Shangyang Palace.

Wu Zetian was wearing apricot and yellow dragon suit, sat upright behind the dragon case, and cordially received Princess Anding. The latter bent down and stood in front of the dragon case, with an extremely respectful attitude, reporting important things to Wu Zetian: finding a suitable candidate for relatives.

Shangguan Wan'er stood beside the dragon desk, with a cold look on her face, and she didn't even look at Princess Anding.

Princess Anding was the youngest daughter of Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan, and was a brother-sister relationship with Emperor Taizong Li Er. According to her seniority, she was the aunt of Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi, and of course Wu Zetian's aunt. Originally, her title was the daughter of Princess Dajin. In order to curry favor with Wu Zetian and escape the Wu Dynasty's purge of the Li family, she did not hesitate to reduce her seniority and recognized Wu Zetian as her mother; but Wu Zetian actually agreed and let Princess Dajin inherit the title of her long-dead daughter, Princess Anding, completely messing up her ethical generation.

The court officials despised this Princess Anding very much. Shangguan Wan'er was naturally no exception, and she was particularly despised.

"Did you say you have the right choice for your relatives?" Wu Zetian asked amiably with a look of spring breeze.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Princess Anding replied respectfully, showing off her attitude of being willing to solve her worries and troubles for the emperor. "I heard that Your Majesty was worried about the matter of choosing her relatives, and I was very uneasy. My daughter visited several princes in general. I found a county lord who was quite suitable for the marriage requirements for His Majesty."

Wu Zetian, who was having a headache about choosing a relative, heard Princess Anding say that she found a county lord who was suitable for marriage, was overjoyed and showed a happy expression on her face.

"The princess is loyal to you!" Wu Zetian blurted out and pointed at Princess Anding, and asked anxiously: "Tell me quickly, which woman is it?"

"Li Qingxia, the daughter of King Changle Li Yong, is nineteen years old. She is both beautiful and wise. She is both civil and military. She is very wise and understands the righteousness. She is willing to share the worries for the emperor and marry in the Turks." Princess Anding smiled and the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes bloomed into a sunflower.

"That's great!" Wu Zetian raised his hand and slapped the dragon table with joy, and said with a laugh. "Li Qingxia is worried about you, I am very relieved. Go and bring Li Qingxia to the palace quickly. I want to see her and give her a lot of rewards."

"Yes." Princess Anding agreed with a smile.

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Cuiyang Palace.

"Xiao Liuzi, how old are you, who is your surname, where is your hometown, and when did you enter the palace?"

After everyone left, Zhang Lin took the initiative to chat with Xiao Liuzi with a full face.

This made Xiao Liuzi flatter. The handsome man Zhang Lin always looked very thoughtful and serious. Why is he so kind and easy-going today and takes the initiative to talk to me?

Xiao Liuzi understood that Zhang Lin was about to become the emperor's favorite man, so he naturally did not dare to neglect him. He answered the latter's question:

"Hui Xiu'an, the slave surname is Gao Lishi, and he is seventeen years old this year..."

"Wait~" Zhang Lin felt that the name sounded familiar, so he quickly interrupted and asked, "What did you say you're your name?"

"The slave is called Gao Lishi, this is the name of the slave. Xiao Liuzi is the nickname of the slave in the palace."

"Are you Gao Lishi?" Zhang Lin blurted out, staring at Xiao Liuzi up and down, as if he had discovered some important secret treasure.

Isn’t Gao Lishi the famous eunuch who took off his shoes for Li Bai in the legend? How could that person who is powerful is the little slave in front of him? Could it be that they are not the same person, but just the same name and surname? This is a coincidence.

There should be no such coincidence. This Gao Lishi and that Gao Lishi are both eunuchs in the palace and are in the same dynasty. They must be the same person, but they are only of different ages. However, even if Xiao Liuzi is the famous Gao Lishi, he will be a few decades later. Now he is a tiny man who is unknown.

I didn't expect that the eunuch who served me was the famous Gao Lishi. So, Hong'er or Cui'er, could it be Yang Guifei or Yang Guifei's mother?...

Zhang Lin felt a little emotional in his heart, and even had a little bit of a dark smell.

"Yes, the servant is Gao Lishi. Could it be that there is something wrong with this?" Xiao Liuzi was deeply surprised.

"It's nothing, keep talking." Zhang Lin smiled faintly, waved his hand to Xiao Liuzi, and asked the latter to continue talking.

"My ancestral home is Panzhou, and I entered the palace when I was ten years old..."

"There are no concubines or princesses in the harem. What's the use of you eunuchs?" Zhang Lin asked casually.

In the past, eunuchs existed to maintain the chastity of concubines and princesses. Wu Zetian's harem was full of male concubines, and the princess lived outside the palace, so there seemed to be no need for eunuchs to exist.

"Xiangan asked well. In the emperor's harem, we eunuchs do not have any meaning to exist, but we have left so many eunuchs in the previous dynasty, and we have to have a way out. If we are all dismissed, we have to have a place to arrange it. To be honest, we have no roots to live without a single life after leaving the palace. The emperor pity us, so he let us stay in the palace and do some hard work such as carrying water and lifting weights." Xiao Liuzi squeezed a smile on his stiff face and answered honestly.

While Xiao Liuzi was talking, Zhang Lin held his chin with his hand, pretended to be contemplative, and slowly wandered around Xiao Liuzi. While the eunuch was not paying attention, he accidentally took action and hit the back of the former's head with a palm, intending to knock him unconscious.

"I'm sorry, my father-in-law!" Zhang Lin said apologetically while taking action.

"Ba~" Zhang Lin's palm slashed on the back of Xiao Liuzi's head, as if he was hitting a stone. The other party had nothing to do, but his palm was so painful that it was numb.

Zhang Lin was shocked. This little Liuzi seemed thin, but his body was extremely strong and seemed to be good at martial arts. Now he was in trouble.

"Xiangnu, what are you doing?"

Xiao Liuzi turned around suddenly, glared at Zhang Lin, and asked suddenly. At this time, if he didn't understand what Zhang Lin wanted to do, he was just a fool and would not be a famous eunuch in the future.

"It's nothing, let me try to see if you have learned martial arts." Zhang Lin said with a chuckling.

"Of course I have learned martial arts, otherwise I would have been knocked down by you just now!" Xiao Liuzi said unhappily. He didn't believe Zhang Lin's words in his heart, but the latter was his master after all, and that palm could not detect much of itch for him, so he did not take any revenge measures against Zhang Lin.

"How many people have you beaten?" Zhang Lin felt guilty and continued to show a kind and easy-going look, holding his chin around Xiao Liuzi.

"Three or five guards are not my opponent." Xiao Liuzi raised his chin and said proudly.

The imperial guards are different from ordinary military soldiers. They are both top-notch experts. An imperial guard can compete with three or five ordinary military soldiers. Those who can compete with three or five imperial guards are definitely considered masters!

Zhang Lin was very surprised and thought to himself, I've kicked it to the iron plate! This kid looks thin and weak, like a rookie, and is so powerful. Fortunately, I am his master, otherwise, I'd probably be beaten up by him!

"You are so awesome!" Zhang Lin praised guiltily, then walked behind Xiao Liuzi, took out a black stick from his close-fitting pocket, and poked Xiao Liuzi's thin back with lightning speed, and pressed the switch.

"Shisheshesheshesheshesheshesheshesheshes~" The black stick made a slight noise, and accompanied by the splash of Mars. With a touch, the little Liuzi didn't even have time to hit a hiccup. He suddenly fell over and collapsed on the ground, losing consciousness...
Chapter completed!