"Father-in-law Liu has a heart." Li Qingqiu smiled gently, and as soon as the words fell, he hurriedly walked away.

This Gonggong Liu looked at the back of the three princes and was distracted for a while, and finally shook his head with a wry smile, turned around and went back to the imperial study.

The king of that country was now looking down at the music on the table, rubbing his temples with his hands from time to time, frowning, looking tired and exhausted.

Gonggong Liu bowed, took two steps forward, and reminded in a low voice: "The emperor has been busy for a day, let's take a rest first, or the old slave will go and ask the imperial doctor to come over and prescribe a few soothing medicines?" ”

The emperor shook his head slightly: "The Tai Hospital is just a bunch of wine bags and rice barrels, and every time it only prescribes some drugs to replenish blood and invigorate qi, what can it be for?" Besides, this is already an old problem, and the roots that fell when I was young can't be removed. ”

Speaking of this, he sighed helplessly, threw away the music in his hand, took a sip of the hot tea next to him, and said, "I am old, who do you think is the most qualified to take over my position among my sons?" ”

"This ......" Gonggong Liu was speechless for a while, he knew that if the answer did not satisfy the emperor, then he would not be far from death, and this was what the companion said like the tiger. swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and whispered: "Several princes are highly qualified, and the slaves dare not define it presumptuously." ”

The emperor took a sip of hot tea, and didn't plan to talk about it anymore, he raised his eyes and looked at him and said, "Li Hanyan went to Taimiao?" ”

"Go."

"Did he say anything resentful?"

"The prince was silent, and he didn't say anything more to the minions, but he told the minions to serve the emperor well."

"Really?" The emperor stared at Gonggong Liu sideways, and the latter trembled and broke out in a cold sweat with an indescribable momentum, so he had to lower his head, lest the king of that country show any clues.

"Did the third child come just now?" The emperor asked casually.

"Back to the emperor, the third prince was indeed at the door just now, and he wanted to come in to meet him, but when he learned that the emperor had just punished His Royal Highness the prince, he was still angry, so he didn't dare to disturb rashly, and he had already left at this time." Gonggong Liu replied more cautiously.

"Okay, you don't have to say good things to them, don't I know what kind of virtue these sons are?!" With a slight anger in his words, the emperor put the tea cup in his hand on the table, and immediately splashed a lot of tea, and the palace maid on the side hurriedly stepped forward to wipe it, the atmosphere became a little crazy, Liu Gonggong hurriedly knelt on the ground, his body trembled unconsciously, and he didn't dare to say anything more.

The emperor got up and walked down from the height, carrying his hands behind his back, "Do you really think I don't know what they are doing secretly?" I'm old, my body is no longer good, but I'm not dead yet, and one by one they can't bear to replace them! This is my good son! ”

"The emperor is angry." Gonggong Liu said timidly.

The king of this country glanced at him coldly, raised his head and sighed deeply, no longer spoke, but stood in front of the window of the imperial study and looked out, a magnificent palace and pavilion in full view.

On the other side, next to the Cuiliu Lake in front of the Kunning Palace, there is a three-storey pavilion built according to the lake, there are four big characters of "Lingshui Pavilion" in the book, the breeze blows, in the pavilion, a hazy light yarn is blocked in the front, and the queen is enjoying the scenery and tasting tea in the back.

"Wechen see the queen mother." It was the heartless old thief who spoke—Xue Qingshan!

"Who should I be, it turned out to be Brother Qingshan, you and I are both from the same sect, no need to be polite, hurry up." Empress Xiao hurriedly said.

Na Rong Mama stepped forward quickly, helped Xue Qingshan, who was leaning over to salute, with a smile on her face, and said, "Master Xue, there is no one else here, so you don't have to be so restrained." ”

Xue Qingshan chuckled, didn't answer her words, took two steps forward, and took a chair to sit down.

Empress Xiao picked up the light veil in front of her and walked out of it, dressed in brocade silk, with a simple hair ornament, curved eyebrows and plump cheeks, and a gentle smile on her face.

"Brother Aoyama can have dinner?"

Xue Qingshan bowed: "I went back to the house to eat a little, and I came to talk to the queen." ”

Empress Xiao nodded slightly: "Brother Qingshan is old, so he should cultivate more in the mansion." ”

Xue Qingshan was already sixty or seventy years old, with long black hair and white hair, his face was full of wrinkles, but his posture was still upright, and his eyes were full of satisfaction.

"The queen mother laughed, the old man's bones are not as unbearable as they seem." Xue Qingshan said with a smile.

"Back then, the palace was able to sit in this position smoothly, and the two of you Liao Wangfu helped a lot, if there is anything you need help, the palace will definitely do its best to help." Empress Xiao smiled lightly.

"My two Liao palaces are no longer what they used to be, and now they are just seeking self-preservation."

"Xue Xiao Tongzong, when my son ascends the throne in the future, the benefits will naturally not be lost in the two Liao Palaces."

This is nothing more than to tell Xue Qingshan that it is absolutely impossible for you two Liao Wangfu to clean yourself in this muddy water, and now the situation of the two saints in power is no longer what it used to be.

Although the queen mother will go to the Jinluan Palace every morning to listen to the government, she basically will not ask and interfere, the emperor's body is also day by day, and it is a matter of time before she leaves the crane to the west.

And now the objects chosen to assist are none other than the two objects of the crown prince Li Hanyan and the third prince Li Qingqiu, and Empress Xiao's words are quite threatening.

That is to say, if the two Liao palaces choose to assist the crown prince, and if the three princes who will ascend the throne and become the emperor in the future, then the two Liao palaces will only have to wait for death!

Xue Qingshan's smile did not decrease, he didn't even raise his eyelids, and said unhurriedly: "Your son ascended the throne?" Why, has the emperor decreed that the crown prince should be re-established? How did the old man not know? ”

Empress Xiao snorted coldly: "That's not true, the power behind the prince is very hard, he monopolizes the two warlords of the imperial city and the northern palace, and there is the eldest grandson family behind him, and the emperor has to think twice if he wants to re-establish the prince." ”

Only then did Xue Qingshan look at the woman in front of him who was still charming, and said, "In this case, as long as the position of the crown prince has not changed, how can it be your turn to sit in that seat?" ”

"Xue Qingshan!" Empress Xiao stood up suddenly, staring at Xue Qingshan with her eyes, and only after a while did she say coldly: "If the crown prince successfully ascends the throne, do you think your two Liao palaces will have a chance to breathe?" You and I both know the death of Empress Changsun back then! If this palace tells the truth to the public, none of you surnamed Xue will be able to escape! ”

"Are you threatening the old man?" Xue Qingshan's face sank.

Empress Xiao continued: "You think that marrying the daughter of the King of Pingliao into the prince's mansion will win the prince's favor with her intelligence, so that you can cover up the sins you committed back then. But now it seems that Xue Zhimo is a person who has not achieved enough things and has more than enough failures! Don't blame the palace for speaking ugly, when the crown prince ascends the throne in the future and investigates the events of the year, all of us will be driven out and killed! ”

Xue Qingshan was still silent, whenever he had to make a decision that had far-reaching consequences, he would always think about it for a long time and think twice, because there were too many factors to consider.

"The patriarch of your house has been hesitating, but this palace is wondering, in terms of conduct and merit, what is there in my son Qingqiu that is not as good as that Li Hanyan? As long as you and I assist my son to ascend the throne with both hands, are you still afraid that the two Liao palaces will never rise in the future? ”

"Don't worry." Xue Qingshan finally spoke, "Now the situation of the second sage in power is not over, we have already offended her when we invaded Luoyang with the emperor, the old man wants to protect the two Liao palaces, but he can't form a party with the three princes, otherwise she can uproot our two Liao palaces by finding a random culpability." ”

Empress Xiao sneered: "In the end, the Liangliao Royal Mansion still doesn't want to assist my son." ”

"It's a matter of the safety of the two Liao royal mansions, the old man can't make a decision, and this matter needs to be decided by the clan elders." Xue Qingshan casually found an excuse to prevaricate, and then got up and retired.

After he left, in the pavilion by the lake, between the light gauze and pothos, Empress Xiao sat on a chair and gently pressed her temples, and Mama Rong came closer: "Niangniang, why did Xue Qingshan come here to meet Niangniang if he didn't want to help our three princes?" ”

Empress Xiao snorted coldly: "He doesn't dare to help anywhere, judging from the current situation, it is absolutely impossible for the Liangliao Royal Mansion to clean himself and protect himself, he has no bottom in his heart, so he will come to the palace to find out first." ”

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The picture returns to the Prince's Mansion.

After applying the medicine, the swelling on the ankle did subside a lot, but it was still painful and couldn't walk, maybe it hurt the muscles and bones, and it was estimated that it would take two or three weeks to recover.

It's a pity that I can only lie in bed during this period and can't go anywhere.

"Damn Li Hanyan, it's all to blame him, knowing that I was wearing such annoying clothes to go down the steps, and he didn't help me, causing me to fall like this!" I lay on the bed and cursed the cold ice a hundred and eighty times.

At this time, Su Mu ran in from outside and said, "Miss, Miss, a father-in-law came outside, saying that he had something to tell you."

"Who, auntie, I'm in a bad mood, I don't see!"

"But...... can claim to be by the emperor's side, miss, are you sure you don't see it? ”

The emperor's man? I remember that Li Hanyan seemed to have been called by the emperor just now, could it be something related to Li Hanyan?

We sat up from the bed and beckoned, "Let him in, I'd like to hear what is going on." ”

Soon, a middle-aged man with no beard was brought in by Su Mu, who was Gonggong Liu beside the emperor.

"The slave meets the princess." Gonggong Liu bowed.

I have seen this person, when he was in the Jinluan Palace before, he stood next to the emperor, and I said suspiciously: "Okay, okay, get up, you say you want to talk to me, is it the prince's business?" ”

Gonggong Liu stood up from the ground, nodded, and said, "Exactly." ”