(It seems that many friends have lost patience with this volume...... However, when I drew up the outline, I decided to start writing from Wu Gu, that is, before Shangguan was born, not because I was personally interested in this history, but because this history had a great impact on Shangguan's life, as I wrote at the end of the first volume - in fact, the fate of Shangguan, Liu Fuling, and Liu Xun was shrouded in the chaos caused by the witch Gu that lasted only nine days, and I was tired of writing "Power Holds the World" and "Zihuajun" from time to time interspersed with necessary background information...... So, I tried this new way of writing...... To tell you the truth, I have underestimated the content of this volume, and there is even a danger of blurring the main line because of the existence of this volume, but the text has come to this point, and I can only write this volume as planned, in fact, the birth of Shangguan and the first meeting with Emperor Zhaoxuan are in this volume...... Be...... I can only say that this situation is purely due to my shortcomings in writing skills...... I hope you can understand...... ）

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After serving the Son of Heaven with daytime food (note) and taking medicine, Mrs. Gou Yi was sent back by the Son of Heaven, and all the palace people and eunuchs who served left the dormitory with her. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Putting on the silk shoes offered by the palace people, Mrs. Hook Yi slowly walked down the stone steps and walked out of the palace where the Son of Heaven's bedroom was located along the corridor. Although her expression was still calm, Mrs. Hook Yi's mood was not bad enough to describe.

Walking on the pebbled road, the thin bottom of the silk shoes could not alleviate the slightest discomfort of the pebble feet, and the palace maid who accompanied her would even rather walk on the dirt beside the road than walk on the open road with her, but Mrs. Hook Yi was unconscious.

For Mrs. Hook Yi, this level of discomfort could not be compared with the life in the countryside when she was young.

Like other women favored by the Son of Heaven, Mrs. Hook Yi had a very humble background. After her father was sentenced to death for his crimes, she struggled with her mother and brother for five years in poverty in the four corners of the family, and when the news of her father's death was brought back by her fellow villagers, her mother, who was already overwhelmed, finally died, leaving her and her brother to kneel helplessly in front of the grave, unable to even cry.

So, I heard the Son of Heaven dressed in embroidered clothes pointing directly at the messenger and saying: "Shang Su believes in ghosts and gods, if you are bold, not only wealth and wealth can be obtained at your fingertips, but even the younger brother will have a splendid future! In the past, the Wei family dominated the world, and today the second master is in the middle and outside, and it is all the female pets who are happy!"

In the third year of Tianhan, the son of heaven was fortunate to Mount Tai, passing through the river.

Under the arrangement of that messenger, she successfully attracted the attention of the Son of Heaven, and fortunately, she entered the palace. Only then did she know that the name of the envoy surnamed Jiang was - Chong.

From the moment the Son of Heaven stretched out his hand and spread her clenched fists, she was in the dead end of the bullying. In the three palaces of Chang'an, how many women are fortunate and fall out of favor, they have children looking forward to the future, and they have no children to live quietly, so many pairs of eyes are staring at the favored concubine of the Son of Heaven.

Knowing that the pill would be poisonous, she still couldn't help but risk herself - no matter what the child was, she needed a child!

-- Preferably a son.

Fortunately, although she took a large amount of Danshi medicine, the son she gave birth to after fourteen months was not only unusual, but also made the Son of Heaven think of the Ancient Sage Monarch because she was born after fourteen months of pregnancy.

If it is said that she has undeserved ambitions for the throne, then it is also caused by this move of the Son of Heaven!

However, now, the favor and special that I once had have become a big joke!

-- After giving them a beautiful vision, he ruthlessly shattered their dreams!

That more than a young man of heaven played a trick on their mother and son!

What Mrs. Fist? What Hook Yi Palace? What Yaomu Gate?

If you really love them, you should let her be the queen and let Fuling be the prince!

- Everything else is fake!

“…… Madame!"

The resentment was interrupted by a bewildering exclamation, and Mrs. Hook Yi looked up and glared at the speaker with an almost ferocious look.

"Madam......" Su Wen called out tremblingly.

"What's the matter?" Suppressing the anger in her heart, Madame Hook Yi did not want to vent her anger on him.

Su Wen didn't dare to rub in, and replied concisely and clearly: "Prime Minister Changshi has arrived in Ganquan!"

"What about the Prime Minister?" Mrs. Gou Yi was immediately furious, "What a good idea they came up with!"

Su Wen laughed dryly: "The prince's pursuit is very urgent, the prime minister is hiding in the countryside outside the city and does not dare to show up, and even the seal ribbon is missing......

"Rubbish!" Mrs. Hook Yi snorted disdainfully, "I should have thought that they couldn't even compare to half of the Wei family!"

Su Wen could only laugh awkwardly - after all, he had a part in the original proposal to cooperate with "waste".

Mrs. Gou Yi glanced at her confidant: "Something to say!"

Su Wen accompanied him and said in a low voice: "Does the minister want to ask Mrs. for details, should he ask him to ask for advice immediately, or let him wait......"

"You ......" Mrs. Gou Yi spoke impatiently, and as soon as she said a word, she woke up, frowning and looking at Su Wen, who was bent over and flattering: "You...... Do you think it's okay to make amends?"

"Yes!" Su Wen nodded again and again, "Can Mrs. Fang Cai notice the look of the Son of Heaven?"

"Hmm......" Mrs. Hook Yi replied vaguely, uncommittal.

"Today, the most important person is the sovereign authority, in the past, the general did not dare to kill without permission, although the prince has to be trusted, but such a reckless act, it is impossible for the lord not to care at all!" After all, Su Wen has served the Son of Heaven for a long time, and he has a better understanding of the Son of Heaven's heart.

"General?" Mrs. Gou Yi repeated mockingly, "It's just a favored minister, and it can also be compared with the emperor's concubine?" Of course, she knew that the great general Wei Qing was not only the favorite of the Son of Heaven, but she had nowhere to vent the fire in her belly, so she always had to find a place to vent.

When Su Wen heard this, his face changed greatly: "Madame be cautious!" and then hurriedly observed whether there were any others around, although before, he had dismissed all the palace people.

"What's so scary?" said Madame Hook Yi couldn't see him like that, "just a dead man." ”

Su Wen smiled bitterly, raised his hand and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve: "Madame entered the palace late, how do you know what kind of person the general is?"

Seeing that Mrs. Gou Yi still didn't care, he reluctantly persuaded: "Madam, the ministers all think that the general only knows how to serve the supple and obedient, and there will never be anyone in the inner court and the palace who thinks like this...... Madame only looks at Jiang Jun's usual mention of how resentful Wei is, you can imagine, you know, back then, Jiang Jun was very ...... to him Even if the Sacred Heart is intentional, the general can still be treated coldly for more than ten years while he is alive...... Moreover, the significance of the general and the marquis of Jing Huan to the lord is extraordinary, and it is described as ......"

"Alright!" Mrs. Hook Yi was the most impatient to listen to them talk about the past, "I know that the two Great Simas are the most trusted ministers of the Son of Heaven!

Su Wen had to give up the advice and replied frankly: "The minister wants to ...... Three of them become tigers!"

Listen to the strings and know the elegant meaning.

Mrs. Hook Yi immediately understood: "You mean that the Son of Heaven doesn't believe it?"

Su Wen nodded: "Under the anger of the Lord, he can't listen to any explanation!"

The Son of Heaven was furious, bleeding thousands of miles, and ambushing millions of corpses.

-- This is especially true today.

"This does not conflict with the long history of asking for advice. Mrs. Hook Yi frowned.

"The lord did not believe in the prince's rebellion at this time, and saw Changshi...... Maybe he will anger the prime minister......" Su Wen shrugged his shoulders and explained to Mrs. Hook Yi.

"In that case, their father and son will have a chance to reconcile......" Mrs. Hook Yi drew inferences and immediately figured it out.

Su Wen nodded.

"When, then?" said Mrs. Hook Yi, a smile tugging at her lips.

"Wait until the envoy returns from Chang'an!" Su Wen chuckled, "Prince Kuanren, how many of the ministers around the lord have nothing to do with the prince?" -- At this moment, those who have nothing to do with the prince must avoid suspicion! The envoy to Chang'an......"

――Do you really dare to enter Chang'an?

Mrs. Hook Yi understood, looked at Su Wen and smiled.

――In this game, the winner or loser is not yet known...... But it's just getting started!

Note: Ban Gu's "White Tiger Tongyi Lile" says that the Son of Heaven "eats on weekdays, the beginning of the young yang, the beginning of the sun during the eclipse, the beginning of the sun, the beginning of the eclipse of the sun, the beginning of the eclipse of the sun, and the beginning of the twilight eclipse". That is to say, the Son of Heaven in the Han Dynasty had at least four meals a day.