Chapter VII

In the ancient palace, Wu Meiniang came to Li Zhi's bedroom in a long floor-sweeping court dress, "Your Majesty is in better health, and the concubines came to visit Your Majesty." Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info" Li Zhi looked at Wu Meiniang, who was dressed in jewels, with a blank face, and smiled faintly.

"I'm fine, Mei Niang has already bothered about court affairs, so you don't have to bother me. There are so many people waiting, Mei Niang is still not at ease?" Li Zhi's indifference to Wu Meiniang made the people around him a little strange, especially Wu Meiniang herself, when did Li Zhi hate her so much?

"Okay, then Your Majesty will take good care of your illness, Mei Niang will retire!" Wu Meiniang walked out without caring at all, a man who only has others in her heart, why does she care? In the twenty years of modern life, she has learned one thing, that is, not to care about unworthy people.

"Your Majesty, you are too cold to the queen mother, she will be unhappy!" The old slave beside Li Zhi persuaded Li Zhi with a pleasant face, after all, everything in the palace is now Wu Meiniang's final say, and if Li Zhi and her continue to make trouble like this, outsiders will see jokes.

"You have served me for decades, and you know Mei Niang very well, you tell me, is this Mei Niang different from the previous Mei Niang? Now there are only two of us in this dormitory, you are regarded as gossiping with me, and you are also the person I trust the most. ”

The old slave walked outside the door, looked left and right, let the others retreat, closed the door, walked to Li Zhi's couch, and said softly: "The old slave looked carefully, it seems that after the death of the little princess, Wu Zhaoyi woke up after a coma for a while, and it was the same as this time." After two times, Empress Wu seemed to be a different person, and the previous queen was gentle, virtuous and considerate, similar to the eldest grandson queen. Today's queen is like another person, and her ambitions for power are increasing day by day. However, the strange thing is that the queen mother has always been alone, and she has not changed?"

Li Zhi smiled and nodded. "You are worthy of being an old man in the palace, and you can see everything thoroughly. The queen has not changed, but her heart has changed, and she is no longer the same inside! When people get old, they may change a little. Forget it, don't mention it!" Li Zhi took out the previous jade bracelet from his sleeve and kept turning it around in his hand, Mei Niang is no longer the wife who makes him love him, not the mother who will cry for Hong'er's illness!" "You go down, I want to sleep, no one is allowed to come in and disturb, I want to have a good rest!"

Li Zhi didn't want to investigate why they were different, he just made sure that they were not the same person. Leaning on the edge of the couch, I remembered the Wu Meiniang before. "Your Majesty, you've been reading the excerpts for so long, are you tired, aren't you?

"Mei Niang is laughing, you are not an imperial doctor, how can you do this?" Li Zhi smiled, looking at Wu Meiniang behind him, she was by his side and made him feel at ease.

"Your Majesty doesn't believe Mei Niang, then try it!" Mei Niang knelt behind Li Zhi with a smile and massaged the top of Li Zhi's head and shoulders. Because Qingyi has cervical spondylosis, she has been doing some research on massaging these acupuncture points, and it should be easy to relieve Li Zhi.

"My Mei Niang is really capable, I seem to have relaxed a lot!" Li Zhi pulled Mei Niang and saw her sweating, "Mei Niang, are you tired? Yes, I feel that you pinched me hard, hard work for you, Mei Niang!" Li Zhi wiped the sweat beads for Mei Niang with a silk handkerchief.

"Mei Niang is inappropriate, please forgive Your Majesty!" Mei Niang took the silk handkerchief and wiped it herself. "It takes strength to achieve the effect! Your Majesty's dragon body is healthy, which is Mei Niang's wish!" After speaking, he smiled, and naturally picked up the cup and drank tea.

"Mei Niang, you don't need to deliberately keep the appearance of the queen. In front of me, you are only my wife, my most beloved woman, I like your unrestrained and lovely appearance, I don't want you to be a high queen all the time. ”

"Yes, Mei Niang obeys. Mei Niang smiled.

It is impossible for him to forget this, the happiest thing in his life is to have Mei Niang's company, and Mei Niang's days after waking up for the first time are the happiest. Li Zhi cried bitterly because he remembered Mei Niang before, but he couldn't explain the reason, let alone anyone else, so he could only suffer himself.

Wu Meiniang's study, she was dealing with the court, occasionally raised her head to look at the night sky, and before she knew it, it was dinner time, but she had no appetite, because she forgot to eat because of the review. However, her favorite husband still didn't understand her intentions, and was still thinking about the previous Wu Meiniang who was not her, what did she do wrong, what was wrong about her, and what was wrong with her, so that Li Zhi was so unkind to her? She believed that she was more suitable for the position of queen than the woman before, and she was more able to adapt to the palace.

"Mother, it's not too early, it's time for dinner!" Koharu's voice brought her back from her thoughts. She turned her head to look at Koharu and smiled. Maybe Xiaochun obviously felt the difference, she hoped that Xiaochun could say it, so that she could change and satisfy Li Zhi!

"Has Bengong changed a lot since he woke up this time? You can be honest, Bengong won't blame you in the slightest!" Wu Meiniang's tone didn't look like she wouldn't be angry at all. Although Xiaochun didn't understand the woman in front of her, she knew that this lady was black-hearted and would not be soft-hearted.

"The slave maid thinks that Niangniang has not changed, Niangniang has always been like this! Niangniang has always been beautiful and noble, and very smart and capable, and she is the most amazing queen!" Xiaochun didn't dare to take the risk of betting on Wu Meiniang's promise, so she could only say this.

"Then why is the emperor so kind to this palace? He is the husband of this palace, and he is the lifelong dependence of this palace, how can he turn a blind eye to this palace?" Wu Meiniang is a queen mother who says nothing in the court, but in front of the emperor, she is just a wife, just a woman who hopes that her husband will pay attention to her.

"Niangniang, you think too much! The emperor has always been very fond of Niangniang, no matter what kind of young concubines there are in the palace, the emperor has never changed his affection for Niangniang? Niangniang is at ease, how can the relationship between you and the emperor for so many years be comparable to those women who have just entered the palace?"

"What Koharu said is that Hongu shouldn't be so cranky. This palace and the emperor are husband and wife, and they are partners who have been together for many years, and this palace can't be so suspicious of the emperor. Wu Meiniang turned her head to look at Xiaochun beside her, "It's good to have you, otherwise this palace is really!"

"Niangniang, being able to serve by your side is a blessing for Xiaochun, and it is also a glory for Xiaochun. Xiaochun knew that Wu Meiniang didn't like flattery before, but now Wu Meiniang likes others to praise her skills and prefers others' appreciation.

"Koharu, that's a good point. This palace will not treat you badly, if you treat this palace like this, this palace will remember it, and it will not let you suffer!" Wu Meiniang's smile towards the courtiers made Xiaochun confirm that the person in front of her was no longer the previous Wu Meiniang! Although she said that she didn't know why, she was very sure why the emperor was so cold to the Empress Wu in front of her, why did she never come to the queen's bedroom, and the emperor also noticed the difference, right?

Wu Meiniang instructed the imperial dining room to make what the emperor liked to eat, and personally sent it over, but saw that the emperor was resting. Wu Meiniang did not disturb the emperor, but returned to her palace! Recently, the emperor is getting older and older, and she is becoming less and less concerned about the government, should she take action. After all, a hundred years after the emperor, the throne will still be passed to Xian'er, and Xian'er's talent will not be lost to Hong'er at all. She can't let Xian'er get the throne, otherwise their martial arts family will have nothing!

Wu Meiniang sent what Li Zhi did not accept to the East Palace and gave it to her son. Li Xian was busy thanking, but at the same time, he also doubted his mother's intentions for him? Born in the royal family, he had to always be wary of other people's kindness to him, because any kindness has a price! I don't know if this was because Qingyi inadvertently taught Xian'er before. Qingyi is the same for several children, there is no difference at all, so Xian'er likes her mother very much. However, after Li Hong was poisoned, he once told his younger brother that he should always be wary of his mother, because she was ruthless, and Xian'er always remembered his brother's words.

Half a year later, Xian'er was given death for plotting against her mother, Empress Wu. Li Zhi was no longer able to care about Wu Meiniang's actions, so he could only grieve the departure of another son. also because of the loss of another son, Li Zhi's illness worsened.

Wu Meiniang sat in front of Li Zhi's sickbed and comforted him, "Your Majesty, even if such a son stays, he will kill us, so don't be sad anymore, such an unfilial son would rather not stay." Your Majesty, your dragon body is the most important thing, please take good care of yourself. Don't worry about the affairs of the previous dynasty, the concubines will deal with it properly. "Wu Meiniang is not distressed when she loses her son, she has no heart, and she has no relationship with the children, the reason why she can be so ruthless is that power is more important to her than anything else.

"I know. Mei Niang still has to deal with court affairs, so she doesn't have to accompany me here anymore. I want to rest, Mei Niang retire!" Li Zhi's eviction order did not make Wu Meiniang angry, but made Wu Meiniang walk out with a smile on her face.

Li Zhi's boredom can only show that Li Zhi has given up competing with her for power, then she has more opportunities to get the power and everything she wants, she is no longer an ordinary woman, let alone an ordinary wife, she wants power, but also the satisfaction of self-confidence.

"Your Majesty, if you treat the queen like this, she will be angry. You are her husband, and you are the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. The old slave beside him whispered to Li Zhi. He served the emperor wholeheartedly, and it was the first time in so many years that he saw the emperor so tired of the queen, and it was the first time he saw the emperor's indifferent expression.

"What she wants is not my husband, let alone my favor, but power, power that shouldn't belong to her. Since she wants it, I'll give it to her, as long as she doesn't bother me. I don't want to see her, and she just wants me not to care about the government, we both want to live this kind of life, just kill two birds with one stone, and we can each get the life we want. Li Zhi wanted to live quietly, he knew that his time was running out, and he just wanted to calmly miss the person he missed, and miss the person in his memory.

Not long after, Li Zhi was critically ill, and Wu Meiniang stayed in front of Li Zhi's sickbed, but without the slightest tears and sadness, she just looked at Li Zhi. Li Zhi, who woke up occasionally, didn't want to see Wu Meiniang and let her out. Wu Meiniang didn't obey the order, but just looked at her husband and felt strange. Years of indifference have made the two almost strangers. Nominally they are husband and wife, but in reality they are just two unrelated people who have to show their conjugal affection.

When Wu Meiniang went to court, Li Zhi was able to take out the bracelet and look at it carefully. When will he see the person he misses, maybe he will never see her, but he still can't forget her, and he still misses the time he spent with her.

Li Zhi died of illness, and Wu Meiniang became the queen mother. The queen mother can't interfere too much in court politics, so Wu Meiniang is very unaccustomed to it. When Li Zhi was there, she handled all the big and small affairs, but now she has become an idler, and she is too uncomfortable. So she began to plan her own power struggle, she must take back her own power and status, which is not something that the status of the queen mother can give. Wu Meiniang is unwilling to become an unknown queen mother like this, what she wants is the power and possibility of dominating the world.

Wu Meiniang was busy fighting for power with her son, and she didn't care about Li Zhi's death. She is indeed not worthy of Li Zhi's heart, let alone Li Zhi's queen. But this is their fate, this is the fate of Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang.

The cowardly Li Xian came to Wu Meiniang's bedroom, "The queen mother, the sons will come to greet the queen mother every day, and I hope that everything is okay with the queen mother." In addition, the son hoped that the queen mother would help her son manage the government again, just as he did when his father was there. Erchen is a little powerless and can't deal with it!"

Wu Meiniang looked at her son a little strangely, "Do you really think so? Or did anyone teach you to do this?" Li Xian, who had never been assertive, couldn't say such a thing, someone must have taught him to say it. The people she installed next to Li Xian have been watching, and there is no such capable person around Li Xian. What she cares about this time is not Li Xian's performance, but the person who taught Li Xian to say this, that person is what she must pay attention to and pay attention to.

Li Xian said with a smile on his face, "Queen Mother, when I was young, you told me that I would always rely on you, and I would always ask you to deal with the government, and I would do it if you asked me." Queen Mother, please handle the government affairs for me, and please help your sons. ”

Wu Meiniang didn't speak, just looked at her son. "You are the son of the queen mother, and the queen mother will naturally help you. Okay, the queen mother wants to rest, you can step down!" Wu Meiniang did not directly say the reason why she didn't want to see Li Xian.

Everything that woman had thought about, that woman had taught him to regress at the right time in order to protect Li Xian, and she had good intentions. However, Wu Meiniang can't do anything to her son for the time being, so she can only tolerate him like this and continue to be the emperor.

Fat Yi woke up in her sleep, she sat up and looked at everything around her, and it was okay. She didn't go to antiquity again, she didn't go back to the place she was tired of and tired of. She is only suitable for being an ordinary woman, only suitable for living an ordinary life, so that she needs to use all her scheming to survive every day, too tired. Thinking of Li Zhi and the children she was familiar with, she prayed for them in her heart, hoping that they would be all well, and that her efforts would save the lives of the remaining children. Although she was born as someone else's child, she was always her child, and as a mother, she still hoped to be able to protect them and do her best to make their lives better and longer. Thinking of her child, she still couldn't help but burst into tears, she was a mother after all, how could she give up her child?

Fat Yi is very kind and full of compassion at the same time. What's more, for her own children, although she no longer lives in that time and space, she still hopes that her children can live well in that time and space, so that she can feel at ease and rest assured.

That night, she couldn't sleep again. When I think of the decades I lived in ancient times, it was like a dream, a real but hard dream. "Li Zhi, thank you for giving me a dream that is hard but worth remembering, thank you!"

The next day, a smiling Fat Yi appeared in front of her parents again, her experience no one had experienced, and no one would believe it. Just take these as the permanent secrets in your heart! Only she and Liu Yuanshan have experienced all this, and they can only share their feelings with Liu Yuanshan.