Chapter 701: The Edict
Whether in the palace or in the people, women generally do not have the same status as men. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info the reason why Wu Zetian finally decided to pass on the throne to his son. Because his son ascended the throne, in the future Taimiao, he was the first queen or queen mother, and if his nephew ascended the throne, he could only go sideways to Taimiao as an aunt and grandmother in the future, and he would not recognize himself for a few more generations.
Empress Wei knows very well that as long as Li Xian is in one day, she will be the queen, the sister-in-law of Princess Taiping and King Li Dan, but if Li Xian dies, it is not her son who will ascend the throne, and her status will definitely decline.
As for Princess An Le, even if her dream of being an empress comes true and she really becomes an empress in the future, the issue of her heir will be very chaotic.
In short, as soon as Li Xian died, Empress Wei lost her husband, and Princess Anle lost her father, they lost their most powerful protective umbrella for themselves, and Princess Taiping and others had no family concerns about them again.
No matter how stupid Empress Wei is, she will never be stupid enough to kill her husband. In the same way, Princess An Le is also very clear about this, she will not do such a stupid thing.
But since she is not Princess Anle, who did this in secret and blamed her?
Just as Empress Wei was thinking about it, the imperial doctor also arrived.
"Look at Your Majesty!" Empress Wei still has a glimmer of hope.
After the imperial physician finished the pulse of Zhongzong, he said to Empress Wei with a solemn face: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty has died!" ”
Yang Siqiao asked on the side, "What is the reason for Your Majesty's death?" ”
The doctor didn't know how to answer.
Suddenly, a eunuch outside the palace announced: "Princess Taiping asks to see!" ”
Queen Wei's face was extremely ugly, Li Xian died violently after eating the steamed cakes she made, Princess Taiping has always been at odds with herself, and now she can't tell if she has a mouth. But Li Xian is already dead, and it is impossible to let Princess Taiping enter the palace.
Empress Wei sighed and said, "Let her in!" ”
When Princess Taiping entered the palace, she saw Li Xian lying on a temporary bed, her eyes slightly closed, seemingly peaceful, and she looked vaguely in pain. She turned to the Imperial Physician and asked, "How is Your Majesty?" ”
"Your Majesty has died!"
Princess Taiping looked at Empress Wei and asked like a cannon: "Brother Huang was fine yesterday, why did he die?" What disease do you have? What kind of medicine to take? ”
Empress Wei's heart was weak, and she spoke heavily: "I also just arrived, and I don't know how Your Majesty died......"
Princess Taiping burst into tears, and after a while she stopped, and said pun on Li Xian's corpse: "Brother Huang, you can go with confidence, your sister will arrange it for you." ”
After speaking, Princess Taiping turned to Wei Shi and asked, "Does the imperial brother have an edict?" ”
"No, however, I have sent someone to call Shangguan Wan'er, and she can draft the decree as soon as she comes."
Shangguan Wan'er was told to rush to Li Xian's dormitory, she stood in front of Zhongzong's corpse with tears in her eyes, and the black stains on Li Xian's face made Wan'er know at a glance that she had died of poisoning. Li, who has always been tolerant of peace, seems to be guilty of whom, and he is even going to be brutally poisoned.
Shangguan Wan'er raised her teary eyes and looked at Empress Wei, Empress Wei's face was melancholy, she didn't believe that Empress Wei would be stupid enough to kill Li Xian.
Shangguan Wan'er looked at Princess Anle again, she was still in horror. Although Princess An Le is usually high-flying, she does not have the courage to kill her father.
Could it be Princess Taiping?
Thinking of this, Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but shudder, and she peeked at Princess Taiping. Princess Taiping's face did not change, and she was surprisingly calm.
It's her, it's definitely her.
After Li Xian's death, the biggest victim was Empress Wei, and the biggest beneficiary was Princess Taiping. This change will make a subtle change in the balance of power between Empress Wei and Princess Taiping.
At this moment, Shangguan Wan'er noticed that something was wrong, right behind Princess An Le.
"Shangguan Zhaorong, Your Majesty has passed away, you quickly draft an edict for Your Majesty!" Empress Wei commanded.
Princess Taiping was beside her, and Queen Wei naturally couldn't say how this edict should be drafted.
"Shangguan Zhaorong, Your Majesty died suddenly, only you can solve this problem at this time!" Princess Taiping punned.
Princess Taiping has her own wishful thinking, Shangguan Wan'er is an alliance with herself, and Empress Wei doesn't know about it, so it will definitely be beneficial to Shangguan Wan'er to draft an edict.
Shangguan Wan'er nodded and walked out. When she walked to Uncle Hua's side, taking advantage of everyone's attention on Zhongzong, she said softly, "Follow me quickly!" ”
Uncle Hua hesitated for a moment, and then quietly followed.
Shangguan Wan'er stood outside the palace gate, looked around left and right, and whispered: "There is a problem with the maid beside Princess Anle, you should find a way to get her out and hide her as soon as possible, and when Lord Zhang comes back, you can find out the cause of His Majesty's death from her." If it's too late, I'm afraid it will be wiped out. ”
With that, Shangguan Wan'er left on her own.
Uncle Hua finally figured it out, he always felt that something was wrong before, but now when he heard Shangguan Wan'er say this, he realized that there was something wrong with the maid named Yuyu behind Princess An Le.
She was too calm, and everyone in the room had different expressions, but she didn't have any expressions, as if the things in the house had nothing to do with her. This is neither common sense nor Ambiguous Jade's identity, and there is only one explanation for her abnormality: she already knew the result.
Uncle Hua returned to the hall again, he was afraid of arousing Yuyu's suspicion, so he didn't pay attention to her, but just walked up to Yang Siqiao and Gao Lishi, and whispered what was before, their eyes flashed, and they nodded frequently.
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Shangguan Wan'er slowly left His Majesty's bedroom, and she thought about Zhang Bao'er's words before leaving: "Delay it first, and wait for me to come back!" ”
This may be her last moment, Shangguan Wan'er came up with a plan to delay the army, and she immediately drafted Zhongzong Li Xian's edict.
Empress Wei and Princess Taiping hurriedly came to Shangguan Wan'er.
"Is the edict ready?" As soon as she stepped through the door, Princess Taiping couldn't wait to ask.
Shangguan Wan'er replied:
"It's just been prepared, please ask the queen and Princess Taiping to take a look."
Shangguan Wan'er's edict reads: Liwen Wang Chongmao is the crown prince, Empress Dowager Wei is the governor, and the king is the auxiliary government.
Li Chongmao, the king of Wen, was the only son of Zhongzong Li Xian, and he was justified in making him the crown prince.
After Empress Wei took it and took a cursory look, she didn't say a word, and handed it to Princess Taiping.
As soon as Princess Taiping saw the first sentence, she asked, "Why is there no emperor?" How can a country be without a king for a day? ”
Shangguan Wan'er explained: "It's just a temporary transition, and when an auspicious day is chosen, then the emperor will be on the throne." ”
Princess Taiping read downward: "Empress Dowager Wei trains the government, and the prime minister assists the government." ”