Long live Emperor Wu!

Chapter 56 Let’s take care of each other
She really didn't have the right to think that much.

In the past, she was thinking about how to get rid of the bullying of the Wu brothers, but now she is thinking about how to gain the emperor's favor. To put it bluntly, her only requirement for her future is not to be bullied.

Establishing a career or something... Who gave her this opportunity?
"...It would be great if I could be like them and get married." At night, Wu Rou and Princess Jinyang were lying together, and these words suddenly came out.

The emperor and the king of Jin are very busy these days, and because there are often rumors about the prince, whether it is the emperor or the courtiers, there are often disputes about the prince's affairs, and the atmosphere in Wude Palace is very depressed every day.

Princess Jinyang followed the emperor and felt uncomfortable.So after asking for permission, Wu Rou was asked to stay directly in the princess's dormitory so that they could talk.

Princess Jinyang was lying on her back with their heads touching each other. After hearing this, she looked up in surprise and asked:

"Why do you think so?"

Wu Rou said with a sigh:
"You see, although leaving home is a hard job, you will be granted the title of princess. You will have status and property. The key is the national destiny of the Tang Dynasty. They don't dare to bully the princess of the Tang Dynasty."

Princess Jinyang's eyes widened and she asked:
"Who were you bullied by in the palace? Tell me and I will vent your anger for you. If not, I will tell my father and pester him to help you vent your anger."

Wu Rou felt warm in her heart when she heard that, she held her hand in her hand and rubbed it gently, and said melancholy:
"Hey... no one is bullying me now. If I can't protect myself, there will be someone in the future."

"In the future?... Why will there be in the future?" Princess Jinyang didn't understand very much.

"If I don't have children and am always a talented person, I will have to go to the funeral or go to the temple to be a nun. By then, won't anyone be able to step on me?" Wu Rou said softly.

When Princess Jinyang heard this, she sat up in the dark, shook her hand and said:

"You still have me. How can anyone bully you while I'm here?...I'm nine years old now. When I turn 12, I can go out and build a mansion. At that time, I will ask my father for permission to take care of me. You go out and you follow me.”

When Wu Rou heard this, she looked at Princess Jinyang's eyes flashing and said nothing.

Princess Jinyang thought she felt incompetent, so she quickly explained:

"Don't think that I am younger than you. I am very rich. I have had a real title since I was four years old. Unlike other princesses, who only received a title and received a salary from the palace to live. I have a fief, and every year All the tax money is saved, which is no less than my brother’s money.

After you leave the palace, I can make your life even richer than now.

And my father loves me so much. If anyone bullies you in the future, I can’t stand up for you?Unless you have committed a crime, but you are not that kind of person, I can definitely protect you. "

Seeing that she was so young, Wu Rou said this to her, a 17-year-old adult, and felt warm in her heart. She even kept the money directly in front of her eyes compared to others, which made her feel warm.

Since Aye's death, where else has anyone protected her like this?Her two older brothers bullied her, and her mother and younger sisters were unable to do anything for them, so they still needed her to take care of them.

She couldn't help but sit up, hugged Princess Jinyang in her arms, feeling her soft body as if holding a treasure, and whispered:

"The princess is so nice...how can she be so nice?"

"Hehe." Princess Jinyang could hear the emotion in her tone, so she said sheepishly, "Actually, it's nothing. I have all these, but it's just more than you."

Wu Rou hugged her, rubbed her back with his hands, rubbed her hair affectionately with his chin, and said:

"It's amazing. How many people don't have enough for themselves and insist on robbing others, let alone sharing. Aren't those two brothers of mine like that?"

As she spoke, she let go of Princess Jinyang, put her hand in her palm, squeezed her fingers gently, and said in a low voice:
"Then...what if the princess doesn't like me one day?"

"Why don't you like me? Will you dislike me one day?" Princess Jinyang opened her eyes wide and asked in shock.

Wu Rou raised her hand to straighten her messy hair and said with a loving smile:
"You can't say for sure. Even if they are blood relatives, it is possible for them to hate each other and hate each other. Everything is possible."

Princess Jin thought seriously, and sat there on her knees with her head slightly lowered, looking distressed. Then she thought of something and said excitedly:
"Oh, my father said that if you don't know who to believe, just choose to believe in a person's character. A person's character is difficult to change. Do you believe in my character?
If I tell you that if one day I don't like you anymore, I will still put you in a safe place and won't let you be bullied, would you believe it? "

Wu Rou's eyes were filled with water. As soon as she turned her eyes, her tears rolled around and almost fell. She thought for a while and said seriously:

"...Hmm...Xin! The princess is a lovely person and very kind. When the butterfly you raised was strangled to death by Princess Chaoyang, you didn't hold her accountable. In my opinion, you are a person with a bodhisattva heart."

Mentioning the butterfly she had been looking forward to for a long time, the little girl sighed like an adult and said:
"Hey, I was so angry at the time that she still refused to admit it... I wanted to take revenge, but my brother said that she did this because we got too much and she got too little, so she felt angry Jealousy.

He also said that being able to hate my butterfly secretly means that she is pitiful enough. Then we have gained so many people, so let her be a little bit and don't take anything away from her. "

Princess Jinyang tilted her head cutely and said:

"I thought about it...it's just a butterfly. If I tell my father, he will definitely beat her up and cut off her daily expenses. She doesn't have much to begin with. Then wouldn't she? Will you be more pitiful and hate me more?"

Wu Rou was filled with emotion and said with a gentle smile:

"So, the princess and His Highness Prince Jin are both rare good people. Most people only care about what they have lost and will not think about what others have lost. For example, I am not so kind. I will hate and take revenge. …”

Wu Rou thought of the Wu brothers and the torch she was holding, and the hatred in her heart lit up like the fire, burning brightly.She was really not a good person... She once wanted to drag everyone along with her out of despair and hatred.

In the darkness, Wu Rou's voice was cold, and the dim light in her eyes frightened Princess Jinyang. She asked cautiously:

"Then...then, if I did something wrong, will you take revenge on me?"

Wu Rou was stunned when she asked this question. She looked at Princess Jinyang, and the hatred in her heart receded quickly like a tide.

After asking herself, she affirmed:

"will not."

Princess Jinyang happily threw herself into her arms and said:
"I knew it, hahaha... Don't you think you are also a good person? Don't worry, I will take care of you from now on, and we will take care of each other."

Wu Rou hugged her and thought in her heart: She would indeed tolerate a lot of people she cared about... There was no reason, she just didn't want to.

Maybe this shows that she is not a completely bad person, right?
……

……

When he was sleeping until midnight, the dormitory suddenly became chaotic. Wu Rou quickly sat up and saw the shadow of the light outside the window shaking, as if someone was moving anxiously.

She thought she was lost and quickly woke up Princess Jinyang.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Princess Jinyang rubbed her eyes and sat up, the maid on night duty outside the pavilion walked in quickly. Her voice was soft, but full of confusion and panic, and said:
"Princess, over at the East Palace, the Crown Princess has sent someone over, saying that Your Majesty is going to kill the Crown Prince. Princess, please hurry over and persuade her. Your Highness, Prince Jin, has already gotten up and rushed over."

Wu Rou and Princess Jinyang were stunned and looked at each other. Everyone was confused. Princess Jinyang said:

"Did you hear it wrong...How could my father kill the prince's brother?"

The palace maid bowed respectfully and said with the same doubt:
"My servant doesn't know. It was the female officer next to the Crown Princess who said it. She cried and begged the princess to go."

When Princess Jinyang heard this, although her mind was confused, her body had climbed out of the bed, swayed, and said:

"Wu Cairen, come with me."

"it is good."

The two simply put on their clothes, without combing their hair, and went out with their hoods on their heads. The palace maid held a lantern and walked quickly along the way.

When they arrived outside the main hall of the Prince in the East Palace, before they entered, they saw many people kneeling outside. They were all maids and eunuchs from the Prince's Palace, as well as people brought by the emperor...

Wuyangdi knelt on the ground in the dark night. When illuminated by the lights outside the temple, he was as silent as a ghost.

Wu Rou squeezed Princess Jinyang's hand and led her up the steps quickly.

The palace maid who was following them stopped outside with a look, then knelt on the ground, lowered her head, and pretended to be an unconscious dead person.

...The door was open, and the lights inside were extinguished in several places, some were bright and some were not, and there were even lamps lying on the ground burning.

Wu Rou had just crossed the threshold, and before she had time to see clearly what was going on, the smell of blood mixed with candlelight incense and the smell of wine rushed over her.

She took a breath and saw clearly the corpses on the ground inside. The emperor was holding a sword, pointing at the kneeling prince, while King Jin was kneeling on the ground, holding the emperor's leg and crying.

Wu Rou quickly covered Princess Jinyang's eyes, pulled her out, and ran out of the door.

The smell of blood in her nose made her retching several times. She quickly held Princess Jinyang's shoulders and asked nervously:
"Princess, are you scared?"

Princess Jinyang shook her head and said ignorantly:
"What's wrong? I didn't see anything clearly..."

Wu Rou breathed a sigh of relief, pulled her to lean against the door, and said:

"It's better if you don't see clearly... We won't go in, we'll just try to persuade you here."

I could only hear the emperor's suppressed and angry voice coming from inside, saying:

"Framing? I've seen with my own eyes what it means to be framed?! Let your eldest brother tell you what he just did!"

The prince's voice was lifeless and he said:
"...What did I do? Isn't it just that a man held my crippled foot and kissed it? My father must have wanted to destroy me a long time ago. This excuse is also suitable. I have a habit of cutting off my sleeves. Please destroy me."

When the emperor heard this, he looked at the crown prince's head with tears streaming down his face, and cried angrily:
"How could you become like this?! How could you become like this, Li Chengqian!!!"

(End of this chapter)