Long live Emperor Wu!

Caiyi walked out of the palace gate, walked to a little palace maid who was watering flowers, and asked:

"Is Linghua on duty in the Queen's Palace today?"

The little palace maid put down the kettle in her hand and replied respectfully:

"Sister Ling is on duty, but it's time to change shifts this afternoon."

Caiyi took out a redemption ticket from her arms and said:

"That's just right. Go find her and ask the two concubines what they were talking about in her palace and if there is any chance of getting away."

The little palace maid took the redemption ticket in her hand, said "yes", turned around and left.

Carrying a bag of dried flower petals, she walked along the central avenue of Taiji Palace and arrived at the flowerbed outside Anren Palace. She found a young eunuch who was planting flowers and plants and said:

"Xiao Huang, I have something to give to Sister Linghua. Please ask her to come out."

The little waiter glanced at the thing in her hand, turned around and went in.

After a while, the palace maid Linghua, who was responsible for the Queen's dressing and bathing, walked out of Anren Hall, and the two of them stood outside the flower wall talking.

The little palace maid smiled and said:

"These are the flower petals you asked me to dry. They are already dried. If sister is worried, you can wash them again before use."

Linghua smiled and said:

"There is nothing to worry about. This is not the first time we have used it. The Queen likes to use peach blossoms to bathe, and the peach blossoms in Zhaoqing Palace bloom the best. The Queen knows that and she didn't say not to use it."

The little palace maid glanced left and right, lowered her voice, took her hand, put the redemption ticket in her hand, and said:

"Empress Zhaoyi asked what the Queen and the two concubines were talking about and when they could go to Zhaoqing Hall."

Linghua leaned forward and whispered:

"There's no need to ask. I just heard from Xiao Lu, who was serving the tea, that the Queen and the two of them didn't talk about anything. She would ask a question from time to time, and then she would stay silent and not let them leave. The tea was already served. Two pots."

After she finished speaking, she hesitated for a moment, then stuffed the exchange ticket in her hand back to her and said:

"You can take this back. Ask me these two sentences. You don't need so much money."

The little palace maid quickly pushed again and said:

"Sister, just take it. This money was given by Sister Caiyi. I can't make the decision. Besides, isn't your mother-in-law sick? If you ask someone to give it to you, you can buy her two more medicines."

Linghua then held the redemption ticket in her hand again and said to her sheepishly:

"Thank you."

Then he turned around and left.

As soon as she entered the inner courtyard of Anren Palace, a person appeared from the side and startled her.

Seeing the frosty expression on the face of the elderly female official across from her, she paled nervously, clenched the cloth bag in her hand, lowered her head and shouted:

"Teacher Tusi."

Tu Sijiao asked coldly:

"Did you just go to meet with the people from Zhaoqing Palace?"

"Yes, I asked Xiaohong from Zhaoqing Palace to give me a bag of dried peach blossoms for my queen to take a bath in the evening."

Tu Sijiao narrowed his eyes and asked:

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs just supplied a batch the day before yesterday. Did it run out so quickly?"

Linghua never dared to raise her head and said:

"It was placed in the warehouse. I don't know which one was crushed by it. It can't be used. I was afraid of being punished by the empress, so I asked Zhaoqing Palace to give me a bag. I begged the prefect to never tell the empress."

Master Tusi trembled when he heard her voice, and his cold eyebrows softened.

The Queen's temperament is unstable, and it's not like she has never tasted the whip of reward. Who in this palace is not afraid, and who is not trembling with fear.

For someone like her who always turns against her and doesn't even take credit for the hard work of those under her, who would be willing to sacrifice their life for her?

Tu Sijiao glanced at Linghua's head. Even if she thought there was something wrong with Linghua, she didn't intend to pursue it. So he said coldly:

"Okay, don't have any contact with Zhaoqing Palace from now on, or the Queen will find out and it will kill you."

Linghua then raised her head, seemingly surprised, then lowered her head again and whispered doubtfully:

"Didn't the Empress always praise Empress Zhaoyi for her obedience? In the past, the Empress Zhaoyi also took over the filial piety. Why..."

Tu Sijiao rolled his eyes at her and said:

"Today is different from the past. Can't you see that these two people are about to go into battle? If you want to survive, you have to be smart and don't get into trouble."

Linghua was shocked and quickly bowed and said "Yes."

At this time, in the main hall where Anren Hall received guests, Queen Wang was sitting on the main seat, holding a tea bowl in her hand, blowing gently, calmly and leisurely.

In the lower position, the two concubines, Emperor Taizong's Concubine Wei and Concubine Yan De, sat opposite each other, each sitting on one side. After looking at each other, their eyes showed impatience.

Concubine Yan De knocked the tea bowl in her hand onto the desk at hand and said aloud:

"Queen, if you have anything else to say, you might as well say it directly. We have entered the palace and have to face the Holy Spirit. It has been a long time."

When Queen Wang heard this, she hesitated for a moment, then put the tea bowl down and said:

"His Majesty is busy with political affairs in Wude Palace. If he is free, he will naturally call you two over. He is still busy, so why don't the two concubines just sit with me for a while?"

She raised her head, with a bitter look on her face, and said:

"It's miserable in the palace. When I see the two elders, I want to talk more."

Seeing her pitiful look, Concubine Yan De felt somewhat soft-hearted and stopped talking. She glanced at Concubine Wei opposite her.

Concubine Wei took over the conversation and said:

"Although this Tai Chi Palace is huge and has all the wealth and honor in the world, it is only an inch of heaven and earth after all. After staying there for a long time, it is normal to feel depressed. We are all people who have been there and understand.

If the body cannot be free, the spirit must have somewhere to rest. If the queen is really bored, she can study more poetry, songs, music, chess, calligraphy and painting. As long as she can delve into her heart, the depression will disappear. "

When the queen heard this, her eyes turned blankly from the sky and looked at Concubine Wei. Concubine Wei was still graceful and peaceful.

She twitched her lips and sneered, saying:

"My Majesty is still so open-minded. I heard that your Majesty has the most respect for Queen Changsun, your Majesty's biological mother. I don't know if this is the reason, but the tone of your words is really similar."

Concubine Wei's eyes flashed for a moment, but she was not angry, but paused and asked:

"His Majesty also told you this?"

The sneer on Queen Wang's face became even bigger, she snorted, and even looked a little bit resentful, saying:

"Why would he tell me these things? He avoided me before it was too late. I used to think that he and I would become a good story like the late emperor and empress Changsun.

But he didn't want to pay attention to me, and I became a despised ornament. All the dreams and plans were in vain. "

Her expression of loss and pain is not fake, anyone who looks at it will feel sad.

Concubine Wei and Concubine Yan De looked at each other.

Concubine Wei then said patiently and slowly:

"It's the hardest thing to ask for in the human heart, and it won't come if you force it. If you don't get it, let it go. You are already the queen. Your Majesty is kind. As long as the queen does nothing wrong and we are in peace with each other, isn't it good?"