Long live Emperor Wu!

As Wu Rou read the letter, she could imagine their faces. She never thought that these two beastly brothers had not changed at all after so many years.

If they have the power, they will be gentle, courteous and modest, saying that the family has deep hatred and hatred, that the past is past and they need to move forward.

If they don't have support, they will become what they were before, as vicious as they want, as hateful as they want, completely forgetting that they were a family.

After Wu Rou read the letter, she gritted her teeth in anger and crumpled the letter into pieces. She wished she could escape from the temple right now and go back and light a fire in front of the two brothers' doors.

But this was a temple in the Royal Forbidden City. She couldn't get out and had to wait.

When she stayed in the temple for almost a year, the former Concubine Wei, now the Concubine Ji, sent her trusted female official to see her.

The female official's surname was Fang, she was about the same age as Concubine Wei, and she was Concubine Wei's right-hand man. Wu Rou had a lot of dealings with her in the palace, and they were very familiar with each other.

She wears folk clothes, which are not very gorgeous. The blouse, half-armor, underskirt, and silk are quite decent. However, the female officials from the palace have very good temperament and manners, just like the wives of high-ranking officials.

She followed Wu Rou into their Zen room in the backyard, stopped to look at it, and said with some regret:

"The Zen garden is quite clean, but it is too poor."

Wu Rou looked at her with a bit of envy in her eyes. If Princess Jinyang had not passed away, she might look like Female Officer Fang now.

With dignity and dignity, and with His Majesty's favorite princess as his support, the Wu brothers did not dare to bully their mother and daughter anymore.

Wu Rou pointed to the couch and said:
"Sir Fang, please sit down."

Ms. Fang looked around and sat down as she was told. The two of them talked face to face. She said:
"The concubine was not at Prince Ji's Mansion in Chang'an. She went to the fiefdom to meet her son. She took her time on the road and walked around for a long time before she arrived.

After she arrived, she was worried about Wu Cairen again, so she ordered me to come and see you, and also asked the abbot of this temple to not embarrass you. "

When Wu Rou heard this, she couldn't help showing a grateful look and said:
"How dare I trouble the concubine? You are all too kind to me."

Ms. Fang smiled and sighed, and said with emotion:
"In the palace, Concubine Xu's favorite people are Concubine Xu and you. Unfortunately, Concubine Xu was too arrogant. After Emperor Taizong left, she wanted to die. Later, she got her wish and was buried with Zhaoling.

You are the only one left.The empress said, you also have a stubborn temper, and I'm afraid that you may encounter some grievances in the temple. Once your stubborn temper rises, you might do something drastic again, which may harm yourself.

She asked me to advise you that nothing is as important as life. There will always be good times in life and you cannot give up easily. "

When Wu Rou heard this, she lowered her head slightly, revealing the square top of the nun's hat, and replied sheepishly:

"Your Majesty knows me, thank you for your concern. But I'm doing fine recently. I was a little uncomfortable at first, but with your care, no one in the temple dares to bully me anymore."

After hearing this, Female Officer Fang smiled happily and said:
"That's good. When I came, I donated a lot of incense money to the temple on the orders of the Dowager Empress, and I specifically asked you to eat well. Unfortunately, the temple believes in asceticism, and I can't go anywhere else if I give you money. That’s it.”

Wu Rou quickly said gratefully:
"That's good enough. Thank you, the concubine, for me, and thank you, Bishop Fang."

"Hey...why are you thanking me? I just ran an errand."

Wu Rou smiled slightly, hesitated for a while, and finally asked:
"Actually, when I think about it, I do have a lot of unwillingness...Does Sijiao Fang know where Liu is now? Is she still imprisoned in Yeting Palace?"

"Oh, you're talking about her..." Ms. Fang glanced at Wu Rou's face carefully, as if weighing whether she should tell her or not, and finally said in a low voice,

"It's okay to tell you. Since she was deposed, she is no longer Taizong's concubine, but it costs money to keep her alive.

So before the concubine left the palace, the Minister of Internal Affairs asked her if she wanted to send her to the temple together.The concubine went to see her in person, planning to send her out of the palace if she was still conscious, so as not to cause trouble to the queen.

Unexpectedly, when he went over and took a look, Mrs. Liu was completely crazy, unkempt and dirty, and even unrecognizable.

The concubine felt uncomfortable looking at her, so she ordered her to be hanged. "

Wu Rou originally hated Mrs. Liu to the point of itch, but if it hadn't been for her, she wouldn't have fallen to this point.But after listening to Ms. Fang's description, her fate made her feel pity.

Liu's life was much worse than hers.

……

……

A few months later, the abbot suddenly said that the emperor was out of filial piety and would come to Ganye Temple to offer incense.

he is coming...

Wu Rou was stunned for a long time after hearing this.

They had never seen each other since that distant glimpse across the polo field in the palace.

She had already decided in her heart to completely forget about him.But after hearing the news, she was still so excited that she couldn't sleep well for several nights.

Until the day he arrived with the emperor's ceremonial guard, Wu Rou followed the abbot, joined a group of nuns, and stood at the door of the temple to greet him, she still felt unreal, like falling into a dream.

He was dressed in yellow emperor's uniform, with a tall and straight figure, and still had thick black hair. He did not wear a crown or a futou hat.

The two-finger-wide yellow hairband was wrapped many times around the heavy bun. Her brows were broad and calm, giving her a sense of majesty that looked down and was distant.

With just one glance, Wu Rou discovered that he seemed much thinner than the impression he had, and there was more boredom hidden in his calmness. He looked more like a banished immortal contaminated by secular dignitaries, and was a little out of place.

Li Shan got down from the car, followed by ceremonial fans and canopies. Many people stopped in front of Ganye Temple.

Everyone in the temple bowed and saluted and sang in unison: "Welcome Your Majesty."

Li Shan solemnly and gently said "Pingshen", and subconsciously glanced at the crowd behind the abbot.

At a glance, they all have the same color of clothing and the same sea blue Buddhist hat. They are all hunched over with their heads lowered, and their faces cannot be seen.

The person he wanted to see seemed to be hidden in a lake, blending perfectly into it without revealing the slightest difference.

He withdrew his gaze in disappointment and remembered what she had asked Xu Huaian to bring to him.I couldn’t help but think:

Maybe people are more free-spirited than him and have long forgotten who he is.

It is even possible that the Wu Rou who he saw through the copper nameplate in Hongwen Hall, holding out her hand sadly towards his back, was just his fantasy.

There had never been such a person who loved him desperately and deeply. (End of chapter)