The crown prince Li Hong is sick again.

From the time Li Chen went to Buxian Garden, the prince began to fall ill. And this disease, from spring to summer, did not improve. As soon as the prince fell ill, the people in the East Palace turned on their backs, and the prince's personal attendants were on duty day and night, during which the prince coughed up blood several times, and he couldn't get up or down in one breath, and even Li Zhi and Wu Zetian were alarmed. The crown princess Pei guarded the crown prince Li Hong, and she didn't dare to blink her eyes.

Li Zhi is also prone to wind disease in the summer, and now seeing the prince sick in bed, he can't help but feel anxious. Wu Zetian was worried about the emperor's body on the one hand, and the prince in the East Palace on the other, but he was able to maintain his energy every day.

Li Zhi every summer, in the Daming Palace Hanliang Hall to recuperate, Li Chen has nothing to do, but also often hold a tea set or guqin to find his father, sometimes Li Zhi is in good spirits, will also be some musicians in the pear garden to summon some musicians, play music and relax. At this time, Li Chen had passed his ninth birthday, and he became more and more slim, and under the influence of his father, he began to slowly master the rhythm of music, and his dancing posture was also good.

When Li Chen went to Hanliang Hall this day, it happened that Wu Zetian was also there. The mother was standing behind his father, massaging his temples. Li Chen went in, and after meeting his parents, Wu Zetian stretched out his hand to Li Chen, "Yongchang, come here." ”

Li Chen blinked, and then walked over, "A-Niang." ”

"A-Niang wants to ask you for someone."

Li Chen was stunned and looked at his mother with a somewhat puzzled expression.

With a slight smile on his face, Wu Zetian helped Li Chen straighten the beads on her bun, and said slowly: "Shangguan Wan'er has served by your side for a long time, I see that she is naturally smart and smart, and I want her to help me." ”

In fact, earlier, her mother was quite appreciative of Shangguan Wan'er's talent, otherwise she would not have let Shangguan Wan'er accompany her to study, Li Chen had thought that her mother might ask Shangguan Wan'er to come over, but she didn't expect it to come so quickly.

At this time, Wu Zetian said again: "There are many things in the harem, and you really need a name to worry about it. I have already discussed with your father, if you are willing to let Shangguan Wan'er help me, your father will make her a talent. ”

Li Chen looked at his father.

Li Zhi smiled at her and said softly: "Your prince and brother are also sick these days, and Liu Chun, who is next to your mother, is also older, and his body often has minor illnesses and pains. But if you don't want to, that's fine. ”

Many times, Li Chen is a daughter who is willing to be obedient. As soon as she heard her father's words, she knew that her mother had done her father's job, and if she did not want to, she might make her heart unhappy.

Wu Zetian wants someone, Li Chen is neither the prince's brother nor his father Li Zhi, but he doesn't dare not give it. Last time, when Li Jingye followed Liu Renliang to crusade against Silla, his mother inadvertently revealed in a small talk that she wanted to release Li Jingye from the palace and make him a civil official in the court. Li Chen's palms were sweating at that time, if her mother knew that she had unintentionally reminded her father that Li Jingye could be cultivated, then she would be unlucky.

Fortunately, his father just said that Li Jingye was Li Ji, and Li Ji was called the Great Wall by Taizong back then, and Li Jingye, as his grandson, could not have the demeanor of his grandfather, so he brought him up.

So Li Chen said: "A-Niang wants Wan'er to go to Qingning Palace, how can Yongchang not want to." ”

Wu Zetian saw that his youngest daughter was generous, but there was a look of love on her face, and she couldn't help but smile. She also knew that Shangguan Wan'er had been accompanying Li Chen for the past few years, and now she felt very relieved to see that although her little daughter was reluctant, she was willing to cut her love in order to sympathize with her mother.

In order to compensate for his daughter, Wu Zetian said: "I heard that when you were in the garden, you liked a maid beside Mrs. Lu Sicheng very much, if you like it, let her enter the palace." ”

When Li Chen heard this, her eyes lit up, but then, she was a little listless, "Well, I haven't asked her if she wants to enter the palace, if she doesn't want to, then it doesn't make sense for her to come in." "She never came back from Xianyuan, and she never mentioned the maid Zhang Huan to her mother, how did her mother know?

Shangguan Wan'er's loyalty is not enough, Li Chenzai thought that if her mother really wanted Shangguan Wan'er, then she would definitely let her go. If her mother didn't want to, she planned to slowly distance herself and then pick up Shangguan Wan'er. Now it seems that she was right.

Zhang Yan's matter, Shu Ye Shu Zhi may report to his father, but not to his mother.

So how did the mother know? Except for Shangguan Wan'er, Li Chen couldn't think of a second person.

Wu Zetian reached out and touched Li Chen's little head, and said softly, "How can you be unwilling?" You are the princess of the Tang Dynasty, and everyone is proud to be by your side. ”

Li Chen's little head rubbed against his mother's hand and showed a smile, "That's because I have a father and a mother." ”

In August of this year, under Wu Zetian's suggestion, Li Zhi was renamed the emperor, and Wu Zetian was called the queen of heaven, and as for a series of ancestors of the Li family, such as Taizong and Empress Changsun, all of them changed their titles. Li Zhi granted amnesty to the world and granted permission for officials and citizens to drink together for three days.

Probably because Li Zhi gave amnesty to the world, accumulated virtue and cultivated blessings, Li Zhi's wind disease improved, and the crown prince Li Hong's illness slowly improved. Li Chen saw that his father's health was improving, and the prince's brother's condition was also stable and slowly recovering, and he Taiping was also in the mood to go to Buxian Garden to play.

Taiping means that they go to Buxian Garden, they can invite the fourth brother Li Dan and Xue Shao to go over together, anyway, Li Dan and Xue Shao also like to go hunting in the suburbs of Chang'an, there is a curfew in Chang'an City, and they can't enter the city when the sun goes down, so why not let the senior brother and Xue Shao's cousin also go to Buxian Garden to live for a few days.

As soon as Li Chen heard Taiping's words, she knew the little abacus in her heart.

Taiping, who has now grown into a girl, has already opened her love for Xue Shao.

Li Chen raised his eyes and looked at Taiping, who was still thinking about the list of some of the little nobles who were invited to the Garden. Under Wu Zetian's teaching, Taiping did not act in a high-profile manner, and paid great attention to cultivating his own network. Once she wants to go out of the palace to play, if she goes to Buxian Garden, she will invite some noble girls, including the royal family and important ministers of the court, and if she goes to Lishan in winter, she will only invite the little nobles of the royal family.

Taiping held a piece of paper in his hand, and looked thoughtful: "I heard a few days ago that Pei Yan Pei's young daughter is also quite famous in Chang'an City. Hmm, and Lee Yeon-jun, she's the youngest daughter of Uncle Lee Yeon-hee, right? My mother seemed to have a crush on her father, Li Siwen, and I asked them to send a post to both of them, asking them if they were interested in going to Buxian Garden together. ”

Li Chen leaned over and looked at the list listed in Taiping's hand, Taiping didn't invite many people every time, in her words, there were too many people invited, and if she couldn't say it, it would be insincere, and it was enough to invite three or five each time.

Li Chen's eyes fell on the name Pei Xiaoyun, and he said a little casually: "I have heard Jixi say these two people, the youngest daughter in Pei Xiaoyun is called Pei Xiaoyun, and she has a very close relationship with Li Yanjun. However, these two also often corresponded with our third sister-in-law. ”

Taiping showed a sarcastic smile on his face, "Speaking of which, the third sister-in-law hasn't entered the palace to say hello to her mother for two months." ”

Li Chen didn't express any opinion on this, and she didn't know if this Zhao family really borrowed the sky to be guts, anyway, it was obvious that he didn't take Wu Zetian in his eyes, and Wu Zetian didn't say anything about it, looking unfathomable. The more he didn't say anything, the more he had something, and Li Chen always felt that the days of Zhao's bad luck were not far away.

Taiping handed over the list in his hand to Si Qi and asked her to write a post, and then bit her ear with Li Chen, "I heard from the county lord of Jiang Wangfu that Pei Xiaoyun, the daughter of Pei Shizhong, seems to have taken a fancy to Jingye, and usually Jixi doesn't go out to socialize with noble daughters, so she had to focus on Li Yanjun. ”

Li Chen's eyes widened, "There is such a thing?" ”

Taiping pursed his lips and smiled, "No, this time let's go to Buxian Garden, and take Ji Xi with you." If Pei Xiaoyun is really dedicated to his work, he will definitely come to please Ji Xi. Ji Xi has always been obedient to you, Sister, I bet with you that Pei Xiaoyun will never envy the garden and stay away from the third sister-in-law after she goes back. Pei Xiaoyun seems to have some influence in the circle of noble women, I am afraid that many people will run away with her by then, and the third sister-in-law will be angry at that time. ”

As Taiping spoke, Zhao's angry appearance seemed to appear in front of him, and he couldn't help laughing. Li Chen couldn't help but laugh when he saw her smiling happily.

There is wine today, drunk today, and sorrow tomorrow comes.

Li Chen remembered that his father once sighed that in life, it is enough to have one or two things that he will not regret if he dies. Li Chen didn't know what her father's nine deaths did not regret, but she thought that if she had nine deaths and no regrets, she would probably be able to let herself and Taiping be so carefree all the time.

But that's an extravagant hope.

Mother called the queen of heaven, Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi are already officials in the court, although they don't have much real power in their hands, but their mother's thoughts are already obvious. Li Chen thought that his father also knew his mother's ambitions, but he did think that his mother was a capable helper, so while giving his mother the power to deal with political affairs, he also arranged for his henchmen to contain his mother in all aspects.

The father probably thought that even if the mother wanted to take over the power, she would be content with the position of the queen, and maybe after his death, she would also be content with the position of the queen mother, and sooner or later, the mother would still return the power in her hands to her son.

In the end, my mother did return to the Li family, but there were all kinds of twists and turns during the period, would my father know?

Li Chen thought, there are always too many things to take for granted in this world.