Seeing the Armored Sword flying towards him, Wu Zetian was in anger. If the dodging force irritated the queen even more, Shangguan Wan'er did not dare to move, so she could only kneel straight. Seeing the Armored Sword and body, she subconsciously closed her eyes.

The knife is not big, it is used to cut paper, but the sharp tip of the knife stabbed Wan'er, and the eyebrows still hurt. The armored knife was pressing against the center of her forehead. The armored knife fell to the ground, and the blood also covered her face.

"Whose child belongs to?"

Wu Zetian's cold voice came, Wan'er closed her eyes tightly, and felt the blood slowly flowing down, spreading to her mouth. She pursed her lips and said nothing.

She would never say the name Yang Fan. Not to mention her, she still has a glimmer of hope. She can only save Yang Fan’s life, and she and her children will not be spared. She has always regarded her reputation as more than her life. For her men and children, she can sacrifice her life or her name for her.

Wu Zetian looked at Fu Qingqing coldly. The informant hurriedly lowered his head and whispered: "I... I don't know."

Wu Zetian raised her chin slightly and asked, "How many months have the child in her belly?"

Fu Qingqing said: "As the saint's order, Yang Yi, assistant teacher of the Imperial Hospital, has given Shangguan a pulse. He said it was... seven months."

"Seven months? Hahaha! I am really old, my eyes are blurred. You are by my side and I am pregnant for seven months. I don't notice it at all..."

Wu Zetian sneered for a while, gently locked his eyebrows and began to think.

Fu Qingqing observed his face and quickly reminded him: "Probably...... It was the period after the saint turned back to Kyoto from Sanyang Palace."

Wu Zetian's eyes suddenly sterned and asked in a deep voice: "Since then, Wan'er has stayed outside the palace for a total of times, and who do she often interact with?"

If you want to tell someone in front of the emperor, you will not be able to speak nonsense. You must be fully prepared. Fu Qingqing was indeed well prepared. She glanced at Shangguan Wan'er timidly, and still plucked up the courage to take out a note from her sleeve and tiptoed to Wu Zetian.

Wu Zetian opened the note viciously, and at first glance, he was stunned: "Wu Sansi, Zhang Tongxiu, Zhang Changqi, Gao Jian, Zhang Shuo, Cui, Cui Li, Cui Ye, Cui Di......"

When Wan'er stayed outside the palace, she mostly ate banquets with these people. Most of them were talented people in the world. Wan'er presided over the History Museum and the Hanlin Academy. It is normal for Wu Zetian to interact with these talented people, so Wu Zetian has never had any suspicion. Now it seems that her lover must be among them.

Wu Zetian pondered for a while, waved his hand and said to Fu Qingqing: "Get back!"

"Here!"

Fu Qingqing agreed and bowed and retreated. When she was about to leave the hall, she subconsciously glanced at Wan'er and looked at Wu Zetian again. Suddenly, she found two murderous gazes looking coldly.

Fu Qingqing was shocked. Ding Qing looked at her again and saw a woman standing on both sides of the curtain. One was Lan Yiqing and the other was Gao Ying. The two looked at her with a bad look, and there was a faint murderous aura. Seeing her looking at her, the two women curled the corners of their mouths at the same time, and they were extremely despised and disdainful.

Fu Qingqingsu knew that these two girls were also Wan'er's confidants, and they could even be called good sisters. Fu Qingqing couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Sister Wan'er, if you let me be this evil person, there will be more people in the harem who don't like me."

Wu Zetian walked slowly in the hall with the letter in his handwriting for a while, then sat down after going back to the imperial desk. He saw Shangguan Wan'er still kneeling on the ground, her upper body was straight, her face was red and her snow-white skin, which was a little shocking, and her heart suddenly became soft.

The emperor is lonely. Wan'er has served her since she was fourteen years old and has been with her for a long time than anyone in the world. How can she not have any affection in her heart? Wu Zetian suppressed her heart and asked slowly: "Tell me, who is the father of this child?"

Wan'er lowered her head gently and whispered: "Back to the saint, Wan'er...Wan'er doesn't know!"

Wu Zetian's angry anger that had just been suppressed suddenly emerged again. She slapped the case heavily, stood up in anger, and shouted: "Bastard! At this point today, you still dare to deceive me. Don't you know? You..."

Wu Zetian pointed at Shangguan Wan'er, and suddenly saw her look ashamed, and her scolding sounds stopped abruptly. She was stunned for a while before she tentatively said: "You... can't you confirm whose child is?"

Wan'er was speechless and kowtowed in tears and said, "The saint is wise, please don't ask again, Wan'er knows her sin!"

Wu Zetian's legs became weak and she sat back on the chair. She finally understood. No wonder Wan'er couldn't speak out. It turned out that looking at her clean and innocent, she was also lewd in her private examination.

Somehow, Wu Zetian suddenly remembered that when the Crane Control Supervisor was just established, Zhang Yizhi chose seven beautiful young men from the capital to enter the palace. He took advantage of the drunkenness, and because he had a sense of novelty, he actually summoned four people to sleep with him that night.

Wu Zetian's old face became hot, and he was not good to say anything to Shangguan Wan'er. At the same time, he felt a little relaxed. Wan'er had been a central key for many years and was an indispensable right-hand man for her. Now she is called an inner minister. If she secretly confides with someone for life, Wu Zetian will find it difficult to guarantee that Wan'er will not become a nail that others are wedged by her side.

The effect of this nail may not be detrimental to her. Maybe she just thinks about her every move to cater to the best and flatters the others, but no one likes to let her every move be known to everyone.

If Wan'er is just physically and mentally mature and has the needs, she will have a relationship with those romantic celebrities overnight and become a couple, the problem will not be serious.

But is Wan'er really in a chaotic private examination or is it to cover up the truth?

The older Wu Zetian was, the more suspicious she became. Because of Wan'er's unspeakable shame, she thought of this possibility, but she would not believe everything Wan'er said because of this.

But what should she do? Like a mother whose daughter was raped by someone, she angrily asked those people one by one. When this matter spreads, the royal decency will disappear. It would be strange if the people don’t spread the palace to obsceneness.

Wu Zetian knew the greatness of the women in the countryside. She was thirteen years old back then, but she was pretty and dressed brightly, and liked her! When she went out, she was talked about by many people behind her back, and many unbearable things were heard. Once such romantic affairs leaked a little bit of the news, I really don’t know how ugly it would be to be rumored.

How to deal with Wan'er is second. The most important thing is that she has to find out whether Wan'er was hooked up and became a lie buried beside her. How can she figure out this matter without being ostentatious? This is the key. After all, Wu Zetian has been in power for many years and reason has quickly gained the upper hand. Once she distinguishes the primary and secondary, she will no longer be influenced by emotions.

Wu Zetian pondered for a long time, and his tone gradually calmed down: "This...... is also my fault. You have been by my side since you were fourteen years old.

For many years, I have regarded you as a confidant, and even as my own daughter, but I have ignored that you have grown into a woman and need a man.”

Wu Zetian sighed and said, "I don't want to investigate this absurd thing, but I always have to find a way to deal with the aftermath. You should be clear that if this matter is made public, not only will you be famous and honorable, but the court's decency will be gone!"

Shangguan Wan'er hurriedly wiped away the blood on her face and looked at Wu Zetian in surprise. She knew that the preparations she made would not arouse the emperor's most serious suspicion or the emperor's murderous intent, but she did not expect that Wu Zetian would be able to obtain Wu Zetian's understanding so easily.

Shangguan Wan'er was in amazement and kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you for your compassion, Wan'er will follow the arrangements of the saint!"

Wu Zetian smiled faintly and said, "It is indeed not advisable to abort the child again for seven months. However, there are many national medical masters in the Imperial Hospital. They should not hurt your body. If you abort the child, you can rest for ten or half a month on the grounds of being sick, and no one will know about this."

Shangguan Wan'er's face changed and she shook her head hurriedly and said, "No! Wan'er can't do it, please ask the saint to be kind to you, Wan'er wants to give birth to the child."

Wu Zetian's face changed and he said in a deep voice: "You can't even be sure who the child's father is. What do you want this child to do?"

Shangguan Wan'er cried and said, "The saint, no matter who his father is, he is the biological flesh and blood of his minister!"

Wu Zetian said unhappily: "Shame! If you give birth to a child safely and safely, how can you hide it from the eyes and ears of the world? I have intended to forgive your crimes, so don't be too ruthless."

Shangguan Wan'er said: "I would rather be guilty of myself, even if I was demoted to a palace slave by the saint, I only ask the saints to let me give birth to the child."

Wu Zetian said with a frown: "Transfer to the Imperial Doctor!"

"No! Saint, Wan'er begs you!"

Shangguan Wan'er hurriedly walked a few steps, knelt in front of the imperial desk, and hissed: "Sage! Wan'er was advised by the saint and cared for by the saint. The saint is a king and a mother in Wan'er's heart, and her kindness is as heavy as a mountain! The saint dared not disobey the words of the saint, but this child is the blood of the minister and the flesh of the minister's heart. If the saint wants to execute this child, I will hate you for the rest of my life!"

I'm afraid no one in this world has ever said this to Wu Zetian, at least in her impression, she looked at Wan'er with a strange look and said in a deep voice: "Around me, you are alone and above millions of people, would you rather give up everything I have given you just to protect this fetus?"

Shangguan Wan'er raised her head and said firmly: "I want to be a woman and a mother when I go through this trip in the world! I hope the saint will fulfill it!"

Shangguan Wan'er kowtowed to the ground and could not get up again. Wu Zetian narrowed her old eyes and looked at her quietly. Her face was like the cold pond that had not been transformed for thousands of years. After a while, Wu Zetian said: "If you want to keep this fetus, your glory, wealth, power, status, and everything will be given up. For the decency of the royal family, and your freedom! I can allow you to give up the child, but you will be imprisoned and isolated from the world from now on, and are you willing?"

Shangguan Wan'er still had room for maneuver when she heard this. As long as she saved her child, she would not be too concerned about it. She kowtowed repeatedly and said, "The saint is merciful, Wan'er is willing to accept it!"

Wu Zetian stared at Shangguan Wan'er, and her eyes gradually softened. She never took family affection seriously, so she couldn't understand such a person who could abandon everything for her children: "That was just a piece of unborn meat, not even a living person!"

In her opinion, if someone takes the risk of pursuing Shangguan Wan'er, the purpose must be the power in her hands. Otherwise, there are many beauties, who would take such a great risk of having an affair with the people around the emperor? And Wan'er is the same. If she has a strange intention and covets the power she gives her, how could she give up the opportunity she gave her?

Therefore, Wu Zetian's seemingly tolerant words had already been secretly ambushing her murderous intent. If Wan'er accepts her advice, she must let Wan'er die, even if she killed the wrong person. Now Wan'er would rather give up everything in order to give birth to a child, and Wu Zetian believes that she is harmless to her.

Somehow, Wu Zetian suddenly remembered her eldest daughter. It was the fifth year of Yonghui, the cute baby as pink as a ball. In the blink of an eye, almost fifty years have passed. She thought she had long forgotten the daughter who would never grow up again, but now the image of that daughter appears clearly in her mind, turning her viciousness cleanly.

After being silent for a long time, Wu Zetian had some empty voices in peace and sounded leisurely in the hall: "Wan'er, draft an order! Officially inform the world that I will move the capital to Chang'an this year! I will go to Chang'an first, and work with Fengchen Chief Zhang Changzong to prepare for the relocation of the capital!"

Shangguan Wan'er raised her head in surprise. Wu Zetian continued, "Gao Ying, Lan Yiqing!"

The two inner guards who had been standing beside the curtain bowed and said, "I'm here!"

"You two escort Wan'er to Chang'an and asked Zhang Changzong to arrange a secret and safe place to accommodate her."

Shangguan Wan'er understood and kowtowed happily, "Wan'er thanked the saint for his kindness!"

Wu Zetian grabbed Longtouguai and left the imperial case. When she walked to Shangguan Wan'er, she paused heavily on the ground without saying a word and left.
Chapter completed!