Wentang

Chapter 619 The first confrontation with the queen 2
Samurai Yu's expression was full of remorse, frustration and other emotions.

It is estimated that what he regrets the most right now is why he didn't squat by the door himself, or educate his girls well.Such a good opportunity was wasted in vain.

"Second Lady is a person with her own opinions." Yue Shan said.

The samurai wanted to explain something, but in the end it turned into a sigh: "Hey, you are laughing at the lack of discipline. I prepared some food and wine, why don't we chat while eating."

"Okay, let's go." Yue Shan got up and said.

It's just that when he went out, he stuffed Wu Zetian's annotated version of "Only Respecting Confucianism" into his arms. Samurai Xun also saw it but didn't feel relieved.

In Wu Zetian's boudoir above the attic, Mrs. Wu Yang scolded her daughter with an angry face.

Normally, Wu Zetian would definitely argue with reason, but this time she just sat there silently without saying a word. If you look closely, you will find that the usual confidence in her eyebrows has disappeared.

"You say you... How many times have I taught you, don't play those clever things, you just don't listen." Wu Yang said angrily:

"Your little cleverness can't even be hidden from the cook in the backyard. The reason why everyone doesn't expose you is because of your identity to play with you... If you really remove your status as the second lady of Ying Guogong's mansion, you can't even beggars on the street. Not as good."

"Before I came to Beijing, I warned you again and again that there are many nobles in Beijing and there are many capable people, so don't play tricks. Although you didn't say it at the time, I can see that you are dissatisfied."

"How about now? Do you believe it? Is this lesson deep enough? But what is the price?"

"Qingshui Hou came from a poor and humble background and didn't depend on anyone. At the age of ten, he met the saint and the empress, and the empress who coaxed him recognized him as a brother-in-law. At the age of 12, he planned Xuan... that big event... You are really stupid to play such a clever thing in front of him. Unbearable..."

Seeing that his daughter still didn't respond after saying so much, Wu Yang was furious and slapped the table with a 'bang' and said:

"Your father and I just spoiled you too much. From now on, we should learn how to be a woman at home, so that we won't be told that we don't have a tutor when we get married in the future."

"And your books, I'll let someone take them away later."

Wu Zetian, who had been indifferent until now, heard that he was going to give away his book, and immediately reacted, saying: "No, it took me a long time to collect it, so why give it to those two people."

"Don't? Hmph, it's not yet the time for you to be the master of the house, you just read your brains out." Wu Yang said without doubt.

At this moment, Wu Zetian's maid Xing'er trotted in, first glanced at Wu Yangshi timidly, and then said to Wu Zetian cautiously: "Second lady, Qingshuihou, was called by the lord to attend the banquet."

"Did he take anything from the room?" Wu Zetian asked eagerly.

"Book, Qing Shuihou took away the book "Only Respecting Confucianism" that my wife read most often." Xing'er replied.

"Why, are you still going to ask him if he wants to come back?" Wu Yang sneered at the side.

Wu Zetian ignored his mother-in-law's ridicule, and asked, "Are you sure he took that book away?"

"I'm sure. I'll just watch from the side. Qing Shuihou put the book in his pocket and walked away." Xing'er said with certainty.

Most of the anxious look on Wu Zetian's face receded, his eyes lit up again, and even a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Mrs. Wu Yang was not a fool either. Seeing her daughter's expression, she knew that things might have turned around. She quickly asked, "What does Yue Hou's taking that book have to do with this matter?"

"That book is full of my reading experiences." Wu Zetian said, "Qing Shuihou is a master of learning, and my opinion is very naive to him, and it is difficult to help him. Then he took this book for his purpose. What is it?"

Wu Yangshi was puzzled at first, but soon suddenly realized, and said in disbelief: "For the sage and empress to see?"

"I think it should be so." Wu Zetian said.

"Okay, okay, if the saint and empress are satisfied..." Wu Yang was pleasantly surprised at first, but the smile on his face disappeared after speaking: "Are you so sure that the book will make the saint and empress happy with you?"

"No." Wu Zetian shook his head and said, "The key to this matter lies in Qing Shuihou. If he is satisfied, we will take the initiative with or without this book. He is not satisfied that the book will never appear in front of the empress."

"But you just now..." Thinking of her own daughter's self-assertive behavior just now, Wu Yang's anger that had just subsided surged up again, wishing to beat her half to death.

"At first, I also thought that after what happened just now, Qingshuihou should have a bad impression of me, but now it seems that's not the case." Wu Zetian said.

"What do you mean? You don't think Yue Hou is satisfied with your performance just now, do you?" Wu Yang laughed angrily.

"If he is not satisfied with me, just go back to the palace and tell the sage and the empress, why bother to take that book? Mother, do you think this is the reason?" Wu Zetian analyzed.

Seeing that her daughter didn't seem to be joking, Mrs. Wu Yang also thought about it, and soon her eyes lit up and said: "He should have a good impression of you, but he has nothing to prove. He took this book to tell the saint and the empress. Prove your words."

"That's the reason." Wu Zetian continued: "And mother, think about it, it's getting late now, if he doesn't have a good impression of me, he should go to the palace immediately and tell the saint and the empress about it."

"But now he is not in a hurry to leave, and is still drinking and having fun with his father, so I don't think he has a bad impression of me."

Wu Yang said puzzledly: "It shouldn't be, your performance just now... should be very annoying."

Wu Zetian glared at his mother, are you your own mother? Has anyone ever said that about his daughter?

"It's normal for him to be a child of a fairy who sees things differently from ordinary people. Now we don't need to worry about this, but what to do next."

Wu Yangshi looked at her second daughter vigilantly, and said, "What kind of moth did you come up with?"

"I want to see Yuehou again." Wu Zetian said seriously.

"No." Wu Yang refused flatly: "Things have finally turned around, and I won't allow you to take any more risks."

"According to the concept of normal people, this is called taking risks, but the other party is in clear water, so how can we take it with common sense." Wu Zetian persuaded:
"You said it yourself, just now I was playing smart and replaced it with someone else, but he didn't do that. Obviously, some of the characteristics I showed just now won his approval."

Wu Yang nodded subconsciously, but immediately shook his head and said, "But now we don't know what he is looking for."

Wu Zetian continued: "We don't know which characteristic of me he appreciates, but it must be a part of my personality. When I planned to find him just now, I did it completely according to my nature."

"Now I just need to continue to do it according to my nature. When the time comes, those points he appreciates will definitely be revealed again, deepening his impression."

"Also, although he didn't blame me for this, I designed it to test him after all, so I should personally apologize to him."

"After all, he shouldn't hate a person who dares to act and admit his mistakes, and knows his mistakes and can correct them. Mother, are you right?"

Mrs. Wu Yang pondered for a long time before making a decision, and said solemnly: "Okay, I will take you there. But you must remember that the purpose of this visit is to apologize and listen to the teachings. Don't talk too much and don't play tricks." Those little smarts."

Wu Zetian nodded quickly and said, "Mother, don't worry, my daughter is awake."

On the other hand, the samurai Xun arranged a sumptuous banquet for Yue Shan.There are dozens of delicacies made from all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas, and the wine is also the best sake in Qiongjiangguan.

A bottle of this kind of wine costs one gold coin, which is consistent money, and it is sold in limited quantities, which cannot be bought with money.

Obviously, the samurai Xun wanted to treat Yue Shan well, and try to let him say more good things about his daughter in front of the sage empress.

But now...

Thinking of this, he picked up the cup and 'gudong' just to drink a glass of wine, even a gold coin and a bottle of fine wine can't taste a bit of taste at this time.

This is the crown princess, the future queen.

Although he, a warrior, is loyal to Li Yuan, he has always had opinions on Li Shimin because of the Xuanwumen Incident.But Li Shimin was the only one he had an opinion on, excluding Li Chengqian and others.

After all, Li Chengqian is still Li Yuan's grandson.

Naturally, he did not object to his daughter becoming a princess.

Maybe he doesn't care about ordinary royal relatives, but the queen is different from ordinary concubines.Not to mention a nouveau riche like him, anyone else would fight desperately for this position, including Qiwang with five surnames.

Don't look at the appearance of the five surnames and Qiwang who are arrogant and arrogant to the imperial power. Now if the emperor asks them to send a daughter to the East Palace to be a princess, these people would like to send their own mothers along with them.

Moreover, his daughter would have the opportunity to enter the palace to meet the Supreme Emperor if he became a crown princess. He didn't expect the Supreme Emperor to regain the throne, at least let him know that there are still a group of old officials who have never forgotten him, so he must feel better.

At the same time, she can also know how the Supreme Emperor is doing through her daughter.

It's a pity, a pity, such a good opportunity was given to...

Heartache.

'Gudong! The samurai Xun swallowed another large glass of wine.

Yue Shan looked at all this with a smile on his face, but silently savored the rare delicacy without speaking out to persuade him.

He knew very well that it was true that the samurai Xun felt aggrieved and depressed, but it was not to this extent.At least half of his current appearance was a show for himself, hoping to arouse his sympathy and give Wu Zetian a chance.

Although he had no intention of preventing Wu Zetian from entering the palace, he also wanted to give her a strong education through this matter, so that she would consider whether it was necessary when she wanted to play tricks in the future.

What's more, things that are too easy to get don't know how to cherish them.If he directly said that she passed the assessment, the Wu family would be very grateful to him, but only grateful.

But after going through all these ups and downs, I let go, that is a great kindness to the Wu family, and they will spend their entire lives to repay it.

And he also wanted to see whether Wu Zetian would choose to wait for death or save himself in this situation.

If self-help, what means will be used.

So right now he lets the warrior Xun perform as he pleases, without saying a word.

The two of them drank wine and ate food in silence, the banquet seemed too deserted.

Seeing that Yue Shan still refused to accept the move, the warrior Xun knew in his heart that the matter was probably a foregone conclusion.If I don't speak again, this scene may really not be able to end, so I put down my glass and said:

"This is the first time that Yue Hou has visited my house as a guest?"

"I've been fascinated by the name for a long time, I've wanted to visit him for a long time, and I just realized it today." Yue Shan said politely.

"That's too polite. I was wrong before because I misunderstood you so much about that matter, otherwise I wouldn't be able to sit together for a banquet today." The warrior Xun continued.

"Good things take a long time, it is enough for Mr. Ying to know my intentions." Yue Shan said.

"Speaking of this matter, I would like to thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the little girl Chang'er. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't have seen the farewell poem, and I might not be able to resolve this misunderstanding in my life." The warrior Xun said with emotion.

Hehe, the old fox still doesn't give up, he's always trying to bring the topic up to the prince and Wu Zetian.Yue Shan was amused in his heart, but said calmly on his face:
"The word fate is so wonderful. If you are destined to meet thousands of miles away, if you don't have the destiny to meet each other face to face, you can't force it."

"Uh..." The samurai choked for a moment, what Yue Shan said bluntly was that your girl is no longer destined to be a princess, so don't force it.This kind of straightforward refusal made him not know how to answer it.

He must not be reconciled to giving up like this. After thinking for a while, he followed Yue Shan's words and said, "Hou Yue's words are very wonderful. We are destined to meet from thousands of miles away. Chang'er has been wandering with me in other places since he was a child, and we have met since the first time I came to Beijing this year. Prince..."

Then he found that Yue Shan was looking at him with a half-smile, which was embarrassing, but he could only bite the bullet and continue: "Ahem, this is fate, if there is no fate for them, how can you and I resolve the misunderstanding, Hou Yue dont you agree."

Yue Shan was also afraid that the samurai Xun would give up completely if he kept avoiding related issues, so he made a slightly loose attitude and said:

"Hehe... Second Lady is very smart and very assertive, but there must be a limit to everything, after which it will be self-defeating."

Seeing that Yue Shan was finally willing to discuss the issue head-on, the warrior Xun thought he was moved by him, and quickly said, "It's all my fault. I have been busy with government affairs and neglected discipline all these years. But she is still young, and strict discipline will definitely make it right in the future."

Yue Shan shook his head and said: "Once she gets on that stage, she will become the center of attention. Those who are staring at this position will not give her this time."

"At that time, any small mistake will be infinitely magnified and attacked. Do you think she can get through this hurdle?"

The samurai said unwillingly: "Is there no other way?"

Yue Shan said: "Yes, I believe you are aware of this method, but..." At this point, he shook his head and stopped talking.

But the samurai Xun understood what he meant. This method is very simple, and there are people to protect him.

There is a strong backing to help her resist the attacks of those people until the day she grows up.

The samurai Xun of the Wude Dynasty must have this ability, but once the emperor and courtiers, he can only barely protect himself now.

It's okay if he honestly works in other places. If he dares to get involved in the power and responsibility of the center, he will be eaten by the vested interests of the new dynasty in seconds.

If my daughter is a responsible girl, she is not afraid of being criticized by others. After all, it is risky to attack the princess.

But he is too aware of the character of his second daughter, she is definitely not a responsible person.Putting her in the position of princess is a living target.If there is no one to keep it behind...it may even implicate the Wu family.

Thinking of this, the samurai Xun was a little desperate. Perhaps our samurai family really didn't have such a blessing, he couldn't help but think.

Yue Shan, who had been paying attention to his expression all the time, thumped in his heart. Could it be that he was scared away by what he said too harshly?

This is really self-defeating.

Just when he was trying to remedy it, he suddenly heard Wu Yang's voice outside the door: "Lang Jun, Yuehou, I have a solution, I don't know if it will work."

(End of this chapter)