Crown Prince's Counterattack

In 678 AD, Chang'an

Not long after March in Yangchun, early summer came soon after. The lush trees blocked the noon sun, and the scenery in the East Palace was pleasant.

Sima Yi is not a heat-resistant system. Even the thin prince's regular clothes made him feel extremely bored. Coupled with some things in the court in recent days, generally speaking, his mood has not been very good .

"Your Highness—"

The man's pretentiously soft voice came from the side, and Sima Yi's gaze remained on the political affairs in his hand.

Zhao Daosheng secretly glanced at Sima Yi, his eyes did not hide his loss and disappointment.He breathed out lightly, secretly cheering himself up, at least for now His Highness is still willing to let him get close.

He put down the teacup in his hand, and walked lightly behind Sima Yi, his slender fingers landed on Sima Yi's shoulder, and then he squeezed his shoulder seriously.

Sima Yi's body froze, and then slowly relaxed, allowing the people behind him to do what they did, but the guard in his heart did not let go.

After about one stick of incense passed, the atmosphere in the hall changed slightly.

The hand that was originally on Sima Yi's shoulder had reached into his embrace at some point, and the movement became more and more ambiguous, with obvious seduction.

Sima Yi's eyes darkened, and he grabbed the restless hand of the person behind him, stretched out his hand and locked him in his arms, and lifted his chin.

The handsome young man was lying in his arms weakly, with touching affection in his eyes.

"Want it?"

Sima Yi's slightly hoarse voice rang in Zhao Daosheng's ear.

Hearing that Sima Yi seemed to be in love, Zhao Daosheng was overjoyed, the blush on his face deepened, his eyes seemed to squeeze water out, and his body unconsciously got closer to Sima Yi.

"Your Highness—"

Zhao Daosheng's eager expression said it all.

"Fix it yourself"

Sima Yi's expression changed suddenly, he pushed the person in his arms out, straightened his ripped skirt expressionlessly, and his tone was so calm that no emotion could be heard.

As Sima Yi's status is so valuable, there are naturally men and women around him who want to post it, so these men and women are nothing more than that to him.This Zhao Daosheng is just one of those people. Sima Yi saw that he looks handsome and has a clean temperament, so it is inevitable that he dotes on him a little more, and he is usually rewarded with more money, but the more he is doted on, the more popular he is. Greedy, even wanting to intervene in government affairs through him, this is absolutely unbearable for Sima Yi.

After Zhao Daosheng was shocked, there was constant panic. Why did His Highness push him away?Could it be that His Highness is tired of him... All kinds of speculations are constantly pondering in his heart, but the more he thinks about it, the more frightened he is.

He is just a small servant in the palace, but because of the favor of the prince, he has a chance to rise to the sky in one step. All his honors and disgraces depend on the prince's will.It's not that he hasn't felt the indifference of His Royal Highness these days, so today he dressed up specially, put down all his face and seduced the Prince in the study, but Zhao Daosheng didn't expect His Royal Highness to push him away. Doted on him, everything he had to face that day was beyond his imagination.

"Your Highness, why..."

Zhao Daosheng had a sad face. When he was pushed away by Sima Yi just now, his waist accidentally bumped into the corner of the table, and he was still in pain, but now all his thoughts were on Sima Yi.

"Don't you know what you did yourself?"

Sima Yi glanced at Zhao Daosheng, people who think they are smart are always the most unlikable.

Could it be that His Royal Highness the Prince knew about that matter!

Zhao Daosheng's face turned pale!

Because they knew that Zhao Daosheng was the celebrity beside Sima Yi's bed, many people secretly paid attention, wanting to use Zhao Daosheng's path to catch up with Sima Yi's path, and what's more, they wanted Zhao Daosheng to blow the pillow The wind affects some of Sima Yi's decisions.However, Zhao Daosheng, relying on being favored, was obsessed for a while, thinking that these things could be done quietly, so that Sima Yi would not notice, so he accepted the money and agreed.

"Your Highness, please listen to my explanation—"

Zhao Daosheng begged bitterly, actually he didn't know what to explain, he just hoped that Sima Yi would be lenient, he really regretted it.

"go out!"

Sima Yi's face was faintly impatient, these messy things happened too much around him, so he didn't think there was a need to listen to explanations, since he was useless, Sima Yi's ruthless side was also revealed come out.

Sima Yi thinks he treats these people well, and he never spares gold, silver and treasures, but he can only believe that people are not popular enough.

"Your Highness, Empress Dowager Tian, ​​please go over there."

Suddenly there was a slightly high-pitched voice from the inner supervisor outside the door, Sima Yi frowned, and decided to put Zhao Daosheng's matter aside for now.

After Sima Yi left for a long time, Zhao Daosheng's hands were still trembling, they were still wet, and his eyes were completely bewildered.

He was panting, and his breathing could be heard quietly in the room.

His Royal Highness has already discovered what he has done, and His Highness will not forgive him, but he must not lose His Highness's favor.He is an ordinary household slave who has no status or honor. If he doesn't even have such a little favor, how can he survive in this palace, not to mention that he offended so many people after being favored, Even thinking about it, Zhao Daosheng felt that the future was dark.

No, he can't sit still like this!He must regain His Highness's favor!

Zhao Daosheng clenched his fists tightly, his eyes flashed with cruelty, since he was able to do it at the beginning, now he can also make the prince look at him differently.

As soon as Sima Yi entered the inner hall, he bumped into a very familiar man head-on.

"See Your Highness"

The man showed surprise, then stepped forward and respectfully saluted Sima Yi, with an extraordinary demeanor, Sima Yi lowered his eyes, concealing the deep thought in his eyes, and nodded, neither showing warmth nor coldness.

Ming Chongyan, a native of Yanshi, Luozhou, was born in an aristocratic family. He was an official in the Southern Dynasties for generations.His father, Mingke, was the governor of Yuzhou.He has a handsome appearance and a mysterious demeanor, but he is proficient in witchcraft, physiognomy and medicine.

Why did this person appear in Wu's palace?Li Zhi has been suffering from frequent illnesses over the years, and Ming Chongyan actually took good care of Li Zhi's illness, and thus he was deeply loved by Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian, and became an important factor affecting the court situation. Sima Yi could not ignore the influence of this person .

Sima Yi looked at Ming Chongyan's leaving back and suppressed all kinds of thoughts in his heart.

"My son sees my mother!"

"Get up!"

Wu Meiniang sat high on it, even when she was facing her closest son, her eyes were still slightly alienated.

"I just met a man when I came in...it seems to be Master Ming. I don't know why the Queen Mother is looking for him?"

Sima Yi probed calmly.

"Oh, I just asked him to come to divination for some things, there is nothing special about it, so you don't have to worry about it."

Wu Meiniang frowned, as if she didn't really want to explain this question.

"My son understands"

Sima Yi didn't change his face, he also understood that Wu Shi would not tell him, it was just an unnecessary temptation, since Wu Shi didn't want to speak out, it meant... what she ordered Ming Chongyan to do must not be a trivial matter , Sima Yi secretly remembered it in his heart.

"Xian'er, my mother always feels that since your elder brother left, you seem to have changed a lot..."

Wu Meiniang looked at Sima Yi with complicated eyes.

Sima Yi's heart skipped a beat, and his mind went blank for a moment, but he quickly reacted and calmed down the restlessness in his heart. He comforted himself, no matter what, the Wu family would not know the secret.

"The queen mother is as careful as dust. Since the death of the eldest brother, the son has indeed grown a lot. I just hope that the emperor father and the queen mother will not be disappointed."

Sima Yi showed a little bit of sadness, he secretly glanced at Wu Shi whose face changed suddenly, and slowly let go of his heart.

"That's right...so that's the case, you have indeed grown a lot over the years"

Wu Meiniang said calmly, she couldn't hear any joy or anger, even if she mentioned the eldest son who died young, it could only briefly disturb her mood.

"I don't know what orders the Queen Mother has for calling the children here?"

Knowing that he had passed another test, Sima Yi finally changed the topic back. You must know that the Wu family never summoned him easily.

"I heard that you want Cui Yixuan to take over as governor of Puzhou?"

"That's right, my son has exactly that intention"

"No, this palace will never agree!"

Wu Meiniang flatly refused, with a look of indignation.

"My son's determination has been made. I have already reported this matter to my father, and my father has already agreed."

Sima Yi said indifferently, regardless of Wu Meiniang's distorted face, the power of the Wu family in the court in recent years cannot be ignored. If he hadn't used his status as the crown prince to win over a large number of courtiers, I am afraid that at this time the court is already the Wu family. Even so, he can only barely compete with the Wu family. The position of governor of Puzhou is very important. He will never let Wu's people sit in that position, even if the price is to tear his face with the Wu family. .

"Good! Good! Good! As expected of a good son of Ben Gong!"

Wu Meiniang smiled angrily, stood up applauding, and looked at Sima Yi with deep eyes, Sima Yi looked at her without timidity, he knew that if he made this decision today, he would have no chance to look back.

"You really made me look at you with admiration. Since His Majesty has already made a decision, I can't refute it. You should step down."

Wu Meiniang turned her back, as if she was unwilling to continue arguing with Sima Yi.

"There the minister withdrew"

Sima Yi took one last look at Mrs. Wu, and seeing that she didn't respond, he knew that what happened after this would be...