Chapter 65: The Death of Wu Cao
"You don't have to panic, the imperial doctor said that as long as the source of the emperor's heart disease is removed, the emperor's heart disease will not be cured. It's just that...... Alas. Wei Houlu shook his head bitterly and said: "The source of this heart disease is known to this palace, but if you want to get rid of it, this palace is powerless." It's hard. ”
Shangguan Wan'er said curiously: "Since the source of this heart disease is already known, can't it be dealt with with with Niangniang's power?
Wei Hou said: "That's not necessarily, there is someone in this ** who can do it for you, but I don't know if that person is willing to do it." ”
Shangguan Wan'er said: "The emperor's dragon health and well-being are related to the country's society, how important it is! Is there still someone who cherishes his own life and refuses to do it?"
Wei Hou said: "Actually, this matter is not very dangerous, it can be said that it is a matter of course, but that person is afraid that he can't let go of his heart knot." ”
Shangguan Wan'er became more and more confused. asked, "Who is Niangniang talking about?" Empress Wei stared at Shangguan Wan'er tightly and said, "That person is you!"
"Ahh
Empress Wei didn't pay attention to her at all, and said to herself: "When the emperor was deposed by the Queen Mother and belittled Fangzhou, our husband and wife originally thought that they would stay away from Chang'an from now on, although life was more difficult, but they could be idle and comfortable, and there was nothing wrong with the family living a free life."
But the queen mother still refuses to let us go, she has to send people to Fangzhou every year to humiliate the emperor in every way, the emperor is cowardly by nature, how can he afford such intimidation, every time he is frightened to death, this day and time it has become a depression in the emperor's heart, lingering.
It's easy to wait until the emperor resets the throne again and re-ascends the throne, but after the queen mother returns to power, she still lives in the Guanfeng Hall of Shangyang Palace in Luoyang, although she is not in Chang'an Daming Palace, but Yu Wei is still there. Therefore, the palace guessed that if the queen mother returned to heaven, the emperor would be healed as before. ”
Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but tremble, and held the corner of the table tightly with her hand so that she didn't fall to the ground softly, and said in a trembling voice: "What did the emperor say?"
"Your Majesty, hmph," Empress Wei sneered, "The emperor is a foolish and loyal person, and he will not give such an order no matter what!
Shangguan Wan'er wept and said, "But ...... But why did Wan'er do such a thing?" "Just because you are the only person the Queen Mother trusts!"
Wei Hou said, "Since you have become the emperor's Jieyu, you must be loyal to the emperor, I heard that when the bandits in the rivers and lakes join the gang, you have to do the next case, so that everyone can agree with him, this is called a letter of nomination." You have to do something to let the emperor know your sincerity. If my sister refuses to do it, this palace will send someone else to do it, even if the movement is bigger, I can't take care of it, and this palace will naturally not let you pass these words out, don't say much, say it all. My sister is so thoughtful. ”
After that, the herald drove back to the palace. Before leaving, he left a small jade bottle on the moonlight peony map.
As soon as Shangguan Wan'er waited for Empress Wei to leave the palace gate, she could no longer stand and collapsed to the ground, tears raining down.
Although Wu Zetian once killed her grandfather, but over the years she has been treated like a mountain, this kindness has already resolved the grudge, Wu Zetian regards her as a daughter, she treats Wu Zetian like a mother, she can never bear to kill Wu Zetian with her own hands, but if she is not worried about what Empress Wei said, then Empress Wei will definitely not leave her life.
It is as ordered by Empress Wei to kill Wu Zetian, and it is unknown whether Empress Wei will kill her afterwards, but there is always a glimmer of life.
The next day, Shangguan Wan'er, who had not slept all night, finally walked on the road to the Guanfeng Hall of Shangyang Palace, where Wu Zetian lived peacefully.
There are more than 700 miles from Chang'an to Luoyang, this view of the wind palace is the northernmost palace of Shangyang Palace, the so-called view of the wind, is because there is no high-rise building block in the north of the palace, the wind blowing from the north blows the palace directly, it is extremely cool here in summer, it is a good place to spend summer and escape the heat, but it is too cold in the spring, autumn and winter seasons, and when Wu Zetian was in power, he only stayed for a few days in the company of Shangguan Wan'er in midsummer.
On weekdays, very few people come here. Now that Wu Zetian has returned to the Li clan and chose to live here, one is to be quiet here, and the other is to show the hundred officials of the DPRK and the Li clan that he will live in seclusion with peace of mind after withdrawing this time, and he no longer has any intention of power politics.
More than 700 miles of official roads, the above official Wan'er foot journey will soon arrive, but she rode a horse for ten days, it was noon when she arrived at Shangyang Palace, with the waist card sent by Empress Wei, entered Shangyang Palace, went straight to the front of the Guanfeng Palace, and saw the palace gate mottled and peeled off the wood paint from a distance, and the two old Longzhong soldiers stood guard at the door.
In the noon sun, he was kind and kind, and sighed in his heart, but the mighty emperor was now so vicissitudes, and he couldn't help but sigh that the world was impermanent.
When they walked to the gate of the palace, the two old soldiers had been Wu Zetian's guards, and naturally they had seen Shangguan Wan'er, and they looked at her carefully for a long time before kneeling down and kowtowing: "I've seen Lord Shangguan." ”
Shangguan Wan'er said: "Please tell the Queen Mother, just say that Wan'er wants to see her." The old soldier said, "Lord Shangguan later." With that, he staggered into the palace.
After a while, the old soldier turned around and said, "Lord Shangguan, the Queen Mother invites you in." Shangguan Wan'er walked into the palace gate and saw several white-headed palace maids drying clothes in the familiar courtyard.
One of the small green silk cotton jackets looked familiar, but when I looked closely, it was a piece of clothing that I had worn when I first came to Wu Zetian's side, and then I gradually grew up and became a high authority, so I no longer wore it, and I don't remember where I threw it away, but I don't know it but it was carefully preserved by Wu Zetian.
Suddenly made up his mind in his heart, Empress Wei was ruthless, even if he didn't do it, he would inevitably have another poisonous plan in the future, and then Wu Zetian would definitely die in unspeakable misery.
Huangquan Road is not alone.
An old man's familiar voice came from the hall: "But Wan'er?" Shangguan Wan'er rushed into the hall and fell to the ground, crying bitterly.
Wu Zetian is old, really old, it is autumn at this time, although the weather is cool but not cold, the people in the market are walking around in single clothes, but Wu Zetian is wrapped in brocade and sitting on the bed, the original silver hair is messy, the skin on the face is relaxed, and the original white skin also has brown spots, and the eyes are no longer sharp, but the dim yellow of the end of life.
Wu Zetian stretched out his hands, hugged Wan'er tremblingly, and said happily: "Okay Wan'er, you're here, I really miss you, let me see, they're okay with you?" I dreamed of you a few days ago, in my dream, I saw them bullying you, I was so angry that I wanted to fight them, but I couldn't make it up, I cried anxiously, and I woke up crying this cry!"
He laughed. Shangguan Wan'er snuggled up to Wu Zetian's side, let her hold herself in her arms, and gently shook her like a baby.
When Shangguan Wan'er first became a female official next to Wu Zetian, she was only eleven or twelve years old, and sometimes she fell asleep unconsciously when she accompanied her late night to review the chapters, so Wu Zetian was not angry, so he held her in his arms, patted her gently, and stared at the candlelight blankly, no one knew what Wu Zetian was thinking at that time, maybe he was thinking about the daughter who was smothered by her own hands back then.
Wu Zetian gently patted Shangguan Wan'er's back, and muttered: "I miss you, I think about it during the day, and at night, I think I go to bed, so I don't want to, but I think about it even more, I can't sleep." In the past, when my legs and feet were good, I still had people help me climb to the rockery.
Looking at the direction of Chang'an from afar, sometimes I see a bright light on the official road, I say that it is the lights of Wan'er Fengming Pavilion, and then I think, what is Wan'er doing? If anyone peeks at you, you jump on the bed and pretend to be asleep, thinking I don't know!
Hehehe, you were so naughty and cute at that time. In the summer, you are most afraid of mosquito bites, others bite it, make a small red envelope, and then it will be fine, you are different, the big red envelope is swollen and itchy, and it will not get better for several days.
Later, the old lady doctor specially prepared you with a pill to relieve itching and swelling, the most effective but, a few days ago I was still thinking, I don't know if you have finished the pill? The old lady died a few years ago, but I still have that prescription, I want to ask someone to send you the prescription, but I am afraid of causing trouble for you, so I dare not send it.
That recipe is still pressed under my pillow, but I don't dare to lose it, remember to take it when you leave.
I always want to go to see you, but I don't dare to go, some people are afraid of my old woman, as soon as I go out, this Chang'an City will be full of wind and rain again, alas, now my legs and feet are not good, I can't go to see Chang'an.
But it was uncomfortable to think about you, and then I came up with a way, I took all the clothes you wore when you were a child, and put them on the bed, and when I miss you, I hug those clothes, and sometimes I just hug them and fall asleep. Sleep soundly. ”
Shangguan Wan'er cried in her arms and her shoulders twitched. Crying silently: "Queen Mother, Wan'er is disloyal and unfilial, I'm sorry for the Queen Mother." knew that the Queen Mother would miss me, but Wan'er didn't dare to come to see the Queen Mother. ”
Wu Zetian looked at her with a loving face and said, "Wan'er, you are right, you shouldn't come here." Speaking of this, Wu Zetian suddenly showed a worried look and asked, "Wan'er, did you come here secretly?"
Shangguan Wan'er broke out of her arms, knelt on the ground and said, "Wan'er came this time at the behest of the queen's mother. "Ao," Wu Zetian thought thoughtfully, "Although Xian'er doesn't have any skills, but he is honest, it's that Wei, you have to be careful, Xian'er was deposed because Wei's wanted to mess with the government, so I had to depose him, but Xian'er was kind to her...... , alas, I'm helpless too. ”
After that, his eyes suddenly glowed with a long-lost light, which made countless people tremble in the court back then.
She stared at Shangguan Wan'er's eyes and said, "Wan'er, you have something to hide from me!" Shangguan Wan'er didn't dare to look at her, hurriedly looked away, and said with a forced smile: "Wan'er just misses the Queen Mother, and when she sees it, she only knows how to cry, but she doesn't know what to say." Where is there something to hide from the Queen Mother. ”
"Well, Wan'er, I want to drink ginseng soup, you go and bring it. Wu Zetian seemed to be tired, leaned lightly on the quilt behind him, closed his eyes slightly, and tears appeared in his eyelids.
Shangguan Wan'er nodded and came to the side hall, the black pottery medicine pot ginseng soup on the red clay stove had been boiled and was being warmed over a slow fire. She found two cups, poured the ginseng soup into it gently, and took out the jade bottle given by Empress Wei from her arms, divided the ** inside into two parts and poured it into the cup, and mixed it well with a spoon.
Shangguan Wan'er returned to Wu Zetian's dormitory with two cups on a tray. She was already determined to go to the disaster with Wu Zetian.
Wu Zetian saw the two cups and said with a smile: "Wan'er used to always say that this ginseng soup was unpalatable, but now she has started to drink it?"
Shangguan Wan'er forced a smile and said: "The Queen Mother used to blame Wan'er for not being good at regulating her own body, and today Wan'er is willing to drink with the Queen Mother."
Wu Zetian looked at the ginseng soup and said slowly: "That year, you just came to me, and I also asked you to serve me a bowl of ginseng soup, but you poisoned the ginseng soup, but when I was about to drink it, you suddenly slapped the cup with a palm, and then told me that the soup was poisonous, hehe, at that time, what did I tell you? Wan'er remember?"
Shangguan Wan'er's body was shocked, and she said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty didn't blame Wan'er back then, but asked Wan'er to bring another bowl of ginseng soup for Your Majesty, these things, Wan'er will never forget until she dies." ”
Wu Zetian looked at Shangguan Wan'er with a smile and was silent for a long time, and drank the ginseng soup in front of him for a long time. Seeing this, Shangguan Wan'er's heart was like a knife, and she hurriedly picked up her own ginseng soup, and just raised it to her mouth, but Wu Zetian knocked the cup down with one palm.
"Queen Mother?" Shangguan Wan'er was taken aback. Wu Zetian said with a smile: "You knocked down my ginseng soup back then, and now I want to defeat your ginseng soup too, let's settle it!"
Shangguan Wan'er fell to the ground and cried: "Queen Mother, this ginseng soup is really poisonous!" Wu Zetian smiled: "I know, Wan'er, you are the same as your grandfather Shangguanyi, you are born not to lie, let alone hurt people behind your back." As soon as you say that Webster sent you, I know that Webster will force you to poison you. ”
Shangguan Wan'er wept and said, "Since you know that it is poisonous, why does the Queen Mother drink it?"
"Since Webster has moved the killing machine, he will not allow me to live in the world, and this ginseng soup is the same whether to drink it or not. Wu Zetian smiled bitterly, and said with a resolute look on his face, and sneered: "I, the hero of Wu Cong, must not be despised by that even if he dies, although that hates me, but he imitates me everywhere, hum, it is difficult for dogs to follow the tiger's might! I have to let that understand that she will never be as good as Wu Cong!"
Shangguan Wan'er cried: "Why didn't the Queen Mother ask Wan'er to die with you?" Wu Zetian sighed: "Although you are smart and resourceful, you don't have a heart of stone, and you are indecisive when you are decided, as a person in the center of power, this kind of character is by no means a blessing." When I abdicated, I ordered Zhang Zhizhi to marry you to the new emperor, because I was afraid that you would be harmed by the enemy after I left, so I had to make this decision, hoping that you could save your life under the imperial power. ”
Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help blushing, Wu Sansi, as Wu Zetian's nephew and confidant, often stayed in the palace, and Shangguan Wan'er was also young, seeing Wu Sansi's handsomeness, she couldn't help but understand Sichun's feelings, and soon the two secretly communicated with each other, Shangguan Wan'er thought that this matter was unaware, but it was already known by Wu Zetian, but it was not broken.
Thinking of Wu Zetian's great love for him, but he poisoned the ginseng soup with his own hands, he couldn't help but feel sad and cried again.
Wu Zetian said with a smile: "Even if you don't come, my yang life will be over, just a few days late to die, but now you can achieve peace and prosperity in your life, isn't it very good? Wan'er, you don't have to feel guilty, it's just that Xian'er is cowardly, Wei Shiba, Zhang Zhizhi and others are ambitious, even my daughter Taiping will not be willing to submit to the palace." Sooner or later, there will be a big chaos in Chang'an, but unfortunately I can't see it, if you have the opportunity to get out as soon as possible, stay away from the royal family, and find a considerate man to live a good life with him; if you can't get out, then you have to remember what I said to you back then: those who want to achieve great things, their relatives can also be killed. After that, a sharp pain in his heart came, Wu Zetian struggled to reach out to Shangguan Wan'er, and said with all his strength: "Wan'er, come, let me hug you again......"
Shangguan Wan'er rushed forward and hugged Wu Zetian tightly, covering her mouth and desperately suppressing her cry in her throat, tears rolling down like a river that opened a valve. In his arms, Wu Zetian smiled faintly, and the soul of the dragon emperor was gone.
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