Liu Ying coughed intermittently twice, and said while coughing: "You, you go and clean up the side hall, the movement is smaller, don't let the queen mother know." If the queen mother asked, she said that my illness had worsened in the past two days, and I ordered the queen to serve from the side, understand? ”

The four or five palace attendants next to him responded in unison, and two more palace attendants went to the side hall with a brand new set of couch bedding.

The rest of the palace attendants gathered around Liu Ying, one fed him medicine, one rubbed the acupuncture points on his shoulders and neck for him, and the other stood aside with a copper basin scarf, which seemed to have long been strange.

Liu Ying coughed dozens of times in a row, breathing a little easier, and then continued: "Ah Yan, you have also seen it, my body, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold it for a few days." You can live in the side hall with peace of mind, and I will not disturb you. As for the children, they should also be raised in this palace. ”

The eunuch held the baby in front of Liu Ying at the right time and bent down slightly.

Liu Ying had a faint smile in her eyes, teased with her fingers for a while, and then ordered, "Just hug it." ”

The eunuch answered, turned around and saluted Yun Yao, and left with the child in his arms. The child had always been quiet, even if he had just been teased twice by Liu Ying, he just clenched his fists, yawned slightly, and fell asleep in a daze.

From beginning to end, that child had never touched Yun Yao's hand.

Yun Yao hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty's illness, can it be tight?" ”

Liu Ying waved her hand and said with a smile: "Ah Yan, don't be too persistent, I said a few months ago that life and death are not up to fate, even if you are the Son of Heaven, you can't resist the Mandate of Heaven." Ah Yan come here. He beckoned to Yun Yao, and then gave a look to the palace attendants next to him.

The palace attendants understood, and they all retreated fourteen or fifteen steps in unison, lowering their eyebrows, not looking or listening.

Yun Yao hesitated for a moment, but finally stood up and moved to Liu Ying's side little by little.

Liu Ying gave up some position slightly, supported one hand on the soft pillow, and pressed the brocade quilt with the other, and her voice became hoarse and dark: "Four years ago, the queen mother matched you and me, and there were many entanglements of interests during this period. You were too young to tell you. And Sister Lu Yuan and Xuanping Hou, the two of them are also among them, so I can't tell you anything. ”

Yun Yao remembered the little bride she had seen in a haze when she had just crossed, and she felt a little uncomfortable.

Liu Ying coughed heavily twice, relieved herself, and then said slowly: "You have been making trouble with me all these years, and you even refuse to call 'uncle' anymore, so you should complain about me." Don't hide it from Ah Yan, when Ah Yan married me, I also resented Ah Yan. ”

So in her years-long career as a queen, Zhang Yan has seen him very few times.

Thinking of this, Liu Ying couldn't help but rub the corners of her forehead in distress, and her expression became faintly tired. He paused for a moment before continuing: "But now that Ah Yan is getting older, there are many things that I should also crush and talk to you in detail." Ah Yan, after I pass away, no matter what the queen mother says to you or do, you have to remember that if you don't go to the funeral, you won't leave the palace, understand? ”

Yun Yao was startled, and looked at him with a pair of dark eyes.

Liu Ying secretly said that the child was afraid that he would be frightened, so he slowed down his voice again and slowly explained: "Ah Yan remembers, although the palace is a little boring, at least there are tiger guards around, which can protect your safety; If you leave this palace, it is not safe to go back to the mansion of the Marquis of Xuanping or go somewhere else. ”

Tiger Ben is the forbidden army in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty.

Yun Yao shook her head slightly, puzzled, "Why?" I ......"

Liu Ying raised her hand to stop her words, and motioned for her to look down at her hand.

He stretched out his index finger and wrote on the brocade quilt one by one: The queen mother has made many enemies. After a hundred years, Gong'er will not be able to inherit the throne. Before the new emperor ascended the throne, it meant that you were out of the palace, you know?

Yun Yao was stunned for a moment, and then gradually understood.

Liu Ying didn't know anything, there were many things, he just pretended to be deaf and dumb.

After Liu Ying finished writing, she leaned back a little and said with a smile: "Ah Yan doesn't need to be too resentful, this is not necessarily a bad thing." At least from now on, Ah Yan will never have to see my annoying uncle again. Isn't that a great thing? ”

With that, he coughed violently again.

Yun Yao stretched out her hand to pat him on the back, but when her hand reached halfway, she suddenly hesitated again.

According to Liu Ying's statement, the two of them have been disgusted with each other for a long time in the past. Now ...... for yourself

"Ahem, ahem." Liu Ying coughed and smiled, "What's the matter, Ah Yan has also become restrained?" When you were young, your uncle hugged you many times, if it weren't for the ...... later," he said here, he suddenly stopped the conversation, changed the subject stiffly, and asked with a smile: "Is the queen mother okay?" ”

Yun Yao slowly moved over, patted his back gently, and whispered, "The Queen Mother is very good." ”

At first, she was still a little restrained and unaccustomed, but after thinking about it, this Liu Ying Majesty probably fought angrily back then, but because of the great power of Empress Lu, she reluctantly accepted it, and finally left the queen in the palace, and she hadn't seen her for a long time, so she wanted to come...... This person is also a little depressed in his heart.

Liu Ying has been completely hollowed out, and the person in charge of the power in the court is Empress Lu, and the feeling of powerlessness is probably even worse than her.

After a while, Liu Ying seemed to feel better, so she waved her hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, you go to the side hall to rest." Well, by the way, the young man who saved you the day before yesterday has been ordered to be settled, do you want to send someone to visit him? ”

Yun Yao was stunned. What saved her teenager?

Liu Ying saw that she was surprised, and guessed that she probably didn't remember, so she explained: "You slipped on the bluestone brick that day, if it weren't for the quick hand of a tiger Benlang next to me who dragged you, the back of your head would have hit the stone." The Assassin of the Day...... Well, look at your expression, I probably don't remember. The Assassin of that day was about to assassinate the mother, and then you slipped and fell to the ground, and the tiger man helped you, but he was stabbed in half. Ah Yan, you should thank him well. ”

With such righteous words and a serious tone, he is completely like an emperor who cares for his younger generations.

That's right, Liu Ying never regarded Zhang Yan as her queen from beginning to end.

Thinking of this, Yun Yao was no longer as stiff as before, and lowered her head and responded, "No." ”

Liu Ying's face also became a little lighter, and she waved her hand and said, "You go back and rest." You are still sick, and you have just gone to see your mother again, and you must be a little tired. Come and help the queen to go back to the side hall to rest. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, two palace attendants next to him stepped forward and said respectfully, "Queen, please." ”

Yun Yao got up and saluted: "Then Ah Yan will not disturb His Majesty Xià to rest." ”

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She lived in Liu Ying's side hall for half a month.

In the past half a month, Empress Lu had to send a female official over at the end of three days to ask if His Majesty had sex with the queen, and to verify the queen's body, but they were all sent out by Liu Ying one by one. The female official's posture was tougher, and Liu Ying asked lightly: "If I or the queen's illness worsens, which of you can afford this responsibility?" And he scared the female officers out.

Except for one time, Empress Lu personally came to ask Liu Ying why she didn't have sex with the queen, and Liu Ying only replied calmly: "Does the queen mother still want to interfere in my bed/house?" Empress Lu was so angry that he brushed his sleeves away.

But after Empress Lu left, a wry smile appeared on Liu Ying's face, which was both bitter and melancholy.

The child who was forcibly stuffed and raised by Empress Lu, Liu Gong, is getting cleaner and cleaner. The child has been quietly unhappy since he was a child, and half of his appearance inherited his father, and the other half inherited his mother. Liu Ying would occasionally tease him, which was also Liu Ying's only pleasure in her illness.

Occasionally, some documents would be sent from outside and asked Liu Ying to stamp the seal, but most of the time, it was quiet, as if it had been forgotten.

The palace attendants occasionally talked about the mother-son conflict between Empress Lu and Liu Ying, for example, Empress Lu let him see the tragic situation of Qi Ji with his own eyes, and for example, Empress Lu wanted to kill Liu Fei in front of Liu Ying, but most of these gossips passed on by word of mouth were old news, even if Liu Ying heard it herself, he just laughed and sighed faintly.

After some time, in the middle of summer, Liu Ying was going out to inspect his tiger camp.

And this time, even the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother went with them, and the scene was very grand.

Yun Yao sat on the high pavilion, looking at the tiger beners below, and her mind drifted to somewhere. She heard that this was the place where Empress Lu was assassinated that day, Empress Zhang Yan fell, and was rescued again. A few days ago, she sent someone to the tiger man's house to say hello according to Liu Ying's instructions, but there has been no news until now. And I heard that the tiger Benlang was seriously injured, and it was obvious that he was about to die.

She was very uneasy and sorry, but she couldn't do anything but send a large number of medicinal herbs.

Liu Ying is already boosting Hu Benlang's morale. Looking at the past from her point of view, she saw that in front of the black and oppressive Tiger Army, there was indeed a vacant position, and it was never filled. Her gaze lingered for a moment, then turned away.

After Liu Yingqiang finished his spiritual training, Lu Hou got up and said some painless words, probably to let the tiger army defend the palace wholeheartedly. Liu Ying gave up some positions slightly, but her body shook slightly, and she was about to fall to the ground.

"陛xià!!"

The palace attendants next to them were all panicked, and stepped forward one by one to support Liu Ying. Yun Yao was closest to Liu Ying, so she also got up and grabbed his arm. It was only then that she noticed that Liu Ying was pale, breathing rapidly, and some blood was faintly oozing from the corners of her mouth.