"Father!" Liu Xu's face turned a little pale, he knelt on the ground, hugged his fists and said, "Erchen knows that she has done something that the royal family does not tolerate, but it is Erchen who can't stand her first, she abandons Erchen later, and for so long, Erchen has shared joys and sorrows with her, she is of great significance to Erchen, and it is really the heart of Erchen." Father, the emperor assumed that she was dead, spared her life!

"Be emotional!" Emperor Xuan scolded, "You are so emotional, how can I entrust the country to you? You are the prince of Northern Xia, the future son of heaven, you can't have a weakness in you! If Jiang Liu is your weakness, and Jiang Liu is now in Southern Chu, do you know what this means? It means that your weakness is held in the hands of others! Jiang Liu is still alive, is it a damage to the reputation of the royal family, or secondly, if others use her as a threat, how should you deal with it? What should you do in Northern Xia? Therefore, she has to die!"

"Erchen is ashamed of his father's teachings, but if you want to watch her die, Erchen really can't do it!" Liu Xu said, "This time she was almost attacked on the way to Nanchu, she was willing to risk the danger to come to the rescue, she saved Erchen, saved the son, and also contributed to Northern Xia, Erchen has already avenged her, and she can't really watch her die because of Erchen! Erchen asked his father to be gracious and spare her life! From now on, there is no such person as Jiang Liu in this world!"

Emperor Xuan looked at the son in front of him with a cold face, the son he entrusted with the important task, his eyes were unconsciously disappointed, he paused and said: "Okay, I will grant you this request, but you have to promise me to cut her off, and she will have nothing to do with it, and she is no longer allowed to claim to be Jiang Liu, your side concubine! This person has nothing to do with the royal family!"

Liu Xu clenched his fists and kowtowed: "Son, thank your father for your grace!"

"You've had a long journey, go back and get some rest. Emperor Xuan said, "Prepare for your big wedding with Xie Xuan!"

"Sons obey orders!"

Liu Xu got up and retreated, and as soon as he left the imperial study, he only felt physical and mental exhaustion coming.

"Your Highness!" Xie Xuan jumped from the path and came to Liu Xu's side, "Your Highness's trip has gone well?"

"It's okay. Liu Xu said lightly.

"Is there anything interesting that happened on the road that you can share with Xuan'er?" Xuan'er hasn't been to Nanchu yet?" Xie Xuan asked with a smile, "Is the enthronement ceremony of the new king of Southern Chu grand? Is there anything different from our Northern Xia?"

"Qing Yue can tell you these things, if you are interested, you can go to him. Liu Xu said lightly, "This palace is lacking." ”

"Then Your Highness, go back and rest. Xie Xuan said, "Xuan'er will come to see His Highness later." ”

Liu Xu looked at Xie Xuan coldly: "No need. ”

"Your Highness, we are all about to get married, why are you still so indifferent to Xuan'er? We are people who want to stay together for the rest of our lives, do you plan to do this all the time?" Xie Xuan said with a light smile, "Actually, Xuan'er thinks that you may have some misunderstanding about Xuan'er, we should have a good chat." ”

"Stay together for a lifetime?" Liu Xu smiled mockingly, "This palace has no interest in this." This time I agreed to get married, but because the Queen Mother was not in good health and couldn't bear to disappoint the Queen Mother. Since the words are here, then we might as well make it clear, you want the honor of this crown princess, you want the glory of your Xie family, and this palace will give it to you, but if you are greedy for others, then it is delusional. ”

The smile on Xie Xuan's face slipped away, and she frowned slightly: "What does greed mean?"

"The husband and wife love you want, this palace can't give it. Liu Xu said lightly, "You are the crown princess, but not the wife of this palace." ”

Xie Xuan's face flashed with a look of humiliation, and she looked at Liu Xu stubbornly: "Isn't it okay if it's not Jiang Liu?" Jiang Liu, she is already gone, she doesn't want you anymore!"

"She has to be. Liu Xu said coldly, the words fell, and he turned to leave.

Xie Xuan gritted his teeth and looked at Liu Xu's back coldly: "Jiang Liu! Jiang Liu! I won't let you go, I won't let you go!"

Liu Xu quickly returned to the East Palace, sorted out the pieces that should be arranged, and then summoned Qing Ling.

"Subordinates attend His Highness. ”

"Get up. Liu Xu said, "This palace teaches you to come, and there is a very important concubine to be handed over to you!"

"Your Highness, please command. ”

"Concubine Jiang is now in Nanchu, do you know about this?" asked Liu Xu.

"My subordinates didn't know about it. ”

"She is in Nanchu now, and her situation is not very good, and her father may be unfavorable to her. Liu Xu said, "This palace hopes that you can go to her side and protect her safety with you, just like before!"

"His Royal Highness's subordinates are naturally willing to do their best, but now Concubine Jiang is still willing to believe her subordinates?" Qing Ling asked with a frown.

"That's your business. Liu Xu said lightly, "As for what kind of way to protect her, that's something you should think about, all this palace wants is her safety." In addition, the palace will hand over one-third of the secret guards to you to call, and go to Nanchu with you. ”

"Secret Guard?" Qing Ling was shocked, "Yes, my subordinates will definitely protect Concubine Jiang well, and I won't let His Highness down!"

"Say goodbye to your brother and set off immediately. Liu Xu said, "Ask the people of Qiushui Garden, if you have anything to bring." ”

"Subordinates obey!" Qing Ling hugged his fists.

"Stand down. ”

Qing Ling retreated and sighed, it's not that she doesn't want to go to Nanchu, even if Her Royal Highness's orders are swords, mountains and fires, she won't frown, but now she wants to go to the girl's side, I don't know if the girl will accept herself, and what face will she have to see her?

Qing Yue stood in front of the door, saw his sister's sad face, and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Not really. Qing Ling said, "His Royal Highness asked me to go to Nanchu to protect Concubine Jiang's safety, and gave me one-third of the secret guard call. ”

"Are you worried that Concubine Jiang will not accept you?" asked Qing Yue.

Qing Ling nodded.

"Concubine Jiang is not a narrow-minded person. Qing Yue said, "This time I went to Nanchu, we met Concubine Jiang on the way, she asked me about you, she didn't hate you as much as you imagined, not to mention that when you helped her leave King Qi's mansion, she was scolded by a lot of princes, and she was still worried about you!"

"Really, doesn't the girl really blame me?" Qing Ling smiled with a leap of eyebrows.

"It's impossible to act as if nothing ever happened. Qingyue said, "Sister, you should also believe in yourself, if you treat her sincerely, she will also feel your sincerity, don't worry about this!"

"Listening to your words, I feel much more at ease. Qing Ling said, "I'm about to leave for Nanchu, so I won't say goodbye to you anymore, brother, take care!"

"You too, protect yourself, take care of yourself. Qingyue patted her sister's head, "What's the news and any difficulties, remember to write to me!"

"Yes!"

At this time, Liu Changqing hurriedly ran over and asked breathlessly, "Is my father inside?"

Qing Yue nodded: "Is the prince in a hurry to find His Highness?"

"Of course!" Liu Changqing nodded, and then ran towards the study.

He entered and knelt on the ground to say goodbye: "The son has seen his father, is my father okay all the way?"

"Nothing. Liu Xu said, "Get up and speak." ”

"Father!" Liu Changqing ran to the desk with an anxious face, "What happened to Concubine Jiang's death? Why did this happen? Didn't you say that she would come back after a while? Why did the imperial grandfather say that she was dead, did she really have an accident?"

Liu Xu put down the letter in his hand, looked at Liu Changqing calmly, and said, "You have grown up, you should accept the fact that she has left." ”

"Father means that she won't come back?" Liu Changqing's expression was a little incredulous, "She clearly promised me before that she would grow up with me well, and her words don't count!"

"Things in the world are changeable, and a person's promise is sincere when he makes a promise, but no one can expect some changes in the future. Liu Xu said, "Sometimes, acceptance is also part of learning to grow up, do you understand? Accept what you lose, accept what you leave, nothing will always be with you!"

"I can understand what my father said. Liu Changqing said in frustration, "It's just ...... There are still complaints in my heart. Since my father said so, I will forget about her, so don't worry. ”

On the other hand.

For the third lady, there are two things that have had a great impact on her.

One thing is that His Majesty passed the decree that Concubine Jiang died of illness, so it means that Jiang Liu will not have a chance to come back.

One thing is the wedding between His Royal Highness and Xie Xuan, and Xie Xuan becomes the crown princess, so she will not have a good time in the East Palace in the future.

"Madam, do we need to show favor to Miss Xie now?" Qi'er asked, "After this wedding, she will be the crown princess, whether Her Royal Highness likes her or not, she is the mistress of the East Palace, we have offended her before, what if she wants to take revenge after the wedding?"

The third lady sighed softly: "She wants to show her virtuous reputation, it shouldn't really be anything to us, I'm not a threat to her now." But although Concubine Jiang is gone, we are not completely without comrades-in-arms, the prince is! The reason why Concubine Jiang can't come back is because of her, the prince will definitely not like her. What's more, the son of the world is not her son, her future son is the son-in-law, but she does not have the position of the son, then she will inevitably see the son of the world as a thorn in the side, as long as the son of the world is with us, she can't help us, so there is no need to be afraid!"

"Madame is right, if she can't help but do something to the prince, don't say Your Highness, even the Queen Mother can't tolerate her!" Qi'er said.