Tangdu, Luoyang.

In August of the first year of Tianyou, Tang Zhaozong died, and the whole country mourned.

The coarse linen and white silk in the Luoyang court are covered with carved hollow hanging beams, the belts around the waists of the palace people are plain white, and the velvet flowers between the sideburns of the maids are only snow-colored.

Empress Dowager He knelt in front of the coffin, tightly holding the thirteen-year-old Tang Aizong Li Ji, the pain of bereavement, the pain of captivity made her heart like a knife, but in order to protect the child, she could only be strong and swallowed all the suffering.

After the worship ceremony, Zhu Quanzhong, the king of Liang who held the real power, hastily put Tang Zhaozong out of the funeral and buried him in the imperial tomb, only half of the incense was not burned, and the plain long silk in the palace was torn to the ground, and the prosperity of the past was restored, and the sadness was only left to the Empress Dowager He and Tang Aizong.

Empress Dowager He was unwilling, but she could only be more patient, she stroked Tang Aizong's gradually angular face, her eyes were full of expectations, "Zuo'er, you have to remember that only by enduring humiliation can there be a glimmer of life, in this kind of juncture, only by living can you hope to get back what belongs to you." ”

Tang Aizong nodded, he understood these truths, from the moment he was born, this Tang Dynasty is no longer the world surnamed Li, he has studied hard for more than ten years, and he is familiar with the military formation, in order to one day kill traitorous ministers, break the town, unify the Tang Dynasty, and return the Li family to the world.

"The sons must remember the teachings of the queen mother, never act impulsively, and live well. ”

"Good boy, the days ahead will be a little difficult, but as long as our mother and son are together, we will be able to clear the fog and regain the blue sky. ”

Empress Dowager He got up and took Tang Aizong's hand and walked through the corridor, and was stopped by a noise when she passed by the Imperial Garden.

Two little palace maids, who were no more than eleven or twelve years old, were kneeling on the stone road, their heads bowed, and a justice in charge raised the whip in his hand and waved it at the two.

"Smack!"

The tulle was stained red with blood, and the two little palace maids were knocked to the ground, one of the palace maids couldn't stand the pain and kept sobbing, and the other palace maid kept trembling although she didn't say a word.

"You two little sluts, let you burn the velvet flowers clean, and you have been grinding and chirping, don't you know who this Datang is?"

After the father-in-law finished scolding, he gritted his teeth and kicked them fiercely.

Tang Aizong and Empress Dowager He have long been accustomed to hearing these words, their faces are full of waves, and their hearts are full of anger after all, but what can they do, people go to tea and cool, rabbits and dead dogs cook...... The trend of power is just a common thing.

It's just that I pity the two little palace maids.

Tang Aizong couldn't bear it, but he didn't care about what the Empress Dowager He taught, so he didn't stop it.

Seeing that the father-in-law in charge waved his whip again, he whipped it on the two little palace maids very hard, and in an instant, the skin opened and the flesh bloomed, and the two little palace maids curled up together, crying pear blossoms with rain, which was very pitiful.

"Queen Mother......" Tang Aizong looked at Empress Dowager He, his eyes were full of help.

Empress Dowager He looked at the two little palace maids, who were also poor people in this deep palace, she sighed lightly and stopped.

"Stop!"

Empress Dowager He gave an order, the father-in-law in charge stopped the whip, turned around and saw that it was the Empress Dowager He, remembering what Fang had just said, his face changed abruptly. Although he secretly befriended King Liang, after all, he was in the palace and had a low status, if Empress Dowager He and Emperor Tang Ai really wanted to get rid of him, it would be as simple as stepping on an ant.

"I've seen the Queen Mother, Your Majesty. ”

The father-in-law in charge saluted with a smile on his face.

"I don't know what mistake these two little girls have made, and they are annoyed that Gonggong He abuses lynching in this palace?" Empress Dowager He glanced at He Zhangshi, what she was most unaccustomed to in her life was this kind of filthy villain.

He was speechless for a while, and he couldn't say what he just said, and the head of the master was not guaranteed, he thought for a moment, and said with squinted eyes again.

"These two are new little palace maids, their hands and feet are not good, and they are always grinding and chirping, so the old slave will take advantage of this to teach a lesson, and I also hope that these two people can have a longer memory and be more diligent in doing things in the future. ”

Empress Dowager He snorted secretly, and a sneer flashed at the corner of her mouth, "He Zhang's affairs are heartfelt, but the mourning family is quite spiritual when they see these two little girls, so it is better to go to the Chengqing Hall of the mourning family, how about it?"

"Since the queen mother has opened her mouth, the old slave sent these two people to Chengqing Palace. He Zhangshi could only suffer a dumb loss, so he could only leave from the imperial garden with his subordinates, and when he left, he glared at the two little palace maids with a treacherous look.

The two little palace maids were so frightened that they curled up together, their eyes dazed and at a loss.

"It's okay, don't be afraid. Empress Dowager He said softly, and then said to her aunt Ling, who was in charge behind her: "You go to the Imperial Doctor's Office, please give it to the Imperial Doctor." ”

Empress Dowager He lowered her eyebrows and glanced at Tang Aizong beside her, and the mother and son looked at each other and smiled.

"Let's go back to the palace!"

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......

Seungyeongjeon.

After taking the medicine and changing into new palace clothes, the two little palace maids were kneeling in the hall to greet the Empress Dowager He.

"Thank you for the life-saving grace of the Empress Dowager. ”

The two of them bowed to the ground, but there was only the voice of one man.

Empress Dowager He and Tang Aizong couldn't help but have some doubts in their hearts.

"Raise your head and let the mourners see. ”

Eleven or twelve-year-old girls are full of immaturity and innocence, and their pink faces are very pitiful. Looking closely, one of them is vivid and dexterous, two eyes are bulging with some aura, and the other looks like a calm character, quite a Jiangnan woman's demeanor.

Tang Aizong looked at the quiet palace maid, and felt that the anger in his heart had subsided a lot, and on her face, he saw that the years had never been quiet.

It is an undamaged heart, and it is the bearing that can accommodate all rivers.

"What's your name?"

The sweet voice of the smart palace maid was like a clear spring, watering everyone's hearts.

"Empress Dowager Qi, the slave maid's name is Sheng Xue. ”

Empress Dowager He nodded, and said, "What about you?"

I saw that the palace maid looked at the palace maid next to her, and her face was a little more flustered.

"Empress Dowager Qiyu, her name is Qianlan, she had a serious illness when she was young, and she can't speak after that. ”

I see!

I saw that she had been whipped so much, but she didn't say a word, she couldn't speak, she couldn't even tell the pain in her heart, I could still pour out the resentment in my heart like the queen mother, but she could only bury it in her stomach.

Tang Aizong felt very sorry for Qianlan and ...... And so it begins.

"That being the case, then Sheng Xue, you have to teach Qianlan well, the rules in this palace are cumbersome and complicated, and there is no room for mistakes, and the mourning family can save you once, it doesn't mean that they can always shelter you. ”

Empress Dowager He carefully taught the two, and the two female dolls were sent to the palace in this way, and I am afraid that the rest of their lives will be spent in this deep palace, and there will be less suffering, so there will be less!