Shanglin Xiyuan is a royal garden, which is a place for Yang Guang to have fun for himself, and Empress Xiao suddenly invited him to visit Shanglin Xiyuan with him, what does this mean? Liu Ziqiu couldn't help frowning, but he refused to agree easily.

Empress Xiao's invitation to Liu Ziqiu to visit Xiyuan was not a whim, but the result of careful consideration.

Everyone knows that it is a matter of time before Yang Qi gives Liu Ziqiu the Zen position, but when the Zen position is given, the decision is not in the hands of Yang Qi, nor in the hands of Queen Xiao, but in the hands of Liu Ziqiu. When Liu Ziqiu thought that the time was ripe, even if Yang Qi didn't want to give up this position, he had to give up.

Since this day will come sooner or later, Empress Xiao hopes to be relieved one day earlier, so she will write this edict. Giving up the throne to Liu Ziqiu, no matter how much she wants to toss, it is Liu Ziqiu's own business, she just wants to take her daughter and two grandsons and live a peaceful and stable life.

Moreover, Queen Xiao has followed Yang Guang for more than 20 years, and she can send letters for a long time, in addition to her beauty and beauty, she is also inseparable from her intelligence. Empress Xiao is well aware of the current situation, and the treatment of voluntarily abdicating and being forced to abdicate must be different.

Taking the initiative to give way will not arouse Liu Ziqiu's suspicion, and Liu Ziqiu will naturally take more care of their orphans and widows because of their benefits. If you are forced to give way, the end will not be optimistic. Isn't it easy for Liu Ziqiu to arrange for them to die of a violent illness?

Since she took the initiative to give way, Empress Xiao had to do things more thoroughly, so that Liu Ziqiu could accept Yang Qi's Zen position as soon as possible.

Everyone wants to be an emperor, but for what? It is nothing more than three points, supreme power, inexhaustible wealth, and the beauty of the world.

Liu Ziqiu has a heavy army in his hands, he is not an emperor but he is already like an emperor, and the supreme power is already in his hands, and even the empress dowager and the little emperor dìdū have to look at his face, which does not prompt him to accept the Zen position as soon as possible.

The opening of the Western Regions Trade Route brought countless money to Liu Ziqiu, and it was precisely because of the large amount of money that Liu Ziqiu was able to quickly organize a powerful army. Now, families from all over the world have also joined him, and wealth no longer has much attraction to him.

What else can make Liu Ziqiu can't wait to ascend to the throne of God? There is only beauty left.

When she saw Liu Ziqiu for the first time, Empress Xiao planned to sacrifice her appearance to seduce Liu Ziqiu in order to survive, but Liu Ziqiu looked indifferent. At that time, Empress Xiao thought that Liu Ziqiu was not a good woman.

Later, Empress Xiao saw Lin Qiao'er, and heard that Liu Ziqiu snatched Mu Duoli from the Mobei grassland. Only then did Empress Xiao know that Liu Ziqiu, like an ordinary stinky man, was also a good person. So why doesn't Liu Ziqiu look down on Queen Xiao? In Empress Xiao's mind, the only reason was that Liu Ziqiu disliked her for being old.

There are still some Yang Guang's concubines left in the palace, although they are younger than Empress Xiao, but they are all over twenty years old. At that time, women generally married early, and women in their twenties were already considered older.

However, there are also young women, and there are many of them, and those women are in Shanglin Xiyuan. When they were elected to Xiyuan, the oldest was only sixteen years old, and the youngest was only twelve years old. Now, more than two years have passed, and the women are between fourteen and eighteen years old, which is the age of flowers.

The women of Xiyuan are all selected by thousands of people, not only beautiful, but also versatile. The sixteen wives in charge will not talk about it, but will say that the twenty beauties in each courtyard, which one of them invites out are all gorgeous. Isn't Liu Ziqiu's wife Gao Xiu'er a beauty in Qiyīn Courtyard?

If you invite Liu Ziqiu into Xiyuan and let him see with his own eyes the many charming and beautiful people, don't you believe that he will not be moved? Green chūn is easy to pass away, and red face is easy to age. Maintaining a delicate face like Empress Xiao can only be regarded as a special case. The beauties in the West Garden will grow old one day, and if Liu Ziqiu wants to enjoy the beauty to the fullest, the only way is to take advantage of it.

But Shanglin Xiyuan is a royal garden, and even when Li Yuan occupied Luoyang, he was not embarrassed to enter and exit casually. If Liu Ziqiu wants to play in the West Garden happily, he can only ascend the throne one day earlier. At that time, Queen Xiao's family will be relieved.

This is Queen Xiao's wishful thinking. Rao is Lu Xiangdong is extremely smart, and he will figure out the joints for a while.

It's not that Lu Xiangdong hasn't been in Shanglin Xiyuan, but he used the night sè to sneak in from the waterway, and now he can enjoy this most famous garden in history during the day, so why not?

Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but smile, arched his hand, and said, "Weichen obeys the order." ”

Hua Yun, who had been following Liu Ziqiu, suddenly became excited: "Second brother, I have heard from my sister-in-law that the middle view of Shanglin Xiyuan is charming. Now that the chūn flowers are blooming, it is a good season to visit the garden, and I will go with me tomorrow! ”

Empress Xiao originally felt uncomfortable when she saw a young general following Liu Ziqiu into the palace, but she only thought that person was Liu Ziqiu's personal guard, and she didn't want to say anything. Now, this young general unscrupulously asked to visit the West Garden together, Empress Xiao couldn't sit still, and said in a deep voice: "Royal Garden, how can ordinary men enter!" If the general wants to go in, he can't go in, unless he becomes a eunuch! ”

This is still because Empress Xiao heard Hua Yun call Liu Ziqiu "second brother", and left him a little affection, otherwise she would have driven him out. Although the feathered phoenix is not as good as a chicken, she is still a phoenix. Don't dare to do anything to Liu Ziqiu, it shouldn't be a problem to deal with a general under Liu Ziqiu.

Hua Yun didn't take Empress Xiao in her eyes at all, and sneered: "If you want me to be a eunuch, I'm afraid that Niangniang doesn't have this ability yet!" ”

Liu Ziqiu hurriedly shouted: "Third brother, Hugh is talking nonsense!" ”

Hua Yun didn't think so, walked up to Gao Xiu'er, and said, "Second brother, I want to ask my sister-in-law to borrow a step to speak, but the second brother has no opinion?" ”

Liu Ziqiu was slightly stunned and looked at Gao Xiu'er. The ancients paid attention to whether men and women were intimate or not, even if they were uncles and sisters-in-law, they had to avoid suspicion, not to mention that Hua Yun and he were just righteous brothers, how could they avoid talking to themselves? Moreover, as soon as Hua Yun heard that Gao Xiu'er had arrived in Luoyang, she couldn't wait to follow her into the palace to see her sister-in-law, which made Liu Ziqiu draw a big question mark in her heart.

Hua Yun saw Liu Ziqiu looking at Gao Xiu'er, so she smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you can't go back on what you promised me." ”

"Brother Hua, when did my sister-in-law stop talking and counting?" Gao Xiu'er actually laughed too, and said to Queen Xiao again, "The concubine wants to borrow the side hall of the mother, and I hope that the mother will be favorable!" ”

The two of them spoke more and more ambiguously, Liu Ziqiu was furious when he heard it, his face was blue, and he almost had a seizure on the spot, but thinking of the experience of birth and death between himself and Gao Xiu'er, he endured it again, and just wanted to see what the two of them still had to perform. Lin Qiao'er and Mu Duoli covered their mouths, so surprised that they couldn't speak.

Empress Xiao was very interested in this matter, glanced at Liu Ziqiu meaningfully, nodded happily, and said, "There are all kinds of things in the side hall, so I will lend them to my wife." I don't know if Lord Liu wants to go to the side hall to rest and rest? ”

Gao Xiu'er and Hua Yun said in unison: "Husband (second brother), you can't go!" ”

After speaking, Gao Xiu'er and Hua Yun left the hall hand in arm.

After all, what Liu Ziqiu is about to take away is the Yang family's country, although Empress Xiao hopes to give up the throne to Liu Ziqiu as soon as possible, in fact, she is still a little unhappy. Now that she saw Liu Ziqiu's woman and his subordinates openly ** in front of him, her heart was like drinking ice water on dog days, and she couldn't say how comfortable she was.

Liu Ziqiu's hands clenched and loosened, loosened and pinched, and the indescribable taste in his heart. One was his lover and the other was his good brother, and he didn't believe that these two would betray him in any way. But the facts are in front of him, and he can't help but believe it!

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In the side hall, Hua Yun said with some apprehension: "Sister, we have acted." ”

Hua Yun did have something to say to Gao Xiu'er, which Gao Xiu'er had promised a long time ago, but Hua Yun didn't expect Gao Xiu'er to hold his hand in front of Liu Ziqiu, he clearly saw Liu Ziqiu's face getting more and more ugly just now.

Gao Xiu'er laughed and said: "Who made you so anxious, wait a few more days and let my sister prepare well, choose an auspicious one." ”

Hua Yun pursed his lips, where did he still look like a general: "It's better to hit Rì, I can't wait any longer, he has to go to Lin Xiyuan tomorrow." In case ......"

"Okay, don't talk about it, change your clothes." Gao Xiu'er took a burden, which she quietly prepared when she was Hongnong and kept it with her. Sighing, Gao Xiu'er said again: "I was also deliberately angry with him." Within a few days of the expedition, I found two younger sisters to come back, and one was waiting to enter the door. ”

Hua Yun grinned and said, "Sister didn't mean me. ”

Gao Xiu'er glanced at her: "Change your clothes!" ”

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When Gao Xiu'er came out of the side hall again, there was already a tall and beautiful woman beside her. The woman was eight feet tall, and almost all men were half a head shorter than her, that is, Liu Ziqiu could be a little taller than her. Such a tall woman is extremely rare in the entire Great Sui.

Liu Ziqiu was slightly stunned, he always felt that this woman was a little familiar, but he had never seen such a tall woman in his impression.

The tall woman said deeply: "Second brother, don't you know the little brother?" ”

Liu Ziqiu was taken aback: "You, you are Huayun?" How do you dress up as a woman! ”

Hua Yun pursed her lips again, showing her daughterly appearance: "What kind of man pretends to be a woman, the slave family is a daughter." Otherwise, the mother has no ability to turn the slave family into a eunuch. ”

"Impossible!" Although some shadows of flowers and clouds had been seen on this woman's face, Liu Ziqiu still couldn't believe this fact, "You eat and sleep with Liu, how can you be a woman!" ”