Empress Wu sent someone to the East Palace to read the will of the crown prince Li Xian to accompany him immediately to the Xiande Palace, Li Xian suppressed a ball of anger, in front of the Yellow Gate of the decree is not good, so he had to break the swallow, this time, the heart was aggrieved to the extent that it seemed to explode. He was very resistant and disgusted with his mother's single-minded, domineering and domineering style.

Zhao Daosheng comforted him and said: "Your Highness, don't rush to conclusions, such a blatant arrangement of eyeliner is not in line with common sense, there must be a mystery in it." ”

Li Xian said contemptuously: "Who knows what kind of famous minister is in the world, playing such a role, and he is not worried about the late festival." ”

"Not necessarily, what if it's a young and beautiful lady?" Zhao Daosheng winked at Li Xian.

Li Xian said angrily: "That must be a femme fatale." ”

The sound of knocking on the door came, extremely light, the temple door was originally concealed, this way of reporting, shows that the person who reported the message is familiar and reliable, and the content of the report is even more secretive and important.

"Let him in." Li Xian sat down in his robe.

A very inconspicuous-looking little official came in, bowed respectfully, covered his mouth with his hand, and leaned over Li Xian's ear and muttered. Zhao Daosheng was very close, but he couldn't hear it clearly.

After the little official withdrew, Li Xian spoke unhurriedly: "Dao Sheng, there is something that really makes you right." ”

Zhao Daosheng smiled and said nothing, waiting for Li Xian to continue.

Li Xian's mood was obviously not so bad, and he asked, "Is there any fruit that was paid tribute in the south a few days ago?" ”

"And, of course, it's all stored in the well." Zhao Daosheng replied and asked casually: "Do you want to take some and send them?" ”

"No, you don't." Li Xian smiled faintly, "Leave it to my new companion, a girl, I'm afraid wine and meat are not suitable for her." ”

Wan'er stepped into the Hall of Virtue again, but there was irrepressible excitement in her anxiety. Since Chongyang, Wan'er has only seen Li Xian from a distance, he does not squint, walks like the wind, and seems to be the most ruthless person in the world.

"The slave maid has seen His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness Jin An." Wan'er tried her best to make her words and deeds more decent, and she didn't know when she became so concerned about every detail of getting along with Li Xian.

Li Xian only thought that she was rusty and restrained, and felt a little disappointed in his heart, "There are only you and me here, and those red tapes can be avoided." ”

When Wan'er heard this, her heartbeat accelerated inexplicably, but she said, "Please teach Your Highness." ”

Li Xian smiled self-deprecatingly, "If you want to teach, I don't dare, Shangguan Nushi was ordered to come to accompany her, according to the rules and regulations, my female history should be like a teacher." Although the rank of the female historian is not high, this honor is infinite - it is really a good scheme. ”

"Your Highness, why bother the slave and maid, the honor you said makes the slave and maid very ashamed. Of course, when a slave enters this East Palace, it cannot be said that there is no plan at all, and it is the glory of a slave and a maid to serve His Royal Highness. Wan'er said unhurriedly.

Li Xian's eyes were clear, but he raised his lips slightly, and said in disgust: "When you said this, I only heard the 'slave maid' come to the 'slave maid', and you said it slippery, and the people who listened to it only felt harsh." Besides, I have the impression that you are not like this in front of the British king, is it because I am particularly hateful? ”

Wan'er felt a wave of heat hit her cheeks, and she buried her head and replied softly: "It's Wan'er's thoughtfulness that embarrassed His Highness." ”

"To put it mildly, this is the East Palace, and no one will embarrass me yet, but I myself am not very good-tempered, and I often embarrass others...... Wan'er, although you said that you are here to serve the pen and ink, I can't underuse it, you have also participated in many edicts and documents in the Xuanzheng Palace...... When I encounter a difficult thing today, can you solve my doubts? At this time, Li Xian looked very cunning.

Wan'er smiled secretly, thinking about when Li Xian would learn to deliberately find fault. She expected that he would throw a dilemma to make her retreat from the matter of accompanying reading, and at the same time, it suddenly turned out that what Li Xian had just said "often embarrassing others" had a great meaning.

Wan'er happens to be a person who is not afraid of challenges, and her words are humble, but she is full of confidence, "I am only shallow in my studies, and I am shallow in my knowledge, I shouldn't be self-righteous, but I am worried about the prince, you are attentive, not in ability, Wan'er can only listen to it hard, and it is inevitable that she can't solve her doubts, I just hope that I can understand what the prince is confused, and I ask the prince to elaborate." ”

Li Xian was serious, sat down in front of the case, and brushed his wide sleeve robe, "Longyou Dao presented such a case to the Criminal Department, a female criminal in Diezhou poisoned her husband, the case is complicated, the truth is difficult to distinguish, the scene witnessed only her son, once identified as a mother-son conspiracy, and later his son in order to protect himself, personally proved his mother's murder in the lobby, and presented relevant evidence...... It stands to reason that the truth of the suspected case is revealed, and the murderer should be brought to justice, but the local officials are deeply embarrassed - 'kissing and concealing each other' is an ancient precept, and Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty once issued a special edict saying, 'The relationship between father and son, the way of husband and wife, and the nature of nature.'" Though there is calamity, it is still death and survival. Sincere love is knotted in the heart, and benevolence is the best, how can it be violated? ’…… The local prison officer even bluntly said that he could not disregard the life of his biological mother because he avoided punishment; But there are also people who have different opinions, they say that under the law of the country, family affection is nothing but selfish interests, and benevolence and love others must also have right and wrong, if they blindly shelter their relatives to commit evil deeds, then what is the difference with accomplices? ”

Wan'er quickly went through the ins and outs of the matter in her mind, and said confidently: "In fact, in this matter, no matter what kind of decision is made, it cannot be perfect, there is no complete victory, there is no win-win, you can't have both, but fortunately, you can still choose between gains and losses, as for what you gain and what you lose, it all depends on the expectations of Your Highness's heart, which part you desire, or which part is more beneficial to Your Highness." In this case, the law blames his mother for his crimes, and the vulgar blames his son's virtue, but there is only one thing that has anything to do with His Highness, that is, His Highness's proposition - if His Highness advocates that if he governs the world with benevolence and filial piety, then his son will be punished and his son will serve his sentence on behalf of his mother, which can win the hearts of the people; If His Royal Highness believes in strict punishment and punishment, he can praise this son for killing his relatives and teaching him with the law, so that unscrupulous people will not dare to easily defy the law. ”

Li Xian looked at Wan'er in a daze, the words spoken by such a young woman with bright eyes and bright teeth were as old and sharp as a politician in the same year, and he had to re-examine the decision he had already made. His original intention was to let Wan'er leave the East Palace, she really shouldn't be mixed in this troubled water, he was not sure that she would retreat, so he hoped that a character like Chun Ying would come, so that he could pretend to be a beauty, and deliberately leave some handles to paralyze the martial arts queen and further secretly strengthen his strength. But Wan'er is so smart and assertive, should he keep her, watch out for each other, and fulfill each other.

"What I said is reasonable, after talking so much, my mouth must be thirsty, there are some fresh fruits here, moisten my throat first." Li Xian glanced at the glazed fruit plate placed on the side, and said leisurely: "The peach is sweet and sour, don't eat it together, otherwise it will not be sour enough, and it will not be completely sweet." ”

Wan'er was a little shy and shy when she didn't talk about political affairs, and replied with a slight blush: "I'm not thirsty, but Your Highness, do you want to drink some sweet wine?" ”

Li Xian simply said: "It's okay, it's rare that I'm free today, just have a few drinks, and I also have some poems and songs to tell you." ”

The days of studying with the East Palace passed quickly, and Wan'er's attachment to Li Xian increased day by day, but Li Xian's attitude was as if he was leaving, sometimes ambiguous, sometimes alienated. Fortunately, both of them have a rational and calm side, tenderness and honey, and they still don't forget to take every step in danger.

Wan'er's heart is full of struggles and contradictions, she is grateful for the grace of the Empress Wu, but there is no way to deal with Li Xianxu and the snake, so whenever she faces the question of the Empress Wu, she can only adopt a compromise strategy.

Empress Wu will always summon Wan'er from the East Palace to the Inner Hall at irregular times, and greetings are indispensable when they meet - this is not necessary for people with vastly different identities, but Wan'er understands a deeper crisis from it.

On this day, as soon as Empress Wu retreated back to the palace, he ordered someone to find Wan'er, while changing his regular clothes, he said very softly: "Wan'er, you have been in the East Palace for a while, and today in the court, I saw that the prince's face was a little rounder. He deliberately looked at Wan'er again and made a regretful voice, "It's just that you look a lot thinner, isn't it that the affairs of the East Palace are not very smooth?" ”

Wan'er couldn't help touching her cheeks, but she didn't feel any changes, and said humbly: "Thank you for your care, the slave and maid, everything is fine in the East Palace, and the prince is diligent and virtuous." ”

Empress Wu was not satisfied with this answer, and took a sip of the coarse tea sent from the Taoist temple, "It's really 'diligent government' - I heard that he painstakingly wrote a book "Monarchs and Ministers Rise to Trouble", but it is somewhat interesting; As for Wan'er's 'pro-xian', he did summon many courtiers in private, perhaps because he was very close in the past, and it was misunderstood as a 'party'......"

"Since serving the prince, the slave has been paying attention to it, and when she is in it, she doesn't feel that there is anything inappropriate. Please forgive the slave for saying bluntly, the mother's doubts are a little superficial...... The prince's book is true, and he also wrote "The Essentials of Self-cultivation"; It is also true to convene ministers to discuss state affairs, and among them are the close ministers of the Queen of Heaven. As the crown prince of the prison country, these are not transgressions...... However, people's words are terrifying, people's hearts are unpredictable, and the slave and maid are convinced that Niangniang must have an opinion, and a pair of discerning eyes will not be easily blinded; And from Wan'er's heart, since she has not forgotten Niangniang's entrustment for a moment, she will definitely be loyal to her duties and will never disobey Niangniang, after all, the person who brought Wan'er from the court to the inner court is Niangniang, not the prince. In getting along with Empress Wu, Wan'er gradually found that when dealing with strong people, showing weakness is not the best means, on the contrary, showing some wit moderately can win the initiative.

Empress Wu was skeptical and reminded: "You are the one who walked out of the Xuanzheng Palace, you can't favor other places, even my own son." In this palace, having a clear mind is much more important than a dazzling skin. ”

"The slave must abide by the teachings of the mother and never live up to the cultivation of the mother." Wan'er responded.

Empress Wu changed the subject, "Have you been to see your Master Lin recently?" ”

"I just visited a few days ago, and the people of Linshe are in good spirits, but their bodies are still weak."

"She has been around me several times over the years, and she has worked hard, but I didn't expect that I still owe her after all." Empress Wu said with some distress, "I will get better and better, but she hasn't lived the life she thought about yet." ”

"I heard that Sima Shilang's resignation was handed over." Wan'er was also touched, "Maybe retiring to the mountains and forests is the wish of the squire and his wife." ”

"Of course, I know the thoughts of the two of them, but Sima Shenwei is talented and talented, and his performance notes are a must; Xiuwu also has a talent for singing, just like my right-hand man...... I can't give up both public and private. Empress Wu sighed, and then asked, "I wonder if Wan'er also has the heart to escape from the world?" ”