"Lan'er?"

Mrs. Rongguo is now old, her eyes are not good, she tried to open her eyes wide, leaned forward to take a closer look at the woman in front of her, and felt a little familiar, and then stretched out her hand like a dead branch of an old tree, peeled off the hair on the back of the woman's neck, a red blood mole appeared in her eyes, she trembled, cried loudly, slapped the woman, and cried: "You dead woman, you want to die for your mother, more than ten years ago, I didn't hear from you, and I thought you had starved to death in Guanzhong, my stupid daughter, why are you so ruthless, I haven't come to my mother for so many years."

This woman is Mrs. Wu, nicknamed Lan'er, the youngest daughter of the Yang family, who was separated from the famine in Guanzhong more than ten years ago. Wu Lan had tears in her eyes, hugged Mrs. Rongguo to death, and cried loudly, as if she wanted to cry out all the grievances over the years.

So, the mother and daughter cried for a long time. Mrs. Rongguo looked at her daughter who was still alive and asked, "My daughter came to find her mother this time, could it be that something happened?" ”

Wu Lan wiped away her tears and said: "Mother, I have a son, called Wuqing, originally our mother and mother lived in Wenshui, and then there was a civil unrest in Wenshui since the death of the British public, his parents and grandchildren can't tolerate us, my son is also smart, so he opened a shop to make a living, I never thought that Wannian County arrested Qing'er, saying that Qing'er committed a serious crime and wanted to be killed." Mother, I'm just this one son, I have no choice, so I'm looking for you, I know that my sister is the queen, I just hope she can beg for mercy in front of the emperor Don't kill Qing'er, if Qing'er has three long and two short, my daughter doesn't want to live. ”

After listening to Wu Lan's words, Mrs. Rongguo was a handful of snot and tears, which can be described as old tears, so it is not sad. She knows what kind of life her daughter has been living all these years, no matter how poor her family is, she will not do those low-class livelihoods. So he said, "Wait a while, I'll change my clothes, and then you and I will go to the palace to find your sister." ”

At this time, Princess Taiping walked out, she heard it clearly just now, and looked at the queen mother's sister, although she was dressed in cloth, she was very clean. She bowed politely and said, "Taiping has seen my aunt." ”

Wu Lan didn't dare to accept the salute, so she hurriedly returned the salute and said: "The princess must not be like this, she has killed the people's women." ”

Mrs. Rongguo looked at Taiping, and suddenly had a plan in her heart, so she took Princess Taiping's little hand and said: "Taiping is a sensible child, Taiping, so let's go and sue your mother, just say that I am sick, let her come to the house to see me." My body is getting worse day by day. ”

Taiping smiled: "Got it, grandma." ”

Wu Lan wanted to stop it, after all, it was very rude to let the queen come to the palace, but she also understood that sometimes it was not easy to talk in the palace, so she didn't stop it.

Pingkangfang is not far from Daming Palace, and it is an hour to go back and forth, after listening to Princess Taiping's confession, Empress Wu asked the palace maids to wait for Emperor Gaozong to lie down and rest, and then immediately traveled lightly and came to the Wu Mansion of Mrs. Rongguo.

When she entered the palace, this sister was only five or six years old, and later she became the queen, and she didn't have time to take care of it, and there was a famine in the gate, so she lost the news. I don't want to meet at this time after more than ten years. Empress Wu is a very assertive and intelligent woman, and she knows that her sister must have encountered difficulties when she sees her at this time.

So he asked: "I know that my sister must have encountered difficulties when she meets her sister and mother now, you say, what happened, there is nothing in this world that my sister can't do." ”

Mrs. Rongguo was greatly stimulated, and her spirit was a little low at this time, and once again the three of her mother hugged and cried for a long time, and she was helped down by the maid to rest.

Wu Lan had no choice but to tell it again, and Princess Taiping on the side even waved her pink fist and said angrily: "Queen Mother, the county order of Wannian County is from the Wei clan, which is really hateful. ”

Empress Wu pondered for a moment, a touch of solemnity appeared on her still beautiful face, the lotus step moved lightly, and the palace dress supported her enchanting posture, Empress Wu seemed to have made up her mind in her heart, and said: "According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, Wu Qing did exceed the rules and regulations, but during this time, Taiping has been listening to books in the Qingxin Pavilion, and when he returned to the palace, he told me and her father, and the emperor also liked it. In this way, Wu Qing can escape the involvement, and it can also be used by the imperial court, and furthermore, my martial arts family can produce such a prodigy, it is really the blessing of my martial arts family, how can I not save it, I still have to cultivate it well and become the pillar of the imperial court. ”

Wu Lan thanked her son for finally being saved, so she cried with joy and said, "One qiē will be arranged by my sister." ”

Empress Wu thought of her sister Wu Shun and niece Helan Minyue, as well as Helan Minzhi, who now inherited Zhou Guogong and changed her surname to Wu, she couldn't help but feel a little sad, and suddenly seemed to remember something, so she asked: "Sister, is Wu Qing the personal disciple of Li Ji?" Once a famous prodigy in Wenshui? ”

Wu Lan hurriedly nodded yes, and the Empress Wu laughed without scruples: "I originally thought that such a prodigy had become Li Ji's disciple, I wanted to recruit me to teach in the North Gate Bachelor's School, but I didn't want to be my martial artist's son, okay, good, good!" ”

Empress Wu said three good words in a row, and her excitement and joy were overflowing, Wu Lan and Princess Taiping didn't know what happened to Empress Wu. But Wu Qing was saved, so that Aunt Wu didn't think about it much.

"Taiping, you go to visit your grandmother, I have something to say to your aunt." Wu Zetian said in an unquestionable tone.

Princess Taiping was not afraid of Gaozong Li Zhi, she was afraid of her mother, so she retreated.

After Princess Taiping left, Empress Wu turned around and looked at her sister carefully, her impression of her sister was only in the way she entered the palace after her father's death that year, from Wu Lan's face, Empress Wu still found the shadow of when she was a child, but Aunt Wu's skin was a little rough, and there was a trace of white hair on her sideburns, and her heart was dark, but she still smiled: "Sister, I have suffered all these years." In the future, I will compensate you and let you enjoy the glory and wealth! ”

Wu Lan smiled bitterly: "Thank you, sister, I now feel that as long as I live with Qing'er, even if I eat chaff vegetables, I will be very happy." I don't expect any glory and wealth, I just hope that Qing'er can grow up safely and soundly. ”

Empress Wu naturally understood Wu Lan's thoughts, if she wanted to be prosperous and rich, she would have been looking for her all these years, but she felt strange about Wu Qing's life experience, so she asked: "Sister, you tell the truth, Wu Qing is not your child, why is his surname Wu not Guo?" ”

Wu Lan doesn't know whether to say it or not, if she doesn't say it, maybe her sister won't save Wu Qing, but if she can say it, where to start. After pondering for a moment, under the compelling gaze of Empress Wu, Wu Lan still compromised.

After listening to Wu Lan talk about such a miserable experience, Empress Wu showed sadness, blaming herself for not being able to please Emperor Taizong after entering the palace that year, otherwise there would not be such an ending, and her sister suffered more than she imagined. Empress Wu said: "Since I don't know who his father is, he is the heir of my martial family!" Sister, I want to marry Taiping Xu to Wuqing, are you willing? ”