One of the female generals of the Yang family

【Chapter 66】Using strength to make a threat in hand

In the palace, there was an endless stream of guests in front of Liu'e Palace. They thought that everyone saw Song Zhenzong's unusual treatment of her, and felt that if they climbed on this high branch, they would surely become prosperous.Liu E knew the ways of officialdom very well, and treated the rich and the poor equally. She sat upright, nodded in return, and finally welcomed a special guest.

Concubine Li Chen and her son Song Yiyi came here, dressed quite plainly, compared with Liu E, she was at a disadvantage, but in the eyes of the officials, she was very frugal.Liu E naturally saw Concubine Li Chen's intentions, smiled and asked her to sit aside, and embraced Song Yiyi in her arms.

"My sister misses her every day these years, and hopes that my sister will come back every day. Now, God finally heard my sister's wish and asked His Majesty to find her. For this reason, my sister has set up an incense table and is willing to recite Buddha." The deputy sisters looked affectionate, and wiped the corners of their eyes with a silk handkerchief from time to time.

"My sister has a heart." Liu E said lightly.Looking back at the past, Concubine Li Chen was just a favored maid by his side. Song Zhenzong missed himself, so he kept her by his side as a concubine. She looks like a sister-in-law in a lady's family, and she hasn't seen a sister for several years General affection.

Liu E handed Song Yiyi back to her, but did not give Song Yiyi any food and utensils. Instead, she ordered a few bolts of fabric for him, saying that it was for making new year clothes. If there was anything else needed, Song Zhenzong would prepare it for the two of them.Liu E is very careful, receiving and giving gifts are all in front of everyone, and they will be reported to the police, so please fill in and calculate clearly.

At Song Xiang's place, she was not in a hurry to ask him to return to the palace, but instead sent someone to deliver his usual clothes, as if she wanted him to stay in Tianbo Mansion for a longer period of time.With the prince here, it is actually inconvenient for the Yang family to do things. Qin Xue could see that she ran to Yang Shun to discuss, and she wanted to take Song Xiang back to Xunguzhuang for a few days.

Before the words were finished, news suddenly came from the palace that Concubine Li Chen suddenly contracted a serious illness and her life was in danger.

Liu E asked someone to visit, but was prevaricated by saying that the illness was serious and it was difficult to see others.Song Zhenzong saw Concubine Li Chen, and immediately sent someone to the Yang family to invite Bailiyu into the palace.

The matter was strange, the Yang family sat around the hall to discuss this matter, Qin Xue was particularly worried, if this matter involved Liu E, it would also affect Song Xiang's status, now I only hope that Concubine Li Chen will be fine.

"I heard that the Queen has been very careful in everything since she returned to the palace, so she shouldn't be implicated." Yang Ye said in a deep voice.

Yang Xun shook his head, "Concubine Chen used to be in good health and never suffered from any serious illness. Now, as soon as the queen returns to the palace, she has such a big event, and she has a prince again. It is inevitable that people will think of this matter as the queen Together."

"During the years when the empress was not in the palace, Concubine Duchen was favored. Now that the empress has returned, Concubine Chen's status is in jeopardy. If she doesn't do something, it will be difficult to keep the favor. However, this move is too dangerous, and it may not be possible to save her. "Yang Yong didn't finish.

Yang Xun said again: "Since the queen returned to the palace, the emperor has not visited Concubine Chen. Now, she is ill, and she is very worried when she hears that the emperor is with her day and night. It can be seen that although this move is dangerous, it is a brilliant move. "

In the corner of the courtyard, Qin Xue led the servants to play hide-and-seek with Song Xiang, and did not participate in the discussion about Liu E and Concubine Li Chen.She naturally understood in her heart that this was just the beginning, the first step on the road to the harem.And when Liu E chose to come back, she should have been prepared, and she had to learn to deal with all kinds of situations in the future and learn to calculate.

"Qin Xue."

"What?" Qin Xue looked at Song Xiang, saw her glaring at him, and realized that it was time to find them by herself, "Come here, you have another place to hide." Qin Xue was a little dazed, and was even more worried about Liu E's current situation After all, she is not as familiar with the palace as Concubine Li Chen, and there are some ways that she does not know far away.

Always feeling uneasy, Qin Xue called out: "Xiao Jiu, how about we go back to the 'Yard'?"

Song Xiang poked his head out from behind the house, "Today?"

"Yes, today." Qin Xue stretched out her hand to signal him to come over, led him to explain to Yang Ye, and entered the palace together.

Liu E heard the news and knew that Song Xiang was sent back by Qin Xue. She was in a calm mood and sat at the four-corner table holding a Buddhist scripture. She was reading a book or thinking about something else.

"See empress empress, I wish you happiness on the New Year's Day, and your face will stay forever." Qin Xue knelt down and saluted, Song Xiang had already thrown himself into Liu E's arms.

"Get up, you said this blessing in a special way, I know that I am tired of listening to it."

Qin Xue stuck out her tongue at Song Xiang, who made a grimace in return.Seeing that the two had a special relationship, Liu E pushed Song Xiang into the hands of the palace guards beside him, and took him away first.

She put down the scroll in her hand and stood up slowly, "Are you getting close to Xiang'er because of his status as the crown prince and want to help the Yang family? Or is it for something else?"

Qin Xue looked up at her, then stood up and bowed her head again, without answering.

"What? I don't want anything?" Liu E couldn't believe it.

"My empress, please forgive me. Qin Xue really has something to ask for to be close to the prince, but it's just that there are some discrepancies with what your empress thinks."

"Tell me, I won't convict you for anything you say today."

Qin Xue stabilized her emotions, "Going back to the empress, Qin Xue had a younger brother who was the same age as the prince before he died. Qin Xue saw that they had the same personality, so she regarded the prince as a relative. What she is doing now is just to protect her own people."

"Qin Nan?"

I don't know why, every time this name is mentioned, it will touch Qin Xue's emotions. Maybe the guilt is too deep, and Qin Nan died again.Sometimes she would think that even if she killed Meng Zhe and those who tortured him, this pain could not be killed from her body.

"Yes, it's Qin Nan." Qin Xue knelt down slowly, "My lord, forgive me."

"You treat him as your younger brother and protect him as a relative. You treat him well. How can I blame you?" Liu E helped Qin Xue up herself, "I met your mother in the early years, and I can be considered a sister. Seeing you is like a sister." Seeing her is naturally a family."

"Thank you, empress." Qin Xue lowered her head, her body tensed up nervously for some reason.

Liu E turned around, sat back on the soft couch, squinted at Qin Xue who was looking down, and took a sip of the warm tea in front of her, "You came to see me today, not just for New Year's greetings, right?"

Qin Xue knelt again, "Yes, Qin Xue came here, just hoping that the empress would not attack too hard. The concubine Chen is not a kind person. If she is forced to rush, she may hurt the prince."

Liu E looked up with a sneer, "Do you think Li's serious illness has something to do with me?"

"Qin Xue knows that the empress is kind-hearted and has no intention of harming others. It is just for the prince, the empress may act impulsively."

"You're thinking too much." Liu E interjected, "Concubine Li Chen's illnesses are all due to not paying attention to recuperation on weekdays, and have nothing to do with this palace."

"Empress Empress." Qin Xue paused, "Empress used her strength to use her strength very well, but she used it too lightly."

Liu E narrowed his eyes slightly, and knocked the cup in his hand on the table, causing water stains, "Bold."

"Your Majesty said that no matter what wrong Qin Xue did today, she would not punish me. Qin Xue dared to say what she thought in her heart. If she offended Her Majesty, Qin Xue would be willing to be punished."

"'Leverage your strength to use your strength'?" Liu E looked at her suspiciously, "Qin Xue might as well explain it, I don't understand."

Seeing that Liu E's complexion had returned to normal, Qin Xue boldly said: "Concubine Chen is such a careful person, the illness must have been caused by her on purpose, and she wanted to deceive the emperor to her side, which has achieved her goal, but, The medicine she used should not be enough to get out of bed, and now she is in dire straits, I think the empress wanted to punish her, and specially added some doses to her medicine, so that the concubine Chen became so ill."

Liu E raised her eyebrows slightly, and smiled faintly, "Sure enough, that's right, I put in more effort to help her. If the medicine was prepared according to the strength of her medicine, His Majesty would only go to see her and then leave. Now, His Majesty has accompanied her." Wouldn't it be a good thing for her to have a few days. Or say 'a blessing in disguise'."

"Qin Xue understands what the empress is doing, but Baili Yu will definitely find out that there is something wrong with the medicine that the concubine Chen is taking when she goes to treat her now, and the emperor will naturally choose to believe in the empress, thinking that it was a conspiracy by others. The emperor will definitely investigate this matter, and the empress is really assured that the concubine Chen will not bite you back, is it just a hit?"

Liu E lowered her eyes and thought carefully, "You're right, Mrs. Li is very likely to do this, but, the matter has come to this point, and I can't control other things. Mrs. Li once wanted to harm my emperor, but now that the palace is back, I have to let you She suffers."

Qin Xue couldn't help rejoicing that Liu E was not as vicious as Concubine Li Chen, and did not harm Concubine Li Chen. Although the attack on Concubine Li Chen was a bit harsh, she did not really harm her. Otherwise, Song Xiang's future life in this palace would be really See the knife shadow.

"Qin Xue has an idea, which can remove the empress's suspicion, and also let the concubine Chen beg the emperor to dispel the idea of ​​investigating this matter."

"Say."

"The empress can take this opportunity to keep Concubine Chen's concubine's son by her side, hold him in her hand, and reunite their mother and son after she recovers from illness. I dare not push the emperor to investigate, but I will persuade the emperor to suppress the matter."

"'Threat child in hand'? Thank you for coming up with such an idea." Liu E nodded, "Okay, I will do as you said. As for Xiang'er, you should bring him back to the Yang family first. You are so smart The girl looked at him, and I was very relieved."

"Yes." Qin Xue kowtowed and withdrew.

The strategy she proposed today was just to keep Liu E's gentleness and virtuousness in Song Zhenzong's heart, so that Song Xiang, a virtuous king, deserved his name, but she never thought that Liu E would snatch Song Yiyi from Concubine Li Chen, But she never returned it, and she used that "threat in hand" for the whole life.

After Liu E brought Song Yiyi into her palace, she recalled many past events, recalling that Song Xiang lost her when she was such an age, and she had not fulfilled her responsibilities as a mother to him for a day. Yiyi became Song Xiang when he was a child, with more maternal love for him, he was really like a parent and child to him, and even asked his servants to call him 'Xiao Jiu', comparing him to the child he lost.

In the Liao territory, Yelujin never forgot about Yang Shun, and repeatedly asked Mrs. Xiao to marry the Song Dynasty again.However, Da Song suffered a loss last time, so how could he easily believe it again? Empress Dowager Xiao also thought of this, so she refused to agree to Yelujin's request.

When Yelu Longxu heard that Qin Xue had become a general of the Song Dynasty and had repeatedly made outstanding achievements, he felt complicated.He admired this girl from the Great Song Dynasty, and knew that she was not something in the pool, even in Liao Dynasty, she lived a wonderful life, even for a person who grew up accompanied by these princes, the status of a slave is really just a status, But no one sees her as a slave anymore.

The status she gradually accumulated in Daliao, although she had the help of Yelu Quan, was also due to Yelu Longxu. He is the emperor of Daliao, and he always treated Qin Xue with courtesy and courtesy. Qin Xue knew it all.Of course, Qin Xue did know, but she was not grateful enough.So much so that when he suddenly received a letter from Yelu Longxu, he refuted his face without hesitation.

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