Practicing Medicine in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 31 Inside the Daming Palace

Wu Yi is also worried.

It couldn't be easier to send Taiping home, even a commoner would know where the gate of the palace opened.

The only problem is that Chang'an is a large-scale city. From this street to the palace, he may not be able to walk for a day and a night without a carriage. What's more, there are so many people that he can't even tell the direction.

Taiping lay sleepily in his arms, his eyes suddenly swelled up: "Brother, I want to eat fruit!"

"Fruit?" Wu Yi followed her drooling eyes to look over, his eyes suddenly beamed with joy.

What he saw were not those colorful and fashionable fruits.

It's those palace people who are busy distributing fruit like squirrels.

Now it's easy to handle, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, silently thinking about how to low-key throw this precious bump in his arms to the group of festively dressed palace people.

Taiping had already tightened his neck, and the saliva was dripping on his ears.

"Brother, can you take me to eat fruit?"

"of course."

"But I don't want to go back with them."

"why?"

"They will definitely turn me to my mother, and she will fine me not to eat fruit for three days." The sticky voice almost brought out the sound of calculating the abacus, "It's too bad to eat fruit for three days! "

"...cough cough." Little Taiping can't tell that he is small, but his heart is not small.

But if you really don't hand her back, it's not a question of whether to eat the fruit or not. I'm afraid that if Empress Wu knows that he hides the princess privately, his eating head will go on strike forever.

Taiping seemed to be aware of his thoughts, pouted his mouth and threatened viciously: "If you lie to me, I will let my mother kill your nine clans!"

The corner of Wu Yi's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help asking, "Do you know what Zhu Jiu Clan is?"

"I don't know." Taiping raised his face proudly, "But every time my mother says that, others will be obedient!"

...that's true.

Even if she doesn't even know how to write the words "Zhu Jiu Clan" or what it means, her innate noble blood and thousands of favors have already given her the power to kill.

Thinking of this, Wu Yi couldn't help correcting his expression, and said seriously: "The meaning of killing the Jiuzu is to kill a person and all his relatives. If you want to kill my Jiuzu, then you will never see me again."

He didn't want to say such bloody and cruel words to an ignorant little girl, but he didn't want this little person like a blank paper to live under the influence of power and desire since childhood.

Even if she has power in the government and the people in the future, at least she should not regard all people as worthless, and despise the people as nothing.

Taiping had never seen him speak harshly before, but he was not afraid. Instead, he liked to treat her like an adult: "Then I will ask mother to forgive you."

Of course Wu Yi knew that a few words could not easily change Empress Wu's spoiled education for many years, so he asked kindly, "You don't want me to die, do you?"

"Of course!"

"why?"

"Because I like Brother Imperial Physician! You are different from those goatees. You don't give me bitter medicine, but you take me to see Brother Xian and buy me wontons!"

Taiping smiled sweetly, innocently.

Wu Yi was persuasive: "You like me, and other people also like people. If a person is killed, his relatives and friends will be very sad. How sad you think about you is how sad others will be."

What he wants to understand peacefully is just a simple eight words-don't do to others what you don't want yourself to do to yourself.

After listening to his words with some difficulty, Taiping suddenly clapped his hands like a psychic, and happily tightened Wu Yi's neck: "I know!"

Wu Yi's eyes darkened, and he almost discouraged her, but he was somewhat relieved in his heart——

Maybe because of what he said today, a few fewer people will die in history. In the future, when she holds important power in the court, she will more or less...

"I understand!" Taiping didn't wait for him to finish comforting himself, as if he was about to fly out of his arms with excitement, "Mother was afraid that his relatives and friends would be sad, so she killed them all!"

...Wu Yi could almost hear the sound of his mandible falling to the ground.

Children's thinking is really different.

What's more, she is a little princess who is loved by thousands of people.

Wu Yi shook his head in admitting defeat, let her brothers with noble virtues teach her benevolence, righteousness and morality, he is really not a material for teaching and educating people.

Just when he was still sighing, Taiping, who had completely lost his attention to Guozi, suddenly screamed and plunged into his arms: "There is a monster, it's scary!"

Wu Yi looked over curiously.

I saw a sea of ​​people, squeezed out 1 heads.

Inside all kinds of heads, there is a sea monster Yaksha with red brows and angry eyes, which is particularly eye-catching.

No wonder Taiping was so frightened. Isn't this just the kind of monster that eats human bones that old women scare children every day?

"It's okay, brother will help you clean up that monster."

He immediately strode over and slapped the man on the shoulder hard.

"Good Yan Ming, I finally found you!"

The man turned around.

A pair of dark eyes reflected a fiery red, like two sparks burning like stars in a cold night.

A faint smile flitted across his lips, as deserted as the first ray of wind blowing in the new year.

"Brother, you've got the wrong person."

Wu Yi immediately let go of his hand in embarrassment, and was about to apologize in embarrassment when the little man in his arms who looked like jellybeans turned left and right, forced a small head out of his arm, and yelled crisply: "Brother Hong!"

Wu Yi and Li Hong were startled at the same time.

Taiping, who was caught in the middle, had long forgotten what Wu Yi said, two angry little buns puffed up on his cheeks, and complained to Li Hong with infinite grievances: "Brother Hong! Brother imperial doctor won't give me fruit to eat!"

This time, not only the two young people who caught her in the middle, but even the passers-by on the side of the road who were opening their mouths wide open turned their heads to Taiping, and the fruit in their mouths rolled out of their teeth and hit the ground with a bang.

There are also many young people named Hong.

But there are not many imperial physicians.

Amidst the constant suspicious gazes, the culprit stared helplessly at her elder brother wearing a yaksha mask, and secretly had a nympho in her heart—even if she only showed a pair of eyes, her elder brother Hong was indeed the most handsome and unparalleled in the world Beautiful man!

The word "handsome and unparalleled" was told to me by He'er, the little companion of the Wei family. He'er said that her brother was the only man in the world who could afford these four words.

She didn't know what it meant, she only knew that every woman in Daming Palace looked at Brother Hong with the same yearning eyes as He'er.

They always bowed their heads with a smile on their cheeks, and told her what a gentle and modest prince her elder brother was.

How can people be like jade?Her elder brother Hong is obviously much prettier than the cold stone!

Taiping stared at Li Hong bewilderedly, but Li Hong and Wu Yi exchanged glances calmly.

run!

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In the prosperous and prosperous Daming Palace, silk and bamboo are playing together, singing and dancing are peaceful.

The emperor Li Zhi, who was in his prime, and the empress Wu, who was the mother of the world, were sitting far away in front of the desk, holding a bottle of sweet-scented osmanthus wine newly brewed this autumn, and raised their hands to the guests from afar.

"This is the sweet-scented osmanthus alcohol brewed by myself and the queen in the autumn. I would like to share the spring flowers and autumn moon with all your lords."

Cups were mixed, half of the banquet was over, the courtiers below were somewhat drunk, but they didn't dare to get too drunk, so they could only stare at a pair of red eyes, and half-babbled words to celebrate the new year.

Empress Wu Zetian is also sitting upright, with three-pointed drunken eye waves, still resembling the attitude of a young girl who was waiting for her husband in her boudoir and knew nothing about it.

Li Zhi stared at his queen with a little drunkenness, listening to the melodious music in the Daming Palace that hadn't been changed for decades, as if it was still when Taizong was there, Wu Zetian, who was only a talented person, was sitting at the end of the concubine's seat, but he didn't He stretched his neck and looked around flexibly.

It was the intertwining of eyes that made him decide to turn his back on the teachings of the sages, disregard the rumors of the world, and even disregard his infinite reverence for his father, and he must marry her as his wife.

Time is like the last month, and he goes to the building every year, but he is no longer the young man who was ignorant of love.

He unconsciously grabbed the wine glass in his hand and toasted the people beside him with a smile.

"I'm getting old, but the queen is still as bright as ever."

Empress Wu took the wine glass in his hand and smiled with anger and joy: "Your Majesty is really drunk..."

"Empress Empress." Before Empress Wu could finish speaking, a thin and tall young man suddenly appeared behind the screen, half-kneeling on the side obediently, and said in a low voice, "I have something to report."

Wang Fulai, who had been smiling all the time, swept the whisk away, and stuck to him to stop him: "Little General Pei, Your Majesty and Your Majesty are having a feast, why don't you also go down and have a glass of wine to warm up?"

Pei Yuan's eyebrows were still covered with thin frost and snow, provoking a rather ruthless arc: "I'm sorry, I dare not hide it."

"You..." Wang Fulai wished he could raise his eyebrows too, why is this child so sincere, didn't he see His Majesty and Empress talking enthusiastically?

"It doesn't matter, General Pei hurried over, there must be something important." Empress Wu gently put down the cup in her hand, and waved to Pei Yuan.Pei Yuan immediately listened to him, briefly explaining the situation like this.

Empress Wu smiled when she heard the words, and was not in a hurry to reply, but instead filled a celadon embossed cup in front of her with a cup of light yellow and fragrant wine, and handed it to the young general.

"Wang Fu said the same thing. It must be very cold outside the palace. General Pei should warm up with wine first."

Pei Yuan took the wine glass respectfully and held it in front of his chest without moving.

"You child..." Empress Wu smiled helplessly at Li Zhi, "Your Majesty, look at him, how can he learn from his father's shrewdness."

Li Zhi glanced at him, smiled lightly and said, "If you don't tell me, I'd have forgotten that Pei Judao is the most capable person, but he is honest when he gave birth to a son."

Pei Yuan stared blankly at the empress who looked at each other and smiled: "I..."

"Your Majesty is praising you for your loyalty. Well, go and sit down next to your father." Empress Wu glanced at him lightly, with a piercing smile in her eyes, "Eat well and drink enough to take good care of the prince for me, understand ?"

Pei Yuan's expression was shocked, he almost couldn't hold the small and exquisite wine glass, and retreated to the banquet in a hurry.

"Taiping and Hong'er went out to mess around again." Empress Wu almost put her lips next to Li Zhi's ear, smiling slightly, "But Yue'er on the left is messing around, pestering her brother, and Hong'er is the one who is most used to Yue'er, In terms of being able to toss around, who can compare to our little naughty ghost!"

Li Zhi tilted his head and listened half drunk and half awake. When he heard the words "our family", he couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.

He asked: "Pei Yuan came here in a hurry, did something happen to Hong'er?"

"The two children are separated." Empress Wu did not hide her husband, she seemed helpless, and she seemed to sigh, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Pei Yuan is a down-to-earth child, but he is too sincere-but not sincere, Your Majesty Don't let him follow the prince either."

After all, she showed her face and smiled, her eyes were as bright as pearls, and her dimples were blooming.

Maybe it was because she laughed too much, or maybe the makeup on her face had come off a bit, but Li Zhi also vaguely saw the fine lines like fishing nets in the corners of her eyes, there were clearly many other words hidden in her bright eyes, and there was a little bit of restraint in her smile ritual system.

Seeing him staring at her motionlessly, Empress Wu couldn't help stroking her temples, and her smile faded: "Did your Majesty see the wrinkles on the concubine's face, or the white hair in the bun?"

Li Zhi shook his head suddenly: "I see you take care of the housework for me, and honor the hard work of the world."

Empress Wu was taken aback, as if she hadn't expected this answer at all.

"I thought His Majesty blamed me for being too close to the children."

A trace of tenderness and tenderness flashed in her eyes, which was immediately replaced by a stubborn firmness: "Taiping is acting like a fool, her brothers are young and ignorant, your majesty is working hard on state affairs all day long, and my concubine just wants to be a good mother." .”

After finishing speaking, he smiled shyly like self-deprecating: "The concubine comes from a humble background and is a successor. The world probably opposes me much more than supports me, but with what your majesty said just now, the concubine feels that it is too late. Mouth doesn't matter anymore."

Li Zhi saw that her expression was moving, and his heart was disturbed like a pool of autumn water.

Why doesn't he know how the queen's perfect makeup looks like a gradually aging face.

Why didn't he know how many secret agents she had planted around her children and even himself.

Why don't you know how much time and effort she has devoted to this supreme royal family.

He quietly held the somewhat cold hands in the long sleeves. Years of pampering did not wear away the slightly rough calluses on the palms, and they were not as delicate and soft as a noble lady who has lived in the deep palace for a long time.

There are intertwined lines on the thin cocoon, one is a shallow scar, I heard that she accidentally cut it while chopping firewood in the temple, and the other is cut by a bamboo strip when she was sorting out the letters for him. It is no more than that to say that Wei Bian's three unique skills.

The deepest one was when he was attacked on the way to Feng Chan, and she blocked his sword with her weak hands.

The past is vivid.

Li Zhi's eyes felt wet.

"I understand."

He and his wife intertwined fingers, palms facing each other, and many frivolous and obsessive sweet words in their youth were only settled into a light and light "understand".