Hanhou

Liu Che left the Changle Palace, intending to return to the Proclamation Room, but stopped halfway and turned to the Jiaofang Palace.

There was no incense burning in the hall, Chen Jiao took a nap for a while, her energy was slightly better, and she was leaning on the couch to read a book of bamboo slips.The black hair was scattered behind her, silky like silk.

Liu Che waved away the eunuchs and palace people, and walked straight into the hall.

Chen Jiao raised her head when she heard the sound, but she didn't get up to salute. She just put down the bamboo slips, propped her chin with one hand, and said with a lazy smile, "Why is Your Majesty here at this time?"

"Why not?"

Stepping to the front of the couch, Liu Che leaned over and sat down. The cool back of his hand brushed against Chen Jiao's cheek, and was held back by the other party. He exhaled slowly and leaned on Chen Jiao's shoulder, covering up the tired and complicated face. .

"Your Majesty?" Chen Jiao pressed Liu Che's shoulder and patted it lightly twice.

"I'm tired." Liu Che's voice was very low, but it was heard clearly in Chen Jiao's ears.

Chen Jiao lowered her gaze, bit her red lips lightly, and continued to pat Liu Che's back lightly, without making a sound for a long time.

"She is my queen mother."

"When I was young, she protected me."

"I can give her honor, but she doesn't understand... I am not the father, and she is not the eldest mother."

Chen Jiao knew very well that Liu Che only needed a listener and didn't need any answers.

However, she was very surprised to hear these words.Thinking of the teachings of Empress Dowager Dou, I can't help feeling a little nervous.Will today's trust become a thorn in the future?

The emperor is doomed to be ruthless.

Only those who are lonely and widowed can conquer the world.

The king of the Han Empire should not have weaknesses, and should not show weakness in front of anyone.

however……

Chen Jiao closed her eyes and curled her lips silently.

She is indeed not a kind woman, nor can she be a delicate rabbit silk flower.She will never forget her mother's teachings, and the emperor's favor is illusory. She must go her own way, for herself, for her family, and for her never-ending pride.

"Your Majesty," Chen Jiao turned sideways, spread her arms, pulled Liu Che into her arms, stroked his forehead with her fingers, and said softly, "I'll pretend I haven't heard these words, and don't say them again in the future. "

Liu Che held Chen Jiao's hand, his tired expression receded slightly, and his mood eased.

"Is Jiaojiao despising me?"

"Don't dare." Chen Jiao tried to twitch her hands twice, but she didn't move at all.He simply handed it forward and poked Liu Che on the chin, "Your Majesty, you are the king of a country, the lord of the world."

"You are my wife."

Chen Jiao paused slightly, as if she didn't expect to hear this.

"What?" Liu Che frowned.

"joy."

"What did Jiaojiao say?"

"I'm so happy." Chen Jiao smiled, her teeth were bright and her eyes were unparalleled.

Even after being married for many years, Liu Che couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw Chen Jiao like this.Covering Chen Jiao's cheeks with his big hands, Liu Che's voice was slightly hoarse: "Laugh again."

"what?"

"Laugh again." The breath gradually approached, so close that it could touch the soft red lips, "Since the mother left, Jiaojiao has never smiled like this."

Chen Jiao's cheeks were flushed, and she was extremely beautiful and fragrant. She snorted softly at Liu Che, wrapped her arms around his neck, and took advantage of his unpreparedness, turned over and pressed on his body.

"Bold!"

Liu Che was trying to get angry, if he wasn't smiling, he might have been even more majestic.

"The concubine is very afraid."

As Chen Jiao spoke, she raised her eyebrows and reached out to untie Liu Che's belt.

The palace servants lowered the curtain and exited the room silently.

The door of the palace was closed, covering the gentle and warm colors, and also blurring the hearty laughter of the emperor.

Unlike the Jiaofang Palace, which is full of warm fragrance, Changle Palace is bleak and cold at the moment.

The Queen Mother sat withered in the hall, looking sluggish and pale.Recalling what Liu Che said before, I couldn't help but start to tremble.

"The queen mother wants to follow Lu's example?"

"I am not Emperor Xiaohui, and my son will not be the Young Emperor!"

"Contacting rebellious people, my mother can know that as early as half a month ago, the person who reported my uncle was the person my mother placed high hopes on!"

"The queen mother wanted to imitate the eldest mother, but the queen mother never thought that when the eldest mother was the queen, please have virtuous elders to live with the brothers. The Zhang Wuhou brothers are humble and polite, and never use power to cause trouble!"

"On the other hand, my uncle, his father's removal from office, still can't make him wake up. He knew that the former Huainan king had a different intention, but he was entangled with Liu Ling. The queen mother can know that Tian Fu personally said that if I'm not here, the Huainan king will be in charge. Inherit the words of the great tradition?"

"Killing the parents and supporting the young emperor, I never knew that the empress mother has such great talents!"

The more she thought about it, the more terrified she became. The Queen Mother suddenly didn't understand why she had such an idea, and how could she decide to carry it out?

"Why, why..."

Muttering and repeating the same two words, the Queen Mother turned from frightened to dull, showing faint signs of madness.

In Yongxiang, Wei Zifu was imprisoned in a remote small room.

Because the queen had no intention of taking her life, there was a brazier in the room, and the doors and windows were fairly complete.It's just that, apart from the bed and a wooden box, there are no other decorations. Compared with her previous life, it is undoubtedly a world of difference.

After receiving the five sticks, Wei Zifu's face was pale, and his whole body was drenched in cold sweat.

The eunuch who executed the execution did not kill him, and his injuries looked serious, but in fact he did not hurt his muscles or bones. With some medicine, he will recover after a period of time.

Lying on the cold wooden couch, Wei Zifu bit his lower lip tightly, she didn't understand, let alone reconciled, why did he come to this point, why did he end up like this?

She is Youyi's beloved, she gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor.

She was supposed to be honored and to have a place in the palace, but everything was ruined overnight!

The queen mother suddenly got close, she thought it was because of the prince.Looking at it now, things are far from being so simple.Otherwise, why would the queen, who never cared about her concubines, make a sudden attack, snatch her son away, and imprison her in Yongxiang?

Just when she was in a daze and couldn't figure it out anyway, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open, and a gust of cold wind came into the room accompanied by the fragrant wind.

She had smelled a similar fragrance in the Jiaofang Palace.

Wei Zifu's heart trembled, and he struggled to raise his head. The visitor stood behind the backlight, and only a slender and graceful silhouette could be seen.But she recognized at a glance that there was Xu Meiren in front of the door, who was a member of the same family as her, but now she was high above her, her gaze was contemptuous, as if she was looking at an ant.

"Will you be polite when you see me?"

Xu Meiren stepped into the room, looked at the person on the couch, glanced at the blood-stained skirt, lightly covered her nose with her plain hand, and curved her lips in a mocking arc.

"If I knew today, why bother?"

The eunuch guarded the door, Xu Meiren leaned over, lifted Wei Zifu's chin, and said with a sneer: "When you teased those two brainless people who ran into the Jiaojiao Palace, a mere family member dared to grab you!" Empress, she even seeks refuge with the Empress Dowager of the Eastern Palace, looking for His Highness is not happy, have you ever thought that this day will happen?"

"It's the queen..."

"If you're not smart, don't pretend to be smart!" Xu Meiren pressed her fingers hard, her nails, which were as smooth as shells, were trimmed sharply, easily scratching the soft skin, and sinking in deeply. Things that don't belong to me. There are causes and effects, and you can't blame others. You won't forget why I moved into the Jiaofang Palace?"

"I have nothing to do with it!" Wei Zifu said loudly.

"Don't rush to deny it." Xu Meiren leaned closer and whispered, "Because it's useless for you to deny it."

"It really has nothing to do with me!"

Xu Meiren chuckled, and said: "You really didn't do it yourself, what you did was worse than that. Provocative words, killing people with a knife. To be honest, in this Yongxiang, who doesn't want to be favored? Who doesn't have any means? No People will be looked down upon because they climb up. It’s a pity that you think too much, have too much ambition, and have too much desire to fill, but you just don’t have the means and ability to match it.”

Having said that, Xu Meiren straightened up, feeling a little dispirited.

"It's okay to tell you the truth, Her Royal Highness is kind and doesn't want to take your life. However, I don't want to leave you as a scourge."

"You can't kill me, you can't!"

"Who said I want to kill you?" Xu Meiren covered her mouth and chuckled, she was extremely beautiful, "I will let someone take good care of you, so that you will never get out of Yongxiang for the rest of your life. I will also take good care of the eldest son of the emperor, and let him I understand that Her Royal Highness is the closest relative."

Wei Zifu was terrified, struggling to catch Xu Meiren.

Xu Meiren took two steps back, easily caught by her, and continued: "Your brother is good at fighting, and he follows Captain Zhao. Sooner or later he will become famous. It's a pity that you will never be able to benefit from this favor." .I heard that you have two older sisters in your family? You must be able to find a good family. I don’t know if your husband is rich.”

After saying that, Xu Meiren turned around and left, walked past the door of the room, and deliberately told the palace servants to clean the room carefully, repair the doors and windows, add another brazier, and make the bedding thicker.

"Meals are prepared every day, and the wound medicine is delivered on time. I will send someone again in a few days. If Wei Liang is found to be thin and sick, you are the only one to ask."

"promise!"

Due to successive orders from the emperor, the changes in the Han Palace were not known to outsiders.

Before Tian Fu Tian Sheng got any news, he suddenly met someone from the Lieutenant's Mansion, and before he could react, he was captured on the spot and put in prison.

Ning Cheng personally came to arrest people, and the officials searched in the mansion, not letting go of any clues.After some searching, it was found that Tian Fu contacted the old department of Huainan King and his disciples, and there was a gift list of treasures sent to Tian's family before Liu Ling was arrested.

In addition, Ning Cheng also found two undelivered silks, which were actually the time when the pro-army troops and cavalry went north.

The family boy in the mansion was arrested, and Ning Cheng's face changed suddenly when he learned that the two pieces of silk were going to be sent to the frontier fortress.

Tian Fu's attempt to help the Queen Mother's palace change is already a big treason.These two pieces of silk are clearly evidence of collaborating with the enemy, and it is the Xiongnu who took refuge in them!

"Shameless You!"

Everyone in Zhongwei's Mansion is well aware of Ning Cheng's temperament, and they often see him sneering and mocking, but rarely see him showing anger.Today's performance is obviously because Tian Fu stepped on the bottom line, which made Lieutenant Ning so angry.

Tian Fu and Tian Sheng were imprisoned on the same day, all family members and servants were arrested, all the mansions were emptied, and the gates were sealed afterwards.

Gongsun He got the evidence and went to Gaihou Mansion to pay a visit that day.

Knowing all the inside information, Wang Xin said nothing, and the next day at the court meeting, Tian's family was denounced, and he himself was responsible for not investigating, and asked the emperor to remove his title and dismiss him from office.

Wang Xin took the matter of the report, including the evidence found by the embroidered messenger, and announced it to everyone through his mouth.

Liu Che made the decree, and the matter was handed over to the lieutenant and Tingwei for trial.And it is stated that it is limited to the Tian brothers and the criminals involved in the case, Wang Xin is not involved, and the Queen Mother in Changle Palace is also taken out.

There are discerning people in the court, although there is a momentary confusion, after thinking about it after retreating from the court, most of them break out in a cold sweat.

In the next few days, Tian Fu and Tian Sheng made confessions one after another, Liu Antong who was far away in the frontier was involved, all the former members who escaped before were arrested, and even several remnants of the followers of the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion were found.

Since Tian Fu was the emperor's uncle, the frontier fortress was on fire, and the evidence of collaborating with the enemy was temporarily suppressed, and he and Tian Sheng were interrogated and killed together on the charge of treason.

The Tian family lost copper so as not to die, and spread all over the land of Baiyue.

Liu An, the former king of Huainan, committed suicide, and his children were reduced from ordinary people to sinners. They stayed at the frontier fortress for five generations and were not allowed to leave.In view of Liu Qian and Liu Ling's merits in exposing the criminal evidence, the two are still common people, but Liu An's eldest son was implicated and relegated to the army as a sinner.

The Queen Mother was seriously ill, and the gate of Changle Palace was closed, and she rarely showed her face in front of people.

In contrast to these, the eldest son of the emperor was raised by Xu Meiren instead, and his biological mother made a mistake and was imprisoned in Yongxiang, so she became worthless. When the news spread, there was not even a splash in the court.