After being dressed as Wu Zetian's daughter, she was favored by the group

Chapter 113 The Other Side

This is the first time Li Lingyue has heard about Empress Wu taking the initiative to mention her nephew He Lanminzhi.

Li Lingyue's feelings for He Lanminzhi are very complicated, sympathy is tinged with pity, and defensiveness is accompanied by intimacy.

After all, I was raised by this cousin, and after more than ten years of getting along, I will eventually develop feelings. Li Lingyue is a mortal, and she can't cut off her emotions like a god.

If Wu Shun hadn't been forced to death by his aunt, this warm-hearted cousin would never have lived in hatred.

She once thought of using herself as a bond to resolve the hatred between her aunt and nephew, but after the incident with the crown princess, she realized that everything was just her own whimsy.

Cousin is still that cousin after all, as long as Empress Wu is not dead, he will think of revenge every day; and his own mother, why not!
If it wasn't for Yang's protection of He Lan Minzhi, with his aunt's temperament, the other party would have been decapitated long ago.

Empress Wu, who has lived in the court for many years, can't tolerate the betrayal and frame-up of her closest relatives, no matter who the other party is, even if it is her only living nephew, so what!
Now that Mrs. Yang has passed away, He Lanminzhi's only life-saving talisman is gone. To kill or not to kill, everything depends on the mood of Empress Wu.

In order to save this cousin, Li Lingyue comforted Empress Wu:

"Don't worry, Ma'am, my cousin cared for me very much when he was young, he will never hurt my daughter, please don't make things difficult for him again, Ma'am!"

Empress Wu scolded angrily: "Stupid, how do you know that his love for you has no other purpose? As the saying goes, the closer you are to the person, the more you will be hurt."

Li Lingyue guessed that Empress Wu might be too assertive in her words because of her aunt Wushun, so she complained softly:

"But my cousin is in Dongdu, so my daughter can't hide from him all the time!"

"I hope you will avoid him forever!" Empress Wu sighed, and said worriedly: "After returning to Chang'an, Aniang will find a way to send him to a remote place!"

"No! A Niang!" Li Lingyue begged, "Luoyang is my cousin's last resting place. If you move him away again, he will hate you for the rest of his life!"

Empress Wu frowned, and asked back: "Don't he hate me now? Since he designed to make me and the crown prince estranged, he is no longer my nephew. He can live until now because of you." Grandmother's blessing, otherwise, he would have been poisoned the night he left Chang'an!"

As soon as these words came out, Empress Wu's killing intent was exposed, and Li Lingyue's back felt chills when she heard it.

Out of selfishness, she naturally didn't want this cousin to die well, but Empress Wu's warning was not unreasonable.

In order to prevent problems before they happen, Empress Wu's attitude and approach are undoubtedly the most correct and the best way to protect her.

It's just that she thinks of family affection, this stupid mentality is more like the Madonna and White Lotus in TV dramas.

No way, Li Lingyue is a modern person after all. She used to live in a harmonious and stable environment, her human nature was not too distorted, and her attitude towards life was more important than in ancient times.

Empress Wu's thinking today is like telling her: "Your cousin has a grudge against our family. For your safety, either drive him out of his house, or kill him directly!"

This kind of extreme and cold thinking is naturally unacceptable to her, a modern person.

Li Lingyue, who returned to her carriage, thought for a long time, but couldn't come up with a way to get the best of both worlds, and finally had no choice but to accept the reality.

For three days in a row, the large troops were on their way in a hurry, and finally arrived outside the city of Dongdu at noon on the fifth day.

During the short five-day trip, Li Lingyue saw Empress Wu's compassion for the common people.

Different from Li Zhi, even if Empress Wu was in a hurry to go to Luoyang, she would wear a veiled hat and go deep into the nearby villages to understand the people's sentiments when she rested along the way.

She can not only talk eloquently with civil and military officials in the court, but also sit in the shade of the trees and gossip with the parents of the common people; she can not only eat delicacies from mountains and seas, but also swallow rough bread.

Even on the way, when people were rushing to harvest grain, she would stop the team, roll up her sleeves, pick up the sickle, and go down to the field to help the people harvest the crops.

She is obviously a lofty queen, admired by thousands of people, and her status is extremely noble, but she can condescend to be among the common people, visit the poor, ask the poor, and care for the people.

Regardless of whether it was a show or not, Li Lingyue was greatly shocked by watching it, and felt more and more that it was not unreasonable for her mother to be the emperor.

Since ancient times, those who win the hearts of the people have won the world. Later, it was proved that during the 15 years of Empress Wu's reign, she cracked down on powerful people, developed imperial examinations, opened up voices, rectified the administration of officials, developed agriculture, lightened corvees and taxes, stabilized the territory, and rested with the people...except Li Tang The clan was dissatisfied with her, but the people did not hear any voice against her, which shows that she is a competent emperor.

The news of Empress Wu's arrival in Dongdu quickly spread throughout Luoyang City, and the common people took to the streets one after another, wanting to see the queen's face.

Henan Governor Zhao Weiting led hundreds of officials out of the city to meet them, and Empress Wu stood on the carriage to accept the visit of all officials.

After the simple ceremony, the team marched into the city, and Li Lingyue temporarily lived in Luoyang Palace, the Eastern Capital Palace, with Empress Wu.

As soon as Empress Wu settled down here, Henan Mansion Shepherd Zhao Weiting dismissed all the officials, personally rushed to Jishanfang next to the imperial city, and knocked on the gate of Prince Yu's Mansion...

Zhao Weiting is very clear about who is the real 'Emperor of Earth' in this eastern capital city.

(End of this chapter)