The Moon Over Tang Dynasty

Chapter 57 Rumors are rife and the truth is confusing

The two consecutive snowfalls before the twelfth lunar month froze the clear water in the front yard of Xianchi Palace. In the huge courtyard, except for a few bluestone paths that we walked on every day, there was a thick layer of snow everywhere.

Wang Fusheng and three other eunuchs were lying on the snow. It was cold beneath them, but the burning feeling on his back became more and more painful with the crackling sound of "one-five, ten-ten". , there were loud pleas for mercy and screams around him, but he gritted his teeth and did not make any sound.

Wang Fusheng naturally knew in his heart, where did this so-called beating come from? This was for the maids and eunuchs of Xianchi Palace to see, and even more for the maids and eunuchs of the entire Taiji Palace. It was a fight for all those who dared to despise and scheme against Wu Zhaoyi. People watch! And as long as you survive this meal, the Holy Spirit will naturally compensate you in the future. There are some things that Sheng Shangehara can only do to his most trusted people.

It's just that it really hurts to be hit by this board. "Twenty, twenty-five." Wang Fusheng felt that his eyes were starting to get wet, and there was a fishy-sweet taste in his mouth. He would be fine if he stayed for a while longer. If he stayed still... far away Someone seemed to shout, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, have mercy!" The voice was very familiar. God, was he hallucinating?

The person holding the stick may have thought so too. He raised the stick high but didn't remember to put it down. Even Gaozong, who was standing in front of the hall with a frown on his face, was shocked. When he looked back, he saw several palace maids in the west hall. Who was the one who helped me over, not Wu Zhaoyi?

"Why are you here?" Gaozong was stunned for a moment, and then he shouted sharply at several palace ladies, "Why don't you help Zhaoyi back quickly!"

Wu Zhaoyi shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, I don't blame them. I heard that you were going to beat Ah Sheng and the others, so I forced them to help me over. If Ah Sheng hadn't gone to find the imperial doctor yesterday, I would have lost my life." They are all gone, Your Majesty, just for the sake of my concubines, please spare them this time..." As he spoke, he was already weak and his face became paler.

Gaozong was so anxious that he stamped his feet. It was because of her that he cruelly punished the people around him. How could Mei Niang be so soft-hearted and not even care about her body? At the moment, he didn't care so much, and turned around and shouted, "Stop!" Then he went up to them, "I won't punish them anymore, Mei Niang, go back and lie down quickly, don't let the wind blow!"

A gratified smile appeared on Wu Zhaoyi's face, "Thank you, Your Majesty for your kindness..." As soon as he finished speaking, he slowly softened.

Gao Zong was so distraught that he stepped forward and hugged her, shouting loudly, "Send the imperial doctor over quickly!"

Everyone carried Wu Zetian back to the bedroom in the west hall. They untied her cloak and moved it to the couch. As soon as they put it down, several palace maids suddenly screamed: Zhaoyi's white skirt was actually there again. A big hit!

Within half a day, half of the tens of thousands of people in the Taiji Palace had heard the news: Wu Zhaoyi gave birth to a little princess that morning, but the experience was very dangerous. However, she heard that the Holy Emperor was angry with a group of eunuchs because of this, and she insisted on going. I prayed for mercy, but I ended up bleeding and comatose, and I still don’t know whether I’m alive or dead!

In the next few days, Emperor Gaozong did not leave the Xianchi Hall. Several imperial doctors were also summoned. They took turns working day and night. It took three full days before they were returned to the Shang Yao Bureau. Only the imperial doctor Huang was left to slowly give treatment. During Zhaoyi's recuperation, the chamberlain delivering medicine from Shang Yao Bureau to Xianchi Hall had to make three or five trips every day. Dr. Shan, who specializes in the Young and Primary School Department at the Imperial Medical Office, was also summoned to Xianchi Palace. He would come in the next day, but he was accompanied by Liu Kang all the way in and out. No one knew what the specific situation was.

For some reason, the little princess's three-day bath was not a big deal. She just asked Shang Pharmacy to bring in some Tao Genmei to make the bath soup. She probably had the bath quietly in the palace, and no outsiders could do it. Go in.

On the seventh day, which was the period of the sixteenth dynasty of the twelfth lunar month, Emperor Gaozong finally left Xianchi Palace and went to Taiji Palace to meet with ministers and listen to government affairs. News of Wu Zhaoyi's recovery also came from Xianchi Palace. Many people in the palace People breathed a sigh of relief, and many people gritted their teeth and sighed secretly.

But the female officials of the Sixth Bureau still have a headache: these days, Xianchidian, who has always been the most rigorous in doing things, has been having trouble with small things. Except for medicine and diet, there are still some rules, and the other four bureaus are simply confused. Either Dengzhu received it once and turned around to get it a second time, or the number of new clothes given to the palace people during the New Year was incorrect several times, and several ministers complained endlessly.

Liuli was in the Xianchi Palace, so she naturally felt all this deeply. The chaos and inconvenience in life was nothing more than that, but the atmosphere of impending disaster could not be ignored. Even though she knew that Wu Zetian would never have any accidents and that his vitality would not be harmed, when everyone was in panic all day long, she would either wait for news in the west hall every day, or help Mrs. Wu accompany Xiao Yueniang. .

It was already the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. After checking Wu Zhaoyi's pulse again in the evening, Dr. Huang finally said, "If you take good care of yourself, there will be no serious problem." Everyone in the Xianchi Palace suddenly felt like they had received an amnesty and wanted to give each other high fives. Mrs. Yang felt relieved, but she had a headache. She took a pill and went back to the house to sleep. Mrs. Wu also complained that she was dizzy. Liuli hurriedly took Yueniang back to the attic at the back. Seeing that it was still early, she found a pair of ropes and asked Aling to play with her.

Liuli had just returned to her room and sat down when she saw Yuliu walking over in a hurry from the window. She didn't dare to be slow and hurriedly went out to greet her. She secretly guessed what Wu Zetian's number one confidant could do if he found her at this time.

Yuliu entered the house and saw that there was no one in the house. He was relieved at first, but then smiled and said, "You have also lost weight these days."

Liuli looked at her face with only one pair of eyes left, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Where do I start with this, sister Yuliu, if we talk about hard work, no one in this Xianchi Palace can compare with you. Zhaoyi But have you fallen asleep?"

Yuliu nodded and said, "Zhaoyi slept more peacefully today." He looked around and smiled, "Painter Kudi, you don't like incense."

Liuli couldn't help but was stunned and nodded. Incense was very popular in the Tang Dynasty. Even a middle-class family like Kudi always had an incense burner in the house. After changing clothes and bedding, it was necessary to go to the incense burner to smoke. However, Liuli naturally did not get such treatment when she was at home, so she did not form the habit of using incense. However, Wu Niang once gave her a very exquisite sachet, so she packed some of the most commonly used daughter incense at that time and took a Just meaning. Yuliu is by no means a gossip. Since she came here to ask about this matter, it must be because of her.

Liuli hurriedly took out the exquisite sachet from the box on the bedside and said with a smile, "Sister Yuliu, please don't laugh at me. I only have this sachet, and it contains Daughter's fragrance. However, it has been more than a month. I have it with me." Yuliu took it in his hand and took a look at it, smelled it again, and smiled slightly, "This daughter's fragrance is really good." After thinking about it, he asked, "On the twelfth lunar month, you go to Zhaoyi. Have you been anywhere else before the house? I vaguely remember that the fragrance on your body was very unique that day."

Liuli felt a little cold in her heart. She frowned and thought about it for a long time before shaking her head. "I remember that the weather was bad during the twelfth lunar month. Liuli had never been anywhere else except this room and Mrs. Wu's room."

Yuliuyuan also knew that Liuli had a cautious temperament, and she could only rely on Zhaoyi in this palace. She didn't expect to find out anything from her, but she had already checked everything about the food and drink that day, and there was really nothing. It was a suspicious place, so I had to come here to investigate again. Since there is nothing suspicious here, could it be that Zhaoyi's sudden attack that day was just an accident? Thinking of Zhaoyi's hard work these days, she couldn't help but sigh deeply.

Liuli already understood the purpose of her visit, and this was also the question that puzzled her these past few days: judging from the arrangements for the events during the twelfth lunar month, it was obvious that they had been planned, but how did they know about Zhaoyi's day? Will it happen? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but said, "Sister, I've been working really hard these days. If you're not busy, why not sit down and drink some water and take a break."

Yuliu hesitated slightly, then sat down. She had worked hard these days, but there was no one to discuss with. Looking at Liuli's sincere face, she suddenly felt that she couldn't hold on any longer.

Liuli took out a clean white porcelain cup, rinsed it with hot water, and then poured hot water for Yuliu. She thought: The female officials around Wu Zhaoyi all have their own skills. Yuliu is the chief cook and is in charge. It was food. With her caution, there shouldn't be any problems. She must have checked the ingredients for the day's recipe. Now she was checking the incense. Most of the incense, candles and incense items at Zhaoyi were not weird, so Then she thought about the people who had been to Wu Zhaoyi's house that day. She just went in to say hello that day. Since they all asked her, it can be seen that nothing could be found elsewhere. So where is the problem?

Yuliu lowered his head and took a sip of water. His expression was a little blank, and he just sat there in silence.

Liuli thought about what happened that day carefully, and suddenly thought of something, her heart moved, and she said with a smile: "Sister, you'd better drink more water. I see your lips are a little chapped. Do you want to use some mouthwash?" Fat? I have a box of new ones here."

Yuliu shook his head, "I have it there too, I just forgot to wipe it off in the past few days."

Liuli nodded, "The lipstick in the palace is very delicate, and the ones given to us are much better than those on the market. I see that Mrs. Wu also has lipstick in jasper tooth tubes. I heard that only the Holy Emperor's ministers and The ladies in the harem can get it, and it’s even more precious if you think about it.”

Yuliu's eyes suddenly lit up, but he immediately lowered his eyes and drank water slightly faster. Liuli seemed unaware, and continued, "I seem to have seen that our sister Fei'er here also made oral fat and facial medicine. I wonder how it is different from the ones handed down from the palace?"

Yuliu said, "Not only our Xianchi Palace, but every palace actually has people who specialize in making fragrances and medicines. The ladies are not very good at using the ones given in the palace. In the end, it is best to make them yourself, but..." He suddenly stopped talking. , put down the water glass and said with a smile, "After drinking a cup of hot water, I feel much better. It's a bit late now. Yu Liu will say goodbye now."

Liuli left a few words, then saw Yuliu leaving with a smile and disappearing at the end of the corridor in a hurry. She was a little curious for a moment, wondering if she had guessed it right.

Early the next morning, Liuli went to Mrs. Wu to pay her respects as usual. When the sun was already high, the two of them went to Wu Zetian's palace. When they met, they saw the wet nurse coming out of the palace holding the little princess, followed by seven or eight people. The palace maid. The wet nurse saw Mrs. Wu and bowed with a smile. Mrs. Yang selected this wet nurse after going through nearly twenty wet nurses in the palace. She was the most cautious and taciturn. Mrs. Wu also smiled and teased her a few times in her arms, but the little princess only snorted twice. Mrs. Wu was stunned for a moment, and sighed softly with a gloomy expression.

When he entered the bedroom, he saw that Wu Zetian had sat up half leaning on the head of the bed, and her face looked much better. Mrs. Wu was happy and talked and laughed for a while, but she did not dare to upset her too much. She only stayed for a moment before leaving. Yuliu sent them out, but winked at Liuli.

  p.s. Many thanks to dear classmate Jiajia for the pink ticket and classmate Le Youyang for the reward.

I have to register for school today...it’s my summer vacation!

 (End of this chapter)