Great Tang princess

Chapter 328
"Is this... going to be printed and handed down?" Li Yuechen asked a little puzzled.

"No, seal the inscription and stand in the Qianling Mausoleum!" Wu Zetian gently put down the brush, picked up the teacup and replied, and then took a sip.

Hearing what she said, Li Yuechen immediately came to his senses, telling the holy monument!The one at the gate of Qianling Mausoleum!
She had been to the Qianling Mausoleum before, but because she was not very interested in history, most of her attention was focused on the tablet without writing, and she didn't pay much attention to the other one.

It's just that I have been in this era for so long, and I understand some things.

At this time, the tombs of emperors did not have the habit of erecting steles and placing epitaphs.

But if you think about it carefully, since Qianling has erected a monument, does that mean that the matter of the emperor erecting the monument started from her?
Thinking about it, Li Yuechen suddenly looked at his mother's side face and became dazed.

At the beginning, she went to Qianling with her friends, and took a look at the wordless stele left by the empress, but a thousand years later, there were already many words on the wordless stele.

At that time, I heard from the tour guide next to me that it seemed that some poets of the past dynasties carved the words on this stele after the fall of the Tang Dynasty, and it felt like "going here for a visit".

At that time, she was quite bored listening to it for a while.

According to the tour guide's explanation, there are many theories about the wordless inscription, some say that she left it on purpose, some say that she has prepared the inscription but her son did not engrave it, and some say that it is for other reasons... …

But no matter what, if my mother finds out that her stele has been engraved with "visit here" after a thousand years, she should be furious...

"Chen'er? Chen'er?"

Li Yuechen, who was in a daze, suddenly heard his mother calling him, and quickly shook his head to regain his senses: "Huh? What's your order?"

"Why do you look at Wei Niang in a daze? And with a pitiful expression?" Wu Zetian asked, frowning.

"Ah, no!"

Li Yuechen quickly denied it. It couldn't be said that he was thinking about your tombstone after a thousand years, so he flattered him: "It's because I saw that Auntie is so beautiful, so I became addicted to it all at once, hahaha..."

It was just a joke and flattery, but it passed away with a smile.

However, upon hearing this sentence, Wu Zetian frowned very seriously, put down the teacup with a serious face, and said softly: "Chen'er, when your grandpa was alive, there are some things I can't ask. To be honest, you are Isn't it the same as Erlang?"

"Huh?" Li Yuechen was taken aback, "What do you mean, Aunt?"

Wu Zetian looked serious: "Do you like women?"

"Forehead……"

Li Yuechen was a little dazed all of a sudden, he didn't expect his mother to ask this question, and when he heard this question suddenly, he didn't know how to answer it.

Thinking about it carefully, in fact, I did seem a little abnormal.

In this era when it is common to get married at the age of thirteen or fourteen, now that I am nineteen years old, I have never mentioned any topic about men, probably because my mother discovered something.

But if you think about it carefully, it’s not enough, right?Although he didn't bring up the subject of men, he didn't act like he liked women very much either.

It can only be said that as expected of my mother, my observation skills are really sharp enough.

But... Do you want to admit it?Li Yuechen couldn't help but wonder in his heart.

After all, I don't know what my mother's attitude is towards this matter. If she gets angry, wouldn't it be bad?
Looking around with bright and energetic eyes, Li Yuechen asked tentatively: "Is it...or...isn't it?"

"It is I who is asking you!" Wu Zetian looked serious, and his voice raised a lot.

After being yelled at, Li Yuechen shrank his neck: "This... If Auntie is angry, then it's not. If you don't mind, then it is!"

While speaking, he also adjusted his posture, ready to run away at any time, in case she suddenly hit someone.

Although he was not afraid of her beating, what Li Yuechen felt distressed was that if her hands hurt from beating, it would be bad.

"you……"

Hearing this sentence, Wu Zetian pointed to her nose, as if he wanted to say something.

But after only saying one word, nothing came out.

"Ma'am, don't be angry!" Li Yuechen quickly came over to hold her hand, and pulled her to sit down, "This matter is not a matter of self-consciousness, it is a natural decision!"

Wu Zetian didn't speak, just sat down and panted heavily, as if sulking.

I want to swear at people, but if I think about it carefully, this daughter has been sensible and cute since she was a child, and she can also coax people. It seems useless to scold her just because of this.

Besides, as long as you have read the history of the Han Dynasty, you will know that this kind of thing cannot be solved by scolding at all, and indeed a large part of it is born.

"Auntie, don't be angry!"

Seeing her like this, Li Yuechen was afraid that she would be out of breath in the next moment, so he immediately picked up the teacup, took a sip to test the temperature, and then handed it to her mouth, "Drink tea slowly!"

Wu Zetian raised his hand and pushed it away, turned his head and was about to curse, then lowered his head: "Forget it...you are born with intelligence far beyond ordinary people, and you can do anything from heaven to earth. I think this is the price, and you are destined not to stay behind... ..."

"Eh..." Li Yuechen really wanted to explain that it had nothing to do with this, but after thinking about it, it seemed like a good thing for her to think so.

After a few seconds of silence with each other, Wu Zetian raised his head with complicated eyes, as if he didn't know what to say.

"Why is A Niang looking at me like this?" Li Yuechen held her hand, "Does it mean that you don't recognize me as a daughter?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Wu Zetian patted the back of her hand, "Damn girl!"

Li Yuechen grinned, and suddenly stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms: "Hey, it's not a serious matter in the first place, so don't worry about it, Auntie!"

"Go! Go! Go!"

Wu Zetian pushed her daughter away a little irritably, and said with a serious face: "This matter must not be publicized! In the future, when you open a mansion and play on your own territory, you should pay more attention..."

Hey?I really didn't expect this!
Li Yuechen's eyes suddenly lit up, and he was about to go out to open a mansion. Do you want to get a bunch of female pets to play with?
But as soon as this idea came out, it was suppressed by reason again!

In this special era, it is not a big deal for a princess to play with male pets. Even if it gets out, it is still a romantic affair that historians are too lazy to record, and it is not worth mentioning at all.

But playing with female pets is different, it will become a very serious matter, and will be pointed and scolded by the ministers of the court, because it is not in line with etiquette!
The most typical example is my aunt, Princess Qianjin, who has a lot of male pets in the family, and gossip is almost all over the streets in Dongdu.

But when others mentioned it, they didn't think it was a big deal at all.

The status of the princess in the Tang Dynasty was very high, and the son-in-law was equivalent to a married man, with almost no dignity at all.

The simplest example, since ancient times, when the husband died, the wife had to mourn for three years.

But if the princess dies, the son-in-law will also have to stay in mourning for three years, during which time no remarriage is allowed.

The most important thing is that concubines cannot take concubines, but princesses can raise faces, which is completely opposite to the outside world... I have to say, maybe this is one of the reasons why it was difficult for princesses in the Tang Dynasty to marry.

It is no exaggeration to say that marrying a princess of the Tang Dynasty is equivalent to marrying an ancestor.

"Don't worry, Ma'am, the baby won't!" Li Yuechen immediately promised, "I will definitely not tarnish the royal family's reputation!"

Wu Zetian nodded: "You have always done things safely, with this guarantee, I can rest assured!"

"Hey, that's it!" Li Yuechen replied pretending to be proud.

……

The mother and daughter were chatting when Li Xian came in suddenly: "I'm here to have dinner with A Niang."

"Huh?" Wu Zetian was a little puzzled, "Why did you come here suddenly?"

"Lian'er keeps nagging me, so annoying!" Li Xian curled his lips.

Li Yuechen propped his chin with both hands, and grinned: "I didn't expect my elder brother to be afraid of guilt..."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Li Xian refused to admit it, "Actually, what she said is correct, it's just a little troublesome."

Hearing what his son said, Wu Zetian, who was still frowning, immediately changed his expression: "It's annoying to know that you are right. Now that you are the emperor, don't you know that you should always be strict with yourself?"

"I……"

He didn't expect to be taught by his wife at home, but he would be taught by his mother when he came here. Li Xian really felt that life was gloomy and boring, so he immediately turned to Li Yuechen for help.

Li Yuechen smiled helplessly, and immediately changed the subject: "Okay, Auntie, don't teach him anymore. After a while, I will go out to open a mansion, and the days of seeing each other will be less. Let's take this opportunity to talk more."

"Hmm..." Li Xian nodded repeatedly.

Wu Zetian gave him a blank look, but did not continue to say anything, and turned to a lighter topic.

……

Li Xian had been here for several days, it seemed that he was trying to get in trouble with Wei Lian'er on purpose, he didn't go back to live for seven or eight days in a row, and he went to the other concubines at night, not the queen at all.

"Your Highness, the Empress sent someone!" Fulai entered the Linbo Pavilion and announced in a low voice, "She said she wanted to meet His Highness."

"Oh, let's go!" Li Yuechen agreed, got up and walked out.

The Empress lives in Feixiang Hall, which is not far away, and she will be there in a short while.

Before reaching the door, the maid she saw had already gone in to report. When she came out, Li Yuechen happened to come over, and the maid hurriedly saluted: "Your Highness, please come in!"

"Ah."

Li Yuechen agreed, entered the hall, and saw Wei Lian'er walking towards her quickly.

"I've seen the queen!" Li Yuechen saluted.

"Oh, princess, you don't have to be polite!" Wei Lian'er hastily stretched out her hand to help her up, "If you don't mind, just call me sister-in-law!"

Li Yuechen nodded: "I don't know if my sister-in-law called me here, what orders do you have?"

"This..." Wei Lian'er smiled awkwardly, "It's really embarrassing to say it, but I had some troubles with His Majesty recently, and His Majesty is unhappy, and runs to other concubines every day..."

Li Yuechen also lived in the palace, so he naturally knew about it.Although Wei Lian'er is a queen, she can't treat concubines casually.

The queen also needs a reason to punish her concubines, and she can't punish her for the reason of "the emperor runs to you every day", otherwise she will be labeled as "jealous", which is not in line with etiquette.

"The princess has always had a good relationship with His Majesty. I don't want the Princess to help persuade her..." Wei Lian'er pulled her to sit down, "Otherwise, Your Majesty will forget what I look like after a long time..."

Li Yuechen felt helpless in his heart, the two of you were having trouble and asked me to persuade you...

To be honest, she really didn't want to participate in this kind of thing, after all, as the saying goes, it's hard for an upright official to break up housework.This is not recommended at all.

But now that the queen has come here, with such a low posture, it seems unreasonable not to help.

After thinking about it, she nodded: "I can persuade you, but sister-in-law still shouldn't have too much hope. After all, I can't say too much about husband and wife. After all, brother is the emperor, and he wants face, sister-in-law When the time comes, I will apologize when I see what I should do."

"Okay, okay, as long as the princess is willing to help!" Wei Lian'er smiled happily when she heard that she was willing to help, and kept patting her arm lightly.

Then, as if he suddenly thought of something, he immediately got up and walked to the back, and walked over with a pair of big iron maces in his arms after a while.

"The princess is a member of the army, so I don't have anything to give away. This thing was made by an elder brother in the clan. I think the princess will like it..." As he spoke, he stuffed the weapon into Li Yuechen's hand.

"Sister-in-law can't do it!" Li Yuechen quickly refused, "It's just a little effort, how can I accept this gift..."

"Princess, don't refuse. If we want to get along with each other for a long time from now on, let's treat it as a gift from my sister-in-law..." Wei Lian'er insisted on her to accept it no matter what.

Li Yuechen was a little helpless, and after several refusals, he reluctantly accepted it.

To be honest, this thing feels like a plastic toy in the hand, and it's uncomfortable to wield.

Holding the iron mace and walking out of Feixiang Hall, Li Yuechen threw it into Fulai's hand: "Take it back and put it away."

"Your Highness, this item was made by a good craftsman, it would be a pity if it is not used." Fu Lai reminded.

"Can you withstand Ben Gong's hammer?" Li Yuechen asked back.

"Of course not!" Fulai replied, and then understood what she meant, and nodded to show that he understood.

……

That night, Li Yuechen found Li Xian.

"Ask me to persuade brother today, go back when you have time."

"Is Yuechen facing her or Xiang Wei?" Li Xian asked with his lips curled up.

Li Yuechen nodded: "Naturally towards brother! But then again, the queen is not an enemy... If brother is really angry, why don't you abolish the queen?"

"I..." Li Xian didn't know what to say for a moment.

Being awkward is being awkward, but he really didn't think about abolishing the empress.

"Brother, why don't you go back tonight and have a look, if the Queen's attitude is good and you are willing to apologize, then this will be over?" Li Yuechen said with a smile, "Why do husband and wife feud overnight?"

"If she's willing to apologize...Brother, I'll go back and have a look..." Li Xian nodded.

It was not wrong for the queen to teach him a lesson, but he just couldn't save face. If the queen is willing to admit his mistake at this time, the matter will almost be over.

……

Li Xian returned to the queen's residence that night, and the next few days were calm, and the relationship between the two seemed to have returned to calm.

Li Yuechen also immediately breathed a sigh of relief, unexpectedly, this younger sister would have to worry about her brother's family affairs.

Two days later, Li Yuechen stayed with her mother in Renshou Hall as usual, because she was writing the Holy Records recently, so she didn't go to court today.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Li Yuechen was about to ask his mother to stop for a meal, but Shangguan Wan'er suddenly ran over.

"Tianhou, Your Highness, something happened in the hall!" Shangguan Wan'er said with a serious face.

(End of this chapter)