Luoyang, Yingxian Palace.

Princess Taiping sat by the window, the sun shining on her face through the window, smiling like a flower.

Today's weather is much cooler, and you can already feel a hint of autumn. Outside the window is the flower garden, Princess Taiping wants to take advantage of the good weather to take a walk, but the imperial doctor said that in order to raise the fetus, it is best for her not to move too much in recent days, and it is advisable to recuperate.

"You kid, compared to your brother and sister, is really too expensive." Princess Taiping touched her slightly bulging lower abdomen and whispered to herself, "You have to be obedient, don't let your father worry, you know?" …… Enough of what he was worried about! ”

There was a string of laughter outside the house, and Princess Taiping poked her head out to look, and saw that it was the demon dancing and laughing on the edge of the lawn.

Princess Taiping glanced at it a few times and couldn't help but smile, "It is said that You'er is a rare genius in a hundred years, but her talent in music and dance is really ......."

"No more jumping, no more jumping!" You'er giggled and cried out, "I kind of understand, dancing is something that only a big beauty like you can do, Sister Xian'er." If you are a rough man like me, you can't learn it. I'd better go and make my big meat steamed buns - Sister Xian'er, how many will you eat today? ”

Outside the house, Chen Xian'er said, "There are only three of us in total." ”

"You're too small." You'er said as she walked, "I can eat four or five alone!" ”

Chen Xian'er laughed, "No wonder you grow so fast." Now they're almost taller than me! ”

"Let's go, I'm going to make big meat steamed buns!" The demon ran away happily. Behind her, there was also a fierce dog as strong as a lion - her Tibetan mastiff friend, Lost.

Since he lived in the palace, he was taken into the Eagle Dog Wufang for support, and Wu Zetian didn't want to be scared by this big thing from time to time. But the demon can see Didiu once a month, and every day she is like a festival.

Princess Taiping couldn't help but smile when she saw You'er and Diu running away happily, "You'er is so good, she will always be carefree." ”

After a moment of silence, Princess Taiping habitually took out a letter and read it word by word for the umpteenth time.

This is the letter that Xue Shao entrusted to Wang Yu, and then Wang Yu entrusted Shangguan Wan'er to bring her a letter.

Reading and reading, a smile appeared on Princess Taiping's face.

This kind of smile used to make her very puzzled. She once questioned herself, according to my past inertia, shouldn't I cry in tears, and then lose my temper when I see people? But why didn't I want to cry at all, but felt full of strength in my heart, and felt that he didn't leave at all, but was always watching me closely behind me with a smile?

Lin'er suddenly came in, "Princess, the Queen Mother is here." ”

"Oh." Princess Taiping replied disapprovingly and continued to read her letter.

Lin'er didn't say much, and stepped aside to stand still.

Wu Zetian came in, asked the imperial doctor and palace maid who were serving Princess Taiping about Princess Taiping's situation as usual, and then walked to her side and sat down.

"Taiping, how are you feeling today?" Wu Zetian asked softly.

"Very good." Princess Taiping's eyes still fell on the letter, which seemed rude.

But Wu Zetian didn't care, and still said with a smile: "Is it a letter written to you by Xue Lang?" ”

"He left it behind when he left." Princess Taiping handed it to Wu Zetian casually, "Does the queen mother want to take a look?" ”

"What do I read about your little couple's letters?" Wu Zetian smiled.

"Queen Mother, you better take a look!" Princess Taiping seemed to be smiling, like a joke and like a serious person, "Lest you have a bad heart and guess." ”

"......" Wu Zetian took a deep breath, his expression was ugly, and he was speechless.

"If the queen mother really doesn't want to read it, then I'll read it on." Princess Taiping took the letter back, with a sweet smile on her face, and she was very intoxicated to read every word.

Wu Zetian's heart was very depressed, and the Taiping princess in front of him simply vividly interpreted what is called a married daughter is the water that is spilled out of the door.

"Taiping, are you angry with me too? Can't you trust me? Wu Zetian finally couldn't help it and asked directly.

Lin'er and the maidservants of the Imperial Doctor Palace hurriedly retreated.

Princess Taiping slowly folded the letter, carefully put it away, bowed her hand and said, "Erchen doesn't dare." ”

"One by one, you are all directed against me and hostile to me." Wu Zetian stood up a little annoyed, and although he didn't roar, he said very majestically, "The closer people are to me, the more so!" ――What did Hongu do wrong that deserves to be treated like this? ”

"Queen Mother, you have done nothing wrong." Princess Taiping said unhurriedly: "You just did it too right...... When you are a king. ”

Wu Zetian instantly blushed with anger, "Taiping, pay attention to your words!" ”

"The son is guilty, please send the queen mother." Princess Taiping bowed down.

Wu Zetian was stunned...... Since when did my most beloved daughter see me like this?

Princess Taiping knelt on the ground and said calmly: "Queen Mother, I know that you never really trust anyone. This includes me and Xue Lang, including my father who has died, and even yourself. But Erchen can tell you a word from the bottom of my heart today. ”

Wu Zetian twisted his eyebrows, "You sit down and talk, don't hurt the fetus." ”

Princess Taiping sat down obediently, still smiling and saying quite quietly: "Xue Lang will never betray this country, and he will never hurt you." ”

Wu Zetian was noncommittal, just smiled slightly.

"I know you don't believe it." Princess Taiping said, "Because you never believed that there are people like Xue Lang in the world. Especially when this person is still stained with power. ”

Wu Zetian twisted his eyebrows again and was slightly angry, forcing him to look at Princess Taiping.

Few people can deal with it indifferently under the coercion of Wu Zetian's aura, and today's Princess Taiping is definitely one of them. At the moment, she was still smiling quietly, and said: "When I needed him the most, Xue Lang left me and our family, his beloved children, a comfortable life and a comfortable ministry, and ran to Helong desperately at great risk. What did the queen mother think he was for? ”

Wu Zetian was silent.

Princess Taiping still smiled, "There are some things I heard from others, Xue Lang once said that the battle was not good, and the first damned one was him, Xia Guanshangshu." He already owes too much and doesn't want to owe more. ”

Wu Zetian blinked, "What do you mean?" ”

"Xue Lang is a Xia official Shangshu, and military affairs are internal affairs. He truly sees the affairs of the country as his own. Queen Mother, how many such courtiers do you have in the government and the opposition? Princess Taiping said, "As for the debt...... Xue Lang has always felt that he can achieve today's achievements because many brothers in Pao Ze have paved the way with their own bones and blood, which has fulfilled him. He was already too indebted to stand idly by while his robes were dying. So he went to Helong and did nothing. ”

"Could it be that this palace, your princess, and your deceased father and emperor have not fulfilled him, so they have no kindness to him?" Wu Zetian asked loudly.

"I once asked myself, are the four words Brother Pao Ze worthy of Xue Lang abandoning his wife and children, and Xue Lang breaking with his mother-in-law, mentor and Bole?" Princess Taiping smiled slightly, smiled very warmly and movingly, and said lightly, "Later, after reading this letter, I understood." ”

"Show me!" Wu Zetian stretched out his hand.

Princess Taiping smiled and gave her the letter.

Wu Zetian picked it up and looked at it, slightly stunned. Where is this letter, it is clearly a few lines of poetry - "There are tears in the pearl of the sea and the moon, and the blue field is warm and the jade is smoking." This situation can be recalled, but it was already clear at the time. ”

"Queen Mother, Xue Lang just doesn't want to do pointless crying and sacrifices after his robes and brothers are dead." Princess Taiping said softly, "As for us, in his opinion, we are his closest people. We will understand his struggle. Even if we don't understand, he will still have time to explain and make up for it later. But his robes, the brothers...... There may never be such an opportunity! ”

"The verse is good. But can you do it? Wu Zetian was very calm and handed the letter back to Princess Taiping, "Answer seriously, don't deceive yourself." ”

Princess Taiping took the letter back, and almost reverently folded the letter carefully and put it away carefully.

"I can."

……

Young Marshal Xue of Helong once again mounted his war horse, supported by the efforts of Duan Feng and Niu Ben. Originally, he wanted to ride his horse to the barracks and walk around twice to get close to the soldiers, but Wei Long hadn't walked a few steps before he was dragged off his horse by the moon slave in a shameless way.

"Childe, if you do nonsense again, I will wipe my neck with your Taiyi Imperial Knife!" The moon slave didn't look like a joke at all, she was angry and serious, "I'll splash your blood!" ”

Xue Shao smiled bitterly, "I'm just going to give it a try, what are you nervous about?" ”

"I can't try!" After the moon slave finished yelling at Xue Shao, he pointed at Duan Feng and Niu Ben's noses and scolded angrily. scolded for a while, until Duan Feng and Niu Ben, the two bear-like tiger generals, ran away, and she refused to stop, but still picked up the mud on the ground and chased them for a while.

Xue Shao smiled crookedly on the side, General An has never been so majestic and domineering since he was born, and today is really long-willed!

Yue Nu was angry enough, washed his hands and returned to Xue Shao's side, and took his arm with a smile and said, "Childe, Yu Hongye has woken up, should we go and see?" ”

"Is there still a choice for me, a sick person who is in distress?" Xue Shao said with a smile.

"Nope." The moon slave is serious.

"Then go!" Xue Shaozhi sighed.

"If you let Yu Hongye know that you are so reluctant, she will be sad to death." Yuenu said.

"Nonsense." Xue Shao made a stiff face, "I've been to see her several times, but every time she didn't wake up." ”

"Childe, do you like her?" The moon slave asked suddenly.

Xue Shao was slightly stunned, "This is not a question you should ask." ”

"And who should ask?"

"My mother." Xue Shao pursed his lips, "It's a pity that she's long gone." ”

The moon slave giggled, "That boy pretended to treat me as your mother and answered me?" ”

"Then can I also pretend to treat you like a pig?" Xue Shao was really.

Yuenu's face was red, but he smiled, "Childe just smiled." The doctor said that the better the mood, the faster the illness will be better! ”

Xue Shao sighed softly, stroked Yue Nu's hair with a smile, and said softly: "Yue Nu, what is so good about Xue Shao that deserves to be so good to him?" ”

The moon slave smiled and replied without hesitation: "Because of the childe, it is good for us!" ”