If Wu Meiniang's previous fear came from Wang Xuan, then her current fear came from Li Zhi. These two fears were not the same, because Wang Xuan had no way to touch her, and it could only cause trouble for her. The only person in the world who could touch her was Li Zhi.

But this sentence was what Li Zhi said to her.

However, her first reaction was heartbroken. For so many years, you actually said this to me. Even if Hongchen is not Wang Xuan, you run outside every day, and you are obviously wrong. I have already been humble. You are still treating me like this. It's so ruthless and unrighteous.

At the same time, Wu Meiniang, who was a little confused just now, was already sure that the news must have been spread by Wang Xuan.

This proves that Hongchen is Wang Xuan. If not, how could Hongchen know that she looks like Queen Wang?

Indeed, after these news came out, public opinion was very unfavorable to Wang Xuan. If it was not done properly, it would not only discredit its reputation, but even its life would be worrying.

Because this continued the struggle to abolish Wang Liwu. You should know that abolish Wang Liwu is not just a struggle between two women, but it is only second. In the incident of abolishing Wang Liwu, there are disputes between the monarch and the ministers, disputes between scholars and commoners, disputes between partisans, and disputes between nobles.

Even in the long river of history, the abolition of Wang Liwu incident is a very critical node because it affects all aspects, from the officialdom to the people, from the state system to the folk customs, it is very complicated.

At this time, Wang Xuan was just a singing girl. Faced with such a complex interest dispute, if you are not careful, you may lose your life.

This is why Li Zhi never thought that this was done by Wang Xuan herself. What benefits will this do to her?

But Wu Meiniang had already determined that Hongchen was Wang Xuan in her heart. Although she was a little confused about this before, she now fully understood that if Hongchen was Wang Xuan, then her appearance would be very dangerous and there would be no way out. So she didn't care about adding some danger to herself. As long as she got Li Zhi's protection, she would be fine. Without Li Zhi's protection, she would not be able to escape death without these things.

To win Li Zhi's protection, we must first alienate the relationship between Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang.

She didn't care about the opinions of the ministers, she had only one goal, Li Zhi.

Originally, Wu Meiniang had seen through all this and knew that it would be very difficult to achieve Wang Xuan in an instant. If it was not done well, it would be more than worth the loss. So she began to think about it in the long run, first bringing Wang Xuan into the palace, and then slowly dealing with her. Now her position in the throne is not only dependent on Li Zhi's feelings for her, but she has a considerable force herself. The central government wants the ministers to have a close relationship with her, and the prince is also escorting her. Therefore, Wu Meiniang believes that as long as she bears and does not get angry with Li Zhi, I will support you in whatever you do, and Li Zhi will not be able to pay such a big price and depose her. But as long as Wang Xuan is not careful, she can kill Wang Xuan. She is still sure of victory. Love can only protect you for a while, but not for a lifetime. This is why Wu Meiniang began to enter the outer court after she got the position in the throne and established her own power.

But I never thought that there was still a mountain high. What Li Zhi said just now could be regarded as a letter of war. You are not going to use the ministers to force me to surrender, so come on, I just don’t surrender, let’s compare who has a harder fist.

The situation is no longer something that Wu Meiniang can control, and it can even be said that she cannot protect herself, because this time she really angered Li Zhi.

Because in Li Zhi's view, these news were spread by Wu Meiniang, who wanted to use the ministers in the court to put pressure on him.

That's what Xu Jingzong originally planned.

Judging from his anger, this effect is quite effective. He did feel a headache about this matter. Otherwise, he would not have gotten such a big temper at Wu Meiniang. He was a very tolerant emperor.

This is actually not difficult to predict. When the rumors outside are confirmed, the court that has finally settled down may cause another bloody storm.

And Li Zhi may not be able to bear this price, because no one can estimate how far this matter will evolve.

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"See your majesty."

Wang Xuan knelt at the door to welcome Li Zhi's arrival.

But it surprised Li Zhi.

In fact, after Li Zhi emphasized countless times, Wang Xuan did not need to kneel down and salute when she saw Li Zhi. It can be said that Wang Xuan's behavior today was a bit abnormal.

Li Zhi quickly reacted, feeling very sad because he felt that Wang Xuan's actions had opened up a lot of relationship with Wang Xuan. He bowed to help her up, but he noticed that Wang Xuan was a little resisting, so he said again: "What are you doing? Get up quickly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Wang Xuan stood up and stood respectfully aside.

Li Zhi saw it and felt even more sad. He didn't know what to say for a moment. He sat on the chair in distress, stuttered for a while and said, "It seems that you have heard the rumors outside."

Wang Xuan nodded softly, raised her head slightly, looked at Li Zhi with red eyes, as if asking if what she said outside was true?

Li Zhi was silent for a while, suddenly sighed and said, "You are indeed very similar to the previous Queen Wang."

Wang Xuan said "ah" softly, with a look of astonishment on her face.

"I don't want to hide it from you, but this matter involves many aspects. I am afraid that I will cause some unnecessary trouble, so I didn't tell you."

Speaking of this, Li Zhi sighed and said, "Since you know everything, I will tell you the whole story. You can sit down first."

Wang Xuan was flattered and said, "Thank you, your majesty, I just need to stand."

Li Zhi was stunned and felt extremely sad, but he did not force her to tell Wang Xuan about the past.

In fact, it is difficult for Li Zhi to talk about this to Wang Xuan. He had already thought about saying this before he came.

Because he couldn't say that he was so ruthless and unrighteous. If this was the case, the world would definitely not have a good impression of him now, so how could he dare to follow him? For this reason, Li Zhi even revealed some political reasons to Wang Xuan to let her understand that not only emotional issues but more political issues are not the same as me, but she and her uncle are the same as each other. Anyway, if you don't understand these, I won't tell you in detail.

In addition, Li Zhi also said that his marriage to Wang Xuan was arranged by his father and uncle, and he had never asked for his opinion. He was willing to marry Wang Xuan because of filial piety.

He even explained that he did not want to die. Wang Xuan was unable to think so and committed suicide, which was not what he wanted.

"That's probably what happened."

After saying that, Li Zhi let out a long breath and dense beads of sweat oozed out of his forehead.

However, he didn't know that the world in front of him was Wang Xuan. In fact, Wang Xuan had been thinking about this moment for a long time. Although why Li Zhi wanted to depose her, she had learned a lot from Han Yi, but she still wanted to hear how Li Zhi himself viewed this matter. At this moment, her emotions must be very complicated, but she is now a fraud and she did not reveal any of them.

"No wonder that when the queen saw her, she wanted to kill her. It turned out that it was because she looked like the queen she used to look like."

Wang Xuan thought as if she was thinking.

Li Zhi said: "Don't take this matter to heart. I know that you are not Wang Xuan. That's fine. I will never let them hurt you."

Wang Xuan raised her head, looked at Li Zhi, and said sadly: "Does Your Majesty think I can continue here?"

"Why not?"

Li Zhi said excitedly: "I am the emperor. If you can't even protect you, then I am still the emperor. I promise you that if they dare to hurt you, I will let their heads fall to the ground."

"His Majesty."

Wang Xuan suddenly came forward, knelt on the ground, and said with tears in his eyes: "I know that Your Majesty is good to me, but I don't want to implicate Your Majesty."

Li Zhi said: "What a burden to this? I want to see how powerful they are."

"But I don't want anyone to suffer a little harm because of me, including the queen."

Wang Xuan shed tears and said, "I'm not hiding it to you. In fact, I was really worried about the queen before, because I didn't know what I did wrong, why did the queen treat me like this. But now I understand. At this moment, I don't blame the queen at all, because the queen was angry with me for no reason. This is related to the queen's family and happiness, and it also involves so many things. I want the queen to do this for His Majesty's sake."

"She doesn't think about me, she's clearly for herself." When it comes to Wu Meiniang, Li Zhi was so angry.

"No, Your Majesty, you misunderstood the Queen." Wang Xuan shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, this paper cannot contain the fire after all. Sooner or later, this secret will be known. Your Majesty will be so sad now. It can be seen that the Queen had long expected that this day, if Your Majesty asked the Queen to kill the slave, then this matter would become an eternal secret and there would not be so much trouble. It can be seen that the Queen's original choice was right."

"you---!"

Li Zhi looked at Wang Xuan in surprise. After a moment of passing, he said, "You are so kind. At this moment, you can still think about them. But all of them are not good people and you don't need to worry about them at all. Can't you be more selfish?"

Wang Xuan said: "Your Majesty, I am also a woman. Although I have not married yet, I also dream of meeting a good-faithed man. I can understand the queen's mood at that time. No matter what aspect it is, the queen will do that, so."

As she said that, she suddenly knocked her forehead to the floor, "I beg your majesty to send me away. I promise that I will never appear before His Majesty again."

"no."

Li Zhi suddenly stood up and said in horror: "Don't say too much, I will never agree."

"His Majesty---."

"I said, I will not send you away. It's getting late, I'm going back."

As Li Zhi said that, he hurriedly walked outside, as if he couldn't wait to escape from here.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Wang Xuan crawled and chased after her beautiful face, with pear blossoms covered with rain, and I felt pity for her.

Li Zhi didn't dare to look at her at all. He was afraid that he would be soft-hearted and agreed to her request. In this way, he might regret it for life and make up his mind.
Chapter completed!