Empty White
Prince Li only knew that He Nu was extravagant and absurd, but he didn't know that Your Majesty had a murderous heart. Prince Feng only knew that his aunt was kind-hearted, but he didn't know that the Queen Mother was cruel and ruthless.
King Anle did not know his own limits and was doomed to failure.
Prince Anle came from Luoyang with the Yan family. Without much thought, he must have been summoned by Yan Qi, the eldest son of the Yan family.
After the winter solstice, at dawn, Yan Jia Dalang was summoned to the palace, and A Xiang and I left Taiji Palace.
In the afternoon, Yan Qi walked into Xingningfang with his head hung down.
That day, I slapped him in the face.
That was the first and only time I beat Yan Qi.
"Does Dalang have an extra mouth, or is he missing a heart?"
I asked him.
General Yan died early, and Yan Qi lost his father, but he was favored by the saints of two dynasties...
After more than ten years of smooth sailing, he was once schemed and exploited by King Anle. He wished he could confront King Li face to face.
After beating Dalang, I immediately regretted it, but even after regretting it, I didn't feel any regret. He was scolded by the saint, so he deserved to be beaten by me.
"That Prince Anle looks like Your Majesty, so he is a saint?"
I asked.
"If His Majesty favors you, will you become the loyal and righteous Prince of Anle?"
The fu hat was crooked, so I straightened it for Yan Qi.
Yan Qi was so young, how could he know how treacherous people could be.
He hated it without saying a word.
"You guard His Majesty by his side, and you're so open with everyone? You're the eldest son of the Yan family. Are you going to destroy the family fortune built by generations of our family? If you're not careful, go to Luoyang, go to Langya... leave Chang'an... stay away from this place of trouble..."
I was speaking in a serious tone, but I was afraid I might be speaking too seriously.
"Prince Anle is cunning, using the guise of a saint to deceive the entire Chang'an. Even the Empress Dowager of Xingqing Palace and the Saint of Yongle Palace couldn't tell right from wrong. You can't be blamed for this... The world belongs to the Li family, but Chang'an belongs to the Yan family. He is the king of the Li family. Your grandfather was also a king when he was alive, no more, no less than one level higher than him. Prince Anle has some insignificant means, but you have the military and power. If you think carefully, you can always control him..."
Dalang was not wary of Prince Anle, and Prince Li's evil intentions were exposed. Dalang's eyebrows twitched with anger.
He asked me, "Auntie, does your hand hurt?"
I don't feel any pain of course.
Yan Qi said cruelly, "Don't worry, auntie, Dalang will never be deceived by him again." He promised me.
I remember that day, Yan Qi had just left when Princess Yuwen of Prince Heng's Mansion arrived.
Prince Anle's childhood sweetheart, Yuwen Wuyou, came to visit her and said that I had ruined Prince Anle's appearance, and she wanted to kill me with a knife.
"He treated you sincerely, but you repaid his kindness with resentment. Your heart is harder than iron, and you will not have a good end."
She pointed at me and said angrily.
Princess Heng does not know the true identity of Prince Anle, she is only passionate about her childhood love.
I ordered Ah Xiang to close the doors and windows. I lowered my head and pretended to cry. In front of Princess Heng, I knelt on the ground and said with a sob, "It was not my will to hurt Prince Anle. The king seems like a saint, how can Your Majesty tolerate this? This is all the saint's instructions. Princess, just pretend you don't know. Don't say anything more!"
I didn't need to shed real tears, Princess Heng believed what she said.
If she had been intelligent and resourceful, she would not have been enslaved and driven by King Anle.
King Anle can use it, so why shouldn’t I?
I gave her many instructions and Princess Heng agreed without hesitation.
Just as I wished, within a few days, everyone in Chang'an City was saying that Prince Anle had been injured by the Saint. My evil deeds were framed by Princess Heng one by one, and my reputation was completely wiped out...
Time flew by, and on the Lantern Festival night of the following year, I strolled along Chang'an Street with Luo Jiao and Luo Ran.
Princess Shouyang, accompany us all the way.
Ever since that night in Pingkangfang a few years ago, whenever Luo Jiao appeared, Li Jiaojiao would follow him day and night.
The moon is not as bright as the lanterns, and the lights in the flower market are hard to see in Tanzhou.
The night is as bright as the day, and the lights are as bright as fire.
The distant moon is slender, and the nearby lights are magnificent.
Singing songs, lighting lanterns, and traveling, how fun it is.
That night, we saw many familiar faces on Suzaku Street.
Of course, I also met the saint.
That night in Pingkangfang, when I met the saint, I was frightened and did not bow down immediately, which caused a lot of trouble.
Under the lanterns and the moon, on Zhuque Street, the crowd was flowing. I suddenly knelt in front of the Qiongqi mask.
"Your Majesty, may the Lantern Festival be auspicious and peaceful, and may every year be as peaceful as usual."
I wished.
The bow is too light, the kneeling ceremony is enough of a warning.
At that moment, there was no Eunuch Zhu or Eunuch Chang, nor was there the Flower and Bird Envoy King Guangcheng by His Majesty's side.
On the night of the Lantern Festival, there were countless masks on Chang'an Street, all of them were similar and it was impossible to tell who was who. Li Jiaojiao lifted the mask of Qiongqi in confusion.
Floats, colorful lights, and fireworks.
Beneath the mask lies a saint.
Hiding a handsome smiling face.
Without waiting for the saint to speak, I stood up on my own.
His Majesty took off his mask and no longer stayed in Chang'an, but returned to Taiji Palace alone.
How strange, appearing and disappearing like a ghost, leaving the palace without permission, wandering around Chang'an, acting casually, like a commoner in Chang'an, not like a proper emperor, I thought to myself.
After the spring examination, Luo Jiao and Luo Ran were listed on the list, and the young man of the Luo family became a disciple of the emperor.
The sage has appointed my two younger brothers to official positions, and they have stayed in Kyoto. They hold official positions and have become subjects from then on. They are no longer allowed to leave Jingzhao without permission.
Banquets were held one after another, day and night.
I remember that day when I went boating on Qujiang River.
I, Yan Qi and Yan Lin, Luo Jiao and Luo Ran, are in the same boat.
Yan Qi likes the Princess of Qinyang County, the Princess of Qinyang County likes Luo Jiao, Luo Jiao doesn't like the Princess of Qinyang County, and Yan Qi speaks up for the Princess of Qinyang County.
I can't let Luo Jiao like Qin Yang, I can't persuade Qin Yang to like Yan Qi, I can't order Yan Qi not to like Qin Yang, and I can't stop him from standing up for the county lord.
I have no say in my brothers' affairs.
At first, we had a few arguments and I couldn't persuade him.
Then, the fight started and I couldn't stop it.
Finally, the four of them fell into the water together.
Yan Qi and Yan Lin were military generals, while Luo Jiao and Luo Ran were civil officials.
Dalang's martial arts are not as good as Dalang's literature, and Erlang's mouth is not as good as Erlang's fist.
One cannot win the argument, and the other cannot win the fight.
I will not help Yan Qi and Yan Lin scold Luo Jiao and Luo Ran, and I will not help Luo Jiao and Luo Ran beat Yan Qi and Yan Lin.
On one side are my two younger brothers who have the same mother as me, and on the other side are my two younger brothers who have the same father as me.
I can't let my dear grandfather down, nor can I forget my dear mother.
The two families were at a life-and-death battle. Facing these four people, I was full of conspiracies and tricks, but I was helpless.
When the spring breeze blows, I pity no one.
Four people fell into the water, and I didn't save any of them.
On a spring day when I was nineteen years old, the spring breeze of Qujiang blew on me, and I seemed to understand some truths of the world.
Brothers fight against each other.
At that moment, I understood the tears and distress of the Empress Dowager of Xingqing Palace.
Looking at the clouds rolling in Chang'an, looking at the capital where I was born and raised.
Maybe I should leave it...
The next day, I entered the Taiji Palace alone and appeared before Empress Dowager Feng of the Xingqing Palace and Concubine Dowager Tong of the Jishan Palace.
I knelt down and asked to leave Jingzhao Chang'an.
I am going to Luoyang, the eastern capital.
Concubine Tong asked me the reason.
I said, yesterday, the eldest son of the Yan family beat the eldest son of the Luo family, and the second son of the Luo family beat the second son of the Yan family.
My brother beat my brother.
Empress Dowager Feng was dejected and Concubine Tong was speechless.
I told the secret of my life that I had hidden deep in my heart and didn't want to talk about until I died.
That spring, I wanted to reconcile with the Saint, but Your Majesty might not let me go.
I said, "I will go to Luoyang, and you will stay in Chang'an. Only when the two capitals are safe can my mother and my concubine live in Chang'an."
Although the two Empress Dowagers and Consort Dowagers were reluctant, they finally agreed to my request and kept my background secret.
After Empress Dowager Feng’s birthday banquet, I left Chang’an for Luoyang.
One day in spring, Ah Xiang and I packed our bags.
The two eldest princesses of Huayang and Anyang came to see me together. The two princesses told me that the word has spread throughout the palace and outside the palace that the saint... is going to move the capital!
Your Majesty, we must move the capital to the Eastern Capital.
In a few days, they will go to Luoyang.
I stood there, at a loss for what to do...
When the capital was moved, not only the children of the royal family were included, but also civil and military officials.
Should I go to Luoyang or stay in Chang'an?
Li Wanwan smiled and teased me. She said that the emperor insisted on moving the capital, which would cause great waste of money and manpower, but the empress dowager did not allow it. The court argued endlessly about the move of the capital.
"If big brother can't explain the many benefits of moving the capital, we won't be able to reach the Eastern Capital, and I'll have to go to Luoyang alone..."
In the fight between mother and son in Taiji Palace, the Empress Dowager ultimately prevailed, Li Mimi told me with a sigh.
There was no hope of moving the capital, so I packed my luggage as usual, preparing to abandon my four younger brothers and flee Chang'an to Luoyang.
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