Long live Emperor Wu!

Wu Shun personally welcomed them in, moved them to the main seat, and asked them to take their seats.

Wu Yuanqing didn't dare, so he politely sat on the guest's seat, and Wu Shun accompanied them.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a few words, and Wu Yuanqing asked carefully:

"Second sister, last time you entered the palace, did the Queen say anything? Is she still angry with us?"

Naturally, she was still angry with them, which he had already understood after kneeling and starving for a long time.

What he was afraid of was that Wu Rou wanted their lives.

When Wu Shun heard this, he looked embarrassed for a moment, then smiled and said:

"I didn't say much... I just chatted about some family matters and talked about each other's situation in the past few years."

As she spoke, she held up her shawl and stretched out a finger, emphasizing her tone with gestures:

"I said that my brothers have been good to us in the past few years, and I tried my best to say good things to you. My mother-in-law also persuaded her."

Wu Yuanqing heard this and moved forward nervously:

"Oh? What was the result? What did she say?"

Wu Shun stuttered again, then pretended to be fine and said:

"Hey... I didn't say anything, just said... let's wait and see."

Wu Shun is not a scheming person, and even compared to Wu Rou, she is a bit stupid and naive.

Why couldn't Wu Yuanqing see her lies?

He knew in his heart that Wu Rou must have said something, otherwise it would not be so embarrassing to hide it from him.

So I gave up the idea of ​​asking her, and started talking politely again.

After a while, the two children of Helan's family came in to visit their uncle.

Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang each dug into their wallets and gave the two children some pocket money.

The two children, Helan Minzhi and Helan Qingjue, took it politely and thanked them.

He took the two children out again and said:

"Uncle has brought a puppy for each of you. It's in the yard. Let's go and take a look with uncle."

Helan Minzhi and Helan Qingjue were only twelve or thirteen years old. When they were teenagers, they were very playful. After hearing this, they were very happy and wanted to follow them to see it.

Wu Shun also wanted to follow, but Wu Yuanshuang stopped him and said:

"Why did you follow me and then nag a few words to make the children unhappy?"

Wu Shun glanced in the direction outside the hall with some worry, smiled awkwardly and said:

"Hehehe... It takes a lot of effort to raise a dog. If it gets sick and dies, the children will be heartbroken. It will be another problem."

Wu Yuanshuang said:

"Hi! ... Now in Chang'an City, pets are popular, and Luoyang has already followed suit, didn't you know?

There are many medical clinics in the city that specialize in treating cats and dogs, and there are also ones that specialize in washing your fur and cutting your nails. Don’t worry, don’t be afraid..."

And in the backyard. Wu Yuanqing looked at the two children holding the puppy and thanked him repeatedly.

He promptly asked:

"Did your aunt the queen say anything about me and your second uncle?"

Helan Minzhi was the first to react after hearing this, and looked up, but he quickly said:

"My aunt didn't say anything to you, but we heard that she wanted us to change our surname to Wu, and we don't want our surname to be Wu.

Uncle, please also advise my aunt and my mother, we don’t want to be named Wu. "

Wu Yuanqing didn't realize what was going on at the time, but just responded.

After they left Wu Shun's house, the two of them were on their way back in a carriage.

Wu Yuanqing slapped his thigh and said angrily:

"I'm still thinking about what she did to give the Helan family's child the surname Wu. I just figured it out now. She is still thinking about the incense of the Wu family!" Wu Yuanshuang was also confused and said:

"No way, even if she is a queen, can she just say this? There is no law in the Tang Dynasty that makes this sense!"

Wu Yuanqing's entire face was filled with sadness and he was about to cry. He rubbed his knees and said:

"She is already a queen, and she is still afraid of the Tang Dynasty law. If she orders us to be killed, will there be anyone to avenge us?!

It's over, this woman has always been arrogant and vicious, and doesn't follow the ordinary path. We two can't escape after all! "

Wu Yuanshuang opened his big eyes, blinked innocently, and said:

"No way, just because of that little thing back then, we were both going to die?...Didn't I just kick her a few times, slap her a few times, and make her hungry?"

Wu Yuanqing looked at him as if he were a fool and said nothing for a long time.

Wu Yuanshuang said:

"Hey, this is really not life-threatening. This happened many years ago. I think the most she can do is starve us once and beat us twice. What else can she do?

As long as she passes by and lets her vent her anger, won't everything be fine? We are also the uncles of the state now. Aren’t these high-ranking officials and generous salaries still ours? "

Wu Yuanqing said with a sad face:

"Just dream. Do you remember that when our Aye was here, she had a slave girl who was very close to her, but because he stole a jade bracelet from her, he was beaten half to death and sold to Arrive at Flower Street.

If you don’t think so, that’s what you think! In her case, the closer the person is, the more ruthless she will be. "

When Wu Yuanshuang heard this, his eyes flickered, and he felt a little scared, and asked:

"Then what should we do? What can we...what else can we do besides begging for mercy? She is now the queen of the Tang Dynasty and lives in the Taiji Palace. If we want to see her, we have to beg for permission."

Wu Yuanqing was silent, and after a while he sighed and said:

"Find a way, you have to find a way... For the sake of both of our lives, we have to find a way."

……

……

In the Li Zheng Palace, Wu Rou held her infant daughter in her arms and paced back and forth lovingly.

Li Shan came in from outside and saw her walking back and forth with her child in her arms. He couldn't help but laugh and said:

"Daughter, you really like me. I didn't see you hugging Hong'er every day when he was a child."

With that said, he walked to her side, took the child from her hand, and kept looking at it.

Wu Rou leaned next to him and watched with him, their faces nestled together.

She looked at the grandmother and palace maid standing guard next to her, and whispered:

"I told you, don't let Hong'er know."

Li Shan heard this and turned to look at her. His lips almost touched her cheek and asked curiously:

"what?"

Wu Rou lowered her voice again, leaned close to his ear, and said:

"Hong'er was born prematurely and was too difficult to care for when he was first born. I always felt that he couldn't be raised and I didn't dare to get close to him.

I couldn't bear the death of my younger brother, Xiao Fuzi, who was the one who raised you. I don't know how heartbroken it would be to lose my own child, so I deliberately stayed away from him. "

When Li Shan heard this, he sighed slightly and said:

"I didn't know you were so scared at the time, why didn't you tell me?"

"What are you talking about? How unlucky. Besides, you were so scared that you didn't want to sleep with me, and you didn't show it. I pretended that I was definitely not like you." Wu Rou blew at his ears and said.

Li Shan subconsciously looked at the maids around him, as if he was embarrassed.

He slowly turned around, facing away from them, and then whispered to Wu Rou:

"There are so many people, what are you talking about?"