Chapter 144: The Empress

Following behind Shangguan Wan'er, along the road full of palace lamps and braziers, walking in the most glorious and magnificent palace in the world, in a hurry, Duan Jian still took the time to look around, wanting to see how the Daming Palace at night was different from the daytime. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

It's a pity that Duan Jian's wish was disappointed, unlike the last New Year's Day pilgrimage, this time when he entered the palace, Shangguan Wan'er took him and did not enter from the main gate, but entered from a side gate in the west, after all, Daming Palace is the residence of the Tang Emperor, and all kinds of rules are strict, if it weren't for Shangguan Wan'er having a token issued by Wu Zetian, let alone entering the palace at night, I am afraid that within a hundred steps of Daming Palace, they will be shot into a hedgehog by Jin Wuwei guarding the palace.

"Duan Langjun, we are here, Niangniang is waiting for you inside, remember, you must be careful after entering, don't anger Niangniang, otherwise, no one will be able to save you." Outside a magnificent hall, Shangguan Wan'er stopped and said to Duan Jian with a solemn face.

"Although the little lady of Shangguan can rest assured, I will definitely pay attention, I am only over ten years old, and I still have a good life to live? How can you die now? Duan Jian's tone sounded more relaxed, but only he knew that this was just the effect of his forced calmness, the real situation was that he was already trembling involuntarily, and his heartbeat was several times faster than just now, after all, the person he was about to meet was the most amazing woman in the past, a female emperor who had subdued all men and was the emperor in the south.

After entering the main hall, it stands to reason that Duan Jian should bow his head and be silent in order to show respect, and he should not look at it at will, but unfortunately, although Duan Jian was very nervous, the curiosity in his heart still accounted for a large part, after entering the palace, although Duan Jian seemed to be moving forward with his head down, his eyes glanced to both sides from time to time, which made him feel a pity that the hall was not very bright, although there were candlesticks burning candles on both sides, but they were only used to illuminate the way.

Most of the places in the hall were pitch black, except for one place, which was in the innermost part of the hall, where the lights were bright, and everything was found, the desk, the incense burner, and the high throne, and the figure on the throne. Because of the distance, Duan Jian couldn't see the figure of that person clearly, but from the figure, it was a woman, and it was also Wu Zetian, the empress who replaced Li Tang and established the Great Zhou Dynasty not long after.

"Qi Yu Niangniang, Chang'an County Facao County Wei Duan Jian brought." The main hall is not small, but after all, it is limited, Duan Jian followed Shangguan Wan'er and walked dozens of steps, and more than ten steps away from the throne, like a figure on the throne bent down and saluted.

"Well, yes, thank you Wan'er." A pleasant, soft voice came from the high platform.

"Xie Niangniang." When Shangguan Wan'er heard this, she got up slowly, and at the same time walked quickly to the high platform, but when she was leaving, she pretended to be inadvertently and stepped on Duan Jian fiercely.

"Duan Jian, the county lieutenant of Chang'an County, Weichen, meet the queen of heaven Niangniang, Niangniang Wanfu Jin'an." After being stepped on by Shangguan Wan'er, Duan Jian quickly woke up from his confusion, just now he forgot to salute Wu Zetian because of excitement and nervousness, if it was normal times, this alone would be enough for him to be punished, at the same time, Duan Jian also secretly cried and laughed in his heart, he can be regarded as a person who has seen the world in later generations, officials at all levels and even some important leaders have also seen it, but he didn't expect that when he came to the Tang Dynasty, he actually became a little at a loss because of a historical celebrity.

"Well, you are Duan Jian, they all say that it is better to be famous than to meet, but in the eyes of this palace, it is not as good as meeting to be famous, this palace originally thought that Duan Bufan, who had repeatedly solved strange cases, and Duan Bufan, who was brilliant and talented, was a beautiful son with a face like a crown of jade and a better appearance than Pan An, but now it seems that he is just an ordinary man." If you don't open your mouth, this opening will make the image of a generation of empresses who were originally tall and majestic in Duan Jian's mind collapse instantly.

Listening to Wu Zetian's words, Duan Jian's heart churned, and he secretly thought, 'Grandma's, you old demon woman, although the master doesn't say that he looks better than Pan An, but he is also a picture of Ang Tang Zhenman, in your eyes, he has actually become a mortal, even if you want to give me a dismount, you don't need to talk about my appearance, your two male pets in the future, Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Zongchang, are born with a good appearance, but what happened in the end, they made enemies everywhere for you, and you were taken the throne by others. ’

"Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, it stands to reason that Weichen should not refute the Queen of Heaven, but Weichen, as a courtier, also shoulders the responsibility of correcting the king's right and wrong, so he does not dare to agree with Niangniang's words." Duan Jian scolded secretly in his heart, but said with a straight face.

"Ah, you.... Bold, you are a little eight-grade official, you actually dare to refute the words of the queen of heaven, it is simply a crime that deserves death, come on, pull him out and beat him again. As soon as Duan Jian's words were finished, an angry voice sounded from the high platform, Duan Jian didn't need to look at it to know that the owner of this voice was Shangguan Wan'er, the little palace maid who took him to the Daming Palace.

Duan Jiango was not afraid of Shangguan Wan'er's words, because he knew that Shangguan Wan'er was afraid that his words would make Wu Zetian unhappy, so she said it in advance in order to protect him.

I have to say that Shangguan Wan'er is still very favored in front of Wu Zetian, and with an order, two black shadows appeared next to Duan Jian without knowing when, and the probe was about to grab his arm.

"Okay, stop, I didn't expect it, it looks like a mortal, but this is quite bold, no wonder you will do so many bold things, since you said it, you have different opinions, then just talk about your opinion, say okay, this palace forgives you for not guilty, if you don't say it well, two crimes will be punished together, what will happen, you should be able to imagine." Seeing that the two were about to grab Duan Jian's arm, Wu Zetian suddenly spoke.

Although Wu Zetian sounded very casual when she said this, only Shangguan Wan'er, who was standing beside her, could see it, when she said this, she had always had a flat expression, and the corners of her mouth suddenly showed a mocking smile, for this kind of smile, Shangguan Wan'er knew very well that only when Wu Zetian was very interested in something, she would show an expression.

Therefore, after seeing Wu Zetian showing this mocking smile, Shangguan Wan'er, who was originally worried about Duan Jian, gradually calmed down, and at the same time, a trace of curiosity also rose in her heart, and she also wanted to know how Duan Jian would answer Wu Zetian's question.

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