Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen

Chang'an City has never been short of legends. In this most magnificent and prosperous capital city in the world, there are princes from foreign countries who are hostages, singers who are queens, horse slaves who are generals, houses with golden houses, and cities that overwhelm the country. Become a commoner, and the queen is reckless. People in Chang'an City will not be surprised and excited casually. To them who are used to listening to legends, a legend that can surprise and excite them must be a real legend.So-and-so became a general, a girl from a sparrow turned into a phoenix and married a prince, these are not legends, at most they are news for discussion.

But this spring, another legend was born in Chang'an City. Even the people of Chang'an who are used to legends know that this is a true legend, and it will be passed down for hundreds or thousands of years like other legends. "Following the fate of heaven, the emperor's edict said: The misfortune of witchcraft has involved many people, and the disaster has lasted for many years. I often have trouble sleeping and eating. Liu Xun, the great-grandson of the first emperor, lived among the people for more than ten years. Following the last order of the first emperor, he pardoned his crimes and granted Yang Wu Hou."

Liu Xun, the eldest grandson of Prince Wei, was born with great glory. His full moon ceremony was celebrated by the first emperor.But before the personnel affairs were resolved, all of Prince Wei's lineage were killed, and Xiao Liu Xun was thrown into the prison. Afterwards, disasters continued in the prison where he was.First, Emperor Wu was unwell, and it was said that evildoers invaded the Emperor Star. After watching the sky, Si Tianjian said that there was an evil spirit from the sky prison attacking the Emperor Star, and Emperor Wu ordered the prisoner to be killed.Then the sky prison caught fire, burning countless prisoners to death.There are also violent riots in the sky prison, massacring jailers and prisoners.

Little Liu Xun's life and death gradually became a mystery in countless "accidents".There are rumors that he is dead; there are rumors that he is still alive.But more people understand that the so-called living is just the good hope of kind people. With the death of Emperor Wu and the ascension of the new emperor, the page belonging to Prince Wei was completely turned over.Prince Wei's meritorious deeds will still be talked about occasionally, but Liu Xun who did not leave any mark in the world has been completely forgotten. Unexpectedly, more than ten years later, Liu Xun reappeared in Chang'an City, and he was still a person familiar to many Chang'an people: the leader of rangers——Liu Bingji.

From grandson to prisoner, from prisoner to ranger, from ranger to prince.What kind of a legend? Everything about Liu Xun was brought up for discussion. It seemed that everything in the past had no deep meaning today. "Doing nothing" has become "bearing humiliation", "doing nothing" has become "high ambition", and "being brave and ruthless" has become "chivalrous and gentle". There is also his good relationship with Xu Pingjun, from Xu Pingjun who was "obsessed with ghosts and blinded" to "wisdom eyes recognize heroes", and became another legendary woman in people's mouth.

The ministers of Chinese and military affairs of the DPRK also talked about the sudden appearance of Wei Huangsun. Huo Guang observed everything carefully, but he couldn't guess what Liu Fuling wanted to do. The emperor has always feared clan relatives more than ministers, because the possibility of clan relatives usurping the throne is far greater than that of ministers. But Liu Fuling paved the way for Liu Xun step by step, first let Liu Xun shine in the court, win the appreciation of the courtiers, and then let Liu Xun gain the recognition of the people.Originally, some ministers were still dissatisfied with the emperor's promotion of Liu Xun, but after knowing Liu Xun's identity, that dissatisfaction became sincerely convinced.

After the emperor granted Liu Xun the title of Marquis, he appointed Liu Xun as the ministerial order, who recorded the affairs of the minister, and was responsible for the cashier of the emperor's edicts and edicts.Although the official position is not big, it is a good position to quickly familiarize yourself with political affairs. And Liu He. Huo Guang also couldn't see through this person.It is said that his absurdity is false, but Liu He did not start to be absurd in order to hide his power in recent years, but when the first emperor was in power, what Huo Guang saw was an absurd grandson. Liu He was only eleven or twelve years old at that time, and Huo Guang completely I can't figure out why Liu He is pretending to be ridiculous.But if his absurdity is true, Huo Guang always feels that he cannot fully believe it.

He couldn't figure out why Liu Fuling ordered Liu He to enter Chang'an at all. It's like playing chess. Although you can see the chess pieces in the opponent's hand, you don't know where the opponent will put the chess pieces, so you can only move with your camera. The most urgent task at present is to get the Huo family's daughter to give birth to the first prince. Once there is a prince to rely on, everything else will be much easier. In order to send Huo Chengjun into the palace, Huo Guang first went to see his younger sister and discussed with her. For one thing, regardless of whether Liu Fuling likes female sex or not, for the sake of the throne, he will of course be willing to draft females and accept concubines.If the daughters of various ministers are selected to enter the palace, and the family interests of the ministers are closely combined with the emperor's power, Liu Fuling will receive powerful help, which can greatly weaken the Huo family's power in the court.But this is by no means what Huo Guang wants to see. How to prevent the daughters of high-ranking ministers from entering the palace, and only select a few unimportant women to make up the number, and he must rely on the younger sister with all his strength.Second, he didn't want my younger sister to hear the news that he planned to send Chengjun into the palace from others, which would make her feel that she was not close enough to the Huo family. He wanted her to feel that he was also a member of the Huo family.

The little girl was always docile and obedient, nodding to everything he ordered, clapping and cheering for Huo Chengjun's entry into the palace, with a happy smile, and said: "Finally, I have relatives to accompany me in the palace." Empress Shangguan's fourteenth birthday party. Under the auspices of Huo Guang, the banquet was unprecedentedly grand. All officials of the imperial court and wives gathered in Jianzhang Palace to congratulate the queen on her birthday. Liu Fuling also bestowed a great gift to congratulate the younger sister on her birthday. The little girl was sitting under Liu Fuling's side, and she was very happy to hear Liu Fuling's sincere congratulations, although not without exception.

She dared to talk to him, and he answered them one by one with a smile.When he talks to her, he leans forward slightly, his expression focused.In his eyes, the younger sister only saw two small selves, and all the emptiness in her heart disappeared, at least, now he could only see her. The little girl suddenly had some unspeakable feelings towards Huo Guang.After all, he is still his grandfather, and only he can remember to hold a grand birthday for himself, and only he can let the emperor sit beside her, drinking and talking with her. When the wine was hot, officials from the Ministry of Rites presented embroidery specially prepared by folk embroidery workshops to congratulate the younger sister's birthday.

Eight court ladies came in carrying a roll of fabric, which was only one or two feet wide. The little girl was very curious, and asked with a smile, "What needs to be embroidered so big?" The eight court ladies slowly unfolded the embroidery. Just look at the scarlet silk, embroidered with thousands of children, with different expressions, some are cute and cute, some are naughty and pleasant, some are angry and pout, some are cunning and smart, and so on. The official who gave the gift kowtowed to congratulate: "Congratulations to the emperor and the queen's hundred sons and grandsons." The little girl's heart fell into an abyss in an instant.It turned out that this was the purpose of Huo Guang holding her birthday!It's her birthday! The hand in the sleeve had to pinch himself hard to keep himself smiling. Prime Minister Tian Qianqiu stood up and said to Liu Fuling: "Your Majesty, most of the east and west palaces are vacant now. For the sake of the country and the country, please make plans early." Huo Guang looked at the little girl with a hint in his eyes. The young girl's palms were covered with bruises, but she said with a smile on her face: "The prime minister is right, it's because I didn't think carefully, and I should choose a concubine for the emperor to fill the harem." With the queen's words, Huo Guangcai stood up and suggested to Liu Fuling to choose a concubine, and all the officials also persuaded him. Liu Fuling's knees were still empty, making all the courtiers anxious and uneasy. Even the ministers who disagreed with Huo Guang's political opinions tried their best to persuade Liu Fuling to accept concubines. blood. Liu Fuling said lightly: "Today is the Queen's birthday, we will discuss this matter later." Tian Qianqiu immediately began to speak eloquently, from the great ancestor Liu Bang to the late emperor Liu Che, there is no emperor like Liu Fuling, whose harem is still vacant at the age of 21. The situation became more and more serious, under the leadership of Tian Qianqiu, all the officials knelt down and begged Liu Fuling to agree, at first they acted sequentially.Later, in the huge Jianzhang Monkey Hall, all the people in the black hall moved in unison, knelt down in unison, kowtowed, and then shouted loudly: "For the sake of the great Han, Jiangshan and Sheji, please think twice!" The voice shook the hall. Trembling. Kneel down again, kowtow again, and shout together again loudly: "For the sake of the great Han Jiangshan community, please think twice!" kneel... kowtow…… Shout... stand up…… Hundreds of officials repeated it again and again, and the voices resounded inside and outside Jianzhang Palace. Everyone seemed to respect him, but in fact they were persecuting him until he reached his goal. As long as Liu Fuling didn't nod his head, everyone would always ask him to "think twice".Even Yun Ge, who was standing in the corner, could feel the overwhelming pressure, let alone Liu Fuling who was kneeling before everyone? Liu Fuling stared at his feet, the civil servants and military officers who knelt down over and over again, the fists in their sleeves were clenched tighter and tighter, their veins were throbbing, but there was nothing they could do to stop them. The little girl Shangguan who was sitting on the luan seat suddenly fell straight backwards and fell heavily on the ground. The maid screamed: "Queen, queen!" The little girl's face was pale, her lips were black and blue, and she didn't respond. The officials' words "For the sake of the great Han, the country, and the country, please the emperor three..." swallowed in his mouth for a moment, staring blankly at the chaotic maids and eunuchs. Liu Fuling looked at the younger sister, and ordered: "Send the queen back to the palace immediately, and send the imperial physician to the Jiaofang Palace." Liu Fuling accompanied the queen and left in a hurry. A group of ministers, you look at me, I look at you, and then look at the empty dragon seat and phoenix couch, and look at each other. Queen's birthday banquet, the queen is gone, so why celebrate?Everyone left angrily. Tian Qianqiu walked to Huo Guang's side and asked softly, "Master Huo, what do you think?" Huo Guang smiled, but his tone was cold, and he told Huo Yu: "I don't worry about the queen's health, you go and tell the imperial physicians to make a careful diagnosis and take good care of her." Huo Yu said: "My son understands." He hurried to the Tai Hospital. Huo Guang said to Tian Qianqiu: "This old man is the empress's grandfather, and the empress phoenix is ​​sick. It really makes me anxious. We will talk about everything after the empress recovers." Tian Qianqiu nodded: "My lord is right." Huo Guang was shocked and angry. The queen was sick, and as a minister and the queen's grandfather, he had absolutely no reason to ask the emperor to choose a concubine at this moment, regardless of the queen's illness.If Huo Chengjun enters the palace at this time and spreads among the people, it will easily be rumored that she competed with the queen for favor and became ill with the queen.If you don't become a concubine, you will lose your virtue first, which is not good for the future of Cheng Jun and the Huo family. In the middle of the night, Huo Yu brought several imperial doctors who had just treated the younger sister to see Huo Guang. These imperial physicians are all Huo Guang's cronies, and they assured Huo Guang that the queen is really sick, not just pretending to be sick.It is due to internal depression, exogenous wind and cold, and internal diseases caused by external diseases. Although it is not difficult to treat, it needs time-consuming and careful conditioning. Huo Guang's anger calmed down a bit, but his suspicions still couldn't go away. On the second day, when he came to court, he begged Liu Fuling to allow him to visit the sick. When you arrive at the Jiaofang Palace, first carefully interrogate the maid. The maid reported to Huo Guang that before Master Huo visited the queen last time, the queen coughed a little at night, and the maid Cheng'er nagged that she should ask the imperial doctor to see her, but the queen refused.After Mrs. Huo came to see the empress, the empress seemed very excited and happy, and she talked more, but she often had headaches and fatigue during the day, and Cheng'er persuaded the empress to call the imperial doctor to see her, but the empress refused again, saying that she was busy After this period of time, just take a rest.Unexpectedly, it has become a serious illness until now. Huo Guang counted the days, all suspicions that the younger sister was pretending to be ill were gone, leaving him helpless.Some court ladies who vented their anger on the younger sister's side, none of them really cared about the younger sister's body, they only heard Cheng'er persuasion and Cheng'er worried, but this Cheng'er was not his at all. When Huo Guang went to see the younger sister, the younger sister was crying on the sickbed, "Grandfather, when will my little aunt come into the palace? I feel so sad and want my little aunt to accompany me. Grandfather, let my little aunt come into the palace to accompany me." After all, it was his flesh and blood, and Huo Guang felt a little uncomfortable.If the daughter of an ordinary official in Chang'an City fell ill, she would be taken care of by her mother, accompanied by sisters to relieve boredom, and visited by her father and brother.Although the younger sister came from the most noble family, when she fell ill, there were only a group of court ladies who didn't really care about her at all. After Huo Guang left, he specially called Cheng'er, and told her kindly, "Take care of the empress empress. After the empress empress recovers, she will definitely not treat you badly, and your father and brother will also benefit a lot." Thinking of her parents and brothers whom she hadn't seen for many years, Cheng'er was a little sad, and thanked Huo Guang, "serving the empress is what a slave should do. Lord Huo, there are some things that maybe a slave should not say, but if a slave doesn't say it, maybe there will be no one." Said, so slaves can only do it calmly, no matter right or wrong." Huo Guang said: "I'm not a harsh person, you don't have to worry, just speak up when you have something to say." "The Empress has been having a low-grade fever for the past two days. The servants can often hear the Empress talking nonsense, sometimes calling them 'grandfather', sometimes 'mother', sometimes 'uncle', crying and saying 'lonely', in the middle of the night When I suddenly woke up, I would ask my servant in a daze: "Is the little aunt here?" If you have time, can you come and see the empress? I think it will be more effective than any medicine." Huo Guang glanced at the maids on one side, and the maids bowed their heads immediately. "I also heard it when the slaves kept watch at night." "The maidservants have also heard the empress talking in her sleep, and once called: 'Grandfather, uncle, take me out of the palace.'" "The slaves and maids thought that they were all unimportant homesickness, so there was no..." The maid muttered, not daring to say any more. The last doubt in Huo Guang's heart about "internal depression" was also dissipated, and he said to Cheng'er approvingly: "Thank you for your thoughtfulness to the empress." Cheng'er hurriedly said: "It's all the duty of a servant girl, I dare not be thanked by adults." When Huo Guang came out, he ran into Yun Ge who came to see Shangguan's younger sister. Yun Ge stepped sideways to the side of the road and put on his lap as a gesture of respect. Huo Guang had known that Yun Ge often came to play with his younger sister, and that his younger sister was ill, Yun Ge would come to see him, so he was not surprised, he nodded his head slightly, and walked past Yun Ge . Seeing Yun Ge, Cheng'er happily welcomes Yun Ge in.The others are indifferent, doing whatever they need to do. The matcha tea that came with Yun Ge is very popular.Matcha is just an ordinary court lady, there is no need to be overly vigilant, she is cheerful and generous, and everyone has benefited from her one after another, so they all smile and say hello when they see Matcha. Smelling the strange aroma of matcha, everyone asked curiously: "What kind of incense is this, it smells so unique?" Matcha triumphantly opened the purse and showed them, "The imperial doctor recently made it, and Manager Yu gave me some. Not only does it have a special fragrance, but it can also calm your mind and sleep, and treat coughs." As soon as the purse is opened, the room is filled with fragrance, like Zhilan in the bosom. Everyone in the palace had smelled a lot of strange fragrances, but this fragrance still moved the hearts of all the women, and they all came closer to look at it, "Is it really so magical? I can't sleep at night." The style of matcha is the same as before. Although there are not many items, everyone can get some. Yun Ge smiled and said to Cheng'er who was still guarding by the curtain, "Go and play with them too! I come here often, and I am familiar with everything, so you don't need to greet me specially." Cheng'er smelled the aroma, and her heart was already moved, she nodded with a smile, "Young lady has something to do, call your servant." She also went to matcha to get the incense crumbs. "Are you feeling better?" When Shangguan's younger sister heard Yun Ge's voice, she still closed her eyes and fell asleep, ignoring it. "Thank you for helping us." The little girl turned over and lay on her side, "I don't understand what you're talking about. I'm so sick, how can I have the strength to help others?" Yun Ge didn't know what to say, so he could only sit silently. A court lady turned her head to look at Yun Ge and the empress, and found that neither of them had moved their lips, Yun Ge was just sitting quietly by the couch, the empress seemed a little tired, and lay down with her eyes closed. The maid smiled reassuringly, and turned back to discuss incense with the other maids, only paying attention to the movements of the two of them from time to time. Although Shangguan's younger sister closed her eyes, she seemed to be at peace, but her heart was full of desolate wind and drizzle, which never ceased. Grandfather thought that the emperor didn't favor her because she was not charming enough, and thought that the emperor would accept concubines and spread branches and leaves for the sake of the emperor's power, but grandfather was wrong. Grandfather is not not smart, but too smart.He thought that there are men as smart as him in the world who know what is light and what is heavy, how to take and how to let go, but he doesn't know that there are such smart and foolish men in this world. She didn't know why she rejected Yun Ge outright, although she never wanted Huo Chengjun to enter the palace.Maybe she just wanted to see Yun Ge disappointed and sad, she didn't like Yun Ge's smile.But Yun Ge disappointed her again. Yun Ge didn't show any displeasure or disappointment at her rejection, but said softly: "I understand, it's more difficult for you than us." There is no one in the world who is better at lying than her. People only tell lies in their lives, but she lives her life with lies. Her life is a lie.But she couldn't see that Yun Ge had any forced smiles, nor could she see that Yun Ge had told any lies. In this warm and cold season, it is easy to catch a cold occasionally, so she fell ill. She was worried that her grandfather would suppress the news of her illness, so not only did she have to be sick, but she had to give birth to let everyone know. Every spring, the queen leads all the officials' wives to worship the Goddess of Silkworm and pray for "abundance of clothes" for the whole world, so she planned to fall ill in the mulberry forest in public, but unexpectedly the wind and cold drew out all the festering inside her, Last night, I was extremely angry and sad, and suddenly fell ill. She told herself that this was only done for herself, for her mother who committed suicide, for her younger brother who died at a young age, and for the hundreds of lives of the Shangguan family. She wasn't helping him, absolutely not! A court lady said outside the curtain: "Queen, it's time to take medicine." Miss Shangguan raised her eyes, smiled and said to Yun Ge: "You go back! My illness is not serious, the imperial doctor said that it will be fine after three or four months of recuperation, so don't worry too much." Yun Ge silently nodded, and after saluting, left the Jiaofang Hall. "She refused to accept our thanks." Liu Fuling nodded slightly, but did not speak. Yun Ge said: "Little sister only gave us three or four months, and we have to solve the things after that by ourselves." Liu He smiled: "Still worrying about Huo Chengjun? Isn't it just a matter of having no heirs? According to the minister, this is indeed a matter. Your Majesty, work hard at night, and want to have a child in three or four months, let alone one, just A few are more than enough. I am wondering, how come the emperor has missed the target once in so many years?" Liu He's exhaustion is indeed unparalleled, and only he dares to say such a thing. Liu Fuling was expressionless, but Yunge's cheeks were flushed, and he spat at Liu He: "Do you think everyone is like you?" He turned and left in a hurry. Liu He looked at Liu Fuling intently, and actually felt that Liu Fuling's expressionless face seemed to be hiding a trace of shyness.illusion?It must be my illusion!Liu He's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe it and said: "Your Majesty, you, you, you are not still there, no... Are you still a child... No, it is impossible..." It was so unbelievable that Liu He was tongue-tied and unable to utter a complete sentence. Liu Fuling interrupted him lightly, and said calmly and seemingly calmly: "I just asked you how to deal with the Qiang and Hun issues, but you haven't answered me yet." Liu He wanted to ask more questions, the eunuch outside the hall reported back, Liu asked to see him, but Liu He put the conversation aside.When Liu Xun came in, Liu Fuling repeated the question again to make Liu Xun think about it. Liu He smiled and replied: "The countries in the Western Regions have always been a hidden concern of our dynasty, but they are small and weak, and they often choose the strong to rely on. As long as our dynasty can restrain the Qiang and Huns, they have nothing to worry about. Princess Jieyou was in Wusun, comforting and uniting the countries of the Western Regions. With the efforts of her and Mrs. Feng, even in the most turbulent years after the death of the first emperor, there were no major disturbances in the Western Regions. Now the government is clear and the court is stable. It is even less worrying. The most worrying thing is the Qiang and the Huns, and between the two, the most worrying thing is the unification of the Qiang. Once the Qiang is unified, we will definitely have a big war on the frontier." Liu Fuling nodded in agreement, Liu Xun's expression moved slightly, but he didn't speak immediately.But the two people in the hall were smart people, and immediately caught the change in his expression, Liu He smiled and said: "It seems that the young master has already thought of a way to deal with it." Liu Xun hurriedly smiled and bowed to Liu He: "Uncle Wang, don't make fun of me anymore." Then he said to Liu Fuling: "It's not that I have thought about this before, but someone threw a hydrangea ball out, it depends on us now To accept or not to accept." Hearing his strange words, Liu He couldn't help saying "huh", but Liu Fuling just nodded slightly, motioning for him to continue talking. "Your majesty must still remember Zhongqiang's prince Kerdada. After the match, Kerdada went to talk to Meng Jue, and said to Meng Jue in front of Chen and Yunge: 'If I become Zhongqiang in the future King Qiang, if you serve as an official in the Han Dynasty for one day, the Chinese and Qiang will never violate the Han Dynasty."'" After Liu Xun finished repeating what Ke Erdada said, he didn't say another word, just looked at Liu He and Liu Fuling silently.After a moment of silence in the hall, Liu He said with a smile: "Although Zhongqiang is not the most powerful among the various tribes of the Qiang people, its geographical location is the most critical. Miaojiang and Dongqiang are not only the hubs of the various tribes of the Qiang people, but also the gateways leading to the Miaojiang. Without passing through the Zhongqiang, it is difficult for the forces of slavery to enter the Miaojiang. Without passing through the Zhongqiang, it is impossible for the Qiang to complete the unification. The one who has always advocated the unity of the Qiang people and tried to unite with the Xiongnu to attack our dynasty is the current leader of the Zhongqiang." Liu Xun nodded: "Uncle Wang is very right. If you have a wise king, you will have good ministers. It is not difficult to let people like Meng Jue continue to be in the palace. But as far as I know, Kerdada is from Zhongqiang. Fourth prince, there are three elder brothers above, if he wants to be king, it will not be easy, if he and his father disagree on the political views of the Han Dynasty, it will be even more difficult." Liu Fuling said lightly: "Then we will help him change 'more difficult' into 'easy'." Liu He said: "Kerdada can think of such a way to fight for the throne, he is also a bad wolf, let him be the king..." He shook his head and sighed. Liu Fuling smiled lightly and said: "When a hunter is hunting, he is not afraid of encountering a wolf, but a wolf who does not know how powerful a bow is. A wolf who knows how powerful a bow and arrow is, no matter how vicious, as long as the hunter has a bow and arrow in his hand, he will be able to kill him. They will also be afraid to confront hunters head-on, but wolves who don't know the power of bows and arrows will be fearless and just want to kill hunters." Liu He thought for a moment, nodded and smiled, "Your Majesty doesn't hunt often, but he knows a lot about these principles. They are all vicious wolves, so we can only choose a wolf that is afraid." Liu Fuling said: "This matter can only be handled in secret, and we cannot intervene directly, otherwise it will only intensify the conflict." He looked at Liu Xun, "You have been in the civil society for many years, and you have known many knights in the rivers and lakes. The matter is related to the stability of the frontier and the safety of the people, I believe that these knights in the world will definitely be willing to help you." Liu Xun immediately knelt down, kowtowed his head, and said in a low voice, "I am willing to serve you, but I have a merciless request." Liu Fuling replied indifferently: "What?" "If this matter is handed over to the minister, the emperor will not be able to intervene anymore. The world has its own rules." Liu Fuling nodded in agreement, and only urged: "I won't ask about this matter anymore, I just wait for Yao He Ke Erdada to take over the throne in the future. However, if you need any material or financial resources, you can come to me for them at any time." Liu Xun's heart was agitated, suppressing his joy, he calmly kowtowed to Liu Fuling to thank him.After Liu Xun withdrew, Liu He, who had been watching everything with a smile on his face, sat up straight and wanted to talk, but suddenly, he thought of something that even he could think of, how could Liu Fuling not think of it?Since he did this, there must be a reason for him to do so, so he lazily leaned back on the couch. Liu Fuling looked at him and smiled, and said, "Thank you." Liu Fuling's transparency made Liu He tremble, thinking of his second brother, his heart felt sad, but his face was still smiling. ... Liu Xun's new residence, Yangwuhou's Mansion. Huo Chengjun's failure to enter the palace should be a good thing for them, but Liu Xun always felt that Meng Jue was in a bad mood: "Meng Jue, you seem very disappointed that the emperor can't accept a concubine." "Is there?" Meng Jue neither admitted nor denied it. Liu Xun said: "It is a matter of time before the emperor accepts a concubine, but if he does not accept a concubine, there is still a Shangguan empress. With Yun Ge's character, she can tolerate it for a while, but it is absolutely impossible to tolerate it forever. It is inevitable that she will leave. Besides, it will be sooner or later." Knowing today, why bother at the beginning? Before you get married, you are half-hearted, even ordinary women may throw up their sleeves and leave, let alone Yun Ge? Yun Ge is right to show you some flair now." Meng Jue smiled and said, "How much does Hou Ye know about my affairs? The situation that day, if you were replaced by you, you might already be a spoiled guest of the Huo Mansion." Liu Xun ignored the displeasure under Meng Jue's smile, and asked with a smile, "How would I know if you didn't tell me? Why on earth did you fall out with Huo Guang?" Meng Jue smiled lightly: "Master Hou has a lot to worry about in the future, so don't waste time on dismissing officials." The servant reported outside: "The king of Changyi came to congratulate Lord Hou on his housewarming." Liu Xun hurriedly stood up to greet him. Liu He came in and saw Meng Jue, he didn't say anything, he let out a long sigh first. Liu Xun seems to understand but not understand. Meng Jue already understood, the smile on his face revealed a bit of loneliness. Liu He handed to Liu Xun the things Yun Ge asked him to bring to Xu Pingjun: "It's all from Yun Ge to Madam. Yun Ge also said that if Madam's injury has recovered, you can choose a day to go to the palace to see her. Now Now it is not as convenient for her to leave the palace as it is for Madam to enter the palace." Liu Xun thanked with a smile. Spring is the most promising season of the year, and the autumn harvest is brewing on the branches. Because of the hope of the flowers blooming, even the air is full of fragrance. Yun Ge and Liu Fuling walked side by side along the Cang River. The Cang River is surging, coming from the sky and going to the sky, it is just a passerby of Weiyang Palace. Yun Ge looked at the water and smiled, Liu Fuling also smiled slightly, there was a tacit understanding in their eyes. "Brother Ling, what do you want to do?" Yun Ge's words were nonsensical, but Liu Fuling understood very well: "I haven't thought it through yet, there are too many things I want to do. Well, maybe build a house first." "house?" "The bluestone is the wall, and the glass is the roof. Enjoy the snow in winter, the rain in summer, the white clouds in the daytime, and the stars in the evening." In order to talk to Liu Fuling face to face, Yun Ge walked backwards in front of him with a smile: "You want to build our little glazed building? Do you know how to burn glazed glaze? That's right! But we have the secrets of the world, and with the secret of this one skill, we are not afraid of starving to death." As he said that, Yun Ge's eyes suddenly widened and he was very excited: "What other secret do you know?" Liu Fuling smiled: "I'll tell you later when you feel bored. As long as you want, there are some secret guarantees that will allow us to be hunted down by assassins secretly cultivated by many countries." Yun Ge clasped his hands together and smiled, looking longingly: "Isn't it just a game of hide and seek? But it's just more exciting to play." Liu Fuling could only smile.The "peaceful" life after the retreat of the Zen position is completely conceivable. The two walked along the path paved with cobblestones towards the imperial garden. "Be careful." Liu Fuling reminded Yun Ge who was walking backwards. "what!" But Yun Ge was dancing, Meng Jue walked quickly again, the two bumped into each other, Meng Jue half-supported and half-hugged Yun Ge. "Isn't that right..." Before he could finish speaking, the familiar smell had already made Yun Ge guess who was coming, and he desperately wanted to break free from Meng Jue, but Meng Jue's arm did not loosen at all, tightly encircling her around him. in his arms. Liu Fuling stretched out his hand and took Yun Ge's hand: "Meng Aiqing!" The tone was short and forceful, and it was Liu Fuling's usual tone of neither joy nor anger.But calm down, there is a rare coldness. After Yun Ge felt Meng Jue's body stiffen slightly, she finally let go of her slowly, and bowed to Liu Fuling: "I don't know the emperor is here, I'm being rude, I want to ask the emperor to allow me to talk to Yun Ge alone. a few words." Liu Fuling looked at Yunge questioningly. Yun Ge shook his head, expressing his reluctance: "Whatever you want to say, just say it here!" Meng Jue got up, with repressed anger in his black eyes: "I smelled the fragrance crumbs made by me on many maids, but you didn't have it at all. How do you explain it?" "How to explain? I gave them the shavings, and they used it, but I didn't use it!" Meng Jue smiled slightly: "This incense crumbs only made a purse, it seems that you gave it all away." Yun Ge didn't say a word, it was the default. "If you rest in the first watch, you will feel chest tightness in the second watch, often wake up with a cough, and toss and turn for half an hour before falling asleep again..." "There is an imperial doctor in the palace to treat me, so you don't need to worry about it." "Yun Ge, you are such a stubborn cow! This is your own body, and you are the one who suffers at night." "You are a stubborn cow! I said no, but you still want to give it to me. If you give it again, I will give it back!" Liu Fuling finally understood some of the ins and outs: "Yun Ge, you feel bad at night, why didn't you tell me?" Yun Ge did not answer.I thought to myself: You have already blamed yourself for this matter, and now there are more important things to do, I don't want to make you more worried because of a little cough. Liu Fuling asked again: "Since Meng Jue has a better way to treat your cough, why doesn't he accept it?" "I..." Seeing the disapproval in Liu Fuling's eyes, Yun Ge angrily turned her head. "Meng Jue, please make some more incense crumbs, I will personally supervise Yunge's use." Meng Jue bowed to Liu Fuling and bid farewell, took two steps, then turned around suddenly, smiled and said to Yun Ge: "Don't take medicine indiscriminately, if you don't want to harm others, quickly return all the unused incense shavings." Yun Ge was depressed, gave away the things in his hands, and then went to ask for them back?Matcha would kill her. "Meng Jue, you are lying, you just want to tease me." "Believe it or not." Meng Jue left with a warm smile. Yun Ge stared angrily at Meng Jue's back, and only looked away bitterly when Meng Jue disappeared. Turning his head, meeting Liu Fuling's thoughtful gaze, Yun Ge was a little at a loss: "Brother Ling, what are you thinking?" Liu Fuling stared at Yunge without answering. Although Meng Jueren had walked away, the anger in her eyes still persisted. Yun Ge is always gentle and kind to people, it is very difficult for anyone to really get angry with her. On the one hand, she has an easy-going personality, but on the other hand, Yun Ge does not really take the other party seriously in her heart. can be treated indifferently. "Brother Ling..." Yun Ge held Liu Fuling's hand and shook it. Liu Fuling held her hand tightly, and said with a smile, "It's nothing, I just thought, I should hold you tightly." night. Yun Ge was about to take a rest, Liu Fuling came in with a wooden box, ordered Matcha to set up the golden smoker, threw a few pieces of incense into the smoker, and after a while, the room was filled with a delicate fragrance. Yun Ge muttered: "His hands and feet are nimble, and he did it so quickly." Liu Fuling sat on the side of the couch, smiled and praised: "Such a pleasant scent, even if it has no medicinal effect, it is very attractive, not to mention it can help you cure your illness? It will save you the pain of taking medicine." Yun Ge didn't want to mention Meng Jue anymore, so he pulled Liu Fuling and asked Liu Fuling to tell her a joke. Before Liu Fuling finished his joke, Yun Ge fell asleep. The incense made by Meng Jue was very efficacious, Yun Ge woke up until dawn, and did not cough or wake up at night. Therefore, this incense has become a standing incense in the Xuanshi Palace, and they fall asleep with Yunge every night.