The news of the defeat of Ma Yi spread to Huainan Kingdom, Liu An became more and more impatient, and at this time Liu Ling's secret letter was also delivered, in which he carefully talked about the current situation in Beijing, and did not forget to instruct: "Father, although Wang Hui has been imprisoned now, the morale of the Han army in Ma Yi has been frustrated in the first battle, but the 300,000 troops of the imperial court have not lost a single bit, and now is not a good time to raise troops." Ling'er thought that when the Xiongnu took revenge, it would be difficult for the Han army to take care of both ends. ”

After reading Liu Ling's secret letter, Liu An thought so, he felt more and more that the decision to let Liu Ling go to Chang'an was correct, his daughter was beautiful and intelligent, and she acted carefully, with her running and planning for herself in Chang'an, Liu Anxin was much more stable.

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Chang'an City, located at the foot of the Son of Heaven, is prosperous and lively, there are many shops on the street, and a shop that sells pastries in the Middle East City is called 'Yun Xin Zhai' business is surprisingly good, Yun Xin Zhai started in the late Qin and early Han dynasties, and the owner is a Wei people, and it has long been a well-known time-honored brand until now.

The most famous dim sum in Yun Xin Zhai is the nine-fold cake, which is said to be made with nine kinds of health treasures, and what is even more rare is that the water used to make the cake is the purest morning dew on the flowers and plants of Yinshi, so this cake is even more precious. And the rules of Yun Xinzhai are also quite unique, the exquisite materials of the nine-fold cake are only supplied twenty boxes a day, and even then it still needs to be booked several months in advance, so the name of the nine-fold cake is prevalent in Chang'an City, and the dignitaries and dignitaries are even more eager to it.

The Queen Mother has always been full of praise for Yun Xinzhai's dim sum, and even inadvertently said to Liu Ling about the deliciousness and health benefits of the nine-fold cake. She has been in Beijing for more than a year, and the identity of the lord of Huainan Weng is nothing in Chang'an City, where there are many nobles, but she often goes in and out of Changle Palace, and she has won the grace of the Queen Mother, which has brought a lot of convenience to her in Beijing. The queen mother is good at the nine-fold cake, Liu Ling naturally wants to do what she likes, so she spent a lot of effort in private, so she finally got a box of Yunxinzhai's nine-fold cake, and while the pastry was just done, Liu Ling took it and went to Changle Palace excitedly.

Outside the dormitory of the Empress Dowager of Changle Palace, Liu Ling asked the palace people to pass it inward, and the palace people saw that it was the Huainan Weng Lord who was often beside the Empress Dowager, so he said: "It is unfortunate that the Lord Weng came, Kunming sent several pots of rare flowers and two kumquat fruit trees, and the Empress Dowager went to the Zhenhui Fang in the Imperial Garden to enjoy the flowers." ”

"Oh..."Liu Ling nodded, and said to the palace man: "Thank you!" Then I'll wait for the Queen Mother here! ”

The palace people saw Liu Ling standing outside the palace with pastries, so they kindly proposed: "The queen mother is afraid that she will not be able to return to the palace for a while, if the lord is in a hurry, it is better to go to the imperial garden to find the queen mother." ”

"Then this nine-fold cake..."Liu Ling looked at the pastry box in his hand with some embarrassment, he couldn't go to the imperial garden to find the queen mother with the pastry, the palace people seemed to see Liu Ling's thoughts, and said: "The pastry box in the hands of the master Weng needs the slave maid to be sent to the inner hall first?" ”

Liu Ling said with a smile when he heard this: "So it's hard work!" After that, he handed the pastry box to the palace people, turned around and walked in the direction of the imperial garden.

It is already the early autumn season, the golden stamens on the osmanthus tree all the way are blooming one by one, the fragrance of the flowers is overflowing, the breeze gently lifts the skirt, Liu Ling smells the fragrance of flowers all the way, and the mood is rare and exceptional.

"In the battle of Mayi, Wang Hui was worried about my punishment, and he committed suicide in prison, and this matter has passed, but the prime minister once mentioned this matter before his mother, and the queen mother thought that Wang Hui would not die for his crimes, and now that Wang Hui is dead, the queen mother has an opinion on me in her heart..."

Liu Che's voice came from the pavilion not far away, Liu Ling couldn't help but stagnate, and was about to tidy up his dress and step forward to see the driver, but unexpectedly heard Liu Che say: "Last time, the matter of Lord Huainan Weng was still your idea, so that I changed the time to greet the queen mother will know my intentions, Han Yan, you also gave me an idea about Wang Hui!" ”

Han Yan said with a smile: "The Queen Mother has always cherished Your Majesty, Your Majesty's last act is self-evident, presumably the Queen Mother understands Your Majesty's intentions, so she will not be reluctant." But this time, Han Yan really couldn't do anything about Wang Hui, so she could only rely on Her Majesty to explain it to the Queen Mother! ”

The two of them talked to each other, but Liu Ling heard it with silver teeth, "It turns out that the last election was a good thing for you Han Yan to spoil me, if you don't take revenge, I, Liu Ling, swear not to be a person!" ”

Liu Ling was furious in his heart, and he didn't have the mind to find the queen mother, he was thinking about returning to the palace, and thinking that the nine-fold cake was still in Changle Palace, if the queen mother came back to see her without saying goodbye, don't be afraid to be suspicious, thinking about it and helpless, Liu Ling could only press the anger and turn back to Changle Palace and wait for the queen mother to come back from the garden.

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On the way back, passing through the side hall of Changle Palace, Liu Ling saw that the gate of the side hall in the long day was hidden, and there seemed to be a faint sound of men and women flirting inside, and he was surprised for a while, so he lifted his skirt lightly and stepped forward. Approaching the door and listening carefully, sure enough, there was a lot of things in the hall.

"Be careful of your liver, I haven't seen you for so long, do you miss your father?"

"Hey, Xiangye, you haven't been here for so long, I'm afraid you forgot about the slave family, right?"

"How can it? This prime minister thinks about your ecstatic little body every night! ”

"Xiangye..."The woman wanted to refuse and greeted, "How was the matter I mentioned to Xiangye last time?"

"Hmm," the man muttered, "what's the matter, I'll talk about it later..."

"The slave family knows that Xiangye has forgotten, and the slave family now has your flesh and blood!"

"Ahh Did the Queen Mother ever know? ”

"The Queen Mother doesn't know now, if the Prime Minister doesn't mention you and me to the Queen Mother, when the Queen Mother comes back from the garden, I'm afraid she will know."

Hearing this, Liu Ling knew what was going on. The people in the hall listened to the woman's voice and called him Xiangye, and then listened to this person's voice, it must be Tian Wei. It seems that this Tian Wei has a personal relationship with the maid in the Queen Mother's palace, and now it is a secret knot.

"Uh..." was silent for a while, and the man said: "Ping'er, if you can do Ben Xiang a favor, after the matter is completed, Ben Xiang Ye will ask the Queen Mother to accept you as a concubine." ”

"Really?" The woman was pleasantly surprised: "What does Xiangye need Ping'er's help with?" ”

"Hmph..."Liu Ling sneered in his heart, what a stupid woman, Tian Weigui is a relative of the emperor, how could he marry the palace maid next to the queen mother as a concubine? Liu Ling was really not interested in such a romantic affair, and was about to turn around and leave, but heard Tian Wei say: "There is a person by Your Majesty's side, named Han Yan..."

Hearing the word Han Yan, Liu Ling's footsteps immediately stopped and listened carefully. "A few days later, the prime minister will try to send the queen mother, you pass the queen mother's decree to recruit Han Yan into the Changle Palace, and when he enters the palace, you will tear off your clothes and shout Han Yan's incivility, the prime minister will answer you, can you listen carefully?"

"The slave family understands, but why does Xiangye want to be like this?" The woman asked.

"You don't need to ask more about this matter, just act according to the plan, and after the matter is completed, the prime minister will definitely fulfill his promise!"

When he first heard this, Liu Ling was taken aback, and then a poisonous plan came to his mind, "Han Yan, you brought this on yourself!" Liu Ling smiled weirdly.

"Cough..."Liu Ling deliberately coughed heavily outside the door, and Tian Wei in the hall hurriedly asked, "Who is outside the door?" ”

Not long after the door of the palace opened, Tian Wei appeared in front of Liu Ling with a panicked face, and when he saw that it was Liu Ling, Tian Wei's face was red and white, and he was very embarrassed. Liu Ling often goes in and out of the Empress Dowager's palace, Tian Wei knows it, and seeing Liu Ling staring at him meaningfully, Tian Wei has no bottom in her heart, and she doesn't know if she has listened to the conversation.

"You step back first!" Tian Wei turned his head and said to Ping'er, who was shrunk aside in the hall, and Ping'er hurriedly ran out with his head down.

Tian Wei sneered and said, "Lord Weng, don't come unharmed!" ”

Liu Ling said with a smile: "The prime minister is so interested! If it is really fat, the water does not flow into the fields of outsiders, and even the palace maids around the queen mother can get the rain and dew of the prime minister. ”

Tian Wei hurriedly looked around, and saw that there was no one around, and he was a little relieved: "Lord Weng, please come in and speak!" ”

Liu Ling didn't refuse, the letter entered the hall, Tian Wei hurriedly covered the door of the palace, and said: "I hope that the lord of Weng will not tell the queen mother about today's matter!" ”

Liu Ling said with a smile: "Why did the lord of Ben Weng tell the Queen Mother, wouldn't that be a good thing for the prime minister?" ”

When Tian Wei heard this, he couldn't help but think in his heart, how much did this Liu Ling hear? So he said tentatively: "My true appearance was fascinated for a while, and I fell in love with the way of that little slut." I also hope that Lord Liu Weng can protect this matter for the prime minister, and the prime minister is grateful! ”

"Hmph..."Liu Ling sneered: "The matter of the prime minister, I'm afraid it's not just as simple as being obsessed with the heart, right?" ”

Tian Wei's heart sank when he heard this, he was afraid that his plot to frame Han Yan would fall into Liu Ling's ears word for word, and the matter of fornication with the palace maid should not be investigated deeply after the Queen Mother's thunderous anger, but if Han Yan's matter was known by Liu Che, he was only afraid that he would be unable to escape the responsibility. Thinking of this, Tian Wei suddenly broke into a cold sweat, leaned over and said: "Master Weng, I hope you raise your noble hand, and you will definitely remember the good of Lord Weng!" ”

Liu Ling chuckled and said, "Prime Minister is serious!" The prime minister's mind is more than what he does, Liu Ling admires it and is willing to help the prime minister! ”

Tian Wei was stunned for a while when he heard this, and he didn't know what Liu Ling meant by this, so he asked cautiously: "What does Lord Weng mean by this?" ”

Liu Ling Zhengse said: "The prime minister and Han Yan have a holiday, the lord of this Weng has no intention of knowing, the prime minister only needs to know, the lord of this Weng is also very disgusted with Han Yan, and he is willing to help the prime minister get rid of it!" If you ask the prime minister again today, the palace maid named Ping'er must not be cherished by the prime minister, right? ”

Tian Wei was stunned and said: "Lord Weng's words are unclear!" ”

Liu Ling said: "Since the prime minister is already determined to get rid of Han Yan, why should he be so merciful and only give him a cholera harem crime? That handmaid already has the prime minister's flesh and blood in her belly, and the prime minister will not cherish this child if she wants to come, so why not kill two birds with one stone, so as to avoid worries? After speaking, he followed his ear and explained the plan in detail, and Tian Wei was sometimes stunned and sometimes nodded.