Dahanjiao Queen

Chen Jiao ordered the people in the mansion to prepare the things they needed to go out of the city tomorrow to pay homage to Tangyi Hou Chen Wu that night.

The pigeon arrived today. Zhang Tang's wife notified Zhang Tang first, and then she came to tell her. It took half a day to go out of the city at this moment, and the city gate was about to close. If Liu Che didn't arrive, the opportunity was wasted in vain. .It's better to go out of the city tomorrow. If Liu Che has really arrived in Chang'an, let him delay outside the city for an extra day, and nothing serious will happen.

Chen Jiao asked Liu Nian to ask Dou Ying if anyone had been detained by Concubine Dou in the past two days, and Jin Se went to look at the prepared sacrifices.After the fleeting year came back, he confirmed that no one had been caught by Dou Ying, so he went to sleep at ease, and only left the city the next day.

In the early morning of the next day, Princess Guantao's car frame was completely plain, and Chen Jiao was also dressed in filial piety. Although she left the city to pick up Liu Che, it was true to pay homage to her father.

Unsurprisingly, the carriage was stopped by Dou Ying at the gate of the city: "The Empress Dowager has an order that no one can leave the city without a road sign."

"Hey, I don't know who it is, it's my little uncle. My little uncle is not guarding in the palace, how come here to guard the city gate?" Chen Jiao really didn't have a good impression of Dou Ying, he was Liu Rong's grand tutor, After Liu Rong was abolished, he retired. A few years ago, Empress Dowager Dou promoted him again.

"A-Jiao, are you going out of the city in this filial attire?" Dou Ying reined in, "The late emperor's coffin hasn't been buried yet, who are you crying for?"

"Little uncle, this golden helmet and iron armor, jade belt around the waist, looks quite majestic." Chen Jiao complimented Dou Ying a few words, "The national filial piety has not yet come, but the family filial piety has already arrived. Little uncle, you forgot, I Father passed away in winter ten years ago."

"Really?" Dou Ying dismounted and walked to Chen Jiao's car, "A-Jiao, the Empress Dowager has issued an order that no one is allowed to leave the city, and those who enter the city must be carefully checked. If you really want to leave the city, go I beg the Empress Dowager to ask for a road sign, and don't make things difficult for me!"

"Who is the imperial grandmother guarding against? Even her own daughter and granddaughter are not allowed to leave the city?" Chen Jiao saw Dou Ying approaching her car, and motioned for Liu Nian to help her out of the car, "Little uncle, the tenth anniversary of my father's death, The palace keeps coming and going, how much time do I have to talk to my father! You know, my father has only one daughter, and he loves me since childhood. Others say that on the day of the memorial day, the souls of the deceased will come back to visit their relatives, If I miss it, I will only be able to talk to my father next year. My uncle has passed away, and when the prince comes back to ascend the throne, I am afraid that I will not be able to talk to my father alone as the Lord...Little uncle, you can do it OK, okay?"

"Yeah, when the time comes, I don't know in what capacity A-Jiao will go to see your father..." Dou Ying sighed, "Before I know it, A-Jiao will be in her twenties, and King Linjiang has been away for ten years Yes. I remember, the year your father left, King Linjiang also hanged himself to death... My teacher, I was really bad at being a teacher. Gillian, if you are free, can you help me go to his grave and burn it? Yizhuxiang, look at him for me? I have been guarding the city gate here, I am afraid I don’t have time to look at him.”

King of Linjiang?

Chen Jiao didn't understand what Dou Ying meant by mentioning the abolished prince Liu Rong, and was about to speak, when Princess Guantao in the car said, "That's natural, speaking of it, Rong'er is also my nephew, Gillian's cousin , and Gillian and I went to see him as a matter of course."

"Then there is Princess Lao." Dou Ying bowed to Princess Guantao's carriage, "Princess Guantao will leave the city first, and I will bring the sacrifice to King Linjiang later. Come, let me go— —”

Dou Ying gave an order, and the city gate opened.

"A-Jiao, let me help you get into the car!" Dou Ying's initiative made Chen Jiao even more puzzled. Just when she was puzzled, she heard Dou Ying whisper, "Come back after leaving the city to pray, the emperor The Empress Dowager has many eyes and ears, I am afraid that she will know when you leave the city."

"Little uncle?"

Gillian noticed that Dou Ying was talking about the Empress Dowager, not the Empress Dowager.

"I can help you delay for half a day at most. Gillian, the imperial power and order of the Han family cannot be destroyed in the hands of my Dou family. There is only so much I can help you with." Dou Ying helped Chen Jiao into the carriage, So he got on the horse again, and said loudly, "Respectfully send the princess out of the city——"

Chen Jiao was full of doubts until she left the city. She couldn't help but lift the curtain and look back at the direction of the city gate: "Mother, what does this mean, little uncle? Why can't I understand it?"

"He is telling you that he is loyal to the monarch, not the queen mother. Just wait, let them walk slowly, I'm afraid Dou Ying still has something to say."

After being mentioned in this way, Chen Jiao also understood: "No wonder he wants to give sacrifices to King Linjiang. Jinse, tell them to walk slowly, and wait for the sacrifices of Consort Dou."

"Here."

Not long after the car left the city, people from the Yulin Army came, and it was Dou Ying who brought the sacrifices in person.

"Little uncle, do you have something to say to Gillian?"

"Before the late emperor died, he gave his minister a secret decree. Although the minister's surname is Dou, he dared not betray the emperor's grace and trust." Dou Ying said, and handed the secret decree to A-Jiao, "A-Jiao, I might as well talk to you Tell the truth! The Empress Dowager wants King Liang to ascend the throne, if Gillian finds the crown prince and brings him into the city, she must not leave him in the Marquis' residence."

"King Liang?" Chen Jiao just didn't know, "Is my uncle joking? Che'er is the crown prince, the one who should inherit the throne!"

"That being said, the Empress Dowager had someone draw up an edict to pass on the throne to King Liang, and the jade seal has already been sealed."

"Uncle..."

"A-Jiao, you will be the future queen." Dou Ying expressed her position, "As soon as you see the crown prince, return to the city immediately. If not... King Liang is also here today, and when the time comes, A-Jiao, your successor will be No more guarantees."

"Little uncle," Chen Jiao thought for a while, "I won't hide it from you. My mother and I went out of the city today to pay homage to our father, and secondly, we really wanted to see if Che'er came back. It's just... Now we don't know anything about the situation, if Che'er doesn't even know the news of his father's death, then there is nothing he can do."

"I'm going back to the palace to report this matter to the Empress Dowager. A-Jiao, you guys are going out of the city with a lot of momentum. If the crown prince really arrives in Chang'an, he will know. That's all I have to say. Remember, go back to the city as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the Empress Dowager finds out about the Prince and then asks about it, we will all be involved."

After delivering the sacrifices, Dou Ying rode back to Chang'an.

Chen Jiao sat in the car: "Auntie, tell me... is what my uncle said true?"

"I think so." Princess Guantao thought for a while, "I remember that at a home banquet, the first emperor joked that he would pass the throne to King Liang after his death. Mother was very happy at that time. But Dou Ying said: "The world is the world ruled by Gao Zu. The throne should be passed on from father to son. This is a system established by the Han Dynasty. Why should the emperor pass it to Liang Wang without authorization!" Because of this, the mother did not like Dou Ying, but in the past two years, There is no one in the Dou family, and the queen mother can only use Dou Ying, but in her heart, I am afraid that she does not trust him."

There is such a past?Chen Jiao was willing to trust Dou Ying in her heart: "But if the Empress Dowager doesn't trust him, how can he let him know that she intends to make King Liang enthroned, and let him guard the city?"

"Don't even think about it. Apart from him, who else in the Dou family can be in charge of the Imperial Forest Army? Although Dou Ying doesn't like her, but at this time, she can only trust Dou Ying. After all, during the Seven Kings Rebellion, Dou Ying Ying also deserves a lot of credit. It's a pity that Dou Ying's surname is Dou, otherwise, he could have become prime minister."

"Oh?"

"Back then, when Liu She was removed from the position of prime minister, the empress dowager also recommended Dou Ying many times as prime minister. The late emperor excused Dou Ying's pride and complacency, easy self-appreciation, and sloppy and frivolous actions. Instead of appointing him, he was appointed. Jianling Marquis Weiwan is the prime minister. In terms of talents, Dou Ying is not negligent to Wei Wan, otherwise, the empress dowager would not recommend so many people with the surname Dou, why would she recommend Dou Ying, who had a bad relationship with her?"

"So...he wants to be prime minister?" Chen Jiao guessed.

"Maybe!" Guantao could only guess about Dou Ying's thoughts, "A-Jiao, you just did the right thing. There are some things that even A Niang doesn't need to know. The more people you know, the better for you." , the less safe it is.”

"But if I don't even believe in A Niang, who else can I believe in?"

"Yourself." Guantao said seriously, "A-Jiao, remember, especially after you become a queen, the more you talk, the more someone with a heart can frame you."

It has been a long time since Liu Xing warned her so seriously.Chen Jiao felt as if she had returned to her childhood.

"Mother, I remember."