After being dressed as Wu Zetian's daughter, she was favored by the group

Chapter 94 The True Self

My hometown, hey, I live in this village!
I am a native of this village!

Although the village is not very big, there are mountains, waters and forests!

Neighbors and folks are very harmonious, and young and old are more gregarious!
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Accompanying Wan'er to eat and drink, Li Lingyue was in a relaxed state of mind, humming northeast folk songs with her hands behind her back along the way, happily going back to Fengyang Pavilion to pick up sweet-scented osmanthus cakes.

As soon as he came out of the gate of Yeting Palace, he saw Eunuch Yang who was beside Empress Wu rushing up to meet him.

"The old slave has seen the princess!"

Eunuch Yang shook off the floating dust and came forward to say hello.

"Old Yang! Why are you looking for this princess!"

Li Lingyue was in a good mood, and directly called Eunuch Yang "Old Yang".

Eunuch Yang got goosebumps all over his body when he heard it, and smiled awkwardly:

"Back to the princess, my mother asked the old slave to invite the princess to Hanliang Palace!"

"Ah! That... can I not go?"

Li Lingyue made a bitter face for a moment, sure enough, one should not get complacent!

Eunuch Yang was left speechless for a while. Apart from the princess, there was probably no one else who dared to bargain with the queen.

"Princess, don't embarrass the old slave, please hurry up and get rid of the princess!"

After finishing speaking, he waved his hands behind him, and several young eunuchs drove him down in front of Li Lingyue.

Li Lingyue knew in her heart that when Empress Wu summoned her at this point, she must have known that Wan'er had woken up, and was eager to take her back because she wanted an explanation.

As for what to explain, it depends on your bargaining skills.

On the day when Wan'er was critically ill, Li Lingyue, impulsively, once asked Wang Shiguan to go to Hanliang Hall to find Cui Daizhao to get tonics, which was tantamount to exposing her relationship with Wan'er.

As for who Empress Wu is, you only need to do a little research to know that Wan'er is a descendant of Shangguanyi.

As Empress Wu's political enemies, Shangguan's family was punished, leaving Zheng's mother and daughter to be slaves in Ye Ting. This is already the greatest kindness of Empress Wu.Now that she has learned that the princess is entangled with the descendants of the enemy, she, who is cautious and suspicious, must not allow it, so she sends Cui Daizhao to rush to Yeting Palace in person!
Everyone only knew that Cui Daizhao came and left quickly that day.

Only Li Lingyue knew that Cui Daizhao was ordered by Empress Wu to come to Yeting Palace to execute Zheng's mother and daughter.

That day in the hut, it seemed to be calm, but in fact, a fierce confrontation broke out. If Li Lingyue hadn't threatened to die, Cui Daizhao would not have played the game and showed mercy, let alone agree to her request and send the best tonic in the palace.

Empress Wu can temporarily compromise for the sake of her daughter, but that doesn't mean the matter is over.

Li Lingyue, who was sitting in the driver's seat, was thinking hard about the countermeasures. Thinking about the relationship between Empress Wu and Wan'er later, she suddenly found that she was going through an event that would make future historians feel weird.

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On the other side, in the Hanliang Hall, Empress Wu was sitting alone in the side hall having lunch!

The Queen's meal did not include the rumored phoenix marrow, dragon liver, or eight precious jade food. There were simply a few home-cooked dishes on the table, paired with a glass of wine, which was the daily meal of Empress Wu.

Cui Daizhao walked into the side hall with a wooden box twisted in his hand, Empress Wu raised her eyebrows and showed a happy smile.

"Mother, this is the head sent by the hidden guard!" Cui Daizhao bowed and returned.

"Bring it here, let me have a good look at it!" Empress Wu put down the silver chopsticks and picked up the glazed cup on the case.

Cui Daizhao directly placed the wooden box next to the dishes, uncovered the sackcloth on the outside, and opened the box on one side of the wooden box. A dry head came into Empress Wu's eyes. Judging from the appearance, it was the father of Empress Wang—Bong Renyou.

Empress Wu took a sip of wine and looked at Bo Renyou's head with great interest. She didn't feel any physical discomfort at all. Instead, she seemed to be admiring a work of art, her eyes full of intoxication.

"You did a good job, you should be rewarded!" Empress Wu was complacent, and the haze brought to her by the Wang family was finally swept away.

"Thank you, Madam!" Cui Daizhao bowed to thank him, and went forward to take away the wooden box, but Empress Wu raised his hand to stop him: "Let's put it here first!"

"Yes, madam!"

Cui Daizhao stepped aside respectfully, she was no stranger to Empress Wu's perverted move.

Empress Wu picked up the silver chopsticks again, and looked at the head while holding the dishes, eating it comfortably.

Cui Daizhao has already investigated Jinghe's assassination of the princess.

Python Renyou had written to Xue Shao a month ago, wanting to come to Chang'an to pay homage to Xue Shao's late father Xue Guan.

Xue Guan and Mang Renyou's uncle, Wang Yu, were both generals in the army and had a very good friendship. After Xue Guan's death, Wang Yu was stationed at the border and his nephew worshiped on his uncle's behalf, which is also reasonable.

Originally, this letter was Mang Renyou's reply to Xue Shao's agreement to participate in the assassination of the princess. In order to avoid risks, the content was written in a very cryptic manner, but instead cleared the Xue family's suspicion.

The most important thing is that with Yan'er, the secret guard's confession, and Mang Renyou's suspicion of major crimes, Empress Wu naturally pinned the mastermind on him.

Not long after, Eunuch Yang led Li Lingyue into the hall, and the old slippery retreated outside the main hall as soon as he was dead, leaving only three women in the hall.

Li Lingyue puffed up her cheeks, squeezed out a symbolic smile, and was about to go up to say hello.

Unexpectedly, before he could speak in the future, Empress Wu slapped the silver chopsticks on the table and reprimanded:

"Who taught you to show off like this, do you still look like a princess!"

Li Lingyue shrank her neck in fright. Of course she understood why her mother would go mad when she saw her. As a princess, she was actually dressed as a court lady. In the strict harem, it really hit her in the face.

"Aniang, please calm down, Eunuch Yang is urging you too hard, and your daughter has not had time to change clothes, which led to disrespect in front of the hall!" Li Lingyue quickly argued.

How can Empress Wu be so easy to fool, "Stop pretending to me, is this a matter of disrespect in front of the palace!"

Li Lingyue stuck out her tongue, "Since I offend A Niang, then my daughter will go back and change it, and my daughter will resign!"

After all, I wanted to get away when I lifted the hem of the skirt!
As soon as she turned around, the annoyed Empress Wu picked up the silver chopsticks on the case and threw them at her.

"Bastard, get out of here!"

"Ding ding" made two crisp sounds, and the silver chopsticks missed their aim and fell to the ground.

"Auntie, why did you throw your chopsticks out!"

Li Lingyue continued to pretend to be stupid, squatting down actively, picked up the silver chopsticks on the ground, then wiped them casually on the hem of her skirt, trotted to Empress Wu, and offered them with both hands.

"Auntie, please continue to eat!"

With a sound of "噗嗤", Cui Daizhao couldn't hold it back, he laughed out loud, and couldn't help thinking: Every time these two girls meet, they can always play new tricks, it's really mutual growth and mutual restraint.

Empress Wu's face turned green and purple for a while, and she herself was puzzled, how could her former daughter, who was knowledgeable, polite, gentle and pleasant, become more and more wild now, with no seriousness everywhere, could it be that she went to the Empress of Ye Ting Palace...

Thinking of this, a cold light flashed in Empress Wu's eyes, she grabbed the silver chopsticks and threw them out.

"Don't give me this set, without my permission, don't step into the Ye Ting Palace again!" Empress Wu spoke first, going straight to the point.

Li Lingyue, who was still smiling at first, visibly shook when she heard these words, and the smile on her face gradually disappeared, replaced by a look of melancholy and loneliness.

The noisy Hanliang Hall suddenly became quiet.

Empress Wu originally thought that her daughter would definitely bargain with her and argue hard, and no matter how bad it was, she would take the initiative to hold her arm and beg for mercy as before.

But what she didn't expect was that this time, her daughter was silent!
No more cynicism, no more playing dumb.She just raised her fingers and gently pulled the hair from her sideburns behind her ears. She behaved elegantly and looked dignified, with a gentle and majestic princess demeanor.

For a moment, Empress Wu had an illusion: she always felt that her daughter at this moment was the real her.

But in a flash, I couldn't help but have a question in my mind: Why did my daughter pretend to be herself?What is she afraid of?
Amid Empress Wu's doubts, Li Lingyue knelt quietly in front of the case, lowered her head and smelled the side dishes on the table, then met Empress Wu's gaze, and suddenly burst into a sweet smile:

"Mom! I'm hungry!"

For some reason, this 'A Niang' screamed so hard that Empress Wu's bones were shattered, it was both distressing and moving...

(End of this chapter)