During the day, I go back and forth to the garden and practice bowing. After returning home, he also practiced at night.

Three days passed in a hurry.

Today I will enter the palace to meet the queen. Early in the morning, the seven-colored maid served Liu Bei to wash and comb, and changed into court clothes. As soon as the royal car drove into the East Gate, Guo Chang followed the small yellow gate and waited to pass the word. said that the Marquis of Linxiang did not need to enter the palace, and went to the Dragon Garden.

The queen has been playing in the Dragon Garden these days.

The Dragon Garden is a royal forbidden garden. It is located in the northwest corner of Luoyang City, near the North Palace. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, it was a place for the queen to raise silkworms for entertainment, and a weaving room was built inside. Zhang Heng's "Tokyo Fu": "The dragon is fragrant, the nine valleys and eight streams; Hibiscus rewaters, Qiulan is ended; Nagisa plays with leaping fish, and swims turtles in the abyss. ”

Emperor Huan expanded, diverted the valley water into the garden pool, opened the stream, built the waterfall, built the bridge, and buried the dense underground pipe network for the use of the water in the garden. The garden scenery is beautiful. "The dragon looks like the sea, and the river bridge crosses like thunder." It can be seen that this garden wins with water features. Emperor Huan often played the sheng here and held a recital.

There are also allusions to this garden.

"The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Chronicle of Queen Mingde Ma": "Before passing through the Maolong Gate, I saw a foreigner asking the living person, the car was like flowing water, the horse was like a swimming dragon, the warehouse head was green, the leader was white, and he looked at the emperor, not far away. ”

"Busy traffic" is simplified from it.

The small yellow gate led the way, and the car turned to the Dragon Garden.

Get off at the park. Guo Changshou has rushed to greet him.

"The old slave greets the prince." Kneel on the ground and salute.

"Boss, please get up." Liu Bei stepped forward to help.

"The prince and the old slave come." Guo Changzhi bowed down to lead the way.

Seeing that the regular servant led all the way to the water's edge, Liu Bei asked, "Where is the queen?" ”

"The queen is on the bridge on the other side." Nakatsune replied.

Liu Bei raised his eyes and looked out, and saw that there was a long corridor on the south bank, flying above the blue waves. It's like a dragon swimming out of the water, and it's spectacular.

Look at the surrounding waterfront pavilions, the water and sky are colorful. Shaded by greenery and blooming with flowers. Sure enough, it is a fairyland on earth. There is a curved corridor on the north bank leading to the Dragon Bridge on the south bank. When crossing the water, Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh: "If there is a boat, boating on the lake." Sit and watch the blue waves like a mirror, and the mandarin birds are flocks. Isn't that wonderful? ”

Guo Changshou smiled and said, "What the prince said is true." However, His Majesty is afraid of water. When I was young, I climbed a tall building, but now I can't even go up to the pavilion. ”

"Oh?" Liu Bei nodded: "There is a way that the son of a daughter can't sit down." Your Majesty is good at protecting the dragon body, which is also human nature. ”

Guo Changshi sighed and said no more.

The Sacred Heart is unpredictable, sometimes cloudy and sometimes sunny.

Crane building on the Dragon Bridge. Looking at it from a high distance, the garden is full of spring, and you can see it all.

When Liu Bei looked up, he suddenly felt someone peeping upstairs. I searched carefully, but I couldn't see anyone.

Then he cleaned up his mood and followed Guo Changzhi to climb the stairs. Arrive outside the Linyuan Pavilion.

Guo Changzhi asked Liu Bei to wait a while and entered the cabinet to pass the court.

Soon, he came out of the cabinet to introduce Liu Bei.

Beaded curtains in the pavilion. There is one person sitting on the couch behind the curtain, and it is the current Queen He.

Liu Bei bowed to the ground: "Minister, Liu Bei." Knock on the Queen. ”

"Excuse me, give me a seat." The voice is very clear.

The palace maid took the seat, and Liu Bei took it with both hands. Take a few steps back and place in front of you. Then step forward to the table and sit down.

"I have ordered someone to accept the gift list, and the townsman has a heart."

"Minister, don't dare." Liu Bei said goodbye.

"It is said that Linxiang Hou Lingxiu is natural, and he is a heavenly unicorn. When I see it today, the fruit man is as his name suggests. ”

"Minister, I'm ashamed." Liu Bei bowed three times.

"The reason why I met the prince here is this. I just want to save a lot of palace etiquette. My family is similar to Jun's family. All start from the end of the micro. There is no one else here, and the prince does not need to be too restrained. ”

"Minister, Empress Xie." Liu Bei sat down slightly.

"A few days ago, my brother held a banquet, and there were very few civil and military responders in the Manchu Dynasty, only the prince and the marquis came in person to support the scene. I thanked my brother. ”

The word "......" and "don't dare" has not yet been spoken, thinking of the queen's previous words of 'no need to be restrained', Liu Bei turned to say: "The master is a hero. is on the opposite side of the road with Liu Bei. Drink three cups in a row with the ministers, and the face does not change color. Such a character should be befriended. ”

"Well said." The queen smiled happily: "My brother is also a neat person. The prince can move around a lot. ”

"Minister, obey."

"I heard that the prince married a wife a few years ago, and now he is about to have a child."

"Exactly. The delivery is imminent, the minister ......" Speaking of his wife, Liu Bei's tone was soft: "The minister only needs to think of it, and it will be difficult to sit still." ”

"This is a woman's top priority. I am also a person from the past, and I know the taste and bitterness. ”

"That's what the queen said."

"I've lived in the Middle Palace for a long time, and there's nothing else around me. This thing was given by His Majesty at the time of the wedding. Now... and gave it to the king's wife. It can be regarded as a queen without losing her dignity. ”

"Minister...... Empress Xie. ”

Then a palace maid came out. In the lacquered wood plate, there is a golden step shake.

"The Book of the Later Han Dynasty and the Chronicles of Public Opinion": "The queen's clothes are the same, and the hairpin is shaken, but the fake knot is used, and the gold is the mountain theme, and the white beads are the cinnamon branches. A Jue (Sparrow) Jiuhua, Bear, Tiger, Chi Zhen, Tianlu, ward off evil spirits, Nanshan Fengda Special Six Beasts, all the Jue beasts are jade for the feathers, the gold title is white beads, and the jade is Hua. ”

"The step of the Han is shaken, with gold as the phoenix, there is a mansion under it, there is a flute in front, and the five jade picks are decorated to hang down, and the line is shaken."

It's gorgeous. And only the queen is available. It is worn by the wife of a prince, and it is also a trespass!

Liu Bei hurriedly excused himself: "This is the queen's royal thing, how can the courtier's wife use it." ”

"It doesn't matter. It is my gift, but it does not hurt to use it. ”

"This ......" Liu Bei was moved, so he bowed to the ground and saluted: "Minister, thank you." ”

The wind lifts the curtain. He Hou couldn't help coughing lightly.

Guo Changshou motioned for Xiao Huangmen to fetch the decoction. handed it over to the palace maid, and the queen took it, which stopped coughing.

"It's cold near the water. Although the scenery is beautiful, it is not suitable to stay for a long time. The queen is good at protecting the phoenix body, and the ministers dare not disturb more. Liu Bei retired.

"That's fine. Guo Changshi, send the prince for me. He Hou said softly.

"Yes." Guo Chang bowed down to receive the order.

"Minister, retire." Liu Bei picked up the tray, bowed back, and turned to go out.

The queen mother and queen are all slightly ill. This forbidden place is really unbearable.

Descend the steps.

Guo Changshi, who was leading the way in front, suddenly turned around and looked back, tears spilling on the spot. He also hid his face with his sleeves, and his expression was very miserable.

Liu Bei asked, "Why is the boss crying?" ”

Guo Changshou walked forward and whispered: "I heard that the Queen Mother praises the prince and the marquis as a long-term lover. Somehow, the old slave remembered the queen. The vain sighed and made the prince smile. ”

"What worries the Queen?" Liu Bei asked.

"The beauty of the king in the palace is about to give birth. His Majesty has promised that if Lin'er is born, he will be made the crown prince. Guo Changshou said that the queen was worried.

I see.

Liu Bei sighed. History is so similar.

Peeking at Liu Bei, Guo Chang said: "Hearing this, the queen is depressed and sick. ”

Seeing that Liu Bei ignored it. Guo Changshou said again: "Your Majesty has snubbed the queen for a long time. Now he is a favorite of Wang Beauty. Once...... The queen is afraid of being like the story of the Song Queen. ”

Empress Song was framed by His Majesty's close ministers and favorite concubines. And it affects the whole family.

How can Liu Bei manage the emperor's family affairs?

Besides, if he gains power, he will inevitably kill Wang Beauty!

Therefore, no matter how Guo Changshou tried to speak, Liu Bei kept silent all the way.