Chapter 72 The Empress Wu Zhao of the Wu Zhou Dynasty (Part 1)

After leaving the rule of Yonghui, Madoudou and Zhi Guoguo followed the torrent of time, and under the leadership of Mumen, they came to the Wuzhou period when Wu Zhao (zhào) was in power, and started the brother and sister's journey to Wuzhou.

Historically, Wu Zhao (zhào) has been evaluated as having half the merits and half the faults. She was the first emperor to have an unwritten monument for herself.

The most outstanding thing is that she dared to be the first, setting a precedent for a woman to proclaim herself emperor, and became the only orthodox female emperor in ancient China.

The time when Madou Dou and Zhi Guoguo arrived was in the third year after Wu Zhao (zhào) ascended the throne and changed the country's name to Wu Zhou. They were located in Luoyang, the eastern capital.

"Brother, is this Luoyang City? We are back here again!"

Zhi Guoguo saw the word Luoyang in front of the city gate. This was the word Madoudou taught her to recognize.

Seeing the bustling crowd on the street and the familiar street scene, Zhi Guoguo was a little excited, clapped her little hands and cheered happily to Madou Doudou.

Madoudou looked at the people coming and going on the street. Their faces were filled with smiles. It seemed that the people during this period were living a good life.

Because Madoudou and Zhiguoguo were dressed differently, people passing by looked at the brother and sister.

Madoudou found that the women's dresses were more gorgeous and the styles were more diverse than before. Madoudou couldn't help but think of the women's clothes in the costume drama "The Legend of Wu Mei Niang" when she watched it.

It turns out that in the real Wu Zhou period, women’s clothing was really bold.

Madoudou tugged on Zhi Guoguo's sleeve and blushed with embarrassment.

"Sister, you think we should find a place first and find someone to inquire about the customs and customs here. You see, they look at us like aliens now. How embarrassing it is."

Zhi Guoguo blinked, covered her mouth and laughed.

"Brother, are you shy? Look at these sisters' dresses. They are really beautiful. They look like fairies."

Zhi Guoguo was entranced, staring longingly at the passing woman.

"Where did this child come from? Why are you just staring at my wife?"

A man in white clothes held a paper fan in front of Zhi Guoguo, and he protected the woman in a green gauze skirt behind him.

"Why did my sister get married so young? This uncle is so lucky."

The sound of sister made the woman behind the man in white smile with joy, but the sound of uncle made the man in white look downcast.

The man in white scolded Zhi Guoguo with a displeased look on his face: "You kid, why are you so blind? Yue'er and I are only a few years apart, so why are we now uncles?"

The woman in the green gauze skirt patted the man in white on the shoulder and called to the man in white in a sweet voice.

"Cousin, how can you be as smart as a child? Don't you feel happy when people compliment me on my youth?"

Cousin? Husband and wife? Madoudou didn't react for a moment. Why did the man and woman in front of him call each other cousin, and the other call the other a wife? This relationship was a bit out of line.

The woman in the green gauze skirt seemed to understand Madoudou's thoughts, and she took the initiative to explain to Madoudou.

"My husband and I are cousins. It seems like you two siblings are from Luoyang. I wonder where your parents are?"

Madoudou scratched his head and looked at the woman in the green gauze skirt. He lied that he and Zhi Guoguo came from a far away country and were separated from their parents. The brother and sister came to Luoyang City all the way.

"Since you are separated from your parents, and your brother and sister and I are so close to each other, everyone who comes here is just a guest. If you don't dislike it, how about coming to our home?"
Chapter completed!