Sure enough, Lai Qing said with a smile on his face: "Princess, go in." Originally, the emperor didn't want to see the princess, and the slaves couldn't persuade him. Or Huang Chun has a way, he went in and said to the emperor that Princess Lichuan came from afar, and she didn't care about going back to the house to freshen up and enter the palace, she was really worried about the emperor's body, just for the sake of the princess's filial piety, please let the princess in. Only then did the emperor relent, and let the princess go in alone. ”

The imperial concubine was overjoyed, and hurriedly said to Princess Lichuan: "Great, Lichuan, you should hurry up and meet your father." ”

Liu Yan, the king of Jin, looked at Princess Lichuan, and the smile on his face bloomed. Although the emperor has never liked him very much, but after all, it is his father, and he is connected by blood, and he is not happy to see his father torturing himself like this. Now seeing that the emperor loves his sister so much and is willing to see her, his heart is also happy. Of course, if it is the emperor who declares which prince it is, Liu Yan will definitely be unhappy in his heart, but the princess will not fight for the throne, it doesn't matter if the father loves him more, at most he will give more treasures and money or something, they are not ordinary small households, they are royal and rich in the world, are you afraid that these treasures will have less money?

Princess Lichuan was also very happy, and hurriedly followed Lai Qing into the Heart Cultivation Palace.

When she arrived at the Yangxin Palace, Princess Lichuan's eyes suddenly darkened, because the light here was too dark, in broad daylight, the doors and windows were closed, and the originally spacious and bright hall was extremely dark, Princess Lichuan did not see the emperor, and looked at Lai Qing Gonggong with some doubts. Lai Qing smiled and said, "Princess, please enter the inner hall, the emperor is in the inner hall." ”

The inner hall of the Yangxin Palace is where the emperor rests, and Princess Lichuan has also been there many times, and she hurriedly followed Laiqing into the inner hall. The doors and windows of the inner sanctuary were also closed. A bright yellow inner sanctum is lit with candles. Burning spices. Princess Lichuan saw the emperor sitting in the circle chair at a glance.

This was a big surprise, the emperor obviously had a very bad complexion, he lost a lot of weight, his eyes were deep-set, full of red bloodshots, his beard was unreasonable, messy, and he was not wearing a yellow robe. It's just that he was wearing a moon-white robe, his hair was not combed, and his hair was scattered, this kind of emperor, Lichuan had never seen it in his first year, and he couldn't help but glance at Lai Qing angrily.

Laiqing understood what Princess Lichuan meant, and said aggrievedly: "Princess, it's not that the minions don't serve the emperor, it's really that the emperor doesn't want to freshen up." ”

When Princess Lichuan heard this, tears of sadness were about to fall. Walked quickly to the emperor's side, bowed down and said, "Lichuan has seen my father. ”

The emperor looked at his beloved daughter and said, "You're back?" It's very haggard. No wonder Huang Chun said you were haggard. Really. ”

Princess Lichuan couldn't help choking.

The imperial concubine standing outside the main hall had an anxious look on her face, Liu Yan saw it, and couldn't help but say: "Niangniang, let's go to the hall next to this side and sit down and rest for a while, I think about it, my father and the emperor will talk to my sister for a while." ”

The imperial concubine glanced at Liu Yan lovingly and said, "Okay, let's do it." ”

Saying this, the palace maids and eunuchs hurriedly opened the side hall next to them, cleaned them up, and when the imperial concubine arrived at the side hall under Liu Yan's service, the seats were ready, and there were thick chairs on the chairs, and fragrant tea was brewed on the table.

After the imperial concubine sat down, she said to Liu Yan: "King Jin has also worked hard, this period of time, he has to clean up the remnants of the ten thousand families, deal with the government affairs, and spend most of his energy on your father and emperor, I heard that he has not returned to the palace for several days?" ”

Liu Yan was stunned for a moment, knowing that the imperial concubine was speaking for Chen Wenfeng, and said respectfully: "Lao Niangniang inquired." I've been busy these days and haven't been back to the palace. However, the palace is taken care of by the princess, and there is nothing to do. The princess is still very capable, and the prince is also very obedient, besides, there are also concubines on the horse side, concubines on the white side as assistants, and officials in the palace, there is no problem. I'm going to take care of things in a few days, and I'll go home and have a look. ”

The imperial concubine nodded and said, "You have been staying in the palace for the past few days, and I heard that you have been dealing with the twists and turns in the government affairs hall, and when you are tired, you will rest in the side room of the government affairs hall." It's really hard work. If your father can be moved by Lichuan's words and be willing to deal with government affairs, cheer up, I will definitely ask your father to make you the crown prince, so that you can move to the East Palace and help your father to handle government affairs more conveniently. ”

Liu Yan was moved when he heard this, and couldn't help but say: "Thank you Niangniang for your kindness to me all the time." ”

The imperial concubine said: "There is no need to say these kind words. I and you are both lost and prosperous, and our Chen family is in the same breath as you. I just hope that you will remember this day in the future. ”

Liu Yan hurriedly said: "I will never dare to forget." ”

The imperial concubine nodded and said: "King Qi is not good this time, he has already become a concubine, but we do not mean that we have succeeded, the days ahead are still very long, and the road we have to walk is even more difficult than before." The former prince has been the crown prince for twenty years, what happened? It's not scrapped yet. There are many reasons why he fell out of favor, but the restlessness of the house is one of them. The Wang family and the Bai family are all in the prince's mansion and a few good people are competing for favor. But remember, these are recent events. ”

Liu Yan felt a pang in his heart, and couldn't help but reflect on it, since Concubine Wan was killed in battle and King Qi was deposed, he has indeed relaxed his body and mind, and some of his behaviors are not as cautious and low-key as before. Today's reminder from the imperial concubine sounded a wake-up call for him. The imperial concubine is right, who said that the king of Qi was deposed, and the crown prince was his? And the second prince, King Zhou, and the fifth prince who has grown up a lot? Isn't there a pregnant Shi Guiren in this palace of my father? In addition to these, there are not also the children of the crown prince, but also the children of the king of Qi, the king of Qi has become a concubine, and the father has not abolished the title of the princess of Qi, nor has he abolished the royal status of the children of the king of Qi, these people are all strong competitors. Even if he becomes the crown prince, what can he do? If you don't sit in that seat for a day, you can't relax for a day. The former prince was made a prince when he was born, but how? After staying in the position of the prince for so many years, which day is stable? Hasn't King Qi always challenged the crown prince? Isn't he also challenging the prince? In the end, the prince was forced to rebel, and then he was deposed, and in the end he did not keep that position. The former prince has the full support of the Wang family behind him, and his mother is still a high-powered and strategic queen, but in the end it ended miserably. What about yourself? His biological mother is the most humble among the princes, and his mother's family is a flower craftsman, where can he help? The only reliance is on the princess's maiden family, the Chen family. The palace relied on the princess's aunt, the imperial concubine. is like what the imperial concubine said, the two of them are both prosperous and lossy. If the imperial concubine can be crowned this time, there should be no problem with his crown prince, and with the imperial concubine to protect him, his crown prince position can also be more stable. But this qiē is all based on his princess Chen Wenfeng. Chen Wenfeng is the link between him and the Chen family and the imperial concubine.

Thinking of this, Liu Yan couldn't help but think of his house, now that there are more children, there are already three boys and two girls. Chen Wenfeng has long been unspoiled by him. He is now more willing to spoil the newly beautiful concubines, and in the affairs of the mansion, he is more willing to obey the construction of the white concubine. Concubine Bai's maiden family, the Bai family, also supports him. However, in this world, in the Central Plains, it is not the turn of the Bai family to speak, and the power of the Bai family in the palace is almost zero. Now the Chen family is still the dominant family in the palace, and the three concubines, among which the highest-ranking imperial concubine is the Chen family. How could he be dizzy, spoil Concubine Bai, and snub Chen Wenfeng, the princess of the main room? Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if Chen Wenfeng is not from the Chen family, but from an ordinary family, she is also the princess of the main family given to her by her father. If you are not satisfied with the princess, is she not satisfied with her father's arrangement? Can the father be happy? Can the imperial concubine be happy? Can the Chen family be happy? Thinking of this, Liu Yan broke out in a cold sweat.

The imperial concubine carefully watched Liu Yan's reaction, and when she saw this, she was very satisfied, Liu Yan is really a smart person, he can understand it at all, and such people can cooperate better. The imperial concubine said: "King Jin should not forget the agreement he made with me in the future." ”

When Liu Yan heard this, his heart was a pang again, and he was a little puzzled: "Of course I won't forget the agreement between Jì and Niangniang, but now that the queen has been abolished, the former prince has been abolished, Wan Guifei has been killed, and the king of Qi has been abolished, I don't need my help, Niangniang's wish is almost completed, why do you want me to abide by the agreement?" ”

The imperial concubine said coldly: "Yes, the situation is different now and then, but these people, except for Wan Guifei, are all abolished, and none of them are dead?" Besides, I didn't want them to die immediately, we had agreed that one day you would take power, and these people would be handed over to me. ”

Liu Yan, the king of Jin, hurriedly said: "So that's the case, okay, I will definitely not forget it, if the day I take power, these people are not dead, I will definitely hand them over to you to deal with." ”

After Liu Yan finished speaking, a chill also rose in his heart, what kind of hatred is this? The queen Wang, the former prince, and the king of Qi are all like this, and the imperial concubine is still angry, and she still insists on killing the enemy with her own hands, or torturing the enemy, how big is this hatred? Thinking of this, Liu Yan remembered the prince who died untimely that the imperial concubine did not keep, if that prince was still alive, himself, King Qi, probably would not have a chance to compete, right?

In the middle of this nonsense, the door of the main hall suddenly opened, and Yu'er, the palace maid of Zhong Cui Palace, who was guarding outside the main hall, hurriedly came in and said: "Yu Niangniang, the prince, the emperor has passed on the two of you to enter the palace of nourishing hearts." (To be continued......)