Chapter 112: Lu Pheasant's My Virtuous Empress (2)
In the troubled times, how far can a woman and an old man go safely? Lu Pheasant and Liu Taigong soon fell into the hands of the Chu army, and they were imprisoned for more than two years.
In the past two years, the relationship between the Chu army and the Han army has continued to deteriorate, and Lü Pheasant and Liu Taigong have lived in the Chu camp in fear. Fortunately, Xiang Yu is a descendant of a famous general after all, and his upbringing is not bad, seeing that he can't use them to blackmail Liu Bang, he didn't embarrass them from these two vulnerable groups, and finally let them go unharmed.
Lu Pheasant protected Liu Taigong's thoughtfulness in the midst of the enemy army, needless to say, the hard work in between. Liu Bang seemed to have found it this time, and solemnly thanked her. But that's about it.
Lu Pheasant thought that it was safest to keep the children with his father, and even if Liu Bang didn't love himself, he shouldn't be bad for his own children. But she was wrong. Although Qi Ji did not specifically calculate the two children, Le'er and Ying'er, their father didn't care about them. When Liu Bang was fleeing, he even pushed his sister-in-law and daughter off the carriage in order to make the carriage faster.
With such a father, does Qi Ji still need to calculate them?
Liu Bang has had more women around him in recent years, but the most favored is still that Qi Ji. In the past few years of Lu Pheasant's absence, Qi Ji also gave birth to a son to Liu Bang, and Liu Bang personally named him "Ruyi". When Lu Pheasant heard this name, tears poured out like spring water. Ying'er is Liu Bang's eldest son, and when he was born, he just took the word "Ying" as his name because the rice jar at home was full that day. Now he named a concubine "Ruyi", do you want to say that his son makes him unsatisfactory?
The Chu army was defeated, and the Han Dynasty was established. Liu Bang made Lu Pheasant the queen and Liu Ying the crown prince. Lu Pheasant knew in his heart that if it weren't for the fact that most of the old people in Pei County were still there, if it weren't for the great contribution of the Lu family in Liu Bang's exploits, the children of the Lu family were all over the army and became the backbone of the Han army.
Even so, her position is in jeopardy. All the concubines in the palace knew that His Majesty never rested with the queen, and the time to see the crown prince and the eldest princess Lu Yuan every month was also a handful. Whenever there is a major event in the palace, His Majesty rarely discusses it with the queen.
Lu Pheasant lived tremblingly in the palace. She was originally a strong and stubborn woman, otherwise she would not have been able to protect her children and Mrs. Liu's thoughtfulness in the war, but now by her man's side, she is like thin ice every day, for fear that if she is not careful, she will be grabbed by someone and taken off the queen's seat, she is even more afraid that after she loses the queen's position, her daughter and son will not be able to survive in this cannibalistic palace.
But no matter how careful she is, what should come will always come, no heart is no heart, no matter how much she sacrifices for him.
When Le'er reached the age of getting married, Liu Bang pointed her out to Zhang Ao without consulting him. Zhang Ao's father, Zhang Er, was a general of the original Chu army, and later demoted to the Han Dynasty, although he was named the king of Zhao, but his identity was embarrassing and he could not enter the center of power. That's it, not long after Le'er got married, someone accused King Zhao of rebellion, and later they were forced to give their fiefdom to Qi Ji's son.
What's more, Yingbu rebelled, Qi Ji, now Mrs. Qi, actually built yì Liu Bang to let Ying'er lead the army to the battle, didn't that send his son to death? Ying'er did not lead the army, this victory was futile, and if she was defeated, she might not be able to come back. Even if he comes back by luck, he will be stripped of his position as crown prince.
Lu Pheasant can tolerate Mrs. Qi robbing her husband, can tolerate her not having half respect for herself, coveting her position all day long, and can tolerate her repeated persecution, but she can't bear her hurting her children. It's a mother's instinct.
No matter how difficult Lu Pheasant was before, she never thought of killing Mrs. Qi's mother and son, but now, she finally made up her mind. Since the other party doesn't let their mother and son live well, then she shouldn't live!
Lu Pheasant is good at forbearance. Liu Bang protected Mrs. Qi's mother and son very well, and she was not so easy to start. She couldn't keep her husband's heart, so she chose to be his right-hand man, so that he couldn't do without herself! In order to survive in the palace, Lu Pheasant set a new goal for herself. She began to help Liu Bang do things that were inconvenient for him to do but had to do, such as killing heroes. Even if he tarnishes his reputation and leaves a lasting reputation, as long as he still needs to help him stand in front, he can't kick his mother and son away without scruples.
Lü Pheasant also quietly curryed favor with the ministers of the court, such as Zhou Chang, Fan Xu, Zhang Liang and the like. Whoever speaks for her son, she is willing to kneel for the other party.
Mrs. Qi's son is growing up, and she has been instigating Liu Bang to abolish the crown prince, what good will happen to the abolished prince? During that time, Lu Pheasant was about to go crazy in despair, everyone could see it, only Liu Bang couldn't see it.
Lu Pheasant's love for Liu Bang slowly left only disappointment, and then despair. The person he once loved the most has become a knife hanging over the heads of himself and his children, and he may be doomed at any time.
She was in the midst of endless this, struggling to survive, hoping to survive until the day when the clouds broke through.
Lu Pheasant's efforts finally had an effect, and under the guidance of the old ministers, she invited the "Shangshan Sihao", which finally made Liu Bang realize that he and his son were not so easy to abandon. Fortunately, his time was running out, and the new Han Dynasty couldn't withstand too much tossing, and finally eliminated the mind of abolishing the prince.
Yes, Lu Pheasant really thinks that "fortunately, his time is running out". If he had lived a few more years, perhaps he and his son would have become a pitiful victim in history.
After Liu Bang's death, Lu Pheasant finally lived a life of raising his eyebrows. She can finally avenge her mother and son. Mrs. Qi and her son died tragically, but they both deserved it. Heaven is evil, forgivable, self-inflicted, and cannot live. Lu Pheasant treated all Liu Bang's other concubines and children kindly, and took revenge on Mrs. Qi alone. Her revenge has been avenged.
However, Lu Pheasant still has a strong unwillingness in his heart. In her life, even if she is in power in the end and can do whatever she wants, she will not be happy after all. If he starts over again, Lu Pheasant doesn't want to invest so much energy on an unreliable man, and exchange his decades of youth and sacrifice for his coldness and ruthlessness. She no longer wants to be described as a vicious woman, she is resolute, loyal, and generous, and if it were not for the people who did everything possible to harm their mother and son, she would never have done a death to them, and she did not want to bear the accusations that others imposed on her for fear. She doesn't want to live a life of enduring humiliation and burden, like walking on the tip of a knife, she just wants stability, happiness, and only wants her children to be healthy and happy.
After fusing the original body's divine sense, Han Ruo felt that Lu Pheasant was really pitiful. She left her noble identity behind for a man, did laundry, cooking, housework, supported her parents and raised her young children, worked in the fields when the sky was unknown, still weaving when it was dark, did everything she could, gave everything she could, but in the end she was not as good as a young woman who could only sing and dance. In her life, life is too worthless.
If you can't compare to a beautiful look after all, then why let the heavy work change your appearance?
Lu Pheasant's wish is very simple, as a woman and a mother, she just doesn't want to live too painfully, she just wants to live a peaceful and happy life with her children.
Han Ruo is full of respect for Lu Pheasant. A woman who can give a qiē for her husband and her children deserves all the respect of others. Although some people would condemn her for making Mrs. Qi a "human being," would she really be blamed? If it weren't for Mrs. Qi's step-by-step approach and repeated killing of their mother and son, how could Lu Pheasant be driven so crazy? If we can understand a lion who fights to the death against the enemy in order to protect his cubs, we should also be able to understand a mother who is driven to madness.
Han Ruo looked at the two children sleeping soundly on the inside of the bed, they were thin and small, with yellow hair, and they were obviously malnourished. The sturdy young man who said he was going to find Liu Bang during the day today was Liu Bang's illegitimate son Liu Fei. In order not to let others say that she is a stepmother, the original owner is not good for Liu Bang's illegitimate child, and the good food and clothes in the family, except for Mrs. Liu, the one who gives Liu Fei is the first share. Liu Fei has a large amount of rice, so he is not welcome, he never knows how to let others, often he is full, and the two children Le'er and Ying'er are not enough to eat.
The original owner raised Mrs. Liu and her husband's illegitimate children to be white and fat, but he and his two children were yellow-skinned and poorly clothed. Although Liu Fei was not ungrateful and stepped on the original owner when he was in difficulty, he never helped her and her children. It's really sad to think about it! If Han Ruo decides that in the future, he will have a bowl of water flat, and the children will have the same food, clothing, and housing. Anyway, no matter how much he pays, Liu Bang will not be able to see or remember, and there is no need to treat his children harshly for some gossip.
The next day, Liu Fei saw that the porridge in the bowl was much thinner, and couldn't help frowning: "Why is today's rice so thin?
"There is no rice in the rice jar at home, so it can only be made so thin. If you don't eat it, give it to everyone, don't waste it. "Han Ruo, that is, the current Lu Pheasant, is unceremoniously authentic.
Le'er was only five or six years old, and she knew how to help herself share the housework. Liu Fei, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old young man, doesn't do anything all day long, just like Liu Bang back then, he is fooling around, he comes to reach out for food to open his mouth, as a concubine, he lives better than his son-in-law and daughter-in-law. Han Ruo didn't plan to get used to him like the original owner.
Liu Fei is a child who has just grown up, although he is still a little indignant in his heart, but after all, he was raised by Lu Pheasant, and he is not hopeless.
When Mrs. Liu saw this, she didn't feel that there was anything wrong. Liu Fei is such a big child, he should have found a living to earn some money. The daughter-in-law used to be accustomed to him, and it was difficult for her to say anything, so she couldn't say, "Daughter-in-law, don't be so good to my grandson!" She was not in good health and couldn't do anything, but she was not blind in her eyes. I gave birth to several sons, and I didn't really care about myself. Speaking of which, it means that Ejiao is really filial to herself.
Liu Fei finished his meal sullenly, and suddenly thought that his father had defected to General Xiang and became a big official, and if he looked for it, he would definitely not be hungry again, so he said to Han Ruo (that is, Lu Pheasant): "Mother, have you thought about what I told you yesterday? I want to follow my father to join the army and overthrow the tyrannical Qin." ”
"No, it's so dangerous to fight, don't go. Han Ruo didn't even think about it, and refused in one bite. If such a big labor is let go, I will not be as tired as the original owner, and I will be tired and vicissitudes every year!
"Mother, I'm fifteen years old, I'm an adult, you can't control me like that. Liu Fei was anxious when he heard this. He had already made an appointment with his brothers yesterday, and what a shame it would be if he suddenly said that he couldn't go!
Do you still know that you are an adult? Have you ever taken care of your family? Han Ruo slandered in his heart, and said categorically: "If you say you are not allowed to go, you are not allowed to go." You were raised by me, and I should care about you no matter how I do. ”
Liu Fei had never seen his grandmother speak to him so strictly, and he suddenly felt very aggrieved. Don't let him eat enough today, and don't let him go to his father. Sure enough, then my mother just didn't kiss. He glanced at Mrs. Liu next to him, and then pounced over and said coquettishly: "Grandfather, look at my mother~~~"
Han Ruo's face darkened completely. Little, I haven't disciplined you yet, you'll learn to sue!Hmph~~