[Wu Zetian colleagues] Wu Lingchun

After getting Wan'er's reply, Taiping left the other courtyard without touching the ground, and returned to Dongdu.

Wan'er's refusal was expected by Taiping, and it was even stronger than Taiping expected.The last trace of alcohol remaining in Taiping's body was completely frightened to Java.

So, even though it was midnight, Taiping immediately left to meet his mother——

At any rate, if she had the news, she would go to repay her mother, which would somewhat alleviate her guilt, right?

When presenting Wan'er's strand of blue silk to the Empress Dowager Wu, and when telling Wan'er's original words, Taiping's heart beat suddenly in his chest.

She thought that she might not be able to escape the punishment. If she was lucky and her mother was in a good mood, she might just be scolded; but if her mother happened to be in a bad mood, then...

Taiping's eyes were lowered, staring at his feet, the golden bricks in the hall.

If her eyes stretched forward a little bit, she would be able to see the edge of Empress Wu's skirt...

Taiping didn't dare to make a mistake at this moment.

For no reason, there was a sudden sense of desolation in her heart.

Since when did her feelings for her mother turn into fear?

Was it after marrying into the Xue family?

The Xue family...

Taiping's lips were tightened, and what was reflected in his mind was not the face of the son-in-law, who was admired by everyone in his family, but the face of Du Suran, who was half related to the son-in-law.

Taiping frowned, tried to shake off Du Suran's appearance, tried to miss his own child, the face of that little guy who was only two years old.

However, she had to admit that that little guy really looked like his aunt.

"What are you thinking?" Above the head, the majestic and familiar voice of Empress Wu suddenly sounded.

Taiping was alarmed, raised his shoulders, and became more submissive.

"I dare not." She replied respectfully.

After a while, there was no response from the Empress Dowager Wu.

Taiping bravely raised his eyelids and looked at his mother quietly.

It just so happened that the Empress Dowager Wu was looking at her probingly.

Taiping's throat tightened.

It is obviously too deliberate to lower your head at this time.So she tried her best to squeeze out a smile and apologized to her mother.

Empress Dowager Wu stared at her, but remained silent.

For a moment, Taiping wasn't sure what was going on in her mind, his eyeballs slipped away, and they slipped onto her hands.

Wan'er's blue silk was tied carefully by Taiping with a silk thread before, and now it is lying quietly in the hands of the Empress Dowager Wu.

Why does the scene in front of him make people feel that Shangguan can't escape his mother's palm no matter what?

Taiping suddenly gave birth to such a feeling.

She twitched her eyebrows slightly because of the thought that came to her suddenly.

As if sensing her inner thoughts, the Empress Dowager Wu suddenly closed her palms, and held the strand of black hair tightly in her palms.

Taiping frowned again, secretly thinking about what his mother would do if Shangguan was in front of him at this moment.

The movement of Empress Dowager Wu's clenching lasted only about two breaths, and then she suddenly let go of her palm.

Then, there was an inaudible cold snort in the nasal cavity.

Taiping was so close, he could hear it clearly, and suddenly felt a headache: This is a precursor to getting angry!

Then I heard Empress Wu calling Chai Yun again.

Chai Yun was standing outside the hall, and upon hearing the words, she bowed in and conjured up a tray out of nowhere to catch the strand of black silk.

Therefore, Taiping couldn't help feeling that "the people around her mother are capable!" Why didn't she want the people around her to be so capable?

Empress Dowager Wu glanced sideways at Chai Yun, with that look, Taiping seemed to understand.

But she clearly noticed that Chai Yun's hand holding the tray trembled slightly after receiving that look.

With Chai Yun's status, and she is used to serving her mother, what kind of scene has she never seen?

In this way, it can be seen what kind of storm is going to come to the mother.

Taiping sighed in resignation.

Unexpectedly, what came head-on was not the expected punishment and scolding——

"Have you been drinking?" It was Empress Dowager Wu's voice without any ups and downs.

Startled slightly, Taiping raised his head.

Looking into the eyes of Empress Dowager Wu, Taiping's mood immediately calmed down.

"Yes." She answered honestly.

She has a special talent, that is, the more unexpected she is caught off guard, the quicker she can settle her mind and deal with it.

This can be attributed to the inheritance of the excellent genes of the Empress Dowager Wu.

After regaining his composure, Taiping replied: "My son accidentally got a jug of wine in the other courtyard. I thought it was hidden by my mother in the past, so I decided to give it to the guards in the other courtyard on behalf of my mother."

Empress Dowager Wu looked at her with puzzled eyes.

Taiping said again: "My son thinks that they will be loyal to their mother. During the New Year's Day, especially when the holy birthday is approaching, they will definitely be grateful for the mighty kindness of mother's heavenly grace, and will be even more loyal to their duties."

Empress Dowager Wu listened, her eyes showed a little strangeness, and there was also a little imperceptible smile: "You also learned to be so good at talking?"

Then Taiping knew that she was in the mood, relaxed his mind a little, and hurriedly said with a smile: "My son had some meals with Shangguan, and then talked with Shangguan for a while. Shangguan is talented, knowledgeable and good-natured. Talk to her. My son feels very rewarded."

The implication is that he is "near Zhu Zhe Chi".

When Taiping said this, on the one hand, she had some selfish intentions to please her mother, and on the other hand, she really felt that Wan'er was good in everything.

In this way, I can not only praise the person I admire, but also let my mother calm down a little, why not do it?

However, after hearing "Shangguan" several times, Empress Wu looked displeased, and suddenly said angrily: "What's so good about being stubborn!"

Taiping turned his mouth slightly in surprise, for a moment he couldn't tell whether his mother was really annoyed at Wan'er, or if she was just throwing a fit of anger.

Anyway, no matter what, there is no good fruit for her.

Taiping is ready to be scolded, as long as she doesn't punish her and hurt others.

The Empress Dowager Wu angrily threw out the words "Stubborn" and sat there silently for another long time.

In the main hall, a needle can be heard.

But no one dared to say anything, and they all tried their best to hold back their breath, for fear of offending the Empress Dowager Wu.

Just when Taiping thought that the thunderbolt was about to slash down in anger, Empress Dowager Wu changed the subject and half reprimanded: "From now on, don't drink so much wine!"

Taiping was stunned again.

"Yes." She responded respectfully, her eyes still downcast.

What Taiping didn't know was that the Empress Dowager Wu was staring at her heart at this moment, and seemed to see a very far away place.

"Your father has passed away for more than a month..." Empress Dowager Wu said quietly.

Taiping didn't know what she wanted to say, so he didn't dare to answer her words, and just listened to her duty.

"...Your title is still princess, which is not in line with the system." Empress Dowager Wu said again.

Why, why did the topic turn here?

Taiping couldn't keep up with his mother's rhythm at all.

Empress Dowager Wu didn't wait for her to keep up with the rhythm, and immediately said: "The proposed decree, Princess Taiping of Jin Dynasty is the eldest princess of Taiping, and she should be enshrined according to the rules of the eldest princess."

A female officer by her side had already quickly drafted a decree and brought it to her for reading.

Empress Dowager Wu looked at it, nodded slightly, and waved her hand: "Take it and present it to the Emperor Xingxie."

The lady officer immediately took orders.

No one questioned that there was anything wrong with picking up the emperor in the middle of the night just to let him affix a jade seal to a decree written by the empress dowager, and then promulgate it in his name.

Taiping was dumbfounded.

So, in this short period of time, after the mother dictated and the female officer recorded, she changed from "Princess Taiping" to "Princess Taiping"?

Taiping still couldn't respond.

Ordinarily, when the first emperor died and the new emperor ascended the throne, she, the former emperor's daughter and the new emperor's sister, became the "eldest princess" in name.But that was only in name, without a formal decree, she could only be a "princess", not a "princess princess".

Is such a huge change of identity completed with the gesture of the mother?

Taiping blinked, and suddenly realized a particularly important thing——

She messed up the errand assigned by her mother, and was rejected by Wan'er in such a decisive way. Instead of punishing her or scolding her, her mother raised her status and made her a rightful eldest princess?

Although her title has not changed, it is still "Taiping"; but she is already "Princess Taiping".

So, does this mean that the mother is not actually angry because of the matter of Shangguan?

Taiping thought.

However, this "naive" idea was quickly shattered on the second day.

Because the first day of the first lunar month is the holy birthday, since the new emperor came down, all the clans, noble relatives, and wives from inside and outside flooded into the palace of the Empress Dowager Wu's Yanju to pay her respects.

Since it is a birthday celebration, of course there is a lively banquet.

Now Empress Dowager Wu is in full swing, and the future of the court is uncertain. No matter what kind of intentions people come to pay homage to, all kinds of flattery, even flattery, are inevitable. Yes, everyone is there.

When Taiping saw Princess Qianjin leading the tall, strong and handsome young man who had just performed the birthday celebration dance, to kneel down to the Empress Dowager Wu, he held his breath tightly in his chest and almost didn't get over it.

How could Taiping not recognize this young man!

Isn't this person the same Feng Xiaobao who offended her in the market back then!

Really, any bobcat beast dares to challenge the table!

As soon as Taiping's brain became hot, he rushed to theorize.

As a result, what did she see?

She actually saw that her mother, who always prided herself on her identity and was aloof, nodded slightly towards Feng Xiaobao, who was so humble in the mud in Taiping's eyes.

Mother, she... She is actually satisfied with this Feng Xiaobao!

This, what is the situation? !

Taiping suddenly felt incapable of accepting——

Mother likes it, isn't it Shangguan?How could mother like such a man!

The idea of ​​"how could mother like a man" circled in Taiping's mind.

She didn't even have time to think about how much this thought itself could not help pondering: Isn't her father a man?

There was an impulse in Taiping's heart, an impulse to confess something for Wan'er, or for the woman.

Her body stiffened suddenly, and she was about to rush forward in the next moment, say something, or do something.

However, someone was one step ahead of her.

A chubby man, whose appearance is not outstanding, had already got up, with a smile on his face like a flower, he congratulated Empress Wu on her birthday, and flattered Empress Wu with a wink, saying that Feng Xiaobao really deserved a reward .

Wu Sansi!

Taiping clenched his wine glass tightly.

This person she should call "cousin" in terms of blood makes her disdain all the time.

Now, Wu Sansi wants to use Feng Xiaobao to curry favor with his mother, so that the Wu family can continue to be in power?

No, this is not the most important thing!

The most important thing is that the one my mother likes should be Shangguan!

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Taiping: Mom, what's wrong with you?Mom, why can't I understand you?

Ah Zhao: You don't need to understand, little fool.

Taiping: ...