Chapter 7 Crooked Neck Princess
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The next day, except for the palace guards who came to deliver two meals to Xue Shao, no one came to pay attention to him, as if the whole world had forgotten him.
Xue Shao carefully recalled the memories of this history in his mind and had already figured out one thing - the current emperor Li Zhi does not have many daughters, only four in total. Two were born by Empress Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu. Because their mother was defeated in the harem in her early years, she was implicated and kept in the cold palace and got married not long ago. However, they were ordered by Wu Zetian not to return to the capital; the other two daughters were both born by Wu Zetian, and one died in an infant, which also triggered a historical case of "Wu Zetian killing a daughter". The only person who could stay in the palace was Princess Taiping!
Thinking of this layer, Xue Shao smiled bitterly in his heart - he never thought that Princess Taiping and I met in this way!
...An Xiaorou, Princess Taiping, is this really God's will?!
In the afternoon of that day, Princess Taiping moved from the Dragon Shou Hall to the bedroom of the Penglai Hall in the harem. She hummed and tilted her limbs and neck, like a vegetable who was seriously injured and could not take care of herself. With the support of several palace maids, she moved onto the couch and lay down step by step.
Wu Zetian watched from the side, smiling.
"Oh, Princess Crooked Neck is so pitiful!" Princess Taiping twisted her neck exaggeratedly, and her mouth was crooked and her eyes were slanted. She hummed pitifully, "My mother, have you issued an order to kill his head?"
Wu Zetian brushed his sleeve and drove the idle people out of the bedroom, sat next to the Lord Taiping and said softly: "Although this person beat you up because he was guilty, he saved you from drowning because he was meritorious. Regarding his crime, it is understandable, so how can he kill him? Otherwise, if the general is about to go out, everyone in the world will say that your father and mother are not aware of the truth and rewards and punishments. In this way, how can you command the world?"
"My mother, you know how to tell some great truths..." Princess Taiping cried and hummed with a trembling face, "I won't let him go anyway! I must take revenge!"
Wu Zetian smiled knowingly, "Okay, after you recover, go and take revenge on your own. But there is a prerequisite: You must not mislead the rules and regulations, nor do you have to lose your rules and harm people's lives."
"My mother, what you said?" Princess Taiping immediately flicked and sat up, "A gentleman's words are as good as a horse!"
Wu Zetian smiled pursedly. Looking at the eccentric and treasured daughter in front of her, she seemed to see her youthful appearance when she first entered the palace. At that time, she was just a talented man who was neglected by the late emperor Li Shimin. She stayed alone in the cold palace all day long, and was with boundless loneliness and the cold guns and arrows in the harem.
"Sixteen or seventeen years old, the same age as flowers..." Wu Zetian did not respond to Princess Taiping, and stood up and walked out of the hall. While walking, he whispered to himself, "It should be like a peony, blooming in full bloom!"
Princess Taiping looked at the background of her mother gradually leaving, and her pair of spiritual eyes kept flashing, "What's wrong with the queen today?"
By the evening, Xue Shao had been under house arrest for one day and one night, but there was still no explanation, and he would neither release nor punish him. Xue Shao was not panicked because he knew that if a big royal family really wanted to deal with anyone, let alone a mere "Prince Lantian", even the prime minister of the dynasty, it would be a crime in one sentence, and a prison officer would be enough to settle it. He only thought in his mind - how to face Princess Taiping?
According to the original plan, Xue Shao definitely didn't want to marry any princess or be a princess. When he entered the palace and found bad luck in Princess Taiping, she hated her. This trip was probably over. But the man's plan was not as good as the heaven's plan. Princess Taiping looked so similar to An Xiaorou! Moreover, his meeting with Princess Taiping was also such a ridiculous and cliché-hero saving the beauty!
Well, the point is that the hero also beats up the beauty!
Xue Shao can be like Princess Taiping's thinking logic. In her "princess-style three views", it is natural for everyone to treat her well, obey her, and worship her, including dying for her. But if someone dares to disobey her and make her angry, it would be a mistake. If she even beat her, no matter what kind of love it is, she deserves to be cut into pieces!
Therefore, Xue Shao originally saved the princess and deserved to be rewarded; but now he is under house arrest and "thinking about his mistakes" here, which is enough to show that someone hates him and beat the princess - and the person who hates him will never be the current two saints who have educated the world. They cannot give people a handle without discrimination because of this little thing. Then, they can only be an unreasonable little girl.
There was a word in later generations called "Princess Disease". The princess Taiping of the Tang Dynasty, who was pampered by thousands of people, should be the severely ill patient of this disease.
In short, Xue Shao now has enough reason to believe that Princess Taiping will definitely not "let him go" him.
During dinner, the person who came to deliver the meal was replaced by a fat young eunuch. Xue Shao woke up when he saw his eyes flashing - the person who came was not kind!
"Please use it for Mr. Xue." After putting down the food, the fat eunuch did not rush to leave, and was still watching.
Could it be that I will poison me to death?
Xue Shao had this idea in his mind, but after thinking about it, he felt that it would not be possible. So he picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of stewed lamb belly to taste - salty!
It's not ordinary salty, it's like chewing salt!
Xue Shao was about to vomit on the spot, and the fat eunuch said, "Young Master, don't be rude, this is a reward from the Lord."
Needless to say, Xue Shao also understood who the "master" in the little eunuch's mouth was. It seems that other dishes and drinks don't need to be tasted, and they must be pranks.
So Xue Shao swallowed the stewed lamb belly raw and said, "I'm full."
"That's not possible. The Lord has given instructions that the young master must finish this meal before he can demonstrate his loyalty to the emperor and the country." said the fat eunuch.
"If the king wants his minister to die, his minister must die." This is the biggest "truth" that exists in the world today, and it is uncontroversial!
Xue Shao didn't say anything and started eating. In the past, when he lived in the wild in the primitive jungle, mice and deer moxa had to swallow them raw. What was this? The only thing that made him feel a little uncomfortable was that the teapot was not the tea, but the old vinegar that made people cry.
As the wind blew away the clouds, Xue Shao finished eating. The fat eunuch was stunned for a while and never came to his senses.
After the fat eunuch left, Xue Shao vomited out the food he had just eaten, and then found some fresh water to rinse his mouth and wash his stomach. He thought to himself: Princess Taiping is clearly going to punish me!... After all, it's a little girl's family, so what special means can she use it together!
In Penglai Palace, Princess Taiping and her friends were shocked!
"He actually finished eating?" Princess Taiping's mouth turned into a circle and could no longer be closed.
"Reply to His Highness the Princess, he not only finished eating, but also enjoyed it." The fat eunuch replied.
"Is this person a monster?" Princess Taiping blinked a few times, and was about to tilt her neck habitually when suddenly there was a pain, "Oh! It hurts!!"
"Call the imperial doctor quickly!" the left and right shouted hurriedly.
"No need." Princess Taiping waved her hand and said angrily, "I really can't understand why my mother wants to protect this hateful man? In the past, she would always respond to my requests - have you found out the details of that person?"
The left and right answered quickly and told Princess Taiping about the origin of Xue Shao.
"No wonder the mother protects him. It turns out that he is still a royal relative..." Princess Taiping suddenly said, "I seem to remember that there is such a relative, but I have never seen him before."
The little eunuch quickly replied: "Return to the words of His Highness the Princess, this person has been demoted to another state with his family since childhood, and has only returned to the inner palace in recent years."
"No wonder." Princess Taiping muttered and touched her painful neck, "No, I can't relieve my hatred! Even if my mother is not allowed to hurt his life, then I will at least hit him in the neck! - Come out with an idea!"
A group of eunuchs and palace maids thought for a while, and a seemingly clever eunuch gave an idea and asked Xue Shao to participate in the "corner arrival".
The horn is wrestling, also known as sumo wrestling, and later it was spread to Japan to become their national treasure. Like polo, cuju, tug of war, and ferry, it is a kind of sports activity that is popular in the Tang Dynasty palace today.
Princess Taiping was furious and said, "Okay, hurry up and find a few powerful horns to hit the sumo wrestle and hit his neck! - This palace is going to watch it in person!"
"Your Highness, the villain has seen him with his own eyes. He is just a pampered and weak person, and he must be powerless." The fat eunuch who delivered the meal said flatteringly, "The villain even feels that he doesn't have to go to the team. He finds someone in the sumo wrestling tentatively. Just ask a strong eunuch to take action, and he can beat him in a slight way. This will even destroy his majesty!"
"Very good! Zhu Weimei, then you go! Remember that your name is "Aesthetic" by me. Don't embarrass me then!" Princess Taiping clapped her hands and said with a smile, "If you win, you will be rewarded, if you lose, you will be buried!"
The fat eunuch Zhu Weimei was stunned on the spot: I was so mean!
Chapter completed!