The Moon Over Tang Dynasty

Chapter 60: The emperor’s heart is as solid as iron

The night is already deep, and the clear light of the waning moon shines on the window screen, and also casts the shadows of a few treetops swaying in the wind. Liuli lay on the bed, looking at the moonlight in the darkness, unable to fall asleep.

 Has history been recorded incorrectly, or has it been quietly changed by some force?

Emperor Gaozong came to Xianchi Palace before noon that day and left after dinner. The queen's morning visit had passed quietly without causing a splash. The little princess was still fine. When she went to Wu Zetian's room in the evening , and saw her hugging the little princess lovingly, seemingly for a longer time than usual. However, Yiyi's illness seemed to be serious. The doctor Jiang whom she had met came to Xianchi Palace again in the afternoon...

But in any case, that **** scene did not happen - Queen Wang came to visit the little princess. After she left, Wu Zetian went in and strangled her daughter to death quietly. When Gaozong came, he deliberately opened his daughter's quilt with a smile, and then cried and shouted, The queen killed my daughter...

 Actually, she should have expected it, right?

The Taiji Palace of the Tang Dynasty was indispensable for people, with at least tens of thousands of maids. Therefore, even though she is as humble as she is, she still has Aling by her side almost every step of the way, not to mention the queen, Wu Zetian and the little princess? Looking at the number of people serving the little princess, not to mention Wu Zetian, even the Red Line Girl couldn't sneak in and suffocate her to death, let alone blame the queen - the queen couldn't send everyone away for no reason. Let's talk about life and ideals alone with the little princess, right? So, how could Gaozong believe that the queen would strangle the little princess to death in front of dozens of people?

The record of this scene in "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" is really very similar to TVB's **** palace drama at 8 o'clock. Sima Guang, probably like the screenwriters, believed that the emperors of the Tang Dynasty were very poor and could not afford too many servants. …

 Forget it, don’t think about it that much. Maybe no one knows the truth of history, maybe it's too early to tell how things will develop, maybe... sleepiness finally began to rise, Liuli turned over, yawned and closed her eyes.

I don’t know how long it took, but she suddenly woke up from her dream. The moonlight had moved away from the window screen, but there seemed to be other lights swaying outside the window, and some sounds came from far away. Liuli sat up and listened to what was going on outside. The crowd seemed to be getting louder and louder. Someone lit some candles in front of them. Suddenly, a sharp cry pierced the night sky. Liuli stood up tremblingly, quickly put on her clothes, and just when she was about to go out, she sat down again dejectedly.

The movement in the front yard became louder and louder. Liuli heard rustling sounds from the outer room, so she put on her coat and raised her voice, "Aling, what's going on in front?"

Aling's voice was still a little confused, "Madam, wait a minute, I'm going to take a look now, it looks like it's almost dawn..."

The sound of kicking footsteps quickly disappeared from the door. Liuli simply combed her hair and pulled it into a bun. Suddenly, her heart moved, and she reached out to untie it, twisting it up haphazardly. Taking advantage of the light outside, she put on her shoes and found her coat. When everything was ready, I heard Aling's hurried footsteps.

The door curtain was raised, and Aring, who was randomly wrapped in a cloak, rushed into the house with a pale face, "Madam, something happened to the little princess!"

Liuli looked at her blankly, with only one voice in her mind: Has something happened to the little princess? After calming down, he asked, "How could it be! Aren't you going to be fine before going to bed?"

Aling stamped his feet and said, "No, I heard that just half an hour ago, the little princess suddenly started to have cramps. The wet nurse was so frightened that she quickly sent someone to find Zhaoyi to find a doctor. The doctor hasn't arrived yet, and the little princess said she was dying. Oh, Zhaoyi...Zhaoyi passed out, and the front was already a mess!"

Liuli grabbed her coat, stood up and walked out quickly. A Ling hurriedly followed her, her voice full of panic, "What should we do! Zhaoyi's body has just recovered a little, how can she bear it?" "

The two of them ran all the way to the main hall, only to see bright fires everywhere, and countless palace maids and eunuchs rushing around like headless flies. From the west hall, Mrs. Yang's old voice came out, "Is the imperial doctor here?" Very sad.

Liuli hurriedly ran in and saw Mrs. Yang standing in the hall fully dressed, her waist straight and her eyes stern. Liuli didn't say much, stepped forward and bowed silently, then stood beside her. Mrs. Yang glanced at Liuli and saw that her hair and clothes were a little messy. She was biting her lips tightly, but her expression was still calm. She couldn't help but nodded, "Liuli, go outside and see if the imperial doctor is here. If you come, Let’s take it to the little princess’s house first!”

Liuli answered yes, turned around and ran out. When she arrived at the entrance of Xianchi Hall, several people were already standing there, stretching their necks to look east. After about a tea break, someone said, "Here we come." , here it comes!" I saw fire flashing in the distance, and gradually heard the noise of footsteps. When I got closer, I saw a little **** holding a torch in front, and another taller man dressed as an imperial doctor rushed over. , Liuli hurriedly said loudly, "Take the imperial doctor to the little princess's room first!"

At this time, she could see clearly that the person carrying the man was Liu Kang, and the one on his back was Huang Yuyi. Liu Kang ran very fast. When Liuli chased them to the west hall, Mrs. Yang was leading them towards the Nuan Pavilion. Liuli followed from a distance. Seeing their figures disappearing into the Nuan Pavilion door, she felt a little heavy and walked slowly. It also gradually slowed down.

Arrived outside the Nuan Pavilion, there was only silence inside. After a while, a hoarse old voice sounded, "I am incompetent. Madam, please forgive me and accept the change."

The silence lasted for a moment, and then the shrill cries suddenly broke out, mixed with shouts of "This slave deserves to die" and thumping sounds. Mrs. Yang said sternly, "You slaves really deserve to die. None of you are allowed to go out. We must find out why a good little princess suddenly disappeared like this!" After speaking, her voice began to tremble.

Amidst the crying, Liu Kang's voice came out clearly, "Old madam, over there at Zhaoyi..."

Mrs. Yang immediately stopped crying and said hoarsely, "Doctor, go and see Zhaoyi quickly, she just fainted!"

Huang Yuyi said "Ah", raised the curtain, and a group of people rushed out again, running all the way into Wu Zhaoyi's bedroom. Yuliu was guarding the door, with red and swollen eyes, when he saw the direction in which the old lady was coming. His face was startled and he immediately covered his mouth and started crying.

Liuli also followed to the door of the dormitory. There were still cries coming from the Nuan Pavilion not far away, but no one seemed to take a second look there. Everyone was looking at the dormitory eagerly, listening to what was going on inside. Every bit of movement comes out. The time that lasted about one cup of tea seemed to be infinitely long. When Huang Yuyi's hoarse voice sounded, everyone almost didn't dare to breathe.

"Zhaoyi was worried too much and was so angry that she fainted. Now her pulse is relatively stable. Madam, don't worry too much. It's just that Zhaoyi's body is afraid that she can no longer bear the anger and sadness. You'd better comfort her more."

The hearts of everyone outside the house suddenly felt like they were on a roller coaster. They heard Mrs. Yang laugh bitterly, "The imperial doctor might as well teach me how to comfort Zhaoyi and teach her not to be angry or sad!"

Yi Huang was speechless, and everyone looked at each other in silence. Suddenly, someone outside shouted, "Here comes the Holy One!"

The crowd parted to both sides with a roar, and hurriedly lowered their heads to salute. The ocher-yellow figure blew past their eyes like the wind, and rushed straight into the dormitory. They said in a voice, "What's wrong with Mei Niang? How is the little princess?" ?”

Huang Yuyi's voice paused before speaking, "Your Majesty, the little princess... has gone. Zhaoyi fainted in anger, and her pulse is still stable now." After a chilling silence, Zhaoyi fainted in anger. , Gaozong's voice was filled with uncontrollable sobs, "What's going on? When I left at night, she was still fine... take me to see her!"

Seeing the yellow figure staggering towards the Nuan Pavilion not far away, low sobs began to spread throughout the Xianchi Palace. Liuli followed the **** and maid following Gaozong as they approached the Nuan Pavilion and stood under the window.

The crying in the Nuan Pavilion became more mournful. After a while, Gaozong asked, "What on earth is going on?"

A nun's voice replied, "Your Majesty, the old slave is on duty tonight. About an hour ago, the little princess's wet nurse suddenly screamed. The old slave saw the little princess's whole body twitching, and then she screamed in fright. She got up and quickly asked someone to call Zhaoyi. When Zhaoyi came over, the little princess was still twitching and her eyes were wide open. Zhaoyi fainted when she saw it..." Afterwards, The voice was full of fear and despair.

Gaozong was silent for a moment and then asked, "What happened yesterday? Or what did you give her to eat?"

The nanny hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the slaves did not dare to give the little princess anything to eat. They served the little princess according to the usual rules. Even the wet nurse did not dare to drink a sip of cold water..."

Gaozong's voice was already filled with anger, "What's going on?! Why did she suddenly act like this!"

There was a splash inside, and another nun's voice rang out, "Your Majesty clearly knows that the slaves are really unjust. If there was any difference yesterday, there was something, and the slaves dare not say it."

 Gaozong shouted angrily, "Say!"

Grandma's voice was trembling, but with a hint of urgency as if she saw a way out: "Yesterday, the little princess was fine. She took the medicine more smoothly than usual. She fell asleep after taking it. Who would have thought that the queen suddenly suddenly He brought a large group of people into the room and put a bead on the little princess's hand. The little princess was usually the most afraid of being disturbed. She woke up at that time, cried so hard, and vomited all the medicine, and then she stopped. Why do I love sucking milk? I feel a little depressed.”

Gaozong seemed to be stunned for a while, "In that case, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Mammy said, "The slaves have reported to Zhaoyi. Zhaoyi said that if the queen comes, she will immediately go to the imperial doctor to treat the princess. I am afraid that if word spreads, the queen should be more careful and ask the slaves to take more care of her. She will go to see her again early this morning." The imperial doctor, unexpectedly... I thought that the imperial doctor had told the slaves that outsiders must not be allowed to enter this house casually, for fear that the little princess would be frightened or become ill. But who knew who was in the room yesterday? What!" He cried again.

Gaozong said angrily, "Since you know this, how can you let a room full of irrelevant people come in?"

The nuns didn't answer, and a palace maid's voice said, "Your Majesty, please clarify. When the queen came yesterday, she specified that she wanted to see the little princess. Zhaoyi, the imperial doctor, told the queen repeatedly these words, but the queen wanted to come, but she insisted on it. Zhaoyi couldn't stop her from wearing the beads on the little princess no matter how much she begged, so how could the servants stop her?" There was an eager voice of agreement inside.

There was a "bang", and something was thrown to the ground. Gaozong's voice was almost gritting his teeth, "Bastard!" After a while, he squeezed out another sentence through his teeth, "What kind of queen is she!"

The sun slowly rose, and the slightly golden-red sunlight quietly shone on the small piece of frozen lake in the Xianchi Palace, reflecting the cold light. The red New Year lanterns in the temple have been quietly taken down. According to the rules, there will be no grand and formal funeral for the little princess who died just one month old, but the bright red color cannot hurt the hearts of the nobles anymore.

There was a deathlike silence in the Xianchi Palace. If the death of the little princess made these hundreds of people burst into tears, then when Wu Zhaoyi woke up and learned the bad news that she vomited blood and fainted again, it made them cry. I can't cry anymore: If Zhaoyi really has an accident, their future and even their lives will be ruined!

Liuli stood quietly at the door of the dormitory. Because there were too many people entering, the door curtain had been rolled up halfway. From where she stood, she could see a corner of the room. A moment ago, a Shangguan acupuncture master from Shang Yao Bureau used a silver needle. Wu Zetian finally woke up, but she only cried and said, "I killed my daughter!" After that, she got up to see the little girl. Princess, arrange the funeral arrangements for her. Amid a room full of cries and persuasion, Wu Zetian's not-high-pitched voice had a shrillness that could almost pierce people's eardrums, "What's wrong with working too hard! If I had died earlier, my daughter would not have died!"

Gaozong, who had his back to the door, was obviously shaken and was in a state of confusion when he saw Wu Zhaoyi's body went limp again and fell into the hands of everyone.

Several imperial doctors rushed over. After taking turns to check the pulse, they lowered their heads to discuss for a while. It was Imperial Physician Huang who replied, "Your Majesty, Zhaoyi's pulse is very confused. It's because the mind is overly stimulated. It's better to take some soothing medicine." Take the pills and get a good sleep, it will probably feel better, but...if I continue like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to help it anymore."

Gaozong gritted his teeth and said, "Treat her well and treat her carefully. You must not let her have any accidents!"

Physician Huang responded with a grimace, glanced at Gaozong's face secretly, and lowered his head. Gaozong covered his forehead and sat on a stool in the corner of the room without saying a word. Deng Yiyi, who had been standing aside while being supported by Ayu, suddenly turned around and walked towards Gaozong, knelt down and lowered his head to report. What.

The people in the room gathered around the bed, and no one seemed to notice the scene in the corner of the room. Liuli could only see that Gaozong's face was getting more and more ugly. Suddenly he stood up and said sternly, "Are you serious about what you said?"

Yiyi's voice suddenly became louder, "Your Majesty, if I say anything false, I'll behead you! Before, I didn't dare to connect my relapse with the lipstick, and I was afraid that Dr. Jiang was being alarmist. It's so easy." After asking about such a statement, Zhaoyi said that the matter was too big to be made public. He also said that since it was an ordinary spice, it was probably mixed unintentionally. But considering what happened today, what else could he not understand? Who doesn’t know that Zhaoyi’s body is severely damaged and no matter how injured she is, it’s not the little princess they want to harm, but Zhaoyi’s life through this!”

The room suddenly fell silent, and then everyone started busying themselves as if they had not heard the sound. Only Mrs. Yang walked over with a gloomy face, asked a few words in a low voice, suddenly sneered, nodded and said, "It's actually This thing! No wonder His Majesty was drunk that day, and the Queen was sick, leaving Mei Niang to cry out to the heavens and the earth. It was so easy to save her life, and the imperial doctors couldn't work hard like this. , after all, it’s still worrying! My poor daughter!” After saying this, she couldn’t stop crying.

Gaozong's face was already gray, and his body looked as stiff and lifeless as a wooden sculpture, but his eyes gradually emitted a frightening light.

  p.s. Hoho, thank you to my dear dear Hua Kai and Nowhere to store the pink ticket for the reward, and to my dear Potato Ruyue and Le Yue’s melodious peace talisman. An additional update with 40 pink votes, because next is the big plot of Liuli’s entry onto the stage of history, so I won’t separate the codes. There will be a long chapter with an additional update tomorrow morning, thank you all.

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