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Chapter 1108 Gravedigger

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    ?Luoyang, East Palace.  Since the first day when Wu Zetian established the Zhou Dynasty, the East Palace has been a sensitive and troubled place.  The emperor's heir, Li Dan, lived in the East Palace for many years and never spent a day in peace. Later, even his beloved concubine disappeared without a trace.  After Luling King Li Xian returned, he was appointed as the prince and moved into the East Palace. He was also in a state of panic all day long. He did not dare to interact with anyone on weekdays. The East Palace was always deserted.  But half a month ago, Prince Li Xian, who had always been as timid as a mouse and fearful of cats, actually took courage and went to the palace to raise the matter with the Queen, saying that he wanted to celebrate the birthday of the Crown Princess.  The queen actually agreed.  After receiving the permission, Li Xian returned to the East Palace. Not only could he not believe it, his legs were still shaking. For this, he was severely ridiculed by the Crown Princess Wei Xiang'er, saying that he was a frightened bird without courage or plan.  The prince was surprised and asked, "Did you expect that His Majesty would agree?"  Wei Xiang'er said, "Emperor has the same name. You definitely don't want your mother to be seen by everyone in the world as a mean and petty mother-in-law."  The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has always been sensitive, and the imperial family is no exception.  The Queen is so vain that she will not object even though she is full of doubts. This is what Wei Xiang'er is sure of.  So today, the East Palace is bustling with guests like crucian carp, and carriages of ministers and ministers are constantly coming and going.  I came here specifically to celebrate the birthday of Crown Princess Wei Xiang'er.  Except for the wedding ceremony of Li and Wu¡¯s children shortly after the return of King Luling, this is the only ¡°grand event¡± held in the East Palace so far.  The ministers came with their own thoughts, but one thing they knew well: the current crown prince's cowardice is well known to both the government and the public. I didn't expect that his wife would dare to openly gather with the ministers in such an emergency period. She is really a bold and unafraid person.  The Lord of the matter!  Because of this, many ministers only sent their wives to congratulate them in order to avoid suspicion. This makes sense from the perspective of etiquette and law.  But there were also many ministers who came in person. They were not interested in drinking. They all had the courage to come and get close to the prince.  Wealth has always been sought in danger. Although the prince is currently in a weak position, it is precisely because of this that he appears to be "a rare commodity."  If the day comes when the prince ascends the throne and becomes emperor, it will probably be too late.  Therefore, this birthday party for the Crown Princess is like a huge gamble.  Some people have invested all their wealth and jumped into the jam, wanting to make a life-and-death gamble. Some people have to come because of love, and they only come to watch the excitement without betting a penny.  Down.  Of course, there will be some people who not only come here with the fear of large sums of gambling money, but also plan in their hearts to take the entire casino as their own.  For example, Wu Sansi.  ¡° Another example is Shangguan Wan¡¯er.  It is not unusual for Wu Sansi to come. The Crown Princess is his biological mother, and the Queen has repeatedly told him to get closer to the East Palace to ensure that the Wu family will not lose power after the death of the Queen.  Therefore, both in public and private matters, Wu Sansi must come today.  Shangguan Wan'er's appearance was beyond the expectations of most people.  It is a well-known fact that Princess Taiping was placed under house arrest in the harem by the Queen.  A series of recent events have pushed Xue Shao and Princess Taiping to the forefront, and this is no secret.  Under this situation, Shangguan Wan'er dared to appear openly in the East Palace. It must be said that this woman is really courageous!  As soon as Shangguan Wan'er got off the carriage, Wei Xiang'er hurriedly greeted her personally.  "The Crown Princess welcomes her personally, and Wan'er feels anxious and uneasy." Shangguan Wan'er bowed gracefully.  "Mrs. Shangguan is here, and the East Palace is full of glory." Wei Xiang'er was secretly overjoyed, this was really unexpected!  Wei Xiang'er knew very well how extraordinary Shangguan Wan'er was.  The Shangguan family has long been a prominent family in Guanzhong. Longshuo Prime Minister Shangguan Yi and his son Shangguan Tingzhi were both famous officials in the world and enjoyed great reputations.  This greatly satisfies the current marriage selection standards of the powerful, so there have long been voices within the Xue family that if there is no royal marriage, Shangguan Wan'er is the most suitable wife for Xue Shao.  And over the years, the "love story" about Xue Shao and Shangguan Wan'er has spread throughout the streets and alleys inside and outside the capital.  Some say that Xue Shao burned all the peach blossoms in the mountains in northern Xinjiang and left only one as a gift to Wan'er; others say that Xue Shao performed extraordinary feats in exchange for Shangguan Wan'er's freedom, and other than that there was no reward at all.  don't want.  A hero loves beauty, regardless of his own safety.  Crazy men and women fell in love with him, and literati praised him endlessly.  Shangguan Wan'er's image among the people is roughly this.  But these are not important at all to Wei Xiang'er.  With Xue Shao leaving the capital and Princess Taiping under house arrest, Shangguan Wan'er was the spokesperson for Xue Shao and even the entire Xue family group in the capital.     This is the most important.  Because of this, Shangguan Wan'erThe appearance of ?? really shocked many people, such as Wu Sansi.  Putting aside his coveting of Shangguan Wan'er in the early years, Xue Shao's spokesperson in the capital actually appeared in the East Palace today without avoiding any suspicion. This must be a very important signal.  Immediately afterwards, another unexpected person appeared, Zhang Yizhi!  Zhang Yizhi is the empress's face, and it has long been made public.  In other words, he is also the Queen's spokesperson in the court!  Not long ago, Zhang Yizhi killed Xue Shao's confidant Guo An.  Immediately afterwards, thirteen veterans massacred all five Zhang families.  The hatred between Zhang and Xue is irreconcilable!  However, today, Xue Shao¡¯s concubine Shangguan Wan¡¯er and Zhang Yizhi both came The situation in the East Palace suddenly became very delicate and tense.  Fortunately, everyone is a person who has seen the world and pays attention to etiquette.  Even though the murderous intention in his heart was already boiling, there was only a smile on his face.  Apart from congratulating the Crown Princess on her birthday, they didn't talk about anything else.  Therefore, the atmosphere at the table was quite harmonious.  At least that's what it seems on the surface.  The Crown Princess Wei Xiang'er is certainly the core figure.  Accompanied by the prince, she kept accepting toasts and thanks from the guests, and thanked them all very earnestly.  Shangguan Wan'er was sitting at the table, quietly watching Wei Xiang'er's appearance, smiling and cheerful, and infinite contempt and sympathy arose in her heart.  "The reason for disdain is that Wei Xiang'er is really a bad person with too great ambitions and too poor abilities.  But she still thought that she could do anything with her literary skills and martial arts skills.  Sympathy is because the East Palace is really weak at the moment, Wei Xiang'er is anxious to help the prince stand up, and everyone wants to win over everyone. This is why Wu Sansi, Zhang Yizhi and Shangguan Wan'er appeared together in the embarrassing situation today.  From this, it is not difficult to see the sad situation of the East Palace.  But politics has always been a matter of life and death, and no one has ever really been able to play both sides without being offended.  Therefore, the embarrassment in front of you can easily turn into a big disaster, and it is even easier to hurt innocent people.  Don¡¯t forget, there is a queen above!  Thinking of this, Shangguan Wan'er's eyes flashed with a chill.  If God does evil, you can still violate it; if you do evil yourself, you can't ignore it.  Wei Xiang'er, if you hadn't been so deliberately pretentious today, I wouldn't have been able to find a chance to push the East Palace into despair.  If you weren't in the Absolute Realm, you, Dong Gong, wouldn't be so determined to cooperate with me sincerely.  So, whatever happens next, don't blame me for being vicious.  Shangguan Wan'er is just following the trend; you, Wei Xiang'er, are the gravedigger of the East Palace!  At this time, Wei Xiang'er and the prince had arrived at Shangguan Wan'er's table.  Shangguan Wan'er quickly stood up and made a toast, then motioned Wei Xiang'er to the side with her eyes, and whispered: "Princess, please change." The voice was neither loud nor quiet, just enough for the prince and a few people next to him to hear.  These people all turned a blind eye When a woman meets up to go to the toilet, who dares to pay attention to her?  Not only did Wei Xiang'er not doubt that he was there, but she was also a little secretly happy. Shangguan Wan'er was taking the initiative to get close to me!  So in full view of everyone, Wei Xiang'er and Shangguan Wan'er disappeared from the banquet together.  Many people secretly exclaimed in their hearts: The Crown Princess is so bold and capable of killing someone!  Wu Sansi and Zhang Yizhi's eyes were even more gleaming. They avoided the table and went to discuss privately. What are your plans?  !  ¡°Actually, Shangguan Wan¡¯er didn¡¯t really plan any special plot when she called Wei Xiang¡¯er out.  After changing her clothes, Shangguan Wan'er used the excuse that she was feeling dizzy from the alcohol and wanted to find a place to rest for a while.  As the proprietor, Wei Xiang'er wanted to make friends, so she stayed and sat down with Shangguan Wan'er in the courtyard, and just chatted for a while.  But after all, Wei Xiang'er was thinking about the guests in the hall. After sitting for a while, she asked Shangguan Wan'er to go back with her. Shangguan Wan'er said that she felt dizzy and just wanted to stay here to rest alone.  Wei Xiang'er was in a dilemma, so she had no choice but to stay here and continue chatting with Shangguan Wan'er.  After more than half an hour, even the prince Li Xian felt that it was rude to leave the princess for too long, so he sent his eldest son Li Chongrun to look for her.  Li Chongrun is the only biological son of Li Xian and Princess Wei, and the eldest grandson of Emperor Gaozong and Wu Zetian.  His coming into the world made Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi extremely happy, and he was granted the title of grandson of the emperor.  Later, Li Chongrun was exiled to Luling along with his parents. After returning, he was just named King Shao.  Li Chongrun easily found his mother and Shangguan Wan'er in the courtyard behind the palace, and stepped forward to gently persuade his mother to return to the banquet.  Wei Xiang'er finally met her savior, and Shangguan Wan'er no longer forced her to stay with him. Instead, she invited Shao Wang Li Chongrun to stay, saying that she wanted to read Shao Wang's recent poems.  It is well known that Shangguan Wan'er has extraordinary talents and outstanding poetry, and is especially good at criticizing poetry., "Weigh the world's scholars."  Shao Wang Li Chongrun happened to be a typical literary youth of the Tang Dynasty, who loved literature as much as poetry.  It would undoubtedly be a great blessing if one of his poems could be criticized by Shangguan Wan'er.  So he happily ran back to his residence, retrieved the poem, and handed it into Shangguan Wan'er's hands.  Nearly half an hour passed after this poetry reading.  Shangguan Wan'er felt that the heat was almost done, so she took poems in hand and returned to the banquet with Shao Wang Li Chongrun.  The moment she turned the corner and entered the room, Shangguan Wan'er clearly felt that almost all the guests in the hall turned their eyes to her, and the scene became suddenly quiet for several minutes.  Shao Wang Li Chongrun suddenly felt uneasy.  Shangguan Wan'er looked at Zhang Yizhi calmly, and smiled at him inexplicably.  This smile was seen by almost all the guests in the hall.  Zhang Yizhi's heart tightened, why did the temptress laugh at me?   Could it be that you just set up a plot to harm me?  !  After the banquet ended, Zhang Yizhi was the first to leave the banquet and rushed to the palace in a car as fast as he could.  Accompanied by Wei Xiang'er, Shangguan Wan'er slowly walked out of the banquet hall. She looked at Zhang Yizhi's carriage from a distance and sneered in her heart.  Except for Xue Shao, no man can bear the smile of Shangguan Wan'er.  With just this smile, I will make the East Palace turn upside down and the court shake.  With just this smile, I will dig the grave for you Zhang Yizhi!
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