Chapter 34: Grievances in the Deep Palace
"Taiping, how sure do you think we are cooperating with Xiao Han?" Wu Meiniang changed the topic.
"There should be a chance, Queen Mother, Brother Han is not our enemy, although he is a Turkic guest, but he has no deep hatred with us!" Princess Taiping said, looking at Wu Meiniang with sly eyes.
"It's hard to say, the matter of Sanhe Town is the key, if he wants to take revenge, I will definitely bear the brunt, after all, the orders of the Tang Palace are all given by me, so he must settle accounts!" Wu Meiniang said firmly.
"But this matter is easy to do, it should be said that it can be opened, why don't you take the opportunity to dissolve?" said Princess Taiping.
"You try it, anyway, you have time, now that you know your relationship with him, you should be damned, right?" Wu Meiniang's eyes were full of smiles.
"I love Brother Han, he is the only man I love in my life, even though we can't be together, I still love him!" Princess Taiping said firmly.
"Hmph, you little girl, you know what love is! Let me tell you, power is the cutest, so, we can have one heart, haha, only the two of us are the power center of Datang, and no one else deserves it!"
"Yes, Queen Mother, don't worry, Taiping will always be by your side!" this time, Princess Taiping smiled.
"That's good, you and Wan'er are the smartest people, don't worry, the queen mother won't treat you badly, by the way, when will you take Xiaohan to see his mother!"
"Tomorrow, isn't Brother Han going to compete with that Tianlingzi today? It seems that there is no sword competition tomorrow, and tomorrow is just right!" Princess Taiping said.
"Okay, Xiaohan's business, you do it yourself, I know that he is your heart's meat, just like you are my heart's meat, forget it, I just ask you about it, and I have a good grasp of the emotional scale;
"I won't marry the Pleiades, and the queen mother won't want to marry me because she is afraid of the Turks, right?" Princess Taiping said.
"Don't worry, our Datang's military strength is far above the Turks, even if there are two more Turks, we don't care, so the queen mother will never do that kind of thing;
"Okay, the queen mother is the queen mother, the emperor likes the queen mother!" Princess Taiping's face finally showed a smile, and after speaking, she took the initiative to hug Wu Meiniang and kissed her a few times.
"Okay, Huang'er, it's time for you to pick up Mr. Xiao Han, haha, we'll see you in the palace in a while, I hope Mr. Xiao Han is a big victory this time, don't let our peace down!" Wu Meiniang said with a smile.
"Yes, Queen Mother, rest assured, Brother Han will not disappoint Taiping, Queen Mother, see you later!" After speaking, Princess Taiping said goodbye and left.
When Princess Taiping went to the Turkic Post House and invited Xiao Han and his party to the palace, it was noon, and when he saw them, Gaozong Li Zhi said happily: "You came just in time, I am preparing to eat, let's go to eat together, today I just happened to accompany a few Turkic guests to dine together, so that you can see the palace food of the Tang Dynasty!"
After speaking, he took the initiative to step down from the dragon chair, took Xiao Han's hand and said, "Mr. Xiao Han, please!" Then, walk with him to the imperial dining room.
Xiao Han was flattered, he didn't know what he was doing, this was the first time that Gaozong greeted him with a smile, and with a courteous attitude, he couldn't help but sweep his eyes to Princess Taiping.
She hurriedly returned a sweet smile and said, "Brother Han, since your father warmly invited, you can accept it calmly, besides, you also hope that the relationship between the Turks and the Tang Dynasty will be better, right?"
As soon as he heard her, Xiao Han's heart calmed down, he had always been afraid that Gaozong Li Zhi would not be good for them, and now he was a little better: at least, he won't do it again today!
Along the way, Gaozong was in a good mood, kept holding his hand, and kept asking him about his life in the Turks, including his previous days in Sanhe Town, and asked very carefully, for fear of missing something.
Xiao Han has always been honest, so he has to tell the truth, but he also heard Gaozong Li Zhi constantly frowning and sighing, as if he had seen some kind of misfortune, it seems that Xiao Han's previous life made him feel unhappy.
When he arrived at the imperial dining room, Xiao Han was about to shake off his hand and go to sit with Yu'er, but Gaozong still didn't let go, and said, "Hey, I'm happy today, so let's do it, you and Taiping will sit next to me, let's eat together!"
Although he was greeting Princess Taiping, his eyes kept staring at Xiao Han, as if he was afraid that he would disappear in an instant!
This time, even Yu'er couldn't understand it: this Li Zhi, what is he doing, and what does he want to do?
When Princess Taiping saw it, she had to smile at her, and she was a little relieved!
"Today's contest between you and Tian Lingzi, you will meet friends with martial arts, and I will stop at the point, I have already told him, he said that he has no objection, he will come in a while, rest assured, Xiao Han, the contest between you and the Sword Saint is just a competition, no longer a fight for life!"
"Why? Didn't you say that the last battle with the Sword Saint was a life-and-death fight? Why did it change again?" Xiao Han felt incredible: this emperor, what did he want to do?
"Hey, my Tang Dynasty and the Turks are friendly neighbors, and the two sides should value peace, so let's learn from each other, stop at the point, and don't hurt the harmony, this is the attitude that you martial arts people should have when comparing swords!"
Xiao Han stopped talking, and looked at Princess Taiping again, but she turned around and smiled affectionately, seeing that Xiao Han was drunk in her heart: Could it be that there is something famous among them? Or, are they for Princess Taiping's sake? She pleaded with them?
"Then, thank you, the emperor, the emperor finally understands the martial arts spirit of our martial arts people, okay, Xiao Han will give you a drink here!" Xiao Han finally put down his doubts and said happily.
"Okay, wait, I've got this glass of wine, Taiping remember, Xiao Han will be allowed to drink after the sword competition is completed in a while, haha, I'll take a closer look at Xiao Han's majesty!" Gao Zong hurriedly stopped him.
It seems that he really likes Xiaohan, he should not embarrass him anymore, Yu'er's heart has just landed!
"Father, I heard that Brother Han's martial arts competition today is no longer in the palace, but in the martial arts arena of the Royal Forest Army, why?" Princess Taiping asked.
"Oh, that's what Tian Lingzi meant, he said, their Hainan faction's swordsmanship and light skills are the best in the Central Plains martial arts, so he thought it was better to be in the martial arts arena of the Royal Forest Army, the place was relaxed, he could show it, besides, in the palace competition, he was a little unhappy, saying that his mentality could not be relaxed!"
"Is it, this old man has so many rules, or, Brother Han, don't compete with him, what's the point of an old man's skills competing with him?" Princess Taiping said.
She was afraid that he would make a mistake, but she didn't expect that the old man had so many rules, it seems that the other party must be prepared, and his heart is as careful as dust, which should not be underestimated!
"Hey, Sister Taiping, don't change what you have already said, besides, if the other party hears that the master is not comparable, won't it lose the prestige of the master?" said the seventh prince, Li Dan.
"Yes, yes, yes, Dan said a lot, the master's swordsmanship is unfathomable, he has defeated so many masters, not bad this one, if it damages the master's reputation, it is really not good!"
"That's right, let's compare, but, let's get to the point!" said Princess Taiping.
"I know, I have already ordered it to go down, Huang'er, you can rest assured, your brother Han will be fine!" Gaozong Longyan was happy, and he was in a good mood.
"Haha, thank you, Brother Han, you see, my father spoils you so much, even I am jealous!" Princess Taiping said happily.
She has a spring breeze on her face, where does her jealousy come from? It seems that some of her worries for many days have been put down!
"Okay, it's time for us to go to the martial arts arena, the Imperial Forest Army and Marshal Qin have been waiting for a long time, have you eaten well?" asked Gaozong Li Zhi.
"Eat!" everyone hurriedly agreed, and then, the group went to the martial arts arena in a mighty way.
Came to the martial arts arena of the Imperial Forest Army, sure enough, the group was already waiting there, and when they saw them, all the sergeants hurriedly knelt down and bowed: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live!"
"Zhong Aiqing is flat!" Gao Zong said with a smile, and then, he pulled the process and bit the gold, and said: "King Lu, this is Mr. Xiao Han from the Turks, over there are the Turkic princes, princesses, iron guards, and Mr. Xiao Han's wife Yu'er!"
He actually took the trouble to introduce it, which is rare, and this is something that has never happened before!
When Cheng Yanjin heard this, he felt that the emperor was so verbose today? When he looked at Xiao Han again, he was stunned again: Why are you so familiar? Where have you seen it?
But he said with a smile: "Ah, it turned out to be a distinguished guest from the Turks, disrespectful and disrespectful, haha, Lao Cheng has not been in good health these days, he hasn't been to the court for a long time, and he doesn't even know that the Turkic heroes are coming;
He spoke more verbosely, but those eyes kept searching for Xiao Han, trying to see that he was ugly, but he just couldn't remember seeing Xiao Han there.
"It turned out to be Cheng Lao Chitose, the younger generation to meet the seniors, I wanted to go to your mansion to visit, but the Tang Emperor gave us countless entertainment, there are sword competitions every day, and there are many banquets, so please forgive the old Chitose!"
"Excuse me, excuse me, the old man loves to make friends with young heroes, it's a pity, it's a pity, if you weren't a Turk, I would definitely accept you as a righteous son, haha!" Cheng Yanjin finished speaking, and laughed again.
It seems that he does not like the Turks, and who keeps the two sides fighting? The soldiers on both sides suffered many casualties, and he has always hated dealing with the Turks the most.
"Hey, Cheng Lao Chitose, my brother Han is an authentic Chang'an person, but he has been to other places since he was a child, so Lao Chitose can still accept my brother Han as a righteous son!" Princess Taiping knew his temperament and quickly explained.
"Forget it, forget it, after all, he is from the Turks, so it's okay if he doesn't accept it, haha!" Cheng Yanjin's eyes were mocking again, but he stopped talking.
"Is Hainan's Tianlingzi here? The will has been preached? Remember, the point is to stop!" Gaozong spoke again.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I have already ordered it! Mr. Tian Lingzi came out in a while, and he is meditating now, saying that he is staying awake!" Qin Huaiyu hurriedly replied.
"Who said that Lao Dao is resting? Lao Dao is coming!" A vigorous voice came out of the military tent.