Chapter Eleven? The Empress Arrives
The capital of god Luoyang.
After the news of selecting county lords as relatives from royal princes came out, the surviving princes surnamed Li was in panic and betrothed the county lords who were waiting in the boudoir and sent them out of the cabinet in advance. Wu Zetian snatched the country from the Li family and killed many princes of the Li family, which had already made the surviving princes surnamed Li hate him to the core. Now he actually wanted the daughter of the Li family to marry Turkic marriage for Wu Zhou. Who would be happy?
Therefore, when Zhang Jianzhi and Wu Sansi sent people to the palaces of each prince to conduct a population survey on the county lords, the princes closed their doors and refused to investigate.
"Sir, I took people to the Dongchang County Prince's house, but the County Prince did not let us come here, so he said directly that there was no suitable candidate." A middle-aged staff member wearing vermilion official uniform entered the Luantai General Office and reported to Zhang Jianzhi.
"I understand, go down." Zhang Jianzhi waved his hand and asked the official to retreat. He stroked his gray beard with one hand and paced back and forth in Luantai General Office, and felt inexplicably anxious.
"Sir, we found out the situation in advance and learned that the Prince of Nan'an had a daughter waiting for her name. But when we visited, the Prince of Nan'an betrothed his daughter to his nephew on the spot. Alas, this prince is really uncooperative." Another official came in, looked unfair and sighed.
"What, is this happening?" Zhang Jianzhi was surprised and walked around the office several times.
Originally, he felt that letting the county lords of Li surnamed marry was a recognition of the royal family of Li Tang, which showed that the Turks did not forget Li Tang, and also showed that Li Tang's people's hearts were still there, but unexpectedly they were collectively boycotted by Prince Li Tang.
The Turkic envoys gave only five days. Five days later, the Turkic envoys would leave Shendu. If there was no suitable princess at that time, then the emperor would fall into a very embarrassing situation when seeing off the Turkic envoys. There would be an irreconcilable conflict between the two countries.
At present, the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, except for the royal heir Li Dan and the Luling King Li Xian, the other princes of Li surname were counted with one hand. In the Wuzhou Dynasty, these princes were lucky enough to survive and had no power. However, they had high titles, wide fiefs, and lived a wealthy and leisurely life. Who would want to marry their daughter to a barbarian land?
What should I do now? Zhang Jianyi was anxious and almost pulled off several beards...
It doesn't matter to you, but Wu Sansi is extremely calm, as if he has reached the profound realm of Mount Tai collapsed before his eyes...
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Cuiyang Palace.
Without letting anyone disturb him, Zhang Lin sat on the threshold for more than an hour. If anyone approached him, he would lose his temper and scold him mercilessly.
As long as Zhang Lin did not leave the palace privately, Xiao Wuzi and others could not do anything to him. After all, Zhang Lin was still the master in the palace. Will this identity change in the short term?
The sky gradually darkened.
"Show man, it's time to take a shower and change his clothes." Cui'er appeared in front of the dazed Zhang Lin and said in a somewhat pity tone.
"Mu, just mu." Zhang Lin said listlessly. Anyway, he couldn't get out, so there was nothing to do in the palace. At least, bathing was much more comfortable than kneeling down.
When he arrived at the bathroom, Xiao Wuzi's attitude improved greatly. He was extremely attentive and had a flattering smile. He helped Zhang Lin take off his clothes and test the waters. He was busy and carefully supported him into the bathtub filled with hot water with red petals.
After Zhang Lin sat in the bathtub, Xiao Wuzi actually picked up a mane brush and helped him wipe his back and scrub his bath. He was very busy.
Xiao Liuzi was on the other side of the bathtub, holding a brush and a towel to help Zhang Lin wipe the soles of his feet and toes, and was very considerate in his service.
Zhang Lin didn't like this, so they didn't have to do so, but Xiao Wuzi said that this was also the rule in the palace, so he accepted it calmly.
Zhang Lin no longer objected, let him go, and was happy to enjoy it. After leaving the palace, he would probably never be able to enjoy such high-end services again when he was in the backward folk.
After coming out of the water, under the service of two palace maids, she dressed up and repeated yesterday's homework. Cui'er seemed a little embarrassed and even felt a little embarrassed because she had been sleeping in the room with Zhang Lin for a night and had some understanding of many of the characteristics of the latter. Because she understood and often blushed when she recalled.
At night, the entire palace had lights on its palms, looking colorful and magnificent, just like the fairyland of Yaochi.
Cuiyang Palace is decorated with bright lights and brightly lit, just like a wedding.
"Your Majesty is here."
With a duck-like eunuch shout, Her Majesty the Queen Wu Zetian arrived at Cuiyang Palace surrounded by many eunuch palace maids, frightening Zhang Lin to the sky...
"Welcome to Your Majesty!" The palace maids and eunuchs who served Zhang Lin and the imperial guards outside the palace gate knelt on their way to welcome the sage. The entire Cuiyang Palace made a sound of kneeling with their clothes and kneeling on the ground, which was very lively.
The savior did not wait for him, but the one whom he was most reluctant to see was Wu Zetian. Zhang Lin felt deeply disappointed and nervous, and stood there uneasy and at a loss.
"Showman, kneel down to welcome Your Majesty." Xiaowuzi was so scared that he sweated on his forehead. He quickly reminded him in a low voice.
Hearing Xiao Wuzi's reminder, Zhang Lin bent his knees and knelt on the ground, putting what he learned into practice, bowing his head as if he was polite and had a stern eye. As the saying goes, he had to bow his head under a short eaves! The situation was stronger than that of a person, so what could he do?
"Flat!" Wu Zetian raised her sleeves and waved her to everyone. When she saw Zhang Lin also bowing among the crowd, she was very happy, making her smile look more friendly and softer.
"Thank you Your Majesty!" Everyone said in unison, then stood up, returned to their place, and served Wu Zetian.
When she got up, Zhang Lin noticed that there were more than a dozen palace maids accompanying Wu Zetian, with charming flowers and beautiful appearances not inferior to Yu Cui'er. The most eye-catching thing was the two female officials who were always behind her.
One was wearing a royal blue strapless palace outfit with a cloud bun on his head, about five feet and two inches tall, and his appearance was two minutes tall than Cui'er, and his name was Chunxiang; the other was wearing a crimson female official robe and a black gauze hat on his head, about five feet and four inches tall, and his appearance was two feet tall than Chunxiang, and his appearance was the beautiful Shangguan Wan'er.
Although Shangguan Wan'er faced Zhang Lin, her eyes were squinting in other directions, as if in her eyes the latter was a person who seemed to be present and vague, no different from the air.
Although he did not touch Shangguan Wan'er's eyes, or only touched the whites of the other party's eyes, from her expression and from the corners of her slightly raised lips, Zhang Lin felt the latter's unconcealed contempt and ridicule of him, and even his bare dislike.
"Oh~" Zhang Lin sighed secretly, and couldn't help but lower his once proud head with inferiority, not daring to look at the other person again, and subconsciously pulled the collar of his chest, although his body had long been covered tightly.
He had no intention of resenting Shangguan Wan'er at all, and even felt the same in his heart.
He was branded with a crane mark, in the eyes of the young and beautiful woman, it must be a sarcasm, or even a freak. As long as he has not left the palace for a day and as long as he still has a crane mark on his body, he will not be able to get a beautiful woman. Any appearance of a beautiful woman is a bad fate that will cause him to suffer. This is his true thought at the moment.
"Let's go back!" Wu Zetian raised his wide sleeves and swung into the air. His voice was extremely soft but unquestionable.
"Yes!" The eunuchs and palace maids looked at each other and retreated one after another. They understood very well that His Majesty was going to officially let Zhang Xiunan serve him!
Chapter completed!