Great Tang princess

Chapter 489

Dongdu, inside Jixian Temple.

Sitting on the rocking chair, Wu Zetian looked at the Huoshaoyun reflected outside the window, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional for a moment.

This transparent glazed window is really a good thing. In the past, if you want to keep the brightness in the palace during the day, you have to open all the windows.

But in summer, it’s fine, but in winter, it’s unbearably cold, so I can only light candles.

It is different now, the transparent glazed windows, even in winter, the room is still bright, even though it is already dusk, you can still read and write in the room.

Shangguan Wan'er knelt in front of the table, brewing tea very elegantly, and put it respectfully beside Wu Zetian when it was almost dry.

Then he said respectfully: "Your Majesty, it's almost time, do you want to have dinner?"

"Well, I don't feel hungry yet, so let's wait for a while." Wu Zetian said while admiring the sunset in the sky.

"Here!" Shangguan Wan'er agreed, and immediately went down to give instructions.

Today's Shangguan Wan'er has almost become Wu Zetian's life secretary. She not only has to help review the memorials, but also has to do many complicated and trivial matters.

Even Zhang Chengxin, the head of the internal affairs office, respectfully called her "Shangguan Shangyi" when he saw her.

Although in terms of rank, Chief Ouchi must be bigger, but he dare not show off in front of this hidden guard commander.

The current Shangguan Wan'er is the target of many people's curry favor both inside and outside the palace.

Outside the palace, no matter whether it is an official of the imperial court or a favorite of the emperor like Pei Huaiyi, they must establish a good relationship with her.

Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, Pei Huaiyi, as a male favorite, must have a closer relationship with the emperor, but only he knows that compared to Shangguan Wan'er, he is nothing like a fart.

In the palace, countless eunuchs and maids were thinking about how to make a good impression in front of Shangguan Wan'er, and many eunuchs and maids even said that they wanted to recognize her as a foster mother.

This kind of thing is actually very common in the palace, but it still makes Shangguan Wan'er, who is only in her twenties, feel uncomfortable for a while.

Three 40 years old eunuchs and court ladies come over and respectfully say that they want to recognize her as a mother. This scene makes me feel uncomfortable even thinking about it.

……

Today's work was over, so Shangguan Wan'er knelt down in front of the table, watching the teacup next to Wu Zetian, and admiring the setting sun with her.

The sun that was about to set was no longer glaring, it seemed to be shrouded in a layer of mist, and the orange-red light was wantonly swaying, soothing the hearts of everyone who saw this scene after a long day of work.

The sound of the evening drum in the eastern capital has already sounded, no matter what the busy crowd is, they are rushing home, because after the end of the evening drum, the streets will be closed and the gates will also be closed at the same time.

The only lively place is probably the place of Fireworks and Willow Lane. The sound of various songs and dances in the brothel is accompanied by the performance of musical instruments, attracting and soothing the souls who may be tired or lonely.

No matter how the times change, some things have been fixed from the beginning, and have never changed in thousands of years.

……

The sky has not yet darkened, and many people with excellent living conditions are watching the sunset comfortably.

A huge but very dim phantom suddenly skipped over the ground, causing many people to look up into the sky curiously, wanting to see what flickered just now.

However, looking up like this, they all opened their eyes wide, and even opened their mouths wide, completely frozen in place.

And this phenomenon is obviously still spreading rapidly, more and more people look up to the sky, and then they can no longer look away.

Whether it was common people or dignitaries, or even the soldiers beating drums on the city walls and watchtowers, they all gradually stopped their movements.

At this moment, many people in the whole city looked up at the sky in surprise, watching the dozens of small but obvious shadows across the sky.

Although these black shadows are still far from the ground, they are obviously not living creatures, more like kites.

But it is slightly different from a real kite. It can be seen that this is definitely a man-made product, but it is much more flexible than a kite.

In the sky above the Eastern Capital City, dozens of black shadows circled back and forth non-stop, moving around the city in a wide range.

This wasn't any fancy performance by Li Yuechen, but the Xuanwu Gate was so big that it was impossible for everyone to land at the same time.

Therefore, they must be separated from each other and land slowly in order, so those who land later must first circle a few times over the city.

Only when everyone landed outside the Xuanwu Gate at a fixed point, can my mother understand how powerful this thing is.

So she gestured in the air, telling them to prepare to start landing according to the plan they had made at the beginning.

Taking advantage of the fact that the sun hasn't completely set yet, and the visible conditions are not bad, let's land as soon as possible.

Otherwise, in this era without lights, once the sun sets and falls at night, the danger level will rise sharply.

Although there has been training in this area, it is best not to land at night.

Because this flight is also an assessment, so Li Yuechen will land at the end, let them start in the sky first.

……

In Jixian Hall, Wu Zetian was going to tell Shangguan Wan'er that she was a little hungry and could ask the imperial chef to start cooking, but she heard footsteps.

Then Zhang Chengxin ran in panting, "Saint, suddenly many... many..."

Wu Zetian frowned: "What?"

"The thing His Highness once made is the thing that can fly into the sky!" Zhang Chengxin explained.

Hearing this sentence, Wu Zetian was slightly taken aback: "Could it be that Chen'er is back?"

As soon as this sentence was uttered, a black shadow flashed in front of her eyes, and Shangguan Wan'er ran out of the hall without saying hello.

Its speed is so fast that it is not at all like a woman who stays in the deep palace every day.

In fact, in terms of athletic ability, Shangguan Wan'er is not bad. Getting up early every day to practice yoga is a compulsory course. After so many years, her physical fitness is not bad compared to ordinary peasants.

There are also a lot of strength-building movements in yoga, and now Shangguan Wan'er does not have any pressure to stand on her head with one hand.

Coupled with eating well and keeping up with nutrition, both body flexibility and explosive power are much stronger than ordinary people.

Seeing her rushing out without saying a word, Wu Zetian didn't have any intention of blaming her. Instead, she smiled and planned to get up and go out to have a look.

Zhang Chengxin hastily stepped forward two steps, handed his arm over, and helped her up.

In fact, although Wu Zetian is old now, it may be because of her good genes. She is nearly [-] years old and still does not lose her hair or teeth. Moreover, she still has an appetite for big fish and meat, and she can also run and jump.

Asking him to hold him up like this is purely an act of the emperor.

When I came outside the hall, I saw Shangguan Wan'er looking up at the sky in a daze.

Her slightly parted lips seemed to be trembling a little, and a trace of water flickering could be faintly seen in her eyes looking up at the sky.

Seeing Wu Zetian coming out, he quickly raised his arm to wipe away the tears that were not overflowing, and quickly saluted: "Wan'er was in a hurry, so she came out first, Your Majesty forgive me!"

"No problem!"

Wu Zetian waved his hand and looked up into the sky, only to see that dozens of hang gliders had arrived at a distance of less than 1000 meters from the ground, almost showing the whole picture.

On the ground of the palace, elongated shadows can occasionally be seen flickering from time to time, corresponding to the figure passing overhead.

"Heh! It seems that this girl has really been busy in the past few years." Wu Zetian smiled, and there was a trace of expectation and nostalgia in her eyes.

At this moment, the majesty of the king seemed to have disappeared.

Rather, at this moment, she did not regard herself as an emperor, but as a mother.

At this time, a young eunuch came to the inner courtyard of Jixian Temple, and respectfully saluted: "Your Majesty, Your Highnesses, please see me!"

"Tell them to come in!" Wu Zetian nodded, "Also, no one else should approach!"

"Here!"

The maids and eunuchs around Wu Zetian had all been strictly screened for their backgrounds, so it was certain that they had nothing to do with outsiders.

At the same time, the treatment of this group of people is much higher than that of ordinary court ladies and eunuchs, so they can be trusted.

After a while, Li Xian and Li Dan ran in.

Li Xian was relatively fat. After running in, he bent over and supported his knees out of breath. After gasping for a while, he slowly raised his head: "Aniang, but Yuechen is back?"

"With such a big battle, if she is not here, it can't be justified, right?" Wu Zetian joked and asked back.

"That's natural!" Li Dan nodded in agreement, "Aniang, do you know where Yuechen will land?"

Wu Zetian waved his hand lightly: "Let's go, just wait on the wall of Xuanwu Gate!"

Zhang Chengxin promised: "Old servant, prepare first!"

In any case, the fact that the emperor and the several princes are actually in harmony should not be discovered by others. It doesn't matter if they are together, but there must be no one nearby who can hear the conversation!
As for seeing the happiness on both sides' faces?What does that mean?Back then, Emperor Taizong was still laughing with the two brothers!
Wu Zetian took Shangguan Wan'er and two children to the wall of Xuanwu Gate. The other people here have been emptied, and the nearest inner guard can't hear them.

This arrangement was intentional by Wu Zetian, she was not worried at all that her daughter would suddenly kidnap her to fight for the throne, rather, it would be just right if she really did this.

When trust reaches this level, it is safe to have no one around to protect you.

As soon as he climbed up the city wall, he saw a tall horse galloping to the Xuanwu gate. No need to guess who came.

Li Xian got off his horse and raised his head to salute the city wall: "Mother!"

"Come up quickly! Get out of that place!" Wu Zetian smiled and waved his hands.

Then Li Xian agreed, and the inner guard below opened the city gate, let him in, and climbed up the city wall from the stairs next to him.

Li Xian and Li Dan greeted the second brother. At this time, the two princesses had already arrived at the gate of the city. Wu Zetian waved them up.

Shangguan Wan'er told Zhang Chengxin: "Eunuch Zhang, there may be a family dinner tonight, so ask the imperial kitchen to add some dishes."

"Don't worry, Shangyi, we understand!" Zhang Chengxin agreed with a smile.

(End of this chapter)