Dou Yifang held a cup of tea that had been cooled, thinking quietly, and then she laughed softly: "Liu Gong is dead, but you are pregnant again, you and Zhu Xuhou have lived for so many years before you become pregnant, don't you think this is Liu Gong's reincarnated child?" Chang beauty, why don't I give you a direction. I will accept you as my cousin, so that you can justifiably give the child a name, and you can stay by Zhu Xuhou's side with peace of mind, but what I need you is your strength, you have extremely Zhu Xuhou's trust, as long as we unite, we will definitely be able to achieve a great cause. In this way, do you have the strength to cling to, your children, your husband...... Even though they are not Liu Ying and Liu Gong, they are also people who really love you. ”

Dou Yifang's words were still very convincing, and Chang Xi still had to turn against her in the end.

Dou Yifang agreed to accept Chang Xi as a cousin as promised, so that Chang Xi could have an identity and status, and Lu Pheasant would not suspect that Chang Xi was related to the dead Chang beauty in the palace. In addition, she was just pregnant, so Liu Zhang naturally named Chang Xi as his side wife.

Lu Chu should be the person with the most sense of crisis in this Hou Mansion, but she would never have thought that when Chang Xi was pregnant for ten months, she would ask her for something.

Four years after Henkel, in October.

It was still a snowy day, and Chang Xi went to Lu Chu's side with a big belly.

Her request is very simple, that is, she hopes that after the child is born, she can be raised by Lu Chu on her behalf.

Lu Chu didn't understand Chang Xi's intentions, Chang Xi used his cough as a reason, saying that he was not good at taking care of children, so let Lu Chu take care of it for a while, Liu Zhang's side, Chang Xi also said the same.

This point, Chang Xi is deliberate, because after the child is born, she can only accompany her for four years, and in such a short time, if she separates in the future, it will have a great impact on the child, so she would rather not take her to grow up from a young age.

At the end of October, the heavy snow still did not stop, but Chang Xi's daughter came in this cold season.

Just like Liu Gong, she was also born in this cold snow, and she also had to leave her mother and go to someone else's side.

Chang Xi named his daughter Wanqing, Liu Wanqing. Liu Zhang said with a smile, I like this name very much, it sounds like a quiet and elegant girl.

After Chang Xi finished the confinement, she quickly devoted herself to the 'career', she was very attentive to help Daiguo create opportunities, colleagues, and also helped Liu Zhang come up with ideas.

183 BC, five years after Henkel.

That day, Prime Minister Chen Ping came to Zhu Xuhou's Mansion to taste tea, but it was actually Chang Xi who asked Liu Zhang to invite Chen Ping, and he was a person who could not easily express his thoughts.

During the break, Chang Xi told Liu Zhang some things, and then Liu Zhang went to find Chen Ping, who was stunned.

"What is the prime minister thinking about so intently?"

Chen Ping came to his senses and smiled: "What do you think I'm thinking about?" ”

"You are already extremely wealthy, you have no other desires, the only thing that can worry you is the Lu family, and the young emperor."

Chen Ping saw that Liu Zhang's words were broken, so he replied happily, and with a tentative tone: "Yes, then is there any way for Master Hou?" ”

Liu Zhang pondered for a while, clarified what Chang Xi had just said to him, cleared his voice and said: "Whether the world is stable depends on the prime minister, whether the world is at war depends on the general, if the general and the prime minister get along well, the scholars will be attached, then even if there is a change in the world, the power will not be left behind." ”

Chen Ping nodded and said with a smile: "Go on." ”

"The safety plan of the society actually depends on the general and the minister. Lu Jia once explained these truths to Taiwei Zhou Bo, but Zhou Bo did not take Lu Jia's words to heart. I think, Prime Minister, why don't you make friends with the Taiwei and unite closely? However, this is also a little bit of my opinion, I am a military general, I don't know much about political power, and please think twice. ”

Although Chen Ping only smiled on the surface, he did not give Liu Zhang a timely reply.

But on Zhou Bo's birthday, he offered 500 catties of gold and held a sumptuous banquet, and Zhou Bo also repaid him with considerable courtesy. The two began to make friends and had close contacts, which once made Lu Pheasant's conspiracy to usurp the country begin to waver.

I flipped through the history books and looked at the glass balls, and found that Sima Guang recorded many of these things, except for those that were unknown.

For example, I saw a scene that Chang Xi didn't see.

It was Lu Pheasant who summoned Lu Chu into the palace, and she asked a lot of things about Chang Xi, about those she knew and those who didn't.

Lu Pheasant kindly touched the back of Lu Chu's hand: "Chu'er, how are you doing?" ”

Lu Chu lowered her head and nodded lightly, this time she didn't have any confidence in her heart, she could have said something that didn't worry Lu Pheasant before, but now it doesn't work, Lu Pheasant also knows that Zhu Xuhou sealed the side room, and there is a child in that side room.

"Chu'er, what's the name of Mrs. Fang? When did you meet the Zhang Er who saw Lu, why didn't the mourning family know about Lu? ”

"Xi'er, it's Miss Xi who entered the palace last time, after she became pregnant, Queen Dou of Daiguo found her, and also said that she found her cousin, so Hou Ye gave Xi'er the title."

Lu Pheasant narrowed his eyes: "It turned out to be her, I said, when did this Dou Yifang have a cousin enter the mansion, I don't know how to do it, Dou Yifang, Dou Yifang......" Lu Pheasant thought in pieces, and then continued to ask Lu Chu: "Chu'er, I didn't see her appearance last time, can you draw it for the mourning family?" ”

"Why does the Empress Dowager want to know her appearance?"

"I'm just curious, I know Dou Yifang, and I want to see if this beauty is the same as her appearance."

The maidservants brought pens, ink, paper, and inkstones, and Lu Chu began to lift the pen and ink, and after half an hour, she took the paper to Lu Pheasant.

Lu Pheasant took it, and his pupils contracted violently: "Why are you so ...... like her?"

That night, Chang Xi suddenly felt inexplicably trembling, as if an explosion in a distant place had implicated her heart. Even when he waited for Liu Zhang to get dressed the next day, he had a little palpitations.

Today, Lu Pheasant held a banquet, and Liu Zhang was going to the banquet, so Chang Xi carefully explained some things.

The cook called Chang Xi away because of something, and when she left, she was absent-minded and didn't notice the left purple jade. Liu Zhang picked it up, and when he saw that it looked exquisite, he thought it was Changxi's personal belongings, so he put it in his arms.

Weiyang Palace has a place that has only been built for a short time, the blue brick pavement, the rain stone is the step, even if it is a cold winter, the surroundings are also covered in silver and have a unique scene, because it is clean, even Lu Pheasant often goes there.

However, early this morning, the pavilion was full of wine, and the palace people neatly set up a small banquet.

At the appointed time, Lu Pheasant and the others had already sat down on the table and sent someone to inquire, but there was no news of Liu Zhang. Lu Pheasant's face was a little gloomy, and he looked up at the sky, his brows furrowed more and more tightly.

Liu Zhang is not a person who will be late, and he should know that this is a banquet set up by the Empress Dowager, and he can't be disrespectful as a courtier.

Liu Zhangzhi was a little late, and the minions were also urging along the way, and finally arrived at Weiyang Palace at the fastest speed. In a hurry, he bowed down and excused himself to the Empress Dowager.

Lu Pheasant reluctantly squeezed out a smile and spread out his palms: "There must be something wrong, don't worry, get up." ”

Liu Zhang obediently retreated to the banquet and didn't say much.

"Zhang'er has been in Chang'an for so long, and the things that the mourning family takes care of by others are quite proper, right?"

"Thank you Empress Dowager, it's all about everything."

The words went back and forth, Liu Zhang still understood Lu Pheasant's thoughts, but he couldn't guess it, so this banquet was like sitting on pins and needles, and occasionally caught a glimpse of Lu Pheasant's unpredictable eyes, in addition to disgust, but also a little fear.

The Lu family is dominant, even if he Liu Zhang wants to recover the Liu family, he will be powerless after all. He has too little, soldiers, horses, food and grass, military advisers, and timing, all of which are at a loss.

The dancing girl writhed with the sound of drums on the stone platform, and the aftermath lingered, but Liu Zhang couldn't be intoxicated, and drank one glass after another of spirits, even more energetically than Liu Ying.

The pretended talking, laughing and laughing during the banquet lasted for an hour, Liu Zhang supported half of his forehead with his hand, drunkenly leaned on the desk, and something suddenly fell out of his sleeve.

"It turned out to be this ......"

It was Chang Xi's purple maize jade.

He hasn't looked at this jade carefully, he raised it to look at the sun, but it is also transparent, and then look at the color and carving, it is indeed a superior work, this purple jade is indeed rare, and it must be her heirloom.

There were some voices from the Lu family all around, Liu Zhang snorted coldly, put the purple Shu jade on the desk, his eyebrows tightened, and the wine also dispersed.

Lu Pheasant shook his head as if admiring the graceful rhythm, heard a crisp jade sound, and looked in the direction of Liu Zhang, but the half of the purple jade bracelet pierced into Lu Pheasant's eyes dazzlingly.

Lu Pheasant asked, "Where did you get this jade bracelet?" ”

Liu Zhang picked up the piece of broken jade, reflecting the sun's rays, and the color was extremely beautiful: "Back to the Empress Dowager...... It's the minister's side lady's thing, but I think it's a gift for my upcoming birthday......"

After thinking for a while, Lu Pheasant laughed coldly: "So that's the case." ”

So that's how it was......

I closed the glass beads, mixed feelings, but continued to look up at the bright Balinese sunshine.

"Honey, what's wrong? Are you still worried about the Han Dynasty? ”

I slapped my palm on Xiao Jie's side face with huge lip lines: "Get out of the way." ”

I put on my coat and turned to leave the beach, and Xiao Jue shouted behind me, "Where are you going?" ”

"Go home."

"Didn't you say you'd live here for seven years?"

I turned around and stroked my flowing hair: "I'm going back to Shanghai, it's time to prepare for my share of human skin." ”