Chapter 165: Solid Rule - The Li and Wu families form a secret alliance
The color of the ink is rolling in the mist, and it continues to slowly spread to the distance and the distance, wrapping the majestic Daming Palace like a haze dead city. However, the palace candles lit up from one temple after another echoed the stars in the sky, but they seemed to be night pearls dotted with light waves on dark satin.
The night of the Tang Palace is eternal, with a mysterious charm, and from it there is a hidden curtain, behind which there is always an incomprehensible and indiscerning conspiracy that flows slowly, just like the devil hiding in the void and silently smiling......
Wan'er walked into the dormitory, and immediately returned to her senses and retreated from the palace people who were serving the left and right. After the door shaft was covered with a "creak", she settled down again, and immediately moved to the front of a few cases, raised her pen and dipped the ink in the inkstone, and then leaned over to write a secret letter quietly by the dissolving candlelight.
This letter was addressed to Li Longji, the king of Linzi......
Although Wan'er is Li Xian's palace concubine and is relied on and trusted by Empress Wei, in fact, she has always been on Li Dan's side, and this has never changed. She will help Li Dan, no matter when.
It's just that Li Dan's attitude is really unpredictable, even if it has been from the beginning to the present, spanning several generations of kings and going through many big and small things, Wan'er still can't completely grasp Li Dan thoroughly! She didn't understand whether Li Dan's attitude towards power had changed substantially, in the past, when Gaozong was there, he was just not interested in power, so he was not enthusiastic; When Emperor Wu came to the dynasty, he did not dare to touch the power in order to save his life, so he was not enthusiastic; Nowadays, the atmosphere is different, the canopy of the Tang Dynasty has changed a few times, Zhongzong Li Xian succeeded to the throne, and in order to save his life, Li Dan had to abandon his indifferent insistence and fight for this power! But his attitude is not the slightest different from before......
Wan'er is really afraid that even if he understands his current situation and understands that he can only choose one of the endings of life or death, he still chooses to live naturally and naturally! In such a situation, choosing to go with the flow is tantamount to choosing to wait for death slowly, even if Li Dan really made this choice, she would never let him do this, and she would not tolerate him to comply with such a choice!
So she will help him, she corresponded secretly with Li Longji, this kind of help is almost hidden from Li Dan, she is afraid that he will no longer accept her help due to many considerations after he knows it, even if he should know it. And there is another reason why she directly interacted with Longji through Li Dan, that is, Li Dan is now one of the leading figures in the political front of the Tang Dynasty, and he has always been watched too closely, and the king of Linzi is slightly better in comparison, and it is naturally safer when he comes and goes.
A gust of night breeze passed through the hall slightly, blowing up the corner of the rice paper spread on the table, and the subtle sound of "rustling" sneaked into the eardrum. Wan'er paused, raised her eyes and glanced at the candle flowers that were knotted in the air, then thought about it again, and then put down the pen again......
The content of this secret letter is not very much, but it is very precise and there is no nonsense.
In the letter, she told Longji that she would introduce Empress Wei to Wu Sansi and create opportunities for the two to move around often when things changed. When the time comes, she will secretly mobilize contacts and make a good fuss about Empress Wei and Wu Sansi! At this time, you must keep an eye on the relevant trends, and I hope that you will also use the connections at your disposal to cooperate with me.
Shangguan Wan'er deserves to be a strategist in the rouge tent and the prime minister in the inner palace! This is a good hand to make a good move, and the bottom of the kettle will be calculated!
Zhongzong and Empress Wei didn't know much about Shangguan Wan'er, they thought that they had won Wan'er's heart and Wan'er would go along with them, but they didn't know that the most terrible crisis was actually in the most preventable place around them! The traces of obedience on Wan'er's face, as well as the bias seen in her actions, are just the masks she has created over the years of immersion in the Tang Palace, and the true disguise that she has already mastered and can no longer be skillful!
In the eyes of Zhongzong and his wife, everything Wan'er did was sincerely towards them and helped them, but they never thought that after such so-called help and support, she laid out a trap full of thorns, and she didn't have to do anything, just waiting for them to jump...... And the clues of the two crucial main figures, Empress Wei and Wu Sansi, as well as the maintenance of Zhongzong Li Xian, are the most accurate catalyst for this trap!
On the next day, when Zhongzong came to the court, Wan'er personally went to visit Wei Zheng, who was the queen.
Perhaps Li Xian had already explained to his wife, Zheng'er was not ready to go to court with her husband this time, but more like deliberately waiting for Shangguan Wan'er's arrival. She was leisurely, luxuriously dressed, and after saying goodbye to Wan'er who was saluting, she waved her hand at the palace people and retreated from them.
This kind of battle made Wan'er know in her heart that Empress Wei should have some guesses, which is not surprising, because Zhongzong's line of looking for her to lead Wu Sansi was originally discussed with Wei Zheng, and even such a rouge idea was more like Wei Zheng's idea. There is always too much understanding between smart people and smart people, and there are always many benefits to getting to the point like this.
"The Queen." At the suggestion of Empress Wei, Wan'er sat down on an embroidered pier opposite her, separated by a slight wave of morning light, and bowed her head to her, "Wan'er has been instructed by His Majesty and is willing to become Zhaorong...... He is also willing to help His Majesty cultivate his strength and tide over difficulties. After a pause, she said.
Her expression is always indifferent, joyless and sad, this iceberg-like face always has too much cramped edge, even for the queen in the face of such a face, it is inevitable that she will be intimidated by the aura, and inexplicably lose a lot of her own edge.
When listening to Wan'er's words, Wei Zheng's heartstrings were actually tight! This plan is actually simple to implement, but if Shangguan Wan'er is reluctant, what can be done? Wan'er is really not easy to handle, you can only slowly influence her step by step and win her over, but you can't use her and coax her in a hurry. Because she seems to have the most translucent heart in the world, the more this crystal heart is buried in the dust and sand of the floating world, the more dazzling and brilliant it becomes, she only belongs to herself, and you can't do anything about it!
So when Wei Zheng heard Wan'er's faint tone say this, his heartstrings relaxed, and the big stone that had been hanging in his heart for a long time fell down with a bang!
A smile quickly appeared between her face covered with heavy makeup, and she didn't want to hide her joy at the moment, but the queen's style was still very good: "Lord Shangguan has this heart, and the palace and the emperor knew it early on!" He didn't call Wan'er "Zhaorong", but still called her "Lord Shangguan". Such a title is tacitly acknowledged by the two people, the name of the nominal palace concubine is just a promotion of identity, and there is nothing else, where is Shangguan Wan'er really having an imperial concubine with Gaozong!
In fact, if it can, Empress Wei really hopes that this Zhaorong can have some substance with Zhongzong, so that maybe Wan'er can better keep Wan'er under their control and never have two hearts. But this is impossible, and some people's hearts are destined to be powerless to influence them.
"The queen's care for Wan'er, Wan'er also knows it." Hearing Wei Zheng's words, Wan'er hooked her lips and smiled, and gave her a tepid reply.
The scent of incense was brought in layer by layer as the wind blew, and when it wafted into the nose, it was a refreshing mint smell, which seemed to be mixed with rose and jasmine. The atmosphere also went back and forth with such a back and forth, which somewhat alleviated the initial embarrassment, intentional or unintentional.
Wei Hou bowed his head, personally poured a small enamel pot of tea, and pushed it to Wan'er: "Zhaorong is exquisite, ice and snow are smart, and one point is thorough!" This time she called her "Zhaorong", deliberately saying that the distance was close.
After going back and forth, both of them said very tactfully on this call, and no one directly mentioned anything about Wu Sansi, not even a word to dabble in.
Wan'er lowered her eyes and glanced at the tea handed by Empress Wei, but she didn't move. She is not an arrogant person, although her heart is high, she knows how to act carefully and does not cross the boundary, she has not been conceited to this point, and she will not accept the queen's tea without knowing what to do.
"The Queen." The scarlet lips moved shallowly, and the deep taste under the eyes of Wan'er slowly precipitated. She leaned forward to Wei Zheng, and her tone was normal and homeopathic, "Wan'er has an old friend outside the palace, and I recently heard that he found the best tea seeds and hid them privately in the mansion. I don't know if Niangniang is interested, sit in his house with Wan'er, and drink that mellow tea? "It's all a gossipy look and tone, and there is no hint of conspiracy.
Looking at each other, Wei Zheng smelled the smell of wanting to cover up from Wan'er's precipitated eyes, and after listening to this sentence quietly, her heart moved...... Deng Ran understood that the so-called old friend pointed to between Wan'er's words was Wu Sansi!
The wind swayed in the sudden, quiet inner room, stirring up the light of the quiet room. After a short time of looking at each other, Wei Hou hooked his lips slightly, and did not speak, and bowed his head in a heavy ......
And just like that, the rest of the matter couldn't be more logical.
Zhongzong and Empress Wei wanted to take the line of the martial arts, but it was inconvenient for them to come out by themselves. At this moment, with Wan'er, a suitable intermediary, the emperor wants to support the forces to stabilize his rule, and Wu Sansi also wants to cling to the imperial power to shine itself, so the two parties can be said to hit it off and soon came together!
The harmonious relationship between Li and Wu's two families and the harmony they get along with each other are always envied in the eyes of others! Empress Wei went out of the palace with Wan'er every three or five days, and went to the Wufu to find Wu Sansi to sit together. They either taste tea, or chant poetry, laugh and talk about life, so unwanted; Soon after, Zhongzong Li Xian also joined their ranks, and he often played chess with Wu Sansi to enjoy the scenery, and talked about poetry and music, and saw that the relationship between the two families, which was already mutually beneficial and mutually helpful, became more and more approachable and unbreakable in the frequent movement of the town......