[Wu Zetian colleagues] Wu Lingchun

Princess Taiping's wedding was held sooner and earlier than expected.

Ever since Qin Minghe used Bianstone needles to prick blood that day, the emperor's condition has fluctuated from good to bad.As time passed, he probably became discouraged himself.

Now his greatest wish may be to see his beloved daughter get married in a prosperous and peaceful way, live a peaceful life, and then hand over the power to the prince smoothly. His mission in this life will be completed.

Wan'er served Empress Wu every day in the Chengqing Palace, and occasionally accompanied Empress Wu in the Zichen Palace, who could feel the emperor's eagerness to see Princess Taiping get married.

Under the urging of this eagerness, the secretary prepared the dowry, chose the auspicious date, arranged the wedding, etc., all seemed to be on a fast horse.

Finally, this luxurious wedding, which was recorded in the annals of later generations, was held ahead of schedule.

Tang people's weddings are held at night, which is a real "faint" ceremony.

The emperor and Empress Wu personally sent the well-dressed Princess Taiping out of the palace, and was escorted by Prince Li Xian to the Chang'an county government where the wedding was held.

Wan'er was Empress Wu's attendant, so she had the opportunity to watch Princess Taiping's ceremonial car drive, and the prince's guard team left the palace gate.

I heard that the head of the team was almost at the gate of the Chang'an County Yamen, and the tail of the team had just left the palace gate.

Wan'er Xiao thought about the mighty long queue, looking from near to far, and lit a candle as thick as an arm after a few steps, illuminating the whole Tang Dynasty as bright as day, even like a history book. As recorded in the book, the trees on both sides of the street were scorched.

Wan'er was still very emotional——

One is that the emperor and Empress Wu are surprisingly in step with each other in doting on their daughter.

The second is that for this luxurious arrangement, even in the Tang Dynasty, which is famous for its affluence, it would cost the treasury much.

The third is for the real protagonist of this wedding, Princess Taiping, looking at the fiery trees and silver flowers, the ultimate extravagance, I don't know what she feels in her heart.Do you feel deeply happy when you marry your beloved?

Thinking of "happiness", Wan'er stole a glance to see Empress Wu.

She was being held by the emperor, seemingly absent-minded, but her eyes never left the direction where Princess Taiping's wedding car disappeared.

The emperor looked at her from time to time, and sometimes looked in the same direction as her.

His spirit is rare so good.

His daughter's wedding seems to have cured him of all his illnesses.

Wan'er lowered her eyes, staring at her toes.

Isn't her existence as humble as the dust under her feet?

They are husbands and wives who have children, watch their children grow up, and watch their children have their own families and children's couples.

What am I?

Wan'er thought sadly.

Even if the emperor's life is not long, even if the Empress Dowager is about to become the empress dowager, or even become the emperor, Wan'er can't get involved in her emotional world.

Perhaps the only thing Wan'er can participate in is her political world.

Wan'er then sighed silently again: It is fortunate that she transmigrated and became Shangguan Wan'er, not someone else, right?

The emperor and Empress Wu still stood guard at the gate of the palace, because they were reluctant to part with their daughter and wanted to see more.

Unexpectedly, looking at it, it really seems to be a thing.

A fast horse galloped up from a distance, and the one on the horse was a military officer of Qianniuwei.

The wedding car and guard of honor of Princess Taiping were escorted by the prince with Qian Niuwei——

Both the emperor and empress Wu raised their hearts.

The Qianniuwei military officer had turned over and jumped off the horse, and bowed down to the emperor and his wife.

"What's wrong?" the emperor asked anxiously.

"Yes...the gate of the Chang'an County Government is too narrow for the wedding car to enter. His Royal Highness asked the two saints for instructions..."

Before he finished speaking, Empress Wu interrupted him coldly: "This kind of thing also needs to be asked for instructions!"

The reprimand in the voice is obvious.

The military officer was stunned for a moment, then he didn't dare to say more.

The emperor glanced sideways at Empress Wu, coughed and said, "Since the door is too narrow, let's tear it down. Repair it later, it's the same."

The military officer quickly said yes, and timidly took a peek at Empress Wu, before saluting again and preparing to leave.

Empress Wu stopped him: "Tell the prince, if it's such a trivial matter, you don't need to ask for instructions!"

These words directly pointed out that the prince dared not make decisions about such trivial matters, and he did not take responsibility. He really didn't look like a prince.

He said it in front of his courtiers and under the eyes of everyone, which can be regarded as very strict.

Wan'er wondered about Empress Wu's dissatisfaction with the prince, and thought that in the future, the right and wrong between Chengqing Hall and the East Palace would be inevitable.

She had seen Princess Taiping's wedding car before, and it was really extravagant.

The Chang'an county government is called the county government, and it is not an ordinary county government.Wan'er has never seen the gate of the Chang'an county government office before, but she can imagine that the gate must not be inferior to the gates of ordinary government offices.

For a moment, she couldn't figure out whether the prince sent a Qianniuwei military officer to report so bluntly, to show that he "respected the father, queen and queen" in every detail, or because he didn't have the guts to order the gate of the county government to be demolished.

In short, no matter what the reason is, in the eyes of Empress Wu, who is used to being strong, the prince's move must be neither courageous nor clear about priorities——

It is more important to demolish the gate of the Chang'an County Government, or to delay Princess Taiping's wedding ceremony, Empress Wu is very clear in her heart.

The Qianniuwei military officer was ordered to gallop away, and Empress Wu never showed a good face again.

She only stood there for a while, then said to the emperor expressionlessly: "The night wind is cold, Jiulang, come back."

The emperor touched his nose in embarrassment and had no choice but to say yes.

Empress Wu sent the emperor back to Zichen Hall to rest, but she still returned to Chengqing Hall.

Sensing her unhappiness, everyone in Chengqing Palace waited on her carefully.

The same is true for Wan'er.

As she expected, after Empress Wu returned to Chengqing Hall, she had no intention of resting at all, but ordered to fetch the emperor's accumulated memorials that were not ready for approval, and sat behind the desk to read them.

Wan'er waited on the side, occasionally grinding ink and serving tea.

After sitting like this for about an hour, Empress Wu threw away the memorial and called Zhao Ying.

"Send a proper person to see what's going on in the Xue residence." She told Zhao Ying.

Zhao Ying said yes, and immediately sent Zhao Yongfu out of the palace to have a look.

Soon came the news that the salute had been stopped there and they were about to rest.

Upon hearing this, Empress Wu rubbed her temples wearily.

Immediately, a familiar figure with a cool breath approached her, and rubbed his palms on her temples on both sides with strength and consideration.

Empress Wu suddenly felt relaxed, so she withdrew her hand and simply let Wan'er knead.

Wan'er was more thoughtful this time, while she was kneading for Empress Wu, she paid a little attention to the scene in the palace.

Sure enough, he noticed that Zhao Ying calmly waved to the people on duty in the hall, and those people retreated quietly.

Wan'er: "..."

Why does she feel that there is some code word in Chengqing Palace that she doesn't understand?

what does this mean?

Wan'er's heart flashed awkwardly.

"The technique is becoming more and more proficient." Empress Wu suddenly said, interrupting Wan'er's thoughts.

Wan'er was taken aback, the movement of her hands stopped for a moment, and then continued.

"I learned it from Mr. Qin a few days ago... He said that pressing these acupoints is the most refreshing." Wan'er replied.

"Qin Minghe?" Empress Wu asked with her eyes closed.

"Yes." Wan'er replied.

Empress Wu chuckled lightly: "His accent is very strange, thank you for listening clearly."

Seeing Empress Wu showing a relaxed look, Wan'er was not as gloomy as before, and her mood improved accordingly.

Of course Empress Wu didn't know that she purposely met Qin Minghe not only to learn how to massage acupoints.

It is even more impossible for Empress Wu to know that Wan'er, who was a time traveler and a schoolmaster, had a superb memory in her previous life and was proficient in several foreign languages.

Wan'er's mood improved when she thought that her extraordinary memory and language talent might be of great use in the future.

She replied casually: "If you put your heart into it, you can hear it clearly."

Wan'er was startled when her wrist was suddenly grabbed by the person in front of her——

Empress Wu had already pulled her to kneel in front of her face, still clasping her wrist.

Wan'er lowered her head uncomfortably.

She still couldn't face Empress Wu so close.

"Attentive? Huh?" Empress Wu raised her eyebrows and asked.

Wan'er's heart was in a mess.

Naturally, she couldn't admit her "care" for Empress Wu.

Then he acted in panic, bowed down and bowed down: "The Queen of Heaven is in charge of state affairs, and she manages a lot of things every day. This kind of trivial matter is not worth the attention of the Queen of Heaven. The concubine just made a slip of the tongue, please forgive me by the Queen of Heaven!"

What Wan'er was referring to was a big person like Empress Wu, there was really no need to listen to the accent of a small person like Qin Minghe.

Empress Wu didn't buy it, and smiled slightly.

"I look at you, it doesn't seem like a slip of the tongue." Empress Wu said in her mouth, and the fingers that had just clasped Wan'er's wrist moved slightly, as if wanting to savor the soft and smooth touch of the palm.

Wan'er's mind went blank for an instant, so how should she answer?

In any case, she would not admit that she was serious about Empress Wu.

But Empress Wu continued on her own: "Pleasing with your heart and lying, or pleasing with your heart without lying, you tell me, if it were you, which one would you choose?"

Wan'er's back felt cold, and she couldn't tell what Empress Wu wanted to say.

"Concubine... I don't understand." Wan'er had to say with difficulty.

"You don't have to understand." Empress Wu looked at her, the corner of her mouth raised a slight arc, she didn't know whether it was a smile or a sarcasm.

Wan'er didn't understand anymore.

So, what is Empress Wu referring to?

Wan'er's rationality quickly made a judgment: Empress Wu probably didn't see what she thought about her.

Since she said "you don't have to understand", then what she said is probably something that has nothing to do with her?

So what's the matter?

Wan'er's thoughts turned -

What day is it today!

It is likely that Empress Wu can say that is related to Princess Taiping.

Could it be the marriage between Princess Taiping and her son-in-law Xue Shao?

Wan'er didn't dare to say any more, she just acted submissively, waiting for Empress Wu's instruction.

Empress Wu didn't look at her anymore, but got up suddenly and took a few steps.

Wan'er got up without her permission and dared not move.

Only with her face up, her tall figure moved her mind and eyes.

Empress Wu seemed a little irritable, but she had excellent self-control, and took a few steps in the same place before she stood still.

Wan'er looked at her from a low place, and felt that her aura had returned to its usual majesty.

"If you tell a lie with the intention of pleasing, if it is purely out of caring and love, it may be forgiven," Empress Wu said deeply, "otherwise, it will never be forgiven!"

Wan'er heard the words hammered into her heart like a hammer, she stared blankly at Empress Wu, forgetting the awe she should have——

Empress Wu didn't seem to say these words to her, but why, it seemed, to her?

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Azhao: Don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door.What are you nervous about?

Wan'er: Well, a very beautiful ghost.

Ah Zhao: ...