This year's summer came very early, and the heat was very hot, and it seemed to be different from previous years.

The more such weather, the more intense the empress's mood swings, the errands in the palace are not easy to do, especially the palace people who are suffering from close service, the slightest negligence, or even no negligence, will often be angered and punished.

In this way, the atmosphere of the empress's bedroom is even more depressing, only when the Zhang brothers are accompanied, it will be more lively and relaxed, but the Zhang brothers also know in their hearts that the empress is old, moodiness is inevitable, and it will not be wrong to deal with it carefully.

Wan'er observed her words and feelings, knowing that the empress was depressed, and she couldn't talk to anyone in detail, she had already been moved by Di Renjie's words, but she never had the courage to make a final decision.

Opportunity, everything to accelerate, must need an opportunity, this is the so-called time, but the time can not be artificial? Wan'er is well aware of this, and she is more and more attentive to everything around her.

On this day, hearing that the Empress had a bad appetite, the people in the imperial dining room brought some fruit. Wan'er checked outside the hall, and saw the cicada Qin who came to deliver the ice pear with a glass cup in her hand, still looking handsome with a smile.

"This pear looks good, but the pear is cold and has been chilled, so the queen should eat less." Wan'er picked up a pear and looked at it, then put it down again, her eyes stopped on Cicada Qin's face, "Be careful about errands these days, don't be careless in everything." ”

After listening to the advice of the Neisheren, Cicada Qin did not dare to slack off, and lowered her eyebrows: "The slave must be cautious, be cautious, and not cause you trouble." As soon as the words were spoken, he realized that what he had said was inappropriate, and hurriedly said, "Don't cause trouble to anyone, let alone upset the empress." ”

Wan'er chuckled: "Don't be so trembling, we all seem to be unreasonable." ”

"That's not what slave means." Cicada Qin is still young, and he is not good at words, so he defends himself, but his face is red again, and he can't say the following.

"By the way, Cicada Qin, last time you said that the empress asked you to feed the tanuki, what happened now?" Wan'er seemed to suddenly recall.

Cicada Qin was unsuspecting, and 1510 replied: "It's good, it's just that the weather has been too hot recently, and it can't seem to eat." ”

"Then you must not overfeed it, it is better to starve it than to let it eat too much, and the food should be light." Wan'er instructed.

"The slave knows, thank you to the Neshe." The cicada Qin remembered it in his heart, and there was a frank smile on his face again.

Wan'er looked at her with a complicated expression, and the corners of her lips curled: "You go into the hall, Zhang Wulang and Liulang are inside, Your Majesty is in a good mood." ”

This made Cicada Qin take a reassuring pill and thanked Wan'er for a thousand thanks.

Wan'er looked at her figure hurriedly entering the hall, very thin and petite, and she couldn't bear it in her heart, but she was still ruthless, and silently recited: Everything depends on creation!

More than ten days have passed, Wan'er and Wu Sansi still have different opinions on the revision of the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Wan'er's personality is getting stronger and stronger, and it is inevitable that she will be angry about it, Wu Sansi has a kind of doting on her, but she is happy to see her like this, and is about to tease, when a palace maid comes from outside the door, saying that she is from the Palace of Eternal Life, and asks the inner house to go to see the empress quickly.

Wan'er glanced at the palace maid who came to pass the news, and immediately noticed the apprehension on her face, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?" ”

looked around, and replied in the same low voice: "The empress was furious and killed a palace man with a cane......"

Wan'er looked very calm, and on the way to the Palace of Eternal Life with the palace maid, she thought about it and asked what happened.

The palace maid didn't know much, only a rough idea, and used a tone of uncertainty: "I heard that it seems that the cat fed by the empress ate the parrot...... Those two parrots seemed to be a rarity, and the queen liked them very much. ”

And so it was! Wan'er didn't seem surprised by this result, but an indescribable feeling quickly surged in her heart, and that small and gentle face appeared in front of her.

Needless to say, the palace people who were killed by the rod knew who it was.

The palace maid who led the way for her suddenly said: "The slave maid who is responsible for raising cats is really miserable, she was beaten to a bloody and unrecognizable face, and finally rolled it with a mat." ”

Wan'er suddenly felt a strong nausea in her stomach, the whole person was very uncomfortable, the corners of her eyes were astringent, but she endured it and said: "You deserve to be killed, you can't even take care of a cat, it's useless to keep it." ”

The palace maid was stunned, and then nodded heavily.

When she entered the palace and saw the empress, she leaned against the soft collapse, her face cloudy.

Wan'er stepped forward, saluted and hurriedly comforted: "Your Majesty, the slave and maid on the way here know a rough idea." The matter has come to this, please Your Majesty must dissipate your anger, anger hurts the liver, the liver is angry, your precious body is more important than anything else, why bother to be sad for a few pets? If Your Majesty likes these birds so much. The slave maid immediately asked her to find a few more better ones. There is a kind of bird that can speak human language, which is very interesting. He spoke cautiously as he looked at the look on the Empress's face.

The empress didn't know whether she was too lazy to answer, or she was very patient, and after listening to Wan'er's words, she sighed for a while, "This is clearly not just a matter of a few birds, just a few birds, why worry about it?" What makes my heart chill and distressed is—"

At this point, Wu Cao still couldn't speak.

Wan'er is very thorough in her heart, and when she knew about the strange matter of cats and birds raising together from Cicada Qin earlier, she already had a score. The empress raised civet cats and parrots, and had extraordinary thoughts, but this thought was never mentioned to anyone, and others did not dare to speculate. For the old and tangled Empress, this is the biggest secret in her heart, she is watching the will of heaven and waiting for the will of heaven.

Because only a warning from heaven can make her resolutely make the final choice.

The mystery of the matter lies in the fact that the tanuki is a metaphor for the Li Tang royal family, while the parrot alludes to the Wu Zhou clan. The empress originally hoped that Wu Li could get along peacefully, and after trying to raise them for a period of time, the two animals were actually safe, and she was secretly proud in her heart, but there was an accident like a tanuki eating a parrot.

It seems that the heavens are telling her in a way that Wu Li is incompatible, and nature determines this. Di Renjie's heartfelt words are still in his ears, like thunder.

At this moment, Wu Cao decided to welcome Li Xian, the king of Luling, back to Beijing.

She stared at Wan'er, her voice was soft and floating: "It's okay, people are old, it's easy to be confused, I shouldn't be angry with people about beasts, I killed the palace maid named Cicada Qin in vain, and sent me more silver taels, and the bones were also brought back by her family." ”

Wan'er thought that Cicada Qin's appearance was unbearable, and if she asked her family to see it, she was afraid that her heart would be like a knife, so she hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it is better to bury the body of this slave maid in the palace mound, not to mention that this is a palace rule, just this matter is spread, and the palace people talk about it, and they think it is Your Majesty's fault, but you are obviously from a benevolent heart!" The matter of bereavement is handed over to Wan'er to do, everything is done according to the rules, this matter is dereliction of duty, why does Your Majesty need to be like this! ”

Wu Cao didn't want to spend too much effort on this matter, and waved his hand: "You look at it." ”

Wan'er persuaded for a while, and the words that didn't hurt or itch also relieved the empress's gloom, she asked people to say that Wan'er came quickly to take the opportunity to discuss the matter of the reserve, but after Wan'er appeared, she kept silent, no matter what, Wan'er was an outsider after all, so she kept perfunctory.

The empress's mentality, Wan'er felt it very clearly, since she refused to say it herself, then cooperate with the dress and pretend not to notice it, this play always has to be sung well.

After retiring from the Palace of Eternal Life, Wan'er understood that there was only one step left for King Luling to return to the palace, and the empress was upright, but she was anxious in her heart, and it was time to take a hand.

She thought of Zhang Yizhi, Di Renjie's solemn words are of course endless, but the wind on the pillow has the miraculous effect of spring breeze and rain, this rigidity and softness, the empress must be as firm as a rock.

Is it enough to meet Zhang Wulang alone? Wan'er had a hint of hesitation, since she was punished by the black face, she had basically broken with Zhang Changzong, and now she took the initiative to see Zhang Yizhi, who was afraid that it would be a little embarrassing. I can't help but think of meeting Zhang Changzong sometimes, and his appearance of having something to say but unable to do anything is really funny and boring.

Wan'er knew that the Zhang brothers hated Wu Chenghei very much, and suddenly had a plan.

At night, she found Zhang Yizhi who was admiring the moon in the gazebo, and luckily, Zhang Changzong was not there.

Zhang Yizhi saw her coming alone, still in a leisurely manner, raised the wine bottle, and squinted slightly: "Can the inner house people appreciate their faces and have a drink with me?" ”

Wan'er happily agreed, sat down on the stone bench beside him, and toasted him.

Zhang Yizhi raised his head and drank, Wan'er filled the wine glass for him, and slowly spoke: "Wulang is really interested, I wonder if this boundless moonlight has brought inspiration for singing and poetry?" ”

He smiled and deliberately raised his eyebrows, like Lotus Liulang Zhang Changzong, his eyebrows and eyes were also born to the extreme.

"Inspiration?" He asked rhetorically, "Since I entered the palace, I have no longer had inspiration, and all the poems and tunes have changed, but they are just tools to please people, and they are no longer my hobby, and I no longer like them." ”

Wan'er smiled and groaned: "Gorou really dares to say it. ”

"It's nothing, even if the Nesheren turn around and tell the Empress this, I don't care, because the Empress won't believe it." After saying that, he laughed heartily.

Although he was a little frivolous, what he said was the truth, and Wan'er Ying smiled kindly: "That's natural, Gorou is the empress's most trusted person." Speaking of which, I have something I want to ask for advice, and that's why I'm here to see Gorou today. ”

"You say, why bother going around such a big circle?" Zhang Yizhi teased her and clinked glasses with her again.

Wan'er's smile precipitated, and her words were extremely subtle: "Does Gorou know who the master of the East Palace in the empress's heart is?" Recently, many people have been guessing, and there are different opinions, but there is one person, but everyone has ignored it, thinking that he has lost power, but you and I are serving around the empress, and we know the empress's character very well, and her decisions are often unexpected and unexpected to everyone. The matter of establishing a prince is not trivial, the more the empress is the favorite candidate, the more extremely contemptuous she is in the face, I suddenly thought, if the empress really has something to rely on in her heart, are we all in the dark? ”

Zhang Yizhi said in a cold voice: "You mean, the empress actually really likes him?" There was a faint murderous aura in the center of his eyebrows.