Wu Meiniang returned to her palace in a huff, and just as she was sulking, her maid brought her some good news.
"My lady, I just learned from the Lizheng Hall that the head stewardess of the Lizheng Hall, Wang Yun, has been punished..."
"ah?"
"She was discovered so quickly?"
"It is said that someone reported it to the Crown Prince, who went directly to Qujiang Pool to investigate and discovered Wang Yun's embezzlement!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Meiniang looked regretful and said...
"What a pity about this lead... Now that Wang Yun is useless, you should go and find someone else..."
"promise!"
Wang Yun had been serving Si Zi for over a decade. She wasn't particularly clever, but she overheard Wu Cai Ren talking to a maid and learned that if she secretly raised the prices of the food stalls at Qujiang Pond by two or three coins, she could earn ten or twenty strings of cash a month for free.
Wang Yun was over thirty and didn't know when she would be driven out of the palace. She was living in constant fear when she suddenly heard about this method. How could she not give it a try?
No one expected that she would be discovered after only two days of earning money...
After returning from Qujiang Pool, Wang Yun went to Zhang Anan to apologize. Zhang Anan knew Wang Yun's character and knew that she had only acted foolishly because she was confused for a moment.
Therefore, she was only punished by being sent to the Yeting Palace for three months of hard labor.
Sizi was naturally reluctant, but he was too embarrassed to ask Zhang Anan for help, so he could only come to his nephew for advice.
However, as soon as she arrived at the Lizheng Hall, she saw her eldest nephew lying on the bed, groaning. Her father, the Emperor, stood to the side, cursing and occasionally slapping his nephew.
"Father, why did you hit my nephew again?"
"Hmph!"
"He actually dared to stand on horseback today!"
"Standing on horseback?"
"It's not a big deal, is it?"
"Have you forgotten how your older brother became lame?"
"Oh oh oh..."
Upon hearing this, Si Zi immediately understood. It turned out that his father was worried that his eldest nephew would suffer the same fate as his elder brother, which was why he couldn't help but punish him.
"Nephew, you really deserve a beating this time. How dare you stand on horseback?"
Do you know how dangerous this is?
"One slip and you could break both your legs!"
Li Jue responded to Si Zi's lecturing with only two "humphs".
He's not stupid; he wouldn't dare stand on horseback if he wasn't absolutely certain of success.
However, he was not worried about his injuries. He was just curious about how Li Er would deal with Wu Meiniang and whether he would banish her to the cold palace.
"Grandpa, don't you think Wu Zetian's methods are too cruel?"
Li Shimin was immediately displeased upon hearing this.
"What Wu Zetian?"
"You call her Wu Meiniang? You should call her Consort Wu!"
"Oh oh oh!"
"Grandpa, do you really like Wu Zetian?"
"you……"
When Li Shimin saw that Li Jue was still referring to Wu Meiniang, he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at her.
However, he didn't really care about Wu Meiniang, treating her only as a plaything, so he didn't pay much attention to Li Jue's address.
"I wouldn't say I like him..."
Li Shimin had just said something when he suddenly realized something was wrong. He was just being silly and had nothing better to do than talk about his concubines with this brat.
Although Li Shimin didn't want to pay attention to Li Jue, he was indeed a little curious about Wu Meiniang, so he asked Xu Hui, who was standing to the side.
"Xu Hui, is Wu Zetian always this cunning?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Hui immediately understood that His Majesty had grown to dislike Wu Meiniang.
Just as she was about to defend Wu Zetian, Li Shimin added solemnly.
"Tell me the truth, without hiding anything!"
"Your Majesty, Consort Wu is indeed more decisive and intelligent than the other women in the harem."
"He simply doesn't enjoy needlework; he prefers reading history books and copying His Majesty's calligraphy..."
"oh?"
When Li Shimin heard that Wu Meiniang liked to copy his calligraphy, a smug smile immediately appeared on his face.
Seeing this, Li Jue thought to himself, "This is bad. Could it be that Li Er has fallen for Wu Meiniang because of this?"
"Why is she copying my grandfather's calligraphy? Could she be trying to forge an imperial edict?"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin's expression suddenly turned cold, and he glared fiercely at Li Jue.
"Lie still, who's talking to you?"
"The eldest grandson is joking. Even if you gave Consort Wu a few times the courage, she wouldn't dare to forge an imperial edict!"
"Sister Xu is just joking. Just because Wu Meiniang doesn't dare to do it now doesn't mean she won't dare to do it in the future!"
"after?"
Xu Hui and Li Shimin both looked at Li Jue, and Li Jue quickly shut up upon seeing this.
Because if we continue, we'll have to talk about the relationship between Emperor Gaozong (Li Zhi) and Empress Wu Zetian...
Although Li Jue wisely kept quiet, Li Shimin still pondered the matter further. However, even if he racked his brains, he couldn't have imagined that his son could get involved with Wu Zetian.
"Hmph, she has no future!"
Upon hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Jue asked with a look of delight.
"Grandpa, are you going to kill her?"
"kill?"
"Why kill her? She's just a little woman, how could she possibly rebel against the heavens!"
"So what do you plan to do with her?"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin looked at Li Jue with surprise and suspicion.
"Huh?"
"Aren't you a little too concerned about Wu Zetian?"
"Could it be that you two knew each other before?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue quickly shook his head.
"How is that possible!"
"My grandson never even goes to the inner palace, how could he possibly have a chance to get to know her!"
Li Shimin nodded upon hearing this. His men kept a close eye on Li Jue all day long, and Li Jue had never actually been to the inner palace even once.
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