The word "side by side" king of the Tang Dynasty

After the last birthday party for Li Changqing, the relationship between Wu Shun and Wu Meiniang hit rock bottom. The two sisters never talked about seeing each other again.

Wu Shun believed that the gift Wu Meiniang prepared without telling her was a sign of distrust in her. He felt that Wu Meiniang was on guard against her, so he was extremely unhappy.

Wu Meiniang also asked her confidants to send some gifts to express her apology to Wu Shun several times afterwards. However, Wu Shun did not appreciate it and insisted that Wu Meiniang admit her mistake in person and apologize to her.

Wu Meiniang also had a temper. After a few times, she stopped caring about the matter and did not send any maids to Wu Shun to make trouble.

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In the back garden, Wu Shun was painting and practicing calligraphy, but she couldn't calm down, so she finally put her pen down and stopped practicing.

The unpleasantness between her and Wu Meiniang really made her feel extremely bad. She couldn't figure out why her sister had changed so much. In the past, the two sisters had a close relationship, but now there was such a big difference. crack.

The maid Wu Meiniang had just sent to give her a gift to apologize had been driven away by her order. This was the tenth time, but she had no regrets.

As long as Wu Meiniang doesn't come in person, she won't see him.

No wonder she was so angry. She personally brought Wu Meiniang into the palace and helped her establish a relationship with her eldest grandson Wugou, so that she could become Li Changqing's concubine as she wished.

But she refused to even tell her the contents of the gift prepared for Li Changqing. Isn't this a distrust of her? Fortunately, she still loves her so much!

The more I thought about Wu Shun, the angrier I felt. At this time, a palace maid came over and said,"My dear, there is someone outside the palace."……"

"I have said that if Wu Meiniang doesn’t come in person, no matter who she sends, they will all be gone!"

Wu Shun thought it was Wu Meiniang who sent someone here again, so he said very impatiently.

The palace maid looked embarrassed and said:"I'm sorry, it's Empress Xiao who is here to visit, not the palace maid sent by Wu Cairen."

"Empress Xiao?"

Wu Shun was stunned. She naturally knew who Empress Xiao was. She was the mother of the imperial concubine Yang Wanzhi. She was also the queen of the former dynasty. She was a strange woman who had had four husbands.

Although she knew Empress Xiao, it did not mean that Wu Shun had a relationship with her. What kind of contact? When I heard that she came to visit, I couldn't help but feel puzzled.

But after hesitating for a while, she asked again:"Is the imperial concubine here?"

"Empress Xiao came alone, and the imperial concubine did not come with her."

The palace maid replied truthfully.

"Invite her in and be respectful."

Wu Shun relaxed a little, and after giving orders to the palace maids, he left the back garden and came to the main palace.

Not long after, Empress Xiao came in under the leadership of the palace maids. Wu Shun stood up to greet her, and then gave her a blessing. She said with some embarrassment:"Empress Xiao, I didn't know you were coming to visit, so I didn't prepare any good tea. I'm really sorry."

Queen Xiao's status is quite special. She has the background of the Xiao family in Lanling. She also presented the national jade seal to Li Changqing and is the biological mother of the imperial concubine Yang Wanzhi. Even she must be given enough respect.

"If so, I was just passing by by accident, so I wanted to come and sit for a while. Xiu Yi just didn't mind me disturbing others. Empress

Xiao smiled and said, her words and attitude were very kind.

Wu Shun was relieved after hearing this, and then he smiled and chatted with Empress Xiao about some insignificant things.

After the two chatted for a while, Empress Xiao pretended to be curious. Asked:"On my way here, I saw a palace maid coming out of Xiuyi Palace. She seemed to have a bad look on her face, but was she reprimanded by Xiuyi?"

When mentioning this matter, Wu Shun suddenly felt a little bad, but he still nodded and said:"That is not my palace maid, she is from Wu Meiniang's palace. She sent this palace maid to apologize to me."

"Apologize? Isn’t Wu Cairen Xiu Yi’s biological sister? What happened between you?"

Empress Xiao asked curiously with a look of surprise on her face.

Wu Shun was shallow-minded and didn't think much about it. He told her about the conflict between her and Wu Meiniang, and then said angrily:"Your Majesty, tell me, I will She treats her as her biological sister, but she is on guard against me. How could there be such a person? Empress Xiao

's face was full of approval, and she nodded and said:"Indeed, if you don't come here to apologize in person, there is no sincerity at all. Wu Cairen went too far.""

After hearing what Empress Xiao said, Wu Shun felt like he had found a close friend, so he poured out his grievances and anguish to her. Empress Xiao also listened carefully.

"I have something to say, I don’t know whether to say it or not."

After a while, Empress Xiao spoke with some hesitation in her tone.

Wu Shun was already very fond of Empress Xiao at this time. Hearing this, he said directly:"Empress Xiao, just say it."

After hearing this, Empress Xiao said:"Wu Cairen was so outstanding at His Majesty's birthday banquet. Recently, he often stays in Chuigong Hall. I heard that he is assisting His Majesty in handling political affairs. This move... I'm afraid he is trying to compete for the throne. , and also regarded Xiuyi as a competitor, so he hid it from you."

"Fighting for the back seat?"

Empress Xiao's words suddenly shocked Wu Shun. She also remembered this matter. The eldest grandson Wugou was missing, and the post was still vacant.

But Wu Meiniang chose to stand out at this moment, she couldn't say what her thoughts were. As for Yu, she had never thought about this before, because Wu Meiniang had never told her about fighting for the post.

Wu Shun's eyes flashed with a strong look of disappointment, and he said in frustration:"I have never thought about the post. Why should she be so guarded against me? Is the sisterhood of more than ten years really so fragile? Empress Xiao

's expression changed slightly when she heard this. She glanced at Wu Shun calmly, and then said quietly:"How many people in front of me will really not be tempted?" I have seen this kind of thing too often, and I'm afraid if it continues like this, you two sisters will really become strangers in the end.

Moreover, fighting for favor in the harem is an extremely cruel battle. To put it bluntly, your Wu family has the least background among the concubines in the palace. Regardless of whether Wu Cairen is favored at this time, he may be defeated by other concubines one day, and the end will be disastrous. At once……"

"The higher you stand, the harder you fall."