In 705 AD, Li Xian, with the support of Zhang Jianzhi, Cui Xuanwei and other ministers, launched the "Shenlong Coup". Wu Zetian abdicated and returned power to Li Tang.
In 710 AD, Tang Zhongzong Li Xian died. In the same year, Li Longji and Princess Taiping jointly launched the "Tang Long Coup", and the Queen Wei Group was destroyed. Li Longji's father, Tang Ruizong Li Dan, succeeded to the throne, and Li Longji became the prince.
In 712 AD, Tang Ruizong Li Dan ascended the throne, and Prince Li Longji ascended the throne. Although Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, was the emperor in this year, his power was not as powerful as that of his aunt Princess Taiping, and he was constrained by him in every way.
Not only did Princess Taiping possess wealth comparable to that of an emperor, but she also had no fewer party members in the court than supporters of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. The harem of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was also filled with the eyes and ears of Princess Taiping.
In this year, the eldest son of Tang Xuanzong's East Palace Princess Yang, and Tang Xuanzong's third son, Li Heng, was just over one year old.
The Queen of the Zhonggong Palace was Xuanzong's original wife. She had no children and regarded Li Heng as her own. Li Heng also received the care of his biological mother Yang and Queen Wang.
In the year when Xuanzong came to the throne, Yang was canonized as a noble concubine.
Yang Guibin was in the other hall of the East Palace. She was going to her son's wet nurse's room to look after the child. As she was about to go out, she heard the voice of the little eunuch outside the door: "The Queen has arrived."
As soon as the little eunuch finished speaking, Queen Wang entered the room.
Yang Guibin said: "Sister Queen, you are here, you are welcome from afar."
Queen Wang looked at the two palace maids Xiaoya and Xiaoju beside Yang Guibin and said, "You guys go out first, we two don't need to take care of you now."
The two maids said at the same time: "Okay, exit the room."
Queen Wang walked to the door of the room, closed it tightly, and looked at the windows again. They were all closed. The two of them sat at the table in the living room. Queen Wang held Yang Guibin's hand and whispered: "I have followed the emperor for the longest time. We have experienced many life-and-death moments together."
Yang Guibin noticed that Queen Wang was a little nervous and felt that something big was about to happen. But she didn't ask anything. After marrying into the emperor's family, she also heard and witnessed too many overt and covert palace battles, as well as the bloody struggle for power among the royal families.
She said: "Sister, I just hope that everyone will be well, live a stable life, and serve the emperor together. I don't know anything else, and I have no other extravagant wishes."
Queen Wang said: "Well, Sister Yang, I won't tell you anymore. I believe that we will all be fine. The Emperor has survived many storms. Are you still afraid of the current storm?"
"Well, yes, we have to believe in the emperor. Sister, you have always been a staunch supporter of the emperor. Although our other concubines also love the emperor, they can't compare with what you have given."
"Well, let's not talk about it. The storm will stop in a few days and it will become sunny and sunny. You just said that you would go to the nanny's room to see Henry. Let's go there together. By the way, let me tell the nanny that thousands of people have been here in the past few days. Never take your children to walk around the East Palace courtyard, stay in your room. These days are critical moments."
"OK, all right."
The two of them left the room and saw outside the door of Zhibie Hall. In addition to the guards standing guard on both sides of the door, there was also a young eunuch wearing a purple round-neck robe and a black wingless hat walking back and forth.
The eunuch was tall and slightly fat. He said: "Empress, where are you and Yang Guibin going?"
Queen Wang said: "Eunuch Gao, let's go to the wet nurse's room to see the little prince, so don't follow us."
"OK, all right."
Queen Wang and Yang Guibin walked to a room in the palace. This room also belongs to the East Palace. It is on the north side of the other hall and is more secluded. It is a room specially designed for wet nurses to live and feed milk.
Outside the door of the wet nurse's room, two guards stood on both sides. The little eunuch who was patrolling back and forth saw them and bowed to them, saying, "I would like to pay my respects to the Queen and Concubine Yang."
The two of them said one after another: "No more etiquette." "No more etiquette."
The guard at the door saw the two of them, nodded and said, "The Queen is here."
The two of them smiled and without speaking, pushed the door open and entered the wet nurse's room.
The wet nurse quickly stood up and walked to the door to greet them: "My servants respectfully welcome the Queen and Concubine Yang."
Queen Wang said, "Well, let's take a look at the child."
Yang Guibin said: "Is Heng'er asleep?"
The wet nurse said: "I just had milk and I'm not sleeping yet."
Yang Guibin walked in front, reached the bedside, and picked up her son: "Heng'er is so good. Mom is here to see you."
The child was wearing crotchless pants made of red fabric, with a piece of white cloth sandwiched between his crotch, and a cute smile on his face. When the child saw his mother's face, he opened his mouth and said, "Ah - mother -"
Yang Guibin said happily: "You know how to call me mother, you are smart."
Queen Wang said: "Heng'er is smart and chubby. The wet nurse takes good care of him. Thank you for your hard work."
After Queen Wang and Yang Guibin visited Li Heng, who was more than one year old, Yang Guibin returned to the East Palace and the Queen Wang returned to the Middle Palace.
It was winter now and it was still very cold in the evening. At this time, Xuanzong went from Wude Hall to the Middle Palace, followed by Gao Lishi. When he was approaching Queen Wang's room, the little eunuch Xiao Anzi at the door shouted crisply: "The emperor has arrived."
Queen Wang hurried to the door, bowed her knees and said, "I, my concubine, pay your respects to your Majesty."
Xuanzong said: "Please sit down, I will rest here tonight."
Gao Lishi accompanied Xuanzong and left after that. He transferred three or four young eunuchs to patrol outside the middle palace. In the courtyard outside the middle palace, there were seven or eight more guards standing guard around the palace.
After Queen Wang locked the door, she and the Emperor sat together at the classic brown and black Eight Immortals table in the middle of the living room.
Xuanzong whispered: "Today your brother Wang Shouyi came to see me. It was obviously to bring jujubes, walnuts and other dried fruits to the palace. In fact, you know what we talked about. I thought about it again and again, and the original plan was cancelled. The court Five of the seven prime ministers are from Princess Taiping. And she also has people in the army. The other party is stronger than Queen Wei's gang, and now the time is not ripe. I have to swallow my anger and secretly win over the forces in the DPRK and China."
Queen Wang sighed softly and said: "Oh, what is this? Most of the ministers listen to her when they go to court. If she is not here, they still have to go to her residence to ask for instructions. Your majesty will stamp the memorial on the return. If you don't stamp it, she will Not happy, eager to try to rebel."
"I have no choice but to endure it now."
Gao Lishi whispered outside the door: "I remind the emperor and queen that the meal time has come."
Xuanzong said: "Okay, bring the food here, I will have dinner with Queen Wang."
"My servant will arrange for the imperial kitchen to deliver food."
Xuanzong could only talk about court affairs with Queen Wang, because Queen Wang was his first wife, and he trusted Queen Wang very much. When Wu Zetian was in power, when Tang Zhongzong was in power, and when Xuanzong's father Tang Ruizong was in power, this married wife had always firmly supported and defended him. After the death of Zhongzong, Empress Wei attempted to imitate Wu Zetian and dominate the government and the public. When Li Longji joined forces with Princess Taiping to launch the "Tang Long Coup" to kill Queen Wei's group, his first wife and her brother all helped.
At present, although Xuanzong is the ninth most powerful person, he is always threatened by Princess Taiping and is in a difficult situation. He needs the support of his married wife even more.
Not long after, the maid from the imperial kitchen and a young eunuch each brought meals in wooden trays. The palace maid who came to deliver the food from the imperial kitchen took a little bit of each dish and put it into an empty bowl to taste. Then Xuanzong and Queen Wang began to eat.
