"The queen's face or the inside, which one do you choose?" Concubine Liu hugged her daughter and asked loudly.

"What do you mean by that, Mother?" Chen Ajiao raised her teary eyes and looked at Liu Chu pitifully.

"Silly boy!" Concubine Liu looked pity, gently smoothed her daughter's hair with her hands, and said: "The man you married is the emperor, and the power is boundless, as the queen is in charge of the entire harem, you must tolerate the emperor favoring other women, at least on the surface, so that people can't make mistakes." ”

"I can't do it," Chen Ajiao's heart was sour, and she sobbed: "I feel uncomfortable when I think of him pampering other women." ”

"Alas! You're asking for trouble. Concubine Liu sighed deeply, and said bitterly: "According to Zhou Li, under the queen, the harem of the Son of Heaven should have three wives, nine concubines, twenty-seven wives, and eighty-one royal wives. This dynasty also set up a lady to make at least seven levels of concubines, and the number of places at each level is different. Your Majesty has been on the throne for three years, and there are no high-ranking concubines in the harem......"

"I don't listen! I don't listen! Chen Ajiao covered her ears and screamed, "Why does my mother want to help him speak!" ”

"Gillian, listen to your mother well," Liu Yan broke her daughter's hand and put it down, and said in a deep voice: "Mother is for your good." Your Majesty, it is impossible for him to favor any one person. ”

"My father doesn't have a concubine." Chen Ajiao wiped the tears on her face and said quietly.

"You can't compare yourself to your father." Concubine Liu smiled bitterly: "That's why my mother asked you, do you want the queen's face, or your wife's lining?" ”

"I want both face and lining." Chen Ajiao replied.

"Talking to children again." Liu Yan blamed her daughter and said: "You can't have both fish and bear paws." When your imperial grandmother was the queen, there was a lady Shen who took up almost all the favors and often sat on an equal footing with your imperial grandmother in the palace. Your imperial grandmother endured it, and only then did you have this great blessing. ”

For the first time, Chen Ajiao heard her mother mention her grandmother's old story. Unexpectedly, my grandmother, who is now full of scenery, has such an unpleasant experience!

Chen Ajiao looked dazed and muttered: "I don't believe it, he is different from others, he is a child!" ”

Liu Yan sneered and said categorically: "Men are the same!" ”

Chen Ajiao lowered her head, full of sadness.

Liu Concubine saw it in her eyes and comforted her daughter: "Just a singer!" With such a humble background, no matter how favored she is, she won't be able to make much waves. As he spoke, he frowned and asked, "There is one thing, but we have to hurry." Tell your mother how your majesty is in love with you. ”

Chen Ajiao was stunned, and only then did she come back to her senses, her face couldn't help but turn red, and she said coquettishly: "Mother! ”

"Oops! When is this all gone! Also shy. Concubine Liu took her daughter's hand and asked anxiously, "Your Majesty, does he often come to Jiaofang Palace?" ”

"Come often." Chen Ajiao nodded and replied softly.

"Then why can't you get pregnant......" Concubine Liu frowned tightly and muttered to herself.

"My daughter doesn't know." Chen Ajiao twisted her body and said in a muffled voice.

Concubine Liu came back to her senses, patted the back of her daughter's hand, and comforted: "Don't worry. When the mother leaves the palace, she invited a famous doctor to prepare a few more pairs of decoction for sitting on the fetus. ”

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In the Changqiu Palace, Liu Chelai greeted his mother.

After the greetings, the Queen Mother sank her face and asked slowly: "I heard that the emperor and the queen had a quarrel?" ”

"It's not a good thing to be a little thing together." Liu Che's face was embarrassed, and he said with a haha.

"Not long after you ascended the throne, because of the restructuring and construction of the Ming Hall, it has already made the Empress Dowager unhappy." The queen mother persuaded her son slowly: "If you offend the eldest princess again and add another sin, your position will be unstable." Women are easy to coax, you should be more cautious. ”

"My son understands." Liu Che was thorough at one point, and there was no need for the queen mother to bother with words, and immediately said: "The son will handle the relationship with the queen." ”

"Good!" The Queen Mother was relieved: "Mother can rest assured." ”

Back in Weiyang Palace, Liu Che suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, took the initiative to go to Jiaofang Palace, and reconciled with Chen Ajiao. It's just that at the beginning, the sentence "Without my mother, how can you become a prince and an emperor" echoed in Liu Che's ears from time to time, making him feel like a fish in his throat, and his self-esteem was greatly hurt.

Chen Ajiao asked tentatively, "How to place that singer?" ”

"Just let her stay in the palace and do some miscellaneous work." Liu Che's face was expressionless, and he replied casually.

Your Majesty still cares about me. Chen Ajiao was relieved, and left the singer surnamed Wei behind.

When it comes to emotional processing, men are usually more practical and better at controlling emotions than women. What's more, Liu Che is a king who is determined to do great things, and his emotional life is just an embellishment in his life.

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Liu Che was sullen. You can't be the master of government affairs, and you can't be the master of harem life, so what else can you do! Fortunately, there is also a Han Yan, who can accompany him on a hunting trip.

On this day, Han Yan told Liu Che mysteriously: "Does Your Majesty know? You have a half-sister in the folk. ”

"Huh? What's her name? Where are the people? Liu Che was taken aback, although he vaguely knew that his mother had married someone before entering the palace, he didn't know that his mother had given birth to a child.

"The ministers have inquired," Han Yan said proudly: "Her name is Jin Shi, and she lives in a small city in Changling County, west of Chang'an City. ”

"Why didn't you say it earlier!" Liu Che was surprised and delighted.