Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 248

"Seventh brother, do you think that fellow will deceive us with lies?"

Not long after Wang Dequan exited the study, a small hidden door at the back of the study slid open, and Li Xian, who was drenched in sweat, came out from the door, walked to the opposite of Li Xian, and sat on his knees with his face twitching. asked suspiciously.

"It's not very likely. At least the prince doesn't dare to lie about the big competition. As for the selection of officials later? That's hard to say."

Li Xian pondered for a moment, shook his head, and replied in a positive tone.

"Well, that's true. If that guy refuses to admit it, let's see how my brother will deal with him!"

Li Xian had never had a good impression of Li Hong, even though he heard what Li Xian said, he was still a little sullen, so he said bitterly.

Come on, ten of you together are no match for the prince. With your kid's ability, you still want to deal with people, as long as you don't get swallowed by the prince.Li Xian scorned Li Xian fiercely in his heart, but he still had a bright smile on his face, and said in a deep voice, "Now that the prince's elder brother has shown his promise, it's time for the matter to come to an end. Six Brother will go back to the house earlier to make some preparations, and younger brother will also have to be busy for a while."

"Well, seventh brother, you are busy, so I will take my leave first."

Although Li Xian wanted to take part in the trial, he knew that he was unable to participate in it. Hearing Li Xian's words revealed the intention of chasing customers, he couldn't stay any longer, so he could only stand After getting up, he left the scene and left the study in a hurry, and turned back to Prince Lu's mansion by himself to prepare for the relevant arrangements.

"Roton!"

After Li Xian left, the smile on Li Xian's face immediately subsided, and he was deep in thought. After a long time, he suddenly sat up straight and yelled loudly.

"Subordinates are here!"

In the past few days, Luo Tong has been on standby near the study room. When he heard Li Xian's call, he dared not neglect him in the slightest, so he hurriedly walked into the study room and bowed to promise.

"Close the net!"

Li Xian stared at Luo Tong sharply, and spit out two words one by one.

"Yes, your subordinates obey!"

Luo Tong had been waiting for this order for a long time. Now that he had received the order, he immediately lifted his spirits, licked his lower lip, and answered the promise loudly with a grinning grin. In a blink of an eye, he disappeared from the room... "Guanguan Jujiu, in the river continent. A fair lady, a gentleman likes a good man. There are various waterweeds, flowing from left to right..."

In the bedroom of Qianyuan Hall, Xiao Taiping in a light green dress stood with his hands behind his back, facing Empress Wu who was sitting on the couch with a smile, and recited the famous poem "Guanju" from the Book of Songs, immature Her face was flushed with excitement, Xiaoyao's nose was covered with beads of sweat, and her childish voice floated back and forth in the empty room, which sounded rather interesting.

"Mother, Yue'er finished memorizing, did you ever recite it wrong? Mother, talk to me."

Little Taiping recited "Guan Ju" from beginning to end in one breath, and then, without waiting for Empress Wu to comment, she jumped into Empress Wu's arms, shook Empress Wu's arms, twisted her small body, and acted coquettishly.

"Exactly word for word, my Xiaoyue'er is really a talented girl."

Empress Wu affectionately stretched out her hand to scratch the tip of Xiao Taiping's nose, and said affirmatively with a smile.

"Oh, yeah, mother, is there any reward for that?"

Hearing Empress Wu's words, Little Taiping immediately jumped up for joy, and after jumping a few times, with big black eyes, he asked for the reward in anticipation.

"Okay, I deserve a reward. Mom will reward you for memorizing ten more scriptures, okay?"

Looking at Xiao Taiping's pink and tender face, Empress Wu smiled narrowly, stretched out her hand to rub Xiao Taiping's hair, and gave a wonderful answer.

"Ah... Mother bullies others, Yue'er doesn't obey..."

As soon as he heard that it was such a reward, Xiao Taiping's mouth immediately pouted so much that he could put a bottle of oil on it, and coquettishly twirled into Empress Wu's arms. It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. Before the mother and daughter had enough laughing, they saw Sun Quanfu, the new head of the Qianyuan Palace, come out from behind the screen at the door.

"My lady, I will ask Liu Yizhi and Mr. Liu to see you outside the palace during the matter."

Sun Quanfu didn't expect to see such a warm scene of mother and daughter playing, he couldn't help being taken aback, but he didn't dare to miss the big deal, so he could only bite the bullet and walked forward, bowed and hurriedly spoke reports.

"Oh? Announce him to see him at the Hall of Delin, and also announce Ming Chongyan."

When Empress Wu heard that it was Liu Yi's request for an audience, her expression froze in an instant, her brows frowned slightly, and she gave a command in a flat tone.

"Yes, the slaves obey the order."

Sun Quanfu has now taken over the position of Yan Desheng, who has never known life or death, and is solely responsible for assisting Empress Wu with some shady matters. He is clearly aware of the seriousness of the situation. Hearing Empress Wu's order, he dared not delay a little, so he hurriedly responded Afterwards, he hastily left the bedroom, and was too busy with related matters to mention it.

"mother……"

As soon as Little Taiping heard that Empress Wu was going to leave, his little face drooped immediately, with a bitter face, he looked at Empress Wu pitifully, and pursed his lips and called out, as if he had infinite grievances.

"Be good, Yue'er, mother has something to do, you can play first, and mother will bring you a big lantern later, will it be okay?"

Empress Wu loved Xiao Taiping very much, and because she was busy with government affairs, she seldom had time to play with Xiao Taiping. Seeing that Xiao Taiping was unhappy at this time, she felt a little guilty in her heart, but when she thought of the serious situation she was about to face, Empress Wu also had to be cruel, forced a smile, comforted Xiao Taiping, and left the palace without looking back.

"It's so boring!"

Seeing Empress Wu said to go and left immediately, Xiao Taiping pouted aggrievedly, stomped his feet angrily, muttered, and shuffled out of the bedroom, his little back looked extremely thin and desolate.

"Taiping, what's wrong with you? Whoever made you unhappy, tell the myna, myna will make the decision for you!"

Little Taiping walked out of the bedroom with his head down, and just as he walked to the front hall, he happened to meet Li Xulun who was hurrying over. Seeing the unhappy face of the little girl, Li Xulun couldn't help being curious, so he asked aloud One sentence.

"Brother, mother said that she wanted to listen to Yue'er's endorsement, but she ran to see Dr. Zhi Ziming again. What she said didn't count, it was so boring!" When Xiao Taiping saw that it was Li Xulun, he couldn't bear the grievance anymore. , sobbing and complaining.

"Oh?"

Li Xulun had never had a good impression of Ming Chongyan who often went in and out of the harem. Hearing Xiao Taiping's words at this time, he couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart, but he didn't ask any more questions. He coaxed him to the back garden, and then quickly walked to the Delin Hall in the front palace... "I will see the empress."

In the Hall of Delin, Liu Yizhi and Ming Chongyan stood beside each other. They didn't speak to each other, and they didn't even meet their eyes. They were secretly fighting against each other, even if they were in the same hall, the two of them would not want to interact with each other, but when they saw Empress Wu coming out from the back hall, their actions were surprisingly consistent, and they were very consistent. Going forward to meet them, they each bowed and saluted to say hello.

"Let's all be flat."

Empress Wu moved lightly with lotus steps, walked to the dragon bed in the hall and sat down, raised her hand in vain, and let out a cry.

"I am waiting to thank you, Madam Long En."

Although both Liu and Ming were Empress Wu's favored ministers, they did not dare to be pampered in front of Empress Wu. They thanked them according to the rules, and then stood separately on the left and right, as if they were fighting against courtesy.

"Ximei (Liu Yizhi's word), how is the situation?"

Empress Wu was concerned about He Lanmin's case, so she didn't care about the small talk, and went straight to the point when she opened her mouth.

"Returning to your mother, I went to the Ying Wang's mansion before, but the Ying Wang still refused to go to Dali Temple to try the case on the pretext of illness. Counting the three times of Hou Dali Temple Minister, I have already urged you seven times. You can get The replies are all the same, and the ministers are really at a loss. In addition, I met the eunuch Wang Dequan, the deputy head of the East Palace, outside the King’s Mansion today. Although I don’t know why this person appeared in the King’s Mansion, I always feel that it may be related to this case. If it is related, I dare not neglect it, so I have come here to ask the empress to make the decision." After hearing the urgent question from Empress Wu, Liu Yizhi did not dare to neglect it, and hurriedly told the whole story.

"Wang Dequan?"

Upon hearing that Wang Dequan had gone to the Prince Ying's Mansion, Empress Wu couldn't help but frowned, and murmured suspiciously, as if she had thought of something, but she wasn't sure, her face was changing constantly thinking, and she didn't say anything for a long time. A word.

"Your Majesty, I suspect that the prince may have promised His Royal Highness a great benefit. The reason why His Royal Highness did not try the case before was probably for sale. Now that Wang Dequan has shown up, things should start to happen." It's changed." Seeing Empress Wu's delay in expressing his opinion, Liu Yizhi was a little impatient, so he hurriedly spoke out to remonstrate.

"Well, it's not ruled out. Ximei, I'll rush back to Dali Temple immediately and let my good student keep an eye on me. If there is any situation, I will report it immediately."

Empress Wu nodded thoughtfully, but she didn't give a clear action opinion, but gave a solemn expression.

"Yes, Wei Chen obeys the order."

Hearing that Empress Wu's words had the intention of chasing guests, Liu Yizhi didn't dare to say more, although he was dissatisfied, he could only reply respectfully, exited the main hall, and went back to Dali Temple to find Hou Shanye Discuss without mentioning.

"Chong Yan, what do you think of this matter?"

After Liu Yizhi left, Empress Wu immediately stood up, walked gracefully in front of Ming Chongyan, and almost pressed herself into Ming Chongyan's arms, looking at Ming Chongyan with blurred eyes. With a handsome face, he asked in a whisper.

"Xi Mei is quite talented, and this matter may be just as she said. The empress must beware of the collusion between the three kings in private."

Sensing the warmth from Empress Wu, Ming Chongyan's body froze involuntarily, but he still answered unambiguously in his mouth, and a faint murderous look flashed across his eyes...

(End of this chapter)