Not long after Shangyuan, the sky has not completely warmed, the spring orchid is lush, and the cuckoo is blooming like a red cloud. But overnight, rumors suddenly spread in the palace, and the palace people privately rumored that the reason why the relationship between the Empress Wu and the crown prince Li Xian was not harmonious, there was really another hidden situation, it turned out that Li Xian was not born to the Empress Wu, but was born to Mrs. Han and the emperor, the Empress of the Martial Arts, in order to hide people's eyes and ears, did not hesitate to deceive the world, so it can be seen that the conclusion that Ming Chongyan met is by no means groundless. Such absurd rumors intensified, like a beast with legs, and there was no peace wherever it went.

This made the crown prince Li Xian fall into passivity again, he had already made a plan to compromise and retreat, and also showed full sincerity in action, but now it seems that I am afraid that the bamboo basket will be empty, and after all, he will end up with a person who is not a person inside and outside.

The high-flying Empress Wu Ben also had the heart to go down the stairs, and gradually regained the mother-son relationship with Li Xian, this sudden change completely challenged her pride and bottom line, so she was annoyed, and she was even more disappointed in this son, so she ordered the bachelor of Beimen to write "Shaoyang Zhengfan" and "The Biography of Filial Piety" to give the East Palace, and tried his best to satirize and reprimand.

When Wan'er was summoned to the audience, she saw the dazzling two books on the case at a glance, and knew that everything was wrong, but she was still restrained on her face, and obeyed Empress Wu's words.

"But the queen of heaven wants to send a slave to deliver a book to the prince?" She looked deferential.

"Could it be that there is someone more suitable than you around this palace?" Empress Wu asked her like this, and she didn't know what she was ridiculing, "Aren't you the most familiar with the handsome prince?" ”

Wan'er nodded, and actually admitted to herself: "The slave is willing to share her worries for her mother." ”

Empress Wu took advantage of the topic and said coldly: "Share worries? I asked you to serve the prince, but you indulged in boring love and love, when did you think about my sorrows? Or are you thinking about colluding with the prince and competing for the glory and wealth of the second half of your life? ”

"Please don't make a big fuss, and don't bother to think about it. The slave and maid have never forgotten the entrustment of the mother, but they are limited by their talents and minds, and they cannot satisfy the mother, which is the fault of the slave and the maid, and the mother must not doubt the sincerity of the slave and the maid because of the incompetence of the slave and the maid...... The slave and maid strictly follow the teachings of the mother, and the prince and His Royal Highness are just vulgar male and female love, far from the extent of being in the same boat. Wan'er is becoming more and more mature and sophisticated, but with this comes indifference and hypocrisy.

Empress Wu clapped her palms like a man and laughed: "Do you know why I sent these two books to the prince?" ”

"The prince's virtue is wrong, and he is a model for hundreds of officials in vain, and he doesn't understand the way of the son of man." Wan'er gritted her teeth and said, a hole was torn out of her heart, oozing red blood beads.

"There's also a letter I wrote by hand, and I'm hesitant to pass it on to him." A solemn and complicated expression appeared on Empress Wu's face, with a moment of sadness, and without waiting for Wan'er to answer - Wan'er couldn't answer clearly, she regained her expression and resolutely decided: "Bring him too!" He is not a filial son, I am not a loving mother, and they don't owe each other! ”

Wan'er had no choice but to receive her life.

Walking into the familiar study in the East Palace, Wan'er felt depressed and sad for the first time, she really wanted to plunge into Li Xian's arms and cry to her heart's content, but if she really did that, she would not be Shangguan Wan'er. The situation is so critical, the mission is so tricky, and everyone is in great difficulty, she is never qualified to be weak and cry.

"Your Highness." Li Xianzheng sat alone under the lamp, quietly, like a statue. Wan'er stepped forward and whispered.

He came back to his senses and saw that it was Wan'er, and his brows loosened a little, "You're here." ”

Wan'er snorted, half-knelt beside Li Xian, knelt on his lap, and said slowly, "I'm going to see her, she asked me to bring something for you." ”

Li Xian caressed the broken hair on the back of her neck lovingly: "What are they?" ”

"Books." Wan'er said lightly, "There are still letters." ”

"What!" Somewhat unexpectedly, Li Xian unconsciously raised his voice.

"It's the two new books written by the North Gate Bachelor, I think it should be to ask the prince to correct the axe, so I ask the queen to transfer it." She said it very tactfully, and it sounded reasonable, "The queen also wrote a letter to you, and she didn't say what the content was, just this act itself reflects that the queen treats Her Royal Highness differently from others." ”

As soon as he heard the "North Gate Bachelor", Li Xian immediately understood that the so-called North Gate Bachelor was just the mouthpiece of the Empress Wu, they had no personal independent will at all, and they were all tools for the Empress Wu to participate in the government.

"What good things can Liu Yizhi and Yuan Wanqing write in those people? Don't look at it. Li Xian was biased and made an unfair judgment. In all fairness, although the scholars of the North Gate were vassals of the Empress Wu, they did make achievements in making suggestions and writing books, and the famous "Twelve Things of Advice" came from them.

Of course, these inappropriate things are inconvenient for Wan'er to say, and there is no need at this time, so she just smiled faintly: "Things gather in kind, people in groups, Your Highness is elegant, no matter how ridiculous they write, it's just one thing." ”

These words reminded Li Xian that he was by no means a dull person, and said vigilantly: "Take it for me to see." ”

Wan'er got up and calmly went to fetch it, and when she entered the door, she handed the scroll to the servant guarding the door.

I wanted to put the scroll on the desk, but Li Xian said that it was not necessary, so Wan'er found a spacious place in the room to spread it out, Li Xian stepped forward, just glanced at it a few times, and sneered: "What should I be, Wan'er, you must have known that they were sarcastic about me - that's why you advised me not to take it to heart." ”

Wan'er pretended to be more and more casual, "These scholars just like to play with right and wrong, as if in this world, they will be messed up without them." ”

"There is nothing wrong with acupuncture and petitioning for the people. Reading poetry and books and holding a pen in their hands, if they pretend to be deaf and dumb, the world will really be chaotic. Li Xian said this fairly.

Wan'er Jiao smiled: "I know that our prince has the world in his heart, and he forgets his selfishness. ”

Li Xian tapped lightly on her head: "Don't buckle my hat!" ”

Seeing that the time had come, Wan'er quietly took out the Empress Wu's handwritten letter from her sleeve, and said seemingly casually: "Oh, the letter is here, I really amgot, I almost forgot!" ”

Li Xian smiled and took the letter, and the envelope was written with a few words of "Prince Xianqi", which was what his mother was good at. His complexion changed suddenly, and he slowly opened it and pulled out the letterhead.

I didn't know what was written in the letter, but I saw that Li Xian's face was getting colder and colder, and his expression was getting heavier and heavier, and in the end, he sat on the soft couch as if he had been struck by lightning.

Wan'er's heartbeat intensified, and she hurriedly asked. Li Xian didn't say a word, just casually threw the letter into the brazier in front of him.

"Your Highness." She cried out with concern, but fearing to aggravate his anguish, she said no more, but sat silently beside him.

The two watched the jubilant flames in the brazier devour the thin piece of silk paper, as if they were enjoying a wonderful performance that is unique to them. They were speechless, so they could only clasp their hands, passing on the strength to support each other.

In the next few days, Wan'er no longer lived with Li Xian, she was ostensibly avoiding suspicion and protecting herself, but in fact she was secretly looking for traces of rumors about the prince's life experience, but the rumors at this time were like catkins flying in the sky, without roots and support, floating lightly in the air, visible, but not touchable.

She also asked people to inquire, including Princess Taiping and Li Dan, who had always been good, but she still didn't have a clue. The rumor-mongers are like ghosts, walking in the dark, but because of their conclusive words and justifications, they also have shadows in the sun. The palace people didn't dare to say a word on the surface, but they seized every opportunity to spread the word to heart, the law is not to blame the public, and no one can say who is the initiator.

According to the usual logic of the conspiracy, whoever creates such a situation will benefit, and the truth seems to be in front of you.

Li Dan was indignant and resolutely opposed this argument: "Framed! Definitely framed! The reason why he reacted so violently was that in the eyes of everyone, he was about to become a winner, first Ming Chongyan broke the sky, saying that he had the appearance of an emperor, and then Ming Chongyan was retaliated and died tragically, followed by overwhelming rumors...... Li Dan really can't seem to say and can't figure out.

He looked very aggrieved, and pulled Wan'er to explain: "Wan'er, it's really not me, I can't do such a thing, others don't believe me, you have to believe it." ”

Wan'er let him pull it, and responded indifferently: "Of course I believe it, otherwise I wouldn't have come to His Highness." What he thought in his heart was that even if Li Dan could do such a thing, he would never have such a city government and skills.

"It's great that you can trust me." Li Dan breathed a sigh of relief, and finally had a smile on his face, "Maybe all this is just a coincidence, the people in this palace have no fun, and there must always be some sustenance after dinner, why do we have to make such a rumor, and the grass and trees are all soldiers?" "When he conceives things on the bright side, he inevitably seems simple-minded.

Wan'er didn't break it, and sneered a little perfunctorily: "If you don't write a book by coincidence, it must be the prince's bad luck, so shouldn't you ask a wizard to recite a spell?" ”

Li Dan was embarrassed, and in a hurry, he pulled Wan'er's shoulder, and said very seriously: "I didn't mean that, I mean-" sighed a few words, some words did not reach the meaning, "I don't want to be a prince at all, and I don't think about the throne at all, I am a free and loose person, and I have no lofty ambitions, my biggest wish is the same as Xue Shao, that is, to watch the clouds and listen to the water, travel in all directions, what do I want those powers to do?" Every time I go to the Xuanzheng Hall and see those mountains of twists and turns, I have a headache, and I would rather go to the school to practice arrows for a day...... Why can't I get along with myself! And I've been friends with the sixth brother since I was a child, if he doesn't have a good time, I will also panic! What do I figure out! ”

"Very good idea, I believe in Your Highness, what you say is what you think," Wan'er looked at him and said flatly, "It's a pity that things often backfire, and I can't ask for it, but I don't want to get it." ”

"You still don't believe me!" Li Dan was excited again, neither angry nor anxious, and shook Wan'er, "Then you say, what do you want me to do?" I can do whatever I want! ”

Seeing that he was impatient to ask to prove his innocence, Wan'er eased her attitude, "Your Highness is serious, I don't dare to ask Your Highness to do anything, but since the words have come to this, I dare to ask Your Highness to promise me one thing." ”

"You say it's what it is." Li Dan immediately replied.

Wan'er said very clearly: "If one day, the crown prince is deposed, you don't have to fight for reason, let alone act recklessly." ”

Li Dan's eyes widened, looking incredulous.

She had to elaborate: "I don't want anyone to make meaningless sacrifices again, and it is a lesson from the past when Emperor Xiaojing pleaded for Concubine Xiao's daughter." Your Highness, you have a straightforward personality, young and vigorous, and you are prone to give people a handle and invite disaster. ”

Li Dan couldn't imagine that Wan'er was planning for him, and in addition to grief, he was deeply grateful, and asked in a suppressed voice: "What about you?" Do you plan for yourself? ”

Wan'er smiled very quickly: "Or accompany him, never live alone; Or live in the world and seek a long-term future. ”

Li Dan didn't understand what she meant very well, and asked suspiciously: "Could it be that Wan'er, you have made up your mind to die?" As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a pain in his heart, and then hurriedly denied, "No, no, Wan'er, you have to live!" No matter how bad things are, you have to live, otherwise I won't listen to you, I will definitely turn Daming Palace upside down and appeal for you and Sixth Brother! ”

Wan'er waved her hand fiercely: "If you are like this, I will not remember your goodness, on the contrary, I will only hate you and even look down on you." ”

Only then did Li Dan slowly let go of the hand that was holding Wan'er's shoulders tightly, a little frustrated and discouraged, "I already knew that you looked down on me." ”

Unexpectedly, Li Dan still had such a sensitive side, Wan'er continued: "Your Highness, you have misunderstood! Wan'er is just a slave, and she has no reason to look down on anyone. I mean, death is a hundred things, living is difficult, since it is difficult to live, it must be valuable, if the prince suffers an accident, my next policy is to be martyred, the best policy is to strive for the upper reaches, waiting for the opportunity to move, his reputation and prestige, I have to spend my life to defend! As for those who frame and envy him, I will find out one by one and give them a fatal blow at a critical time. I know that what I said is too much for me to do, so I ask His Highness to preserve his strength and help me when necessary. ”

Li Dan suddenly respected Wan'er's heart for such a sad and passionate heart, "I'm so stupid, although I don't want what you said to happen, but when it really comes to that point, I will think about your words, and I will understand all your actions, and I will do my best to protect you, because for me, you and Ling Yue are actually the same, both are my sister." ”

"Don't dare." Wan'er only replied to the last sentence at the end of him, and saluted, "I have to go." ”

Li Dan grabbed her wrist again, "Wan'er, I-" I don't know what to say, my chest is full of words, but I don't have any ideas at all.

Seeing him like this, Wan'er gently lifted his sleeves and saluted again, "Your Highness, we will come for a long time." The meaning couldn't be clearer, Li Dan had no choice but to watch her leave the Prime Minister's Mansion.

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