Long live Emperor Wu!

"Your Majesty!" Wei Siqian shouted excitedly.

But the emperor had already gone to the harem with his serving maids and chamberlains.

The ministers in the court passed by Wei Siqian, and Changsun Wuji glanced at him with disgust.When Liu Shi passed by him, he mocked and gave him a thumbs up.

One official couldn't help but said:
"Didn't you slap His Majesty in the face?... My uncle and the Queen's uncle didn't say anything, so why are you talking so much?"

Wei Siqian was about to defend himself, but he was already gone.

He looked at the backs of everyone leaving and said to himself angrily:
"Can't I say it if they don't say it? Do I have to watch His Majesty make mistakes and not say a word?"

Li Shan walked to the connection between the main hall and the harem, and took two steps back, just in time to see Wei Siqian standing in the court hall, looking like he was about to fight to the end.

He thought that he would still use him after all, so he waved to the chamberlain and asked someone to call him to the back to speak.

He just stood there and waited.

After a while, Wei Siqian came, bowed respectfully, called "Your Majesty", and then stiffened his neck and waited to be lectured.

The emperor looked at him for a while and whispered:
"Do you really think that I am here for beauty, regardless of reputation? Do you know that in Ying County, you can let me know who you promoted me to?"

When Wei Siqian heard this, he raised his eyes for a moment and asked:
"Isn't it because of... Magistrate Pei?"

Emperor Li Shan shook his head coldly and said:
"Pei Xingjian was recommended by Duke Kui Liu Hongji, but it was Wu Zhaoyi who reminded me to ask Duke Kui.

She was a female official beside my father. Together with me, we followed the late emperor's actions and were influenced by him for seven or eight years. There were many things that I discussed with her but not with others. "

Wei Siqian said bluntly:

"Your Majesty has all the ministers, so why go to a harem woman to discuss it? I am not saying that your Majesty's actions are a little too small to make a big loss."

Li Shan looked at him and suddenly felt panicked. He said after a while:

"If I consult with Changsun Wuji and Liu Shi, will I promote you?"

When Wei Siqian heard this, he lowered his head silently and stopped talking.

Emperor Li Shan sighed slightly and said:

"Okay, you're not too naive or stubborn, you know what I'm talking about. I don't want to talk so much to an outsider, but you are someone I finally promoted and need, and I don't want you to fail.

I know that in the eyes of outsiders, my move is absurd and unfair, making the world laugh at me.But it is not easy for an emperor to find a sincere and helpful person when he is alone.

I hope that in this matter, others can criticize and oppose it, but you alone cannot.Do you understand what I mean? "

Wei Siqian's eyes flickered, as if struggling, he lowered his head further and said nothing.

Li Shan looked at him coldly with the end of his eyes for a while, then calmly ordered:
"Go back."

Wei Siqian hesitated for a moment, then finally said "Yes" honestly, turned around and left.

Li Shan looked at his leaving figure, let out a breath, thought for a while, and showed a little tiredness of dealing with others on his face before he went to the harem.

……

……

Wu Rou gently stroked her belly and sat in front of the window looking at the flowers and trees outside, motionless for a long time.

Caiyi saw that she was lost in thought and her expression seemed a little gloomy, so she asked in a low voice:
"What are you thinking about?"

Wu Rou's wandering eyes gathered, and then she came to her senses, looked at her and said:

"It's nothing, I'm just a little worried. People say that giving birth to a child is like stepping into the devil's door. I thought... maybe all the planning and forbearance I've been doing now will be in vain. When the time comes, when the Lord of Hell comes to arrest me, that's it. Nothing is gone." When Caiyi heard this, her heart skipped a beat and she said:
"How can your Majesty think so? We are in the palace, and many famous doctors are watching over us. Everything will be fine."

Wu Rou said sadly:

"So what if there is an imperial doctor? Prince Li Zhong's biological mother, didn't she die in childbirth?"

Caiyi quickly said "bah bah" twice and said:

"Why do you always say depressing words? What about Concubine Xiao Shu? So many people are going well. Your concubine is usually such a good person, so she will be fine."

Wu Rou was really scared.There was really too much unwillingness in her heart, and she was afraid that she would go to hell with her unwillingness, and she would not be able to feel at ease in hell.

So she sneered and said:

"Haven't you heard a saying? Good people don't pay with their lives, but bad people live for a thousand years."

Cai Yi was really speechless. She looked at Wu Rou's half-dead look, thought for a while and said:

"Your Majesty, how about telling your Majesty that your mother-in-law come to the palace, stay for a few more days, and stay with you until you give birth?
With my mother by my side, I will definitely feel more at ease. "

Wu Rou's eyes turned for a moment, and she was tempted for a moment, but soon, she shook her head in her imagination and said:
"No, I still have to worry about her coming. It would be better if Your Majesty is by my side. I can feel more at ease."

Caiyi couldn't understand that she had a good relationship with her parents. If she thought about it, she would feel more at ease with her parents around.

So asked:

"Why do you say that?"

Wu Rou turned to the window again, her eyes flashed, thinking about the past, and said:
"It has nothing to do with age. In a family, there are always people who can be relied on and people who cannot be relied on. My mother, Yang, and my younger sister have to rely on me, but I can't rely on them.

Besides, I entered the harem and became Zhaoyi with such a reputation, so many people were waiting to find out my faults and laugh at my jokes.

If they come, I still have to worry about what they say and do..."

As she spoke, she sneered at herself and said to Caiyi:
"We have been together for a long time, and you know my situation. To tell you the truth, I now daydream about summoning my two brothers into the palace, asking them to kneel at my feet, kowtow and apologize, and then I Kill them again.

Why didn't I endure it? ...It's just because I've already become famous for being charming and seducing the Lord. If I want to be known as a cruel murderer of relatives, even if His Majesty turns to me again, I have no way out. "

Upon hearing this, Cai Yi's eyebrows drooped and she sat next to her with a sad expression.

Wu Rou looked outside to herself, narrowed her eyes slightly and said:

"So you don't know how scared I am now. I'm afraid that if I endure it now and do nothing, I will die when I give birth to the child and it will be too late..."

I don't know when, Li Shan was already standing outside the screen, just looking at her, silent and with an unclear expression.

Caiyi noticed someone behind her, turned her head and glanced, quickly stood up, bowed and said:

"His Majesty."

"You go down first." He said calmly and gently.

Cai Yi glanced at Wu Rou silently and left.

Wu Rou didn't look back. She didn't know whether she was angry or afraid, she just looked outside, competing with herself.

Li Shan sat down, held her hand, asked her to look at him, and said:

"You are really good. If something happens to you, would you not think about being reluctant to leave me, but think about failing to punish your enemy? All those sweet words you said before were all lies to me, right?"