Another concubine shook her head and said, "Now in the cold winter and cold months, the plum blossoms are blooming at the right time. If you let the flowers bloom, you need to wait until next spring. ”

Wu Zetian laughed out loud when he heard this, and said: "It's not surprising that flowers bloom in spring. A hundred flowers and snow are blooming, which is in line with my heart. ”

The concubines saw that she was already a little drunk, and persuaded her: "Empress Wu, the hour is not early, go back to the palace to rest quickly." If you still want to see it, come back early tomorrow morning. ”

Wu Zetian was carried back to the palace by the palace maid. But she was still drunk, and she was still thinking about letting the flowers and snow bloom. So, the palace maid brought the four treasures of the study, immediately held the frost in her hand, dipped it in thick ink, and wrote a five-character poem on the white silk:

The Ming Dynasty traveled to the garden, and quickly reported the spring

The flowers bloom overnight, don't wait for the wind to blow.

After writing, she asked the palace maid to take it to the upper garden and burn it to report that the flower god knew.

After the palace maid took Wu Zetian's edict to Shangyuan and burned it, she frightened the Hundred Flowers Fairy. Everyone gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

The Peach Blossom Fairy was the least daring, and shrunk and said: "Wu Zetian is ruthless, he can do anything, we don't dare to disobey!" ”

A few little flower fairies also timidly chimed in and said, "Yes! Let's prepare early and open it early! ”

The peony fairy disagreed with their opinions, and said a little angrily: "Wu Zetian is too domineering. Thou hast been in charge of the affairs of men, and now thou hast taken charge of us again. These flowers bloom, each with its own season, opening the world, and following the four seasons. Shall you be allowed to rebel against the heavens and the earth? Sisters, we can't follow! ”

When the flower fairy heard the peony fairy say this, they all felt that everything was reasonable. But when he thought of Wu Zetian's cruelty, he hesitated again.

The Peach Blossom Fairy begged the Peony Fairy and said, "Good sister, if you listen to me, let's obey." Wu Zetian kills people like stepping on an ant, not to mention our delicate flower bodies?

Many fairies then said: "Sister, it's also this time. Otherwise, disaster will come. ”

The peony fairy said stubbornly: "You can't do anything against your will once." As long as we are strong-willed, see what she can do with me? ”

At this time, the drum has been beaten for four watches, and the sky is about to brighten. The flower fairies saw that the peony fairy had made up their minds, so they had to disperse in a hurry and bloom separately.

Hundreds of birds chirp, and the morning dawn dews. When Wu Zetian woke up, his drunkenness had disappeared. She got dressed and got up, sat in front of the mirror and asked Yahuan to dress her. At this moment, the palace maid pushed the door and entered, and happily reported: "Long live, all the flowers in the upper garden are in bloom!" ”

Wu Zetian was overjoyed when he heard it, thinking about the poem he wrote late, it was just a "drunken joke", but he didn't expect that Baihua was really opened. She hurried out of the palace and came to the upper garden. Raise your eyes and look at it, the peach blossoms, plum blossoms, magnolias, begonias, hibiscus, lilacs, etc. are all in full bloom. The brilliant morning glow reflects the flowers, and the white snow is lined with green leaves, swaying with the wind, leaning and leaning up, graceful and charming. At this time, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty all came to watch the rarity. Wu Zetian faced Zhongqing, got carried away, and strode towards a bare peony. When she saw that only the peony was not released among the flowers, a wave of anger rose spontaneously. I thought, this is worth it! If you don't obey your words, how can I still govern in the court? Besides, in the face of these civil and military officials, wouldn't they lose face? The more she thought about it, the more annoyed she became, and she scolded: "Bold peony! dared to be so presumptuous, and he couldn't resist the decree. Set fire to it, not a single plant will be left! With that, he went away angrily.

After receiving the order, the samurai immediately lit firewood and threw it into the peony bushes. Suddenly, the smoke was billowing and the flames were blazing, only to burn the peonies crackling and crackling. The peony fairy saw that a piece of peony was about to be destroyed, and couldn't help but cry, full of grief and indignation.

At noon, the fire burned out, and the peony garden turned to charred ash. The inner servant reported to Wu Zetian: Long live Qiyu, the peony has been burned to ashes.

Wu Zetian was still angry, and said hatefully: "Eradicate it by the roots, demote it from Chang'an, and throw it to Luoyang Mountain, so that it will be cut off and extinct!" ”

Why did Wu Zetian demote the peony to Luoyang Mountain? It turned out that she often came to Luoyang and went to Bishan. She knew that the ravines were crisscrossed, and that she was desolate and desolate, so that she might suffer in solitude and suffering, so as to relieve the hatred in her heart.

The samurai immediately waved their iron axes, dug out the peonies by the roots, loaded them into a cart overnight, sent them to Luoyang, and threw them on the mountain ridge.

Who knows, as soon as the peony enters the new soil, it takes root again. In the spring of the following year, the mountains are full of verdant greenery. The people of Bishan have long liked peonies, and they have been planting them from house to house. Later, when the people in the city heard about it, they also came to transplant it. The peony fairy was very happy to see that Luoyang people loved peonies so much. As soon as the rain arrives in the valley, the plants are in full bloom, and there are thousands of postures. People who appreciate peonies, help the old and bring the young, the morning and dusk are continuous, the sea of people and flowers, the grand occasion is extraordinary.

Peonies are in full bloom in Luoyang. Because this kind of peony is strong and unswerving in the fire of Wu Zetian, people praise it as "scorched peony". Later, after the careful cultivation of Luoyang people, the flowers became more red and colorful, so the descendants named it "Luoyang Red". ”

After listening, Concubine Ji nodded.

"Exactly, it's the same as I know." Thinking of Wu Zetian, Concubine Ji was slightly melancholy, it would be good if she could be assigned by the task to be the empress when she could, but unfortunately if it was really the client who became the empress, where would she need to entrust her? Moreover, if there is really an identity as the empress's commissioner, then the difficulty of this task can be imagined.

Bai Wuzhan continued: "I appreciate the pride of the peony, so I want to study a plant, which can make the flowers open, but I haven't been able to find a way for many years, until a few days ago, I changed my way of thinking, and instead studied a batch of plants, so that the central plant has a catalytic powder, and other plants are affected by the catalytic powder in the process of growth, so even the flowering will also be affected by the catalytic powder, as long as the peony flowers open, the catalytic powder will be emitted, and all the flowers will bloom one after another. In this way, a hundred flowers bloom effect. ”

Concubine Ji was surprised, and looked at Bai Wuzhan with a slight appreciation, this Bai Wuzhan was born in a noble family, but he was able to persist for so many years for his own preferences, and his thinking was lively, and his practical ability was extremely strong, he was really a drug wizard.

"Bai Gongzi's good idea, this princess admires." Concubine Ji said with full sincerity because of this.

Bai Wuzhan smiled modestly: "The fifth princess praised it falsely, Bai Mou had been drilling the tip of the horns before, but it wasn't until recently that he had this idea, do the five princesses know why?" ”

Concubine Ji shook her head slowly, and the steps on her bun swayed with the owner's head, with glass tassels, and her posture was beautiful.

Bai Wuzhan caught a glimpse of a black figure out of the corner of his eyes, and suddenly held Concubine Ji in his arms with a horizontal hand, and there was affection in his eyes.

"Because of you, the fifth princess."

Concubine Ji was still in shock because she was suddenly stopped by Bai Wuzhan and hugged in her arms, and when she saw Bai Wuzhan say something similar to a confession, she was even more shocked as if she had been struck by thunder, stiffening in place, motionless.

"At that time, I went back to the palace to raise flowers, and I met you by chance, and you gave me inspiration, so I came up with this method, so I said that it was because of you that I could succeed." Bai Wuzhan's eyebrows and eyes are picturesque, and the words and sentences are full of indescribable affection, as if a pot of peach blossoms just brewed in spring is drunk, and people can't help but fall into it.

Concubine Ji shook her head: "Bai Gongzi, this is in the palace, please respect yourself." ”

Bai Wuzhan smiled bitterly: "The fifth princess really didn't even give Bai someone a chance?" ”

Concubine Ji snorted coldly: "Your attitude is really not worthy of the opportunity given by this princess." ”

Bai Wuzhan couldn't hide his disappointment, and gently let go of the hand that was lying on Concubine Ji's waist.

"It's offended." The black shadow in the afterglow had disappeared, and Bai Wuzhan evoked an imperceptible smile in the place where Concubine Ji couldn't see.

Concubine Ji's eyes were cold: "This princess is leaving." ”

"Five princesses!"

Bai Wuzhan called Concubine Ji, but Concubine Ji didn't look back.

Looking at Concubine Ji's back as she gradually drifted away, Bai Wuzhan licked the corners of his lips, just where he was, he must have seen a light kiss when he lowered his head and whispered to the fifth princess, and the fifth princess did not resist, tsk, the feeling of jealousy should be uncomfortable...... Bai Wuzhan smiled wickedly.

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"Huan'er, Ling'er is your own sister, how can you do this?!" Thinking of the two daughters in the ancestral hall, you don't allow me, I don't allow you, Concubine Li covered her chest weakly, and only felt that her heart hurt badly.

Ji Mohuan's face was expressionless, and he said coldly: "What does the mother concubine mean by this?" Is it difficult that I, that is, Mo Huan, can't stand her loneliness? ”

Concubine Li was speechless for a moment, and then said: "But no matter what, you are all sisters, what can't you talk about openly and honestly, do you have to make it like this?" Thinking of the youngest daughter Ji Mo Ling, who was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall, Concubine Li felt that her heart was not good in every way.

"If you can really talk about it openly and honestly, then can you also talk about the marriage given to that general last time?" Jimo's smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes.

Concubine Li's expression was shocked, and she was speechless for a long time.

"You know everything?"

"Unfortunately, Huan'er came to visit her mother that day, but she didn't want her mother and Ling'er to discuss big things." Ji Mohuan seemed to think of the scene of that day, gritted his teeth fiercely, and continued: "I really didn't expect that my mother and sister, who I have always loved me, and my sister who has always taken care of me would calculate me like this behind my back, and I am really a little chilling! ”

Concubine Li's expression instantly panicked, and she stepped forward and pulled Ji Mohuan's sleeve.

"Huan'er, don't be angry, this matter is that the mother concubine can't stand you."