Three days later, Tao Yao took Hongfu to Shangyang Palace to visit Wu Cao, who was sick in bed.

Although it is quite embarrassing in terms of Wu Cao's current identity, and ordinary people avoid it, Tao Yao relied on Li Xian's words, but he didn't care at all, and the master and servant walked all the way, and arrived at Shangyang Palace in the awe-inspiring eyes of countless palace people.

The immortal residence hall of Shangyang Palace is extremely magnificently arranged, but it is rare that it does not make the gold and jade in the room look vulgar and vulgar, but it is unexpectedly elegant and luxurious, which is the consistent style of Her Majesty the former Empress at a glance. Tao Yao narrowed her eyes slightly, and she just sighed in her heart.

I heard that Wu Cao has been extremely poor and luxurious in the past two years, greedy for pleasure, and constantly overhauled palaces and temples, and even the two brothers Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi have been treated very preferentially. Thinking that this brand-new Immortal Residence Hall should also be the end of the pen at that time, I don't know if she ever thought that she would fall to the point where she is now when she gave the order.

"County Lord, do you want to go in?" The little eunuch guarding the door looked at the woman in front of him and suddenly stood at the door of the hall, and couldn't help but ask with a worried face. Not long after he entered the palace, he was not familiar with the new Taoyao County Lord in front of him, and he didn't know what kind of status this beautiful girl had, so she dared to come to this immortal palace alone. Therefore, it is inevitable that there will be a little more speculation in my heart.

"Well, I'm sorry for this servant." With a slight bow, Tao Yao retracted her thoughts, watched the little eunuch trot all the way in after getting down, turned her head and said to Hongfu behind her: "I'll go in alone in a while, you can wait outside." ”

"Yes." Hongfu silently took a few steps back, and when the little eunuch came out again, and then entered the hall with her master, she raised her head slightly, looked at the dark gold plaque of the Immortal Residence Hall and sighed lowly.

The final home of a generation of queens is nothing more than this cage-like gorgeous palace, old and sick, no one cares, day by day, without any expectation waiting for her final ending. Wu Cao is still like this, so what will happen to these little people who are like ants? I hope that she can die where she wants to die, and her soul will return to her hometown, and she won't dare to ask for anything anymore.

At the same time, Tao Yao had already been led by the little eunuch to the inner room, looking at the weeping woman who was half leaning on the soft couch, she was almost stunned and nailed to the spot, and after a while, her eyes slowly turned red, but she still couldn't say anything.

"What's the matter, don't you know me?" Waving his hand to let the little eunuch withdraw, Wu Cao leaned on the thick big pillow, his eyes were kind, his face was smiling, his cheeks were thin and sallow without any modification, and the fine wrinkles were layered on top of each other, and he no longer had the image of a beautiful woman who still had the charm at the beginning: "I haven't seen you for so many years, you have grown up, and I am also old, but the years are really unforgiving." ”

"Great-grandmother ......" subconsciously called out this title she had never dared to use, Tao Yao only felt as if her legs were filled with lead, and she couldn't move anymore after moving two steps: "Your illness, it doesn't matter, right?" ”

How could it not matter, if he wasn't too sick, how could Wu Cao, who had always paid attention to appearance, allow himself to appear in front of his juniors with this appearance? Tao Yao still remembers that she is dressed in an imperial robe, condescending, and the atmosphere of pointing out the country is magnificent, such a woman, as if she was born to collect thousands of lights in one, after all, she is so powerful and dazzling, people can't help but surrender. But now, the person who stood high in the clouds has fallen into the dust, and has become a haggard, skinny little old lady, and even her former shrewd and sharp phoenix eyes have extinguished all light, and have become muddy and gray. Such a worldly comparison, how can she not think of the end of the hero and the twilight of the beauty?

It's only been a few years, and everything has changed beyond recognition, and time and aging are really the most irreversible things in the world.

"It doesn't matter if you have anything, it's all at this age, even if it's a long life, there won't be many years to survive." The voice was hoarse and tired, as if this body could no longer support her previous arrogance, Wu Cao was disheartened and simply gave up those illusory foreign objects: "It's you, like peach blossoms on the branches, I think it's a lot more beautiful than An Le's girl, presumably Chang'an's feng shui is more nourishing." ”

"Great-grandmother, don't say that." Biting her lip and waking herself up from that uncontrollable state of drifting, Tao Yao hurriedly walked a few steps closer and came to the edge of the exquisite soft couch: "I have been taken care of by you many times in the past, but I haven't had time to repay it, so you should feel sorry for the younger generation, and give it a chance." ”

When Wu Cao heard this, he smiled: "The little girl's mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter." But since you call me great-grandmother, then care and protection are due, and you can bear it with peace of mind, and there is no need to mention the word return. Besides, she thought that she hadn't put much effort into this little girl, and if she wanted to repay the peace, it would be more natural.

Cautiously stretched out her hand, Tao Yao was afraid that Wu Yao would refuse, so she tentatively clenched her hand: "No matter what, Yao'er is very grateful for everything her great-grandmother did back then, and I sincerely hope that you can do well." Although Wu Cao did not teach herself in every way like Princess Taiping, she never used herself, but wrapped her kindness in a series of subtle and point-inducing oracles, and then conveyed it to herself silently.

It's a pity that she was as young as her, and she didn't fully understand it at the time, so she accepted it ignorantly, and she was still very afraid of this person, and she was always wary of whether she had other intentions. Later, when she returned to Chang'an's home, there were no more disturbances around her, and she calmed down and thought for a long time, before finally realizing that she had misunderstood. Otherwise, she would not have chosen to come directly on the day not long after entering the palace, in order to express such a sincere and pure gratitude in person.

"Silly boy." Wu Cao's hand stiffened for a moment, but it quickly returned to normal. She looked at the corners of Tao Yao's faintly red eyes, and her heart inexplicably swelled with a sourness: "Birth, old age, sickness and death are originally the norms of all things in the world, and you don't have to be too persistent." As for thanks......" She paused slightly, and her other free hand stroked Tao Yao's long black hair: "You have not used that secret decree so far, and the greatest help I have given you has been hidden, and I deserve this thanks." ”

It turns out that she knows everything so well.