For thousands of years, women's roles have been indispensable at dinner parties.
Until the modern society thousands of years later, this traditional culture has been passed down. The women at the dinner party can be the female subordinates of the leader, female colleagues, the beautiful manager of Party B, the female secretary of the related household, etc.
The biggest role of their appearance at the dinner party is to set the atmosphere, making the whole place inexplicably lively, especially if the protagonist of the dinner party happens to obtain a certain achievement and honor, then it is even more necessary for female characters to amplify it infinitely, and then the table full of guests will surround this. The achievement is praised without any bottom line.
The protagonist at the dinner received great psychological satisfaction from the praises of the guests at the table.
Today, Li Zhi summoned Mrs. Wei to the palace for a banquet for this purpose.
And Mrs. Wei Guo was indeed a considerate flower. After Li Zhi told her two pieces of good news with a proud look on her face, although she had nothing to do with Mrs. Wei Guo, she still sent them to her very wisely. own praise.
The emperor is brave, the emperor is talented and strategic, the emperor's achievements are far beyond the previous emperor, etc., the soft and waxy praises made Li Zhi suddenly feel happy, even more satisfied than praising him on the bed.
In the Xunfeng Hall, the dancers are still dancing with all their strength, striving to get one more look from the emperor with their enchanting dance, so that they can climb the branches and become phoenixes.
But Li Zhi's mind was obviously not on singing, dancing and wine. His cheeks were flushed and he looked slightly drunk. He hugged Mrs. Wei with one hand and moved his palm irregularly around her body, causing Mrs. Wei's body to tingle and tremble. , her pretty face was full of spring, and her big watery eyes glanced at him with anger or joy.
"Yue'er, I am in the palace and you are outside the palace. I only get to see you once every other month. It's hard to understand how much I miss you..." Li Zhi, who was quite drunk, whispered in her ear.
Mrs. Wei Guo glanced at him with a blushing face, and said with a chuckle: "If Your Majesty accepts this concubine as your concubine, we will see each other day and night, and our lovesickness will be understandable."
Li Zhi sighed and said: "Your aunt is in charge of the harem now. Apart from the queen, I almost have no other concubines. And you are her niece. It is even harder to conceal the title of concubine from the public."
Mrs. Wei was young and beautiful, and she also had an arrogance that relied on favors. Firstly, she felt favored, and secondly, because she was young, she always felt that she would be able to get rid of the queen and her mother sooner or later. Wasn't she the one who had the final say in the harem at that time?
Seeing that Li Zhi was in trouble, Mrs. Wei blinked and said: "My aunt was a talented person of the late Emperor Taizong. After the death of the late emperor, His Majesty ordered her to become a monk in Ganye Temple for two years. When she was brought back to the palace, she was a woman worthy of your Majesty's reputation. The courtiers couldn’t say anything.”
"Why don't your Majesty act accordingly and let me go to a Taoist temple to become a monk for one year? After my concubine returns to secular life, she will change her name and identity, and then your majesty can justifiably accept her into the palace."
Li Zhi smiled bitterly and said, "I have no objection. Can your aunt agree?"
At the mention of Empress Wu, Mrs. Wei couldn't help but tremble slightly, her expression showing fear.
Mrs. Wei had seen with her own eyes the majesty and methods of Empress Wu in the palace.
Just two years ago, her mother, Mrs. Korea, was almost killed by her. If her grandmother, Mrs. Yang, had not personally come forward, it would be hard to say what would happen to them and their daughter.
How could such a powerful woman agree to let her niece enter the palace and serve the same husband together?
At this point, a deadlock was reached, and Li Zhi did not have the courage to break the deadlock.
Empress Wu was not only his queen, but more importantly, she and Li Zhi were actually partners who complemented each other in their careers. The national policies set by Li Zhi, including suppressing aristocratic families, promoting imperial examinations, etc., were all supported by Empress Wu. He plans.
If the relationship between husband and wife really breaks down because of another woman, the consequences will be serious, and it may affect the society and shake the foundation of the country.
Li Zhi cannot afford to take this risk, and he must be sober when he should be sober. The value of Mrs. Wei is purely young and beautiful. To an emperor, her value is far less than that of Empress Wu. Li Zhi will never do it for It was not cost-effective for her to break up with Empress Wu.
His palms were still wandering around her body irregularly, and Li Zhi smiled in her ear: "The time is still long, let's discuss it in the long run, I will give you a title, and when I have made a few more achievements, I will come to the court." Now that Li Shu has gained prestige, I will have the confidence to discuss with the queen face to face about accepting you as my concubine."
These words are very perfunctory and scumbag, just like "I will definitely divorce the yellow-faced woman in my family." Whoever believes it will be stupid.
But Mrs. Wei Guo believed it.
She felt that Li Zhi was sincere when he said these words, and Jun Wuji said that the emperor's words would definitely count.
Then longing suddenly rose in her eyes, imagining herself being taken into the palace, being made a concubine, and being with her beloved man day and night from then on.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Wei's eyes became hotter and her breathing became faster.
Ambition, dreams, and a bit more than pure love between men and women combined to form a desire that made her deceive herself into thinking that it was called "love".
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In the hall, silk and bamboo were dancing around the ears, and the dancing postures were dancing. Li Zhi and Mrs. Wei Guo were both a little drunk, and their behavior became more and more dissolute.
Outside the palace, Empress Wu quietly walked in surrounded by a group of palace maids and eunuchs. When she heard the sound of silk and bamboo music in the Xunfeng Palace in the distance, Empress Wu frowned and couldn't help but slow down her steps.
A eunuch standing guard outside the palace gate saw the queen arriving and was about to report in a sharp voice. Empress Wu suddenly raised a hand and stopped him with a stern look.
Step by step, Empress Wu slowly approached the palace door like a leisurely cat, and then quietly looked into the palace.
I happened to see Li Zhi hugging Mrs. Wei Guo. The two were so tightly stuck together that they couldn't be torn apart. Li Zhi was holding a wine cup in one hand and laughing wildly. Mrs. Wei Guo was clinging to his arms. , raised his head and looked at the man in front of him with reverence.
This scene fell into Empress Wu's eyes, like a sharp needle, pricking her eyes deeply.
Empress Wu's eyes narrowed, but her pretty face showed no expression. She just looked at everything in the palace with cold eyes.
Deep jealousy and a sense of crisis gradually came over her, and a cold light gradually appeared in Empress Wu's eyes.
She is no longer young, she is almost forty years old this year. In ancient times, people who were almost forty years old were considered to have one foot on the threshold of the elderly.
The older a woman gets, the more fearful she is about the future, fearful that her husband will change his mind, fearful that her appearance will grow old, and fearful that what she gains will eventually be lost.
She doesn't want to lose.
The dissolute look of Li Zhi and Mrs. Wei fell in her eyes, as if silently telling her that her fear was not groundless, and she would soon lose everything she had ever gained, including the position of queen.
This is something she absolutely cannot tolerate.
Even if you die, you can't lose it again.
The eyes looking into the palace gradually changed from cold to murderous. Empress Wu's cold eyes were fixed on Mrs. Wei next to Li Zhi.
