[Wu Zetian colleagues] Wu Lingchun

"Come here, let me see how the flowers I painted yesterday are doing." Empress Dowager Wu pulled Wan'er to sit in front of the dressing table.

She naturally pushed back the broken hair on Wan'er's forehead——

A plum blossom-shaped imprint bloomed on Wan'er's forehead, bright red.

It was painted by Empress Dowager Wu herself yesterday.

That place was scratched by the fragments splashed on the teacup when Empress Wu smashed it.

Two years have passed, and after the master doctor's hand, the scar has faded a lot, and it is covered by the broken hair on the forehead, so it is impossible to see it unless you look carefully.

Empress Dowager Wu still felt that this scar had hurt the perfection of Wan'er's face, and she felt regretful every time she saw it.

Recently, she suddenly remembered the allusion that Princess Shouyang liked "plum blossom makeup" in the previous dynasty, so she ordered the craftsman to prepare a special paint, and painted the plum blossom makeup for Wan'er herself.

As for the scar on her forehead, Wan'er actually sees it more and more lightly.

Women are all concerned about appearance, but with her current status, few people dare to look directly at her, not to mention that she is covered by broken hair, and the scar is also faint, nothing.

Empress Dowager Wu liked to do her makeup, so Wan'er let her go.

At least, the Empress Dowager being able to do this meant that the rift between them due to the misunderstanding two years ago had slowly healed.

This is a good thing.

Empress Dowager Wu pressed Wan'er's shoulders and asked her to sit down in front of the Linghua mirror.

She herself stood there, eagerly searching for things on Wan'er's dressing table.

Now that there are only two of them alone, Wan'er allows this kind of thing that ignores the "difference between superiority and inferiority" to happen, and sits peacefully.

She is more willing to indulge Empress Dowager Wu to dress up like a little girl who dresses up her beloved doll.

"The color has faded." Empress Dowager Wu stared at Wan'er's forehead, her tone was rather regretful.

Wan'er rolled her eyes silently in her heart: Doesn't she wash her face or comb her hair?When grooming, both she and Xiao Rong, who was serving her, were very careful not to touch the "gifted" plum blossom makeup.

The Empress Dowager Wu was a man of action, so she turned around and went to get a delicate little jade box, only half the size of a palm.

Open it, and there is a cinnabar-colored paste inside, and the sweet fragrance immediately fills the room.

Wan'er felt the broken hair on her forehead being lifted up again.

The familiar, rich, and rich aroma rushed towards her face, Wan'er couldn't help but hold her breath and close her eyes.

It is the breath that belongs to Empress Dowager Wu, even if it is very familiar, even if I can't remember how many times I have smelled it, when I think that my face is at the position of Empress Dowager Wu's chest. Putting on the skirt of Empress Wu, Wan'er's face became red hot.

Empress Wu didn't notice it.

She hooked Wan'er's chin, concentrating on her job of applying makeup.

For a while, the room was silent.

Only the slight sound of the paintbrush in the Empress Dowager Wu's hand brushed against Wan'er's forehead.

Wan'er's forehead itched, and her heart also itched.

She tried her best to adjust her breathing so that she wouldn't be too suffocated, and wouldn't throb uncontrollably just because Empress Wu was so close.

As long as you stretch out your arms, and lean forward an inch, you can lean into this person's arms...

The little person called "Sense" in Wan'er's mind suddenly woke up her who was addicted to imagining——

Empress Dowager Wu is so attentive, how could Wan'er have the heart to disrupt her rhythm and destroy her works?

Of course Wan'er knew that as long as she leaned over, the Empress Dowager Wu would not be able to bear being bored with her.

Wan'er knew that she could make Empress Wu lose her composure, and she couldn't help herself.

It's such a good feeling to be able to hold this person...

Thinking of this, Wan'er's heart became more at ease.

She's starting to enjoy the feeling.

a long time.

After finishing her makeup, Empress Wu tilted her head and looked at it for a while before she said with a satisfied smile, "It's done."

Wan'er opened her eyes.

At the entrance, the Empress Dowager Wu has already let out the Linghua Mirror behind her, holding Wan'er's hand, and letting her look at her in the mirror.

Wan'er stared blankly at herself in the mirror, the red plum on her forehead seemed to be in full bloom——

This person's makeup painting skills are getting more and more proficient.

"Does it look good?" Empress Dowager Wu looked forward to it.

Wan'er naturally said it was pretty: "The queen mother is good at painting."

affirmative tone.

The more she got in touch with Empress Dowager Wu, the more Wan'er felt that this person knew and knew a lot.Like an inexhaustible treasure, it doesn't necessarily surprise people at any time.

"My mother forced me to learn it when I was young," said Empress Dowager Wu.

She then showed her face and said: "If I knew I could paint makeup for Qingqing today, I should have learned more seriously back then."

Wan'er heard her call herself "Qingqing", which is an intimate name between lovers, her face blushed involuntarily.

Slightly lowering her eyes, Wan'er's heart was filled with sweetness.

The late Mrs. Yang really put in a lot of painstaking efforts to make her daughter a talent, or to let her live a good life in this era of men in charge!

Wan'er sighed secretly.

I have to admit that among the many outstanding women, if you want to be looked at more by a man in a high position and pay more attention to it, in addition to beauty, in addition to scheming, any skill in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and fu is excellent. weights.

Of course Wan'er disagrees with the idea of ​​objectifying women like this, but she has to admit that in this patriarchal society, since she has no power to change, she can only try her best to adapt in order to live a stable life.

Empress Dowager Wu came along such a road.

Now, she and Wan'er are the ones who can change the world.

They do these things for the joy of their loved ones, and they may also allow more women from now on to not have to live to cater to men.

Wan'er suddenly felt that her jaw was raised.

This made her have to look up, facing the condescending Empress Wu who looked at her suspiciously.

"What are you thinking?" The Empress Dowager Wu didn't like Wan'er's sudden loss of consciousness after being shy.

This made Empress Dowager Wu feel unhappy about being ignored by her beloved.

Thinking about?

Women who are thinking about the world!

Wan'er answered in her heart.

But there are some words, it is too early to say at the moment.

She then smiled at the Empress Dowager Wu: "What does the Empress Dowager think of that suggestion?"

Empress Dowager Wu didn't expect her words to turn in that direction.

After being stunned for a while, he said: "The literary talents and ideas are good..."

The way she hesitated to speak, Wan'er knew that there would be a "just" after that.

"Just what?" Wan'er asked herself.

Empress Dowager Wu frowned, unexpectedly Wan'er became a little anxious.

Empress Dowager Wu couldn't help feeling a little more puzzled.

"The previous dynasty always said that 'the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics', but the harem of this dynasty was originally allowed to admonish the emperor. Back then, Empress Wende repeatedly rectified the shortcomings of Emperor Taizong's administration. Of course, she did not use direct methods." Empress Dowager Wu said .

Wan'er knew that she was referring to the past events in which Empress Changsun used the past as a reference to persuade Tang Taizong to accept advice several times.

Empress Changsun is indeed a generation of virtuous queens, but she is only what men think of as "virtuous" in a patriarchal society.

She fulfilled her own virtuous name, so what?

Although it was a good thing for the country and the people, he lived his whole life in shackles and died young in middle age.

Wan'er should not live in such a humble and painful way.

The Empress Dowager Wu would definitely not want to live like that for the rest of her life.

"I made twelve suggestions to the first emperor back then. I did see the evils in state affairs because of my reasons, but I also had my own great selfishness..." Empress Dowager Wu told Wan'er the truth from the bottom of her heart.

Wan'er didn't expect her to be so straightforward to herself, so she was stunned.

Empress Dowager Wu pursed her lips and paused, Fang looked at Wan'er with a complicated expression: "Now that you... have written those things, don't you also..."

Wan'er understood her hesitant gaze and the unspoken words in an instant.

"Is the queen mother still worried?" Worried that I want to be a queen?

Empress Wu twisted her face away awkwardly, staring at a corner of the dressing table.

"When I was your age, I only wanted to fight for that position... Your talent and learning are not inferior to mine. It is... normal to have such thoughts." The Empress Dowager Wu said, her eyes darkened. go down.

She rarely shows negative emotions in front of Wan'er. Wan'er is used to her high-spirited appearance, as if everything in the world is under control, how can she stand like this?

Wan'er's heart twitched, and her mood dimmed with that of the Empress Dowager Wu.

"I am Emperor Taizong's concubine, and also the late emperor's empress. You are the same as I..., in fact, you can go the same way." Empress Dowager Wu took a deep breath, as if she finally had to admit a terrible reality.

Wan'er's heart skipped a beat.

It wasn't until this moment that she realized that the original knot was so deeply rooted in Empress Wu's heart.

Empress Dowager Wu closed her eyes with a look of pain on her face.

"I have a kin-killing feud with you... If I hadn't used the hands of the late emperor to get rid of Shangguanyi back then, you would be able to live a carefree life like all the noble girls in the world, marry and have children, and live a peaceful life. It's not like being confined in the deep palace since childhood, and I haven't even seen what the outside world looks like." Empress Dowager Wu said later, her words were full of pity.

Wan'er's heart ached severely.

This is the first time that Empress Dowager Wu told her that she had killed Shangguan's family. It was not with the attitude of a high-ranking person looking down on the world, nor with regret, but with a caring and loved one.

Wan'er didn't know how she would feel if she was the real Shangguan Wan'er when she heard what Empress Wu said.

Maybe the real Shangguan Wan'er will never hear these words?

If it was the real Shangguan Wan'er, would she fall in love with this person in front of her?

Wan'er doesn't know.

All she knew was that she already loved this person so much that she couldn't extricate herself.

"Then the queen mother will allow me to see more of the outside world, okay?" Wan'er stood up and met the Empress Dowager Wu's eyes.

Empress Dowager Wu looked at her in surprise, unable to change her emotions for a while.

"Look clearly, I am your enemy who killed relatives." Empress Dowager Wu emphasized with a sullen face.

"The Empress Dowager said that you and I will never mention anything about the past," Wan'er said, "The Empress Dowager broke her promise."

Empress Dowager Wu opened her mouth slightly, as if she couldn't believe that Wan'er faced the revenge of killing relatives so indifferently.

"I also said that if you want revenge, you can report it at any time." Empress Dowager Wu insisted.

These were the angry words when the two of them didn't understand their intentions at the beginning, she still remembered.

Seeing her insistence, Wan'er secretly shook her head and sighed.

"The queen mother killed my relatives in the past, and I also killed the queen mother's relatives in the next year. Is the queen mother satisfied?" Wan'er laughed.

The corner of Empress Wu's mouth twitched, she couldn't believe it——

This little thing is really... revengeful!

Empress Dowager Wu accidentally discovered that Wan'er had such a terrifying side, and she couldn't help wondering whether she had done something wrong to Wan'er.

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Wan'er: Guess who I'm going to kill in your family?

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