Dahanjiao Queen

In 142 BC, Liu Qi was seriously ill. Although he was already well, this serious illness seriously injured Liu Qi, who was already in middle age.Not long after recovering from his illness, Liu Qi started to cough again due to typhoid fever. Chen Jiao once saw his handkerchief with red blood streaks on it.Chen Jiao knew in her heart that Liu Qi's body might be in trouble.

For a few days, she entered the palace. Liu Qi was the son of the prince since he was a child, but he lost his temper when he became the emperor in the past two years. He thought the medicine was bitter and refused to drink it every time. The niece joked that as an uncle, she was afraid of the pain of the medicine, so whenever Gillian was around, he drank the medicine very quickly.After hearing about this incident, Chen Jiao went to the palace every day to serve Liu Qi and drink medicine, and sometimes she played the piano to relieve him from boredom.

Liu Qiping is busy with government affairs. Although he likes music, he doesn't have much time to go to music halls.Hearing that Princess Guantao praised Gillian's piano skills repeatedly, Liu Qi listened to it curiously, but after listening to it, she fell in love with it, and Chen Jiao also followed suit. Whenever Liu Qi had time when entering the palace, he would play the piano for a while. Song is not only flattering, but also half sincere.After all, Liu Qi, the uncle, dotes on Chen Jiao very much, and almost never refuses anything she asks.

Today, Chen Jiao entered the palace as usual, but she didn't expect that before she arrived at the Xuanshi Palace, she saw a few palace people from the Xuanshi Palace hurrying and panicking. The man asked, "What happened?"

"Returning to Lord Weng, His Majesty has just passed out."

faint?Chen Jiao was startled: "Did you inform the prince and queen?"

"The slave does not know."

"Okay, go get busy," Chen Jiao called Su Xin, "Su Xin, you should inform the queen first, and then the prince."

"Here."

"Fleeing Years, let's go see the emperor's uncle." Chen Jiao picked up the wind on her feet, stepped up her steps, and walked towards Xuanshi Hall.

As soon as she arrived at Xuanshi Hall, as she expected, Queen Dowager Dou was the first to get the news. Almost at the same moment she arrived at Xuanshi Hall, Queen Dowager Dou also arrived.

"Where's the imperial doctor?"

"Diagnose Your Majesty's pulse inside." Chen Jiao walked to Empress Dowager Dou, stood on each side of Mo Yu, and supported her who was blind, "Imperial Grandmother, let me help you sit down first, and let the imperial doctor come He came to report to you."

She helped Dou Yifang to the side and just sat down, Su Xin came back nervously: "My Lord..." She was impatient for a moment and didn't notice Queen Dowager Dou, so she hurriedly knelt down to pay her respects: "My servant pays homage to the Empress Dowager."

Bending down, clasping hands, nodding, kneeling on both knees, and praying three times.Su Xin knew that she had bumped into the Empress Dowager just now, so she was extra careful when saluting.

"What happened? Su Xin, why are you so reckless?"

"...Prince..." Su Xin glanced at the palace servants around, but did not continue.

Chen Jiao knew that she must have something important to report, so only Mo Yu was left behind, and the others retreated: "Tell me, what's wrong with the prince?"

"The prince is gone."

"What?" Chen Jiao looked at the Empress Dowager almost reflexively, her expression seemed to have just been known, "What does it mean that the prince is missing? Where did he go for fun?"

"It's out of the palace. I heard from the people in the crown prince's womb that the prince took Zhang Tang, Guan Fu, Li Ling and Guo Sheren to Shandong Yanci the day before yesterday. A few days ago, the prince asked the Taifu about Yanci. What 'Rabbit Day'."

"Rabbit Day?" Chen Jiao saw that Dou Yi's room looked cloudy and uncertain, and it was impossible to see what she was thinking. "Where are the people from the Imperial Forest Army? What are they doing? There is no such big thing as the prince leaving the palace. The Empress Dowager reported it, and she did not report it to His Majesty, how many heads do they have?!"

"Okay, don't worry," Empress Dowager Dou said slowly when Chen Jiao's anger was almost vented, "Who and when did the prince leave? Did you bring anyone else with you besides the four people around you? What horse? Are you sure it's going to Yanci?"

"This... I don't know." Su Xin knelt on the ground, not daring to vent her anger. Queen Dowager Dou's tone sounded calm, but no one knew what she was thinking right now.

"Then ask someone who knows! After asking clearly, I will report back to Your Majesty."

"Here."

Su Xin went to the Imperial Forest Army to inquire about the details of the prince's departure from the palace. Not long after, the imperial doctor came out of the inner room with a medicine boy and a medicine box: "See you..."

"Let's do it, what's the matter, Your Majesty? I can remind you, think it over before you talk, if you talk nonsense, don't blame me for taking your head immediately!"

Under the intimidation of Empress Dowager Dou, the imperial doctor's voice trembled slightly: "Your Majesty has been depressed recently, and became angry for a while, and then fainted. I have already prescribed medicine for Your Majesty, take it on time, and you will get better."

"That's good. Do you need to rest?"

"Yes."

"You heard me, Gillian," Empress Dowager Dou called Chen Jiao, "You should not enter the palace for a few days, and let your uncle rest for a while."

"Here."

Chen Jiao complied obediently, and she understood the secret signals and warnings between Empress Dowager Dou and the imperial doctor as soon as she heard them, but in front of Empress Dowager Dou, she couldn't expose them, so she could only pretend to be confused: "A-Jiao remembers."

"Okay, you can go home too. Your uncle passed out today, so he can't listen to you playing the piano anymore. By the way, Gillian, who taught you your piano skills?"

Suspicious at last?

Chen Jiao didn't think that one day, because of her piano skills, Dou Yifang would be suspicious of herself, so she had already made preparations: "A-Jiao practiced those ancient scores by herself. The master said, I It is blue out of blue is better than blue."

"Practice by yourself?" Dou Yifang frowned slightly, was she overthinking?That person should have died, and she has indeed been dead for many years. Logically, she shouldn't be lingering, but unfortunately, Gillian's piano sound is so similar to hers that when she heard Gillian playing the piano, Always think of her.

"Of course I practiced it myself," Chen Jiao said coquettishly, holding Dou Yifang's arm, "Does the emperor's grandmother not believe that Gillian is talented?"

"How could it be?" Dou Yifang denied her guess, "It's just that Gillian's piano sound reminded me of someone."

"Is it Empress Yin Ji? But I heard from my aunt that Gillian's piano skills are better than that of Empress Yin Ji back then! Grandmother, who do you think Gillian and that empress Yin Ji who played the piano very well? Okay?" Chen Jiao took the initiative to mention Yin Ji, "Grandmother, is A-Jiao stronger than Empress Yin Ji?"

Hearing Chen Jiao mention Yin Ji so naturally, Dou Yifang was slightly relieved: "Of course it is, my A-Jiao has always been the most powerful."

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"Liu Nian, pack your luggage, we'll leave tomorrow morning." Once back at Tangyihou's Mansion, Chen Jiao gave orders one by one. I'm going to see A Niang, and I'll talk about the prince leaving the palace by the way. Jinse, go and help Liunian pack my bags together, only bring men's clothes. During the few days when I'm not here, what's the matter? If you are looking for me, you should report to A Niang. Big brother... If A Niang doesn't like him, don't make A Niang unhappy."

"Will the Lord not bring his servants with him?"

"It's inconvenient to have too many people." Chen Jiao said succinctly, "Have someone prepare me two fast horses and silver taels. I'm going to get rid of it."

"A-Jiao, what are you going to Yanci for?" Princess Guantao came in a hurry when she heard that Chen Jiao was going back home, just when she saw A-Jiao saying that she was going to Yanci, "Okay, don't stay in Chang'an, go to Yanci What are you doing, your uncle is still sick!"

"The emperor's grandmother said that the emperor's uncle needs to rest and no one is allowed to visit. So I don't need to enter the palace these days."

"Then what are you going to do next time?"

"Go to the prince." Chen Jiao told Liu Che one by one about Liu Che's sneaking out of the palace, "I once saw my uncle coughing up blood, I was worried..."

Hearing Liu Qi coughing up blood, Princess Guantao also knew that something was wrong: "Then what did the imperial doctor say?"

"He said that my uncle was out of breath, but I don't think he was telling the truth. Except for the imperial doctor himself, only the emperor's grandmother would know what happened to my uncle. A Niang, my uncle is seriously ill, but Che'er is not in the palace. Yu Qing, I should help my uncle find Che'er, my uncle has loved Che'er more and more in the past two years, he is seriously ill, so I naturally hope that Che'er can be by his side; Yu Li..." Chen Jiao hesitated, she I don't know if I should tell my unformed speculation.

"What is Yuri?"

Chen Jiao asked back: "Mother, do you want to continue to be the emperor's elder sister, the eldest princess? Or do you want to be the emperor's aunt, the emperor's in-laws?"

"A-Jiao, what do you mean by that?"

Princess Guantao is a smart person, and she vaguely understands what A-Jiao means, but she always finds it a bit unbelievable: "You mean... mother, she... can't do it!"

"How much the imperial grandmother favors King Liang, A Niang, we all know that it is possible. A Niang, at this time, the crown prince Che'er must be in Chang'an, in the palace. A Niang, I made a rough calculation, ten Days, within ten days, I will definitely bring Cheer back."

"Ten days?" Princess Guantao calculated in her mind, "Is it in time? You are a daughter's family, you should bring more talents, how can you only bring one Fleeting Year?"

"There are too many people, I'm afraid it will attract attention. Aniang, tomorrow you will call me sick, and I will go as fast as I can all the way. As long as I get to Yanci and see Che'er, when I come back, there will be Li Ling and Guan Fu." They are here, so I am not afraid of traveling day and night. I am afraid that if I come back too late, the emperor's grandmother will be suspicious, so if I come to visit, wouldn't it be bad?"

"That's true, these few days I also happened to hide in the mansion to take care of you who is sick, so as not to show my flaws when I meet the Queen Mother."

"Remember to find a reliable imperial doctor and let him stay in the mansion." Chen Jiao reminded.

The dozens-year-old Princess Guantao was so worriedly told by her daughter who was less than 20 years old, Wei Wei felt a little embarrassed: "Is it up to you to explain this?"

"Aniang," Chen Jiao rubbed her arm around Liu's prostitute, "I'm not worried! Everyone knows that when Dong Yan comes, how can you remember this, Aniang?"

Speaking of Dong Yan, Princess Guantao lowered her voice unconsciously: "Who said that?"

"Aniang," Chen Jiao leaned on Liu Xing's shoulder, "Daddy has been away for more than seven years, you like Dong Yan, let her come into the house, play chess with you, and arrange dances for you, I don't want to stop What. A Niang, I just want to say... People like Dong Yan, they... A Niang, I don’t want you to be sad one day.”

Chen Jiao didn't speak clearly after all, as long as Princess Guantao understood what she meant.

"A-Jiao, you've grown up... Don't worry, A-Niang is sensible. I really like Dong Yan, but it's just to pass the time. Since your father left, A-Niang is lonely by herself. "

This was the first time Chen Jiao heard Princess Guantao say that she was lonely, and she felt ashamed: "Aniang, I'm sorry, I should spend more time with you."

In the past few years, she has been busy with her own planning, busy with pleasing the emperor and the queen mother, and busy with taking revenge on Dou Yifang and the Dou family behind her, so she neglected her mother who has always doted on her.

"It's okay," Liu prostitute stroked Gillian's long hair, "Mother, how could you blame your own daughter?"