The country has a great funeral, and the world knows it. It has been dozens of days since the queen mother's death, and the Changle Palace is still full of silk and white, without half of its vitality, and the noisy and lively cicadas outside the palace and the dense turns, dazzling green lotus leaves seem to be separated by a world, in addition to lifeless, it is still lifeless.

Princess Pingyang's eye sockets are deep, her cheeks are so pale that there is no bloodshot, in just a few days, people seem to have lost half of their weight, and they don't have half of their usual energy, she stroked the queen mother's usual utensils one by one, and tears kept dripping down.

"Princess, the Queen Mother has already gone, if you continue to be sad, I'm afraid you'll hurt your body!" I don't know when, Wei Zifu also walked into the palace, looking at Princess Pingyang like this, he couldn't bear to be kind and comforted.

Princess Pingyang's eyes were red again, and big tears poured out, "Your Majesty and I have been loved by the queen mother since childhood, and now Changle Palace is still the same, the queen mother's voice and smile are still in front of me, but the person is no longer there, how can you let me accept it?" The voice was hoarse and dark, which made Wei Zifu feel sour when he heard it, and he couldn't help but step forward and hold Princess Pingyang's hand tightly, "Princess, the concubine knows that you are sad, but you can't be resurrected after death, if you continue to be so sad, not only is it not what the Queen Mother wants, but it also ruins your own body!" ”

Princess Pingyang cried: "How can I not know what the queen said, I just want my heavenly family to be rich and noble, and I can do everything to call for wind and rain, but I can't say half a point from life and death, and I can't do half a point!" ”

Princess Pingyang cried in a low voice, mourning and grief, Wei Zifu was sad in his heart, and stroked Princess Pingyang and said softly: "Princess, if you want to cry, cry out loud, you will feel better when you cry!" ”

Princess Pingyang lay on Wei Zifu, crying, like crying, Wei Zifu only quietly accompanied her, waiting for the mourning to calm down for a long time, Wei Zifu gently handed over the handkerchief, and said softly: "The princess is better, right?" ”

Princess Pingyang took the handkerchief to wipe away the tears, and said in a low voice: "It's much better, thank you Queen." ”

Wei Zifu saw Princess Pingyang crying and expressing grief in his heart, so he took Princess Pingyang's hand and said in a good voice: "Princess, why don't I go out for a walk with you?" ”

Princess Pingyang bowed slightly, and walked out of the hall side by side with Wei Zifu, and a breeze blew, sending the fragrance of lotus flowers in the distance. Raise your eyes and look into the distance, the lotus leaves not far away have already been verdant and verdant, revealing vigorous vitality, the two of them walked slowly towards the river along the zigzag corridor, Princess Pingyang looked at the winding water, the lotus flowers did not realize that it was sad again, "In the past, the queen mother walked along the embankment with me, and saw the lotus leaves reflecting the sun, but now I am the only one left." ”

"Princess, and concubines." Wei Zifu smiled and patted Princess Pingyang's hand, looking at her with tenderness and calmness in her eyes, Princess Pingyang couldn't help but nod slightly.

Wei Zifu said softly: "I remember when I was a child, my brother and I were naughty, staining the clothes hanging outside the house next door, my mother scolded me and my brother for not allowing us to eat, and afterwards I felt sorry for starving our sister and brother, but I didn't have such a good blessing as a princess, and I could serve by my mother's side for so many years." ”

"Where is your mother now?" Princess Pingyang couldn't help but ask.

"My mother passed away many years ago, but now I think about it as if it was yesterday." Wei Zifu sighed softly.

"I'm sorry I made you sad to accompany me." Princess Pingyang couldn't bear it in her heart, and her face was apologetic.

Wei Zifu shook his head and said, "The princess is serious, people always have life and death, and I accepted this matter early in the morning." Mother has nothing else to ask for in her life, what she hopes is that our sisters and brothers are good, and now we are all living very well, and I believe that my mother will be happy in the spirit of heaven. ”

"Yes, the heart of a mother in the world is like this." Princess Pingyang sighed, "Liu Rong, who was still the crown prince back then, bullied his younger brother when he was young, and he could always provoke right and wrong for no reason, Liu Rong's mother Li Ji was even more reversible in black and white, and often slandered the queen mother in front of her father and the queen mother for not having a moral child, and the queen mother actually made a compromise and lowered her eyebrows to that Li Ji everywhere. I asked the queen mother why she had wronged herself like this, and the queen told me that the people in the palace were sinister, and everything she did was to protect me and my brother, as long as our sister and brother were well, she was willing to do anything. ”

"Yes, the only thing a mother hopes for is the well-being of her children. Now that His Majesty is in the world, the foundation is stable, the princess has found a good son-in-law, and her marriage is happy, what is more gratifying for the Queen Mother? The princess should re-pack her mood and live well, and the queen mother will leave at ease! ”

Princess Pingyang looked hesitant and bowed slightly, as if she had something to say, but in the end she just nodded and said, "I will..."

"How's your majesty? He will grieve no less than I do these days. Thinking of the younger brother of a mother's compatriot, Princess Pingyang raised her eyes and asked.

Wei Zifu's expression darkened a little when he heard this, and he blamed himself: "In the days when the Queen Mother left suddenly, Your Majesty hardly ate or drank, and the whole person lost a lot of weight. Some time ago, I heard that the Xiongnu attacked Daijun and Yanmen again, and His Majesty ordered to concentrate on building and defending Shuofang City to consolidate the border defense. His Majesty is both sad about the affairs of the Queen Mother and worried about state affairs, the concubine is useless, and she cannot share the burden for Her Majesty, so she can only watch Her Majesty lose weight day by day but can do nothing. ”

"The queen must not blame herself, Your Majesty, as the king of a country, should work hard for state affairs, I believe that he will be fine with you by his side and relieve him." Princess Pingyang held Wei Zifu's hand, and Yin Yin comforted.

Wei Zifu nodded and said, "I hope so." ”

The two walked slowly along the riverside corridor, so that Princess Pingyang's mood calmed down a lot, the afterglow of the sunset dyed a thin layer of golden red on the lotus pond, the winding water flowed, and sometimes one or two frogs came from the depths of the lotus leaves, and midsummer was coming.

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"What is the progress of the Huainan Investigation?" Although Liu Che was much thinner in the Xuanshu Palace, his eyes were still like torches, and he was not angry but mighty.

Tingwei Zhang Tang replied cautiously: "Back to Your Majesty, Liu An, the king of Huainan, is very vigilant, and the spies sent out by the ministers have not found a trace yet. ”

"Are you asking me to praise Liu An for being cautious or accusing you of being incompetent?" Although Liu Che's expression did not have a trace of waves, the tone of the question was extremely cold.

Zhang Tang was drenched in cold sweat when he heard this, and knocked on the ground: "Your Majesty, please give Weichen some more time, and the minister will definitely pull out Liu An's feet." ”

"Hmph." Liu Che was noncommittal, and only said coldly: "The Huns are worried about the outside, Liu An is troubled internally, if Liu An is treated for everything in time, wouldn't I be extremely passive?" ”

"The minister should die, the minister should die." Zhang Tang bowed to the ground and confessed, and the clothes on his body were already soaked through several layers.

Liu Che seemed to think for a while, and waved his hand: "You go down, I don't have much time for you." ”

"No!" Zhang Tang wiped the sweat from his head and retreated tremblingly.

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"Your Majesty has arrived!" A long voice sounded outside the hall, and the two people in the hall unconsciously changed their expressions. "How did Your Majesty come at this hour?" Liu Ling looked at Wang Yi and asked.

Before the words fell, he heard footsteps from far and near, and Wang Yi hurriedly pulled Liu Ling to lean over to take over: "Concubine and Huainan Weng Lord Liu Ling, see Your Majesty!" ”

Liu Che walked into the hall and saw that Liu Ling was also there, and he was slightly stunned and smiled: "Flat!" Today, the hall of joy has a distinguished guest! ”

Wang Yi glanced at Liu Ling and hurriedly responded: "The concubine went to Changle Palace today, and happened to meet Lord Weng who was also remembering the Queen Mother, so I invited Lord Weng to come and talk about it." ”

Liu Ling heard this, and hurriedly continued: "The queen mother was very good to the courtiers during her lifetime, and now the queen mother is driving the crane west, and the courtiers can't be missed, only in Changle Palace, the courtiers are still alive if the queen mother is still there." Today, I went to Changle Palace to worship the Queen Mother, and I met Mrs. Wang, and Mrs. invited me to the palace for a while. ”

These words were not leaky, Liu Che couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart, and still praised quietly on his face: "It's rare that you still have this heart for the Queen Mother, so you will often go to Changle Palace to worship in the future!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Liu Ling leaned over and said, "The courtiers don't disturb Your Majesty and Madame, so they will retire first." ”

Liu Che nodded, and Liu Ling bowed and retreated. When Liu Ling left, Liu Che's face sank like water, and he asked Wang Yi in a cold voice, "What is the matter with her?" ”

Wang Yi's heart tightened, and he hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty, Liu Ling came to inquire about Your Majesty's current situation, and the concubine remembered His Majesty's instructions and only said some irrelevant words. ”

"It doesn't matter? Hum! Liu Che raised his eyebrows and sneered, "My every move is never insignificant in their eyes. ”

"They?" Wang Yi was surprised, "Who else?" ”

Liu Che said lightly: "You don't need to know so much, I ask you, you have known Liu Ling so far, do you know what her preferences are?" ”

"Preferences?" Wang Yi pondered for a moment and hesitated: "There is something that the concubine doesn't know whether to say or not." ”

"But it doesn't hurt for you to say it."

"That Liu Ling has always been arrogant, Queen Chen still didn't care about herself back then, and now she treats Empress Wei like a thorn in her side."

"Why is that?" Liu Che glanced at Wang Yi and interrupted puzzled.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, listen to the concubine and speak slowly." Wang Yi continued, "Back then, Liu Ling supported the concubine's position, firstly, to find out His Majesty's movements, and secondly, the concubine was guessing, and it was also to curb Empress Wei's exclusive favor. ”

"Why did she do this?" A trace of doubt appeared in Liu Che's eyes.

Wang Yi said slowly: "According to the concubine's body, most of them are women's jealousy, and the last time Liu Ling framed the queen with earrings, it was the best evidence." ”

"A woman's jealousy?" Liu Che became more and more puzzled, "Why did I get more and more confused the more I listened?" ”

Wang Yi looked at Liu Che's expression carefully, and said with a respectful smile: "Your Majesty, if the concubine says something disrespectful, Liu Ling is afraid that she likes Your Majesty, but Your Majesty doesn't know." ”

"Do you like me?" Liu Che was quite surprised, and he couldn't help but smile dumbly when he heard the words, Wang Yi continued: "This concubine body is also slowly pondered, Liu Ling had inadvertently expressed her admiration for Your Majesty in front of the concubine before, but she covered it up very well, and it was difficult to know that she had this mind if she didn't connect things one by one." ”

Liu Che nodded, and sighed softly, unconsciously remembering that the Queen Mother had intentionally matched herself and Liu Ling back then, but the goddess had a dream, and King Xiang had no intention, but now there is such a delicate relationship in it, which is beneficial and harmless to herself. Thinking like this, Liu Che smiled faintly: "She wants to get close to me, so I will give her this opportunity." ”