Xian Xian

Chapter 123: Change direction

Spring is deep and bright, and Zhumen is beautiful. The corridors were winding and connected, and the maids wore skirts and half-arms, and walked quickly in the courtyard with crossed hands. The breeze blew, the bamboo curtain on the window shook gently, a few red petals fell into the window, and one petal happened to fall on the rouge.

A slender hand was dipped in rouge with a pen and traced it thinly between the brows. Li Chaoge drew flowers and made three chapters with Gu Mingke: “According to our previous agreement, you will play my cohort before He Li, and you must not provoke flowers and grass outside, which will damage my reputation; you must make good friends with the royal family and create a princess Shengyuan. The friendly image of the mansion. When hosting a banquet in the palace, you must also follow me as a banquet. You must not have bitterness or deep hatred, and you must not be irritated. If necessary, make certain physical contact. Be sure to build a good relationship between our husband and wife in front of the queen and relatives. In return, I will give you generous compensation after the resignation. You can choose from gold and silver treasures, high-ranking officials, and good wines. Do you have any objections?”

“No.”

The color on the pen nib disappeared. Li Chaoge spoke while polishing the rouge box: “Okay. Today, the queen will host a banquet in the Mingtang, and all civil and military officials, domestic and foreign servants will be there. This is the first feast for the queen since she came to the throne. It is of great significance. Nothing is to be missed. As a princess who supports the queen, I will be stared at every move today. Therefore, after you go out, you have to play the role of a consort, scrutinize the degree, be on call, and cooperate with me unconditionally on certain occasions.”

There was no answer for a long time later this time. When Li Chaoge adjusted the rouge, a shower of flowers fell outside, and it happened that a petal fell on the center of Li Chaoge’s eyebrows, and it was on the wet rouge. Li Chaoge frowned, changed a thin pen, and wanted to brush the petals off the center of his eyebrows.

She finished the makeup with great ease, and if the blush was stained, the makeup on her face would have to be repainted. The banquet time is about to come, I am afraid it is too late to put on makeup.

Li Chaoge was carefully touching the petals, and another person walked in the mirror. Gu Mingke stopped behind her, picked up the pen just now, fainted on the rouge, and said, “Don’t move, it’s time to get confused in a while.”

After Gu Mingke finished speaking, he leaned over and stroked her eyebrows with a pen. Li Chaoge raised his eyebrows and subconsciously stepped back, but Gu Mingke held his shoulders.

“do not move.”

Li Chaoge paused stiffly. She sat on the round stool with her back slightly tilted back. This posture extremely tested waist strength, and Li Chaoge persisted for a while, feeling a little sour. But Gu Mingke is now bending over and stopping in front of her. She was either forward or backward. When Li Chaoge was not sure what to do, Gu Mingke raised the hand on her shoulder and gently supported her waist.

The clothes in spring were light and thin, and Li Chaoge could feel Gu Mingke’s cool palms and slender fingers through the thin yarn. His fingers looked slender, but they were long and strong. They placed them behind her waist, almost wrapping her whole waist.

Gu Mingke’s palm greatly shared the pressure on Li Chaoge’s waist, but Li Chaoge became even more rigid. She was instinctively struggling, and Gu Mingke said clearly and shallowly: “Quiet. If the animation is crooked, the party will be late. Today is the first time the queen has a banquet. If you, the eldest princess, are late, I’m afraid I can’t say it. ”

Li Chaoge was forced to froze. She pursed her lips, and when she raised her eyes, she could see Gu Mingke’s straight eyebrows and cold eyes. His eyelashes were slightly lowered, and he was looking at her seriously. Li Chaoge felt awkward at such a distance. She looked away and fell on Gu Mingke’s beautifully shaped and thin lips.

She used to think staring at his eyes looked a lot like plotting, but now staring at his lips seemed even more suspicious. Li Chaoge could feel Gu Mingke’s breathing. She really didn’t know where to put her eyes. She glanced around for a while, trying to get back the dominance: “What are you doing?”

“Help the princess draw flower tin.”

“I know.” As soon as Li Chaoge’s voice was amplified, his breath hit Gu Mingke’s neck. Li Chaoge couldn’t help but turn down, and pressed his voice to ask, “I can paint by myself. Why did you come here suddenly?”

The thin lips moved slightly, and the voice was cold and pleasant. He was as recognizable as his people: “Since you are going to be a drama, you should be more serious?. The queen and everyone are not blind, so they pretend to be affectionate only when they go out. What are they? Can’t you tell? There are maids out there, you get into the show.”

Instead, Li Chaoge became the one who was taught. Li Chaoge pursed his lips, feeling very depressed. Gu Mingke changed his pen again and stroked along the outer edge of Huatian. His hand was extremely stable, with such a thin pen tip, his wrist was still hanging in the air, and he was hooked from the beginning to the end, without the slightest tremor.

Gu Mingke put down the pen with satisfaction and said, “Okay. It’s getting late, let’s go.”

After Gu Mingke threw his eyebrows, he withdrew his hand, stepped back and walked out of the hall. Li Chaoge sat on the dressing table slowly. She turned her head and looked at the bright, charming, lifelike plum makeup in the mirror, almost thinking it was her own illusion just now.

What is he doing, what is she doing?

Today, the empress hosted a banquet, and traffic jams in front of the imperial city. The servants were stuck together, yelling to make way for each other. At this time, a team of honor guards came from behind and walked impartially on the road, quite rampant. The servants were about to scold someone’s carriage for not looking at the road. When they looked back and saw the signs on the carriage, they all fell silent, obediently. Give way to both sides.

The carriages of Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke drove all the way to the outside of Mingtang. Li Chaoge got off the car, the attendant in the palace saw it, and hurriedly ran over? Come: “Slave see Princess Shengyuan Zhenguo, see servant horse. Two servants and servants will come.”

Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke nodded to the **** and carried them into the palace. Mingtang is a new building built by the Queen. It is a hundred meters high and has three floors. The bottom floor is tetragonal, symbolizing the four seasons, the middle floor is a dodecagonal shape, symbolizing the twelve o’clock, and the upper floor is a twenty-four quadrilateral shape, symbolizing the twenty-four solar terms. The middle layer is a dome with nine golden dragons on it, and a phoenix stands on top of the upper layer. The phoenix is full of gold, fluttering its wings and sings loudly, looking like a miracle from a distance.

The phoenix standing on the dragon is in line with the current situation of the queen in power.

The emperor sits in the Mingtang, and the queen spends a lot of money on this Mingtang, which symbolizes the virtues of the emperor, but no one knows the specific appearance. The queen had been asked to build it since she was still a queen. It took nearly two years and finally completed this year. Luoyang is known as the Capital of Ten Thousand Buddhas, and you can see the pagodas in the city from far outside the city, elegant and holy, but now, Tianhou has built a Mingtang, which is taller and more conspicuous than the pagoda. Now that the people of Luoyang raise their heads, the first thing that comes into view is Mingtang.

The empress is very satisfied with her masterpiece, also known as the Vientiane Shrine.

Today is the first public appearance of Mingtang. The empress is very pleased and ordered the princess of the capital, the magistrates of the capital, the magistrates of the princes, and officials of grade five or above to come and celebrate with their families.

The sky of Vientiane Shrine is shining brightly, and the palace people are swiftly walking on the staggered corridors, as small as ants against the backdrop of the Mingtang. Outside the Mingtang, in the spring breeze in April, the grass grows and the grass grows, and the breeze blows over the willows, and a greenery surges up.

The wind turned blue waves, Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke came together. Li Chaoge wears a light green lower skirt, a light red upper skirt, a purple silk tie on his chest, and a silk drape of the same color between his arms. Gu Mingke was wearing a cyan robe and a white coat. From a distance, he seemed to wear spring on his body.

Li Chaoge took a lot of thought for this outfit. Her father was filial and she could not wear bright colors, but if she came to the queen’s banquet in white, the queen would definitely be upset if she didn’t say anything. Once the emperor and the courtier, the emperor is now the empress, Li Chaoge gave the emperor in front of him Dai Xiao, even if that person is her father, the empress will be an eye-catcher.

Li Chaoge chose and chose, and finally chose a light but not rude dress. If someone asked, she would say it was simple and elegant. Gu Mingke was much better. He was already cold in color and went out in a light-colored dress. No one doubted it at all.

Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke were walking on the way to meet the queen. On the way, Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke once again stated: “Pay attention to behavior, be cautious in words and deeds, when necessary…”

“Make a gesture of affection with you.” Gu Mingke faintly followed Li Chaoge’s words, “You have said it several times along the way, I know.”

After listening to Li Chaoge, he did not feel relieved. The current Gu Mingke always makes Li Chaoge feel elusive. Li Chaoge is particularly afraid of him? Make some strange actions.

Li Chaoge lowered his voice and was about to remind him? Don’t do unnecessary things? When suddenly the sleeve beside him was held. Li Chaoge twitched his eyebrows. That’s right, it’s such a superfluous thing.

Before Li Chaoge said anything, Gu Mingke lowered his head and brushed off a broken flower on the side of her hair: “Look at the road, someone is here.”

Li Chaoge looked up, and he saw a group of people walking in front of him. Li Chaoge suppressed his expression and looked at them coldly.

The visitor was not at all affected by Li Chaoge’s indifference, and still greeted him with a smile, and warmly said: “Chaoge, Ma Ma, you are finally here. These two are really busy people. We have waited for a long time, but we have waited for the two of you. .”

Li Chaoge’s voice was calm, and he greeted these few people from a short distance: “Present to the princess, Wei Wang.”

The visitors were the Queen’s eldest sister-in-law, Wu Meng’s concubine, and Wu Yuanqing, the second son of Wu Meng’s. The three empress sisters, and only one half-brother Wu Hong, died last year. After a person dies, the bad things he has done seem to fade away, and what is remembered more is the good. After the queen became emperor, she wanted to divide the martial arts people, and even the brothers who had old grievances were also named kings.

The queen named Wuhong the king, and the two nephews named the Liang Wang and the Wei Wang. As Wu Hong’s widow, Wu Meng enjoyed the honor of offering to the princess. Now, the one who came with Wu Meng was Wei Wang Wu Yuanqing.

Wu Meng looked at the shining woman in front of him, feeling a little bit in his heart? It’s a pity. She smiled and said, “Chao Ge, you are too polite, what do we do as a family? You just call my aunt.”

Li Chaoge just smiled distancingly about this?: “I’m talking about the princess, and the courtesy can’t be discarded.”

Wu Meng couldn’t hide her disappointment. She pulled Wu Yuanqing over and said, “I saw you from a distance. Your cousins are about the same age, so they should be more close. Yuanqing, come to see your cousin.”

Wu Yuanqing was dragged to the front by Wu Mengshi, his eyes were rolling, but he felt a greasy face. Wu Yuanqing gave a gift to Li Chaoge: “Cousin Chaoge.”

Li Chaoge looked at her blankly: “Wei Wang, my title is given by the empress, Gaozong affixed it, let alone I still have an official position. In public, please call me my title.”

Wu Yuanqing was embarrassed and smiled stiffly: “Cousin Sheng Yuan, between our cousins, how can we pay attention to these? Xu Li…”

A gust of wind blew from behind, and Li Chaoge’s clothes floated gently. Gu Mingke turned his face to his side, grabbed a petal with his fingers, and plucked it from her sideburn. His sleeves were wide, and he accidentally hooked the hairpin when he took the petals.

Li Chaoge couldn’t help frowning, and raised his hand to stroke the hairpin. Gu Mingke held her hand, gently inserted the hairpin back in place, and said, “It’s my fault. I didn’t pay attention to your hair. It didn’t hurt, right?”

In front of outsiders, Li Chaoge could only shake his head: “It’s okay.”

“That’s good.” Gu Mingke arranged the hairpin. He? He had previously held Li Chaoge’s wrist to prevent Li Chaoge from scratching his hair. At this moment, the petals were taken down. He naturally held Li Chaoge’s hand and turned his head and smiled at Wu Yuanqing. “Wang Wei, we had something wrong yesterday. We went out late today. If we don’t ask the queen for peace, we should be late. Disaccompaniment.”

Wu Meng clan and Wu Yuanqing pulled Li Chaoge to speak, but they didn’t expect Gu Mingke to speak out suddenly. Wu Yuanqing originally wanted to be close to Li Chaoge, but now Li Chaoge is in the posture that we are going to ask for peace. Wu Yuanqing can’t stop him? We can ask the queen for peace, but we can only make way: “The king is negligent, and the cousin and the horse are gone. .”

Gu Mingke nodded to Wu Yuanqing and Wu Meng, and said gently and politely: “Farewell.”

Afterwards, Gu Mingke didn’t let go, just pulling Li Chaoge away. Wu Meng and Wu Yuanqing stood behind, watching the two pass through the courtyard and walk towards the tall and mighty Mingtang.

Gu Mingke’s clothes are fluttering and his figure is like jade. The silk ribbons on Li Chaoge’s clothes float up, and they are rolled up with Gu Mingke’s long sleeves. They talked as they walked, looking from the back, they looked like a fairy descending to the earth.

Wu Meng looked for a while and sighed: “I have heard of Gu Shaoqing’s appearance of heaven and man for a long time. I saw him today and he really deserves his reputation. I heard that he? Princess Sheng Yuan grabbed it, no wonder he is so affectionate.”

Wu Yuanqing also looked at the backs of the two and said, “Mother, now my aunt is the emperor. Our martial family is a royal family. Miss Manchuria Gongqing picks it randomly. Why not stare at a married person?”

“What do you know?” Wu Meng gave Wu Yuanqing a fierce look, and said in a low voice, “Your aunt was born to Yang, and she was not close to our family in her early years. Among Yang’s three daughters, she is the one who holds the most vengeance. Now that your father has gone, Yang’s is about to die. We don’t want to do it anymore, are we waiting for her to settle accounts after Autumn?”

“But, my aunt obviously named my brother and me the king…”

“If she really doesn’t mind what happened in the past? Why did you make your father the king? Xian is not a good word.” Wu Meng made a stubborn word and said, “What’s more, she made you king, but she made you king. Crown Prince. Silly boy, don’t you understand the difference?”

Wu Yuanqing’s eyes widened in surprise, the Wu family suddenly made its mark, and the family was crowned king. He was immersed in the pleasure of being flattered, and did not think deeply. Could it be that mother meant…

Seeing that Wu Yuanqing understood, Wu Meng smiled with satisfaction? He pointed out: “The queen’s surname is Wu, and the crown prince’s surname is Li. From ancient times to the present, how can the world be passed on to foreigners? But your father and the queen in his early years There is a gap, I am afraid that the queen still hates it. For this plan, only if you marry the queen’s princess, and the two families of Wu and Li become one, the queen can truly trust our family and entrust the heavy responsibility to your brothers.”

When Wu Meng said this, he angrily patted his hands: “It’s a pity that your brother has married a wife and had children. If not, he? is the best candidate.”

The queen’s two nephews, Wu Yuanxiao and Wu Yuanqing, are both married, but Wu Yuanqing’s wife died of an epidemic in his early years. Wu Yuanqing didn’t want to find someone to restrain him, so he never remarried. Wu Meng originally hated her youngest son for ineffectiveness, and was obsessed with Huajie Liuxiang all day long, and he has not given birth to her grandchildren for a long time. Now, Wu Meng’s family is thankful that the younger son has no wife and no children.

Marrying the queen’s daughter, it is impossible for the princess to be a child, and it would be wrong for the family to be a heir. But who made Wu Yuanqing the closest blood relative of the Wu family to the queen? If Wu Yuanqing married the princess and gave birth to a child, wouldn’t it be the blood of the Wu family and the Li family? Passing the throne to Li Huai is called returning to the Tang Dynasty. The queen took such a great effort to ascend the throne, and finally passed it to Li Huai, why bother? But if it is passed on to Wu Yuanqing or Wu Yuanqing’s son, future generations will not only remember the empress’s merits, but also continue the empress’s bloodline, wouldn’t everyone be happy?

Wu Meng’s still regretted thinking of this. Originally, the best choice was Wu Yuanxiao to marry Li Chaoge, this is the true blood of the eldest son. Moreover, Li Chaoge is powerful, holding the Forbidden Army and the Town Demon Division, and is most trusted by the empress, and marrying her has endless benefits to the martial arts. It is a pity that Wu Yuanxiao has a wife, and Li Chaoge is married. In this way, the only second choice is to let Wu Yuanqing marry Li Changle.

Marrying a princess is just a bargaining chip. As long as they can give birth to a child with the blood of the Wu family and the Li family, brother Wu Yuanxiao will be invincible. As for who to marry, the icing on the cake is good, it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter.

Although Wu Yuanqing is obsessed with beauty and does not want to make progress, his reaction is not slow. After he listened to his mother’s words, he also recovered himself. He? When he thought that the supreme throne would soon belong to him, he suddenly felt his blood boil. In comparison, what was Wei Wang worth?

Wu Yuanqing was already interested, and Li Changle did not grow badly. Marrying her was both profitable and attractive. He did not suffer. But? Wu Yuanqing frowned and asked in a low voice: “Mother, the queen is the most precious Guangning. Will she agree to marry me Guangning?”

“That’s why you are required to fight for it.” Wu Meng patted his son’s hand meaningfully. “Women are the most opinionated. She will fall in love with whoever treats them well. Guangning has just been retired. When you are sad, let alone, even if Guangning disagrees, there is still your aunt.”

Wu Yuanqing realized that the queen is the real master, and it doesn’t matter whether Li Changle is willing or not. How to please the queen has become a top priority.

Wu Meng asked softly: “Are you ready for what your brother asked you to prepare?”

“Don’t worry, mother.” Wu Yuanqing patted her chest and said, “I’m ready. Auntie likes Xiangrui the most. When there are more people, I will offer it to please aunt.”

Li Chaoge felt that after walking out of Wu Meng’s mother and son’s field of vision, he gently grabbed his hand, trying to take his hand out. Gu Mingke pressed his fingers slightly, Qin Liang’s palm still held her firmly: “Be dedicated, there are so many people.”

Li Chaoge was slanderous, and even gave birth to a sense of absurdity that she accompanied Gu Mingke in acting. Li Chaoge didn’t move too much, so he could only pursed his lips and said, “Punma, I’ll be in front of the queen immediately, pay attention to the image.”

“In front of everyone, you call me a consort. Just like that, you still want to pretend to be affectionate?”

Li Chaoge gave up, some? Hesitatingly said: “Bingheng?”

“Um.”

Gu Mingke simply responded, but Li Chaoge somehow felt that he was in a good mood. Li Chaoge’s heart shook slightly. At this time, the empress’s palace arrived, and both of them cheered up, and Gu Mingke opened his fingers lightly.

The queen had already guarded many people in front of her. They heard the letter from the palace, and just turned around, they saw Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke let go of their hands at the door, and their sleeves fell gracefully. There was a moment of silence in the hall, and then, the Korean lady smiled and said, “Sheng Yuan and her husband have a very good relationship. They have to hold hands even for such a short distance.”

Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke saluted the queen first, and then Li Chaoge looked in the direction of the Korean lady: “My aunt is joking, there was something on my clothes just now, Bingheng…Bingheng helped me take it away.”

The Korean lady hid her lips and smiled, and the queen smiled softly too. Such an excuse is really too shallow.

As soon as Li Chaoge looked at the expressions of these people, he knew that they didn’t believe it, and the heavens could learn from it. This is true. After the queen was enthroned, her face was radiant, her eyes were torch, black hair grew on her head again, she seemed to be ten years younger. Sure enough, power is the best decoration, whether for men or women.

The queen asked: “Bingheng is Gu Qing’s character?”

Gu Mingke nodded: “Yes.”

“It’s rare to uphold balance and the doctrine of the mean.”

Gu Mingke’s eyes drooped, covering the color in his pupils: “Thank you, Majesty.”

Li Chaoge glanced at him secretly next to him? With a glance, he always felt that this font size seemed strange. After the queen asked, let the palace give a seat.

Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke were seated, and Li Changle happened to be opposite. Li Changle smiled awkwardly when he saw Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke? He faintly said hello: “Sister, brother-in-law.”

Li Chaoge responded, but did not answer. Li Chaoge didn’t know what Pei Ji’an and Li Ze said, but since that incident, Li Changle and her became cold. In fact, it was impossible to say intimacy before, but? Now, even the superficial harmony can’t be maintained.

Li Chaoge doesn’t matter, and she doesn’t want to make friends with Li Changle’s pretend sisters, just like this, the well is in a good position without damaging the river.

Li Changle’s eyes swept around, his mother was wearing a dragon robe, the martial artist was arrogant, and Li Chaoge’s husband and wife were affectionate, but none of her familiar playmates and brothers were there. All the courtiers above Rank 5 and their families were present, but Li Huai did not come.

Li Huai became the crown prince again, but was locked in the palace and could not move freely. After such a long time, Li Changle has never seen him? Brother.

Li Changle and Li Huai are close friends. They almost grew up together. Now, Li Huai doesn’t know his life or death, his safety, or whether he has been abused or not, but the accomplices who caused all this are openly enjoying the flattery of everyone.

Although Li Changle is angry at Pei Ji’an, he at least knows that Pei Ji’an is working hard to rescue Li Huai. As for Li Chaoge, she conspired to murder the siblings when her father’s bones were still cold. It was not enough to kill the prince and brother. Now she has to climb up with Li Huai’s blood and tears. When she did this? Ever wondered that her surname was Li?

Li Changle’s mouth was frowned. She used to like this kind of grand banquet the most, but now she has no interest at all. Li Chaoge was also thinking about things. The two had their own thoughts, and neither of them spoke. Only the voice of the Korean lady could be heard in the hall.

Last time the cat demon, the Korean lady was possessed by the cat demon and almost died for half her life. The empress was terribly frightened by the cat demon, but did not anger the Korean lady, and gave the Korean lady many treasures. The Korean lady has been recuperating for a while. Now that the queen has ascended the throne, the martial arts have soared. The Korean lady’s illness has been irritated all of a sudden, and she immediately went out in a high-profile manner.

Mrs. Korea didn’t know what she was talking about, giggling? She covered the lower part of her face with a ball fan, and the topic suddenly turned to Li Chaoge: “Sheng Yuan has been married for almost a year. I don’t know when you can let your mother hold your grandson?”

Li Chaoge was startled, why did he talk about her suddenly? Li Chaoge considered his words and deduced: “I’m still young, and I want to concentrate on sharing the worries for the queen in the past two years. I’m not in a hurry.”

“There are so many officials in the DPRK, how can you be missing?” The Korean lady’s slender eyes scanned Li Chaoge, and the tone was slow and sweet. The second sister is most worried about. Now that the second sister is enthroned, A-Niang has no regrets anymore. She just wants to see her great-grandson before she dies.”

Although Li Chaoge kept smiling, the light in his eyes was very faint. Less than a year after Li Ze passed away, Li Chaoge’s father did not pass her filial piety, so the Korean wife urged her to have a baby?

Li Chaoge looked at the empress silently. The empress sat on her head, covered in gold and brocades. She was indifferent when she heard the words of the Korean lady, as if she had forgotten Li Ze’s filial piety. Li Chaoge understood that the empress had begun to fear the first emperor.

Now the emperor is Empress Wu, but the children are still thinking about the filial piety period of the first emperor. What does it mean? Li Chaoge was inconvenient to refuse directly, so he euphemistically said: “The children are all predestined, this kind of thing? Can’t be anxious.”

The Korean lady’s red lips are hidden behind the fan, and she chuckles: “Shengyuan and Ma Ma sleep in separate rooms, how can the child be in a hurry?”