Long live Emperor Wu!

Chapter 99

Wang looked at her, suddenly stepped forward to hold her arm, and said pitifully:
"I was wrong in the past. I apologize to my sister. Please help me persuade the prince."

Wu Rou sneered and said:
"What relationship do I have with the prince? How am I qualified to persuade him?"

Mrs. Wang gritted her teeth with hatred, but she couldn't bear the thought of the prince neglecting her so much, so she endured her hatred.

She said gently and carefully:
"elder sister……"

Under Wu Rou's warning eyes, she immediately changed her words obediently:
"Wu Cai Ren, I don't mean anything else. It's just that I have only been in the palace for half a year, so naturally I can't spend as much time with His Highness as Wu Cai Ren. If you have friendship, please help me.

I even begged Princess Changle and Concubine Wei, but it didn't work, so there was really nothing I could do. "

Wu Rou lowered her eyes, thinking that there was no need to get into a fight with the future queen, so she said seriously:
"Your Highness is kind-hearted. It's better to ask him more and say more nice things than to ask others. If you ask others to persuade him, he will only feel that you moved someone and forced him to bow his head, and he will be even more unhappy."

Wang looked at Wu Rou for a moment, seemingly not expecting that Wu Rou would sincerely help her.

The reason why she asked Wu Rou to persuade the prince was simply to let the prince know through Wu Rou's mouth that she had apologized and that she really knew she was wrong.

She twitched the corner of her mouth in embarrassment, her face, which was already young and immature, raised her eyes slightly, showing an admiring look of relying on an adult:
"But the prince didn't want to see me and didn't give me a chance to talk. It took a long time to meet him, but he was surrounded by people. It's hard for me to lose my dignity in front of outsiders."

Wu Rou sighed and said:
"It's up to you to decide what to do. I'm just giving you a suggestion. The Chinese New Year will be here in two months. The entire court will be on vacation, and the prince will also have a few days off. Then you will have more opportunities to get along with each other."

As she spoke, she calmly took her arm out of the Crown Princess's arm, took a step back, bowed slightly and said:
"Princess, I have to go to Wude Palace as an errand, so I'll take my leave first."

After that, he took Arthur and left.

……

As soon as Wu Rou entered the Wude Hall, she saw the prince beating the emperor's back.

She paused for a moment before silently bowing and walking to her seat.

The emperor is over 50 years old this year. He was exhausted from the Eastern Expedition to Goryeo, and he also received the sad news of his son's death. After he fainted, his body was obviously not as good as before, and he always felt uncomfortable.

The hospital often prescribed decoctions and medicines, but they were not always good.

Just now, the young eunuch was beating him on the back, but he felt disgusted that he couldn't exert his strength, so Prince Li Shan took the initiative to take the young eunuch's place and started beating him in a decent manner.

The father and son were chatting while beating their backs. Except for the noble and bright yellow clothes and the many memorials piled in front of the desk, they were no different from ordinary father and son.

The emperor pointed at a place behind his back, and the prince moved his hand over and made a "dong dong" sound.

It's no wonder that the little chamberlain is incompetent. No one else would dare to "beat" the emperor like this.

The emperor sighed and said:
"Hey, people are getting old after all. There are all kinds of problems. It's either uncomfortable here or uncomfortable there."

The prince pursed his lips and said nothing. He lowered his eyebrows and seemed to be very sad. He silently changed the position of his hand and beat it harder.

The emperor glanced at Wu Rou next to him, and seemed to feel that there was no need to avoid it, so he said: "Xiao Jiu... your eldest brother is no longer here. I was thinking about choosing a suitable person to help you from among your concubine brothers. What do you think?" Who is suitable?"

When Prince Li Shan heard this, he paused, raised his eyebrows, thought for a moment, and said:
"I don't know. I have been in the palace since I was a child. Several of my brothers left early and are not very familiar with them."

The emperor sighed and said:

"In terms of trust, I think it is appropriate to choose Concubine Wei's son. Concubine Wei has always respected your mother and queen. She will never allow him to do anything that is sorry for you. It's just that Concubine Wei's status is too special, second only to the queen. If his son is Being too close to power may make some courtiers have evil intentions to support him."

The emperor's voice was a little worried, and Prince Li Shan even heard a hint of anger in it.

He knows his methods and determination very well. Whatever he wants to do, there is always a way to do it.

If he really made up his mind to reuse Concubine Wei's son, it would be difficult to protect Concubine Wei's status.

The prince was moved in his heart and said quickly:

"He is the same age as me. I remember when we were young, we both had similar temperaments and were both quiet. I'm afraid I can't fill the gap for my son."

The emperor nodded after hearing this and said:

"Yes, you can't just look at loyalty. When it comes to courage... Wu Wangke is more like me, but he..."

The emperor paused, sighed heavily, and said:

"He is the second eldest child and has great ambitions. He was not convinced that your eldest brother would become the crown prince. During the time when your eldest brother was ill, he gave me notes frequently, from those expressing his merits to those asking for condolences. I was afraid that I would not be able to think about it. Get him up."

As he spoke, he turned his head and glanced at the prince, and then said:
"Do you remember? At that time, he wrote a letter to his mother-in-law, asking her mother-in-law to advise me more. I discovered the clues and wrote a story and scolded him, and then he was at peace.

Do you think someone as ambitious as him can help you wholeheartedly? "

The emperor frowned, seeming very distressed.Prince Li Shan thought about it and said:

"My second brother is much older than me... I really don't understand him and have no brotherly feelings, but since he is much like my father, he must be capable.

Erchen thought, I don't care whether he is convinced or not, as long as he understands the righteousness and is willing to contribute to the Tang Dynasty.As long as you have this intention, you can use your strength to go somewhere. At worst, I usually give him more permission. "

When the emperor heard this, he shook his head in disapproval, snorted coldly, and said:
"Hey... you are used to thinking the best of others. To tell you the truth, he looks like me, but I am more afraid of him. I am afraid that one day he will rebel and kill all your brothers."

When Prince Li Shan heard this, he paused with his hands. After being silent for a while, the boredom and exhaustion in his brows became more obvious. His voice was gentle, but he said mockingly:
"If it weren't for the fact that my son didn't want to die and didn't want my brothers and sisters to be implicated, I really wanted to give up the throne to my second brother. He is already stronger than me, so why do I have to occupy a high position to prevent him from rebelling?
It's a pity that I was born in the royal family, and a change in my position is a matter of life. People like me who don't want to fight have to fight for their lives and lick their faces to become the prince. "

When the emperor heard what he said, his eagle eyebrows suddenly wrinkled, he turned his head in dissatisfaction, raised his hand and slapped the prince's arm, and said angrily:

"What annoys you the most is your lack of ambition. Stop beating me!"

Prince Li Shan then stopped his hand, lowered his eyes and sighed, seeming a little guilty, then stood up and went to the side, bowed and saluted:
"My son is wrong."

　The next two chapters will be developed separately, from [-] a.m. to [-] a.m.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)