The Moon Over Tang Dynasty

Chapter 41 Meeting the Queen for the first time was unexpected

Stepping into the palace door, Liuli felt that the soles of her feet suddenly felt strangely soft. When she lowered her head, she saw that the entire shoe had been submerged in the vermilion flowered carpet on the ground. Yiyi led her to the west and laughed in a low voice, "This is the red brocade lichen of Xuanzhou. It can be found in the entire palace, including the Holy Manna Hall and here!"

Liuli nodded slightly, her heart lifted when she thought of the woman she was about to see. The soft feeling under her feet, as if she was walking on clouds, made her panic even worse.

The west hall is also decorated with red brocade lichen like the main hall, with heavily embroidered curtains rolled up low. From time to time, palace maids smile and salute under the curtains. Yiyi led her through several layers of curtains and into the back room. There were four or five maids standing in this room. Xiao Yueniang and the nurse had probably been led down to rest. Mrs. Wu was sitting on the gum of a hexagonal screen hung with a purple curtain. A woman in a yellow shirt was half leaning beside her. When she saw Liuli, she sat up and said with a smile, "Is this Mrs. Kudi?" Her voice was as clear and soft as spring water.

Liuli's heart was beating wildly, and without seeing the woman's appearance clearly, she felt deeply blessed, "Liuli has met Zhaoyi." Then he stood up straight, looking at his nose, nose, and mouth, standing solemnly, and for a moment he didn't dare Look up.

There was a smile in that soft voice, "I heard that just now you had a reasonable argument with Concubine Shu. Why are you so cautious now? Could it be that I am more bluffing than Concubine Shu?"

Liuli was speechless and burst into tears: Aren't you kidding me? You and Concubine Xiao Shu are not on the same level at all... He tried his best to calm down and then smiled and said, "Zhaoyi's face is so beautiful, Liuli didn't dare to look at it too much." After saying that, he looked up at Wu Zhaoyi with as natural an expression as possible, but suddenly I found that my flattery was not too much.

The future empress should be in her early thirties at this time, but she looks to be no more than twenty-five or six years old. Her appearance is very similar to Wu Shunniang. She also has a slightly round oval face, long and soft eyebrows, and a pair of tall red phoenix eyes. She was tall, with a straight nose and a smile on her lips. She looked dignified and gentle, but as soon as her eyes turned, she suddenly became charming. With her radiant face from the inside out, although it was not as bright as Xiao Shufei's. , but people can’t help but want to take a second look at it once. The more they look at it, the more charming they become.

Hearing Liuli's reply, Wu Zetian couldn't help but laugh, her slender phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, adding a bit of softness, "You have seen Concubine Shu, the most beautiful woman in the harem today, and you are still like me. Slippery, aren’t you asking for a beating?”

Mrs. Wu also pointed at Liuli and smiled, "Did you just come in after eating honey outside?"

Liuli's mood quietly relaxed a lot - the Wu Zetian in front of her was not as majestic as she imagined the future queen would be. Instead, she looked more elegant and calm than Mrs. Wu, and her whole person almost had a maternal brilliance. Thinking of this, she took another look at Wu Zetian's waist and saw that she was wearing a dark green six-panel high-waisted skirt. Her belly was slightly protruding, but it was not very obvious.

She thought for a while and then replied with a smile, "Her Highness Shu Concubine's beauty makes people afraid to get close to her, but Zhaoyi's appearance makes people want to get close to her as soon as they see her, but they are afraid of being too close and blaspheming Zhaoyi, so Liuli wanted to look at it but didn't dare to take a closer look, which made Zhaoyi laugh. "Thousands of things are worn, but nothing is flattering. Although Wu Zetian is completely different from what she imagined, she is indeed beautiful. She said this. No psychological burden.

As soon as these words came out, Wu Zetian and Mrs. Wu couldn't help but laugh. It took Wu Zetian a long time to hold back his laughter and said, "That's all, don't play tricks. I know that you are worried about Concubine Shu today, are you still afraid? Are you? Don’t worry, I won’t let you suffer this!”

Liuli hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you Zhaoyi for your mercy."

Wu Zetian sighed, "With your clever mouth, even if I don't want to pity you, I'm afraid I can't! Come closer and let me take a look."

Liuli took two steps forward, but Wu Zetian took her hand. Liuli's heart trembled, she lowered her head and did not dare to speak. Fortunately, the hand was warm and strong, not uncomfortable, so she slowly relaxed.

Wu Zetian seemed to be aware of Liuli's nervousness. He glanced at her and saw Liuli's long eyelashes trembling slightly. Her heart moved. She looked at her carefully and calmly, then turned around and said to Mrs. Wu, "Where did you find such a thing?" A well-organized person? I only thought she was smart and handy, but I didn’t expect she looked so well-organized.”

Mrs. Wu smiled and said, "How about it? Are you greedy? She doesn't want to come to the palace. This time I asked her to come with me, but my mother thought about it for a long time before she agreed."

Wu Zetian raised his eyebrows in surprise, turned to look at Liuli and smiled sweetly, "Then tell me, where do you want to go? What do you want to do?"

Her eyes were still gentle and clear, but Liuli suddenly felt that she had seen her from the inside out. She couldn't help but tremble in her heart. She lowered her head and smiled sheepishly, "I'm not afraid of Zhaoyi's jokes. Liuli's heart is the most All I want to do is travel around the world.”

As soon as these words came out, Wu Zetian's face showed a hint of astonishment, and Mrs. Wu even said "Ah", and then laughed and cursed, "What weird words are you talking about? Do you think you are a knight-errant?"

Liuli said hurriedly, "It's not nonsense. Liuli has loved painting since she was a child. She often thinks about what the predecessors said, 'I am attached to Lu Heng, and I know the witch in Kuo Jing, and I don't know how old I am.' I don't know what kind of state it is. If I can travel all over the world in this life, , I searched all the famous flowers in the mountains, painted them with paintings, and painted them on silk. When I was old, I painted landscapes all over the walls of my home. It was not a waste of time." In fact, looking back, she used to paint from life every time she went out in school. I often complained that the place I lived in was too dirty and the food was too poor. Now I realize how precious those days when I slept in a bunkhouse with my classmates at a farmhouse were...

Mrs. Wu was angry and funny. She shook her head and said, "Idiot! Idiot!"

Liuli couldn't help but sigh deeply, "Liuli also knows that this idea is very delusional. She often wishes she was born as a man, so that he could wield a sword and be happy with the world!"

Wu Zetian was looking at Liuli with a deep look, but she laughed when she heard this, "It's strange that you don't want to come here, it turns out you are ambitious! When I was a little younger than you, I only wanted to play, and I wished I could go out every day. After wandering around, I gradually realized that I have no control over anything in this world. However, if you just want to look outside Chang'an, that's easy. Ask my mother to help you find a husband who is an official. Isn’t it time to become a son-in-law?”    This... Liuli was speechless and could only bow her head in silence and make a shy gesture.

Mrs. Wu clapped her hands and laughed, "So that's what you had in mind! I only found out today. You should ask your mother to help you pay more attention in the future." Seeing Liuli's embarrassment, she was about to tease Liuli a few more words when she suddenly remembered something. "Speaking of which, you are lucky. Zhaoyi just said that in more than a month, she will accompany Shengshang to Huaqing Palace. Please beg Zhaoyi and let her take you there. Wouldn't you have a ready-made landscape? Can you see it?”

 Huaqing Palace? Hot spring bath? Liuli's eyes suddenly lit up, and she looked at Wu Zetian pleadingly. When Wu Zetian saw her eyes shining, she couldn't help laughing, "If you draw two more screens for me, I will take you there!" "

Liuli expressed her determination, "Liuli will definitely serve you!"

A few people joked for a while, and Wu Zetian said, "This journey is quite tiring. You go and freshen up first so that we can have dinner together later." After the maid took Mrs. Wu and Liuli away, she leaned against her again. On the bedside screen, which was cushioned with soft pillows, I remembered what Liuli had just said, "Watch the world with a sword, and be happy with your grudges." He also remembered that when he was this young, he once promised to use "iron whip, iron hammer, and dagger." Taming the lion, Cong couldn't help but shake his head and smile.

Yiyi hurriedly came up and added another soft pillow to Wu Zhaoyi, and said with a smile, "This Madam Kudi is a wonderful person. She can draw well and speak well. She is really smart."

Wu Zetian glanced at her indifferently, and saw her lowering her eyes in fear and not daring to say another word, then she smiled and said, "She looks smart and small, but she is a little arrogant in her bones. She probably can't stay in this palace." You just treat her like a guest." There is indeed something strange about this Kudi Liuli. The look of awe when she came in and the shrinking feeling when her hand was held definitely didn't seem to be fake. If she was a She is just an ordinary woman who has never seen the world, but I heard that she even dared to contradict Mrs. Wei and Concubine Xiao Shu in person...

Liuli had separated from Mrs. Wu at this time. Mrs. Wu was arranged in the apse adjacent to the main hall, and everyone lived with her. Liuli followed the palace maid who led the way to the attic on the east side of the apse. The little palace maid He walked a few steps to the west room and raised the curtain. When Liuli entered, he saluted and said with a smile, "My name is A Ling. If you have anything to do in the future, please just tell me to do it."

Liuli knew in her heart that this was the maid assigned to her by Wu Zetian, so she hurriedly smiled and took out a silver bracelet from her hand and stuffed it into her hand, "I'll have to worry about Aling from now on."

Aling took the bracelet with a smile and thanked her, then pointed out the various utensils in the room to Liuli one by one. This room is not too big, but fortunately the doors and windows are very open. There is a cypress bed with veneer in the room, hung with a soft red curtain that looks like smoke. At the head of the bed is a curved table with a bronze mirror, makeup box and other items, and a crescent moon stool underneath. There is another huge student table under the window with pen, ink, paper and inkstone on it. There is also a three-color cabinet beside the wall with animal heads carved on its four legs.

Aling said, "Madam's luggage has been put away in the cabinet. Do you want the maid to take it out and sort it out?"

Liuli shook her head and thought, looking at the layout of the room, Wu Zetian put her studio in this room.

A Ling went out to get a basin of water and came back. Liuli cleaned up briefly, opened the top door of the cabinet, opened the package, found a shirt to change into, and then asked A Ling to take him to Mrs. Wu's place.

As the two of them went out, they happened to see the wet nurse leading Yueniang out of the main room of the attic, followed by two little maids.

Yueniang put on a Yang Fei-colored floral blouse and a skirt of the same color, making her look even more adorable. When she saw Liuli, a cheerful smile appeared on her little face, "Auntie, you are Are you living with me?" Liuli nodded with a smile and went up to hold her other hand.

When the group arrived at the west room of the back hall where Mrs. Wu lived, Mrs. Wu had just finished dressing up and put on a lilac-colored loose flower short jacket and an apricot-colored long skirt with a **** pattern. The crimson-colored beaded short jacket he wore when he came in the morning was replaced by a plain jade-colored shirt. He frowned and said, "How come you have become more and more sophisticated in time?"

Liuli smiled and said, "When you come here, you have to meet people all the way. Naturally, you can't lose your lady's face. Now that there are no outsiders, why are you wearing such bright clothes?"

Mrs. Wu could only shake her head and ignore her. She nodded when she saw Yueniang's dress. She also changed the two small silk flowers on her head from the front to the side. She lowered her head and asked a few words. Yueniang was careful. He answered one by one in a soft voice. Just as he was talking, a palace maid came over and said, "Zhaoyi, please come to the front, Madam." After a pause, she said, "The Holy One is here."

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Wu Zetian is indeed very majestic, but that will happen in the future. Six years ago in Yonghui, she was known in the palace for her generous rewards and kindness to people. She said that she "must be devoted to her and marry her, and share the rewards with her." She even "softly said something to the Queen". She is a leader who takes the lower-level route and mobilizes the power of the masses.

 (End of this chapter)