Long live Emperor Wu!

Wu Rou moved her eyes to Cai Yi's face and said:
"Caiyi, let me tell you something. I once begged His Majesty to take me into the palace. But I didn't actually hold out much hope. I just wanted to find an excuse to stop him from coming to see me again.

But now the situation has changed, and Your Majesty will probably never take that step for the rest of his life, but Queen Wang has taken it upon herself to bring me closer to the palace.

I can't leave Ganye Temple, but you can.

Find an opportunity and see if you can pass the Three Spring and Autumn Period to bring a message to His Majesty and tell him the Queen's plans. "

Caiyi heard this and said sadly:
"Then if this is the case, telling Your Majesty, wouldn't it be equivalent to cutting off your way back to Taiji Palace? Talented people finally have the opportunity to escape from this Ganye Temple. Stop talking and use the strength of Queen Wang. Let’s talk about it when we get back.”

Wu Rou shook her head and said:

"You don't understand. If I don't tell him, it will be like joining forces with the Queen and betraying him. People's hearts are like this. The closer people are, the less they can accept betrayal. I don't want him to think that I will betray him.

Second, I have no family background to support me. If I enter the palace, His Majesty's trust and support for me will be my confidence in the palace.

I wanted to go to Ganye Temple, and I also wanted to go back to Tai Chi Palace. But if Your Majesty doesn't want to go back to Tai Chi Palace, I will only bring humiliation to myself if I go there privately.

I did not enter the palace to humiliate myself. If he is not willing to support me, then I would rather not go. "

Upon hearing this, Caiyi pursed her lips and her eyes were red. She felt like crying and said:

"Then...then if I can't go back, won't we be separated again?"

Wu Rou could only comfort her and said with a smile:

"What's the matter? You and I are from the same hometown. When you leave the palace, I might be able to leave from here. We will meet in Bingzhou by then."

……

……

Caiyi can't go back to Taiji Palace privately. If she goes, Queen Wang will definitely know about it.

So although she could leave Ganye Temple, it was very difficult to deliver the news to Taiji Palace.

Fortunately, they have been operating in the palace for many years. She knows who comes out to buy from outside the palace and who is responsible.

With more than ten years of friendship, it was still possible to find a reliable person, sneak around a few times, and send a letter to Minchun Siqiu.

Just wait for the right time.

Therefore, it was already two months later when the copper flute with the small note hidden in it was actually handed over to the emperor.

Li Shan looked at the note in his hand. It was written in unfamiliar handwriting and unbelievable content, and his face was full of disbelief.

At this time, he had just changed his clothes and was wearing loose pajamas. Except for two palace maids who were keeping watch, there was no one else outside.

And one of the two was still kneeling in front of him.

Because he was too surprised, he had no intention of covering it up and asked directly:
"You said this was a note that Wu Rou asked someone to hand in? Who could have written it?"

Sanchun knelt there, lowered his head and said:

"It was written by Cai Yi, the former maid of Wu Cai Ren who served with us in Xiliang Pavilion.

Two months ago, she was transferred away by Queen Wang, saying that she was going to serve in Anren Palace.

Later, we looked for her but could not find her. When the note entered the palace, we found out that she had gone to Ganye Temple outside the palace. "Li Shan paced back and forth in a somewhat tangled manner, holding the curled note in his hand and covering his forehead, feeling at a loss.

Ever since he came back from Ganye Temple, he had been in torment. He had to exert an unknown amount of effort every day to control himself from following his selfish desires and acting willfully.

...What is this thing called now? !
He walked around twice, stopped, and then asked doubtfully:
"This makes no sense...Why did the queen take her in on her own initiative?"

When Miharu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, thought about it and said:
"Reply to your majesty, what we received is the news on the note. Let us tell your majesty that the queen is going to take the martial artist into the palace. The servant was afraid that your majesty would not believe it, so she showed the note to your majesty.

As for the reason, it was not written on the note and we don’t know either.The slave girl only knows that this note is indeed Caiyi's handwriting. Our calligraphy was taught by Wucai people, so we all recognize her handwriting. "

Li Shan heard this, looked at the note and was silent for a while, then said:

"I understand, please go out."

Miharu said "yes", stood up, picked up the palace lantern placed next to him, bowed and exited quietly.

Li Shan was full of questions. After thinking about it, he stuffed the note in his sleeve and prepared to ask the queen in person tomorrow.

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There was no court meeting today, so Li Shan patiently finished his breakfast as usual before going to Anren Hall.

Queen Wang always got up later and was still drinking soup slowly. When she heard the report from outside that the emperor was coming, she was overjoyed. She quickly wiped her mouth with the handkerchief held by the palace attendant and went out to greet him.

Unexpectedly, she greeted him happily, but the other party had a cold face.

The smile on her face suddenly disappeared and she asked:
"Why is Your Majesty so free to come here?"

Li Shan looked around and ordered:
"The rest go out."

In an instant, all the palace maids seemed to be running away, with their heads lowered and their bodies bowed, and they slipped away quickly and silently.

Li Shan then looked directly into Queen Wang's eyes and asked:

"I heard that you want to bring Wu Cairen into the palace. Is it true?"

Queen Wang was just stunned for a moment, but she wasn't too surprised.Instead, he took two steps to the side, avoided his sight, and asked:
"Aren't Your Majesty happy if I do this?"

Li Shan frowned speechlessly for a moment and asked doubtfully:
"What are you thinking about every day? She is my father's concubine. Do you know what it means when you do this?...Don't say you did it to make me happy. When did you ever care about me? Are you happy?"

When Queen Wang heard this, she turned around suddenly, smacked her lips with a guilty conscience, and then raised her voice and said:

"Why don't I care whether His Majesty is happy or not? If I hadn't seen that His Majesty was so distracted after returning from Ganye Temple, would I have given up all this hard work?
Your Majesty is thin-skinned, Your Majesty is sorry.Then I did it for Your Majesty, and I bore this stigma for Your Majesty.Even if your Majesty doesn't say thank you, you can't be cold-faced, right?Are you worthy of me? "

Li Shan suddenly felt that his whole head was getting bigger. He warned himself in his heart to be calm, and then said patiently:
"I don't need...I don't need you to sacrifice so much for me. As a queen, you don't think about how to be a role model for the mother of the country every day. Do you worry about this?
What kind of brain do you have to think that you have ruined my reputation and I will turn around and thank you? "

When Queen Wang heard this, she was so angry that she burst into tears and said angrily:

"What are you pretending to do?! If you really cared about your reputation, you wouldn't have liked your father's concubines in the first place! Did I ruin your reputation? It's obviously your own heart! Your reputation is long gone!

Are you calling me stupid now? !You don't know how happy you are, you finally have an excuse to hang out with your father's woman!

You're not wrong yet, it's all my fault!So if you scold me here, you can accept it with peace of mind, right? !
You're really good at settling accounts. You've got all the benefits alone, right? ! "