In the summer and May, the auxiliary merits of the Yue people in the time of Emperor Gao were listed, and the courtiers all said that the Min monarch shook the most merits, and the people depended on them. Emperor Hui issued an edict to establish Min Jun as the king of the East China Sea, and built the capital of Dongou as the king of Dongou.

In the summer and June, the Chang'an city wall was not completed, and the imperial court sent 20,000 princes and princes to build the Chang'an city wall.

In the autumn and July, Zhao Tuo, the martial king of South Vietnam, called his ministers to pay tribute.

At the end of the month, the weather turns cooler. In the afternoon, Empress Lu went to Weiyang Palace to find Liu Yingla to talk to her family, and stopped in front of the palace door, and saw Liu Ying sitting in the banquet holding a copy of "The Mean", but she couldn't take her eyes off Jing Tian who was doing things on the side, Liu Ying looked at Jing Tian carefully, looked at it beautifully, looked affectionately, and smiled for no reason. From Liu Ying's affectionate eyes, Empress Lu could understand that her son loved Jing Ting, and Jing Tian, who only cared about doing things, didn't seem to notice Liu Ying's fiery and gentle gaze. Empress Lu did not enter the hall, and returned to Changle Palace without saying a word.

In the afternoon of the next day, the Marquis of Biyang entered the Changle Palace to see Empress Lu. Empress Lu asked him to sit on the seat, and said to the judge that he did not want to see all the people and things about Yuzao Palace, and now Jing Tian of Yuzao Palace served the emperor in Weiyang Palace, worried that she would confuse the young emperor with sex, and Empress Lu was very displeased. In the past, Emperor Gaozu loved Mrs. Qi, and now the young Liu Ying likes Mrs. Qi's maids, which makes Empress Lu very unhappy, and Empress Lu is also angry in her heart, and she doesn't believe that the two emperors like the people of Yuzao Palace. The reason why Empress Lu came to him to say this must be because of his trust and favor, and in recent times, Empress Lu has indeed allowed Empress Lu to let go of what he wants to do, even if he violates the laws of the Han Dynasty, Empress Lu will not give an order to interfere. Empress Lu said these things to the judge, which made the judge feel a little happy in his heart, because Empress Lu had indeed regarded him as his only confidant, and even so, the judge felt that he should spare no effort to do anything for Empress Lu at any cost.

"The Queen Mother, do you want the ministers to drive away Jing Tian?" He leaned over and asked.

"My son will quarrel with me for the rest of his life." Lu Hou shook his head and said.

He was silent, frowning and thinking carefully. After a while, he seemed to have a way in his heart, and after a little raised his head and glanced at Empress Lu, he turned sideways and whispered to Empress Lu, "There should be a woman serving by the emperor's side." Empress Lu's eyes lit up, and she suddenly raised her head to look at it, and was silent for a long time. Oh, Empress Lu asked in a low voice, "The prince said which woman is the most suitable to marry the emperor." ”

At present, Emperor Hui has not yet married, naturally there is no queen, the queen is the mother of a country in the world, and she is the main concubine who assists the emperor in ruling the harem, and she must be carefully chosen; Moreover, when Empress Lu asked about the candidate, she must have considered it, but she just listened to his opinion by the way, so she didn't dare to talk nonsense casually. Lv Hou was silent, the two were silent for a while, Lv Hou suddenly felt a shoulder pain and asked the judge to pinch his shoulder, and the judge looked at a circle of palace eunuchs, and the palace maids and eunuchs all withdrew from the hall one by one after understanding, and only Lv Hou and the judge were quiet in the hall.

He got up and stood behind Lv Hou, raised his hand on Lv's back and hesitated for a long time before he started to pinch his shoulder, at first he didn't dare to pinch it, Lv Hou shook his head silently, and he knew what he meant, so the strength increased, and he pinched halfway, and Lv Hou nodded silently. Judging the food and pinching it quietly, Lu Hou quietly closed her eyes and enjoyed it, and the two did not talk again.

"Queen Mother-" Liu Ying's voice came from outside the hall, and Liu Ying was already standing at the door of the hall as she spoke, but her face changed suddenly. After hearing the sound, he was even more flustered and took three steps back in a panic, always bowing his head and not daring to face Liu Ying; A trace of embarrassment flashed on Empress Lu's face, but she said to Liu Ying calmly without hurrying, "Why are you here?" After that, Empress Lu got up without hurrying and looked at Liu Ying standing at the entrance of the hall. For a while, the mother and son looked at each other, embarrassed, sullen, entangled, questioning, and calm. Liu Ying looked at Empress Lu for a long time, silently and unmoving, wanting to get angry and had to hold back, staying at the door of the hall and not knowing whether to go in. The mother and son seemed to have returned to the previous state of the Cold War, and Empress Lu no longer talked to Liu Ying, and sat down casually.

Liu Ying saw that Lu Hou did not explain, more and more annoyed, did not dare to be angry directly at Lu Hou, his eyes stared directly at the side of the trial of the food with his head down, the trial of the food he cautiously glanced at Liu Ying, just bumped into Liu Ying's yin owl and hook-like eyes, and then quickly lowered his head, no longer dared to raise it, after Lu Hou bowed his head to Lu Hou deeply bowed his hand and cautiously exited the hall, judged it to Liu Ying's side, did not dare to say a word and hurriedly went out.

Liu Ying gave Empress Lu a silent hand and withdrew, Empress Lu wanted to stay, and Liu Ying didn't know how to face him, Empress Lu sighed and went back to the inner palace.

In another half moon, Princess Lu Yuan took Zhang Yan into the palace to see Empress Lu. When Empress Lu saw Zhang Yan, who had grown up, she hugged and kissed, and she was very doting. Today's Zhang Yan is slim and elegant, jade and bright, comparable to the appearance of the Southern Wei of the Spring and Autumn Jin Kingdom, and her demeanor is generous, gentle and quiet, and she does not show her teeth when she smiles. Princess Lu Yuan and Zhang Yan lived in Changle Palace for five days, always staying with Empress Lu, during which Liu Ying came once, hurriedly met with her sister and Zhang Yan and hurriedly went to deal with the major affairs of the court, it seems that she did not take a good look at Zhang Yan who has grown up, Zhang Yan understands her uncle's hurry very well, Zhang Yan's well-behaved and quiet performance makes Empress Lu like it even more, praising her granddaughter's virtuous and rational all day long, and secretly observing for three days, which makes Empress Lu suddenly have an idea. Five days later, Lu Yuan took Zhang Yan back to Xuanping County.

In the afternoon, Empress Lu called to judge him to discuss, saying that he had the intention of taking Zhang Yan as the queen. Judging his eyes lit up, he was surprised for a long time, and Fang arched his hand and said that the queen he originally thought in private was also Zhang Yan, and he was afraid that he would say something wrong, so he didn't say it. Empress Lu nodded and smiled. After all, Zhang Yan is his niece, maybe the emperor will not agree to this marriage, and Empress Lu said that Liu Ying's thoughts do not need to be taken into account, and the queen's choice can be determined by herself, no matter what aspect it is, Zhang Yan is the best choice. Judging it and saying no more.

On the fifth day, Empress Lu personally went to Xuanping County to see Princess Lu Yuan, explaining to her that the emperor was approaching adulthood and could take a concubine, and said that he intended to take Zhang Yan as the queen, and after this year's filial piety festival, he would choose an auspicious day to get married in October. Princess Lu Yuan and Zhang Ao were shocked, stunned for a long time, Zhang Ao did not dare to contradict Empress Lu, Princess Lu Yuan hurriedly said to Empress Lu, "Ah Yan is my younger brother's niece, and the two should not get married." Empress Lu patiently explained the truth to him, saying that Zhang Yan could strengthen the power of her relatives and balance the power of the Liu family and the meritorious faction, and she could become the mother of the country and the mother of the world, which countless women did not dare to think. Princess Lu Yuan only said that her nephew was not suitable for marriage, and Empress Lu was unhappy, "The intention of mourning the family has been decided, but I want to tell you that Zhang Yan must be the queen." ”

"Ah Yan is not more than ten years old, how can she marry a wife?"

"What's so difficult about this, just say that Zhang Yan is twelve years old." Lu Houdao.

Princess Lu Yuan was unhappy, knowing her mother's character, she didn't dare to contradict her more, and she was so angry that she didn't know where to go. Empress Lu stayed less than a morning, and she didn't want to hear Lu Yuan arguing with her, so she went back that day. Zhang Ao returned to the room and was sullen all day, scratching his ears and cheeks with worry, he could think that once Zhang Yan married Liu Ying, he would be pointed at by the people of the world, this deformed marriage would make Zhang Yan and Liu Ying unhappy, Zhang Ao had no choice but to drink his sorrows, fortunately Princess Lu Yuan diverted his attention and accompanied him to read history books, plant flowers and water and other idle things, in fact, Princess Lu Yuan was miserable. One day, Princess Lu Yuan called Zhang Yan and asked her if she was willing to marry her uncle as his wife, Zhang Yan clapped her hands and said happily, "Yes." Lu Yuan took her in his arms, tears soaked Zhang Yan's clothes, Lu Yuan knew that Zhang Yan was too young and didn't understand marriage, she just wanted to play with her uncle, and she felt that her daughter was pure and innocent, and such a pure little girl should not be trapped by the palace ban.

The next day, Liu Ying paid homage to Empress Lu. Empress Lu confessed to Liu Ying that she would marry and become the queen after the year. Liu Ying looked at Empress Lu in astonishment, and hurriedly said that the three-year emperor sacrifice had not yet passed, and it was not appropriate to talk about marriage. Empress Lu said that October is the new year, and the three-year sacrifice has passed, and said that if it were not for the three-year festival, Liu Ying would have been married. Liu Ying suppressed her anger and asked sullenly who the queen was, Empress Lu was silent for a moment, ignoring Liu Ying, taking tea to avoid Liu Ying's eyes, and drinking tea and saying that Zhang Yan, the daughter of Princess Luyuan, was the queen. Liu Ying was shocked, looked at Empress Lu and complained, "How can the queen mother think that I am Ah Yan's uncle, and my son marries Ah Yan, isn't it a bestiality?" Liu Ying shook her head and waved her hand, disagreeing with Zhang Yan as the queen.

"Sit down!" Empress Lu ordered Liu Ying to sit down, but Liu Ying did not dare to contradict her mother, and reluctantly sat down angrily. Empress Lu 'bang-' put the tea bottle on the case, and said unhappily, "Father and son have relatives, monarchs and ministers have righteousness, husbands and wives are different, the elders and young are orderly, and friends have letters, this is a matter of five Lun in the world, and the nephew is not among the five Lun, what do you say about beastliness?" In the Spring and Autumn Jin Dynasty, Duke Wen married his niece Huai Win, the world is fast, why can't you marry A Yan? ”

"The son is unwilling," Liu Ying was heartbroken for a long time, and rejected Empress Lu, "Please choose another beauty as the queen." ”

Empress Lu was unhappy, and looked at Liu Ying and said firmly, "The mourning family has made up her mind, and Ah Yan must be the queen of the Han Dynasty." After that, Empress Lu ignored Liu Ying's attitude, and went straight back to the inner palace, and Dai Qing, who supported Empress Lu, looked at Liu Ying who was stunned helplessly, and accompanied Empress Lu.

Liu Ying sat paralyzed for a long time, wanting to cry but couldn't cry, so she got up tremblingly and returned to the Xuanshu Palace. Jing Tian was busy doing his work in the Xuanshu Palace, and when he saw that the emperor was unhappy, he didn't ask kindly, so he went out after finishing his work. Liu Ying stayed alone in the main hall, Ren Wenguang moved on his face, and sat quietly in the hall all day, his eyes inadvertently always stared at the clusters of red flowers in front of the window, also called bauhinia.

A few days later, the palace became lively, and the news of the young emperor's wedding spread all over the city, and the palace eunuchs hurriedly picked it up and down. Liu Ying was not happy to stay in Weiyang Palace, and sat all morning, his mood was very dull, and the joyful arrangement of the palace people made him feel more and more panicked. Liu Ying didn't want to stay here, got up and went out of the hall, just arrived at the door and met Jing Tan who entered the hall to clean, the two looked at each other, like the autumn wind and coolness, like the winter snow quiet and cold, like the lingering dark night sky is deep and deep. Liu Ying didn't know how to face Jing Ting, and Jing Tian didn't know how to face Liu Ying, all the shame, complaints, unspeakable attachment and unspeakable obstacles of the two gathered in the vicissitudes of life. The two faced each other, although they did not leave a word to each other after all, they both hid tears. Jing tilted his gaze and lowered his head and entered the hall, Liu Ying stood in place and closed his eyes for a moment, and walked away without looking back.