"What 'heavenly scriptures', what 'earthly righteousness'? It's all made up by people, to be precise, by you men. However, this was rarely heard in the era of Emperor Zetian, and whoever said that anyone's official position, fortune and head could not be kept. It can be seen that 'natural righteousness' is far less important than official position, fortune and head. ”

"My aunt thinks so highly of women, but today you ......"

"I am also defeated by you men today, Lu Xiangxian, Hui Fan, and my son Xue Chongjian, who betrayed me, are all men......"

"Auntie, I see that you are old, you have changed your temper, and you live in this palace, regardless of political affairs, and spend your old age quietly, which is also considered the last bit of filial piety ......for your nephew."

"Into the cold palace? Right here? ”

"Isn't that good?"

"Let me go back to the villa, let me live freely ......"

"I'm afraid the people's hearts won't be able to ......"

"Then let me die!"

Li Longji shook his head and said goodbye to his aunt.

Princess Taiping turned her face inward and didn't even look at him.

……

It was night, the sky was full of dark clouds, and the thunder was coming from far and near. On the table in Princess Taiping's house, there were full of dishes, and Princess Taiping and Cui Xiang sat opposite each other.

At this time, Princess Taiping's cloud bun was towering, and the phoenix hairpin was swaying, setting off her fair and fat face. Dressed in a red silk jacket, the apricot yellow soft gauze skirt is high on the plump chest. At his feet, he wore a pair of high-to-head cirrus boots embroidered with gold thread, and sat there, as if waiting for the court.

Princess Taiping sighed, she was only a little over fifty, and she didn't look old, didn't her mother ascend the throne at the age of sixty-two? Princess Taiping didn't want to see anyone, and she didn't want others to leave the image of a loser. And now only Cui Xiang can accompany her.

"Cui Xiang, come. Let's have a drink! Princess Taiping raised her glass.

Cui Yu didn't speak, just silently raised his glass and drank it all.

Princess Taiping saw that Cui Xiang was silent. Thinking that he was worried about his future, he persuaded: "Don't worry, although I lost, don't worry, we still have a life." I know Brother Huang too well, he won't kill me no matter what, as long as I don't die, you'll be fine. When the time comes, I will go to Jiangnan with you. changed his name and surname, and went to live a dull life of male farmers and female weavers. ”

……

Just as Princess Taiping was drinking with Cui Xiang, in the bedroom of Emperor Li Dan of the Xianchi Hall of Taiji Palace, Li Dan was also talking to Li Tao and Li Longji.

is in front of Li Dan.

Li Dan looked at Li Longji and Li Tao standing in front of him, his face distorted sharply, and after a while, he gradually calmed down.

"Taiping is alright, right?" Li Dan's first sentence was to ask Princess Taiping.

Li Tao nodded and said, "Uncle Weng, Princess Taiping is fine!" She is still in the princess's mansion, with Cui Xiang accompanying her. It's just that. She can't move around at will. ”

"That's good!" Li Dan breathed a sigh of relief.

"You two sit!"

Li Longji and Li Tao sat down obediently.

"You two may have been complaining about me, why are you so tolerant of Taiping? In addition to my personality, there is actually another layer that you don't know. ”

Li Tao and Li Longji listened quietly.

"My mother gave birth to six of us siblings. Among them, there are four men and two girls, in addition to the three elder brothers Li Hong, Li Xian, and Li Xian, there is also an older sister and a younger sister. My sister died young. I haven't seen it, and my only sister is Taiping. Let's start with my sister. It is said that the mother was unwilling to accept the position of Zhaoyi back then, for the position of the queen. Let his mother strangle to death and blame the king and queen, because there is no real evidence, there is no evidence and no physical evidence, so it is a mystery until now. I wasn't born yet, so I didn't feel much about it. Let's talk about my eldest brother Li Hong, he is the eldest son, he was made the prince at the age of four, and he began to supervise the country in his teens. The eldest brother is assertive in handling political affairs, respects the ministers, is diligent and responsible, and is deeply loved and trusted by his father, and the ministers also support him. Later, his father's illness worsened and he was physically exhausted, and he planned to give the Zen position to his eldest brother. But one day, he suddenly died in the Hebi Palace at the age of twenty-four. For this incident, many people say that the queen mother did it. Actually, it's impossible. Although the eldest brother disagreed with his mother on some things during his imprisonment, the relationship between mother and son was still harmonious. The eldest brother asked to marry the two daughters of Concubine Xiao Shufei, who had been imprisoned for many years, and the queen mother also agreed. The eldest brother is the prince, and the diet and daily life security system is tight, and it is difficult to poison him. If the eldest brother came to power and influenced the queen mother to continue to be regent, killing him and other sons ascended the throne, the father was also in the palace at that time, and the mother could not kill the prince in front of his father. In fact, several of our brothers know that the eldest brother has been weak and sick since he was a child, and when he was the prince many times sick, he dragged the sick body to support him, and when he heard that his father wanted to give him the Zen position, he died of a recurrence of the old disease due to excessive thinking, and it was only later that there were many people who opposed the queen mother, so they pushed the death of the prince to his mother to slander her. After the death of the eldest brother, the second brother Li Xian was made the crown prince. Among our four brothers, the second brother is the best, he has been elegant since he was a child, he has read Confucian classics and never forgets, likes ancient poems and ancient texts, has a strong personality than his brother Li Hong, likes sports, is good at riding and shooting, and has a great body. The second brother has supervised the country many times, and his father is satisfied with his handling of government affairs, and he has also issued orders to commend the second brother many times. But the second brother is young and likes to play, so he can go out of the palace to hunt. The prince heard rumors that he was not born to his mother, so he rebelled against him. Ming Chongyan, a five-grade official in the palace, was deeply liked by his mother, and was later killed, and the Empress Wu suspected that the second brother did it, so he sent someone to search for hundreds of armor from the stables of the East Palace, and the crime of rebellion fell on the head of the second brother, and the second brother was demoted to a concubine and imprisoned in the palace, and then imprisoned in Bazhou. Two months after his father's death, the second brother hanged himself. On the second day after the second brother was demoted, the third brother Li Xian, that is, Atao's uncle, was made the crown prince again. To tell the truth, the third brother is much inferior to the eldest brother and the second brother, he has no opinions, but he has a good relationship with his mother, and everything is under the control of the prince during the reign of the prince, so he has been peaceful. Seven days after the death of his father, the third brother ascended the throne and respected his mother as the queen mother. When the third brother was the crown prince, he promoted his father-in-law Wei Xuanzhen from joining the army to the assassin history, and when he became the emperor, he immediately wanted to worship his father-in-law as the prime minister. As soon as the words came out, he got into trouble, and the third brother was deposed as the king of Luling. As for me, there is no need to say it, you all know it. Let me tell you about my only sister, she is Taiping. Taiping is the youngest and mother's only daughter, and she is very loved. Taiping lived in the palace since he was a child, and later he and Xue Shao were in love, and gave birth to four children in eight years. Later, Xue Shao's elder brother participated in the rebellion, and he was implicated and executed by his mother, and Taiping had a grudge with his mother for this. Later, the coup d'état of the Five Kings also forced his mother to abdicate by Taiping. (To be continued......)