Chengyang of the same mother.

Aunt Chengyang married Du He in the past, and Du He was suspected of treason. The emperor only dealt with Du He, but did not touch Aunt Chengyang and Du Suran's mother and daughter.

Later, Aunt Chengyang was married to Xue Guan, and the husband and wife got along very well.

What's wrong with such a family?

Taiping can even imagine that if he insists on not marrying, the queen mother will find a way to refuse to the emperor father.

What about after that?

Will the emperor find a "better family" for her?

Must be.

Just like what the father said in the Zichen Palace before, "Sooner or later, the daughter's family will marry someone."

Is the daughter's family destined to marry?

Taiping was deeply puzzled.

But the women around her are all like this, they all want to get married when they reach the right age.

And only...Du Suran.

Du Suran is already in her 20s and has never been married.

Du Suran...

Taiping sighed silently.

At least, Xue Shao and Du Suran are half-siblings.And Xue Shao's facial features, and Du Suran's portrait.

So, looking at such a pretty face, you shouldn't feel disgusted, right?

Taiping raised his head, looking at the queen mother who was still inquiring, but not in a hurry to find his own answer, he was once again at a loss in his heart.

If she asked the queen mother the strange question "Is a man in the world worth marrying?", would the queen mother consider it weird?

This question is very strange.

But...the queen mother once married two men——

If you become a talented person for your grandfather, it can be considered as "marrying".

Regarding this problem, the queen mother should understand it very well, right?

However, Taiping dared not ask.

Empress Wu didn't know what her daughter was thinking in her heart, she looked at her daughter as if she was looking at such a tiny little person.

Her heart moved softly, and her eyes were very gentle: "Have you figured out the answer?"

Naturally, it is the answer whether you want to marry or not.

Taiping stared at his mother, his lips moved, he couldn't say the word "don't want to".

Sooner or later, the daughter's family will marry... no matter who she marries.

Taiping suddenly thought of her father, whose face was pale and lacking in blood, who couldn't help coughing while introducing Xue Shao and Aunt Chengyang to himself in Zichen Palace.

If she really rejected Xue Shao, father must be sad and disappointed, right?

He was already so sick, and just now he improved a little because of Qin Minghe's medical skills, would it make his condition worse?

Taiping didn't dare to think about it, and didn't want to think about it.

She gently closed her eyes.

In the darkness, Xue Shao's face appeared...

The blurred and unclear Xue Shao's face intertwined with the familiar Du Suran's face in his mind——

Fortunately, they look so much alike that they won't be annoying.

Thinking of this, Fang slowly opened his eyes, looked at his mother and said, "Marry me."

It is "marry", not "want to marry", nor "willing to marry".

With Empress Wu's insight, how could she not hear the big difference?

Looking at her daughter, she always felt that she was a little out of control for her only daughter.

Obviously, everything around her, everyone, she asks herself to control everything clearly.

This is probably "I can't help my mother"?

Since her daughter said "marry", Empress Wu couldn't say anything.

But don't feel uncomfortable in your heart.

Empress Wu couldn't help but give Taiping a few words before letting her go.

Seeing Taiping's figure disappear at the gate of the palace, Empress Wu thoughtfully, and softly called Zhao Yingdao: "Tell Du Suran to see me."

After the death of the former crown prince Li Hong, the Tang Dynasty finally ushered in two events, sweeping away the previous haze.

A happy event, Princess Taiping, who is most favored by the two saints, is going to marry the third son of Princess Chengyang, Xue Shao, the newly named founding son of Pingyang County and General Youwuwei.

A major event, the emperor's second son Yong Wang Li Xian, will be established as the crown prince, and will be seated in the East Palace.

Compared with the first thing, most people are interested in watching the fun, but the second thing is even more touching.

The crown prince has always been the foundation of the country, and after the death of the first prince, the crown prince has been unable to be established for a long time, which makes people inside and outside the court fluctuate, and some people even have different thoughts.

Now that the crown prince has been established, the previously neutral courtiers, especially the courtiers who prefer the new crown prince who is physically strong and capable of both civil and military skills, are greatly relieved.

Princess Taiping's wedding needs to choose an auspicious date and buy a dowry, and the prince is still in mourning, so it won't be possible for a while.

However, the ceremony for conferring the crown prince was held quickly amidst intensive preparations and the emperor's urging.

As a result, Datang had a new prince, and many people, including the new prince Li Xian, were full of ambition and felt that the future of the dynasty was promising.

However, they can't help but see new hidden worries.

That is, Empress Wu——

They didn't know what the emperor was thinking, but there was an adult prince standing in front, followed by a regent queen!

After so many years of deliberation, he finally reached the position of prince.

It's nothing more than a sick father lying in the Zichen Palace, but who would have thought that there would be an old lady with the title of "Regent" on top of her head?

In the East Palace, Li Xianquan lost the vigor he had when he was first crowned prince, and felt that he was ridiculous like a clown.

A clown being manipulated like a puppet!

Li Xian drank a few glasses of wine, the anger in his heart was aroused, he drank the princess who was trying to persuade him, and slammed several cups and saucers.

Still feel puzzled.

He slanted his eyebrows and saw Zhao Daosheng who was standing respectfully and respectfully at the side, still with that feminine eyebrow and eyes, which made a certain desire in his heart surge up more strongly...

Li Xian squinted his eyes, as if he knew the taste.

After all, he was still afraid of Empress Wu in Chengqing Palace, and he didn't dare to be as indulgent as he was when he opened the mansion outside, so he stood up and pulled Zhao Daosheng: "Get out of the palace!"

Li Xian has a other courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing. When he bought it, it was just to keep a close eye on it.

Now that he has become the crown prince, besides the emperor and empress Wu, naturally no one dares to care about him.

After finally getting to the other courtyard, and pulling Zhao Daosheng to vent his anger, Li Xian was almost sober from the wine.

Seeing that Zhao Daosheng was almost out of breath after being tortured, Li Xian curled his lips in satisfaction, ignored him, took a bath and put on his clothes.

I was thinking about when to return to the palace, and how to answer when asked by the emperor and Empress Wu, a trusted waiter on duty from another courtyard came to report, saying that there was a guest asking for an audience.

Li Xian frowned when he heard the "guest"'s name.

In fact, he really wanted to drive that person away, but at this moment he couldn't offend that person, so he had to be patient and order someone to come in.

"I've seen His Royal Highness the Prince!" He Lan Minzhi was still dressed brightly, standing in the hall, and bowed to Li Xian.

Li Xian looked at the clothes on his body, and couldn't help frowning again.

Not long after the prince's new funeral, everyone was afraid that his poor manner would offend the second sage, so he dressed like this to ostentatiously pass the market.

Even if Li Xian didn't like the dead Li Hong, He Lanminzhi's appearance also aroused his disgust.

Li Xian casually excused him.

He Lan Minzhi was also polite, and swaggered down on the chair next to her, her eyes sneakily looking towards the inner room.

Li Xian tilted him.

He Lanmin looked back and saw that Li Xian seemed to have just taken a bath, and said with a giggle, "His Royal Highness is in a good mood!"

Li Xian's eyebrows twitched, and he felt even more panicked in his heart.

"What's the matter?" He raised his eyebrows and looked at He Lan Minzhi.

He Lan Minzhi didn't care about Li Xian's unfriendly gaze, and smiled with squinted eyes: "I thought that His Highness's first establishment of the East Palace should be the time to make great efforts to govern and show off his grand plans, but I didn't expect His Highness to have a lot of leisure!"

Hearing his eccentricity, Li Xian already became angry: "Mr. Zhou is here to teach Gu a lesson today?"

"Don't dare!" He Lanmin laughed, "How dare I teach Your Highness a lesson? I have honor and disgrace, and I still rely on Your Highness!"

Li Xian snorted coldly and ignored him.

He Lanmin didn't feel embarrassed at all, and still said: "I heard that the saint's illness was healed by Qin Minghe recommended by His Royal Highness Princess Taiping?"

Hearing this, Li Xian sneered coldly: "How dare you mention Qin Minghe alone?"

He Lanmin spread her hands: "She recommended Qin Minghe, we recommended Ming Chongyan!"

Li Xian was annoyed at how he called himself "we", and pointed at him angrily: "You know that Ming Chongyan and Gu are not on good terms, yet you let Gu recommend him! What are you so worried about?"

He Lanmin laughed loudly: "What kind of heart does His Highness think I have? I, the son of Mrs. Han, what kind of heart do I have for Your Highness?"

Li Xian was choked up by his question, a rumor that had been silent for many years stuck in his chest, choking him panicked.

Seeing this, He Lanmin stood up, and the two brothers patted Li Xian's shoulder affectionately: "His Royal Highness, rest assured, whoever wants to harm you, I will not want to harm you!"

Li Xian let out a sigh of relief, with a gloomy face: "Tell me, what are you doing here?"

He Lanminzhi evoked a strange smile: "I just came to remind His Highness the Crown Prince...Please think about it, Your Highness the Crown Prince, who should be most wary of now?"

Li Xian looked at him and said nothing.

He Lanminzhi said to himself: "Your Highness, think about it again, who is the most favored by the Queen of Heaven?"