Li Ru was also smiling next to Liu Xie, but this smile looked a little cold. Although he is laughing, it doesn't feel good, and when he sees him, he will unconsciously feel a chill in his heart.

Liu Xie didn't notice Li Ru's smile, he was one or two years old at the time, and he didn't have much defense. Even if it is because Queen He has some precautions and scheming, he is still too naïve compared to people like Li Ru.

For Li Ru, Liu Xie and Empress Dowager Dong are now chess pieces in his hands, and they are pinching them in their hands, ready to throw the chessboard. In any case, Li Ru would not let Liu Xie and Empress Dowager Dong get out of his control again, and would not allow any accidents.

It was not easy to get to the point where he is now, with such a key chess piece in his hand, if there is a problem again, at that time, Li Ru will decisively persuade Dong Zhuo to return to Liangzhou.

Because at that time, there was no point in staying any longer, and there was no way to affect the dominance of the Han family. Once you do anything out of the ordinary, you will be attacked by a group, and because it is not in Liangzhou, it is like a tree without roots, just a pavilion in the air.

The carriage gradually drove and appeared in the eyes of Li Ru and Liu Xie, and in an instant, a light appeared in Liu Xie's eyes.

Li Ru didn't have too many surprises at this time because Huaxiong sent someone to inform him, but he couldn't help but feel a little fluctuating in his heart.

In the end, his efforts were not in vain, things went very smoothly, and the next words were how to hide the Empress Dowager Dong and Liu Xie, so that no one else could find out. Once this is known to Empress He, who is in power in the court, they will not be able to eat and walk around, and must do it in secret, once it is exposed, Empress He, who holds the power in the court, can use various methods to restrict them at any time.

The easiest way is to reveal the news that they are holding the Empress Dowager Dong hostage, and then send troops to surround and kill them on the charge of treason for holding the Empress Dowager hostage.

Maybe there will be a chance to break through at that time, but that means that the whole world is the enemy, and a steady stream of pressure will come. With the power of one state, no, the entire Liangzhou is not yet under their full control, and in the end, under the encirclement and suppression of the army sent by the Han family, there is only one way to defeat.

It is such a neatness and neatness, so Li Ru is extra careful and cannot make any mistakes. Only then will he send Hua Xiong to greet the Empress Dowager Dong, and in order to ensure the smooth progress of the matter, all threatening forces will be eliminated.

Besides, this grange was also prepared by Li Ru Zaozhu, and it can be used as a place for Empress Dowager Dong and Liu Xie to stay. After Xu Rong arrived, Li Ru had completely handed over the defense of this grange to Xu Rong, and the soldiers were not afraid of problems.

With Xu Rong here, there will be no problems in the grange, and the safety of Empress Dowager Dong and Liu Xie is also guaranteed, and once an outsider breaks in, they can react at any time.

However, Li Ru frowned, he had already seen the palace maids following the carriage.

The more people who know, the more danger there is of leaking out, and these palace maids may not know anything, but as long as they tell their experiences, others can deduce from them. Therefore, when Li Ru explained Xu Rong's matter at the beginning, he said that he would not stay.

Whether it is a eunuch or a palace maid, all of them are killed. After clearing out the soldiers and eunuchs who will resist, we will deal with these palace maids and block all the extra mouths of these other people.

He himself has always believed that the enemy will not be a threat until he is dead, and he only believes that only the dead will not reveal secrets. In the same way, the living will not be too sad because of the dead, because the person is dead, and the higher the status, the less irrational the person will do because the person with a lower status has died.

But... This is just a little more variable within the range, Li Ru has already thought about such a situation, so he will say that sentence to Hua Xiong: If Empress Dowager Dong has any requirements, she will try her best to meet her.

So probably, the reason why these palace maids did not die is also because of the Empress Dowager Dong. If it weren't for Empress Dowager Dong's request, then Hua Xiong would definitely not stay, and he had complete trust in Hua Xiong and Li Ru.

Empress Dowager Dong in the carriage also lifted the curtain and looked out, just in time to see Liu Xie. In an instant, Empress Dowager Dong's whole body trembled slightly, feeling excited for the grandson who appeared in her eyes.

Although the person who came to pick her up only said that she could see her grandson Liu Xie, and took out the letter written by her grandson, she was still skeptical. I didn't believe it completely, because with the methods of these people, it was really not worth believing, and the bloody scenes of the soldiers and eunuchs who died in this pavilion were still in his mind and vivid.

All the suspicions, the moment I saw Liu Xie, all the news.

She originally thought that she saw that Liu Xie was dead, and her favorite and more affectionate grandson died. No one understands the ruthlessness of the woman of the He family better than her, and only those who have been close to the upheaval of the harem can understand the horror of the He family.

Including this time, she also had some faint uneasiness, and she was extremely uneasy since she left Luoyang City. She didn't want to go back to her hometown in Hejian, it was the He family, and without the He family, she would still stay in the palace now.

This is why she chose to trust these people, not only because of her grandson Liu Xie, but also because she considered her own safety. She didn't know how many people from the He family were around her, if these people were going to be unfavorable to her. There is simply no way to resist it.

After the carriage stopped, Liu Xie immediately couldn't wait to run close to the carriage, and many crystal traces had appeared on his face, and one tear after another broke the line and flowed down.

All the defenses, all the strength, and helplessness all disappeared at this moment, showing only the most panicked scene of a child. Because Empress Dowager Dong is the closest person to him and the most trusted, Liu Xie will show this appearance.

Otherwise, even at the most dangerous moment, Liu Xie never shed tears, because since the time when his mother died, he knew that crying had no effect when he was alone. Therefore, when he was most dangerous, he did not cry, and no matter how scared he was, he would not shed tears.

And now, when an elder who is the closest, can be trusted, and can be relied on appears in front of him, all the pretense has collapsed. Liu Xie just wanted to see his imperial grandmother as soon as possible and threw himself into her arms, like when he was a child, that warm and protective embrace.

At the beginning in the palace, the relationship between Liu Xie and Empress Dowager Dong was the closest, much closer than Liu Hong. Liu Hong, the father emperor, is just an unattainable term for him, and he is extremely far away. Only the Empress Dowager Dong, the imperial grandmother, has always protected him, accompanied him, and blessed him.

To be honest, Liu Xie is just an ordinary child, and in Li Ru's eyes, he is completely like this. Usually don't look so deep, a little adult's appearance, but the essence of a child has not changed.

If it wasn't like a child, Li Ru wouldn't have taken Liu Xie into his hands, and it wouldn't be good if he was too gloomy. It was so deep that it was hard to see what was going on in his heart.

When the carriage stopped, the cavalry driving jumped down, lifted the curtain of the carriage, and the palace maid who accompanied the Empress Dowager Dong walked out with her arms in her arms. Very careful, slowly, and after helping the Empress Dowager Dong get out of the car, the palace maid also looked at the small figure with a surprised face.

Prince's Association! When she was in the palace, the prince association was raised by the queen mother, and she also once hugged the prince association.

Therefore, for the prince's association, this palace maid also has feelings.

"Good grandson." Empress Dowager Dong's lips curled, she opened her arms and called out.

"Imperial Grandmother!" Liu Xie screamed and threw himself into the arms of the Empress Dowager Dong.

The two hugged each other, and for Liu Xie and Empress Dowager Dong, it was very happy to be absent for a long time. This is a reunion after a long time, and the sense of connection that comes from the blood makes them not the slightest bit estranged.

This is blood, family.

The other is the emotion of two people who are in distress and come together when they are in trouble.

This moment is a very warm moment, and the palace maids are all a little moved, and some people secretly cry when they look at this scene. Even the palace maid who stood beside the Empress Dowager Dong and carefully supported the Empress Dowager Dong was teary-eyed and full of tears.

The only thing that spoiled the scenery was the cavalry who had arrived here to guard the carriage, and their expressions were extremely cold when they saw this scene. For the cavalry, there is really no warmth in this scene, they have seen a lot of life and death, and it is not bad for such a ridiculous charge.

After Hua Xiong's order, the cavalry retreated towards the outside of the grange in an orderly manner without the slightest hesitation. Their task has been completed, and the next protection work is naturally completed by these soldiers hidden in the grange.

On the other side, Li Ru also looked at this scene with a smile on his face, the deeper the emotion between Empress Dowager Dong and Liu Xie, the more beneficial it would be for him. Because family affection is one of the emotions that bind people, and it is also the easiest emotion to be used, it is just right for Li Ru to get what he wants from it.

Of course he had to laugh, and he was still very happy, because everything was going as he expected.

(End of chapter)