Chapter 8: The First Entry into the Underworld

A moment later, Liu Wei and Cai Yan came to the dormitory where Empress He was.

When he saw Queen He, Liu Wei bowed and said with a smile: "Queen Mother, the child has brought his future daughter-in-law to see you." ”

I have to say that it has been more than a month since he first met Empress He at this time.

And in the past month or so, he has come to greet Empress He every morning, firstly, to please this mother so that he can persuade this mother to stand on his side in the future, and secondly, to create a 'filial' character.

Because the Han Dynasty was a country that advocated filial piety, even the emperors of the past dynasties had 'filial piety' in their nicknames, which shows the importance attached to filial piety.

And Empress He also loves this only son very much, this back and forth, the relationship between mother and son has gradually become intimate, and Liu Wei has gradually adapted, and gradually regarded Queen He as his mother in this life, at least now.

As for the death of Emperor Ling two years later, whether there will be some contradictions between the mother and son because of Empress He's obedience to the government, Liu Wei cannot guarantee this, and can only say that he will try his best to avoid this kind of thing.

But right now, Queen He is very happy, especially after hearing Liu Wei's words, she can't close her mouth happily.

"Debate, a good debate for mothers......"

She affectionately held Liu Wei in her arms until Liu Wei struggled slightly: "Mother, don't treat me as a child, Wen Ji is still watching." ”

"Good, good. ”

Empress He let go of her hands with a smile and turned her head to look at Cai Yan.

And the smart Cai Yan also saluted Queen He with a red face at the right time: "Concubine Cai Yan, I have seen Queen He." ”

Why blush?

Who let Liu argue freely and say what his daughter-in-law.

"Good, good. ”

Empress He looked at Cai Yan and nodded slightly, seemingly with a smile on her face, but in fact she was a little disappointed, after all, Cai Yan at this time seemed to her like a village girl, although she was talented, but her appearance was not outstanding, at least among the palace maids around Queen He, there were many people who surpassed this woman.

Of course, disappointment is disappointment, but she is not discriminatory, after all, she is only the daughter of a butcher in Nanyang, and when she entered the palace, she was not much better than this little girl.

Not to mention that her son is satisfiedβ€”as long as her son is satisfied.

Out of the psychology of loving the house and Wu, Queen He also called Cai Yan to her side and talked to her affectionately, which made Cai Yan a little flattered, and she would answer all questions and dare not slack off.

When Cai Yan's biological father Cai Yong was mentioned, Cai Yan said in a low voice: "...... My father was still in the land of Wuhui, and he was not recruited by the imperial court, so he did not dare to enter Beijing without authorization, but he just told his concubine to serve Shi Hou well. ”

In fact, at that time, Cai Yong secretly instructed her to try to persuade Shi Hou to let Shi Hou know about the evil things done by the palace attendants, but because Guo Sheng had warned her in advance, she didn't dare to mention it.

"At a young age, you've suffered all these years. ”

Looking at Cai Yan's yellow and thin appearance, Queen He was very emotional, and immediately asked, "Wen Ji, did your father Cai Langzhong get any crime before?"

Zhao Zhong, who was on the side, was slightly startled, and preemptively explained: "Queen Mother, the old minister knows about this matter, Cai Langzhong was convicted for slandering the court at that time. ”

"Slandering the imperial court?" Empress He turned her head to look at Zhao Zhong: "What did Cai Langzhong say at that time?"

"Uh......"

Zhao Zhong was speechless.

How dare he say that Cai Yong was framed by them back then?

After thinking for a while, he sneered: "In fact, it can't be regarded as slander, but it's just that Cai Lang is too focused, and he has been deceived by others, and he mistakenly blames us and other permanent servants for the chaos in the world...... Queen, you know, how can I wait for the servants to have that ability? ”

"Hmm. ”

Empress He nodded slightly, and then said to Cai Yan: "Does Wen Ji want to see your father?"

The smart Cai Yan immediately understood, and hurriedly returned to Queen He's knees, begging: "I beg the queen to be gracious." My father has been away all these years, and he has always wanted to serve the country and share his majesty's worries. ”

"Get up, you kid. Empress He smiled and stretched out her hand to pull Cai Yan up, and then turned her head to look at Zhao Zhong.

How could Zhao Zhong not understand, and said with a bitter face when he saw this: "Cai Langzhong's matter, it is not troublesome to say that it is troublesome, and it is also troublesome to say that it is not troublesome, but please rest assured that the queen should do her best." ”

"Good. Empress He nodded with satisfaction and praised: "It is worthy of being a loyal servant of my Han family." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Zhong's face was full of joy.

And from the side, Cai Yan was also full of joy, and said again and again: "Thank you Queen, thank you Queen." ”

"Don't thank me. Empress He gently patted the back of Cai Yan's hand and said, "As long as Wen Ji takes care of my son, this palace will be satisfied." ...... Wen Ji didn't know that Wei'er had been raised in the folk before, and he was raised by his master Shi Daoren, and he didn't know where he heard about you, and he wanted you to enter the palace to be his companion, so he followed as if he was confused......"

Cai Yan's face was red when he heard this, and he secretly looked at Liu Wei, his little face confused.

She gritted her teeth and said: "Don't worry, as long as Shi Hou doesn't dislike it, the concubine will definitely serve him well......"

Queen He smiled when she heard this: "He likes you so much, how can he dislike it?"

Cai Yan blushed again when he said this.

From the side, Liu Wei watched the scene quietly, secretly surprised in his heart.

According to historical records, Queen He has a stubborn and jealous personality, and the harem is not afraid, but today, he can be the queen mother.

After thinking about it, it's right, after all, Queen He has been in the palace for more than ten years, even if it is a coincidence to sit on the queen's position, but to be able to sit in this position, I am afraid it may not be completely dependent on her brother General He Jin.

Looking at Zhao Zhong's reaction, you can know that the second of the ten permanent servants in this hall did not dare to stop what Queen He wanted to do, what does this mean?

It is no wonder that in history, Empress He has always dissuaded He Jin from eradicating the Ten Standing Servants, and even when Dong Zhuo sent Li Ru to poison Queen He's mother and son, Queen He still scolded He Jin for having no plan before she died, which shows that this queen knew from the beginning that the Ten Standing Servants did not pose a threat to the Han family and his He family, on the contrary, He Jin's behavior was the way to take trouble, harming his own family and the Han family.

Thinking of this, Liu Wei added a little confidence to enlisting Queen He to stop He Jin together.

Subsequently, Queen He made some advice to Cai Yan on Liu Bian's living matters and palace regulations, and out of gratitude to Queen He, Cai Yan kept it in his heart, which was much more well-behaved than in front of Liu Bian, and it was not the cold and lonely appearance at all.

This well-behaved made Queen He very happy, and ordered the palace people to sew suitable clothes for Cai Yan on the spot, and gave Cai Yan some jewelry.

Cai Yan, as Cai Yong's daughter, naturally doesn't value wealth and jewelry, but Queen He asked her to accept it, and she really can't refuse.

At dusk, Empress He left Liu Wei and Cai Yan to dine in the Changqiu Palace.

Don't look at Liu Wei, who is the prince, there are actually sixteen dishes for dinner, the queen's meal is more sumptuous and luxurious than the prince, there are twenty or thirty dishes, and Queen He only tastes one or two bites of each dish, not to mention that Cai Yan feels extravagant in his heart, even Liu Wei feels a little too much.

But it's still the same sentence, compared with the daily expenses of more than 2,000 eunuchs and tens of thousands of palace maids in the Ruoyang Han Palace, Queen He's cost of three meals a day is not a big deal.

After dinner, Liu Wei took Cai Yan to bid farewell to Queen He and returned to the Jiafang Hall where he lived.

There are also four palace maids beside Queen He, and what these four women are holding in their hands is the clothes urgently made for Cai Yan in the palace this afternoon, from profane clothes to normal clothes, a full sixteen bodies, and this is still temporary, and in a few days, more clothes will be delivered.

This treatment really made Cai Yan, who had lived a hard life in the past, feel very flustered, and even a little uncomfortable, but Queen He was kind to her, and she couldn't refuse the queen's kindness.

When they came to the Jiafang Palace, the four palace maids beside Queen He left their clothes and left with envy and jealousy for Cai Yan.

At this time, the eunuchs who were waiting in the Jiafang Hall had also boiled the hot water after bathing.

Looking at the wooden barrel that was enough for the two of them to bathe together, and looking back at Liu Yan's malicious smile, the cold and lonely face on Cai Yan's face couldn't be maintained.

In all fairness, Liu Wei actually doesn't have any bad intentions, a ten-year-old child can't do anything, what bad intentions can he have?

He just thought Cai Yan's flushed face was very interesting.

He deliberately teased Cai Yan and said, "Wen Ji, you promised my mother to take good care of me." ”

The girl was ashamed and angry, but in the end she gritted her teeth and acquiesced, who let Queen He be clever and pinched the weakness of this little girl at once.

After a while, Liu Wei took the lead in taking off his clothes and jumping into the barrel, and immediately lay on the edge of the barrel, looking at Cai Yan with a smile, watching the girl's face cloudy, gritting her teeth and slowly untying her clothes......

To be honest, this fifteen-year-old girl, especially a girl like Cai Yan who has lived a hard life for a long time and lacks nutrition, actually has nothing to see, not to mention that the shy girl was still wearing obscene clothes when she was jumped into the bath by Liu Yan, let alone nothing to look at.

The only thing that makes Liu Bian a little excited is that the one who bathes and cleans his body at this moment is Cai Yan, who countless young men have been thinking about for a long time, but unfortunately no matter how excited he is, Xiao Liu Bian can't accept it at present.

As for Cai Yan, she naturally resisted at first, but gradually relieved, after all, Liu Wei is the same age as her younger brother, speaking of which, his father Cai Yong has always hoped to have a son......

Thinking about it like this, Cai Yan gradually became less shy, and even when she helped Liu Bian wipe her body, she secretly glanced at Xiao Liu Bian, thinking that she was also a little curious about the difference between men and women.

In contrast, what made her even more uncomfortable was that the two of them slept together at night.

Looking at Liu Wei, who made this request, she said with a complicated expression: "It's okay to stay in the same bed, but it's not allowed...... Don't do anything bad. ”

Liu Wei was not stupid enough to ask what was bad, and readily agreed, and tricked Cai Yan, who had changed into a new obscene dress after taking a bath, into the bed.

Although he can't do anything at his age, it's not bad to take advantage of it.

No, as soon as the two of them lay down, Liu Wei hugged Cai Yan from behind while she was facing him.

is different from the feeling of Wen Yu in Liu Wei's imagination, in fact, the feeling of holding it is not too good, after all, the girl next to her is too thin, and there are not a few taels of flesh on her body, but it doesn't matter, after all, this is the woman he has pityfully sighed for countless nights.

"Alas......"

Feeling Liu Wei's unruly hands, Cai Yan sighed faintly.

She has mixed emotions and doesn't know how to face all this.