Shangguan Wan'er took out two willow wood lockets from her arms and opened them one by one, inside were two boxes of fine powder that looked almost the same, and the ladies all used such fine powder to apply to their faces.

"Seeing that nothing was found, the slave wanted to change his mind, and found the remaining fine powder from last year's treasury from the palace treasury, and compared it with this year's purchase." Shangguan Wan'er used a silver spoon to dig out a little from each of the two willow boxes, took You'an's hand, and rubbed it on it, "An Niang's skin is delicate and white, so try it with An Niang's hand." ”

The fine powder was kneaded, and there was no difference at first, but Shangguan Wan'er repeatedly pushed and grinded, and gradually saw the difference. The powder that came out of one of the boxes was always obedient, but the other box came out with fine particles that began to float out and slowly roll into small balls.

"Queen of Heaven, please see," Shangguan Wan'er raised You'an's hand in front of Empress Wu, "The slave takes fine powder as an example, the fine powder purchased in the palace this year looks the same as usual, and even the willow box outside is more fine, but the powder inside is much worse." Originally, the palace maid used it, and the difference was not very obvious, but on the side of the teaching workshop, every time she danced, she would sweat, and the difference was very big. Time is in a hurry, and the slave only has time to compare the fine powder, and the others should be the same. ”

All the details are connected in series, in fact, it is already obvious that Zhao Daosheng took advantage of the convenience of his identity to introduce merchants who supplied goods to the palace, and he received benefits from it. However, in order to make a profit, the merchants sold shoddy things to the palace, which caused a stir in the workshop.

Empress Wu's gaze swept noncommittally from the back of You'an's hand, and then fell on He Shanggong's face, He Shanggong immediately knew what Empress Wu meant, and got up and closed the palace door.

The air in the Hanliang Hall became extremely solemn, and Empress Wu didn't even look at Zhao Daosheng, her eyes stared at Li Xian fiercely: "Xian'er, this person relies on your trust for personal gain." The most convenient way now is to punish him heavily, appease the anger of the sect and the palace people, and also save your reputation as the crown prince. ”

Li Xian suddenly refused loudly: "No! The queen mother, with only two boxes of fine powder, was to convict Zhao Daosheng, and the son refused to accept it. Since it is said that Zhao Daoxing accepted bribes, he should get both the stolen goods. What's more, the merchant is shoddy, Zhao Daosheng is just a referrer, how can he know? The details cannot stand scrutiny, and the queen mother is asked to observe it carefully. ”

Empress Wu's face didn't change much, but her brows frowned tighter, and He Shanggong, who was standing beside her, could see that she was impatient to the extreme, and quietly signaled Li Xian not to say anything more, but Li Xian didn't look at her at all. Empress Wu stood up with a "whew": "This kind of trivial matter, what is the need for this palace to be meticulously observed?!" As the prince of a country, you only have three inches in front of you, what is the point? In the middle of the night, for a servant to come to Hanliang Hall in person, where do you still have a little bit of the prestige of the prince? ”

Every word of her was straight to the point, and even the onlookers like You'an were hot and embarrassed when they heard it. Li Xian's eyes were slightly red, he was born when Empress Wu's status was smooth, since he was born, he has been like the stars holding the moon, except for this mother, no one has scolded him, and even his father has never said a word of weight to him.

He lowered his head slightly, and everyone thought that he was going to succumb, but then he raised his head again, and said in a small but firm voice: "No, Queen Mother, if the son-in-law wants to sacrifice the servants around him in exchange for the reputation of the prince, the son-in-law is not willing to do so. “

You'an sighed in her heart, Li Xian is a true idealist, from the bottom of her heart, she admires such a person, if today's adjudicator is the emperor, maybe he will be greatly praised, and even ask the historian to write down a pen and pass it on to future generations. But today's adjudicator is Empress Wu......

Empress Wu stared at Li Xian for a long time, and everyone thought she was going to be angry, but her voice turned to be extremely calm: "Xian'er, you have too many things to learn, and today the queen mother will teach you first, what is the bottom line of the prince." “

She shouted outside the door and ordered: "Come on, drag Zhao Daosheng out......"

"Queen Mother!" Li Xian walked in front of her on his knees, "The bottom line of the prince, is it that everything that threatens his status must be eradicated?" So what is the bottom line of imperial power? For the sake of this bottom line, the queen mother ignored the cause of the fifth brother's death, and now for this bottom line, she will not let go of even a small chamberlain beside her son! “

The people in the Hanliang Hall all bowed their heads in time. People like Yu Gongzheng don't know the reason, but they only feel that Li Xian seems to have a deep grudge against the queen of heaven. But You'an knew what he was talking about, Pei Siyue had a personal affair with others, and the Li family brothers and sisters thought that she had poisoned Li Hong, but the queen of heaven refused to investigate this matter thoroughly.

The door of the palace was wide open, and the night breeze poured in with coolness, and the guards with armor naturally listened to the orders of the queen of heaven, and drove Zhao Daosheng to drag him out. Li Xian's eyes were red, and he was about to stop him when he got up, in fact, he may not be so reluctant to use this servant, but he just used him as a medium to be angry with his mother.

Under the rule of Empress Wu, there has always been heavy rewards and heavy punishments, even if the crown prince is in front of her, those guards do not dare to hesitate in the slightest. In front of Tiejia, even if he is the crown prince, Li Xian still looks small and humble, and he only has time to pull one of Zhao Daosheng's arms: "If the queen mother must deal with Zhao Daosheng, then I ...... I ......"

Before he could say his cruel words, a person suddenly ran straight into the door, and without saying a word, he threw himself into Empress Wu's arms and buried his head in Empress Wu's chest.

Empress Wu was a little surprised: "Yue'er, why did you run out without wearing any outer clothes?" It's all this hour, h2 by your side