Zetianmen is the main entrance of Luoyang Palace. It is quite far away from the Qianyuan Palace in the harem, as much as one and a half miles. Of course, such a short distance is not really an obstacle to Li Xian, who has been practicing martial arts all year round. In the past, it would have been enough to just walk around. Not to mention tired, even the sweat wouldn't break out at all. But today, Li Xian's steps seemed extra heavy when he walked, and the sweat broke out before he knew it. My forehead was full, but it was not because of the heat, but because of the psychological tension, because there was going to be a tough battle ahead.
Since his rebirth, Li Xian has often fought with Empress Wu overtly and covertly. Counting from the time he rescued Shangguan Yi, the number of fights up to now has been at least a dozen times. However, in most of those fights, Li Xian only acted as a behind-the-scenes person. As for the pushers, the ones who were really at the forefront were the Crown Prince and Li Xian. However, this time Li Xian could no longer use those two brothers to maneuver around. He had to face the crisis alone. It is understandable that the pressure was great.
The certainty is not that there is no chance, but that it is very big, at least in Li Xian's view. To be honest, the reason why Li Xian dared to take this dangerous strategy is that he naturally has a trump card to win. This trump card is that Empress Wu has to keep Helan Minzhi, even if Empress Wu Now I am actually extremely dissatisfied with Helan Minzhi, but I still can't sit back and watch Helan Minzhi be involved. This is not because Empress Wu cares about her family affection, nor is it because Empress Wu is soft-hearted, but because it involves a huge scandal - Helan Min Zhihao paid attention to Mrs. Rongguo - there is only one Mrs. Rongguo today, and that is Empress Wu's biological mother, Yang. She is already eighty-seven years old, but she has stopped cultivating in old age, and she has a "chaos" with Helan Minzhi.
Because of this, before the death of Mrs. Rong Guo, Empress Wu would never touch He Lan Minzhi, and she would never allow others to touch He Lan Minzhi, for fear that He Lan Min would kill him in a hurry. The scandal has been made public to the world, and this is the core of Li Xian's trick to get He Lan Minzhi to take action. But then again, it is good to have a trump card, but it is another possibility that he cannot make good use of this trump card. It's the same thing. Li Xian clearly knew that it was extremely difficult to take advantage of Empress Wu, not to mention that he had to beware of Empress Wu's revenge afterwards. If he wasn't careful, he would be in danger of losing everything. Here, How could Li Xian relax under such circumstances?
"Your Highness, Your Majesty and the Queen are both in the back hall. Please come with me."
No matter how long the road is, it will eventually come to an end. Li Xian turned silently through the two connecting courtyard gates and came to the small square outside Qianyuan Hall. He was about to walk straight in, but saw Yan Desheng coming from behind. He ran up and bowed with great respect and reported.
The apse? Oh, what a apse! Li Xian's mind was so sharp that he understood what Empress Wu was thinking just by listening to it. He was just planning to turn this confrontation between the emperor and his ministers into a family dispute. Isn't that all? This was in line with Li Xian's wishes. He naturally had no objections to this. He just nodded and let Yan Desheng diligently lead the way into the Qianyuan Hall.
"My son, I bow to my father, the emperor, and my mother, the queen."
Li Xian just turned around a screen and saw Gaozong and Empress Wu sitting side by side on the couch. They hurriedly rushed forward and bowed to each other. The etiquette was very thorough, but their faces were extremely ugly, as if they were extremely aggrieved. Generally on the chest.
"Xian'er is here, I, I...ah, come on, get up, get up quickly."
Seeing Li Xian's face look so ugly, Gaozong couldn't help but feel embarrassed, a blush flashed across his face, and he yelled randomly.
"My son, I would like to thank my father for your kindness."
Li Xian bowed meticulously and then stood up. He lowered his hands and stood aside, lowering his head and saying nothing, but his face was still dark and gloomy.
"Xian'er doesn't have to be so formal, I, I..."
Emperor Gaozong certainly knew why Li Xian came, but it was difficult to express his words of comfort. He couldn't say "I" for a long time, and he was so embarrassed that he kept rubbing his hands.
"Did Xian'er come here about the White Horse Temple?"
Emperor Gaozong had some scruples, but Empress Wu was not ambiguous at all. She took over the conversation with a smile and asked directly.
"When I returned to my mother, I was relaxing in the palace. I was surprised to hear that something strange happened in the White Horse Temple. However, it involved my son. I did not dare to stay out of the matter. I was willing to ask my father and the queen to make the decision for me.
." Li Xian saluted with neither humility nor arrogance, and directly acknowledged his mission.
"This, this, I...ah, Mei Niang, look..."
Gaozong really wanted to make the decision for Li Xian, but when the words came to his lips, he was worried about Empress Wu being around. After stammering for a while, he still handed over the decision-making power to Empress Wu.
"Your Majesty, I think this matter is probably due to a misunderstanding. I wonder how Wang Ping'er and Min'er got together because she is a well-behaved person. We are strangers to each other. There may be something fishy about it."
Empress Wu glanced at Li Xian coldly, and then said something meaningful.
Old thief, are you scaring me? Oh no, who is afraid of whom! Li Xian came prepared, and naturally did not take the threat in Empress Wu's words to heart, and followed up without any sign of weakness: "Father
Emperor Mingjian, I think that what my mother said is right. This matter should be thoroughly investigated to find out the root cause. If there is any misunderstanding, I should make it clear to everyone in the world. If not, I will not be able to suffer such a great humiliation in vain. Please, please
The father makes the decision for his children!"
"Of course, of course, what my son said makes sense. This matter should be investigated. Well, what do you mean by Mei Niang?"
Before Li Xian arrived, Gaozong had a heated argument with Empress Wu over the matter. According to Gaozong's true intentions, he never wanted to see the experience of Prince Li Hong happen again. He really wanted to punish the daring Helan Minzhi, but he couldn't.
Empress Wu tried her best to protect He Lan Minzhi and refused to agree to investigate the matter thoroughly. Emperor Gaozong could not resist Empress Wu's insistence. In desperation, he had no choice but to take a procrastination approach and tried to cold-handle the Baima Temple case first before fussing over it. However, Li
Xian's timely appearance changed things. Emotionally and rationally, Gaozong could not help but see Li Xian, the sufferer. At this time, when he heard Li Xian speak so sadly and indignantly, Gaozong's heart immediately softened and he agreed.
After a while, but in the end, he still did not dare to issue an edict on this, but asked Empress Wu for her opinion.
After the father and son agreed, Empress Wu obviously felt that the matter was a bit difficult, and frowned, hesitating and not daring to express his attitude immediately - Empress Wu knew Helan Minzhi's character well, and she was also aware of his many nonsense.
What is the fundamental reason? In Empress Wu's view, as far as Helan Minzhi's personality is concerned, he is greedy for sex and wants to do evil things to avenge his mother and his sister. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is heartbroken and crazy. However, Empress Wu
But she didn't think that He Lan Minzhi would really go after Wang Ping'er, because Empress Wu knew that He Lan Minzhi was very impatient, and even if he wanted to use Wang Ping'er to cause trouble, the most he would do was rape her.
It is impossible to put so much effort into coaxing the prostitute to end it once. Obviously, there must be another article on this matter, and this article is most likely written by Li Xian. If you really make up your mind to do it,
Investigating, Empress Wu thought that it might be possible to find out what was fishy. The problem was that Empress Wu did not dare. The reason was very simple. If Li Xian dared to do this, he must have already cleaned up his hands, and he might even investigate the matter thoroughly.
Having arranged relevant traps, and secondly, she was worried that Helan Minzhi would talk nonsense during the thorough investigation and involve countless unsavory secrets. With these two things in mind, Empress Wu did not dare to think of a thorough investigation easily, but just faced
Facing the indignant Li Xian, it was not easy to put forward a clear reason for his opposition. Empress Wu's hesitation was inevitable.
"How do Xian'er plan to investigate?"
After all, Empress Wu was no ordinary person. She only thought for a moment before she made up her mind. She smiled slightly and kicked the ball to Li Xian's feet.
"This matter involves children and ministers. Children and ministers should avoid suspicion and leave everything to their father and the mother."
Empress Wu was shrewd, and Li Xian was not stupid either. He saw through Empress Wu's plan to use his strength at a glance, and did not accept the move at all. He kicked the ball lightly and rolled back to Empress Wu's side.
"Otherwise, Wang Ping'er's relationship has not been decided after all. If this is all, Xian'er has nothing to do with him and can investigate." Seeing that Li Xian was not holding back, Empress Wu had no choice but to make the matter clear.
Hey, I'm just waiting for you to say this, no more fun! What Li Xian wanted was this result. There was an obvious sign of compromise in Empress Wu's words, and he felt secretly happy in his heart, but his face
But he pretended to be shocked. After being stunned for a moment, he said hesitantly: "The Queen Mother clearly knows that if this is the case, there is no need to investigate since the reason for this matter is gone. I am stupid, so why bother?"
Mother made it clear."
"Your Majesty, although Min'er is disdainful, we are relatives after all. It would be inappropriate for the Tian family to investigate this matter with great fanfare. If we don't investigate, it will be difficult for the ministers to explain it. If we let go of the previous marriage discussion, then
This matter can be settled as it is, and when time passes, I can find a day and summon Min'er again, so that I can teach her a lesson. I have little knowledge, so I hope the Holy One can make a clear decision." Empress Wu did not answer Li Xian's question.
Instead, he looked sideways at Gaozong and explained it in detail.
"This... I think it's feasible, but I can't help but offend Xian'er, and I really can't bear it." When Emperor Gaozong heard that Wu Hou proposed such a solution, he was willing to put it into practice, but he was worried that Li Xian would do it.
Dissatisfied, he hesitated.
Don't bother me, you'd better give me some grievances for such a good thing, I don't mind! Li Xian put so much effort into designing so much just to cancel this damn engagement, how could there be any dissatisfaction?
It's okay, even if he was absolutely willing, Li Xian would not be stupid enough to show it on the spot. Instead, he pretended to be generous and said: "Father, the grievances of my son and ministers are minor.
Peace is a serious matter, if this matter can be settled like this, I will have no objections."
"Forget it, let's just do it this way. Promote my will and tell all the ministers clearly that I have never been interested in the daughter of Wang Cheng's family. This matter must not be mentioned again in the future!" After hearing Li Xian's statement, Gaozong felt confident.
He breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly issued the decree.
"Father is wise!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
After Gaozong's decree, the matter became a conclusion. Empress Wu and Li Xian each had their own gains and concerns, so naturally they would not make any more trouble on this matter. They each praised the matter endlessly, which made Gaozong very happy.