If I let you stay in Lingnan, how could you become the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty?

Chapter 56 Appointment at Shanglin Garden

"Tomorrow I will visit Shangyuan Garden and herald the arrival of spring!"

"The flowers must bloom overnight, don't wait for the morning breeze to blow!"

Li An looked at the poem written on the plain paper sign and couldn't help but shook his head and smiled.

This poem is indeed written with a hint of dominance!
The flowers must bloom overnight, don’t wait for the morning breeze to blow…

He remembered that this poem was written just after Wu Zhao ascended the throne.
legend,

After Wu Zetian ascended the throne, she saw the bright blooming wintersweets in the palace on a winter night and was immediately inspired to write down this poem, ordering that all the flowers must bloom the next day for her to enjoy.

As a result, the next morning, Shanglin Garden was indeed full of flowers in full bloom.

But only the peony flowers are reluctant to bloom.

As a result, Wu Zetian was furious and pulled out all the peonies in Chang'an and transplanted them to Luoyang, the eastern capital, as a punishment.

Of course, this is just a legend!

However, this poem was indeed written by Wu Zetian after she ascended the throne. How come she wrote it now?
Could it be that with my arrival, many things in this world have been disrupted!

Li An thought about it and threw the paper aside.

You’re dating me, and you wrote it so domineeringly!
Could it be that he wants to meet me in a different guise?

How many faces does this premium green tea have?
Thinking of this, Li An became interested instead.

……

Early morning, Shanglinyuan!

It was early spring in Chang'an.

All things are coming back to life, and many willow trees have already impatiently dropped their thousands of green ribbons, swaying in the wind, gracefully dancing.

Like young girls in full bloom, they want to show off their figures in front of their lovers.

Li An rode alone to Shanglin Garden, stopped his horse beside the willow forest, sat on the horse's back and fanned himself with a folding fan, feeling the beauty of the greenery in the garden was breathtaking.

Wu Zhao has not arrived yet.

He didn't drive.

The place where we stopped was also a willow forest, not a maple forest.

It is impossible to write a poem about stopping the car and sitting to enjoy the maple forest in the evening!
At this time, a carriage was approaching slowly from a distance.

The carriage was very small, with curtains covered with white gauze and many beautiful patterns carved on the body of the carriage.

At first glance, it is the embroidered carriage that women of this era liked to ride in!

The carriage approached and stopped, the door opened, and Wu Zhao walked out.

She didn't dress up today. She was wearing a plain green Buddhist robe and her black hair was tied into a simple Japanese bun!
During the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, plumpness was considered beautiful, and this type of Japanese-style bun with the temples framing the face was the most popular among women because it could perfectly set off a woman's round face.

The Japanese-style bun that Wu Zhao wore made her skin look rounder and whiter, like a peeled goose egg.

"Your Highness has arrived early!"

Wu Zhao smiled sweetly, walked slowly to Li An and bowed to him.

"It's not too late for you!"

Li An smiled faintly, put away the folding fan in his hand, and looked at Wu Zhao quietly.

Wu Zhao was not afraid at all under his straightforward gaze. She raised her chin slightly and accepted Li An's scrutiny.

"Is this servant beautiful?"

"nice!"

Li An nodded.

Wu Zhao was indeed very beautiful, otherwise in the original history, she would not have been favored by Li Shimin, and after Li Shimin's death, she would not have retired to Ganye Temple, and then been recalled to the palace by Li Zhi.

In the end, she unexpectedly became the Queen of the Tang Dynasty!
Although Li Shimin and his son became like-minded people because of this, the historical Tang Dynasty was extremely relaxed about matters between men and women.

Li Shimin and Li Zhi successively favored Wu Zhao, and Li Longji took away his son and promoted his concubine to imperial concubine...

The so-called dirty Tang and smelly Han are due to this.

"Your Highness, do you think that if Wu Zhao enters Hua'e Xianghui Tower, will she be worthy of the position of a talented person?"

Li An raised his eyebrows slightly.

Not too demanding.

Talented person was the second lowest position in the Tang Dynasty harem.

The empresses of the Tang Dynasty were divided into the empress, four wives, nine concubines, twenty-seven ladies-in-waiting, and eighty-one imperial wives.

The empress is the emperor's wife and the head of the harem.

The four ladies included the Imperial Concubine, the Shu Concubine, the De Concubine and the Xian Concubine. The nine concubines included Zhaoyi, Zhaorong, Zhaoyuan, Xiuyi, Xiurong, Xiuyuan, Chongyi, Chongrong and Chongyuan, a total of nine people, of the second rank, below the four ladies.

Twenty-seven concubines, including nine imperial concubines, nine beauties, and nine talented ladies, ranging from the third to the fifth rank.

The following are the eighty-one imperial wives, including twenty-seven Baolins, twenty-seven imperial concubines and twenty-seven concubines!

Talented women are the lowest level among the twenty-seven generations of women.

Of course, the princes of the Tang Dynasty could not have a queen, but they could have a princess consort.

However, it must be after reaching adulthood at the age of sixteen.

Li An was almost seventeen years old and should have been eligible to choose a concubine, but because he had just returned from Lingnan, he did not put the matter on the agenda.

But Wu Zhao only asked for a talented person, and her requirements were indeed not high.

"You are Ninth Brother's woman!"

Li An shook his head.

Wu Zhao smiled.

Her smile was very natural and beautiful, as if Li An's words did not stir up any ripples in her heart.

"I have become a nun and am no longer the same Wu Meiniang as before!"

"If you leave Buddhism again, you will be a human for two lifetimes. No one in the Tang Dynasty can say no!"

Li An couldn't help but laugh.

The Tang Dynasty has so many excuses!

Just becoming a nun means that she has lived two lives as a human being. Even if the son inherits the father's property or the brother takes the brother's wife away, it is all understandable, right?
A picture suddenly appeared before his eyes.

A woman kicked her husband away and turned into the temple.

After a while, she jumped out of the temple again and threw herself into the arms of another man.

Then, she kicked the man away and walked into the temple gate...

I'm out and I'm in again!

I came out again, I went in again...

There is also this way to play!

"If Your Highness accepts me, there will be many benefits!"

Wu Zhao smiled and continued:

"Your Highness has just returned from Lingnan, and your mother has long passed away. There are no other allies in Chang'an City!"

"If you want to gain an advantage in the struggle for the imperial power of the Tang Dynasty, your wisdom alone is not enough!"

"I am from the Wu family of Bingzhou. My father is Wu Shigui, a founding hero. If I were here, the Wu family would naturally stand behind Your Highness without hesitation!"

"Even if it is Lord Changsun, Your Highness does not need to be too afraid!"

Hearing this, although Li An did not say anything, he sighed in his heart.

This is talking about conditions, right?
It’s true that Wu Zhao told the truth and her conditions were very tempting.

Today, Li An has no support from any other forces in Chang'an except the favor of Li Shimin.

If we can get the full support of the Wu family, it will indeed be a great help!

"Your Highness, do you think that I am not a virgin?"

Seeing that Li An remained silent, Wu Zhao slightly opened her almond-shaped eyes and said with a smile:
"If that's the case, Your Highness doesn't need to worry!"

"Although I am a concubine in the palace of His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince, in fact, because His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince is still young, Lord Changsun and the eunuchs in the inner court are keeping a close eye on me. Although we get along with each other every day, but..."

"The marriage was not consummated!"

At this point, she lowered her head, with a hint of shyness on her face:
"actually……"

"I am still a virgin!"

Li An couldn't help but be stunned.

Good guy...

This is a bit unexpected.

You are fooling me.

Or is it implying that Li Zhi is really too 'young'...

Wu Zhao's face flushed red, and after a pause, she said:

"If Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can go back to the palace and give it a try..."

(End of this chapter)