Back in Changxin Palace, as soon as the Empress Dowager Bo lay down on her side, her daughter-in-law Dou came to her side and gently kneaded her calves.

The old queen mother sighed and closed her eyes: "How is Wei Qihou?" ”

Dou Shi silently lowered his head and said in a low voice: "The baby is fine, just lie on the couch for a while..."

The old queen mother slowly opened her eyes, sat up tremblingly, and gently pulled her daughter-in-law's hand, her cloudy eyes were full of exhaustion: "But do you think that the mourning family is overkill?" ”

Dou hurriedly knelt down, shook his head, and said, "Mother is merciful and forgives the sin of disrespect to the baby; The son failed to teach the children and nephews in the family well, and he was ashamed in his heart, how dare he hold a grudge against his mother..."

Hearing this, the old queen's face softened slightly, waved her hand at Dou, called the frightened daughter-in-law back to her side, and fell into memories again.

"At the time of the first emperor, although the hundred officials in the court were occasionally slack, they were generally quite capable, and the affairs of the family and the country were taken care of in an orderly manner."

"Now, I don't know what's wrong, I always make things that annoy the mourning family..."

Seeing the old queen mother's worried pinching of the corners of her eyes, Dou's hand slowly rubbed her temples for her.

After a while, the old man, who felt a little better, tilted his head back slightly, and patted Dou's hand: "Now, you are also the empress dowager of the Han Dynasty, and these complicated things will be called to the palace in the future." ”

Dou Shi smiled gently, shook his head and said, "No matter what, my mother is still the mother of my son..."

Weiyang Palace, apse.

Liu Qi, the son of heaven, woke up leisurely and saw Lang Zhongling Zhou Ren waiting by his side.

As soon as I raised my head, I felt a sharp pain in the back of my head!

"What's wrong with me..."

Zhou Ren saw Liu Qi wake up, put down the silver needle in his hand that was cleaning and storage, and said softly: "This morning, Your Majesty fainted..."

Liu Qi eased his strength: "Yes, this morning..."

"What happened to the courtiers and officials?"

Zhou Ren got up and took a bowl of warm water from the edge of the imperial collapse and handed it to Liu Qi: "Now, I kneel outside the Changxin Palace to introspect. ”

was helped up by Zhou Ren and sipped his saliva, and a burst of warmth surged in Liu Qi's heart: At the critical moment, my grandmother and mother are still on my side...

After a while, seeing that the face of the Son of Heaven had improved, Zhou Ren hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, the concubines of the harem have been waiting in the side hall when they learn that Your Majesty has fainted, can Your Majesty want to see you?" ”

Liu Qi waved his hand: "I'm okay, let them go back to the palace." ”

After thinking about it, Liu Qi said again: "Call the queen in..."

"Summoning the spring to prepare the imperial chariot, swinging the Changxin Palace..."

Empress Bo, the niece and granddaughter of the Empress Dowager, was pointed out as the crown princess when Liu Qishang was the prince.

Although I don't like this queen who is not petite and lively, and not gentle and charming, but because of the Empress Dowager Bo, the two of them also respect each other.

Sure enough, Queen Bo, who was introduced into the room by the eunuchs, didn't say a word, only knelt on the edge of the collapse and sobbed in a low voice.

Liu Qi had no choice but to pick up this middle-looking wife, appease him a little, and then take the chariot to Changxin Palace.

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"Hey, how long are we going to kneel?"

Han Rui's knees were alternately supported, his face full of bitterness.

Luan Yi looked solemn: "Kneel~ How can I say that this matter is also because of us." ”

Listening, Han Rui was suddenly a little confused: why did the old eunuch let them come here?

Seeing the reluctance on Han Rui's face, Luan Yi explained in a low voice: "This kind of thing, it's useless to do it, but if you don't do it, it's likely to cause trouble..."

Han Rui immediately understood - this is a matter of political posture.

The emperor was dizzy, as a courtier, whether he was wrong or not, he should naturally 'feel guilty and blame himself', so as to show that he is a 'loyal minister'!

Sighing and shaking his head, Han Rui had no choice but to continue to kneel outside the Changxin Palace.

After a while, I saw a carriage with a bright yellow top and a big flag hanging on the left side coming from Weiyang Palace and stopping in front of Changxin Palace.

Chuntuo trotted all the way out of the car until the carriage stopped, and he didn't mean to sing the word at all.

Poor old prime minister Shen Tujia once again came forward as a shield for the courtiers: "Ministers, welcome Your Majesty~"

Quiet.

There was an eerie silence.

The courtiers kneeling on the ground didn't dare to speak at all, and Liu Qi in the carriage didn't want to reply.

After a long time, when Shen Tujia's head was full of cold sweat, Liu Qi's face was pale and weak. was helped by the queen and got down from behind the carriage.

As if he didn't see the minister kneeling on the ground outside the palace, he walked straight to the palace.

Looking at this scene, Han Rui did not have any political sensitivity, and he vaguely felt that the Chang'an court was only afraid that it was going to be turbulent for a while.

And the ministers were mixed in their hearts, and they all looked sideways at the man who was kneeling on the side with an indifferent face.

Liu Qi was helped by the queen into the dormitory of Changxin Palace, and saw the two queen mothers talking quietly on the couch.

stepped forward slightly and bowed: "The emperor greets the emperor's grandmother and queen mother." ”

"It makes the emperor's grandmother and queen mother worried, and the emperor is not filial..."

When Empress Dowager Dou heard this, she smiled at her beloved son, and then bowed her head and said nothing.

The old queen mother slowly opened her eyes and said leisurely: "The emperor is here..."

"Sit down and talk."

Giving up his promise, Liu Qi came to the old queen mother's side, and sat on the floor with half of his buttocks: "Is the imperial grandmother better?" ”

Seeing that Liu Qi cared so much about her well-being, the old queen mother's heart warmed, and she laughed: "The old bones of the mourning family can still take care of this harem for the emperor for some time..."

As he spoke, the old man took Liu Qi's hand: "It's the emperor, who is the weight of the society, but you have to take care of your body~"

Liu Qi shook his head: "The emperor is fine, it's just a small trouble, the emperor is not angry for a while, and he is in a hurry..."

The old man rubbed his eyes, sighed, and said, "The matter of the court, the mourning family is a woman, and I can't see why; Your Majesty is the eldest son of Emperor Xian and the grandson of Emperor Gao, so you know what to do..."

As she spoke, the old queen mother took out half a jade tiger talisman from the wooden box on the side of the collapse, and lamented: "When the first emperor was on a big trip, he left this half of the tiger talisman in the hands of the mourning family in case of contingency..."

"If you are stable today, the emperor can be regarded as sitting firmly in this Han family; It's useless for the mourning family to keep this tiger talisman. ”

solemnly put the tiger talisman into Liu Qi's hand, and then wrapped Liu Qi's hand, his eyes suddenly sharpened: "The emperor is a herdsman of the heavens, and he is born a sacred son of heaven!" ”

"Don't fall into the prestige of Emperor Gao and the first emperor because of some trivial things..."

After that, the old queen's eyes returned to their usual days again, and the ancient well was waveless, turbid and godless.

Liu Qi pinched the half of the tiger talisman in his hand, and he didn't know what to say: the remaining half was already in his hand, and now that the tiger talisman is complete, Liu Qi can theoretically mobilize the world's soldiers and horses!

Even if in fact, because of the influence of the generals who led the army, at least the Southern Army, the Bashang Army and the Xiliu Battalion near Chang'an have been in Liu Qi's hands since then!

With the military power in hand, the suffocation in Liu Qi's heart suddenly disappeared, and even the originally slightly sickly face gradually became ruddy.

Looking at Liu Qi's ambitious appearance, and then looking at the granddaughter who followed him, the old queen mother nodded her head and closed her eyes again: "The mourning family is tired, the emperor will go and be busy with state affairs..."

"No."

Liu Qi was about to leave, but the queen mother's murmuring voice came from behind herself: "Remember to go and burn two incense sticks for the first emperor..."