In the palace, Queen Su, who had just taken off her makeup and freshened up and was getting ready to go to bed, heard that Wang De asked for an audience, so she put on an embroidered jacket, walked out of the bedroom and went to the outside. Her beautiful jade face was a little less gorgeous and more dignified without any powder.
It's as pure as water, without any luxurious decorations, and the ice-cold skin is even more soft and charming.
After listening to His Majesty's oral instructions conveyed by Wang De, Queen Su touched her forehead with her hands, feeling quite helpless.
Princess Changle is able to endure all the scandals and not even lose her reputation. She is also constantly involved with Fang Jun, and even now she has to get pregnant and give birth to an heir. It is obvious that it is not just a simple romance, but a deep-rooted love.
And Fang Jun turned a deaf ear to all the questions and refused to abandon Princess Changle at the risk of offending two generations of emperors. There was no way he was just motivated by lust and greedy for beauty. Based on Queen Su's understanding of Fang Jun, if she hadn't been killed earlier that year.
Emperor Taizong granted the marriage, and he only had to wait for a few years until Princess Changle reconciled. He would definitely overcome all difficulties and marry Princess Changle back to the palace. He didn't care whether she was a divorced wife or a yellow flower girl...
Now, if she is asked to persuade Princess Changle to abort her unborn baby, doesn't this mean that she is clearly going to offend Changle and Fang Jun?
You don’t want to be this evil person yourself, so why don’t you let me do it?
If it's other things, that's it. She can also share some of the burden with her husband, but this kind of thing is related to the life and death of a fetus, how can she open her mouth?
But the emperor conveyed the order orally, and the queen was also a minister, so she had to listen and could not refute.
At this moment, the queen was full of complaints about Li Chengqian.
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There is no snow tonight, the night wind is biting, the palace lanterns hanging under the eaves are swaying in the wind, clusters of blush stain the stone steps in front of the windows, the flowers and trees in the courtyard are withered, and the eyes are covered with frost.
Shujing Palace was severely damaged in the previous rebellion. Although it was repaired before winter, it was difficult to restore it to its original condition in a hurry. Therefore, many places looked a bit crude or even dilapidated. Princess Changle had a quiet personality and was served by eunuchs and maids.
There wasn't much, and the huge palace became increasingly cold and lonely on winter nights.
There are earth dragons burning in the hall, sandalwood incense burning in the corner, and the smooth floor is slightly warm under the feet. Princess Changle is wearing a Taoist robe, with her black hair tied up with a jade hairpin, her neck is long and white, and her waist is slender and graceful. She is sitting on her knees.
Boil water and make tea in front of the table by the window.
Feeling the queen's eyes moving around her waist and abdomen, Princess Changle understood that it was difficult to hide this kind of thing from others. She smiled slightly and lightly opened her red lips: "The queen already knows?
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Queen Su withdrew her gaze from Changle's waist, sighed quietly, and said helplessly: "Not only do I know, but His Majesty also knows, and he just lost his temper in the imperial study room."
The boiling water was poured into the teapot, and the aroma of tea instantly filled the air. Princess Changle held the pot in her jade hand and poured the tea into the teacup. She then pushed the two plates of pastries on the table in front of the queen and said in a clear voice: "The pastry chef from Jiangnan has recently arrived.
The thing I came up with tastes good, please give it a try, Queen."
Queen Su frowned: "It's already night, eating at this time will make you fat... Didn't you have dinner?"
Princess Changle gently stroked her belly with her beautiful hand, a smile appeared on her beautiful face, and she said softly: "I have eaten, but I am a little thin. The imperial doctor told me to eat less and more frequently, and take more supplements, otherwise it will not be good for the fetus."
Queen: "..."
The dignified princess of the Tang Dynasty secretly communicated with her brother-in-law and the consort of another princess, and the princess's body was dark. This was a complete scandal. Why could she be so calm and calm in front of her?
Don’t you care about anything anymore?
The queen was a little stunned. She naturally thought that Princess Changle would not abort the fetus in her belly, but she never thought that Princess Changle's attitude would be so firm.
This made her feel a little confused. Can a woman really challenge the secular etiquette for a man, regardless of facing all the difficulties?
How could Fang Jun be so virtuous and capable that he could make a woman so devoted to him?
"You are really... so stupid."
The Queen, who was speechless for a long time, sighed and sighed.
Princess Changle's face was calm and calm, and she said with a slight smile: "I have fulfilled my responsibilities as a princess of the Tang Dynasty. I have given up my best years and endured the greatest grievance. I don't want to marry again, and no one can force me to do so."
I want to get married again. I just want a child of my own to be with me. As for who I have this child with, it doesn’t really matter. Couldn’t Your Majesty even tolerate this?"
The queen held Princess Changle's hand, feeling a little cold, and said helplessly: "It concerns the reputation of the royal family, and your majesty is also in a dilemma. After all, you are different from others."
The eldest daughter of Emperor Taizong, the "eldest princess" on Li Chengqian's side can represent almost all the royal princesses. Such a noble status caused such a scandal, and the royal reputation was completely destroyed.
Although the reputation of the Li Tang royal family has always been just that...
Princess Changle was very calm. She sat side by side with the Queen. After measuring the head of the baby, she looked at the Queen with her beautiful eyes and said calmly: "If I insist on giving birth to this child, what will your Majesty do? Abort my child with medicine? Or?
How about killing me with a glass of poisoned wine to save the royal reputation?"
"What are you talking about?"
The queen held Princess Changle's slender hand with slight force: "Your Majesty is the most kind and kind, and he treats his sisters with pampering. How can he harm your life?"
"If you can't kill me, then you have to abort my child?"
The queen was silent, clenching her hands and speechless. How could she have the heart to say in front of a mother that she wanted to abort her child?
Too cruel.
But if this is Li Chengqian's will, he doesn't know how to stop it...
Princess Changle felt the Queen's embarrassment and uneasiness, and smiled slightly, her smile was pure and beautiful, without any fear, but her words were as sharp as a blade: "It's not that I don't respect the Queen, but the Queen is not qualified to deal with it.
For this matter, please ask Your Majesty to come in person. As long as Your Majesty is willing to come, I will accept it no matter what."
The queen was stunned.
She is the lord of the Sixth Palace, the mother of the world, and can nominally manage all the women in the world. How could she not be qualified to handle this matter?
But since Princess Changle said she was "unqualified", the meaning is obvious: you may be qualified to deal with me, the princess, but you are not qualified to deal with this child, because you are not qualified to deal with his father.
She really couldn't deal with this child. Once she did, no one knew how the child's father would react. She couldn't bear the consequences, and she couldn't afford it.
Even more so, can Your Majesty bear the consequences?
Everyone knows that Fang Jun may seem arrogant and domineering, but he actually values his family the most. He even loves his humble concubines, let alone the affectionate Princess Changle.
After using medicine to abort the child of Fang Jun and Princess Changle, who knows what horrifying things the stick would do if it went crazy.
If Emperor Taizong was still there, he might be able to suppress Fang Jun with his supreme prestige, but Li Chengqian... definitely couldn't suppress Fang Jun.
Thinking of this, the Queen said angrily: "You are sure that Your Majesty cannot do anything to Fang Jun, so you dare to secretly get pregnant, right?"
Princess Changle gently stroked her belly with her other hand and smiled like a flower: "Although I am a princess of the Tang Dynasty, when I needed love and care the most, my father and brothers could not protect me.
I suffered so much in a dark and gloomy environment. Now that I have finally found someone who is willing to protect me and can protect me, why not let me be willful?"
The queen was speechless.
He raised his hand and stroked Princess Changle's temples, and said with a wry smile: "Why is this necessary? It is true that Fang Jun is qualified to fight with His Majesty, but now they are not as close as before. If this happens again,
Creating discord will only cause pain to relatives and happiness to enemies."
Princess Changle just smiled: "As I said, I have already shouldered the responsibilities I should bear, and now I only care about this child. Besides, if I really didn't care about the reputation of the royal family, I would have moved to a house with two parents.
It’s settled, Gao Yang doesn’t care about this.”
When she married Changsun Chong, she endured so many grievances in Changsun's family without saying a word. It was her responsibility at that time. To this day, what should be borne has already been borne, what should be repaid has long been paid, who cares about the country?
Sheji, political struggle?
The queen was helpless and didn't know how to persuade her. She said angrily: "This second roommate is a complete bastard. He only cares about his own pleasure. Don't you know how much trouble pregnancy means to you? He is a man. He puts on his pants as if nothing has happened, but
It’s such a shame not to think about how much hardship women have to endure for this!”
In her opinion, the source of all troubles lies with Fang Jun. Children of aristocratic families are taught various methods to avoid pregnancy at a very young age. She doesn't believe that Fang Jun doesn't know how to do it, but she just refuses to affect that moment of pleasure. Princess Changle
Being pregnant doesn’t make you a selfish bad guy?
Princess Changle did not expect that the queen, who had always been dignified and virtuous, would actually say such explicit words. Her pretty face turned red immediately, she lowered her head slightly and said softly: "It's not his fault, it's because I wanted to have a child myself, so... that's why...
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"You, you are still defending him at this time? What a silly girl!"
The queen hates iron and cannot do anything about it, and she has nothing to do with Princess Changle who was eaten to death by Fang Jun. She has already said everything, is it possible that she can still hold down Princess Changle and drink the abortion medicine?
Then he stood up and said: "I will go back first and try to persuade Your Majesty, but I am not confident that I can convince Your Majesty. You have to find a way on your own."
"Thank you Queen."
Princess Changle gave her a gift and was very grateful.
She naturally knew how difficult this matter was, and she also knew the Queen's purpose of coming here tonight. It was extremely rare to be able to go back and express her rejection of His Majesty's oral instructions.
The queen sighed softly: "Although you and I are not sisters, we have a very good relationship. How can I not want to see you live happily for the rest of your life? But this matter has a great impact, and I may not be able to help you much. You can just take care of yourself."
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Turning around and walking out, I suddenly saw a row of pottery urns placed in the corner of the hall. I asked curiously: "What are these and why are they placed in the hall?"