As soon as Li Yi got out of the court, there was a little father-in-law waiting outside the Zichen Palace, saying that Concubine Wei Xian invited him over.

There were no twelve pairs of red lanterns hanging at the gate of the palace, and Li Yi knew that the Holy Lord would definitely not come here today.

My mother has been in the palace for decades, and now she can be regarded as the master of the harem in the actual sense, and she has a lot of affairs to be busy every day. And the saint is constantly surrounded by new love, there are always younger and more beautiful women come to his side, only to see the new people laughing, not the old people crying.

More than 20 years ago, his biological parents died, and the original identity of the proud son of heaven fell from the clouds into the mud at once, and even his subordinates bullied him and deducted his food and clothing. The saint took pity on him for being smart and cute, and occasionally called him into the palace to play, but this did not change the reality that he was an orphan who was rejected by others.

When his mother saw that the saint liked him, she immediately offered to adopt him as her son, preserving his status and fulfilling his status as a prince, and pulling him out of the quagmire.

For more than 20 years, a concubine who is getting old and decrepit, and a prince whose parents are dead, have been living with each other in this palace as deep as the sea.

Later, he was successful in his studies, and went to the military camp for many years to train, fought several small battles for his father, put down several small rebellions, and was deeply respected by his father, and even moved to change him to the crown prince. It's just that the saint's feelings for Empress Zhaode are still very deep, and he has not really shaken the status of the crown prince for the time being.

Concubine Wei Xian had already prepared refreshments, and when she saw him coming, she pulled him to sit down: "Yi'er, what does the daughter of the Guo family know?" ”

Although Li Yi knew that the relationship between the emperor and Wei Taozhuo was extraordinary, he didn't know what role his mother played in that incident, and bowed his head a little annoyedly: "She refused to reply to my letter, and only asked Guo San to ask me, thinking that I was suspicious that I had a purpose at the beginning......"

Concubine Wei Xian got up and paced a few steps in the room, and sneered: "I just said that the girl was young and careless, but I didn't expect that she was still a delicate person, and she could even suspect this matter, it seems that it is not so easy to deal with!" ”

Li Yi smiled bitterly: "How else does my mother plan to deal with her?" She's just a teenager, so I'm going to talk to her and explain it well, and it's not without a turning point. ”

Concubine Wei Xian walked up to him and reached out to gently brush away a strand of messy hair on his forehead, "Yi'er, she is so suspicious of you for the sake of other people's affairs, so bold to pursue answers, and smart enough to think of everything from these details, she is no longer a simple child!" ”

Li Yi said: "So what? She's just curious, isn't it good that she's smarter, doesn't my mother think I need to marry a dull wooden man! ”

Concubine Wei Xian knew very well the harm she had caused to Wei Taozhuo back then, and if Konoha understood the inside story, there would inevitably be chaos. Besides, judging from this matter, Konoha is not so easy to handle.

She couldn't explain it to Li Yi, so she had to persuade: "I'm afraid that she won't cooperate with us anymore." If she can't be completely with you, we don't have to rely on the empty shell of the Guo family, but it is better to find a reason to withdraw from the marriage and then think about it in the long run. ”

When Li Yi heard Concubine Wei Xian say that she was going to withdraw from the marriage, she was anxious and hurriedly said: "Guo Yan is also on my side, where will it get to that point?" It's just a few more explanations......"

Concubine Wei Xian's voice was suddenly cold: "Guo Yan's prodigal? The Guo family is just a two-headed bet, don't forget, although Guo Yan is showing favor to you at the moment, he also has a younger sister who grew up together and wants to marry to the East Palace! ”

Li Yi was silent.

He didn't know that he and Concubine Wei Xian had long been grasshoppers on the same rope, but in recent years, Concubine Wei Xian's control over him has become tighter and tighter.

He was so annoyed that he didn't care about the need to create a good reputation for himself for the throne, and even added fuel to the name of the prince who was a nuisance to his wife.

Finally, there is a woman he likes, and the marriage has been decided, how can he say that he will withdraw from the marriage?

Concubine Wei Xian stared at him tightly, and suddenly sneered: "You actually have feelings for that girl?" I said that I refused to accept so many good relatives for you, and I did not hesitate to hide far away in Yangzhou and hide in the barracks, but this time I promised so happily! It turned out that you were moved, haha, you were moved sincerely! ”

Li Yi stood up with a "hoof": "Mother, I don't know what's so ridiculous about being sincere!" At the beginning, I married Ruyi according to my mother's wishes, and I only regarded her as a gift from my mother. But those five years, those five years, whether for me or for Ruyi, were long and painful torments! So this time, I hope to marry a woman I like, and I don't want to face that pain again! Besides, more than half of the six rites have been performed, and the holy decree can be said to be changed? ”

Concubine Wei Xian was so angry that she held the table with one hand and covered her heart with the other, unable to speak for a long time.

After a long time, he took a deep breath, wiped his tears with a handkerchief and said, "Okay, what a sincere heart!" If you are still the lonely and miserable emperor today, I will let you find your true heart, and you will elope with the maid and don't do anything to me! But you are now the noble second prince, maybe one day you will be able to sit on the throne, do you know that the sincerity of the emperor's family is the biggest luxury! ”

With the power of the emperor comes the obligations of the emperor. Emperor Gaozong paid his heart to Empress Zetian, sacrificed the lives of hundreds of descendants of the Li royal family in vain, and almost made the Tang Dynasty unsafe. Emperor Xuanzong paid his heart to Concubine Yang, and called a good and decent Tang Dynasty to be swaying in the wind and rain for decades, and how many innocent people died.

It is Your Majesty today, for a Wei Taozhuo, who almost offended the Guo family, and these incidents have still occurred!

Li Yi was a little soft-hearted, and went over to support her: "It's the child who has made a mistake." But isn't my mother sincere to my father, why can't I see that the emperor's family is sincere? ”

"Your Majesty?" Concubine Wei Xian smiled bitterly with tears: "The concubine who has always mistreated the emperor can only be a kind and jealous demon concubine, if I really love Your Majesty, then when he forgets to sleep and even blame the courtiers for that woman, when he grinds with Empress Zhaode's ears and temples, when he pampers the new concubine, how should I spend those long nights?" ”

For decades, she gave advice to him, personally found those young and beautiful women to send him to his dragon bed, took care of the affairs of the harem for him, and finally won the word "virtuous". Although the four concubines of "noble, ladylike, virtuous, and virtuous" are just fixed titles, she thinks that what she has done for him over the years is worthy of this word.

It's just that who knows the bitterness in that?

In her life, she is the most unwilling to admit defeat.

At that time, Wei Jian, the head of the household department, was convicted, and the whole family was confiscated, and none of the family members were slaves. Her father was only Wei Jian's cousin, but he was also innocently affected, and she was sold to the school together with Wei Taozhuo.

At that time, the person she hated the most in her heart was Wei Taozhuo, why did Wei Taozhuo's father be convicted, and her whole family would be affected?

But Wei Taozhuo is stronger than her in everything, she is naturally more beautiful than her, more dexterous than her, and her talent is far beyond her reach. So she suppressed the hatred in her heart, bowed down and became small, pretending to be good sisters with her.

Later, Wei Taozhuo's talent was recognized by everyone and became the leading Oiran in Pingkangli, and she also got some light and doubled her value.

However, Wei Taozhuo had the ability to be a young man until she was fifteen or sixteen years old, and she said that she could convince her mother to keep her body until she met the person she liked. She did not have this qualification, and at the age of fourteen, she was ruined by someone with fifty taels of gold, and she had a miscarriage three times by drinking medicine, and she took an overdose of abortion medicine so that she could no longer have children.

The Guo family ransomed Wei Taozhuo, she begged bitterly, and was willing to serve Wei Taozhuo for the slaves, so she begged Guo Xi to redeem her together and escape from the sea of suffering, which was the first turning point in her life.

The second time, it was His Majesty who appeared, and she seized the opportunity, not only flew onto the branch, but also stepped Wei Taozhuo into the mud fiercely, relieving the hatred in her heart.

She wanted to put Wei Taozhuo to death, but Guo Xi and he were always protecting her, she couldn't do it, and she didn't dare to take a salary, she was too afraid of losing everything she had worked so hard for.

She has been working hard for decades, and she is walking on thin ice step by step.

She had obviously figured out in advance, Wei Taozhuo had long since stopped pursuing the old things, and the girl had also received an excellent education so that she would not seek revenge, but why was it so coincidental that she suddenly traced the past thirty years ago at this moment?

Moreover, she still didn't take these things to heart, so what could the little girl do with her? But why did things suddenly get out of control and go in a completely unknown direction?

She grabbed Li Yi's arm tightly, so hard that her knuckles turned white, and her voice trembled: "Yi'er, you listen to your mother's words, don't deal with that girl from the Guo family anymore, mother has her own way to do the holy decree." ”

At first, Li Yi did visit Wei Taozhuo and Konoha with the intention of currying favor with the emperor, but I don't know when it started, but he was sincerely looking forward to the little girl growing up soon and becoming his princess. When she broke into the Shu Palace's mansion at night and stood in front of him, he was sure that it was the woman he wanted.

Seeing his dream come true, how could he give up for some irrelevant past?

"Mother, you also said that the Guo family is an excellent help......"

Concubine Wei Xian gritted her teeth: "Yes, the Guo family is." However, the two daughters of the Guo family, since they are sisters marrying uncles and nephews, they should naturally be eldest sisters marrying uncles, and she is the pearl of the four princesses! If you really want to be good friends with the Guo family, you can marry the daughter of the Guo family, but you can't be Guo Muye! ”

Li Yi was stunned, not wanting Concubine Wei Xian to say such a thing, and her emotions became excited for a while: "No, this is different, I haven't seen her sister at all, how can I marry her?" It is Guo Muye who is engaged to me, and I will not marry her in this life and this life! ”

Concubine Wei Xian hated that this son didn't come out of her belly, so she trembled with anger and said angrily: "Evil obstacles, but you tell me, what's the difference?" It's just a woman, in terms of appearance, Guo Nianyun is seven or eight points similar to her, in terms of temperament, who in Chang'an City doesn't say that the eldest daughter of Shengping Mansion has a thorough ceremony, why can't she replace it? ”

"Substitute?" Li Yi blurted out: "Mother has been by His Majesty's side for thirty years, has she ever been able to replace Wei Taozhuo?" ”