Dahanjiao Queen

Time is still passing day by day, Liu Che also spends at least two days in Jiaofangdian every three days, but he and Gillian just cover the quilt and chat, and then sleep on the same bed, and wake up together the next day .

Sometimes when getting up early, Gillian would comb Liu Che's hair, and Liu Che would also draw eyebrows for Gillian.Then Gillian sent Liu Che to the morning court, where she either visited the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, or dealt with trivial matters in the harem, or had a chat with Dongfang Shuoshou.

At first, knowing that she was going to Dongfang Shuo, the Empress Dowager would always find various excuses to watch their chess game, or send Moyu to watch, but after a long time, I don't worry, and just let Moyu come to watch occasionally.

"The idea of ​​recruiting people must be the empress's idea!" Dongfang Shuo said, "It's just that this method only treats the symptoms but not the root cause!"

"That's true." Chen Jiao looked at the situation of the black and white pieces on the chessboard, and pondered for a long time, "What's your plan? I also know that this method can only hold back the marriage strategy. At least, for a while, these princes and ministers will no longer I have been proposing a marriage. But this matter can be avoided even on the first day of the junior high school, and it cannot be hidden on the fifteenth day. There must be a conclusion. By the way, I heard that King Liang came back yesterday?"

"Yes, it is said that the Huns' 20 troops are just outside the Great Wall, gazing at them. If they do not agree to the marriage, they will attack Chang'an City."

Chen Jiao sneered: "Do you believe it?"

"What don't you believe, Madam?"

"I don't believe that the Huns' army will stand still outside the Great Wall, and I don't believe that as long as a princess is married, the Xiongnu and the big man will be able to live in peace." Keep it up, we will continue next time. Let's change the game!"

There are six chess pieces on each side of Saixi, some use four-faced dice, and have four names: Sai, Bai, Cheng, and Wu. Among them, the "[-]" cannot be moved, so it is also called Gewu.The essence of grid five is that the moves are interlocked so that the opponent's grid cannot be moved.This is also the embryonic form of Chinese chess.

"Moyu is not here today. It just so happens that I have something to tell you. I have received news that the King of Liang did not hesitate to seek refuge with the Huns in order to become emperor."

"What!" Dongfang Shuo couldn't believe it at all, "This is seeking skin from a tiger!"

"More than that. He brought the Huns' envoys back to Chang'an. I guess, if the marriage fails, the King of Liang will definitely cooperate with the Huns and bring the Huns into the customs. Dongfang Shuo, Liang Wang is obsessed with ghosts, but I think the empress dowager is still out of her mind. Sober, I will leave the rest of the matter to you."

Dongfang Shuo nodded: "Your Majesty, don't worry. According to Cao Chen, if the Empress Dowager wants a princess to get married, Princess Pingyang will be the first choice."

"Her?" Chen Jiao understood the key point after thinking about it for a while, "In this way, we can kill two birds with one stone. In addition to Che'er's help, he also slapped Che'er in the face, and it was even more difficult to raise a pawn. Is there any way?"

Dongfang Shuo shook his head: "There is no countermeasure yet. But I know, Empress already has one."

"Oh?" Chen Jiao was startled, "How did you see that?"

"My lady said it herself."

Chen Jiao Ren Dongfang Shuo pretended to be profound: "I would like to hear the details."

"Since the empress already knows some things, will you let them go? Cao Chen once tested a word for Nian Nujiao, and read it. The empress knows my ability to measure words, and the kung fu is beyond the words." Once I read it in my heart, I was worried day and night. This person If you don't go, it's hard to get your heart out.' For the empress, this is also acceptable."

"Do you know who this person is in my heart?" Chen Jiao couldn't believe that Dongfang Shuo could really be so observant.

Dongfang Shuo knew that Chen Jiao wouldn't do anything to her. Of course, in case the wall had ears, he didn't make it very clear: "Niang Nian has two people in her heart, one man and one woman, one old and one young."

Chen Jiao raised her head and looked into Dongfang Shuo's eyes.He didn't dodge, and looked at Chen Jiao.After a long time, Chen Jiao smiled: "Yuan Fengyi and you are really... a perfect match! Dongfang Shuo, I want you to help me."

Dongfang Shuo picked up the teacup, looked at the green tea leaves in it, and blew lightly: "Isn't the grass minister already helping? Ma'am," he took a move, "Madam, you lost this game."

Chen Jiao glanced at the chess game: "Che'er hates you to the bone now, but in the future... you're afraid... just like this chess game, the defeat is irreversible."

"Then I'll have to work for you, Madam." Dongfang Shuo said unceremoniously, "I know Madam will definitely have a solution."

Chen Jiao couldn't laugh or cry, this Dongfang Shuo was really rude.

"You helped me, why shouldn't I help you? It's just that I'm... one more chance away." One more chance, Liu Che handed over the evidence of King Liang's crimes to Liu Che without making him suspicious.

Dongfang Shuo had thought about this question a long time ago: "Isn't your mother's birthday the best opportunity?"

own birthday?

Chen Jiao's birthday is in early November.Chen Jiao just had a family banquet with her mother and elder brother.At that time, Liu Che sneaked away to Yanci. He wanted to hunt the Rabbit King at the Rabbit Festival as a compensation gift, but he didn't expect that because of this rabbit, he was thrown into the prison of Yancihou.

Liu Che's birthday is in June, because he is 19 years old this year, so although it is the emperor's birthday, it is just like an ordinary family banquet.

"Your Majesty hasn't done anything big this year, so how can this Palace... just because of my birthday... What's more, I just told Your Majesty that I want to reduce the expenditure of the harem for military training. This...is not appropriate." Chen Jiao shook her head, "Too The empress dowager's birthday... is not appropriate, it is the empress dowager's birthday... However, the empress dowager's birthday is in January next year, and there are still two months left!"

Dongfang Shuo said: "Ma'am, why didn't the fleeting girl come with you today?"

"Empress Dowager..." Chen Jiao reacted suddenly, she felt something bad in her heart, and said sharply, "Dongfang Shuo, what do you know?"

"I only know that the empress dowager thinks that my mother's birthday is an excellent opportunity. Wei Zifu's singing and dancing is a good show. The empress should think about whether it's worth it for the fleeting girl..."

"Stop it," Chen Jiao interrupted Dongfang Shuo, "She deserves it. Dongfang Shuo, you saved Yuan Fengyi's life in a fleeting time, and you're just saying it now!"

Dongfang Shuo was not in a hurry: "Your Majesty should know that Fleeting Girl knows both medicine and martial arts, so she naturally knows how to minimize her injuries. This is an excellent opportunity to show weakness, Your Majesty should seize it."

"What if one day Dou Yifang wants you to kill Yuan Fengyi to prove your loyalty to her?" Chen Jiao was already out of breath, and called the Empress Dowager by her name.

"I will obey the order." Dongfang Shuo looked calm, "I know she will have a way to save herself, of course, I will think of other ways to save her."

"But you have to be clear, not everything can develop as you think, maybe... sometimes a single thought can make you regret it for a lifetime!" After Chen Jiao finished speaking, she walked away.

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Chen Jiao hurried back to Jiaofangdian.

Calm down and think about it, what Dongfang Shuo said may not be unreasonable, so... Fleeting Years, this time, I can only use you once.

"Liu Nian hasn't come back since being called by the Empress Dowager?" Chen Jiao asked Wei Qing deliberately.After getting an affirmative answer, I hurried to Changle Palace.

"I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager." Chen Jiao politely bowed to Dou Yifang, "My maid has been called by the Empress Dowager for a long time, but she has never returned. I am used to serving her by her side, so I don't know ... How is she doing what the empress dowager asked her to do?"

"Your maid?" Dou Yifang pretended to be stupid and thought for a long time before pretending to ask Mo Yu, "Mo Yu, is Gillian's maid coming to my place? I remember that Su Xin was assigned to the emperor, Jinse... ...I haven't seen her in a long time either."

"It's Fleeting Years." Chen Jiao knelt on the ground, "She kept all my books. I just wanted to find a piano score, but I couldn't find it after searching for a long time. As a last resort, I came to the imperial grandmother to ask for someone."

"Oh? Fleeting Years?" Dou Yifang asked Mo Yu, "Is there such a person?"

Chen Jiao watched Dou Yifang and Mo Yu doing Tai Chi with cold eyes, kneeling on the ground in an orderly manner.She knew that Dou Yi's room was to give her a blow.

"Ah, empress, why are you still kneeling!" Mo Yu pretended to be surprised.

Chen Jiao smiled slightly: "The imperial grandmother didn't let me get up, how dare I get up?"

"Okay, Gillian, you are my granddaughter, so there are so many rules. But..." Dou Yifang dragged out a long ending, "I just remembered that I wanted to discuss with your maid today. It's your birthday. This is your first birthday in the palace after you got married, so of course you can't be careless. Wei Zifu dances well and sings very well, let her sing for you on your birthday How about a song and dance?"

Chen Jiao knew that this was the condition of Dou Yi's room, she hesitated for a moment, and said: "Since it is the kindness of the emperor's grandmother, I will naturally not refuse it. The emperor's grandmother said before that she was looking for Liu Nian to discuss my birthday, I don't know ...how did the discussion go?"

"There's only time to discuss it. By the way, it's been almost a year since the emperor ascended the throne. It's really unreasonable to have you as the empress in the harem. In my opinion, if there is someone in the palace whom the emperor likes on your birthday, then... …Confess a wife, and seal a few lovers!"

lady?What a big breath!

The Western Han Dynasty inherited the title of Qin: the emperor's wife was called empress, and all concubines were called madam.Establish the eight ranks as the queen, wife, beauty, lover, eight sons, seven sons, chief envoy, and young envoy.The lady is second only to the queen.

"Grandmother, I'm still used to the tea that Fleeting Years made for me. Why don't you let her follow Aunt Mo Yu to pour me a cup of tea!" Chen Jiao refused to back down, and she would never let go until she saw Fleeting Years.

Dou Yifang also took a step back: "Alright." Then, she ordered Mo Yu to take Liu Nian to make tea for Chen Jiao.Not long after, Fleeting Nian brought tea to Chen Jiao with the support of two court ladies: "Your Majesty."

"What's wrong with you?" Seeing Liu Nian covered in cold sweat, Chen Jiao was about to reach out to support her, but unexpectedly, the palace servant who was supporting her pushed her suddenly, and all the tea in Liu Nian's hand fell on Chen Jiao.

"Bold!" Dou Yifang shouted suddenly, "A-Jiao, it seems that you, a maid, don't know the rules. Let me see, let Mo Yu teach her well, what do you think?"

Chen Jiao knew that Fleeting Years would definitely be tortured by Dou Yifang, she took a deep breath: "No need, the people in the Jiaofang Palace, I can teach myself. If the imperial grandmother is free, you might as well teach Mrs. Wei the rules. Bar!"

Having obtained the result she wanted, Dou Yifang no longer insisted: "Queen, don't forget today's promise. Today you play chess with Dongfang Shuo, who will win?"

"My son's chess skills are low, so I don't dare to compare with Mr. Dongfang." Chen Jiao held Liu Nian's cold hand, and there was something in her words, "What's more, Mr. Dongfang is a person who is valued by the emperor's grandmother. I think he is very smart, otherwise he would not I will fall into the eyes of the emperor's grandmother. I am tired after playing chess all day." She bowed to Dou Yifang, "I will take my leave."

The author has something to say: Is this a big move?Dou Yifang made the first move!

☆, birthday

Chen Jiao's birthday came in a blink of an eye.When she woke up this morning, it was still early, so she combed Liu Che's hair as usual.

"Zifu said, after I became the emperor, my white hair disappeared. Gillian, help me see if there are any white hairs left?"

Hearing Wei Zifu's name, Chen Jiao was stunned for a moment, and then said after a long while: "You mean Wei Zifu? It's... the elder sister of Wei Guang, your new Lang Guan in the Imperial Forest Army? This younger brother is Lang Guan, and the older sister is just A maid in the Xuanshi Palace...how about...give her a promotion?"

Give Wei Zifu a liter?With a thought in his mind, Liu Che waved his servants back: "A-Jiao, are you hiding something from me?"

"I've heard some rumors... How about this, I'll tell you tonight when I find out more!" Chen Jiao hesitated for a moment, but decided not to say anything, although there would definitely be a rift between her and Liu Che, but... ...For her, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.Although she is close to Liu Che, but compared to revenge, Liu Che is just a pawn. She didn't hurt him, and even helped her, which is merciful, "But I want to ask you for something."

It is rare for A-Jiao to ask Liu Che for something. He was overjoyed and agreed: "Just say what you want. Today is your birthday, and I am worrying about what gift to give you..." Looking at Chen Jiao in the bronze mirror, The figure of him combing his hair, Liu Che said with a smile, "Today I will comb your hair and thrush your eyebrows."

"you?"

Seeing Chen Jiao's slightly disgusted expression, Liu Che refused to accept it and said, "I promise, I will never draw crookedly this time, and I won't hurt your hair again! I have practiced with Wei Zifu several times!"

"Wei Zifu again?" Chen Jiao paused, "You like her very much?"

"My sister asked an expert to give me an idea, and Zhang Tang also thought of a way for me. Although Wei Zifu was sent by my grandmother, it's enough for me to pretend that I don't know and understand in my heart. When she serves, let her serve. When she shouldn't serve, let Guo Sheren serve. Ah Jiao, tell me, if the emperor's grandmother is like this, won't she continue to be dizzy?"

When mentioning Dou Yi's room, Chen Jiao thought of what the imperial doctor told her before: "I heard... the imperial grandmother's eyes are healed?"

Dou Yi's room seemed to be getting better in the past month, and she didn't need Mo Yu to support her all the time, but according to the imperial doctor, her eyes didn't get much better.However, since she wants everyone to think that her eyes are healed, Chen Jiao naturally has to follow her wishes.

"That's right. When I went to Changle Palace to see the imperial grandmother a few days ago, I didn't need anyone to help me. It looks like it's a lot better." Liu Che thought about it, and said unwillingly, "It's just that her eyes are good. Now, all the memorials will have to be read one by one in the future.”

Liu Che held Chen Jiao's shoulders, asked her to sit down in front of the mirror, carefully held a jade comb, and let her hair down: "A-Jiao, your hair is so beautiful, so black and smooth." Hugging Chen Jiao behind her, she sniffed the fragrance of her hair, "A-Jiao, happy birthday. Now, I am finally the first person to say this to you."

Chen Jiao froze slightly. In previous years, the first person to wish her a happy birthday every year was her father, followed by Liu Fei; after her father passed away, it was her mother.Now...she and Liu Che are husband and wife, and he became the first person to wish her a happy birthday.

Although they have been married for more than half a year, in fact, there is rarely such an intimate gesture between the two.Chen Jiao took a deep breath, tried to relax herself, and covered up her unnaturalness with a straight face: "You are reminding me that I am one year older!"

"Ah?" Liu Che obviously did not expect to receive such a complaint, "I..."

Chen Jiao was just making a joke with Liu Che, but she didn't expect him to be so stupid, and burst out laughing: "Okay, let me tell you something serious. I want to release those who are over 25 years old and voluntarily come out." The palace people leave the palace. First, this will reduce some unnecessary expenses in the harem. Second, I want to take this opportunity to get rid of some people who are too empress dowagers. How about it, Your Majesty, is this gift approved or not? ah?"

Let the maid out of the palace?

Liu Che stopped what he was doing: "What did the queen mother say?"

"I mentioned this matter with my queen mother. What my mother meant was that as long as the empress dowager has no objection, she will agree."

"The empress dowager agrees?"

Chen Jiao shook her head: "I haven't mentioned it to her yet. However, it's not difficult to convince her. After all, her current thoughts are on the court, not the harem."

"..." Liu Che pondered for a long time, then put down the comb in his hand, "Go and do this!"

"it is good."

Just when the palace servants came to urge Liu Che to go to court, Chen Jiao called Jinse in, handed her the comb, and asked her to continue combing her hair.The fleeting injury is still not healed, and Chen Jiao has been served by Jin Se all these days.

Sighing, Chen Jiao handed her the roster of palace maids on the case: "Put it away first!"

"Your Majesty," Jinse asked puzzledly, "Didn't you say that you want to let the maid out of the palace? Your Majesty won't agree?"

"Your Majesty agreed, but I thought about it just now, I'd better...wait for a while." Chen Jiao said vaguely, "It's not in a hurry anyway."

Jin Se replied "Here", and put away the roster, but she was more and more puzzled by the unpredictable behavior of the queen recently.It seems... Ever since she returned from Changle Palace after being injured on that fleeting day, the empress's thoughts have become more and more profound.

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At the banquet, Princess Pingyang brought a singer and dancer to celebrate Chen Jiao's birthday.

These singers and dancers are beauties selected by her from the people, and they are raised in her own mansion to teach etiquette and skills, so that they can serve the emperor when he arrives.If one is lucky enough to be taken into the harem by the emperor, and become prosperous, the relatives who contributed beautiful women will naturally be highly valued. Princess Guantao used this method to please Emperor Jing of Han back then, and thus gained a lot of privileges.Now, Princess Pingyang is just imitating the example and following the gourd.

"Your Majesty, Princess Pingyang..."

Chen Jiao gestured for Jinse to shut up. She curled her mouth and looked at the singing and dancing in the field with a smile: "According to the arrangement of the Empress Dowager, she will marry the Huns in a few days, but she is desperate. She wants to use this The way to make His Majesty happy is to let His Majesty know about the marriage so that she can stand up for her. It's a pity...she doesn't know, she can't see His Majesty on weekdays, and it's even more difficult for her to see the Empress Dowager here at this banquet. I've opened my mouth. Let her go! Where's Su Xin?"

"I'm waiting!"

"Let her behave well." Chen Jiao watched Jinse refill her teacup, "I will only give her this one chance."

Signaling Jinse to back down quietly, Chen Jiao continued to wait for Dou Yifang to speak.Sure enough, as soon as the performance in Pingyang Mansion was over, she heard Dou Yifang say: "Pingyang, Gillian doesn't seem to like your singing and dancing! Gillian, am I right?"

"The gift doesn't matter whether it's expensive or not, it's the thought. For my birthday, Sister Huang specially asked people to rehearse this song and dance. Gillian was already very moved. It doesn't matter whether the song and dance is good or not. With Sister Huang's heart Now, it is enough. What's more, the singing and dancing are also very good. What do you think, Grandmother?" Chen Jiao didn't plan to fight Princess Pingyang. If you make an enemy yourself, isn't it just asking for trouble?

"Pingyang, if you want to talk about this song and dance, among the dancers in your mansion, they are not the best dancers. Gillian, the emperor's grandmother also prepared a gift for you, see if you like it." After finishing speaking, She clapped her hands twice, only to hear the sound of the zither flute, Wei Zifu was in the arena, dressed in white and wearing a veil.

Putting down the cup in her hand, Chen Jiao watched a few dances with cold eyes. Wei Zifu took off his veil, his complexion was as pink as a peach blossom, especially his almond eyes fluttered up and down, looking forward to you.

"A-Jiao, what do you think of this song and dance?"

Chen Jiao said with a smile: "The imperial grandmother hired a famous teacher, so the ones taught are naturally high-level disciples."

"In that case, how do you reward her?"

"What does the imperial grandmother think?" Chen Jiao didn't intend to be the first to speak, and the way Liu Che looked at her changed somewhat.She once asked Liu Che to promise her not to let the people in Dou Yi's room have a title, but now she wants to take the initiative to give Wei Zifu a title, it's really... ridiculous.

Dou Yifang turned to look at Wang Zhi who was seated next: "What does the Empress Dowager think?"

"My son..." Wang Zhi had always been afraid of Dou Yifang, and now she dared not say a word against her will. She carefully looked at Dou Yifang's face, "How about making... a beauty?"

When Wang Zhi entered the palace, she was just a beauty.

"A-Jiao, what do you think? By the way, why haven't I seen your... maid named Fleeting Year?"

Chen Jiao understood the warning in Dou Yi's room, so it's up to you to be proud for a while!

"Liu Nian is not feeling well, so I let her rest. If you want me to say...make a wife!"

As soon as this remark came out, all the princes and ministers present were shocked. A small singer, who was just singing and dancing, suddenly became the person whose status in the harem was second only to the empress.

"Today is the Queen's birthday, and the Queen said to make Wei Zifu her wife, what do you think, the Emperor?"

Liu Che's expression has completely changed since Chen Jiao said that Zifu Wei was made his wife. He put down the wine glass in his hand heavily, and said in a deep voice, "Since the queen said so, then we should make Zifu Wei your wife." !I……"

"This rewards Wei Zifu, what about the others?" Dou Yifang interrupted Liu Che unceremoniously, "Queen, how do you reward them?"

Chen Jiao smiled magnanimously: "The emperor's grandmother is right, then..." Her eyes swept over the singers and dancers in the field, as if she had randomly selected three people, "I will seal these three people as good people!"

Beloved?Why is it just a good man?At first, everyone thought that if the queen conferred a wife, then she would be a beauty, so that the other three could be as powerful as Wei Zifu. Someone the queen wants to support?That's right, the Empress Dowager is the queen's maternal grandmother. When she was named Wei's wife, the two sang together again. It seems that this is a scene that the grandparents and grandchildren did for Wei Zifu.

Everyone consciously understood the truth, and raised their glasses again.Liu Che stared at Gillian for a long time, and finally stood up with a flick of his sleeves: "Wei Zifu, accompany me to sober up!"

Before leaving the table, he still gave Chen Jiao a bitter look.

The author has something to say: say one thing, my grandma is sick.The old man had a heart problem and was hospitalized. My family and I took turns to take care of her.So in the next half a month, the update will be relatively unstable, please forgive me.