"Father?" Liu Jue was stunned.

"Your Majesty?" Huo Quzhi was also stunned, "Shouldn't Your Majesty discuss state affairs with your uncle in the Purple Palace?" Thinking about the future, Liu Che had already walked into the hall quickly, and Wei Qing followed closely behind.

"Erchen has seen his father!" Liu Jue bowed.

"Huo Qubing has seen Your Majesty!" Huo Qubing also bowed to the ground, Liu Che just glanced at it coldly, and walked straight past Huo Quzhi.

"How did Huo Qubing end up here?" Thinking of the joyful expressions of Huo Quzhi and Liu Jue in the main hall in the past, and seeing the pottery plate containing pastries on the case, there were still some leftover snacks in it, Liu Che had more guesses in his heart.

Wei Qing hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "Your Majesty, I went to Ganquan Palace with my ministers. ”

"I'm asking him how he's in the Lanchi Palace, Jue'er?" Liu Che's gaze crossed Wei Qing and looked at Liu Jue.

"Father..."Liu Jue couldn't help but blush, not knowing how to answer, Huo Quzhi bowed his head and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, when I was waiting for my uncle outside the Purple Palace, someone from the palace came to say that the eldest princess had summoned me, and when I got sick in the palace, I knew that there was no matter of the eldest princess summoning me, and His Majesty arrived when I was about to leave." ”

"Hmph..."Liu Che was noncommittal, but his eyes looked at Liu Jue, Liu Jue stepped forward and said: "Father, that's right, Jue'er doesn't know who went to spread the word to Huo Qu's illness to come to the palace of his son." ”

Liu Che was still noncommittal when he heard this, but his eyes looked at Liu Jue more and more meaningful, which made Liu Jue quite unnatural, and he couldn't help but stand silently with his eyes down.

"Wei Qing, you take him back, I will take care of this matter." The hall was silent for a long time, and Liu Che said to Wei Qing.

Wei Qing didn't expect that it would be like this when he brought Huo to get sick, and it was inconvenient to say anything more at the moment, so he only responded to his promise and took Huo to get sick and leave.

"Jue'er, as the eldest princess of the Han Dynasty, you should be cautious in your words and deeds, and now that you have a marriage contract with Xiang'er, you should be more self-conscious, do you know?" When there was no one else in the hall, Liu Che reprimanded.

Although there were no harsh words in these words, it was a heavy responsibility for Liu Jue, who had been favored since childhood, and he burst into tears at the moment, and only said in a low voice: "No! ”

Liu Che has always doted on this daughter, and when he saw this situation, he couldn't bear to blame him more, so he only bowed his head slightly and seemed to say to himself: "I should also discuss your marriage with your mother." ”

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The evening breeze blows, the mountains are even cooler, the stars and the moon are shining, and the Ganquan Palace is as quiet as a virgin.

"Zifu, what do you think of the marriage between Jue'er and Xiang'er?" The candle flame in the bronze lamp flickered slightly, and Liu Che asked thoughtfully.

Wei Zifu was slightly stunned when he heard this, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the marriage between Jue'er and Xiang'er is a covenant between the abdomen, why does Your Majesty have such a question?" ”

Liu Che frowned and said: "Today, Wei Qing took the illness to Ganquan Palace, and took advantage of the gap between Wei Qing and me to discuss state affairs, and went to the Lanchi Palace to meet Jue'er in private, fortunately, I knew about this matter early, otherwise... I don't even know how to explain to the imperial sister. ”

"Go sick... Have a private meeting with Jue'er in the palace? Wei Zifu was shocked when he heard this, remembering the previous situation when the two got along, and his heart became more and more uneasy.

"Yes..."Liu Che nodded, and said: "I didn't expect them to be so bold and dare to have a private meeting in the palace, and after being broken by me, they couldn't justify themselves, so they made up a lie that someone from the palace sent a message to him to go to the hospital, and asked him to go to the Lanchi Palace to see Jue'er, and Jue'er also deduced that he didn't know who passed the word." How ridiculous is this, if it weren't for these two people meeting in private, who would have gotten the word in the middle? I must not know how to explain to me, so I hastily found a reason. ”

"Is Your Majesty saying that Jue'er and Qu Sick don't admit to private meetings?" Wei Zifu was suspicious when he heard this, and couldn't help asking.

"I will definitely not admit the matter of private meetings!" Liu Che said, "Could it be that the queen really believes that I don't know who is passing the word in the middle?" ”

Wei Zifu didn't answer, but asked again: "How did Your Majesty know that he went to the Lanchi Hall to find Jue'er when he was sick?" ”

Liu Che thought slightly, and said: "I and Wei Qing finished discussing state affairs in the palace, so I wanted to go to the mountains with him, Wei Qing came out and didn't see the illness, so he asked the palace people around him, and some palace people said that they were sick and asked where Jue'er lived, and I hurried to the Lanchi Hall when I heard it. Sure enough, the two of them talked happily in the Lanchi Palace, and they had eaten at Jue'er's place when they were sick, if it weren't for me and Wei Qing looking for the past, I still didn't know about these two people. After that, Liu Che sighed slowly and said, "It's really a woman's big mistake!" ”

Wei Zifu also sighed lightly in her heart when she heard it, although she had already noticed it, but with her understanding of the character of the two, she would not make a private meeting, but she couldn't believe the fact that the facts were in front of her, "How does Your Majesty plan to deal with this matter?" Wei Zifu also had a sad look in his eyes.

"Jue'er, you have to be strong, I can't say anything serious." Speaking of this beloved daughter, Liu Che's tone was like an ordinary father's reluctant to blame, "It's better for you to go and talk to Jue'er, after all, you are also waiting to be married, and you should be cautious in your words and deeds." ”

"No!" Wei Zifu bowed his head accordingly, and then left his seat and bowed down to the ground to plead: "This matter is also a concubine's lack of discipline, please punish Your Majesty!" ”

Liu Che stopped and said, "Jue'er is old after all, and it is inevitable to have her own thoughts, get up!" ”

The emperor and queen in the palace are like ordinary husband and wife who are worried about the big thoughts of their daughter's parents, and the night outside the hall is dark, and the mountains rise and fall in the thick night, stretching into the distance.

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"Jue'er!" The next morning, Wei Zifu came to the Lanchi Palace, Liu Jue saw his mother coming over so early, and he already knew what was going on in his heart, so he didn't wait for Wei Zifu to ask, so he said, "Mother came for Huo Qu's illness yesterday?" ”

Seeing Wei Zifu bowing slightly, Liu Jue said bluntly: "Mother, I am innocent with Huo Quai, and there is no selfish meeting, I really don't know who is in the middle to send the message, so that my father will decide that I met him in the palace." ”

"Is that really the case?" Wei Zifu looked at Liu Jue and asked.

"Yes, Mother!" Liu Jue met Wei Zifu's gaze, his eyes were clear, "I didn't know that he came to Ganquan Palace, how could I make a private appointment with him?" ”

Wei Zifu nodded and said, "I heard your father talk about this yesterday, and my mother didn't believe it, you and your sick mother know, but your father will not wronged you for no reason, is there some twists and turns?" ”

Liu Jue shook his head and said, "Jue'er thought about this matter again last night, and the strange thing is that who faked the message and tricked Huo Qu into coming to my palace, if there was no such person, there would be no yesterday." ”

"Jue'er..."Wei Zifu took Liu Jue and sat beside him, and said softly: "And regardless of yesterday's events, you tell your mother, are you in love with the sick?" ”

Liu Jue didn't expect such a question, he was stunned at the moment, and nodded with a red face for a while: "This matter has nothing to do with him, it's Jue'er's own wishful thinking." ”

"Jue'er once gave him a piece of jade Jue on the day of the Shangsi Festival, and afterwards I thought that it was very inappropriate to come to this trip, so I repaired a book, saying that the matter of Yujue was done by me, so that he didn't have to mind, and then sent Xiaoyu to his uncle's mansion, and handed the letter to him by hand, and then there was no contact." Liu Jue talked about the past, his eyes were frank and open, and he didn't hide it, "But yesterday's incident was definitely not done by Jue'er, if my mother doesn't believe it, you can go and investigate." ”

"Jue'er, how could your mother not believe you?" Wei Zifu sighed softly and said, "You have so many things in your heart, why don't you tell your mother?" ”

Liu Jue seemed to have teardrops in his eyes, smiled bitterly and lowered his head, and said slowly: "The marriage between Jue'er and Cao Xiang was decided by my father a long time ago. ”

Wei Zifu had tears in the corners of his eyes, and he hugged Liu Jue and said softly: "My good Jue'er... If you tell your mother, it will be better for you to have one more person to discuss than for you to be alone. ”

Sighing softly, Wei Zifu said again: "Since there is no contact anymore, who knows about this period of the past, and falsely spread a message to let him come to Lanchi Hall when he is sick?" ”

"Jue'er is also puzzled by this matter, even Xiaoyu is only the person who sent the message, and he doesn't know the inside story, and the person who faked the message that day is not Xiaoyu." Liu Jue seemed to be reminiscing and thinking.

"Xiaoyu... Spread the message..."Wei Zifu thought to himself, "Could it be that when Xiaoyu sent the message, he was discovered by others?" ”

Liu Jue sat up, frowned and said, "Wait for me to call Xiaoyu to ask." ”

After a short time, Xiaoyu was summoned to him, Liu Jue looked solemn, and said: "Xiaoyu, think about it, I asked you to send a letter to Huo Gongzi of the Hou Mansion that day, but what special thing happened?" ”

Xiaoyu lowered her head and thought for a long time, and said, "There is one thing, I don't know if it's special..."

"What?" Liu Jue couldn't help but say hurriedly, "Say it quickly!" ”

"On the same day, the slave maid had met Mrs. Liu of the Qutai Hall on the way, and the slave maid went to the north palace gate to leave the palace after the salute, and the slave maid touched the inner bag at the gate of the palace, and was surprised to find that the letter handed over to the slave by the princess was missing, and even if he was scared out of a cold sweat. The slave maid thought that Xu was accidentally lost on the way here, and was about to turn back to look for it, when she saw the maid next to Mrs. Liu hurrying over, and when she saw the slave and maid, she asked if she had lost a silk letter. The slave and maid were busy, so she took out the silk book from her sleeve and handed it to the slave and maid, and the slave and maid thanked her for her kindness, and asked how the silk book was in her hand, and she said that the slave and maid had omitted it when she bowed down to salute, and Mrs. Liu saw it and let her hurry over. ”

Hearing Xiao Yu say this, Wei Zifu's eyebrows became more and more frowned, Liu Jue was also shocked into a cold sweat, Xiao Yu continued: "The slave and maid knocked a hundred times in their hearts at that time, thanks to Mrs. Liu's bodhisattva heart, if the princess's letter is lost, the slave and maid will be to blame. Speaking of this past, Xiaoyu was grateful to have met a noble person in her heart with a hint of luck.

"Okay, Xiaoyu, this palace knows. Go down, and don't mention it to anyone. Wei Zifu instructed.

"No!" Xiao Yu answered and bent down.

"Mother..."Liu Jue's eyes became more and more confused, but Wei Zifu seemed to understand, and said, "It seems that this matter is related to Mrs. Liu." ”

"Mrs. Liu?" Liu Jue said, "Is that the Huainan Weng master?" Why is she doing this? ”

Wei Zifu said slowly: "If you have a private meeting with your illness in the Lanchi Palace, and you are bumped into by your father, according to Mrs. Liu's thoughts, your father will inevitably be angry with me and blame me for having no way to discipline me." And if your aunt knows about this in the future, she will also have a gap with you and me because of this, and all these kinds of evils are just a few. ”

Liu Jue said angrily: "Mother, this Mrs. Liu is such a means, I am afraid that it is not a good person, it is better to tell my father what this person has done, so as not to have more waves in the future." ”

"No." Wei Zifu shook his head and said, "If you tell your father the original story, it will inevitably bring out all kinds of past experiences between you and the sick, so it's better not to say it." ”

"Now that I know that Mrs. Liu is a person, I must be more careful in the future." Wei Zifu comforted him and continued: "It's just that Jue'er, your wedding is imminent, and you must be more restrained in your words and deeds in the future, and don't give others a chance to take advantage of it." ”

"Jue'er understands, mother is relieved." Liu Jue said seriously, she knows that if she wants to forget a relationship, time will be a good medicine, everything will pass slowly, and it will slowly get better.

"Okay..."Wei Zifu looked at Liu Jue and nodded with a smile, she believed that her daughter would be able to handle all this properly.