palace heart

Chapter 8
Li Qianlan suddenly raised her head to look at the smiling Empress Dowager Gao, completely forgetting that with her humble status, she couldn't look directly at her master.

For this beautiful woman who is only 30 years old, time seems to have given him special treatment. Even at the age of 20, the traces of time have not left a trace on his face, and he still looks like a beautiful and young [-]-year-old woman.There is a gentle smile in the eyes, which makes people feel relieved, makes people let go of their guard against her, and even has an urge to give her all the secrets in their hearts.

Li Qianlan woke up suddenly, in this palace, who is the idler?Even if she hadn't stained her hands with blood, she hadn't harmed anyone.But if there is no scheming, how can we live until now!With her character, she almost lost her mind, this Empress Dowager Gao is really not a kind person!Although he still doesn't know the intention of Empress Dowager Gao, he also understands that he must want to use her for something.Because of all the incidents just now, Li Qianlan dealt with it even more carefully.

Empress Dowager Gao smiled slightly, seeing the change in Li Qianlan's expression, she was not angry.If Li Qianlan can't even pass such a small test, how can she use it for her!She didn't mention Li Qianlan's impoliteness just now, and said again: "You are just a small court lady. Even if you go out of the palace to get married at 25, you can marry an ordinary family at most, and even better, give some people below the fifth rank. As for the wife of Marshal Dingbei's eldest son, it is absolutely impossible. Even as a concubine, Marshal Dingbei will not tolerate you."

Li Qianlan naturally understands this truth, and this is one of the reasons why she and Shen Mojun have never made their hearts clear.A few times, Shen Mo expressed his desire to cross the world with her, but she cleverly avoided it.Shen Mojun fled with the criminal minister's daughter, and the Shen family would not let her go without the emperor doing anything to her!
But now that Empress Dowager Gao said this, the pain in my heart became uncontrollable.Although Li Qianlan concealed it very well, her slightly trembling hands betrayed her thoughts.

Empress Dowager Gao's eyes flashed with pride, and her face became more gentle, "It's not easy for you mother and daughter to live in the palace, and I shouldn't ask about it. In this palace, there are many poor women, and you are not the first. One, and naturally it won't be the last one. I have no enemies in the past, but I don't have any friendship, so it's only natural that I don't take care of you."

Li Qianlan just listened and didn't answer, as if waiting for Empress Dowager Gao's instructions.

Empress Dowager Gao didn't take it seriously, and continued: "People are born with desires and desires. As for Qianlan, your desire is freedom, and your desire is to have a good marriage with Shen Mojun for a hundred years. As your maid of honor, naturally No. But, if you are the widowed daughter of a former prime minister, it is not too much to marry into the Shen family, you say, right?"

Hearing this, Li Qianlan raised her head again in shock, with no expression other than shock on her face.

"However, if you are the widowed daughter of the former prime minister, it's not too much to marry into the Shen family, don't you think so?"

Hearing this, Li Qianlan only felt five thunders on his head, his heart stopped beating, and there was only a buzzing sound in his ears, and he even thought that he had heard it wrong.However, she had imagined countless dreams, but at this moment, she saw them clearly.Although it is still a castle in the air, will Li Qianlan not catch the life-saving straw?

Seeing Li Qianlan's expression, Empress Dowager Gao nodded with satisfaction, and said: "Prime Minister Li did nothing wrong. Ten years ago, Prime Minister Li was burdened by your brother Li Liancheng, and he insisted on seeking death. Now, the government has stabilized. Don't worry about what the old crown prince's former department will do in the name of Prime Minister Li, there is nothing wrong with helping you restore your identity."

Li Qianlan only felt that his heart, which had stopped beating just now, was moving with a thud, "plop, plop" beating very fast.It's not that she is greedy for fame and fortune, but just having the opportunity to be with the person she yearns for is enough to make her fall in love!
However, she soon calmed down.Although she was still young back then, she was extremely smart. Her father asked her to protect her mother and not hate anyone. This is all karma.Although she hasn't seen her mother in ten years, Li Qianlan always remembers what her father said before he was alive, but she secretly arranged and helped her mother a lot.I even remember that her father told her before committing suicide, don't be like her brother, only looking at the profit, not the price.When others show kindness to you, they must ask for something.

Although Li Liancheng was the prince's confidant back then, and thus implicated the Li family, it was also a preparation for Gao En, the head of the Gao family, to take over the post of prime minister.But at that time, it was a rebellious label. Now it is not impossible, but extremely difficult to rehabilitate.If one fails, Empress Dowager Gao may also fall into it. After all, Empress Dowager Gao is not the biological mother of Emperor Ying.Empress Dowager Gao paid such a price, she must be asking for more!
After thinking about the stakes, Li Qianlan gradually woke up from the excitement and agitation, but she would not reject Queen Mother Gao directly.Not to mention, there is still a "handle" in the hands of the Empress Dowager Gao. Even if there is no "handle", the dignified Empress Dowager wants to execute two criminal maidservants, but will she still have to go through three trials?Others can leave the palace at the age of 25, but Li Qianlan has never thought that she also has the opportunity to leave the palace.

Now, Empress Dowager Gao has made various promises to herself, what can she use?
Empress Dowager Gao seemed to deliberately give Li Qianlan time to think about these pros and cons. Seeing that she had already figured it out, she put away her gentle and lazy expression before, with a stern look in her eyes, "You are a smart person, and I don't want to go around with you anymore. Pick the main ones directly."

Hearing this, Li Qianlan felt relieved, if Empress Dowager Gao said she didn't want to do anything by herself, she would just try to offend Empress Dowager Gao, and then find a way to get out, as for the future.She has always lived one day in the palace.It is good to be alive, but to be dead is just to throw ashes into a dry well.But Empress Dowager Gao now clarifies her conditions, as long as Empress Dowager Gao's conditions are not excessive, even if there is danger of walking with the tiger, she will give it a try!
Although ten years had smoothed Li Qianlan's edges and corners, it didn't mean that she had also worn away her backbone.However, if she could live by bowing her head, she would definitely raise her head to seek death!

Empress Dowager Gao laughed wantonly, not at all like a queen mother, but more like a man.

Empress Dowager Gao's laughter stopped abruptly, and she returned to the smile on her face before, "In a few days, after the Queen passes away..."

After hearing this, Li Qianlan felt a chill coming from behind her, and the empress was still here!Healthy and healthy!

Li Qianlan's heart was full of turmoil, the empress was healthy and healthy, but Empress Dowager Gao said that the empress would pass away in a few days, how could this not surprise her!Empress Dowager Gao even dared to harm the queen of the mother world!

Although he understood, Li Qianlan would not make it clear.And today when she heard this, she understood that there are only two ways for her to go now, one is a dead end, and the other is to board the Empress Dowager Gao's boat!
Empress Dowager Gao will not let an "outsider" know her thoughts, and let her get out alive.But Li Qianlan also understands that she has no power to rely on and is best controlled.If the Queen Mother Shun, she will live, and if the Queen Mother Reverse, she will die!Whether it's now or after it's done!Her little life is in the hands of Empress Dowager Gao!
Li Qianlan has never felt such a sense of powerlessness for a powerless and powerless little person. This is the sense of powerlessness in the face of power!The sorrow of a little man!

Taking a deep breath, Li Qianlan slowly raised her head to let Empress Dowager Gao see her face clearly. Today she has no choice! "Empress Dowager, this servant is just a small maid, and not the Empress Dowager's confidant."

The corners of Empress Dowager Gao's mouth turned up slightly. She knew that even though Li Qianlan was dissatisfied with her coercion, she gave in at this moment.She never believed that anyone could truly succumb to her skirts, she only believed in those who were firmly in her hands!

The emperor's favor?She doesn't need the kind of things that will plummet and become illusory as people's temperament changes.What she wants is real power, the power of life and death to control people's fate!

What happened to killing the queen?She didn't just kill a queen!How about killing two?She doesn't even care about the first emperor, let alone a mere queen!
Like Li Qianlan, who is talented, beautiful, arrogant in his bones but extremely smooth, she can pick at least ten people.The most important reason why she chose Li Qianlan was that Li Qianlan was like her.

As early as ten years ago, she could see that Li Qianlan, like her, didn't like not being able to control her own destiny.If the Li family hadn't fallen and Li Qianlan had entered the palace as a concubine, she would definitely not be able to keep her position as the empress dowager!Empress Dowager Gao also understood that the only person who could threaten her was Li Qianlan!
Because, they are the same kind!

If it was someone else, Li Qianlan would have been eliminated long ago.But Empress Dowager Gao didn't!What's the point if everything goes smoothly into your hands!
Empress Dowager Gao glanced at Li Qianlan with a serious face, "After the queen passed away in a few days, Zheng Chenghao, the imperial historian, must not have too much thought on other matters, but he is upright, but he admires Prime Minister Li and opposes it. The voice is naturally low. And some loyal ministers headed by him naturally don't talk too much. Anyway, Li's son is no longer there, and he will not rebel. Thinking about it, there are still many people who respect Prime Minister Li's character Bar."

Empress Dowager Gao came slowly, as if she really admired Prime Minister Li.Although Li Qianlan didn't show anything on the surface, she turned around a few times in her mind.Just because there are people who admire Prime Minister Li, among these people, it is inevitable that there will be some radicals. Although they forbear, it is only because no one from the Li family stands up, and Li Qianlan is the bait.

(End of this chapter)