Long live Emperor Wu!

Chapter 32 Embroidered Image
Concubine Wei lives in Anren Hall, which is very close to where the princes and princesses live. It is also convenient for the young princes and princesses to come to the concubine's palace to pay their respects.

When greeting them, the imperial concubine will ask them about their diet and daily life, their study progress, observe their moral character, and provide timely guidance.

In the past, this was all the responsibility of the Queen, but now it all falls on Concubine Wei.

One time when Wu Rou went to Anren Hall to ask for instructions, he happened to meet three young princes and several princesses going out.

At that time, Concubine Wei also lamented to her that in the past, the queen treated the children of other concubines as her own and did not distinguish between them. She was not as good as...

Wu Rou went outside Anren Hall to ask for a meeting. After a while, a female official came out and led her in.

This time, he did not lead her to the main hall, but turned several corners and went up to the second floor, stopping at the door of a wing.

"Your Majesty, the martial arts man is here." The maid asked for instructions through the door.

"Come in." Concubine Wei's soft voice came from inside.

The door of the room was pushed open, Wu Rou took a look, and saw that the ear room was very small, and everything was visible at a glance, including a table and a low couch. Concubine Wei was sitting sideways in front of the window, with an embroidery frame half a person's height in front of her.

The window was very large compared to the room, and the bright sunlight could shine into the entire room. Concubine Wei was bathing in it. She was dressed in a regular dress of the imperial concubine's rank. The hem of the skirt was flowing on the ground, and her whole body seemed to be glowing.

In the bright light, Concubine Wei raised her arm and waved to her.

Wu Rou walked in politely.Standing in front of her.

As I got closer, I saw a vaguely embroidered portrait on the embroidery stand.

She was curious when she heard Concubine Wei say:

"Didn't you always say that you want to see what the queen looks like? Come and see."

When Wu Rou heard this, her eyes lit up for a moment, and she slowly walked behind Concubine Wei, only to see the front of the embroidered portrait.

The embroidered image has not been finished yet, but the outline is completely traced on the embroidered cloth.

At first glance, I thought it was a statue of Guanyin.

Guanyin has a plump and soft face, a slender figure, and wears a Han-made shirt with wide sleeves. On her thick and heavy bun, two small golden flowers on the forehead are fixed with a blue shawl, covering the hair on the back of her head. It hung down to half of my waist.

Her features and face were still dark, and there was not a single stitch or thread on her embroidery, but she lowered her eyes slightly, and the little smile at the corner of her mouth seemed to be apologetic, and seemed to be tolerant of the world.

If there is any difference between her and the real Guanyin statue, I am afraid that the sideways posture has a certain pride and grace, which makes her more human-like.

Wu Rou stared blankly for a long time and was about to shed tears unconsciously.

It wasn't that she was excited because she finally saw the portrait of Empress Changsun, but that the painting was so vivid and seemed to contain all the emotions of the painter. Just by looking at it, she could feel her deep love and nostalgia for the person in the painting.

The heavier the love, the more heartbreaking it is to miss it.

Concubine Wei raised her hand and gently touched the face of the person in the painting, and said distressedly:

"I'm not good at painting, so I painted a lot over and over again before I was able to restore a little bit of the scene in my memory. Unfortunately, it's still a bit stiff and I can't capture her charm."

She didn't wait for Wu Rou's response for a long time, so she turned to look at her, and saw Wu Rou's eyes were straight, with tears rolling down her eyes. She was stunned and asked:

"Why are you still crying?"

Wu Rou quickly wiped away her tears and said with an embarrassed smile:
"The empress has painted very well. As soon as I saw it, I fell in love with the person in the painting. I can't help but feel sad that she is no longer here."

When Concubine Wei heard this, there was a little mist in her delicate eyebrows, but her longing had already become heavy, like the falling sand after a stormy sea, it would no longer have any major ups and downs, it would just persist stubbornly. .

The fog quickly dissipated, and she smiled happily and lovingly and asked:

"What are you looking for me for?"

Wu Rou then remembered the purpose of coming, bowed and said:
"Empress, I heard that Your Majesty was assassinated in the palace. The assassin was a member of the Turkic royal family. Is it true?"

Concubine Wei turned around after hearing this, looked at the scenery outside, and said contemptuously;
"That's what happened, but don't worry, nothing happened. They are just a few ignorant people, not even as good as ants."

At this time, Concubine Wei's tone was still very gentle, but there was an air of scorn and confidence in her tone.

He seemed even prouder than Xu Chongrong.

Just listen to her continue:
"Don't say that they can't get close to His Majesty at all. Even if they get close, with His Majesty's ability to fight and charge into battle all the time, those few wine bags and rice bags can't hurt him at all."

Wu Rou couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips, but she quickly suppressed it and said in a voice as clear as an oriole:
"Arou is not worried about Your Majesty, but Wang Cairen used this as an excuse today and slapped my female officer on the road, saying that she was a Turk, so she didn't like her.

Now there are still swollen slap marks on Arthur's face. Madam, please send someone here to take a look. It's really annoying...

What happened to the Turks?Not all Turks are ungrateful people. Arthurs followed me carefully and did his duty. He has never made any mistakes and he does not deserve to be humiliated. I hope the empress will uphold justice for us and rule on this matter. "

After Concubine Wei finished listening, she turned around and glanced at Wu Rou with an unclear meaning, as if she disagreed.

Wu Rou's heart immediately jumped, but she couldn't figure out what she did wrong. According to her understanding of Concubine Wei, there shouldn't be anything wrong.

After a while, Concubine Wei said:

"You and I have hit it off, so I will give you a few words. Female officers are also officers. If something happens in the future, if you come to this conclusion, you must not go in front of His Majesty."

Wu Rou was a little confused, shook her head pitifully and obediently, and said:
"Arou doesn't understand."

"What if His Majesty says that the Turks are ungrateful people and wants to drive them all out? What are you going to do with your remarks then?"

Wu Rou was shocked, her eyes flashed, she was dumbfounded and stammered: "He... can he?... Isn't His Majesty the Mingjun Holy Lord? He shouldn't be like this..."

Concubine Wei smiled softly, interrupted her and said:

“It’s true that he is the Mingjun Holy Master, but no one is born with the Mingjun Holy Master.

Our Majesty is a military officer with a bad temper, and he likes to fight and kill. If he hadn't had the ambition to create a peaceful and prosperous age and benefit the people of the world, he wouldn't be able to calm down and read so many books.

That is to say, he has the heart and can listen to advice, otherwise there would be many more people who would be killed and demoted if they didn't go according to his liking.

Remember, if anything happens in the future, you can advise him after he has made a conclusion and when he is in a good mood, but do not make the conclusion in his head, otherwise he will easily hate you due to his temper. "

"Yes...Thank you for your advice." Wu Rou obeyed, but then said disappointedly, "Then...is that the matter of Wang Cairen beating Arthurs just like that?"

Concubine Wei said in surprise:
"Then why forget it? She beat your female officer for no reason and provoked a harem dispute. This is considered a breach of morality and she should be punished.

I sent someone to ask her. If this is indeed the case, how about making her kneel for a long time? "

Upon hearing this, Wu Rou understood that although she could not be said to be at fault for the Turkic people's affairs, she could be punished for other matters.

Just don't mention the Turks.

She immediately became happy and said again:
"Thank you, Imperial Concubine, for the heads up."

……

……

A few days later, His Majesty came back from the palace, and King Jin naturally followed him.

After she met him at Hongwen Hall, she couldn't help but curiously asked a few more questions about the assassination.

Unexpectedly, King Jin said helplessly:

"If there was any movement, he was entangled with more than forty people in total, and was killed by more than twenty guards at the palace gate.

By the time the news of his rebellion reached his father's ears, he had already run away... and when his father got angry, he was caught up and killed.

I just took a nap...I don’t know what those people were thinking, my brain didn’t seem to be working very well. "

Wu Rou laughed out loud and asked again:
"Then why do they want to rebel... there must be a reason."

King Jin thought for a while and said:

"According to the captured prisoners, it was because Jie Dusu had not been promoted for a long time and was resentful.

He was originally the younger brother of Tuli Khan.At that time, Tuli Khan was squeezed out by Jieli Khan in East Turkestan. He could not stay any longer and invited himself to join the Tang Dynasty.

My father had some friendship with him. The most important thing was that there was already a plan to destroy the Eastern Turks and he needed helpers who were familiar with the situation, so he agreed.

Later, the Eastern Turks were destroyed, and their territory was included in the Tang Dynasty and divided into several states. His father also sent him to be the governor of a state.

I have never paid attention to his younger brother Jiedu, but I think he is not very capable and ambitious. He feels that he is a member of the Turkic royal family, but in the Tang Dynasty he can only be a bodyguard and a lieutenant general. He feels wronged. "

King Jin paused and added with a sigh:
"Ambition makes people short-sighted. Otherwise, we wouldn't have colluded with more than forty people of our own tribe and dared to rebel."

Wu Rou looked at King Jin's side face blankly, feeling a little guilty, feeling that he had hit her right.

So I secretly reminded myself in my heart, never lose your head in anxiety one day and end up in an irreversible end...

At this moment, a eunuch suddenly came outside Hongwen Hall and asked the guard at the door:
"Is Wu Cairen in there?"

Wu Rou turned her head when she heard the voice and saw that it was the eunuch Xu who was delivering the order next to His Majesty... an old acquaintance of hers.

He immediately stood up happily, walked over and said:
"Shengshi Xu, I'm here."

Waiter Xu stepped into the threshold and saw Prince Jin sitting in the desk room in front, so he smiled and said:

"Wu Cairen, your Majesty has summoned you. His Royal Highness King Jin is also here, so let's go with him."

Jin Wang Li Shan stood up from the desk and asked in surprise:
"Father, are you asking me to go with Wu Cairen?"

"Yes." Waiter Xu bowed and said with a smile.

King Jin's calm face had a hint of confusion. He glanced at Wu Rou and couldn't think of anything that could possibly get involved between him and Wu Cairen.

Wu Rou was also surprised...

She thought that she had finally won the favor of His Majesty because of her hard work and hard work, and he wanted to recruit her...

Well...since we asked our son to join us, that's definitely not the case.

No matter what, you will know it when you go there.

Wu Rou silently followed King Jin and went to Wude Hall with the eunuch Xu who was delivering the order.

This is the first time since she entered the palace that she has stepped into the Hall of Wude...

(End of this chapter)