Chapter Ninety-Five: Returning Home in Disappointment
Li Xiaojiu's heart has long wanted to see Wu Mei, he can't forget Wu Mei's lingering in the palace courtyard, and he can't forget the freshness and excitement that Wu Mei gave him. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Thinking of the situation when the two of them got along, he gradually became a little cold, and his heart slowly melted.
This woman has something that other women don't have, she is gentle and considerate to him, like a sister and like a mother, although Li Xiaojiu has many brothers and sisters, but the royal family affection is unreliable, full of intrigue and mutual use.
His mother left at the age of thirty-eight, and Li Zhi was the closest to his mother in his life, because maternal love is the most selfless, pure, and non-utilitarian in the world.
When he lay in Wu Mei's arms, Wu Mei stroked his hair with his jade hand, and he felt the warmth of a mother.
He found the double shadow of his mother and sister in her, he was infatuated with her arms, her body fragrance, she exuded maternal tenderness, and he felt that he couldn't leave her.
But he didn't dare to take her into the palace now, after all, he had just sat on the throne of the emperor, although the process was not as bloody as when his father ascended the throne, but he knew that his throne was not easy to come by, which was at the cost of losing the family affection and trust between Li Chengqian, Li Tai and Li Ke.
After all, Wu Meiniang used to be a talented person of the first emperor, if she is now taken into the palace, these stupid ministers will definitely oppose it, and the uncle and the stubborn Chu Suiliang have found a reason to contradict and teach themselves a lesson, and the current court is still controlled by his uncle's eldest grandson Wuji and Chu Suiliang, and his current power has not yet reached the level of dictatorship.
But Li Xiaojiu really couldn't control the urge to see Wu Mei.
Wang Dezhao, the old eunuch who served on the side, saw that the emperor always had such a sad face, so he had the courage to ask:
"Your Majesty, the slave sees that you are not in a good mood these days, I don't know if something has happened, if there is a place where the old slave needs to solve problems for you, although the emperor commands, the old slave will definitely keep his mouth shut."
"You old minion is very good at reading people's faces."
After Li Xiaojiu listened to Wang Dezhao's words, his heart began to loosen a little. He knew that Wang Dezhao was very loyal, and he was telling the truth.
Li Xiaojiu smiled and said:
"I want to leave the palace, but I can't be discovered by others, what do you think you should do?"
"Your Majesty, this matter is easy to handle, you just have to hand it over to the old slave."
Seeing Li Xiaojiu nodded, Wang Dezhao left very interestingly.
He didn't ask Li Xiaojiu why he wanted to leave the palace, because he understood that it was not a question he should ask, as long as the decision made by the master must have his reason.
"Alright then, I'm going out tomorrow, remember that you must not let anyone know about this matter, or I will take your head."
Li Zhi said such cruel words with a gloomy face.
The old eunuch has been with Li Zhi for many years, and he doesn't know his thoughts. Old Eunuch Li stood there and smirked, and said softly: "Yes, please rest assured, the emperor, the old slave will never miss half a word." ”
"Concubine Xiao Shu, everyone is in the palace, although this palace did not give birth to a son and a half daughter to the emperor, but this palace is still the queen after all, if you want to sit in this position, it depends on whether the emperor and the Manchu Dynasty agree or not!" The dignified and beautiful, gentle and virtuous Queen Wang couldn't bear it anymore, and she had heard the palace maids say many times that she would make his son Li Sujie the crown prince in front of the emperor.
Obviously, if her son is made the crown prince, won't the position of queen be hers in the future?
The young woman standing in front of the queen Wang, with a look of a closed moon and a shy flower, a kind of nobility in her bones, she is Concubine Xiao Shu, the most favored concubine in front of the emperor now, gave birth to a son and two daughters to Li Xiaojiu in a row, she looked at the same dignified and graceful Queen Wang in front of her with some disdain, and said with a smile:
"Queen Mother, the emperor often goes to the concubines, I know you feel very uncomfortable, but what can I do, I can't stop the emperor from letting him go!"
Concubine Xiao Shufei was cheap and behaved, and Queen Wang felt even more uncomfortable, with a sneer on her face:
"The so-called heavenly power is unpredictable, when this palace was the crown princess, she was also favored like you now, but now, don't you also see it, is it just that this palace didn't give birth to a son and a half daughter to the emperor?
So no one can be complacent too early, the current favor, does not mean that you will always be favored, you must know that there are many women in the harem, maybe that day, we will lose the emperor's favor. ”
"Huh"
Concubine Xiao Shufei also sneered twice and said:
"Queen Mother, I never thought of getting the emperor's favor, but I gave birth to a son and two daughters for the emperor, but it is an indisputable fact, unlike some women who have been married for more than ten years, just like a hen that does not lay eggs, a child cannot be born."
Although Concubine Xiao Shu did not explicitly say that Queen Wang was a hen that did not lay eggs, she was alluded to!
Queen Wang was extremely angry and thought: Isn't it because the emperor is favoring her now that she is so presumptuous in front of herself? Queen Wang controlled her emotions, tried not to let her anger show on her face, and tried to say to Concubine Xiao Shu in a calm tone:
"I think what Concubine Xiao Shufei should do now is not to show off in front of the palace, but to see the emperor, otherwise the emperor doesn't know when he left, wouldn't it be troublesome?"
"These don't worry about the queen's mother, the emperor is not anyone's emperor, when he leaves, how can we women control it."
Queen Wang looked at Concubine Xiao Shu's arrogant appearance, and still said very indifferently:
"Alright then, let's see who gets the last laugh."
After Queen Wang finished speaking, she ignored Concubine Xiao Shu and turned around and returned to her bedroom.
In fact, Queen Wang didn't know anything, and the reason why she said that was to find a reason for herself to become strong.
Facing these battles in the palace every day, she really couldn't bear to be cowardly like this. She had to find a way to make herself strong and stop being hurt.
But Queen Wang didn't know that her unintentional words made Concubine Xiao Shu very vigilant. After returning to his bedroom, he immediately ordered the queen of the palace Ling'er to secretly pay attention to the emperor's movements, not afraid of 10,000, just in case, if the emperor has a new love,
Wouldn't he really be as neglected as Queen Wang? She didn't want to be in a daze with an empty palace all day.
Li Xiaojiu sat in the car driving to the outside of Chang'an City, he was in a very good mood today, the fresh grass and trees, and the blooming flowers kept coming into his eyes, Li Zhi wanted to get out of the car and take a walk, but was stopped by Wang Dezhao.
In Wang Dezhao's view, the emperor's request is a bit like a joke, the emperor sneaking out of the palace is already a big deal, if he walks around outside so blatantly, who is responsible for what happens?
The car soon arrived at the gate of the Ganye Temple, and Wang Dezhao entered the Ganye Temple first, because they all changed into civilian clothes when they came out.
Wang Dezhao grabbed a little nun and asked about Wu Meiniang, after hearing the little nun's answer, he showed a helpless look on his face, he didn't expect things to be so unfortunate.
Back in the car, Wang Dezhao said helplessly:
"Back to the emperor, today Wu Mei and most of the nuns in the temple have gone to Zhongnan Mountain to repair the Buddha, and they will not be able to come back until very late."
"You minion, didn't you arrange it beforehand?"
Li Xiaojiu was very annoyed in his heart, but there was no way, maybe it was a temporary decision in the temple, and it seemed that he could only find a chance to come out next time. Li Xiaojiu was a little reluctant to take a look at the temple, and then said with a gloomy face:
"Go back to the palace."
Wang Dezhao was frightened, although he often followed Li Xiaojiu's side, but he knew that the emperor's mind was getting harder and harder to guess, it seemed that the emperor was unhappy, and it was inevitable that he regretted that he had given the emperor this bad idea, so he hurriedly wiped the cold sweat on his head, turned the head of the car, and rushed to the palace.